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smet: August 31 2006
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Cholesterol
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Couple of days ago I got my blood results, and the cholesterol is quite high. I mean, seriously high. As I don't have any other risk factors for CHD, I am not going to take statins at this stage.
I am not going to get into cholesterol discussion here. I am just curious, does anybody else here has high cholesterol, and what people do about it?
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Steve Maxwell: September 01 2006
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Stress is brought on by poor dietary factors (poor diet), body imbalances (to fat),environmantal factors (pollution) and emotional factors (poor life style). It's all about balance and dicipline of the body.
Steve Maxwell
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JontheMagician: September 01 2006
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Excercises for takedowns and slams
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Hello everyone, im pretty new at kb training and even though its a short time, I am a believer... my question is, is there any excercises thats good for picking up and slamming opponents?/ ive been doing swings, and clean and press... is there anything else that I couls do aside from the 2 mentioned moves?? thanks!!!
jon
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Steve Maxwell: September 01 2006
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Truly the best method for double leg pick up throws is to work with live partners. Work with setups and fit-ins as well as full bore take down practises. Any general exercise that works the hips, low back and legs will benefit the strength needed to complete the take down. But skill is also very, very important and must be worked by constant repitition. The timing and precision are as important as strength in the grappling game. You cannot just do an exercise and become better at a complex skill. The specific strength required to finish a double leg pick up throw (morota gari) can only come from actually doing a lot of them.
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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poodbelly: September 02 2006
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Hip pain...help !...best exercises
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Hi
any comrades help out with the best exercises(mobility/stretching) for pesistent hip pain due to tightness in the lower back/buttock area.
thanks
paul
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Steve Maxwell: September 02 2006
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Paul,
daily do the seated fprward stretch, cossack stretch, frog (with femur rotations),the pigeon pose and seated leg stack. Check out a yoga book for pictures and descriptions of the seated forward stretch, pigeon, frog and stacking techniques. In the Unlock seminar comming up in Oct., Pavel and I show a tremendous amount of hip openers. It would be well worth your time if you can make it. In the meantime, try the above postures.
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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1jus3tin1: September 08 2006
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Quick swing Question.
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Steve Maxwell: September 08 2006
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If cardio or strength /endurance is the goal, then when the current weight is submaximal, jump to the next weight. For example, I like doing interval swing sets for times of 5 to 10 minutes. I use 15 to 20 sec. intervals with a 1:1 work/rest ratio. When the total time becomes somewhat easy, then it is time to either bump up the resistence or the time (which would mean reps). I would chose weight over reps to keep strength a factor. The next weight up may be too much of a jump to do the exact same protocol. You can handle it in three ways, shorter intervals, longer rests or shortened total time. A fourth way, my favorite, is to start out with the new weight and drop down to my former weight as fatigue sets in and or form breaks down. Eventually you build up to where you can make it through the routine with the new weight. Best of luck,
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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Torilla: September 09 2006
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My knees hurt when stretching for splits
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It's not something that keeps me from stretching, but my knees "hurt" when training the Roadkill Splits. Now, I just started stretching for the splits again after a good years pause. Could it be because my knees haven't picked up yet? I did'nt have this kind of problem year ago. It'd be a devastating bummer if I've damaged my legs permanently...I can kick normally, though.
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Steve Maxwell: September 09 2006
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Torilla,
The basic rule for all flexibility training is to stop if you feel the stretch in the joints. Discomfort in the muscles is fine, as long as it is not to intense. But any joint discomfort is a warning signal that should never be ignored. It is very possible to severly damage the knees with split training. Joint pain is an indication that your stretching technique is incorrect. I badly injured my knee, many years ago, by trying to force a yoga stretch position. It took many months to heal. In October, Pavel and I are conducting the "Unlock" seminar. This would be a great seminar for anyone that desires to maximize mobility and flexibilty. Mobility conditioning drills are also included. For now, do not push through joint pain while doing flexibility drills.
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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kperrone: September 22 2006
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Steve Maxwell DL challenge...completed
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Over the RKC weekend Steve Maxwell mentioned a Deadlift routine, or a challenge...load a barbell with bodyweight and deadlift for 50 nonstop reps using a double overhand grip, being the glutton for punishment I am I decided to give it go. Once I hit 40 reps the grip started to go but I just started counting down from 10, all reps were touch and go but I did take a 1-2 second break to reset my form on one occasion but my hands did not come off the bar until the end. If you try it have fun...it took 15 minutes for my heartrate to drop down below 130.
-Kevin
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Steve Maxwell: September 23 2006
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It's really a major test of grip and total body strength endurance. It is brutal and totally wipes one out. It is not meant to be done often and only should be done by experienced trainees. The grip or lungs always goes way before the back or hips. But one should immediately stop if they find their form breaking down.Consider yourself a stud if you can do it. It's great for wrestlers and jiujitsu men.
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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Shawn M: September 26 2006
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Anyone do supination/pronation for injury prevention? Seem like a common KB related injury. Cotter
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has some interesting joint mobility that involves pronation and supination on his new DVD series. The only problem I have had with the KB is from lots of heavy snatching the brachialis/Brachioradialis seems to get aggrivated. I do tend to turn the KBs way in (thumbs pointing back behind my body) when doing double KBs to roll in my shoulders and try to get the bells farther back so I am doing some pretty good supination coming up to the double clean. Thanksfully swings do not aggrivate this and if the arm is sore I can still swing full power.
Putting Brachialis into the search I can see that a quite a few people have this problem from a combo of pullups and snatches. Not really tennis elbow but more at the attachment mid forearm into the bicep.
Elbow Greasers from (Resilient)? Maybe done lightly with Cotters lower arm twist would be a good warm up for heavy snatches.
I am going to experiment with a few things and report back.
Blarg had a great post about contrast baths for the forearm and elbow.
Any experience with this welcome.
thank you!
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Steve Maxwell: September 26 2006
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Because of the excessive gripping and supination in performing gi chokes in jiujitsu, elbow problems are not uncommon. The muscles in the forearm become imbalanced and cause pain. The pulley device that I rigged up is made out of a large pvc pipe large enough that my fist fits into. I drilled through and glued a one inch pvc handle in the middle. The whole thing suspends from the ceiling or a pullup bar and hangs from a pulley by thin nylon cord. Wheights are suspended from the large tube with nylon cord attached to a small loading pin. As I turn the large pipe, the cord wraps around on the outside and gives my hands, wrists, forearms and elbows a very theraputic workout with pronation. It keeps my elbows in the pink.
Steve Maxwell
http://www.stevemaxwell.com
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