"Highland Games is a combination of balance, speed, strength, and technique," says Vincent. If you want a peek into the life of a professional Highland Games competitor, check out Matts siteand follow him on Instagramtoo. I need to be quick and I need to be flexible, and I need to be strong. Improve your mental performance with Coach Kate. Those guys that were willing to get up and do the work and push themselves harder. The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. Even the UFC, now, disallows TRT as an acceptable medical treatment. Brett McKay: Boredom probably was the impetus. 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. Dr. Clinton Lee helps you deal with hip pain that's holding your strength back. BC: Dan, first things first, who do you think would win in a fight you or me? Program, Strengthen Your Tribe: A Report on the Atomic Athlete Vanguard, The Best Riddles for Kids (With Answers! Some calisthenics. "The Iron never lies to you. Matt Vincent: Yeah, thats kind of pretty standard. I'm curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the "cosmetic" category. In the day and age of information overload it is nice to have a way to simplify my efforts and put my energy into lifting and throwing instead of planning what to do next. These include the shot put, tug-o-war, caber toss and hammer throw - collectively known as heavy events. Low back pain can make your lifting (and life) miserable, learn how to fix it! We at JTS strive to bring the best powerlifting, weightlifting, training and strength content in the world. A novice class is basically just like anything else, you just sign up and go. The camaraderie is great, because theres probably only 20 of us that are at the top end in the world. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." -Henry Rollins, By Scottishfury in forum Workout Journals, My Highland Games In-Season Training Program, Powerlifting Workouts - Training Journals, Post Your Pictures and Introduce Yourself, 5-3-1 For Highland Games Lightweight thrower. 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. When the rubber meets the road, fitness sport is an endeavor driven by endurance. We discussspecific events in the Highland Games, how to get started if youre interested, his workout program called the HVIII (The Hate), and much more. Whats your advice for someone who wants to start throwing cabers and hammers around? except the caber but it probably wont be more than 90lbs. The principal weight training exercises involved in power development are the Olympic lifts (clean, snatch, overhead press/jerk variations) and the power lifts (bench press, squat variations, and deadlift variations). If youll notice, these exercises do a lot for stabilization of the body. 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. Required fields are marked *. Some of the guys have, and some are now using testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). Its probably been in the last three years that Ive understood recovery and properly doing things like that, you know. You have an entertaining Instagram feed, but also some of your work in other places online. Add in 2 lifting sessions, one reppy, one snappy. Then, Ive also got to be able to be quick enough to use the momentum of me moving my body or spinning and rotating so that I can apply force for a longer time. Highland Games are as iconically Scottish as bagpipes, kilts and whisky all of which feature heavily at any gathering. When Im done competing, Ill still program like this, as I simply love to work out. How did you get to be a guy who throws around cabers around the world. Thats a really bad idea. But, its the combination of strength, athleticism and explosive ability that makes you a formidable and successful thrower. I think its a very valuable lift. We also talk about his programming that hes created called The Hate. Well talk about why he calls it The Hate as well, in a bit. Go train by myself in the garage, or, you know, get up when its cold and do those necessary things. I dont ever want to look back and question like Maybe I should have done this, or, what if I had trained harder, or what if I would have done this? I know Im doing everything I can to give it a go. These came from Scotland. And yes, for those keeping score at home, we have a set of twins in there! This involves eight men pulling against another team of eight, coached by an additional member of the team whoshouts encouragement and instructions to spur them on topull their opposite number across the line. (LogOut/ Technique and timing trump overall brute strength. Brett McKay: Theres a fine line, you said that if you just focus on getting big and strong, youre going to fat, but that could be a detriment to . You throw it with one arm and they weight 28 pounds for the light one, and 56 pounds for the heavy. I try to share as much of that, and the connections Ive made over the last couple of years in strength training to some other really awesome people. (Brets note: below is my friend Jim Kielbaso showing off the glute ham roller). I can do that, but Im also going to gain a bunch of weight, lose some mobility and be slower. Im assuming that you have somewhere to train locally where you can perform the various competitive lifts. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. How many events are there? Caber Toss: Well throw a different caber at each event Learn more about concurrent training for Strength & Endurance, Add some new twists to the traditional plank. My body hurts. Great interview Dan. knowing they do hip thrusts well that takes it to another levelthanks. Youve written some books on strength training, youve got content online about strength training. Its pretty simple. It was extremely helpful to get those emails when my gym opened back up. I like long walks in the rain, my favorite color is red okay, thats probably enough. Where can readers follow you and find out more about you? Here are some movements to help prep you for the Sumo Deadlift. Whatever I can do to stay in that. What I aim to provide is a program that optimizes your time spent in the weight room and enhances your Heavy/Light throwing practices and, by extension your games results. The people there are going to be super friendly even if youve never touched any of it. Brett McKay: Thats an interesting question. Matt Vincent: No, thats correct. So, in short, Im realizing that the glutes are very important to my sport, and my time with you and on the Force Plate helped reiterate that to me. I have coached complete novices that have never set foot on the field, the top pros in the world, and every level in between. It was always something we looked at athletes, right. Its really fascinating. Brett McKay: My guest today was Matt Vincent. Sorinex sells a glute ham roller, a new piece, that I love doing leg curls and glute ham bridges with. Abs are cool and all, but I wouldnt skip some delicious dinners with my wife to have abs. Im not interested in him doing poorly so that I succeed. Its exactly the same rules as throwing the Olympic shot put. Hit me up through my contact page or social media. I think youd be crazy not to have it in your program. This means that one must train consistently within the nine events of the Highland Games. Injuries are going to happen, and setbacks happen. 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. 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.. Like, why did they come up with Im going to throw a giant pole. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max. Matt Vincent: Yeah, man, stoked to be here. Easy throws focusing on form. The Tulsa Highland Games are coming up and Im getting pretty excited. Like, Im not going to be famous, Im not going to I dont need to go have a discussion with Reese Hoffa, for example, you know, Olympic shot putter, about how were both world champions. 2. Brett McKay: You talk about you wear kilts when you do this. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. Clearly you have deep hip sockets and cant squat deep due to your anatomy. Yes, I believe the hang snatch to be my favorite explosive and most transferable lift for my sport. I always thought it was heavy. Brett McKay: How does it differ from 531? I havent got much better at it. 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. Like I said, you are probably already strong enough to handle the weight. Dan McKim Instagram. The Iron Thistle Games were awesome. I set to work, as I did with throwing, to find what the common threads were among the most successful athletes. It takes a long time for you to finally learn that, its like, OK, just diet.. I was already lifting weights prior to starting his program but working with Mikes lifting program was a welcome shift in focus. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Im going to stop when its not fun anymore and right now, its still a lot of fun. Youve probably seen on TV or on the Internet, the Highland Games. Listen to the episode on a separate page. In that window is really where I perform my best. Like I said earlier, a strong posterior is critical for my events, so adding in the things you showed me has not only helped my training but also my back health. DM: Always an honor to chat with you, man. Weve been going at each other for a few years now, and it doesnt look to be slowing up anytime soon! (Questions not related to today's topic should be directed towards the daily thread.) I cant see myself becoming a guy thats finishing tenth in the world and still grinding at that. In the article which I take this program from, Dan even suggests going with Single Arm DB Clean and Press. 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. Matt Vincent: Mine is a little different. From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. Throwing is one of the most overlooked sports of Strength Sports. Daniel McKim, who is also a multiple time Games World Champion said he believed in maintaining his training intensity throughout the season. Now, weve slapped a medical term on it to make athletes tell themselves its okay to do. Matt, this has been a great conversation, and a lot of insights about a sport that I knew little about. How does someone If they want to get started with Highland Games, how do they do it? Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. You know, if my knee is bothering me, maybe Ill box squat for the next two weeks, you know, a little high. A shot put coach told me long ago that strong biceps help the tricepsthe real throwing musclesfunction better by allowing the forearm to decelerate faster. Brett McKay: It seems like theres a lot of camaraderie in that sport, in the Highland Games. If it is straight the toss is said to be in the 12 o'clock position. How do you mix in the event training throughout a typical week? Find out more about participating in a Highland games on visitscotland.com. On throwing days we work to perfect technique. While I got a lot of volume in, I wound up inured as my body never fully recovered for either throwing or lifting, as I was still lifting five days a week. Ive always wanted to get involved with it somehow, get in touch with my Scottish ancestry. With the competition that you do, how does your diet look? Im a meathead. Matt Vincent: Yeah, for me, I really like, throwing the stones. 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. Join us in the first-ever JuggernautAI Powerbuilding contest! How should you setup your program to Bench Press the most? 20# Sheaf Toss: 352. Matt Vincent: Youve got to. I imagine youll say weightlifting. 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. Matt Vincent: The Highland Games is really all about application of force and power. Thankfully, its still considered a PED in mainstream sports, but my sport has been soft on 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. What you should do is work and do your job every day. . 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. around your body. Matt Vincent: Yes, which is very 531. The contestant who throws the furthest wins. Dan McKim Facebook Fan Page The key is accumulation of work with the lighter weight instead of putting something on the bar and saying, Oh, shit, I think I can go for a PR, and add 15 pounds and risk the injury. Since then, he has competed in Powerlifting, Strongman and CrossFit. 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). Training has been a passion of mine since I was 14. Ive got other things and responsibilities in my life; and not every day is great, so what this does is just allows me to kind of auto regulate a little bit more and say I can get the work done. If things feel great on the last set, I can push a rep max. Ive since added the rounded back extension (love it) and hip thrusts more readily in my programming. BC: How does one start learning more about The Highland Games if one is interested in training and competing? American Dan Williams broke the record in 2014 with a throw of 6.17m (20ft 3in). I cant guarantee you will win, but you will be prepared and you will have a good time. 2 X rounds if a beginner. I thought Id put something out for you guys that may be interested in coming out to compete. With a strong lifting background, he was already primed for classic Highland Games events like the caber toss, hammer throw and weight throw. If that person is going to squat and kind of grind it out and take two seconds on a way up, like a big, hydraulic, slow, strong lift. Like, I want to try that out. I try to vlog and document and kind of do everything Im doing. It looks like the telephone pole. 56# Weight for Height: 18 BC: Not too shabby my friend. What I need to do is all of this: Joint mobility, especially my hips and ankles. How should you setup your Deadlift training? How do you deal with that? Its the guys who are wearing the kilts, theyre throwing the giant telephone pole looking thing, theyre throwing hammers over their head, theyre throwing big, burlap sacks over their head with a pitchfork. My body is going to, I think, quit before Im willing to quit. Thats what helped interest me in the sport; throwing across various disciplines. Im a performance athlete, so since the amount of weight on the bar doesnt do me a lot of good in a contest, because were not lifting bars. The first was the Greenville (NC) Scottish Games in which he was ranked 158 out of 334 in the Master's Division. Im not 19 years old and 20, and Im not in college to where Im just, you know, eating and sleeping, and going to track practice. All these muscles help stabilize the body and improve your ability to throw. 56# Weight for Distance: 475 Im curious what does your strength training program when youre also competing in Highland Games? We ordered kilts and went and had a good time. Most of you have probably never heard of Dan McKim. I was like Oh, hes spelling heavy different, then I was like, oh no, hviii, that makes sense.. This program is essentially a "desert island" plan that you can do just about anywhere in 15-20 minutes, 3 times a week with minimal equipment. Matt Vincent: I wish that I could just say that. I mean, injuries are going to happen, right. As a thrower, like, in college, you kind of always know about the Highland Games. A stone is 14 pounds, a two stone is a 28 and four stones is 56. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Ive been following you on Instagram. Veja salrios e avaliaes de empresas, alm de 177 vagas abertas de Global management training program em So Paulo. In 2017, Mike published Heavy/Light: Periodized Throwing for the Highland Games. 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