It takes a lot of ego out of training. English (North America) English (Europe) English (Oceania) etina Deutsch Espaol (Espaa) Espaol (Latinoamrica) Franais Magyar Italiano Polski Portugus (Brasil) Romn Trke English (Philippines) English (Singapore) Indonesian Ting Vit pole held vertically is a challenge. He could help with his hip flexion issues. One can easily see the connections between points one and two. Now lets talk eating. I think its a very valuable lift. It is comprised of eight (internationally) or nine (US and Canada) events. With the help of Joe and Adrianne Wilson, he competed in his first and second ever, Highland Games competitions. Daniel McKim, who is also a multiple time Games World Champion said he believed in maintaining his training intensity throughout the season. Try out these movements before your next Snatch session for better mobility and technique. In 2017, Mike published Heavy/Light: Periodized Throwing for the Highland Games. Mike is also a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach, creates dedicated strength programming for Highland Games athletes, and trains youth athletes in baseball and track & field. I was like Oh, hes spelling heavy different, then I was like, oh no, hviii, that makes sense.. So many of us appreciate your work and expertise. 3 sets of 8 with a minute rest OR 55 OR 53 OR Pyramids OR multiple Pyramids, aka Waves. Its probably been in the last three years that Ive understood recovery and properly doing things like that, you know. I like being able to move. Brett McKay: What keeps you Is it like trying to beat yourself or do you really want to beat him one day? BC: You dont deadlift from the floor, correct? When I first started, I was so addicted and excited about throwing that I practiced five to seven days a week for 18 months straight; rain, snow, cold it didnt matter. You know, completely below parallel. Thats a really bad idea. Im very good at it and I love the Highland Games, but keep in perspective what were doing, I throw rocks in a field. It is sad, but any strength sport will have guys who feel they need to cheat and destroy their bodies to throw far. Its a sad state of affairs, I believe. Great interview Dan. You throw it with one arm and they weight 28 pounds for the light one, and 56 pounds for the heavy. Sports Science Topics & Research Guest Articles, Peer-Reviewed Articles (Journal Publications), Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Guest Articles, (Brets note: I randomly found a video of Dan performing hex bar jump squats so I embedded it below), (Brets note: below is my friend Jim Kielbaso showing off the glute ham roller), Dan McKim eBook: Behemoth: Power Training for Strength Athletes, How to Isolate the Quads and Hams in a Garage Gym. There are some training groups and heavy events people or groups on Facebook that are pretty easy to find just with the group search. You probably didnt know they were called the Highland Games but youve seen the events in the Highland Games. 1.) Ill probably work on losing weight and doing some body composition stuff. Get to know a coach with a decade plus of experience. for most. Im a meathead. Brett McKay: In one of your books, you talk about your program. I cant guarantee you will win, but you will be prepared and you will have a good time. Then, we have another distance event where we throw the hammer, which is a steel or a lead ball on the end of a stick. Not missing lifts, for me, is the accumulation of work thats going to make you stronger. Its really fascinating. Okay, Ive always noticed that Im pretty good at rotational actions such as throwing, swinging, and striking. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Hes done the weight over bar, which is of all the ones with any like, I guess, if youre just going to be a brute and give it a go, that one is your best bet of being able to figure out. "It's more of a test of athleticism than most sports." Vincent travels the world for 20 weeks a year to participate in the Games, doing event training followed by weightlifting three to fours days per week during the season. I noticed an increased awareness of my bodys athleticism and increased explosiveness within the first few weeks. Youve never used them. BC: Yep, preaching to the choir! Welcome to Training Tuesdays, the weekly r/weightroom training thread. Brett January 27, 2016 Last updated: September 28, 2021. However, being strong never goes out of style. I try to vlog and document and kind of do everything Im doing. Am I right that its usually the two of you battling it out for first and second spot? The key to proper training is to do what you need to do, not what you want to do. It was my answer to my version of 531, basically. Its a really interesting strength sport out there. If that person is going to squat and kind of grind it out and take two seconds on a way up, like a big, hydraulic, slow, strong lift. Brett McKay: You talk about you wear kilts when you do this. Brett McKay: Right, exactly, thats something Ive learned. Sound too good to be true? Tuesday Hang clean, back squat, posterior chain After doing that, I got into a normal job in the oil and gas industry and started getting back in the gym and it seemed like the thing I wanted to do was strength training, still. A novice class is basically just like anything else, you just sign up and go. We at JTS strive to bring the best powerlifting, weightlifting, training and strength content in the world. What I do is i keep conditioning in my program. Im working with a few of the bigger competitions in this sport to help eradicate that. After that I think the hang clean is the second best for me. But, its the combination of strength, athleticism and explosive ability that makes you a formidable and successful thrower. Theres a Highland Game usually every weekend. Good idea. Yes, I believe the hang snatch to be my favorite explosive and most transferable lift for my sport. That helps me keep that. October 13, 2014 at 6:54 pm. Its a five week program that can be used by any athlete, really, and its called , Brett McKay: The Hate, but you spell it H with roman numeral eight. Dont go nuts. Theres no need for one week 15 because Id assume hed take a full week off. I imagine youll say weightlifting. You are a Highland Games competitor, so not a champion. BC: Not too shabby my friend. The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. DM: Taller guys do have leverage advantages as well as release point perks, but Id say your success in those actions is due to your athleticism. No one is going to make it out of this thing all the way without scars. Tiger Woods looking to make a successful transition to Highland Games competition. Participants use the handle to whirl the hammer around their head and then throw it as far as they can. Dan and I are different athletes, and Ive beat him some and hes beat me some. The Highland Games, like Powerlifting, Strongman, and Weightlifting, are a niche strength sport. When we were lifting together, you informed me that you cant squat deep, and I saw that you have a nasty case of buttwink when you try to squat rock bottom. Brett McKay: Youve got to keep striving. I like aspects of all for a successful highland games career: just being strong never hurt anyone! These include the shot put, tug-o-war, caber toss and hammer throw - collectively known as heavy events. I do Olympic variations twice a week and get my posterior chain work through lots of back hypers, glute ham raises, curl work, and modified deads such as RDLs and straight leg deads. Im curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the cosmetic category. Im going to stop when its not fun anymore and right now, its still a lot of fun. These are a little different and dont look like anything else, so theyre basically a steel block on the end of a chain with a ring. How are muscle damage and muscle growth related? DM: Great question! Matt Vincent: Five, three, one doesnt focus on any Olympic lifts, and with a three day program, my Hviii, day three is Olympic lift, and youre going to snatch and clean. Your Strong Man, power lifting, and especially toward the top end, right, your professional classes in those sports have it a lot more. How do you deal with that aspect? 03-19-09 05:30 PM - Post# 537024. For some reason, my brain just isnt going to allow it. The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. Change). Open Stone: 567 There is no one right way to do this. Yes, I believe it is unfair. BC: Good point. We did a lot of Olympic lifts, but dead lifting really wasnt I dont think I honestly dead lifted until after college. Brett McKay: My guest today was Matt Vincent. Matt Vincent: Youve got to. DM: Probably my 341 lb. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. However, people believe that if they want their stomachs to shrink, they should do the exact same thing with their abs. Was it just like, Hey, you want to go do this? Its such a weird thing to get into, I think. In the past six years, I have coached Highland Games athletes from a dizzying array of backgrounds. What are your current bests in the various Highland Games events? Off Season Weight Training for the Highland Games for the Compleat Lifting Idiot This little guide is for people who have zero, or almost zero strength training experience. Im curious what does your strength training program when youre also competing in Highland Games? We throw two weights for distance. Heres how I break it down each day of the week: Monday Bench press, close grip, triceps The Quick and Dirty of Heavy/Light Lifting: Choose your program options from the pull down menu above. What aspect does quickness or athleticism come into the .. Like throwing a sheaf over your head. Like, I want to try that out. Man, life gets in the way. Keep moving weight violently and fast. If Im going to risk getting hurt with a maximal weight, I may as well do it on the platform while Im competing. Brett McKay: Were the same age, then. Not to mention, that guy throws kegs for height. So get a shotput or a big rock and get 50 good throws. Program Options Athlete Package (Throwing+Lifting) : $75.00 USD - monthlyHeavy/Light Lifting : $30.00 USD - monthlyHeavy/Light Throws Coaching : $60.00 USD - monthly Equipment Required: Barbell & Plates He is, I do this other thing. 28# Weight for Distance: 949.25 (North American Record) BC: Now lets talk roids. How do you work around this? Ill find something else to do to you know, care more about diet, and try to figure out that when I dont have to worry about being strong. Abs are cool and all, but I wouldnt skip some delicious dinners with my wife to have abs. Im 32, 65 and my body weight fluctates a bit depending if Im in season or off-season (290-295 in-season, 300-305 off-season). I have really enjoyed the addition of the lifting program that Mike created. I think the mountain from Game of Thrones does this sort of stuff as well, youve competed against him. Now, weve slapped a medical term on it to make athletes tell themselves its okay to do. I imagine your posterior chain gets plenty of stimuli with all the Olympic variations and throwing you do, would you agree? "Highland Games is a combination of balance, speed, strength, and technique," says Vincent. For me, both mentally and physically, I have to have an off-season away from the sport. Right now, Im doing this over a 14 week period with a few rest weeks in between the phases. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. Really been looking forward to this one. Matt Vincent: Its definitely one way to do it. DM: Ive never used steroids and have held a strong stance against PEDs my entire career. The cards are going to fall where they fall. Look man, if I was really happy, I would just lay on the couch and play video games, just be content, and that would be great. Much less, its a much worse idea to be a 280 50-year-old, they tend to die. BC: Awesome. While I got a lot of volume in, I wound up inured as my body never fully recovered for either throwing or lifting, as I was still lifting five days a week. The shot put is a favourite at all good Highland Games. This contest was followed by The Laurel Hill games in Ararat, VA. The trick is balancing the weight and the body. This program, for me, is any athlete looking to perform better. This is tricky and if youre not prepared, you will end up on your face. Im sure its not looking like a body builders diet, Im sure youre eating for performance. except the caber but it probably wont be more than 90lbs. Brett McKay: If youre concerned about six-pack abs and being chiseled . More to come! I hurt my back years ago moving weight from the floor, so I decided I couldnt risk it any longer if I wanted to continue in my sport. DM: I hit about 3,700 to 4,000 calories. Ive been very fortunate to be part of a sport that allows me to travel around the world and do some pretty awesome stuff. Injuries are going to happen, and setbacks happen. Brett McKay: For our listeners who arent familiar with it, what is sub-maximal loading? Matt Vincent: No clue what thats like, anyway, all of that happens in the kitchen anyway, it has nothing to do with your gym time. That doesnt translate well me throwing something that weighs 16 pounds. Then, when they were ready to compete again, since they now have low T from their steroid use, they could get prescribed TRT to keep their levels high. Team Juggernaut: Matt Vincent Wins World Highland Games Championship! BC: Yep, all of us lifters have to learn this lesson as we age. I can do that, but Im also going to gain a bunch of weight, lose some mobility and be slower. Matt Vincent: Im really bad at the hammers. This is a program for beginning throwers by Dan John: For an example, I offer you the worlds simplest program: 1. The object thrown isa 25.4kg (56lb) weight with a handle at the end of a short bar whichmust be thrown using just one hand. I dont have anybody in my gym telling me, giving me white lights, and I dont have the ego anymore to say, Well, Ive got to bury all of these squats. What I want to do is perform better and I perform my best when Im not hurt. The principal weight training exercises involved in power development are the Olympic lifts (clean, snatch, overhead press/jerk variations) and the power lifts (bench press, squat variations, and deadlift variations). Man, thats all of the fringe strength sports Ive found. Well worth a watch at any Highland Games. (LogOut/ Im a performance athlete, so since the amount of weight on the bar doesnt do me a lot of good in a contest, because were not lifting bars. My program, the Hviii was really basically a condensed version of my program, the long program with strength lab or training lab, that Heres five weeks, quick rotation, and just allows you to, you dont want to think about a whole lot or reprogram every five weeks. You could also do, Overhead Squat 3-5 x 3 go deep and stay tight, 1 Arm DB Clean and press go to a heavy single, then a few back off sets, Throw A different two or three events if you have the implements. You look at someone who, say, has a 700 pound squat. I always recommend that to people. 3 sets of 8 with a minute rest OR 55 OR 53 OR Pyramids OR multiple Pyramids, aka "Waves". 2 X rounds if a beginner. Look, its relatively bad, right. I kid. Its pretty simple. You have an entertaining Instagram feed, but also some of your work in other places online. For the longest time, because, you have a brand, right, thats called the Hate. Matt Vincent: You need that speed to apply that force, instead of just, you know, a 600 pound bench press, right. Well, it's not and we will show you how with a little effort, creativity, and a playful attitude. BC: I met Matt Vincent the year before at the Sorinex Summer Strong conference, and hes another strange combination in that hes a humble, gentle giant just like you. Throwers perform these exercises throughout training in some shape or form. Your email address will not be published. I mean, injuries are going to happen, right. BC: You were already a fan of the hip thrust when I met you, but I showed you the American deadlift and the rounded back extension, which work the glutes thoroughly as well. Like, Im not going to be famous, Im not going to I dont need to go have a discussion with Reese Hoffa, for example, you know, Olympic shot putter, about how were both world champions. Thats what brought me to college on a track and field scholarship to LSU down here in Louisiana. Competitors are judged on how closely their toss lands to 12 o'clock. Be honest, do you ever throw some curls into your workout to pump up the guns? Even though he looks like Goliath, hes a wonderful guy. What about macronutrient split? Ive really enjoyed the online coaching and stuff, the little bit that Ive done of it. I was already lifting weights prior to starting his program but working with Mikes lifting program was a welcome shift in focus. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Matt Vincent: Yeah, for me, I really like, throwing the stones. Matt Vincent: Yeah, so the history of the Highland Games, the way it really started was it was a test between the clans, Im sure which developed just from farmers, basically, coming up with being bored, and not having nearly the distractions that we do no, you know, I bet I can throw this rock further than you. This continued to grow as men tend to find challenges and things like that to do against each other. All things being equal, the stronger thrower wins. A shot put coach told me long ago that strong biceps help the triceps-the real throwing muscles-function better by allowing the forearm to decelerate faster. From left to right: Richard Sorin, Bert Sorin, Dan McKim, Bret Contreras (hint: being closest to the camera gives the illusion that yourethe most jacked!). How do you split it up, and how many exercises, sets, and reps do you typically perform? (Questions not related to today's topic should be directed towards the daily thread.) Matt Vincent: My actual advice is to find a local game next to you and o in and compete as a novice. Matt Vincent: Its trying to be the best I can be. Join Marisa Inda for some off-season powerlifting training, Check out a lower body training session on our Powerbuilding system in the JuggernautAI App, All 5 Parts of Chad's in-depth series on the foundational components of Sport Performance training. Whenever Im not willing to do what it takes to train for it. In that window is really where I perform my best. Even the UFC, now, disallows TRT as an acceptable medical treatment. Matt Vincent: Poor mass, a lot of times can lead to some impingement and movement, things like that that are going to keep you from hitting positions that will be better. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max.2. Want to see how it's done. Its just measured for distance. If youre doing a bodybuilding routine, this probably isnt for you. Lifting days are to develop explosive power and improve stability. (LogOut/ What I mean by saying that is Im really not that concerned with, say, my gym Prs., or maxes or my power lifting total. Brett McKay: Lets talk about your athletic background, first. When the rubber meets the road, fitness sport is an endeavor driven by endurance. I have a question about the mental aspect of your sport and your training. I have a twin and we put my poor mother through hell, but you have 5 boys in total, I couldnt even imagine how much of a handful that is. Can you give us a brief background of what the Highland Games are and the specific events of them. 4 X rounds if advanced. Former Highland Games World Champion, Matt Vincent, and former thrower, Chad Wesley Smith have both said that training in the gym only gets you so far. I always thought it was heavy. On throwing days we work to perfect technique. Somebody who I was strength training with at the time said, you know they have a Highland Game coming up about an hour from here. I was like, Oh, no kidding, we should look into going to do that. You know, Im tired, or, I need to rest, or, I deserve this or this and that, and the truth is, you dont. Wednesday Back and bis Brett McKay: No, that doesnt make any sense. Ill find something else Im into, whether I get into some cross fit or I get more into cycling like I have been. Matt Vincent:Best place to find me would be mattvincent.net, or the hviii.com. Dr. Clinton Lee helps you improve your shoulder health. Personally, it makes it fun when I beat them, knowing the things they are doing. 56# Weight for Distance: 475 From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. Or is it a combination of all three? 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