Adam Schafer

and this was the point I wanted to make to you, Sal, is that I think we're guilty of progressively overloading with weight to the bar when we probably should go the other direction because the return... We've already reached... All of us in here have reached a level of strength where we're really not squeezing that much more out by adding more weight to the bar.

and this was the point I wanted to make to you, Sal, is that I think we're guilty of progressively overloading with weight to the bar when we probably should go the other direction because the return... We've already reached... All of us in here have reached a level of strength where we're really not squeezing that much more out by adding more weight to the bar.

and this was the point I wanted to make to you, Sal, is that I think we're guilty of progressively overloading with weight to the bar when we probably should go the other direction because the return... We've already reached... All of us in here have reached a level of strength where we're really not squeezing that much more out by adding more weight to the bar.

And in fact, it would behoove us to do that, even if it's not just purely the point you were making about injury. Like... Yeah, when you put 400 or 500 pounds on your back to squat and a little bit goes off, that puts you at risk for injury. But even not just that, it's just stressful on your body and your joints.

And in fact, it would behoove us to do that, even if it's not just purely the point you were making about injury. Like... Yeah, when you put 400 or 500 pounds on your back to squat and a little bit goes off, that puts you at risk for injury. But even not just that, it's just stressful on your body and your joints.

And in fact, it would behoove us to do that, even if it's not just purely the point you were making about injury. Like... Yeah, when you put 400 or 500 pounds on your back to squat and a little bit goes off, that puts you at risk for injury. But even not just that, it's just stressful on your body and your joints.

And even if you don't get hurt like a serious injury, that extra wear and tear everywhere else on your body for the return that you're getting from it, is it really that much better than if you would have just used another method of overload?

And even if you don't get hurt like a serious injury, that extra wear and tear everywhere else on your body for the return that you're getting from it, is it really that much better than if you would have just used another method of overload?

And even if you don't get hurt like a serious injury, that extra wear and tear everywhere else on your body for the return that you're getting from it, is it really that much better than if you would have just used another method of overload?

I also think that if your overall goal is like real-world training, we're not talking about the person who's chasing a PR for their powerlifting meet, right? Everybody else who wants to look good, feel good, be strong in real life. Challenging with like slowing it down and the other things you're going to talk about.

I also think that if your overall goal is like real-world training, we're not talking about the person who's chasing a PR for their powerlifting meet, right? Everybody else who wants to look good, feel good, be strong in real life. Challenging with like slowing it down and the other things you're going to talk about.

I also think that if your overall goal is like real-world training, we're not talking about the person who's chasing a PR for their powerlifting meet, right? Everybody else who wants to look good, feel good, be strong in real life. Challenging with like slowing it down and the other things you're going to talk about.

Like, we don't live in a world where when I go to pick up the couch, I stop my buddy before grabbing it. Hold on, let me get my four seconds down and then two seconds at the bottom, then we grab it and then make sure we come up in two seconds. Like, you don't do that. Like, sometimes you have to get down and you're working your hands and you're holding that position for a little while.

Like, we don't live in a world where when I go to pick up the couch, I stop my buddy before grabbing it. Hold on, let me get my four seconds down and then two seconds at the bottom, then we grab it and then make sure we come up in two seconds. Like, you don't do that. Like, sometimes you have to get down and you're working your hands and you're holding that position for a little while.

Like, we don't live in a world where when I go to pick up the couch, I stop my buddy before grabbing it. Hold on, let me get my four seconds down and then two seconds at the bottom, then we grab it and then make sure we come up in two seconds. Like, you don't do that. Like, sometimes you have to get down and you're working your hands and you're holding that position for a little while.

Sometimes you do it slow. Sometimes you do it fast. Like, there's lots of ways that you want to be strong that in this perfect 4-2-2 cadence or whatever you move the barbell in. And so... Moving it slower, moving it faster, all these weight pausing, all these things that you're going to talk about, I think are so important for protecting the body out into the real world.

Sometimes you do it slow. Sometimes you do it fast. Like, there's lots of ways that you want to be strong that in this perfect 4-2-2 cadence or whatever you move the barbell in. And so... Moving it slower, moving it faster, all these weight pausing, all these things that you're going to talk about, I think are so important for protecting the body out into the real world.

Sometimes you do it slow. Sometimes you do it fast. Like, there's lots of ways that you want to be strong that in this perfect 4-2-2 cadence or whatever you move the barbell in. And so... Moving it slower, moving it faster, all these weight pausing, all these things that you're going to talk about, I think are so important for protecting the body out into the real world.

do four second negatives on all your lifts and you're going to have to go lighter yeah period well that what the i used to do the same thing with my client that you just described and i think this is a good skill for everybody to learn to do uh because i don't know if you go to enough gyms with different machines and weights and and have days where you have good rest not so good rest and train you're going to find that many times in your life you're going to choose a weight

do four second negatives on all your lifts and you're going to have to go lighter yeah period well that what the i used to do the same thing with my client that you just described and i think this is a good skill for everybody to learn to do uh because i don't know if you go to enough gyms with different machines and weights and and have days where you have good rest not so good rest and train you're going to find that many times in your life you're going to choose a weight