Training and The Dr. Squat Strap Flu
Training and The Dr. Squat Strap Flu
Not that I am blaming the Dr Squat Strap for my feelings of flu and wore out ness as this past week has also brought a very unexpected tragedy with the loss of a good friend but then again maybe i will just blame it on the Dr Squat strap training.The normal aches and pains aside , my erectors and rib cage have been bothering me for quite awhile now. So when I put it on the first time I felt the great support I seemed to get from wearing it. You can say it has a queing factor as well, to me, where I feel the expansion of not only the mid section but also the rib cage, upper back and erectors. I would call it “briefs for your back”. But before it gets called assistance it is not that at all. My testing has included sled drag, belt squat, RDLs, zerchers, KB Gms , squat, box squat and bench plus others but you get the point. Every training session the past two weeks has included work with it on. In order to test this, you have to put a decent amount of weight on there which means more to me. So I put in alot of work and at higher intensity then I have been doing. The result was a tired and flu like symptoms for the past almost two weeks. Needless to say I have enjoyed testing it on everything. I may call it my support bra my new lucky lifting charm. I am in to not breaking as many things nowadays and maybe my lucky charm will help with that. We are headed to the CSCCa this week so I will try to get on as many coaches as possible. Especially the broke up ones!5/6Lots of activationsBench wear the Dr Squat strap. Ya, still working every angle I can get to with this/ 5×5, 3×5, 3×2Sled 30 mins5/545 mins seld5/4Hour sledActivationsReverse hypers 4 pre, 1 postBelt squat GMS with Dr Squat strap in a different position. Low on stomach with velcro. Always a terrible idea but made it more of a front squat GM. Several sets of 6 then 12, 12Rever5/3Stepmill 20 minsActivations with Tim TamV strap work:1/Belt squat rows 8×82/ Push downs one side 4×8, both sides(really thick) 6×83/Flyes two side(thick) x6 with one side x6 x 4 rounds-Tsunami bar press8x8-Push ups off GHR handles 1×1005/2Sled for about a hour5/1Tim tam activationsReverse hypers 4 pre, 1 postBox squat with Dr squat strap. 375x3x2 sets,415×3, 375×3. Ok with this. Hip do not revolt!Yoke carry 4 trips about 50 yard per trip wtih the Dr Squat Strap onStone load 180×3 x3 sets with the Dr Squat Strap on.4/30Snuck a hard 15 min on the stepmill4/29Activations with the tim tamMAG close grip pull downs. 23 sets I thinkAssisted dips 8×10, man dips 8×8Machine press 4 rounds of 10 reps, 6 reps 3 reps to finally any reps. Moved up each roundsOne lap prowler push more for time4/2830 mins sled drag4/2745 mins sled dragReverse hyper 5×10 pre, 2×10 postDid not really think much leg action was going to happen. Felt like shit and had to Tim Tam everything.I wanted to try some squats out using the dr squat strap. I used it for the high pressure and then a regular power belt. I was only going to do a couple sets but ended up at 375 for some easy 3s which is not normal nowadays! I capped it there after 4 or 5 nice sets. I almost went up but it was nice and sunny and the world said leave it be. I did drop it and used the new SSB harness for a couple sets. It is just about there.Getting back to the Dr Squat Straps. Th e Ab pressure was much higher keeping me tighter. But the erector support and awareness was the gold ticket. Fred Designed this just for his back raises that focus on the erectors which it does a fabulous job of but so far I think the support squatting is just as fabulous. My new old guy survivor gear.4/26ActivationsTriple suckto- 1 lap wheelbarrow, 1 lap sled, 1 lap prowler. The prowler took about 25 mins, rest were okay.Bench with Rhino bar. 45 sec rest, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 , 4, 3. Singles back up 6×1 with 30 sec restCouple rounds of the spagetti incident. New multiple use strap. Basically strands of strap where you can grab as much or as little for rep work. tris, curls , abs one arm , forearm. Probabll 70 or 80 reps a round.4/2530 mins sled dragging4/2430 mins stepmillReverse hypers 4 pre, 2 postBelt squat wide x10 and x close stance 3 to 5 rounds. Tested new adjustable belt squats belt for one round followed by the regular version. 12 sets total of each stance with 2 more sets with just the adjustable to test out the higher weights. So lots of sets and repsBroke out the Dr Squat strap for some GM/deads with the 154lb farmers walk/KB. I like the high low pressure on the abdominals. Some guys like their belt high on the abs and some low on the abs. I like them both so figured I would try them together. More of a front squat pressure on the abs with the GM type posterior work. 3 sets x 3. Finished me off!4/2130 mins sled drag4/20Tim tam activations1 lap semi heavy dragreverse hypers 5×12Rhino bandbell rack pulls. worked up to 605x3x2 sets , 2 down sets4/19Alot of tim tam work and boomstick activations3 laps upper body sled. Tried out some new tug of war straps. Different dynamic to the work. Liked the variations4/17Narrow leg press 8×10, 4 sets of negativesHack squat 5×12, 3 sets negativesOne heavy lap drag forwards and forwards4/1615 mins stepmill4/15Tim Tam activationsMachine pulldowns 20 setsFat bell gripless rows with Figure 8 straps 5×10 per armBench with 1 softee pad 7×10 moving up 20lb a clip. 1 x failureMachine press for 5×20 with negatives at end.Stepmill 12 mins worked up to 11 for 3 min then back down4/1420 mins stepmill4/13Stepmill 20 minsScrewy day. Body wasdragging all morning so had to get some work in and then did a bunch of BT work.Reverse Hypers 8 x 12 with 2 postBody masters squat machine 9×5 with a tight close stanceBT work was 30 mins straight.300lb on stomach for 2 rounds of 2 mins160lb(2 80lb) for 4 rounds of 2 mins each arm. Started at pec upper arm for 2 min, mid bicep and elbow, forearm and back up one more160lb quads top for two min, mid for 2 mins, lower for 2 min. Then straped toes straight up and down with Infinity loop and ran this again.All tissues were very soft and seperated nicely. Don and I had talked alot about the strength benefits of this type of static loading. Different then traditional top down loading with bars. Load is across the muscle this way. The loading/smashing breaks up the tighter areas while smashed tissue continues to load back under the static loading. This one is my opinion of the reaction.4/12Bike 20 minsPress 200 repsOne arm weirdo tricep extension
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