Comments on: Eliminate The Useless Crap

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:55:57 +0000

I didnt see farmers walk in there. I like the looks of “what the hell is he doing” when I do this at the gym.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:38:28 +0000

Good post Jason you don’t know how many people i see wasting away their time in the gym on leg presses and leg curls while the squat rack next to me is always empty

By: T Hunt

T Hunt — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:08:51 +0000

Great blog, graet info!!!! who is the hottt ass chick in the pic? WHOA!!!!

By: jasonferruggia

jasonferruggia — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:44:40 +0000

Gary,
Thanks for the comments. Be sure you are eating an anti inflammatory diet and taking an ample amount of fish oil.

Jack,
Yes, that is sufficient conditioning. You should pick a weight that you can do to near failure.

Jon,
Science always catches up with in-the-trenches-experience years and years later. Thanks for sharing.

By: Jon Ellithorpe

Jon Ellithorpe — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:25:51 +0000

–Pulled a muscle seriously on hill sprints last week, but my bad. There is a gentle swoop the first 30 yards and then it gets seriously steep. I was stopped dead in my tracks like I’d been shot about 6 paces into the 6th attempt.

So .. .. I’ll warm up a bit more when I get back to it. I’ll move up and start at the steepest part of the hill. Also, I’ll do some single-leg dead lifts with a medicine ball to stretch out the hams. –Love the idea of getting back out again (I was a runner a long while back before taking up lifting). Hey, please note the May 2009 issue of Men’s Journal. NASA (kind of late to the game) is just discovering what Jason is saying: heavy, basic lifts in the 4-8 range, explosive moves and sprints on off days. All the Jason!

By: Jack Nagy

Jack Nagy — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:01:27 +0000

Hey Jason,

Just wondering; I currently do Muay Thai twice a week, which is a full contact martial art… I always come out of the gym dripping with sweat because of it. Can I just count that as a cardio work out (same as the hill sprints)?

And another thing; how should I determine what weights to start off with for all those exercises?

Cheers

By: Gary Eskow

Gary Eskow — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:26:05 +0000

Jason;

The tips are great, thanks for sharing them. Age related issues are a concern for me, as is the fact that I play tennis 4-6 times a week in the summer- intense singles matches lasting two hours or more. As a result of constant pounding on both hard and soft courts, back (disc) and tendonitis are always to be contended with.

I work out with weights about three times a week, but sometimes for no more than 25 minutes at a time. Jarrod has helped a lot… the squats and dead lifts have helped my speed=== my friends and opponents have commented on the increased quickness!

Thanks for what you do!

By: jasonferruggia

jasonferruggia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:50:28 +0000

FenderBender,
The smaller something else looks as well. Thanks for reminding me. I’m done training legs from now on…

By: jasonferruggia

jasonferruggia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:49:20 +0000

Kelly,
That’s not shocking. But it is sad. The truth is the circumference of her legs is probably smaller than half the people you asked.

By: jasonferruggia

jasonferruggia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:48:09 +0000

Matty,
That is a good thing. I have to do the same every time I look at that pic.