Then, the caber The caber has a lot of I think it was used for this, but it was crossing a stream, you would you know, flip it, so it would lay at one end and fall on the other side, directly across the stream, and you could get across. After doing that, I got into a normal job in the oil and gas industry and started getting back in the gym and it seemed like the thing I wanted to do was strength training, still. DM: Well, since I met with you, Ive started to switch my set up a bit. Bailey became involved in the Highland Games in 1988. Clearly you have deep hip sockets and cant squat deep due to your anatomy. Matt Vincent: This started my brother and i actually kind of talking about it. We will feature discussions over training methodologies, program templates, and general weightlifting topics. Like, I want to try that out. Ive kept that focus and then Ive taken some of the stuff Ive learned over the years of power lifting and strong man that were really effective for getting stronger, and I added those to the program that I didnt do in college. The heaviest implement you'll likely throw is a 56 lb weight or caber. What aspect does quickness or athleticism come into the .. Like throwing a sheaf over your head. Thats one of Jims big principles. Where core work will mostly consist of abdominal and low back muscles, stability work will include all the small muscles of the torso. Now, weve slapped a medical term on it to make athletes tell themselves its okay to do. Nothing is over 56lbs. How did you get to be a guy who throws around cabers around the world. Matt Vincent: The Highland Games is really all about application of force and power. Please elaborate. You believe that this is unfair, right? Do you have any idea about the history of the Highland Games? The object thrown isa 25.4kg (56lb) weight with a handle at the end of a short bar whichmust be thrown using just one hand. 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. You throw twice a week and you lift twice a week. One can easily see the connections between points one and two. Dan and I instantly hit it off. Its really the easiest way to about it. Its a five week program that can be used by any athlete, really, and its called , Brett McKay: The Hate, but you spell it H with roman numeral eight. 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. Tell us more about your training. Ive really spent a lot of time over the last couple of years trying to improve that event and its been a relatively futile attempt. Pleasetell us a bit about yourself, and be sure to include your height, weight, and age. I cant guarantee you will win, but you will be prepared and you will have a good time. Doing that is going to allow you to be a little bit smarter in training and think which one actually makes more progress. Training Highland Games, throwing Maybe you sleep with a Captains of Crush gripper under your pillow or lift stones for fun and think 20-rep squats are the key to enlightenment, as well as to gains in muscular size, strength and fitness. He is a Highland Games champion and competitor, and you can find more information about his work at MattVincent.net. They have an amateur class and they have a novice class. There is minimal info, compared to Powerlifting, From being involved in various strength sports for this long one of the big mistakes I see is that guys never take IHGF Professional Highland Games World Championships Things have been very exciting in my world lately. Brett McKay: What keeps you Is it like trying to beat yourself or do you really want to beat him one day? Just a few years ago putting testosterone in your body was considered a PED or even steroid use; without question. Matt Vincent: Yeah, Im 32, Ill be 33 in April. DM: The best tool is www.nasgaweb.com. Overhead Squat: Mix reps each workout. So this is why we work the overhead squats and unilateral movements. Throwing is one of the most overlooked sports of Strength Sports. Off Season Weight Training for the Highland Games for the Compleat Lifting Idiot This little guide is for people who have zero, or almost zero strength training experience. Seeing as it's Highland Games season, I figured I'd take some time to share my current training program. All of our best Nutrition content in one convenient place. 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. Dan McKim Instagram. 2 X rounds if a beginner. You are an athletic guy, Bret, which translates well, I believe, into those movements which are more athletic than a static box squat or deadlift. Im a meathead. I was a collegiate thrower and always loved throwing, so this was a great transition for me. all have in place. Curlz are admissible, too, as they may have some carry over in flipping the caber, if you are so inclined. Id say that, along with the volume of work I do each week. Ive always wanted to get involved with it somehow, get in touch with my Scottish ancestry. I cant see myself becoming a guy thats finishing tenth in the world and still grinding at that. It was my answer to my version of 531, basically. How do you work around this? Matt Vincent: Poor mass, a lot of times can lead to some impingement and movement, things like that that are going to keep you from hitting positions that will be better. Work is Join Chad for some fun with the boys from Massenomics, Matt Sharafinski has added over 300 pounds to his total with JuggernautAI, Huge numbers for elite powerlifter Carlos Moran. It doesnt pick you up and throw you on the ground. What that allows me to do is like I said, never miss a rep during training. Perhaps this is Dr. Clinton Lee gives you some strategies to keep your knees feeling healthy and strong. I think, when Im done doing this that strength will become less of a focus for me. Matt Vincent: Its trying to be the best I can be. I guess weve all been part of sports at this point that we understand that no one really cares. Try out this warmup before your next Bench session. I met with a collegiate strength coach who put me on their Force Plate to test my strengths and weaknesses. If you do, also try to work some, Power Clean (jerk optional) heavy single, then back off sets with power clean only for triples, Off or find a group of guys you can throw with on this day, Off or find a group of guys you can throw with on this day or start cycle over. Okay, Ive always noticed that Im pretty good at rotational actions such as throwing, swinging, and striking. So many of us appreciate your work and expertise. Growing up as a baseball player, Mike transitioned to fencing and chased the Olympics for a decade. More to come! With other 1400 articles, we're confident we have what you need. 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. What about macronutrient split? 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. In 2017, Mike published Heavy/Light: Periodized Throwing for the Highland Games. Mike is also a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach, creates dedicated strength programming for Highland Games athletes, and trains youth athletes in baseball and track & field. Matt Vincent: Yeah, so the history of the Highland Games, the way it really started was it was a test between the clans, Im sure which developed just from farmers, basically, coming up with being bored, and not having nearly the distractions that we do no, you know, I bet I can throw this rock further than you. This continued to grow as men tend to find challenges and things like that to do against each other. Theres a Highland Game usually every weekend. What are you going to do, just quit? Ill find something else to do to you know, care more about diet, and try to figure out that when I dont have to worry about being strong. (Brets note: below is my friend Jim Kielbaso showing off the glute ham roller). hang snatch and 500+ lb. Chad Wesley Smith and Dr. Quinn from Juggernaut Training Systems recently put out a podcast called Form Rolling: Chad and Max talk with Jacob Tsypkin of TZstrength.comabout his athletes performances at CrossFit With nearly 1000 articles available at JTSstrength.com it can be overwhelming to know where to start. How important are the glutes in Highland Games competitions? Matt Vincent: Thats what novice is for, right, youre brand new to this. pole held vertically is a challenge. BC: Yep, all of us lifters have to learn this lesson as we age. Like I said, you are probably already strong enough to handle the weight. Matt Vincent: Of course. If that thing you care about is training, get in and do the work. There are a couple of real basics, that we can start with. Matt Vincent: I dont know. Youve written a lot of books. Ive got a few ways people can follow my competitions, training and life in general. Where can readers follow you and find out more about you? Athletes that had that different drive than your normal people. As Dan John said, "throwers throw". From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. I feel like singles and heavy singles are more of a test than they are an actual strength building exercise. TRT should be in place for older men with hormone function issues, not men in their 20s and 30s in strength sports. I'm curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the "cosmetic" category. Team Juggernaut: Matt Vincent Wins World Highland Games Championship! Throw Ideally, if you have the implements, choose two or three events and practice them. I still dont see how that would be the most efficient way to do it. Today on the podcast, we discuss the Highland Games, whats involved with it, how you can get started if you want to try throwing a caber while wearing a kilt, the type of training you need to do, strength training to get ready and prepared for Highland Games competition. 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 Its Vanity plays itself into my head plenty, and I dont want to be totally gross, but at the same time, I know that I compete my best when Im between 270 and 280 pounds. 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. Highland Outlaw Workout This is a predominantly sandbag based highlander workout with the incorporation of stability exercises and speed drills. Matt Vincent: Sure. To do well your body needs to be explosive and stable. Theres no need for one week 15 because Id assume hed take a full week off. Dan McKim Twitter Stuff like that. I just keep trying to lose fat but stay there. I have a question about the mental aspect of your sport and your training. Was someone like, you should do this? You know it exists and its ones of those things, like how do you ever do that. Chad has lost over 50 pounds since October, learn how he's done it. Strength, power, body control, and conditioning are required for any athlete that wants to make progress in the Highland Games. When we were lifting together, you informed me that you cant squat deep, and I saw that you have a nasty case of buttwink when you try to squat rock bottom. The hammer throwing event features a hammer made from a metal ball weighing around 22 lb for men or 16 lb for women, attached to a wooden pole or handle. Ill probably work on losing weight and doing some body composition stuff. Probably wouldnt hurt to add in some core work. Matt Vincent: No clue what thats like, anyway, all of that happens in the kitchen anyway, it has nothing to do with your gym time. If you were born with a dumbell in your teeth, look elsewhere! He is, I do this other thing. Ive loved every minute that Ive spent doing Highland games. Youve never used them. Or is it a combination of all three? This is a program for beginning throwers by Dan John: For an example, I offer you the worlds simplest program: 1. Does this theory still hold water? Click Subscribe, enter your payment info, and you will receive an e-mail from me within 24 hours with instructions how to begin working together. Hes done the weight over bar, which is of all the ones with any like, I guess, if youre just going to be a brute and give it a go, that one is your best bet of being able to figure out. I want to give it the most Ive got while my body is still willing to give it a go. Im excited to see how my numbers and strength improves now that I can squat more appropriately within my anatomy. Youre a large man. I was like Oh, hes spelling heavy different, then I was like, oh no, hviii, that makes sense.. My program, the Hviii was really basically a condensed version of my program, the long program with strength lab or training lab, that Heres five weeks, quick rotation, and just allows you to, you dont want to think about a whole lot or reprogram every five weeks. Since then, he has competed in Powerlifting, Strongman and CrossFit. The Hviii is kind of a personal mantra, right. Matt Vincent: You need that speed to apply that force, instead of just, you know, a 600 pound bench press, right. 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. What keeps you going, right? Brett McKay: Youve got to keep striving. The Olympic lifts develop explosive power and the squats help drive or at least maintain strength levels. Marisa Inda turns her focus to physique training, In the gym with Chad using the JuggernautBJJ App, Quit making these mistakes in your training, In the gym with 3x Jiu Jitsu World Champion. Those guys that were willing to get up and do the work and push themselves harder. 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. But most will not be able to do this. Anyways, today on the podcast, I have a world champion Highland Games competitor. Also be sure to check out my True Victory page! All Scottish Heavy Athletics games must have a minimum of five events. Say, do a hundred reps a day of curls of some sort, and my biceps will better. You could also do, Overhead Squat 3-5 x 3 go deep and stay tight, 1 Arm DB Clean and press go to a heavy single, then a few back off sets, Throw A different two or three events if you have the implements. Im curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the cosmetic category. Give about a 75% effort. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Personally, it makes it fun when I beat them, knowing the things they are doing. Thats really my concern is just self optimization. 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. DM: Great question! Brett McKay: Is there one in particular thats really hard to do, youre just like man, that sucks.. Post-college, I gave It a run at owning a bicycle shop, and that didnt work so well. (Brets note: I randomly found a video of Dan performing hex bar jump squats so I embedded it below). We will feature discussions over training methodologies, program templates, and general weightlifting topics. After that I think the hang clean is the second best for me. Thats the gist of it. His name is Matt Vincent. Veja salrios e avaliaes de empresas, alm de 177 vagas abertas de Global management training program em So Paulo. Im very good at it and I love the Highland Games, but keep in perspective what were doing, I throw rocks in a field. How do you deal with that aspect? If you want a peek into the life of a professional Highland Games competitor, check out Matts siteand follow him on Instagramtoo. You know, accumulating some implements, and starting to think about training for it. The one that kind of rotates in and out is called the sheaf. BC: Perfect! These were used as counter balances at the feed market. Powerlifting Matt Vincent's Training LAB 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!). Training Tuesday: Highland Games Programming. Stone Lifting: Martin Jancsics Follow the music and join in. Im trying not to focus so much on it other than just using it as an indicator of progress in the guy. You know, the hammer was, actually, like a sledgehammer and then Im sure it developed into I think I can do this better than you.. Powerlifting Training for Everything 210kg Snatch, 250kg Clean and Jerk, 920lb raw deadlift, 2,221 raw total, 3rd at 2010 World's Strongest Man and 19' . Friends may come and go. He needs to follow Matt Vincents lead and chat with kelly starrett. Youve got to do all of it to make the good days good. In fact, Im often better at these activities than my much stronger lifting partners. How can you best recovery from your Hypertrophy training? Brett McKay: Got you. Haha! Brett McKay: Right, exactly, thats something Ive learned. BC: You were already a fan of the hip thrust when I met you, but I showed you the American deadlift and the rounded back extension, which work the glutes thoroughly as well. BC: Now lets talk roids. Its one of those fringe strength sports along the lines of Strong Men or power lifting. Your email address will not be published. I would take these ideas and implement them as the following: Olympic lift full, power, hang or any combination there of, Unilateral oly movement opposite of the previous, Corresponding squat to the first oly movement. Not to mention, that guy throws kegs for height. Yes, I believe the hang snatch to be my favorite explosive and most transferable lift for my sport. 28# Weight for Distance: 949.25 (North American Record) How does someone If they want to get started with Highland Games, how do they do it? Even the UFC, now, disallows TRT as an acceptable medical treatment. DM: I do. Some of the guys have, and some are now using testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). Thankfully, its still considered a PED in mainstream sports, but my sport has been soft on it. 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. As I prep for this off-season, Im excited to move my depth from letting my buttwink hinder and hurt my squat development. If it is straight the toss is said to be in the 12 o'clock position. Or up to 20 KB throws overhead if you have one. What we need is stability work in which the core is a part but not the whole. Im not interested on being a 280 pound 45-year-old. Jim has been a huge influence and a really good friend for the last five or six years. Matt Vincent: Its very, very similar to when I was a collegiate athlete. Matt Vincent: Yeah, McKim, Daniel McKim. What I mean by saying that is Im really not that concerned with, say, my gym Prs., or maxes or my power lifting total. Podcast #172: Scottish Highland Games & Training for Performance You may have seen the Highland Games online or on television: guys in kilts throwing giant logs, tossing hammers over their heads, etc. What I usually want to do is the stuff I'm really good at in training. You want to turn your shoulders away from it, and push the hips first, and then really throw a hay maker. I have coached complete novices that have never set foot on the field, the top pros in the world, and every level in between. Im guessing the throwing ones. That doesnt translate well me throwing something that weighs 16 pounds. 3 sets of 8 with a minute rest OR 55 OR 53 OR Pyramids OR multiple Pyramids, aka "Waves". Dan McKim eBook: Behemoth: Power Training for Strength Athletes The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. . Im curious This is something I want to do. I have a twin and we put my poor mother through hell, but you have 5 boys in total, I couldnt even imagine how much of a handful that is. Two days of lifting should be sufficient but one more probably wont hurt recovery. Some days, the cards Im going to throw really well, and the cards fall in my favor, but Ive also had days where Ive thrown very, very well, and been proud of it, and just didnt have enough to beat it. I wish you the best of luck in the future. Right. Set and Reps: We are aiming for 3 X rounds of this workout. Its just measured for distance. Program, Strengthen Your Tribe: A Report on the Atomic Athlete Vanguard, The Best Riddles for Kids (With Answers! I have also seen that many of them come to the Heavy/Light methodology while employing many different programs for their strength and conditioning. Not missing lifts, for me, is the accumulation of work thats going to make you stronger. That just kind of comes with the territory, and look, father time is undefeated. How do you deal with that? Brett McKay: Lets talk about the Highland Games, because I think people are familiar with caber tossing. Man, life gets in the way. Its really fascinating. Easy throws focusing on form. All of our top Strength & Conditioning content in one incredible (and free!) Theres competitions all over. Well worth a watch at any Highland Games. Should I go for that PR so I can be excited that I put more weight on the bar or do I hit what I was able to hit for three now for five. If youre going to throw a punch, youre not just going to have your shoulders square and then throw a six inch jack. Dan is big on simplicity and treating the body as one piece.. Matt Vincent: No, thats correct. Low back pain can make your lifting (and life) miserable, learn how to fix it! If youll notice, these exercises do a lot for stabilization of the body. Focused hypertrophy training is often overlooked by coaches and athletes in competitive CrossFit. 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 . Is it for anyone, like even someone who doesnt compete. Just kidding buddy, trust me, I wouldnt ever mess with you after seeing your hang power snatch prowess. Whenever Im not willing to do what it takes to train for it. Lifting days are to develop explosive power and improve stability. Highland Games are as iconically Scottish as bagpipes, kilts and whisky all of which feature heavily at any gathering. Want to start taking action on the content you read on AoM? The basics: 1. BC: Dan, first things first, who do you think would win in a fight you or me? I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. And I think you make a good point about the throwing I do. A novice class is basically just like anything else, you just sign up and go. My body is going to, I think, quit before Im willing to quit. Participants use the handle to whirl the hammer around their head and then throw it as far as they can. Im sure its not looking like a body builders diet, Im sure youre eating for performance. Sorinex sells a glute ham roller, a new piece, that I love doing leg curls and glute ham bridges with. "The Iron never lies to you. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. But, its the combination of strength, athleticism and explosive ability that makes you a formidable and successful thrower. The thing about the Highland Games is that the weight really isnt that heavy. Am I right that its usually the two of you battling it out for first and second spot? Im definitely not an endurance athlete, but I like spending time on the bike. Matt Vincent: Mine is a little different. So, for me to get the most done in a week that I can, safely, I split my workouts into muscle groups so I can turn around and train hard the next day. Id like to expound on this. No one is going to make it out of this thing all the way without scars. Sports Science Topics & Research Guest Articles, Peer-Reviewed Articles (Journal Publications), Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Topics, Coaching, Personal Training, Programming, & Nutrition Guest Articles, (Brets note: I randomly found a video of Dan performing hex bar jump squats so I embedded it below), (Brets note: below is my friend Jim Kielbaso showing off the glute ham roller), Dan McKim eBook: Behemoth: Power Training for Strength Athletes, How to Isolate the Quads and Hams in a Garage Gym. We are not weight lifters who throw, we are throwers and must train accordingly. Since our talk, my knee pain has improved; thanks, man. Dan is an amazing athlete. I have at least two locations near my house that I can throw at, and thankfully the cops know me at this point. The Art of Manliness participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links. 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. (LogOut/ How did it come up? Wednesday Back and bis These are a little different and dont look like anything else, so theyre basically a steel block on the end of a chain with a ring. Build power with these Clean tips from Max Aita. Brett McKay: Right. Its a sad state of affairs, I believe. around your body. Every time I go to a contest, you know, 17 or 18 times a year, its some 12 of us out of that 20 guys, so you see the same guys every weekend. Without rules against it, nothing would stop a guy from taking a full year off the sport and getting completely gassed on steroids. Caber Toss: Well throw a different caber at each event My body hurts. It looks like the telephone pole. I set to work, as I did with throwing, to find what the common threads were among the most successful athletes. I love to lift. The Quick and Dirty of Heavy/Light Lifting: Choose your program options from the pull down menu above. As I progress into each phase, the reps drop while the weights increase. We only recommend products we genuinely like, and purchases made through our links support our mission and the free content we publish here on AoM. That gives a lot of direction, too. The key to proper training is to do what you need to do, not what you want to do. You throw it with one arm and they weight 28 pounds for the light one, and 56 pounds for the heavy. How did that first invite happen? Dan McKim Facebook Fan Page In the Highland Games, we are throwing such heavy implements, that you truly have to have a base of strength that rivals other strength athletes (strongman, powerlifting, weightlifting). 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