Biofeedback Training Via Gym Movements and Spiked Kettelbell Swings Video
February 3rd, 2010
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by Mike T Nelson · Filed Under: Kettlebells · Strength
Biofeedback Training Via Gym Movements and Spiked Kettlebell Swings
Thanks for all the great orders of the Gym Movements DVD. Much appreciate it from everyone! The comments have been great too and it is amazing to hear from people in Kangaroo Land (Australia), Kiwis (New Zealand), Canada, the UK, Serbia and many other places including the good ole USA too. I love it.
Biofeedback Testing
Dave “the Athlete Creator” and I had a great bench session last night via biofeedback (as explained in the Gym Movements DVD) and ended up training for over 2 hours! We did some Z-Health joint mobility to warm up and then did some bench, board work, and inverted rows. We even threw in some random kettlebell work last night including double kettlebell clean and 1 arm cleans with Sparky (aka the Bulldog, the 40 kg KB).
Video of Spiked Kettlebell Swings!
If you want to really add some stress to the glutes and hamstrings (posterior chain for you geeks), have a partner add a push (eccentric load) on the kettlebell swing. Start out with a lighter push and then crank it up from there. Keep your kettlebell swing form the same though. Don’t call and complain if your glutes and hamstrings are so sore it makes sitting down the next day difficult. Good times!
The PR Train Rolls On
Despite getting an all time PR last week on the bench, I added another PR by adding 3 reps to my reverse band bench work even after doing 9 sets of singles around 90% 1 RM (all done with a pause and audio commands). My plan now is to keep working more pause work at the chest to get that up to my touch and go PR and one step closer to my 2010 goal of bench pressing 240 x 1 in competition at the Twin Ports Open in June of this year.
Notice that I did not PR again in the exact same lift (although that can happen), but it was a similar lift. You can almost always PR in some direction EVERY session!
Small, consistent steps forward day in and day out = huge gains over time!
More stimulation of the muscle = bigger muscles!
Deadlift Dave
Even though Dave had not done any deadlift or really any lower body work for almost 4 months, he ended up pulling 7 singles over 90% of his 1 rep max on his first lower body day back. Needless to say, he was sore for days afer it.
Summary
Constant progress can be made, but it may not always be
on the exact same lift at the exact same parameters. The key is to make sure you are always going in the right direction. Make sure your ladder is against the correct wall before scaling it!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson
PS
If you missed the last post on the special limited time offer on the Gym Movements DVD on how to use biofeedback, check it out below as it expires tomorrow (Thurs Feb 4) at midnight (central standard time).
Gym Movements Biofeedback DVD is available now!
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Hey Mike,
You’ve raised an issue that I’ve found very exciting re testing & PRs … length of training sessions.
One of the things I love about testing and working around PRs is that it ‘unshackles’ me from time limits … AND IT WORKS BOTH WAYS …
In the past, I’d tend to program a strength session to last between 45 to 90 min … Two problems with this … what if I start getting a little tired before the set session finishes, or conversely what happens if I’m still feeling energized at the end of it?
For the former, if I hit a PR 10 minutes in, and I’m feeling a bit tired, or I stop testing well .. I go home … totally happy ‘cos I’ve taken my body to a place it hasn’t gone before (a PR).
For the later, if I’m totally energized by the end of my ‘normal’ training time, and I’m testing well (and I’ve got extra time) … I will keep training … and training … and training … and training
Since starting testing I’ve had sessions as short as 10 minutes and as long as 4 hours …
Is there any kind of ‘regular’ way of programming that can account for that kind of ‘day to day’ body variability? I don’t think so!
Cheers
Hell ya my friend!
You have stumbled upon one of the coolest things I’ve found in the past several years.
Some days you have it in you to train hard and make killer progress.
Others days, well, as PJ says, maybe you should watch TV (I vote for read the back articles on this site, heheh) and drink beer (ok, one dark beer is ok).
NOTHING in physiology is linear, nor really predictable—why would we expect training to be any different?
Until now, we did not have a practical tool to use to guide us.
Now we do and we find that the training session lengths will vary widely.
I’ve had the same thing happen–sessions as short as 15 minutes, hit a PR, was smoked and I left.
Other times, like the other night, well over 2 hours in, hitting most work above 90% 1RM and some rep stuff and we were still playing with KBs at 9:15pm!
Heck, I am off to train again now!
You must listen to your body and coax results, not try to beat them out of it.
Awesome work man! I am so stoked to hear more from others once they get the DVDs in their hands.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson
Mike, do you know how long shipping will take? That’s one thing I forgot to check on.
@Kira: I’m having the same results. Glad you’re enjoying it!
Tonight no core lifts tested well but my 2″ v-bar and grippers did. I hit a 30# PR on the bar tonight.
Thanks for the comments Josh!
I will check on the shipping for you. I am guessing a few days.
By the way, when do you get into town here? Friday? Can’t wait to see ya and everyone else. It is going to be insane! Give me a ring as I am free after my broomball game at 6pm.
I will be at Grip n Rip but only to about noon since Jodie and I are off to Baja Mexico for some R and R, together time and kiteboarding too.
rock on!
Mike T Nelson
Heck ya Jason! SWEET!!
Nice work on the PR man! Pretty crazy isn’t it? A huge thanks too for ordering up the Gym Movements DVD. Much appreciated and looking forward to chatting with you on the teleseminar.
What is everyone else waiting for? 4 bonuses and cheap intro price too, so click on the banner in the post above and get with it. PRs for everyone!!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson
Mike, I’ll be there at about 5:30 on Friday. Adam’s picking me up at the airport and then we’re going to do that interview. Can’t wait to see you!
Very cool! I will give you guys are ring once I am done kick some gluteous maximus during my broomball game 6-7pm.
It is going to be a blast!!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson