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Week 3 of 4-week premium program month one in the books
Just finished workout 4 of the 3rd week of the Premium 4-day program. Feeling great, making gains, really mastery the mind muscle connection. Still falling a little short on hitting my protein target. Just not hungry in the morning.
1 like • 7d
@Edward Plain Appreciate it. I will need to your lead here.
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@Edward Plain awesome!
Rest Period
Something I want every guy in here to understand about training over 40: Your rest periods are not just rest. They're part of the workout. I keep it to 30–45 seconds max between sets. Not because some program says so. Because I know that once you let that window stretch to 3, 4, 5 minutes, you lose the synergy. You lose the pump. You lose the muscle connection you just spent 3 sets building. Get in. Work the muscle. Move on. Get out. You're not training to impress anyone. You're training to feel it, grow it, and protect it. That's the approach. That's what we do. What's your rest time between sets right now? Vote below, and drop a comment if you're going to change it this week.
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4 likes • 9d
I’ll switch to the lower end after reading this post.
Your Wins
I want to hear from you these last 7 days. Not about a massive transformation. Not about a PR. Just one thing, one small win from the last 7 days. Maybe you got to the gym when you didn't feel like it. Maybe you swapped out one bad meal. Maybe you finally dropped the weight and actually felt the muscle working. Small wins build big men. Drop yours below. Seriously. This community runs on the guys who show up and share what's real. Someone in here needs to hear that it's possible. Comment your win below 👇
2 likes • 22d
Just got through week 2 of the premium 4 day workout. Got slowed down by a tweaked elbow and a bout with stomach flu. Excited to finish. Feeling great! Perseverance was my win.
2 likes • 22d
@Chris Dublynn That’s awesome!
New Youtube Video
I've been seeing a lot of men in here making the same mistake with their back training — grabbing the heaviest dumbbells they can find and grinding through reps without ever actually feeling the muscle work. Your back isn't going to grow from that. It responds to connection, not load. And if you've been doing rows for years with nothing to show for it, that's usually why. Watch this week's video and tell me - what's one thing you've been doing wrong that you didn't realise until now? 👉 https://youtu.be/_SAFAHvbn34
3 likes • Mar 23
Perfect timing! Saw this just before restarting the 4 day per week workout after a two week layoff due to flu, bronchitis and tweaking an elbow after deadlifting my 89 year old dad after he fell and couldn’t get up on his own. I think I’ve finally let the ego go, which is hard because I work out in a college gym where I teach which is full of my students who I feel the need to impress. They were used to seeing their 60 yr old prof lift heavier even though it caused him injury and made him feel like hammered dog crap. One commented today that he was impressed with how slow and controlled my lifting was: made my day.
0 likes • Mar 24
@Keith Hanenian Esq I felt it during curls but I was able to complete all the sets and reps. I’ve suffered from this golfer’s elbow before—one more reason I realized your methods would help take the strain off my tendons/ligaments. I should’ve been more careful getting my dad up.
PREMIUM Q&A - FRIDAY 12pm EST
Tomorrow I'm going live to answer your questions directly. This is exclusive to our premium members. Training. Nutrition. Recovery. TRT. Programming. Whatever you're dealing with right now — bring it. Drop your question below so I can get to as many as possible. The more specific you are, the better I can help. Drop your question below so I can get to as many as possible. The more specific you are, the better I can help. See you tomorrow.
1 like • Mar 19
Excited for tomorrow. I have been using various neutral grip pull down bars the last few months. Okay to sub these in or do you think the straight bar is best?
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John Hicks
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