And the most effective program isn't necessarily the one that works in the real world - let's not forget that. Programs like S&S and PTTP allow one to do other things while still delivering results, including "transferability."
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compare the weight that Shaw is using to what the other lifters are using as a % of bodyweight or max for that lift.
Yes, he didn't need technique. But that weight was 13.5% of his deadlift. Guess what, I can also throw 13.5% of my max deadlift over my head like that.
Mike Boyle has noticed the same ratio. He expects athletes to hit about 80% of their barbell lift on the corresponding two-dumbell lift, likely due to the extra stabilization on each dumbell, whereas you can tension through the barbell to secure it.Likewise when I was hitting 250 easily for reps on the benchpress, was able to hit the same rep count only with 90-100lb dumbbells. And I noticed this was not just me.
As a Strongmen, Brian doesn't train exclusively with BBs anywho so even more of a moot point.
I'd put mine on Starting Strength followed by Texas Method (or something similar). Throughout the whole thing have him do mobility work, where I incorporate TGUs so he learns the movement and once he has good TGU technique and meets certain numbers on the BB lifts ramp up the weights on the TGU following a S&S like approach.Some of you say strength has carryover, but that it's limited. Some say strength is specific enough to be context-limited. I say strength is a general adaptation, very broadly applicable, that stronger is a real, tangible thing, and that the barbell is the best way to getcha some.
Let's do a thought experiment. Two identical twin males, both completely untrained, both of the same very low strength base. Each has set a goal of doing a Turkish Get Up with a 48 kilo kettlebell. They are both disciplined, consistent men who do what they say they will do, so compliance with your training program is absolute - all the way down to diet. Unfortunately, they are also demanding men and want the quickest results you know how to get them. You get to train one of the twins and I get the other and our task is to get our trainee to a 48kg Turkish Get Up as quickly as possible.
You lay out your approach and its timeline, then I'll lay out mine. (This might be fun. It might also be utterly annoying.)