Andrew Jacked recently partnered with Kai Greene to enrich his bodybuilding knowledge and add more facets to his training.
Kai Greene and Andrew Jacked AKA Chinedu Andrew Obiekea belong to completely different eras of bodybuilding. However, immense passion for bodybuilding, unparalleled work ethic, and genetic gift bind them. Greene primarily competed in the 2000s and the 2010s. He was known for the sheer intensity and fierce competitive mindset that he brought to the stage.
The 48-year-old is considered among the greatest bodybuilders who never won the prestigious Mr. Olympia crown. However, he was engaged in a fierce competitive rivalry with seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath and came dangerously close to defeating him on several occasions. He won several bodybuilding competitions throughout his illustrious career and finished in the top four at five of his six Mr. Olympia appearances.
Although Greene has not competed professionally since winning the 2016 Arnold Classic Brazil, he has not shut the door on a potential comeback.
Meanwhile, Andrew Jacked is relatively new to the competitive sphere. But he has made quite a lot of splash quickly and become one of the highly touted contenders in the IFBB Pro League. Despite being unusually tall for a professional bodybuilder, the Nigerian has the size, proportions, and a perfect shoulder-to-waist ratio.
He last competed at the 2023 Olympia and finished fifth in the Men’s Open division. This was a three-place jump from his eighth-place finish at the maiden Olympia appearance in 2022.
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Andrew Jacked has collaborated with several industry stalwarts like Roelly Winklaar, Kai Greene, and Flex Lewis to enrich his bodybuilding knowledge. He recently joined hands with Greene for a leg workout.
Kai Greene and Andrew Jacked go through an intense leg workout
Greene and Andrew joined hands to train together in Dubai. They tackled a hamstrings and glutes-focused leg day. Being more experienced between the two, Kai Greene led the way.
As for Andrew Jacked, he was excited to train with one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time and learn new tricks of their trade. The two-time Texas Pro winner believes that he is still a work in progress and working with the knowledge gained from the likes of Kai Greene is a privilege for him.
Machine Hip Abduction
The duo jumped into machine hip abduction to get the lower body nice and warm before hitting any kind of heavy compound movements.
Obiekia revealed that he has been getting used to training in a fasted state as he feels much more energized. He has a slow metabolism and training within a few hours of eating is never a good experience for him. Therefore, he thoroughly appreciated this early morning workout.
Greene and Andrew Jacked performed five sets of hip abduction before jumping into the actual workout.
Kneeling Glute and Hamstrings Kickback
Greene acquainted his training partner with an old-school exercise to work the glutes and hamstrings. They performed kneeling glute kickbacks on the floor but used a lying leg curls machine for assistance. They positioned themselves in such a way that the pad of leg curl machine was placed under the foot and it offered resistance every time they kicked back from a kneeling position.
Greene explained the benefits of this somewhat ‘weird looking’ method to Andrew Jacked:
“Okay, I know it looks kind of weird but there’s an adduction that this thing helps you get that, that (hip adduction machine) doesn’t. If forces your hamstring to work more to stabilize this padding on the bottom of your foot. That makes your hamstring work a little bit more and I feel alive than on that hoist.”
The veteran bodybuilder added that the movement can also help build the glute-hamstring coordination which is necessary for posterior posing routines on a competitive stage. According to him, in a sport where most people can build an excellent anterior body, having well-defined and controlled posterior muscles can make a huge difference in the competition.
A few sets of this unique movement followed, and the duo advanced to the next exercise.
Superset – Barbell Romanian Deadlifts and Machine Hip Abduction
The workout concluded after Greene and Obiekea performed this superset to target the abductor and the lower posterior chain muscles. While explaining the weight range and the required to stimulate the muscles in the inner thigh region, Kai Greene said:
“If I’m a 500-pound deadlifter, chances are that for this exercise, I’m not going to come near that because even 20 percent of that is almost too much to be able to have the command on flexing those muscles, specifically to get the activation that I’m looking for.”
After annihilating a few sets of barbell Romanian deadlifts and machine hip abduction with slow and controlled motion, the training partners wrapped up the workout.
Overall, the workout included:
- Machine Hip Abduction – 5 sets of 20 reps
- Kneeling Glute and Hamstrings Kickbacks – 3 sets of 20 reps
- Superset – Barbell Romanian Deadlifts and Machine Hip Abduction – 3 sets of 20 reps for each exercise
Andrew Jacked is one of the highly touted contenders in the Men’s Open division. Learning from masters of the craft like Kai Greene will certainly help him further his progress while contributing to the growth of bodybuilding.
Watch the full workout video below, via Kai Greene’s YouTube channel:
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