Return of The Golden Era Bodybuilding Workout
Hells Yea, SON! I’ve been busted up and banged up by the Jersey Virus that has attacked countless people through NJ. Finally, I am feeling healthy again and my appetite is back….. so is my hair 
I’ll be spending the next few weeks using some Golden Era inspired power-bodybuilding type workouts to regain strength and pack on some muscle again.
Some short sprint workouts and sprint repeats are in the works as well.
Here is a short glimpse of my first workout of being back in action. I felt strong but my shoulder is still weak and limiting pressing strength. I am keeping reps low to avoid aggravating my shoulder again.
Check it and enjoy….. pardon my insanity, I was excited to get back after it again!
Question for You: Drop a comment if you use any old school power-bodybuilding methods either for yourself, or, if you’re a Strength Coach, to train others. Drop some tips, I wanna see what everyone else is cranking!
In Strength,
–Z–
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Comments on Return of The Golden Era Bodybuilding Workout
Glad your back to health I’m loving the videos and the hair caught me off guard lol. I don’t know what you have setup that holds the bar down when your doing rows, but I wish I had it at my gym.
- Trevor
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Haven’t done bicep curls in ages. So I jumped in with a couple of my trainees and cranked some old fashion Oly Bar standing biceps curls. Did 3 sets of 20, strict form using a very slow negative motion. Used the drag curl technique from the 4HB book by Tim Ferris. 2 days later an my biceps are still busted up. Got to get back into bodybuilding type workouts again, pack on some quality dense muscle. Summer is only 16 weeks away!
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Zach
I bought mine yesterday. I will be testing this program hopefully in Febuary.I want to stay at 170 and still build muscle on this program it’s been a long time since I did bodybuilding style workouts.So I am sure looking to see how the change of workout style changes me.
John
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Trevor, that is called the grappler, they have this at http://westside-barbell.com. I bought it YEARS ago from Louie Simmons as he and I always chatted on training my wrestlers.
I use it for all types of pressing, rowing, rotational lifts. You need to have it against a wall so it doesn’t move. Old school t bar rows, I love it!
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Al, that is awesome, ha ha. I don’t do slow mo nowadays but when I was purely bodybuilding I did. I blend the strength, muscle building and performance together.
Slow Mo is great for muscle growth tho!
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John I am psyched for you bro!! Make sure you keep up with some sprints, sled work, etc to stay lean and mean!
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Zach
Would you believe all I have is 310 lbs in weights they wont get me more at the gym because someone can get hurt.lol I am going to add in some burpees and and jumpropes. I may do the insane and buy some more weight plates and drag them up this steep hill so I can have more to do deadlifts with. two summers ago with hardly any deadlifting work I did 425 deadlift. I want a 500lb plus at 170.I am all pumped up for this program I am going to do a workout today when I get home. Oh and I usually workout at 4:00AM I work 12 hour days and when I get home its about the family.
John
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I appreciate your video and your back to the old school way of training. I am glad you are feeling better and I will be checking back to your site.
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thnx, Muscle Hut, health is # 1!
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@John C, wow bro, make your own Dungeon!
4 AM workouts sounds like Bill Pearl to me!!
You will get that 500 lb DL!
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Zach
I have been looking for a place to rent out that would be close to where I live. They won’t let me put any weight in there or anything like that it really does suck and I am not crazy about the gym I have near me.
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Trevor,
You don’t need no stinking “Grappler” !
Just stick the unloaded end in a wrapped up towel in the corner or just against the wall in your gym or workout area and go to it. That was the old school way, way back then and now. I’m 61 and still use the old t-bar rows, full-contact/Bueller’s Twist, Bunyan squat and press, etc. with the bar just stuck up against a wall.
Great stuff!
And great stuff from you as well, Zach.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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I’ve been finishing my full body workouts with heavy cheat curls. 2-3 sets heavy reps negatives on the last set. It gives me a mental edge over my next workout finishing with a more weight than I would curl with strict form really brings out the beast.
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Just started a cycle of the bodybuilding type workout – classic 8-12 reps stuff with fatigue and sore muscles the next day. Keep in mind I am new to this but seeing some good gains over the past year. One of the things that seems to be prevalent is that everyone should just be training for strength and the size will come. There seems to be some really good debate about that 0 what if someone is looking for more size than anything?
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Awesome Zach,
that’s what we need to get kickstarted in 2011. Need to get that hair cut tho bro!
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