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Coach, speaker and best-selling author, Josh Bryant

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10 months
A whole thesis could be written on the benefits of hill sprints, feel free to research them on PubMed or corner a doctor at a cocktail party; for now, here is a cursory overview, not an exhaustive list, of the benefit of hill sprints. Safety: Because you are running up a hill,
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Charles Poliquin (RIP), used to say, “Do sprints to lose fat, build muscle, improve your health, and live a more excellent life. Sprint training is a powerful tool that gives you back considerably more in terms of health benefits than the effort required.” 🤜Here are 5 benefit’s
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Couldn't be prouder of my 11-year-old son Luke knocking out 20-pound weighted pull-ups. He’s been in the gym with me since he was 1, and by 2, he’d already seen more 600lb raw benches than most elite lifters see in a lifetime. Built different from the start! 🔨💪
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1 year
As Hall of Fame Linebacker Mike Singletary said, “Hill sprints bring out something that you can’t really get in the weight room, something that you can’t really get on a track.” As great of a sentiment as that is, I can’t help but wonder why we don’t hear more about hill
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8 months
The tricep ladder! A great way to build your triceps with minimal joint wear and tear and your bodyweight
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Big Tom Haviland smashing 811 at 6’7!!
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749 zercher squat!!! LFG🤝💪
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10 months
Charles Poliquin (RIP), used to say, “Do sprints to lose fat, build muscle, improve your health, and live a more excellent life. Sprint training is a powerful tool that gives you back considerably more in terms of health benefits than the effort required.” 🤜Here are 5 benefit’s
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1 year
Neck Training 101! No fancy equipment, just results! Check Out my guide. Please share and retweet this is VERY IMPORTANT
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Charles Poliquin (RIP), used to say, “Do sprints to lose fat, build muscle, improve your health, and live a more excellent life. Sprint training is a powerful tool that gives you back considerably more in terms of health benefits than the effort required.” Here are 5 benefit’s
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10 months
661!!!!!!! 300 KG
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1 year
For Every One Pound Increase In Neck Strength, Odds Of Concussion Decrease By 5% (Collins et al. 2014) Easy way to build neck strength here in other hand resisted neck rotations
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11 months
Leading sports scientist, Vladimir Zatsiorsky, has identified three ways to develop maximal tension (and therefore, size and strength) in a muscle The Repetition Method: Higher reps with submaximal weights to spark muscle hypertrophy. More size equals better leverage. Someone
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1 year
The most epic 600 for reps #benchpress set in history for Julius Maddox! We are about to crank things up
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10 months
As I complete my final hill sprint of the year, I'm filled with a sense of accomplishment, gearing up to tackle the next year even stronger and more determined! Reflecting on this year's journey, it's the perfect time to share the incredible benefits of hill sprints what they
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Not squatting 2x your bodyweight? Hate to break it to you, but you’re not strong enough.
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11 months
Jumping Rope Newer is not always better! Pugilists have reaped the benefits of jumping rope for centuries. Jumping rope can burn up to 1000 calories per hour, making it one of the most efficient fat-burning workouts available. Unlike other forms of interval training that are
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1 year
Whether the goal is speed, power, general physical preparedness, upping your Tinder right-swipe ratio or just general health—hill sprints will benefit YOU. Hammered some out this evening!
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Jumping Rope Pugilists have reaped the benefits of jumping rope for centuries. Jumping rope can burn up to 1000 calories per hour, making it one of the most efficient fat-burning workouts available. Unlike other forms of interval training that are much more stressful on the
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There is a secret to finding out what conventional deadlift stance is best for you. I learned it 10 years ago on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia. After attending a highly classified sports-science conference and hearing the brilliant Dr. Boris Popov speak, I took him out
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Juarez Valley Method Dips (chest finisher) For well over half a century, since the days of bodybuilding pioneers Vince Gironda and Marvin Eder, dips have become a staple of chest size and strength routines. You'll be doing these dips in a different way, using the Juarez Valley
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🇮🇳The Indian Town Of Bouncers!🇮🇳 For centuries, farming was the main source of income for the people of Asola-Fatehpur Beri, twin villages in northern India. But in recent times, the men of Asola have managed to completely reinvent themselves – from poor farmers to strong,
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 Dead Bench Press!!!   The bench press has an ascending strength curve, meaning it’s hardest at the bottom of the movement and easier as you push the weight up toward lockout. In a powerlifting meet, this is amplified because lifters are required to momentarily pause the
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7 months
Fatigued today but made it happen! Hammered some hill sprints. A whole thesis could be written on the benefits of hill sprints, feel free to research them on PubMed or corner a doctor at a cocktail party; for now, here is a cursory overview, not an exhaustive list, of the
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1 year
GETTING BIG VS. GETTING STRONG Are these two mutually exclusive goals or can we train for a bit of both? Even your trainer down at the local franchise gym knows that hypertrophy is best had in the 6-12 rep range while strength gains are found in heavier sets of six reps or
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11 months
Big, Tom, 616×3 reps Big one coming Saturday evening ! @joerogan
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2 years
796!! Biggest Bench Press of all-time!! I have worked with Julius since 2015 and confidently say that he is just getting started!!!!
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4 months
and capped off the day with a 915 deadlift!! Sealing the raw all-time total record at 275 weighing in at 245! Stay tuned for some posts on the strategies I used for programming derek
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😂😂
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9 months
Yesterday, 32 degrees couldn't keep me from pounding up that hill like a possessed mountain goat. Sure, it felt like slogging through molasses, but got the work done As many of you know, I've been raving about the benefits of hill sprints on X for quite some time now. So, let me
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1 year
Bench Press Tips Train with maximum force. Bench-press weights with maximum force. Force = mass times acceleration. Lifting submaximal weights with maximum force is called compensatory acceleration training (CAT). Greater amounts of force exerted into the bar will create higher
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Before the 639 PR!! Watch this speed at 617. Tom is the goat of all physicality l
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😂😂😂😂
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Forget the bearded lady and the Bosu ball! Functional training isn't about bizarre quasi-strength moves at Dr. Bushwacker's circus; it's about exercises that seamlessly translate into everyday life. Let's face it: there's nothing more functional than picking up heavy shit and
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Juarez Valley Method Dips (chest finisher) For well over half a century, since the days of bodybuilding pioneers Vince Gironda and Marvin Eder, dips have become a staple of chest size and strength routines. You'll be doing these dips in a different way, using the Juarez Valley
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Josh Bryant
2 years
Back on the #hillsprints today Hill sprints offer a plethora of benefits such as safety, strength, body angle, mental toughness, conditioning, body composition, endorphin rush, and functionality.
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@Ak_Trends @creepydotorg he joined white dudes for Harris and this suddenly happened.
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Big Julius with 605x 7! (Disclaimer we know the 45-year-old guy who can run a 5K in 32 minutes and do 12 push-ups, you're not impressed. And if you're a 60-year-old carnivore childless upset crossfitter, I apologize for not being more inspiring)
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8 months
I agree this is a great triceps exercise
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One of the best exercises that I never see anyone do
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Impressive, this is my son 10 year old, Luke! 🙌 Starting young and building those "hamcables" is setting a strong foundation. Keep those morning workouts rolling, the mental strength you're building is just as important as the physical gains.
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4 months
515 x 15 Reps!! beautiful work champ @JuliusMaddox4
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1 year
No wrist roller no problem for building blacksmith forearms!!! Hang a resistance band over the end of a barbell in the squat rack set to shoulder height. Hang a dumbbell on the other end of the band, and a weight equivalent to the dumbbell on the opposite side of the barbell to
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Josh Bryant
8 months
Who else is in?
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Why 1 1/4 Squats? -Positional Strength: Own the bottom squat position. -Hypertrophy: Hits quads, glutes & VMO harder than Doc Bushwacker’s moonshine. -Rebound Power: Boosts explosive strength. -Fix Weaknesses: Crush knee collapse & build monster quads.
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Josh Bryant
7 months
Flashback Friday, 2003! 700 to a 9 inch box
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1 year
I have badass clients been coaching Harry walker (Green beret and wildland firefighter for 13 years) Here is to the next 14 years champ!
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Josh Bryant
1 year
Bodyweight Training Prisons no longer have weights, but still house scores of jailhouse denizens that could easily win a natural bodybuilding show – built with nothing more than bodyweight. “The Great Gama”, the legendary Indian wrestler, built a 56in chest during his
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11 months
"It’s better to be the oldest person in the weight room than the youngest person in the nursing home." (unsure of author)
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5 months
Mindset is everything
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1 year
Another client inspiration post Big Joe Mackey 855 x 2 reps #deadlift
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7 months
Staggered Sets A 1988 study showed that shot putters increased throwing distance and vertical jump height by training only the fingers and the toes . If you want to be your best, you must sweat the small stuff. Taking care of neck, forearms, abs, calves and other “smaller”
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9 months
722!!! Speed baby!! @JuliusMaddox4 This is 90% of 800
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8 months
Deadlift Isometrics!! The benefits application and theory I have been advocated these for decades BECAUSE they work!
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10 months
Back in the day, forearm development was a badge of honor—it proved you weren’t camping your ass on the latest chrome machine and drinking soy milk. It was proof you had been throwing around some serious pig iron. Outside of the weight room, big forearms establish respect right
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10 months
International Chest day early!! Julius 675 x 3 reps💪
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🎯🎯🎯🎯Dips🎯🎯🎯🎯 ✅Dips are called by many rugged old fools from the rugged old school, the upper body squat. The reason is the massive amount of muscle they can pack on the upper body. ✅Once an athlete is able to master their bodyweight on this exercise, it is not time
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7 months
505 x 15 some light rep work to get back in the swing @JuliusMaddox4
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3 months
💪Towel Kettlebell Curls💪 If you're serious about maximizing your grip strength, want better-looking arms, and want to cap off a #nononsensephysique 🧨Do the following🧨 Wrap your hands around the towel, including the thumb. Forcefully squeeze the towel for the entire set
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10 months
strong back=a strong man!
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Pendlay, Power Row I don’t care what you want to call it But you gotta add this to your primary strength exercises if you’re looking to make changes in the new year
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Dawson with 34 pull ups weighing 240 Next up 66 years young Yvette hitting some towel pull ups Nine years old and 100 pounds Nate with towel pull ups Some amazing pull-up feats! and why towel? Towel pull-ups: Building a back like a barn door, but your biceps and forearms
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💪In the 1930s, weightlifting pioneer JC Hise discovered what was considered a mass-building miracle by doing one all-out set of 20 reps on the squat. Perry Reader carried the torch and shared this method with the masses in the 1950s and 60s. Entire books have been written on the
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1 year
800 x 5 Reps #deadlift for Big Joe! Great work champ! Will be scary when this is peaked out
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700 x 3!! @JuliusMaddox4 800 getting closer in view!!!
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7 months
Rucking is the real deal. Load up that ruck, hit the trail, and watch your mental and physical health skyrocket. It's like life's challenges – you carry the weight, but you grow stronger with each step! Rucking is foundational. Great one today!
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No suit, no wraps, all testicular fortitude! Witness the raw power of a beautiful 881 squat by Derek.
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I get to Coach' the world's strongest people ! To give back, I've got a FREE 8-week deadlift program. Retweet & comment "SEND" to get it (must follow for DM). Strength is a gift, let's share it!
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Rucking is the real deal. Load up that ruck, hit the trail, and watch your mental and physical health skyrocket. It's like life's challenges – you carry the weight, but you grow stronger with each step!
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Hill Sprint Tutorial “Hill sprints bring out something that you can’t really get in the weight room, something that you really can’t get on the track. All the guys that I know that worked out on a hill, they were a cut above the other competition around the league and they had
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Your biggest flex isn’t in the weight you lift, but in the lives you lift up. If serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you.
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On the first day of camp in 1963 the Chargers , met a 5-foot-6 Louisiana man named Alvin Roy, the mastermind of their weight program. Head Coach Gillman told the team , 'This man is what every team will eventually have: a strength coach” @chargers @NFL @NSCA
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“Stimulate, don’t annihilate,” as Lee Haney says. That’s exactly what Julius did. On his accessory bench day, instead of more heavy lifting, he hit push-ups. Now, keep in mind—Julius is a 400-pound beast. That’s no small feat. Behind bars, inmates have long known the power of
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I get to Coach' the world's strongest people ! To give back, I've got a FREE 8-week deadlift program. Retweet & comment "SEND" to get it (must follow for DM). Strength is a gift, let's share it!
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The Indian Town Of Bouncers! For centuries, farming was the main source of income for the people of Asola-Fatehpur Beri, twin villages in northern India. But in recent times, the men of Asola have managed to completely reinvent themselves – from poor farmers to strong,
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No Wrist Roller—no problem for building blacksmith forearms Hang a resistance band over the end of a barbell in the squat rack set to shoulder height. Hang a dumbbell on the other end of the band, and a weight equivalent to the dumbbell on the opposite side of the barbell to
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Crushed 45 minutes on the stairmaster with 45 pounds yesterday! 🚀💪 And the best part? My little motivator, baby girl, cheered me on for the last 10, shouting "You got this!" 🌟👧
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300 deadlift at 65 years old! Yvette also has run a 14.9 100 m dash as well as competing in the tactical games, strong man, implements, climbing, pistol shooting, AR platforms, etc. definitely one of the toughest people I work with!
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I was not lean and mean at 20 years old.
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4 months
Truth!
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5 months
The starting position of a deadlift is like the take-off position of a vertical jump. Your body is smart. When you want to perform a max-effort vertical jump, your body will intuitively assume the most powerful position—exactly the position you need for a powerful deadlift.
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2 years
If the weight is heavy, have the intention to move it fast. Even if it moves slow, you’ll still get the explosive strength benefits. If the weight is light, I want you to move it faster than the Mexican Two Step to maximize your strength adaptations. Intention is everything.
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11 months
If The Dead Bench Press were moonshine Tom would be #popcornsutton 617 PR
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Josh Bryant
9 months
🚀 Want a BIGGER bench press? 💪 Join the elite iron game circle with proven 8-week program! 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️ I have produced 20+ 600-pound raw bench pressers and the current all-time world record holder! 🌍✨ Click the link below to start your journey now! 🔥💪
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🔨🔨Staggered Sets🔨🔨 ✅A 1988 study showed that shot putters increased throwing distance and vertical jump height by training only the fingers and the toes.If you want to be your best, you must sweat the small stuff. ✅Taking care of neck, forearms, abs, calves and other
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Speed training centers are popping up like pills in a Charlie Sheen party and the sobering fact is most of them suck. There are three ways to get faster and we are going to utilize two of them in this workout. The first way is to increase your stride frequency. Everything has a
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7 months
anyone notice how there is not a single person in this video that looks athletic? Of course they don’t care—it doesn’t affect them! Girls athletics is the new B team for boys
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🚨Tony Evers, Wisconsin's Democrat Governor, has just vetoed a bill that would have protected young girls by mandating kids play sports according to their biological sex. He'd rather your daughter was beat up and injured by a boy in a dress than offend someone's feelings. The
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speed reps for Joe at 765 !!!
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Friday night at the bar!
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The great Dawson hitting 500 with some nasty-ass bona fide speed! Moving faster than a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest! No limits, no excuses—just raw power and relentless drive.
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🤝CÓMO GANAR FUERZA DE AGARRE🤝 ⛓ Para muchos la fuerza de agarre es su eslabón más débil... ¡Y la mejor manera de desarrollar un agarre fuerte es entrenarlo directamente y de forma muy específica!💪 🙏 Hace tiempo le consulté sobre este tema a un experto de renombre mundial
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RUCKING BENEFITS You aren’t training for war or even a career as a tactical athlete, so should you ruck? And what are the benefits? Cardio for Cardio Haters Maybe it was Sergeant Ignacio Coral, the toughest Mexican this side of Pancho Villa, who screamed at you as you jogged
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🔥 Big Joe just crushed an 825x3 deadlift! 💪 He's the strongest bodybuilder on the planet, and I'm honored to coach him. Want to deadlift like Joe? Sign up for my newsletter and get my FREE 8-week deadlift program delivered straight to you! Click here:
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Squat Tip!!!!!! 💰Commit to the Descent💰 ✅Squats are a reversible muscle action that utilize the stretch shortening cycle, meaning they have an eccentric phase (squatting down), amortization phase (transitions from eccentric to concentric) and a concentric (upward phase).✅
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Charlie Francis, “never increase the quantity of stimulus at the expense of quality.”
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1 year
Excellent Ruck this AM!!!
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How do I increase my bench press? Here are 5 proven tips!
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Big Jared throwing 405 overhead!
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