Alan Tseng Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 http://sheltongstevens.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-look-behind-gold-of-chinese.html?spref=fb Not exactly gymnastics, but there's a few gymnastics references. One of the videos even shows a kid doing spotted HSPU for double digit reps as accessory work. Also details how they are selected, how they train, their schedule, and even some very interesting recovery protocols that's unorthodox to the Western sports medicine (icing their testicles? ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 FWIW the teste thing is pretty common, iirc I have read a similar practice from steve maxwell (bjj) and steve cotter (xingyiquan/san da). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl-Erik Karlsen Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 What does it do? Other than the obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiTi Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 icing your testicles for more testosteron wtf did i just read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merunas Astrauskas Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I hope this is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hansen Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 very interesting recovery protocols that's unorthodox to the Western sports medicine (icing their testicles? ).So... Does that work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Taylor Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 After SL/PE2 maybe....? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klemen Bobnar Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Well, ice baths are pretty common and they cool the whole body...maybe the Chinese have just found the important part? Also, ice baths sound so much nicer than icing your testes. That willpower though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tseng Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Eh, I remember in some science class I took back in middle school/high school? that sperm is produced outside the body since it's too hot inside the body to produce it, i haven't taken science classes since high school so no idea if what I said makes sense or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmen Schult Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Eh, I remember in some science class I took back in middle school/high school? that sperm is produced outside the body since it's too hot inside the body to produce it, i haven't taken science classes since high school so no idea if what I said makes sense or notwhat? it's only too hot for them in your testicles if you put them into hot water. like a warm bath which makes them die, however i wouldn't try that out as it probably won't kill 100%. of course it's produced in the testicles where else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tseng Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 what? it's only too hot for them in your testicles if you put them into hot water. like a warm bath which makes them die, however i wouldn't try that out as it probably won't kill 100%. of course it's produced in the testicles where else?I'm saying the testicles is located outside the body because it's too hot for it to be produced inside the body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Douglas Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Finally, Jon's blistering progress through the Foundation series now makes sense...Jon, you wouldn't also happen to consume loads of yogurt would you?#http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/real-males-eat-yogurt/If you're getting blisters, you're using too much ice.. or hitting the abr a bit too hard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Collins Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 I just did a tour of the Australian Institute of Sport today and they didn't mention icing the testicles in the recovery room. Maybe that's why that area is not part of the tour! I did get to watch some state level gymnasts train and that was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Ravn Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Ok, make it official. Jon, please exert your mod powers and rename thread "The great testicle FAQ". Edit: Not sure which noun the adverb 'great' modifies, so perhaps "The great FAQ about testicles" is more appropriate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Abernethy Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 'The great preoccupations of GB students' would be a good one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaCavaliere Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 The Chinese are champion weight lifters, therefore it must work. Also Lu Xiaojun (weightlifting champ) did an easy side-lever in a vid I saw once. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Remember, do not apply ice to testicles directly. The chinese have some odd training methods but if it seems to work, they will do it.Their weightlifting program is a blend of Bulgarian and Russian programming. Find a weakness and make it stronger. Go hard and heavy a lot but only with perfect form. They are also know for shorter rest periods and a few bodybuilding exercises including BW exercises at the end of their workouts.For instance, the Russians are big on the fact that pulls should never be more than the 1rm whereas many of the Chinese coaches prefer to do pull past 1rm. It's pretty common for them to do max single or doubles of the day and then drop the weight and do back off. Some coaches like to do lots of pulls but you rarely ever hear of them squatting more than 3x/week sometimes 4. None of this squat every day 3 or 4 times or a zillion sessions a day.Here is another by another Canadian. http://www.allthingsgym.com/larrys-chinese-weightlifting-experience-part-1-snatches-squats/Cody Mims made a huge thread of his experience there. http://www.pendlayforum.com/showthread.php?t=7311And a post by Kirksman, a funny Malaysian Chinese coach. Check out his other posts as this is part 3 of a 5 part serieshttp://lifthard.com/part-3-various-phases-of-athlete-preparation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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