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Originally Posted by Blitz from Sandbag thread
Interesting, How much have you gained in 5 years of lifting from the start until now?
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Define gained?
I was stating those who have been doing it (lifting seriously) a while know there is a difference in the actual weight being moved thru a given range of motion between mechanical advantage systems (smith machine, nautilus, hammer strength) and free weight.
As for my personal experience, until about 4 years ago my gym time revolved around the typical bodybuilder style routine with running and rucking thrown in. I came to the realization the size of my biceps had little to do with my ability to function on the battlefield and with that came a serious change in how I lift. I started supplementing my workouts with Crossfit and Gym Jones stuff and did this for a while not really getting much out of it (due to over training) until I came across Mountain Athlete. I then shifted my focus and left the curls, leg press and extensions behind in exchange for more dead-lifts, cleans, sandbag get ups, pull ups, walking lunges, percentage lifts, etc...
Since then my major lifts have improved greatly and I am leaner, faster and stronger. Many of the plateaus I had have been broken and my endurance/work capacity is much better than it was...
Combat fitness, not routine fitness...
Crip