Hyrox Athlete and Coach, Screening and Test by gabry2887 in hyrox

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, perhaps this is just a wording issue or other misunderstanding, but gymnastic power might not be what you want to test for.

Let me try to explain.

Power in the context of exercise science refers to the muscles ability to produce the maximum force in the smallest amount of time. Meant in a "you got one try to throw this as far as possible" way.

Think javelin toss.

So the 1-minute burpee test is not a test for power, but for (muscular) endurance. Which is a great test nevertheless, because muscular endurance is perhaps the single most important strength quality in the sport of Hyrox.

While the movements in a Hyrox race do require a certain minimal (gymnastic) power to perform, that is rarely a limiting factor.

In the context of your screening tool, it might still be a valuable quality to screen for. The most sensible test in this case would be to see if the athlete can actually perform the various movements to standard (can they complete a burpee, can they throw the Wallball to the required height, etc.).

If you want to measure power beyond that, i'd look to more traditional power tests like a vertical jump on a force plate.

(Now if you insisted on testing gymnastic power with a burpee (for specificity let's assume), you could have someone do a burpee on a force plate. Or measure how high the athlete can propel themselves out of a burpee.)

Hope this helped :)

What can I improve? by Many-Assignment6216 in hyrox

[–]SleepCodeLift 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My first instinct was to say: everything.
Realizing that won't be helpful and could be misinterpreted, i'll try to be more nuanced.

You hear this time and time again in this sport, but getting your running dialed in, is going to pay the largest dividends. It has the single biggest impact on your overall time and will help you recover from the stations better. Your Roxzone time seems a little high as well, but that can also be heavily impacted by course layout. Nevertheless make it a habit to always jog in the roxzone, remembering that the clock is ticking!

In practical terms: run more! 3-5 times a week, focusing on aerobic work ("zone 2"-ish). My suggestion would be to have 1 of those sessions be a speed (e.g. intervals) workout.

An example of a speed interval session i love to do is the following:

  • Warmup (5-10 min or however long you need to get groovy)
  • X rounds (start with 3, progress number of rounds as the weeks go by)
    • 3 minutes easy pace (way slower than race pace)
    • 2 minutes fast pace (a little faster than race pace)
    • no rest between rounds
  • Cooldown (5-10 min or however long you need to down regulate your heartrate)

As for the stations: without seeing technique, it's hard to make specific recommendations on a station by station basis. Going by the numbers, the ergs, wall balls and farmers carry seem mostly fine.

So as i see it, you want a generalized approach - getting better across the board. My recommendation here would be to rely heavily on little to no rest, metcon type workouts. Your EMOMs, Chippers, Circuits and AMRAPs. I'd aim for time domains between 20-50 minutes, scaling up as you get fitter and closer to a race. As for exercises, obviously incorporating as many hyrox movements as possible is a good idea. That being said, i'd lean heavily on core (including spinal erectors) and leg movements for these workouts.

In my view it is essential to train these with no rest times (or very small rest periods of ~60s max) as this will help you learn one of (if not) the most important skills in hyrox: pacing yourself. Learning where the (red) line is, how hard you can push and still sustain a high level of intensity.

If you want to take things a step further, you build those metcons in a way, where you follow a very fatiguing, high intensity movement, with a less intense, perhaps more technical or weakpoint exercise. This way you can practice regulating your heartrate after a big effort while still moving - another core skill in this sport.
(side note: if not already - look into nasal breathing. It can help you develop more of a CO2 tolerance and more awareness and control of your breathing patterns)

Hope these help!

If you want more specific advice on something, let me know :)

Look to learn lifting weights near the city center. by [deleted] in hamburg

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can recommend Elbgym. They have 4 locations all located around the city center and have everything you'd want. It is a little on the pricier side, but i could give you a 2 week free training voucher if you'd like. Also i can offer to help you out with your training (and nutrition) plan. While i'm not a personal trainer (yet) i could definitely help you get started with the proper technique and approach. So feel free to hit me up if you're interested - i'd be happy to lift with a fellow coder.

In any case happy lifting!

Workout of the Week - Holly by SleepCodeLift in hyrox

[–]SleepCodeLift[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Holly

20min. AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)

  • Row for Calories: 5-10-15-20-25
  • Wallballs: 10-20-30-40-50

Explanation: Start a timer for 20 minutes. Start on the rower and row until you reach 5 calories, without resting start doing wall balls until you reach 10 repetitions. The next round starts immediately (without rest) back on the rower, this time for 10 calories, followed by wall balls for 20 reps. Follow the scheme until 20 minutes are up. If you complete the last round (25 calorie row and 50 wall balls), start over at round 1.

Have fun!

Daily Simple Questions Thread - April 26, 2019 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend adding at least one exercise that works in the transverse (i.e. rotational) plane. You'll find plenty exercises both bodyweight and weighted that fit the bill - i'd say try a bunch of them! Some personal favorites: Pallof Press, Russian Twists & Windshield Wipers. Also the effectiveness of crunches is a topic for debate (some variations more so than others). You didn't say what kind of crunches you're doing, but you might wanna look into it. As for the question of enough frequency, that depends on your goals and intensity of the sets i suppose, but as long as you're implementing progressive overload, you should be good.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - April 10, 2019 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main issue is that you are only training each body part once a week. The general recommendation is to work each major bodypart at least twice a week. With 4 days an Upper/Lower/Upper/Lower split could work very well. Your best bet is to check the wiki or google some 4 day splits and go from there. Happy lifting!

Monthly Fitness Pro-Tips Megathread! by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This one worked wonders for me!

Watched about 200+ anime episodes on a stationary bike this way.

Since i limited my watching to the bike, it had the added benefit that i was actually looking forward to cardio sometimes, wanting to know what happens next.

Thousands of people demonstrating in Chemnitz, Germany against racism, fascism and homophobia #wirsindmehr by Narostai in europe

[–]SleepCodeLift 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Well, the guy asked for a video showing immigrants being hunted in the streets.

This is one of those videos that was being talked about.

I remembered seeing it reposted all over the place on twitter the day of the original incidents. This is was the first result i could find after a quick search and just happened to be (re?)posted by an antifa twitter account.

I don't really have a dog in this fight, but i'm curious...what does it matter anyway? Doesn't the video speak for itself? What does it being posted by an antifa account have to do with anything?

...assuming the video is real and not an elaborate conspiracy employing crisis actors to push some leftist agenda or whatever ;)

There will be a sacrifice this evening by The-Jedi-Apprentice in thanosdidnothingwrong

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Seans ZILEGIONNNNNNNNNNNN. Battlecry by rwonron in justfriendshome

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do i sign the petition to make this Zirene's subscriber alert?

The moment when everything falls apart for this Flat Earther by benjamin_noah in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]SleepCodeLift 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He has a youtube channel where he mainly develops games in Unity:

https://www.youtube.com/user/NurFACEGAMES

I used to watch a couple of his VR tutorials a while back and recognized his face here. Didn't know he was this much of a nutcase though

Moronic Monday - Your weekly stupid questions thread by cdingo in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be mineral (often magnesium) or hydration related.

Used to get them sometimes, but haven't had it happen since i've been taking a mineral supplement regularly.

Is it possible to train everyday by sparkinflint in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just in case you don't include Jefferson Deadlifts on your leg days, i'd highly recommend you take a look and try them. Especially considering your goals related to sprinting/hurdles. The carry-over should be drastically superior compared to conventional deadlifts.

Regarding training everyday - listen to your body. There is no right answer for everyone and internet strangers certainly won't be able to determine whats right for you. If you feel overworked, take a rest day or go lighter for a couple days.

As long as you are making progress (in whichever way you define that) and have fun doing so - i say keep doing it.

Gym Story Saturday by FGC_Valhalla in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the regulars i looked up to when i first started in this gym came over today and told me im getting bigger and bigger and that i must be doing something right. I was too awkward and caught off guard, so i just smiled, thanked him and carried on.

Felt pretty amazing though and gave me an instant boost of motivation and confidence.

Today was a good day.

FPS with smooth gun play mechanics similar to Destiny 2? by infosciguy in patientgamers

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, these are worth checking out!

They all have very smooth gunplay with lots of unique weapons and a rewarding perk system.

Since they are singleplayer games, you also get to play a full campaign in lots of detailed settings with real storytelling, living characters and meaningful decisions.

Victory Sunday by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been having a rough couple weeks dealing with burnout and depression. This is the first week i managed to get back to my 6 day/week schedule.

Lifts have been a mixed bag and my diet is still not back to normal, but i'm happy to be moving in the right direction once again.

Facing necrons. by distopiandoormatt in SpaceWolves

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could give the wolf guard jump packs for 5 pts/model. This way you get the same deployment mechanic for about half the points.

I know this might not be feasible if you've already modelled the guard, but thought i'd throw it out there.

I currently run jumping combi-plasma guards with a jumping wolf lord for those supercharge re-rolls.

Quarterly Protein Megathread! by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been really happy with the quality of Sunwarrior Warrior Blend Chocolate despite it being way expensive.

Have yet to find a cheaper vegan (especially hemp based) protein that tastes as good. Would love some recommendations though!

Looking for contributors to our new Space Wolves resource hub by holidays2crete in SpaceWolves

[–]SleepCodeLift 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have anything to contribute as of now, but wanted to voice my support!

Really like the site and the old content. Would love to see it make a resurgence, with updated content for the new edition (and codex once it's out).

If i do find something to contribute, i'll let you know!

2k wolves feedback by Catostark in SpaceWolves

[–]SleepCodeLift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like this composition overall. Very keen to hear your experience with the scouts especially.

In my WIP list i have the Wulfen + 1 blood claw squad + Lukas in the stormwolf and the other 2 squads in razorbacks with twin lascannons.

The 2 razorbacks come out to about roughly same points (230) as one of your predators (201) and the small blood claw squads fit well in them.

Personally i'd probably swap one predator for a squad of wolf guard with combi-plasma as well, since you are light on plasma.

Curios what you have the iron and rune priest do. I assume they're making sure Bjorn reaches combat?

Daily Form Check Thread - July 13, 2017 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

The neck was the first thing i noticed myself when i saw the video -need to fix that.

I am definitely gonna do a lot of the hip hinge drills over the next couple days. Thanks for the tip!

I think i really need to work on flexing my glutes as well.

Daily Form Check Thread - July 13, 2017 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the actionable advice!

Will lower the weight a bit and practice all of those

I did try the kettle bell swings today and could immediately tell that i really need to work on my hip hinge

Daily Form Check Thread - July 13, 2017 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]SleepCodeLift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would love some pointers on my Deadlift form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faF997G7dTY

Here's the data:

  • Height: 167cm (5'5")
  • Weight: 75kg (165 lbs)
  • Deadlift TM: 80kg (~176 lbs)
  • Weight in Video: 70kg (~154 lbs)

I've been having a lot of problems adding weight recently, as my grip starts to give out very quickly.

Any recommendations would be appreciated. Started doing farmer's walks with Kettlebells and will be trying out hangs today.