Appreciate the mention! (And to whomever asked, if there's anything I've said about technique that you'd like me to clarify, just let me know - 100% on board with Will's answer here; from an injury perspective, technique is a form of load management)
Glad you covered Easy Strength. Dan is a friend of mine, and he is always glad to see his work appreciated. Quick little corrections, Easy strength as written is all about doing full body stuff often. If you were to do it exactly as written, you do a push, pull, hinge, Squat and carry in a workout. Now, he has a matrix that I personally use to say " What constitutes a hinge, a squat, etc...". For instance, if you did full barbell snatch and then a suitcase carry, you check all the boxes. I believe if you do a bench press and a hill Sprint, you check all the boxes. You can also do a deadlift, an overhead press, a row and a Farmers carry to check all the boxes. As long as you are doing the five movements regularly, that's his big thing. As for sets and Reps, he has this rule of 10 that he goes by for strength. Go and do 10 reps however you want. A lighter set of five followed by a work set of five, a super easy set of 10, 532, five doubles laddering up, whatever. Mix them up and don't think too much about them. The whole reason it's called Easy. Strength is over time you want to see that bottom end, what you consider easy, going up over time. It's all about training the floor versus training the ceiling. I'll let him know you said some nice words about his program. Always enjoy your content, Will!
a lot of oly lifters that compete internationally look like bodybuilders. granted, they're all on roids, but their physiques and performance are still incredible.
Easy strength guidelines were 10ish reps (2*5, 3*3, 5*2, etc) on a push, pull, hinge each day, most of the time in the 60-80% range, plus some goblet squats and then your choice of carries, sleds etc. Stay with the variations you choose for a 2-4 weeks or so to build some skill then change them up
10:34 excellent analogy here, especially from the context of load distribution and overuse. I remember seeing a study I think from ‘18 that looked at the menisci of WLs in season vs off to see what happens to the tissues upon exposure to more knee valgus in competition prep and found a significant thickening of the meniscus-with the researchers ultimately chalking the changes up to functional adaptation. Do you think structures like the ankle or shoulder can undergo similar morphology changes that would in a way inoculate someone against an eversion injury or shoulder symptomatology with excessive flair if all other factors considered align(standardization of movement, appropriate load selection, fatigue management, etc.)?
Great video Will, as always! I wanted to ask you about your opinion on low volume for hypertrophy. I see a lot of young bodybuilders on TikTok and reels doing very low volume (1-2 sets and 4-8 reps) per exercice claiming it builds the same amount of muscle mass with less fatigue. What is your opinion on this?
any opinion on the one hand snatch and clean (and press optionally) eithet with a barbell, dumbell, or kettlebell? also while im at it, any opinion on the sandbag clean or the one motion sandbag to shoulder?
Hey Will, i love your content and I'm a big proponent of what to do with your athletes. I was wondering if training for "rotational power" with athletes that rarely have an aspect of rotating in the their sport, but when they do it could be important. Do you think it would be beneficial to use those "rotational power" exercise in this case?
Do you have relative strength guidelines you use with your athletes? If so, do you arrange their training to cater for weaknesses? Loving the videos 👍🏻
I agree with the jerk choice. Front rack was really bothering my wrists trying to get volume in. Tried switching to behind the neck which is awesome for more weight and no wrist pain, but a dodgy re rack at 90% fucked me up for a bit. Defo dont think you can really push them without jerk blocks. Sadly my gym does not have.
How would you suggest someone go about the Olympic lifts who is unable to get into a proper front rack position because of limited wrist mobility (due to injury, not just simply from poor mobility)?
M62 here. I've had skiing injuries in the past-ACL tears, meniscus surgery-and now I’ve got mild knee osteoarthritis. I still do box jumps and plyos at the start of my workouts, but I always recommend starting slow with a bodyweight warm-up. Things like mobility drills, wall squats, Cossack squats, air squats, walking lunges, and step-ups-done slowly and as deep as possible-work well for me. 😊
My dad tore his rotator cuff two winters ago and his doctor and physical therapist have told him no overhead lifting. Is that true or would you recommend against that? I have not really done a whole lot of overhead lifting since then because of their advice to him what would you recommend? I mean you still do Olympic lifts that’s over the head lifting lol so obviously I already know the answer but I would just like you to elaborate on that maybe like where they could be wrong
What’s your garage gym heating rig look like? I think you might post colder seasonal averages than me here in the Rockies / mtn west, but tank and shorts at 6? 😂😂
I wouldn’t eliminate jerks. I see a lot of jerks but not a lot of people perform back jerks. Simple and can go real heavy. Many can perform loads well above CJ 1RM.. Not just more load but also highest combine center of mass out of the 3. I’ll add the dip and drive is unique to the lift. You have to be stop the weight on a dime and project it up. If it gets heavy enough bar warps down adding more strain. You want torso strength look no further. Add in the rerack that’s a stimulus in of its self.
Has your elbow affected your ability to do pullups? Even accounting for bodyweight your pullup strength is way behind what I would think you would be able to do based on your other lifts.
Appreciate the mention!
(And to whomever asked, if there's anything I've said about technique that you'd like me to clarify, just let me know - 100% on board with Will's answer here; from an injury perspective, technique is a form of load management)
Glad you covered Easy Strength. Dan is a friend of mine, and he is always glad to see his work appreciated.
Quick little corrections, Easy strength as written is all about doing full body stuff often. If you were to do it exactly as written, you do a push, pull, hinge, Squat and carry in a workout. Now, he has a matrix that I personally use to say " What constitutes a hinge, a squat, etc...". For instance, if you did full barbell snatch and then a suitcase carry, you check all the boxes. I believe if you do a bench press and a hill Sprint, you check all the boxes. You can also do a deadlift, an overhead press, a row and a Farmers carry to check all the boxes. As long as you are doing the five movements regularly, that's his big thing.
As for sets and Reps, he has this rule of 10 that he goes by for strength. Go and do 10 reps however you want. A lighter set of five followed by a work set of five, a super easy set of 10, 532, five doubles laddering up, whatever. Mix them up and don't think too much about them.
The whole reason it's called Easy. Strength is over time you want to see that bottom end, what you consider easy, going up over time. It's all about training the floor versus training the ceiling.
I'll let him know you said some nice words about his program. Always enjoy your content, Will!
i still cant get over the fact that you look like a bodybuilder while doing classic S&C work
Dude play pro football. He is a genetic monster who has been smashing weights his entire life essentially.
a lot of oly lifters that compete internationally look like bodybuilders. granted, they're all on roids, but their physiques and performance are still incredible.
@@imitatsiyatbh only the Chinese really do tho. And Will claims natty
@@edwardtorai3545 lol they're all on roids bro, not just the Chinese.
@ I know I was saying only the Chinese looks lean and jacked like bodybuilders. Some elite level WLs don’t even look like they lift minus the legs
Easy strength guidelines were 10ish reps (2*5, 3*3, 5*2, etc) on a push, pull, hinge each day, most of the time in the 60-80% range, plus some goblet squats and then your choice of carries, sleds etc. Stay with the variations you choose for a 2-4 weeks or so to build some skill then change them up
10:34 excellent analogy here, especially from the context of load distribution and overuse. I remember seeing a study I think from ‘18 that looked at the menisci of WLs in season vs off to see what happens to the tissues upon exposure to more knee valgus in competition prep and found a significant thickening of the meniscus-with the researchers ultimately chalking the changes up to functional adaptation. Do you think structures like the ankle or shoulder can undergo similar morphology changes that would in a way inoculate someone against an eversion injury or shoulder symptomatology with excessive flair if all other factors considered align(standardization of movement, appropriate load selection, fatigue management, etc.)?
Great video Will, as always!
I wanted to ask you about your opinion on low volume for hypertrophy. I see a lot of young bodybuilders on TikTok and reels doing very low volume (1-2 sets and 4-8 reps) per exercice claiming it builds the same amount of muscle mass with less fatigue. What is your opinion on this?
Did you invent bazooka cleans or did you find them from somewhere?
any opinion on the one hand snatch and clean (and press optionally) eithet with a barbell, dumbell, or kettlebell? also while im at it, any opinion on the sandbag clean or the one motion sandbag to shoulder?
Thoughts on using VBT power outputs such as watts or projected max as a testing replacement for traditional 1RM.
Hey Will, i love your content and I'm a big proponent of what to do with your athletes. I was wondering if training for "rotational power" with athletes that rarely have an aspect of rotating in the their sport, but when they do it could be important. Do you think it would be beneficial to use those "rotational power" exercise in this case?
Do you have relative strength guidelines you use with your athletes? If so, do you arrange their training to cater for weaknesses?
Loving the videos 👍🏻
I agree with the jerk choice. Front rack was really bothering my wrists trying to get volume in. Tried switching to behind the neck which is awesome for more weight and no wrist pain, but a dodgy re rack at 90% fucked me up for a bit. Defo dont think you can really push them without jerk blocks. Sadly my gym does not have.
Could maybe push them if you have a half rack with spotter arms, I made a foam pad from some old yoga mats to protect my bar
For most athletes would you keep in a form of the barbell ohp at least once per week year round? or would db suffice?
2:51 Damn didn’t expect to get Generation Iron nostalgia from Will.😂
Do you think there is any difference between the deep-drive of the jerk and that of the push press?
How would you suggest someone go about the Olympic lifts who is unable to get into a proper front rack position because of limited wrist mobility (due to injury, not just simply from poor mobility)?
Thoughts on introducing jumping, hopping etc. to older clients and clients with knee issues?
M62 here. I've had skiing injuries in the past-ACL tears, meniscus surgery-and now I’ve got mild knee osteoarthritis. I still do box jumps and plyos at the start of my workouts, but I always recommend starting slow with a bodyweight warm-up. Things like mobility drills, wall squats, Cossack squats, air squats, walking lunges, and step-ups-done slowly and as deep as possible-work well for me. 😊
another sick vid dude - gonna be having a baby this year, thankfully got a home gym. how much of a hit did your training take at first??
Sup bro what do you think about patella straps?
Have you ever trained muscle ups?
My dad tore his rotator cuff two winters ago and his doctor and physical therapist have told him no overhead lifting. Is that true or would you recommend against that? I have not really done a whole lot of overhead lifting since then because of their advice to him what would you recommend? I mean you still do Olympic lifts that’s over the head lifting lol so obviously I already know the answer but I would just like you to elaborate on that maybe like where they could be wrong
What’s your garage gym heating rig look like? I think you might post colder seasonal averages than me here in the Rockies / mtn west, but tank and shorts at 6? 😂😂
Do you typically program full body workouts in all of your programming?
I wouldn’t eliminate jerks. I see a lot of jerks but not a lot of people perform back jerks. Simple and can go real heavy. Many can perform loads well above CJ 1RM.. Not just more load but also highest combine center of mass out of the 3. I’ll add the dip and drive is unique to the lift. You have to be stop the weight on a dime and project it up. If it gets heavy enough bar warps down adding more strain. You want torso strength look no further. Add in the rerack that’s a stimulus in of its self.
Thoughts on Mike Boyle?
50 minutes to train and teach. Will is badass.
Are your NFL dreams something you still dwell on or have you been able to completely move on?
Has your elbow affected your ability to do pullups? Even accounting for bodyweight your pullup strength is way behind what I would think you would be able to do based on your other lifts.
What are you working on at the minute with your training?
Searching comment section for a good question to answer
@@willratelle8027 rofl
I would say you definitely probably need to go as hard as you can to increase muscle broski
Thoughts on Sika Strength?
Lifting at 0600 is wild. I just don’t feel up to it at that time of day.
I lift at 4am....lol ..3 kids