Raising the Bar 2 - Advance clip

[Steve Pulcinella]

All this being aside it's going to be a really interesting DVD as was the first one. Dave is a very likable and good guy and Mike does a good job with the production. Mike is not trying to get across the idea that Dave is the best BB in the world he is just trying to put something out there and say to everyone "enjoy this look into a bodybuilder's life" I'd like to see more documentaries like this on other athletes (not just bbers) with as much access and real training footage.

lol i agree with that...lifting shouldnt be pussy lifting..some exercises its ok to cheat more than in others...(squats no..db curls its ok to use some body english)..im not saying lift slow and controlled like a pussy with small pink 6lbs db but that clip was too much cheating..and more of a lower back exercise

[slaveboy1980]

cool..form looked good in the other exercises...

do you believe in working a muscle once a week?

[gatomjp]

All this being aside it's going to be a really interesting DVD as was the first one. Dave is a very likable and good guy and Mike does a good job with the production. Mike is not trying to get across the idea that Dave is the best BB in the world he is just trying to put something out there and say to everyone "enjoy this look into a bodybuilder's life" I'd like to see more documentaries like this on other athletes (not just bbers) with as much access and real training footage.

Thanks Steve. I'd love to do other docs on other athletes. Any takers out there?

To all: Steve is being modest here. He is a champion strongman and highland games competitor and has his own extreme methods of training. Don't try this at home, kids!

[The Squadfather]

hahahaha, here's one of Steve's responses to a negative comment


SPulcinella (3 days ago)
Thanks for the input Jack Lalanne but these aren't those pussy powerlifting good mornings. These are a specific exercise that i use to train for an event in the highland games.

[slaveboy1980]

hahahaha, here's one of Steve's responses to a negative comment


SPulcinella (3 days ago)
Thanks for the input Jack Lalanne but these aren't those pussy powerlifting good mornings. These are a specific exercise that i use to train for an event in the highland games.

haha thats his excuse when people say he has bad form..........: he is doing some secret exercise that is so advanced that us regular people wouldnt understand      and that it takes 30 years to grasp it

[Steve Pulcinella]

actually it's quite perfect form. That movement is a type of good morning that I learned from watching training footage of eastern european olympic lifters train. I didn't make it up. It's just not something that you see in many bodybuilding workouts. I use it to build deep pulling strength for tossing the 56lb weight for height and the caber toss. Believe me, if i wasn't training for something specific I would not be doing them.

[The Squadfather]

actually it's quite perfect form. That movement is a type of good morning that I learned from watching training footage of eastern european olympic lifters train. I didn't make it up. It's just not something that you see in many bodybuilding workouts. I use it to build deep pulling strength for tossing the 56lb weight for height and the caber toss. Believe me, if i wasn't training for something specific I would not be doing them.

yeah i wan't questioning you Steve, you're a strong dude, i've read about you in Milo.

[gatomjp]

haha thats his excuse when people say he has bad form..........: he is doing some secret exercise that is so advanced that us regular people wouldnt understand      and that it takes 30 years to grasp it

What's wrong with that response? Have you done the highland games? Do you have any idea of what goes into it or the kind of training is necessary? If you haven't thrown the sheaf or tossed the caber you simply don't know what you are talking about.

[eastcoastbbman]

These other guys call you ugly, purple-headed, etc, and you go off on this milquetoast jab? 

All I'll say in reply to "there's no such thing as lower abs" is that if you can't feel any difference between a crunch and a reverse crunch, you may want to seek medical help.

i AM ugly and purple headed!! lol!

all im saying is that you cant just contract the lower portion of your abdominal wall, the whole thing contracts from the sternum all the way to your dick. thats all i was saying, bro.

[eastcoastbbman]

The abdominal muscles are made up of four muscle groups. These are the rectus abdominus, transversus abdominus, internal oblique, and external oblique muscles. This group of muscles help to stabilize the trunk, provide organ stability, and assist in flexion and rotation of the trunk.  I also work in the PT field.  And the knee extension-squat..as long as he is properly warmed up this is a great exercise combination! And also I trained with Dave.  Again, he is doing what works best for him and it shows.  And just maybe he did super heavy deads, wide grip pull ups, barbell and low pulley rows and uses this "Dave Row" for a finisher. Again, by his bodybuilding placings, he might know a thing or two about exercise form.  Dave, most of these guys couldn't carry your lunch box with "good form"



And Mike, hurry the hell up with RTB #2 Ok?
I am so missing the sushi scenes...

ant....thanks for the props, bro!! hey, lets get together and train again somwhere around april or so. you up for that??

then we can go and do sushi and make our own "sushi scene"

[gatomjp]

ant....thanks for the props, bro!! hey, lets get together and train again somwhere around april or so. you up for that??

then we can go and do sushi and make our own "sushi scene"

Raising the Bar 3: The BigAnt story??

[eastcoastbbman]

A shit load of momentum going on. Stricter form and you do not have to use that much weight.

thanks for the advice. ill take it under advisement and utilize your methods as soon im ready to reduce my lat size.

[BigAnt]

Raising the Bar 3: The BigAnt story??

Mike I can see it now, Dave, Al, Fortney, Victor, Freddie, Rhino, myself...All the East Coast guys training and you filming us getting kicked out of OutBack Steakhouse cause they ran out of the 18oz. NY strip!

Hey lets fly Arvilla and Cheri in on the filming also!

[gatomjp]

Mike I can see it now, Dave, Al, Fortney, Victor, Freddie, Rhino, myself...All the East Coast guys training and you filming us getting kicked out of OutBack Steakhouse cause they ran out of the 18oz. NY strip!

Hey lets fly Arvilla and Cheri in on the filming also!

LOL! That's not a documentary...that's a comedy!!

[BigAnt]

ant....thanks for the props, bro!! hey, lets get together and train again somwhere around april or so. you up for that??

then we can go and do sushi and make our own "sushi scene"

Dave;
Sounds good, just e-mail me when...
Tell Al to keep strong for the Arnold Amateur!

[Moen]

bro, do me a favor. get under a 300 lb stack on a leg extension machine, imitate my form and get 50 reps like i do. i swear to you, there is nothing like the pain you will experience in your quads. ONLY YOUR QUADS. NOT YOUR LOWER BACK ETC, IF YOURE DOING IT RIGHT!

ive NEVER gotten that feeling from doing them "textbook"..seriously!

Fair enough if it works for you 

and rowdowns haha good one

[michael arvilla]

Mike I can see it now, Dave, Al, Fortney, Victor, Freddie, Rhino, myself...All the East Coast guys training and you filming us getting kicked out of OutBack Steakhouse cause they ran out of the 18oz. NY strip!

Hey lets fly Arvilla and Cheri in on the filming also!

Victor?!?!??................i saw him in Miami at the Nationals
at the after party he was dancing with his shirt off .........glow stick in hand
lolipop in mouth/holding Bruce Patterson's hand!

[BigAnt]

Get out!

Where was your camera LOL

[eastcoastbbman]

cool..form looked good in the other exercises...

do you believe in working a muscle once a week?

dont know if you were asking me that question, but if you were, yes. i hit 1 bodypart a day and work the entire body once over a week.

[eastcoastbbman]

Fair enough if it works for you 

and rowdowns haha good one

yep! i fugure if i dont call them "pulldowns" , i cant be accused of doing pulldowns wrong! lol!

[eastcoastbbman]

i would hate to have to workout in that gym

i agree totally. i ,too would hate to have you working out in my gym.

[jmckin726]

Dave, I really like the first DVD and am looking forward to part two.  I live in DE and have trained with Big Al Fortney a few years back.  I currently work out at Fred's Gold's.  I am thinking about doing the DE this yr, and it will be my first show.  I was wondering with your busy schedule do you help novices with contest prep.  Your conditioniing is insane.  Anyways just wanted to say keep up the good work.

[big_vic]

what makes a gym good or bad? is it what you see in that clip, or the talent of the athletes that come out of it.
all i know is there are about three national level bbers and there are atleast two pros there. we dont have the chrome weights you are used to but we have everything you need. 

[gatomjp]

what makes a gym good or bad? is it what you see in that clip, or the talent of the athletes that come out of it.
all i know is there are about three national level bbers and there are atleast two pros there. we dont have the chrome weights you are used to but we have everything you need. 

What makes a gym good to me is that they have a good variety of equipment and everything is neat and in its place. I have never seen a dumbbell out of order or off the rack at that gym, unless it was in someone's hands being used.

I also like working out around enthusiastic BBs, like Dave and Al, or in the case of our cousin Steve's strength gym Iron Sport, around huge dudes doing power cleans and lifting 400 lb stones. I'm not anywhere near their league and I try to stay out of the way as much as possible but I like being around the energy. It inspires me and I usually have a good workout when I'm there.

[big_vic]

since i work there i would have to agree with you mike also i would agree with you because as mentioned earlier there is a great deal of talent coming out of there.  also there all types there its got your normal people and your hard cores and they live well togather here and interact well. it is a great place and if your ever around wilmington delaware come check us out its total fitness. ask for me vic