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Arm Manual Sleeve Buster

by John Meadows on December 31, 2018

Here is session 3 of the Arm Manual on week 4!! It is a HUGE Pump just like the rest of the program. Trisets to kick off your Saturday session. Give me 2 rounds to warm up, then right into your working rounds, which are going up by 1 round. Move fast between exercises, but then take a full 2-3 minute rest break between rounds. Fight this burn, as this is what is going to stimulate growth. Then on top of the triset we are adding in some blood occlusion training.

BACK

V-Taper Back Session: January 2018 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on January 30, 2018

V-Taper Back Session: January 2018 Workout of the Month

Back Beatdown: March 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on March 23, 2017

Back Beatdown: March 2017 Workout of the Month

Chest – Tri – Shoulder Blast: September 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on September 29, 2016

Chest – Tri – Shoulder Blast: September 2016 Workout of the Month

Back Attack 3: August 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on August 30, 2016

Back Attack 3: August 2016 Workout of the Month

Back Classic Attack: June 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on June 30, 2016

I had IFBB Pro Ken Jackson in town this week and we did a classic back workout, not the recent shorter high frequency workout, but it was an awesome session, so I wanted to share it this month!

High Voltage Upper Body #2: April 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 3, 2016

Ok, here it. Another high frequency program workout. This is about midway through the program so the volume and intensity has climbed quite a bit.

High Voltage Upper Body #1: March 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on March 31, 2016

I don’t want to let the cat quite out of the bag yet, but let’s just say I am working on a high frequency program that just may be Mountain Dog 2.0.

December 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Thumper

by John Meadows on January 2, 2016

December 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Thumper

September 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Blaster with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on September 18, 2015

August 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulders with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

May 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Training with IFBB Pros Andrew Hudson and Shaun Clarida

by John Meadows on May 6, 2015

May 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Training with IFBB Pros Andrew Hudson and Shaun Clarida

February 2015 Workout of the Month – Back and Bicep Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on January 28, 2015

February 2015 Workout of the Month – Back and Bicep Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

November 2014 Workout of the Month – Back Training with IFBB Pro Fouad Abiad

by John Meadows on November 15, 2014

This month I want to share a workout with you that I recently had Fouad Abiad do with me on a recent visit here.
Enjoy!

February 2014 Workout of the Month – Back Blitz featuring IFBB Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on February 17, 2014

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Upper and Mid Back Smash

by John Meadows on January 14, 2013

Chained Out Back

by John Meadows on December 14, 2012

Back Thrash

by John Meadows on June 14, 2012

Back Beatdown

by John Meadows on February 14, 2012

Back Attack

by John Meadows on November 14, 2011

Lower Lats and Spinal Erectors

by John Meadows on June 14, 2011

Back – Part 2

by John Meadows on March 14, 2011

Chest and Back

by John Meadows on October 14, 2010

Back – Part 1

by John Meadows on August 14, 2010

CHEST

Chest & Shoulders: May 2018 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 31, 2018

This is an upper chest focused session for you guys! A lot of times you see really full pecks in the middle and down low, but rarely up top. When maximally developed, it will take your physique to the next level on the stage or get some cool looks at the beach.

Chest: November 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on November 30, 2017

Chest: November 2017 Workout of the Month

Chest and Shoulders: August 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on August 28, 2017

Nothing looks more powerful sitting poolside with your wife and kids than a full chest and round set of delts. Give this August workout of the Month a shot during your next session.

Chest Rest Pause Fest: February 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on February 28, 2017

Legs from 28 Days Later: January 2017 Workout of the MonthChest Rest Pause Fest: February 2017 Workout of the Month

High Voltage Upper Body #2: April 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 3, 2016

Ok, here it. Another high frequency program workout. This is about midway through the program so the volume and intensity has climbed quite a bit.

High Voltage Upper Body #1: March 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on March 31, 2016

I don’t want to let the cat quite out of the bag yet, but let’s just say I am working on a high frequency program that just may be Mountain Dog 2.0.

Chest Plus #1: February 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on February 28, 2016

This workout was done in prep for the Arnold Classic and is a part of the Arnold Classic 2016 program that will go on sale soon. nth

August 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulders with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on August 26, 2015

August 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulders with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

April 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulder Training with IFBB Pros Andrew Hudson and Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on March 20, 2015

April 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulder Training with IFBB Pros Andrew Hudson and Ken Jackson

March 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulder Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on February 28, 2015

March 2015 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulder Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

Chest Specialization with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on August 25, 2014

This is a workout I did with Ken Jackson after his top 10 performance at the Tampa Pro show this year!

Chest Trisets for Growth

by John Meadows on March 14, 2014

Chest with Stretch Overload

by John Meadows on January 14, 2014

This is a simple yet very effective chest workout that I did before Christmas. The fun high intensity technique we employed on this one was the use of stretch overload. I am using that technique a bit differently than others have used it in past times, as I believe earlier programs were too aggressive and led to injuries. For chest, I have seen people assume a stretched fly position with very heavy dumbbells for the hold/stretch, and I think this is really asking for trouble as an example…

Manual Resistance Flyes for a Massive Chest

by John Meadows on November 15, 2013

Chest Bomb

by John Meadows on November 15, 2013

July 2013 Workout of the Month – Chest and Shoulder Blast featuring IFBB Pro Santana Anderson

by John Meadows on July 14, 2013

Mountain Dog Chest Workout with Antoine Valliant and Matt Kroczaleski

by John Meadows on January 3, 2013

In this video, Meadows takes Vaillant and strongman bodybuilder Matt Kroczaleski, through a “Mountain Dog” chest workout.

Upper Pec and Shoulder Shelf

by John Meadows on October 14, 2012

Chest / Shoulder Pump

by John Meadows on July 14, 2012

Chest – 2nd Day

by John Meadows on October 14, 2011

Chest Overload

by John Meadows on July 14, 2011

Gorilla Pecs

by John Meadows on May 14, 2011

Chest and Back

by John Meadows on October 14, 2010

Chest

by John Meadows on July 15, 2010

ARMS

Superman Arm Session: March 2018 Workout of the Month

by Mountain Dog Diet on March 30, 2018

Taskmaster Arm Week: September 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on September 29, 2017

Ok so here is a full week of high frequency arms (I just included the Arm workouts) from the most recent program I dropped the Taskmaster. I thought you would enjoy seeing what a high frequency week looks like! Give this a shot and let me know what you think!

Arms Explosion: July 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on July 13, 2017

Ok so this is weird. You all know I am not exactly into training arms a lot, but I am NOW! Ha! This past weekend in Denmark I put one of the training groups through this. It was very cool, as we held a contest to see who could get their arms the most pumped. Every guy gained 1 inch minimum, and the winner’s arms actually pumped up 2 full inches. It was retarded awesome.

Arms – Occluded Arm Demise: June 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on June 27, 2017

After such a great response to the Occluded Leg Workout in May, I thought why not follow this insanity up with an arm day with the same premise. You thought legs were bad……good luck brushing your teeth or combing your hair after this workout.

Gigantor Arms: December 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on December 30, 2016

Gigantor Arms: December 2016 Workout of the Month

Arms from new High Frequency Program: May 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 30, 2016

This is another high frequency program workout, but it’s a simple arm workout. You could actually do this 3 times a week if your elbows are healthy and you keep your effort at 8-9 on the chart below. You could also bump the intensity up to all 10’s, but do this twice a week as well.

High Voltage Upper Body #2: April 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 3, 2016

Ok, here it. Another high frequency program workout. This is about midway through the program so the volume and intensity has climbed quite a bit.

High Voltage Upper Body #1: March 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on March 31, 2016

I don’t want to let the cat quite out of the bag yet, but let’s just say I am working on a high frequency program that just may be Mountain Dog 2.0.

Arm Scorch: January 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on February 3, 2016

Arm Scorch: January 2016 Workout of the Month
Do plenty of warm up sets for your elbows before you start counting sets.
I took video of all the exercises and merged it into one video for ease.

November 2015 Workout of the Month – Arm Inferno

by John Meadows on November 30, 2015

November 2015 Workout of the Month – Arm Inferno

February 2015 Workout of the Month – Back and Bicep Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on January 28, 2015

February 2015 Workout of the Month – Back and Bicep Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

Occluded Biceps #1

by John Meadows on September 14, 2013

Arm Fryer

by John Meadows on August 14, 2013

Arm Jacking

by John Meadows on February 14, 2013

Fascia Splitting Arm Pump

by John Meadows on September 14, 2012

Tricep Volume

by John Meadows on April 14, 2012

Tricep Terror

by John Meadows on December 14, 2011

Triceps & Biceps

by John Meadows on February 14, 2011

Arms

by John Meadows on September 14, 2010

LEGS

Ensure Santa doesn’t bring you Skinny Jeans: December 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on December 29, 2017

Ensure Santa doesn’t bring you Skinny Jeans: December 2017 Workout of the Month

Program X – 3 Week Leg Progression: October 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on October 31, 2017

So I have been getting a lot of inquiries about a program I wrote years ago that combined bodybuilding with some of the things I learned while training at Westside barbell in the 90’s.

Ultimate Leg Workout for Thickness & Mass

by John Meadows on October 13, 2017

Do you want Thickness in your legs? do you want to build crazy mass? Well follow this Leg workout and you will get both. This workout is no joke so try it if you dare. Leg workout done with Andrew…

Legs – Occluded Death: May 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on May 23, 2017

More legs again, yes. I have been doing this, and have been extremely happy with how it is working.
Give this a shot, and I think you’ll find it to be very very nasty.
Hint – this is the style that my next program is headed into.

Leg Onslaught: April 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on April 11, 2017

Here is a leg workout from week 1 of my newest program called Onslaught, set to be released mid-April! Enjoy. The first 4 weeks are high frequency for legs hence the lower number of sets. This is workout 1 of 3 that week for leg and is quad heavy.

Legs from 28 Days Later: January 2017 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on January 30, 2017

Legs from 28 Days Later: January 2017 Workout of the Month

High Frequency Legs #1: October 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on October 27, 2016

High Frequency Legs #1: October 2016 Workout of the Month

Leg 1.5 Rep Attack: July 2016 Workout of the Month

by John Meadows on July 28, 2016

This is a recent workout I did with Joe Thomas, who just won his pro card and is making his debut at the Tampa Pro in 3 weeks!

October 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Swell

by John Meadows on October 30, 2015

October 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Swell

July 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Pump Fast Pace

by John Meadows on July 29, 2015

July 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Pump Fast Pace

June 2015 Workout of the Month – Legs: Emphasis on Ham and Glute

by John Meadows on June 16, 2015

May 2015 Workout of the Month – Back Training with IFBB Pros Andrew Hudson and Shaun Clarida

March 2015 Workout of the Month II – Leg Training with IFBB Pro Andrew Hudson

by John Meadows on March 13, 2015

March 2015 Workout of the Month II – Leg Training with IFBB Pro Andrew Hudson

January 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on January 17, 2015

January 2015 Workout of the Month – Leg Training with IFBB Pro’s Fouad Abiad and Ken Jackson

October 2014 – Workout of the Month – Quad Sweep Special

by John Meadows on October 15, 2014

This month I want to share a good workout that will target your quads sweep. This is the outer portion of your things otherwise known as the vastus lateralis. It takes some practice and focus while you are doing it, but when you nail it, you’ll feel it where we want, and it’ll burn as bad anything else we do! This is a workout taken out of my new program coined “The Beyonder”.

Leg training with IFBB Pro Ken Jackson

by John Meadows on May 29, 2014

Since Ken was here we kind of threw out the rules to a degree and went crazy – enjoy!

December 2013 Workout of the Month – Leg Destroyer featuring IFBB Pro Ben Pakulsky

by John Meadows on December 15, 2013

Occluded Legs #1

by John Meadows on October 15, 2013

Legs #3 – Squatless

by John Meadows on May 15, 2013

Hamstring Pump

by John Meadows on April 15, 2013

Legs #3

by John Meadows on March 15, 2013

Secondary Leg Day

by John Meadows on November 15, 2012

Monster Calves

by John Meadows on August 14, 2012

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 […]