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[TheOtherOne55]

[ame=http://youtu.be/BfrODBENHio]Ben Pakulski Joe Bennett Arm Workout (BIG ARMS) - YouTube[/ame]

I really enjoy Pacman's blog and youtube channel. You can tell he really studies and understands what he's doing in the gym. I know he's a big follower of Poliquin so no wonder.

But I thought this was an interesting video after LATS thread a week or so ago about BBers forgetting the "science" of training. Nice to see someone really dig into the WHY'S of strength and hypertrophy training.

His YT channel and John's (mountaindog1) are my favorite.

 

[BigChef]

Thought it was Phil Hernon

 

[PHIL HERNON]

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Thought it was Phil Hernon

HagahsjAgscSsfsvAja. Good one!!

 

[Elvia1023]

Great video. Thanks for posting

 

[maldorf]

One thing I wouldn't do is those reverse grip barbell curls. I used to do those and ended up with a nasty injury. I had severe pain in my forearm and numbness in my hand, so bad that I could barely grip anything. It was my right hand too. I went to a specialist and he confirmed that I had some kind of damage or pressure on my radial nerve. It happened doing that movement. It took a good 3 months or more to clear up good enough that I could grip normally and to this day if I push on my forearm around the nerve it hurts like a mofo. I can push on the nerve on my left arm and that doesn't happen. Its a really unnatural movement with your hand pronated like that.

 

[PHIL HERNON]

No!

One thing I wouldn't do is those reverse grip barbell curls. I used to do those and ended up with a nasty injury. I had severe pain in my forearm and numbness in my hand, so bad that I could barely grip anything. It was my right hand too. I went to a specialist and he confirmed that I had some kind of damage or pressure on my radial nerve. It happened doing that movement. It took a good 3 months or more to clear up good enough that I could grip normally and to this day if I push on my forearm around the nerve it hurts like a mofo. I can push on the nerve on my left arm and that doesn't happen. Its a really unnatural movement with your hand pronated like that.

Dont tell Bigchef that! I wanted him to do those.

 

[sma]

Sure hope he didn't go to school for that

 

[bgspin]

IDK but that looked like some bullshit if you ask me. I mean 4-5 forced half reps in the first sequence of a workout? Trying to lift to heavy. My bi's aren't going to get shit out of 4 reps. I don't care how heavy it is. I'm all about super setting but not in 4 rep intervals in the beginning of a workout.

 

[bgspin]

One thing I wouldn't do is those reverse grip barbell curls. I used to do those and ended up with a nasty injury. I had severe pain in my forearm and numbness in my hand, so bad that I could barely grip anything. It was my right hand too. I went to a specialist and he confirmed that I had some kind of damage or pressure on my radial nerve. It happened doing that movement. It took a good 3 months or more to clear up good enough that I could grip normally and to this day if I push on my forearm around the nerve it hurts like a mofo. I can push on the nerve on my left arm and that doesn't happen. Its a really unnatural movement with your hand pronated like that.

I can't do reverse either. I messed up a tendon in my elbow and reverse grip was the cause. That and closed grip bench. Which sucks because i love closed grip for tri's.

 

[Idra]

I understand that any training style can build muscle, and everyone responds differently.... but I wouldn't train like that. Many of his actions did not actually follow through and support his reasoning for doing them. Kinda like that 4 rep heavy "warmup" shit

 

[AshopRep]

Pacman's approach is very meticulous .

 

[JustWannaBeHuge]

One thing I wouldn't do is those reverse grip barbell curls. I used to do those and ended up with a nasty injury. I had severe pain in my forearm and numbness in my hand, so bad that I could barely grip anything. It was my right hand too. I went to a specialist and he confirmed that I had some kind of damage or pressure on my radial nerve. It happened doing that movement. It took a good 3 months or more to clear up good enough that I could grip normally and to this day if I push on my forearm around the nerve it hurts like a mofo. I can push on the nerve on my left arm and that doesn't happen. Its a really unnatural movement with your hand pronated like that.

I can't do reverse curls with a straight bar as it bothers my right forearm something crazy, this forearm was also broken pretty bad when I was a kid so maybe that plays into it also, however, I do like reverse curls with an ez bar, I tend to go light and high reps though.

 

[maldorf]

I can't do reverse curls with a straight bar as it bothers my right forearm something crazy, this forearm was also broken pretty bad when I was a kid so maybe that plays into it also, however, I do like reverse curls with an ez bar, I tend to go light and high reps though.

To work the brachialis, if you want to try and isolate it more, just do something with a neutral grip like dumbbell hammer curls.

 

[pimpman]

I don't seem to understand the concept with the chains.is it to add weight? If so why not just add more plates?

 

[maldorf]

I don't seem to understand the concept with the chains.is it to add weight? If so why not just add more plates?

Its pretty cool, what happens is the resistance you feel will increase as you raise the bar because you are suspending more of the chain. As you lower the bar more of the chain lays on the ground and is no longer pulling down on the bar. It would be better though to have more resistance in the negative since youre stronger in the part, like how Emeric does it.

Ive never tried it but I know a lot of powerlifters that use it.

 

[NOSUPERMODEL]

Great video.

 

[Kaladryn]

Pre-exhausting the brachialis is an interesting training technique for biceps, Ben Pakulski didn't invent it btw, I know Kai Greene (and probably others) were doing this some time ago.

It makes sense when you realize the primary flexor of the elbow is the brachialis NOT the biceps.

The brachialis only works in the bottom half of the motion, that is why they seem to be doing "half reps" as someone said above. The way Ben is doing the repetitions with respect to negative control and explosiveness is a lot more precise than some may realize also...

 

[brutus69]

going heavy on a last warmup set, say doing 1-3 reps, can enable you to do more weight for more reps on yr actual work sets.
it's like using a weighted bat in the circle, when u go to the regular bat it feels super light. same concept. that, and it fires up yr cns to get ready for heavy weight. acclimation sets, they're called.

 

[D-Wade7288]

Came in expecting Phil Hernon. Left disappointed.

Nah, I like B-Pak though. Interesting technique, but I will pass.

 

[Kaladryn]

going heavy on a last warmup set, say doing 1-3 reps, can enable you to do more weight for more reps on yr actual work sets.
it's like using a weighted bat in the circle, when u go to the regular bat it feels super light. same concept. that, and it fires up yr cns to get ready for heavy weight. acclimation sets, they're called.

I thought that was just called "warming up" ...