Brett McKay: Theres a fine line, you said that if you just focus on getting big and strong, youre going to fat, but that could be a detriment to . Its a really interesting strength sport out there. Core work is important but it is not the whole of the answer. Martin Jancsics is an exceptional athlete and stone lifting instructor from Scotland. Right now, Im doing this over a 14 week period with a few rest weeks in between the phases. Pleasetell us a bit about yourself, and be sure to include your height, weight, and age. I have at least two locations near my house that I can throw at, and thankfully the cops know me at this point. Now, weve slapped a medical term on it to make athletes tell themselves its okay to do. This contest was followed by The Laurel Hill games in Ararat, VA. Here are some movements to help prep you for the Sumo Deadlift. 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Its just measured for distance. Heres how I break it down each day of the week: Monday Bench press, close grip, triceps Matt Vincent: Thats what novice is for, right, youre brand new to this. Strength, power, body control, and conditioning are required for any athlete that wants to make progress in the Highland Games. MILO articles on Highland Games heavy events technique for weight for height, caber toss, weight for distance, putting the stone, hammer throw, seasonal weight training and more, from Jim McGoldrick and others. Competitors are judged on how closely their toss lands to 12 o'clock. Stone Lifting: Martin Jancsics Follow the music and join in. Matt Vincent: I dont know. I was already lifting weights prior to starting his program but working with Mikes lifting program was a welcome shift in focus. If youre doing a bodybuilding routine, this probably isnt for you. Props to you. 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. Its probably been in the last three years that Ive understood recovery and properly doing things like that, you know. BC: Not too shabby my friend. Great interview Dan. Want to learn how to shot put? 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. Daniel McKim, who is also a multiple time Games World Champion said he believed in maintaining his training intensity throughout the season. Powerlifting Matt Vincent's Training LAB The aim is for the caber to land in line with the original run. We discussspecific events in the Highland Games, how to get started if youre interested, his workout program called the HVIII (The Hate), and much more. Now lets talk eating. Brett McKay: Got you. Youve probably seen on TV or on the Internet, the Highland Games. . Id like to expound on this. How long of rest should you take to maximize muscle growth? Want to see how it's done. Dan McKim Website You have quite the memory, my friend. Im going stuff at 75, 85, and 95% weight. We really didnt dead lift much in college. Great interview, Bret. If you enjoyed this podcast, Id really appreciate it if youd give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher, it would really help us out in our rankings there. I think the mountain from Game of Thrones does this sort of stuff as well, youve competed against him. Learn more about concurrent training for Strength & Endurance, Add some new twists to the traditional plank. In conjunction with Renaissance Periodization, Dr. Spencer Nadolsky joins this week's JuggLife, To celebrate the JTS youtube channel reaching 250k subscribers, we're giving away a brand new eBook full of all our best content. 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After that I think the hang clean is the second best for me. Given the movements I do in my sport, I was very posterior dominant. This is tricky and if youre not prepared, you will end up on your face. Matt Vincent: After I hang up the kilt, huh? BC: Perfect! 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. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that youre a god or a total bastard. How are muscle damage and muscle growth related? But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." 2. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max.2. DM: I hit about 3,700 to 4,000 calories. I feel super confident going into to games this year. Matt Vincent:Best place to find me would be mattvincent.net, or the hviii.com. Give me a shout Discover True Victory Liquid error: Could not find asset snippets/icon-apple_pay.liquid DM: You better believe I do! I love to lift. If I want to stay around 300 pounds, I have to consciously eat all the time. BC: Dan, first things first, who do you think would win in a fight you or me? I was a collegiate thrower and always loved throwing, so this was a great transition for me. Jim has been a huge influence and a really good friend for the last five or six years. Technique and timing trump overall brute strength. A Day in the Like of a Strongman - and we thought we had it bad. 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 . With a strong lifting background, he was already primed for classic Highland Games events like the caber toss, hammer throw and weight throw. Look, its relatively bad, right. Please elaborate. Brett McKay: In one of your books, you talk about your program. Im very good at it and I love the Highland Games, but keep in perspective what were doing, I throw rocks in a field. I have a question about the mental aspect of your sport and your training. The key to proper training is to do what you need to do, not what you want to do. And on a serious note, is there anything about your training that other competitors find surprising? We at JTS strive to bring the best powerlifting, weightlifting, training and strength content in the world. Should the biceps get more respect? I think its really important as an athlete that you knowing how to manipulate your own body weight is kind of key, how to adjust yourself in space and move quickly. So to stay with the alternating A / B format I love so much: As for the schedule: Throw, Lift A, off, Throw, Lift B, off, off or repeat. Other than that, YouTube is a huge asset in training and competition development. We also talk about his programming that hes created called The Hate. Well talk about why he calls it The Hate as well, in a bit. Brett McKay: Matt Vincent, thanks so much for your time, its been a pleasure. How do you work around this? Matt Vincent: Yeah, hes done a little bit of stuff, right. Ive been competing in it for 10 years now, so its becoming more and more important that I dont bury myself with the Highland Games. Is it for anyone, like even someone who doesnt compete. From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. Thankfully, its still considered a PED in mainstream sports, but my sport has been soft on it. I always recommend that to people. You may have seen theHighland Games online or on television: guys in kilts throwing giant logs, tossing hammers over their heads, etc. I really do thank you for helping me line up my programming better. Youve never used them. Set and Reps: We are aiming for 3 X rounds of this workout. You have two stones that you throw exactly like the shot put. Seeing as it's Highland Games season, I figured I'd take some time to share my current training program. Thursday Incline, strict overhead press, shoulders Theres a Highland Game usually every weekend. DM: Ive never used steroids and have held a strong stance against PEDs my entire career. Are you in your 30s, Im guessing? 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. The camaraderie is great, because theres probably only 20 of us that are at the top end in the world. Man, life gets in the way. Equipment Required: A sandbag, A BOSU ball, A punchbag. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. Braemar Stone: 439 All right, Matt Vincent, welcome to the show. Some of the guys have, and some are now using testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). I havent got much better at it. Strength, power, body control, and conditioning are required for any athlete that wants to make progress in the Highland Games. For some reason, my brain just isnt going to allow it. 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. DM: I have all the throwing implements at my house, so when its time to practice, I load up my truck and head to the park. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max. Brett McKay: No, that doesnt make any sense. Whats the benefit of doing it? However, people believe that if they want their stomachs to shrink, they should do the exact same thing with their abs. Ive been very fortunate to be part of a sport that allows me to travel around the world and do some pretty awesome stuff. How did it come up? Its one of those fringe strength sports along the lines of Strong Men or power lifting. When the rubber meets the road, fitness sport is an endeavor driven by endurance. Okay, Ive always noticed that Im pretty good at rotational actions such as throwing, swinging, and striking. Thats one of Jims big principles. "The Iron never lies to you. A max weight is going to be a higher risk of injury for an athlete than a lower weight, right. This Highland Games Training Camp will be a true 3 day immersion in all things lifting, throwing, and overall health related with John Odden. He could help with his hip flexion issues. No one is going to make it out of this thing all the way without scars. 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Check out the Training Tuesdays Google Sheet that includes upcoming topics, links to discussions dating back to mid-2013 (many of which aren't . When Im done competing, Ill still program like this, as I simply love to work out. Tell us more about your training. If Im going to risk getting hurt with a maximal weight, I may as well do it on the platform while Im competing. Welcome to the official website of Professional Scottish Highland Games Athlete Daniel McKim! Do you incorporate any specialized glute training in your program? Dan is an amazing athlete. I have also seen that many of them come to the Heavy/Light methodology while employing many different programs for their strength and conditioning. BC: Awesome. Those have been my most consistently top-ranking events. How do you balance athleticism with getting big and strong, because Im sure getting big and strong, because Im sure getting big and strong helps in throwing more weight. Was someone like, you should do this? In that window is really where I perform my best. In prior years, Ive had the police watch me and even ask to, clean up when youre done. During the season (April through September) Ill typically practice the events two to three times a week. Curlz are admissible, too, as they may have some carry over in flipping the caber, if you are so inclined. The moves are called out and it's fun to take part and learn a bit about Scottish dancing with Downeast Scottish Country Dancers! Hes very good with the hammers, and hes got world records in both of them. BC: Great points. Thats what brought me to college on a track and field scholarship to LSU down here in Louisiana. These were used as counter balances at the feed market. Bailey became involved in the Highland Games in 1988. I also dont focus on the split like I should: I just try to eat more protein! Programs like Training Lab, Strength Lab, and other block periodization programs give Highland Games athletes a solid plan and foundation for the weight room throughout a season. 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. Like, why did they come up with Im going to throw a giant pole. I just keep trying to lose fat but stay there. 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. 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). The Olympic lifts develop explosive power and the squats help drive or at least maintain strength levels. Do you know how many calories you typically throw down per day? Doing that is going to allow you to be a little bit smarter in training and think which one actually makes more progress. 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. I'm curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the "cosmetic" category. Thus, Heavy/Light Lifting will supply the strength, power, and physical preparedness that the Heavy Events demand. It was always something we looked at athletes, right. Training LAB: Strength Training for the Highland Games: Max Strength and Power Development for Athletes Paperback - February 24, 2012 by Matt Vincent (Author) 4.6 out of 5 stars 47 ratings Well worth a watch at any Highland Games. And in some of the throws you will be whipping 50lbs. However, being strong never goes out of style. What I mean by saying that is Im really not that concerned with, say, my gym Prs., or maxes or my power lifting total. Good idea. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. 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. 22# Hammer: 1322.75 (World Record) knowing they do hip thrusts well that takes it to another levelthanks. Man, thats all of the fringe strength sports Ive found. Sorinex sells a glute ham roller, a new piece, that I love doing leg curls and glute ham bridges with. Get to know a coach with a decade plus of experience. Sound too good to be true? We will feature discussions over training methodologies, program templates, and general weightlifting topics. Im really glad I got on board with Heavy/Light lifting. How do you split it up, and how many exercises, sets, and reps do you typically perform? Im a meathead. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Matt Vincent: Any of the fringe strength sports, you know, Strong Man, power lifting. DM: Haha! I need to be able to accelerate that object in as short amount of time as possible, so I need horsepower. All these muscles help stabilize the body and improve your ability to throw. Also be sure to check out my True Victory page! That helps me keep that. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Matt Vincent: Yeah, for me, I really like, throwing the stones. It is a 20 pound bag we throw with a pitchfork for height. There are some training groups and heavy events people or groups on Facebook that are pretty easy to find just with the group search. Brett McKay: My guest today was Matt Vincent. BC: Okay, so I can see why some people say it resembles a bodybuilding split, but its easy to see how it would still be very effective for explosive sport training as it contains two pressing days, a pulling day, and two heavy/explosive hip and leg days. 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. 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. The throws I do are very reliant on a strong posterior, and that was very evident in my testing! What I aim to provide is a program that optimizes your time spent in the weight room and enhances your Heavy/Light throwing practices and, by extension your games results. Youve written some books on strength training, youve got content online about strength training. Dont go nuts. 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!). Dr. Clinton Lee helps you improve your shoulder health. Matt Vincent: You know, I dont know. Matt Vincent: Yeah, McKim, Daniel McKim. 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. With the help of Joe and Adrianne Wilson, he competed in his first and second ever, Highland Games competitions. Overhead Squat: Mix reps each workout. If you were born with a dumbell in your teeth, look elsewhere! Kind of the same as Strong Man is, but now with YouTube and the Internet, its a hell of a lot more accessible. Thats just from Ive just abused my body for the last two decades and Ive not been that nice to it. I think weightlifting is the most transferrable but there have been many a successful thrower from strongman and powerlifting backgrounds. That just kind of comes with the territory, and look, father time is undefeated. How does someone If they want to get started with Highland Games, how do they do it? Youve written a lot of books. I imagine your posterior chain gets plenty of stimuli with all the Olympic variations and throwing you do, would you agree? 03-19-09 05:30 PM - Post# 537024. The shot put is a favourite at all good Highland Games. Ill probably work on losing weight and doing some body composition stuff. Through high school, I ended up playing football and doing track, and having more success, actually, as a shot putter. 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