adaptation
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2022
first drop back since
getting hit by a car in April
getting hit by a car in April
Thanks everyone for all the well wishes.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastophic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I’ve been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastophic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I’ve been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
in imageThanks everyone for all the well wishes.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastophic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I've been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
Thanks everyone for all the well wishes.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastopfic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I've been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastophic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I've been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
Thanks everyone for all the well wishes.
Healing after something major— a car accident, an athletic injury, or something even more catastopfic looks different for everyone— but healing and joy are available to everyone with the patience to try.
This was the first time I've been able to execute this posture in this manner since April.
working with the virturvian
(adaptive weight for maximum time under tension)
(adaptive weight for maximum time under tension)
in imageworking with the virturvian
(adaptive weight for
maximum time under tension)
working with the virturvian (adaptive weight for maximum time under tension)
(adaptive weight for
maximum time under tension)
working with the virturvian (adaptive weight for maximum time under tension)
First burpees since April slow and steady wrist progress
2023
look ma,
no brace!
no brace!
ankles getting better day by day .. and look at that wrist! doin wrist stuff!!
Life is hard on a body… practice teaches us to nourish our body, mind, and spirit.
Grateful for the inherent optimism afforded by love and gratitude so radical it is beyond the boundaries of time and space.
Life is hard on a body… practice teaches us to nourish our body, mind, and spirit.
Grateful for the inherent optimism afforded by love and gratitude so radical it is beyond the boundaries of time and space.
in imageankles getting better
day by day .. and look at
that wrist! doin wrist
stuff!!
Life is hard on a body...
practice teaches us to
nourish our body, mind,
and spirit.
Grateful for the inherent
optimism afforded by
love and gratitude so
radical it is beyond the
boundaries of time and
space.
day by day .. and look at
that wrist! doin wrist
stuff!!
Life is hard on a body...
practice teaches us to
nourish our body, mind,
and spirit.
Grateful for the inherent
optimism afforded by
love and gratitude so
radical it is beyond the
boundaries of time and
space.
ankles getting better.
Ankle update: Healing!
Wrist update: Healed!
Charlie says “Hurro!”
Wrist update: Healed!
Charlie says “Hurro!”
in imageAnkle update: Healing!
Wrist update: Healed!
Charlie says "Hurro!"
Wrist update: Healed!
Charlie says "Hurro!"
in imageDr. John Rusin
@drjohnrusin
Teaching there's only ONE right way
to move for everyone is just dumb...
If everyone's built DIFFERENTLY, how
could they ever all move the same?
Force feeding TEXTBOOK form leaves
people broken down and frustrated.
So train for your body, not someone
else's. Use COMMON SENSE...
@anjohnrusin
@drjohnrusin
Teaching there's only ONE right way
to move for everyone is just dumb...
If everyone's built DIFFERENTLY, how
could they ever all move the same?
Force feeding TEXTBOOK form leaves
people broken down and frustrated.
So train for your body, not someone
else's. Use COMMON SENSE...
@anjohnrusin
pain vs sensation when healing
in imageTHE PERCEPTION
pain vs sensation when healing
BETWEEN KNOWING
pain vs sensation when healing
pain vs sensation when healing
BETWEEN KNOWING
pain vs sensation when healing
how I actually look (It’s going ok!) (what I’m really doing is working to get the weight to shift into my left side, overriding the compensatory patterns I’ve developed since being injured)
in imagehow I actually look
(what I'm really doing is working to get the weight to shift into my left side, overriding the compensatory patterns I've developed since being injured)
(It's going ok!)
(what I'm really doing is working to get the weight to shift into my left side, overriding the compensatory patterns I've developed since being injured)
(It's going ok!)
Cranky ashtanga knees? Do this
in imageCranky ashtanga knees? Do this
ACHEY KNEES SQUATTING?
WHEN YOU START DOING THIS "CONTROLLED TIBIAL ROTATION EXERCISE" BECAUSE YOU LEARN THAT THE KNEE JOINT ALSO ROTATES AND NOW YOUR KNEES FEEL STRONGER THAN EVER
ACHEY KNEES SQUATTING?
WHEN YOU START DOING THIS "CONTROLLED TIBIAL ROTATION EXERCISE" BECAUSE YOU LEARN THAT THE KNEE JOINT ALSO ROTATES AND NOW YOUR KNEES FEEL STRONGER THAN EVER
in imageBret Contreras, PhD 0
@bretcontreras
The average lifter chooses to lift around 50% of
their 1RM for around 10 reps, according to a recent
meta-analysis. So if someone could lift 200 Ibs for
one rep, they'd select 100 Ibs for a set of 10 reps.
With this load, they're leaving around 10 reps in the
tank- meaning they could do 10 more reps if they
went all out (to failure).
This is the main reason why people don't tend to
see much results in the weight room. They just don't
train very hard.
If you want to build an appreciable amount of
muscle, you have to train a lot harder than you think
and push it a lot harder than the average lifter.
ontreras1
@bretcontreras
The average lifter chooses to lift around 50% of
their 1RM for around 10 reps, according to a recent
meta-analysis. So if someone could lift 200 Ibs for
one rep, they'd select 100 Ibs for a set of 10 reps.
With this load, they're leaving around 10 reps in the
tank- meaning they could do 10 more reps if they
went all out (to failure).
This is the main reason why people don't tend to
see much results in the weight room. They just don't
train very hard.
If you want to build an appreciable amount of
muscle, you have to train a lot harder than you think
and push it a lot harder than the average lifter.
ontreras1
The wake up call I needed
~ 15 years ago
was my box jump and
over the shoulder med ball throw.
so many bloody shins over the next few years. 100% worth it.
~ 15 years ago
was my box jump and
over the shoulder med ball throw.
so many bloody shins over the next few years. 100% worth it.
in imageThe wake up call I needed
~15 years ago
was my box jump and
over the shoulder med ball throw.
so many bloody shins over the next
few years. 100% worth it.
There have been a tremendous number of
useless screens and movement tests for
training in the history of the fitness and
performance industries. Here's a useful
battery though.
Rotational med ball throw
Goblet squat
Box jump
If somebody has pop and the squat looks
good, they're going to be easy and fun to
train. If it's marshmallows and a train
wreck, lower your expectations.
~15 years ago
was my box jump and
over the shoulder med ball throw.
so many bloody shins over the next
few years. 100% worth it.
There have been a tremendous number of
useless screens and movement tests for
training in the history of the fitness and
performance industries. Here's a useful
battery though.
Rotational med ball throw
Goblet squat
Box jump
If somebody has pop and the squat looks
good, they're going to be easy and fun to
train. If it's marshmallows and a train
wreck, lower your expectations.
2024
I reckon this wrist and ankle are back in the game. 2 years (fine, 22 months) of incremental progress after getting hit by a car.
exploring adaptation from a place of curiosity tends to be helpful as practice for when the exploration is by neccesity.
Hmu for sauna/cold plunge contrast therapy, red light therapy, adaptive resistance training, breath work and assisted stetching.
2 hours, $200.
3 Spots a week.
2 hours, $200.
3 Spots a week.
2025
Routine maintence on the chasis
a plan is how you think its gonna go.
a strategy is how you adapt when it doesnt.
a strategy is how you adapt when it doesnt.
108 reps, too.
in imageTOTAL VOLUME
2,783lb
DURATION
30 min
TOTAL SETS
#
15
MJH Circuit Bar 2
TOTAL ENERGY BURNED
190kCal
HEAVIEST LIFT
63.5lb
52.2lb
POINTS
1,377
VITRUVIVN
vitruvianform.com
108 reps, too.
2,783lb
DURATION
30 min
TOTAL SETS
#
15
MJH Circuit Bar 2
TOTAL ENERGY BURNED
190kCal
HEAVIEST LIFT
63.5lb
52.2lb
POINTS
1,377
VITRUVIVN
vitruvianform.com
108 reps, too.
Select postures from 2nd 1/2 of 2nd series
w/ a chair
w/ a chair
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