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Hi! Thank you for listening and for the comment! I feel the same! It adds an element of purpose to everything you do and as you see change / benefits the process becomes even more addicting!

Bummer about your rotator cuff injury. Have you done any specific rehab to address it?

Thank you for the comment and for watching the video!

Thank you for the comment!!! I like training the Triceps through various angles as it helps to stimulate all the different areas of the muscle. I hope you like this exercise if you try it!

Thank you for watching! I hope you like it!!!

@@milesb3391 - Hi Miles! I'm glad the video helped!!!

Hey Nick! Thank you for the comment / question!!! I'm traveling this week but I'll make a video for you next week!!!

Thank you for the comment & question! Twisting the wrist as you curl activates the inside head of the biceps so if you’re wanting to focus more on the inside head starting the curl with a neutral wrist (often referred to as a “hammer curl / hammer grip) and then supinating the wrist as you curl does increase the stretch / range of motion of the inside head. However, if you over pronate the wrist at the start of the curl, turning the grip into a reverse curl, you’ll increase the involvement of the supinator muscle of the forearm which decreases the isolation of the inner head of the biceps, so, starting with a neutral grip, or almost neutral grip, would be best if you’re looking for this effect. If you want to isolate the outer head of the biceps then curling with a hand angle that is between a neutral and a supinated grip works best. Over supination involves the inside head, and a totally neutral grip involves the brachioradialis, so somewhere in the middle usually feels best for most people. Great question!

@@BrutalIronGym Thank you for the in depth advise, it will be very helpful in my training :)

Thank you for the comment! This is a client, Bryce. Thoracic rounding is okay for heavy deadlifts. If you watch any Elite Powerlifter or Pro Strongman athlete you'll see thoracic rounding in their deadlifts. (Jamal Browner & Eddie Hall would be good examples). It would become an issue if it led to lumbar spine rounding. A good video to watch discussing thoracic rounding and shoulder positioning would be Pete Rubish's deadlift tutorial for Animal kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKi4e4J3qr56pJosi=tLEZY8XdkZer1ADR

Oh that’s cool I didn’t know that thanks!

​@@leifhbrown - Hi Leif! This is a client, Bryce. His best competition bench is 325lb but we're hoping to beat that in our next meet in November.

Thank you for the comment! Jared is an Elite Powerlifter so his range of motion is intentionally minimal to fit within the rules of Powerlifting with the intent to allow for the maximum weight possible for the lift. Since he competes in Powerlifting his butt is required to be on the bench, which it is here. He’s competed over a dozen times and is in the top 100 lifters for his weight class (#79 out of 18,120). One way to tell if someone’s butt is on or off of the bench is to watch their hip positioning during the transition from the descent to the ascent of the lift. If a person’s butt is off the bench you’ll see a vertical shift of the hips, but a horizontal shift, as seen here, is okay as it’s a sign that they’re using leg drive / pressure to help create momentum as the bar comes off the chest.

Congratulations on the weight loss! 75lb in 8 months is definitely a “full body change” as you said! Good for you!!! You’re right that larger deficits are definitely possible. I’ve personally lost 50lbs in 8 weeks before as a diet challenge, and have helped hundreds of clients lose weight at extreme rates (>2lb per week for extended time periods). The severity of the deficit that we start with for clients depends on starting body fat percentage, weekly activity level, tolerance for the experiential impacts (low energy, cravings, etc), the timeline and degree of their goal(s), and more. The podcast example was intended to set up a deficit that would create a weight loss rate average of 1lb per week which for most listeners would be both significant but also sustainable but the information within the podcast can be used to create a larger fat loss rate if desired. And the 12 week mark was the recommendation for when to adjust numbers, you’re right that a deficit can be sustained for longer. Thank you for listening to the podcast!

Hi Vito! Thank you for the positive comment! This is a client of mine, Jared Caroff. Due to his arch his butt looks off the bench but it is touching. As for gaining mass, he competes in the 165lb weight class which he wants to stay within so we're not looking to add additional weight. He squats over 500lb and can deadlift 700lb, and he has an Elite Total with a DOTS of 500+ so for now we're wanting to stay within the weight class but continue to pursue a bigger DOTS score for national events.

Absolutely. He’s obviously being coached properly and with good form. Those kinda numbers at that weight, pretty rare. Keep up the good work and GL.

@@oldmansyn1211 - Hi! This is actually a well braced position for him. Having an arch in the spine during bench pressing can help to stabilize the body and actually protect against low back injuries. It can be similar in concept to the keystone of a stone arch, the middle stone has equal pressure on each side and is held firmly in place due to the arch structure.

@tcardarelli5107 - these would be very similar except that you do allow the knees to come forward at the bottom so there is quad-emphasis on the drive up from the bottom. So, with these the shins wouldn't remain vertical as they would in RDLs

Thank you for the comment!!!

I’m glad you found the video helpful! Those types of bands, as you mentioned, can help create a muscle pump which can help contribute towards muscle growth especially if paired with heavy movements such as dumbbell based movements. Having something that pumps the muscle and something that causes more sheer force damage, that actually breaks down the structures of the muscles, is a great combination for growth. In that case I would get a good pump with the bands so the muscles and joints are warmed up and the muscles are “swollen” with fluid and then move into the heavy sheer force damage type work which can then be enhanced by the presence of the pump ahead of the sheer force work. I appreciate your interaction and support, I hope you’re enjoying the content!

Thank you for the comment! I'm making that video for you today!!! When it publishes I'll tag your KZbin account!

Haha, yep!

Thank you for the comment! I like to use the straps because it reduces the degree of effort the grip / forearm muscles have to give which can decrease the person’s ability to mentally focus on the working muscles of the exercise. Having the grip stress lessened allows for a better mind-muscle connection with the working muscles. One concern would be not training grip strength but we do avoid straps until necessary in back training and with regular deadlifts and Olympic lifts which is sufficient for building adequate grip strength for Meredith’s needs as she’s able to deadlift 300+ without her grip being the limiting factor. If someone’s grip was especially weak I would still urge them to use straps for this exercise and train their grip separately just so the quality / intent of this exercise was still as high as possible.

@@BrutalIronGym Ah, I see your point. I was incorrectly assuming the straps were being used too soon.

Great question!!! The exact number of working sets that would cause excessive volume is up for debate but typically most people agree that 10-20 working sets for a muscle per week is a good "ballpark" to start with and then you'd adjust based on the results you see. Assuming the person is eating adequate calories and protein for growth, and getting good sleep, then usually a lagging body part will respond positively to an increase in volume assuming the total number of working sets isn't already in excess of 20 total working sets per week. If the total number of working sets is lower than 20 sets per week then using a Trailing Superset technique for 4-8 weeks can be a great way to get a boost in volume that could spark new growth (again assuming the person is eating and sleeping well). Usually with clients I have them try it for 4-8 weeks and then we bring the volume down and focus on more strength based training for 4-8 weeks and by then we've gotten a good growth response.