On the overhead stuff, think the “Rule of Ten.”
2 x 5
3 x 3
Ten singles…whatever. Ten total quality reps.
Sure, “every day.” Runners run everyday, swimmers swim, throwers throw…if you want to be good, break out of these preconceived concepts that seem to control us…
First some feedback: The shhhhhhhh-ku thing really works. I try to find the bow and arrow in all my explosive lifts–good stuff. OH squating will make you a mean hombre–more good stuff. OLAD is deceptively simple, at the end of the first week, I slept all weekend.
My questions:
I’ve read about a variation on the OH squat where you simultaneously press the bar up, ala military press, while squatting down, then hold it OH while you stand, then bring the bar down to shoulders and repeat. Are familiar with this, and would you recommend it as a supplemental movement to regular OH squatting?
I recently read a comment that doing the olympic movements from the floor are not useful for the non-competitor–the idea being that it overcomplicates its and there is not much of a strength benefit in that portion of the movement. Do you agree?
thanks
There are a lot of variations of the “Squatting Behind the Neck Press.” I do mine in the deep position…I should do more after my last O lifting meet, I can tell you.
Good, bad…depends on what you want I guess.
I recently read a comment that doing the olympic movements from the floor are not useful for the non-competitor–the idea being that it overcomplicates its and there is not much of a strength benefit in that portion of the movement. Do you agree?
No. I hate that kind of rationalization. A few years ago, a college football player claimed a 540 clean. The American record was 517 at the time. The football player did them from the hang with straps…AND figured his max from a formula. You know the kind, if you can do this for five, then you can do this for one. Nope.
I think we need a new bout of honesty in our sports. I can’t do full pullups because I am a fat, overweight, weak pig. Usually, when someone can’t do a pullup, they tell you that “it doesn’t active the supersonarus as well as the MRI depleted ionization of monkey turds.” Or whatever.
Gravity will bring the bar to the ground. I overcome gravity by picking it up.
Bottom line: do what you need to do to get your goals. If you don’t need to do this or that, don’t. But, be sure to investigate what you don’t or do need to do.
Do. Or don’t do. There is no try.
I’m off to my meditation chamber…or is it my medication chamber?
I work on a concrete pouring crew in the spring/summer and only have time for 2 workouts a week. I was thinking a Monday workout with deadlift, bench, and military press, using 10X3 for the first exercise and 4X6 for the next two and rotating exercise order each week. Then a Thursday workout with squat, power clean, and row using same rep & set scheme. Any suggestions?
Hello Dan,
I know this is not exactly your field of expertise, but could you write how would a “Dan John approved” training program for martial artists look like?
Loppar
On my website…and in the free book…I discuss this in a long article called something like “Training for the Hard Working Guy” or something. I like the idea of only training Sat and Sunday and then having a single exercise session on Wednesday. Get your work in on the weekends and simply pop in for a workout in the middle of the week.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. You motivate me like no other. After reading your articles, your book, your posts, I just want to get out and throw something. Now… being at work my boss probably won’t agree with me throwing my computer, so I’ll wait until I get home.
Like I said after I met you in LV at Staleys bootcamp last year, I went out and bought 2 shot puts and I’ve never thrown in my life!
I’m so glad that the information here on T-Nation is abundant and FREE!
I don’t want to lift like the “normal” girl at LA Fitness (you CAN lift ON the treadmill, right? Nope, try lifting the treadmill instead!!!). I want to lift heavy crap, put it down, pick it back up. I want to use weird implements to lift, I want to flip tires, push trucks, drags weighted sleds. I don’t care that my neighbors are already raising their eyebrows because we walk down the street with a bar and plates, LOL. Thank you for the motivation, the years of dedication and for just being an all around inspirational guy!