Layne Norton's Journey to the Natural Pro Stage - Page 240

**str8flexed** · 08-19-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by NewWorldMan

I'm not Layne not do I play him on TV, but I've found Jim Wendler's advise for grip strength to be productive:

Heavy, high rep 1 Arm DB Rows (these need to be heavy and >=20 reps)
Heavy, high rep shrugs (same thing)
Deadlifting w/out straps, may be touch at first but ultimately, the only way to go - especially if you can (risk) holding the last rep at the top.

Just my 2 cents...

i agree.

i also like plate pinches and also I do double overhand (no hook grip) for my lighter warm up sets until I can no longer grip the weight and this has helped my grip as well

toddbz · 08-20-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

i agree.

i also like plate pinches and also I do double overhand (no hook grip) for my lighter warm up sets until I can no longer grip the weight and this has helped my grip as well

Ahhh. I normally for right for the hook grip. No wonder my hands are chowder by the end of a session.

Good stuff. Thanks for the info.

Rami01 · 08-20-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

675 dead!!!!! sweet

need to do a better job of picking the slack out of the bar and keeping my hips down but overall I was pretty happy with it. Especially since my middle finger was bruised for some reason... hurt like hell!

Almost stiff legged it! Wicked back strength.

devinh · 08-22-2009, 08:32 PM

Hey Layne, how's everything going. I have a quick training related question for you. I was wonderig about your thoughts on smolov compared to sheiko. I'm just over halfway done with sheiko 29 and was considering smolov in the near future. I understand you don't want this to be a q&a thread so if you don't wan to answer that I understand. Hope all is going well on all fronts.

PRlion16 · 08-22-2009, 08:52 PM

What's up Layne? Have been lurking for a while but figured I would go ahead and post in here

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Those deads are insane man. Hope I can get up to that point one day.

Also, I talked w/ you through e-mail a week or two ago if you remember me or not from my username. lol

**str8flexed** · 08-22-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by devinh

Hey Layne, how's everything going. I have a quick training related question for you. I was wonderig about your thoughts on smolov compared to sheiko. I'm just over halfway done with sheiko 29 and was considering smolov in the near future. I understand you don't want this to be a q&a thread so if you don't wan to answer that I understand. Hope all is going well on all fronts.

i liked them both for different reasons. but if you really want to get your squat up, nothing will do it like smolov. It's going to punish you for it

ygbodybuilder10 · 08-24-2009, 02:55 PM

hey layne when u was inured due to the pec tear and was out of the gym did u still keep carbs at a mod level

**str8flexed** · 08-24-2009, 03:13 PM

i never was out of the gym, i still worked legs

bwelch1985 · 08-24-2009, 03:29 PM

iirc, even before your injury, you were training your upper body (or at least chest and arms) at more of a maintenance level in an effort to bring your legs up....do you feel this is the most effective and efficient way for a natural bodybuilder to balance out a lagging bodypart?...by dropping intensity and volume on strong parts while increasing intensity, volume and/or frequency for the lagging part...

ygbodybuilder10 · 08-24-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

i never was out of the gym, i still worked legs

lol even after a week of surgery

**str8flexed** · 08-24-2009, 03:47 PM

yes, 3 days after surgery i was doing light leg extensions

Mached · 08-25-2009, 08:42 AM

Layne -

been awhile..........awesome deads man.........now go yank that 700!

Lunarisx718 · 08-26-2009, 01:51 PM

Hey Layne,

I know you never intended this thread to be a Q & A but since it turned into one...

I've been dieting for 6 months now using a carb cycling diet. mix of high med and low days each week. Back and Leg days were high for obvious reasons, shoulders and arms med and 2 low days with carbs being around 60g.

I want to compete for the first time in May 2010 but i want to put on some more LBM before i diet down.

This is the leanest I've ever been and before i jump into my bulk (i'll be using your bulk cut routine), should i slowly bring calories/carbs back to maintenance for a few weeks in order to let my system reset and get used to this BF %? Or should i jump into a positive energy balance and take advantage of the possible metabolic swing?

Thanks for any help. Can't wait to see you onstage in 2010!

ps: some stats
6'2
started diet at 222lbs
currently holding around 198

Calories range from High days of 2700
Medium days 2400
Low Days 2000-2100

Carbs
High days 200grams
Med days 140 grams
Low days 67grams

Maintenance seems to be 3000 and i would continue carb cycling with higher macros.

spirit3530 · 08-29-2009, 04:51 PM

Did you know Dave Goodin got his IFBB Pro card today at the North American?

magnet · 08-29-2009, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by spirit3530

Did you know Dave Goodin got his IFBB Pro card today at the North American?

thats sweet.. pics??

spirit3530 · 08-29-2009, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

thats sweet.. pics??

see rx muscle for that

Quelly · 08-29-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spirit3530

did you know dave goodin got his ifbb pro card today at the north american?

holy crap!

**str8flexed** · 08-29-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spirit3530

did you know dave goodin got his ifbb pro card today at the north american?

yes!!!!!!!!

spirit3530 · 08-29-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Quelly

holy crap!

37 years training for the record and 27 years competing.

Quelly · 08-29-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

yes!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by spirit3530

37 years training for the record and 27 years competing.

that ****ing fires me up!! Over 50, lifetime natural, ****ing IFBB pro card! Won every major WNBF title...I can't believe they kicked him out and look what he did! He's done more for the exposure and advancement of natural bodybuilding since being forced out of the WNBF...I really TRULY hope they learn from this...put the sport ahead of your business and BOTH will grow!

DAVE GOODIN IS THE MAN!

user787877878 · 08-29-2009, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by quelly

that ****ing fires me up!! Over 50, lifetime natural, ****ing ifbb pro card! Won every major wnbf title...i can't believe they kicked him out and look what he did! He's done more for the exposure and advancement of natural bodybuilding since being forced out of the wnbf...i really truly hope they learn from this...put the sport ahead of your business and both will grow!

Dave goodin is the man!

qfmft!!!!!!!!!

magnet · 08-29-2009, 10:51 PM

Im a Goodin fan, but is it just me or was he not that shredded?? Maybe I'm being stupid but he doesn't seem that shredded to me, although his symmetry is perfect as usual.. No striated glutes...

I'm very happy for him, and especially what he is doing for natural bodybuilding, just wondering..

Brando0331 · 08-29-2009, 10:54 PM

Damn just went through this entire thread lol, very motivating! Great job bro!

Quelly · 08-29-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

Im a Goodin fan, but is it just me or was he not that shredded?? Maybe I'm being stupid but he doesn't seem that shredded to me, although his symmetry is perfect as usual.. No striated glutes...

I'm very happy for him, and especially what he is doing for natural bodybuilding, just wondering..

yeah dave is normally MUCH leaner, this might be his warm up show before the TU....now that will be EPIC

spirit3530 · 08-29-2009, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by magnet

Im a Goodin fan, but is it just me or was he not that shredded?? Maybe I'm being stupid but he doesn't seem that shredded to me, although his symmetry is perfect as usual.. No striated glutes...

[IMG]http://www.rxmuscle.com/newgallery/DSC_5406_ZMDHYUVWYQ.jpg[/IG]

I'm very happy for him, and especially what he is doing for natural bodybuilding, just wondering..

It isn't a requirement to have shredded glutes in the NPC to win a show. In top level natty shows being shredded is more important

magnet · 08-29-2009, 10:59 PM

Yea I mean I'm not trying to give him crap or say that striated glutes are the end all, just saying he doesn't seem as shredded as in the past..

Spirit: good point on the warm up show..

**str8flexed** · 08-30-2009, 12:42 AM

the lighting is also pretty bad; but yes he has been crisper

dpd555 · 08-30-2009, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by str8flexed

the lighting is also pretty bad; but yes he has been crisper

Wow..that's a well-deserved pro card! Yeah, he did look sharper at last year's Team U.

EricTheRed · 08-30-2009, 07:21 AM

he looks like he has been crisper but all consider his age and all hes still pretty damn crisp ( dont remember how old exactly...have to do some FB stalkin

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user787877878 · 08-30-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Quelly

yeah dave is normally MUCH leaner, this might be his warm up show before the TU....now that will be EPIC

exactly what I was thinking..