Unconventional Athletes Issue 11
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LONG DURATION<br />
ISOMETRIC HOLDS<br />
TO BUILD MENTAL<br />
TOUGHNESS<br />
By Karsten Jensen<br />
A few years ago I was fortunate enough<br />
to attend a conference with the legendary<br />
strongman, John Brookfield, who holds various<br />
world records that combine extreme levels of<br />
strength and endurance. John is also – what<br />
very few people seem to know – the inventor<br />
of battling ropes.<br />
At the conference John Brookfield explained<br />
various elements of his own training including<br />
how he often works with the same strengthendurance<br />
based exercise for half an hour<br />
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how to use a modified horse stance (a deep<br />
squat) for extended isometric holds.<br />
How to do a horse stance<br />
I have spoken to some martial artists who start<br />
a little higher – like a half squat – and sink<br />
down as they fatigue to reach a total time of 1<br />
hour or longer.<br />
I prefer to start in parallel to keep the set<br />
within the 15-30 minute mark. When building<br />
up to a long set, I train the exercise twice per<br />
week with two slightly different variations.<br />
Here are the key points:<br />
» Thighs parallel to the ground.<br />
» Stance as wide as possible.<br />
» Back straight<br />
» Knees tracking toes (using glutes to drive<br />
the knees outward.)<br />
On the 2 nd day of training I use a slightly<br />
narrower stance.
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