Correct, to each their own; however, perhaps you want to re-think your words as it seems you are implying that the work is not productive and that the goal is hitting the highest possible numbers.
You are incorrect on both counts and your comment regarding the averages claimed implies you have repeatedly overlooked the fact that I implied the work is completed in “approximate” amounts of time. Additionally, this video was taken today, during spring ball, so the volume is greatly decreased relative to where it was last block.
Me sharing this information has nothing to do with ‘look how many reps we perform’ and everything to do with look how easy it is to accumulate a higher volume of quality work that offers multiple benefits at a low cost.
As I stated earlier, regarding the limited movement amplitudes: it would benefit you to study the benefits of dynamic stabilization and perturbation training.
Similarly, I’d recommend that you give this type of exercise a shot a I think you would continue to include it in your own training.
Regarding how to account for the workload, it would be rookie on your behalf to assume I haven’t carefully done this already and rookie for me not to have carefully done this already.
I consulted with John Gray Ph D, who studied under Stuart McGill, 6 years ago. Rest assured that there’s nothing careless happening on my behalf.
Don’t know, the ball could be too heavy or maybe James want them to be slower. I prefer to use CF methods, 4-8lbs ball - rapid fire. We use 6 different movements for 20reps @ 3sets for 3rds for a total of 1080. It’s a race and each week I would like to see the sets/rds take less time.
It’s all a function of desired training effect. Our method of execution is accomplishing the objective of extensive reactive/elastic work and the associated adaptations I’ve addressed previously.
I encourage all to give this method a shot and see for yourself.
Rest assured that I don’t have my athletes perform one single training component that isn’t strongly justified and orthopedically sound.
Charlie, I own the video and I have applied it multiple times with very satisfying results. It is hard as hell, especially the lumbar exercises (I don’t seem to adapt to them). How do you fit it in the training plan of high-level sprinters (so reduced GPP with respect to what presented in the GPP video) ? I remember you said that 3 rounds would be approximately 50 minutes, so a good option would be tempo days during the short GPP phase of high level sprinters, am I right?
I remember also that in another thread you said that you trained a hockey player (in off-season) who never lifted weights before by using as strenght exercise only med-ball exercises. So only medball exercises as shown in the video plus explosive med ball throws? Was the sequence (extensive + explosive) like the one you showed in the med ball video?
I have no issues with the exercises in the videos or the volume claimed. However these are not full situps, and I would still like to see a forum member post vid of themselves doing 1000 situps in 20 minutes or less.
Is it accurate to say that this is an example of indirect conditioning for the power/speed athlete without losing site of the elastic/reactive demands of sport?
Ollie, the work furthers the dynamic stabilization ability of the active musculature, and joint structures, via the perturbations. This is particularly beneficial to the shoulder girdle, torso, and hip girdle relative to heightening the durability of the associated tissues relative to sport demands.
The extensive nature locally supports the training of the aerobic properties of the active musculature and generally supports the maintenance, or development depending on the movement rate, of general work capacity.
The reactive/elastic method of execution of the med ball rebounds serves as supportive role relative to sport demands and how the active structures are stressed.
The ground based abdominal work is, posturally/orthopedically consistent with McGills guidelines and, once again, the small movement amplitudes and regime of muscle activity are similar to the way in which the abdominal muscular functions, primarily as a stabilizer and force transducer, during field based sprinting, deceleration, changing direction and so on. The extensive nature of this work, along with the volume, serves to improve general work capacity as well.
This was done on tempo days- tough but still not high intensity.
The hockey player did as you say but was extremely strong and when he tried weights with one of his teammates, considered one of the top conditioned weight trained players, he was able to beat him in his weights workout.
Funnily, when two NHL guys were working with me and Scott (video) was coming out at the same time in the AM, they started complaining: “We won’t have to work with him will we?” (They’d seen him work out before!).
Another funny story. The med ball guy was doing a punishing big circuit on a very hot day and after he was done, an old lady sitting on a bench nearby called him over and said: “They aren’t paying you enough!” He replied: “Thanks mam, you’re the first person to ever say that to me!”
James Smith, thanks so much for posting the video. I am going to incorporate some of your movements into my medball circuit on tempo days on occasion. I tried them, and they are plenty tough!
Charlie, I have the medball download, and I know you talked about the medball work on the GPP download as well. I’ve been doing the medball circuit x2 on tempo days and x1 on speed days along with the situp circuit at least 3x per week, and the difference has been hugely noticeable, especially in my tempo workouts in just one month. My shoulders and arms are so much more relaxed and “down” when running.
Charlie, now that I’m transitioning out of my GPP, can I keep including the medball wall circuit x2 on tempo days and x1 on speed days, or must volume generally decrease as you advance deeper into the SPP?
PS I got worked over by Waldemar on March 7, and he told me to beg you for a mechanical assessment (if you have time).
I think you can probably keep the MB circuits because the same volume should get easier as you go along, adjusting the workload for you but you may need to drop the circuit on speed days depending on what you have left at the end of the session after improved speed.
Along the lines of specificity, do you transition from ground based routines to standing or movement oriented routines? Or do you rely on the sporting movement itself to fill those needs?