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Squats the story - the Off Topic Thread...
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This past week, shockwaves were sent across the Internet when images appeared on a handful of websites depicting the KFC Double Down Sandwich. The images showed a “sandwich” where the bread had been replaced with two fried chicken fillets. The ads also boasted that the sandwich contained something called “Colonel’s Sauce.” Since then commentators have been angrily shaking their fists at the sky, cursing the god that would allow such an affront to decency to exist.
As the Internet’s preeminent voice on fried meals, Cracked.com obviously had to find out what this sandwich was all about. And as Cracked’s foremost “columnist with no outstanding warrants,” I was the only one capable of crossing state lines to do this–a necessary step, as the Double Down Sandwich is only available in select test markets. When it became clear I’d have to travel to land this scoop, and after Cracked Editor-in-Chief Jack O’Brien agreed to pay absolutely none of my expenses, I decided I might as well go full bore, and visit KFC’s corporate headquarters in Kentucky: The so called “Sleeping In Your Car State.”
When I arrived at KFC Headquarters, I showed them my business card and several back issues of Cracked magazine, and then explained what exactly Cracked magazine was, and then maybe lied a bit to make us sound more influential in the poultry industry. My bona fides established, I was granted an interview with Senior Vice President of Product Development Frank Bryant. A cheerful receptionist ushered me into a meeting room where I was told to wait for Mr. Bryant. While cooling my heels, I admired several paintings depicting chickens dressed in business attire and sitting around in office settings; making phone calls, taking stenography, that sort of thing. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Bryant entered the room and introduced himself, insisting I call him Frank. Standing by the window overlooking the KFC campus, I launched into my list of questions.
“What is the deal with the Double Down Sandwich?” I asked, shooting my wad immediately.
Frank laughed. “I thought you’d ask about that. I’ll be happy to tell you.” A strange look came over his eyes then, like a great weight had just settled upon him. “I can also arrange a tasting for you, if you wish?” I indicated I’d appreciate that, and he made a quick phone call. Hanging up the phone, he turned to me, took a breath and began speaking.
“A couple years ago, KFC Corporation was in really bad shape. Growth had stalled, and even reversed in some markets. Some restaurant sales were way down. We were getting hammered in the press, especially on health issues. And on the flip side of the coin, we were getting squeezed by competitors offering triple stacked burgers with two types of bacon, cheese flavored mayonnaise and so forth. So we were starting to lose the ‘Experienced Eater’ market as well.”
I started dutifully writing all of that down, but soon discovered I couldn’t write that fast. I angled my notebook away from him and faked it. In fact a lot of what he said in the previous paragraph is completely made up. Sorry.
He continued. “It was around this time that we were coming up with some of our worst ideas.”
I nodded. “You’re talking about the Famous Bowl.”
“Yes, the Famous Bowl.” He shook his head and stared at his feet. I gritted my teeth, then stepped forward, slapping him as hard as I could. I think I left my feet.
His head recoiled from my blow, and he stumbled backwards, knocked off balance. He rubbed his jaw, staring at me while he regained his composure. “Thank you,” he finally said.
After a moment’s pause, Frank continued his story. “After a while, a new vice president, recently transferred from our European division, offered an unusual solution. His name was Mannheim Fritzpain, and he observed that for the past 20 years KFC had been chasing trends instead of setting them. Sometimes this strategy worked, sometimes it didn’t; but it always meant we would be behind the curve. Fritzpain observed that the only time in our company’s history when we were groundbreaking was in the early years, after the Colonel perfected his original recipe. Back then, no one had ever seen anything like it. We changed the world.”
“So this guy suggested a new groundbreaking direction for the company? Like the Double Down Sandwich?”
“No, he suggested reanimating the corpse of Colonel Sanders.”
A rush of blood to my head. A buzzing sound in my ears. I felt dizzy.
“Our European division has a weird history. Lot’s of….” he waved his hands around searchingly, “…former Nazi scientists. For lack of a better word.” He leaned back and adjusted himself in his seat. “Feel free to report that incidentally, no one will believe you.”
I reminded him about the exacting standards of journalistic excellence Cracked was known for in the poultry industry, but he waved his hand as if swatting the issue away. He continued his story.
“Anyways, once the board voted on it, Doktor Fritzpain moved with remarkable speed.”
“He’s a doctor?”
“You know, I’m not exactly sure. That’s just what everyone called him. He was always wearing one of those reflector things on his head.”
I scribbled this down furiously.
“Anyways, the Colonel’s body was disinterred from its vault a couple days later, and then we just had to sit around waiting for the next thunderstorm. Then Hey Presto, there’s the Colonel again.”
“And how was he? How did he, uh, enjoy the experience?”
“Well, he was completely insane unfortunately. I mean even before he died, he was always a little…” Frank held his hand out and twitched it back and forth a little. “But it was definitely worse after. Just screeching and spitting and biting at anything that moved. Doktor Fritzpain had to keep him chained down and feed him Famous Bowls through a funnel.”
My shoulder flinched, as I instinctively made to slap him again. I caught it in time though, and steadied myself on the table. Frank watched all this impassively.
“A couple days later, the current CEO goes down to see this monstrosity.”
I nodded, beckoning him to continue.
“The Colonel,” he said before pausing. He swallowed. “The Colonel broke his chains. Killed the CEO and ripped the Doktor to shreds.”
“Jesus,” I shuddered. What a cliché. That’s ****ing terrible. “What happened next?”
“Well,” Frank said, his tone suddenly meek. “According to Kentucky law, if you kill an executive of a company in one on one combat, you immediately take on his role and responsibilities.”
I shook my head in amazement. Those backward hillbillies.
Frank continued. “So now this abomination of God’s Will is in full control of the company! He immediately focuses his attention on Research & Development.”
“So it was the Colonel who pushed the creation of the Double Down Sandwich?” I asked, trying to pin Frank down.0 -
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More interesting was his (Konstantinovs) comments.
Wonder if people tell him he is "cheating"pullups with bands(mini monsters),
bands start from 35kg and in up position give about 60kg
I do ONLY kipping pullups last 25 years
127kg(280lb) BW
Found this too.Here's KK on his training:
Train 4 days in a 8-10 day period
Squat every time: light, medium, heavy, ME. He squats OLY-style, because it help deadlift more, than regular squats.
Bench and Deadlift twice.
Accessory work for deadlift - deficit pulls, hypers, reverse hypers, leg kurls.
Abs is very important for big pull. 6-8 heavy sets with bands (2 green or 1 blue).
Pull-ups. He can do 15 reps with 30kg, or 50 with his BW. Lats is also important
He doesn't use straps and wear belt only on max weights.
On every deadlift day he change main exercise (deadlift from blocks, deadlift from hang, deficit deadlift, deadlift from the floor for reps)
Here's a rough translation of an interview I found in Russian with Konstantinovs. There's some great information in it and his training is very specific. (Credit: Jurijs Gucans)
Background
He was born in 1978 in the small town of Liepaya in Latvia. Parents were normal people with no background in sports.
Started in sports at the age of six with gymnastics, and later spent a few years doing wrestling and judo. By 11 he was already quite strong and could do 42 chin-ups.
At 15 he began lifting weights at the gym, initially doing bodybuilding training, but always lifted with the intention of getting stronger. Was already 6ft tall, 160lbs, and deadlifting 475.
At 17 he started training as a powerlifter, getting most of his training and nutrition information from magazines.
Started competing in 1997 and went on to set over 100 Latvian records. He is the national champion in all 3 power lifts and has the biggest total.
In 2002 as a junior he lifted a total of 2210lbs, a world and European record at the time, and he also set a junior WR with a 860lb (360kg) deadlift.
Later that year he recorded 2295lb total in Helsinki (WPC) setting a world and European record in the bench press with 596lbs.
In 2003 in the world championships (GPC) in Austria he was the overall champion setting two world records in the deadlift: 884 followed by 897lbs.
In 2004 won the GPC "World cup" in Slovakia in the 275 class.
In 2005 he totaled 2317 in the IPF and went on to set a WR deadlifting 906 (411kg, no suit) in the 275 class, beating a record held since 1982 by 1kg.
In 2006 he focused exclusively on the deadlift and at the Latvian nationals (WPC-IPF) pulled 948 @ 275 to break his 2005 WR by 19kg (this time in a ****l DL suit) after tokens in the squat and bench press.
His main goal is to beat Andy Bolton's world record (which at the time of the interview was 971).
Training
He has recently given a lot more attention to rest and recovery which he believes is extremely important at his level so he trains more intuitively. He trains the deadlift 2x every 9-12 days, but it all depends on how he's feeling, so if he's feeling slightly fatigued he prefers to rest another day or two before deadlifting again.
His main assistance exercise is pulling off 3-4" blocks (8-10cm).
The overall volume of his deadlift training is very high, going up to 20 sets.
He splits his deadlift workouts in half with 20-30 minutes rest between them. Rest times on work sets are typically 3-5 minutes.
He trains without straps or a belt.
From a recent training session:
Deadlifts from the floor
260 x 5
350 x 5
440 x 3
530 x 1
620 x 1
705 x 1
795 x 1
860 x 4
Rest 30 minutes
Pulling off blocks
375 x 5
485 x 5
660 x 1
750 x 5
815 x 5
Hyperextensions on a 45° bench with 60kg (132lbs) for 2 sets of 20 reps
Reverse hyperextensions with 50-70kg (110-155lbs) for 2 sets of 15-20 reps
Biceps: 2 x 20
Presses: 6 x 15-25
Speed work:
5 x 5 Oly squats with knee wraps
8-10 single speed pulls from the floor with bands that add 130kg of tension to the lockout. He increments his speed work by 5kg (11lbs) each workout. His last speed pull session involved 240kg for 10 singles with 130kg of band tension.
Technique
He explains that while he pulls with a rounded back, it is only his upper back (from the chest up) that is rounded and it stays this way throughout the entire lift. It allows him to lift the maximum amount of weight for his proportions. He said he deadlifted with a straight back and more leg drive years ago but it would not allow him to lift more than 340kg (750).
The biggest influence on his deadlift training has been Ano Turtiainen of Finland, who has given him a lot of advice on his form.
Early on he took his deadlift from 340kg (750) to 390kg (860) in 7 months without increasing his body weight with his technique and training based on US methods, and reached 407kg (895) at a body weight of 118kg. This is where progress stalled and he had to look at other methods.
He now uses a combination of speed work and higher volume training with 75-90% of his max, assistance exercises, and "Westside" training methods. His current training methods have allowed him to take his deadlift to 430kg (948).
At his last competition he did not know how much he could lift but having since analyzed his performance he believes it is not his limit. He wants to go to the United States in 2007 to break the world record.
Training secrets
He explains that intra-abdominal pressure is very important and a belt should be used sparingly. He only uses it lifting maximum weights. He doesn't feel a belt adds anything to his deadlift. He feels sumo lifters benefit more from a belt and that for conventional deadlifters it's only necessary for stability and a little assistance at the start of the lift.
He doesn't use straps in training and doesn't have any problems pulling weight off the floor. In the rack he's pulled 500kg (1100lbs) and held onto it for 8 seconds.
The psychological side of lifting is of great importance to him. Before record attempts, he gets into a state of extreme mental excitation. To lift maximal weights he lifts quickly and aggressively. He puts fear out of his mind. There is no thinking of limits or barriers.
Recently he has excluded powerlifting squats from his training and only squats Olympic style which he feels is better for developing the legs and hip muscles. He also trains the posterior chain with other exercises.
Plans for the future
To break the world record in the deadlift he knows he must specialize in it but he would like to eventually return to being competitive in all three lifts and put up a big total.
He loves the sport of powerlifting and is not in it for money or glory. It is a "way of life." It gives him strength, confidence, develops character, willpower, all qualities that are necessary in everyday life.0 -
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the drifter wrote: »erm i had to check there to see if it was monday
haha did your heart drop!
at least if it was monday,
Spinning would be done and over with!
but no!
have to get through the weekend of it!0 -
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the drifter wrote: »Thats very mean of him....people in work keep bringing in free food....there having like this bake off thing...its not fair
Hehehe. Just because they bring it in does not meant you have to eat it
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One of my favourite post workout meals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgdKg7FlyOk
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