Notes on Cohousing and Coliving
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Luke O'Geil
Luke O’Geil is a gymnastics coach and athlete from Calgary, Canada. On his Instagram @lukeogeil, Luke chronicles his training sessions which are the inspiration and basis of our conservation. We discuss the approach to gymnastsics strength training, his particular regimen, coaching gymnasts, and what’s expected at the elite level.
Luke’s approach to training can be summed up: How you do anything is how you do everything. Process-orientation > results-orientation. We end on a discussion of the role of fasting and fueling in an elite at-home training program amidst the current pandemic.
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Luke’s instagram: @lukeogeil
Luke’s program is a Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri split. Mon + Thur and Tue + Fri are the days that follow largely the same exercises. This builds in at least two days rest for the parts of the body hit on their day of the split. Every day he warms up with handstand work. The rep scheme is many, maybe 5-10, sets of just 1-3 really good or long reps. See his instagram for specific exercises and variations.
- The Mon + Thur split is for straight arm strength development: the pushing exercises center around planche variations and back lever, the pulling around front lever. Thursday sees a bit more in the way of iron cross work and cross pulls.
- The Tue + Fri split is for bent arm strength exercises. The pushing exercises include hollow press eccentrics and concentrics (lowering or rolling up into handstands) as well as dips. The pulling exercises include front lever rows and pull-ups.
Books
- The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance by Josh Waitzkin
- Beyond Bodybuilding: Muscle and Strength Training Secrets for the Renaissance Man by Pavel Tsatouline
Other Links
- “The Secrets of Gymnastics Strength Training (#158)” episode of The Tim Ferriss Show, highly recommended
- POWER GUIDANCE Climbing Rope, 1.5 Inch in Diameter, No Mounting Bracket Needed, Length 12 for $60
- Instant coffee + protein powder for breakfast training, maybe Starbucks brand and Gold Standard Whey Protein Powder
2021
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