I remember on another board somebody saying the EXACT same thing when I warned against step-ups. Literally, the EXACT same thing. They (member of this board too I believe) later rolled their ankle severely using only 95lbs (incredibly light for them) and still suffer issues from that to this day. If he’s still on this board, maybe he can chime in.
yeah i saw a guy doing dumbell lunges and he lost his balance for a split second and he tumbled sideways. blew out his knee. he was using 40 lb dumbells. when i have done step ups and gone heavy, i really dont like the feeling which is why i dont usually do them. even when i went light and used 225, i was able to get a lot of reps, but i just felt unstable knowing that a simple mistep could cause me huge damage.
Well, truthfully, if you get injured lifting weights, you are doing something wrong in the program. I think the one- legged romanian deadlift happens to be a good exercise because it causes a good amount of proprioception and stability consciousness.
However, if your goal is to build explosiveness, and absolute strength (which as a sprinter it is), then you want to maximally stimulate the mechanoreceptors of the body. Many individuals forget that we are not using muscles to move the body, we are using nerves.
Muscle tissue is where the tire hits the pavement. The actual power is developed from the CNS (well known), and (this is my theory) an involuntary reflex via the spinal chord. Sprinting is not totally involuntary, and its not totally voluntary.
Sprinting is a combination of the subconscious and conscious minds, which then produces higher performances. I posted this a while back. Some may think it’s metaphysical bull, but if you understand the interaction between psychology and physiology, youll see there is a vast grey area where the two overlap.
[QUOTE=velocegatto]Well, truthfully, if you get injured lifting weights, you are doing something wrong in the program. I think the one- legged romanian deadlift happens to be a good exercise because it causes a good amount of proprioception and stability consciousness.
agreed, although i think that people do get injured lifting weights from bad exercise technique and bad equipment. i saw a lat pulldown machine cord break when somebody was using it, it almost hit them in the face. i think incorrect technique is a huge cause for injury as well. however i have seen bad lifting technique on squats (about 90% of the population) with no injuries and i have seen far few people even doing one legged, yet witnessed two injuries. i dont care how strong you are, there is more risk involved when stepping onto a 20 inch box with weight on your back, as opposed to being in a stable squat postion. with that said, i think that the one legged stuff has its place, just a small place.