Actually, I discussed it with a few colleagues on Friday. It’ll probably be late fall (November-ish) - either in Southern CT or Southern Mass. NY wouldn’t be out of the question, though.
[quote]digger175 wrote:
Any update on the NY seminar?[/quote]
EC, what do you think of Cutting during your NNMIV program? I want to do a Psuedo-Velocity Diet and try to drop 5-10 lbs after my bench competition(this saturday). This would put me down in the 198lb class with some room to grow for my next comp. Does this sound like an ok Idea to you?
EC, I’m currently hoping to run for NCAA Division I/II track.
One thing I havn’t focused much is bicep workouts. Would working on them provide any help at all? I’m a 400M runner.
I don’t mean this as any indicaiton of strength, but when I flex, I can only push my triceps in a little, however when I’m flexing my biceps I can manage to find that my bicep is a lot less dense.
Would working out biceps have any relation to speed?
Thanks
I think you could get away with it, although you might want to drop the overall volume a bit (especially if you’re doing some extra energy systems training).
As long as you’re on-point with your during/post-training nutrition with Surge, you should be okay.
[quote]fedaykin wrote:
EC, what do you think of Cutting during your NNMIV program? I want to do a Psuedo-Velocity Diet and try to drop 5-10 lbs after my bench competition(this saturday). This would put me down in the 198lb class with some room to grow for my next comp. Does this sound like an ok Idea to you?[/quote]
Only if you’re referring to your biceps femoris (hamstring).
Focus on training movements and not muscles. You’ll get a lot more out of chinning variations than you will out of specific elbow flexion work, but the elbow flexion work may be necessary if you’ve got elbow issues. In other words, it’s a very individual thing, but for the most part, the answer would be no.
Good luck! Are you looking to compete in Mass?
[quote]Mediated Life wrote:
EC, I’m currently hoping to run for NCAA Division I/II track.
One thing I havn’t focused much is bicep workouts. Would working on them provide any help at all? I’m a 400M runner.
I don’t mean this as any indicaiton of strength, but when I flex, I can only push my triceps in a little, however when I’m flexing my biceps I can manage to find that my bicep is a lot less dense.
Would working out biceps have any relation to speed?
Thanks[/quote]
Hi Eric,
Ive got to ask you the 186475th question on rotator cuff you’ve heard.
Basically my problem is only horizontal pressing movement. I can overhead press no problem, and my horizontal pulling is far stronger than pressing. I usually row 275 for 12, but my bench has been stuck at 185 for 10 forever. I find they feel like they are just fatiguing so fast. Dumbells arent too bad, barbell bench kills, and flies are hell. Any advice?
thanks.
Eric,
Thanks for the response. When you mention a chinning variation can you elaborate a little more into that? I’m not sure of chinning variation meant.
I’ll probably compete in the Mass area, but it also depends since I’m applying to some colleges in Texas and Conn.
Thanks again!
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
I think you could get away with it, although you might want to drop the overall volume a bit (especially if you’re doing some extra energy systems training).
As long as you’re on-point with your during/post-training nutrition with Surge, you should be okay.
fedaykin wrote:
EC, what do you think of Cutting during your NNMIV program? I want to do a Psuedo-Velocity Diet and try to drop 5-10 lbs after my bench competition(this saturday). This would put me down in the 198lb class with some room to grow for my next comp. Does this sound like an ok Idea to you?
[/quote]
thanks for the reply.
I’d be willing to bet that it’s your subscapularis. Try the lift-off test:
Put your hand behind your back as if you are being handcuffed (elbow at 90 degrees, palm facing back). Have someone put their hand against your palm and try to lift it off your back. This puts you in maximal internal rotation; if it’s the subscap (which is commonly injured in weight training), this will definitely hurt.
A good ART guy can take care of this in 4-5 sessions, but you’ll want to lay off benching for the time-being.
Good luck!
[quote]TFlex28 wrote:
Hi Eric,
Ive got to ask you the 186475th question on rotator cuff you’ve heard.
Basically my problem is only horizontal pressing movement. I can overhead press no problem, and my horizontal pulling is far stronger than pressing. I usually row 275 for 12, but my bench has been stuck at 185 for 10 forever. I find they feel like they are just fatiguing so fast. Dumbells arent too bad, barbell bench kills, and flies are hell. Any advice?
thanks.[/quote]
Chinning = pull-up/chin-up
Good luck with things. I’m in CT, so if you ever need some help, just drop me an email.
[quote]Mediated Life wrote:
Eric,
Thanks for the response. When you mention a chinning variation can you elaborate a little more into that? I’m not sure of chinning variation meant.
I’ll probably compete in the Mass area, but it also depends since I’m applying to some colleges in Texas and Conn.
Thanks again!
[/quote]
[quote]Eric Cressey wrote:
Actually, I discussed it with a few colleagues on Friday. It’ll probably be late fall (November-ish) - either in Southern CT or Southern Mass. NY wouldn’t be out of the question, though.
digger175 wrote:
Any update on the NY seminar?
[/quote]
southern ct baby, UCONN Stamford
Bumping this up for questions for tonight…
What is your opinion on “Evolutionary Fitness” according to the new article on this site, are you going to experiment with his idea, and is it a good idea to feel nauseous after a workout. (I did today after strongman training)
EC,
I am planning on doing ME squats tomorrow with a close stance but I have trouble keeping my arch once i get around parallel. What muscles need to be more flexible/are there any stretches or warm-ups I could do to help get lower with good form? thanks,
TR
I think he makes some good points, but I also disagree with a lot of it. Particularly, I think he pays way too much attention to GH specifically. It’s very important to remember that no single hormone is more important than any other. He spends a lot of time emphasizing the value of GH in promoting protein synthesis and lipolysis while impairing proteolysis (protein breakdown), but he fails to mention that whenever you elevate GH, you’re also going to be elevating cortisol, which is a “sidekick” hormone along with the catecholamines; all of these hormones work to oppose the action of insulin. Just because you’re spiking GH doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily improving body composition; it just means that you’re stimulating some degree of fuel utilization and protein synthesis. The effects of cortisol could very well outweigh those of GH, given the right circumstance (e.g. training after a 15-hour fast).
I just have a hard time believing that you can knock the importance of some form of during/post-training nutrition given the research of the past decade. Knock high GI carbs for those with insulin resistance, but that’s not to say that these people can’t have an apple and some Grow! while the rest of us have Surge.
My other main criticism is that he spends a ton of time talking about our ancestors in an article devoted to optimizing body composition, performance, and general health. There’s a problem with this line of thinking: our ancestors weren’t even close to strength and power athletes or bodybuilders! They survived day-to-day and hardly had to worry about body composition. They also died a lot younger than we do nowadays. Granted, modern medicine has had a lot to do with that, but the fact remains that you’re still comparing apples and oranges.
All in all, though, I appreciate the doctor’s perspective. If we all agreed on things, there wouldn’t be any need for more than one person’s input on something. And, like I said, I agree with a lot of what he said.
[quote]Springcoil wrote:
What is your opinion on “Evolutionary Fitness” according to the new article on this site, are you going to experiment with his idea, and is it a good idea to feel nauseous after a workout. (I did today after strongman training)[/quote]
Try some prone scorpions as outlined in our “Get Your Butt in Gear” series. Also, use a warrior lunge hip flexor stretch (also in that series) and the ITB/TFL stretches outlined in Mike’s “Hardcore Stretching: Part II.”
Good luck!
[quote]bigTR wrote:
EC,
I am planning on doing ME squats tomorrow with a close stance but I have trouble keeping my arch once i get around parallel. What muscles need to be more flexible/are there any stretches or warm-ups I could do to help get lower with good form? thanks,
TR[/quote]
EC I can’t for the life of me figure out my deadlifting problem. My back flattens out too quickly(which defaintly has caused strains before), my legs straigthen too quick. I’m thinking my hips are coming up too fast. I keep the bar right on top of my shins, and I tried to pull back as opposed to pulling straight up but the form doesn’t feel natural that way
any ideas?
Fire your heels into the floor and think about popping the hips forward instead of up. Generally, when the hips rise too quickly, it means that the glutes aren’t kicking in; the hamstrings get the weight off the floor and then the lumbar erectors kick in to try to carry it through.
Improve your lunging strength by 25% and you’ll see a ton of progress.
[quote]bigpump23 wrote:
EC I can’t for the life of me figure out my deadlifting problem. My back flattens out too quickly(which defaintly has caused strains before), my legs straigthen too quick. I’m thinking my hips are coming up too fast. I keep the bar right on top of my shins, and I tried to pull back as opposed to pulling straight up but the form doesn’t feel natural that way
any ideas?[/quote]
what are your favorite exercises for the vastus medialis?
Tricky subject. Anecdotally, any squatting and single-leg exercises with deep knee flexion.
From a scientific evidence standpoint, there isn’t much out there to show that a specific exercise isolates the VMO moreso than any other. Recently, though, a JSCR study found that turning the toes outward while stationary cycling increased VMO activation. This has some implications for rehab, although it would be tough to extrapolate these results to healthy populations.
[quote]Ceaze wrote:
what are your favorite exercises for the vastus medialis?[/quote]