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This type of training exposed my weaknesses...
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Heavy weights, high intensity, low reps…That’s supposed to be the recipe for strength and size. And it works—for that. But if you want your strength and capability to actually carry over into your life, that alone won't get you there. I started noticing this when I added more high-rep work into my training. It exposed me. I fatigued way faster than I expected. Because there was nothing to hide behind. No load to rely on. I had to stay in the groove. And through that, something shifted. I became way more connected to my strength. I could move for longer without falling apart. My joints and muscles actually felt better. And when I went back to heavier training…everything felt more dialed in. It’s not flashy. Honestly, it’s pretty humbling. But also grounding in a way that most training isn’t. If you're interested in connecting with your movement and strength, I put together a video on the high rep exercise that originally exposed my weaknesses. If you want me to guide you through this style of training, I just dropped a session on my NEW channel, smoov Follow Alongs. This is where I'll be posting all of my new follow along content moving forward so if you like those videos, check this one out and subscribe to the channel! Full Body Workout - High Reps, Real Gains I'm curious what it exposes for you. Give it a go and let me know how it goes in the comments! – Grant |
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Yo Reader! It has been quite the week...I know that I'm only supposed to hit you with one link per email but there's just too much to update you on. So here we go! smoov X Strength Side Back in 2018, I met Josh from Strength Side in a coffee shop. We connected immediately over HUMAN movement. More recently, we connected over the natural process of aging and how fitness culture frames it as a bad thing...like its something you need to prevent or reverse. And we came up with a list of moves...
Push-ups used to give me a tight neck, painful shoulders and cranky elbows. I could do em, but they broke me down. I remember when I was working a marketing job in tech. Our startup was growing, and so was my waistline. It was't a ton of weight but I noticed it early and wanted to do something about it. I decided that I'd do 5 pushups for every sale that came in. At first, this was 30-50 pushups a day. But that quickly turned into 100-200 a day. I started sweating through my dress shirt but...
Last weekend, I guided a group of men through movement at a retreat. This wasn't a movement retreat, so I was brought in to facilitate a daily 1 hour practice that met the needs of the attendees. Now, the younger me would've tried to prove myself and my approach by putting together hard workouts with challenging and complex movements. But I've been doing this stuff long enough that I know its more about providing practices that are applicable to whoever I'm guiding. These guys were in their...