Fascinating new Japanese training technique that will soon be available here.

[Carlos Daniel]

I wonder how they do neck training.

[manisstrong]

From our spy Andy Morgan..

You are friends with the guy from Ripped Body now? I didn't think that was your type of body...

[rumblefish]

You should have seen her BEFORE 290 times growth hormone!

I assume this will be covered in SSBBT 4th edition?

[PressesPeople]

"290 times normal levels at rest"

So it gives you cancer?

[OCG]

Apparently, this does actually work to elicit greater hypertrophy using only relatively light resistance. I can go find the study if you like. On the other hand, I think it'll stick to squatting heavy weights and not regularly applying tourniquets to my limbs.

[80smediumsized]

My belief that Asians, and specifically Japanese/Koreans, are more intelligent than most other ethnic groups was seriously challenged by this video.

[Mark Rippetoe]

You are friends with the guy from Ripped Body now? I didn't think that was your type of body...

He's my Japanese translator, not my coach.

[Simma Park]

My belief that Asians, and specifically Japanese/Koreans, are more intelligent than most other ethnic groups was seriously challenged by this video.

Intelligence is a many-faceted thing, and many things which we throw under the umbrella of "intelligence" are actually very different phenomena.

East Asian educational systems do not always prioritize critical thinking skills.

[Simma Park]

The Vikings arm rings served much the same purpose in days of old. One of the Elder Eddas talked about a Scandhoovian hero adjusting his arm rings to lift some stones in a contest of strength.

Are you sure it wasn't describing his attempts to protect his expensive arm ornament from damage while still displaying it as a symbol of status?

[Salvatore]

Apparently, this does actually work to elicit greater hypertrophy using only relatively light resistance. I can go find the study if you like. On the other hand, I think it'll stick to squatting heavy weights and not regularly applying tourniquets to my limbs.

If this were the case, thousands of intravenous meth & heroin addicts would have arms like Schwarzenegger.