Learning from the best
Thursday night I met up with my good friend Jay Ferruggia in NYC. We were planning to meet up together and catch up with Alwyn Cosgrove and our friend Sean Hyson from Men's Fitness.
Since I am not out and about much, my venture into NYC was pretty fun, as I forgot my way around the city and maneuvered through unplowed roads and heavy traffic, I was psyched to head out and meet my friends and YES, I needed a beer or two! ha ha
Of course, we spoke business, but we also spoke training.
We spoke about full body workouts, overuse injuries (my busted shoulder which has certainly been aggravated heavily through high rep overhead work combine with not enough mobility and soft tissue work), getting results, what happens if you don't get results, super compensation, Zatsiorsky, Hummers (the truck, not the sexual aspect, well.....never mind....), dating, sex, having to go home early, life as a bartender, moving out of state, opening a gym, hard core gyms, BJJ, MMA, UFC, making more money, science of training, is there a science of training, f**k the science of training, communicating with your athletes, being part of the team at Elite, Underground gyms being more popular than we really know, hard core gyms which closed down because they mistakenly marketed to a fitness crowd, inner city gyms, bodyweight only training, the love of iron, diet, influential coaches and much more that I have already forgotten!
Talking about training....
How long do your workouts really need to be to get results? BIG results?
Or, how much effort must be put forth to derive the gains you want?
I am going back to my roots where I was a fan of the way Dorian trained, and yes, it was for bodybuilding, but, with regards to gaining serious strength, the shorter workouts always worked best for me.
This may not hold true for you though, only self experimentation will tell the truth.
This can work for power development, strength and muscle development and even endurance. I start out with a heavy movement for strength or a moderate weighted movement for power, then work a heavy strength move and then finish with a fast paced circuit for muscular endurance.
Like this:
First, warm up as necessary
The workout....
1A) barbell hang clean 5 x 3 - 5 reps
1B) glute ham raise 5 x 6 - 10 reps
2A) double KB front squat 3 x 6 - 10 reps
2B) bent over barbell row 3 x 6 - 10 reps
3A) plyo push ups (slap hands on chest every rep) 3 x 10
3B) squat jumps 3 x 10
3C) 2 hand HEAVY DB swings 3 x 10
4) finish with a fast grip and ab circuit
5) foam roller, med ball and stretching for 5 - 7 minutes if time allows - sometimes this is done before and / or during the workout as active rest
It doesn't even take this much to gain strength, power and serious muscle. It can be done with much less for sure!
Dedicated to your success,
Zach Even - Esh
http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com
http://CombatGrappler.com
Since I am not out and about much, my venture into NYC was pretty fun, as I forgot my way around the city and maneuvered through unplowed roads and heavy traffic, I was psyched to head out and meet my friends and YES, I needed a beer or two! ha ha
Of course, we spoke business, but we also spoke training.
We spoke about full body workouts, overuse injuries (my busted shoulder which has certainly been aggravated heavily through high rep overhead work combine with not enough mobility and soft tissue work), getting results, what happens if you don't get results, super compensation, Zatsiorsky, Hummers (the truck, not the sexual aspect, well.....never mind....), dating, sex, having to go home early, life as a bartender, moving out of state, opening a gym, hard core gyms, BJJ, MMA, UFC, making more money, science of training, is there a science of training, f**k the science of training, communicating with your athletes, being part of the team at Elite, Underground gyms being more popular than we really know, hard core gyms which closed down because they mistakenly marketed to a fitness crowd, inner city gyms, bodyweight only training, the love of iron, diet, influential coaches and much more that I have already forgotten!
Talking about training....
How long do your workouts really need to be to get results? BIG results?
Or, how much effort must be put forth to derive the gains you want?
I am going back to my roots where I was a fan of the way Dorian trained, and yes, it was for bodybuilding, but, with regards to gaining serious strength, the shorter workouts always worked best for me.
This may not hold true for you though, only self experimentation will tell the truth.
This can work for power development, strength and muscle development and even endurance. I start out with a heavy movement for strength or a moderate weighted movement for power, then work a heavy strength move and then finish with a fast paced circuit for muscular endurance.
Like this:
First, warm up as necessary
The workout....
1A) barbell hang clean 5 x 3 - 5 reps
1B) glute ham raise 5 x 6 - 10 reps
2A) double KB front squat 3 x 6 - 10 reps
2B) bent over barbell row 3 x 6 - 10 reps
3A) plyo push ups (slap hands on chest every rep) 3 x 10
3B) squat jumps 3 x 10
3C) 2 hand HEAVY DB swings 3 x 10
4) finish with a fast grip and ab circuit
5) foam roller, med ball and stretching for 5 - 7 minutes if time allows - sometimes this is done before and / or during the workout as active rest
It doesn't even take this much to gain strength, power and serious muscle. It can be done with much less for sure!
Dedicated to your success,
Zach Even - Esh
http://UndergroundStrengthCoach.com
http://CombatGrappler.com
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