Ashton Eaton's full weight lifting routine with explanation

10x120m hills at 17s with 90-120s rest.

Sprinter647 wrote:

Can we all agree that Ashton's buddy is not in that great shape? Most guys bodybuilding at the gym have more attractive body's. Just saying, it seems like you have a guy's crush.

"That ain't no buddy, that's his wife!"

XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:

XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:

OMG I just wasted a minute of my life watching a SKINNY dude doing 5 lbs dumbbell exercises.

Curling an empty bar. Are you kidding me?

They say the TV adds 20 lbs, I'm glad I have never seen im in RL.

Jesus, He wouldn't last a single round of CrossFit.

I'm out, tinder date just texted. It's gonna be good.

Correction: "I'm OUT, Grindr date just texted. It's gonna be good."

So, no longer "just 'miring."

I think something that often goes unnoticed is that doing lower weights with perfect form is often way better than just doing heavier weights

What's bad about leg extensions ?

Unnecessary shearing forces and an unfunctional open chain choice. It is garbage and why people why programme this still is beyond me.

You're right that there is shear force, but I would hardly apply the value judgment "unnecessary" to them.

They are a necessary component of the movement. Shear force is not by itself a bad thing, it depends on what else is going on. Every time your foot contacts the ground running, there is a shear force at the knee, ankle, and hip. etc.

Also, you seem to disparage "open chain". Please elaborate. Again, there is nothing intrinsically bad about open chain exercises. The body is designed to move all sorts of ways, and to have many capabilities. There is no exercise that is intrinsically bad, it all depends on prior training, natural ability, and how the exercise is performed by the individual.

If adapted to and properly trained for things like leg extensions and leg curls, IMO they can be of maximum benefit to a multi-eventer like Eaton.

Isolation exercises simply don't provide much benefit for most athletes. If the goal is to strengthen the knee joint there are various squat and lunge variations which would be more beneficial.

But, if one has had knee injuries and knee surgeries in particular then light leg extensions would provide a good rehab/prehab because of the range of motion and isolation.

Again, individualization is important....but most will see this YouTube workout and run with it to their own detriment because they don't see the forest.....

Alan

Sprinter647 wrote:

Can we all agree that Ashton's buddy is not in that great shape? Most guys bodybuilding at the gym have more attractive body's. Just saying

I've never seen an attractive body building guy at a gym.

Alan, please give some examples of 800m runners who have done heavy lifting with few reps.

Thanks.

Ashton Eaton also has a YouTube video showing his shot put practice. My comment there was, "How can a person with no apparent muscles casually lob a 16 lbs shot almost beyond the end of the landing zone?"

Again, it seems to come down to that explosive strength. Bodybuilders and powerlifters can't throw that far even though 16 lbs is like picking up a newspaper to them. I guess it's all how you train.

I've got years of weightlifting under my belt but can't throw for crap. I think what has happened is all that slow pushing against the weight has let my fast-twitch muscle fibers deteriorate. Now, I've got to get over the "Strength is Supreme" mentality and train with more practical explosive exercises that simulate throwing the shot and discus. I'm 73 and like to compete in Senior Games. In other words, if it works for Ashton then it should work for me.

Mid D wrote:

Alan, please give some examples of 800m runners who have done heavy lifting with few reps.

Thanks.

I'm not Alan, but I have personally watched 2:0- 800m women knocking out Clean's from the ground at 1.2x bodyweight, for reps of 3.

Jimmy crack corn wrote:

Mid D wrote:

Alan, please give some examples of 800m runners who have done heavy lifting with few reps.

Thanks.

I'm not Alan, but I have personally watched 2:0- 800m women knocking out Clean's from the ground at 1.2x bodyweight, for reps of 3.