As a 50 year old subscriber to persist I’d love to see movements such as these incorporated into the programming (maybe as alternatives for older lifters). Just an idea. Love the programming regardless.
That is a great suggestion. All of these movements may not show up in every cycle, but as I'm sure you've seen they do show up frequently. I will continue to make it a priority to place these in the programming.
Is it possible to do the incline bench presses with Kettle bells? In the rack position? Is that safe or would that create more issues for the shoulder? Thanks for posting these, I'm definitely going to utilize this for myself and a few friends dealing with pain issues.
I'm a huge fan of KB for chest presses. The way the KB sits on the forearm actually makes this feel quite good on the shoulders and adds a touch more stress to the triceps and front delts. If you have access to KB and want to use them then great.
@@marcusfilly Wonderful! Thank you so much! I finally got my kettlebells (light weights to start). I'm 35 and have a genetic connective tissue disorder and this is the first year I've found the training methods (via martial arts) to build strength and fortify my joints that actually worked for me. Yours and a few other folks videos have been instrumental in figuring this out. KBs have been great to push past some barriers too. Thank you for your videos! Very helpful!
That’s a fair position to take. I chose the front squat over the back squat because of the mobility requirements. Over 40 I want there to be a focus on building great strength but also great mobility and positions. Most people can overcome front squat mobility obstacles with a heel lift or using a cross arm positions. The core demands of a front squat also make them a great option .
Marcus, I am a subscriber, I have a home gym, lots of equipment, but no incline bench, need to get one. Any recommendations? What is the one you use in this vid? Thanks!
The one you see in the video is an amazing bench made by Eleiko! If you have a bench you can stack up some plates to add the incline but be careful with that hack!
Yes, my front rack just naturally ends up here with how my shoulders feel. Truth is that I don't do enough front rack work to maintain a wider hand position.
if you can get at least 2mins between sets of a single exercises that would be ideal. But if you superset movements then you can take shorter rest since you are not working those same muslces.
Any advice for those of us with bad, rice crispy knees? I've got the slant boards that seem to help but even after an extensive warmup, a squating at ANY depth or foot position sucks! 😖 (Oddly, step-ups aren't nearly as bad!)
The key is to keep taking those knees through a full range of motion but keeping the tension down so you don't feel pain. The cyclist squat, the ATG split squat, and working on your lower leg strength (calves and tibs) is critical. I would also look at your footware that you are in most days. But the worst thing to do is if you have crunchy knees to not bend them fully
This is how we right TEMPO into our programs. The order of the TEMPO numbers is always Down, Hold, Up, Pause For example, a back squat with the tempo of 32X1 would look like this: 3 - Moving smoothly, use 3 seconds to squat to full depth 2 - Hold for 2 seconds at the bottom of the squat X - Explode up as quickly as you can 1 - Start the next repetition after 1 second Be sure to count each second fully. If you see a 0, that means do not pause.
