Tag: Delt Workout
Regan Grimes Announces He Will Compete in 10 Weeks at 2 Shows
Men’s Open Pro Regan Grimes‘ highly anticipated comeback has a date. In a recent YouTube video, Grimes shared a brutal biceps and shoulders workout and said he’s in preparations to compete at two shows in approximately 10 weeks.
“I want to announce today officially that I am 10 weeks and two days out from my competition. I’ve been holding off from telling everybody. But here we have it – 10 weeks two days. First one is going to be in Italy, second one is going to be in Spain, it’s a week after. I’m really excited about that,” Regan Grimes said.
As the 2023 season unfolds, Regan Grimes is ratcheting up the intensity level of his workouts. Grimes has already received plenty of hype and attention during his IFBB Pro League career. He made his Olympia debut in 2021 where he placed 15th. He also impressed judges at the 2021 Legion Sports Fest Pro, where he fell short to the current reigning two-time 212 Olympia Shaun Clarida. However, at the Egypt KO Pro, Regan took first place, a promising sign of his potential down the road.
Unlike 2021, Regan Grimes was met with more resistance on stage last year. While his aesthetics, balance, and conditioning stood out, Grimes ended up taking seventh place not just at the 2022 Arnold Classic (won by Brandon Curry), but also at the Boston Pro, which saw William Bonac claim gold.
Even though Grimes had earned an invitation to the 2022 Olympia show following his win at the Egypt KO Pro show, he chose not to compete at the sport’s biggest event of the year. Instead, he’s taken the time to make improvements and add size under the guidance of his coach Milos Sarcev.
Fans can once again look forward to seeing Regan Grimes back on a bodybuilding stage. In addition to an impressive physique update and shoulders/biceps training session, Grimes discussed where his head is at this season. In addition, he disclosed his weight is sitting at 285-287 pounds.
Regan Grimes to Compete in 10 Weeks at 2 Shows: ‘This Is The Best I’ve Looked This Far Out From a Contest’
According to Grimes, this is the heaviest and leanest he’s ever been.
“That was a great workout. Shoulders and biceps. Really really good. We’re on a four-day split right now so we’re doing its chest and triceps, then we have back, just back on its own actually, then we have shoulders and biceps, and then a leg day. So that four-day split just repeats, then Thursdays and Sundays off.
Right now I’m doing 30 minutes of fasted cardio in the morning, my weight is 285 to 287 in the morning. Kind of fluctuates. So, it’s definitely the heaviest and the leanest I’ve been and the best I’ve looked this far out from a contest. So we are 10 weeks out as of right now. Still eating a ton of food. Kind of like wondering when Milos is going cut the food down a little bit but we’re getting – we’re going in the right direction so kind of just trusting the plan and doing the work is all I need to do.”
Grimes Shares Brutal Shoulder/Biceps-Focused Training Session
Find Regan Grimes’ latest workout list below:
Standing Cable Rear Delt Fly – 4 sets
Seated Machine Lateral Raise – 2 intensity sets to failure
Machine Shoulder Press – 2 working sets
Standing Dumbbell Upright Row/Side Lateral Variation – 3 working sets
Dumbbell Front Raise – 1-2 sets
Seated Machine Biceps Curl (Unilateral) – 2 working sets
Seated Single Arm Cable Preacher curl – 2 sets
Should Regan Grimes find success at either of these two shows, he will earn his ticket to the upcoming Mr. Olympia competition scheduled for November 2-5 in Orlando, Florida. A pro show victory is required to step on the Olympia stage as the point system has been removed. All roads lead to the current Mr. Olympia Hadi Choopan, who successfully took the title from Mamdouh ‘Big Ramy’ Elssbiay in a surprising turn of events last Dec.
The last time fans heard from Regan Grimes on YouTube he shared a tortuous leg day session led by his coach. The workout consisted of ‘giant sets’ and supersets that induced muscle hypertrophy. During the workout, Sarcev suggested Grimes keep the reps as slow and controlled as possible.
Grimes’ potential is on the radar of many elite veterans of the sport, like former Mr. Olympia Samir Bannout. He recently proposed that Grimes has the genetic gifts and tools to one day win the sport’s most coveted title.
Given Regan Grimes’ time away from the stage, fans are thrilled to see his name back in the mix. Time will tell if he can earn his 2023 Mr. Olympia invite, though it certainly looks like he’s made improvements since his last outing.
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You can watch the full workout video from Regan Grimes’ YouTube channel below:
Published: 7 July, 2023 | 6:04 PM EDT
Jay Cutler Shares Keys for Building a Full Chest & Top 3 Movements for Monster Delts
Legendary bodybuilder Jay Cutler ruled the roost during his Men’s Open pro career. Although he hung up his posing trunks years ago, he still stays connected with the bodybuilding community. In recent videos uploaded on YouTube, Cutler shared the keys to building a full chest. In addition, he offered his three favorite movements for developing monster delts.
Jay Cutler dominated the Men’s Open class with freakish muscle mass, size, and conditioning. He enjoyed a successful career that saw him win three Arnold Classic titles and four Mr. Olympias. He’s credited for sharing one of the fiercest rivalries in the sport against fellow bodybuilding icon Ronnie Coleman, whom he dethroned for his maiden Sandow trophy in 2006. He decided to move on from competition after a final sixth-place finish at the 2013 Mr. Olympia.
Cutler lends his voice to the trending topics of bodybuilding. In March 2023, Cutler weighed in on the results of the 2023 Arnold Classic, where Samson Dauda won the title in a close-fought contest. Cutler believes the competition was razor-thin and any of the top four could have got the nod. With the rise of more aesthetic contenders in the Open, Cutler sees a bright future ahead for the division.
Cutler has not lost his passion for working out. He continues to train regularly and is working on improving his physique for the ‘Fit for 50’ body transformation challenge. He gave fans a look into his preparations with an insanely shredded physique update weeks ago. Then, he laid out his training/diet philosophy post-retirement and disclosed his plan to stick to TRT (testosterone replacement therapy).
Jay Cutler pushed back on the misrepresentation of steroid users in mainstream media recently. He also gave his take on whether Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was natural. Looking closely, Jay theorized The Rock was likely using TRT to maintain his insane muscularity.
Earlier this month, Cutler offered the high-protein diet he was using for the transformation challenge. He also opened up about his ambitions to improve certain parts of his body, such as his legs, biceps, and lats.
Jay Cutler shares keys for building a full chest
In a recent YouTube clip, Jay Cutler shared some crucial tips for filling out a stubborn chest. He highlighted the importance of isolation movements and concentrating during reps to get the best results.
“My most stubborn muscle to overcome was my chest,” said Cutler. “Now, I had really wide shoulders so my shoulders took the place of a lot of my pressing moment so I had a chest that started from the bottom and ended halfway up. I had to focus really on a lot of dumbbell work, really concentration. I mean pushups can be a great exercise to stimulate your pecs.
“But at the same time remember focus on your repetitions, stick to your incline movements and sometimes those isolateral movements where you’re doing one side at a time can be very beneficial to developing the full chest look.”
Cutler shares 3 exercises for monster delts
The 49-year-old offered three of his favorite exercises that helped him build some of the biggest shoulders in bodybuilding.
“Top three delt movements,” said Cutler. “I had some of the biggest delts in bodybuilding when I was at my reign for Mr. Olympia. So I always was focused on number one, my rear delts movement. So my rear cables, crossovers was my go-to exercise. I also did the bent-over lateral dumbbell movement which was very great for developing the shoulders.
“But we can’t get away from the most important, which is the seated side lateral raise, which will give you that huge cap in the delts. You guys want to walk around and go sideways through the door, make sure you do these three movements.”
Jay Cutler provided a quad-stomp-inspired lower-body training routine a week ago. He plans to cut down his body fat to the 6-8% range by the end of the year. He followed that up with an unreal physique update showing off his latest progress.
You can watch the full videos below.
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Published: 18 May, 2023 | 12:03 AM EDT