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I'm really interested to see whether and how much benefit these isometric exercises will have. So far I think the early results are positive.

Heck yeah, I appreciate it my friend. You never know, if I get there early you might be here to cheer me on. 💪💪

Not long ago 350 lbs seemed a long way off, I'm definitely excited that 400 lbs is on the horizon. It's been really fun achieving goals that pre lumbar fusion seemed impossible. I'm very thankful. Thank you as always for the encouragement.

Thanks for sharing. Isometrics are new to me, but I am really enjoying them so far. It's early, but I feel like I am already noticing a positive effect. I hope you are able to get the new equipment you want in the near future.

@@buildingdadbod2.0 I'm sure the benefits are immediate. That's one thing I really like about Isometrics. Yeah, it'll be a long time before I can save up the money for it but I'll get some new equipment someday for sure haha - Thanks, mayne.

What exercises are you using yielding isometrics on? I'm using it on benchpress because I was going backwards and needed to make a change. But if it works as well as I think I will try on other exercises as well.

@@buildingdadbod2.0 static holds: lockout position for bench, squat, deadlift, zercher, and starting position for ohp. I'm pretty limited with what I'm able to do with what I currently have. Of course, we can see online nobody really needs Isometrics to get to a high level - most elite lifters either don't believe in its efficacy and think it's a waste of time or don't even know it's a thing that exists, haha. But at least for me it has helped me break plateaus and accelerated my progress.

@@buildingdadbod2.0 static holds: lockout position for bench, squat, deadlift, zercher, and starting position for ohp. I'm pretty limited with what I'm able to do with what I currently have. Of course, we can see online nobody really needs Isometrics to get to a high level - most elite lifters either don't believe in its efficacy and think it's a waste of time or don't even know it's a thing that exists, haha. But at least for me it has helped me break plateaus and accelerated my progress.

Thank you 💪💪

@buildingdadbod2.0 👍🏾👍🏾

Haha, you never know.

I appreciate it!! I was getting discouraged with myself, but I got my mindset right again. Time to keep progressing until I crush my goal. Then it's time to set some new goals. 💪💪

Yeah, it's really nice to change things up every now and then. Get a different stimulus and just keep it from getting stale. My pressing has been off lately but is starting to come around. I'm hard on myself and will always be disappointed when my results aren't great, but I appreciate all your videos about mindset. It's great to have emotions and feel, but also be able to control my response. I was starting to dread press days the last couple weeks, i was startingvto head into workouts expecting to fail. But I've been able to shift my mindset to being more positive again and the pressing is coming back around.

Thanks, I'm just starting to build them back up

Yeah definitely. With box squats you'll get more focus on your hips, glutes and hamstrings. Regular back squats will put more focus on your Quads.

I think they will be really good for me. My intention is to push the bar through the safeties. I think I might add bands to gain a bit of feed back as I initiate the press towards the safeties to see how that feels. 1100 lbs will fall in the spring of 2025. 💪💪

Thank you, I'm really curious to see how much it benefits my Bench press. If I get great results I'll try it on some different movements as well. It's definitely nice to have the 2nd set of Spotter arms to make these work. I'm thinking of adding bands for a little bit more feedback, it's all an experiment right now. There's definitely some stuff I miss out on from a commercial gym, but it's nice to be able to customize my workout space for the stuff that I enjoy doing. I'll let you know what kind of results I have with isometric holds in a few weeks.

Heck Yeah, definitely good carryover to deaflift, jumping running, anythung where you need to be explosive. Thanks for sharing your box squat training method. You definitely have the ability to maintain a high level of strength and power for high reps. You've built insane work capacity.

@buildingdadbod2.0 Also, high reps increase mental strength because it will be beneficial for the golgi tendon organ theory. There's nothing like widow maker Squats.

Man, I'm super excited to see where I can take my squat. I've made a ton of progress and hopefully have a lot left in the tank. I'm super thankful my back is in such a good place now. Being able to challenge myself on legs has been awesome.

I appreciate it. I'm in a bit of a mental funk, still hitting the gym hard, just needed a break from making videos. Thanks for the encouragement, I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Should be more regular content here again soon.

I'm getting little chunky with the winter bulk.

@@buildingdadbod2.0 You are a stud imo.

Thankfully legs are going well, I'm in a bit of a pressing funk.... but I'm chipping away and I'll come out of it stronger. I have no doubt.

Thank you sir, making progress 💪💪

Thanks Milos. My legs are getting stronger, but my right arm is still messed up from CoC negatives🤣. It's insane.

@buildingdadbod2.0 haha wow bro, long time we did not speak. So how is your progress with coc negatives? Is that pain from injury that we spoke few months ago?😅

@milosmirosevic1181 yeah, still from the summer, I haven't been able to do grip work since. How about you, are you making any CoC progress?

@@buildingdadbod2.0 wow bro, I remember that you told me how you did that negatives, like a savage set 🤣, so no wonder about injury. I'm sorry to hear that, wish you fast recovery👊. I'm not making any progress with coc because I do not train them, my power is same on 2.5. I involve grip on pull ups and dips and that is it for now, I do not know how to train coc any more, what should work.. How your pull ups progress bro?

@milosmirosevic1181 I've been taking a rest from pull-ups the last few weeks to let my arm heal up. Hopefully back to them soon though. How are your pull-ups coming along?

I think you're 100% right. I may have been able to ramp it up and hit 300lbs. But the foundation isn't there. Right now I need a ton of reps more than I need to grind. Thanks for the encouragement.

I had lumbar fusion a few years back. The original injury had nothing to do with working out, but basically made it so I couldn't load my spine. My legs were very atrophied, so I'm thankful to be able to train them hard now. I have a long way to go, but super thankful the leg strength is climbing.

My preference is to have my hands in as close to my body as possible. I find the further my hands are out from my body, the more stress that's placed on the shoulders.

I'm excited to build up on the leg press and see how that strength carries over to both squat and deadlift. I'm preparing my body to start deadlifting heavier again in the new year.

@buildingdadbod2.0 Big numbers are coming. Time to build! 💪💪

I think leg press is a great overall leg builder, but low spinal compression as long as you keep your butt on the seat. I know you're a stickler for good form though. Play with your foot placement depending on whether you want more glutes or more Quads. Nordics are awesome, I have no doubt you could surpass me quickly.

@ awesome. I’ll incoporate them more often. And your nordic curls look very impressive!

Thanks Brandon, I've got a long way to go yet on Nordics. But now that I've hit a couple bodyweight, I'm hoping progress will come quickly.

I'm definitely thankful to be making progress on my leg strength. Who knows, maybe one day I'll hit a 400 lb squat.

Thanks, I've got a long way to go on legs, but I'm super excited about the progress I've made in the last couple years. Nordic curls have been a challenge, but hitting a couple unassisted felt really good. One of my favorite gym accomplishments, just because it took so much work to get there. When I started I couldn't even do an unassisted glute ham raise. Now the goal is to get up to double digits unassisted.

Haha, maybe not too far off.

Thanks Brandon. 300 lbs felt hard when I got there, but everything after felt great. I'm happy to have hit 332, now it's time to hammer back squat volume for the next 5 weeks.

🙏 I have a long way to go yet, but the progress has felt really good. I'm very thankful to be able to train legs hard again.

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@NoMoTheUFO Heck, yeah, it's time to push the work capacity and get the bar moving faster. The first time I saw one of your videos, you were hitting 225 lbs for sets of 25, and I was thinking, "This guy is a savage."

​@@buildingdadbod2.0 Right on! Not sure why I'm not getting notifications for your comment/response. It's time to start from ground zero and build a more solid foundation. Let's make it count champ!

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@@watermelon1221 It's so nice to get everything set and unrack the dumbbells like a barbell benchpress.

I appreciate it, my friend. I'm grinding, not quite where I want to be technique or results wise the last few weeks, but I'll get on track. Seeing you crush 315 today was good inspiration for me.

Thanks for the wise words and encouragement. It's definitely time for reflection. I know for sure I need to cut back on deadlifts for a bit. I'm pushing squats and deadlifts to new heights at the same time as I'm trying to push my Bench and it's causing too much fatigue. I know I can still hammer posterior chain with less fatigue to my nervous system and save more for my Bench. Time to hammer Bench from a couple different angles and different rep ranges. Squats and Bench are the 2 priorities to end off the year.

​@@buildingdadbod2.0 You got this champ! 💪💪

🫵🤜🤛💪💪🤝 thanks for watching. I hope you crushed a great workout today.

I hope you have a great evening as well

🤜🤛 Honestly those RDL 21s I learned from watching you are one of my favorite exercises now. They'll be making a comeback in the routine soon. Next training cycle I think heavy deadlift might go out for a bit and I'll focus on heavy leg press and some high rep RDLs and cambered bar good mornings.

@KH-tg1sq thanks for the morning ego boost 🤣

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I agree, great exercise anytime, but especially when the lower back is feeling fatigued. 💪💪

I like the gardening analogy. With gardening, you need to prepare the soil every year, and then you can plant the seeds. When you plant the seeds you need to make sure you group the right ones together, because certain plants do more damage than good if you plant them to close together, so you need plants that compliment and nourish each other. Then, from there, you need to make sure you're giving your plants the nourishment and attention they need to grow. You need to be pruning and weeding on a regular basis if you want a good harvest. There's a lot of parallels there. I'm thankful to be continuing to make progress, my lower back is starting to fatigue so I'll have to back off deadlifts for a bit so they don't negatively impact my squat. The good news is I can make my deadlift stronger without deadlifting heavy. I know with squats I need to be squatting heavy.

I agree. I would say he was either trolling, has terrible genetics or his workouts just generally lack the intensity required to make gains. I'm not sure how much muscle I can put on at this point, but I don't doubt I can still make some gains in that department. I know for a fact my strength continues to climb, especially lower body strength. Thanks for the encouragement 🤜🤛

🤜🤛 286 was a grind, but every set with 255 seemed to move better, and 225 moved fast. I was happy overall.

🤜🤛 Thanks brother.

I appreciate it, Brandon. It was a grinder of a workout, but I was happy overall. 1 step closer to crushing my goals. 🤜🤛