Dave Draper's IronOnline

Dan John's Workout Samples DVD

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:12 GMT

We’re now set with part four of Dan’s IronOnline workshop -- or at least we will be Friday or Monday -- the final DVD of the series, in which he shows us his sample warm-ups, a few workout varieties, and his famous barbell complexes. Trust me, these aren’t your regular Bomber bodypart splits, although over the decades Dave’s done his share of barbell rows, presses and dumbbell farmer walks, and he’s probably also done our share.

One of Dan’s key phrases here was, “The warm-up is the workout,” and as he puts our crew through the paces, you’ll see how he can make that claim! He also uses members of the audience to demonstrate new movements, or to show his corrections when we went astray.

At the link below, you'll find a couple of video clips taken from the workshop (his discussions of Koji and chain squats, plus his deadbug abdominal series), and a list of the major topics covered in the program.

Next week I'll give you an overview of the new Michael Boyle book, Advances in Functional Training, which will be shipping from the printer Friday. Quick tip for discount shoppers: Amazon may be discounting, but they don't have any of the books to ship, and won't for a couple of months.

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Dave's Q&A Blog Updates

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:44:19 GMT

~ Been training 6 months
~ Keeping going after surgery
~ Trouble keeping weight off

Draper here... Holiday Spirits and Heart Burn

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:43:41 GMT

I just switched on the space heater sitting alongside my desk. There's a chill in the air and I'm giving it the ole' heave ho. Chilled muscles, I contend, do not grow. Molecular action of the cells is slowed down upon a decrease in ambient temperature and diminishes their intimate relationship preventing them from producing, enlarging, enjoying life fully and, eventually, getting huge and ripped.

Chilled long enough, my logic continues, and muscles shrivel and
shrink, sag, smooth and soften, particularly the muscles of the arms, which is a personal tragedy and an intolerable abomination. I shall not accept it, I shall not allow it and I shall no longer talk about it.

Just thinking about it is frightening and might trigger a subconscious catastrophe, a mental cascade, a physiological plunge, and the muscle cells by subliminal command may reverse their recovery and growth process despite all the training and protein and rest and clean living I apply.

Creepy stuff like this keeps me up at night. I had a dream last week I was handcuffed in a room full of dumbbells.

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