. continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench 365lbs Today… with help(but i’m assured not much) . . flat bench: 315 x 3; 315 x 5; 365 x 1; 335 x 1; 315 x 4; 225 x 17 incline dumbell row: 75 x 6; 80 x 6; 80 x 6; 80 x6; 80 x 5 dumbell adduction: 100 x 6; 100 x 7; 100 x 6 post...
. continued from : “The Quest: for the 405lb Bench” . There is no pain. There is only a sudden sense of complete weakness in my shoulder. Likened to the aftermath of a charlie horse your older brother gave you when you were six. . However, if you suddenly find yourself with tha...
. Maybe you have noticed on the “quest” blog that I never do a chest exercise without doing a rhomboid exercise after. I do this because I have learned over time that protracting the shoulders increases risk for injury. In fact many people I have spoken to incorporate reciprocal muscle...
. WHAT IS TRIGENICS? . Trigenics is a Neurokinetic Assessment and Myoneural Treatment (Did I lose you already?? Almost lost myself with that jargon… but check this out it could change your life:) . Are you in pain? Do you have chronic or reoccurring muscular discomfort? Here is wha...
. Continuing: The Quest for the 405 lb Bench press Okay. Feeling ready and strong after my 25 rep dealy. The diet is getting back on track and I am ready to go back to heavy weights. flat bench: 315 x 3; 315 x 3; 315 x 3…. BUT its the first day back. I won’t be too hard on myself....
. I got my first set of weights for my 12th birthday. If you had told me then, that at the age of 37 I would be benching 350lbs, I would have been mighty happy! So a bit of perspective here on the quest for even greater gains: Be grateful for what you have. “It’s not having...
. HOW TO GET STRONG: I was reading an interview with a respected strength coach Dan John. He’s a Functional fitness guy and he states: “And please, don’t brag to me about your 225-pound bench press. I won’t even listen to you until it’s over 400.” I...
“The overall deterioration of the body that comes with growing old is not inevitable. We now realize that some aspects of it can be prevented or reversed.” New England journal of Medicine. Last night I took a seminar on healthy aging in the 20th century. It was put on by Infofit and taught by Andre...
How many sets? How many reps? Good question. I don’t know. As always the answer is “it’s different for everyone.” ScottVass, has some great conclusions about power development in athletes: https://powerdevelopmentinc.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Vass.pdf...
Awhile ago a group member posted this question to me about making long lean muscular look. i thought i should post it here. Hope you like it! Question: Hello Ryan I am having a bit of a dillema and im hoping that you can help me out online. i really want to slim down and get fit again. I want thin s...
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