7 "RED PILL" Truths About Building Muscle (HARSH REALITY) 

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" The day that you started lifting is the day you became forever small, `cause you'll never be as big as you wanna be" - The Brofessor

1. Genetics matters a lot 2. Many influencers aren't natural, use Photoshop, and upload only their very best photos 3. You have to choose between being big + fat or lean + small + less energetic 4. Muscle growth is not linear, it's logarithmic, so your gains will slow down 5. Most supplements are BS 6. You'll never be satisfied with your body 7. Good physic will make your a only a little bit happier and attractive, there are more important things

"Think about how bad the average physique is, and realize that half all people are even below that" - Albert Einstein

Another red pill is that as you age, you will have to face the reality that your strength and bulk will also decrease no matter what you do. You may also start questioning whether all the time you spent in the gym was time well spent or whether you have neglected other aspects of life that are also important. For me, at 62 years of age, i have shifted to wanting an exceptional physique to just growing old as healthily as possible.

The opening statement is so true. The longer I lift weights the more I feel like I suffer from body dysmorphia.

Another red-pill truth is that it takes years of consistent diet & training to get a good physique, and a HUGE amount of dedication and consistency.

The harsh truth was that I could not, despite my best efforts, train under 100x gravity.

Body Dysmorphia so real. I lost around 20+ lbs and am pretty cut. But literally didnt see it, everytime i looked in the mirror i still thought i was fat. My friends and girlfriend kept telling me how cut i looked but i couldnt believe it. Still dont, and this really hit home! going to appreciate my gains alot more now. Thanks Sean

Red Pill Truth: the positive changes you make in your diet and training, the ones that get you to your goal, will have to become permanent if you want to keep your gains for life. In other words, you can’t go back to a poor diet and no exercise, and stay sculpted.

This might sound weird but when you mentioned "never being happy with your progress" that was actually a relief for me, my biggest fear is reaching "the spot" I was aiming for and then slowly phasing out workouts and losing interest. In everything else I do I always strive to improve, so I'm not opposed to it and if anything I think it's a great motivator.

"Just take roids then lie about it" - Mike o'hearn

Never being satisfied with the way you look is positive from where I see it, it means that you want to progress and move forward. Thats a good thing

Deep down anyone who has lifted for a while and is relatively intelligent knows these truths, it’s accepting them that’s the hardest part. Thanks for articulating them. Great content.

"It's all about genetics.....", this is the truth that needs to be told (and not an excuse for being lazy), and yet still seems to not be believed by many. I started off as a road cyclist, hoping to do well and finding out soon enough that I didn't have the genetic ability (never explored the science behind why, any one or combination of producing too much lactic acid/not being able to efficiently flush it away/lung capacity/power output/natural haemoglobin and iron level etc). I also found out through weight training that I was a natural ectomorph and that weight training created no visible difference. To top it all off, I seem to have a significantly low amount of fast twitch muscle fibre. In conclusion, I'm terrible at endurance sports, unable to sprint well, not naturally strong and don't appear to change from dedicated weight training. I believe that people like myself suffer mentally in some way as the real difficulty lies in staying motivated to train with such little reward for all the effort and sacrifice. I wonder if the genetically blessed can ever appreciate this.

The higher the expectation, the bigger the disappointment.

I love how Sean just cuts to the point and let's everyone know the cold hard truth about fitness. We need more fitness people like you in the field. Thank you so much for the honesty 🙏 💯👏

“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact.” -Tyler Durden

I really don’t care about anything other than maintaining and growing my strength. I’m 73 and try to get a little stronger every month I lift heavy and concentrate on form I find great satisfaction in this method and realize my body will never be as it was in my younger days but my strength can be maintained well into old age😊

You nailed it. You guys should listen to what this man is saying. If you live long enough, you eventually figure these things out. This guy has just saved you a lot of time to reach a certain level of wisdom. I am 73 years old. I have been training with weights since I was about 13. I’m a lawyer who is still working. I’m financially independent. It took me about 60 years to figure out what he just told you.

As someone who has trained seriously for 10+ years. Shoutout to Sean for keeping it real about both training and life. Much respect brother✊. Thanks for being a great voice for those who are newer to fitness and are looking for the truth.

I’ve been chasing an elite physique for years… even after a 75 pound weight loss I’ve never been happy. The only thing I accomplished was getting discouraged and frustrated by my lack of success and progress. So understanding this perfect goal that I’ve been chasing forever doesn’t exist has been helpful. I’d rather have a more healthier looking physique, feel better about that, and focus on the areas in my life that matter more. Thank you as always for dropping the truth bombs that you do

I’m a qualified nutritionist who lifts weights 6 days a week. Started doing this almost a year ago. I’m about to turn 45. I feel about 25. But I’m not delusional about the physique aspect... anymore 😎I’ve stoped watching 25 year old influencers showing me the latest exercise- it can be sooooo unrealistic. I’ve had to shift my health paradigm-and focus on the pleasure and mini successes I get every time I perform progressive overload. Like men, I think women have so much pressure to look a certain way- small waist, big ass, etc etc….mannn it’s potentially demoralizing-- unless I stay with clear goals -- to feel good- to be stronger than ever and avoid all the crippling co- morbidities that come along with the average aging body. Lifting has actually taught me to be present in the moment, to celebrate my own mini successes and subsequently I enjoy moving around with confidence and strength in the world. Thanks for this video 🙌🏽🙌🏽

You're not gonna sell anything keeping it this real. I think it's kinda funny to see people hiring trainers and buying many supplements, while believing that they will achieve their fitness goals much faster than if they just stick with grinding it out day after day. I enjoy the fact that you always give your honest opinion on subjects that you cover and don't promote a bunch of shortcuts or other nonsense.

The last point about how lifting wont make you happy on a deep level actually kind of relieved me. I havent been my happiest these past times and i kind of started lifting because i thought it would make me happier and raise my self worth (it is helping with that), but i had this fear that once i get shredded what if i dont feel the things i was hoping i would. I understand now that i should focus on the more important areas in my life like school and my family since i havent really had a conversation with my mom in a long time

Sean redpilling the normies, what a beautiful sight

Man I'll tell you, I've been a trainer for 20 years, and own my own gym where I train a variety of clients including professional athletes. The reason I say that is ONLY because I want to mention that this guy is the real deal. Absolutely everything I've heard thus far is BANG ON. No fluff, no fake promises, no BS. I wish I would have known half this stuff 20 years ago, but thus is life. I couldn't agree more with his view points.

For me losing 50lbs actually kind of hurt my confidence and well being I was getting attention from girls that I never got and it just reminded how shallow people are. I would always ask myself “what if” and it kind of drove me crazy for a while. Remember to do this stuff for you and you only.

You're absolutely right about the body dysmorphia. I'm trying to get one of my friends into lifting. I am taking every precaution possible for her mental health. She seems to think it's weird that I'm having her track her lean muscle mass and BF% and lifts when she's not really trying to lose/gain weight and just wants to gain strength. It's because I know she's prone to having body image issues due to her demographics and mental health issues. I absolutely can't wait to have a gym bro, but as the more experienced lifter, it's also my job to make sure that I take every precaution possible to protect her. If she's ever feeling like she's not making any progress, we can pull out the charts and I can show her how far she's come since starting. I don't remember what my starting lifts were. I just know that I want to improve my current ones. I wish I tracked them from the beginning, but I know I've made progress and that's enough for me.

"Fat and injured" has got to be the worst outcome possible... damn you Sean 😂😂😂

Just found this channel by chance and for once I'm not narrowing my eyes at the algorithm. Good stuff Sean! It's nice to see another fitness educator that doesn't come across like a predatory manipulator.

*#8- Smelling your own Protein Farts will not contribute to lean tissue gain*

That truth about physique hit home with me. I've been strength training for over a year now and I've had people compliment my appearance or flat out assume I work out just by looking at me. Yet when I look in the mirror I can't quite see what they're seeing. Definitely won't stop as I've grown to love it. Made some good friends at the gym and continue to get inspired by people such as yourself with this kind of knowledge. Much appreciated 🙏

This has to be the most valuable fitness related video I've ever watched.

I wish I had known how hard it truly is to gain muscle as a woman! I’ve been working out for 7 years and of course have made many mistakes but being a woman and having a certain type of genetics it is extremely hard to gain muscle. I’ve had to adjust my expectations quite a bit over the past few years. I admit I get jealous of the amount f muscle men can build! Lol

Just train harder and trust the process, i dont mind naysayers, im just going to the gym to lift and it makes me happy

Letting go of expectations helps a lot in general in life, even though it sounds grim at first: if you don't have the perfect genetics, you won't reach that top 1% - let go of this thought and just go with the flow. If you stop expecting anything from other people, you cannot be disappointed anymore, and only pleasantly surprised. if you accept that life is meaningless, and nothing means anything in the face of death, you realize that meaning is whatever you give it. There is no pressure to do anything. Success in jobs, getting money, a house, a family, all of this shit is made up by us and it can put a HUGE burden on your shoulders, followed by a huge relief once you just let go and once again, go with the flow.

Point no. 6 hits home. I think im suffering from body dysmophia. At the beginning my goals were realistic. But Now im literally chasing an imaginary dragon.

This genetics point is so true. Although many people use it as an excuse, but reality is that it is more important than anything else. Muscle bellies, insertion and origins, proportions, all these are designed by birth. No amount of lifting, hard work, PED and steroids, etc is going to change it. We can only reach whatever is possible within our genetic limits. Some people have higher levels of myostatin, some possess fewer androgen receptors, some have certain genes expressions not conducive for robust hypertrophy, etc. Christian Thib has written thoroughly about it in a T-Nation article.

Easily one of the most important videos about lifting. Watching this should be a prerequisite to entering a gym.

I'd amend the opening line to "you'll never be happy enough with your physique until you get into your 50s". Once you get past all the ego and lifting for aesthetics, you shift into longevity. You look around at other guys your age and realize that you do look damn good compared to your peers and sarcopenia or breaking your hip in the bathtub is the least of your worries. It really doesn't take much muscle mass to feel like you're jacked in your fifties. Just being reasonably fit feels pretty amazing.

I think there is also a serious learning curve when it comes to training styles... I know far more about training than I did a couple years ago. No matter how many videos you watch, some 'red pill truths' only come after getting humbled in the gym and learning about what works for you

I've lifted on and off for the past 20 years. I like to think I know what I'm doing, but every now and then I find out that what I'm doing is old knowledge that no longer applies. It's happened enough over the years that I try to keep an open mind about it. When I started and was 16 all I wanted was the aesthetics, to get big like the older guys with the hot girls in the clubs. But I am very thankful for starting to get serious about martial arts soon after around 17 because since then, my workouts are focused on strength, and improving my performance for striking and grappling, and I mostly left the aesthetics aside. Being able to kick ass has also made me much more comfortable in my average/small stocky build. The aesthetics have become a side effect, not at all the goal, and I think that is much heathier for both my mind and body. Also, I only started to get proper gains in my arms after my 30s which blew my mind, as that is one of the things I never could get, and it's really not like I'm doing anything different. Genetics play a huge part, just try to be better than you used to be, don't compare yourself to others.

The “what’s going on Guys it’s Vince” clips ALWAYS get me haha Love the content as usual Sean!

Came here for muscle advice. Left with some high quality life advice. What you said at the end was very well put and true. Amen to that

This is easily one of your best vids ever. The thing about genetics took me a good 20 years to finally accept but when I did I felt a lot better about myself lol. I will never ever look like Frank Zane or be as strong as Franco Columbu (even if i took roids and grew sideburns) but i can certainly be a better version of ME and that's the goal these days. I think the majority of people training start for the wrong external reasons but if they keep at it long enough (and have develpoed a reasonable degree of maturity) it starts to become a much more positive internal thing. At this point (53 yrs old) I just enjoy the challenge of my training, keep trying to improve step by step, and also try to avoid injuries.

Damn when he said you’ll end up fat and injured You struck a heart chord brother In 2012 I was practicing parkour and working out every day fast forward to 2015 I was so injured I couldn’t workout or do parkour anymore Then I became a depressed fat and injured guy Now 2022 I’m finally correcting my mental health and also getting back to the work out deal

This video was absolutely GREAT! A complete reality check. Number 7 was the best for me, building a big or lean physique will NOT make you happy. I get leaner and leaner and just want to get leaner and when / where does it end? I get irritable and tired in the process and for what? What am I expecting? And the worst part is that everyone notices and comments which gives me a temporary boost but then puts on more pressure for me to keep it up. I must stop! Thank you Sean! You are amazing

I’m glad that I passed on the V-shred click bait that I saw before I started my fitness journey. I remember seeing one of his ads which was saying things like “you can eat a ton of pizza and LOSE weight if you eat these foods with a high thermic effect” and of course I wanted to believe that being an overweight guy, but in the back of my mind I knew it was too good to be true that some foods burn calories rather than provide them. Glad I found your channel Sean, you’ve helped me a ton thank you

I absolutely agree. I just scheduled a video for tomorrow on why I decided to gain a bit more body fat. But these are harsh truths that most people don't want to hear, especially newcomers to the fitness community. Props to you for saying it as it is

You’re the best! You’re destroying the game in a great way. Thank you for being 100% real

9:53 thank you so much for saying that. I spent most of my late teens early 20s using so many different supplements with trial and error. None of them except for creatine really did anything for me. People need to realize they realize can't replace proper nutrition and hard work.

Great piece of honesty, I have been training for 14 years its about the endorphins and general health in the end.

These are the videos that separate Sean from all of the rest of the fitness you tubers. Much respect brother, keep it up. ✌️😎🤘

I’m gonna give you props for your videos because of the fact that you just stand there and speak instead of constantly having to edit it over and over so it chops around because that’s the most annoying thing on the planet

Totally agree most “fitness influencers” don’t have people’s best interest in mind & are just looking to make a quick buck 💵 by selling or promoting nonsense products or services. Great video Sean 👍

point 6. My LIFE goal at 16 was 85kg when I was 58kg. Nearly 22 made it to 85 and I was totally satisfied with that and now I'm going back down to try and stay and at a more lean 80

Red Pill #8 You will get tons of compliments on your physique from other guys and none from girls.

I think all of these are important facts to learn to deal with, although I would disagree with the last one. I genuinely feel that working out makes me happier. My girlfriend broke up with me last January, and for the first few weeks after I felt the worst I'd ever felt in my whole life. Then I started hitting in the gym. The situation still sucked, but it gave me a sense of purpose again. Fast forward a few months being 25+ pounds heavier, I'm living my best life. Every time I look in the mirror, I'm reminded of the hard work I put in and that I'm a valuable person. Having support in other areas of my life definitely contributed, but damn, was working out one of the primary drivers of my mental improvement.

“High quality, phamarceutical grade Creatine” lmaoooooo 😂😂

For me, being in my late 40's, I find it easier to adjust to not having the perfect body. I've got good genetics. When I first started out trying to get shredded, I wanted to look like the cover of a fitness magazine, I was expecting a hard road. As I got more into it I realized that it's EXTREMELY hard but also that it's short lived for the vast majority of people. So it's part, what it takes to get there, what it takes to maintain it, and what it means to even try for it. Once I realized what it took, I had already gotten into the best shape of my life, albeit not as good as when I was in high school but even then I was propped up by age and metabolism. So looking as good as I do I switched my focus to being as healthy as I can, while still living a life that made me mentally healthy as well. It worked for me. I'm happy, I look great, and I can still drink booze and eat a totally horrible meal or two once or twice a week. I can see how someone who has the ability to get shredded, but cannot get to the top tier of people who look great, might destroy themselves trying to get to a point that is unsustainable. It's hard to tell someone how to be okay with their limit until they have gone there and broke. But it's important.

Damn it as soon as I get ahold of a time machine I’m showing this video to myself 5 years ago

You look like your getting bigger and leaner man great . I know you said last year was one of the worst years of lifting you’ve had, great vid too!

Went from gym to life advise good stuff man

I've trained in one sport or another all my life including strength and physique training. I've coached too. I can find no fault in what has been said at all. It's just spot on truths. I don't get to say that often because not many people give it to you straight in this industry.

Finally, somebody who speaks the truth. When you have experience from 1975 to 2021, and tried every hype out there you have no choice but to come to terms with your genetics. Still I workout to maintain what little progress I have made throughout the years. I started bodybuilding in1975 with old school training, martial arts using cement floors (no mats), used every diet fad from keto, vegan, miami diet, mass eating, etc. I got to train with many professionals, Navy Seals mass training (in the military), Chuck Norris, many Asian martial arts, MMA (at 50), and now I just maintain with basic workouts. Supplements are just marketing tools to make people rich. Best solution I have found is naturally eating clean, rest, sleep, and recovery. This is the best video I have seen in a long time.

I'm not your typical viewer as a 43 year old Woman who has been lifting for a few years. I lift for many purposes with the primary goals of -Functional Strength Independence (do things on my own) -Maintain as much bone density as I can -Deal with stress/Feel good. Also, it has helped very much with muscles imbalances around the pelvis/hips/low back. It seriously isn't about Physique for many people, we aren't lying. Lol.

Epic win then. Im working out to help more than physique. Just keeping active for the sake of activity and the sake of self discipline for my main career plan.

The best fitness vid I’ve seen for a while. What a well rounded common sense trainer. Very refreshing to hear the truth for a change. I would love to hear Greg comment on this because I reckon he’d agree with it all. Best regards from a 58 year old ‘newbie’ whose working his ass off !

Damn I appreciate your honesty. I think the hardest thing for me was the realization that I will never be a 20-something elite army infantryman ever again. Realistically adjusting your expectations goes a long way to making you happy in your own skin. Now days it’s all about feeling good and being physically able to do the things I want to do. A healthy life, a healthy diet, and the ability to keep up with my kids and the ranch.

This time I'm trying to get to and stick to what I believe is my natural best. Three times I've gotten 200lb 15-20% body fat (I'm 6ft and 39 btw) and felt great, then pushed harder (three times) and it all falls apart. Last time I got to 210lb 12-15% and it took up too much of my life and I felt like crap! So I quit! My plan this time is to set my goal at 200lb at 15-20% and stick to it for as long as possible! I'm too old to be a professional athletes or Instagram model, I just want to eat well, feel good and fight off old age lol.

This may not work for everyone but something that’s kept me motivated is chasing performance goals over chasing physique. I first got into regimented fitness in the army. Lots of cardio and lots of weight lifting. By necessity, that shredded look is actually not good for performance in combat and environmental scenarios. You need that fat for both insulation from cold, the water weight for the desert, and the extra energy for the days you really stuck in the field with limited rations. With that as the circumstances, my self esteem was less about how I looked and more about what I could do. It was the same for the whole unit. I’m 34, I’ve kept my routine up but got a little pudge and some creaky joints now. I still get my ego-boost from out lifting and out running the other guys. TLDR: it’s not always about looking good. For some of us it’s about being good.

Sean, I trust you implicitly, and your content is not only extremely helpful physically but mentally as well. This is rare in the world of online fitness videos. And I am truly grateful you save us all from the steaming piles of worthless stinky horseshit.

I know the clips been up for some time but I just watched it and wanted to thank you. I'm a realist but since I'm relatively new to gyming, I was looking for brutal honesty. I think it think it tells you about your limits but at the same time encourages you to reach them. Being content with life is something I've grown accustomed to in some aspects but I believe each individual should always try to better themselves. If we reach our max limit in one thing, we should try to keep at it and try to improve on other things as well. I'm straying off now but yeah, thanks, man. I was looking for this kind of honesty. It's why I love your clips, you say it like it is. Thanks man! 👍

Hi Sean, thank you for just bringing out content such as these. A lot of people don't want to hear that truth or not ready to hear it, but it needed to be said. The superficiality of the social media has brought out the false sense of expectations and insecurity amongst us. I always recommend your channel to alot of people and you are the very few fitness youtubers I look up too. Thank You!

#6 I agree with and relate to so much. I want to be the best I can, but I have to learn to not obsess.

In the early days of bodybuilding nobody had ever heard of creatine... you got enough creatine out of meat... overdosing on creatine supplements does nothing unless you're on steroids... in the early days of bodybuilding the most potent supplement was desiccated beef liver tablets!

Your following has grown but I still feel you are super underrated in the community. Just straight up factual, practical and helpful advice

I really like how Sean articulates himself. He seems very diplomatic, yet uprfront. And whenever he does videos on BS advice or misinformation on the fitness side of youtube, and he roasts the person like Vshred he always says something out of left field, that makes ke crack up. I also find his information legitimately useful and well informative.

yo- i rewatch this video so often now, it's just THAT good. thank you for these truths, so rare to hear fitnesss professionals being so genuine, realistic, tactful and grounded.

Thanks man I am newbie Today was my 17th day Came across your video post workout Thanks for the reminder and update!!! Appreciate it alot Stay blessed 😇

Just found your channel, subbed. To add to the middle part of your video on appearance expectations, another way to tell if someone is on gear is if they're always lean (small waist) with large muscles. You can't be ripped and huge at the same time.

Laughed my ass to that shameless and emotionless IG plug. Serious underrated humor

As a beginner sometimes it's hard to even get started when u place such lofty goals as the perfect physique on yourself. So now my goal is simply to maintain a gym schedule.

Can’t wait for your Creatine Monohydrate formula.

Man I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t even trust anyone else’s videos. I was one of the people who was fooled my Vince and bought his bullshit stuff and I didn’t know what I was doing for the first 3 months I was in the gym.. now I use an appropriate work out regimen for my endomorph body type and I don’t take any supplements at all other than protein shakes and mass gainers I use Redconn1 Mre and Mre lite. I get commented all the time on physique. Rarely a day goes by without someone telling me how great I look and how I’m in the shape they want to be in, but what you said is so true… I don’t feel that way at all 😂😂 i still feel like I’m kinda small because of my natural body type and my chest isn’t big enough. It bothers me everyday😂 not badly I don’t let it get to me.. but the fact is no matter how much people comment on me, no matter how many pull ups or dips I can do. Or how much weight I can move in compared to my body weight, I still feel like I’m small and not strong enough, or big enough. Just something we will all always deal with. I just choose to be happy based on how I good I feel and based off the physical feats I can do as opposed to how I look and that works well for me. Love your videos dude. I try to share em with as many gym goers as I know. And will continue to.

Not the fitness instructor they wanted at first... But the one they needed 😤💪🏼. So many good points covered here. You give whole life advice man, what a great mind. Subscribed for sure & excited to see more of your videos !

That statement that you will never be satisfied with your physique is often thrown around. I don't agree that it's true. Perhaps if you are training in the gym with the goal of achieving a look, so "bodybuilding", it's accurate. However if you are an athlete so strength training is a way of improving in your sport then yes you can be totally happy with you how you look because your focus is never on achieving a certain physique. It's instead about becoming a better athlete. I am a former rower, now a cyclist. I have always been happy about my physique. Basically the reason is probably exactly as what I described. I did strength training as a supplement to increase my performance. When I was at my peak in rowing for example I had a very ripped muscular physique but achieving that had never been a goal. It was just a side effect of being into rowing. Now when my focus has been cycling I am not as big as before but still I am just as happy about my physique. Why shouldn't I be? My body has adapted to cycling and this is the physique it gave me, great. I am a beast on the bike, aka I am happy. So what I would advise younger people is stop training to achieve a look. Just pick a real sport and try and become the best athlete you can be. You will switch mindset and only obsess about numbers and performance. And the great thing will be when you become good at your sport your physique will also look great yet you never even trained with that in mind. Long post, but it's just so common for young people to have body issues, eating disorders etc. Just drop the bodybuilding mindset and focus on results in a sport instead. Just my 2 cents. Unless of course you really love bodybuilding and find it amazingly fun.

This is a fantastic video! Nothing more to say really. Some of these things I've experienced first hand. Most recently the fulfillment/real satisfaction one. About lacking purpose. About enjoying the process of life instead of trying to check off items on a list that never ends. I sincerely believe that people like you are the reason the fitness space isn't ruined yet. Keep doing what you're doing!

“ONE OF THEE ONLY GUYS” keeping it honest, on this specific topic” online! Thanks for this Sean, I’ll pass it along🙏🏽💪🏾👊🏽

This channel, Greg Doucette, and athlean X are on a whole new level.

Bro where were you like three four years ago I could have used all this advice then. But in all seriousness I really do appreciate what you're doing for people

I honestly am not demanding much. I started lifting and working out 2 months ago and am already happy with the results I'm getting so far. Losing fat has been the harder battle for me than building muscle since I like going to the gym regularly but not eating junk food is the real challenge. Edit: It's been 5 months and I'm still making satisfactory gains. Lost more fat and changed my diet. I'm a patient man and am excited to see what a year has in store for me.

Bruh, this only has 700k views. This is really useful advice; super under-appreciated.

"Can you handle the truth: X" would make a good series of vids

Amazing as always,,, on the n.6 truth, I would quote coach Zack Talander: "no excuses, JUST improve",,,in the sense that if you compare yourself to yourself before the hard work and adequate time was put in, you surely can and will be satisfied

Sean, you're one of the few trustworthy guys.

Honest, smart and funny, love it mate

wow sean’s videos are just wild. in a good way. i never comment on vids but i have to say, this video really made me analyze fitness and other aspects of my life in ways i would’ve never done on my own. please keep making videos like these that relate to other aspects of life!

Dude gotta be honest, I came into this with a pretty skeptical attitude. Now that I'm at the end of the video, you are totally right man. Very high quality video, I'm definitely going to share this with my friends. They need to hear this.