Like a lying vs bentover rear delt raise. Kewl!
Is that the new name for them? 
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PJR Pullovers are awesome for the long head of the triceps, if you’re doing them at a commercial gym you’ll just have to accept that everyone will think you have no idea how to do a pullover.
Lateral Raises with a pause halfway up. For anyone who has trouble “feeling” their side delts, this can really help - starting back after the pause really fires the muscle for that last little bit.
I also like taking an incline Bench at 45 degrees and putting the seat right in front of a cable attachment at the lowest setting and using it to do one arm cable preacher curls. You can dropset or just take them way past failure, using one finger from your other arm to assist when you fail initially.
I haven’t done them in a while, but seal rows are great too, just a pain to set up at most gyms.
Also, this might not be “unconventional”, but I’m the only one I see doing diamond pushups for tris. I like doing sets of tricep rope Extensions for 10-15 reps and immediately dropping down and doing diamond pushups to failure.
Not enough people do push-up variations in general.
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I’m stealing plenty of these ideas.
Chest supported Dumbbell rows or shrugs, laying on an incline bench are great for mid back and those awesome mid trap muscles that stick out off your back.
Straight arm pulldowns, like a standing lat pullover are great too. A thick band hanging off the power rack is even better than a cable pulldown setup so they’re good for home-bros.
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Love these!
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I used to think pushups were just some thing non-bodybuilders did but I’ll tell ya, they’re a staple for me simply in focusing On Shoulder stability issues.
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Got some gymnastic rings recently. Thought I had good stability in my shoulders. Absolutely not the case. Ring press ups seem good, as ring dips are a bit precarious at the moment.
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Haven’t tried this yet, but it looks interesting enough
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I like behind the back deadlifts. I’ve yet to try Jefferson deadlifts.
But, unconventional, as far as this crowd goes? Headstands where I let my toes drop down to parallel or the ground. It’s my substitute for reverse hypers. Or maybe GHRs. I guess it’s called headstand pike?
That’s how I like to do my lying triceps extensions, but I roll it back behind my head farther.
…Which I just realized is basically just a PJR pullover.
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That’s clever. I can see how his approach would incorporate more of A powerlifting synergistic approach to moving the weight than a bodybuilding “target one muscle at a time” mentality. Swedes a smart guy.
(JG had posted some of Swede’s advice as his own “tips” online a while back until some knowledgeable power lifters called him on it -lol. Then he subtly credited him)
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