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It’s really unappreciated how you can make a 20 minute coherent speech, that is packed with information, without a single cut. 😂

Mountain Dog Training: 50% scientific methods, 50% decades of experience = perfect combination 💪🏻

"Let the science guys figure that out but we know it works" best quote ever.

I come always back to his videos to learn or renew my training knowledge and it always breaks my heart a little. RIP big man, thank you for everything.

Phase 1: pre-pump activation. Goal: train the muscle group with an exercise that you really feel well. Focus on the mind-muscle connection, should be a good start of the training session. Easy and safe exercises, not per se pre-exhaustion. Sets/reps: not too many, normal rep scheme (sets of 8-12 reps). Generally speaking just plain sets, no drop sets or other fancy sets. E.g. dumbell/machine press for chest. Phase 2: explosive phase. Control the exercise on the way down, explosive up (as fast as you can). You want perfect form since the exercises are very basic (often compound exercises). Here we also track progressive overload so monitor how much weight you're using. You have to have perfect form, no sloppy reps. How hard do you go? Not untill complete failure since we're doing mainly compound exercises, till failure is not safe. Leave 1-2 reps in the tank. Sets/reps: first sets around 1-2 reps till failure, last set 1 rep till failure (so in terms of RPE: 9). E.g. squat, bench press , barbell row. Phase 3: supramaximal pump. Chase the pump; drive a ton of blood in the muscle fibers. Preferably high-intensity techniques such as partials, cluster sets, drop sets, isometric holds ("beyond failure training" to extend your sets). No compound exercises for this, choose exercises that are safe such as a leg extension. You really only need one HARD set to get the job done (a little bit goes a long way). So: no 3 drop-sets, not necessary. Sets/reps: depending on whether you do exercise-extending sets, do whatever feels good and drives a lot of blood in the muscles . E.g. leg extension . Phase 4: stretch phase. Train to long muscle length, stretch the muscle. By this phase everything is warmed up so a big stretch is safe. Is stretching really beneficial? It's debatable, who knows. However, this phase feels really good: the extreme ROM might make you more flexible, the muscles get used to a bigger ROM (good for joint health). Also, this phase might help on reducing soreness after training. Especially if you haven't been training a muscle, training it to a long muscle length might help on the soreness. Again: even a little bit goes a long way. You don't need crazy weight on the exercises. Sets/reps: not too many sets, just a couple of really good sets. E.g. chest flies, stiff leg deadlift (hamstring), rope extensions (tricep).

The best on the internet, young "fitness experts" beware! John is the real deal. Humble and always polite with tons of well proven info. Keep doin what you do John, It's always a pleasure to watch your videos.

Honestly don’t know how this, or any video of Johns has a single dislike. I love John and his informative content!!

Combining science with experience and the drive to be the best, leads to a very dangerous athlete. 💪🏼

Love the way John lays out his training videos, & conveys his philosophy, incorporating safety first, god bless his family his passing is a loss to a lot of people benefiting from his experience & knowledge, but no question his loved ones have lost a great man xGod Blessx

John, been training for 15 years. Tried to learn all I could, and ended up finding that I was subconsciously setting up all my workouts in mountain dog order. It just makes sense.

Will forever keep the mountain dog training alive.🏔 A great soul gone too soon RIP

Best bodybuilding channel on KZfaq. Straight to the point and super informative!

Just bought a meadows T shirt. What a way to remember this guy! Still watching these videos. Mountain Dog thank you for all of the years of no-BS advice for training!!! God bless your family.

Love "The Devourer of Worlds" patiently waiting in the background

I am so excited to watch the series John!

This channel is a pure gold mine, thanks a lot John for helping us out with your knowledge and experience, highly appreciated!

Watching these videos feels more like johns a friend teaching you how to workout than a pro body builder giving you lessons worth thousands over time

Just wanted to say that we appreaciate you for all the help/attention you always give man . its great to see you healthy , im doing no training due to quarantine but back when i had an insta you would always answer my dumb questions lmao , glad to see you healthy sir

Alot of knowledge he has. Makes total since for sure

What a great video .... thank you. Can’t wait for the follow ups. Looks like your health is back to 100%. Really great to see.

Great content as usual! Looking forward to the series 😀

The fact you care about your clients is why your so good. There are a lot of trainers out there but few change and work as hard to keep things moving.

Excellent video John. Looking forward to more in this series.

Great video Jon. You're my first point of call, when I'm looking to expand my knowledge. You put out so much valuable content. Thank you 👍

Yesterday I did your resent volume leg workout. My legs were already sore last night and I have been feeling them all day. WOW!

Hi John, Really great video. Fascinating to listen to your mountain dog training methodology , definitely learnt a lot from listening to you describe it and how I could use it in my own exercise routines. Big thank you for making the video and really looking forward to the next series. Cheers, Billy

Looking forward for part 2. This series' gonna be lit

I have watched this video about 10 times and keep referring back to it. Fantastic information and well explained. Thanks John!

I've used this method for years and it always works for myself and others. You're the best!

This video is powerful, I've been having some problems structuring a good training plan, but this really gives an amazing foundation and framework, thanks John!

I'm going to watch this again and take notes! Thank you Mr Meadows

Just picking up bits & pieces from guys like you & Feroce has put my programs in order like this. I really appreciate your added attention to safety & connective tissue, though, you rock John!

Thank you so much for giving us so many clear tools.

Great can’t wait to follow the series

How does this channel not have 1 million+ subscribers already? His information is so useful, everyone who wants to build size and strength should follow.

One of the best training regimens to follow and excellently explained! Johns been through it all and knows his shit!

Love this!!! As a person coming from strongman/powerlifting, I have little knowledge on BB programming, and I want to get into BB more. THANK YOU!!!

RIP John!! You are missed but never forgotten!!

Tried adding Partials today in the last part of my leg workout, could almost not walk because of the pump. Thanks John, you always deliver nothing but the best advice ;-)

Thanks for sharing John! I’m from Bolivia. Your ideas are pretty revolutionary here. So I feel blessed to implement them to have an edge! Thank you so much!

Thats why i loved John. He had studies and science but also admitted we tend to get too hung up on the micro details and forgot to put in the hard work. Its always an argument about what "studies" show but at the end of the day what works best for you may be the exact opposite of what a study shows

Sir, you're real deal for the sport of bodybuilding. Thank you!

I really love the pump and then stretch combo

This is a great video! Thanks John!

This is one of the best, most informative weight lifting videos I have ever watched. The only thing it was missing to be perfect was a few yoyo tricks.

Just came from watching my last Greg ducette video. Don't get me wrong, the guy has good info but lately the videos have been very forwarding with self advertising, reaching for drama. So, I decided to give his videos a break for now. That's when I decided to come here instead, I love your calm voice, theres no flashy in your face advertising, just a humble personality and good info to look into. Thank you John, really, these videos have reach and impact like you couldn't believe.

Thanks for the great tip Mr. Meadows!!

This is pure gold. Wow.

Thanks John! Great advice, I've been pre exhausting too much I think, gonna focus on activation more insteadto start.👍

Love it great detailed explanation. Been waiting for jacked a bernese mountain dog t shirt.

Love the quote "safely grow the most amount of muscle as possible."

Wow, so generous to share this information freely. Thank you.

Great info @mountaindog1. Can't wait for the overall series!

John, I just want to take a moment to thank you sincerely, your video's are inspiriational and all the free information you put out on your channel is insane and it has helped me train so much harder in the gym. Since the end of the lockdown in my country I have trained harder in the past 6 weeks than I had done in half a year before that. I've already gotten all my gains back and then some. I was thinking of taking pd's before but for now all I needed was this boost in hard work! Thank you!!

Love how informative you are John.. this will be a good series

So weird, I was literally going to comment on your next uploaded video asking you to go over your general training philosophy in one place haha. Fair play, thanks!

Thank you so much for this vid!! Gives me a new outlook on my routine. Not sure what i like more...the info or the t-shirts haha!

Thanks for this high quality content!!! Your KZfaq channel is my favorite

Hey, John! Thanks a lot! That's a great idea (i.e. Mountain Dog Training videos), please continue with these, can't wait for the upcoming series. This info is pure gold, very helpful indeed!

Awsome that you so much smyiu are a great teacher... makes so.much sense and definitely would be less effective to switch it around I can't wait to apply it to each body part

I so much appreciated all that experience and knowledge that you are sharing!! Thank You

Very nice video as usual , I would like to see how do you apply this method to shoulder workout . Well done can’t wait to see the rest of this videos. Much love from the UK

Being on my second year of lifting I have never come across a more clear explained video about how to actually train for growth, this video was extremely helpful thank you!!

So good! Can’t wait for the body parts!

Awesome information, thanks.

Hey John, love the content and always excited to watch whenever you upload! Would love to hear how you’d program this for a Push Pull Legs Split in terms of exercise selection and for which muscle groups you’d use each phase. Keep up the awesome and informal content! Also love the Jeff Nippard collaborations especially

Really straight forward

Really been wanting to learn more about the overarching concepts of your training style, gonna enjoy these!

Knowledge knowledge knowledge!!! Amazing content sir

Can’t wait to see more

I watched this 4 times just to fully understand this concept of training. I will try this .

Thanks John I appreciate your informative videos along with every fitness trainers. What I found out with me, to failure, if I cannot push that last rep, I will slowly let it down. I felt this gives you CONTROL of the heavy weights you're doing and builds up your strength overtime plus to keep going long term.

Such an insightful video as always and love the supramaximal phase. Been following John's video and started putting in drop sets and to failure. Can definitely see real difference and leave the gym with a great pump.

Thanks John! Priceless info.

You've helped me so much John! I'd like to thank you.. So thank you. Your the man!

Respect sir. You are my PT.

Thanks ever so much John, much appreciated 👍

Really educative video, thanks a lot

First time I’ve heard the Mountain Dog Principle explained and I cant wait for the series. I’ve been using your rear delts DB high rows straight after DB reverse flies and even after 2 days ........ “FIRE”! Before that I just could never get my rear delts sore, hot now.! 👍🏻🥳😢 Also glad to see you’ve recovered and “ Alright hi everybody from Brisbane, Australia”.

Thanks John very Good points to bodybuilding!You speak truth with so much experience while being humble at the same time😉appreciate all your insight and workouts👍🏽💪🏽thank you!

I've been on the fence of buying your program just because a lot of people try to sell me there service when it comes to dieting and exercising and everybody's just bombarded with stuff like that that it's hard to choose food to believe and who you could trust and I honestly feel confident with you so I'll give it a try !

Just good, solid information from years of experience, gained through trial and error, delivered in a patient, intelligent way. Mountaindog is THE best. It is insane the amount of information I have gained and incorporated into my workouts since this Covid thing forced me to look at hundreds of youtube videos and finding Mountaindog1. So happy to have come across John. I've been looking at the programmed workouts and am going to have to try one if for no other reason but to give something back. In 8 weeks of using John's techniques and adjusting my nutrition and adding 'intra workout drink', I have made some of my best gains ever after being stale for years. And all for FREE. A very sincere 'thank you, John'.

Meadows,, one of the most likable guys in bodybuilding with amazing knowledge. Big up's from Sweden..

Doing the executioner right now on week 5, it's a killer workout. Hell yeah mountaindog this video is so informational i understand more in depth about the workouts.

Thanks John!

Great knowledge to know and grow as a body builder. Thanks!

My understanding is that it's perfect for anyone who's struggling on building muscle in certain areas and really needs knowledge from science, the streets, and almost completely devoid of the mainstream. In reading your articles on a lot of your experiences in training, it teaches the person who really wants to build muscle that the mainstream exercises may only work for you because you have good genetics in that area of the body. With other muscles, you may have to use other means in training.

Yeah the stretch is important I've always got a good stretch on flies and its gave me good growth and size fly 70s on heavy 50s on volume days

Always good content just got your pre workout and love it so far good pumps P.S. Ohio fan 👋

I dont use his routines bc im a poor student but after watching him lift and incorporating these tenants i took from other videos it was a game changer. and while i feel i get a way better pump and tear up the muscle, the biggest difference ive noticed is not getting injured. this has made me be able to get so many more session in because im not having to take time off for an injury and nothing is more anabolic than consistency.

This makes a heckuvalotta sense.

sweet! Looking forward to the series!

Great info as always

I use a combination of Westside Conjugate and Juggernaut I have worked out for myself that I enjoy and it works well for me. I've never really been a body builder just a home grown power lifter. Not much on machine exercises , I still use mostly dumbells and barbells for every thing , some cable work. Just have to be really careful on form , at 52 making a mistake can take a few weeks to heal. Love the channel mate , Glad your up to speed and feeling strong. God Bless

Thank you John for everything. May you rest in peace. Heaven needed another trainer.

Thanks for the great info 🤟

Excellent video excellent content M Dog great system for growth!!💪😎

Good stuff

I really like your training. It really fits for someone who is in their late 40s /50s...