Branch Warren Week Day Three: Back Training at Metroflex Gym, Arlington, TX

[toeheadskater]

If Branched trained to failure on the first set there wouldnt be a second set. HE ISNT TRAINING TO FAILURE EVERY SET!!!! Yea he trains with insane weight and high volume but I could almost garentee he has never done Dorian's style and trained to FAILURE as Dorian did. Branch would have to load up to max weight, probably WAYYYY heavier than he wants to go on a regular basis and push till he cant push anymore. He does volume which pretty much garentees that NO he doesnt do every set to failure, otherwise there wouldnt be a second fucking set.

Branch lost total respect points on this one. I bet fucking money he has NEVER done Dorian style the proper way, garenteed. Ive done both styles. Dorians is EVERYONE all in one set, you leave nothing behind. Volume is NOT EVERYTHING, you are left with energy for another set. Yes the muscle does recover quickly but if Branch truly went to failure his weight/reps would decrease after each set.

One word: LAWL

Lol. You tryin to tell me that when you fail on a set you didn't train to failure. So by your standards, if I did legs "to failure" by your standards. I wouldn't be able to walk after. TO FAILURE blah blah blah. Learn how weight works. If you trained to failure with 1000 pounds TO FAILURE I guarantee you could pick up 200 pounds and still rep the shit out of it. EVEN DORIAN

[Kyle Witherspoon]

Love how this guys trains. Animal in the gym! Best of luck at the Arnold

[JP_RC]

If Branched trained to failure on the first set there wouldnt be a second set. HE ISNT TRAINING TO FAILURE EVERY SET!!!! Yea he trains with insane weight and high volume but I could almost garentee he has never done Dorian's style and trained to FAILURE as Dorian did. Branch would have to load up to max weight, probably WAYYYY heavier than he wants to go on a regular basis and push till he cant push anymore. He does volume which pretty much garentees that NO he doesnt do every set to failure, otherwise there wouldnt be a second fucking set.

Branch lost total respect points on this one. I bet fucking money he has NEVER done Dorian style the proper way, garenteed. Ive done both styles. Dorians is EVERYONE all in one set, you leave nothing behind. Volume is NOT EVERYTHING, you are left with energy for another set. Yes the muscle does recover quickly but if Branch truly went to failure his weight/reps would decrease after each set.

One word: LAWL

Another HIT jedi I see...

[Sexybeast777]

We can not judge, at the end of the day, it will be God who will judge us, not people. And nothing is carved upon stone in bodybuilding, different methods deliver results, Ronnie and Branch have been doing something right, obviously. Dorian did something right too.

[mayor of bodybuilding]

We can not judge, at the end of the day, it will be God who will judge us, not people. And nothing is carved upon stone in bodybuilding, different methods deliver results, Ronnie and Branch have been doing something right, obviously. Dorian did something right too.

Cant Argue With The Results Branch is getting!

[Sexybeast777]

^Exactly! I think we all learn a lot from him!

[Lex1247]

Obviously Branch's style works for him. The question is...if he tried to maybe not train so ballistic on his back workouts, would he have better back detail/development overall? He's always been massive and thick, but look at stage pics of his rear double biceps compared to Dorian (who believed in squeezing and controlling the reps).

I did enjoy the life story about going to Seattle and meeting up with Dudgale and going to the prison...that's way cooler to me than just talking about reps/sets. I mean how many times can you listen about reps/sets...learning personal things about these guys is what makes them more likeable to the fans.

[v_belmonts]

Obviously Branch's style works for him. The question is...if he tried to maybe not train so ballistic on his back workouts, would he have better back detail/development overall? He's always been massive and thick, but look at stage pics of his rear double biceps compared to Dorian (who believed in squeezing and controlling the reps).

Totally agreed!!! Even David Henry does controlled reps and squeezing the contraction.. He has a mini Ronnie Coleman back.

The same can go with his branchs chest. He has thick amount of muscle on his chest, its like slabs and slabs of beef.. What if he controlled the rep and squeezed on top, would that add more details and strirations into his chest?? Even charles glass said he needs more details in his chest.

what hes been doing gave him crazy amount of thickness but he lacks detail. I believe if he totally changed his style of training for arms too, go more controlled and squeezing his arms might blow up. Dorian only used 70lbs for incline db curls but it was controlled.

[v_belmonts]

dorian even said he was not genetically gifted whatsoever, .. for a person whos genetically gifted they can do any type of rep and they will grow.

a person who is not genetically gifted or does not have a genetically gifted body part, they must use high intensity with strict form for the best results

whatever branch did for his chest and legs it worked for him cuz its a genetically gifted body part for him but his arms and back are not an easy body part for him

my two cents

[themakcompany]

Not a bad guy. I was worried about his dog for a second like he was going to eat him. The dog came and went pretty quickly though. That aside, great videos MD. Funny, you hear what Lee Haney says about training, can't understand how today's bodybuilders only work a muscle once every seven days. But they grow bigger than ever. I just wish we could see Branch injecting steroids and also talking about it. The only way to make this a respected sport is to have no secrets. If that means seeing what they do instead of stopping it altogether so be it. I tried for a while the one body part a week and it's not enough. Now, I'm natural. And you often see guys hitting hard muscles to grow like calves twice a week. So why not all the body parts twice a week? I think it's time to go back to old school. Art Atwood does it. Lee Haney did it. Ronnie Coleman does it.

[aded_greatness]

I wonder what about Branch's past touched all the inmates?

[Howard]

The man is a beast. 2011 Arnold Champ

He is clearly the favorite but don't count out Evan. If I had to bet my $$ would be on Branch. He is one of my favorite pros and handles his business like a real man. NOBODY with any sense can say Branch is some loudmouth punk.

By hard work he has maxed out his genetics and ya gotta admire his work ethic and attitude. I wish I had his ability to train like that

[JP_RC]

Not a bad guy. I was worried about his dog for a second like he was going to eat him. The dog came and went pretty quickly though. That aside, great videos MD. Funny, you hear what Lee Haney says about training, can't understand how today's bodybuilders only work a muscle once every seven days. But they grow bigger than ever. I just wish we could see Branch injecting steroids and also talking about it. The only way to make this a respected sport is to have no secrets. If that means seeing what they do instead of stopping it altogether so be it. I tried for a while the one body part a week and it's not enough. Now, I'm natural. And you often see guys hitting hard muscles to grow like calves twice a week. So why not all the body parts twice a week? I think it's time to go back to old school. Art Atwood does it. Lee Haney did it. Ronnie Coleman does it.

More and more of the second bolded word....there is your answer.

And I agree with your views on training, I experienced the same.

[bigshug]

nice vid.

[noserratus]

This may hurt a bit, but needs to be said. This is also just my own opinion. That was a hardcore arm workout. Everytime I see Branch train his back I wish I could ask why he doesn't work on the contractions and detailing of his back. Branch has a wide back, but his detail is not top shelf. I wish his friends would help him and care enough to say something. I also think this is contributing to his lack of arm development. My reasoning is that back workout appeared to work the biceps mostly. Then during his arm training he works heavy with minimal contraction and full range of motion. If we are to be honest with ourselves, Branch has the worse back and arms in the O among the top athletes. How does someone place 1st, 2nd or 3rd etc with little detail in their back and average biceps and triceps? I always mention these things knowing most of us wont build a wordclass body and I have the utmost respect for pros. I wonder what Charles Glass or even some of the retired pros would suggest to Branch to help him build bigger arms and a more detailed back. I'm sure some brash kid will start bashing me like they are Branch's mother, but we all need constructive critisim. If hall of fame bodybuilders were to be honest I'm sure they would like to see more detail. Just go look at the backs of Shawn, Flex or Dorian. Could just be genetic in the end.

[themakcompany]

Dexter Jackson training at Gold's Venice with Charles Glass. Dexter looks incredible!! Hands down will win the Arnold if he's in it.

Hide - Not a chance. Not sure what's happening with him. There's a difference when you see Dexter and Charles training versus Hide and his Guru. That guy with the baseball cap. Dexter is a pro! Hide, just looks tired these days.

Good luck to all though.

[AlphaGirl]

you look awesome Branch keep up the fire!