Westside Training for Skinny...

[Ford Prefect]

http://www.t-mag.com/nation_articles/311west.jsp

Decent article.

[Suntzu]

i glanced over it this morning...... gonna have to give it a good read sometime this week.......

[Ford Prefect]

Not bad at all.

BTW, forum member wall says he can jump as high as this guy in the article.

http://www.t-mag.com/nation_img/photos/311west2.jpg

Of course that's a little better than most NFL prospects. :rolleyes:

[IronFist]

Um yeah I already started this thread down below :D

But here's what I said about it:

I guess it looks ok, but it's too general for me. Those of you who have talked to me know that I like every rep of every set planned out and every rest period planned out into quantifiable, exact units. I do not like "Work up to 3 sets of 10-15 reps." What does "work up to" mean? Does that mean start with a couple sets and then do the 3 real sets? Does that mean do 2 sets first? 5 sets first? Does it mean work up to 3 sets over a couple weeks? And I don't like "10-15" reps. How many are you supposed to do? 10? 11? 12? 13? 14? or 15?

Anyway tho, aside from being anal about that stuff, I might incorporate some aspects of that program into my next program.

Or I may stop being anal for a few weeks and try it.

But anyway, check it out, if for no other reason than to see the pic of the kid with the 37" vertical leap!

[blooming lotus]

in dengfeng right now and these boys here are getting crazy air thmeselves...see if I can get some tips to pass on

[Ford Prefect]

Get some pictures as well. I only believe professional athlete caliber verticals if I can see 'em. ;)

[Suntzu]

Those of you who have talked to me know that I like every rep of every set planned out and every rest period planned out into quantifiable, exact units. insane......

[blooming lotus]

ford

pretty sure I have some examples...must go back to wk today/tonight but will do one more quick touro run with camera just for you :p :D :cool:

give me just a few days...you'll be seriously impressed I'm sure...these boys are very good !

[scotty1]

At the bottom of the article he starts going on about dynamic days, and repetition work.

What is a dynamic day, 'cos he says that they don't work for skinny guys and to do the repetition work instead?

[Ford Prefect]

It's a speed day. You take your 50-60% of your 1RM and do sets with that. If it's benching, then you do 8x3 and squatting is 8x2. Only 30-45 seconds rest between sets. Be as explosive as possible while maintaining good form.