The Strength Shop 20

[jukcoder]

You guys, you are doing the right thing. Saying this as a fitness junky and strength & conditioning coach.

[wrestling123ot]

what are the songs from 0:02 to 1:01?

[NedyalkoYankov]

Hey, Matt!

I really admire your work! Deep respect!

I have a couple questions, that, hopefully, you can answer.

1) On overhead lifts, do you shrug your shoulders up (active shoulders) or do you keep your shoulder in the socket? I know it may be a dumb question, but I find that there are two contradictory opinions on it.

2) Is the pull-up considered a row, and does it work the rear shoulder? Is it necessary to include a barbell row, if you do enough pull-ups?

Thanks in advance, lad!

BE STRONG!

[mwich40]

1) you must elevate and retract your scapula, aggressively push your shoulders straight up, and I even think about pulling the bar apart to create greater tension

[mwich40]

2) pull in all directions towards your heart

A) pulling vertically from floor( deads, snatch, clean, upright row)

B) pulling horizontally towards you (inverted row, BB & DB bentover row, seated rows, chinese row)

C) pulling vertically from ceiling (Pullups with mixed grip, lat pulldowns, etc...)

[coachboo200400]

the price is definitely "WRIGHT"...will be buying 2 sets of bumps next week! thanks matt!

[coachboo200400]

great vids and ideas as always matt! shopping around for bumper plates and etc for my home/garage gym. where did you get yours and do you have any advice on where to shop for some of the equipment. best costs, shipping deals, ect...thanks! i`m looking to get bumpers, bar, glute ham and a trap bar as well.

[mwich40]

I got my trap bar off ebay, its not a specialty item, so it is fine, high and low handles, but the knurling is way sharp, I might file it down one day. BFS supposedly has a decent oly bar in the $300 range, but I'm sure its no Ivanko, I got a Pendlay HD. My ghr is from Garage Gym store, I do not like it much, should have got a York or something. I got a deal on bumps from Wright Exercise, they're fine for what i need. CraigsList should be checked constantly. Just find the deals and Google

[withou2]

Im so glad i found this channel; you guys are awesome

[mwich40]

You're AWESOME!!!

[TheAmericanCreep]

Push press, Jerks, squats, sandbag loading...I love this place and I dont even train there..awsome dude. Quick question if you dont mind...what has more carry over for fighters, the power style squat, or the olympic squat ? or maybe somthing inbetween ? Thnx brah !

[mwich40]

I, actually, would venture to say the front squat or zercher squat. But really, whatever enables you to get the most real work in. Specialization in powerlifting and olympic lifting is not the goal of the fighter. But insane levels of strength and conditioning are. So i guess it depends on the athletes flexibility, and strengths and weaknesses.

[ChadHammons]

whats the design on those stackable boxes?

[mwich40]

Greg Everett from Catalyst Athletics wrote an article for the Performance Menu

google Greg Everett Jerk Blocks

[ChadHammons]

Thanks..sorry about not getting back on this sooner didnt know youtube notified about replies

[triisgaard]

Random thoughts:

Shouldn't the first guy rack the bar across the shoulders before the dip/pop for better power transfer?

Sandbag loading looks really cool. Not as insane/specialized as the Atlas stones :)

Trap bar presses make a lot of sense.

140kg on the last set of jerks? Nice. My coach yells at me whenever I take the trailing leg forward before taking the front leg backwards.

Nice videos :)

[mwich40]

1. yes, but he's a beginner to weightlifting and has made much progress in the past few months, I'm looking forward to seeing how the next few months as his flexibility and awareness develops further

[mwich40]

2. Atlas stones are much harder and more badass, but I do not have any...YET. Sandbags will do a great job for any beginner and are a nice alternative for the rest of us

[mwich40]

3. I don't know how i feel about the trap bar presses yet. It was my first time and it felt "different". I like different, but the same. I think Pavel said that... Same, but different. I'm just experimenting with ideas sometimes, win some lose some. But the verdict is still out on this particular exercise

[mwich40]

My jerk is my weakness, My technique is sloppy, and i certainly need more coaching. Training yourself 90% of the time can only get you so far. I agree with your coach, but sometimes its just about survival under a heavy load.

[mwich40]

5. Thanks for posting

[TriumphAthletics]

Serious depth jumps at 1:50! Nice work Matt.

[grappler0430]

The beastly training methods you've put on video have made me a subscriber. BADASS!

[dogmandu69]

nice and impressive .

[nvcn86]

now that's good gym music!

[strongbodyandmind]

cool yerk blocks :)

[SMCStudio]

Matt,

Do you prefer the low-bar powerstance squat, or the highbar oly squat?

[mwich40]

It is totally dependent on what you are trying to accomplish. Are you going to a powerlifting meet where you're goal is to move as much weight as possible? Go low bar. If you want to get better at oly lifting, I would abandon the low bar squat in favor of high bar for specificity, and actually the majority of my squatting would be in front, and overhead. I would also stop max effort deads and stick with clean and snatch pulls, if going for an oly meet, or oly specific. It just depends on goal

[SMCStudio]

I agree. I've been reading back up on Starting Strength and Ripp emphasizes the low-bar. I tend to disagree with this because of the lack of transferability to Oly movements.

Good tips tho, Matt. Thanks

[mwich40]

Its hard to go against anything Rip says, I think he feels strength is strength, and more weight can be moved from the low position.  But I know Rip and Burgener / Greg Everett have different viewpoints on this topic. I guess this question would be best answered under the bar

[taryujiai]

SMC,

Rip didn't write that book for Oly lifters. He wrote it for a general athlete reader. So transferability to the Oly lifts isn't among his concerns I would think.

[ZEvenEsh]

Matty, your boys r gonna crush the competition!

[grimm2847]

Nice work. Your videos are impressive

[0wnagefactory]

i wouldnt even be able to afford that many weights n stuff lol.

[mwich40]

you don't need to. I've been collecting for many years. You could make a heavy sandbag for literally a few dollars if not free. I'm sure you could find a way to get one barbell set off Craigslist, and you're good to go! Eventually add a pair or two of dumbbells, one day maybe a kettlebell, etc. you don't need a lot of stuff, sometimes I just want to throw out some of the stuff I've accumulated...but I'm not going too

[slizzardman]

Hell yea! You know, you don't even need an olympic bar if you get 1.25 or 1.5" rigid metal conduit from home depot. That stuff is STRONG, and you can just strap sandbags on it for weight. You can get crazy strong without spending a ton of money on gym memberships or equipment! You could even make your own Atlas stones with an exercise ball and some concrete!

80 lbs of concrete for 4 dollars. The only thing cheaper than that is dirt. Cast your own concrete weights :) Concrete, bucket, water.

[mwich40]

thats all great for some crude strength and conditioning, I like it. But if you want to get better at oly lifting as a sport, good equipment is a must., And even though it can be very pricy, it should be a one time investment. So spending $1000 on a set seems like a lot, but if you dump the garbage gym membership for $300 + per year, it pays for itself in a few years, then all your training is free. But i do have to recommend constant investments in coaching, great coaching is invaluable

[cr4zyjosh]

beast! luv watching the strength shop keep the vids coming

[mwich40]

you got it, thanks, bro

[slizzardman]

Definitely, if you want to get better at any sport you need good equipment. And good coaching :) Keep up the great work!