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Post by robwhite on Jan 20, 2009 9:09:53 GMT -5
Ah, ok. I am still a little unclear as to how some of the Sheiko programs Eric linked to on EliteFTS are meant to be used. I'm sure i will learn as i go along.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 19, 2009 9:22:02 GMT -5
Fair points well made. So where would the program i linked to in my previous post be used then, and / or by who?
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Post by robwhite on Jan 16, 2009 13:37:50 GMT -5
The skills eval day is the lifter's opportunity to see how their equipment feels in full. Make sure you leave the gym that day feeling comfy. Don't do your heaviest singles until you have settled into your equipment. Failure on your skill eval day will leave a nasty cloud over your 5 week peak cycle. There is a very distinct reason Sheiko is more popular with IPF, singly ply lifters than it is with the double ply dudes. You should be able to reasonably touch in your shirt using the %s prescribed in most sheiko templates. If you can't, I would either recommend making your back stronger, or spending more time in your shirt during the offseason. I too am new to equipment. I bought a single ply squat suit a while back and only ever used it a few times. I'm probably being a bit thick here, but are you saying that the Skills Evaluation day is the day you test yourself in equipment with a load near your raw 1RM? Or should you be using equipment in the build up the Skills Evaluation? I'm just trying to figure out how single ply equipment is worked into the 13 week program.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 16, 2009 13:33:37 GMT -5
i will defo be grabbing this as soon as i get paid. Shipping to uk Eric? Yeah i'd like to know this as well. EDIT: On his website there is an international shipping option.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 16, 2009 6:03:40 GMT -5
I've seen and even incorporated pause squats, varying bar positions and stances into my Sheiko cycles. What's everyone's thoughts/experience with front squatting as either your primary or secondary squat choice for an off-season sheiko routine? Isnt this 'Exemplary 6' program that Eric posted on EliteFTS aimed at off-season training with some of the variations you are looking for? www.elitefts.com/sheiko/exemplary_6.htm
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Post by robwhite on Jan 16, 2009 6:00:12 GMT -5
Best of luck with this Eric.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 16, 2009 5:49:32 GMT -5
I would not deliberately try and use tempo manipulations for the primary lifts. Trying to count out a tempo in your head whilst squatting, benching, or deadlifting heavy is just too distracting, and TBH if you are lifting heavy you will not be moving the bar mega-fast anyway, no matter how hard you try. Personally i go with just controlling the eccentric ( i tried 'divebombing' once and messed up my elbows / knees on the bench / squat respectively for weeks), and then doing the concentric as fast as possible (a la Compensatory Acceleration Technique).
However, tempo control is quite good for complementary exercises like flyes, dips, and good mornings. I found i built more structural mass (i.e muscle) using tempo control, although i never deliverately slow down the concentric phase - i dont see the point in that.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 15, 2009 5:55:11 GMT -5
I would love to pick up the DVD package with the full footage including Mike Tuscherer's, even if some of it is a bit 'rough' in terms of editing.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 14, 2009 11:42:04 GMT -5
Hi all, recently just switched from Westside to trying out the 13 Week Beginner Sheiko program laid out by Dave Bates. I'm finding its good to get back to basics! I was curious to know what the difference between 'Deadlift from Pins', 'Deadlift from #2 Pins', and 'Deadlifts from Knees' is. Can someone explain this please? Greetings rob. Its all the same movement. It's a "type o" on my part here is a link to a video clip of the movement. ( bmfsports.proboards45.com/index.cgi?board=sheiko&action=display&thread=426 )Thanks Dave. I watched the vid clip, and its the movement i thought it was. I was just wondering if 'Deadlift from Pins', 'Deadlift from #2 Pins', and 'Deadlifts from Knees' referred to different heights to set the pins at when setting up for this movement.
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Post by robwhite on Jan 13, 2009 8:12:00 GMT -5
Hi all,
recently just switched from Westside to trying out the 13 Week Beginner Sheiko program laid out by Dave Bates. I'm finding its good to get back to basics!
I was curious to know what the difference between 'Deadlift from Pins', 'Deadlift from #2 Pins', and 'Deadlifts from Knees' is. Can someone explain this please?
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