TexasRanger
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Post by TexasRanger on Oct 9, 2018 13:13:45 GMT
If that is not important in a health related discipline that I don´t know what is. Unless he has not a special condition it says a lot about him and his bold claims. I've been reading Pete Sisco's stuff going back to the 80s, if I'm not mistaken, and he's never been shy about admitting he doesn't try to stay lean, eat healthy portions, etc. -- he's about power. "Many years ago when I lived in Los Angeles I spent a bit of time around pro and serious amateur bodybuilders with their weighed and portioned morsels sectioned into plastic containers and eaten at precise intervals. They exercised a dietary discipline I’ve never had. I was, however, stronger than almost all of them and bigger than many. But I’ve never been even close to as lean as they were." www.precisiontraining.com/what-is-your-diet/ OTOH, he's done partial leg presses for reps with a small vehicle and other crazy lifts. I sent the video below to a friend years ago and he said "big deal". I challenged him to load a leg press up to 3x what he could normally press or a bench to +550 and see if he could perform the lift. No, he couldn't. So, Pete's program is productive if that is what you're into. Pete's not about health -- he's about power and mass -- and his particular version of isometrics worked for me when I used them. (It does take a toll on your joints...my wrists, for example, weren't happy with the weight I was using for benches which is why I eventually stopped when I realized I wasn't going to get any stronger.) If you're about health, Pete's suggested over the years find a good, solid eating plan. That isn't his thing. I'd also offer my $.02 -- if you're into health, Pete's program is probably not the best plan for long term joint health if you keep loading things up the way he recommends. His former co-author, John Little, recommends exercises like the pec dec for your chest, for example, to remove the issues imposed on your shoulders and wrists. Hence, isometric programs like The One Minute Workout and Drew Baye's are more to my liking. Just my opinion and others may have different thoughts...
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Post by Senior Member on Oct 9, 2018 14:07:46 GMT
What dickhead made a video using the word warrior in the title. Utter knob probably not enough room for adding TRANSFORMETRICS
choose you favorite
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Post by CaptainKronos on Oct 11, 2018 1:40:09 GMT
Bench Pressing made me better at bench pressing, but didn't do much for my chest. Pushups have done much more and done it more efficiently and without the need for a bench or iron clanking around.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on Oct 11, 2018 1:48:30 GMT
Why is Peter Sisco obese? Why is that important? He may well be knowledgeable and yet not put that knowledge to practice. He probably doesn't work out anymore. Neither did Mike Mentzer in his later years, but that didn't invalidate all the knowledge he acquired. I'd rather look at the people who follow his programs/advice. True that not looking the part is a bad business strategy. But it doesn't invalidate what he says per se. Well said! Well said!
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Post by togotooner on Oct 14, 2018 13:25:08 GMT
I have always performed bench presses since pushups seem to destroy my wrists. Using a pair of handles for pushups does seem to lessen the stress on the wrists and as a bonus allows for a deeper stretch. Bench pressing with bands, tubes etc has always seemed to be a hit or miss exercise to simulate. I have rigged up an old flat bench to make it work great but this obviously does not translate to true mobility since it no longer becomes a portable option. Standing and leaning forward while having the bands attached to a door etc...is just not as effective and quite frankly I hate it.
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Post by Quick Reply on Oct 14, 2018 13:37:56 GMT
Hanging a kettlebell on each end of a barbell by thick rubber bands is good.
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Post by Quick Reply on Oct 14, 2018 13:40:31 GMT
Re: Hanging a kettlebell on each end of a barbell by thick rubber bands is good.Short bands so it hangs a few inches.
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stuke
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Post by stuke on Oct 15, 2018 13:18:25 GMT
Re: Hanging a kettlebell on each end of a barbell by thick rubber bands is good.Short bands so it hangs a few inches. By this point wouldn't it be easier to just lift weights?
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Post by Mr. Meatloaf on Oct 15, 2018 13:24:53 GMT
Yes much simpler.
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Post by Quick Reply on Oct 15, 2018 13:26:40 GMT
The kettlebells bounce a little causing you to use more stabilizer muscles, harder to control the barbell. So yes just lifting a barbell is easier.
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stuke
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Post by stuke on Oct 16, 2018 16:17:18 GMT
The kettlebells bounce a little causing you to use more stabilizer muscles, harder to control the barbell. So yes just lifting a barbell is easier. Thought yiu might say something like that. I fell into fhe easier frap, but I meant easier to set up. Putting a little more weight on one end of the bar, or standing on an unwven surface etc would make it more difficult too.
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