Comments on: Sometimes The Goofy Stuff Works

By: Russ Moon

Russ Moon — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:35:25 +0000

Currently using : pg. 13 KFTGU drill 1 opposite knee to Press Hand
Therapist has me on foot balance board – that helps
Neuro Rehab guy taps receptors on different parts of my body while I balance and it “tunes” the activation of the various muscles…I thought that was cool, I could feel the ripples going through the nerves when he did it..never would have believed it if I had not felt it AND it worked.

Down the Rack – thank you for validating that is solid, it felt good and seems to incorporate many of the core principles, but I wasn’t sure. Now I am.

Appreciate your transparent sharing.

By: Mike T Nelson

Mike T Nelson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:54:40 +0000

I will do whatever I can to challenge my own belief systems. This must always be backed up with action.

Who else will?

Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
http://ExtremeHumanPerformance.com

By: GEOFFN

GEOFFN — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:02:13 +0000

Russ – Have you tried some hip flexor stretching or foot mobility work before the ab work? For me and a lot of my clients, that gets the abs fired up much more quickly.

“Down the Rack” really helps you keep the volume up necessary for skill mastery and growth without burning you out (when done correctly of course…)

Keep it up!

By: GEOFFN

GEOFFN — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:59:51 +0000

Donovan – Yeah, It’s amazing how we all have little drills or exercises that really help us “dial in” what we’re about to do. It’s also amazing that they don’t all work for everybody. Keep up the “goofiness.”

By: Russ Moon

Russ Moon — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:26:11 +0000

Weird – I’m doing two of your three.
Lower Abs – slow bicycles and flutter kicks (going back to my Airborne days) until they wake up and activate, but daily.
Calves – never stopped
Variety days – not often I’m sticking to my TGU’s and 15:15 snatch or swing regime for another month…..I really like going “down the rack” (dumbell lingo) with single kettlebell exercises. (Deadlift, Goblet Squat, Clean) Beast, 32kg,24kg,12kg…touches on Escalating Density…you down size instead of going to failure, you rack up the tonnage in good form.

By: Donovan Worland

Donovan Worland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:35:39 +0000

I like a method from karate that I mixed with Russian leg training, similar to a Maxwell drill. Before swings I make sure to scuff the ground like a horse or cat with my foot. Feet together, raise foot, extend gracefully so that control of the hip and ankles is the focus and do it with breathing. I change the rate based on the breathing, swing breath is kicking speed, slowly controlling the air results in the practicing leg moving slow. I do this with both legs a few times until I feel like my lower hub is ’screwed in’ a Pavel once put it an article. Gotta’ get goofy!