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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 11:00:58 GMT
When referring to exercise for exercise sake, I think that "Using no form as form. Having no posture as posture" makes sense to me since, if an exercise demands a very specific form or posture it becomes a stunt or a structured series of poses and ignores the ideal of finding ways to move the body that feel good. However, I'm beginning to believe that continually maintaining good general body posture 24/7/365 is the most important 'exercise' I can do. For example, just keeping my back straight, sitting comfortably on my stool as I type this requires the use of my core or so it feels. In the same way, squatting replaces bending over for activities that require getting lower.
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TexasRanger
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Post by TexasRanger on Oct 12, 2017 11:11:53 GMT
I wanted to ask: how much of Pete's approach have you incorporated and what have you experienced?
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 13:06:11 GMT
I wanted to ask: how much of Pete's approach have you incorporated and what have you experienced? I'd summarize his approach by something I heard him say. It went something like, "Navigate to the feel good". So, I've embraced that concept fully. However, what feels good to me doesn't necessarily mirror what feels good to him - at the extreme end of that; as in his seeming hatred of dumbbells. Haven't figured that one out. I love my DBs! What I have experienced from doing what feels good could be a little lengthy and boring. It could also be a little complicated to be accurate w/ regard to exercise only or comparing what I do w/ what Pete does. I've also been tweaking my food menu, so I've had changes that I'm sure are a result of that. I eat to feel good. I exercise to feel good. I live to feel good. I dance to feel good. Overall, I've come from (guess @ early 2016) weighing 145# w/ a 32" waist (@ 5' 8.5") to 130# and recently had to buy 30" waist which are now loose - but, I'm maintaining 130# steady, so I hope it's muscle. I do need more muscle now that fat seems to be under control and have some definition. I need to get strong and swole so I can look like the Incredible Hulk. For inspiration, I'm going to decorate my mom's basement w/ Hulk illustrations and move into it.
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 14:59:39 GMT
I'll probably have more to say about what I've experienced. I need to give it some thought because I'm having trouble sorting out what Pete actually DOES (ignoring his intent or philosophy), what I do because of knowing that and the other stuff I do that he does not or vice versa. But, I'm all in w/ his approach to exercise. Do what feels good at a level that will allow me to do it again tomorrow - for the basic stuff I want to be able to do every day like OH Squat, Dip, Hang, Rope/Band/Strap assisted stretching, HealthLift, Loaded Carry, Dong Stick work and movement in general.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 12, 2017 15:50:03 GMT
Aging exercise experimenters unite! Do a YouTube search on primal punch . Like Pete, he's long winded but offers some worthy experiments for exercise freakos.
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 16:59:06 GMT
Aging exercise experimenters unite! Do a YouTube search on primal punch . Like Pete, he's long winded but offers some worthy experiments for exercise freakos. Cedric Nye? I love Cedric Nye! I learned some great stick moves from Cedric! He's another guy who goes after the feeling and low impact exercise.
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Post by stormshadow on Oct 12, 2017 17:06:29 GMT
When referring to exercise for exercise sake, I think that " Using no form as form. Having no posture as posture" makes sense to me since, if an exercise demands a very specific form or posture it becomes a stunt or a structured series of poses and ignores the ideal of finding ways to move the body that feel good. However, I'm beginning to believe that continually maintaining good general body posture 24/7/365 is the most important 'exercise' I can do. For example, just keeping my back straight, sitting comfortably on my stool as I type this requires the use of my core or so it feels. In the same way, squatting replaces bending over for activities that require getting lower. Mikey, I was enthralled. I thought Bruce Lee was here and posting. Absorb what is useful and discard the rest.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 12, 2017 17:13:40 GMT
My no form as form, no posture as posture workout:
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 17:21:06 GMT
"Enthralled"? I assume you're being facetious? Anyway, thank you. That's quite a compliment and I'll accept it as such. I appreciate the contributions that Bruce Lee made to fitness and thought. He has definitely influenced and inspired me, but then, so have members of this forum and many others. I like that I can access so much information although at times it can be overwhelming to sort out the BS, especially when first beginning to pay attention to my health and fitness.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 12, 2017 17:30:35 GMT
Mikey's 130# frame may resemble Bruce Lee's
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 17:48:58 GMT
Mikey's 130# frame may resemble Bruce Lee's It's identical - oh, except for the saggy, wrinkled skin ..... and the blemishes ....... and some aches & pains ...... and ...... I doubt that BF% is as low or strength as high either.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 12, 2017 19:18:18 GMT
Isometric offshoots from Primal Punch : he bends steel . Using that idea, visit Home Depot for some "bendables" (eg cheap rebar, ex pensive thick wall vinyl tubing, ...) . Using objects that you have a chance of bending enables you gauge your isometric efforts . As you progress ramp up the bend challenge with more robust objects
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 20:47:10 GMT
Yeah, Cedric has some interesting stuff, although I'm not into the bendy thing. I do like him and I've seen his youtubes, conducting a small exercise class consisting of neighbors. He seems very modest, kind, encouraging and genuine - no BS. Aside from the one-arm free-hangs, that I learned about from Pete and which I can't really do without building some framework which would need to be outside ..... etc ...... this type of stretching movement is the idea that I picked up from Pete in some of his old 61 Custom Rebuild vids and started to do myself, in my own way, but similar (longer rope = easier overhead passes, waves and pullbacks): I first started doing it with free bicycle inner tube fitted with handles - and I still use them. After seeing this vid in Aug w/ the somewhat overcomplicated (I thought) rope set up he has, I bought a 50' hank of 5/16" braided polyester rope rated @ 230# working load from Menard's. I used less than half of it to make a loop w/ two 3/4" ID vinyl tube handles, tied the ends together in a square knot, put it along with a door anchor into a heavy zipper bag and threw it into the car for use anywhere. Sometimes I don't even need the anchor. The other half+ of the rope I used to make a longer version that, when hanging from The Hook Door Anchor............. the handles drag slightly on the floor. I like the longer one better than the shorter, first one I made and keep in the car. The rope has little give, so is a nice solid feel. I like the inner tube setup for a more band-like stretchy feel. Pete has also rigged up some DIY equip w/ compression springs - he uses porch swing springs since he had other fail in use and landed on his nose a few times.
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Post by mr potatohead on Oct 12, 2017 21:18:03 GMT
One more thing ..... Using my ropes or inner tubes for the stretching stuff is hella good shit, m8s! I don't know if it's building muscle or strength and I don't care. I LOVE THE WAY IT MAKES ME FEEL! Gotta ease into it at first and I go kinda slow, looking for movements and positions that give me the best feeling.
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Post by gruntbrain on Oct 12, 2017 21:25:13 GMT
Most any suspension setup allows for an unlimited number of ways to perform stretches , Power Cals, lengthy cardio sessions(eg rowing), ... In any case, if it feels good then do it.
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