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- Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:58 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
- Replies: 4
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Re: Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
You can also do unilateral movements and that will let you increase the load overall. As an example: Bulgarian split squats (you can have DBs in front squat position), one leg deadlift or suitcase DL (very effective), one arm pushups (add paper plate or towel under arm to master the movement and pl...
- Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:58 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15344
Re: Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
Looks solid. Are your dumbbells heavy enough to get into max-strength range? If not you can also do a percentage of total reps - might be a good option if you have a limited amount of dumbbells/limited ability to incrementally load etc. Thanks I'll keep that in mind. My dumbbells for the time being...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 3:57 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Struggling to do pull-ips
- Replies: 14
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Re: Struggling to do pull-ips
One thing I forgot to mention that another poster on Reddit reminded me of: Maybe don't fully extend your elbows. I only recently got to the point where I'm sort of comfortable fully extending, but I do it very slow and carefully. Also, I try to keep my upper back and shoulders tight, vice fully ext...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
- Replies: 4
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Green Protocol - What I'm Doing Now
Appreciate any comments / thoughts. Male 58 25lbs over USMC max weight for height (when I was in - LONG time ago) Goal: To be stronger than I was when I was 23 and really didn’t know what I was doing. Program Guide: Green Protocol - The Book Right now: Week 2, Capacity - Operator Equipment: Dumbbell...
- Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:54 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Struggling to do pull-ips
- Replies: 14
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Re: Struggling to do pull-ips
I've had tendonitis issues as well. Still do but not nearly so bad. Here are some things that have helped A LOT: 1. Do this wrist prep routine before each workout. This has helped not only my wrists but my elbows as well. Just go really easy for the warmup effect. Don't try to push a stretch - well,...