Juri
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+1A Pavel/Strong First approved macebell/clubbell program or the best way to incorporate kettlebells and macebells/clubbells. We were teased abit awhile ago with the article from Alberto and nothing since.
+1A Pavel/Strong First approved macebell/clubbell program or the best way to incorporate kettlebells and macebells/clubbells. We were teased abit awhile ago with the article from Alberto and nothing since.
+1How can I set up a base building plan that gives me results like a peaking plan?
I can attest - greasing the groove is great. and bringing that to the fore would be great.More about greasing the groove, for example, would a steady diet of snatches, squats, and cleans throughout the day be enough of a workout to help get you in shape and if so is there a magic target number of total reps for the day.
I am not Pavel, but I would argue that deficiencies aren't universal but based on specific needs. I'll give a personal example - I have spent many a month doing nothing but one-armed kettlebell presses, barbell deadlifts, walking, and stretching. Now I regularly do kettlebell swings, primarily because I wanted to increase my work capacity, but I don't feel I had a "deficit," rather just that my wants changed - tough for me to say I needed to add swings to my routine.I would love to see a breakdown of tests one could run to give you an idea of where you may be most lacking, and then what path would be beneficial to overcome those deficiencies. For instance, should you do Q&D, A+A, strength aerobics, etc? If there was a test that would help determine where you are weak (aerobic capacity, muscular endurance, etc) it could help guide on what you should work on next.
I am not Pavel, but I would argue that deficiencies aren't universal but based on specific needs. I'll give a personal example - I have spent many a month doing nothing but one-armed kettlebell presses, barbell deadlifts, walking, and stretching. Now I regularly do kettlebell swings, primarily because I wanted to increase my work capacity, but I don't feel I had a "deficit," rather just that my wants changed - tough for me to say I needed to add swings to my routine.
If you're looking for a strength-related weakness across all three modalities, consider the requirements of the SFG, SFL, and SFB - work up to being able to meet all of those. I recall Pavel, at the first US-hosted SFL, responding to come attendee complaints about the strength standards being too hard - he said those people who meet those standards can consider themselves only "not weak."
I don't think anyone who can walk comfortably for a few miles can be considered to have an aerobic deficit; I don't think anyone who can meet the SFG, SFL, and SFB standards can be considered to have a strength deficit. If you can do both, you have enough muscular endurance.
JMO, YMMV.
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And a book of Pavel's favorite chicken recipes.I’d like to see something on Pilates and foam rollers.
"This way works really well for this purpose under these circumstances" is a compelling enough explanation, without tying it to a theoretical explanation that may or may not turn out to be valid, and which makes no practical difference in implementation.We are built to be dupes for theories. But theories come and go; experience stays. Explanations change all the time, and have changed all the time in history (because of causal opacity, the invisibility of causes) with people involved in the incremental development of ideas thinking they always had a definitive theory; experience remains constant.
+1, with a thought that minimalism is not necessarily an antipod of increased volume. Minimalistic choice of exercises + volume, always liked it.The advantages of increased training volume (as opposed to a minimalist approach), when overall lifestyle tends to be sedentary.