In this episode I dive into the concepts behind my popular "Look Like You Lift" Weightlifting + Bodybuilding Hybrid Program, and discuss the similarities and distinct differences between version 1.0 vs 2.0. Check out the full program at j2fit.com/look-like-you-lift-20 (use code LLYL25! and save 25% off the program)

In this episode I share with eight (8) diet tips to help hard-gainers gain more mass during a bulk. Conversely, I discuss ways you can stay on track during your fat loss diet, and what things you should/should not be doing if you are struggling during your diet. 

We all know that person who is stacked on top yet struggles to gain size and strength in their legs, despite saying they train them. Personally speaking, this was something I struggled with for years, but finally was able to get to the bottom of my small leg syndrome once and for all.

For most individuals, lack of gaining leg size can come from insufficient training volumes, lack of proper range of motion during lower body exercises, and poor recovery due to excessive high-impact cardio exercises.

In this episode, I will discuss reasons why you may struggle with gaining leg size and strength, offer you some exercises and techniques to build leg mass, and share a few workouts with you that you can start doing to get your progress going ASAP.

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Alec Pagan and I sit down to discuss strongman bag training for beginners to help all levels get started in the world of sandbag training. We discuss how heavy to go, what movements to start with, and how to progress.  Next, we give you a sneak peak on Alec’s upcoming strength sports documentary that covers the human spirit at its finest, in the world of Olympic weightlifting.  Lastly, we talk about the state of competitions in the strength sports world, and how Strongman and Olympic weightlifting organizations hosting online competitions due to COVID restrictions... and how coaches and athlete can prepare for them!  

We sit down with repeat CrossFit Regionals athlete (team and Individual) and coach, Jay Adams, to discuss the idea of "constantly varied" and whether of not it is the best approach if you are limited in strength and power. Variety is key in functional fitness, but can be confusing in a programming sense of how much of a good thing is a bad thing. Jay and I try to bring clarity to programming that may seem messy, and offer athletes, members, and coaches an outline to determine HOW MUCH VARIETY they actually need.

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In this podcast, I answer questions about bulking for hardgainers, how to get abs without crunches and sit ups, and weight recommendations for strongman sandbags (and more)!

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In this podcast, I answer questions about eating carbs, bodybuilding for weightlifters, and squatting with knee pain!  

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@rosshicks - how many sweet potatoes could you realistically at in one sitting? 

I bet I could eat 2-3 comfortably, but that's a lot of roughage and fiber. I prefer to eat rice, etc, since lower in fiber when looking to carb up, easier to digest too.  

@tannubaba -  Low bar vs high bar for squatting for someone with knee issues?  

Squatting isn't inherently bad for knees, and neither is one over the other. Bad knees are bad knees, just like a shit squat is a poor squat.  IMO, so many people squat like shit, and fail to train the quads enough.   

I personally am not a fan of the lower bar squat, not bc I am a weightlifter, but bc i dont classify it as a squat movement. The angles mimic more of a posterior chain dominant movement, like a deadlift. 

So people who think they are building quads and anterior chain with low bar squats, are really just adding excessive volume to the hips, hamstrings, lower back, and glutes.   

If squats hurt your knees, odds are you're squatting wrong and need to address. If low bar doesn't hurt your knee, and high bar does, and you are trying to build squats with low bar, your better off not low baring and doing other movements like leg press, unilateral squats (knee flexion), and retraining proper squat (high bar) patterning.  

Understand goal of movement and training the squat.  

@duardoesco - How did you stay mobile for weightlifting while training bodybuilding?  

Bodybuilding isn't inherently bad for mobility. 

People who have shitty mobility, or fail to train in the full range of motion, have shitty mobility.  

Some ways you can train bodybuilding and not negatively impact weightlifting…  

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