Muscle Shoals, more like Muscle Swoles!



Muscle Shoals, more like Muscle Swoles!

On a frosty Monday, six movers of metal joined me for a salute to the Muscle Shoals sound.

During the ’60s and ’70s, the biggest artists in the world retreated to small-town Alabama to work with famed music producer Rick Hall and the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, aka the Swampers. Away from the hustle and bustle of places like New York and Los Angeles, the artists were isolated and distraction-free with only one thing to pass the time: make hit records.

And that’s what happened. Over and over again.

But Muscle Shoals isn’t some musical relic of the past.

Still today, artists continue to make the pilgrimage to record there in search of that elusive Muscle Shoals sound that created so many iconic songs over the years.

15 Famous Songs Recorded in Muscle Shoals – Tennessee Valley Weekend

  • Warm-up
    • Side-straddle hops
    • Steve Earls
    • Arm circles
  • Neupert
    • Clean + press 6 sets of 2 reps (go as heavy as possible)
  • Complex
    • Two-handed swings, optimally with two bells, pyramid 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
    • Thrusters, optimally with two bells, pyramid  2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
  • Easy Strength
    • 2 set of 5 reps, sumo deadlift, diamond ‘mericans, lawnmower rows
    • Snatches – 5 sets of 5 reps each arm (50 total)
  • Mary
    • Sit-up and twist with bells x 20
    • Elbow plank – 1 min
    • Hollow body hold – 1 min
    • Glute bridge – 1 min

Muscle-skine

I’m still settling into this new program. It’s a bit more to remember as a Q, but I welcome the variety after months of swing after swing. My advice is to use Voodoo’s notes and plan a little extra to ensure it meets the time requirements. Thank you to the guys that came out on a banker’s holiday. Let’s keep getting better together.

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SOB, Stonehenge Co-Site Q

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