Dan John
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02-16-20 11:07 AM - Post#894275
https://youtu.be/628qphA1-8M
About halfway through, you see the original sledded Litvinov idea. You can see how "un-one piece" a few people are when they get hit by the sled load...
Fun stuff. And, you see Lexie, of Blessed Memory, running toward my wife under the shade.
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
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PatrickR
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02-17-20 05:33 AM - Post#894299
Thank you for posting this, Dan!
Always a pleasure to see the timeless ways, and the old place.
And the fact that your dogs seem to always be attracted to weight that's being thrown around!
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iPood
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02-17-20 05:42 AM - Post#894300
Am I the only one who often confuses Gym Jones and Mountain Athlete?
"I think we often spend too much time focusing on max fitness
and not nearly enough on maintaining our minimums.
It seems we need to think sustainable rather than obtainable.
Meaning whatever we do today, we can do it again tomorrow.
Never taking so much from ourselves that we can't."
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Dan John
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02-17-20 09:50 AM - Post#894304
Mtn Athlete...what a good dude. He spent a week with me.
There are like three Gym Jones now in SLC.
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
Make a Difference.
Live. Love. Laugh.
Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude)
Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk.
Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth.
Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights.
Reread great books. Say thank you |
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vegpedlr
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02-17-20 11:01 AM - Post#894308
That barbell TGU was nuts . . Like those back alley Litvinovs, *fun*
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Dan John
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02-17-20 11:04 AM - Post#894310
Did you see how "caught" most people get when they use the sled?
That might be the real lesson here; driving through the obstacle.
You can see I don't have an issue with it. It's made me wonder for a while "what I am teaching" here.
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
Make a Difference.
Live. Love. Laugh.
Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude)
Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk.
Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth.
Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights.
Reread great books. Say thank you |
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AusDaz
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02-17-20 09:20 PM - Post#894354
Did you see how "caught" most people get when they use the sled?
That might be the real lesson here; driving through the obstacle.
You can see I don't have an issue with it. It's made me wonder for a while "what I am teaching" here.
I’ve been wondering if the “X” is a movement/thing all on its own. I’d be fascinated to hear your thoughts on it. .
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Pepper
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02-18-20 04:58 PM - Post#894396
I really like these old Gym Jones videos. Hard work works -- who would have known? Also, over all the 300-hype, people sometimes seem to forget that Mark Twight was a phenomenal moutaineer. He _really_ walked the walk.
Dan, would you mind talking a bit more about working with them? What was it like?
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Chris Rice
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02-18-20 05:26 PM - Post#894397
Mark Twight's book Extreme Alpinism is worth a read also.
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Dan John
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02-18-20 07:12 PM - Post#894404
It was a good crew. The new group is fine, too.
I liked working with them; lot of people from out of town. Magazine guys, too, but they often simply didn't get it. "Look at me, look at me."
One thing, and I don't think anyone would argue this, they were not strong. Males with 300 pound deadlifts, horrid techniques in the Olifts.
So much of the programming was based on low lifts:
3 reps with 270
3 reps with 240
3 reps with 210...thinking it was 90, 80 and 70 % of max...but the 300 wasn't a max (obviously).
They could go without stopping though. It was impressive. I loved working with Mark. Great mind; absolute clarity.
These guys were all well read. Too much, in some ways: they would read everything and then attempt to do everything. It's no surprise xfit had an early impact. Fortunately, Mark figured out the bad side of xfit really early (beyond the cult stuff and the blind loyalty and the nonsense).
I think Mark and I worked well together. He knew the long hell stuff, I knew the pop.
It worked well.
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
Make a Difference.
Live. Love. Laugh.
Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude)
Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk.
Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth.
Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights.
Reread great books. Say thank you |
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vegpedlr
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02-18-20 09:22 PM - Post#894415
Still trying to figure out how an alpinist became the trainer for Hollywood sword and sandals . . .
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Dan John
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02-18-20 11:43 PM - Post#894417
Timing.
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
Make a Difference.
Live. Love. Laugh.
Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude)
Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk.
Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth.
Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights.
Reread great books. Say thank you |
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Pepper
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02-19-20 03:08 PM - Post#894448
Thanks, Dan. Mark certainly comes across as an intense guy.
I find it very entertaining when the training for 300 comes up. "Hey, how did he get those guys so ripped?" "Really hard workouts, caloric deficit, smart food choices." "No, there must be another way..."
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Dan John
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02-19-20 04:06 PM - Post#894455
Mark has a disc with the training on it. Low calorie, lots of daily hard work...but don't forget they were a group. They all, mostly, bought in.
The star did heavy anabolics and trained with a bodybuilder. It's obvious that it wasn't something that transformed and "stuck."
Daniel John
Just handing down what I was handed down...
Make a Difference.
Live. Love. Laugh.
Balance work, rest, play and pray (enjoy beauty and solitude)
Sleep soundly. Drink Water. Eat veggies and protein. Walk.
Wear your seat belt. Don’t smoke. Floss your teeth.
Put weights overhead. Pick weights off the floor. Carry weights.
Reread great books. Say thank you |
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Neander
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Did you see how "caught" most people get when they use the sled?
Oh Yeah! I know it'd look way worse for me, these guys all did much better than I would, but dang it, it's funny to see that hesitation, that second of body shock.
Hahaha, it's a "whoa moment" 
Life's too short to worry about longevity.
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Edited by Neander on 02-19-20 04:19 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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vegpedlr
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02-19-20 04:23 PM - Post#894457
The mention of Xfit makes me wonder if he was the guy I saw in a ski magazine years ago that was my first glimpse of Xfit. At the time, I couldn't quite figure it out, but had a hunch it might be really good for alpine skiers. After Xfit blew up, I wondered if that was what I read about. By then, I was firmly on the Maffetone endurance train. I know XF would destroy me in short order.
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Old Miler
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02-19-20 06:03 PM - Post#894462
"No, there must be another way..."
Overhead lighting?
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vegpedlr
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02-20-20 10:44 AM - Post#894482
"No, there must be another way..."
Overhead lighting?
CGI
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