Since our talk, my knee pain has improved; thanks, man. Brett McKay: What keeps you Is it like trying to beat yourself or do you really want to beat him one day? 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. If it is straight the toss is said to be in the 12 o'clock position. Really been looking forward to this one. Im definitely not an endurance athlete, but I like spending time on the bike. Thats just from Ive just abused my body for the last two decades and Ive not been that nice to it. 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 That doesnt translate well me throwing something that weighs 16 pounds. Brett McKay: You said you need quickness for the Highland Games. Technique and timing trump overall brute strength. Even though he looks like Goliath, hes a wonderful guy. 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. I need to be able to accelerate that object in as short amount of time as possible, so I need horsepower. Brett McKay: How do you battle with our programming? Mikes core philosophy is that in order to become a better athlete, you must gain strength, but you must also learn how to apply it with speed and precision. As always, I appreciate your support, and until next time, this is Brett McKay telling you to stay manly. Brett McKay: You mentioned time is fleeting for you. Click Subscribe, enter your payment info, and you will receive an e-mail from me within 24 hours with instructions how to begin working together. Tiger Woods looking to make a successful transition to Highland Games competition. What Ive been fighting for in my sport is, essentially, the same rules that the NCAA, IOC, SHGA, WADA, etc. Its a sad state of affairs, I believe. Thats probably been the event that Ive been the best at over the last couple of years, as well as the weights for distance. You know it exists and its ones of those things, like how do you ever do that. Matt Vincent: The Highland Games is really all about application of force and power. Brett McKay: Boredom probably was the impetus. Kind of the same as Strong Man is, but now with YouTube and the Internet, its a hell of a lot more accessible. It is comprised of eight (internationally) or nine (US and Canada) events. except the caber but it probably wont be more than 90lbs. These came from Scotland. So get a shotput or a big rock and get 50 good throws. No one is going to make it out of this thing all the way without scars. You know, completely below parallel. How should you setup your program to Bench Press the most? Powerlifting Training for Everything 210kg Snatch, 250kg Clean and Jerk, 920lb raw deadlift, 2,221 raw total, 3rd at 2010 World's Strongest Man and 19' . I like being able to move. The aim is for the caber to land in line with the original run. I try to vlog and document and kind of do everything Im doing. BC: Good point. 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. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. Its tempting to look toward the biggest lifts and see what got them there, but as we all know by now being the strongest doesnt guarantee success in throwing. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max.2. Listen to the episode on a separate page. Its amazing to me that the logic of, If I want my biceps bigger, right, I can do, say, curls, and do a bunch of sets of curls. 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I really do thank you for helping me line up my programming better. 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. 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. Once I get below that I really start feeling weak. A stone is 14 pounds, a two stone is a 28 and four stones is 56. Brett McKay: Lets talk about the Highland Games, because I think people are familiar with caber tossing. 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. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max. You look at someone who, say, has a 700 pound squat. The cards are going to fall where they fall. He needs to follow Matt Vincents lead and chat with kelly starrett. Muscles dont react that way, they grow. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. 16# Hammer: 1577.25 (World Record) Your Strong Man, power lifting, and especially toward the top end, right, your professional classes in those sports have it a lot more. This is a program for beginning throwers by Dan John: For an example, I offer you the worlds simplest program: 1. Do you do half squats, or just avoid squatting altogether? Hes of the move, plus, people in Iceland seem to know how to move heavy stuff. Man, life gets in the way. Ill probably work on losing weight and doing some body composition stuff. Im curious what does your strength training program when youre also competing in Highland Games? Brett McKay: Got you. Anyways, today on the podcast, I have a world champion Highland Games competitor. What are the strength feats that youre most proud of in the gym? You may have seen theHighland Games online or on television: guys in kilts throwing giant logs, tossing hammers over their heads, etc. And, as you already know Bret, the fastest way to put on size and weight is through upper back work, glutes and hammies. Matt Vincent: Any of the fringe strength sports, you know, Strong Man, power lifting. Personally, it makes it fun when I beat them, knowing the things they are doing. Please elaborate. DM: In the past four seasons, Ive won two World Championships and Matt has won the other two. Matt Vincent: No, thats correct. Brett McKay: Thats an interesting question. 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. Just search for him on Instagram, hes got a really entertaining Instagram feed as well as find him on YouTube. DM: You better believe I do! Does not get any better than this.Bret and the Scottish Games two of my favorite thingsThanks for the info Dan McKim. Dan and I are different athletes, and Ive beat him some and hes beat me some. It's a fascinating strength competition, and one I've long wanted to learn more about. 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. Ive always wanted to get involved with it somehow, get in touch with my Scottish ancestry. Welcome to the official website of Professional Scottish Highland Games Athlete Daniel McKim! I was a collegiate thrower and always loved throwing, so this was a great transition for me. (LogOut/ The camaraderie is great, because theres probably only 20 of us that are at the top end in the world. Then, I build all of my program off of that number. Growing up as a baseball player, Mike transitioned to fencing and chased the Olympics for a decade. 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. The Iron Thistle Games were awesome. Matt Vincent: Sure. Dan is big on simplicity and treating the body as one piece.. Doing that is going to allow you to be a little bit smarter in training and think which one actually makes more progress. -Henry Rollins, By Scottishfury in forum Workout Journals, My Highland Games In-Season Training Program, Powerlifting Workouts - Training Journals, Post Your Pictures and Introduce Yourself, 5-3-1 For Highland Games Lightweight thrower. 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). It takes a lot of ego out of training. Brett McKay: Is there an event that you specialize in, particularly? 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. Im not interested on being a 280 pound 45-year-old. Im not going to be a guy who just phones it in. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Throwers perform these exercises throughout training in some shape or form. Brett McKay: It seems like theres a lot of camaraderie in that sport, in the Highland Games. Was someone like, you should do this? Should the biceps get more respect? Core work is important but it is not the whole of the answer. I think the mountain from Game of Thrones does this sort of stuff as well, youve competed against him. Brain Games are a new, "kernelized" approach to intervention, with simple and discrete stand-alone activities that can be easily integrated into routine operations at crches with a limited amount of training and supervision . If youre moderately fit and youre working out and youre athletic, yeah, just go give it a shot and see if its any fun before you start investing a bunch of time and energy. How do you deal with that aspect? I love to lift. He will share some of the secrets to the ancient art of stone lifting. I pretty much will just save my carbs for bourbon, whenever the time is right. I have at least two locations near my house that I can throw at, and thankfully the cops know me at this point. Im trying not to focus so much on it other than just using it as an indicator of progress in the guy. 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. 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). 2 X rounds if a beginner. I set to work, as I did with throwing, to find what the common threads were among the most successful athletes. As I prep for this off-season, Im excited to move my depth from letting my buttwink hinder and hurt my squat development. Matt Vincent: I dont know. 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. You have quite the memory, my friend. My body hurts. Post-college, I gave It a run at owning a bicycle shop, and that didnt work so well. Well worth a watch at any Highland Games. Chad Wesley Smith and Dr. Quinn from Juggernaut Training Systems recently put out a podcast called Form Rolling: Chad and Max talk with Jacob Tsypkin of TZstrength.comabout his athletes performances at CrossFit With nearly 1000 articles available at JTSstrength.com it can be overwhelming to know where to start. With the competition that you do, how does your diet look? Master's Highland Games Training Manual Paperback - February 26, 2019 by Kerry Overfelt (Author), Zachary Riley (Author) 31 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle $25.00 Read with Our Free App Paperback $25.00 1 New from $25.00 Master's Highland Games divisions have grown exponentially in the last few years. How should you setup your Deadlift training? Brett McKay: How does it differ from 531? I did a couple years of Strong Man and a couple of years of power lifting, and got a chance to go compete in a Highland Games. This is going to build strength and power. His name is Matt Vincent. Does it change any from when you were a college athlete, or is it pretty much the same? Youve probably seen on TV or on the Internet, the Highland Games. DM: Well, since I met with you, Ive started to switch my set up a bit. knowing they do hip thrusts well that takes it to another levelthanks. But, its the combination of strength, athleticism and explosive ability that makes you a formidable and successful thrower. The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. Get to know a coach with a decade plus of experience. Whats your advice for someone who wants to start throwing cabers and hammers around? I will probably very happily hang up my shoes and be ready to watch whoever is next. I thought Id put something out for you guys that may be interested in coming out to compete. You believe that this is unfair, right? Ive been very fortunate to be part of a sport that allows me to travel around the world and do some pretty awesome stuff. I really save that for the platform. The trick is balancing the weight and the body. Matt Vincent: Im really bad at the hammers. Build power with these Clean tips from Max Aita. 3 sets of 8 with a minute rest OR 55 OR 53 OR Pyramids OR multiple Pyramids, aka "Waves". Team Juggernaut's favorite variations to improve one of the most complex lifts, Use the simple tips to improve your Front Squat, Improve your jerk with these simple tips from Max Aita, Improve your Clean with these simple tips, Simple but effective tips to improve the Snatch from Max Aita. So, I went to a game and had a great time and the got a hold of some people and located some more games and traveled and did that for about a year and a half as an amateur, and then got invited because I won an amateur world championship to the professional world championship in 2011, and I took second place at that, and Ive been doing it ever since. I couldnt ignore the results of athletes training in methods beyond classic block periodization. And I think you make a good point about the throwing I do. October 13, 2014 at 6:54 pm. Use these drills to warmup before your next Clean workout. So many of us appreciate your work and expertise. I can do that, but Im also going to gain a bunch of weight, lose some mobility and be slower. What are your current bests in the various Highland Games events? 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. Learn more about concurrent training for Strength & Endurance, Add some new twists to the traditional plank. Well, it's not and we will show you how with a little effort, creativity, and a playful attitude. What about macronutrient split? Im very, very rarely, if ever going to take anything to a max single. Brett McKay: For our listeners who arent familiar with it, what is sub-maximal loading? The competitor then runs forward, building momentum, before tossing the caber into the air so that it turns end over end with the upper end landing before the end originally held by the competitor follows through and hits the ground. The exercise selections were challenging, but felt great. There are a couple of real basics, that we can start with. BC: Great points. Tuesday Hang clean, back squat, posterior chain As a thrower, like, in college, you kind of always know about the Highland Games. Theres eight traditional events and in the States, we do nine. Hes done a couple of those with us, and I think, actually has the world record for standing weight over bar, not technically as a Highland Game weight over bar, but he has thrown it higher than anyone else in history. Im guessing, but most likely its 3 4-week meso-cycles with a dropback/contrast week in week 5 10. Brett McKay: Fantastic. Im curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the cosmetic category. These include the shot put, tug-o-war, caber toss and hammer throw - collectively known as heavy events. This is a program for beginning throwers by Dan John: "For an example, I offer you the world's simplest program: 1. Not missing lifts, for me, is the accumulation of work thats going to make you stronger. Competitors are judged on how closely their toss lands to 12 o'clock. Should I go for that PR so I can be excited that I put more weight on the bar or do I hit what I was able to hit for three now for five. 28# Weight for Distance: 949.25 (North American Record) Give about a 75% effort. Im really glad I got on board with Heavy/Light lifting. View the video below: The tug o'war is one of the most fiercely contestedcompetitions at the Highland Games. So this is why we work the overhead squats and unilateral movements. Through high school, I ended up playing football and doing track, and having more success, actually, as a shot putter. BC: How does one start learning more about The Highland Games if one is interested in training and competing? Ill throw well, and throw a PR and then lose by 15 feet. Look, Im 280 pounds. There is no one right way to do this. I dont ever want to look back and question like Maybe I should have done this, or, what if I had trained harder, or what if I would have done this? I know Im doing everything I can to give it a go. Youve written some books on strength training, youve got content online about strength training. Throwing is one of the most overlooked sports of Strength Sports. If I want to stay around 300 pounds, I have to consciously eat all the time. The basics: 1. Right now, Im doing this over a 14 week period with a few rest weeks in between the phases. What you should do is work and do your job every day. Its okay Dan, we all want a biceps pump. The stone is thrown either after a short run-up to the toeboard or from a fixed standing position, depending on the rules of the competition. From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. I do speed work as well as the Olympic lifts. Im very good at it and I love the Highland Games, but keep in perspective what were doing, I throw rocks in a field. Ive been chasing the same guy in the number one and number two spot in the world, for the last couple of years. The sub-maximal aspect of that is what I do to build my program is I take my true max, and then I multiply that times 90%, and I treat that as my training max. Ill find something else Im into, whether I get into some cross fit or I get more into cycling like I have been. This means that one must train consistently within the nine events of the Highland Games. Welcome to Training Tuesdays, the weekly r/weightroom training thread. Join us in the first-ever JuggernautAI Powerbuilding contest! On throwing days we work to perfect technique. Matt Vincent: For me, and what I believe sub-maximal training is, right, is youre going to use less weight and do more reps. Not quite like a body building style. Does this theory still hold water? Dr. Clinton Lee helps you deal with hip pain that's holding your strength back. That eliminates a lot of the ego. BC: Yep, all of us lifters have to learn this lesson as we age. Brett McKay: Ive got you. 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