tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post768455867733301437..comments2024-03-21T02:29:43.150-07:00Comments on Rifs Blog: How to improve.Mark Reifkindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-27876186442630199582007-12-09T09:05:00.000-08:002007-12-09T09:05:00.000-08:00thanks mike,its amazing how much people search for...thanks mike,<BR/><BR/>its amazing how much people search for complex for solutions without examining the basic and simple.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-34432834263589928682007-12-09T08:23:00.000-08:002007-12-09T08:23:00.000-08:00Excellent post! Those basic principals should be ...Excellent post! Those basic principals should be required reading for everyone, period. Unfortunately they seem to be lost of most. <BR/>Excellent job<BR/>Rock on<BR/>Mike NMike T Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14997800230648983026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-53959930278656556022007-12-06T20:01:00.000-08:002007-12-06T20:01:00.000-08:00thanks jim,simple is good.and the older I get the ...thanks jim,simple is good.and the older I get the better it gets as well.everything has so many layers to it that one go inwards for a long time before one has to go out again.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-75715730820607174222007-12-06T19:11:00.000-08:002007-12-06T19:11:00.000-08:00Mark,This will be a major chapter in your upcoming...Mark,<BR/>This will be a major chapter in your upcoming book. Very well put! As simple as possible but not simpler.<BR/><BR/>What Arnold could do with his body is as amazing as what Lance Armstrong did with his - in their own fields: Genetic gift married with the will to do and the brains to do it right. A rare combination indeed.Jim Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10647056454051111973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-68238681597921470582007-12-05T14:56:00.000-08:002007-12-05T14:56:00.000-08:00Fawn,thats so nice of you to say and very nice to ...Fawn,<BR/><BR/>thats so nice of you to say and very nice to hear.You are on such a great trajectory as an athlete and a coach. I only wish I knew what you know now at your age. I would have save myself a lot of grief,lol.<BR/>But I think the real key thing is the passion to find a way to get what you want, no matter what it is.To figure it out, regardless of what "it" is.I just wouldn't quit trying, so here I am,lol.One thing Arnold wrote and talked about that has always stayed at the front of mind; and what I instinctively knew to be true: Its all created first in the mind.<BR/>You have to SEE it first, then it gets accomplished.And the more you see it the easier it is to get it.I was lucky in that I was into intense visualization training from the get. <BR/>With gymnastics' incredible biomechanical complexities you literally have to.But it really helped on so many levels.Passion and vision.Cool stuff.<BR/>Can't wait to see you guys again!Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-49932421026583782012007-12-05T13:43:00.000-08:002007-12-05T13:43:00.000-08:00Mark,This kind of prospective is what sets you apa...Mark,<BR/><BR/>This kind of prospective is what sets you apart from other trainers... I can only hope to be half the coach you are. It is an honor to have you as a resource!fawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791959590164539258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-18924089179777245752007-12-04T04:42:00.000-08:002007-12-04T04:42:00.000-08:00thanks Takei for the confidence. That is assuming ...thanks Takei for the confidence. That is assuming that the book actually GETS written,lol. A big IF in reality.<BR/>and yes, as weights or intensity approach absolute human body levels the load is so much more intense it cannot be construed as the same thing.<BR/>For instance a 20 inch arm going to complete failure in a simple bicep curl impacts the system on another level thana 12 inch arm doing the same.<BR/>Imagine the difference in muscle involvment and contraction on these heavy powerlifts.<BR/>takes way more out of you and way more recovery.Ask Brett,lol.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-17887681607401682952007-12-04T02:43:00.000-08:002007-12-04T02:43:00.000-08:00"A 600 pound squat is not just 300 pounds harder t..."A 600 pound squat is not just 300 pounds harder than 300. It's exponentially harder."<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna steal this concept. So that I can explain why heavy weights are difficult, and cannot be calculated.<BR/><BR/>Your book will be alot better and hotter than Staley's and Cosgrove's. And don't tell them I said that.Taikei Matsushitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197272494899916208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-15375787383082732362007-12-03T15:30:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:30:00.000-08:00thanks royce. appreciated as always.thanks royce. appreciated as always.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-54621007009830679512007-12-03T15:11:00.000-08:002007-12-03T15:11:00.000-08:00Awesome dude, love this post.Awesome dude, love this post.Roycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646895219807042702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-69704245467714258972007-12-03T12:39:00.000-08:002007-12-03T12:39:00.000-08:00rannoch,thanks man and I like that saying as well"...rannoch,<BR/><BR/>thanks man and I like that saying as well" if you dont' quantify you wont qualify" so true.<BR/><BR/>Tom,<BR/><BR/>thanks man; it's nice about the blog that way. this stuff sticks around forever.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-87724931978728673012007-12-03T11:10:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:10:00.000-08:00Nugget this somewhere. Nice work,.. and Happy Holi...Nugget this somewhere. Nice work,.. and Happy Holidays.Tom Furmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12102378941574010473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-89007713936143499012007-12-03T07:09:00.000-08:002007-12-03T07:09:00.000-08:00Hey Aaron, I'd hate to think that I might be getti...Hey Aaron, I'd hate to think that I might be getting soft already. I hope that's not the case. My situation has changed recently. I used to be able to get to the gym on my lunch hour and squeeze in a workout, but in the last few months things at work haven't allowed that anymore. That's why I now wake up at 5am to squeeze in the kb workouts. Something is better than nothing. At the time I was also deadlifting 275 for 3 sets of 8. Never did try to do singles.Howie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660165934860808313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-2799142136265169722007-12-03T06:29:00.000-08:002007-12-03T06:29:00.000-08:00Mark,Fantastic clarity. Fundamentals & consistency...Mark,<BR/><BR/>Fantastic clarity. Fundamentals & consistency for sustainable, measurable results.<BR/><BR/>"You don't quantify, you wont qualify!"<BR/><BR/>RannochRannoch Donaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626186803479276281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-90261455497580961992007-12-03T04:15:00.000-08:002007-12-03T04:15:00.000-08:00aaron,I do tend towards the 'bit too serious' but ...aaron,<BR/><BR/>I do tend towards the 'bit too serious' but I've been this way since I was a kid. thanks though and glad you get something out of my essays.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-60906650830151762202007-12-02T21:24:00.000-08:002007-12-02T21:24:00.000-08:00You just gotta keep track of shit and keep improvi...You just gotta keep track of shit and keep improving in some way. Even if you don't, the act of trying should keep you out of jail.<BR/><BR/>Howie, no more 300-lb squats? You getting soft? I never did that myself, but if I did you'd hear about it.<BR/><BR/>Mark, you are an intense man. The essays you publish on a regular basis are formidable and full of useful information.Aaron Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919420483167662474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-43616484233209508252007-12-02T19:55:00.000-08:002007-12-02T19:55:00.000-08:00thanks keats.I agree that it doesnt even matter wh...thanks keats.I agree that it doesnt even matter what the goal is or how far off actualizing it is; just as long as their is one and you are taking steps forwards to it.Even at the smallest level.I am just really happy I can train relatively hard again and not get broken. It's such joy to be able to move.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-68093546241750475312007-12-02T19:15:00.000-08:002007-12-02T19:15:00.000-08:00Great post Rif! It really does come down to repeat...Great post Rif! It really does come down to repeated consistent efforts towards a specific goal.<BR/><BR/>Without goals most people are just like hikers lost in the forest without a compass; they'll just have a tendency to walk in circles and end up getting nowhere.<BR/><BR/>You were bang on about the tendency to "take it easy" or just "float around" during workouts when one is training just to train. It's so much better to have something (shit, just make some goal up if you have to) to shoot for. If you reach that goal and aren't satifsfied or realize you wanted something different, it doesn't really matter too much; at least you learned what you REALLY want. Once you can figure this out, even if just for a short while, go for it!Keats Snideman CSCS, CK-FMS, LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318813485192521177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-19782638645362509942007-12-02T19:01:00.000-08:002007-12-02T19:01:00.000-08:00WOW! Just puts everything in full perspective. See...WOW! Just puts everything in full perspective. See you tomorrow for a heavy snatch and Squat day!Joe Sartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16730922689220976568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-68386823033731627272007-12-02T12:46:00.000-08:002007-12-02T12:46:00.000-08:00exactly. just like with diet, when you write thing...exactly. just like with diet, when you write things down the stark reality of what you are, or are not doing stares you directly in the face.<BR/>thats what this blog is to me, my online training log.<BR/>Funny story. Kid asked me how to get bigger one day at my World gym.I told him squats. He aske me for sets and reps.<BR/>I told him 3 sets of 10.When he could do a weight for3x10 then increase and start over.<BR/>He asked what else, I said it didnt matter.<BR/>he asked why? I told him when he grew his 135 for 3x10 into 405 for 3x10 he would be as big as he wanted.It's all easy til it's heavy and you've got to keep your eye on the goal.Mark Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796716749125262941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960097.post-32503717915337557302007-12-02T11:32:00.000-08:002007-12-02T11:32:00.000-08:00Fantastic breakdown of the basics. I for one saw ...Fantastic breakdown of the basics. I for one saw my greatest improvements in the gym after years of messing around with the typical bodybuilder type workouts once I decided to stick to a few basic multi-joint exercises and wrote everything down. I was amazed how I never saw anyone else with a pad and pen in hand. But then again, I didn't see too many others squatting over 300lbs while weighing 165. Ahhh, the good ol' days... =)Howie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10660165934860808313noreply@blogger.com