Dean Turner
@DeanTTraining
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If you want to build your Chest fully & completely, look no further than these 8 exercises: (~10 second demo video included for EVERY exercise) Bookmark this for later!
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Not a fan of prescribing a specific rep cadence *most of the time* Eccentrics should be controlled but we don’t want to give the trainee(s) too much to think about Concentrics should always be “as fast as possible while maintaining control of the load” Pauses have application
@DeanTTraining What are your thoughts on 3111 tempos? My coach has programmed them for me cause I can only get 3x a week in now. Doing PPL to get back to max strength a few years of inconsistent working out.
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Note: I didn’t list Leg Press because it’s not a pure Squat pattern but it could easily be used as a sub for Hacks and I’d probably place it just after Pendulums
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Hack Squat alternatives: (Best to worst for hypertrophy — in order) 1. Pendulum Squat 2. Heels Elevated Smith Squat 3. Heels Elevated Smith Split Squat 4. Heels Elevated Belt Squats 5. Heels Elevated SSB Squats 6. Heels Elevated Barbell Squats
@DeanTTraining If your gym doesn’t have a hack squat, what would you substitute?
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If you want to build as much muscle as possible while minimizing your risk of injury to the greatest extent possible: This is basically how every working set of every exercise you do should look 👇🏻 - A weight that can be controlled is selected - The eccentric is controlled but
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Thinking about sitting on your couch all day? Here’s a better idea: Sit on your couch for 3/4ths of the day & spend the other 1/4th meal prepping + walking Congratulations…now you have a bunch of meat you can easily pair with veggies/rice/potatoes and you have 12,000+ steps!
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Next question
fit twitter: what is the one leg exercise u think contributed the most to ur leg development?
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Me: What would you say is the main reason you’re overweight? Them: Too much protein…had to be too much protein. Me:
Protein makes you fat
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Note: None of this is to say you can’t build a substantial amount of muscle with free weight-based exercises when they are performed consistently and executed properly using a well-written program It’s just to say all else equal (programming, effort level, etc), the well-built
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Well-built machine-based exercises generally outperform free weight alternatives when it comes to evoking a hypertrophy (muscle growth) response There are several key reasons for this: - Well-built machine-based exercises generally have a lower coordination demand - Well-built
@DeanTTraining Interesting that you don’t have regular bench press listed here, or any DB exercises. Assume this is down to the fixed machines/equipment offering better isolation of the chest over more of a free weight?
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If someone claims something isn’t healthy simply because it has chemicals, there is a 99% chance they are a charlatan If someone comes with a specific claim about what’s problematic with some (or all) of the ingredients in a specific food/drink product and they can corroborate
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This is genuinely one of the best videos ever posted on social media “Chemicals” “Inflammation” “Hormone disruption” “Gut microbiome” All words/phrases uttered by people who don’t have a clue what they actually mean/couldn’t substantiate any of their claims Charlatans!
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Are you struggling with your diet? Can’t seem to adhere to your calories/macros despite repeated efforts to do so? Resign yourself to this approach Nobody loses when they use it…NOBODY
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“That energy drink has chemicals in it…that so bad for you!” “Diet soda is worse than regular soda…don’t you know artificial sweeteners aren’t good for your health???” “Too much red meat is going to clog your arteries!!!” And every time, what do they look like? THIS:
@DeanTTraining They will get on is for drinking a delicious Reign, but go get plastered with alcohol that is nowhere as delicious and way less in calories lol
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This was exactly the point of my original post It’s not even “almost impossible” to avoid chemicals — it’s LITERALLY impossible Water is a chemical Every food you can imagine is made up of chemicals Most people who avoid certain foods or drinks because of “chemicals” aren’t
@DeanTTraining Staying 100% away from “chemicals” is almost impossible in today’s world. The vast majority of my food is whole/real food… very little processed food with chemicals. I will have an energy drink though. Balance is what is key. If you eat good food, within designed macros,
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After having 10+ lbs of 96/4 Ground Beef from Aldi and 10+ lbs of 96/4 Ground Beef from Trader Joe’s, I can tell you this with ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY: The quality of the Trader Joe’s Ground Beef is much much much MUCHHHH HIGHER It’s actually not even close Worth the additional $$$
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“Aren’t you worried about all the chemicals???” Get this response all the time when I tell people I drink energy drinks This begs the question: Would you guys put this in your body? (See attached photo) Genuinely asking…no using Google before giving your answer!
Which ingredient in energy drinks are people worried about? Genuine question.
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Doctor TRO is right but only in the most narrow sense Allow me to explain… Carbohydrates are NOT essential nutrients — the body can survive without ingesting them because it can make glucose via gluconeogenesis That said, here’s what’s being ignored by TRO and many of the
I’m not sure who has to hear this but… YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES YOU DO NOT NEED CARBOHYDRATES
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Side Note: Bulking during the summer is you going “with the tide” Most social events/fun gatherings occur in the summer or around the holidays Thus, it’s ideal to be in a surplus during this time anyway! Who cares if you’re in a surplus in April or May…no one is doing shit
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