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Mike O’hearn, Martins Licis And Oleksii Novikov Meet For Epic Workout Session

Watch the three beasts power through multiple pressing movements

Written by Matthew Magnante, ACE

Published on26 January, 2020 | 10:17 AM EDT

Updated on26 January, 2020 | 10:24 AM EDT

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Mike O Hearn Training With Martins

Mike O Hearn Training With Martins

Fitness legend Mike O’hearn recently joined forces with the 2019 World’s Strongest Man champion Martins Licis and emerging elite Strongman athlete Oleksii Novikov for an epic training session.

Well the video, of course, began with a little humor which is natural when Martins Licis is involved. But then they got to the nitty-gritty with Mike O’hearn leading the way. However, before they began their lifting session, he talked a little about the illusion of many of the physiques on social media and how many guys don’t have the sheer size and thickness you’d expect them to in person. 

But he used his two huge training partners as an example of what real size looks like and the plan for this workout was to address the 2-dimensional appearance and train for that 3-dimensional thickness with some presses. 

So the workout began with some heavy and explosive strict presses while O’hearn and Licis talked about the potential benefits of fasting, which may be effective for certain aspects of health and performance (e.g. longevity, resetting the body in many ways, etc) although, it was clear that this is only ideal during the offseason and not around competition.

Mike O Hearn Martins
Mike O Hearn Martins

Then Licis explained how he sets a timer to take 5-minute rests in between sets when training large muscle groups like the shoulders, chest, etc to ensure he has optimal strength. O’hearn chimed in and agreed that it’s good to take your time between sets before asking the former what he thinks about today’s generation believing in 1-minute rest periods to keep the workout moving along.

Licis’ response…

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“That’s fascinating to me I mean, one it increases work capacity its good for endurance, I’ve heard for bodybuilding it’s good for hypertrophy but at least when you hit the biggest muscle groups I don’t think that’s a wise decision. Truly for the biggest muscle groups you need more rest.”

They then talked about how it’s good to use both explosiveness/speed and controlled flexing to both trains for strength and hypertrophy which you can hear more details about in the video. 

Next up… the incline press. Mike O’hearn was very adamant about why he prefers this variation over the flat bench press because it’s more functional and applicable to real-life functions like sports and pretty much everything else. He explained that nowadays the flat bench press is pretty much like a decline bench because of the excessive arching of the back and that this isn’t a functional movement for anything really. Plus, he says men naturally have better developed lower pecs, therefore, we don’t need as much flat pressing. 

But Licis wasn’t afraid to admit that the bench press isn’t one of his best movements but that’s because he’s a Strongman competitor and it’s not a required or necessary lift, whereas overhead pressing power is much more important. And he did admit his chest is lacking as a result of never doing the bench press so maybe he’ll do more from now on.

And finally, they did an interesting variation of the incline fly (like a slow incline jumping jack using dumbbells) which targets the delts and upper chest but it also improves mind/muscle connection, range of motion flexibility, and more.

Check out the entire video below…


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Matthew is an ACE (American Council On Exercise) certified fitness professional who has had a passion for fitness since elementary school and continues to research and learn how to build muscle effectively through training and diet. He also loves to help others to achieve their fitness goals and spread the knowledge where needed. Matthew's other passions include learning about mindfulness, strolling through nature, traveling, and always working to improve overall.

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