my Rippetoe gym journal..

[carlsuen]

lol.. u mean i'm supposed to count the bar weight too? does everyone post with the bar weight too? if that's the case.. then i'll post with the bar weight next time..

and yes.. i'm using an oly bar..

GREAT!! now i can up em all then..

just out of curiosity.. i know squats are important and all.. but why is it the core of this program? is squats the most important exercise of all?!?

 

[Anthrax Invasion]

Rip typically uses five warmup sets. The first two with the bar for five reps. Then do a set for 5, for 3, and a final warmup for 2 reps. This is just what he does.

 

[asdfzxcv]

lol.. u mean i'm supposed to count the bar weight too? does everyone post with the bar weight too? if that's the case.. then i'll post with the bar weight next time..

and yes.. i'm using an oly bar..

GREAT!! now i can up em all then..

just out of curiosity.. i know squats are important and all.. but why is it the core of this program? is squats the most important exercise of all?!?

Yes everyone counts the bar,so you just gained 20kg on your lifts without trying .

Yes squats (and deadlifts,although you cant do these as often due to the toll they take on the CNS) are the most important lifts you can do and should be the heart of any program.The effectiveness is due to the fact that squats/deadlifts load a vast majority of the bodies musclature in a single movement.The entire lower body is used to a great degree in both movements,the lower back and abs are also used to stabilize the heavy load on your back(in the case of squats).

Hope this helps,if you have any other questions just ask.

 

[carlsuen]

cool explanation.. thx..

and what is CNS?

 

[carlsuen]

can anyone post a video on power cleans? cuz i've never done them b4.. and i don't know how to do them.. could anyone help me on this? thx...

 

[asdfzxcv]

Central nervous system,very important aspect of lifting.The CNS controls things such as the amount of muscle fibres you recruit and the force with which they can contract.There are many other things the CNS controls too.

A prime example of high CNS effeciency would be elite olympic weightlifters.You see guys who are not all that big,yet they can throw 200kg up over their head like its nothing or squat 300kg for reps.They dont have as much muscle as a pro bodybuilder,but their Central nervous system has ben trained in such a way as to recruit much more of their muscle,as these videos will show

http://media.putfile.com/1993_Tournefier

http://media.putfile.com/chakarov-1993-olympic-trianing-

http://media.putfile.com/Ironmind_1993_Dimas

Hope this helps

Ps-Clean video,ill see if i can find more
http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/OlympicLifts/Clean.html

 

[asdfzxcv]

A page full of exercises
http://www.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/videos/video_index.htm

Hope you like the olympic videos,I love the dimas one

 

[carlsuen]

sorry man.. but i couldn't get these vid's to work.. but thdx for the help anyway..

 

[carlsuen]

sorry man.. but i couldn't get these vid's to work.. but thx for the help anyway..

 

[carlsuen]

sorry man.. but i couldn't get these vid's to work.. but thx for the help anyway..