DeFrancosGym.com - Got LATS!?!?

[SSdraken]

that guy looks too big to be allowed :D brilliant

[koolkid19931]

is using chains better than using plates or dbs on a dip belt for weighted pull ups ?

[bower4311]

probably not but it adds manliness points which can help you to lift more. IMO.

[SonArcAcE]

It's the same resistance, but chains are more easy to take on and off.

[00BIG00TERD00]

"Tommy Toothpicks" is what I call a physical speciman

[multimediaskills]

FORM IS HORRIBLE..it's called cheating if you do it like that..that's WEAK...bitch ALERT! u got NOTHING son! cutler rules

[rantanen1]

i must ask, how is his form horrible? hes doing fine in my opinion.

+ hes bigger than u'll ever be :)

[vypicenejkolousek]

For sure, he built this physique by cheating.

Moron.

[guadango]

you're a homo... shut up

[rantanen1]

u fail so horribly

[Ginemaster3000]

haha. his form was pretty good. fo using what 8-6 chains, then last set blowing it up with huge reps, with body weight. i guarentee you could not do that fat ass. i could barley us 3 45 plates for pull ups

[Rhodri2]

Pwned

[djyomen]

why dont we have chains in the gym... great video

[ar53nalfc]

Woah...imagine if he did kipping pullups - crossfit style, he would have gotten a bigger pump.

[rjpowell]

Hey Joe,

I was wondering where you got those chains?

[cambio83]

haha kraus ur a monster bro, utter brilliance hope all is well

[Kraus247]

back perpendicular to the floor, knees bent with legs crossed so as to isolate the upper body, and no leg kicks to swing or "leap froggin" to complete the rep

[lakerman91]

WOW.

[300Spartans1]

this is a first exercise on upper body repetition?

joe, do you suggest athletes training in your program doing this kind of pullups? I mean he doesn't go for full extension.

[guadango]

he's not an athlete... just a washed up meathead, so full range of motion isn't in his vocabulary... he's just in it for the pump!

[pkoeniges]

Jealous:)

[curtmastor]

Dude Ive seen you doing these on one of the videos. I noticed you have a closer grip and dont go wide. Is that more functional becuase wide grip is more of a bodybuilding grip for wider lats.

[Kraus247]

arms don't hang straight fully extended...its the short arms and wide upper body

[bigtonutz]

niceeeeeeeeeeee

[davidbirt]

Sick! the guy is huge.

Should enter him to zachs pull up comp...

[alideutscher]

i love tommy toothpicks great stuff!

[ItSSeAnJOhNBaBy]

That was fuckn awesome! That guys huge and ripped too shreds aswell. How much does he weigh?

[Kraus247]

just "short" of 5'7, weight is a hair shy of 200. check back soon to see toothpicks destroy the 225 rep record...

[supasonicman]

Hot damn, time for me to hit the gym about 3 times and then eat a few raw steaks right off the cow.

You mean 200 pounds right? I always thought it odd how something like 200 pounds could be monstrous on, for example, a 5'7'' guy and be thin as a rail on a taller guy.

[Kraus247]

tryin to get to 210+ but its not easy, the body doesnt want to stay over 200

[ShaneM686]

JoeD - It's strange, i can perform MORE total BW dips after the weighted ones compared to just warming up with the same set/rep ratio then performing BW max dips.

It's like all of the sudden I feel light as a feather and can crank out around 30.

[nrensing]

See: post-tetanic potentiation

[JRT140]

How much did each loop of chain weight?

[joedefranco]

Chains weighed 20 lbs. EACH...so he went from 80lbs. to 60lbs. to 40lbs. to 20lbs. before performing the bodyweight set.