Road to the Arnold Classic 2010!!

[tim290280]

Ronny Rockel 2 weeks out.

 

[tim290280]

If we could put all of the Prep stuff for the Arnold in here that would be great.

 

[tim290280]

ARNOLD CLASSIC


Melvin Anthony
Tarek Elsetouhi
Toney Freeman
Kai Greene
Phil Heath
Dexter Jackson
Johnnie Jackson
Robert Pietrkowicz
Ronny Rockel
Silvio Samuel
Sergey Shelestov
Branch Warren
Roelly Winklaar
Hidetada Yamagishi





FIGURE INTERNATIONAL

Monica Brant
Krissy Chin
Alicia Harris
Candice Houston
Heather Mae French
Monica Mark-Escalante
Angela Mraz
Jessica Paxson-Putnam
Larissa Reis
Krystal Richardson
Felicia Romero
Rosa-Maria Romero
Sherlyn Roy
Mindi Smith
Erin Stern
Kristina Tauti
Kim Tilden
Andrea Watson
Latisha Wilder
Nicole Wilkins-Lee

FITNESS INTERNATIONAL

Myriam Capes
Regiane Da Silva
Nicole Duncan
Tina Durkin
Allison Ethier
Adela Garcia
Tracey Greenwood
Oksana Grishina
Jennifer Hendershott
Tanji Johnson
Julie Palmer
Kayde Puckett
Camala Rodriguez
Sylvia Tremblay
Kizzy Vaines

MS. INTERNATIONAL

Heather Armbrust
Lisa Aukland
Dayana Cadeau
Iris Kyle
Debi Laszewski
Zoa Linsey
Mah-Ann Mendoza
Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia
Jeannie Paparone
Betty Pariso
Alina Popa
Brenda Raganot
Elena Shportun-Willemer
Dena Westerfield

 

[tim290280]

and the competitors list from ifbbpro.com

 

[pGhi]

I was 23 mins late... daamn

 

[tkD]

I was 23 mins late... daamn

Late for school?

 

[dilatedmuscle]

Kais lower lats are nuts. I dont think any 6'8 man is meant to carry around 295 lbs every day.

Mike Camp at the Eastern USA's

EDIT: I couldnt help but laugh at the side steps.

 

[tkD]

Kais lower lats are nuts. I dont think any 6'8 man is meant to carry around 295 lbs every day.

You mean 5'8" lol.

 

[Natzo]

what's the name of the exercises Mike Camp says to google for?

 

[pGhi]

Late for school?

I am not in school anymore :icon_ninja:

 

[tim290280]

I am not in school anymore :icon_ninja:

What have we told you about setting fire to things :bball:

 

[Bulkboy]

awesome videos so far. thanks for updating us tkD. really appreciate it=)

 

[Turkish1530]

I would like ot get some input on what ppl think about Kai's leg training.

Obviously it's hard to know certain details of the training becuz the video jumped around.

I was very impressed with the training session, especially considering that it was the first time he was squatting 500 since his prep (because of his back). Also he did a lot of different exericses/machines which I thought was a good idea.

The one major thing I was suprised about was his stances........he did a relatively wide stance on everything. I would expect him to do something with a closer stance to hit his outer sweep, considering how massive it is.

 

[dilatedmuscle]

You mean 5'8" lol.

No, i was reffering to his ego.

jk he seems humble

 

[dilatedmuscle]

I would like ot get some input on what ppl think about Kai's leg training.

Obviously it's hard to know certain details of the training becuz the video jumped around.

I was very impressed with the training session, especially considering that it was the first time he was squatting 500 since his prep (because of his back). Also he did a lot of different exericses/machines which I thought was a good idea.

The one major thing I was suprised about was his stances........he did a relatively wide stance on everything. I would expect him to do something with a closer stance to hit his outer sweep, considering how massive it is.

Prolly lucky genetics lol

I been doing wider stance squats (i have trouble doing super deep squats with a narrow stance) but i still do narrow leg press and extentions. my sweep gets pumped with a fairly wide stance.... although Kais stance is almost absurdly wide.

 

[BigBen]

I would like ot get some input on what ppl think about Kai's leg training.

Obviously it's hard to know certain details of the training becuz the video jumped around.

I was very impressed with the training session, especially considering that it was the first time he was squatting 500 since his prep (because of his back). Also he did a lot of different exericses/machines which I thought was a good idea.

The one major thing I was suprised about was his stances........he did a relatively wide stance on everything. I would expect him to do something with a closer stance to hit his outer sweep, considering how massive it is.

I would keep in mind that this is just one in a series of leg routines. I train in a somewhat similar manner. Notice how he paid most attention to the quads everything with a wider stance. Kai eally did not even train his hamstrings directly, but in and indirect manner his squat and every press he did work the hamstrings bc f how wide his stance was. You made a great observatioon and that was that he did not do any close stance on any machine except for the superset kai did between the wide stanc eon leg press and the clsoe stanc on the standing squat machine.To which i answer how does he do his stair master, and what other routines is this one leg routine a smaller part of, it is possible that the stances on all of these things chanes in a controlled manner to get a specific end result.

Again i train in a similar manner focus on one aspect of legs each time but still training the quad and hamstring and glutes every leg session, my form will change to put more stress on different areas of the muscles accordingly.

Great subtopic idea for this thread turk!

 

[tim290280]

I would like ot get some input on what ppl think about Kai's leg training.

Obviously it's hard to know certain details of the training becuz the video jumped around.

I was very impressed with the training session, especially considering that it was the first time he was squatting 500 since his prep (because of his back). Also he did a lot of different exericses/machines which I thought was a good idea.

The one major thing I was suprised about was his stances........he did a relatively wide stance on everything. I would expect him to do something with a closer stance to hit his outer sweep, considering how massive it is.

According to the research stance width doesn't change VM vs VL recruitment. Only thing I've seen that does change their recruitment is the foot angle during leg extensions. So using a leg extension as activation with feet rotated inward would help bring out VL.

 

[tkD]

An older vid from muscletech, with Branch and JOJ training delts, posted for the hype!

Also Branch's stats in his latest MD vid were insane, 405 MP for 9 reps; 365 for 17, 315 MPs for 28? 405 incline bench for 20, and all this a few weeks before the O, FUUUUU!!

 

[tkD]

LMAO at this caption hahaha (had to go off topic a bit)

credits goes to a guy from MD

 

[Natzo]

Trish is ready for kicking some butt.

I mean literally.