Unconventional Methods for Strength & Flexibility.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Joined April 2020
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There are 100s of ways you can lift heavy and get strong AF.
The burnout and stagnation from doing the same thing is often what leads us to quit.
So if you are trying to get back into picking up heavy shit give maybe its time to give your body some old school stimulus.
The old school approach to squat mobility?
Variety in stance and bar placement.
Look back at how squats were built and you’ll notice they weren’t married to one squat stance like most are today.
Your hip flexors feel blocked because they’re looking for more rotation.
The Pretzel Hip Flexor position teaches you how to best do this while simultaneously addressing thoracic rotation.
For the first time ever, we spent Thanksgiving apart as a family. But when your son makes the U19 Team Canada Sixes roster and gets the opportunity to represent his country, you wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.
It was incredible to watch Ronin and his teammates take gold!
The most overlooked hang?
Inverted hangs have a long history in Chinese physical culture with traditional benefits extending beyond strength and balance.
Anti-stretchers love to claim that stretching makes you weak, but they often leave out the context.
The research on this involves long-duration static stretching performed immediately before high-intensity activity…this isn't best practice.
In the 1930s, molding a mighty back was about strength in every position, not just lat spread!
The "Molding The Mighty" series by George F. Jowett is a must for anyone interested in learning basics from the old ways.
Full episode on "Lost Back Exercises" on YouTube!
Old School Crucifix
These never fail to provide a unique stretch for the clavicular pecs and biceps.
Seated good mornings look advanced, but they’re one of the best ways to lay the groundwork for lower body strength & flexibility
It significantly reduces the demands on your hamstrings, allowing you to work into deeper hip flexion while building strength through that range.
Opening clip borrowed from shenzhenweightlifting
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Last week I debated doing my workout but tbh the weight room is where I’ve handled a lot of grief and loss in my life, so it feels like the place I need to be.
I lost my father when I was 10. We didn’t have much of a relationship, but losing him at that age was still hard.
He put me in sports, taught me discipline, responsibility, and how to take ownership of my life as a young man
A lot of who I am was shaped by those years.
