I enjoyed this thread on strandpulling

[stormshadow]

Kudos to the great one for the Hook reference. And to Macky for the great long bow information. That is how I first learned of Bronze Bow sooo many years ago. I was looking for bow and archery information.


forums.sherdog.com/threads/strand-pulling-chest-expanders-resistance-bands-cables.2682267/

[Bruce Tackett]

Thanks for posting this, stormies. A really good topic. Who is YukisHeart? My thanks to him for posting whiffet's video, whoever he is.

As usual, there are always the "experts" who chime in, never having used a specific protocol themselves, they are nonetheless experts on it and know all of the shortcomings and pitfalls.

[TexasRanger]

Storm's post and the discussion regarding the Sampson strands a few days ago inspired me to dig my set out. Added just a set at the end of my back work -- for lack of better definition, I did a set of "front pulls" where you use your back/rear delt/arms to pull the strands across your chest. As I haven't used them for a while, I stuck with two teal strands but liked the 'feel' in the lats/inner back.

[Mr Average]

Nov 4, 2017 15:36:42 GMT Bruce Tackett said:

As usual, there are always the "experts" who chime in, never having used a specific protocol themselves, they are nonetheless experts on it and know all of the shortcomings and pitfalls.

Yes there are always experts on that, even on here! 

[TexasRanger]

Nov 4, 2017 16:53:33 GMT Mr Average said:

Nov 4, 2017 15:36:42 GMT Bruce Tackett said:

As usual, there are always the "experts" who chime in, never having used a specific protocol themselves, they are nonetheless experts on it and know all of the shortcomings and pitfalls.

Yes there are always experts on that, even on here! 

Let's be honest.  This stuff isn't rocket science or brain surgery.  Pick the right resistance, avoid exercises which tear up your joints, don't overtrain/allow for recovery and eat right.  

Not much beyond that...

[Mr Average]

Nov 4, 2017 17:02:31 GMT TexasRanger said:

Nov 4, 2017 16:53:33 GMT Mr Average said:

Yes there are always experts on that, even on here! 

Let's be honest.  This stuff isn't rocket science or brain surgery.  Pick the right resistance, avoid exercises which tear up your joints, don't overtrain/allow for recovery and eat right.  

Not much beyond that...

Yes and maybe you can have diabetes and a heart attack at 80 like Charles Atlas, the poster boy of health and fitness?

I take advice from people who have been there and done it. IMO if you have not done it, what do you really know? 

We all know of forums out there with people who are experts on things they have not done and claim they have knowledge, just because they read it somewhere or Joe Blogs has had problems.

[TexasRanger]

Nov 4, 2017 18:15:09 GMT Mr Average said:

Nov 4, 2017 17:02:31 GMT TexasRanger said:

Let's be honest.  This stuff isn't rocket science or brain surgery.  Pick the right resistance, avoid exercises which tear up your joints, don't overtrain/allow for recovery and eat right.  

Not much beyond that...

Yes and maybe you can have diabetes and a heart attack at 80 like Charles Atlas, the poster boy of health and fitness?

I take advice from people who have been there and done it. IMO if you have not done it, what do you really know? 

We all know of forums out there with people who are experts on things they have not done and claim they have knowledge, just because they read it somewhere or Joe Blogs has had problems.

Good points.

You stated "you can have diabetes and a heart attack at 80 like Charles Atlas".  Holy cow, was not aware of Chuck having Type 2 diabetes! 

Even though a reliable source says that Charles Atlas had a family history of heart attacks and that he died following a daily jog on a beach, it turns out he never really jogged* at that age nor did he have the history of heart diseases. Instead, Charles was using a stationary bike at his own home and he developed diabetes in his 70’s. He was put on a high protein diet, which unfortunately clogged his arteries. After one of his daily exercise routines, Charles experienced chest pain and had to be hospitalized for further testing. He died at the age of 80 on December 24th, 1972 at the Memorial Hospital on Long Island.

legendarystrength.com/charles-atlas/

Not sure if the author knows what he's talking about -- there's a clear correlation between Type 2 diabetes (aka metabolic disease) and heart disease due to the dietary factors.  So, wondering what Atlas' actual diet was.  Vince Gironda, of course, was on a high fat/high protein diet and suffered from heart disease/TIAs prior passing away from a major heart attack.

[BigBruvOfEnglandUK]

Diabetes puts you at greater risk of heart disease.

[TexasRanger]

Nov 4, 2017 20:41:40 GMT BigBruvOfEnglandUK said:

Diabetes puts you at greater risk of heart disease.

The two are no doubt inter-related.  For the majority of people, a bad diet, lack of exercise = Type 2 diabetes.  Same for heart disease.