One More Theory

I couldn't resist posting about this one other theory I just read about.  In the latest ESPN magazine, there is an interesting article about a trainer from Atlanta, an immigrant named Vladimir Chubinsky.  He has developed a unique weightlifting system and has desparately been trying to get a pro sports team to adopt it.

You can read about his system here.  The basics of it are moving a very heavy weight through a limited range of motion (just a few inches).  It has supposedly helped one client who has multiple sclerosis, and there is a host of other fantastic testimonials.  Chubinksy doesn't claim to know exactly why this system works, but instead claims that it does work, and works quite well.

This system is interesting to me for one particular reason.  I've read where many old-time lifters used to retain their vitality and youthfulness by occassionally holding very heavy weights for just a few seconds (I can't remember the source).  For example, one lifter would load up the squat rack with very heavy weights, then lift the bar off the pins a few inches and put it back down.  This was done infrequently but supposedly had a rejuvenating effect.

Is Chubinsky's idea truth or fiction?  I'm not sure, but if I'm in Atlanta soon I will look him up and have a workout.  I'm always a sucker for these things...