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Crazy Weird Analysis & Stuff :) / Re: Lifting vs. bw compared to lifting vs. BMI
« on: July 29, 2011, 08:11:31 am »
yeah same. Just into advanced squat and deadlift. Intermediate presses. Sounds about right I guess.
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: BoingVert - It's a SECRET SOCIETY - Boing Vert - How to jump like T-dub
« on: July 27, 2011, 07:50:49 am »
What about strength? Just calf raises or?
I got the inside word on the boingvert maximal strength and hypertrophy phase bro. I seriously shouldn't share this shit. Its worth millions of dollars.
http://www.funlol.com/13149/Gay_calf_workout.html
Go to failure or till u feel kinda queer. Whatever comes first
Get vertical man.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Squatting while dieting
« on: July 26, 2011, 07:02:50 pm »
Protein spikes insulin too man. Guess fat and protein together will tend toward fat storage too? The insulin dogma is out of whack. Any diet that focuses on the insulin = fat storage argument has the blinkers on. There's lots of them too! Fat plus carbs is not evil. You'll gain weight on too much fat as well, irrespective of insulin.
Not a personal attack btw.
I agree fructose PWO is kind of redundant though. Fructose can only become liver glycogen. PWO is the time to take in protein and glucose, which go to muscle building and glycogen replenishment (respectively). If you love fruit choose a banana, which is more glucose rich than other fruit. Remeber sucrose (table sugar) is one part glucose, one part fructose and is therefore a pretty crap PWO choice too. Good for selling supps I guess.
AVISHEK that kind of eating is just calorie defecit by stealth. Fact is most people can't overeat on those kinds of foods and tend to be full on less calories. Try overeating on lean protein and veggies. You'll make yourself sick. This kind of approach to food is espoused as a magic way to manage your macros for weight loss. Its just calories in, calories out man.
Not a personal attack btw.
I agree fructose PWO is kind of redundant though. Fructose can only become liver glycogen. PWO is the time to take in protein and glucose, which go to muscle building and glycogen replenishment (respectively). If you love fruit choose a banana, which is more glucose rich than other fruit. Remeber sucrose (table sugar) is one part glucose, one part fructose and is therefore a pretty crap PWO choice too. Good for selling supps I guess.
AVISHEK that kind of eating is just calorie defecit by stealth. Fact is most people can't overeat on those kinds of foods and tend to be full on less calories. Try overeating on lean protein and veggies. You'll make yourself sick. This kind of approach to food is espoused as a magic way to manage your macros for weight loss. Its just calories in, calories out man.
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MUSiC anD SHeeT! / Re: My best singing so far :D
« on: July 23, 2011, 07:23:42 am »
man you got some talent there 
I was ready for lolz but that was alright!
I was ready for lolz but that was alright!
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: Jason Ferruggia's bodyweight article
« on: July 23, 2011, 01:19:12 am »
I haven't done a lot of these but I have recently used pistol squats as part of a program. It's complimentary to some compounds, bounds and ghr's. I have long goofy limbs so a full pistol is crazy hard for me. So I always use a hand on a low object to assist on the eccentric. Then at the bottom I pause 1 sec, remove the assistance (hand) and explode up. I move up fast and end up jumping a few inches just from momentum.
I've found doing them this way is awesome. Even if I could control the eccentric easier not sure I would. There is already plenty of eccentric work in the squats, DL's, lunges and ghr's in the program and the assisted eccentric pistols give me volume and explosive movement without the CNS fatigue.
I've found doing them this way is awesome. Even if I could control the eccentric easier not sure I would. There is already plenty of eccentric work in the squats, DL's, lunges and ghr's in the program and the assisted eccentric pistols give me volume and explosive movement without the CNS fatigue.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 20, 2011, 07:53:02 pm »Wait a minute, the thing about this is, not only are my glutes not getting sore, but I don't feel it in my glutes at all during my squats or trap bar dead lifts or conventional dead lifts lol. And I am doing the DL's in a lower body dominant way, using my hips, etc..
Also adarq, I try to do my squats sitting back as much as I can.
Does this mean my glutes are not being worked out? I definitely feel it in my quads and hams on each rep, but don't feel shit on my glutes.
If youre sitting back and not getting the glutes engaged, youre probably over arching the low back, putting more stress on the hams and less on the glutes. Video of your squat would be the easiest way to tell.
If someone has an exaggerated lordodic curve could this be a recurring problem, engaging the glutes I mean? I've always had trouble activating the glutes on all the big lifts like old mate above and have a bit of an exaggerated curve happening. I remember after squatting for about 6 months I got accidentally hit a groove on one rep where my glutes really fired. Surprised the hell out of me!
Tried all the stretching etc but can't seem to get rid of it. I only get really good glute input when my torso is bolt upright, which it can't be in squats cause I have looong femurs. Pretty frustrating. I end up turning to hip thrusts etc to feel the glutes work but this is a band aid fix.
Sorry 4 the hijack.
yea that groove you hit was just likely closer to "neutral", and put the pelvis in a more optimal position for the glutes to fire.
One thing ive found that helps people in your situation is to actually contract the abdominals isometrically, but not allow the trunk to flex. It sounds strange but if you try it you can understand the position better. The contraction will keep an already exaggerated curve from being as big of a factor, and help you attain a slightly less "bowed" position in your lifts. This is one of the reasons its easier for most people to feel the glutes working during exercises like zercher squats vs traditional.
one thing that really helps is to use pauses at different spots in the lifts, for example pause briefly and hold at the bottom of the squat until you "feel" the glutes firing hard. Practice keeping the abdominals "tensed" without allowing the spine to flex and see if that doesnt solve your issue.
Thanks! I do understand the concept there. I'll brace the core without trying to pin my shoulders back and see how I get on. I'll also try to iso hold on warm up sets and see if that trains my ass to fire better.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Glute activation during squats
« on: July 20, 2011, 02:46:05 am »Wait a minute, the thing about this is, not only are my glutes not getting sore, but I don't feel it in my glutes at all during my squats or trap bar dead lifts or conventional dead lifts lol. And I am doing the DL's in a lower body dominant way, using my hips, etc..
Also adarq, I try to do my squats sitting back as much as I can.
Does this mean my glutes are not being worked out? I definitely feel it in my quads and hams on each rep, but don't feel shit on my glutes.
If youre sitting back and not getting the glutes engaged, youre probably over arching the low back, putting more stress on the hams and less on the glutes. Video of your squat would be the easiest way to tell.
If someone has an exaggerated lordodic curve could this be a recurring problem, engaging the glutes I mean? I've always had trouble activating the glutes on all the big lifts like old mate above and have a bit of an exaggerated curve happening. I remember after squatting for about 6 months I got accidentally hit a groove on one rep where my glutes really fired. Surprised the hell out of me!
Tried all the stretching etc but can't seem to get rid of it. I only get really good glute input when my torso is bolt upright, which it can't be in squats cause I have looong femurs. Pretty frustrating. I end up turning to hip thrusts etc to feel the glutes work but this is a band aid fix.
Sorry 4 the hijack.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: How can I do ham curls without a ham curl machine?
« on: July 05, 2011, 12:37:06 am »
Natural glute ham raise. Google it.
Use the lip of a machine, a partner to sit on your feet or a barbell and a towel. Get ready to be humbled and sore.
Use the lip of a machine, a partner to sit on your feet or a barbell and a towel. Get ready to be humbled and sore.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Dead stop movements as primary strength moves???
« on: July 05, 2011, 12:31:40 am »i like them but i wouldn't go exclusive with them, actually using some partial pin bench presses in my training now...they do overload the nervous system a great deal though so you can't go silly on them
it depends if you need them, if your quick but weak then they would be good for you but if you're strong and slow then you're only strengthening something that is already strong while your weakness gets weaker
Hope they work for you. I'm a bit confused though. I would have though that if you're strong but slow they're ideal because they'll emphasise RFD more than outright strength and hypertrophy. If you are fast and weak the basic strength moves, including eccentrics would be better yeah?
Or am I trippin
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Dead stop movements as primary strength moves???
« on: July 04, 2011, 06:37:29 pm »
cool. ps I'm not suggesting its a good idea or doing it myself. Just debating it.
I know Adarqui rates them. Hope he contributes
I know Adarqui rates them. Hope he contributes
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Dead stop movements as primary strength moves???
« on: July 04, 2011, 12:37:26 am »
Talking anderson squats, pin squats, pause squats, floor presses, oh press off pins etc. Lifts where the weight is moved from dead stop. Would it be beneficial to use these as main strength lifts? Pro/ con?
The way I see it is that floor pulls are already like this and nobody questions their benefit as primary strength movements. Why would a pin squat not be the same? Sure you'd move less plates than a full squat but only because its mechanically less favourable. Does that mean you're recruiting less muscle or shortchanging your development...... dunno?
I appreciate you wouldn't be training the stretch shorten reflex under load. Whether this matters when you train same through plyos I don't know.
If nothing else a dead stop lift off pins would seem an honest test of strength to me. You can't cheat or bounce. What does everyone else think?
The way I see it is that floor pulls are already like this and nobody questions their benefit as primary strength movements. Why would a pin squat not be the same? Sure you'd move less plates than a full squat but only because its mechanically less favourable. Does that mean you're recruiting less muscle or shortchanging your development...... dunno?
I appreciate you wouldn't be training the stretch shorten reflex under load. Whether this matters when you train same through plyos I don't know.
If nothing else a dead stop lift off pins would seem an honest test of strength to me. You can't cheat or bounce. What does everyone else think?
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ADARQ & LanceSTS - Q&A / Re: Shredded/Lean Upper Body
« on: June 16, 2011, 07:16:36 pm »LBSS- explain?
I have not even been to CP's courses and I dont agree with his vertical jump recommendations (such as the vmo comments). I was just throwing this info out there to see what kind of response there was. It does make sense to me though.
It's an attractive theory man. My expereince is here. I did tyhe initial consult then blocked the dudes number on my phone.
http://www.adarq.org/forum/call-em-out/charles-poliquin-'biosignature'/
Seems like a scam to me. I'm down 6kg since the consult, all fat (based on progress in lifts and consistent bf measurement on electro scales at home, even if the figure is way wrong its the same)
And I didn't buy any insulinomenicanabolitronic scam crap
Seriously those supps would have run about 150 - 200 dollars a month based on what I actually priced up!
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Starting Strength - Incorporating Half Squats Link..
« on: June 15, 2011, 06:52:23 pm »I started at 27 and have more than doubled my SVJ. Although to be fair I was almost intentionally de-training SVJ type qualities by running long distance (20km plus) and being weak as fark (no strength training).
When I first read it I was like "oh man, this guy has a 54 inch vert!".
lmao!
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Starting Strength - Incorporating Half Squats Link..
« on: June 13, 2011, 07:23:41 pm »
I started at 27 and have more than doubled my SVJ. Although to be fair I was almost intentionally de-training SVJ type qualities by running long distance (20km plus) and being weak as fark (no strength training).
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Injury, Prehab, & Rehab talk for the brittlebros / Re: Jumpers Knee
« on: June 06, 2011, 01:48:02 am »
I recently bought a hip belt to do assistance squat work. These have blown my vmo up considerably, which has made my patellar tendons much better. I've stopped strapping/ taping in games completely and they feel better every time I squat with the thing.
I never tried tke's so can't compare but vmo seems key to me and the hip belt was my fix.
I never tried tke's so can't compare but vmo seems key to me and the hip belt was my fix.