The MMA is technically at the point of a 90 degree elbow bend. In my understanding and experience the 90 degrees is the most efficient since it will allow the largest leverage (disadvantage) across a limited weight stack which is important for those of larger stature (and advanced trainees) who will likely eventually “run-outta-weights”. However, as long as the angle is held constant (i.e. unwavering) a cascade of muscle chain recruitment will bring in all muscles from a particular muscle group/chain into inroad … across 20 seconds. This sequential chain of recruitment will induce inroad into the muscle/muscle group regardless of particular “range” especially as the inroad occurs across an increasing pyramid steppe and the back down. It has never been described this way … A sequential progression in an exercise event in temporal time (20 seconds) and spatial orientation (increase in gravitized weight).
Since a Chest Press is a compound event through arms and chests this exercise typically requires seven steppes as the arms and shoulders are linked to the chest and back.
As a trainee progresses and grows stronger … in any form of exercise … it is not accurate to assume that the lift is the result of strength. Unless one can assure no outloading/unloading/outroading/offroading and/or performance based skill acquisition. I do exercise is for health. If I wanted, I could attempt to become very good at various techniques to move a weight such as squirming, ducking under a bar, hoisting a load, squiggling, wiggling, arching, heaving, hoeing, coaxing, coaching … with all my volitional might. But then I’d be tricking my muscles.
So if there was a bar on the floor totaling a weight of 225 lbs, can you pick it up?
Trying to parse out technique from muscular contraction and a bunch of sort of made up terms looks a lot like someone who is weaker than other people trying to figure out how to tell themself that they are actually stronger.
Weak people can’t move much weight. Stronger people moves more weight.
Of course, yes. In my particular situation I measure my strength through a demonstrated “traditional” superslow leg press periodically. I also use more weight than anyone I have ever personally seen in any gym. My strength is immense, but is irrelevant to anyone but myself. My commitment to understanding, my commitment to a safe focused inroad allows me to be the best of myself. Additionally, my stature does put me near the top of human capability, but that is irrelevant as I no longer compete in sports activities and/or events. However, I still have my ability at golf and baseball.
Ha! Mine too. Turns out he said the exact opposite! He actually said “Nah. You can dead lift until your head explodes, it won’t bother those stents or anything, at all.”.
In my experience in applying and understanding the work of our experts I have been able to remove virtually ALL skill and performance in my Resistive Exercise Sessions. In the case of sports and competition much skill is involved with one’s health, stature, coordination and strength. I can only hit a baseball so far without skill … but it will go farther and faster with strength. I can hit a golf ball pretty far, but not without my skill … but it will go farther and faster with strength. The PLers and OLers have developed tremendous skill along with their relatively immense strength. What a wonderful focus on health derived from weights I receive when I have REMOVED SKILL and REMOVED PERFORMANCE from these events.
I actually agree with this. You can get stronger at a lift and you can get better at a lift, I agree that the two are not the same thing.
I don’t feel the need to train for not moving though, maybe I’ve just been blessed with the right genetics or something, but in my experience in applying and understanding the work of our experts I’ve found actually moving things to be more difficult than not moving them so I tend to focus my training on that.
Shit, I managed to not move a 600kg deadlift the other day whereas I’ve probably got weeks of training to go before I actually manage to move it.
When one makes the commitment to trying to progress (as measured by load, strength, and size). One should be patient. With initial sessions of only three exercises but once a week the new exercise protocol may likely take a few weeks to really HIT a load that provides a deep focused inroad into a muscle/muscle group that truly causes overload stimulus. But … throughout these few weeks of patience you will be healthy and not systemically fatigued. Each week you will be adding weight. Weights that you can rest assured are only going in one spatial perturbation … focusing within your muscle/muscle group. Your patience and determination will soon result in visible progress in size (muscle size) and definition (if you are not obese). At this point you are within a path of progressive and prescribed gains every session. At this point you are ready to initiate Volume Reduction (spatial) and Recovery Extension (temporal).
