Free Staley Call Wednesday!

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[quote]KingsRevenge wrote:
I want the dvd[/quote]

nice. i think some feedback would be appropriate.

way cool feature to hear it all live. Staley was great. it’s amazing how humble the experts are - adimirable to say the least. EDT has helped me tremendously, but i’m sure the video would bring new information.

(1) is this going to be a repeated feature?
(2) anyone notice Shug’s megaphonic voice a few times? good job though Chris - you really do well with maintaining the flow on these interviews.
(3) the dvd would be great next to my Chris Farley series, so pretty please with whipped cream and sugar and a cherry on top!
(4) did you hear Staley tell apayne that rugby is for pussies? oh, maybe that was just my imagination.

BFG

[added: i too will be looking at my programs for tweaking my routines based on Staley’s pointers - solid stuff]

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Great call. Thank you for the opportunity.

Enjoyed the point of view about not overtraining but instead starting from ‘light’ training and increasing training load to see what works best for each individual(s).

jaystyles

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oh yea, sign me up too.

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[quote]vizunaldth wrote:
leave it to chris to say breast instead of blessed. too funny.[/quote]

I heard that too, we know where he was at when he was in Vegas!

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Thank you for the opportunity. Very informative.

jaystyles

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i want the DVD!!!

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[quote]vizunaldth wrote:
leave it to chris to say breast instead of blessed. too funny.[/quote]

I did didn’t I! Gotta love these live, one-take audio events.

I thought once about doing some editing on the pre-recorded ones (like the D-Taps at T-Radio) but we decided they’re more fun “raw”, more real and off the cuff.

For those asking about doing something like this again, we have another Staley audio interview coming up on Monday. This is a T-Radio Double Tap we recorded a few weeks ago, so it’s totally different that the one you heard today.

That will go live sometime on Monday and be free to all T-Nation readers.

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http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/./1/.1112832441163.pullup_assist_bad_crop.JPG

BTW, I mentioned briefly in the interview using bands to assist with pull-ups with programs like EDT. Most people need to be able to get 15 or more reps to use pull-ups with an EDT set-up, so a boost can be handy.

Above is what I meant. Not sure if Charles really likes this idea, but I’ve found it to beat the pulldown machine for those who can’t perform a lot of pull-ups yet.

Forgive the poor pic cropping - rush job - but you get the idea.

There’s also a reverse set-up to make pull-ups much harder. Both can be useful.

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sorry to say I missed it.

When I called, the line was busy, for over an hour.

I hope to get in on it next time.

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Many thanks to Chris Shugart for setting up this interview as well as Charles Staley who sufficiently answered my question regarding the optimal frequency of weight-lifting, running, & martial arts sessions. Although I have a passion for weight-lifting, I enjoy conditioning my body by different methods. It was definitely an incentive to learn that Staley is still involved in the realm of martial arts.

Also found it interesting how Staley mentioned the significance of tweaking fat levels vs. protein/carbs for improving recovery.

Thanks once again and peace be with you guys!

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Great talk! I really learned alot especially in the area of training economy!!

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Thanks to Charles Staley and T-Nation for the free call. It was great, lots of usefull information. Sign me up for the EDT DVD.

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This site and the crew behind it never cease to impress with their creativity and energy.

The Staley call was a lot of fun. It was was a brilliant idea, and well worth repeating.

The discussion about the difficulties of doing o-lifts in gyms hit home. At my gym, a university gym, one of the PTs got them to buy some cheap bumper plates and a smaller/lighter (35 lb) but high quality bar. Well, I am happier than the proverbial pig in slop, 'cause the whole purpose of bumper plates is to let you do overheard and olympic lifts, right? I have not been able to do them in years.

So I get back into doing snatches and cleans and push presses (not even jerks). I am keeping the weights low, 175 for snatches, 195 for the clean and presses, since I am not preparing for any competition but just want some variety for conditioning, and some fun.

Sure enough, I hear that I am freaking people out, and within two weeks the management posts signs, “No olympic lifting in the weight room.”

Next thing you know, they’ll declare “No reading in the library!”

Granted, when you take into the number of idiots who waltz into that weight room and don’t even have the sense to look around as they do things like lean against a squat rack while someone is unracking the bar and getting ready to squat… well, maybe having athletes do dynamic overhead lifts is a disaster waiting to happen. Some clueless undergrad will stumble under a snatched barbell on his way to grab a 15 lb dumbell for concentration curls.

I just wish these places would instead declare “No F***ing Around in the Weight Room and No Dilletantes! Weight Lifting Only!”

Well, that’s my rant for the day.

But, again, many thanks to Shugs and Staley for setting that call up.

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Yeah BFG, I caught that too!

Great opportunity for us here at T-Mag. Thanks guys!

On a side note, was the reception bad when I was talking to Charles? I noticed that when I was through and muted my phone again, Charles said “Oh that’s much better.”

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That was a great call. Thanks to the guys here at T-Mag and Staley’s staff. I’d love get my hands on the DVD when it becomes available.

G

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[quote]apayne wrote:
Yeah BFG, I caught that too!

Great opportunity for us here at T-Mag. Thanks guys!

On a side note, was the reception bad when I was talking to Charles? I noticed that when I was through and muted my phone again, Charles said “Oh that’s much better.” [/quote]

yea if that was you, there was some strange noise. deff noticable when you muted, because then it was gone. could still hear you though.

it sounded like there was a feedback loop during the interview, like someone was recording it.

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That’s Bluetooth for ya! Sorry about that, I was taking a walk and listening at the same time.

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let’s not forget the person typing in the background slamming his paws on a keyboard or the other dude talking to his g/f. people just love multi-tasking…

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cool call. i liked the point about slowly changing variables to see how your body adapts and that there is cardio crossover between different activities but you need to specialize in a given activity in order to get good at it. laters pk

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We are glad to hear that everyone who hung out for the call enjoyed it. As promised-Vizunaldth from Michigan you need to pm me your email address as well as shipping address as I have a prize pack for you! I will be shipping you the brand new “Complete video guide to Escalated Density Training” -this almost 4 hour DVD is jammed packed with all sorts of goodies. Also I will be sending you the download books “Physically Incorrect” as well as “The Ultimate Guide to Massive Arms-EDT”

For everyone else- I will extend that deal I posted last week on the DVD for $55 -this is saving you $$$ so you need to pm me your phone number quick so I can get you hooked up-Julianne