I popped in here to see how your iso training was going, and now I have to second the notion that you would make a great PT. You are very knowledgable and have demonstrated results. Looking forward to reading through more of the iso training!
Dig your pioneering attitude brother, putting your body where your brain is.. and going further than most.I am considering some form of Ebook or pamphlet laying out my isometric (Millermetrics!) approach. Esp for the older athlete could be a game changer for some.
There's a culture of professionalism on the site that encourages honest assessment. When I was very serious about PT I realized there was a lot I didn't know, or at least a lot I didn't know from experience that a quality PT should have in their toolbox - "I need to understand this better".Dig your pioneering attitude brother, putting your body where your brain is.. and going further than most.
I like clusters very much.. I think my training in karate for decades has been HIIT more than less, it's hard to duplicate kicking and punching across the floor until LA builds up enough to slow you down, then repeating it over and over after brief rests.- Cluster Set (very close to Q&D)
- Isometrics
- HIIT
- explosive sandbag
I'm just having fun over here
... now that my 'addiction' is better haha
Hey Martin, just so I'm clear on this. If you were doing a push/pull, for example, using isometric on the pull and dynamic on the push would be the plan? I wonder if you were to start with isometric for a short time and then switch to Dynamic using the same movement what the effect would be. The muscle stimulus would be completely different than using one or the other?The other possibility would be to pair Iso and dynamic primary/assistance lifts/holds on the same day, creating a true push/pull, upper/lower "split". This actually makes more sense to me from an "explain your reasoning" POV (does it really make sense to use an isometric leg extension and follow it with a loaded Good Morning?).
For the push pull I'd be using an isometric primary or assistance hold followed by the dynamic compliment. Example would be isometric squat (primary) followed by dynamic sissy squat or hack squat (assistance). The flip of that day would be an isometric leg extension (assistance) followed by a dynamic skater squat (primary).Hey Martin, just so I'm clear on this. If you were doing a push/pull, for example, using isometric on the pull and dynamic on the push would be the plan? I wonder if you were to start with isometric for a short time and then switch to Dynamic using the same movement what the effect would be. The muscle stimulus would be completely different than using one or the other?
Interesting stuff here
That was the X-Factor I was thinking of, plotting out anything like this is way above my pay grade. Moving many miles these days has affected my recovery rate, it's going to take a while to reach some real homeostasis as far as recovery goes.If you use a lot of iso with dynamic of the same exercise or a primary/assistance version of the same exercise, you're now changing a bunch of stuff fatigue wise that you didn't have to worry about before. Upside, the response is proven to be be formidable - Thib uses this approach. You'd have to create a whole spread sheet of weekly if not daily intensity variation to avoid burning out- there's nothing intuitive about it.
Its way above my interest level unfortunately. I've been all about moving to a more autoregulated, no fuss format for a few years now, this is in the entirely opposite direction. Back to the "my PT" mode, I wouldn't dream of afflicting someone with a program this confounding, and the more I look at it the less I'm inclined to try even if it is a solid strategy on paper.That was the X-Factor I was thinking of, plotting out anything like this is way above my pay grade... I'm interested to see how this pans out for you.
Personally I rarely do well with 'complicated'.. Always been that way, I tend to overthink a difficult construction build before it happens, then the answers come quickly through experience once I start the work. KISS is king!Its way above my interest level unfortunately. I've been all about moving to a more autoregulated, no fuss format for a few years now, this is in the entirely opposite direction. Back to the "my PT" mode, I wouldn't dream of afflicting someone with a program this confounding, and the more I look at it the less I'm inclined to try even if it is a solid strategy on paper.
Part of what I'd like to do is re-introduce dynamic at a lower weekly volume, continue with mostly iso. A totally different approach would be to just sub out a pseudo metcon/circuit day for one of my HIIT sessions - sandbag cleans and get-ups, squat press, or something similar that won't cripple me with DOMS. For now am staying the course - not going to do anything crazier than monkey with some of the hold times.
This made me think of that thread a while back about “extreme isometrics.” My thought is that it’s interesting to think that you could train the muscles/nerves in a way that translates to movement….without actually moving, really. Instead of training a movement pattern you’re training the muscle itself, and the neurological pathways to activate it at high intensities. That’s all purely theory on my part, without doing a bunch of research. However it seems like you’re seeing carryover to dynamic work which kind of supports it. If it works then it could be a great “minimalist” approach to see great gains without too much complication.This is a timely proposition with the running thread on varying exercises daily, which in practice is exactly what this would do.