I actually feel my lats quite a bit during RDLs as well. I think most people underestimate how hard they're working keeping the bar close. Much more than just a posterior chain exercise!
@@MarianoGrande1i was doing snatch grip stiff leg deadlifts a few weeks ago and several ppl were staring at me like I’d just found fire. That or they thought it was weird.
Love the fact that you allways state what builded a foundation and what was the next level stuff...people who talk about this usually skip the first part and go straight to fancy second exercise
For me the biggest thing that's worked for my calves is lots of running with a rucksack. Calves just take *so much* volume for most people, myself included. Do a few miles with a 45 lbs ruck and you'll pretty much add an extra inch or more on your calves in a matter of weeks, unless your calves are already extremely well trained. Important key is to run on the balls of your feet. Heel toe probably wouldn't give you much benefit.
I always called it "tip-toe walking", best done on an incline treadmill , with the power off ("treadmill pushing"); and yep, put a weighted vest on, &c.
A bonus here for runners is the tibialis anterior work he mentioned. A few years ago i had shin splints bad, wouldn’t recommend long distance running over 200 lbs with shoes that are beaten to hell. I would take weeks off, come back, and just after 1 or 2 runs the shin splints were right back, couldn’t shake it. Found out about tibialis anterior work from a random RU-vid comment in the weeds. Filled a bucket with water, sat on an elevated surface, did a few sets everyday and shin splints were 100% gone in a week.
Man, I LOVE your training style! Not sure if you would count this as "old school" but take a look at chest expanders and Olympic rope climbing (these are the 2 main old school things I do) People like you are a breath of fresh air, keep up the good work
@@atlaspowershruggedsick ass thing to add to ur training I’ve struggled to grow my upper back no matter how much I progress and focus on rows but the chest expander has helped alot with my upper back region been enjoying so far
For calves, try doing barbell deep knee bend squats like in the old 1900’s photos where you raise your heels, kind of how the great Gama and those Indian wrestlers would do them. I heard people had success growing their calves that way. It targets the quads a lot more since the knees are way over the toes compared to to regular squats, but the calves are stressed a lot too.
Do you do any sandbag work? I am getting started on building up my zercher movements and sandbags are soon to follow. What's the point in being yolked if you can't move stuff around? I am starting to see the value in some of this more "functional" type training.
Well..for back i d say db rdl,chin ups..chest dips and db flyes,shoulders lateral raises,traps trap bar shrugs,legs rdl and nordic curl,calf calf raises,biceps chin ups,triceps close grip presses,abs kettlebell works and l raises
Love the content! I was wondering if you have done a video or have information in regard to exercise selection (beyond push pull) and sets/ reps scheme for setting up your practice
I also do band pull aparts for my rear delts and I feel they are underrated. I do them because the movement feels amazing for me, but my rear delts have grown a lot once I put them into my workout. I do other stuff like face pulls and rows that hit them pretty good, but I noticed my size increase when I added the pull aparts. I also feel RDLs in my lats like a mother fucker, glad you mentioned that.
I hope to announce that very soon on Instagram! There will be a fairly exciting demonstration of the performance enhancing quality of the denim. That's a hint.
@@atlaspowershruggeddude your improvement photo is seriously impressive. I don’t see any issue whatsoever with any lack of V taper. I only just discovered your channel and subscribed. Authentic and informative delivery.
archer pullups are great. i got a little sick of adding weight even tho i only made it to a plate for rep work. archers are just more fun. archer ring pushups are also pretty crazy. i forgot archer pushups existed until i was reminded recently and even just on paralettes theyre really good
Can you do a video About how to incorporate the lifts you do into a split? For example instead of doing rows do “blank”. Having a hard time doing zerchers and other lifts if I don’t want to sacrifice other lifts on my split or without making them too long. Like, should I stop doing RDLs if other odd lifts hit many muscle groups? Thanks.
I think I have at some point, but I'll do it again. Also I have a chapter in my book which should be out next month. Tldr, practice them in your warmup and sub them in when lifts you're currently doing stagnate.
Is training neck important? I feel like mine has thickened without any training and I have a hard time sleeping to begin with (sometimes feel like I can’t breathe if I lie down). This has put me off the idea of training neck
You have quite a long Achilles tendon which makes growth of the calf muscle belly harder. Calf will look smaller than someone with a short Achilles tendon but a longer one makes you faster - look at Usain Bolt’s.
Do you train in any other sports or just real old lifting sports? Edit: forgot to say, but you'd be a monster in any sort of grappling if you learned techniques
Quadriceps: Squats, Bulgarians. Hamstrings: Deadlifts(Conv. and RDL) and Curls Glutes: GM on inverted hack machine and Bulgarians. Back: Deadlifts, Weighted Pull-ups and Chin-Ups. Chest: Press, press, press. Shoulders: Press, Press, Press. Ok, some lateral raises too. Forearms: Deadlifts, Rows, Pull-ups, Chin-Ups and some curls with supinated grip. Bis: Curls, curls, curls. Tris: Press, press, press. Some extensions here and there helped i guess.
Offtopic, why did i find this video already in my watch later list. I literally saw the ig post, searched the channel name, and clicked on this. The fuck
