Thursday, October 11, 2007
Labels: Static Contraction podcast
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8 Comments:
I listened intently. I heard every word Pete said. Over the years I've ask Pete to show documented studies of his results. Instead he continues to provide anticdotal stories
I listed to every work of Pete's Podcast. For years I requested independent studies showing the results he claims. He still fails to support his claims with independent studies. Instead we get stories about lifting cars. As an engineer I can clearly see the full weight of the car is not lifted. It's raised at an angle which vectorially is much less that the scale weight. (mechanical advantage using the apparatus he uses to do the lift. Don't believe me? Then demand Pete DEADLIFT the car. After all these years Pete should be providing many many documented studies showing results...instead he's laying low in South America. Sorry Pete but the podcasts are meant to fiend off angry customers, not document success.
Hi Larry!
1. If you'd read this page: http://www.getthisstrong.com/about_the_car.html you'd have seen how I already talked about the sine of a 45 degree angle and how it reduces the weight. I guess your sharp engineer's mind missed the obvious.
2. Why should I deadlift the car? Is your point that you routinely leg press over 1800 pounds on a vertical machine and it's too light to build muscle? What other equipment manufacturer's deadlift 1800 pounds? Your argument is absurd.
3. Belize is in Central America, not South America. Is everyone outside the USA "hiding out" Larry? Would my arguments have more gravity in your mind if I still lived in Idaho or California?
Just stick with your 20 pound dumbbells and wimpy leg presses. I don't think you can be educated.
Bye.
What about cardio excersise? I know you are all about muscle, but the heart is a muscle too. I'm not a medical scientist but it seems that adding all that muscle would put a strain on the heart if you didn't work it out equally by running and what not. The only reason I ask is because you recommend walking so as not to deter your legs and other muscles from recovery time. So how do you keep a healthy heart and still make these remarkable gains?
I'm not doubting your technology I just see it as sacrificing one part of a healthy lifestyle for another. Although if I could afford the machine I think I'd be too focused on looking good for the ladies as opposed to worrying about my insides...
Anyways, thanks.
Hi Michael!
Good point. People should always keep in mind that physical fitness has 3 elements: strength, cardio/aerobic and flexibility.
Nobody should get fixated on strength at the cost of the other two elements. However, most medical professionals would agree that adding lean mass is very desirable (especially over 40)and it's the extra fat that is a stress on the heart.
But don't forget to do a cardio routine that keeps your pulse in the aerobic target zone, (walking, rowing, cycling, etc.) and a stretching routine (without weights!) that augments your flexibility.
Pete
Hi Pete: Thanks for the podcast. It's very helpful. I can't help but wonder if people like Larry have actually tried your training methods. I have 5 of your e-books, and find them all to be very good. Besides, if the Larry's out there don't like your method, they can get their money back. Nothing lost.
Anyway, thanks for everything and I look forward to future podcasts.
God Bless you and your family, Pete.
Hi Pete:
I use a power rack when working out with your program. In watching the videos and reviewing the pictures on how to perform the seated bicep curl, I came up with an idea that perhaps you can take a look at. The video and pictures show the guy lifting the bar off the pins and holding. Sounds great and provides plenty of muscular overload.
However I have a suggestion that I've tried myself, which seems to allow even MORE weight. Place more weight on the bar than you would normally use for your seated bicep curl. Lean forward, tuck the bar under your chin, and sit back into position with the barbell pressed against your chest/tucked under your chin - or have someone help you get the bar tucked under your chin while you're in the seated position, then LOWER the bar into the hold position, about an inch or so above the pins.
I've found that for me, this allows me to use an even greater amount of weight, and I still do the hold in the required position. For instance, doing it the way your video and pictures show, I can perform a hold with about 140 lbs, but with the idea/suggestion I just mentioned, I just did a hold with 215lbs. I'm nowhere near as big and muscular as the guy in the videos and pictures, so I can only imagine how much he can do.
We all know that it's about muscular overload, so it seems that this method allows even great overload on the biceps. But of course, I'd appreciate you giving it a shot for yourself, and letting me know what you think.
Again, thanks for everything!!
Carl.
Evening all. Firslty I would like to say I have been useing SCT since April this year alongwith Max Contraction and HIT methods and have been getting nice gains and really good strength gains which have gone over into full range work.
I'm a true beliver BUT I would like to see more studies done on these methods and also maybe getting more sports pro's useing the methods such as NFL and Rugby players who would benefit greatlty from this.
The question I have for Pete is this.
I myself dont fully agree with you when you say that the muslce only needs exercising from one angle and I know studies have been done etc etc but for example the pectoral muscle is split into three pieces .. the top middle and bottom and when you do incline, flat and decline bench pressess than your hitting those portions of the pec more intensely on that position so when you say only do flat bench for the chest than the bottom and top isnt getting the overload as it could go.
Like I say I've been useing SCT for awhile now and it works well but another thing is QUALITY of contraction I have found .. no use in a crap contraction lasting 1-6 seconds .. you need to FEEL the contraction and make it fail the muscle so maybe we should progress in weight steady and make that happen ... something I found.