I’ve always been fascinated by those kind of statistics. Go back 150 or 200 years, and the average man was shorter and a lot lighter. We have pretty distorted ideas of what normal looks like these days. Free range humans on a natural diet are generally not big and jacked…
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They were only 16, 17 or 18 years old…i weighed about 150 at that age too and 5’8"
Sorry. Wasn’t trying to put anyone down. The opposite, actually.
I didn’t think you were putting me down so don’t worry about that . I just figure if you could do 6 chins and you’ve only been at this a few years I certainly should be able to do one or two . I’m sorry to bother you guys with this pathetic discussion . Maybe not knitting, how about crochet? Ha ha !!
Scott
I’ve been doing this for 40 years. Weighed 175~ this morning
One source says 20 years old. You had to be 18 to enlist. I know some lied. What was the average age of the soldiers who fought in d-day? - Answers
My father enlisted in 1944, lied about his age as he was 17…he weighed about 135 at 5’6"
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== Scott==
I thought you said you’d only been at this for about 2 years, I must really be losing it?
I likely said my training business has been around for about 2 years, but I’ve been training since 1981… and pretty much hit since 1982
== Scott==
Can you remind me what your training business is. Weight training ?
Seems like not much changed between the Civil War and WWII:
According to historian Bell I. Wiley, who pioneered the study of the Civil War common soldier, the average Yank or Reb was a ‘white, native-born, farmer, protestant, single, between 18 and 29.’ He stood about 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed about 143 pounds. Most soldiers were between the ages of 18 and 39 with an average age just under 26.
(Civil War Soldiers: Who Fought America's Most Bitter Conflict? | HistoryNet)
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Yeah but 100 milliseconds is pretty slow for ‘one step’ up the actin structure.
Plus, we can see in real life how much slower it is when all crossbridges are attaching, and that is seen when we perform a 1RM, the speed the bar moves is the actual fastest that contraction can occur when all crossbridges are attaching in the strongly bound state.
Wow, just realized I mixed up how long you have been training with another fellow on here , sorry!
Scott
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== Scott ==
So why do you train biceps on push day and triceps one pull day instead of all pull and push on the same day ?
Extra volume. My arms are by and far my “weakest” body part. It’s sad. It was suggested to me by another member and I’ve actually seen a smidge of growth, so it seems to be working.
Another unexpected plus, that I don’t have an answer as to why, is ever since I’ve started doing it this way I have ZERO tendonitus (golfers/tennis elbow). I used to struggle with this bad and now it’s gone 
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Maybe I didn’t explain my question well? Why not do all pull on one day and push the next day instead of mixing it up. Wouldn’t it be the same volume either way or does mixing it up allow you more exercises or sets?
Thanks
Scott
I used a similar routine during many of my HVT-years. Push/pull-wise I found that working great as I never pre-exhausted muscles and felt fresh along the particular muscle group. But - I excercised 5 days a week back then, meaning a lot of time spent in the gym (with no greater results than my current 2 days a week a la HIT).
I do do a pull one day and a push the next.
== Scott==
This is what I’m talking about. Unless I’m mistaken triceps is push and bicep is pull ?