RB34
November 15, 2009, 5:39pm
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You must be kidding, or really bad at math. You’re saying that a guy that benches close to 400lbs. would struggle with a triple at 315? No way.
I don’t think anyone is arguing that point. But offseason/GPP, if the athlete has not reached an acceptable level of strength, there should be plenty of room to include some heavy lifting.
ALL lifting is supplemental, that does not lead to the suggestion that one approach is better than another.
Bulloney. If strength were “as easy as falling out of a boat and hitting the water”, just about every athlete in every gym would be much stronger. They are not. Even many good athletes who have lifted for years are not at all what I would call strong, even when that has been the stated goal of their training. James also has said his athletes, I think he stated the load was usually around 70%, do not lift explosively. Do you agree with that? Non-explosive lifting at a 10-12 RM. That’s the ticket to speed and explosive strength?
Star you keep confusing this topic with powerlifters, James said you can develop enough strength to be successful in your sport using submax load, you may not become world class lifters but will develop sufficient strength for sport.