John Meadows: The Biggest Thing People Get Wrong About Lifting Heavy Vs Lifting Light

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John Meadows is a former pro bodybuilder and a current pro bodybuilding coach. He has helped train the recent Men's 212 champion Shaun Clarida among many other top level talent. That's why we turned to him for some advice on the fundamentals of advanced weight training. In our latest GI Exclusive interview, John Meadows clarifies if you should be lifting heavy weight or light weight. He also debunks the myths about both training methods.

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[marc]

I miss this guy man he was really a big part of my day. I started watching John when I was getting back Into the gym. I started out at 130lbs just got out of a toxic 7 year relationship and 5 years later I'm up to 175-180lbs mostly on John's knowledge and advice

[andreworrell]

John broke this down beautifully. Great explanation

[TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Probably the best advice ive ever heard from anyone on weight training. That was great!

[Mr_Magpie_]

This is why he is so well respected. Well said 👌🏾

[rosini]

"Talk to me in a few years"... I wish I could.

[Aaron-rdcd]

What a great man John is. He’s a breath of fresh air in the fitness industry today

[ayeshavlogsfun]

Full Range of Motion with Moderately heavy Load and Going Close of Failure is key
Well Explained John

[johnathanstormborn]

I always do two to 3 heavy compounds and two to three focused on the pump stretch and constant tension.

[Chubbylito]

when im fresh from rest day, i lift heavy with low rep but as i try to end the week, i shift to light weight, high reps. i like this style and works to keep everything fresh for me

[OskaRusty]

John is right up there with the best advice on weight training on youtube.

[edmeyer]

Pausing on reps and negatives work awesome on light to moderate weight.

[thomasstansfield]

John Meadows always just makes sense. Thanks for keeping it simple and logical for us.

[bilbob]

can the open on this channel get any longer

[andrewbayram]

Good one. I had a discussion with another member of the 55 plus oldies at the gym. We discussed what was heavy. Heavy relates to possible reps not actual weight. He said to me you always go heavy on the bench, I smiled and shook my head. I explained that my 20 plus re range is his 1-2 rep max. I said whose working the hardest? You who does a 2 rep max and can't hit 3? Or me that stops at 20 with the same weight?? We had a laugh and he said 'I never realised you were such a lazy f...'
The point of failure is the hardest part to get right, that and how often to go to absolute failure.
I'm 55, he's 57 and we still love it.
Thanks for the vid 👍👍👍

[benthomas]

Maybe this is where EMOM and cluster sets come into play. Use a heavy weight, don’t go to failure, but use short rest periods. You’ll move a lot of weight by the end of a short workout, but you won’t annihilate yourself

[seanredman]

Wow.... succinct, articulate, great explanations.

[dieselbuff]

I really enjoy your videos John. How are you doing these days?

[spacepirate]

Just mix it up and do what arnie did, be a champion and embrace the pain, shock the muscle

[broad]

Not heavy and not light in between, , moderate weight is best for growth and staying injury free

[westword]

I wish they talked about time under tension . 45 seconds 12 rep sets