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Dammit, Kelly. We're going to have to do this again, aren't we.

Yes, some people overcomplicate it, but a lot of the terms you just made fun of are necessary. Just to give one example, there is a clear distinction between SE, SE1, and SE2 because they will provide specific endurance relative to the distance run. All the 250s in the world will not ensure a fast 60-100M. This is one area where the terms are necessary (and very easy to follow).

Basically, I'm just saying that you're simplifying things too much now. Bodybuilding and sprinting a random distance every so often will not optimally build a sprinter (though it probably could make a good one).

Products are great but customer service is shit.  I will never buy another CF product ever again! 

What makes you say that? My dealings with them have been fine, if not limited.

Man, you look like you're really getting up in the first and second pics. Any guess as to how high up you were getting?

I've used EMS for a few short periods of several weeks and was astonished with the results. I went from not being able to do a single natural GHR to being able to knock out a set of 11 completely unassisted. That having been said, the discomfort, setup time, and the need to shave my caveman legs has stopped me from using it since.

Though I can't remember the exact settings, I used a EMS 7500 @ 120 hZ with the power turned all the way up.

I really should give it another look, leg shaving be damned,

Results or no, you're still being dumb. You're beat to hell and jumping 38". Imagine what you could do if your body was actually functioning...Would you train another athlete this way?

That having been said, kickass job out there. I wish I had half your drive, just not if it came with half your hardheadedness.

Keep pushing it to the limits, Andrew. But for God's sake, take a break every once in a while.

This reminds me, I need to write an article addressing all this current cardio overanalytical omegawave  rage etc.  It really frustrates me to no end because not only do they make it all guruesque sounding but they make up their own terms in place of old standsards like lactate threshold, aerobic threshold etc. and toss out HR numbers like they're standard when they're individual specific.    If you're gonna make your conditioning that complicated and you're already training inno-sport why don't you use their terms for it...aerobic reserve, aerobic response, anaerobic reserve etc. ?

Conditioning has never been my strong suit, even knowledge-wise. This is how the person who helped me with it laid it out. All that I care about is that it's helping me get in shape.

And I'd use Inno-Sport terms, but the vernacular isn't set up to describe conditioning. It's almost all about anaerobic work with full recovery.

I liked the post too, Alex. This is one area Westside really screws kids up. Too much variety when they're not ready for it.