Brett McKay: Matt Vincent, thanks so much for your time, its been a pleasure. Im sure its not looking like a body builders diet, Im sure youre eating for performance. 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. all have in place. John has gone from an average gym guy with no throwing background to a Pro-Heavyweight, and eventually reinventing himself as a Lightweight world record holder and National Champion. Just kidding buddy, trust me, I wouldnt ever mess with you after seeing your hang power snatch prowess. Theres competitions all over. As I progress into each phase, the reps drop while the weights increase. I have started to think of pinning my big toes to the bottom of my shoes, which forces my knees to track better and keep me from hitting rock bottom. I'm curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the "cosmetic" category. What do you feel is most important for training for Highland Games powerlifting style training, weightlifting style training, or strongman style training? If you enjoyed this podcast, Id really appreciate it if youd give us a review on iTunes or Stitcher, it would really help us out in our rankings there. 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. I think the mountain from Game of Thrones does this sort of stuff as well, youve competed against him. Brett McKay: Ive got you. When its no longer fun. Yes, I believe it is unfair. Braemar Stone: 439 Great interview Dan. Im guessing, but most likely its 3 4-week meso-cycles with a dropback/contrast week in week 5 10. Just search for him on Instagram, hes got a really entertaining Instagram feed as well as find him on YouTube. Matt Vincent: Mine is a little different. What are the strength feats that youre most proud of in the gym? DM: Probably my 341 lb. Low back pain can make your lifting (and life) miserable, learn how to fix it! Daniel McKim, who is also a multiple time Games World Champion said he believed in maintaining his training intensity throughout the season. Some of the guys have, and some are now using testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). Im really glad I got on board with Heavy/Light lifting. (Questions not related to today's topic should be directed towards the daily thread.) How should you setup your Deadlift training? I was a collegiate thrower and always loved throwing, so this was a great transition for me. 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. I cant see myself becoming a guy thats finishing tenth in the world and still grinding at that. Its amazing to me that the logic of, If I want my biceps bigger, right, I can do, say, curls, and do a bunch of sets of curls. Competitors are judged on how closely their toss lands to 12 o'clock. As always, I appreciate your support, and until next time, this is Brett McKay telling you to stay manly. Open Stone: 567 You throw twice a week and you lift twice a week. Matt Vincent: Yeah, thats kind of pretty standard. What are your current bests in the various Highland Games events? Brett McKay: Is there one in particular thats really hard to do, youre just like man, that sucks.. Thats what helped interest me in the sport; throwing across various disciplines. Give about a 75% effort. Dr. Clinton Lee helps you improve your shoulder health. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Post-college, I gave It a run at owning a bicycle shop, and that didnt work so well. 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Dan McKim eBook: Behemoth: Power Training for Strength Athletes Clearly you have deep hip sockets and cant squat deep due to your anatomy. Thats a really bad idea. Veja salrios e avaliaes de empresas, alm de 177 vagas abertas de Global management training program em So Paulo. Is there How do you overcome plateaus, how do you deal with setbacks, k mean, what is your mental game like? Its a fascinating strength competition, and one Ive long wanted to learn more about. Throwing is one of the most overlooked sports of Strength Sports. 2. We throw two weights for distance. Pleasetell us a bit about yourself, and be sure to include your height, weight, and age. How do you mix in the event training throughout a typical week? How do you work around this? I wish you the best of luck in the future. Matt Vincent: You know, I dont know. Youre a large man. Or up to 20 KB throws overhead if you have one. Ive always wanted to get involved with it somehow, get in touch with my Scottish ancestry. You have quite the memory, my friend. Brett McKay: How does it differ from 531? BC: Perfect! Im curious This is something I want to do. Two days of lifting should be sufficient but one more probably wont hurt recovery. Im curious why doing curls to work the biceps always seems to fall into the cosmetic category. Brett McKay: You said you need quickness for the Highland Games. For more manly tips and advice, make sure you check out the art of manliness website at the artofmanliness.com. How much longer do you think youll be doing this and what do you plan on doing after you have to hang up your caber tossing shoes. I feel super confident going into to games this year. BC: I met Matt Vincent the year before at the Sorinex Summer Strong conference, and hes another strange combination in that hes a humble, gentle giant just like you. From there, youll actually meet some people, and perhaps find a training group. 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. He is now a Highland Games Athlete, and won the 2016 U.S. Highland Games Lightweight National Championship, and in 2019 he won a Masters World Championship. Dan is an amazing athlete. Look man, if I was really happy, I would just lay on the couch and play video games, just be content, and that would be great. The North American Scottish Games Athletics (NASGA) website has a great database of Highland Games where you can search for upcoming events and see current stats and rankings. eBook, Try out these drills for a better and more stable overhead position in the Jerk. Perhaps this is Dr. Clinton Lee gives you some strategies to keep your knees feeling healthy and strong. Dan and I instantly hit it off. Was it just like, Hey, you want to go do this? Its such a weird thing to get into, I think. DM: Haha! I do Olympic variations twice a week and get my posterior chain work through lots of back hypers, glute ham raises, curl work, and modified deads such as RDLs and straight leg deads. 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. Welcome to the official website of Professional Scottish Highland Games Athlete Daniel McKim! Youve got to do all of it to make the good days good. Dan McKim Twitter Brett McKay: Got you. I have really enjoyed the addition of the lifting program that Mike created. 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DM: Always an honor to chat with you, man. Martin Jancsics is an exceptional athlete and stone lifting instructor from Scotland. Brett McKay: Youve got to keep striving. With the competition that you do, how does your diet look? 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 . Add in 2 lifting sessions, one reppy, one snappy. Kind of the same as Strong Man is, but now with YouTube and the Internet, its a hell of a lot more accessible. Like I said, you are probably already strong enough to handle the weight. My body is going to, I think, quit before Im willing to quit. 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. How do you balance athleticism with getting big and strong, because Im sure getting big and strong, because Im sure getting big and strong helps in throwing more weight. Go train by myself in the garage, or, you know, get up when its cold and do those necessary things. And yes, for those keeping score at home, we have a set of twins in there! Former Highland Games World Champion, Matt Vincent, and former thrower, Chad Wesley Smith have both said that training in the gym only gets you so far. dumbbell or kettlebell and a plyo-box. How many events are there? 3 sets of 8 with a minute rest OR 55 OR 53 OR Pyramids OR multiple Pyramids, aka Waves. Because I love to lift, this allows me to get five days of lifting in each week, pushing it hard every day. Thus, Heavy/Light Lifting will supply the strength, power, and physical preparedness that the Heavy Events demand. I just figure the curls help me with upper back work, right!? Friday Hang snatch, front squat, anterior/quad. He needs to follow Matt Vincents lead and chat with kelly starrett. Say, do a hundred reps a day of curls of some sort, and my biceps will better. 03-19-09 05:30 PM - Post# 537024. Matt Vincent: Of course. Matt Vincent: Its very, very similar to when I was a collegiate athlete. Tell us more about your training. Thats what brought me to college on a track and field scholarship to LSU down here in Louisiana. Brett January 27, 2016 Last updated: September 28, 2021. 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. Programs like Training Lab, Strength Lab, and other block periodization programs give Highland Games athletes a solid plan and foundation for the weight room throughout a season. Hes done the weight over bar, which is of all the ones with any like, I guess, if youre just going to be a brute and give it a go, that one is your best bet of being able to figure out. Should the biceps get more respect? You look at someone who, say, has a 700 pound squat. As I prep for this off-season, Im excited to move my depth from letting my buttwink hinder and hurt my squat development. 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. Matt Vincent: Its trying to be the best I can be. You have two stones that you throw exactly like the shot put. Overhead Squat: Mix reps each workout. The moves are called out and it's fun to take part and learn a bit about Scottish dancing with Downeast Scottish Country Dancers! Weve been going at each other for a few years now, and it doesnt look to be slowing up anytime soon! Team Juggernaut: Matt Vincent Wins World Highland Games Championship! DM: You better believe I do! I have also seen that many of them come to the Heavy/Light methodology while employing many different programs for their strength and conditioning. I have at least two locations near my house that I can throw at, and thankfully the cops know me at this point. Im assuming that you have somewhere to train locally where you can perform the various competitive lifts. Brett McKay: Lets talk about your athletic background, first. Ive been very fortunate to be part of a sport that allows me to travel around the world and do some pretty awesome stuff. Brett McKay: Is there an event that you specialize in, particularly? Where can readers follow you and find out more about you? I need to be quick and I need to be flexible, and I need to be strong. Brett McKay: In one of your books, you talk about your program. I think weightlifting is the most transferrable but there have been many a successful thrower from strongman and powerlifting backgrounds. Other than that, YouTube is a huge asset in training and competition development. He is, I do this other thing. Really been looking forward to this one. BC: Not too shabby my friend. Great interview, Bret. Powerlifting Training for Everything 210kg Snatch, 250kg Clean and Jerk, 920lb raw deadlift, 2,221 raw total, 3rd at 2010 World's Strongest Man and 19' . Tuesday Hang clean, back squat, posterior chain Haha! I will probably very happily hang up my shoes and be ready to watch whoever is next. These do well to work the stabilizing muscles. Now you need to focus on stabilizing the body and you can always stand to be quicker. All things being equal, the stronger thrower wins. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Man if I could just get on the treadmill a little bit more, these abs. Im not missing any lifts in training. Dan is big on simplicity and treating the body as one piece.. If you do, also try to work some, Power Clean (jerk optional) heavy single, then back off sets with power clean only for triples, Off or find a group of guys you can throw with on this day, Off or find a group of guys you can throw with on this day or start cycle over. Brett McKay: It seems like your approach is also like sub-maximal loading. So, for me to get the most done in a week that I can, safely, I split my workouts into muscle groups so I can turn around and train hard the next day. "Highland Games is a combination of balance, speed, strength, and technique," says Vincent. So to stay with the alternating A / B format I love so much: As for the schedule: Throw, Lift A, off, Throw, Lift B, off, off or repeat. Matt Vincent: You need that speed to apply that force, instead of just, you know, a 600 pound bench press, right. Matt Vincent: Yeah, for me, I really like, throwing the stones. I may even like to see the squats come second, alternating Overhead Squat with Back Squat. 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My wife and I have five young boys, ages 7, 6, 3, 3, 15 months. Ive kept that focus and then Ive taken some of the stuff Ive learned over the years of power lifting and strong man that were really effective for getting stronger, and I added those to the program that I didnt do in college. I do speed work as well as the Olympic lifts. Highland Games are as iconically Scottish as bagpipes, kilts and whisky - all of which feature heavily at any gathering. Brett McKay: My guest today was Matt Vincent. Do you have any idea about the history of the Highland Games? Powerlifting Benching for Big Throws Bench is one of the most common exercises used in every gym in the world. Brett McKay: Fantastic. Ill be honest with you, I finally figured this out not too long ago. From left to right: Richard Sorin, Bert Sorin, Dan McKim, Bret Contreras (hint: being closest to the camera gives the illusion that yourethe most jacked!). Curlz are admissible, too, as they may have some carry over in flipping the caber, if you are so inclined. It takes a lot of ego out of training. Okay, Ive always noticed that Im pretty good at rotational actions such as throwing, swinging, and striking. Brett McKay: Got you. BC: Twins oh no!!! Liberty or Death: SCBC goes all in at the LibertyOpen. That helps me keep that. I'll usually get 2-3 short throwing sessions a week. You probably didnt know they were called the Highland Games but youve seen the events in the Highland Games. bench press. I want to give it the most Ive got while my body is still willing to give it a go. What I do is i keep conditioning in my program. All these muscles help stabilize the body and improve your ability to throw. 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. I dont necessarily count them, though, as its a struggle for me to maintain a high body weight. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Brett McKay: How do you battle with our programming? Youve written a lot of books. I dont have anybody in my gym telling me, giving me white lights, and I dont have the ego anymore to say, Well, Ive got to bury all of these squats. What I want to do is perform better and I perform my best when Im not hurt. If youre going to throw a punch, youre not just going to have your shoulders square and then throw a six inch jack. I can still fatigue my legs and get plenty of work in, without having to squat all the way to the bottom. The Brain Games package consists of a series of games and exercises designed for young children in classroom settings. 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). YouTube, Ive got a lot of information going up, and that channel is Matthew Vincent. Its okay Dan, we all want a biceps pump. You know, if my knee is bothering me, maybe Ill box squat for the next two weeks, you know, a little high. Core work is important but it is not the whole of the answer. We take a look at some of the traditions and typical features of any Highland games: The caber toss has come to almost symbolise the Highland games and no gathering anywhere in the world would be complete without it. Its just measured for distance. So get a shotput or a big rock and get 50 good throws. 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. Thats just from Ive just abused my body for the last two decades and Ive not been that nice to it. Podcast #172: Scottish Highland Games & Training for Performance You may have seen the Highland Games online or on television: guys in kilts throwing giant logs, tossing hammers over their heads, etc. Dan McKim Website We also throw the lighter stone, which is 16 pounds and it can go up to 18. Brett McKay: If youre concerned about six-pack abs and being chiseled . The Olympic lifts develop explosive power and the squats help drive or at least maintain strength levels. Its one of those fringe strength sports along the lines of Strong Men or power lifting. Even the UFC, now, disallows TRT as an acceptable medical treatment. The object thrown isa 25.4kg (56lb) weight with a handle at the end of a short bar whichmust be thrown using just one hand. Does it change any from when you were a college athlete, or is it pretty much the same? The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. You know, so I follow a more keto approach, which is high fat, high protein, and very limited carbs. The stone is thrown either after a short run-up to the toeboard or from a fixed standing position, depending on the rules of the competition. Im excited to see how my numbers and strength improves now that I can squat more appropriately within my anatomy. Repeat two days later." The aim is for the caber to land in line with the original run. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max. Ive really enjoyed the online coaching and stuff, the little bit that Ive done of it. How did that first invite happen? Then, I build all of my program off of that number. Just a few years ago putting testosterone in your body was considered a PED or even steroid use; without question. Matt Vincent: Yeah, hes done a little bit of stuff, right. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I would take these ideas and implement them as the following: Olympic lift full, power, hang or any combination there of, Unilateral oly movement opposite of the previous, Corresponding squat to the first oly movement. Easy throws focusing on form. Two Dumbbell Clean and Press: start light and go up to max.2. Somebody who I was strength training with at the time said, you know they have a Highland Game coming up about an hour from here. I was like, Oh, no kidding, we should look into going to do that. Are you in your 30s, Im guessing? Also be sure to check out my True Victory page! Welcome to Training Tuesdays, the weekly r/weightroom training thread. I keep my diet to keep me in that range. Dan is an amazing athlete. Sound too good to be true? DM: Well, since I met with you, Ive started to switch my set up a bit. MILO articles on Highland Games heavy events technique for weight for height, caber toss, weight for distance, putting the stone, hammer throw, seasonal weight training and more, from Jim McGoldrick and others. Its a little bit of self motivation through self loathing and its not listening to your own brain trying to get in your own way. Whenever Im not willing to do what it takes to train for it. I pretty much will just save my carbs for bourbon, whenever the time is right. What I mean by saying that is Im really not that concerned with, say, my gym Prs., or maxes or my power lifting total. The exercise selections were challenging, but felt great. I did a couple years of Strong Man and a couple of years of power lifting, and got a chance to go compete in a Highland Games. 4 X rounds if advanced. The structure and exercise choice that he put into his program really let me continue to work on strength but also added additional components of dynamic work, jumps, and throws that really helped my highland games performance. Ive been competing in it for 10 years now, so its becoming more and more important that I dont bury myself with the Highland Games. How are muscle damage and muscle growth related? 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. And on a serious note, is there anything about your training that other competitors find surprising? You throw it with one arm and they weight 28 pounds for the light one, and 56 pounds for the heavy. All of our top Strength & Conditioning content in one incredible (and free!) Equipment Required: A sandbag, A BOSU ball, A punchbag. Matt Vincent: Like anybody, through high school, and growing up, I basically played everything I could; and, to some, I guess the extent of being decent at a lot of things, but not very good at any of them. We only recommend products we genuinely like, and purchases made through our links support our mission and the free content we publish here on AoM. 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). The Games are also noted for their unique sporting and athletic events many of which involve throwing and lifting. He will share some of the secrets to the ancient art of stone lifting. Good idea. You believe that this is unfair, right? I thought Id put something out for you guys that may be interested in coming out to compete. People always ask me what I do, and I tell them, big guys in kilts throwing heavy stuff. 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