Strength: Overcoming Tradition & Assumptions
The term "strength" comes with many images and stereotypes. The most common stereotype usually includes intimidating men who look like action figures, in spaces that look like iron jungles. Strength is associated with mass gain, limb girth increases, muscle hypertrophy and maximal force production against an external load. With regard to lower body strength, we speak in terms of multiples of bodyweight (BW), with the ratio of 2x BW historically viewed as necessary and desirable. We have historically trained in terms of 1 RM. There has been a trend recently to adopt a VBT (velocity based training) approach, as we know 1 RM changes on a daily basis and technology now allows us to more finely tune things with velocity as the target within each set. These things can be helpful as we initially learn to measure and document progress. But I think it is important to step back from this narrow outlook, because this view of strength does not serve all of us well, in either the rehab or...
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Are you planning to retire before the kids today grow up? If not, you may find yourself strangling some people during your sessions.
Cell phone stuff like that is only going to get worse. For those of us that grew up without them or have spent the last 10 years incarcerated, we can get by with not having them when we go to the restroom. I remember that up until 3 years ago, I didn't even carry one on my person (you know it got in the way of my gun). I would keep it in my glove box for road emergencies. Of course, now I'm as guilty as anyone in terms of having it, but I did turn mine off during your workshop :)
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