Real & Raw: Heavy Back Training with Ed Brown

Keone Pearson is human. He is not impervious to physical and mental obstacles. Keone is also a champion.

This particular video is a raw, set for set workout with Branch Johnnie and Butch on their shoulder day. No commentary, no music tracks JUST LIFTING.

"You can't half commit to anything! You have to be mentally and physically in tune to do any of this."

"My intention was to never get this big and heavy again but it just happened training with Johnnie again."

INTENSITY IS THE KEY! "Go heavy, go hard and go fast."

No one will remember the guy that gave up. Period!

People don't realize what they need to do is man up and go jump into the ocean. Then you'll grow and make the kind of progress you're needing.

When Guy Cisternino is on he's on and tough to beat. On another note, he can also be tough to handle.

After double shoulder surgery 2019, Guy Cisternino relentlessly pursues a comeback which tests his strengths both mentally and physically.

"As bodybuilders we are always trying to move forward and progress." Derek Lunsford explains going 100 miles an hour is not always good

Here is Branch and Johnnie's NO F**KS GIVEN arm training.

"So when I prepare for any show it's different than for most people. How I get prepared, how I maintain laser focus, how I get ready." - Guy Cisternino

Johnnie Jackson performs a typical high volume biceps and triceps workout with a variety of exercises.

"If I miss or have a shitty workout, it's gonna be a shitty day."

No one will ever give you anything. Man up. Step up. And maybe you'll get what you want.

"I am finally hitting full stride and in uncharted territory (in regards to size and training capacity)."

"It's not a point to live forever, it's leaving something back that will."

Hill sprints bridge the gap between the weight room and the track.

"The best efforts come form when you are well rested and mentally primed to GO!"

We are in Tampa, FL home of top 212 Olympia contender Derek Lunsford. Winning the champion title used to be the "end all be all" and chief aim for Derek.

Any chance you can talk about this “switch?”

So why deadlift?

A world class chest and strength is built with time, patience and KNOWLEDGE. Johnnie Jackson breaks down his chest workout lift by lift.

This is EVERYTHING you need to know about the conventional deadlift. How to execute, equipment, cues and the mentality!

Last episode was laying the ground work. This week is the first workout for Johnnie.

This is workout 2 of Johnnie's 8 week quest to annihilate 705lb on the way to surpassing what he pulled in 2012.

Josh Bryant programmed todays top set as 600 lb for 3 reps which as he said a month ago wouldn't budge in his baseline assessment

This is a way to perfect your technique. You're not going to build your technique with 90+%. You're going to build your technique with sub maximal weights.

Marcus Salomonsson is one of Sweden's rising amateur bodybuilders with a great structure and impressive strength.

Everything done by Branch and Butch are super sets of several implements performed in revolutions combining strength, stamina and 3 dimensional movement.

Here we give you a mostly raw rep for rep and and set for set run down of what Guy and Branch did here in Columbus.

"I just gotta stick to the basics. Core lifting, bench press, squat and deadlift. All that shit." - Guy Cisternino

Keep it simple. Overload, recover, repeat. This isn't a cutting edge training concept, however it seems "keeping it simple" is overlooked more often.

We have the one and only Ed Brown out of Austin, Texas visiting ...destination Dallas, Texas for some back training and new GASP product photos.

Ever wonder why Guy Cisternino can eat muffins before training? Eat big and train big seems to work with Guy's physique. Decide for yourself.

Most people that come in here train, and for the most part it becomes a comfort zone. In order to make progress you have to get out of your comfort zone.

This is as raw as it gets. Johnnie Jackson pushes through a raw chest workout in the hot AF Original Metroflex Arlington.

Joe Robinson and Craig Leblanc double up on the back training with a width mass and thickness focused workouts. Try it out and give these lifts a try

When it comes to resources, genetics, perspective or even work ethic, we are all different. Given that fact, we can all ADAPT.

Kevin Ofurum is a 212 IFBB Pro bodybuilder who has built notable density especially in back development.

Fresh off a great comeback to competition, Guy Cisternino keeps the momentum going working towards an Olympia qualification in 2019.

Here Johnnie "beats the dead horse" reiterating the importance of compound movements and how he uses them more frequently in his chest training nowadays.

Dustin Kueck has been powerlifting for 18 months and is nearing a 2000lb total which puts Dustin in the top percentile as far as powerlifting goes.