Great interview Lorenzo. I've been a huge fan of Dr. McGuff the last 7 years. He put me through a training session in Brownsburg, In in 2009 and made it a video with Body by Science. Meeting him and watching his seminars and interviews has been priceless. I'm sure by listening to him, I've sparred myself from injuries and have been able to add muscle and stay lean into my 50's.
I have consulted with one of Dr. McGuff's trainers in his SC facility after reading Body by Science. Served me well. My husband and I also read Primal Prescription. He has consequently fired his doctor and joined a "boutique" practice with a less medical industrial and more individual orientation. Dr. McGuff is one one do the sharpest knives in the drawer.
Thanks for the informative interview. I finally switched to HIT/BBS only, after struggling with workout angst and mainstream-thinking for a few months!
At around 56:14 on the video, Doug mentions that he will do a sample workout using the yoga band and blocks. Does anyone have a link to this.? Thanks in advance! :-)
I'm currently following a Kinobody program. many people tell me the Body By Science method of training isn't efficient..just causing your muscles to go to failure doesn't cause them to grow..thoughts?
? Well try it. Identify a body part of exercise pattern(Pull) and do it for a few weeks. I remember doing seated rows and pulldowns to fatigue or failure and it did take a week to recover. Interesting thing about this style of training is low risk of injury, you still make gains, and you don't feel like dropping out.
Mike Mentzers' video, Underground Seminar, is available on RUclips. In section 9 Mentzer explains the need for rest of 9 days or more for advanced trainees. McGuff is more interested in making money training his clients once a week. How convenient.
+MrJayrhine Your comment implies that all of his clients are advanced when most likely very few are. Besides, In body by science he states that 5 to 10 days is where most people fall in terms of recovery. His facility tracks clients progress relative to rest and makes adjustments to each clients progress. Your statement is false.
I'm not advanced (yet; I'm an old fat lady!) -- and I do Doug's workout once a week. And when I finish I sit and wait till my muscles stop quivering before I stagger out to my car and go home... SOMEDAY I will need to extend my recovery -- but that day is SO not yet!! Do you really believe that only advanced trainees do this stuff -- and how on earth do you imagine they GET to advanced?! Fantastic amazing wonderful workouts!! AND they work!
Very interesting guy. I have learned a lot of him. I also did a big 5 workout based on the one from body by science. You are welcome to check it out on my page. No spam, just a fitness lunatic trying to help people out.
Unfortunately, HIT doesn't seem popular among powerlifters. The only powerlifter I know using those principles is Doug Holland: baye.com/high-intensity-training-for-powerlifting-an-interview-with-doug-holland/
would you say that this kind of training is better than explosive movement for developing explosive strength? are explosive muscle' fiber developed with this slow movement? thank you
+Francesco Panzera If you want to have explosive strength, train explosively. If you want to be good at handstands, do handstands. If you want to build brute strength, do strength training. Because the training adaptation is highly specific to the method of stimulation or stimuli, you'd want to engage in both general physical conditioning (fitness that can be translated into broader and more general activities that require little motor-sensory control) and specific skill based practice (more complex movements that are dependent within the context in which it's developed i.e. handstand on a floor) without the one impeding the development of the other. Do super slow to develop strength, do explosive drills to develop power. Do both without compromosiation and you've got the best of both worlds. The point is there's isn't a one size fits all solution for the myriad different training outcomes that exist. Goal or outcome always dictates method and they can never be the same. The more specific the outcome the more nuanced the method needs to become. Make sense? Hope that helps.
Thank you very much Lorenzo, this was really helpful! I think I'll try to incorporate this very slow training and alternate it with the more explosive one. we'll see what happens. :)
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Great interview Lorenzo. I've been a huge fan of Dr. McGuff the last 7 years. He put me through a training session in Brownsburg, In in 2009 and made it a video with Body by Science. Meeting him and watching his seminars and interviews has been priceless. I'm sure by listening to him, I've sparred myself from injuries and have been able to add muscle and stay lean into my 50's.
I have consulted with one of Dr. McGuff's trainers in his SC facility after reading Body by Science. Served me well. My husband and I also read Primal Prescription. He has consequently fired his doctor and joined a "boutique" practice with a less medical industrial and more individual orientation. Dr. McGuff is one one do the sharpest knives in the drawer.
Thanks Lorenzo. Great interview. I've never heard him talk about the body weight versions as in depth as that!
Fantastic interview! Many thanks. This has inspired me to crack open my copy of Body by Science again.
Thanks for the informative interview. I finally switched to HIT/BBS only, after struggling with workout angst and mainstream-thinking for a few months!
Thanks for the breakdown in minutes! really useful!
Good pod-cast!
At around 56:14 on the video, Doug mentions that he will do a sample workout using the yoga band and blocks. Does anyone have a link to this.? Thanks in advance! :-)
Here you go: ruclips.net/video/BjZV2-aSS50/видео.html
I'm currently following a Kinobody program. many people tell me the Body By Science method of training isn't efficient..just causing your muscles to go to failure doesn't cause them to grow..thoughts?
? Well try it. Identify a body part of exercise pattern(Pull) and do it for a few weeks.
I remember doing seated rows and pulldowns to fatigue or failure and it did take a week to recover. Interesting thing about this style of training is low risk of injury, you still make gains, and you don't feel like dropping out.
Mike Mentzers' video, Underground Seminar, is available on RUclips. In section 9 Mentzer explains the need for rest of 9 days or more for advanced trainees. McGuff is more interested in making money training his clients once a week. How convenient.
+MrJayrhine Your comment implies that all of his clients are advanced when most likely very few are. Besides, In body by science he states that 5 to 10 days is where most people fall in terms of recovery. His facility tracks clients progress relative to rest and makes adjustments to each clients progress. Your statement is false.
I'm not advanced (yet; I'm an old fat lady!) -- and I do Doug's workout once a week. And when I finish I sit and wait till my muscles stop quivering before I stagger out to my car and go home... SOMEDAY I will need to extend my recovery -- but that day is SO not yet!! Do you really believe that only advanced trainees do this stuff -- and how on earth do you imagine they GET to advanced?! Fantastic amazing wonderful workouts!! AND they work!
Very interesting guy. I have learned a lot of him. I also did a big 5 workout based on the one from body by science. You are welcome to check it out on my page. No spam, just a fitness lunatic trying to help people out.
How will this method apply to Bench( Powerlifting)
How would you train for Powerlifting using this protocol?
Unfortunately, HIT doesn't seem popular among powerlifters. The only powerlifter I know using those principles is Doug Holland: baye.com/high-intensity-training-for-powerlifting-an-interview-with-doug-holland/
would you say that this kind of training is better than explosive movement for developing explosive strength? are explosive muscle' fiber developed with this slow movement?
thank you
+Francesco Panzera If you want to have explosive strength, train explosively. If you want to be good at handstands, do handstands. If you want to build brute strength, do strength training. Because the training adaptation is highly specific to the method of stimulation or stimuli, you'd want to engage in both general physical conditioning (fitness that can be translated into broader and more general activities that require little motor-sensory control) and specific skill based practice (more complex movements that are dependent within the context in which it's developed i.e. handstand on a floor) without the one impeding the development of the other. Do super slow to develop strength, do explosive drills to develop power. Do both without compromosiation and you've got the best of both worlds. The point is there's isn't a one size fits all solution for the myriad different training outcomes that exist. Goal or outcome always dictates method and they can never be the same. The more specific the outcome the more nuanced the method needs to become. Make sense? Hope that helps.
Thank you very much Lorenzo, this was really helpful! I think I'll try to incorporate this very slow training and alternate it with the more explosive one. we'll see what happens. :)
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