Today's title is inspired by my excuse for not posting more frequently lately.
January is always a busy month in the fitness business and I've been putting my head down and getting the work done. Plain and simple.
This mantra can also be applied in your training.
Instead worrying about picking the best special exercises or compiling perfect rest periods and tempo's, just pick a couple of the big 3 (Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Military Press) and get to work.
Last week on our squat night, we used what's called the boring but big template from Jim Wendler's III manual.
The boring but big calls for the main exercise (in our case squats) to also be the accessory work. So after our Max Effort squats, we deloaded the bar and did 3 sets of 10 squats. Crazy, I know but by the beard of Zeus it blasts the legs and just about everything else. And in the last month I've noticed some size increase in my legs.
It's not exciting but it works. Hence the name "Boring but Big".
Less talk, more Rock.
Showing posts with label Safety Squat Bar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Safety Squat Bar. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2009
Thursday, November 13, 2008
The Aftermath (Recovering from the Safety Squat Bar)
Well, just as I expected the Safety Squat Bar blasted the crap out of my back, hips and quads.
Sometime around 3pm yesterday things really started to tighten up. The penguin walk was starting to develop from some seriously tight legs and man was my upper back tight.
Obviously if you want to get the most out of the next training session, not to mention be able to function at work the next day, you need to take some action on the recovery front.
Drum Roll Please!
If you haven't heard or used a foam roll, check it out here.
Now that we are on the same page, let me tell you why I feel the foam roll is so damn important to a quick recovery.
Because I've used it many times and it works!......DONE DEAL
I rolled out my quads (or I.T. Bands for those of you that like to get technical), my groin, my upper and lower back, I even rolled way up onto the traps. Standing up after the 10 minutes of restorative work, I can immediately feel the difference. My legs are still tender but I can move very freely and even drop into a deep oly squat position with ease.
So why are you still limping around for 2 days after your crazy squat session?
Grab a foam roll, recover faster and keep moving forward in the quest to be BIGGER AND STRONGER. (or in the case of most ladies just stronger and sexy looking)
Sometime around 3pm yesterday things really started to tighten up. The penguin walk was starting to develop from some seriously tight legs and man was my upper back tight.
Obviously if you want to get the most out of the next training session, not to mention be able to function at work the next day, you need to take some action on the recovery front.
Drum Roll Please!
If you haven't heard or used a foam roll, check it out here.
Now that we are on the same page, let me tell you why I feel the foam roll is so damn important to a quick recovery.
Because I've used it many times and it works!......DONE DEAL
I rolled out my quads (or I.T. Bands for those of you that like to get technical), my groin, my upper and lower back, I even rolled way up onto the traps. Standing up after the 10 minutes of restorative work, I can immediately feel the difference. My legs are still tender but I can move very freely and even drop into a deep oly squat position with ease.
So why are you still limping around for 2 days after your crazy squat session?
Grab a foam roll, recover faster and keep moving forward in the quest to be BIGGER AND STRONGER. (or in the case of most ladies just stronger and sexy looking)
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