Build MASSIVE Shoulders with JM Blakley's Special Technique 

@@mitchellhayman381 he is a deep thinker though lol

Yeah hes really polite to the lady. :]

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He's like Hulk and Banner rolled into one.

Yeah but he also abuses animals.. You can get this information elsewhere from someone with integrity.

Like, rotate the arm up, not press up. I hate that I want to use this, but don't want to mess about with my program right now.

Yes. The reverse of lat pull/seated row (where it is "push the humerus back" as opposed to "bending the elbow").

I would absolutely buy a book from JM. But, not for $200. Scratch that, for the info he gives, yes I believe I would. This is why whenever I need lifting related items, I only f*ck with EliteFTS.

Have you seen JM in his peak, he looked like freaking Superman. Beats Greg Doucette easy

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She is waaaay into getting in touch with her muscles. I introduced her to more of this style of doing reps and she prefers it to others, it seems to me. She still lifts big and hard, we had an enormous bench PR this year, but her enjoyment of tuning in to herself and tuning out the world has led her to usually train this style when she's on her own. It has benefits even if you don't love it, but you can see for yourself that if you can dig it, you get pretty damn good command over your body fairly quickly. I'm glad you noticed. She will be pleased I think.

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Glad you think so!

I call them Blakely Pressdowns, and yoh can IMMEDIATELY feel the difference in contraction, even without weight. That shit ruined my bench workout 2 days later, I was so sore.

You are very intuitive! Flexing the antagonist DOES help relax the agonist! You are feeling your way. Good for you. The idea was introduced to me when learning about PNF stretching. ( Look it up if you wish to understand more). In that technique, you want to relax and stretch the hamstring, say, so prior to the stretch you flex the quad. This inhibits the tension in the ham. It's fascinating. But it has some relavence here, too. It's not a complete carryover, but it's useful. Look up "inhibition of antagonists" for details. Even if it's not precisely accurate, it's a useful cue and image. Kudos!

Thank you for the suggestions! I have used PNF stretching for recovery but the concept of using it as part of the workout is intriguing. I will certainly look into it further!

The back is composed of multiple muscles such as the trapezius, latissimus dorsi, spinal erectors, etc. I think the reason a lot of people don't feel particular muscles of the back working is that they use a technique that involves multiple muscles and motions. For example, using a seated row and leaning far forward then leaning backwards and pulling, thereby using upper back, lats, and spinal erectors instead of focusing on just one of the three. I really started to develop the muscles of my back when I started to utilize exercises that really isolated each muscle. For example, I purchased a chest supported t-bar row for my garage gym (elbows wide, very slight tuck to emphasize mid traps) months ago and my upper back has really thickened up. Try isolating those muscles you're targeting and hopefully it will work for you. Best of luck.

1. Wraps, tie your arms to bar. 2. Low weight high reps 3. move your back muscles then your arms follow

Isolation occurs in the head, not the muscle. The muscles just tell you ( by feedback if you listen closely) if you're doing a good job in your head. You won't learn isolation from any particular exercise or movement. Some lend themselves better than others, though. You mustn't look for anything " outside" to get there. It's all in your head. Lots of attention there, while getting feedback from "outside".

I respectfully disagree. One may learn how to isolate/feel/etc a particular muscle via a specific exercise or motion that emphasizes the anatomical function of that specific muscle. For instance, the middle trapezius retracts the scapula. If you choose an exercise or motion that does not involve scapular retraction you will not develop any sort of mind muscle connection with the mid traps (or development for that matter) no matter how hard you think about it. I agree that the more mental focus is involved the greater the performance will be, but to say that the connection does not happen without any specific mechanical action (the exercise/motion) to me makes no sense as the muscles of the human body function to produce force and motion.

@@doug853 Sorry, Doug, you completely lost me. What is it exactly that you are in disagreement about, again? You point out, axiomatically, that if you don't do an exercise that employs the muscle in question, it gets no stimulation. Is this a straw man, or did you somehow glean from what I'm saying here was opposed to that? After that, which we are in agreement with, I lose the thread. Let me reiterate my position then you may rebuff. In movements where synergistic muscles co-contract, it is the will power and control of the nervous impulse sent to each muscle that causes contraction and stimulation. This expresses itself in our demo by choosing to send a stronger signal to one muscle in favor over another (in the synergistic group). I'm asserting that it is not enough to choose an incline press for "upper pecs" and rely solely on sheer mechanical load to cause development. This is a short term and short sighted solution. It will only get you so far. I'm suggesting that IN ADDITION to selecting an " appropriate" exercise to target a muscle group, one can preferentially influence the stimulation and ergo the growth of any one of the synergists. In the above example, by DISENGAGING the frontal deltoids, the pecs will prosper. Elucidate your disagreement for me.

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Bench specialists should and do have huge forearms usually

Thats literally why he has massive forearms

"it's almost like lifting heavy with your upper body made everything in your upper body bigger"

He's a bench press specialist so I don't know whether he coaches people on other lifts. There are better suited coaches at EliteFTS for the deadlift and squat.

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Do you mean front raises? We are targeting front delts. But there is no temptation to use the triceps with raising dumbell exercises. They are single joint movements. This is only one part about muscle development. The other part is about muscle control. To do a multi-joint movement and be able to EMPHASIZE one part or the other.

@@j.m.blakley4126 Thanks for your reply, yes I mean front raises in this instance. That is interesting, thank you for this video.

i had a bit of that as well until I learned how to really pummel my arms..secret is for the lagging body parts ..assuming you want size..as in bodyBUILDING....you cannot give the arms rest ..train triceps and biceps together with 5 to 10 second rest between sets...now my arms are caught up...people always stop me in the gym and ask me what i doin!! lol

This sense of "shoulder dominant" comes from where, do you suppose? I'm guessing you simply have greater mental connection to your shoulders. You have allowed this to preferentially strengthen them over other synergists. You are reticent to use LESS weight in any exercise to remedy this, thus, when the movement gets harder, you rely on your strength (shoulders) to complete reps. This only further strengthens your strong point. It is not hard to correct at all if you apply some good old fashioned DISCIPLINE. YOU tell your body what to move or not move. From your MIND. You can't do this if your mind is preoccupied with the effort and strain of lfting. You lose the choice and default to whatever you have made strong. The crux here is to USE WHAT ISN'T STRONG. And to shut down what is. This type of training (shut down style) is perfect for someone in your situation who desires more balanced development. You'll have to FEEL your way there. Slow and DELIBERATE to put the stress on ANY muscle of your choosing. If you are earnest, and set your ego aside going slow and with less weight, it won't take long.

@@j.m.blakley4126 well I can improve my overhead with just bench and bench press variations.. Its just how I have always been.. I started of really skinny and got wide very quickly so I looked a lot bigger than I was.. I know what you are saying and you are right.. When I go heavy my dominant muscles completely take over.. Even when I do dumbbells for chest I can't go over a certain weight if I want to feel it in my chest.. My main question is how can I change my compound lifts around to stop this from happening.. Because I don't feel isolation work improves my bench.. And i have a fairly developed long head of the tricep.. Its just around the elbow where people say is most important for bench that's lagging behind

@@patrickmcdonagh539 I'm not sure you have to! What is YOUR end game? If you are progressing fine on bench and overhead strength with what you're up to now, what interests you about isolation exactly? For me, it was a way to keep from incurring a recovery load that was difficult to surmount. For others, it is about development. Size and shape. Until you become dissatisfied with your progress, perhaps this can sit in the "maybe" pile. However, there will still be an issue with your body dictating your training rather than your will power. This isn't a lesson you can learn easily striving solely for strength. You will always gravitate to your strong suits. It is a quality issue. I will assure you though, that better control by force of will over any body part will be a friend to you when things get hard and heavy. The longer you stick with training, the heavier things get. If you can't control things when you are weaker, the bad habits and strength imbalances get deeper and deeper the stronger you get. It all depends on how far you wish to take things. The farther you're aspiring to go, the more mental control over your movements become your pals.

@@j.m.blakley4126 end game really is getting my bench stronger.. Getting my triceps bigger would be a bonus

That's an interesting observation. I'm always so intently zoned in to the muscles rather than the movement, that this had escaped me. But I grew up with the Nautilus Pullover and, by God, you're right! I can see it now.

@@j.m.blakley4126 The Nautilus Pullover is exactly what I had in mind. I never realized how much I loved that machine until it was gone. Life is like that, I suppose.

I actually owned a first gen Nautilus pullover I bought in the late 80's for 300 bucks! I lost it in the D-I-V-O-R-C-E. I sort of miss them both!

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not a press!!!

​@@sooparticular Yeah but I don't understand why doing a press variation would be better than an isolation exercise when the goal is to isolate front delts

@@karolzpoznania you can always press more weight then you can with a front raise...he is showing how to take out alot of triceps in presses...Thats what I think is going on!!

This works perfectly well with a front raise for development. But what would you learn to "shut down" this way? What would you "turn off" in a front raise? You can still " lift from the top" using the delt, but that's a reiteration of the training method to focus ON SOMETHING as opposed to taking focus OFF SOMETHING. There is a different lesson to be learned in each.

@@karolzpoznania the goal is to emphasize as much as it is to emphasize. The press has a common OVER EMPHASIS ON TRIS. That's the point we are assessing here. It is completely distinct from just isolating the muscle. See if you agree after you've done it in earnest for a few sessions.

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I'm very curious as to what worries you about shoulder stress in a shoulder exercise? What is it you find dangerous? I assure you that this is one proper, common, safe way to flex the shoulders under a load. The only "difference" is the quality of contraction and emphasis on isolation. Where, exactly, does it get scary? I'm going to submit that the way this is being performed is actually LESS LIKELY to cause irritation or an untoward effect than any traditional execution. What is off-puting to you?

@@j.m.blakley4126 Too many guys want to throw up that crazy weight and not warm up the joints. You literally aren't suggesting lock out which is, in my opinion, a key in joint injuries. Love your simple, well thought out processes and methodology.

Matt, I can definitely see where this could go wrong but JM isnt saying max out or even go heavy - develop the skill of muscle isolation, to allow better recovery from training.

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You’ve commented 30 times on their videos. Maybe they’re just tired of hearing you.

Yea bro, keep it cool. Between this vid and the trap isolation vid these are true gems. Taking your training to new levels..FREE!

Why don't you show respect.. stop using steroids as an excuse on why you're weak....

@@eyeofthetiger666satan Anthony is probably the same fellow who thinks you can pin for a weekend, eat Cheetos and then go win a world championship. No need to try and educate people like that.