tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post2006394222878729215..comments2024-01-09T14:09:20.170-06:00Comments on Squat Rx: Three Is A Magic NumberBorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-57101586022203072932010-03-18T16:54:55.802-05:002010-03-18T16:54:55.802-05:00The image is more of a graphic organizer than any ...The image is more of a graphic organizer than any kind of training template. Though a TGU and a squat may not, on first glance, have anything in common, on closer inspection, they have a lot in common. Dan John actually talked about this at a recent RKC, citing Wittgenstein's family resemblance - it is a great way to look at the basic RKC exercises.Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-63119865021296800702010-03-16T18:32:03.560-05:002010-03-16T18:32:03.560-05:00So, to clear up my noggin' on this image of th...So, to clear up my noggin' on this image of the RKC System, basically, if one did three days a week it might look like this?:<br /><br />Monday: Swing/Dead/Squat/Get Up<br /><br />Wednesday: Swing/Dead/Snatch/Get Up<br /><br />Friday: Swing/Snatch/Clean/Press<br /><br />Not necessarily in that order and certainly variations of deads and squat movements... but is that it in a nutshell?<br /><br />Thanks.yadmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526524220239124624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-72315338307858518082010-03-05T23:54:30.677-06:002010-03-05T23:54:30.677-06:00Matt,
That seems like a lot of reps if you've ...Matt,<br />That seems like a lot of reps if you've just started w. the 32kg, but then again maybe not.<br /><br />Is your handle smooth? That's a lot of blisters.<br /><br />I don't know if I'll be able to see anything, but let's get together to train sometime soon. My own training could use a kick in the ass.Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-56427736110127451142010-03-05T08:13:04.057-06:002010-03-05T08:13:04.057-06:00Hmm..I bet I started off with way too much volume....Hmm..I bet I started off with way too much volume. I think I did around 140 my first workout and 132 the next workout with the 32kg. I think a little too ambitious. I was used to the 28kg so I figured it would not be that big of a difference.<br /><br />My callous seemed to do OK. It was new blisters that formed that were the problem. Both hands had them in different spots too. On the left there was a blister that formed in the middle of my hand and that is it. On the right I had 3 or 4, the worst was in between my pointer finger and my tumb. <br /><br />If you have some free time sometime I could show you the technique.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824877455759546882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-24316313147662383232010-03-04T22:54:20.720-06:002010-03-04T22:54:20.720-06:00How much volume are you doing Matt? Is it both han...How much volume are you doing Matt? Is it both hands and where are the blisters? Do you have callous build-up?<br /><br />I'd like to see your snatch w. the 32kg sometime.Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-51450215498568580142010-03-04T07:53:41.298-06:002010-03-04T07:53:41.298-06:00Nice Boris. I hope you enjoy it.
I moved to doing...Nice Boris. I hope you enjoy it.<br /><br />I moved to doing some 32kg snatches. It has taken its toll on my hands. I had gone a few months without any problems with the lighter weights but after I moved up I had some problems with blood blisters. Would you happen to have any tips? Or maybe it just takes some time getting used to the heavier weight.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824877455759546882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-56039082827325985222010-03-03T12:47:36.670-06:002010-03-03T12:47:36.670-06:00Aaron,
I'll get on it. Thanks!Aaron,<br />I'll get on it. Thanks!Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-67838564607583651752010-03-03T12:12:13.269-06:002010-03-03T12:12:13.269-06:00See, it really IS a magic number!!!
I just bought...See, it really IS a magic number!!!<br /><br />I just bought the ebooklet yesterday Matt. I haven't had a chance to read much of it, but it looks great (I've always loved Wendler's stuff).Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-17697999963561611362010-03-03T12:01:29.404-06:002010-03-03T12:01:29.404-06:00"*5-3-1 = Jim Wendler's Program (three re..."*5-3-1 = Jim Wendler's Program (three rep schemes)<br />and <br />*Three Weeks = about as long as you can really, really push it"<br /><br />I have been noticing that after the 3 week heavy cycle in 5-3-1 I am totally completely wiped out. I need a few days of doing absolutely nothing.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06824877455759546882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-33535482466140317372010-03-02T23:30:12.457-06:002010-03-02T23:30:12.457-06:00You're right, it's definitely worth it to ...You're right, it's definitely worth it to get good at something before moving on, and 50% is not a good level to jump off of. I leave it to individuals to assess when their efforts approach diminishing marginal returns.<br /><br />As for the book, if the ending told the whole story, we'd all read the last half-inch of 100 books and have PhDs is book-endings. Only the whole story tells the whole story.Aaron Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919420483167662474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-12011681243204611252010-03-02T21:38:27.156-06:002010-03-02T21:38:27.156-06:00Hi Dasic,
I teach high school Japanese language an...Hi Dasic,<br />I teach high school Japanese language and a course about 'cultural issues'. I coach sometimes.<br /><br />Hi Aaron,<br />I like that - the "of course" effect. It's not magic by any means, but properly coached and executed KB work often (but not always) has as good or better carry over to, for example, cleans than barbell squats and barbell deadlifts. Considering the straight poundages, that's notable. Not mysterious to people familiar w. KBs and full hip extension/development, but significant.<br /><br />Specialization for people w. no vested interest in specializing is kind of silly, isn't it? On the other hand, grasping no one thing even close to 50% isn't exactly enviable - and in the gym (and probably everywhere else), there are a lot of people like that.<br /><br />That book sounds good Aaron, but you just gave away the ending (?)!Borishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965125392095147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-8367044841892187742010-03-02T20:43:11.602-06:002010-03-02T20:43:11.602-06:00When you relate the exercises so closely to each o...When you relate the exercises so closely to each other, then the "what the heck" effect is just the "of course" effect. If one gets stronger in general, then by the very definition of "general," one gets stronger at many things.<br /><br />My taiji instructor values supplemental practices that are basically the same as the taiji he has mastered, but different enough to shed some additional perspective on his core field of mastery. This is because he wants to perfect his already mastered art. <br /><br />I personally think it's a waste of time and effort unless you're competing and/or making money with your art, or are on a life quest to wring the last 5% out of it in your lifetime. <br /><br />Heinlein wrote, "Specialization is for insects," and I agree with that sentiment. The difference between grasping 85% of something versus 95% is not worth the many years of your life spent gaining that extra, but marginal increase of knowledge. Not when you could spend those years gaining 85% of some other, unrelated, field of knowledge. <br /><br />Have you ever read Magister Ludi by Herman Hesse? A guy spends his entire life becoming the master of an isolated and specialized school of intellect for genius students. At the end of the story, he's outgrown the school and retires from his job as master to a "simpler" life as a common person. He jumps into a pond, has a heart attack because the water is too cold, and he dies.Aaron Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919420483167662474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040363452505236063.post-10724103258233464272010-03-02T01:40:21.948-06:002010-03-02T01:40:21.948-06:00Hello Boris,
Once again, good day to you.
This is...Hello Boris,<br /><br />Once again, good day to you.<br />This is one of your post which I thoroughly enjoy. ( It should go straight into Best of Squat Rx )<br /><br />Of course another classic 3s would be : Push , Pull , Squat/Deadlift. and go at it.<br /><br />I never lived in the 70s i was born in 1989 but that was a very nice video and I'm probably going to use it for teaching my primary math classes as well. thanks! <br /><br />Out of curiosity what subjects do you teach?<br /><br />I'm currently undergoing a geography teaching scholarship in the National university of Singapore.<br /><br />Regards,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com