Mark Bennett

Back when Japanese jumper Hironori Nakajima cleared over 3.60m while holding dumbbells😳

@CoachNickNewman was hoping you could tell me why (in your book) some exercises in the periodised training program section are highlighted in yellow?

"Recovery describes what has happened in response to past stress. Readiness describes what an athlete can tolerate right now. Treating them as the same thing leads to costly mistakes in training and injury management." Check out part 1 of this series by Kyle Southall, "Readiness vs. Recovery," here: zurl.co/SAUgp

@stevemagness Would be keen to know what your strength circuits look like 🙏🏼

My old man running training: 4-5 days: 45min easy 1- 2 days: moderate or hard workout: Varying intensities. Short, medium, and long reps. 1-2 days: short strength circuit. Repeat for months. Keeps you in solid shape. Not very time consuming. Covers all the basics I need.

@runliftrunlift As an example, the Swedish 🇸🇪 discus Olympic champion 🥇 Daniel Ståhl has focused on 5 strength exercises (give or take) in the gym his whole career, and he is pretty much stronger than ”all” other humans…

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@brettruganalyst @stevemagness sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@stevemagness Link to Study Steve , please 🙏.

Research on professional rugby players found that watching what they did wrong after a game led to elevated cortisol and worse performance the next game. Watching what they did well had the opposite effect, a bump in testosterone and better performance.

@Expedia if your package holidays in NZ are not insured, what exactly is the point in booking through you?

@EE PS without a UK phone number there is no other way to get in touch

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@EE Second day I've spent 30 min on a phone to the UK from NZ to UK, trying to report a fraud, only to be cut off on transfer to the business section. You need an email it's ridiculous

@EE No thank you, I really don't want to spend another $50 on the phone to be told we can't help you

I've just tried again and been sent to a line that says the office is closed and then cut off, this is crazy. You're trying to charge me £500 for a phone I've never possessed plus I'm spending $$$ on the phone

@PDeskhubInfo Thanks you

@EE I have had a letter from debt collection agency for a number I do not recognise (I belive fraud). I can't call or set up a community account as in NZ. Can somebody please contact me here to help sort out matter please

@EE You have no email addresses?

@MarkBennett07 You would need to call our team in that instance Mark. I appreciate you are abroad, but we've no way to access that from here. Full details can be found online here > ee.co.uk/help/security/…

@EE You have the account I need to speak to you to for evidence of account etc please. The agency will not have this

@MarkBennett07 Hey Mark, I know this will be worrying. We don't have access to your account from here. If it is with an agency, raise your concerns with them, and they'll be able to assist you in getting this sorted.

@EdCosner @carvperformance Hey Jorge, what’s the best article you’ve read on his 8 x 8 method.

@carvperformance Dude I’m so jealous!!!!

I remember being at Vince’s Gym in Los Angeles back in the day seeing Vince Gironda train Mohamed Makkawy, with the 8x8 Method (The Honest Workout) and it was brutal—that’s when I learned what real intensity was. Makkawy was only allowed to take 5 to 10 deep breaths between sets before starting again—usually the 8 sets were completed in 4-5 minutes. He was the only man to defeat eight-time Mr. Olympia Lee Haney five times in a single year (1983), but lost to him in the 1984 Mr. Olympia, Vince said the 8x8 Method was only for the genetically gifted bodybuilder. I learned more about the human body from Vince Gironda than any book l’ve ever read. He was 30-40 years ahead of his time.

@lahti_johan @TKPhysPrep It’s difficult to present anywhere when in NZ :-)

@MarkBennett07 @TKPhysPrep very interesting, would be keen to see more on this! Hopefully you can present something somewhere?

Periodisation doesn't work #verkhoshansky