tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post5781883078182354565..comments2024-03-01T00:42:30.839-08:00Comments on LIFT-RUN-BANG: Making your strong points...stronger II - Strong from the bottom upPaul Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-21470633041626956462012-04-22T06:11:04.180-07:002012-04-22T06:11:04.180-07:00I think that chains could be good for a raw guy, b...I think that chains could be good for a raw guy, but bands? Not as much. The strength curve is totally different. <br /><br />I think people have to find what stuff helps them, but the fact is about a zillion guys from the 70's and 80's got strong as fuck without doing much assistance at all, and sometimes none. It's not a requirement.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-58088946584054295692012-04-21T18:24:37.188-07:002012-04-21T18:24:37.188-07:00So you believe that WSB is more suited for gear li...So you believe that WSB is more suited for gear lifters and chains and bands do not help the raw lifter. I have found for myself that explosive push-ups help the speed off my chest when benching more so then speed benching or only doing heavy benching by its self. I believe in most part that everyone needs to find what works for them. Find the exercises that help your main lifts and keep good Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-91592985779767827032011-01-20T09:34:29.398-08:002011-01-20T09:34:29.398-08:00Yes apply as much force as possible. Good job.Yes apply as much force as possible. Good job.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-85658147597231059142011-01-20T09:16:40.404-08:002011-01-20T09:16:40.404-08:00hey paul, i did paused squats for the first time t...hey paul, i did paused squats for the first time today per this article. question - on the ascent, should the bar kinda jump once you lock out? i mean, are you trying to apply as much force as you possible can after the pause on the way up, or are you just trying to stand up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-19201246457389392512011-01-14T12:07:10.037-08:002011-01-14T12:07:10.037-08:00Sweet, I see it now. Very cool. I will have to try...Sweet, I see it now. Very cool. I will have to try that. <br />Thanks for another awesome article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-69277859371849475222011-01-13T20:32:20.855-08:002011-01-13T20:32:20.855-08:00Wow my bad. Somehow it got clipped out of the art...Wow my bad. Somehow it got clipped out of the article. check again.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-81207048074279230892011-01-13T20:28:39.883-08:002011-01-13T20:28:39.883-08:00Pardon my ignorance, but can you explain a t-shirt...Pardon my ignorance, but can you explain a t-shirt bench?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-41594812788548169042011-01-13T19:09:04.995-08:002011-01-13T19:09:04.995-08:00If you don't have a cambered bar just do the p...If you don't have a cambered bar just do the paused benches and the t-shirt benches. <br /><br />Pulls below the knees would be box or rack pulls. Where you start the pull with the plates on boxes or on pins in the rack.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-86165672633770643402011-01-13T18:29:11.014-08:002011-01-13T18:29:11.014-08:00Pau
any substitutions for cambered bar bench? Als...Pau<br />any substitutions for cambered bar bench? Also, when you refer to l,<br />pulls below knees would that be sldl's and romanian deadlift?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-67056128210932167152011-01-13T16:16:01.119-08:002011-01-13T16:16:01.119-08:00Lots of guys pull less from below the knee than fr...Lots of guys pull less from below the knee than from the floor. I do too from mid-shin. It's about leverages and the way you pull.<br /><br />My suggestion is to do both, like the article says. Pull from below the knee one week then from the floor the next.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-31723982772336166092011-01-13T16:01:56.814-08:002011-01-13T16:01:56.814-08:00so let's say i pull more from the floor than f...so let's say i pull more from the floor than from right below the knee. i can pull 375 from the floor easy, but if i start from right below the knee, it feels a lot heavier. could you please explain if this makes sense and what i should do in this case? when i pull from right below the knee i have to use a half rack and place the bar on the supports. they don't have boxes or mats to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-24293748599250802962011-01-13T15:37:53.072-08:002011-01-13T15:37:53.072-08:00Excellent post! Not many "lifters" real...Excellent post! Not many "lifters" realize that the sticking point is actually lower then where the bar stalls. It is the point where bar speed decreases enough that the bar carries on to a stop. For many, this is a few inches off the chest or floor, and thus a mid shin or mid bench sticking point. I always tell people who get stuck below the knees to pull mid shin or just a few Rick & The Family!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09889103947680623666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-68949734065330940502011-01-13T15:22:31.751-08:002011-01-13T15:22:31.751-08:00Thanks Paul, I'll stay on track. I'll defi...Thanks Paul, I'll stay on track. I'll definitely keep you updated.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-1660477122766791122011-01-13T13:48:03.131-08:002011-01-13T13:48:03.131-08:00To add Dan, just keep running the program. The ov...To add Dan, just keep running the program. The overwarm ups will build confidence with heavier weights, and soon your back off set will be the 140kg. Just plan on hitting that as your back off set every 3 weeks or so and see how it goes. <br /><br />Keep me informed.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-26065513437970734712011-01-13T13:46:15.093-08:002011-01-13T13:46:15.093-08:00That's awesome Dan!
When a lift hasn't ...That's awesome Dan! <br /><br />When a lift hasn't moved in forever and you gain 10 pounds on it feels like conquering a mountain. These are the kinds of things I love to hear about. Makes my dad. <br /><br />Keep up the solid work.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-39959596514512860552011-01-13T13:38:57.915-08:002011-01-13T13:38:57.915-08:00Hi Paul,
I've seen you say on a previous post ...Hi Paul,<br />I've seen you say on a previous post that before you have acheived rep goals with a given weight by working on adding reps to the weight each week until goal reps reached.<br /><br />A goal of mine this year is to squat 140kg x 10 (current best 3) do you think something like this could work:<br /><br />wk 1: 140kg 1 x 2, 8 x 1 (10 reps)<br />wk 2: 140kg 2 x 2, 6 x 1 (10 reps)<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-45137613314083048632011-01-13T13:17:56.920-08:002011-01-13T13:17:56.920-08:00It wouldn't surprise me that it kept your stre...It wouldn't surprise me that it kept your strength up while you also did overhead press. I can bench light and incline heavy and keep my bench the same. <br /><br />4 weeks is also not very long. I've take vacations and not trained and came back and pressed the same or sometimes more.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-29669164115338014712011-01-13T13:14:55.936-08:002011-01-13T13:14:55.936-08:00When I had a bad case of tendonitis in my elbow I ...When I had a bad case of tendonitis in my elbow I used speed bench to (hopefully) keep my bench numbers up. It was really a hypothesis, but it worked. Over the course of 4 weeks, I didn't lose a bit of strength. To be fair, for whatever reason, I was able to OHP withouth pain. I'm not saying the OHP didn't help, but I've ran a program with little benching and lots of OHP and Chadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-34104101142791863272011-01-13T12:41:21.887-08:002011-01-13T12:41:21.887-08:00Also, I don't believe in "learning" ...Also, I don't believe in "learning" how to press faster. When you are stronger you can press a weight faster. If you aren't strong enough, you won't be able to. <br /><br />The rule of thought there was the one behind WSB's "speed day". Sounds great in theory. That you "teach yourself" how to press faster. But the problem is, it doesn't work.Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-57998123546696052902011-01-13T12:39:13.378-08:002011-01-13T12:39:13.378-08:00Not really. Because the force curve makes it so t...Not really. Because the force curve makes it so that the tension is increased the longer you push. If you had a mechanism that increased tension at the bottom then actually decreased as you pushed, it would be more beneficial. <br /><br />Second, pressing with bands will change how you press. Same with squatting. I know Mike Ruggiera and Mike told me that squatting with bands made him Paul Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352715396075897963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5141022388560653061.post-36110417963650019392011-01-13T12:10:03.547-08:002011-01-13T12:10:03.547-08:00If you can overcome sticking points by being stron...If you can overcome sticking points by being stronger off the chest/out of the hole/off the floor, wouldn't bands or chains help b/c they teach you to be faster and push harder off the chest/out of the hole/off the floor?Bradnoreply@blogger.com