Enhancing Charles Atlas Arm Exercises
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- This is the kickoff video for the Lionquest Exercise Channel. This a simple way you can enhance the self-resistance exercises found in the Charles Atlas course. Recommend sets and repetitions are 10 reps of light tension, 8 of moderate tension and 6 of heavy tension with isometric stops. You can do these two to three times a week.
The Give-away: When we hit the hundred subscriber mark for this channel, I'll take the names of all of the entrants and draw a winner for a set of Countdown Cards with Gary Bowe's course on the cards and how to set up workouts with them. The rules are simple, subscribe, like and comment on the video. The key word is "Charles Atlas."
You can find out more about Charles Atlas and the Charles Atlas course which is still being sold today at www.charlesatlas.com
I'm 72 Yrs Old...I still have my Charles Atlas 6 Spring Hand & Forearm Exerciser, My Charles Atlas Horse Shoe Exerciser & My Straight Bar with Spring in the Center...Since 1970 & they are Still in Great Shape...& I do Use them :o)...Go CHARLES ATLAS !!!
Charles Atlas showed me that my body is my gym ☺
My motto for 30 years!
Great video Greg. Thank you. I've been doing the Charles Atlas arms and chest exercises since 1965. I'm 68 now with 4 great grandchildren and I don't take any meds. It's a good life.
That is a cool story! And, that is the thing about the Atlas course; it wasn't so much about building big muscles as building quality of life and health.
I know alot of fat people that are in their 70s and don't take any meds either
Charles Atlas is the man. Let's keep his exercises alive
Ingenious. I've been doing Harry Wong's Dynamic Strength for awhile (highly recommended) and he uses basic curls for both biceps and triceps. You're versions of those arm exercises will add more tension to them!
Posted this on a van dwell's channel. They were doing a live chat about exercise and I remembered my Dad showing me resistence exercise back in the 50s. He was a boxer and wrestler and was as fit as you are. It wasn't until my later years I ran onto Charles Atlas, and realized where Dad got his exercise ideas.
Dynamic tension enables otherwise unheard-of ranges of motion. Example: the ultra-full range biceps curl + triceps extension. The biceps have three functions: Supinating the hand/wrist, bending the elbow, and assisting the front deltoid to raise the arm in supination. No device can properly work all three in one movement. Because the triceps are the resistance, the negative biceps rep is the positive for the trceps.
I used to do these exercised in high school and still do them off and on .
Old memories revived . I used to follow Charles Atlas 55...60 years back. In those days there were no videos like this. I just depended on instructions from magazines. What you did was out standing. Now I'm 75. Thanks and best regards and wishes from Pakistan.
Charles Atlas…I’m 55 and I want to incorporate exercise while at work or when I have a moment here and there. This makes total sense and your body is your gym…win win! Granddaughter is adorable.
Thank you! Chloe is a sweetheart. Here lately I've been doing 35-40 minutes in the a.m. and 15 minutes before I go to bed and it seems to fit in well with a busy lifestyle.
@@lionquestexercise7054hey I'm glad you're still around, since you haven't been uploading new videos I thought you abandoned the channel. You are one of the few people that claim this system works,most other people say that it's a scam
Great Video ! I have been doing Charles Atlas program for about a 1 year I am a big advocate of him thank you much for the exercises I will incorporate them with my program!
As a corrections officer I have no time or energy for weights, doing #CharlesAtlas exercises keeps me strong and supple, love the videos Greg been a fan of your words since the old Transformetric days.
Thanks Nick. I do a lot of different things, but I always seem to go back to the self resistance with moderate work on bodyweight exercise. I wish I had recognized the value during the years I was on shift work. Thanks for commenting. I got where I was mostly doing firearms videos on the Lionquest Fitness channel and started this one to promote Charles Atlas style exercise.
Newcomer to Dynamic Tension and Charles Atlas. Thanks for the video, Hoss
Thanks for posting these exercises,
I used to use free weights when I was younger but now I use mostly bands and spring tension exercises. This Charles Atlas stuff is great though. Good job on continuing his legacy.
I've got an expander set with the springs I play around with occasionally. I think those are a good option. I also have a few light dumbbells I keep around. But, U tend to always go back to the tension/isometric exercise just because it works better for my age (58), as far as keeping my joints healthy.
Charles Atlas, el atleta que le estoy siguiendo los ejercicios. Muy efectivo. Tensión Dinámica. Hace que uno se sienta mejor. Con ganas de seguir adelante.
I always enjoy Charles Atlas exercises and I see variations in your videos. Thanks!
Thank you ale.
I remember when I tried to Charles Atlas workouts years years maybe 30 years ago. So thank you Greg Newton
Charles Atlas! Thank you, Sir!
Excellent exercises! Thank you for sharing. Thanks also to Charles Atlas.
Good stuff Greg - keep them coming. GB.
you are the best on charles atlas course and that kind of muscle building
Here's one more exercise that will really reveal weaknesses in the shoulders. As with the biceps exercise, place your right hand over the left hand then raise your left hand while resisting with your right hand. Raise your left hand way up and over your head. It's amazing how the shoulder strength diminishes the higher up your hand goes. Then, of course, reverse hand positions to exercise the other shoulder.
Good job buddy.
Hey man you got some great triceps
👍 this just popped up on my recommended list. Exercise 👍
I've been trying to get the Lionquest Exercise channel going again. This is the kind of exercise that keeps you going as you age. It is just finding the time.
Sir you are simply great.
Thanks for the tips buddy. Am over 60 and still doing these exercises.
That's a good endorsement that they still work!
She looks just like grandpa! So cute! Thanks for the video! Enjoyed doing the exercises.
Golf video thanks!!
very good material
Hi Greg love the videos ,I like these old isometrics by Charles Atlas,also the Maxick Muscle control and Bob Hoffman etc., keep up the good work.
I started t Charles Atlas coarse when i was only sixteen years old. Its good that you are enhancing the exercises.Well done.
Hi Michael and Keshe - I've had to put the exercise videos on hold for awhile due to life getting in the way. I'm hoping to be back on it soon.
Great videos
Greg you are one awesome individual. And do I really need to ad Charles Atlas. Ok...so be it.
Sounds good to me - good luck on your journey.
Another great video, Charles atlas knew what he was on about all them years ago before all the fancy Dan gym gurus
Amen to that.
Charles Atlas was a pioneer!!!
Whether anyone wants to admit or not, he's still relevant today for the average person wanting to stay fit and healthy.
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Awesome Workout....CHARLES ATLAS.
Good video thanks
Gracias Alvaro. There will be more to follow.
I’m 67 this year soon and not on any RX
Good job!
Your workout looks good reminds me of Charles atlas’s regimine I have spinal issues and want to try your workout
Everything I do is a direct descendant from the old Charles Atlas program. One of the reasons I do this style of training is because at 59 I have a lot of old spinal injuries from lifting, martial arts and accidents.
Charles Atlas! Good video Greg. Keep up the good work.
Thank you John. I've got a lot more to come.
Lionquest Exercise I'll be looking forward to it. You have inspired me to get back into doing self resistance and dynamic tension style exercises again. Been doing mostly isometrics and iron palm style training for a while now. Thanks for the great content. God bless you and yours!
Thumbs up on that!
Been doing it for years, but using my own methods which work just as well!! Keep going, Geezer!!
Charles Atlas! Good Video!
Thanks Michael!
Dear Greg, I'm a 78 year old Australian, who until the Corona Virus, worked out 6 days per week at the gym. I (unfairly and selfishly)went into meltdown when the gyms were closed. By a stroke of luck I was listening to a tape by Norman Vincent Peale, who spoke of Charles Atlas - I googled him and bingo. I have of this morning, with absolute enthusiasm, begun doing the exercises. I shall update my progress in a couple of weeks. Interestingly, speaking of medication, I underwent an emergency appendectomy last May, before which I was asked numerous times what medication I take. "Nothing," I replied. The first enquirer, then said, "Perhaps you don't understand the question!" This was despite the fact English is my first language. I again repeated my answer, after which she silently observed me as one would a freak!!! Linette Reynolds
That is a wonderful testimony. Even at 59 when I get my firefighting physical, the doctors are always amazed I don't take any meds. I'm hoping to do the same when I am 78!
@@lionquestexercise7054 Thank you for taking the time to reply Frank. I'm sure you will outrun me when you are 78. Keep up the good work; you're an inspiration to all who watch the video. Stay well.
MY FIRST EXERCISE PROGRAM WAS CHARLES ATLAS IN 8TH GRADE. I'M NOW LOOKING TO GO BACK TO IT TO SAVE MY JOINTS,
Not a bad idea. I always enjoyed lifting weights, but after you get past your mid thirties you need to be more careful of what you do.
I found performing dynamic tension exercises compliment overcoming & yielding isometrics. Doing overcoming isometrics 1st in the stretched position, then negative reps afterwards at a 3-7 second tempo finished off with dynamic tension exercise works best. Negative reps are done in ascending ladder rep scheme (EG: 1, 2, 3; 1, 2; 1) for no more then 3 reps maximum per set & a total of not more than 10 reps done in this fashion. Dynamic tension is done last to polish it off. You'll feel fantastic afterwards! Oh yes......this routine shouldn't be done more then 2x per week. Your CNS will burn out over any muscle soreness.
great
Thanks Tom.
Using a fist in the palm instead of the Charles Atlas demonstrated holding the wrist is a gigantic improvement. But I've never seen Charles do it clasping his hands.
That is how the pictures in the course and on the A&E Charles Atlas bio always looked to me; but I could be wrong. It could be more of a wrist hold.
I'm gonna have to double check that. But right now too lazy to rifle through my dresser. I have seen some fist in palm shots.
LOL - me too!
Yep I was right. There's hand holding wrist and fist in palm. But there's no hand clasp. Recheck the A&E bio. You can clearly see Mr Atlas demonstrating the arm curl with hand over wrist on Gary Moore's show.
But as I said before your fist in palm replacing the hand holding wrist method takes the Charles Atlas course to a whole new level.
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This is ingenious. Atlas arise 😁
Its perfect for cerebral palsy. Thank you
@@LichLordNemo You know, when I did ride time for EMT certification, we mostly worked with geriatric patients. That is one of the things I realized; that problems with balance and coordination that afflict our elderly could be staved off with this kind of exercise. In the same way it could definite help those with disabilities involving the muscles and nerves.
I think the overhead tricep exercise with the strap builds the traps, because my traps are getting noticeably bigger.
I can see that because it also works the shoulders as well.
Thanks for great videos. I am 64 Years old tenis pro. All my life in sport. Now I dont have that discipline for regular workouts. I dont go in gym anymore. This exercises of yours could be a solution. How you stay motivated?
I look at it like brushing your teeth or eating breakfast. It is something you do and do to feel good. Train don't strain. Practice deep breathing with the movements. You'll feel invigorated afterwards.
My. dad Just to do this kind of exercises
You looked like you own a karate gym in California
Viva Charles Atlas amigo
Absolutely.
Charles atlas was the best
Charles Atlas! Good video, thanks!
First comment - Thanks much Heido!
Lionquest Exercise I'm enjoying both of your channels!
I'm gonna try these Charles Atlas exercises, but I have a little disability in my left hand; I can't turn it palm up, so the bicep exercise becomes a tricep exercise. Is there a workaround to get my biceps strong?
You're still working the biceps palm down and also working the muscle underneath the bicep, the brachialis.
@@lionquestexercise7054 Thanks I'll try it, and I'll let you know my progress. BTW, have you ever heard of Joseph Greenstein, the Mighty Atom? I have his biography, and he is a big inspiration to me!
@@chodeshadar18 I know a little about the Mighty Atom. He did a lot of work with isometrics.
Sir. How much time and how much times this all exercise doing.plz tell me i am wait for your answer.
Two to three days a week for 30 to 45 minutes.
I have all five frank young rare booklets have not been publish I'm sixty years Greg would you like a copy of them
Da curso de ginsticas espartana?
Já fez o curso do Igal Flint irmão?
What is rep and set range? whether it increase strength continuous or want to lift weight?
Three to six sets two to three times a week. Go six to ten exercises for self resistance and sets of 25 for bodyweight exercises.
@@lionquestexercise7054 whether it can replace weight training????
@@silentkiler8742 To what ends are you weight training for?
@@lionquestexercise7054 I cant understand my question is whether it can replace weight training or not
@@silentkiler8742 What are you trying to achieve with exercise?
Like
What do you have for chest
Pushups done in different ways. Sometimes the Dynamic Tension exercises from the Charles Atlas course. Currently I'm doing elevated pushups on rotating handles.
I always heard with weight training to increase strength do less reps. Is that the same with dynamic tension?
Is there an exercise that thickens your wrists or shins?
Self resistance wrist curls and seated toe presses against a towel.
@@lionquestexercise7054 I really like your videos, I'm 15 years old and I've already started to like dynamic tension! I have already become a fan of your channel suggestion for a future video: how to thicken and strengthen hands, wrists and shin these parts are neglected by many people and I see that it is very important to be worked on especially the hands! A hug from Brazil brother
@@thewarrior9906 Thank you Thiago. I'll keep that in mind. That is a good idea.
Hey brotha you should invest in some 15,20,25 ,and 30lbs dumbells to really maximize your workout. Charles Atlas is a thing of the past.
LOL - you do your thing and I'll do mine - although light dumbbells can have a place in training.
Charles atlas.
He was my original inspiration.
It is also still a good course.
Damn, you are lucky about meds. I guess that God determined, that I would have to live...WITH meds...to keep my ass alive at 58 years old! BTW...I visited my Doctor...TODAY!!!
alguien que hable español por favor
R u friends with Keith Malcom Hunt?
Convino mi rutina natural con un poco de los ejercicios de Charles Atlas
Great video
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