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QUESTION:
Dear Charles,
I occasionally hear you make
reference to something called "Tellekinetics." What
the heck are you talking about?!
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ANSWER:
As I flip through some of the current
muscle mags, I usually think to myself "Same article, different
author."
Since bodybuilding magazines have
been on the newsstands since the 1930's you have to wonder if it's
all been said and done. I recently attended a seminar conducted
by noted exercise scientist, Jerry Telle, where he described a system
he developed, which to my great surprise, was completely original,
and as I found out later, painfully effective.
Tellekinetics is based on two factors
that are the basis of all systems of exercise — biomechanics
(or exercise technique) and loading parameters.
The biomechanical basis of this program
is extremely innovative and exciting. Jerry offers a gamut of exercises
you've never seen before, cleverly optimizing the tension on the
target muscle throughout the entire exercise.
Ever done preacher curls? If you have,
you've obviously discovered that as you come to the top of the concentric
phase, then tension is reduced faster than I can eat a pint of ice
cream on cheat day.
Now try it Tellekinetics style: perform
a normal concentric preacher curl on a Scott curl bench. As soon
as the weight reaches the top, lean forward, maintaining the same
angle at the elbow, until the forearm is parallel to the floor.
Now, keep your forearms parallel to the floor as you lean back and
return to the starting position.
Now, to really augment the effect
of the improved biomechanics, you've got to perform the exercise
using Telle's proprietary drop set system.
Bodybuilders have been utilizing drop
sets for decades with good results, but Tellekinetics features a
unique variant called a "wide-spectrum, variedtempo" drop
set.
Here's how
it works: As you warm-up, you do just enough to prepare
yourself without becoming fatigued in the process. Your last warmup
will be a 1-2 rep "post-tetanic twitch potentiation" set,
or in plain English, a neural preparation set. Really, what you're
doing is:
a) getting the central nervous system
jacked up for the ensuing set, and
b) determining your working weight to start with.
After this, you rest about a minute,
and begin your WSVT drop set. You'll start with a weight which allows
2-4 reps
| SET |
REPS |
TEMPO
(E-S-C) |
REST |
| One: |
2-3 |
2-1-X |
10 sec |
| Two: |
2-3 |
2-1-X |
10 sec |
| Three: |
2-3 |
2-1-X |
5 sec |
| Four: |
6 |
3-1-2 |
5 sec |
| Five: |
5 |
5-0-5 |
2 sec |
| Six: |
5 |
7-0-7 |
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Having ranted in several
other articles about the value of variety, I can enthusiastically
recommend Tellekinetics to anyone looking for an effective program,
different from anything they have ever tried. Try one of Jerry's
drop
sets on your next bicep session and e-mail me with your impressions!
E-mail and link information
Jerry Telle: jrtelle@aol.com
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