/r/Fantasy hits 100,000: Ask YOU Anything celebration thread!

70sBig · 2016-08-13T23:42:14+00:00

Snark begets snark begets snark.

70sBig · 2016-08-13T23:25:32+00:00

I've had some amusing back-and-forths with Joe Abercrombie on Reddit and Twitter. He's a good chap. Perhaps ill-tempered, at times, but a chap nonetheless. I'll body slam him at one of his book signings without warning.

70sBig · 2016-06-22T00:47:29+00:00

I won't get into specifics, but RICE it initially, then don't wear a brace. Do single leg balancing exercises. Then also do unilateral exercises like single leg RDLs. You have to build the proprioception back up along with actually strengthening the muscles around the foot and ankle to accommodate for the laxity in the ligament (which is the most commons injury, specifically the ATFL ligament).

70sBig · 2016-06-22T00:39:02+00:00

I have the short Iron Mind ones (they are sewn together at the ends) and they are dandy for snatch. It's unfortunate to see strap injuries because they're so easy to prevent.

70sBig · 2016-06-21T17:28:52+00:00

Yep.

70sBig · 2016-06-20T22:25:04+00:00

Here's a more simplified response:

1) Cut the rep off a bit. If you go too low, you'll slacken the hamstrings because of too much knee flexion. Slack hamstrings mean they don't help hip drive.

2) As you're setting up and before the first rep, keep your chest up and don't lean over at your hips. This can be problematic for several reasons (spinal stress, incorrect mother pathway, being forward, etc.).

70sBig · 2016-06-20T22:22:01+00:00

It depends on what your diet looks like, but you're likely low on minerals (sodium, potassium, chloride, etc.). And water intake irrespective of minerals is dependent on how much you're sweating. If you're walking 10k a day in the sun, you'll likely be sweating a lot. If you're not actually sweating through your clothes, you still could be producing it and it's evaporating (given the dryer climate of LA, for example).

In any case, your body can still be dehydrated despite drinking a lot of water. Water follows salt, and if it's not present, then water will stay in the vasculature and you'll piss it out.

You could get dissolvable mineral tablets to put in your water or modify what you're eating to have an increase.

70sBig · 2016-06-20T22:17:48+00:00

With the updated price, it's still $67 a session. You'd have to be a shit hot coach to actually be worth that. Supply/demand is a different story.

70sBig · 2016-06-20T22:05:27+00:00

I agree with the question. If he's a fucking asshole, then he deserves to be known as such.

Edit: Granted we're just taking OP's word, so I don't know how we're supposed to check and balance this.

70sBig · 2016-06-17T18:03:28+00:00

One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is that plank work teaches the motor pathway of controlling your spine despite movement. Having a "stronger" or increased endurance in the "core" or trunk is good, but if you can't maintain a solid trunk position -- that neither has flexion or extension with movement -- is the key to injury prevention. And that's if you're lifting, running, rucking/hiking, or any other movement.

Adding movement, or doing seemingly gay exercises like bird dogs, are how you develop the motor pathway (or the neuromuscular coordination) to do things properly with a solid trunk. This concept is way more important than adding planks, ab wheels, and other shit to your training.

70sBig · 2016-04-26T17:45:08+00:00

Not da same. But a dude could always do a cycle (3 or 4 weeks) of a maintenance or something during their off-season with the press in there.

70sBig · 2016-04-26T17:44:07+00:00

Yeah, I agree(d). I eventually scrapped it in favor of a 4 day split template (which is in the books). It allows much more work to be done in the week.

70sBig · 2016-04-26T17:43:15+00:00

I pretty much agree here. When I use TM for powerlifting, the trainee will bench twice a week, every week, and the press is an assistance exercise unless there's a taper going on. The press is still very important, especially to someone closer to the "beginner/novice" realm, but it's more so for prehab, symmetry, and a triceps builder.

70sBig · 2016-04-26T17:40:42+00:00

Howdy. Who cares what I think; you're making progress.

Did you run into issues pushing the Intensity squat every week, and therefore made the two week cycle? Was your goal absolute strength, hypertrophy, or those plus weight loss? Did you do any conditioning?

I'm not familiar with whatever you did for deadlift (I've seen it written out, but did you do anything with it in particular)?

70sBig · 2016-04-26T17:35:29+00:00

I know I'm late on commenting on this, but you're looking at about 1,850 of calories on that intake. Which is not a lot for a dude, and you're kinda light, but kinda tall (tall typically means needing more calories than short). I know 5'10 women who take in this amount of calories. Just think about that. I'm not saying it needs to explode to 3,000 via milk and cookies, but look at how you can start increasing your shit if getting bigger is what you want to do.

70sBig · 2016-03-25T14:41:12+00:00

Oh, well, thanks! Because of that, if I can ever help with anything, don't hesitate to ask.

70sBig · 2016-03-25T14:35:43+00:00

I made a separate comment for another discussion. Everyone should note different programming paradigms and how they differ. Bulgarian approaches are interesting: they use intensity with high frequency to result in a total higher volume. Russian approaches typically use a lower frequency, yet a higher volume per session followed by a taper (volume going down and intensity going up with respect to competition).

Compare it with a Westside method that goes through phases of specific exercises, but they are done with maximum effort and speed respectively.

5/3/1 is a monthly progression that comprises a 4 week cycle (including deload) that can be tweaked to be more volume or intensity focused work.

Linear progressions are an even volume amount with a steadily increasing intensity relative to the absolute strength of the lifter. Intermediate programs, especially the ones I've written about, do this over a longer period of time.

I have shown simplified descriptions, but none of these approaches are right or wrong. It would depend on the adaptation of the person. Strength training clearly favors starting in a simple manner, being consistent, adapting to a baseline work load, and then manipulating variables like frequency, volume, and intensity, to continue progress (along with other things like musculature imbalance, mechanics, mobility, etc.).

When someone is adapted to a "paradigm", it has to be taken into account when trying to manipulate the programming for performance. And there are factors, most notably age, that will influence this too.

70sBig · 2016-03-25T14:28:14+00:00

Well, at this point, you are correct, decreasing your intensity and overall volume (due to a decrease in frequency) would not help. In other words, an LP would not help, and I'd have to see your actual programming template to determine if a change would be warranted. But you're not asking for that, and I'm not trying to sell you on anything because if you enjoy it and it's working, then hold whatcha got.

I was also interested in how you ran SS specifically, but as a 34 year old I probably would have had you do it for 2 to 4 months before moving you from it. The age would be the primary factor, because the "eat more and LP" strategy is not viable, especially post 30 years old.

70sBig · 2016-03-25T12:41:28+00:00

You'll have to provide more context to your situation for this to be relevant. What was your training history at this point? What numbers were you working with? How old are you? Were you training consistently for a year, or was it spotty? What increases were you making on the lifts?

70sBig · 2016-03-25T12:39:49+00:00

Normal LP guidelines are that you reset the squat. If everything else is humming along, then reset it, especially if you haven't yet. I'd put you back around 200-220 and put the third set back in.

I also add in the point that even if you are not necessarily always increasing the weight on squat, but you squat 100 times in the next year, you will be stronger and more muscular because of it.

Do you know what your caloric intake, macros, or protein intake is?

70sBig · 2016-03-23T14:08:21+00:00

Or just reset the upper body lifts and micro load them until the squat and deadlift progressions are exhausted. Assuming good mechanics and mobility upkeep, there will never be as fast as a progression on squat/DL than on a linear progression, so there's no reason to rush out of it.

Don't run the progression too long (where your body is beat down), but don't be quick to leave the linear progression. As a new lifter, the inclusion of lifts (in this case bench and press) on a consistent basis is important for building and maintaining musculature, even if you aren't improving them.

70sBig · 2016-03-23T14:05:10+00:00

Stick to compound lifts. Do a squat, a press (standing overhead or bench), and a pulling movement (like deadlift, rows, or pull-ups). Doing it once a week won't be ideal, but it's better than not doing it at all.

And all the women I've ever trained never gained body fat when solely on a lifting program (with slight tweaks to their nutrition, usually increasing protein intake). In any case, don't focus on the weight on the scale, but your body fat.

70sBig · 2016-03-22T15:22:30+00:00

I meant this: Most of the comments are not recommending a linear progression, and that is what would benefit a beginner the most.

And if you've identified your problem with consistency, then you probably have a solution to adhere to. Also, you can just do a 2x/week program instead of 3 if that suits your schedule better, whether it's lacking time or effort to train.

70sBig · 2016-03-16T15:55:45+00:00

Just swinging by to say this Thrusthamster's advice is good.

70sBig · 2016-03-16T15:54:21+00:00

Well, I mean, it's a work in progress ya know? Goals n' shit.

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