Old School Training Tips
- by Rich Gaspari
Two Arm Dumbbell Row for Thickness
Rich Gaspari shares in this segment of Old School Training Techniques how a two armed dumbbell row can be used to increase the thickness in your back and arms.
Moving slowly through a workout is incredibly beneficial and helps you maximize the energy you put into every workout. Rich demonstrates here the proper way to do a two armed dumbbell row for increasing your thickness. When combined with our other training techniques, prepare to see the difference!
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3 Parts of the Triceps Old School Training Techniques
In this segment of Old School Training Techniques, Rich Gaspari explains the three unique parts of the triceps, along with how to train each individual part
Combining these exercises into your triceps days will help build every part of your triceps, to make sure all three parts are as strong as possible!
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Rich Gaspari and #TeamGaspari Elite Athlete Zeek demonstrate an old school training technique, the T-Bar Row.
By hunching over and pull the bar up to the chest, this exercise opens up your back and allows you to put on much more size in the upper back area.See how many plates you can stack on and try it for yourself!
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Rich Gaspari shows a classic old school training technique with a new school addition.
Goblet squats while spreading the feet out is a great way to work out those glute muscles, and adding a band makes it even tougher.Try it out for yourself and feel how the band adds more tension to the exercise.
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Rich Gaspari demonstrates with Mr Olympia competitor Zeek Andrews a Top Dead Lift. This dead lift is different than a full dead lift because you dont have to go all the way to the ground.
With this exercise, by squeezing at the top, you can really build up the thickness of the upper back area.
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Super Sets with Biceps & Triceps
Rich Gaspari explains the benefits to combining exercises into your workout to maximize your gains. Here he explains that alternating between triceps into biceps workouts uses the Push/Pull method to get the most out of your arms and help them grow!
Follow along for more Old School Training Techniques
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By changing hand positioning on the bar, you can get different results as demonstrated by bodybuilding legend Rich Gaspari and Mr Olympia competitor Zeek Andrews.
Try it out for yourself on your next bicep day and see the results!
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Rich Gaspari and Mr Olympia competitor Zeek show the disciplined way to do Spider Curls. Rich shows how to slowly move the weight to avoid swinging.
To finish off your bicep workouts, Spider Curls are a great way to really peak the muscles.
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In this video, Rich Gaspari demonstrates the improper AND proper way to do a side lateral with dumbbells.
Make sure to stay tuned for the rest of the videos in this series!
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Rich Gaspari reminds us all of how effective a good, old-fashioned dumbbell pullover can be!
By leaning down on a bench and utilizing a dumbbell instead of the newer machine, you are hitting different parts of your lats in an intense way, Let us know in the comments when the last time you did this technique was!
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Leg Training on a Seated Leg Press
Rich Gaspari explains how foot placement is vital in how you want to attack your legs on a seated leg press machine.
Placing your legs close together, further apart, higher, or lower on the machine can drastically change which parts of your legs are affected by the movements and how hard it hits them.Follow along for more tips in Old School Training Techniques!
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Pre Exhaustion in a Shoulder Workout
Pre Exhaustion is a term that can trick people up, but in this segment of Old School Training Techniques, Rich Gaspari explains exactly what Pre Exhaustion means, as well as how to implement it into your next workout.
In this example, he shows how to combine two exercises for the shoulders into a pre exhaustion maneuver to hit the shoulders even harder!
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Rich Gaspari and #TeamGaspari Elite Athlete Aliona show us a twist on a classic piece of equipment. Everyone knows and loves the squat rack, but Rich shows here a different way to use it to isolate the glute muscles
Give it a try in your next workout and see the difference!
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Dumbbell Upright Rows Supersetted with Front Raises
Rich Gaspari and Mr Olympia competitor Zeek Andrews demonstrate a great set of exercises to help build up the delts.
Supersetting Dumbbell Upright Rows with Front Raises is a great way to add size and strength to the delt muscles.
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Rich Gaspari and Aliona demonstrate how to use a cable machine to help isolate the glute muscles in this exercise. By using a cable machine set to the lowest point, you can attach the cable to your ankle and help isolate the glute muscles for each leg individually.
Try it out for yourself and feel the difference!
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Rich Gaspari explains here the fundamentals of a drop set and how they can be incredibly beneficial to your workouts to reach maximum tension in the muscles.
He demonstrates with #TeamGaspari athlete Oswaldo how the pace of a drop set is very important, while showcasing a quick chest workout
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Calves High Reps with Drop Sets
Rich Gaspari shows here how to conduct your calf exercises to maximize your gains.
On something like your calves, since they are used in everyday life, working them out requires more of the higher rep, lower intensity method. Rich demonstrates with #TeamGaspari athlete Oswaldo how to slowly perform a calf exercise, while also doing a drop set immediately following the first set.This will help build your calf muscles, by focusing and squeezing at the top of each rep.