I like these exercises

[wenshu]

who would you rather have . . . watching your back in a fight

Neither.

Size just makes you weak !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCVo_gLoCo

Speaking of steroids, holy shitballs.

Those guys in the first video are almost as gay as bodybuilders; they just need some thongs, bronzer and baby oil.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Neither.



Speaking of steroids, holy shitballs.

Those guys in the first video are almost as gay as bodybuilders; they just need some thongs, bronzer and baby oil.

Your just mad because you never invested in tanners and baby oil !

[wenshu]

[Bernard]

Size just makes you weak !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOCVo_gLoCo

and slow !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qUmK2Wptfk

Are these guys the exception rather than the rule? I personally don't know anyone that big who can move that fast. Then there is the question of how many of these guys are free of performance enhancers.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Are these guys the exception rather than the rule? I personally don't know anyone that big who can move that fast. Then there is the question of how many of these guys are free of performance enhancers.

Elite level athletes, regardless of the sport, are never the norm.
That said, that strength training protocols like power power lifting and Olympic lifts ARE used by the elite in virtually every sport nowadays speaks volumes.

We need to compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges and just as you do NOT take a gymnast and show how little he can bench press, you don't take a power lifter and show that the can't do an iron cross.

Different activities need different strength training protocols and different stages of the athletes development.

Ronnie Coleman, one of the biggest and most successful BB ever can do the splits without any effort, Olympic weight lifters are amongst some of the most flexible athletes around ( outside those that train exclusively for flexibility), all that means is that those two very different strength protocols ( BB and OL) do NOT hinder flexibility.

When I did rehab on my shoulder, part of it was doing push ups on those swiss balls. I had never done a push up on one, ever.
First time I did it I did 8 before I lost balance, next time I did 15 and then 25.

You get good ad doing things by *gasp* doing them.

[sanjuro_ronin]

another example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KY0zDr5t-E

[sanjuro_ronin]

Now, I personally do love seeing people do cool **** like one arm push ups and acrobatic ****, especially stuff I can't do.
That said, if I recall the past year and all the "everyday" things I had to do, there are things I have NEVER had to even try to do ( though I do tem when I train sometimes):
Run more than a few minutes
do a handstand
one arm push up
One arm pull up or chin
DO the splits

Here are things I have HAD to do:
Lift both my kids
Lift my wife
Lift my dad who is in a wheel chair
Move a stove, fridge, compressed air cylinders.
Sprint for the bus or train
Punch an alien in the face
Carry groceries and one of my kids
Carry both kids up the stairs while they were sleeping.
Carry wife up the stairs cause I am romantic


In short, in the past year I have had to rely on strength and speed more than on anything else.

Just saying.

[bawang]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq5iJUQ...eature=related

The women in the video are hot!
I believe including these in your repertoire are very important to learning how to put your whole body into anything you are doing including martial arts.

There are a lot of guys here who advocate powerlifting as your main form of resistance training. It would be interesting to see how many of these body weight guys can powerlifting and how many power lifters can do the stuff in this video. I believe more of the people on this video can powerlift than vica-versa.

I think they're all idiots for standing around and getting sun burn.

newsflash: traditional kung fu lift heavy weights

if you dont lift weights, you betray kung fu.

[Brule]

Now, I personally do love seeing people do cool **** like one arm push ups and acrobatic ****, especially stuff I can't do.
That said, if I recall the past year and all the "everyday" things I had to do, there are things I have NEVER had to even try to do ( though I do tem when I train sometimes):
Run more than a few minutes
do a handstand
one arm push up
One arm pull up or chin
DO the splits

Here are things I have HAD to do:
Lift both my kids
Lift my wife
Lift my dad who is in a wheel chair
Move a stove, fridge, compressed air cylinders.
Sprint for the bus or train
Punch an alien in the face
Carry groceries and one of my kids
Carry both kids up the stairs while they were sleeping.
Carry wife up the stairs cause I am romantic


In short, in the past year I have had to rely on strength and speed more than on anything else.

Just saying.

oh yeah, well this past Saturday I've had to carry my four kids from the van to their beds and my wife while they all slept. And because I didn't want to go outside I also carried in the 24 case of beer (albeit it was light beer) but you get the point. Ha there you go sucka !!!

[wenshu]

Carry wife up the stairs cause I am romantic

That is impressive; frost is 230!

[David Jamieson]

This is when it get's hilarious...

KrottyBottyBuilder

[bawang]

This is when it get's hilarious...

KrottyBottyBuilder

imagine if he trains lama pai

he would be unstoppable

[Bernard]

I wonder though, what the results would be if you had two athletes of similar abilities and then put them on two different weight training protocols. One power lifting and the other BB (size) protocol. Who would have better results?

[bawang]

I wonder though, what the results would be if you had two athletes of similar abilities and then put them on two different weight training protocols. One power lifting and the other BB (size) protocol. Who would have better results?

how is life in 1956?

[Frost]

That is impressive; frost is 230!

LMAO whilst i do like to role aound with men on the floor, and have worn a singlet in powerlifting comps i can assure you im not married to paul or any other man