Comments on: Are You Making This Mistake Too?

By: adarqui

adarqui — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:00:36 +0000

in regards to this comment:

“I teach all my clients and athletes to take information from all sources. There is something to learn from
everyone you come in contact with potentially. Pay attention. Be discerning. Ask questions. Try new things.”

this is probably the worst mindset in s&c, no offense.. everyone wants to “try new things” and do all this “fancy crap” etc. If you look at all of the people who follow this mindset, they get absolutely nowhere. Sure there may be a few who somehow “try new things” and progress to freak levels, but thats in the very small minority.

s&c has become a clusterfu*k of retarded ideas, methods, and exercises. If you are an outsider looking in, you might think people design exercises as such: “Take a perfectly good exercise, add a twist, now do it functionally, and then do it on an unstable platform” JACKPOT!

Here’s a quick example:

Let’s say i’m an athlete looking to improve vertical jump. I read info from:
- Luke Lowry
- Kelly Baggett
- The guy on ExpertVillage
- StretchExpert

Ok, so, my mindset would now be that:
- Squats are Bad, all you need to do is “exprosive exercises broh”
- Getting stronger, improving squat / bulgarian splitsquat, putting on some mass on the glutes/hams/quads is good
- Don’t put on mass, do kettlebell jump squats for 2 weeks to gain 6 inches
- All you need to do is stretch

Now which one do you think would actually work?

Take advice from people who actually know what they are doing, not from the latest gimick guru who performs like a slug on the field.

I trust KellyB & Verkhoshansky more than anyone.

Sorry, im arrogant ;d

By: Mohammed Akif

Mohammed Akif — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:08:18 +0000

Haha, funny how even NBA players are misguided. Check out Steve Nash’s workout here: http://www.nba.com/suns/news/mvpworkout_071107.html

He uses a TON of exercises with bosu balls and stability balls, and we know he’s not very strong compared to other point guards like Derrick Rose.

By: Alex Maroko

Alex Maroko — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:41:33 +0000

Hey Esther-

Please elaborate on this

“if you really know the mechanics of exercising the body for optimal performance, then you might be praising this thing”

-Alex

By: Esther

Esther — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:31:19 +0000

I agree with Jacy, It’s not just the tool, but how you use it. I heard a lot of professionals put down the bosu ball, but that’s because they haven’t figured out what to do with it. Granted, a lot of damm exercises can be performed, also with the resistance band, the barbell, dumbells or any thing, but if you really know the mechanics of exercising the body for optimal performance, you might be praising this thing. I sugest you get more info on this great piece of equipment. (hint: it sure was used at Gym Jones for the workout for the movie 300!)

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:08:34 +0000

Do you play college ball?

By: alexmaroko

alexmaroko — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:25:06 +0000

Lachlan

Everything works, at least for a while. I’m sure it will help you dunk, but you’d have to make sure it’s what YOU, the individual needs.

Does that make sense?

-Alex

By: Lachlan

Lachlan — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:31:38 +0000

i think jacy and craig are right they told me to use a similar thing when i injured my ankle and it helped a lot but they told me to continue the use once i had recovered and nothing changed, but what about other things like the squat-flex which claims it will help u dunk which in their theory will also make u faster whats ur view on it
thanks lachlan

By: alexmaroko

alexmaroko — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:29:17 +0000

@Craig-

Well-said. Totally agree on the rehab side, and isn’t it kinda funny that although it’s used to make formerly injured athletes healthy, I’ve seen an athlete or two hurt themselves using it as a training tool?

Do you think those guys want to get back on the thing that set them up for a sprained ankle during the comeback process?

By: alexmaroko

alexmaroko — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:25:15 +0000

Hey Jacy, thanks for the comment!

I guess I definitely should have specified that I meant I don’t like bosu-ball training in the programming of HEALTHY ATHLETES. Thanks for catching my miss.

There is obviously lots of validity and research backing the use of unstable surface training in a rehab setting, and I use it myself and with my athletes in these situations.

And I think what you said here is great:

“There is something to learn from
everyone you come in contact with potentially.”

I hope everyone read that and took a second to fully digest it. Talk to you soon!

-Alex

By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:08:13 +0000

I have never understood how you put an unstable body on an unstable object to make the body stable. That being said, I have used a Bosu for rehab purposes flat side up. This allows the foot to work in a “tripod” fashion as you alluded to on your TAQ video. Otherwise, if you are going to do a strength exercise then do it with the best base possible.