Body By Science Training Video 2 Todd Beard

[UndeadRelentless]

@Makstrero And one more thing haven't you ever been told don't believe everything you read/hear

[UndeadRelentless]

And to everyone watching this video Tod Beard (they spelled it wrong in this video) works out 5 times a week!!!!!! He doesn't just do it once a week, anyone working out once a week hoping to look as good as him is never going to get close to what he looks like!

[UndeadRelentless]

To the lazy person

[UndeadRelentless]

@Makstrero I have read it but look at my dad, what he does works for him, he trains 5 times a week and the idea of only working out once a week is ridiculous! Look at bodybuilders today, ask any pro and I guarantee you that he or she works out more than once a week, hell even look at sport athletes and I promise you that they train more than once a week or just anybody with a good body and they'll tell you they workout more than once a week, all the superslow business is, is a scam that appeals

[Sinnsonido]

So based on Dr. McGuff's thesis, wouldn't Todd Beard be considered a 'statistical variation'? I think the book is interesting, but suggesting that this guy only works out once-a-week seems a little disingenuous.

[UndeadRelentless]

@Eriikk82 His job wouldn't like the beard haha and no, he trains more than once a week, becuase there is no such thing as working out once a week and getting built like my dad. He islolates different body parts and works them hard. So as far as this workout he was doing here he rarely does so i wouldn't advise this type of work. Look at all bodybuilders who actually look good and i guarantee that they work out more than once a week, i'm into bodybuilding like him so i' informed on this stuff

[Makstrero]

@UndeadRelentless You should read "Body by Science" before making such claims. Mr. "i'm informed on this stuff". :)

[UndeadRelentless]

Oh and for the touching you're toes B.S., tell me, when is the last time an attractive women was impressed by kissing youre ass anyway, just a thought

[UndeadRelentless]

yeah, that huge dude is actually my dad, he's going for mr.indiana this year and the hard work he puts into his workouts i think he's gonna win it (and it may seem like a bias opinion but its not)

[Eriikk82]

@UndeadRelentless He is cool as hell! is it true he only train maximun once a week? btw tell him that he should grow some big beard for total completness!

[Tensolator]

Todd Beard is built like a brick outhouse

[fantaworld]

I wish my gym had that machine!

[michaeljasontee]

what is the brand of the machines used in the video?

[CoachFrank203]

if you do cardio the rest of the week does it offset the strength gains of this one day a week routine? Is it one strength day a week followed by 6 days of rest for optimal results?

[nbavlc]

I've been doing HIT for about 3-4 months now. Put on 5-10lbs of muscle, and weight is going up every week. For people who say HIT doesn't work, I bet none of them reach the intensity that is needed for it to be effective

[MrDiesel45]

Not healthy? He's 47. A lot of guys at 47 look like dumpling butts.Hope you find your yoga guy who can kiss his own ass.

[FergusonKaren]

For whatever reasons, this guy doesn't look healthy to me. Can he bend over and touch his toes, He looks stiff and simply muscle-bound to me. Sigh...I prefer someone a little more yoga-strong like, versus over abundant muscles.

[js290]

@FergusonKaren Do a google search on BBC Frontiers Muscle Wastage. Didn't realize touching ones toes was the metric of physical health. Always thought it was grip strength and leg strength.

[bootiack]

this guy has some muscle I am not sure any peformance athletes train with this style

[Cragails]

Great video & workout , VERY inspiring !

T.

[MrRanger1987]

where are all the natural bodybuilders use HIIT and get results? see over weight people, skinny people, and professionals using steroids... but i dont see any in shape natural bodybuilders using hiit? no offense to this guy because i dont know how far along his training is or if he trains for bodybuilding. im just saying from a bodybuilding stand point i dont see any natural bodybuilders using this form of training. good to get in and out of the gym and better than nothing. but the best? nah.

[vbknez]

@MrRanger1987 it's not the best, ist the right way to train.....

[mrhighintensity]

Great Video! - HIT RULES! - check out my blog updates HIT style in prep for my new contest ! - MR

[MrDiesel45]

@cutballer23 Explosive and ballistic training will eventually kill your joints in time,so enjoy your pain pills when you hit your 40's.Your knees, rotator cuffs and elbows will be thrashed,but at least you'll get a buzz from the pills.

[MrMuscleman77]

H.I.T. and superslow training is a true guideline of physical excercise pushing yourself to failure forget hours in the gym and swanning about looking macho anyone can do that this is the future of training :-)

[Ronnock]

I've talked with boxing coaches and MMA coaches and they would never have their students train this way. Their reasonings were it wasn't applicable to the style of competition. So, my question is: Can this style of exercise only be applicable to body-building and or healthy living?

[ScottMacFie]

Try a basic powerlifting routine:

Monday:

Deads 5 (sets) x 5 (reps)

Bench 5 x 5

Chins (2 sets to failure),

Thurs:

Squats 5 x 5

Overhead Press 5x 5

DB Rows (2 sets to failure)

[ScottMacFie]

I believe in High-Intensity, abbreviated routines, but not in Super Slow. Muscles adapt after heavy, explosive exercising, using heavy, compound exercises like Squats, Deads, Bench, Overheads and Chins, with free weights.

[mrhighintensity]

@ScottMacFie EXPLOSIVE TRAINING is SIMPLY STUPID! (Arthur Jones)

[MrRanger1987]

@mrhighintensity if you dont bounce the weights, stop in the bottom position before the positive and use a weight the heavy enough so that when you explosively push it.. it goes in a controlled movement i dont see why it is bad? i could understand if your bouncing off your chest and just throwing the weight up but if you put enough weight on it so you cant just throw it up that fast there should be no momentum or anything.

[cttballer23]

lifting heavy weights explosively is much better than lifting like this slowly. If you watch the best athletes in the world- olympic lifters, everything they do is training to be strong and explosive. And using free weights with correct form is much safer than using machines which put your body into a set position.

[LesterWare]

Texasssbaby I bet this workout with appropriate weights for you would leave you laying on the ground. While I might do more exercises the fundamentals of this workout are sound.

[TEXASSSBABY]

perfect training for lazy people! lol this method is a joke these people would be the worst athletes if your muscles train slow you play slow simple as that and also the reason why it seems so hard is because of the lactic acid build up wich isnt a good thing

[Naturalhit]

@TEXASSSBABY No not really. I've been doing HIT for 15 years now. I'm pretty fast and strong. I even compete in natural bodybuilding. Ofcourse I did injure my knee from football. But HIT is making it strong again. I train my clients this way too and some of them are athletes. They like this workout becaue it's less traumatic on their body like fast weight trainng does.

[engcelot]

@TEXASSSBABY Funny cause Ive been training this way for 5 years plus and one of my high school clients was second fastest kid in the state in the 100 meters first in long jump and third in triple. Training slow does not make you slow thats impossible

[cttballer23]

im not supporting the "industry standard" workouts supported by media. But there are constantly new and improved types of training that come about everyday that are only to make money. This program would be one of them, people want something easy and requirig less effort but hoping for the same results. there are hundreds of studies out there about training smart. visit elitefts website and find hundreds of articles about the ccorrect way to train, proven by under the bar experience and science.

[Naturalhit]

@cttballer23 Trust me this is far from being easy. I've pretty done it all HVT, circuit training, peripheral training and such and HIT is by far the best result producing workout.

I'm not making out of this so I can tell you with honesty. It's a brutal workout. Sometimes you want to go fast to feel comfortable and lift more weights, but they are not as good as control movement.

[cttballer23]

And @ MRDiesal45, superslow training is a waiste of time.. absolutly no help to the Central Nervous System which is key to building muscle as well as burning fat.

[cttballer23]

i see my comment has raised quite a argument on methods of training.. which was my purpose. to show people that just because this so called way of trying is proved by science it has no "under the bar experience", how many years of training does Dr. Guff have under his belt to hand out training information? HIs degree is in the medical field, not in the fitness industry.

[rondeline]

Show me the studies!

I don't like Dr. Guff's politics, but he showed me studies in his book that support his training methods.

The rest of this world of Crossfit and bodybuilders just have opinions but no one cites studies.

@cttballer23

Waste of time is the repetitive "industry standard" workouts that are recommended by marketing experts and not supported by science... cite one study that supports your view of the world contrary to what you can get out of HIT/BBS?

You won't be able to.

[MrDiesel45]

Thanks adreecage. Obviously ctballer23 has never experienced a superslow workout. Another great example of the musclehead goofball mentality. Some advice for xanthromera-do'nt take on a job at the fair trying to guess weight.

[cttballer23]

waste of time and energy. simply a "program" to make money and has no "real world" experience behind it. if people are looking for a cop out to working hard you have found it. For actual results strength training is simple, work hard and eat clean. "People look at me and ask me how i train, i say i look at what you do and do the complete opposite."- Jim Wendler 5/3/1 Raw Strength

[adreecage]

@cttballer23

Jim Wendler is on steriods.

Body by Science makes a lot of sense.

[MrDiesel45]

Wrong you are xanthromera. You have to take the weight of the muscle of the thighs into consideration.

[xanthromera]

Oh I see. Silly me, I was assuming he was an amputee.

[xanthromera]

A few comments here, firstly this guy is not anywhere near 238lbs.

The rowing machine they're using is uneccessarily complicated, better to have a handle move than the user moving on a rail, too much friction which takes away from the negative.

Lastly many HIT advocates disagree with the SS 10/10 protocol, but commonsense tells us that one is more likely to remain injury free.

[kevkevtv]

What's heavier ten pounds of feather or 10 pounds of bricks? What's heavier 10 pounds of dumbells or 10 pounds on a machine.

[ptragesser1]

It's more impressive to look strong than to be strong,do'nt you think? Ha. Ha. I've seen Tod incline bench press 315lbs for 8 strict repetitions. Is that not strong?

[yasinpatel12345]

the guys is pretty decent for 45 yrs old you gotta admit seems to be doing the training better than any1 else i've seen but he isn't strong whatsoever machines don't build as much mass as free weights and strength

[ASICS10ARGENTINA]

does row work the biceps properly?

[MrDiesel45]

I'll be happy to post a pic or video of myself shirtless AlfAlphie. Will you do the same?

[geronimo461]

Wonder what you look like AlfAlpha? Probably a pissed off fat ass on the couch.

[AlfAlphie]

First off, there is NOTHING solid about that guy. Sure he's strong, but he is surely not "solid 238" and absolutely not "LEAN". Plus, where's this "30lbs of muscle in half a year"?? With gains like that, he'd be Mr. O EVERY year. How come none of those you guys ever take your shirts off and do a pose down... What a joke..

And the author or whoever is writing the description of the video is a deceitful person.

[AlfAlphie]

What's with this BULLSH*T?!?! Todd stands at a "rock-solid 238"??? He "was able to pack on 30lbs of muscle in 6 months"?? HIT "enabled him to add even more msucle, and with the proper diet, STAY LEAN??!?!?! Are you guys BLIND?!?!?!

[mrhighintensity]

Nice display of HOW ITS SUPPOSE to be done! - good work..check out my Videos too guys - MR

[nikkyo34]

Whats your opinion between a 10/10 cadence rep vs a 4/2/4 cadence..positive/contraction/­negative rep?

[hackskii]

Wow, impressive.

Guess this takes HIT to the next level.

Seems Mentzer had something here.

Love the equimpent too.

This type of training would free up much time.

Seems most people overtrain by the looks of it.

I do less now and have more muscle, I might take more time off or less frequency as I will be 50 in September.

Very nice vid.

[kabhattacharya]

3. Finally, what is the range of TUL you use, which if hit mandates a weight increment? How frequently do you use post failure (i.e. upon reaching failure, immediately performing) a static only? rest pause? Forced negatives etc...

Thanks for your time and keep up the awesome workouts

[MrDiesel45]

1:20- 2:00 TUL. Once we reach 2:00, we increase the weight. We use static contractions and forced negatives frequently. No rest pause.

[kabhattacharya]

Very Cool Video, a few questions

1. You use a military press type movement instead of a chest press, is this simply variation..or does this adequately stimulate the pectorals as well?

2. Your pulling (back/biceps) strength is extremely impressive. But a lot of SS videos I've watched have trainees using heavier loads on upper body "pull" movements rather than "push"..any reason for this ?

[MrDiesel45]

1. We'll vary the exercises each workout.

2. I'm able to use the stack on the compound row and 120 lbs on the overhead press. I guess the reason would be the back muscles in the pulling movements are stonger than the pectoral or deltoid muscles in the pushing movements.

[kenpo4bjj]

lazur1,

I have known a number of people who have used 'partials' (limited range of motion movements) for a period to get stronger only to find they were no stronger when they returned to the full range version of the movement. I know there may well be a 're-learning' of the full range movement but if that were the case rapid increases in strength should have followed once the relearning was complete. I gather this fellow has suffered a knee injury and as such has to limit his range of motion.

[djpuplex]

I think muscle memory comes into play Im sure they're 1rm is higher!

[szv71]

yes John Little's DVD & books.

[szv71]

What do you think of Max Contraction & do any of you use it?

[MrDiesel45]

If you're talking about a timed static contraction, we use that method too.

[djpuplex]

I use it and love it give it a real try!

[szv71]

Fitness World 24 Urbandale, IA. It has Hammer plate loaded machines but not much in the way of weight stacked machines. I am the only one who trains this way that I know of around here,. Loading & unloading cuts into my workout time & recovery. I haven't seen any Nautilus or Med X machines around here. Probably because they are so pricy.

[matthroma]

Well put, kenpo. That entire workout looked to me to be a demonstration of strength. He didn't even come close to 90 degrees of knee flexion on the leg press, and his form deteriorated badly as fatigue set in. Very disappointing display of SS/HIT training in my opinion.

[MrDiesel45]

What's your definition of slow and high intensity matthroma?

[statisticool]

Excellent stuff, nice training!

[MrDiesel45]

Thank You!

[szv71]

I wish we had a HIT gym in Iowa (Des Moines area)

[MrDiesel45]

Where do you train szv71?

[szv71]

How many times a week do you train?

[mojo22hc]

Once every seven.

[kenpo4bjj]

I am perplexed by the very short range of motion displayed in the Leg Press exercise. This gentleman did not even form a 90 degree angle between his hamstring and calf muscle. Is there a rationale for this approach? I know mechanical advantage is much higher at the top of the repetition versus the bottom but this usually facilitates the displaying of strength rather than the building of strength.

[MrDiesel45]

I have a left knee problem, so my range of motion has to be limited and foot placing higher to reduce the stress and pain on it.

[MrDiesel45]

Even at a limited range of motion, moving 600lbs for 1:32 at a slow rep speed still builds strength as well as demonstrates it.

[Jaydee7474]

How did you hurt your knee?

[MrDiesel45]

However the usernames come up, it is me(Tod) answering back.Depends on who's signed in on the computer at work.Mojo22hc is another trainer there.MrDiesel45 is mine. Anyway ,I did pro wrestling for a while and injured my knee landing wrong, going out of the ring.

[Jaydee7474]

I see. Thanks for the response, Tod.

[MrDiesel45]

I did respond,but I did'nt see it post. I injured my knee whwen I was involved in pro wrestling a few years ago.

[lazur1]

If a weight is heavy enough to challenge strength, in -whatever- range it's lifted, (& light enough for a 60sec+ time under tension to stimulate a hormonal response), muscle / strength will be built, & conditioning will be enhanced. W/ 'good' cams, one --might as well- do full ROM, but it's not necessary. W/ most equipment, it's -better- to do partials, (to avoid bad resitance curves), unless competitive performance of the movement itself is what's being trained.

[MrDiesel45]

Well put lazur1.