Brian Shaw has big goals in 2022. The former World’s Strongest Man (he won the title in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016) is going to be back in the competition this year, and his training has already begun. In a new video, he takes his followers through one of his high-volume training sessions.
“I feel like ending 2021, I had a ton of momentum, and I’m going to carry it in 2022,” he says. “Every single day is an opportunity to start. Every single day is an opportunity to get better … I’m now building up to World’s Strongest Man. It’s crazy to say it, but we’re literally at 20 weeks out, so every workout, every week is very, very important. “
Shaw shared that he is working closely with another strength coach, ‘Big House’ Joe Kenn, who according to Shaw “is one of the best strength coaches in the world, if not the best power coach in the world. “Shaw says he previously worked with him in 2005.
To kick off the workout, Shaw starts with warm-ups using a resistance band (4 sets of 25 repetitions), including: overhead triceps band extensions, band pulls, and a flexible fitness converging chest press. It takes him about 10 minutes.
“It blew the arms out of my shirt,” he says. “I have a good pump running.”
Next, he does a dumbbell run with an inclined slope (15 repetitions) with an elevator shoulder presses (a shoulder pressure for the first set, followed by a high slope and lowering the slope over 5 sets for 15 repetitions each.)
“Massive volume today,” he says.
He gets to it, and the sweat begins to flow.
“It really got there in the middle with all those reps. It’s a ton of volume,” he says. “But the elevator presses are an interesting move, because shoulder pressure, probably the hardest, and then it gets a little easier, a little easier as you get more and more tired. The rows definitely caught up a little faster than I did. “I thought they would go today. But the press think I worked out very well. It was a tough challenge.”
The last thing he has is an alternating stroke, including: a single-arm cable lateral raise, a single-arm standing dumbbell overhead press, a seated single-arm shoulder lift, a single-arm rope overhead triceps extension, and a single-arm dumbbell curl. He will do 15 repetitions for each exercise, for 4 sets.
He gets to it and works through all four sets.
“Man, I’m feeling good. But I’ll definitely say ‘Big House’ Joe Kenn is definitely putting me through the steps right now, and this bundle has definitely kicked my ass a bit. I’m not used to it. It’s got me here taken a little outside my comfort zone, “admits Shaw. “But sometimes when you want to get better, you have to go beyond your comfort zone. And if you want something bad enough, you have to be willing to work for it. If I put this amount of work into the next 20 weeks that’s up to the world’s strongest man leads, is going to be something very very good and something I am proud of. ”
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