January 2022
One very disturbing trend we see being played on these so called bodybuilding channels is some of the most pussy ass workouts I have ever seen. Saw one recently that about 1 year old that said they wish Ronnie Coleman didn't make his video because people are getting hurt trying to emulate his workouts. Still allot other saying look at him now and his health problems to justify their training methods or so called systems. Others say basic exercises shouldn't be used, the bench press is crap, squats hurt knees, and full deadlifts are a bodybuilding no no. This BullShit is not dedicated to just channel on the web, but basically to all of them.
Lets get this shit straight, SQUATS done properly have never hurt anyone's knees or back. One more thing that smith machine squat crap is basically just leg press and is far inferior to the regular back and Olympic squat. Back squats are about weight load over time, that is what make the entire body grow to adapt to the cumulative stress produced.
BENCH PRESSES don't cause pec tears, bad warm ups and ugly performance (just like in the squat) cause these injuries. I won't discuss the DEADLIFT in this editorial because its done so shitty by most I just wish they wouldn't do it at all, and wish most would just leave it alone.
Some want to know what caused this problem. Well its about 30 years of eroding advice from a weaker and weaker training authority. Over the course of 2019 we are going to set some of this shit straight. With this NEW format we will be able to do just that. Last but not least there is a good reason why Ronnie Coleman is respected through out the bodybuilding and powerlifting worlds. Its comes from his founding beliefs in those three core exercises that he pushed to the hilt year after year. He will be the most revered MR.OLYMPIA a very very long time, because those others trying to catch him as a # will never match up to the HARDCORE BODYBUILDER he truly was!
Question: What are some good, general WORKOUT POUNDAGE GOALS for a man to shoot for?
Answer: Thank you for that excellent question!
Here’s a set of poundage goals to keep anyone busy:
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Effective LowerBack Training!
Many weight trainees recognize the Importance of regular lower back training. For the physique competitor, it could mean extra points in the line-up, and for the weight or power lifter, less injuries and greater totals.
The exercises most often used to condition this area of the body are deadlifts (regular and stiff-leg), good-mornings, and hyperextensions. Of these, only the hyperextension movement has the potential to FULLY develop the lower back region. The reason for this can be attributed to one word: ISOLATION. All other exercises will involve the glutes, hamstrings, or quadriceps and place the erector spinaes (lower back muscles) in a stabilizing role. This means that they are working isometrically and receiving resistance only in a nearly extended position. The solution is to reverse this situation; place the hamstrings in a position to stabilize for the erector spinae --thus we have the hyperextension movement.
Identification of the proper exercise is only the first step; performing it correctly is the important one. The first 2 Photos illustrates the proper form and technique. The trainee has the illiac crest (top of pelvic bones) lined up with the outside edge of the body cushion, putting the hamstrings in their stabilizing role and allowing the lower back to work from a full stretch to a complete contraction. Photo #3(below) demonstrates how the movement should not be performed although many are doing it this way. You’ll notice that the trainee has slid forward and is now contacting the upper thighs to the pad. Result: the pelvis is no longer stabilized, so the hamstrings get most of the work.
People are often baffled as to how the European athletes can consistently excel in the strength demanding events. For one thing, they have been strong advocates of the hyperextension movement for many years now, and work up to holding hundreds of pounds behind the neck for reps. Diligent practice of this exercise will bring about nothing less than fantastic results, so go ahead and give it a try. It will be the lower back exercise you’ve been looking for.
Saw the Olympia last year (2021) and was a well deserved and tight win for the returning champ Mr. Olympia Mamdouh Elssbiay aka "Big Ramy". If you looked at all the experts they saying before the contest it was the big mans contest to loose and to a point they were correct. On the other hand Brandon Curry brought a excellent package and could have won the whole damn thing with a little more size in the front thighs & hamstrings/ Yeah it was that close. If he increases these 2 parts it will be a literal slug-out between these two if both are in prime condition, because none of the rest of the line up can dethrone either if they are one point! Third place went to the only guy in the top 5 that could sneak in and grab the title if these 2 faultier - Hadi Choopan. Thick and grainy from head to toe, a thorn in the side of the 2 in front of him for sure. Love this guys back lat spread, kinda reminiscent of a Franco Colombo of the past.
Well I kind of do know allot about the sport bodybuilding. Been behind the seen for a very long time. Been a spectator since 1979. Took in my first Olympia 86 in Ohio when Haney quieted a loud mouth Mike Christian(3rd) then again in L.A. (1987) when Haney had to quite down Berry de Mey, Rich Gaspari and Gary Strydon on way to his 5th title. Saw Flex Wheeler win the Cal in 1989, and competed and attended more Paul Love shows in Northern California and Russ Warner shows up and down California. Saw Colemans reign from 2000-2004 living out of Henderson NV. There are allot of people who know the true sport of bodybuilding then you see online blabbing they know this or that. Hell some of these experts of today I have seen on stage in their hey-days.
Back to todays bodybuilding scene, it is becoming kinda stale and dull. We have those of elite status like those mentioned above but the stables to replace them are very thin when compared to the past. In past decades you kinda got a feeling of those coming-up next in line to see where they can go. Today(2022) bodybuilding sit without a clear path to the future. You got guys under 5'7" trying to weigh 260 and looking like little tree stumps. There is ZERO symmetry in that, NONE! Someone tried to tell me that this was todays bodybuilding. I told him maybe so, but the sport is kill itself with this type of physique. You see athletes with thighs 30" plus inches and calves that look like twigs. The you have the sub categories of - Classic & Physique. Give me a break, either put on some size and compete with everyone else or GO HOME! Stop watering down the sport! with all that being said, the sport going to move where those at the top of it push it, so lets see if it(open bodybuilding) can get out of its own way or gets mired down again for the next 20 years in more dumb shit!
Question: I have one question and it about trimming down my waist size. I do abs 3 times a week an have seen very little noticeable progress when I look in the mirror. Am I doing something wrong or what. I need a little help here, thanks very much.
Dave A., Portland Oregon
Answer: Thank you for that excellent question!
After reading your letter and getting a little more info from you we figured what you were doing is what allot of trainer do, and that is work your abs to death and then wait for them to magically appear in the mirror. When we asked about your eating and how much you were consuming it wasn't about the consumption as a whole but how much food your consuming at each meal. NOW LISTEN UP PEOPLE WE ARE GOING TO GIVE EVERYONE INCLUDING DAVE SOME SIMPLE TRUTH ABOUT DECREASING YOUR WAIST SIZE. If your going to then gym and doing so on a regular basis, your going to need your nutrients to stay fit and healthy. With that said what your going to need to do is spread those meals out over a longer period of time. If your consuming 3500 calories a day as Dave was in the course of 4 meals and your having trouble loosing the fat around your midsection. Your going to have to take those 3500 calories and spread them out over 5 or even 6 meals through out the day. This speed up your metabolism and decreases the stress of food processing and belly bloat. Trust Us the system works, and has been around for over 50 years. Later.....
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