Modified Marvins
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Marvin Eder was a strongman of the mid-fifties who was light years ahead of his time. Weighing 195-pounds Eder could bench press 550, military press 330 and once did a full dip with 225-pounds strapped to his body. He violated his amateur athletic standing and as a result was unable to compete. Had he been able he certainly would have exceed the world record in the Olympic press. He was able to do all kinds of little tricks of power and one of his reputed feats was the ability to do sets of 10-reps in the standing overhead dumbbell press and the standing dumbbell curl with a pair of one-hundred pound dumbbells. Marvin would clean and military press the 100-pound dumbbells for ten reps and before replacing them in the rack immediately do 10-reps in the two handed dumbbell curl. He was reputed to be able to do 3-4 sets of this non-stop supper-set.
Modified Marvins add standing tricep extensions to the classical Marvin one-two punch of press/curl. Modified Marvins go 10-reps standing overhead tricep extensions using two dumbbells then immediately doing 10-reps in the dumbbell curl and as soon as the curls are done, kick the dumbbells up to the shoulders and do 10-reps in the overhead press. Once the dumbbells leave the ground for the 1st rep, they do not touch the ground again until the last rep of overhead dumbbell press is completed. Thirty non-stop reps constitute one tri-set. After 3-4 tri-sets of Modified Marvins the entire arm shoulder region is totally flushed with blood.
Be sure and keep the order intact: the tricep extensions are done first when energy is highest; curls allow the triceps to recover for a minute of two before being used again in the overhead dumbbell press. The deltoids, still fresh, help the pre-fatigued triceps push the poundage overhead to lockout in the final press exercise. Starting with presses would seem logical but get the hardest (tricep extensions) exercise out of the way when strength is highest, at the beginning of the set.
A great thing about Modified Marvins is how time efficient they are you can finish 4-5 tri-sets inside 15-minutes and trust me, these will be all you can handle! Over time try and sneak the poundage upward. When you can hit 30 cumulative repetitions with a particular poundage, bump the bells upward 5-pounds each the next session.
Wheres the beef?
With 90% lean ground beef at $3.65 a pound, rib eye steak at $9.90 and fillet at $11.50 a pound, weve been eating a lot more fish these days. Frankly I love salmon and steelhead and at $3.98 a pound a real bargain. I like to saut a mixture of fiber carbs in non-stick pan using a few tablespoons of olive oil to which I add sweet onion, red onion, carrots diced small, red or green pepper, garlic and a few small jalapeo peppers for heat. Occasionally I will throw in some fresh broccoli flowers.
Once this vegetable concoction is cooked to my liking, I remove the veggies from the pan first squeezing the excess water and oil out of them with a spatula. I salt and pepper the fish and give them a light coat of Chef Paul Prudommes blackened redfish dry rub. I cook the salmon in the left over vegetable oil and the time depends on the thickness of the fish.
One tip Ive learned from Iron Chef Batali is to let fish cook 70% on one side before turning. The more you fool around flipping fish and moving it the greater chance for it to fall apart. A lot of folks hate the salmon skin but it is easily removed: start to cooking process skin side down and after three minutes turn the fish over using a wide spatula and tilting the pan. Know take a pair of kitchen tongs grab one corner of the skin and lift it clean off. Easy! Now season the exposed upside and let this cook for at least 3-5 minutes before flipping it. When the fish is done to my liking I remove the pan from the heat and pour the veggie mixture back into the pan around the salmon. I let this sit; the salmon is cooling down while the veggies are reheating. Set the table, sit down and power up the fuel cell with this fabulous grub. From first vegetable slice and prep to eating takes less than 30-minutes.
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