This CRAZY Trend Returns to Bodybuilding! (Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!)

This CRAZY Trend Returns to Bodybuilding! (Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!)

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Personal Trainer, Mr America & Natural Mr Universe John Heart shows how the latest research has been used to bring back an old trend that existed in bodybuilding over 40 years ago. Many Golden Era Bodybuilders experienced painful career-ending injuries due to it, and it should be avoided.
At a time when Mr Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr Heavy Duty Training Mike Mentzer, and others ruled the stage, muscle building routines used to muscle up had a serious flaw exhibited by even the top athletes in the sport.

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[BalkanManic]

This trend is due to too many dorks entering the lifting sphere. Over complicating things when intensity is all that matters.

[matthewbusse]

Older lifter here and my main goal is to not get injured, definitely some good points to consider for myself and my technique

[greyrolland-vsvm]

I’d suggest that squats, rows and bench presses are all midrange movements with some tension in both stretch and contracted positions. Sissy squats, pullovers and Gironda dips have more emphasis on the stretch position. Personally I find that zero momentum repetitions in any exercise (4 second positive, 4 second hold on top, 4 second negative, 4 second hold on the bottom repeat) gives great results with minimal injury risk.

[Shreadington]

If my logs show increase, I feel the exercise stimulus/pump, see the technic is working for improvement, and I feel safe doing it that's what I'll do. What's worked: lightening the weight, a safe negative stretch, training to form failure (usually 1 RIR), lower volume more frequency.

[richbrake]

Leg extensions have always done more for my quadriceps than squats have.

[fatboitino]

I lay on the bench for pullovers, instead of across the bench

[GrzegorzDurda]

Intensity + myotatic reflex = More stimulation.

[zerog]

Ive been in and out of HT for years but now I've nailed it.
I cant do the Dorian Yates or Mike Mentzer patials at end to total destruction. What is like a drug to my training is my second set to maximum, then stop.
Unbelievable recovery and getting stronger and stronger.
The Dorian Yates stuff killed me for two days after and was detrimental to my home life.
Im not a body builder by the way, im a hybrid dude.

[shadetreegenius]

What happened to just lifting and being very okay with your results. No drugs, no supps, and no scientific data. Go back to 70's, 80's, and 90's prison and see if their concened about the technical aspect of lifting. We had 30 minutes on the weight pile.

[patriarchmike]

We gotta stop all these "optimal" bro science guys from spreading lies and misconceptions on the internet. All it does it give people an excuse not to push it hard. I see them in the gym all the time. They're the guys who lift super slow with super light weights. They never grow in the entire time I've known them. We're talking years. I tell them to go heavier and they get mad. Why?

Now i see guys doing these super deep stretches that aren't necessary. Then they get a tear and wonder why

[steelmongoose]

When the “LENGTHENED PARTIALS!” thing started up, I was surprised that it was describing something that has always seemed obvious to me. I know instinct doesn’t always replace science well, but I didn’t even see a mystery there to solve. 😄

[zerog]

I stopped doing dips below parallel and im pain free and i think the extra weight i can lift negates the the extra few inches in the stretch.
PS. Love your channel mate

[BurninatorTheTrogdor]

These guys are just running out of things to argue about and making it complicated. Remember the Bodybuilding Encyclopedia? Super simple.

[kenfordbodylyfefitness]

This was informative and common sensical. “More” isn’t always intrinsically “better” Even with Nutrition, like pulling out Vitamin C from an orange or a sweet potato or a carrot and concentrating it into a pill form and taking 3, 000 iu’s of it ie; “MORE” isnt nutritionally “better” for you. The right amount of Vitamin C is, not being deficient in Vitamin C is good, but MORE than you need can be Toxic to the body, and as you pointed out so can certain technique principles. Thank you.

[myencinitaschiro]

I remember doing mail order with Horrigan's stuff in the 90s and then rebuying it in the early 2000s. He had some incredible information and Legendary Abs was my favorite all time ab work. I love you bring him up! I still have most of his works. Even Secrets of Advanced Bodybuilders series too. I've used that, but ultimately the biggest and strongest I ever was, was from using Mentzer's principles. I appreciate you keeping it alive! You have best body building advice on YouTube. Love your books brother, keep up the great work!

[patriarchmike]

The stretch is not important on biceps curls. The point where hypertrophy is triggered most is the halfway point through the move when the elbow is at 90°. No reason to straighten the arm completely. Yes get a good stretch but that means going almost to lock out. Not lock out.

[lazur]

Re preacher curls: with super-slow reps, they can be safely fully-extended. Don't merely rep slowly, but begin w/a contraction too 'light' to move the bar, slowly increasing until the bar barely moves, w/no increase, until well into the rep.

[ConstantinoOfficial]

Great video - it’s funny because the variable resistance argument is just the opposite, creating more force in the contracted position, and very little in the stretch position is better and equals more gains.

Never ending contradictions.

[spicen]

Why follow Milo? Why follow Mike - dude trains twice a day on PEDs and looks like ... well like he does.

[unchained]

Thank you John for sharing your thoughts. Appreciate your content.