How useful are the sandbags for leg and wrist?

shes one of the few women who have actually done something classy with that skill

what you talking about john? your daughter obviously has big strong muskles. i cannot even make hand party to her

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Originally Posted by xinyidizi

What do you guys think about learning something like 石锁（shisuo）？ Is it the kind of weight training that can be more useful for martial artists?

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Originally Posted by YouKnowWho

My daughter has never done any bench press or squats in her life. She is not big and strong but she can do what I can't do.

She travels all over the world and teaches her art in many different countries. As far as I know, both bench press and squarts are not part of her teaching program.

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I don't understand the context of your post in reply to my post.

Her skill has nothing to do with needing to bench press or squat. She would be stronger if she did but it's not necessary for her sport.

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Originally Posted by IronFist

it's not necessary for her sport.

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For some sport, function training is more important than strength training. It's just like sandbags on the legs will not help running.

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Originally Posted by wenshu

Riddle me this batman.

I know JamesC knows all about this.

Assistance exercises. Many renowned powerlifting programs prescribe them. Identify a weakness, for instance the lower back (and by extension the hamstrings) in the squat, and target it with exercises that isolate that area to improve your overall performance. Weighted back extensions and reverse hypers. Or front squats to load the anterior chain more if your flexors and quads are the weak link. Exercises that are removed from the actual movements performed in competitions by varying degrees. By your guy's recycled logic those are all just gimmicks. I wonder how the estiminable Mr. Simmons would feel about that.

You don't need certifications in kinestesiology to know that doing one legged squats balanced on a bosu ball while juggling kettlebells on fire is retarded. But it is pure intellectual laziness to paint everything in broad stroke knee jerk powerlifting forum regurgitations when common sense will suffice.

"Durrrrr functional training is bad durrrrrr"

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There is a reason they are called assistance exercises dude.
The core principles of strength training have always been:
Compound lifts for overall general strength.
Assistence work to develop that "parts you miss".
Even powerlifters do assistance work.

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Originally Posted by wenshu

Riddle me this batman.

I know JamesC knows all about this.

Assistance exercises. Many renowned powerlifting programs prescribe them. Identify a weakness, for instance the lower back (and by extension the hamstrings) in the squat, and target it with exercises that isolate that area to improve your overall performance. Weighted back extensions and reverse hypers. Or front squats to load the anterior chain more if your flexors and quads are the weak link. Exercises that are removed from the actual movements performed in competitions by varying degrees. By your guy's recycled logic those are all just gimmicks. I wonder how the estiminable Mr. Simmons would feel about that.

You don't need certifications in kinestesiology to know that doing one legged squats balanced on a bosu ball while juggling kettlebells on fire is retarded. But it is pure intellectual laziness to paint everything in broad stroke knee jerk powerlifting forum regurgitations when common sense will suffice.

"Durrrrr functional training is bad durrrrrr"

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you do come across as an a$$ most of the time, you not getting any at home? :)

many programs do use assistance exercises (mostly geared lifters as you know being a competitive powerlifter and all), alot dont though many work record holding powerlifters just do the big three lifts....so to recap some get strong just doing the big three, some get strong doing the big three and assistance exercises yet no one gets strong without doing the big three, riddle me that muppet :rolleyes:

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what you talking about john? your daughter obviously has big strong muskles. i cannot even make hand party to her



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Awesome !!