Old School Lifts Tier List Part 2

[@MohamedNaas2005]

Because of Your Channel, Jefferson Curls have become my Favorite Hip hinge

[@atlaspowershrugged]

Glad to here it!

[@andresroman9544]

Are Jefferson curls a hip hinge?

[@MohamedNaas2005]

@@andresroman9544 yup

[@atlaspowershrugged]

@@andresroman9544 the end is. The first half is spinal flexion

[@andresroman9544]

@@atlaspowershrugged would you say it can replace the Romanian deadlift for hamstrings?

[@Anonymousdeletedaccount...]

zercher squats, zercher deadlifts, zercher stiff legs, zercher jeffersons, straight arm and bent arm pullovers, one arm kettlebell snatches, dragon flags(bruce lee crunches) and neck bridges. I love sandbags which mimick old timey atlas stones just without rusty metal infections lol. Hindu pushups and frog squats which have been in india and asia for hundreds of years are also great.

[@Marly88]

Men your channel is like the dream to me. EXACTLY what I',ve been searching into. Another cool topic for you: isometrics and overcoming isometrics

[@Marly88]

Algoritm spoiled me

[@LatimusChadimus]

3:22 I'm some one who can zercher squat more than I can bacl&front squat. More freedom to use the upper back (builds good mid traps too, like heavy heavy kettlebell swings)

[@keropnw3425]

I really enjoy zercher squats. I'm a noob and doing front squats for quads and zerchers after as a heavier movement involving other muscles. You said it before that it's actually provides some decent work for the lats and I have actually gotten lat pumps from zerchers in the past. I think it's just a time saver in that sense over back squats but isn't superior to back squats+more rows/pullups for overall development, just saves a bit of time by getting some extra lat and trap work in. I haven't bothered with power shrugs or anything bc my conventional deadlift isn't up to snuff yet to bother with them but I think adding zerchers definitely has some benefit for the upper traps in a program which doesn't include some kind of dedicated trap movement.

[@TheStreetLiftingStrongman]

I started running it recently and it feels really good. Core, chest, arms,shoulders glutes. I love it

[@EliBrill]

I'm a huge fan of the Hackenschmidt squat. I started doing it because I hurt my back a while back and this is one of the quad exercises I can do that absolutely blasts my quads, but doesn't require me to use a lot of weight. I hit 155 on it recently and I'd like to go for Hackenschmidt's record of 185 someday lol. Absolutely brutal lift, but it's fun because it feels like I'm doing something pretty athletic.

[@johnsterling8808]

Definitely interesting hearing your thought process on these guys

[@yanarutneary7279]

love the video! finally started lifting at home so I'm limited. I can only use the tricep bar for side pull overs lol

[@Marly88]

Awesome thanks for all the hard work.

[@Marly88]

Atlas could you make a video on how to technically do the lower part of a zercher squat / sandbag

[@danielburke2375]

Could you link to a video of a side pullover? I would appreciate it. Great video by the way

[@penumbramine]

do you know anywhere that makes a mouth piece for bite based neck training. using a towel rubs the hell out of my lips/chin.

[@tranecrothers1148]

I think using heavy bands works really well bill maeda does a good demonstration that’s who I got the idea from

[@shark3380]

instant play and fir sure a comm for the algo

[@mlikoipura]

Have you every tried single arm jefferson curl done like and ukranian deadlift with a dumbell? Super good in my opinion. Done 50 kg for 13 yesterday ,sore obliques ,erectors ,lats,hamstrings

[@nathankirk976]

do you twist your torso or try to resist twisting?

[@mlikoipura]

​@@nathankirk976 I like twisting or keeping it twisted the entire time, never resisting it isometrically

[@mlikoipura]

@@nathankirk976 Twisting is my no.1,most fun and intuitive

[@nathankirk976]

@mlikoipura im gonna try that. thanks for the guidance bro

[@mlikoipura]

​@@nathankirk976 My pleasure, man

[@skillzilla111]

Hey man, could you know to clarify something for me about the hack squat. Are you supposed to stay on your toes throughout the movement. or is it like a deep knee bend where you lock out flat footed. And also, are you supposed to flare your knees out or keep them parallel

[@skillzilla111]

I bought your book, but could you clarify, on the side pullovers, are you supposed to go behind your head or over your head. Or are they just different variations

[@atlaspowershrugged]

I typically go straight over my head, but do whatever you feel most tension and stretch.

[@TheStreetLiftingStrongman]

What about the bridge press?

[@keropnw3425]

Quick comment for the algo.

[@charlesdexterward7781]

I love the channel and the IDEA of these exercises, but in practice anyone with access to more than a barbell will find most of them D tier compared to all the modern options. There are reasons they've been abandoned while other barbell exercises like the Big 3 are still beloved. But before you cast me back into the pits of /fit/, I'm commenting to agree the Jefferson Curl does deserve its S Tier and you deserve credit for re-introducing it to people. And the primary reason it deserves the spot is because there IS no modern substitute. There's no machine that replicates its effect. As Bret Contreras is the Glute Guy, so too I dub thee the Jefferson Jentleman.

[@skillzilla111]

The reason theyve been abandoned is steroids

[@keropnw3425]

The reason they were abandoned is pure soy.

[@markhedden4842]

Mr. Ward, I'm surprised you don't favor some esoteric 15th century lift cribbed, perhaps, from the pages of Boethius.