Will BODYBUILDING Make You A Better Weightlifter?

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In this video, we’re giving you a license to become a JACKED weightlifter and reasons why bodybuilding and accessory exercises are critical for your long term success.

If your weightlifting program doesn’t include accessory exercises that challenge you in a variety of strength training domains, you’re leaving serious gains on the table.

I have roots in the Bulgarian System, where accessory work and non-weightlifting movements are frowned upon. After implementing this system early on with the Cal Strength Weightlifting Team, we quickly figured out that success is situational and that exercise variation was going to play a key role in the success of American athletes.

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Moving forward to the Cal Strength System we implement today, we use a targeted approach to accessory exercises knowing that there are many benefits to be gained including:

  1. Opportunities to build in Prehab / Rehab

  2. Lymphatic Flushing

  3. Promote Connective Tissue Health

  4. Improving Aesthetics While Maintaining Functionality

  5. Filling Out Weight Classes (By Adding Muscle)

  6. Giving Female Lifters Additional Musculature Focused on the Upper Body

The Cal Strength approach to bodybuilding and accessory exercises is structured in the following way:

  • Upper Body: Push vs. Pull

  • Lower Body: Squat vs. Hinge

  • Unilateral vs. Bilateral

  • Concentric vs. Eccentric vs. Isometric

  • Ballistic vs. Time Under Tension

There are several ways that we can add variation to your accessory exercises:

  1. Shorten Rest Periods

  2. Utilize Difference Intensities

  3. Sets To Failure Superset Pairs

  4. Conditioning Sets with Multiple Exercises

  5. Work Outside the Classic 3x10 Rep Range

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About Dave Spitz

He is the founder and head coach of California Strength. Dave holds recognition as a USAW Senior International Coach and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. He’s spent the past 15+ years coaching athletes in Olympic weightlifting, CrossFit and the NFL.

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