Then I did it; I asked so what all do you do with this thing and then he was like a little kid left in a toy store over night.  You could see his passion and how he really believed in everything he was showing me.  Now you all know how I love to add variety into training but I don’t get to overly crazy with today’s “functional” frenzy, but as I watched Chris and he was explaining things to me as he saw it; I started to think there might more to this than I gave credit for.  I was really impressed at all the different ways he was showing me how to set up the stretch bands with this piece of equipment.   Unlimited possibilities!  Then it happened, Chris asked me if I wanted to keep it for a month or two to play with it and find out for myself.  I am not one to pass up an opportunity and said yes.  I am glad I did because I have been seeing some benefits from incorporating some of his craziness into my workouts.  I guess the moral of this story is not to be afraid of trying new things out on yourself.

This workout I am sharing with you really does not have anything all that crazy incorporated into it but it will give you some inside looks at this new piece of training equipment that is about to hit the mainstream market.  I just happened to have my video camera there that day and had another request for me to film one of my personal workouts again.  I did not have a lot of time so I just through together a quick 6 exercise circuit and ran through it 5 times for a total of 5 sets per exercise at 10 reps each.

• Staggered Stance Chest Press
• Pull Back Into Isometric Hold With Scapular Retraction
• Forward Pull Good Morning
• Alternating Dumbbell Curl
• Cable/Rope Triceps Push Down
• Finger Tip Hang (Each Set Till Fatigued)

Nothing fancy but quick and effective when not having a lot of time.  If you have any training questions about the ARC or anything just let me know and I will do my best to get you an answer or my opinion.

I would like to thank Chris for trusting and allowing me to borrow the ARC for a few months until he makes a trip back down from Canada.  I will probably put up a few more exercises for everyone before he “tries” to take it back.  He has played and still does play Rugby so if I have to get into a scrum with him I might have my hands full!

To your health,

Jerry

I was impressed by the increased range of motion and how well my shoulders felt after I went through the stretches. I remember thinking that these positions are the exact positions an Athletic Trainer or Physical Therapist would place the shoulder in when doing manual stretching. Wow, here is a simple tool that you can use and not have to see someone for increasing range of motion. This can be very valuable to an athlete, especially if he or she was traveling to a sporting event and the trainer was not with them. Or for a trainer or therapist to free up time doing other things while their patient did their own manual stretching.

The Rotater also comes with a theratubing handle for easy attachments to perform strengthening exercises for the internal and external rotators of the shoulders. Although it works well and you can vary the degrees of tension; I would not base my decision to purchase this based on this component alone. I would however include the strengthening tubing as a good addition. For an athlete this attachment could easily serve as a positive tool to warm-up the shoulder and prehab it to keep it healthy.

To conclude, I can see how the Rotater could be a very useful tool for athletic teams or certain individual athletes. You can find out more information about this training tool at www.therotater.com .

To your health,
Jerry

PS-I would like to thank Chris Melton for the opportunity to learn more about the Rotater to enable me to provide you with this product review.

I had never really tried to bend steel before that and I have to admit, I think I’m hooked.  It was awesome to feel it start to go but it was by far not an easy thing to do.  The amount of tension and strength that is used throughout the entire body just to get it to bend was amazing.   It is in itself a workout.  I felt my muscles pumping full of blood.  Just like that “pumped up” feeling you get if you rep out bicep curls or dips.

I wanted to learn more so I got Jedd’s Nail Bending ebook and quickly realized that I did not know that much about it at all.  What I did quickly learn that you will make great strength gains from this type of training and it will carry right over into other training programs.  Think about the amount of tension that goes through your body on that last few reps of dead lifting, squatting, bench pressing, or any lift for that matter.  See how this can easily apply.

If you ever even thought about trying something like this then I would HIGHLY recommend his ebook.  It is over 200 pages of pure content and training exercises for the forearm, wrist, and grip.  The techniques described are very important to learn so not to injure yourself and really benefit from it.  Oh, did I mention how much fun it is, especially going down to the hardware store to get nails and bolts only to tell them that you are going to bend them in half!  That look alone is priceless.  If you want to get more information about Jedd’s Guide to Bending Nails just click the link posted here: Click Here!

Keep an open mind about these different applications that can be applied to your training.  You might be surprised by your results and increased gains.

To your health,

Jerry

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Hey everyone, you heard about it and it is finally here and completed-Jedd Johnson’s Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball guide.   I am aware that some of you may not be familiar with who Mr. Johnson is so I caught up with him and did a little interview.  I think it is important to have some information about a coach who shares his or her most vital training information to help athletes and coaches get all they can out of their training to reach their goals.  Enjoy reading the brief interview and then I will share with you some bonuses that I put together for you.

Jedd, Can you give my readers some quick back ground information about yourself leading up to why you created the Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball program?

Sure thing Jerry – anything for you buddy.  By the way guys, Jerry is a great coach and very innovative thinker.  He has shown me a lot of impressive things over the years.

Here’s a little bit about me.  The first part of my life, I loved playing baseball.  It was pretty much all I really cared about spending my time doing all the way to college.  I ended up playing two years at Division II Mansfield University of PA.  Unfortunately, a couple of injuries left my arm in some pretty bad shape, so I decided I would no longer play.

By leaving baseball, this led me to the second love of my life, strength training.  I started serious work with weights in 1999 and have never stopped.  Unfortunately, after a few years away from baseball, my competitive fire started burning again and I looked for something to compete in.  I found Strongman and Grip Strength competitions.

I did my first Grip comp in 2003 and loved it right away.  I began traveling all over the nation to compete and along the way I won the US National Championship in 2005 and set a World Record in one of the main lifts in 2009.

However, after all these years I have always loved baseball.  Each year I attend pro games, high school games, Little League games.  I work with some baseball youngsters on strength training – I just love being around the game and I always wanted to put together something for baseball.  Finally in early 2010, I decided I was going to put something together that combined the two sports I have been the most successful in over the years – baseball and grip strength, and just recently finished Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball, an ebook on training for forearm and grip strength, endurance, and safety.

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How can the program elevate a proven baseball players game or skills?

Baseball players have known for years that leg strength, core strength, arm and shoulder strength and hand strength are important for high performance and longevity in the game.  If any of those elements are weak, your performance will go down.  If an injury takes place in any of those parts of the body, your performance will go down.  So, it is important to make these parts of the body as strong, flexible and healthy as possible for top performance.

Over the years, there has been a tremendous amount of information developed around building strength in the legs, core, and arm for baseball.  Players understand they have to do work on the legs and run to stay fast and in shape.  They know they have to do ab work and rotational activities in order to be able to throw and hit the ball hard, and they know they have to keep their rotator cuff and the rest of the shoulder strong and healthy in order to have optimal arm speed, strength, and velocity.

Unfortunately, there is very little information out there about how to train the hands and forearms the right way to perform at a high level in baseball.  Most of the information that players get is hand-me-down information with very little carryover to baseball performance.

My manual is the definitive resource for building hand strength and forearm strength for baseball players.  The information inside will help batters, fielders, pitchers and catchers to be better players, while also keeping them healthy and in the game longer.  I include in it multiple ways to keep the lower arms healthy through stretching and other therapeutic means that most players, coaches, and trainers are not aware of.

Can your system be easily added into an athlete’s existing training program?

No doubt about it.  Including Grip training in the routine can be done several different ways and I go over this in the manual.  To make things easier, I include 20 full-scale Grip workouts that can be done either in their entirety or can be broken up into segments.  If time is limited, like I know it is for many teams, all the player or strength coach has to do is break my workout templates up into sections.  Each workout can be broken up into three separate smaller workouts.

Approximately how long will each workout take and how many days a week is recommended?

If doing a full-scale grip training workout, the workout can be done in 20 minutes, twice a week.  If broken up into segments, then the workouts can take as short as 5 minutes and can be done throughout the week.  This is all covered in the manual and you can pretty much sculpt the workouts however you would like to.  Plus, my exercise index in the manual includes over 200 movements, so if the template indicates a movement or lift for which you do not have the implement, you can go to that section of the manual and look for other similar movements that you can do that work the same movement patterns so you can get the most out of the time you put into your grip training.

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What types of strength equipment or training tools will be needed to utilize the program?

I have covered an immense amount of equipment that can be used for training grip, but the great thing about it is about half of what I cover requires no special equipment.  You either already have it at your normal strength training facility, or it might be in your garage, or even your baseball equipment bag.  Specialized grip training equipment is available on the market and it is very good for developing hand and forearm strength, but with this manual I will show you ways how to build your own equipment or how to use hardware that is already at your home to build lower arm strength that will get you bigger numbers on the field.

I know this system was specifically created for baseball; but could other athletes and coaches use the training principles for their sports?

No question.  Hand strength is important for many sports, especially football, rugby, MMA, wrestling, and many others, and the movements in this manual can be used to assist those athletes as well.  The therapy section still applies to all those sports because injuries take place in them as well, and if you currently have a lower arm injury, I will show you in the manual some of the ways that I have overcome injuries in the past as well.

Jedd, I would like to thank you for your time and answering these questions.  Is there anything else you would like to add about the Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball program?

Yes, Jerry … Thousands of athletes are going to be picking this up and the ones that get this and start implementing the program are going to have a decided advantage over other players who do not.  So, strike while the iron is hot and get Ultimate Forearm Training for Baseball now.

Awesome Jedd, I can’t wait to share this with my readers of variety trainer.  Thank you!

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I really want everyone to know that Jedd is a first class coach and this 400+ page manual is NO JOKE.  Pure content and tons of extra bonuses.  Now let’s talk MORE bonuses!  When you get the manual here at VarietyTrainer.com, I’ll send you my Nutritional Guide For Serious Athletes.  This is full of valuable nutritional information that any serious athlete needs to understand how to maximize their training results.  THERE’S MORE: I am also giving away a 15 Week Baseball Strength Training Program to be used directly with Jedd’s Ultimate Forearm Training System.  I hope you truly take advantage of what is being offered to you.  To pick up these additional bonuses email me your receipt showing that you picked up the manual and I will forward you the link to the bonuses.  Click over now and you won’t believe what all is included!

To your health,

Jerry

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This video was put together to show the Legend Fitness Pro Series Glute Ham Developer.  I totally endorse this piece of strength equipment as a solid training tool that is built like a tank.  We have three of them and have put them through the ringer with a lot of athletes for the last four years and they still are just as nice and functional as the first day we got them.  The entire frame is welded together; no bolts and the steel is all American so you know it is sturdy.

I have Legend Fitness Equipment in our facilities and I will say this company is legit.  They stand by their strength products and  emphasize quality by not cutting corners.  If you have any questions about the Glute Ham Developer or any other Legend Fitness Product; please do not hesitate to contact me and ask.

To your health,

Jerry

The second product I’d like you to know about is: The Bull Strength Conditioining Manual. This totally blew me away.  I do a lot of this type of training with my athletes but Joe totally took it to the next level.  These programs kick major ass and they will produce results.  This is for the coach who wants their team to excel or the fitness person who wants faster return from their workouts.  Check it out: Click Here!

Joe Hashey is the owner of Synergy Athletics LLC, a certified strength and conditioining specialist, and recently opened up a new training center in New York.  He trains athletes for peak performance and injury prevention using proven methods of variety training.  I would like to thank Joe for putting together quality training programs and sharing his knowledge and experience.

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