Author Topic: The Mature thread (Read 360088 times)

Donny · « **Reply #7775 on:** March 05, 2025, 08:09:12 AM »

Quote from: IroNat on March 05, 2025, 07:59:02 AM

That's an old Vince Gironda technique.

yes i know

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #7776 on:** March 06, 2025, 12:55:24 AM »

Quote from: IroNat on March 05, 2025, 07:59:02 AM

That's an old Vince Gironda technique.

Works really well like a lot of his techniques.

Donny · « **Reply #7777 on:** March 06, 2025, 01:38:15 AM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on March 06, 2025, 12:55:24 AM

Works really well like a lot of his techniques.

some of his exercises were difficult to perform ..

Donny · « **Reply #7778 on:** March 06, 2025, 01:41:05 AM »

one of the better videos on his sissy squats .....

Donny · « **Reply #7779 on:** March 06, 2025, 04:15:30 AM »

chaos · « **Reply #7780 on:** March 06, 2025, 08:21:20 AM »

Quote from: Donny on March 05, 2025, 07:03:10 AM

Leaning back during a leg extension increases the stretch on the rectus femoris by opening the hip angle. This deeper stretch matters because stretch-mediated hypertrophy—growth triggered by training muscles at longer lengths—has been shown to be a powerful stimulus for muscle growth.

Definitely in my opinion beneficial

Does leaning back in the seat count?

Donny · « **Reply #7781 on:** March 06, 2025, 08:28:38 AM »

Quote from: chaos on March 06, 2025, 08:21:20 AM

Does leaning back in the seat count?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532889/

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #7782 on:** March 06, 2025, 10:25:30 AM »

Quote from: Donny on March 06, 2025, 01:41:05 AM

one of the better videos on his sissy squats .....

Sissy squats are not the proper name. Those things are a real bitch.

Donny · « **Reply #7783 on:** March 07, 2025, 01:03:13 AM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on March 06, 2025, 10:25:30 AM

Sissy squats are not the proper name. Those things are a real bitch.

i don´t mind "normal" Sissy Squats but yes these Gironda squats are hard to perform correctly $:-\$

Donny · « **Reply #7784 on:** March 07, 2025, 01:16:22 AM »

not for the faint hearted...

Donny · « **Reply #7785 on:** March 07, 2025, 04:44:20 AM »

for a bit of pain at the end of a workout...

chaos · « **Reply #7786 on:** March 15, 2025, 04:45:58 PM »

Quote from: Donny on March 07, 2025, 04:44:20 AM

for a bit of pain at the end of a workout...

An extra bonus is that wall sits are shown to lower blood pressure.

Donny · « **Reply #7787 on:** March 16, 2025, 03:11:56 AM »

Quote from: chaos on March 15, 2025, 04:45:58 PM

An extra bonus is that wall sits are shown to lower blood pressure.

would have thought the opposite considering they´re used as a "stress" position by some like the military

Donny · « **Reply #7788 on:** March 16, 2025, 03:18:22 AM »

just like the Good ,ol Medicine ball held at arms length until failure..

you love my medicine Balls don´t you ? ( Harry the Bastard )

Yes Staff !! ( in pain trying not to laugh )

IroNat · « **Reply #7789 on:** March 16, 2025, 07:58:08 AM »

Quote from: Donny on March 07, 2025, 01:16:22 AM

not for the faint hearted...

That's a good one. Really develops the lower quad.

Donny · « **Reply #7790 on:** March 16, 2025, 08:15:45 AM »

V. Gironda also believed in this muscle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sartorius_muscle

Donny · « **Reply #7791 on:** March 17, 2025, 03:07:42 AM »

Anyone use this machine?

Donny · « **Reply #7792 on:** March 17, 2025, 05:13:12 AM »

Crazy Dude but intelligent

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #7793 on:** March 17, 2025, 11:14:46 AM »

Quote from: Donny on March 17, 2025, 05:13:12 AM

Crazy Dude but intelligent

Static holds are a complete waste of time.

IroNat · « **Reply #7794 on:** March 17, 2025, 02:05:40 PM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on March 17, 2025, 11:14:46 AM

Static holds are a complete waste of time.

They're good for building static strength.
Wrestlers need static strength to maintain holds.
Powerlifters use short range lockout holds to build strength also.
Deadlifts utilize static strength when you hold the weight at the top.

Donny · « **Reply #7795 on:** March 17, 2025, 10:47:01 PM »

Quote from: IroNat on March 17, 2025, 02:05:40 PM

They're good for building static strength.
Wrestlers need static strength to maintain holds.
Powerlifters use short range lockout holds to build strength also.
Deadlifts utilize static strength when you hold the weight at the top.

True & AJ was definitely no fool
However the million dollar question is..did Arnold win !

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Donny · « **Reply #7796 on:** March 20, 2025, 11:01:18 PM »

Might be interesting for the Mentzer fans on here..

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Donny · « **Reply #7797 on:** March 21, 2025, 03:27:59 AM »

Humble Narcissist · « **Reply #7798 on:** March 21, 2025, 07:58:16 AM »

Quote from: IroNat on March 17, 2025, 02:05:40 PM

They're good for building static strength.
Wrestlers need static strength to maintain holds.
Powerlifters use short range lockout holds to build strength also.
Deadlifts utilize static strength when you hold the weight at the top.

I did Static Contraction Training (Sisco & Little) back 25 years ago and I just got sore joints and all my lifts went down.

IroNat · « **Reply #7799 on:** March 21, 2025, 08:15:01 AM »

Quote from: Humble Narcissist on March 21, 2025, 07:58:16 AM

I did Static Contraction Training (Sisco & Little) back 25 years ago and I just got sore joints and all my lifts went down.

Yes, that was bullsh*t.

An example of useful static static strength would be a wrestler doing holds in the top of the pushup position so they can do that in a match if necessary.