Get Negative to Positively Grow Your Chest!

(Use a closely-guarded, eccentric overload technique of the pros for chest growth) By: Josh Bryant Josh has used this technique with pictured IFBB Pro Johnnie Jackson along with Branch Warren and Cory Mathews. Mindset is everything; a positive one can literally help you bust through growth plateaus in almost every area of your life. If one of those plateaus is chest development you need to transform your mindset to a negative one! What do I mean by a negative mindset? I mean training with negative or eccentric overloads! Bodybuilding legend and training guru, Dorian Yates, has stated that the biggest mistake most bodybuilders make is not focusing on the negative portion of a lift. When the legend speaks—I listen and so should you! There is no doubt, with correct application, eccentric muscle action catalyzes muscle growth. Did you know that some folks can do 170 percent on a negative of what they could with positive? Neglecting this leaves an empty seat at the muscle-building table. There are so many reasons why eccentric training has been shown, in numerous studies, to be superior for muscle growth; the reasons range from preferential fast-twitch muscle fiber recruitment, increased muscle tension, increased ability to do work, greater amounts of muscle damage and the list goes on. I suggest if you want to know the ins and outs scientifically do a pub med search or just corner a doctor next time you are at a cocktail party. If you are more interested in what works and how to do it, I want to share a movement I have done with every bro to the top pros including Johnnie Jackson, Branch Warren and up-and-coming Cory Mathews.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDiC4fU3nJ0 IFBB Pro Branch Warren Demonstrating the Movement (Keep volume up for voice over) How to correctly perform a Smith Machine negative overload bench press:

• Lie flat on a bench placed under a Smith Machine (the bar should be directly above your chest)
• Load the bar with 10%–25% extra weight on the outside of the bar sleeves
• Lower the weight to your chest
• At chest level, have a partner on each side pull the extra weight off the bar
• Forcefully press the weight back to starting position
• Then have the partners add the weight back to the bar
• Repeat for necessary reps

Important note: This exercise works best drawing out eccentrics, so take 5–6 seconds to lower the bar, then forcefully press it back up. This is a highly-advanced technique and should be used only with caution. Like other intense eccentric and accommodated resistance techniques, avoid them on deloads/light weeks. The Routine Of course we would not just tell you about an exercise without providing you a routine.  This routine is extremely intense and should be used by intermediate and advanced lifters only with a minimum of two years of lifting experience. Once a Week

Exercise	Rest Interval	Sets	Reps
*Smith Machine Eccentric Overload Bench Press (lower negatives for 5 seconds)	180 seconds	3	5
**Mechanical Drop Set Incline Press (Steep Incline Dumbbell Press to failure, Medium Incline Dumbbell Press to failure, Low Incline Press to failure)	120 seconds	3	AMAP
***Decline Flyes	60 seconds	4	15
****Dips	120 seconds	3	Max in 30 seconds
*****Dumbbell Pull-Over	90 seconds	4	15

*Use 20 to 50 pounds more on the negative than the positive.  Draw out the negative for a steady five-second pace. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fZJLpOow1I Video Tutorial **Start with a weight you can do 8–10 steep incline reps with. Once you reach momentary muscular failure, drop to a medium incline and perform repetitions to momentary muscular failure. Finally, drop to a low incline and perform repetitions to momentary muscular failure. ***Emphasize stretch, not heavy weight; build the muscle not the ego. ****If applicable add additional weight, lean forward to emphasize chest development ********Emphasize stretch, not heavy weight; build the muscle not the ego. Final Thoughts Start getting negative to positively grow your chest! Enough talk, you have been given the tools—time to hit the pig iron! JAILHOUSE STRONG COFFEE! Incorporating the Jailhouse Strong Motto, “Individual over the Institution”, we have partnered with Kaz in bringing 100% Colombian Excelso beans from the highest elevations in the Narino Region and roasting to your choice of Minimum or Maximum Security.

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