Taking one step backward, space considerations are still on Jujimufu’s mind, upgrading from “Gym Fort” to “Gym Farm,” with the dream of an open training facility that maintains a garage feel, but where tight spaces are a thing of the past.

Intensity is much talked about in bodybuilding, but what is it? Is it taking sets to failure? Lots of volume? Dropsets? Supersetting?

Do genetic ceilings exist? How can you know if you’ve reached yours? Is it possible to break through?

I’m 22 weeks into my off-season and implementing some unique tweaks to my back training.

Now that we’ve covered the four phases of Mountain Dog Training, let’s talk about a difficult—but very important—body part.

In the third part of his presentation, John goes into great detail about the layout of a training program and how to manipulate frequency to bring up weak body parts.

After all these years and cycles through training trends, it turns out that Lee Haney might have been right all along.

After completing Phase 1 (Pre-Pump Activation), Mountain Dog Training moves to Phase 2 (Train Explosively) and Phase 3 (Supramax Pump).

In this first video in the series, John discusses how Phase I of the Mountain Dog Training Program utilities a variety of hypertrophy principles to help you grow while avoiding injury.

If nothing else, this show proved I still have something left in the tank at 41 years of age.

My viewpoint runs counter to much of the current climate, which is dominated by the short-term perspective of a “hypertrophy phase.”

Nobody who is serious about forward progress enters the gym without a plan, without a set of guiding principles. I’ll argue the same is true in life.

Here is an unbeatable compilation of the best blood-pumping lower body movements from team elitefts.

Are you training with intensity?

The clothing we wear makes a statement of our fashion, but what does it say about our character?

Dave "MF'n" Tate tries to take Derek "Mountain Puppy" Dolgner to obedience school…but the puppy breaks his leash.

Dave drags an exhausted two-week-out John Meadows and his zombie ass through a back training session.

Elitefts.com™ advisor and owner of Mountain Dog Training & Nutrition John Meadows performing a strip set with the reverse band bench press

My plan was to hit an 800—pound deadlift at the LTT 7.

Elitefts™ Advisor and Mountain Dog Training and Nutrition Onwe John Meadows performs a killer superset for quads

Lat Pull-Downs being performed with the elitefts™ Tsunami Bar

Elitefts.com™ Advisor and Mountain Dog Training and Diet Owner, John Meadows, along with Jennica Kidd demonstrate prone cambered bar rows

Mountain Dog Diet and Training Founder John Meadows performing a set of Incline presses using the Elitefts™ Shoulder Saver Bar

Mountain Dog Style Dumbbell Bench Press with 2 half reps followed by a full rep with rotaion

Elitefts.com Advisor & Mountain Dog Diet & Training founder John Meadows performs an extended set of lying leg curls

Elitefts™ chains being used by Mountain Dog Diet and Training Founder John Meadows

Mountain Dog Diet and Training Founder John Meadows preforming side raises with Elitefts™ chains.

Jennica Kidd performs a strip set of leg curls with partials at the end

John Meadows performing backward prowler pushes for his quad development.

John Meadows performs a Tri-Set for Legs with extensions, hack squats, and presses

John Meadows performs an extended set on the Front Squat

Matt Kroc performing Up & Down sets on the Leg Press

It’s Mountain Dog time.

Meet new Canadian IFBB pro Santana Anderson, training alongside John Meadows and Dave Tate.

Wretchedness Training

There is a sense of accomplishment that accompanies a ball-busting Mountain Dog workout that is hard to replicate in the business world for me

Have you have ever wondered what a Mountain Dog leg training session looks like?