holy shit you are one stronk mofo! great motivation
[quote]Claudan wrote:
holy shit you are one stronk mofo! great motivation [/quote]
Thanks man, much appreciated. Whereabouts in Oregon are you? I was in Portland in the mid 2000s.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Im guilty of this, I have always followed the idea of practice how you play with regards to training for meets and so on. I am slowly starting to change this ideal, I was probably a bit too dogmatic in my approach. Now as I am getting old(er) and thinking a bit more outside of my box it may help me stay in the game longer.[/quote]
I fell into the same trap for the same reasoning. Amazingly, it was philosophy that helped me get in the right direction. Machiavelli’s idea of adapting to the changing tides of fortune and being able to be wicked when it is needed was big on me understanding the idea of doing what is needed WHEN it is needed to make progress. Plato’s surgeon metaphor also helped me realize that a good lifter is not a lifter who always abides by certain principles, but simply one who is good at lifting, regardless of how they accomplish it.
There was a lot more. I actually wrote up a little mini-series in my blog going over how social contract theory is a metaphor for the evolution of training. It’s weird the direction things go when a meathead studies philosophy. [/quote]
Going to speak to my step-son who is a philosophy major about this!
I actually am a reader of your blog, great stuff!
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Going to speak to my step-son who is a philosophy major about this!
I actually am a reader of your blog, great stuff!
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Glad to have you as a reader. It’s been a fun opportunity to keep my brain working.
I’m sure your step-son could philosophize circles around me, haha. I minored in it in my undergrad and have focused primarily on political theory, but I do enjoy just reading when I can. It’s fun stuff.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
holy shit you are one stronk mofo! great motivation [/quote]
Thanks man, much appreciated. Whereabouts in Oregon are you? I was in Portland in the mid 2000s.[/quote]
Portland. Recent transplant from Sweden(spent 2-3 years on the east-coast).
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
holy shit you are one stronk mofo! great motivation [/quote]
Thanks man, much appreciated. Whereabouts in Oregon are you? I was in Portland in the mid 2000s.[/quote]
Portland. Recent transplant from Sweden(spent 2-3 years on the east-coast). [/quote]
Hah, I was in Sweeden in 2012 with the Mrs. Got to see the Vasa.
Portland is beautiful. I miss it. You picked the right coast, haha.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]Claudan wrote:
holy shit you are one stronk mofo! great motivation [/quote]
Thanks man, much appreciated. Whereabouts in Oregon are you? I was in Portland in the mid 2000s.[/quote]
Portland. Recent transplant from Sweden(spent 2-3 years on the east-coast). [/quote]
Hah, I was in Sweeden in 2012 with the Mrs. Got to see the Vasa.
Portland is beautiful. I miss it. You picked the right coast, haha.
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Yeah I’m definitely more in-tuned with the west-coast lifestyle as compared to the east-coast. Mostly, I was looking or a city that would allow me to bring a 6pack onto the public transport system(did that a lot in sweden)… Portland does that for me!
koanicsoul (dot) (com) /blog/reading-faces-the-eyes-are-the-windows-to-the-soul/
You are one of them.
[quote]Mina293 wrote:
@T3hPwnisher
koanicsoul (dot) (com) /blog/reading-faces-the-eyes-are-the-windows-to-the-soul/
You are one of them.[/quote]
I’m afraid I don’t understand.
Nice lifting buddy, Tate always says you have to get smarter to get stronger, and your a perfect example of that. I’ve always done the touch and go reps, and I like to use a belt in different cycle’s, as a tool, to extend the cycle, or break a plateau, seems I might have learned the way I use the belt from one of your tips over the years. Anyway thanks for the vids, and the info, should be stickied, if we still do that anymore.
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
Nice lifting buddy, Tate always says you have to get smarter to get stronger, and your a perfect example of that. I’ve always done the touch and go reps, and I like to use a belt in different cycle’s, as a tool, to extend the cycle, or break a plateau, seems I might have learned the way I use the belt from one of your tips over the years. Anyway thanks for the vids, and the info, should be stickied, if we still do that anymore.[/quote]
Thanks a lot man, your words mean a lot to me. You’re one of the guys on here that I really seem to connect with training philosophy wise, and what you’re doing right now is something I’d love to do when I get older. I think it’s awesome you get to give back and raise up a stronger future generation.
On the belt, I learned how to use it from going to my first meet. I always wore a belt on top of my stomach, but I saw a guy that was about 5’2 and 180lbs wearing a lever belt under his gut and moving some massive weights that way. Once I shifted, my lifts exploded. When people talked about the value of meet experience, I never understood it until that moment.
Great instructional video, I found the close stance and grip on deadlift help enormously, along with rolling the bar forward and backward to get in proper alignment. Something you didn’t touch on, but allows me to deadlift anywhere from 40-60 pounds more, is proper focus on holding my breath and tightening my abs and lower back as hard as I can as I roll the bar back and prepare to pull.
It’s obviously not my idea, I’ve read it on here numerous times, but I think it’s important for the strength you generate but also in preventing rounding and lower back injury.
[quote]solarFLARE wrote:
Great instructional video, I found the close stance and grip on deadlift help enormously, along with rolling the bar forward and backward to get in proper alignment. Something you didn’t touch on, but allows me to deadlift anywhere from 40-60 pounds more, is proper focus on holding my breath and tightening my abs and lower back as hard as I can as I roll the bar back and prepare to pull.
It’s obviously not my idea, I’ve read it on here numerous times, but I think it’s important for the strength you generate but also in preventing rounding and lower back injury.[/quote]
I am glad you enjoyed the video. You are correct that the valsalva manuever is vital for heavy lifts, it is just not something I see as exclusive to the deadlift. It should be employed whenever you lift heavy. I know that as soon as I lose my air, I lose my strength.
Thought I’d provide an update. Was able to nap a 20lb PR on the initial set with a 620x4 tng pull today
I tweaked my back 2 weeks before, so after this, I was done. No additional rest pausing. That said, I think I can managed 1-2 more cycles at this approach, hitting 635 and 650 respectively, before having to reset.
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
Thought I’d provide an update. Was able to nap a 20lb PR on the initial set with a 620x4 tng pull today
I tweaked my back 2 weeks before, so after this, I was done. No additional rest pausing. That said, I think I can managed 1-2 more cycles at this approach, hitting 635 and 650 respectively, before having to reset.[/quote]
Nice man your a fucking beast and most def my favorite poster here.
[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:
Nice man your a fucking beast and most def my favorite poster here.[/quote]
+1
Thank you both. Glad I can entertain, haha.
awesome pulls
Very impressive. Nice pulling
Thank you both, much appreciated. This week, I start the whole process over with 635. I’m thinking I will be good for a triple with that, and then next cycle at 650 for a single, possibly a double if the stars all align. I’m pretty amped. I’m also thinking getting the hang of my Metal Jack Deadlifter would go a long way in helping me, haha.