John Meadows and Antoine Vaillant recorded another grocery shopping trip (watch their first one here). See what John buys and why he buys the things he buys (and learn about troll caught fish).
Trap Bar Rows
Added Trap bar rows to the Barbell Rows variations post. Here they are performed by John Meadows. He says: I am not a fan of traditional barbells rows (unless done in a smith machine to allow for much better flexing), but the trap bar allows you to use a neutral grip. This grip will allow […]
John Meadows on Biojacked Radio Podcast
Here are 2 hours of training & nutrition talk. John Meadows was guest on Keifer’s Biojacked Radio Podcast. John’s appearance starts at 18 minutes in. Topics: diet, timing carb intake, carbs in the evening, intra workout nutrition accommodating resistance training (chains), recruiting more motor units lagging research calf training, pre exhousting soleus, training tibialis anterior Download Audio: Part […]
John Meadows & Antoine Vaillant Grocery Shopping
Antoine Vaillant is in the final stages of getting ready to earn his bodybuilding pro card. He was visiting John Meadows for a couple of days. Here is the thread where he documented his trip to the mountain dog. And here they are doing their grocery shopping. Always interesting to see how John approaches his nutrition. […]
John Meadows & Dave Tate Leg Press Strip Set
You have seeen Mountain Dog leg training sessions before. Today John Meadows and Dave Tate perform some strip sets on the leg press. Pure torture. Here is John’s set. Note the foot position change for maximum quad recruitment.
Horizontal Shoulder Press John Meadows
Big man struggling with little weights. Doesn’t look that hard, but try it for yourself. These are really tough. I am actually trying to keep my wrists lined up with my elbow (held high), but even with 5 lbs it’s tough. These are great to develop external rotation strength, and they also compliment shoulder workouts […]
John Meadows Interview Iron Subculture Podcast #4
Elitefts’ Iron Subculture Podcast #4 features an interview with John Meadows. They talk about training, nutrition and the importance of mixing things up to keep digestive system healthy. John’s opinions on fish, milk, car, carb sources like oats, sweet potatoes, brown/ white rice, ezekiel bread, quinoa and kale. You are what your eat has eaten. 00:00 […]
Mountain Dog Leg Training
John Meadows and Dave Tate had another brutal leg workout. Before the session Dave tweeted this: 90 minutes from another leg day training hell. Someone will be bent over a bucket and it won’t be me. — Dave (CEO elitefts) (@UnderTheBar) March 17, 2012 Little did he know… after safety bar squats / box squats […]
Tsunami Bar Squats
John Meadows tests the prototype of the Tsunami Bar. Maybe not the best name and date to introduce this bar. But it looks like a fun piece of equipment. This is a prototype of a new bar called a Tsunami bar. It has a patent pending and should be available in 4 to 5 weeks […]