tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post3150225066095199493..comments2024-03-01T00:42:30.839-08:00Comments on LIFT-RUN-BANG: Even more on small workouts.........and ETA on Strength-Life-LegacyPaul Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-3770373059667530752012-06-09T13:32:45.627-07:002012-06-09T13:32:45.627-07:00Yeah you can do neck daily. Just don't go cra...Yeah you can do neck daily. Just don't go crazy with the poundage.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-57801147901370970862012-06-09T12:12:28.137-07:002012-06-09T12:12:28.137-07:00I've considered getting a neck harness sometim...I've considered getting a neck harness sometime in the future? same principle as the neck crunches or should I do things differently in that case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-60674294618654704842012-06-09T12:04:52.251-07:002012-06-09T12:04:52.251-07:00Just get the work in. Over time you'll figure...Just get the work in. Over time you'll figure out the poundage issue.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-75639703012878927762012-06-09T11:58:40.901-07:002012-06-09T11:58:40.901-07:00Nice Paul. Anything I should know progression wise...Nice Paul. Anything I should know progression wise or should I just focus on getting the work done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-49113118478721658792012-06-09T07:03:49.900-07:002012-06-09T07:03:49.900-07:00Do neck daily if that's the case. use a 45 po...Do neck daily if that's the case. use a 45 pound plate on your face, and do neck crunches. No joke. Do this for 50 reps the first few sessions then work up to 100.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-4812673847420976382012-06-09T06:45:01.613-07:002012-06-09T06:45:01.613-07:00My neck sucks, Paul, should I just hit some sort o...My neck sucks, Paul, should I just hit some sort of neck work for 5x10-20 or go for one set of 50 like Jim does nowadays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-4614606901936368242012-06-09T05:39:07.887-07:002012-06-09T05:39:07.887-07:00Probably not, because the elbow doesn't take t...Probably not, because the elbow doesn't take the torque in either the eccentric or the concentric portion.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-60118903560846580452012-06-09T01:13:18.830-07:002012-06-09T01:13:18.830-07:00What do you think of doing your tricep extensions ...What do you think of doing your tricep extensions like this then:<br /><br />http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/platform_the_lying_triceps_extension<br /><br />Rippetoe usually knows his shit, and the motion looks similar to PJR pullover. Still gonna get elbow pain from these?James Veganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-45936865539391079182012-06-08T19:04:12.424-07:002012-06-08T19:04:12.424-07:00Don't do skullies
Don't let the weight o...Don't do skullies <br /><br />Don't let the weight on squats transcend down through the forearm into the elbow joint<br /><br />Don't bench 700 pounds.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-91800601827766629182012-06-08T19:03:13.584-07:002012-06-08T19:03:13.584-07:00It's one of those pec deck machines you can al...It's one of those pec deck machines you can also use for rear delts.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-10211843824489878732012-06-08T18:54:19.693-07:002012-06-08T18:54:19.693-07:00So is there any real way to avoid pain the elbows,...So is there any real way to avoid pain the elbows, apart from stretching, massage, and luck? I was reading the other day about Ted Arcidi, and how by the early 90s his elbows had spurs that were measured in centimeters that he had to have major surgery for, and that pretty much ended his lifting career. Granted I probably won't ever be benching 705 pounds, but I'd still like to retain theTaliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547680617833199063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-34667890552365379802012-06-08T18:44:38.332-07:002012-06-08T18:44:38.332-07:00Paul, I do all my workouts in my home gym, rack ...Paul, I do all my workouts in my home gym, rack for most work, stands for overhead press. I'm a bonehead, What's a rear tit machine?Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05481256018119187774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-29977760939785733692012-06-08T18:11:34.376-07:002012-06-08T18:11:34.376-07:00Yeah there is. Set the cable at face height. And...Yeah there is. Set the cable at face height. And pull the rope like you are trying to smash yourself in the face with the center metal piece (that attaches to the cable). You won't hit yourself in the face but it's a good mental click.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-29970768595873294562012-06-08T17:37:26.509-07:002012-06-08T17:37:26.509-07:00Ive never done Face Pulls before and im definitely...Ive never done Face Pulls before and im definitely gona give them a go. Always struggled to hit rear delts efficiently, dumbells just seem tricky for me in regards to targeting them, I never really feel it properly back there or other muscles compensate.<br /><br />Is there any relevance to the height of the cable pully? (pulling down from high up, pulling upward from low down, or mid height at J_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-2674759847507055842012-06-08T13:45:57.025-07:002012-06-08T13:45:57.025-07:00The elbows still have to overcome the inertia to m...The elbows still have to overcome the inertia to move the weight off the floor, so that joint get torqued badly even off the floor.<br /><br />My elbows felt fine too, until my 30's.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-43838918641964217662012-06-08T13:06:01.487-07:002012-06-08T13:06:01.487-07:00Hi Paul,
You mentioned that most guys screw up t...Hi Paul, <br /><br />You mentioned that most guys screw up their elbows because they let them act as brakes while doing triceps extensions. What about doing them from the floor, and letting the floor act as the brake? I have done them for a while now, and my elbows feel great. <br /><br />-RamonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249713843547555983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-75129160170780942402012-06-08T12:05:38.996-07:002012-06-08T12:05:38.996-07:00I personally like to take a small break in there. ...I personally like to take a small break in there. Mentally and physically the cycle can take a toll. Just go by how you feel at that time.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-5817672753310130212012-06-08T12:04:43.754-07:002012-06-08T12:04:43.754-07:00If I had to say, I'd guess just medium speed.If I had to say, I'd guess just medium speed.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-13431662083532927872012-06-08T12:03:52.595-07:002012-06-08T12:03:52.595-07:00Paul I hate to ask this but when your lifting duri...Paul I hate to ask this but when your lifting during a small session is it done in a slow and controlled manner feeling the squeeze or in a fast explosive kind of way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-91533395550061610612012-06-08T11:53:33.153-07:002012-06-08T11:53:33.153-07:00Paul,
I purchased your program almost two months...Paul,<br /><br /> I purchased your program almost two months ago and have been using the Big 15 for bench pressing only as a test run. I like my results so far, so I plan on starting the entire philosophy soon. (I've been doing Texas Method since October of last year.)<br /><br /> When I finish this current bench press cycle (currently on Week 7), should I restart the cycle again along with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-84472726104180288852012-06-08T11:17:21.744-07:002012-06-08T11:17:21.744-07:00That was well played, sir.That was well played, sir.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-21830958940202350202012-06-08T11:11:58.879-07:002012-06-08T11:11:58.879-07:00The Black Stallion's the reason my wife left m...The Black Stallion's the reason my wife left me in the first place...<br /><br />Pretty useful post.The Blobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112612054817642702noreply@blogger.com