Tony,
Are there any particular types of movies that make you cry more than others? Any tear jerkers out that you’d recommend?
STU
[quote]Sturat wrote:
Tony,
Are there any particular types of movies that make you cry more than others? Any tear jerkers out that you’d recommend?
STU[/quote]
haha did you cry during waterworld?
Tony,
For MMA energy systems work, what would you recommend. Currently I’m doing this:
Tuesday - 2 x 6 x 40m
Thursday - intervals (run 45s, jog 60s x 6)
Saturday - 4 x 400m
Is this ok?
[quote]Tony Gentilcore wrote:
EdChap wrote:
Tony, what’s it like having a man crush on Ben Affleck?
Oh yes I did!
You shall die a horrible death. And by “die a horrible death,” what I really mean is “you’ll be forced to listen to John Tesh cd’s for a month straight.”
[/quote]
Even worse would be having to watch Tesh, Live at RedRocks, on DVD for a month. Seriously, who buys that guys music?
Do high-fat, low-carb cycling diets decrease insulin sensitivity? ex. The anabolic diet.
[quote]jojotheloner wrote:
Tony,
For MMA energy systems work, what would you recommend. Currently I’m doing this:
Tuesday - 2 x 6 x 40m
Thursday - intervals (run 45s, jog 60s x 6)
Saturday - 4 x 400m
Is this ok?[/quote]
What does the rest of your week look like?
[quote]allNatural wrote:
Do high-fat, low-carb cycling diets decrease insulin sensitivity? ex. The anabolic diet.[/quote]
The whole premise behind those kind of diets is to just shift the body from a predominantely “sugar burner” to a “fat burner.” As far as decreasing insulin sensitivity, no. I mean, as long as you ARE getting your carbs in at the right time, and you’re getting your EFA’s…insulin sensitivity will improve IMO. As well, resistance training (via muscular contraction) improves glucose uptake (hence, insulin sensitivity) through the transport and diffusion of GLUT-4 receptors in the cells during training. Even moreso than a maximal insulin response to food. So, if you’re following a decent diet AND training, insulin sensitivity will improve immensely
[quote]Sturat wrote:
Tony,
Are there any particular types of movies that make you cry more than others? Any tear jerkers out that you’d recommend?
STU[/quote]
Of course! Anything with Ben Affleck…duh!
Can you see any issues with performing rack pulls as opposed to conventional deadlifts for a non-competitive lifter who simply needs the strength for mma competitions and to aid in patient transfers that NEVER start out on the floor?
Your general thoughts would be appreciated.
Also, have you ever just trained a client who is simply injury prone due to many conlficting sports and little recovery time? If so, other than better time management, what thoughts have you beaten into their brain on how to avoid these obstacles in their progression?
What would be a good progression for a beginner to use to build up to HIIT?
It seems that every time I try it, even with adequate mobility warmups etc. I strain my quads/hip flexors.
Is this purely because my body is not used to sprinting or are there more sinister problems?
Thanks.
Sorry it took a while to respond. The rest of my week consists of 3 full body lifting sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and are structured as follows…
Monday
- Squat 5 x 5
2A) Bench 5 x 5
2B) Row 5 x 5 - Full Conact Twist 5 x 5
- Bodyweight GPP Circuit
Wednesday - Deadlift 5 x 5
2A) Push Press 5 x 5
2B) Pull-Up 5 x 5 - Heavy SB Crunch 5 x 5
- Bodyweight GPP Circuit
Friday - Bulgarian Split Squat 5 x 5
2A) Incline Bench 5 x 5
2B) Sternum Chin-Up 5 x 5 - Windmill 5 x 5
- Bodyweight GPP Circuit
Hope this helps.
[quote]Chushin wrote:
Tony,
This may be a stupid (and newbie-type) question, but: Seems everyone says to eat more to grow more, but for me it mostly just goes to my hips and belly. So, I stop eating more and…of course, no growth. Eat and get fat, or don’t and see little growth…Not very good options.
Is this just a function of my age (very late 40’s)? Any suggestions about what I can do?
Thanks.[/quote]
Didn’t your teachers ever tell you there is no such thing as stupid questions?
While a slower metabolism CAN decrease with age, it is often taken out of context. In all actuality, it’s been shown that metabolism decreases 0.5% every DECADE. So I often chuckle when I hear some people proclaim that they never make progress cause of their age. Sure, their metabolism is lower, but not because of their age. Rather, it’s because they sit on their ass all the time. Lack of exercise and just general physical activity is the main culprit.
Now as far as you are concerned. Lets put it this way; you can’t make a lean and muscular body out of sweat alone. You have to provide the raw nutrients for the body to grow. That being sai, I don’t necessarily agree that you HAVE to eat like a house in order to do so. Sure, you do have to a lot (and you do have to accept SOME fat gain), but in your case if you are indeed eating the right types of food (and being cognizant of proper meal timing) and still putting on fat; I’d question the intensity of your training sessions.
Does that make sense?
[quote]the MaxX wrote:
Can you see any issues with performing rack pulls as opposed to conventional deadlifts for a non-competitive lifter who simply needs the strength for mma competitions and to aid in patient transfers that NEVER start out on the floor?
Your general thoughts would be appreciated.
Also, have you ever just trained a client who is simply injury prone due to many conlficting sports and little recovery time? If so, other than better time management, what thoughts have you beaten into their brain on how to avoid these obstacles in their progression?[/quote]
I use rack pulls all the time with clients and for myself. I usually use rack pulls with new clients as a “progression” to DL’s if they don’t yet have the flexibility or the posterior chain strength to perform a pull from the floor. However, if they DO have the flexibility and the PC strength, I have them go right to DL’s. It just makes sense to use a full ROM, which in turn…will have a greater carryover to everyday life events. But it certainly never hurts to fluctuate between the two. If I were you, I would concentrate on pulling from the floor and REALLY being aware of keeping a neutral spine (especially considering you’re more than likely rounding your back all day with patient transfers) and then use rack pulls every few weeks as sort of a “deload” or something. Then again, you don’t HAVE to be pulling EVERY single week in the first place. But in short: pull from the floor.
As far as your second question. Sometimes it is just best to tell them that they have to slow down sometimes and the NEED to allow their body to recover. They can’t consistently pound it to the ground every single day and expect to make great gains. I mean, ELITE olympic lifters take YEARS to work up to their work capacity and I would imagine your clients aren’t “elite”…;o) Just educate them on the importance of deload weeks and you should be good to go.
[quote]EdChap wrote:
What would be a good progression for a beginner to use to build up to HIIT?
It seems that every time I try it, even with adequate mobility warmups etc. I strain my quads/hip flexors.
Is this purely because my body is not used to sprinting or are there more sinister problems?
Thanks.
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You’re absolutely correct. Beginner’s DO NOT need to be doing HIIT right off the bat; most just aren’t ready for that yet and would do better with just some light-moderate aerobic activity.
As far as progressions: I usually just have them follow their training session with 15-20 minutes of some form of aerobic activity and maybe have them do some stuff on the side if they have the time. After a few weeks, I may put them on the bike and try a few high(er) intensity intervals. From there, it really depends on the person.
However, in the case of actually sprinting, FORM is huge. You can’t just tell someone who has never done it before or is out of shape, to go out and sprint. In that case, taking some time to correct any technique flaws would go a long ways. In your case; it could very well be a form issue or tightness in those quads and hip flexors. Have you been foam rolling?
I’ll also add that Berardi wrote an article on this very topic a few weeks ago. So if you didn’t read it, you should…
Not finding…? Wait a minute, I have no vagina!
Thanks for the help Tony!
This thread is awesome, I can’t believe more people aren’t taking advantage of Tony’s geekiness…
Any ideas for using the lower end of the pec muscles without a decline? Upper/mid pecs are fine but i want some of those bastards that are seamless to the upper abs
I’ve been lifting on and off for the last year, seriously since school ended in April. I do all exercises and hit the gym when I feel that an area of my body is rested and ready for a session. This ends up being 1 back day, 1 front upper body day and 1 lower body day. I do squats, deadlifts, bench presses (mostly freeweight exercises) with maybe 1 machine exercise a day.
One problem I’ve been having is targeting my chest. I do bench presses, with bar, with dumbell, bench flyes, pec-dec, chin-ups: and in all these exercises I cannot seem to feel it in my chest: instead, my arms give up first and i have to drop the weights. I’ve exeperimented with rep ranges from 3 to 15. I remember when I started: I could really feel it in my chest when working out and the day of, but lately: nothing. I do get sore in the shoulders sometimes still - so I’m thinking intensity is ok.
Are there any exercises you could recommend to really help me feel it in my chest. I’ve also heard of such a thing as a neuro-muscular connection - do you believe in this, if so how can i work on feeling the pectorals. Any other help appreciated.
Thanks in advance, and good first few articles.
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