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E Tu Brute?
One of the few guys here who actually does conditioning training. I was expecting something else from you.
E Tu Brute?
One of the few guys here who actually does conditioning training. I was expecting something else from you.
Lighten up a bit. I was just making a joke. It wasn't a stab at you personally.
Weaklings? You serious? at 165lb and 44. I still bench 275, i'll squat 275 lbs ( i stay light on this one to avoid injury) and deadlift 365. I've also done 30 clean and press with 135 in 5 min. You can check my numbers at Bravo Crossfit under James not James C.
Care to take me on in a push-up or pull-up challenge? How about a 5 mile trail run?
I'm not the strongest guy out there but I do okay. Really, strength and conditioning is more than just barbell and dumbbell lifts. And I think you'll find training with awkward loads is is quite practical for real life applications. I glad to see a few people out there find some interesting things to do.
One thing that I don't think was covered in this thread, is a pretty profound concept about body-weight training, in general. It's a pretty powerful tool, in that it can be used to exercise any parameter of strength, be it maximal strength, explosive strength, speed strength, or strength endurance, basically anytime, and any place. You are totally self-sufficient.
However, to be able to really amp up any sort of maximal strength training, using your own bodyweight, after a short while, a great deal of focus and discipline is required to even be able to execute the movements.
If you ask me, I think that's a small trade-off, being that any sort of acheivment with any tool would require a great deal of focus.
I'm not knocking BW stuff, I think it can have its uses. But if you want to get a strong bench, pushups can only help so much. You could have people sit on your back and do all sorts of other stuff, but at that point it might be better to get a bar.
If I had to do BW stuff, I would start curling cats for sure. There are a couple of wild puerto rican cats out there, I could curl them to get strong. And since they would be scratching and biting, I'm building up pain tolerance for punching... see other thread. Win/Win.
Weaklings? You serious? at 165lb and 44. I still bench 275, i'll squat 275 lbs ( i stay light on this one to avoid injury) and deadlift 365. I've also done 30 clean and press with 135 in 5 min. You can check my numbers at Bravo Crossfit under James not James C.
Care to take me on in a push-up or pull-up challenge? How about a 5 mile trail run?
I'm not the strongest guy out there but I do okay. Really, strength and conditioning is more than just barbell and dumbbell lifts. And I think you'll find training with awkward loads is is quite practical for real life applications. I glad to see a few people out there find some interesting things to do.
Worried youve been exposed?
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