Jake Martin
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I love Josh even more now, that was awesome.
How can you not like Barnett? He knows his shit, is always helping teach others, and doesn't takes himself too serious. The Elephant Man line he dropped after the Pride OWGP had me in stitches.
FAQ is over max post length for the forum, only way for me to redo it is to pull the post, break it up and post in multiple posts in the same thrread, will get done, but I need to be in the right mood. Besides josh basically just agrees with the whole faq there.
First off I'd like to say that bodybuilding training is not useless to the combat athlete. Why? Because bodybuilding builds strength, size, looks (Don't kid yourself, it's important.) and most importantly because in our sport often we end up in positions where limbs become isolated and we are unable to recruit a lot of other muscle groups to help.
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Variety. Not just in movements but in changing your routines on a regular basis.
I agree with this 37.9%.
Some of my favorite movements for this kind of training are:
-Deadlifting and squatting because nothing builds raw power like these two exercises.
-Olympic lifting such as cleaning, snatch, high pulls, clean and jerk push presses. These can be done with a barbell or with dumbbells which can add a lot of diversity to your training.
-Pull-ups and dips. I know when I am strong by how many pull-ups I can knock out. Dips are another great power builder and both can be done with weight by simply using a belt harness or even by crossing your ankles and having your partner put a dumbbell between your legs.
-Dumbbell pressing. Flat bench, incline, overhead you name it.
-Strongman (Thanks Tim) and unorthodox lifting. Log pressing, stones, sandbags, sleds, bands, tires, axels, ropes, Indian clubs, the Macebell, hammers. Moving weight in multiple planes, dead weight, and full body work. These are true tests of power and are a great way to make lifting fun.
Stat, did you also see that he says to do a routine for 4 weeks, then change for 2, then back to the first one for 4? (if I remember right)...
I meant just the general ideas of isolation and variation.