In his packed contest schedule, Samson Dauda found time to train with Sam Sulek, a notable figure in bodybuilding. A recent YouTube video captured Dauda guiding Sulek through an intense chest workout, offering valuable insights.
Fresh from securing second-place finishes at the 2024 Arnold Classic Ohio and UK events, Samson Dauda now enjoys a brief off-season. After his impressive third-place finish at last year’s Mr. Olympia stage, fans have high expectations for Dauda in the upcoming October event.
Sam Sulek’s bodybuilding future appears promising as he plans to make a significant impact in the Classic Physique category within the next year or so. Teaming up with Dauda, Sulek not only experienced an intense chest workout but also gained expert posing tips to enhance his journey.
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Samson Dauda Guides Sam Sulek Through Intense Chest Workout
Find the workout below:
- Incline Dumbbell Bench Press — 4 sets
- Chest Press Machine — 4 sets
- Chest Fly Machine — 4 sets
Incline dumbbell bench press
During breaks between sets of incline dumbbell bench presses, Samson Dauda provided Sulek with some valuable tips.
“Why do you push it so heavy?” asks Dauda. “You’ve got to understand you’re not using the muscle you’re supposed to be using if you do it. You’re concerned so much about lifting heavy that you’re not actually pushing your chest out of it. You’re using your most full capacity.
Are you trying to build chest or are you trying to be strong? You have to think about it. You’re lifting a lot heavier weight in your second set than you should be,” explains Samson Dauda.
Dauda stresses that mechanical tension is the most crucial factor when performing dumbbell bench presses.
“What do you think the limit is on necessary weight? Because like, I don’t really think I ever needed to do 200s or anything like that but I do think the mechanical tension is a factor,” said Sulek.
“That’s the biggest factor. Remember, the body has no idea what the weight you’re lifting, it only knows the resistance you’re putting through it. When you start focusing on the numbers and the weights you can lift, you focus on trying to move the weight so much but you lose the idea of what you’re actually trying to do.”
Chest press machine
With Dauda’s expertise in mind, Sulek sought advice on chest-pressing movements and minimizing the risk of injury.
“Usually, I like saving the squeezing kind of burning sets towards the end of the lift because I like the fact that I am physically doing as much as possible. But what you’re saying, I may have better luck or guaranteed lower risk of injury making more sets like that throughout the workout,” Sulek said.
Rather than going all-out on one or two final sets in a workout, Dauda prefers to “capitalize on everything” throughout his routine.
“My thing is that every single movement, we are trying to capitalize on everything. Even the warm-up, we are trying to push blood into that area, that muscle that you’re trying to train, all the way through,” explains Dauda.
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Sulek specified that he has avoided incline barbell rows to preserve his body.
“I’m kind of staying away from incline barbell now,” adds Sulek. “Machine is good. It’s way better than the Hammer Strength one.”
“What happens is, press and rest, but the pain and the tension is intense but yeah, the chances of injury now go down. There we go, because you’re literally doing it the way where you can just get it back up,” responds Dauda.
Chest fly machine
Dauda leads Sulek through chest flyes, elucidating the method for achieving maximum contraction during the movement.
“Squeeze, that’s beautiful. There we go, maximum contraction. Beautiful,” said Dauda about Sulek’s chest flye reps.
“Even though your hand is going right here, I find holding it right here just puts me into a position to engage my chest better,” shares Dauda. “We all have different body types so we just find something that we can contract better and to move our hands into the position of where we are.”
Sulek shares his typical approach to performing chest flyes.
“Sometimes I do cable flyes kind of downward. Even when you get tired, you feel it [front delt],” said Sulek.
“I love cable flyes too, but this is easy and it sort of matches that movement there but this you can have a lot more depth.”
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Before concluding the session, Dauda provides Sam Sulek with some posing tips.
“Instead, we’re trying to do is make it — open it up [on the side chest pose],” said Dauda. “See you’re a lot more bigger and when you pull [and bring your body down] it takes away from it.”
“Squeeze the obliques. Remember, every time it pulls you in, you want to counteract that,” adds Dauda.
Despite facing criticism for his diet and alleged PED usage, Sam Sulek earns high praise from Dauda. Dauda admires the 22-year-old star for his down-to-earth attitude and intense training habits, which attract many fans.
Their recent chest workout suggests that Sulek is progressing towards his bodybuilding stage debut. With tips from Samson Dauda, his future appears promising.
View the full video on the Hosstile YouTube channel:
Overview
Samson Dauda and Sam Sulek recently collaborated for an intense chest workout session. Despite Dauda’s busy contest schedule, he made time to train with Sulek, offering valuable insights and posing tips. Their partnership hints at Sulek’s promising future in bodybuilding.
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