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- Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:26 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Variety in HIC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5223
Re: Variety in HIC
On busy weeks I plan to do HIC right after MS. Anyone doing this too? I do that (almost) all the time. Two of my MS sessions include only two lifts (DL/OHP). I rerack the weights and move directly to either power intervals or a homemade kettlebell and sledgehammer HIC. It works OK, since I'm keepin...
- Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:36 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: "Owning" the weights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5818
Re: "Owning" the weights
To answer your question directly, I "own" a given weight when I complete an entire block at the high end of "authorized" volume AND my conditioning went well AND I feel good about the block in total. In other words, Operator at 4-5 sets (depending on the week). HIC at high end o...
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:04 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Bodyweight Dips and Weighted Chin Ups between Barbell sets
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6518
Re: Bodyweight Dips and Weighted Chin Ups between Barbell sets
Thanks a lot for all the information and tips!! It’s an year i’ve been following Tactical Barbell, when I discovered and purchased the book i’ve never abandoned TB templates. Now...I know Bench will be my best bang for buck exercise and probably Op a better template...but OHP is my absolute favorit...
- Mon Jun 04, 2018 9:15 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Replacement(s) for back squats
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4393
Re: Replacement(s) for back squats
I've used front squats for a couple of years (only six months with TB, though). Can't do back squats because of a back injury. The front squats work just fine and is a very reasonable substitute, in my opiniion. You can't move as much weight, but you can definietly get strong(er) doing front squats....
- Mon May 14, 2018 9:52 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: "Owning" the weights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5818
Re: "Owning" the weights
Thanks for clarifying!
- Wed May 09, 2018 1:51 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: "Owning" the weights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5818
Re: "Owning" the weights
I find that testing withing the block is very helpful. It can be humbling experience, though.. Try to hit max reps with the last set of your last session in giving block. Let's say that you can easily hit 6-8 reps with your 3rd set of 95% while having couple more reps in tank. That is good indicati...
- Wed May 09, 2018 11:36 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: "Owning" the weights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5818
Re: "Owning" the weights
Joking aside.. You might want to read this one: http://tacticalbarbell.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=590 That's a good read, thank you! I'm still curious about when (as concrete and quantifiable as possible) the rest of you decide that it's time to use heavier weights, though :) I'm not going t...
- Tue May 08, 2018 1:34 pm
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: "Owning" the weights
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5818
"Owning" the weights
The other day I found myself thinking (it happens rarely, but it happens) about what "owning" the weights actually means. I completely agree that you should not move on to heavier weights until you really own/master the ones you're using. But it struck me that though I intuitively think I ...
- Thu Mar 29, 2018 8:17 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Grip strength/endurance problem.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1926
Re: Grip strength/endurance problem.
Chalk for the win! Seriously, it helps a lot and I can't really think of a reason not to use it. If chalk lets you deadlift 160 for five reps whereas you without chalk could do it "only" for three reps, I would say that you're still getting grip strength training in the deadlift but you´re...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 11:27 am
- Forum: Strength & Conditioning
- Topic: Your Preferred Conditioning Source
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2808
Re: Your Preferred Conditioning Source
It depends. If possible, I prefer getting my conditioning mainly doing martial arts. Sparring, pad work and heavy bag work etc. is to me the most fun way of getting it done. It's also obviously very specific, since martial arts is where I need my conditioning most. I'm a civilian and my work doesn't...