Bodyweight Exercise Technique for Mass! (INTERMITTENT ISOMETRICS)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Adam
As I said in a comment elsewhere, I like to do slow moving Tai Chi dynamic isometrics, where I'm doing simple and fluid movements while contracting my entire body.
I do a lot of dynamic isometric exercises just with the imagination of lifting weights or pull-ups or cables, or like I'm sweeping my arms through sand or water, such that if the resistance were actually there, then I would still be moving through it. Try rowing a boat with your imagination, make the boat really heavy and the oars huge, it'll wear you out! And it wears out both opposite sides, because your pecs and core etc are resisting your lats and back etc. Or an even better example. Imaginarily row backwards, briefly relax, imaginarily press forward, briefly relax, rinse and repeat. It's tiring not just because you're using more muscles, but because those more muscles are using up more oxygen, which means there's less of it to go around, which means that muscle fatigue sets in more quickly. Gets more of a workout in less time.
Btw the suspended sit is one of my favs! You can do it even on a bed or couch, and if you gotta suddenly drop, then it's a cushioned fall lol.
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As I said in a comment elsewhere, I like to do slow moving Tai Chi dynamic isometrics, where I'm doing simple and fluid movements while contracting my entire body.
I do a lot of dynamic isometric exercises just with the imagination of lifting weights or pull-ups or cables, or like I'm sweeping my arms through sand or water, such that if the resistance were actually there, then I would still be moving through it. Try rowing a boat with your imagination, make the boat really heavy and the oars huge, it'll wear you out! And it wears out both opposite sides, because your pecs and core etc are resisting your lats and back etc. Or an even better example. Imaginarily row backwards, briefly relax, imaginarily press forward, briefly relax, rinse and repeat. It's tiring not just because you're using more muscles, but because those more muscles are using up more oxygen, which means there's less of it to go around, which means that muscle fatigue sets in more quickly. Gets more of a workout in less time.
Btw the suspended sit is one of my favs! You can do it even on a bed or couch, and if you gotta suddenly drop, then it's a cushioned fall lol.
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FatToFitAgain
I have heard you talk about the -Genetic Lottery- many times, I can't remember if you did in this video or not, I watched it several hours ago and just saw picked up my phone and it was still here. Anyway, I know you say -you would know if you did-, my problem is I don't know how to be sure. I let myself get morbidly obese. Just sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices, and a lot of it. I was always the strongest guy in school, out lifting teachers and upperclassmen. In 7th grade, my first time around weights I was doing 4x10 185 on the bench press. By sophomore year I was in the 1100 pound club. Does this mean I can train longer? Because I love to push myself as hard as I can on everything I hit in a day and it can sometimes take me over two hours. I don't doddle. I just want to know if I'm over doing it. I'm trying to get back in shape and don't want to ruin any chance for good gains. I'm 5'8- and my lean body mass is 210lbs for reference. Any advice, from anyone, thanks.
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I have heard you talk about the -Genetic Lottery- many times, I can't remember if you did in this video or not, I watched it several hours ago and just saw picked up my phone and it was still here. Anyway, I know you say -you would know if you did-, my problem is I don't know how to be sure. I let myself get morbidly obese. Just sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices, and a lot of it. I was always the strongest guy in school, out lifting teachers and upperclassmen. In 7th grade, my first time around weights I was doing 4x10 185 on the bench press. By sophomore year I was in the 1100 pound club. Does this mean I can train longer? Because I love to push myself as hard as I can on everything I hit in a day and it can sometimes take me over two hours. I don't doddle. I just want to know if I'm over doing it. I'm trying to get back in shape and don't want to ruin any chance for good gains. I'm 5'8- and my lean body mass is 210lbs for reference. Any advice, from anyone, thanks.
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FatToFitAgain
I have heard you talk about the -Genetic Lottery- many times, I can't remember if you did in this video or not, I watched it several hours ago and just saw picked up my phone and it was still here. Anyway, I know you say -you would know if you did-, my problem is I don't know how to be sure. I let myself get morbidly obese. Just sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices, and a lot of it. I was always the strongest guy in school, out lifting teachers and upperclassmen. In 7th grade, my first time around weights I was doing 4x10 185 on the bench press. By sophomore year I was in the 1100 pound club. Does this mean I can train longer? Because I love to push myself as hard as I can on everything I hit in a day and it can sometimes take me over two hours. I don't doddle. I just want to know if I'm over doing it. I'm trying to get back in shape and don't want to ruin any chance for good gains. I'm 5'8- and my lean body mass is 210lbs for reference. Any advice, from anyone, thanks.
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I have heard you talk about the -Genetic Lottery- many times, I can't remember if you did in this video or not, I watched it several hours ago and just saw picked up my phone and it was still here. Anyway, I know you say -you would know if you did-, my problem is I don't know how to be sure. I let myself get morbidly obese. Just sedentary lifestyle and poor food choices, and a lot of it. I was always the strongest guy in school, out lifting teachers and upperclassmen. In 7th grade, my first time around weights I was doing 4x10 185 on the bench press. By sophomore year I was in the 1100 pound club. Does this mean I can train longer? Because I love to push myself as hard as I can on everything I hit in a day and it can sometimes take me over two hours. I don't doddle. I just want to know if I'm over doing it. I'm trying to get back in shape and don't want to ruin any chance for good gains. I'm 5'8- and my lean body mass is 210lbs for reference. Any advice, from anyone, thanks.
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Stew
Yo Bros, skinny guys can do it! I was 117 in september and Im now 150 lbs but it was mainly because of NUTRITION I did not count the calories but maily my protein and my GOOD CARBS just try it if you want my meal PREP: vector cereal in the morning 7: 30 whole grain peanut butter sandwich 10: 45 12: 10: whole grain turkey sandwich with almond by the side. 14: 00: cliff bar or vector but for maximum i recommend going with the 9 protein/40carbs bar and 3: 30 Workout then took a post workout It could be like a lot of greek yogurt because it liquid protein but also be whey prot or the athlean x post workout. GO HEAVY AND FULL BODY THAT WORKED OUT FOR ME; ) best exercise: bench press or dumbell press, heavy curl bicep 8 rep, military press, pull lat down and close grip bench in a clean way with your arm glue to the side of your body!
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Yo Bros, skinny guys can do it! I was 117 in september and Im now 150 lbs but it was mainly because of NUTRITION I did not count the calories but maily my protein and my GOOD CARBS just try it if you want my meal PREP: vector cereal in the morning 7: 30 whole grain peanut butter sandwich 10: 45 12: 10: whole grain turkey sandwich with almond by the side. 14: 00: cliff bar or vector but for maximum i recommend going with the 9 protein/40carbs bar and 3: 30 Workout then took a post workout It could be like a lot of greek yogurt because it liquid protein but also be whey prot or the athlean x post workout. GO HEAVY AND FULL BODY THAT WORKED OUT FOR ME; ) best exercise: bench press or dumbell press, heavy curl bicep 8 rep, military press, pull lat down and close grip bench in a clean way with your arm glue to the side of your body!
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Arshpreet
hello Sir, i am following u for a long time and have strong believe in u, i want to get stronger as hell so that i can throw deadly powered punch, i am Not a bad guy i just wanna help others, i need it for protecting My loved once, i am doing strength training for an year, but u did arm wrestling With a guy and i was lost easily and my wrist is paining bad, i want To be strong i don't care about muscles, sure i wanna lean and strong but strength is far more important fr me, please help in This case.
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hello Sir, i am following u for a long time and have strong believe in u, i want to get stronger as hell so that i can throw deadly powered punch, i am Not a bad guy i just wanna help others, i need it for protecting My loved once, i am doing strength training for an year, but u did arm wrestling With a guy and i was lost easily and my wrist is paining bad, i want To be strong i don't care about muscles, sure i wanna lean and strong but strength is far more important fr me, please help in This case.
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Luciano
guys, i train all my upper Body one day and legs and abs The next one, I use This tecnique with a bag for my Pull ups and push ups, and with My other exercises whit dumbells and barbells (I train in home and I have very Light dumbells and a improvised Barbell hahaha) well my point is, I train The upper Body 2 times a day, and I was about to do it 3, Thanks to This I dont think im going to train for The next 4 or 5 days hahahaha, its really good please try it
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guys, i train all my upper Body one day and legs and abs The next one, I use This tecnique with a bag for my Pull ups and push ups, and with My other exercises whit dumbells and barbells (I train in home and I have very Light dumbells and a improvised Barbell hahaha) well my point is, I train The upper Body 2 times a day, and I was about to do it 3, Thanks to This I dont think im going to train for The next 4 or 5 days hahahaha, its really good please try it
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Tan
Hey Jeff, I-m not sure if you-ve covered this before, but I-ll like to ask this: let-s take a pull up for example. You start with an isometric hold at the bottom, and maintain that same level of tension as you pull yourself up and lower yourself down, throughout the whole motion. The speed of pulling and lowering will obviously be slow from focusing on maintaining the isometric hold tension, but is there any effect on the muscle by doing exercises this way?
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Hey Jeff, I-m not sure if you-ve covered this before, but I-ll like to ask this: let-s take a pull up for example. You start with an isometric hold at the bottom, and maintain that same level of tension as you pull yourself up and lower yourself down, throughout the whole motion. The speed of pulling and lowering will obviously be slow from focusing on maintaining the isometric hold tension, but is there any effect on the muscle by doing exercises this way?
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Lucas
Jeff, for some reason when I train for less time with higher intensity I don't get vary sore but when I train high volume I get sore and see results. like when I do push-ups if I do them weighted for about 10 reps. nothing happens but if I take the weights off and do 50 it works. Am I just different or am I doing something wrong I just need to know how I should train. BBowI'm just 13 and started bodyweight training with a little bit of weight training.
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Jeff, for some reason when I train for less time with higher intensity I don't get vary sore but when I train high volume I get sore and see results. like when I do push-ups if I do them weighted for about 10 reps. nothing happens but if I take the weights off and do 50 it works. Am I just different or am I doing something wrong I just need to know how I should train. BBowI'm just 13 and started bodyweight training with a little bit of weight training.
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Casper
I find it funny how these exercises without (barely) any equipment are simply the most effective and demanding for any level of physique. I think that hardcore calisthenics people or gymnasts (rings and such, swimmers too, those who employ so much bodyweight moves, easily have the best/healthiest looking bodies in the world. No where near the ugliness and silliness bodybuilders can have. Keep it up and simple man, thank you so much
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I find it funny how these exercises without (barely) any equipment are simply the most effective and demanding for any level of physique. I think that hardcore calisthenics people or gymnasts (rings and such, swimmers too, those who employ so much bodyweight moves, easily have the best/healthiest looking bodies in the world. No where near the ugliness and silliness bodybuilders can have. Keep it up and simple man, thank you so much
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OnePiece101
As someone like me who weighs a pathetic 48 kg will i be able to get a ripped body with tons of muscles while also tipping my weight to ideally 70kg with these bodyweight workouts. Granted i would rather go to the gym but i cant afford a gym membership anyway so it would be massively appreciated if you can share your pearls of wisdom on the subject matter. Thank you jeff.
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As someone like me who weighs a pathetic 48 kg will i be able to get a ripped body with tons of muscles while also tipping my weight to ideally 70kg with these bodyweight workouts. Granted i would rather go to the gym but i cant afford a gym membership anyway so it would be massively appreciated if you can share your pearls of wisdom on the subject matter. Thank you jeff.
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