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That was an interesting interview, a little flowery, but interesting. Any idea who’s next for a D-Tap?
[quote]Dave2 wrote:
That was an interesting interview, a little flowery, but interesting. Any idea who’s next for a D-Tap?
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Poliquin please
[quote]Any idea who’s next for a D-Tap?
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Charles Staley!
Then Cy Willson, then Dan John. We’ll try to do one or two of these a month.
Any of these guys you put up for the D-Tap is awesome, and if you put the same guys over again then thats excellent too.
THanks for these awesome audio files.
[quote]trap_builder wrote:
Any of these guys you put up for the D-Tap is awesome, and if you put the same guys over again then thats excellent too.
THanks for these awesome audio files.[/quote]
We’ll try not to repeat anytime soon, but sure, we may do new interviews covering new subjects with some of these same guys.
Great interview. These are great.
I think it would be fantastic to see some specifics on how to apply this stuff (beyond the obvious).
One thing I realized recently which I thought was interesting was the ~perception~ of the weight. Once I started viewing a 10k as a short distance or 200lbs as light I really started improving.
[quote]Zulu wrote:
One thing I realized recently which I thought was interesting was the ~perception~ of the weight. Once I started viewing a 10k as a short distance or 200lbs as light I really started improving.
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I’ve seen something similar with newer lifters. If the dumbbells in their gym only go to 50 pounds, then 50 pounds becomes “heavy.”
If the dumbbells go to 170 pounds, then their perceptions of heavy and perceptions of progress change. They’re not as “limited” psychologically as well as physically.
I’ve seen the same thing in coaching the throws and football. Having an athlete come back from college and watch a high school practice, they always say “how slow this all is” and how easy it would be to play at this level. Literally, just months before, the same guy is overwhelmed by the situation.
That’s why going to big meets/competitions or even buying competition videos can bump you up another level. One time a guy called in a local sports talk radio station and he talked about watching his YMCA basketball championship game on one TV while the Jazz were playing somebody on the other television. He simply said that he was amazed how sloooooow his team seemed in comparision…not just height and skill, but simply playing at a different speed.
That’s why a lot of guys used to immediately improve when they went to Venice, California to train…but, the weird thing is that the stimulus seems to have a short life, too.
That is the area I enjoy looking at: the “plateaus of performance.” Anybody can get that initial rush…but popping back up after a long plateau is a real challenge.
Dan is right on, as usual!
It’s a very powerful thing to see performance or physique that’s a few levels above your own. I was down at the sidelines of a Dallas Cowboy game once and took a close look at the athletes. TV does not reflect what it’s like to be side by side to them. Legs bigger than my waist. And I wasn’t that lean at the time!
It’s also cool to watch some “fitness center’s” best bencher go to a top level meet or strongman contest. He either quits or gets fired up when he realizes what else is out there. Like seeing those 180 pound dumbbells compared to 50’s!
d-tap rox. any chance you could get a World Strongest Man competitor?
Kaz would be hardcore!
[quote]wufwugy wrote:
d-tap rox. any chance you could get a World Strongest Man competitor?
Kaz would be hardcore![/quote]
He’d be fun, but I’m worried he’d start talking about Met-Rx, emu oil or angels! [partially kidding]
Worst thing I ever did when covering a conference is not take a video of Kaz rolling up a frying pan. I had a camera in my hand too, but I was so shocked at what I was seeing I forgot to use it.
D-Tap is straight up the greatest addition to T-Nation since I began lurking (err, living) here. Kudos.
BFG
[quote]BFG wrote:
D-Tap is straight up the greatest addition to T-Nation since I began lurking (err, living) here. Kudos.
BFG[/quote]
Thanks! I enjoy doing these. More on the way!
[quote]wufwugy wrote:
d-tap rox. any chance you could get a World Strongest Man competitor?
Kaz would be hardcore!
Chris Shugart wrote:
He’d be fun, but I’m worried he’d start talking about Met-Rx, emu oil or angels! [partially kidding][/quote]
Yes, but wouldn’t that be highly entertaining? Well, as long as it wasn’t about Met-Rx.