In his latest step toward bodybuilding, Hall took cues from an all-time great.
If anyone had doubts about Eddie Hall’s earnest commitment to trying bodybuilding, the strongman legend continues to point out he’s dead serious. On Mar. 5, 2023, Hall posted a video to his YouTube channel where he worked through a back workout while guided by four-time Mr. Olympia Jay Cutler (2006-2007, 2009-2010). The routine appears to be an element of a series of sessions with established bodybuilders as Hall works toward a debut sometime within the yr 2024.
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Very like Hall’s previous bodybuilding-esque back routines in 2023 by himself and Jamie “The Giant” Christian, the athlete and Cutler featured numerous pulldowns and rows.
Here’s a brief overview of the entire workout, so as of movement. (Note: The pair didn’t disclose the precise variety of sets and repetitions.) Cutler continuously emphasized the conditioning advantages of strict rest periods with 45 to 60 seconds between sets.
Eddie Hall | Back Workout With Jay Cutler, March 2023
Among the many more notable suggestions Cutler fed Hall about constructing mass and refining one’s back was through the lat pulldown. The bodybuilding icon had lots to say about proper form because the 2017 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) worked through his set.
The thought, because it often is in bodybuilding, was about contracting the muscles enough to challenge them.
“I do know this weight isn’t too heavy but we’re going to work on the contraction,” Cutler told Hall. “So, whenever you come down, I need you to sort of … that is sort of imitating the back double biceps, right? So, you’re going to squeeze, you understand? Get that fireside within the lats. So, make sure that you get the contraction and don’t just pull the load.”
Cutler appeared to actually need to emphasise a top quality lat pulldown for Hall. In any case, it gave the impression to be considered one of the keys to his successful profession on stage.
“I had a wider waist, so I needed to offset. I had to construct as big lats as possible,” Cutler explained to Hall. “So, because you mostly need to create that taper in bodybuilding, right? Because I used to be a bit wider-waisted, the lats had to essentially flare out. So I actually focused on the pulldown movements.”
As for a way Cutler characterised Hall’s work ethic, he was very complimentary while the strongman/hopeful bodybuilder did his single-arm bent-over dumbbell rows.
“He’s [Hall] definitely the toughest employee within the room. That’s needless to say.”
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Hall’s workout with Cutler aside, he’s definitely not slowing down his bodybuilding ambitions. At the least, in keeping with his YouTube channel. Over the past few weeks, the athlete has posted videos of himself doing segments of bodybuilding training, working with Christian and Cutler, and even the powerful Larry Wheels.
At this rate, one fact seems abundantly clear — Hall will take extra bodybuilding knowledge wherever he can get it. And he’s getting it from some well-credentialed sources.
Featured image: @eddiehallwsm on Instagram