Rise Of The Slaya 2019- Next Strongman Comp prep and fixing my hip

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I was just having a think about this and there’s alot of things in terms of recovery that peaks my interest.

My recovery has always been exceptionally fast (Even though i have sleeping problems), if i wanted to i could repeat yeaterdays session right now after some good warming up. How does being a teenager affect that? testosterone? Genetics? It’s the same when i lift weights. I could bench and shoulder press everyday if it weren’t for my joints getting all banged up.

After a hard week of training and running on 5-6 hours of sleep, all it takes is one night of quality 7+ and I’m good to go for the next week. ( i sleep better on weekends, school stresses me out too much)

Genetics obviously play a role. Some big deadlifters can deadlift twice every week and recover, others can only deadlift once every two weeks. What is in the genetic code that allows someone better recovery than another person? Or the people you see walking around, never lifted a weight in there life/ doesnt exercise at all, eats like shit yet lean and muscular.

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These are just some of the many questions. Of course with recovery you have to factor food, sleep, stress ( physical, CNS and mental) as well. However there’s alot more to it than just that i think.

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nachos! @guineapig

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Which one and can you close it?

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Trainer lol. Piss weak but can close it for ×2 with my stronger arm.

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*Pathetic meme

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Sooo… Like your existence?

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Worse

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Tbh wasnt expecting to be humbled by the Trainer lol

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I meant your nachos but yes that is also pathetic. How much weight is the trainer? What counts as closed like how do you close it I saw a vid of KK using his other hand and then holding it closed with one hand?

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Trainer is 100lbs of resistance. It’s the “strong guys start here” level

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Yep. They cost $11.50 and it was like the portion size of what i ate when i was 2. Ripped off af

Its 100ibs/45kg. I just use one hand- no assistance from the other. Timed holds with the other hand assisting would be good for building up the grip. (if you can’t close the gripper for much reps)

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There are 2 lower levels you can buy; guide (60lbs/27kg), and sport (80lbs/36kg) too. I plan on buying a sport and trainer soon.

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Nice. Probs go on amazon or something though. The legite websites are alot more expensive for the grippers. I bought mine from Grip and Lift Australia for $40ish dollars/33 pounds and could’ve gotten it cheaper but couldnt be bothered lol.

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Ironmind has them for 23USD and Amazon has them 26USD it looks like.

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So it’s like finger curling however much the gripper is rated at

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Probably none near you but I got the nacho fries from Guzman y Gomez (like a chain store). First time trying them and was not disappointed.

Big serving, more than a full meal, with all the toppings. Next time I’ll probably grill some chicken thigh bits and put it on top because they don’t put enough meat on top for people who lift.

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Great stuff here!!

Awesome about the wife being a former D1 heptathlete too! sick!

lmao @ 100% effort sprinting, i’ve done it twice:

  1. Life or death situation, max effort ~150m sprint
  2. On my own, nearing 19mph (fast for me), and tweaked my hammy just like you.

So yea, I stay away from true 100% effort, it’s a different beast. When I hit that effort in bullet point #2, I was way up on my forefoot the entire time, floating & absolutely flying. It was a pretty awesome experience until the hamstring tweak. Took 6+ months to recover, but in that time, I was able to run at low submax efforts, and thus my running addiction was truly born. Funny how things work.

As a side note, I try not to get up on my forefoot anymore. Even for my PR 200/400 or just hard strides/200’s etc, I pretty much use a flat strike, so more of my running form. I do this because it’s more specific to running instead of sprinting, and because I feel it’s safer. Once I start getting up on my forefoot, everything changes.

i can go “max effort” on a mile, or 2 miler, or whatever miler, pretty much whenever. Going max effort on a 100m feels like such a MASSIVE jump in intensity (& form change). That’s basically the difference between <= 12 mph vs 18+ mph … massive.

peace!!

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Yeah… finger curls lol

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I’ve never heard of Guzman. I will find it though lol. I hope its in WA :frowning_with_open_mouth:

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Yup!

At ~90%+, you’ll only really have ~3 or so in you, with full recovery. So at ~70%, dropping off after ~5 sounds more like fitness, or going harder than ~70% hah.

Either way, good stuff @duketheslaya . From the sound of it, you’ve been making progress, so that’s great. You’ve gotten some great advice. In the end, you’re still just scratching the surface on this stuff so, a ton of different things will work. The most important thing is just continue to make sure you’re having fun & experimenting safely. The things you want to avoid are going 100% max effort (keep it just a tad bit lower, also it’s safer to go max on a 20m, or 40m, than a 60m or 100m for example), going near max effort on fatigued legs (when form breaks down due to fatigue, not a great idea to force the speed), doing too much volume @ near max effort etc, and increasing total workloads (per session) too fast. Beyond that, it seems like you’re on the right track. 10x100m isn’t too much if it’s a submax tempo session.

If you’re dropping off after ~5 100’s, you’re either going too fast for those first 5, or your fitness just isn’t there yet, and you have to continue to build it. I imagine it’s a mix of the two. However, if you enjoy hitting that speed/pace on your first 5 100’s etc, then basically do like @JMaier31said, split the work into two: 5 x 100’s @ moderate intensity, rest ~5-10 minutes (staying loose), 5 x 100 @ lower intensity - making sure to maintain pace/form and keep your numbers consistent. So you could do that one session, then something else in another, etc. As long as you stay consistent with this in your routine, you’ll make progress and slowly start to just learn things intrinsically - which is powerful.

Also don’t be afraid of going “slow” on your 100’s. One big mistake people make getting into this stuff, is not learning to relax and float. So, turning a 10x100m @ ~70% into a grind it out 10x100m @ 85% down to 60% fatigued etc. If you want to hit 10x100m and keep all of your numbers consistent, you’re going to need to really focus on staying relaxed in those efforts, just getting off the ground fast and trying to remove all excess tension in the hands/face/neck etc.

So basically, on sessions where you just want to get in all of the work (or the remainder of the work) @ a consistent effort, don’t be afraid to just stay loose and float, even if it means going a bit slower. Sprinters (and runners!) master this.

dno my 2cents. hope that makes sense. typed a bit fast, heading out!

peace!

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