passing_through
05-09-2001, 07:05 PM
Hello all,
I am looking for more information on training ligaments/tendons. I have read a few things dealing with a gentleman named George Jowett, a strong man from the 1920's. He could press a 165 lbs. anvil from the ground to overhead with one hand (anvils are not known for being balanced). His approach to training was on tendon/ligament strength as he felt the "cables" that connect muscles needed to be stronger than the muscles themselves. I've spoken to a kinesologiest and he is of the opinion that as tendons/ligaments are connected to muscles, when you train muscles you are training ligaments /tendons.
I have not been able to locate anything in depth on either George Jowett or tendon/ligament training. From what I can gather, Jowett advocated doing MASSIVE weight in the strongest range of motion (partials). This puts a greated loading stress on the bones rather than the muscle...
I know legiments/tendons are less metobolically active compared to muscle and require special training, but I haven't found anything that details the special training...
Thoughts?
Thanks.
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I am looking for more information on training ligaments/tendons. I have read a few things dealing with a gentleman named George Jowett, a strong man from the 1920's. He could press a 165 lbs. anvil from the ground to overhead with one hand (anvils are not known for being balanced). His approach to training was on tendon/ligament strength as he felt the "cables" that connect muscles needed to be stronger than the muscles themselves. I've spoken to a kinesologiest and he is of the opinion that as tendons/ligaments are connected to muscles, when you train muscles you are training ligaments /tendons.
I have not been able to locate anything in depth on either George Jowett or tendon/ligament training. From what I can gather, Jowett advocated doing MASSIVE weight in the strongest range of motion (partials). This puts a greated loading stress on the bones rather than the muscle...
I know legiments/tendons are less metobolically active compared to muscle and require special training, but I haven't found anything that details the special training...
Thoughts?
Thanks.
... opportunityisnowhere...
... was that no where...
...............or now here...