Change of pace

Scott Birdby Scott Bird | February 9, 2005
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Currently the unwilling victim of a respiratory infection, I’ve had plenty of time (between Bruce Lee DVDs and failed attempts to sleep) to reconsider my training strategies for this year.

Up until a few months ago my feeder workouts were based around bodyweight exercises, and these workouts seem to have either changed into quick weight-based routines or been forgotten entirely. A recent comment from Kris - noting Louie Simmons’ penchant for a modified Hindu squat - was enough to changed that.

Whilst I’m not quite ready to take the Mike Mahler approach and ditch the weights altogether in favour of bodyweight exercises, using them as a basis of additional workouts seems reasonable; extra GPP is always a good thing.

For now, it’s a combination of Bruce Lee and attempted sleep. Modified Hindu squats to appear in the near future.


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1

Just a thought: the Westside hybrid routine I’m doing now could work well if you’re serious about doing more bodyweight stuff. Instead of doing the rehab circuits I occupy my accessory day with, you could reserve that day entirely for bodyweight and conditioning stuff. Who knows, perhaps the added rest would also serve to increase your lifts further while giving your shoulders more rest.
http://tsampa.org/training/routines/20041228/

Posted by: Kris | February 9, 2005 9:23 PM

2

And oh yes, get well soon.

Posted by: Kris | February 9, 2005 9:24 PM

3

Not a bad idea. At least that way I’d quickly notice any change in performance - good or bad.

Posted by: Scott | February 9, 2005 9:35 PM

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