Parkinson's Disease and Training for Strength with Dan McEachin

[@houtexflex]

He made a decision. A decision to fight. Very inspirational.

[@danlauffer8540]

Chris Lauffer here. Dan is a great example of what everyone should do: study and be knowledgeable of any of their medical issues. This was a very inspirational and uplifting video. I thought the music added to it. Congrats on all your achievements, Dan!

[@Hossak]

Fantastic work, taking control of your situation is awesome.

[@janetspangler498]

This was an amazing and inspirational video. I love how Dan was just allowed to talk and tell his story. What a courageous man. Oh, and these negative comments about the music are stupid. The music didn't prevent me from understanding anything. I thought the music was understated and added to the tone of the whole video. Some people just have to be critical, I guess.

[@KimTownsel]

Agree.

[@irockbmw6s908]

This is an awesome vid. Dude is inspiring.

[@kipponi]

Like this grandfather and he trains with good form. Little shaking but it happens with all people. Balance is everything and strength training helps for that too.

[@zpy3791]

Im doing this on my uni assignments this is great

[@jpkaneshida242]

Dan's point about the communal aspect of working out is huge. It's analogous for me to team sports, where in victory it's so magnified by your teammates' enthusiasm. Synergy is an important and much neglected area of study.

[@yilbertlipinyuen7503]

Respect to you Dan

[@michanota4230]

the gentleman is an inspiration🏋🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@cletus2393]

Anyone from Deakin?

[@MRJJJarhead]

Sully got a pretty sweet gym, also the logo is badass. some good work being done here

[@linhsuanyang]

very touching

[@Darrellbythelake]

You are an inspiration sir!!

[@danlauffer8540]

Dan is getting quite strong. You should have seen him during the move. He helped carry the monster plant.

[@KimTownsel]

Excellent!

[@KimTownsel]

Inspirational video!

[@ricpb]

Really nice informative video. I really like to see people that has drive and make the effort to better themselfs.

[@truthbetold6496]

Beyond amazing great work guys

[@555Swanky]

Better squat form than most of the bros in my gym

[@CraigCastanet]

He is a great teacher to the ignorant. In my experience, weight training is the closest thing to a panacea in this life.

[@williamturner01]

Great job, be well and do a set for me.

[@daniel09dailey]

Proper!! Great content, really practical for life. AndWhat a warrior!! Could have done with a little less music to be fair. But whatever id still recommend this to anyone serious about training and life in general.

[@jamiechaney5136]

So inspiring

[@einarstensson4323]

Awesome

[@willwyatt7023]

Great stuff, Sully.

[@maverickh9]

Makes sense. Neuro-muscular control failure, so train neuro-muscular control.

[@bennygilligan]

Just fantastic that's all I can say

[@austrianoak7622]

Amazing

[@michaelkarayan6652]

I notice a lot of knee wraps. Can you guys do a video explaining why knee wraps are prominent with older training populations? Been coaching the method for 4 years I have yet to recommend knee wraps for non competitive lifters, curious if I’m missing something.

[@damianlang1855]

Wraps saved my knees in a big way. I lift at the same gym in this video. After a year and half or so of doing squats I developed a soreness/tightness in the muscle just above both kneecaps. It was getting worse, to the point I considered if it might prevent me from continuing my training, which has been HUGE for me. Sully recommended knee wraps, and the soreness gradually diminished to where now (3 months later) it's completely gone. They also have the added bonus of warming my knee joints, which actually helps a lot. They took a little getting used to but now I wouldn't lift without them.

[@michaelkarayan6652]

Damian Lang appreciate the response Damian. Have you ever tried knee sleeves? If so, I imagine they were not very effective?

[@damianlang1855]

Actually I haven't tried sleeves Mike. I was already a couple of months into wearing wraps when I learned that knee sleeves even existed. I considered experimenting with them briefly, but when I brought it up to my coach Sully he didn't think it was a good idea, that the wraps were better. I can't remember his reasoning, but I trust his opinions implicitly. He has a hell of a lot more experience with this stuff than me and he hasn't failed me yet. The one thing that interested me about the sleeves was ease of application. At least I'd imagine they would be easier to put on than wraps, which I am still perfecting. If I don't concentrate and put them on in a specific way they will unravel. Sometimes even when done right they will still loosen a bit after a few squats. What I'm doing now is re-wrapping them after my warm up sets while I'm resting before my work sets, which seems to be the way to go, at least for me.

[@michaelkarayan6652]

Damian Lang honestly judging from your woes I think you’d dig a pair of sleeves. At least for lighter squat days and squat variations. Sleeves also don’t offer as much “spring” out of the bottom of a squat so the added intensity might limit the load on the bar and depending if you’re a novice or post-novice it might actually be useful this way to improve recovery and get your volume in with quality reps, not so much if your cranking things up for a big PR. Training theory jargon aside they’re so easy to put on and take off and feel great! And my advice don’t cheap out on them get a good pair like SBDs so they last a couple-few years. Use competitive sizing if you want something that more closely resembles wraps.

[@damianlang1855]

Thanks for the tip! What you say makes sense and its got me thinking about sleeves again. No harm in trying them out on a light day. I'll check out the SBDs which if I recall I looked at before. Yeah, when it comes to lifting heavy I don't cut corners on quality gear. Fyi I'm an intermediate lifter on 5/3/1. I've been doing that program since I graduated from novice a year and a half ago, but have never felt a need to change as it's working great for me.. steady progress and consistent PR's. The only physical issue that I've had during training was the chronic pain/stiffness that I described that the wraps cured. That was a big deal, but if the sleeves turn out to be easier to deal with and I don't regress to that issue it would be great. Thanks for taking the time:)

[@kameracamera8120]

No more excuses, y'all. #inspire

[@darkwhitedirewolf]

I enjoy real life "regular" people turning it around

[@GeorgWilde]

Anyone can benefit from strength training ttremendously. We see proofs every day.

[@KimTownsel]

Many people are stronger than they realize.

[@subhashpk8169]

Cannot walk then how Cando such hazard ous exercise

[@subhashpk8169]

Not giving any information

[@skipeveryday7282]

ISYMFS

[@MAGAMAN]

I don't think those wraps are going to do any good because he put them on with his knees bent.

[@shanecorrigan8524]

MAGA MAN they’re there to serve the purpose of knee sleeves, he wears them on the deadlift, prolly got something to do with the Parkinson’s

[@flashclynes]

L-L-L-L-Love it.

[@NickLAnderson]

Hi. Please, let us pray together. Dear God who art in heaven hallow be thy name thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever in Jesus Christ's name we pray amen.

[@McSmitty69]

A pink wall in a gym though ?

[@danlauffer8540]

It's an experiment to see if that pretend gym sues us for color infringement.

[@CrimsonStrider]

Dan Lauffer pretend gym? planet fitness?

[@danlauffer8540]

Of course.

[@PassportG]

Mike Smith When one squats heavy who cares what color the wall is!

[@GreySteel]

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[@candorsspot2775]

Strength training is great. Sadly it often comes along with damaging dietary advice of meat, eggs, dairy and supplements.

[@sullydawg]

We don't all buy in to Vegan Religion.

[@candorsspot2775]

sullydawg I'd call eating tons of meat a religion because people do it despite clear research showing it is harmful to human health.

[@sullydawg]

Ah, the "Research!" Except that, the more closely you look at the research the murkier it gets. Very few prospective longitudinal studies, poor controls for exercise, smoking, total caloric intake, and other lifestyle factors, and a tendency toward small effect sizes either way. Add to this the observation, cited by a number of authors, that although red meat consumption has been decreasing, rates of cardiovascular disease and colon cancer do not show a corresponding decline. Few studies have differentiated lean meat from processed meat, and no well-controlled longitudinal study that I am aware of has investigated the impact of animal protein intake combined with exercise on long-term mortality or patient-oriented outcomes. A recent analysis of NHANEs data, with over 17,000 participants, found NO association between red meat consumption and mortality. The data on eggs and dairy is similarly mixed. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23486512 And we don't advocate eating "tons of meat." That would be....difficult. Far less difficult than distorting our actual position with a bit of hyperbole. But we DO advocate eating animal protein in moderation. And we DO advocate eating LOTS of plant-based foods--just not on philosophical or religious grounds. And we DO advocate moderating saturated fat and total fat intake. And we DO advocate very few supplements--primarily creatine and vitamin D, which hardly qualify as Holy Sacraments in any religion. And we DO advocate that people eat should eat whatever they want, in a balanced diet that they can stick to, and not evangelize their own nutritional agendas on others. For example, if you don't want to eat meat or dairy, well....good. That's great. You do that, and I'll sit over here and eat my boiled eggs and my turkey sandwich and my snap peas and apple and sliced raw squash. Yummy.

[@candorsspot2775]

sullydawg Oh you can eat whatever you want. But the recommendations are consistent and long-standing. Whole plant foods should be increased and everything else decreased or avoided. Hey. If you are going to reduce weight and reduce saturated fat intake, reducing animal products is a great way to do that. But whatever makes you happy.. or more accurately, do what you think makes you happy.

[@sullydawg]

Ham and cheddar omelettes, roasted veggies, Japanese pickles, greek yogurt, heavy squats, and Quentin Tarantino movies make me happy. All are reputed to have untoward health impacts. None can be enjoyed to their fullest by vegans. It's a tragedy. :)

[@ptchjamie]

This would have been great, but for god's sake get rid of that music.

[@scottlapointe9682]

Awesome