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My family has a pull up contest every Thanksgiving My entry for this year is 11 reps at 275 pounds body weight Submit your entry if you’d like to compete. Currently 19 is the lead

My family has a pull up contest every Thanksgiving My entry for this year is 11 reps at 275 pounds body weight Submit your entry if you’d like to compete. Currently 19 is the lead

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Many don’t think about this and maybe many people don’t even realize this… But the barbell matters Example: look how much spin the top bar has vs the bottom bar You don’t want to press with a bar with lots of spin, very unstable and will make the weight harder Now you know

Many don’t think about this and maybe many people don’t even realize this… But the barbell matters Example: look how much spin the top bar has vs the bottom bar You don’t want to press with a bar with lots of spin, very unstable and will make the weight harder Now you know

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Words and thoughts matter Example, don’t try to pull your body up Instead, have the mindset of pulling the entire apparatus through the floor 🤝

Words and thoughts matter Example, don’t try to pull your body up Instead, have the mindset of pulling the entire apparatus through the floor 🤝

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Casual reminder to use trap bar for a row variation And use the low handles

Casual reminder to use trap bar for a row variation And use the low handles

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Jac Caglianone looking massive He’s the top prospect in the KC Royals organization and ranked 10 overall in the MLB Lift the weights

Jac Caglianone looking massive He’s the top prospect in the KC Royals organization and ranked 10 overall in the MLB Lift the weights

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This might be the most impressive lift from anyone I have worked with This is 3x his body weight and he is 15 years old Athlete tagged below

This might be the most impressive lift from anyone I have worked with This is 3x his body weight and he is 15 years old Athlete tagged below

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8-12 reps per set is for hypertrophy That’s the pump fake everyone feel for. Shame on the “industry” The primary driver of hypertrophy is mechanical tension. They say the reps near failure matter most, but they never say why. Reps near failure matter most because they recruit your bigger stronger type II muscle fibers which is needed for hypertrophy In a set of 8-12, towards the end, your smaller weaker type I fibers start to fatigue forcing your body to recruit those type II fibers What they don’t tell you is you can optimize both mechanical tension and motor recruitment simply by lifting heavier weights for less reps per set. Adding weight you start the set near failure and recruit those type II fibers from the first rep. You avoid the junk volume 3x10 is not 3x10. It’s 30 reps. 10x3 is also 30 reps. Except you’re using MUCH more weight and most if not all reps are near failure. Oh and by the way, the nature of lifting heavier weights you also get much stronger than only doing 3x10. You say the studies show that you high and low rep ranges produce “similar” hypertrophy??? No, those studies are very misleading

8-12 reps per set is for hypertrophy That’s the pump fake everyone feel for. Shame on the “industry” The primary driver of hypertrophy is mechanical tension. They say the reps near failure matter most, but they never say why. Reps near failure matter most because they recruit your bigger stronger type II muscle fibers which is needed for hypertrophy In a set of 8-12, towards the end, your smaller weaker type I fibers start to fatigue forcing your body to recruit those type II fibers What they don’t tell you is you can optimize both mechanical tension and motor recruitment simply by lifting heavier weights for less reps per set. Adding weight you start the set near failure and recruit those type II fibers from the first rep. You avoid the junk volume 3x10 is not 3x10. It’s 30 reps. 10x3 is also 30 reps. Except you’re using MUCH more weight and most if not all reps are near failure. Oh and by the way, the nature of lifting heavier weights you also get much stronger than only doing 3x10. You say the studies show that you high and low rep ranges produce “similar” hypertrophy??? No, those studies are very misleading

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Warm up with max weight Powerlifters often warm up to a weight that is heavier than their first attempt. Baseball players swing a weighted bat on deck. Switch back to the normal weight how does that bat feel? Full write up below 👇🏼

Warm up with max weight Powerlifters often warm up to a weight that is heavier than their first attempt. Baseball players swing a weighted bat on deck. Switch back to the normal weight how does that bat feel? Full write up below 👇🏼

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I don’t care what sport you play You should be using the Single Arm DB Bench in your training….every week After you build experience, add a band Read more below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

I don’t care what sport you play You should be using the Single Arm DB Bench in your training….every week After you build experience, add a band Read more below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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It’s too dangerous?? I’ve only heard this from people who’ve not ever even tried the low rep approach, and I’m confident they didn’t try it my way and here is why One of the very first things I noticed when I made the change to low reps sets, I stopped having shoulder impingement. No more elbow tendonitis and other chronic injuries from overuse We can thank Wollf’s Law and Davis’s Law Wolff’s Law states that bone tissue remodels and strengthens itself in response to the mechanical stresses and loads placed upon it. Davis’s Law states that soft tissues (like ligaments, tendons, and fascia) adapt by lengthening or shortening based on the sustained stresses or positions they are held in over time. The fitness industry is full of examples of crab mentality. Crab mentality is the attitude where people in a group try to pull down or sabotage anyone who is trying to improve or escape or problem solve, like crabs in a bucket pulling each other back down. Want more? Check the link in my bio

It’s too dangerous?? I’ve only heard this from people who’ve not ever even tried the low rep approach, and I’m confident they didn’t try it my way and here is why One of the very first things I noticed when I made the change to low reps sets, I stopped having shoulder impingement. No more elbow tendonitis and other chronic injuries from overuse We can thank Wollf’s Law and Davis’s Law Wolff’s Law states that bone tissue remodels and strengthens itself in response to the mechanical stresses and loads placed upon it. Davis’s Law states that soft tissues (like ligaments, tendons, and fascia) adapt by lengthening or shortening based on the sustained stresses or positions they are held in over time. The fitness industry is full of examples of crab mentality. Crab mentality is the attitude where people in a group try to pull down or sabotage anyone who is trying to improve or escape or problem solve, like crabs in a bucket pulling each other back down. Want more? Check the link in my bio

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The exercise you’re sleeping on… Trap Bar Row Low handle preferred 🤝

The exercise you’re sleeping on… Trap Bar Row Low handle preferred 🤝

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Overhead Bench Press Don’t sleep on it

Overhead Bench Press Don’t sleep on it

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Everyone talks about adding 5 pounds each week Linear progression is delaying progress Progress in not linear, it’s non linear Here’s my preference and how to use it yourself 👇🏼

Everyone talks about adding 5 pounds each week Linear progression is delaying progress Progress in not linear, it’s non linear Here’s my preference and how to use it yourself 👇🏼

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Which tempo is best for hypertrophy?? 1️⃣ The first 4, slow and controlled Or 2️⃣ Or the last 6, sped up for increased mechanical tension

Which tempo is best for hypertrophy?? 1️⃣ The first 4, slow and controlled Or 2️⃣ Or the last 6, sped up for increased mechanical tension

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Everyone agrees you are stronger in eccentrics Then why aren’t more people using aggressive speed eccentrics?? Speed increases forces, slow minimizes them Does everyone have it backwards or do I?

Everyone agrees you are stronger in eccentrics Then why aren’t more people using aggressive speed eccentrics?? Speed increases forces, slow minimizes them Does everyone have it backwards or do I?

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Trust me, it’s a game changer I haven’t held the actual handle in over a decade and every time I show someone this their mind is blown the difference it makes

Trust me, it’s a game changer I haven’t held the actual handle in over a decade and every time I show someone this their mind is blown the difference it makes

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Many don’t think about this and maybe many people don’t even realize this… But the barbell matters Example: look how much spin the top bar has vs the bottom bar You don’t want to press with a bar with lots of spin, very unstable and will make the weight harder Now you know

Many don’t think about this and maybe many people don’t even realize this… But the barbell matters Example: look how much spin the top bar has vs the bottom bar You don’t want to press with a bar with lots of spin, very unstable and will make the weight harder Now you know

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How do you do it?? Nice and slow?? Keep the body still as you can, then up AND down fast as you can Imagine criticizing this without ever trying it. This yields more hypertrophy, mechanical tension and the size principle says so

How do you do it?? Nice and slow?? Keep the body still as you can, then up AND down fast as you can Imagine criticizing this without ever trying it. This yields more hypertrophy, mechanical tension and the size principle says so

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When you train heavy with full range of motion I don’t think you need to spend time on “mobility” drills Strength training with full range of motion IS a mobility drill

When you train heavy with full range of motion I don’t think you need to spend time on “mobility” drills Strength training with full range of motion IS a mobility drill

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Which tempo is best for hypertrophy?? 1️⃣ The first 4, slow and controlled Or 2️⃣ Or the last 6, sped up for increased mechanical tension

Which tempo is best for hypertrophy?? 1️⃣ The first 4, slow and controlled Or 2️⃣ Or the last 6, sped up for increased mechanical tension

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