Comments on: You Already Knew That

By: joe

joe — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:57:05 +0000

i found i get better results with my ab electrode thingy

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 23:18:41 +0000

Jason,
Another awesome concise article. I would have to add upper body press to your list. It’s an awesome list mate – simplicity is under-rated way too much!
MC

By: Raymond- ZenMyFitness

Raymond- ZenMyFitness — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:55:28 +0000

I ‘ve been slapped in the face again! …
I know all these answers backwards but I only do a few of them … I have to ask myself WHY?
Thanks I’m awake NOW! the trick is now to stay awake!
Raymond

By: jasonferruggia

jasonferruggia — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:58:53 +0000

Thank you all so much for the comments. Keep them coming

@ Claudia- Yes, you got it. And we are considering doing that soon.

@ Andrew- No thoughts yet. Haven’t really tested it out.

@ Vince- Twice would be good.

@ Byron and Josh- Great posts!

By: Byron C

Byron C — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:22:12 +0000

Coach Fagan, I laughed my ass off at your post, mostly because it is so true and the fact I have a similar conversation at least once every week. These lazy sloths are not willing to work for anything. I usually end up frustrated and tell them to go hit an intense set of chest flyes and get the fck out of my way!

By: Josh Fagan

Josh Fagan — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:27:21 +0000

No kidding!
I had high school buddies all ove me over break and at my 10-year reunion. “How do I look more atheltic?” – as they sip their 5th beer. “I want to look like Cushing” – you gotta be kidding me.
Do you do anything in your life…Have you ever done anything as intense as Cushing trains every day? Do you do anything he does on a regular basis? Ever?
Ok. Sorry, start with basic compound lifts, squats, deadlifts, Rows, Chinups, Pushes. With his 175 lbs skinny-fat frame he looks at me with the Who-Farted look and says “C’mon man, I’m not a Noob. I need some new stuff dude, I’m past that. ”

Me with both hands up – “Done!”.

PS – nice common sense test…I should forward this post to my athletes.

- Coach Fagan

By: Byron C

Byron C — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:13:37 +0000

At 51 years of age and 225 and much to the displeasure of all the doctors I routinely squat (in the 400′s), deadlift,(in the 500′s) light power cleans due to 2 completely fcked up wrists from 20 yrs of boxing,rugby and such. Never EVER had knee problems,lower back problems whatsoever yet my doctor tells me I should be doing leg ext. instead which are murder for the knees. What a douche. Jason you are the man and there is no fcking thing called a fitness studio!

By: Kelly M

Kelly M — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:29:47 +0000

This is called a kettlebell windmill, for the obliques. Still looks bad to me, but what do I know. I just know I can find better ways to work obliques.

By: Kelly M

Kelly M — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:21:10 +0000

A bit off topic. Jason, what exactly is the woman in the picture doing? I have seen many people use really bad form with kettlebells, but I have no idea if what she is doing, is a good or bad thing. To me, it looks bad, mostly because she looks to be in a terrible position to do ANY rotation of the trunk, with resistance in her hand, like that. But honestly, I don’t know anything about kettlebell work.

By: vince

vince — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:38:35 +0000

Train three days per week with an upper body pull, an upper body push and squat or deadlift variation. Finish up each workout with a few sets of curls or shrugs and you’re done.
Jason, just wondering if squatting or deadlifting 3 times a week would be too much for me (a hardgainer) – could I drop it to twice a week ?
Tks…