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Nature, Wilderness, Hiking, Travel, and Misc Outdoorsy stuff / Re: Random landscape of the day
« on: December 14, 2013, 10:09:27 am »
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: belts are for pussies
« on: December 13, 2013, 02:44:29 pm »
I've read it now... what can I say... anything that improves muscular irradiation is good in my books. It doesn't matter if it's a belt or you actively squeeze the bar (tense the forearms), squeeze the abs and squeeze the glutes.
All these three things will increase the power output in any other major muscles in the body simply because of the irradiation effect - the CNS will recognize the event as a more "stable" environment if you will and will allow more CNS power output in the main movers.
All these three things will increase the power output in any other major muscles in the body simply because of the irradiation effect - the CNS will recognize the event as a more "stable" environment if you will and will allow more CNS power output in the main movers.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: belts are for pussies
« on: December 13, 2013, 12:14:40 pm »Raptor read the article again, you missed all the important stuff.
Didn't read it.
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Article & Video Discussion / Center of mass physics video - TTC
« on: December 13, 2013, 08:51:28 am »
I am going through a physics course and I had to cut a segment of it and paste it here, I thought you guys might be interested:
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-_Vk3lDSE" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr-_Vk3lDSE</a>
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Article & Video Discussion / Re: 12 Year Old Aussie Kid 11.72 100m 23.76 200m
« on: December 13, 2013, 05:24:01 am »
He also has the "short Achilles" feature that we start to see again and again in good athletes (think Stefan Holm).
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: December 12, 2013, 06:54:11 am »
Looks good ^^^
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 11, 2013, 08:22:35 am »Yeah they're really not... that's another one of your crazy self-imposed ideas based on nothing.
Not nothing, guilt from association with those who do heavy belted squat mornings but can't front squat (=leg and athletic check) for shit.
Well, then you'd be right haha
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: December 11, 2013, 07:22:04 am »
Yeah they're really not... that's another one of your crazy self-imposed ideas based on nothing.
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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: belts are for pussies
« on: December 11, 2013, 06:59:17 am »
What a belt does is improving intra-abdominal pressure and CAN give you some proprioceptive feedback. I always wear a belt at heavy weights (think 130 kg+).
Why? Because 1) my core strength sucks and 2) this will allow me to use heavier weights and target my legs more.
The problem with the belt is when you wear it all the time.
Also, the reason why it creates more intraabdominal pressure is because you have something to push against with your belly. I don't actively "push against" when I wear it though, I just flatted my abs.
It's similar to this: imagine you make a fist in the air and try to get the best possible contraction in your triceps. Then do the same thing while pushing against a wall or something. You will get a better triceps contraction. Same with the abs and the belt.
Why? Because 1) my core strength sucks and 2) this will allow me to use heavier weights and target my legs more.
The problem with the belt is when you wear it all the time.
Also, the reason why it creates more intraabdominal pressure is because you have something to push against with your belly. I don't actively "push against" when I wear it though, I just flatted my abs.
It's similar to this: imagine you make a fist in the air and try to get the best possible contraction in your triceps. Then do the same thing while pushing against a wall or something. You will get a better triceps contraction. Same with the abs and the belt.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: December 11, 2013, 06:55:16 am »
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: December 11, 2013, 04:54:31 am »
Well it's interesting because the longer the plant, the "straighter" the first leg you plant is going to be. Straighter = higher hamstring contribution. At least in theory.
But usually it means you're just recruiting the whole posterior chain better and/or your shock absorption has improved.
But usually it means you're just recruiting the whole posterior chain better and/or your shock absorption has improved.
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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: a fast and explosive donkey!
« on: December 10, 2013, 08:00:51 pm »
By the way - it's interesting that you mention you jumped well off one and touched the rim for the first time ever off one... maybe these hamstrings start to show up some added power, strength and stability in the plant? And maybe they also carried over in the 2-leg jump? Who knows? It could be the glutes, it could be the hams, it could just be you practicing jumping a lot.