Gareth in Gym Justified
“few are willing to go all the way”
they also never post silly stuff like
“go hard or go home”
their home is the gym!
Marck Goran Lorencin
my friend Gareth Molloy flew all the way from Northern Ireland to visit my gym and train with me, guys like him bring part of their gym when they visit and take part of my gym when they leave and go home
influence “your” life first !!!
Marck Goran Lorencin
made by hard work
how are you made?
Marck Goran Lorencin
Tom Morgan never saw this photo taken. I took it on the last day of his visit exactly one year ago when I made him go through a grueling challenge I am pretty sure he never forgot.
He is not posing, he is getting ready to squat and totally focused for the mental and physical torture that's about to happen
Now in a little less than a month my good friend Tom will be returning to train with me at Gym Justified for the third time and I am very much looking forward to mutual hard work that's unavoidable.
purification through the dark side
Knowing you can't win,
you just hammer,
to survive
and rise.
Marck Goran Lorencin
Andy McKenzie in Gym Justified
Why should it be easier for the weak, if it never gets easier for the strong!
Marck Goran Lorencin
filmed in September when I turned 43, this is one of my favorite warmup exercises for the squat
During my squat warmup routine I always do this exercise, it gives a good stretch in my back and my legs and can be an excellent alternative to the GHD machine that many gyms don't have
This not just great warmup exercise, it can be a great strength accessory exercise as well and is not to be underestimated as it gets heavy really fast, if I use it for strength I choose weights I can do between 5-10 reps per set …it's a delicate exercise and you don't want to do this to close to your max effort if it's not really necessary, you can strain or otherwise injure your back if you aren't ready for it
I am demonstrating the exercise with just 60kg but reps add up quickly with 5x 10reps …and afterwards be ready to feel not just the back, gluteus gets a beating as well, hamstrings too
variations of this exercise have existed for long, maybe even same one as mine here …but I didn't really pick it from anybody, what I do here is a movement that developed spontaneously while I was experimenting different barbell warmups years ago
basically I do a regular good morning, then go into deep squat and from there repeat everything in reverse order, going from deep squat back into good morning position and back to standing position, it has a nice flow
I really use this often, members in my gym to and also some coaches who follow me …so I had to give it a name to simplify it when writing a plan, hence “marck's squat combo” …no offense to anyone if this actually already has a specific name or something, like I said I didn't know any so I had to name it somehow
note: also known and used with name “Goran Squat” by Andy McKenzie, and “Marck's Hello” by Benjamin Gaši.