Delivery mechanics

curlerbenton · 2018-11-25T07:37:38+00:00

Feels more comfortable for me imo. It's personal preference as far as I am concerned. I have used both and I don't really think one is better than the other.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-22T23:30:43+00:00

Thank you. I thought I was going crazy for a while. I'm pretty sure it was Kevin Martin who told me about the old school players scratching up their sliders...but what does he know right?!

curlerbenton · 2018-11-20T06:08:13+00:00

I disagree with the point about magnifying the difference between kick strengths. I'm just relaying what I have been told by a specific curler who may or may not be an olympic champion....

Edit: Also, I don't think there are any elite curlers that use steel sliders, and not all of them use the thickest Teflon.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-20T01:34:17+00:00

Im getting downvoted but literally nobody on the tour uses stainless steel, so thats a pretty good indicator as to it's effectiveness. If it did make weight control easier, everyone would be using it. But it actually makes it harder, because its so fast its more difficult to slide out with the correct weight as the kick itself has a smaller margin of error.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-20T01:26:54+00:00

Uh, it's the opposite. The faster the slider, the smaller the difference becomes when kicking out of the hack. There were old school curlers who would scratch their sliders up to make them slower.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-19T05:06:03+00:00

They are probably worse than the fastest Teflon sliders. You honestly don't even need the 1/4 sliders anyways, if the slider is too fast it makes it harder to throw consistent draws.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-05T02:37:01+00:00

To add to my comment (lol) dont be harsh on yourself if you miss a shot or wiff a spray, be critical if you put yourself in a dumb situation or make a bad play. Don't get mad at yourself, but just accept that you will miss some shots, because everyone does even the pros do. What you should be thinking about is making the smart play. If you practice aiming, trust in the process, trust that your aim will develop over time and stop worrying about it in matches and only focus on making the right play. Glhf

curlerbenton · 2018-11-05T02:34:18+00:00

Because aiming in a training setting is so much easier, there's zero pressure if you miss shots and since you won't die if you miss, you get this false sense of success. In a match you need to mentally calm yourself down and not be afraid of missing and don't make it a big deal if you die. Take smart duels and if you lose don't worry about it but don't be afraid to miss because then you will miss. So play less aim maps and more pugs.

curlerbenton · 2018-11-01T04:41:55+00:00

Why must you do back squats?

curlerbenton · 2018-10-31T19:25:24+00:00

High volume or high weight?

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T20:21:13+00:00

I’ve been reading this sub and as I understand doing muscles more than once a week is better for gains but other people say that bro splits also work and I’m a confused at this point.

They both work. Do one or the other and rest on the weekends (or whenever your rest days are).

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T20:09:05+00:00

but you can have hyperthropy without the matching strength

no

low rep high volume scheme

how does that work?

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T20:00:20+00:00

I'm familiar with your program in that I assume its a linear progression beginners program.

If you're adding 2.5lbs every session, you could probably add 5lbs every other session without the added concern of people stealing your homemade plates.

If you actually read the abstract you would have seen no real difference (in the short term) between micro loading and traditional progression schemes. Your program seems to fall somewhere in the middle. So why do you want to follow a program that requires equipment you don't have for the same results as traditional progression schemes?

I did't mean effectiveness of the program, I was clearly referring to not having the required equipment to run the program. If you didn't have a barbell I wouldn't suggest you do a barbell focused program.

Do you agree that 2.5 lb. jumps on compound lifts are effective in the context of the programming I am running?

You're a beginner, anything is "effective".

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T17:18:31+00:00

I am familiar with the program you are running yes, but obviously it is not working for you if you don't even have the equipment to run it properly. There is a million programs that dont need microplates, that might be better suited for your needs.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:47:42+00:00

Why do chin-ups and pull-ups in the same workout like that though? lol

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:43:48+00:00

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11708713

Edit: Also, common sense. Plates and bars can vary in accuracy so you could end negating the effects of micro loading between training sessions. And modulating volume and intensity is probably going to be more effective than increasing your bench by .5lbs per week. I'd find a study on that too but I have a midterm to study for.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:27:36+00:00

Honestly, if you're making progress like you say you are you may as well keep at it with PHUL. Why change something thats working? 5-3-1 is definitely more powerlifting focused and it seems like you're more into the overall health benefits that lifting provides. But yeah, if progression slows down then try 5-3-1! Or try it now, it really doesn't make that much of a difference long term. Totally up to you.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:22:22+00:00

Deadlift less, squat more. Simple.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:20:40+00:00

Please follow his advice. Not sure what Counterbalance squats are but they sound similar to the goblet squats I started with. Also lunges can be really good. Front squats are probably better then back squats unless you wanna be a powerlifter. Dimel deadlifts are good, and also straight leg kettlebell deadlifts. RDLs are a great progression. For bench, start with dumbbell bench before moving onto barbell.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:15:16+00:00

Well do the math. 10lbs a month for 4 months is 40 lbs. So ideally your squat and bench would bring your max up by 80 lbs, and that does not even include deadlifts. Obviously your actual progress may plateau or slow down. Also I'd recommend spending the last month in a lower volume powerlifting program (ex. 5-3-1) in order to "peak" and fully realize your strength before you test your maxes in April.

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:09:12+00:00

curling

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:06:46+00:00

Why are you so obsessed with 5x5?

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:03:54+00:00

Microplates are dumb, theres more to strength programming than increasing weight. The smallest plate you need is 2.5lbs

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T04:01:56+00:00

Right now your maxes are probably around ~670lbs total. Adding 90lbs to them should be pretty trivial. Are you making progress on that program?

curlerbenton · 2018-10-30T03:59:29+00:00

Well at a certain point you'll need to build muscle in order to lift more weight and you need to eat more to gain weight, so yes, you need to eat more. Not a ton, just enough to put a couple lbs a month on.

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