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Stretching definitely gets to be a hot topic for some reason. You really have three forms of stretching, static, active, dynamic. Static is more of your holding a stretch for 30 seconds to help elicit the golgi tendons to allow the muscle to stretch essentially. Active stretching is similar but you move through a range of…

Improving squat strength has a direct relationship to VJ height, so improving squat strength will help jump height. Squat Jumps, broad jumps, depth jumps are good ways to work on that. However, don't do them cross-fit style; basically don't do them fast for time. Do good quality jumps and really focus on power rather than…

I'm going to say it depends on the bar. It's not uncommon to see elite heavy-weight powerlifters with 800 to 1000lbs on the bar and it's fine. But I've personally seen the cheap gym barbells damn near donut from 405lbs being on the bar. It just depends, invest in a good bar if this one doesn't work out.

Here's my two-cents. In school we studies quite a bit about the emergence of major injuries occurring in adolescent athletes; things like ACL tears, ankle injuries, etc. Once something like an ACL tear occurs, that person has approximately a 23% chance of doing it again and the knee is such a critical joint. Related issues…

A good friend of mine does Barre. Based on what she's described to me, it's very Core-esq / strength-endurance type work. With that in-mind, I would suggest maybe once to twice a week at most. Keep your strength training to only Compound Lifts (squat, DL, press, bench, maybe rows) and that's it. Get in, hit your 3 to 5…

Veggie pizza, no way. A good Chicago-Style or NY Style pizza with cheese, meats, a little veggies, and grease; I'll take that all day over steak. :D

Definitely more than averages, a peer-reviewed meta analysis is a lot of work. Correlation is not the only factor, the variables being tested must also show some kind of relationship (t-test, ANOVA, etc). You can have variables that have a perfect correlation, but show no actual relationship.

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And that's fine, it's not for everybody. That's like an ideal scenario. That's why my 2nd recommendation was Yoga or Pilates which you can find for free on YouTube. I think FitnessBlender has a couple Pilates videos, I'm sure there are more.

It's hard to say what's good / bad for you without doing a property evaluation, which nobody here can really do unless you posted a video of something like an OH Squat assessment. Some of the exercises mentioned are good exercises, but depending on where you're at physically they may not be right for you today. That's why…

Are you dead-set on doing your own thing? I would honestly advise against that right now. I see a lot of different recommendations for exercises in this thread that are probably not for you right now in-helping with your goals.

If your goal is just to improve your overall stability in strength, I think that's a fine goal. This really isn't a sales pitch, but my suggestion would be to find a NASM CES or PES and tell them that's your goal. One of NASM's training models is specific to your goal. With the trainer, they can do a proper evaluation to…

One could do strength training twice a week, but those would have to be pretty intense sessions to really see growth; you'd have to push it hard. Once to Twice a week is typically what you see done with in-season athletes that are just trying to mitigate strength loss from their off-season training gains. Also, in seniors…

Best bet is to know your goal and find a trainer that can help or use an established program. At the very least, Google "Prilepin's Table" as that tends to be a good guideline for various goals.

It's basically a longer swiss bar with a couple different grip variations within it.

Wow, that's quite a training session. Have you ever found any value in using a football bar to bench or do you think the reverse grip is a better alternative for volume work? Congrats to your nephew, best of luck to him. Those are great numbers, especially at his age and stats, damn!

How much volume do you throw into direct Tricep work?

Couldn't say for that specifically. I will say that in the OHS eval, arms that fall forward during the squat are not uncommon and a clear sign that some upper back strength development is needed along with some kind of mobility work.

I'm curious why folks are against a little bit of upper back work, like a couple sets of Lat Pulldowns or some kind of Rowing? The upper back supports your pressing exercises, and the compounds (SQ, DL, BP, OPH) only hit the lats so much. Granted I believe one of the "beginner" (ugh) programs has rowing (SL's or SS), which…

Which is silly to me. Aside from potentially hurting that person even more, what good is an injured client? Not to mention they won't recommend you to any of their friends / family. Have to be straight with people.

NASM = National Academy of Sports Medicine. It's a certification for various subjects. There is a Certified Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist, they have nutrition certifications, and a few other things. It's one of the more highly regarded certification groups in the US at…

The thread is getting more interesting now. :D Is the 15 rep @ BW OHS really a CF challenge? NASM uses that as one of their diagnostic tools when evaluating a new client. LOL. It's actually 10 reps and not timed because we're trying to evaluating how they move, but without knowing more it doesn't seem like a challenge for…

Yes, absolutely. Once you started talking about being more athletic, good movement and proprioception is just as important as strength. The Core musculature as a whole, not just abs, is very key. That topic gets missed in the whole conversation about abs. There's a big difference between having a 6-pack, being strong, and…

For sure, the OHS is a great diagnostic tool when done un-weighted as you can see a lot about how one moves and muscle deficiencies with that exercise. I agree with the ab-wheel comment. When I add those in after not doing them for while, I always have very sore abs for a couple days. Which shows that I'm giving my abs a…

Wow 120kg OH Squat is pretty nuts. I'm comfortable with different Oly Lifts, but I'm definitely not well versed on training Olympic Lifting athletes or enthusiasts for competition so I can't really comment on the OHS in that regard.

Good point, I can see it having value for Oly Lifters. For team sports training, that's a different animal entirely. There may be some application there but I'm not sure where I would fit that in to be honest. From lectures I've listened to from strength coaches that manage team sports athletes, everybody seems to have…

The first thing to remember is that you weight-loss goals are most largely supported by your nutrition. Exercise is more to augment it. My suggestion is always to focus on your nutrition to ensure healthy weight-loss, and find a form of exercise that you enjoy and that will challenge you, possibly even just improve overall…

I'm not into CF personally, but if I had a local box with a high-caliber coach like that I would strongly consider taking his / her class. Training aside, for me it would be educational to learn from somebody like that. I'm a little funny on the OH Squat thing. Aside from performing it as a diagnostic (unweighted), I'm not…

It's cool that your coach has you doing a strength segment before the actual WOD. I've known various people that did CF and the ones that seems to do better had a coach that included strength progression into the program.

One thing I see in this thread is the discussion of visible abs versus function, not the same. Somebody can have very nice abs but it doesn't mean they're abs are in great shape, just means their nutrition is really well controlled and they're active to some degree. I have a buddy that hasn't touched a BB since high school…