John Meadows Trains Legs for 2013 Master’s Nationals
by John Meadows on June 3, 2013The Mountain Dog of training John Meadows killing it with a two hour leg workout in preparation for the 2013 Masters Nationals.
The Mountain Dog of training John Meadows killing it with a two hour leg workout in preparation for the 2013 Masters Nationals.
My shoulder genetics are pretty pathetic. For years I did numerous overhead-pressing variations with regularity and included enough lateral raises to get championship width several times over, but I just didn’t seem to get any serious shoulder thickness or size. My problem was that I believed that growth only happened in the 8 to 12 […]
In this video, Meadows takes Vaillant, the reigning Mr Canada through a nasty back workout.
“You gotta row to grow” is a favorite expression among bodybuilders and unimaginative fitness editors. While this advice might be as derivative as it gets, I don’t disagree – although I’d add that there are ways to make rowing for a bigger back even better! This article details my top 8 rowing variations. However, let […]
January 2013: A Reality Check for Young Gunners after Size Note from John: I get a lot of requests from beginners to early intermediates to try out my training programs, and as much as I hate to, I have to tell the person they are not ready for it. My training is geared toward the […]
“This Isn’t Supposed to Happen.” During a recent seminar, I literally spent 8 solid hours demonstrating how I train different body parts. Going into it, I wasn’t sure if we’d have breaks or not, so I decided to pulse Mag-10 the entire day as kind of an insurance policy. I had breakfast that morning and […]
September 2012: How to Explode to Fast Muscle Commercial propaganda strikes again. Along with the blanket cues that I hear just enough times to get me pissed off – “don’t let your knees pass your toes in a squat or lunge”…. “try to tuck your elbows into your back pockets during a pulldown”… “keep your […]
August 2012: Monster Calves I had such an awesome experience with calves this year, I want to share it. Let me give you some history, and then bring you up to my current methods. When I started competing I was a young teenager with skinny calves just like every other teenager. As I got older […]
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July 2012: The Bench Press – Uncensored, Unplugged, and Uncut I know what you’re thinking. How many more articles are gonna be released online to show you how to “boost your bench” in 6 weeks? Well, this one won’t be as commercial. I promise. There are common mistakes that people tend to overlook because they’re […]
June 2012: Thoughts on Squats To squat or not to squat? That’s been an argument that’s dominated the strength training world for ages now. And I’m not about to keep beating a horse that’s already dead. I’ll be forthcoming by saying that I personally encourage barbell squats as a staple movement in most typical strength […]
May 2012: Contrast Training for Size In your quest for size, you’ve utilized some top notch training advice and programming from the best coaches in the ‘biz. Good on you for that. The Problem You’re young. You’re athletic. But you’re also skinny. Regardless of the amount of effort you put into a seemingly solid size […]
Summer is many a bodybuilder’s favorite time of year. The sunny skies and warm temperatures affords an easy opportunity for us to strut our stuff and expose that superhero physique we’ve been building all winter.
But if you exercise your Iron Right to do the peacock walk, you best be able to back it up – and that means sporting a set of legs that matches your “showy” shoulders and pecs.
April 2012: A Women’s Must-Read for Healthy Legs Squats, deadlifts, ham curls. All three of these lifts can become staples once they make their way into leg day on a typical program. The problem lies, not in the exercises themselves, however – but you. One thing I’ve noticed training clients is that exercises aren’t contraindicated, […]
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I’m a national level bodybuilder and absolutely love the sport, but I’ll always have a soft spot for powerlifting. My affection stems in part from having trained at the one and only Westside Barbell in the early 90’s, where I had the chance to witness the mad scientist Louie Simmons in action. Read More
March 2012: 7 Technique Mistakes of the Intermediate Lifter We all drop the ball. Some of us more blatantly than others. In the gym, I’ve noticed within the sea of “good” and “bad” lifters, there are a percentage among the “good” lifters who could do with a couple of prompt cues that would take their […]
March 2012: Powerlifting in the Offseason? I remember back in the mid 90’s training at Westside barbell. I was one of very few bodybuilders who were allowed to train there, because Louie knew I loved Powerlifting and plus I think Louie just liked to beat up on me. There was another bodybuilder training at the […]
This article is about making the all-time best exercises for building a bigger back even better. It’s a favorite subject of mine, one that requires an appreciation of the dedication and resourcefulness needed to sculpt an impressive body, especially by those that didn’t win the genetic lottery. This stuff doesn’t get studied. It’s not taught […]