TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 46

On January 26 2011 22:13 Zafrumi wrote:


I need a coach/teacher as well :/ tried power cleans for the first time today, and my form was horrible.. cant get the hang of this jumping thing. I always seem to pull the bar with my arms. any tips?

Hip Extension: thrusting your hips forward
Here's an awkward illustration. Imagine you have no arms. They were taken from you by the man standing right on the edge of that cliff over there. Now imagine you walk up directly behind him and you shove him as hard as you can with your pelvis. That's how hard you want to be thrusting your hips forward. (Yeah, I said it was awkward... but what hip thrusting analogy isn't?)
Power Shrug
Explosively shrugging your shoulders up to your ears. Imagine trying to touch your shoulders to your ears as fast as you can.
Foot Stomp Stomp your feet on the landing. If you're wearing weightlifting shoes it should sound like a gunshot.

On January 26 2011 20:06 funkie wrote:
I've been tennis-balling my tight muscles since 2010 :D!

How often can I/should I do cleans? I want to do them today too but I did them on Monday :0?

On January 26 2011 22:36 rEiGN~ wrote:




That helped me. You should also read rest of the stuff at http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Lifts#The_Powerclean

On January 26 2011 16:03 decafchicken wrote:
Finally got my roommate to stop doing stupid flies and curls and shit and taught him snatch and cj for two hours. Unfortunately he's also the most athletic kid i know so in a month he'll probably be 20 pounds lighter and lifting 20 pounds more than me T_T

And on foam rolling, how often should i do it and for how long? Same with popping my SI joint back into place via joint manipulation, and am i always going to have to do this?

On January 26 2011 20:06 funkie wrote:
I've been tennis-balling my tight muscles since 2010 :D!

How often can I/should I do cleans? I want to do them today too but I did them on Monday :0?

On January 26 2011 23:48 eshlow wrote:


SI joint if anyone is manipulating it back they should ALSO be giving you exercises to help to get it to stay there.

If they're not see a different person because htey aren't doing theirjob right

On January 27 2011 01:41 divinesage wrote:
I was thinking of this, since I am suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), would it be better if I actually exercised with objects around the house? I mean I could easily pick up a wooden stool or two and use them as dumbbells for exercise. How good would this actually be?

On January 26 2011 04:59 Leangains wrote:
Some good resources in the first post. Glad to see that people are doing Starting Strength instead of the usual bullshit you'll typically find on bb.com, etc.

I'm a casual SC2-player since a few weeks back but do a lot of coaching & writing about training & diet, etc.

I have a site that is fairly popular and would like to link to a few articles that people may find informative.

The Truth About Alcohol, Fat Loss and Muscle Growth

http://www.leangains.com/2010/07/truth-about-alcohol-fat-loss-and-muscle.html

Top Ten Fasting Myths Debunked

http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html

These have gone viral with 200+ tweets & 1000+ FB likes, etc. I make a point out of linking to studies on PubMed for the various claims and such, for whatever that's worth.

Saw Robb Wolf's name on the first site & he tends to mention me in his podcasts every so often. Have also worked with Richard from freetheanimal.com, who was also mentioned there. He did an interview series with me, first part's here: http://freetheanimal.com/2010/10/leangains-martin-berkhan-means-it.html

Just mentioning this as I assume people visit Wolf/freetheanimal & that might serve for some indication that I'm not completely full of shit & some random anon internet expert.

So that's that.

Here's my SC2-profile btw: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/profile/1791448/1/Leangains/

Not that amazing, but just got started & keeping it casual as I don't have much time to play. Figured I'd throw that in there in case someone thinks I'm here to sell you some shit, which I'm not. Only here for the SC2-stuff & read threads with great interest.

Anyway, this is my way of unlurking. Not sure if this was ok or not given the rules of this board, so feel free to delete this post if deemed inappropriate.

On January 27 2011 02:07 decafchicken wrote:

stop eating grains. paleo diet > rheumatoid arthritis

On January 26 2011 05:11 vicariouscheese wrote:


I'm almost positive you have been linked to somewhere in this thread (or in the 2010 thread) so pretty sure you're welcome here anytime

Any comments on SS or what to look for once one has gotten to the limit of SS and the intermediate novice stage?

On January 26 2011 15:20 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:


If this really is you (you can never be sure on the internet), this is quite the coincidence. I've actually be on the Leangains method for a bit, but due to repeated illness I've had to go off/get back on every now and then.

What I like about intermittent fasting methods like Eat Stop Eat and Leangains is that they actually make things easier in terms of time management. Your typical bodybuilding nutrition program is both ineffective in that eating six times a day is a waste (unless you're bulking relentlessly and this makes it easier to take in sufficient calories), and it is also extremely hard. Nobody has the time to eat six meals a day, let alone cook six meals a day. I barely find the time to eat my 12:00, 4:00, and 8:00 meals considering my schedule. This isn't even taking into consideration how expensive it can be to eat frequently.

I wonder if intermittent fasting would be a good way to go for strength athletes who have to compete at a certain weight. I understand that it can be hard to stay in a weight class (especially the lower classes), but IF could be a good option here.

Anyway, appreciate the work you've done.