JM Blakley Explains Why You Don't Need Speed Work | elitefts.com

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[IsaacMorgan]

I love that Dave kept his tongue bitten and just let him talk. He may be right, he may be wrong. What he says will work for some and not others. These ideas have to be out there for people to try, you shouldn't just blow down ideas just because it's not what you think.

[mattzilla]

Dave's trying not to get triggered.

[clockywork]

Thanks for this superb interview, Dave. As others have said, it is much appreciated that you allow the interviewee to speak fully without interruptions (like other interviewers do).

[HM]

the benefit of speed work is that it allows you to train with maximal intention without stressing the tissues to the same extent that a heavier load that requires the same forces to move would.

It doesn’t do anything magic, other than allow you to train more (because using heavy weight at high frequencies is not feasible).

Realistically in strength training, one should attempt to lift every rep as fast as possible, so the concept of speed specific work is silly.

Simply call it a light day, and it would be speed work. Because all reps should be moved as fast as possible

[starseed]

This is how Brian Shaw would look once he gets bit older and loose all due respect to JM Blakely.

[johnmikhael]

I agree 100%!!! Warm up sets can be addressed with speed work while ramping up CNS for heavier sets that won’t move fast!!

[JRHillJR]

Basically you gotta learn how to grind...

[donutfitness]

I love JM. Met him at worlds in worthington over 15 years ago. During the time I trained there this guy gave me so many life nuggets I can’t even keep track. When JM gets talking...listen. As good as he is with this stuff it’s dull compared to this guys general life advice and philosophical thoughts. You should do a podcast with him and just general banter.

[jackiecarpenter]

You can cut the tension in the air! But he is right in some ways, alot of lifters dont use the conjugate system and do fine.

[joeghiuro]

I’ve watched this four times in the last couple of months an every time mr Blakey impressed me more

[dpanek]

They're focusing on F=m x a as if "a" will create more force but for moving mass using our force to comparing speed is like a=F/m. It'll help to make you fast as long as "m" is constant but won't change the "F" value. You can't use this formula for building muscle in the human body. We are not a train leaving a station heading east on a collision course with another train heading west.

[Fizyxx]

Louie said "you can't move max efforts slow"
Just bc it moves slow doesnt mean the force behind it is slow.
Example. Tug of war. Pull. Pull. Pull. Other side let's go and you go flying backwards.
Because you were pulling fast but moving slow.
JM is trying to think outside the box but speed work plays an important role. Especially for improving max effort since it improves neuromuscular drive and activation.

[rautanen]

I feel that speed work lets my muscles recover, while I still train my nervous system with 40% of max. Mentaly drained, but physically i feel great.

[mastodon]

I have always viewed speed/dynamic-effort work as a day to work towards technical mastery with weights that aren't insignificant, yet do not detract from the maximum effort stimulus accomplished elsewhere in the micro cycle

[ted]

Makes some sense. When baseball players are warming up in the on-deck circle, they put a donut on their bat to make it heavier so when they’re at the plate the bat feels lighter and they can hopefully hit it farther. Baseball players don’t try to use a lighter bat and swing it as fast as possible hoping it’ll make their normal bat faster.

Hard to say what’s actually correct

[swimhack]

Speed work has ALWAYS made me more explosive, my best competition bench was a speed rep and so will my next 😏

[mertonhirsch]

By the way, Simmons says on several recent videos that speed squats should be done with 50-60% bar weight AND 25% net band tension.

[yanwain]

i'm with jm. i feel like when i bench a heavy weight, i'm moving it as fast as i possibly can. if the weight is too light and i try to do that, the momentum pulls me up off the bench, i don't think my body will allow the speed to increase if i'm already floating from it.

[WtbgoldBlogspot]

That's what I've been doing. Pick a weight and progress on the reps up to a goal. For me, the range starts with my 5 rep-max and then I'm married to it, 5 sets to 0-2 RIR, until I can hit 30 reps straight. Takes care of strength in the 3-7 rep range, fast-twitch hypertrophy in the 8-15 rep range, and slow-twitch hypertrophy in the 15-30 range. The 15 to 30 push gives my joints time to calm down and is a solid time to cut. Coolest thing is that when you're done and repeat, your new 5 rep-max weight is about 50% more and the weight you used last cycle is now your warm-up.

Note: I'm not powerlifting (obviously), this is bodybuilder and long-term aesthetic focused. Works great though, and like JM said, you're always progressing.

[jondoc]

Speed work seems explosive to me . You need to train fast and slow twitch fibers to be the best . How you do that varies by individual and what you need and your body type and specs . Explosive power is more buildable they say