You mean you sit on your knees? No, that isn’t the best position to sit in. Moving around while sitting, though, is good. Staying in one position for too long is never a good thing.
As for the lumbar roll, Dr. Ryan discussed this in one of his cool tips and I think it’s a great idea (especially if your car doesn’t have lumbar support!)
Stay strong
MR
[quote]elars21 wrote:
I got another one.
When on the computer I like to use “take a knee position” with pillow under my knee. I’m a real fidgety person and hate sitting in chairs. Is this better/worse than sitting. Also when I’m driving I have to place a towel against my lower back, otherwise I feel discomfort in my hip flexors. Are there any drawbacks to this posture?[/quote]
It’s me again with another bench press question. I was wondering what frequency you like for training bench. Right now I hit the gym Monday (high load/low rep), Tuesday (low load/high rep), Thursday (high load/low rep), and Friday (low load/high rep). I train full body each day. Should I be including flat barbell bench in each session, or just one high load and then one low load day? Any thoughts? Thanks.
help all im poor can only afford the gym at work which is 30 bucks a year…but they dont have a reverse hypers and i hear thats the best thing for posterior chain so can anyone help out and tell me whats very close to it thanks all
If you try a Waterbury style approach (different set-rep schemes daily), you can get away w/training the same lift multiple times per week.
However, if you are basically using 2 different set/rep schemes 2 times per week, I would just hit things twice a week. Perhaps you could do one heavy barbell bench day, and another heavy DB bench day (to help w/your weak point).
If you show me something more concrete I’m sure I can help you further.
Ok Mike, thanks for the incentive Here’s one of my broad ranging question: I’m a martial artist and I train mostly for strenght and power. I’m about 215 lbs for a small 6’1" at about 15% bf but I have this limitation: I’m actually hyperflexible. And I do mean hyperflexible everywhere. Hypermobile too in most joints, and this negatively affect my training when especially when I use large loads. I can squat ass-to-the-grass alright and go real deep with DB press, but I have trouble coming off at the bottom on my lifts. How would you deal with someone like that?
RDL’s, Good mornings, pull-throughs, and lunge variations w/an extended stride will all hit the posterior chain hard.
Stay strong
MR
[quote]kpd315 wrote:
help all im poor can only afford the gym at work which is 30 bucks a year…but they dont have a reverse hypers and i hear thats the best thing for posterior chain so can anyone help out and tell me whats very close to it thanks all [/quote]
Devote extra time to the areas where you are weak! Exercises such as bottom up squats, 1 1/4 squats, etc. would help you learn to stay “tight” in the bottom range of motion and shore up some of that hypermobility.
Stay strong
MR
[quote]Zen warrior wrote:
Ok Mike, thanks for the incentive Here’s one of my broad ranging question: I’m a martial artist and I train mostly for strenght and power. I’m about 215 lbs for a small 6’1" at about 15% bf but I have this limitation: I’m actually hyperflexible. And I do mean hyperflexible everywhere. Hypermobile too in most joints, and this negatively affect my training when especially when I use large loads. I can squat ass-to-the-grass alright and go real deep with DB press, but I have trouble coming off at the bottom on my lifts. How would you deal with someone like that?[/quote]
Well, right now I’m only working flat barbell bench 6 sets of 3 for one heavy day. I’m also doing wide grip and close grip bench, one each on 3x8 days. Maybe I’ll toss in dumbbell bench on the second heavy (6x3) day. How does that sound?
[quote]Mike Robertson wrote:
You mean you sit on your knees? No, that isn’t the best position to sit in. Moving around while sitting, though, is good. Staying in one position for too long is never a good thing.
As for the lumbar roll, Dr. Ryan discussed this in one of his cool tips and I think it’s a great idea (especially if your car doesn’t have lumbar support!)
Stay strong
MR
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My computer desk is so low and I’m so dmaned tall that I just take the chair out of the equation. It’s basically a lunge position.
Can it be improved solely with cardio work, such as HIIT sprinting on off days, or should the GPP include some type of resistance work, like sled pulling, or burpees?
Doesn’t sound too bad. How long has it been since you’ve had a training week off? Could be you just need some time off or to switch things up a bit. Keep us posted!
Stay strong
MR
[quote]jzimm9mm wrote:
Well, right now I’m only working flat barbell bench 6 sets of 3 for one heavy day. I’m also doing wide grip and close grip bench, one each on 3x8 days. Maybe I’ll toss in dumbbell bench on the second heavy (6x3) day. How does that sound?
Depends on what your needs/goals are. I truly despise steady-state, hamster style cardio for the average strength athlete.
Let me know a little bit more what your goals are and I can help you out.
Stay strong
MR
[quote]Ron Burgundy wrote:
Mike,
I’ve got a question about GPP.
Can it be improved solely with cardio work, such as HIIT sprinting on off days, or should the GPP include some type of resistance work, like sled pulling, or burpees?[/quote]
Hey Mike, When I do close grip bench press for low reps, I find that my front delts hurt more than my triceps ( but just a regular muscle soreness). Am I flaring the arms too much, or are the delts just a weak spot? Just curious. Thanks.
Impossible to tell w/o watching you lift, but it could just be that they are very strong and trying to take more of the load.
If you could give a little more info or post a video that would help!
Stay strong
MR
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
Hey Mike, When I do close grip bench press for low reps, I find that my front delts hurt more than my triceps ( but just a regular muscle soreness). Am I flaring the arms too much, or are the delts just a weak spot? Just curious. Thanks.[/quote]
Here’s one of my broad ranging question: I’m a martial artist and I train mostly for strenght and power. I’m about 215 lbs for a small 6’1" at about 15% bf but I have this limitation: I’m actually hyperflexible. And I do mean hyperflexible everywhere. Hypermobile too in most joints, and this negatively affect my training when especially when I use large loads. I can squat ass-to-the-grass alright and go real deep with DB press, but I have trouble coming off at the bottom on my lifts. How would you deal with someone like that?