[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
Warm up, dynamic stretching/activation and Pre-Hab are just as important, if not more important, than the actual lifting.[/quote]
I need to find the time for all of this…my typical workout is already 50 minutes to an hour, do you have any tips for how you fit in stretching, prehab, etc.?[/quote]
use Dan John’s idea: do it in your warm up.
Need more of something? Do it in your warm up. It’ll only add another ten mins max[/quote]
yup, I do all of mine as a warmup, between sets, or while watching tv or even brushing my teeth and stuff like that. it adds up
[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
Warm up, dynamic stretching/activation and Pre-Hab are just as important, if not more important, than the actual lifting.[/quote]
I need to find the time for all of this…my typical workout is already 50 minutes to an hour, do you have any tips for how you fit in stretching, prehab, etc.?[/quote]
use Dan John’s idea: do it in your warm up.
Need more of something? Do it in your warm up. It’ll only add another ten mins max[/quote]
yup, I do all of mine as a warmup, between sets, or while watching tv or even brushing my teeth and stuff like that. it adds up[/quote]
Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I need to start working this kind of stuff into what I’m already doing.
That pain in your knee isn’t going away and trying to run it off is just dumb and stupid. Buy a spin bike instead.
Stop going heavy on Leg Extensions. Actually stop them altogether.
Do some bloody calf raises. Your calves aren’t going to grow by doing squats and deads.
Do lunges at the beginning of every leg session to make sure your hip flexors are fully warmed up and stretched out.
Stop doing 200 crunches per day. That pain in your lumbar didn’t get their by accident.
Stop going heavy on skullcrushers. Actually stop them altogether.
[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
Warm up, dynamic stretching/activation and Pre-Hab are just as important, if not more important, than the actual lifting.[/quote]
I need to find the time for all of this…my typical workout is already 50 minutes to an hour, do you have any tips for how you fit in stretching, prehab, etc.?[/quote]
use Dan John’s idea: do it in your warm up.
Need more of something? Do it in your warm up. It’ll only add another ten mins max[/quote]
yup, I do all of mine as a warmup, between sets, or while watching tv or even brushing my teeth and stuff like that. it adds up[/quote]
Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I need to start working this kind of stuff into what I’m already doing. [/quote]
Basically what these other guys said.
I like to get the blood flowing with 10 minutes on the bike or incline walking.
Then, depending on what I am lifting that day, I go into the stretching room and so a couple minutes of foam rolling on that area.
Then I will do something else: on upper body day I do some quick band work, YTWL’s, floor slides etc.
Lower body day I’ll do the Agile 8 warm up after my rolling and then I am ready to go.
It takes roughly 20 minutes?
I have a foam roller and LAX ball at home so I will do that when I’m just hanging out but TBH I usually forget
I’ll just throw out a few general ones as I think we’ve all made multiple threads of this nature before:
-Be prepared to learn from everyone, even if they’re not specifically an expert at your chosen goal.
-Genetics is the ultimate factor, no matter how much you may believe you can go beyond them.
-Missing that last rep is a hell of a lot better than being injured and missing a few months or more. Push hard, but push smart.
-Training goals are cumulative, not every training session will be great. Practice perspective.
-At the end of the day, real world commitments trump gym time.
-There is no single magic workout, training program, or supplement that will put you over the edge and suddenly allow you to reach your goals overnight.
-Being good at BBing, PLing, or whatever subgroup or category of training you choose to pursue doesn’t make you a better person, make you more likable, or make people respect you more. They may respect you achievements, but that is all. How you conduct yourself will ultimately reflect how you are perceived much more than trophies, titles, records, or online photos ever will.
-Being good at BBing, PLing, or whatever subgroup or category of training you choose to pursue doesn’t make you a better person, make you more likable, or make people respect you more. They may respect you achievements, but that is all. How you conduct yourself will ultimately reflect how you are perceived much more than trophies, titles, records, or online photos ever will.
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This is an important one I learned. Acting like an ass and thinking I was better than everyone because I thought I was big(I was 220 at the time) is never justifiable.
[quote]TrainForPain wrote:
No rep is worth an injury. You’re not getting better if you can’t train because you’re hurt. [/quote]
Username to information irony is strong. Got a story to share?
[quote]steven alex wrote:
Knowing what you know now after however many years in the iron game what would you pass on to your newbee self if you had a TARDIS ( time machine )[/quote]
Dude, the DeLorean is the ultimate time travel machine. Anyone who thinks otherwise is no friend of mine. Just saying.
As for me…
“The more Swiss ball exercises, the better” is not an efficient way to train clients.
Signing up for the Body for Life challenge when you’re 17, 6’2", and 170 pounds soaking wet is a bad idea. Especially when you train in your garage with a 100-pound weight set and spend $200 a month on supplements.
Telling your well-built personal trainer buddy, “No thanks, I’ll figure out my own program”, when he offers to train you (once he stops laughing after you tell him you signed up for Body for Life) is a bad idea.
