Best of Greg Everett's AMA
Best of Greg Everett's AMA
Greg Everett of Catalyst Athletics recently hosted an AMA on Reddit -- here are some of his best answers on weightlifting culture and training.
Greg Everett of Catalyst Athletics recently hosted an AMA on Reddit -- here are some of his best answers:
- The most important accessory exercises involve the abs and back: back extensions; weighted back extensions; good mornings; stiff-legged, straight-legged, and Romanian deadlifts; pull-ups; chin-ups, etc.
- For people with really chaotic schedules, the best programming approach is "going by feel." Specifically: "You can have a loose guideline to keep you on track as far as exercises go (i.e., making sure you're doing each of the lifts and squats on a regular basis), but otherwise deciding each day what exactly to do in terms of exercise, reps, intensity. For example, maybe you have a 'snatch' day -- this could mean anything from maxing in the snatch to doing some light hang power snatch triples for several sets depending on how you're feeling and how much time you have."
- Regarding U.S. weightlifting culture: "The number of lifters and the talent are increasing, but the culture is not improving in my opinion. The culture in fact is getting worse as it's influenced more and more by social mediums and the desperate need for attention and greater interest in tits and asses than actual lifting and training."
- On getting hurt in the middle of a training cycle: "Probably start over. During recovery, work around the injury as well as possible to maintain, and then come back into a new cycle ready."
- Your snatch should be 60-65% of your max back squat, but if it's higher than that, it doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. "It means you're good at applying what strength you have into the lift, which is important for [weightlifting]."