mountaindog1 hey john, great video!! Can you do a video for roughly 3 individual body types and how you would tailor calories and if one cheat meal a week can be integrated? I don’t believe I’ve seen as many nutrition and eating videos that would be really helpful. I believed you mentioned always having a Saturday donuts cheat meal, even when getting ready for a show? Does this slow down your cut that much? Can you please help with some basics on how many carbs a person needs to recover without getting out of hand. I know we all are different so it’s tough. Thanks though!!
Thank you so much man I made so many of these mistakes and genuinely learned from this video please make a whole series out of this it’s very informative you earned a sub from me
Every couple of weeks or so I come back to his videos and drop a comment or a reply in the hopes that the YT algoritm will keep popping his vids on other peoples feed and his family will continue to benefit from the tremendous ground work this man has put in. RIP John
A brief summary of common exercises: 1. Lat pulldowns: Not arching your back when fatigue occurs, shifts tension to biceps. or using momentum way too much which shifts tension to the lower back. 2. Cable rows: Don't pull with your biceps, think about pulling your elbows back and squeezing your back. Again don't use momentum too much. 3. Dumbell rows: Don't twist your body, drive with your elbows is #1 key, don't turn it into a bicep exercise. 4. Barbell rows: Use straps if it's a heavy set. Don't jerk the bar, or use momentum to drive with your lower back. Keep the bar tight and close to your body, neutral back. 5. Deadlifts: Rather do rack pulls from mid-shin to target more upper back and lats, more like a shoulder extension movement for your back. Rack pull> dls for lat growth. 6. Dumbell pullover: Slight bend in your arms to lock-in position, pull with your lats and keep tension. Do not turn it into a tricep movement by bending too much elbow. Don't go too far when you come back so you don't shift tension away from your back. Form is all for basic movements. 7. Hyperextension machine: Don't set the machine too high, set it around your hips. Don't extend too much into hyperextension since it's gonna be dangerous for your lower back. Conclusion: #1 Drive with elbows rather than arms. #2 Don't jerk the weight, control it with proper form. #3 keep tension on your lats by issuing a proper range of motion. your welcome #Let the gains begin
@@mountaindog1 Wow my pleasure, Thank you! Although I'm a powerlifter I still watch your videos. However, I feel like Cable/dumbbell pullovers are unique in a way they train straight arm scapular retraction, that's why its always a stable exercise for my back. With that being said, I do think deadlifts did the same thing in a certain way by mimicking the same muscle contraction when you keep your lats tight and initiate the movement. But I guess its personal preference and you gotta chose toe most effective exercise for yourself as a bodybuilder. Keep the great work man!
Pullups. Heavy weighted pullups for 9 or more sets. shoulder width grip palms forward. Only thing that ever worked for me. Pulldowns do litteraly nothing for most naturals no matter what you do. Took me 10 fing years to figue out how much brutal intense volume my back can handle before it starts to grow.
I hate that John passed away before I discovered his channel. I subscribed to other channels and they spoke so highly of John when he passed that I searched for his channel and started watching his videos. He is so good at explaining things and giving examples of form and technique. Luckily, his videos are out here so that he can continue to teach and inspire people for many years to come. What a legacy he has left. RIP John.
Excellent teacher! Even though he is gone, these instructional videos will live on forever! Who are the 331 people that gave this video a thumbs down?? Smh. RIP
Its amazing how much technology has acted as a catalyst for knowledge. Like seriously so much information out there right at our fingertips.... And good people like John take time to supply it. Thank you sir!
Driving back with the elbow is the most important thing I learned a couple of years back. Whenever I train new clients they obviously pull with their arm and biceps automatically so I fix that immediately. Thanks for the video John! You're killing it lately👊
Exactly, It's amazing how such a small change psychically can change so much, just trying to pull down with your elbows instead of with your wrists (if that makes sense) gives such a better contraction and makes the biceps less involved.
RIP John, you are missed but never forgotten!! I will watch your videos for the rest of my life!! You have helped me develop my body for the better!! I think that all your videos should be archived in the library of Congress!! God bless you John! God Bless Mary! God bless Alexander! God bless Andrew!
Such a consummate gentleman, it is hard to believe he is gone. You will never meet a more generous, ego-less, and kind soul anywhere. He happened to be a great coach and bodybuilder, and his legacy as a great man will be even more enduring than his traiining videos and articles. RIP Mountain Dog, you are one of the greats.
I have been training for over 40 years and I still learn something from every one of John's videos....especially his back workout videos. Even at age 61 I have realized noticeable gains in my back development. Kudos Sir!
Am gutted. My condolences to your family. Rip John I really enjoyed your content and learning from your experience which I was going to implement today. I always thought anyone giving advice I would listen to you. Such a nice guy rip pal
A true legend, a fighter all his life. Thank you John for helping me in 2022. I know you are up there chilling in heavens and looking at all the boys you are still training. Huge respect.
Back and biceps for me tonight with deadlifts. It's my 17th birthday so I got a lifting belt - can't wait to try it out! Once again John, amazing video!
I realised watching you that i do so many mistakes when i work my back.and i m in danger injuring my spine so once again John thank you!!! Most usefull this video!
R. I. P. Sir. You were a great guy and amazing bodybuilder. Thank you for sharing your life’s passion with us. Prayers for friends and family. May God bless you in your time of suffering.
the only thing that’s ever given me true passion is going to the gym and working on my mental/physical health. we are so blessed to have information on the internet to feed that passion and learn more everyday
All great tips as usual John! Two years ago I checked my back day ego at the door, lightened up the weight, and focused on time under tension with focused contractions. It brought a whole new dynamic to my back day and really brought my back detail, strength, and size up. I felt like I'd been in a physical fight the next day. It made MY back better and I'm back to the old heavy weight but with quality reps. Now I get the question, hey how'd you get your back like that? When I tell them they give me the "oh shit" look. Why, because it's HARD and they can't train like a pussy anymore.
Thanks for all the great advice. At 72 years old and not having worked out for 20 years... I use to power lift. I'm trying to get some muscle back by training with my equipment at home. After 1 month training I feel much better. The pain I feel now is from working muscles rather then inactivity. It's a better kind of pain. I set a goal to workout from March 1st 2021- to March 1st of 2022. Hopefully I look and feel much better🏋️. Thanks again John for your advice and support. Mark
If i may add one additional advice, use a thumbless / suicide grip, especially in lat pulldowns, will take away the some of the tension on the biceps and isolate the lats a little bit more
Man im sitting here almost in tears !! THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME PROPER FORM / TECHNIQUE !! People like you are what makes the world go round man . Im HONORED to have learned from you !
These tips never get old to be reminded off and will save anyone years of trial and error. The hand placement tip was excellent. You should do a whole video on dumbell and cable hand placement. As you illuded too in the video, both back and chest engagement can change dramtically just by sliding your hand up or down the handle. I would love to a video with your advice regarding the handle hand placement.
i incorporated these tips and felt an immediate difference. I had to lower the weight a little but i felt it. great stuff. I kept elbows in mind the entire time. great stuff! thank you!
EVERYTHING you said about the dumbbell row EVERYONE says to do.. And for the longest time I had avoided the row cause I couldn't do their forms correctly.. It hurt to do the jerk-twist motion and I felt it HUGELY isolated to my bicep and barely anything in my lat. So now with these new tips I'm going to happily include the row into my workout routine! Can't wait to try it out now.
John, when I first watched you on one of Juji’s videos, I thought you were a stern, cold-hearted, silent asshole... but the more of your videos I’ve watched, you are actually a very well-educated, kind and articulated man! Props to you, and God Bless.
Agree 100% about not rounding your back. I have an injury from my job because of that - one of my rib heads started pulling away from my spine 😵 It's getting better thanks to my chiropractor.
Appart from legs,rear delts and biceps,I allways look up at a point on the ceiling during a set,it pushes your chest out and works for me on nearly every exercise.Simplest bit of advice I was ever given......
Pull ups have helped my back grow so much. Single dumbbell row helps a lot too. This guy knows what he is talking about. Always start off light, do your thing and don't worry about others.
Thank you for all your wisdom, John. You were a true badass and well of knowledge and your tips have helped me tremendously. You will be missed. RIP LEGEND
Wow I werent aware of his passing until reading some of the comments. Tend not to read comments. One of the most informative bodybuilders on RU-vid. Always applied great knowledge and realism to his workouts. RIP big man, you will be greatly missed.
RIP... your name was a staple growing up... always loved your demeanor and easy talk. Still not the same without you after seeing you around the web... my first time on T-Nation early 2000s...
John started to pop back up on my feed and my algorithms, but this reminded me of the older days, I remember when I was about 17 watching these videos and I’ll be honest from watching him in the past and learning the true true passion not just the life style not just the grind but the true feeling of hating an off day and understanding why you have to take it. It has paid off so much learning the true work ethic and true science with mixed experience and help from John. Even till this day I still do meadow rows. I have gotten so much stronger so much better and get compliments from the older generation who appreciate the art and not the fab or the ego of perhaps not all but the newer generation of working out. Big love to you John miss you 💪🏽🔥. Thank you for all your help and continues help. And remember y’all even if you’re watching this and think that you’re perfect on everything, and have a big back there is still much to learn, change and adapt then change again. Even if you pull push and squat at your most there is always something to grind and drive for. Hope all of y’all have an amazing lift and many more! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
11:26 exactly right. When you move away from the body, you’re adding moment arm. The moment arm is essentially a perpendicular line from the line representing the force. In this case the force is just the magnitude and direction opposite of the weight. Weights like to move in a straight line. We keep it close to our body to minimize the moment arms’ magnitude The simplest way to imagine this is looking at a deadlift - the distance between the hip and straight line path of the barbell. The further back your hip sits, the longer the moment arm.
Thank you for all your help Mr. Meadows. Your videos and teachings have helped me reach another level in my PR's. More importantly I've done it safely and without injury.
looked for advice on how to grow my back and this is the first video i came across, didn’t know of your passing John RIP and thank you for the video. God bless everyone.
I really wish John could have been my trainer. I've been lifting on and off for years and only seriously stuck to training this past 6 months. I'm binge watching as many videos as I can before my next session as I believe his knowledge is second to none. He lacks the ego hype a lot of youtubers present and just tells you exactly what to do and how to do it. It feels like he really wants you to improve and doesn't care about clicks. You can tell he shares his knowledge because he loves lifting and wants us all to enjoy it also. I'm so sorry his family and the world lost him.
Very important fine tuning for proper form here. Appreciate it, already making a difference in this past month. I've made a lot of these mistakes, mostly going too heavy and engaging the wrong muscles. I've also started really paying more attention to core and lower back training and that really helped maintain form/endurance on lifts like barbell row, pull-ups.
John Meadows' videos would pop up on my feed from time to time, but its only recently that I've really been watching and paying attention to them. He seems like such a genuinely nice person and I not only love his ideas,, but also how he explains his methods. Its obvious he loves sharing his wealth of training knowledge with his viewers. I recently discovered that he passed away two years ago and now I can't help but feel an extreme sense of sadness watching his vids. Looking into the guy and everything he's been through in life, its truly heartwarming to see how kind he seemed in spite of it all, but its also heartbreaking knowing how it ended for him. Rest in peace Mountain Dog, thank you for all you brought to the world of fitness..
Compared to the other RU-vid fitness dudes I follow I find myself more focused on your instructions. Your a man of great wisdom lol *SUBSCRIBED. Thanks my man! I’m gonna try all these new tips today.
This man is a Legend. Ive just got into using gyms, now that i don't do much outdoor work. These videos have helped me so much. And to find out he had passed, is sad because i would have loved to have sent him a message to say thank you for the amazing content.
This is hard to do especially when you're young but sometimes you make the biggest breakthroughs and gains by dropping the ego and weights down a notch or two and making sure your form is text book before the weight goes back up. It'll also save you from bad injuries and chronic issues down the road.
I kind of just like watching his videos (not a regular gymmer here), he sounds so genuine and knowledgeable - it is calming just to see him impart his knowledge! RIP Sir, your legacy will live!
Watched your video today and hit back this afternoon. Lowered my weight a little bit and focused on the movements like you said and more mind muscle connection. Holy cow.... I think that was the most back activation I’ve felt in a long time. Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge! 👍🏼💪🏼
its been said here many times but man, this guy is just about giving, giving, giving - real shame he passed away young. He clearly had so much more to give...
Thanks, this is a great video! 21 tonnes of gold nuggets 🤗 Please make "21 tips" for legs, chest, shoulders, arms, heck even abs... 21 everythiiiing 😄💪
This man knows what's he talking about! I just tried the exercise starting from 15;25, and i mean wow holy crap, you will feel this afterwards trust me !
HomesliceDrummer so how come my brother and I can eat the same exacts foods and portions and he looks drastically different than me. How come he can eat less than me and grow more than me? And he is, i actually eat significantly more calories than him and I taught him how to workout.
