Very good training video. Would like to see more like this.
Ive been incorporating stretchers and 1 arm BB rows over the last 5 weeks and they have become staples in my back training. meadows has some awesome ideas.
Also, what gym do you go to? Looks pretty damn nice. certainly better than mine. [/quote]
will be filming at least one workout per week
Yeah the 1arm bb rows are awesome!
I train at Nautilus Plus which is a gym chain thats only in the province of Quebec
Sick video zraw. Thanks for finding the time to make and put it up. Those āstretchersā look good, gonna dabble with those at my next back workout.[/quote]
just realized today that i have been wrapping my straps wrong on DB shrugs for the past 7 yearsā¦my forearms would always give out so i resorted to things like deadlifts to build em (got the straps right on those)
wow what a difference it makes!!! lol itās like night and day.
so we are dumb together Zraw, time to build some traps!
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Not to be a dick, but how the hell can people NOT wrap the straps correctly?
You would know immediately if they are wrong. [/quote]
trust me, i feel pretty stupid
i had them right on everything else tho lolā¦ barbell rows/deadlifts/etcā¦ even barbell shrugs (could never feel those good enough to use them tho)
but whenever it came to shrugging with something in both handsā¦ tied it wrong
oh well, lesson learnedā¦ time to blow up my traps
EDIT: also had them wrong on DB straight-leg deadlifts and partial laterals, rowsā¦ basically any one arm thingā¦ damn
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
Not to be a dick, but how the hell can people NOT wrap the straps correctly?
You would know immediately if they are wrong. [/quote]
trust me, i feel pretty stupid
i had them right on everything else tho lolā¦ rows/deadlifts/etcā¦ even barbell shrugs (could never feel those good enough to use them tho)
but whenever it came to shrugging with something in both handsā¦ tied it wrong
oh well, lesson learnedā¦ time to blow up my traps[/quote]
[quote]Mr. Walkway wrote:
just realized today that i have been wrapping my straps wrong on DB shrugs for the past 7 yearsā¦my forearms would always give out so i resorted to things like deadlifts to build em (got the straps right on those)
wow what a difference it makes!!! lol itās like night and day.
so we are dumb together Zraw, time to build some traps![/quote]
Hahaha yeah I feel so happy about ālearningā how to wrap correctly im literally using 2x weights I used on shrugs and deadlifts (if not using mixed grip) and pretty much all my rows numbers went up greatly while keeping form the same haha
Been meaning to say for weeks: Stretchers are probably my single favorite movement that JMās vids have taught me.
Z, something Iāve been wondering about: Deadlifting for hypertrophy/MD-style training.
Over time, Iāve definitely changed my squat form to more fully target my posterior chain. But I havenāt really changed my deadlifting form at all. I feel like it targets my back and hamstrings well, and Iām apprehensive about tweaking things because of the injury risk that goes with DLing in the mid-4s.
Iām pretty comfortable with my DL form, but Iām just wondering whether you made any changes to yours when you started training with JM.
Z, Have you had any issues with tightness in rear delts since employing jmās methods?
The reason I ask is I have added in a lot of Johnās techniques lately, including the heavy/high rep rear delt swings/partials, with fantastic results as far as deltoid development goes. However, Iāve noticed a lot of uncomfortable tightness when doing any kind of overhead extension movement.
Iām working around it for now just wondering if you or anyone else has had similar problems.
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
Z, Have you had any issues with tightness in rear delts since employing jmās methods?
The reason I ask is I have added in a lot of Johnās techniques lately, including the heavy/high rep rear delt swings/partials, with fantastic results as far as deltoid development goes. However, Iāve noticed a lot of uncomfortable tightness when doing any kind of overhead extension movement.
Iām working around it for now just wondering if you or anyone else has had similar problems.
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Lemony, Of course Iām not Zraw, but I did experience that tightness, but over time it wore off as my rear delts became conditioned. I also added rear delt stretches that work nicely.
[quote]lemony2j wrote:
Z, Have you had any issues with tightness in rear delts since employing jmās methods?
The reason I ask is I have added in a lot of Johnās techniques lately, including the heavy/high rep rear delt swings/partials, with fantastic results as far as deltoid development goes. However, Iāve noticed a lot of uncomfortable tightness when doing any kind of overhead extension movement.
Iām working around it for now just wondering if you or anyone else has had similar problems.
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Honestly I cant say ive ran into this problem but keep in mind i dont do high high reps for rear delts every week
I do some band over and down each weeks though so this might help with shoulder flexibility (its like the dc broomstick thingy except with band)
[quote]The3Commandments wrote:
Been meaning to say for weeks: Stretchers are probably my single favorite movement that JMās vids have taught me.
Z, something Iāve been wondering about: Deadlifting for hypertrophy/MD-style training.
Over time, Iāve definitely changed my squat form to more fully target my posterior chain. But I havenāt really changed my deadlifting form at all. I feel like it targets my back and hamstrings well, and Iām apprehensive about tweaking things because of the injury risk that goes with DLing in the mid-4s.
Iām pretty comfortable with my DL form, but Iām just wondering whether you made any changes to yours when you started training with JM.
Thanks.[/quote]
jM doesnt have me deadlift on back daysā¦ rack deads sometimes but rarrly
For sldl on legs day its in the 10-12 range and the form is to keep tension on hams so go down flowly with small bend in knees to reach lower at bottom then come back up only 3/4ā¦ you wont use that much weight tbh
