Another Fun Sunday, 5-5-02, video...

[b fold the truth]

http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=137631

That is a link to how I am spending my last two weeks preparing for my upcomming contest.

Sunday:
ME lower body and several events (includes heavy overhead press)

Wednesday:
DE lower body

Friday:
DE upper body

You can also look back over the past few weeks and see my regular gym training that I normally do.

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[coolcolj]

Thanks


Do you ever do cleans and snatches etc ? Or have you thought about doing them?

Good to see you getting lots of rest between workourts

 

[b fold the truth]

I have never had anyone to show me how to properly do a snatch. On Sunday I do the log clean and press, love them. The log feels great, especially where the palms are facing.

I used to do cleans quite a bit...but can't find a spot in my gym lifting where they really fit in and don't take away from the rest of my training.

Rest is a must. The events are really taxing on the body and the heavy resistance work on Wednesdays are also. I also try to make it a point to hit my trics hard on Friday...recovery time is a must...while trying to stay away from injuries.

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[coolcolj]

DO you have off-seasons as far as comp schedules go?

That would be a good time to do cleans and snatches. I think they would helps your hip explosiveness a lot.

Take a look at this videos for tips - if you have a mirror you can practise your form with an empty bar. You have a video camera, so that would be good to check form out. I find snatches much easier to do than cleans. I've had to work on my front squats before I get heavy on the cleans.

Part1 - 2megs
http://www.infinityfitness.com/videos/nl/chad01.asf

Part2- 32megs
http://www.infinityfitness.com/videos/nl/chado2.asf


Also i think jump squats with 30% of your 1 rep max would be great for you. A lot of the throwers and atheletes do em.
Its basicly a squat where you only go down to a quarter squat position and then jump into the air with the weight on your shoulders, and upon landing you jump straight back up as fast you can, spending as little time on the ground as possible. 6-8 reps is good. later on you can do them more horizontally and/or with dumbells if you wanna improve you traps, arm and foream strength at the same time

Jump squats would be something you do around contest time for explosiveness.

Yeah its always a case of so many exercise and so little time and recuperation to do them

 

[b fold the truth]

The off-season tends to be between October and February...but I try to space my contests out to every 2-4 months.

There are so many different exercises that work well for different people...like the cleans, snatches and jump squats. I would have to substitute one of those exercises for goodmornings, deadlifts, or squats...and that is just not going to happen.

The full squat, at least below parallel, is very important to strongman training. There are so many events where you must be explosive from the bottom position.

The box squats with high band tension have helped with my overhead pressing alot. On Sunday when I was doing my overhead press...I was exploding so hard that my feet were actually comming off the ground with lighter weights.

I may try cleans and snatches...will definately need to video them though...so I can improve and ya'all can get a few good laughs...

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[coolcolj]

yeah snatches from the ground will help you a bit. Cleans can do more weight


Yeah I felt kinda embararssed the first time I did sntaches at the gym But I practise a fair bit at home with a broom handle to get the technique and form, but its not quite the same once you have a bit of weight on the bar, makes it easier.

There is no need to do em like Olympic Lifters, I just sntach from the ground all the way overhead. I actually use snatches as my warmup exercise, since it loosens up every muscle in my body. Just one flowing motion of power.

 

[ZZuluZ]

I wish I could see the pics....

I'm on netscape. Anybody else having this problem?

I love the way you train man. Some of those exercises are really innovative.

-Zulu

 

[b fold the truth]

I wish I could see the pics....

I'm on netscape. Anybody else having this problem?

I love the way you train man. Some of those exercises are really innovative.

-Zulu

Pics are showing up fine for me.

We just have fun when we train. It is funny though...I still get sore just as I do when I train in the gym. Events are about as compound of a movement as you can do...

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