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Update: Strength Training with Static Contraction Training: results after ten months

Started by davideckoff · 8 months ago

UPDATE: the original article below describes my first ten months training with SCT. Here are additional links to updated results:
<LI>Strength Training: Unpacking New "Streamline SR" Fitness Equipment (August 25, 2007)
<LI><A href="http://www.davideckoff.com/2007/08/fitness_results
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  • Lifter

    3 months ago

    Here are my findings back in 2003... 2-weeks of SCT, a single weekly workout, I gained the following...

    Weight - 1 1/2kg (98.5 - 100kgs)
    Quad - 1/4"
    Calf - 1/4"
    Chest - 3/4"
    Arms - 1/8th"
    F/arms - 2/8th"
    Waist - -1/4"

    Not too shabby for a fortnight's work, and after training, at the time, 26 years! I am about to give it another whirl... are you still following it? All the best!
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  • davideckoff

    3 months ago

    Hello, Lifter, thanks for reading my blog and for your comment. You sound enthused about your results, and I admire and respect that!

    To answer your question, yes, I am continuing my strength training program, following SCT.

    Based on your comment here, I'd have two questions for you, along with some ideas:

    1) First, if you gained 1-1/2kg in 2 SCT workouts...1-1/2kg of what? Muscle? Fat? How do you know?

    (I ask the same question any time someone says they lost X amount of pounds - "X pounds of what? How do you know you're not losing muscle mass, too?")

    Something to think about: if you're weighing yourself on a scale, you won't know the muscle/fat composition of what you're gaining (and/or losing).

    I suggest doing a hydrostatic body composition test as a benchmark at the start, and then periodically measure your results (I'd suggest once a quarter). So that way, you know if you're accomplishing your goal of gaining muscle, or if that is masked by gains in fat.

    Similarly, measurements with a tape measure provide feedback and can be fun to see, but they may or may not be telling you the true story. In contrast, a hydrostatic body composition test will tell you with 99% accuracy what your results are.

    2) Second, I'm pleased to hear you've been training for 26 years, that is extraordinary and a great example of what is possible! One of the keys to fitness and health is what we do consistently, and I congratulate you on your longevity.

    My question: if you started a SCT program in 2003 and did 2 workouts with results that you sound proud of, why did you stop? I'm always interested in learning what makes people tick: why people dosomething consistently vs. why they go through a start, stop, start, stop cycle.

    Something related to think about: the language we use has a powerful effect on our actions and in turn our results. I bet that there will be a big difference in your actions and results if you tell yourself you'll "give it another whirl" vs. "totally commit full out" to your program for 90 days and measuring the results. Does that make sense?

    Again, thanks for reading my blog and for posting, do let us know how you're training is going, what you learn along the way, and your results!
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