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Post by brothersteve on May 27, 2021 10:36:28 GMT
The last 30 days I've been doing . . .
It's not about just moving the weight, the 5lb dumbbell assists in creating muscular tension and muscle control.
Every day I start with my tai chi forms which include 2.5lb sword and sabre (mirrored), about 1/2 an hour then a little later do Attila's workout which takes 45 mins. After breakfast my wife and I walk for 90 mins, a nearby nature trail. Some days I'll get some advanced yoga poses.
The 5lb DB workout is done everyday. I apply this method to the Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension exercises, the resistance isn't to simulate a weight by creating great pressure but to create muscular tension.
I saw a more modern version from some guy in about 2014 who wrote a book about how Sandow/Attila trained with light dumbbells for something like 100 reps/exercise. I tried it several times, but could only do it for 8 days and felt way over trained. Must have done it wrong. How did it go for you? Did you gain any size? Did you increase protein consumption in your diet?
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Post by brothersteve on May 27, 2021 10:45:08 GMT
This was the book: Lost Secret to a Great Body.
Found a video of a guy doing the workout.
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Post by brothersteve on May 27, 2021 12:09:42 GMT
I first came upon the idea od flexing as exercise in 1978 from Dynaflex, then Charles Atlas. Then, I got a book titled Inside Bodybuilding, by Jim Murray and he was the first to specifically state this. From memory he said something like this; the bodybuilders he observed lifted weights, but that was only half the idea. They all flexed the muscle as well through the range of motion with the weight just going along for the ride. That answered to me why there were many old time bodybuilders (sig Klein - I believe he marries Prof. Attila's daughter) that only worked out with what appeared to be light weights, not just for the photo shoot, but who also had strength when it needed to be demonstrated. More modern era guys like Serge Nubret, Vince Taylor, Thiery Pastel were advocates of using light weights and the minds concentration in the muscles (obviously along with PED's) to gain size.
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Post by moxohol on May 27, 2021 12:33:51 GMT
I first came upon the idea od flexing as exercise in 1978 from Dynaflex, then Charles Atlas. Then, I got a book titled Inside Bodybuilding, by Jim Murray and he was the first to specifically state this. From memory he said something like this; the bodybuilders he observed lifted weights, but that was only half the idea. They all flexed the muscle as well through the range of motion with the weight just going along for the ride. That answered to me why there were many old time bodybuilders (sig Klein - I believe he marries Prof. Attila's daughter) that only worked out with what appeared to be light weights, not just for the photo shoot, but who also had strength when it needed to be demonstrated. More modern era guys like Serge Nubret, Vince Taylor, Thiery Pastel were advocates of using light weights and the minds concentration in the muscles (obviously along with PED's) to gain size. It's not an original comment or thought here but I got more mileage with flexing & DT in my practice sessions than external resistance alone. My shoulders are making rapid recovery after 8 months of injury. I flex in the stretched & contracted positions & that has made all the difference.
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Post by mr potatohead on May 27, 2021 14:10:33 GMT
I think globe DBs are very cool.
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Post by Bruce Tackett on May 27, 2021 14:20:54 GMT
Well, isn't this timely? It just so happens that I, Professor Fate, have been doing much the same sort of thing for the last few months. I have been using dumbbells that are just light (heavy?) enough to do 30 reps, the last 4-5 reps burn! I am doing three exercises using this technique - shoulder raises, one-arm dumbbell triceps extensions, and one-arm dangling biceps curls. When I'm finished with each of these exercises, my muscles feel like they're going to jump out of my skin.
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Post by brothersteve on May 27, 2021 16:26:07 GMT
The late Rich Piana talked about 'Feeder workouts' and his theory on how they helped him. Just like Attila/Sandow.
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Post by brothersteve on May 27, 2021 18:25:00 GMT
FREE Download The Lost Secret To A Great Body . . .
YES! That's the book. I printed this out, probably in 2014-15. Nice find.
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Post by Bob50 on May 27, 2021 20:16:21 GMT
If we use small weights, why do we need them? We could use muscle antagonists for that. This training can provide at least 60-80% of max muscle tension. It would be sufficient for muscle growth if we use multiple reps.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2021 20:40:56 GMT
I too found value in these tensing exercises.
What I did for a long time recently was finish each exercise with a no-weights tension version of the same movement. It really gets the blood flowing into the area and gives a great pump.
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Post by Deuce Gunner on May 27, 2021 21:15:11 GMT
I too found value in these tensing exercises. What I did for a long time recently was finish each exercise with a no-weights tension version of the same movement. It really gets the blood flowing into the area and gives a great pump. Whiffet I seem to remember that a bit after Bolton released his book and you tried out the routine the way he wrote about doing it that you got good muscularity from it but that your numbers dropped in your pullups and dips. Bolton writes about going to temporary exhaustion in all the exercises. Attila and Sandow both wrote pleasantly tired which is quite a bit different from temporary exhaustion.
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Post by mr potatohead on May 27, 2021 21:49:02 GMT
"Pleasantly tired". Wow! First time I've heard that, but it describes the feeling well for daily exercise/recovery cycle, IMO. Unfortunately, it seems the older I am, the sooner I'm tired. Ha!
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Post by captkronos on May 27, 2021 23:46:31 GMT
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Post by pierinifitness on May 28, 2021 0:12:23 GMT
I think using little pink 5-lbs. dumbbells and tensing is like having at it with an inflatable doll; it ain't the real thing. Better lifting heavy, low rep sets and lots of sets.
I own a pair of old school cast iron 5-lbs. dumbbells that I periodically use for a Heavyhands workout. No muscle pump to speak of but a great cardiovascular conditioning workout.
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Post by macky on May 28, 2021 5:13:36 GMT
I think using little pink 5-lbs. dumbbells and tensing is like having at it with an inflatable doll; it ain't the real thing. Better lifting heavy, low rep sets and lots of sets. I own a pair of old school cast iron 5-lbs. dumbbells that I periodically use for a Heavyhands workout. No muscle pump to speak of but a great cardiovascular conditioning workout. You'll have to enlighten us what it's like having at it with an inflatable doll, pierini m8. I've never had the pleasure (if there's any to be had). One advantage I suppose. I imagine you would never hear the doll complaining if you couldn't piss over a 6 ft fence.
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