Two-time Olympia 212 winner Shaun “Large Killer” Clarida goals to win his first Arnold Traditional title when he steps onstage in Columbus, OH, on the weekend of March 2-5, 2023. Clarida gave his followers an inside have a look at his coaching by sharing a chest exercise video on his YouTube channel. The video’s most notable spotlight occurred in the course of the first train — the Incline Dumbbell Press.
After a number of lighter units, Clarida carried out a set of 13 reps with 140-pound dumbbells. A spotter assisted him from the underside of the reps when vital. The set was a testomony to Clarida’s energy, contemplating he has not too long ago competed at round 180 kilos, although he’s not too long ago shared his 190-pound physique. The video could be seen beneath:
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After a back-off set, Clarida moved on to Incline Smith Machine Presses, working with a larger angle than he did on the dumbbell presses. He defined why he began the session with two incline workouts:
With higher pecs being my important focus, I wish to hit these first. When you’ve a missing physique half…I like to recommend doing it initially of the exercise.
Clarida labored as much as a heavy set of eight reps, adopted by a drop set to failure. He additionally carried out seated cable chest presses, incline cable flyes, push-ups along with his fingers elevated on weight plates, and machine flyes. A pattern model of Clarida’s exercise could be seen beneath:
Shaun Clarida’s Chest Exercise
- Incline Dumbbell Press — 4-5 units of 12-15 reps, 1 lighter set of 12-15 reps
- Incline Smith Machine Press — 3 units of 6-8 reps, 1 drop set to failure
- Seated Cable Chest Press — 2 units of 15 reps
- Incline Cable Flye — 2 units of 15 reps
- Push-up with Fingers Elevated — 2 units to failure
- Machine Pec Flyes — 2 units of 15-20 reps
Clarida isn’t any stranger to competing in opposition to Males’s Open rivals. In 2021, he entered and received the Legion Sports activities Fest Professional, making him the primary man to qualify for each the Mr. Olympia and 212 Olympia contests in the identical yr. He finally selected to compete within the 212 and received his second Olympia title in Las Vegas, NV, in December 2022.
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The New Jersey native will compete within the 2023 Arnold Traditional in opposition to fellow Olympia 212 winner Kamal Elgargni, two-time Mr. Olympia Mamdouh “Massive Ramy” Elssbiay, 2021 Arnold Traditional winner Nick Walker, and 6 different rivals.
Featured Picture: @shaunclarida on Instagram
