iron addict
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Narrow dogmatic thinking and restricted gains
I was on a board recently and a trainee was asking how they could get their bench press moving again. He complained that he was strong in the bottom of the lift, but half way, or a little further up he ran out of steam. A board member suggested some board presses or chain/band work, which was a WONDERFUL suggestion.
But out came one of the board moderators (which by the way is a pretty bright guy) and slammed the idea. He said it was useless as “he had never seen anyone do that and since no one did, it was worthless”. The original poster that brought up the board/chain work idea cited references as to how it had helped his training, and how popular this work was with advanced strength athletes. Mr Super Moderator would have none of that “outside the box thinking” on his watch and brutally slammed the guy stating that “full range of movement is needed for complete development” and bands and chains are “gimmicks”.
Unless the stuck lifter addresses his weak points his bench will languish as will his enthusiasm. Most lifters opt out of things that could help their training most because they do the “popular” lifts, the “popular” way. And after their body quickly adapts to the same old same old, they are in the “popular rut” most lifters are in.
Get “outside the box” with your thought process on analyzing and adapting your lifting to what YOUR body needs when it needs it. As you progress new weak points will develop and must be addressed if you are to succeed. I often write programs and have the trainee tell me that they have never done half the lifts on it. Why? They do the same thing EVERYONE else does, the same way with minute variations week to week and their progress is usually minute also until they break free of the dogma that has held them stunted
Iron Addict
I was on a board recently and a trainee was asking how they could get their bench press moving again. He complained that he was strong in the bottom of the lift, but half way, or a little further up he ran out of steam. A board member suggested some board presses or chain/band work, which was a WONDERFUL suggestion.
But out came one of the board moderators (which by the way is a pretty bright guy) and slammed the idea. He said it was useless as “he had never seen anyone do that and since no one did, it was worthless”. The original poster that brought up the board/chain work idea cited references as to how it had helped his training, and how popular this work was with advanced strength athletes. Mr Super Moderator would have none of that “outside the box thinking” on his watch and brutally slammed the guy stating that “full range of movement is needed for complete development” and bands and chains are “gimmicks”.
Unless the stuck lifter addresses his weak points his bench will languish as will his enthusiasm. Most lifters opt out of things that could help their training most because they do the “popular” lifts, the “popular” way. And after their body quickly adapts to the same old same old, they are in the “popular rut” most lifters are in.
Get “outside the box” with your thought process on analyzing and adapting your lifting to what YOUR body needs when it needs it. As you progress new weak points will develop and must be addressed if you are to succeed. I often write programs and have the trainee tell me that they have never done half the lifts on it. Why? They do the same thing EVERYONE else does, the same way with minute variations week to week and their progress is usually minute also until they break free of the dogma that has held them stunted
Iron Addict
,most people I know don't care about strength. They either go on about its just tendons or it comes naturally. I've found a mixture to work best BB and strength training
