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    Quote Originally Posted by joshnow View Post
    do you set goals every 3 months or so across the board, or do you just push it to the limit every session, do you cycle through weeks e.g deadlift wk 1 70%3 sets max reps /wk 2 85% max reps wk3 90%+max reps.

    I know guys like travis ortmayer trains his deadlifts this way a year ago not sure about now, but he went and pushed his deadlift up very fast in short space of time even dropping bodyweight.

    Also do you do front squats one week alternated with back squats and diffrent bars the next to prevent the law of accomodation and overtraining louie simmons bases max effort work on this concept for continued progression with fewer plateu's.

    amasing your competing & providing real competition at this level being such a new pro.
    Well I obviously set goals depending on whats at my next show, if its a max log I pick a number I want to hit and train for it or reps then I do the same. I really dont get to deep with the numbers and percentages, I probably should but there seems to be a method to my madness, Ive gotten alot stronger beating to my own drum I guess you could say. I shoot more for reps during workouts, and the reps I want depends on how far out I am from a show. Obvioulsy I would be hitting 6-8 reps on something 2 weeks out from a show with a max in that lift. I try not to get too heavy too quick, my CNS will crash if I go all out too much, resting and training smart is more important to me then trying to hit PR's every workout. Somedays its just not going to be there, as long as I live again to fight another day in the gym its a win!

    As far as front squats and back squats I do different variations. I use mostly an axle to back squat, I find it easier to handle heavy loads without all the whip of a regular bar. I mainly do my back squats to a box a tad above parallel with a wide stance, my front squats the same way and Ill go no box on them from time to time too. I usually do them two weeks at a time instead of alternating weeks. I keep it simple, too many people try to over think training and reinvent the wheel, if its not broke dont fix it.

    I appreciate the compliment! Im glad things played out the way they did over the past years of my career, I was close to turning pro on three occasions but now looking back Im glad I didnt, I was nowhere near ready after any of those shows. I was close to good enough to turn pro but by no means was I ready to mix it up with the big guys, I still have a long way to go and by no means am I satisfied with where I am at physically or mentally in the sport but Im glad I got to mature before jumping head first into the pool. Losing when it counts sometimes ends up being the best thing that can happen to someone!

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    thanks mike... I will look them up... old man knees are giving me fits.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan Hildebrand View Post
    thanks mike... I will look them up... old man knees are giving me fits.
    here is the link...

    http://www.jackalsgym.com/store.aspx?cat_id=RH
    Last edited by robert da strongman; 04-07-2011 at 11:45 AM.

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    Strong man Mike Jenkins dies in his sleep at age 31

    By Jeremy Elliott
    November 29, 2013

    Flowers and candles were “streaming” into the entrance way at CrossFit Gamma, a gym owned by strongman Mike Jenkins, Friday according to the gym's Facebook page.

    Jenkins, one of the strongest men in the world and a Dauphin County resident, died Thursday. He was 31.

    The 6-6, 400-pound Jenkins captured the 2012 Arnold Strongman Classic, an event named after Arnold Schwarznegger. He defeated some of the best in the world like Zydrunas Savickas and Derek Poundstone.

    Jenkins, who played football at James Madison University and is survived by his wife Keri, also placed fourth in this year's World's Strongest Man competition.

    Condolences appeared on the CrossFit Gamma Facebook page on Thanksgiving Day and haven't ceased.

    From http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index...ns_dies_i.html

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