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I do "Jefferson squats" every other leg day. No idea why they are called this btw.
The guy who invented them is named Charles JeffersonI do "Jefferson squats" every other leg day. No idea why they are called this btw.
If you are using any amount of weight you have to do it like he is or it will pull you back. I do it like him and throw a dumbbell on the ground to put my in to keep me stable.I've never seen Paul lie on the bench like you normally would for this exercise. Is there something about going sideways that makes the exercise more effective?
That kind of looks like the machine Sigourney Weaver jumped into in the movie "Aliens" so she could fight the big pissed off Momma Alien.
I never understood why anyone did them any other way lol. To me, the 'old school' way of doing it lying across the bench just looks like an accident waiting to happen. I never see anyone do pullovers anymore, sad. I did them lying normal with cables the other day. No one else in the gym, so I looked like a dumbass all by my lonesome.
which allows leveraging so the weight doesn't life your feet off the groundThe purpose of laying across the bench is so you can drop the hips lower than the pad will allow.
i feel like every time Charles Glass shows some new exercise he came up with (and it's usually on a machine and still actually a very basic movement) everyone acts like "OMG!!!!! this is the greatest exercise for _____ in history!". I've seen him have Dexter stand against a curl machine and go the opposite way for a tricep extension and it's supposed to be an "aha" moment, except he could simply have him use an actual tricep extension machine. If he said it was because the machine extension hurt his elbow i guess i could buy it but imo it's still nothing extraordinary. He used to also place a pad under a guy's ass while doing the seated cable row like it was some mind-blowing discovery and the movement that would make your back explode...yeah ok. I'm sure he's a great trainer, though and he had a great physique when he competed.I see all these coaches like Charles glass trying to invent the wheel with weird exercises when old school bodybuilders just stick to the basic and made it.. its more of a commercialized training now..
i feel like every time Charles Glass shows some new exercise he came up with (and it's usually on a machine and still actually a very basic movement) everyone acts like "OMG!!!!! this is the greatest exercise for _____ in history!". I've seen him have Dexter stand against a curl machine and go the opposite way for a tricep extension and it's supposed to be an "aha" moment, except he could simply have him use an actual tricep extension machine. If he said it was because the machine extension hurt his elbow i guess i could buy it but imo it's still nothing extraordinary. He used to also place a pad under a guy's ass while doing the seated cable row like it was some mind-blowing discovery and the movement that would make your back explode...yeah ok. I'm sure he's a great trainer, though and he had a great physique when he competed.
I never understood why anyone did them any other way lol. To me, the 'old school' way of doing it lying across the bench just looks like an accident waiting to happen. I never see anyone do pullovers anymore, sad. I did them lying normal with cables the other day. No one else in the gym, so I looked like a dumbass all by my lonesome.
Seated cable curl variation
- Go to a FreeMotion Shoulder Press
- Attach handles with no slack to the cable attachments
- Select resistance
- Sit at the edge of the seat and lean your torso forward
- Grab the handles and curl while keeping your elbows back and slightly up
- At the top of the movement your fists should be next to you pecs like in a drag curl
- Lower and repeat
This guy?The guy who invented them is named Charles Jefferson
I agree. It’s a bunch of nonsense. I will admit I do like the weighted hip thrust machine for butt. It looks like you’re humping a ghost that’s riding you reverse cowgirl style. I can’t squat or do lunges any more due to my knees and back, so these build my glutes real well. I tried to squat with only the bar and it wasn’t happening.I see all these coaches like Charles glass trying to invent the wheel with weird exercises when old school bodybuilders just stick to the basic and made it.. its more of a commercialized training now..
Weasy, what’s that honkie doing in our living room?This guy?
Oh wait, that's George Jefferson.