Hostyle video on the different bench grips

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Curd Hos

After the bench press seminar on saturday, I have had a few of the guys email me some questions. Which is great I want you to know Im here to help you guys out as much as I can.

One of the questions that came up alot post seminar is the placement of the hands for wide, regular and, close or narrow grip.

So while I was doing my volume bench training tonite I decided to shoot a quick video during my incline barbell routine to demonstrate the different hand grip placements.

Thanks to my training partner Pat Barnes for being cool with a quick video shoot during our workout ( I think he’s getting used to it by now)

Check it below

Hostyle Bench Press Seminar feedback

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Curd Hos

This past Saturday May 12th we held our Hostyle bench press seminar.

6 guys attended the 3 hour event which breaks down each person’s bench press technique and works on addressing their specific weak areas.

We start with a proper mobility based warm up.

Then we go over new bench technique as each lifter works his way up on the bench.

Then we go on to establish new PR’s for each lifter.

After that we go into what assistance exercises are important and go through the workout protocol.

At the end of 3 hours everyone is maxed out, drained, and pretty proud of themselves as they should be.

Hostyle bench nite Friday April 13th

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Curd Hos

The gang all gathered at Hostyle conditioning for a nother Friday Nite bench session.

We had the boys from Montreal and Cornwall joining us as well as Shane Church, big Phil Landry and we even had Strongman/wrestler Yves Drouin stop by to check things out.

Good to see Russell Stocker droping in shortly after his Hernia operation, and Luskville’s strongest man Richard Moquin was on hand!

Here’s some video footage…

Hostyle benching in Cornwall last Saturday

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Curd Hos

The Boys after some heavy benchin"

Once again we hit up Quest gym in Cornwall for some heavy benching

I was feeling better from the bronchitis so I was ready to get a better workout in.

warm up
Raw bench 315 for 8

Reverse black bands
315 for 10
405 for 6
495 for 5
545 for 2
585 for 1 with a little help on the mid part
585 for 1 almost got it better attempt

Shirted bench
495 for 1
585 for 1
675 for 1 almost touched
725 for 1 almost touched again

better shirt presses this week can tell im getting healthier again

3 Board Heel drives
315 for 5
315 for 5

All in all a better overall workout, handled the weight better….looking forawrd to this Friday nite as
we are benching at Hostyle in Orleans!!!

Hostyle Week #6 Weigh in

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Curd Hos

Week 6 is here.

Wasnt expecting a great weigh in after my monday night extra cheat nite while in Toronto for the Leafs
game. It was a great night out with my wife and with the nachos and beer, as well as two days of train
food, I couldn’t expect anything else.

That being said, my rule about not losing weight at a weigh-in comes into effect.

Any week I don’t achieve a weight loss, I lose the saturday nite cheat nite, in order to get back on
track!

So, like I said i’m not surprised , but still disappointed. I will however use this as more motivation
to get back on track.

Crush it!

Hostyle on Beginners training with us

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Curd Hos

I have been asked lately as to what new athletes are to look for and experience
when they start training with us at Hostyle Conditioning.

On the video below I go over what you can expect as you start to workout.

Crush it!

Hostyle

Hostyle on Powerlifting and Strongman with Paul Vaillancourt

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Curd Hos

A good buddy of mine who is also an exceptional Strongman athlete
stopped by today and I had a chance to sit down with Paul and talk
powerlifting, strongman and bodybuilding.

Similar to an earlier video I did with Pat Barnes on Bodybuilding and
Powerlifting, Paul and I talked about how the 3 worlds of Powerlifting,
Strongman, and bodybuilding should and could co-exist.

Combining the 3 worlds in your training would produce a better trained
athlete in strength, power, endurance as well a leaner more effecient
physique. One of the coolest things Paul states is that you can’t flex
“fat”. Meaning being bigger due to excess bodyfat is ineffecient when it
comes to overall performance.

Paul also runs two training facilities similar to Hostyle Conditioning.
His outfit is called www.ufgyms.com and is located in Renfrew and Arnprior.

His character of no nonsense, intensity, result oriented training is definitely
personaified in the training atmosphere of his facilities. This also makes him unique
and sets his gyms apart from the rest.

Paul is also a sponsored athlete through recindex wear http://www.rescindx.ca

Enjoy the video.

Crush it!!

Hostyle Powerlifter vs Bodybuilder

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Curd Hos

Today I decided it was time tackle the age old debate
on powerlifting and bodybuilding being separate sports.

In this video I sit down with Pat Barnes who is a drug free
bodybuilder. Pat has been training with me for over a year,
doing heavy bench training every tuesday morning.

Watch the video.