Co-host: Coach Rob Regish
Come join the fun. Post your questions. Nothing is off topic. Training, peptides, nutrition, supplements, sex, drugs, rock and roll.
Show Notes
[6:40] Dips vs. decline bench.
- Perform whatever movement that can safely overload the pecs for you.
- EMG reading do not tell the entire story for efficacy of an exercise.
[12:13] A new, “safer” version of DNP.
- Complexed with NAC or other antioxidants.
- It is not safe.
- Antioxidants only mitigate a minor issue of DNP use.
[19:21] Balancing bodyweight and free weights for a 19 year old.
- What is your goal?
- For size: It will require heavier eating. ~20% of the training should be bodyweight.
- LB for LB strength: same type of training.
- Don’t be afraid to use 3 4-6 week periods of bulking per year.
- Convict Conditioning.
- Overcoming Gravity
- Eating is the hard part.
[34:10] What are some weight training methods to improve speed?
- Reverse hypers.
- Band sprints to improve the second, third, and fourth step speed.
- Parachute work.
- Sled work.
[36:42] Advice for a 50 year old that is losing mobility and joint health.
- Active stretching.
- Basic calisthenics- start with regressions if necessary.
- Look into Becoming a Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett.
- Also pay attention to reducing metabolic debris in muscle tissue.
- Get ferritin and TIBC checked in your bloodwork.
- If they are high, donate blood.
- Invest in a vibration plate.
[52:46] PEMF device for recovery.
[54:17] How can I get my teenage son into training?
- Find a way to give him no choice.
- Schedule a couple of father-son workouts per week.
- It helps to regularly invite one of his friends.
- Point out the progress that he is making.
- The goal is to build habits.
[1:05:10] Tip of the Day: The history of the burpee.
- It was named after Royal H. Burpee.
- He created it as a metric to measure overall fitness of a regular person.
- It was rediscovered when military leaders settled on it being a test of physical fitness during WWII.
