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by recursiveBeginner
Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:19 pm
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Plank & Shank
Replies: 12
Views: 6742

Re: Plank & Shank

I had this issue in my gym too, so I’m interested to hear other people’s solutions. My current answer to the problem is to lie flat across either a swiss ball or a bench with my heels jammed under something (e.g the rack) and my torso suspended parallel to the ground. I make the exercise harder by m...
by recursiveBeginner
Sat Aug 19, 2017 1:04 pm
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Clean and Press
Replies: 4
Views: 1524

Re: Clean and Press

Super useful, thanks. I don't actually adjust my hands before jerking (that sounded weird) - I find if I just launch the bar from the rack position it all sort of works itself out - so I've never really tried this.

Thanks again, will give it a go!
by recursiveBeginner
Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Clean and Press
Replies: 4
Views: 1524

Re: Clean and Press

Hey guys, I saw this post a while back and decided to give it a go - it's a lot of fun. I've been cleaning before each set of presses like Grouchy. So here is a question: how do you guys transition from the front rack position after cleaning, to the bottom position of the press? After cleaning, the ...
by recursiveBeginner
Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:11 am
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Run Analysis
Replies: 15
Views: 1757

Re: Run Analysis

@barkadion to be honest I started back running on a treadmill so there was a clock in front of me and I could roughly time it. It doesn't take long to get a feel for it. These days I'll quickly check in on my watch now and again but I don't think too hard about it. I'd be astonished if my cadence is...
by recursiveBeginner
Wed Aug 16, 2017 9:51 am
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Run Analysis
Replies: 15
Views: 1757

Re: Run Analysis

Late to the party but thought I'd chip in. I'm FAR from an expert here but have had my own long journey with niggles and injuries while running. So the single most useful tip I ever got was to watch my cadence: aim for 3 steps a second. If you watch long distance runners at the olympics etc., you'll...
by recursiveBeginner
Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:31 pm
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: How to increase chin up numbers?
Replies: 13
Views: 6167

Re: How to increase chin up numbers?

This is a non-standard approach, but has worked well for me over the last block or so (took my pull up numbers from ~5 to ~10). It actually came about because I was really squeezed for time - I wanted to do extra sets (4 or 5) on the press and squat, and still wanted to keep the pull ups in the fram...
by recursiveBeginner
Wed Apr 05, 2017 12:50 pm
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Just wanted to share some progress
Replies: 3
Views: 652

Re: Just wanted to share some progress

Thanks J-Madd! Great book, by the way - really useful :-)
by recursiveBeginner
Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:42 am
Forum: Strength & Conditioning
Topic: Just wanted to share some progress
Replies: 3
Views: 652

Just wanted to share some progress

It's nice to take snapshots every now and then so you can look back and see how far you have come. The first image is my heart rate during my first ever LSS run back in late September at the start of base building. It was a 30 minute treadmill run at 6kph, 2%incline, aiming for an average heart rate...
by recursiveBeginner
Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:35 pm
Forum: Green-Blue-Black
Topic: Member Introductions Thread
Replies: 215
Views: 1049095

Re: Member Introductions Thread

Hi all, Migrating from Reddit, where I've been really impressed with the community and quality of support and information sharing. You are an inspiring bunch. Me : I'm a 33 y.o. living in the UK. I'm not in the forces, though I was looking to join the Royal Marines Reserves a while back, which is wh...