i dont believe that fibre compositon can change, maybe diferent types are trained more often that others. hard manual jobs do make it difficult, but getting as much sleep asu can and eating as well as you can make a big difference. it has made a big difference for me.
Ahh I've started a 4-5 day a wekk laboring job 6.5 hours of stacking 20-40kg boxes. Watching this is making me want to get the fuck back into heavy squatting, can't even do dynamic work because squatting consistently slowly with light weights for hours a day is changing my fibre composition to slow
Ive been training for 34 years have had 2 major knee surgeries, one on each knee, completely torn tendons and cartlege. Yes box squatting is easier on the knees but the muscle around the knee does not get much stimulation, I dont care what Louie says. I squat medium stance no box most of the time. This works best for me. If you care about your knees you have to stimulate the VMO as much as possible. Westside is not the only gym that has world class lifters.
@reservoirdog77881 This is exactly what ive been syaing in other replies - each to their own. what works for one, may or may not work for another. "...Westside is not the only gym that has world class lifters..." is exactly true. This type of training has worked greatly for me over the years, but im not silly enough to think that there arent any other strong people around who train differently.
The reut was my squat kept going up. but after some time, i noticed that it platued, so I returned to box squatting, and i havent free squatted in a long time, now, most of thisyearin fact [except in comp]. The result is that my comp suited squat has continued to climb, and my raw free squat has climbed as well.I believe that there are many types of training to get stronger, as there are many strong men out there who train differently. One has to experiment andhave an open mind!
@reservoirdog77881 I just dont buy into the idea that if someone says something, no matter how high their profile is, then that must be the way to do things. One must constantly change their training for continous results. For instance, most of ast year, i didnt box squat, as i felt I wasnt progressing from them, and needed to work on my comp technique. I free squatted [WHEN MY KNEES ALLOWED], but used the same, or similar loading parameters Louie suggests when box squatting.
@reservoirdog77881 To both of these comments, I have been competing for close to 20 years. In that time i have tried every type of training regime out there. I have competed in equipment, and raw, both a lot. I have found that for longevity of joints, and continous progression, box squatting is by far the best. I train following the westside barbell template, and have done for many years. While I am not a world class lifter, I believe my lifts a quite respectable [105 kg bw - 285/210/280].
i dont believe that fibre compositon can change, maybe diferent types are trained more often that others. hard manual jobs do make it difficult, but getting as much sleep asu can and eating as well as you can make a big difference. it has made a big difference for me.
1rockoe 2 months ago
Ahh I've started a 4-5 day a wekk laboring job 6.5 hours of stacking 20-40kg boxes. Watching this is making me want to get the fuck back into heavy squatting, can't even do dynamic work because squatting consistently slowly with light weights for hours a day is changing my fibre composition to slow
ichater 2 months ago
Ive been training for 34 years have had 2 major knee surgeries, one on each knee, completely torn tendons and cartlege. Yes box squatting is easier on the knees but the muscle around the knee does not get much stimulation, I dont care what Louie says. I squat medium stance no box most of the time. This works best for me. If you care about your knees you have to stimulate the VMO as much as possible. Westside is not the only gym that has world class lifters.
reservoirdog77881 3 months ago
@reservoirdog77881 This is exactly what ive been syaing in other replies - each to their own. what works for one, may or may not work for another. "...Westside is not the only gym that has world class lifters..." is exactly true. This type of training has worked greatly for me over the years, but im not silly enough to think that there arent any other strong people around who train differently.
1rockoe 2 months ago
The reut was my squat kept going up. but after some time, i noticed that it platued, so I returned to box squatting, and i havent free squatted in a long time, now, most of thisyearin fact [except in comp]. The result is that my comp suited squat has continued to climb, and my raw free squat has climbed as well.I believe that there are many types of training to get stronger, as there are many strong men out there who train differently. One has to experiment andhave an open mind!
1rockoe 3 months ago
Jim Wendler said in one of his books (5-3-1 for POWERLIFTING) that Raw squatters dont reap the same benefits as geared squatters who box squat.
After some experimentation I would have to agree with Jim.
reservoirdog77881 3 months ago
@reservoirdog77881 I just dont buy into the idea that if someone says something, no matter how high their profile is, then that must be the way to do things. One must constantly change their training for continous results. For instance, most of ast year, i didnt box squat, as i felt I wasnt progressing from them, and needed to work on my comp technique. I free squatted [WHEN MY KNEES ALLOWED], but used the same, or similar loading parameters Louie suggests when box squatting.
1rockoe 3 months ago
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What works for one person does not necessarily work for another ?
reservoirdog77881 3 months ago
@reservoirdog77881 To both of these comments, I have been competing for close to 20 years. In that time i have tried every type of training regime out there. I have competed in equipment, and raw, both a lot. I have found that for longevity of joints, and continous progression, box squatting is by far the best. I train following the westside barbell template, and have done for many years. While I am not a world class lifter, I believe my lifts a quite respectable [105 kg bw - 285/210/280].
1rockoe 3 months ago
raw lifters too??????on the box
ManagFTW66 7 months ago
@ManagFTW66 Look up Robert Wilkerson. He has the greatest raw squat in the world and he box squats.
bigredkid3 6 months ago