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I was born without a few emotions, or lost them during puberty or something. I don't get sad which is weird. It's almost to the point of sociopathy. I also don't get embarrassed which comes in handy.

I r weird sometimes

03-17-2010 , 05:52 PM

#1428

skunkworks

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03-17-2010 , 05:57 PM

#1429

JohnnyFondue

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Dero had that for his avatar for a while. Dero pretty much wins everything at avatars

03-17-2010 , 06:01 PM

#1430

skunkworks

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I am slowww

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOXYZzGeOiA

03-17-2010 , 06:20 PM

#1431

theblackkeys

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobber

About things never being equal:
It's a simplistic view of sprint training that all you have to do is getting weight room numbers up at low body weigths - which is basically what he promotes. There are plenty of 11.0 second sprinters that throw around way bigger DL, squat and PC numbers at lower body weight than Usain Bolt. Bigger strength often improves performance but there are about a million other factors you have to consider to get the full picture. One of these things is technique, which you can only get from specific work, but Ross doesnt see this as important. When called out on these things he has a tendency to stop responding. There is no "holy grail", but it does sound good when you try to sell a product.

You're making a common logical error here. Just because someone ELSE who sprints can lift more than one guy does not mean he will be faster, no one is arguing that point, well maybe he is but that's not what I got out of it. The point is that making YOURSELF stronger will make you perform better. There's no point in comparing how much two different people lift, because as you said there are a million other factors.

Quote:

About the angle of attack and 10m runs:
There are olympic weightlifters that can follow very fast sprinters over the first 10 meters. Basically for the same reasons that they often have a huge vertical jump: Their explosive strength is huge, and that is 90% of what you need in a fast start.
The technique(s) used by sprinters in the initial acceleration phase might in fact not be the fastest way of covering 10 meters. But other methods would put the body in a position where it wouldn't be able to apply the force efficiently in the following sections of the race.

So are you saying if you're strong enough to have an above average start (in comparison to elite sprinters, heh), that you will end up in a worse position later in the race? Or are strong starters just people who focus too much on one part of the race and that's the reason you're seeing ****ty performances from them later in the race?

Quote:

I agree with you, it's laughably incorrect and makes no sense.

The only argument I'd make for it in choosing it over the squat is that is a lot simpler to learn, but if you're going to be spending a significant amount of time in the weight room you need to be putting forth the effort to learn the more complicated movement anyways.

What do you think about his comments about not resorting to gimmicky stuff?

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03-17-2010 , 06:57 PM

#1432

lippy

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Quote:

I posted this on 2/25

Squat = 145
Bench = 125
Deadlift = 155
Overhead Press = 70
Pendlay Row = 90

I feel good about this. I am weak right now, I won't be in a few months.

As of today, 3/17;

Squat = 145 -> 205
Bench = 125 -> 140
Deadlift = 155 -> 205
Overhead Press = 70 -> 90
Pendlay Row = 90 -> 110

Decent progress.

03-17-2010 , 07:06 PM

#1433

8rysh

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I really don't understand how so many of you make better progress on the squat than the deadlift.

03-17-2010 , 07:08 PM

#1434

milesdyson

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 8rysh

I really don't understand how so many of you make better progress on the squat than the deadlift.

people use the same jumps for each lift or they're just too cautious overall with increasing the deadlift.

03-17-2010 , 07:08 PM

#1435

kitaristi0

l'étranger

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,139

3x/wk vs 1.5x/wk

03-17-2010 , 07:17 PM

#1436

milesdyson

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FUELED BY WAXY MAIZE

03-17-2010 , 07:25 PM

#1437

JohnnyFondue

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I try to give my friends good advice on H+F type stuff but no one listens. It makes sense I don't really have crazy huge results that are visible when I'm just walking around or anything. But when I'm nice and sexy with my shirt off and everyone wants to know how I did it, I think I just going to troll everyone with terrible advice.

I ate lots of candy. You're body can only digest so much sugar at one time so I just ate candy all day and it kept me full. Oh, and 1k jumping jacks a day.

Or something along those lines.

03-17-2010 , 07:29 PM

#1438

Thremp

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One day some hottie will make some comment about your physical appearance in a self-evident way and it'll all be worth it. Soon after egomania will consume you.

03-17-2010 , 07:32 PM

#1439

SmileyEH

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http://journal.crossfit.com/2010/01/...l#comment-9998

for the lulz

03-17-2010 , 07:41 PM

#1440

JohnnyFondue

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Working with Crossfit and being self-aware don't seem to go hand in hand very well do they?

03-17-2010 , 07:44 PM

#1441

anononon

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Shrug. It happens with any organization like this that is initially "radical." They handle growth very poorly and the leadership is terrible, so it spirals out of control (franchising/affiliates situation plays a large role in this since CF can't do much about it without getting taxed out the ass).

For all the faults CrossFit has (and there are many), it's done a lot of good for the "fitness" industry. It's worth remembering.

03-17-2010 , 07:45 PM

#1442

kickpushcoast

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Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,026

Dmitri is the russian version of my name, not KPC obv, my real one. don't know if that makes you feel better or worse about getting your KBs from him.

03-17-2010 , 07:48 PM

#1443

Thremp

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I didn't know Dmitri meant ******.

03-17-2010 , 07:54 PM

#1444

JohnnyFondue

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I thought that was a greek name? Not spelled like that of course, but I could have sworn it was greek

03-17-2010 , 07:54 PM

#1445

lippy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by milesdyson

people use the same jumps for each lift or they're just too cautious overall with increasing the deadlift.

This exactly. I should be making 20lb jumps, but I just feel weird doing this.

03-17-2010 , 08:01 PM

#1446

kickpushcoast

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyFondue

I thought that was a greek name? Not spelled like that of course, but I could have sworn it was greek

yeah i think its roots are in ancient greek. nice one thremp, you still can't press the 2pd

03-17-2010 , 08:13 PM

#1447

Thremp

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Whatever. I've been holding OH and in the rack, paying special attention to guide it down with 2 hands. Should ship the press in a couple days.

03-17-2010 , 08:22 PM

#1448

derosnec

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Soulman

Goddamn...after seeing Lady Gaga's latest video...I actually find myself liking her and some of the music some

pretty cool cover imo. catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY

03-17-2010 , 09:28 PM

#1449

madnak

Cooler than Sammy Hagar

Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 19,742

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnyFondue

Hmmm this interesting. I just finished raging for over 3 hours straight. I have hardly ever raged and this is probably the biggest rage for the longest amount of time I've ever had.

But now that I've finally calmed myself down (took a while) I actually have mild feelings of euphoria, sort of a very mild high. Feels pretty good. Anyone else that rages a lot ever get that?

I usually rage at least a couple hours a day, I wouldn't say it makes me euphoric per se, but it's a big part of emotional regulation and it goes along with/alternates with a kind of frenzied excitement.

03-17-2010 , 09:40 PM

#1450

toothy

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Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 489

Cross-posted from my log.

Backstory - I have a injured suprasinatus.

Saw the physio today.

"Apparently my shoulder is on the mend. Pretty interesting advice from the physio. KEEP doing press exercises but make sure to ice my shoulder after workouts and also add in some unilateral work to try to identify, strengthen and rectify any imbalances I have. Also she said the the musculature on the left side of my spine/back is a lot bigger and significant than the right hand side. Weird.

I'm not sure how I am going to incorporate some unilateral stuff into my workouts; sub out some barbell stuff for dumbell stuff? Keep the barbell stuff but ADD dumbell stuff on top? Add a 4th (and 5th) workout day which could be considered "unilateral/rehab day"? Any suggestions?"

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