{"id":8764,"date":"2022-11-25T21:51:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T22:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2022-11-26T00:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T00:29:22","slug":"strongmen-eddie-hall-and-brian-shaw-attempt-to-train-legs-at-a-planet-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/strongmen-eddie-hall-and-brian-shaw-attempt-to-train-legs-at-a-planet-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Strongmen Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw Attempt to Train Legs at a Planet Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many <a href=\"https:\/\/\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/brian-shaw-eddie-hall-shoulder-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166467\">strongmen<\/a> train in gyms that specifically support their sport. After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/rhianon-lovelace-atlas-stone-one-motion-264-pounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166468\">Atlas stones<\/a>, yokes, and farmer\u2019s walk handles aren\u2019t readily available in many health clubs, and most <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/8-commercial-gym-friendly-exercises-to-increase-your-athleticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166469\">commercial gyms<\/a> are focused more on the general population than strength sports athletes.<\/p>\n<p>That certainly didn\u2019t stop <strong>four-time World\u2019s Strongest Man <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/brian-shaw-eddie-hall-shoulder-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166470\">Brian Shaw<\/a> and 2017 World\u2019s Strongest Man <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-nfl-scouting-combine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166471\">Eddie Hall<\/a> from training legs (or at least attempting to) at a Planet Fitness in Colorado<\/strong>. Shaw posted a video of the session on his YouTube channel, which you can see below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WORLD&#039;S STRONGEST MEN TAKE OVER PLANET FITNESS | EDDIE HALL\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q-ULXs_cPP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/hammer-curls-vs-biceps-curls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166472\">Hammer Curls vs. Biceps Curls: The Battle for Bigger Arms<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"eddie-hall-and-brian-shaw-head-to-planet-fitness\">Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw Head to Planet Fitness<\/h2>\n<p>Since most Planet Fitness gyms don\u2019t have <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/best-home-gym-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166473\">squat racks<\/a>, the pair started their workout with <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/worst-exercise-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166474\">Smith machine squats<\/a>. Thanks to the sheer width of their frames, it took Hall and Shaw some time to get used to the machine. In the end, they both worked up to five 45-pound plates on each side of the bar, even though Shaw had to hold onto the other end of the machine to execute his squats properly.<\/p>\n<p>The duo also tried their hands at an <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/the-best-abdominal-exercises-for-the-strength-athlete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166475\">abdominal crunch<\/a> machine before moving to the leg press. They eventually loaded up the machine with six 45-pound plates on each side and another on top of the sled, which they moved with ease. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClUIxA8JFMr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Brian Shaw (@shawstrength)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>[Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/2022-down-under-championship-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166477\">2022 Down Under Championship Results \u2014 Madeline Sturt and Jay Crouch are Triumphant<\/a>]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The final exercise of the day was a personal challenge between the two strongmen. They entered the gym\u2019s circuit training room and performed one rep on each of the 20 stations with <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/how-to-use-ascending-reps-to-build-size-and-strength\/\" data-lasso-id=\"166478\">max weight<\/a>, and the man who could complete all 20 in the fastest time won. Hall finished in 1:15.09, while Shaw was slightly behind at 1:19.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw is in the middle of an off-season, but Hall is nearing <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-full-day-of-eating-giants-live-worlds-strongest-nation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166479\">a return<\/a> to competitive strongman after five years. He\u2019s getting ready to serve as captain of Team UK at the <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-robert-oberst-captains-giants-live-worlds-strongest-nation-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"166480\">World\u2019s Strongest Nation<\/a> contest, taking place on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, in Liverpool, England. The captain for Team USA in that competition will be the 2019 World\u2019s Strongest Man champion, <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/martins-licis-deadlift-block-pull-1003-pounds\/\" data-lasso-id=\"166481\">Martins Licis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Brian Shaw on YouTube<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/eddie-hall-brian-shaw-leg-workout-planet-fitness\/\">Strongmen Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw Attempt to Train Legs at a Planet Fitness<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\">Breaking Muscle<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many strongmen train in gyms that specifically support their sport. After all, Atlas stones, yokes, and farmer\u2019s walk handles aren\u2019t readily available in many health clubs, and most commercial gyms are focused more on the general population than strength sports athletes. That certainly didn\u2019t stop four-time World\u2019s Strongest Man Brian Shaw and 2017 World\u2019s Strongest Man Eddie Hall&#8230;<br \/>\nThe post Strongmen Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw Attempt to Train Legs at a Planet Fitness appeared first on Breaking Muscle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"categories":[20,1,21,22,19],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8765,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8764\/revisions\/8765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}