Bodyweight Dips Are Special 

getting older ain't for sissies. :)

Me too at 50 after fair amount of abuse. I don't know if it can be remedied or not, but it feels like you could be disabled at any moment.

Use a band like he demonstrated until the skill comes back.

@@sw6118 Yea..I should avoid my all or nothing approach...Thanks.

Look at going carnivore

Is there anything we could add to our diet or take away. I am doing compressed eat 17/7 and initially I did a 42 hr, and 3 sets of 72 hrs to reset my body. I feel peaceful, my joints feel better, and less swelling.

Try it. Core muscle load just trying to keep it on your foot.

"I’d love some more information on why hanging a kettlebell from your toes is so much better from your for your core than using a dip belt." --- It is not. Well it is, but it doesn't matter. Or, it is stupid. Y'see, the dip is *not* a core-focused movement/exercise. It is mainly to build strength & hypertrophy in triceps, chest & ant. delts. To build strength or hypertrophy in any muscle group/movement, the primary limiters of the exercise/movement pattern need to be the primary muscle groups you need to target. Thus, using the KB as Mark suggested is actually an idiotic way to train any of the aforementioned muscle groups, as the core (or even your ankle dorsiflexors!) will tire out & give up waaaaaaay before your main *target* muscles would. It is becoming an irritating habit by fitfluencers on YT channels to insert random 'core' 'specific' or 'related' movements/exercises/tweaks in an absolutely random/haphazard/mindless & useless fashion/manner in so many movements/exercises where it/they simply have no business being inserted, simply to be 'cool', or 'innovate', or 'keep things fresh' -- it ain't funny! It ain't useful. It ain't effective, nor is it efficient. Besides, if done correctly, the upper core is pretty well stimulated by normal dips (bodyweight or weighted), and there are many EMG studies to show that. So, all Joel Seedman style 'innovations'/'additions' are simply stupid & unnecessary. And will actually *impede* actual gains/growth/progress as the core will give out first long before the primary movers do -- which is exactly opposite of what's needed!

I understood Mark to mean that he prefers to hang the kettlebell from his toes instead of using a weight belt. It's a possibility that your foot might fatigue sooner than the primary movers as pointed out in another comment, but I see that as motivation to strengthen your legs. It's common to see people doing calf raises but it's uncommon to see toe raises to strengthen the opposite side (i.e. shin muscles) -- hanging the weight off the toes can be viewed as a "two birds, one stone" kinda thing since you have to maintain raised toes to not drop the kettlebell. I am no physicist but I speculate that the further the weight is from your center of mass using the weight hanging from your feet method, leverage is more of a factor than using the same weight hanging from a weight belt where the weights are closer to your center of mass meaning more effort is needed for dynamic equilibrium at the end ranges of the dip. Of course your core stays engaged throughout the entire movement and not just the end ranges so the dip is very much a core focused movement. Even without added weight, your core is the largest contributor to keeping you upright. And I'd add that there's nothing wrong with using the weight belt method if you can handle the weight since there is still effort to maintain an upright position. Both methods are valid, effective, and efficient ways to advancing dips and improving your athletic potential. If you are ready to add weights to dips, try both out and establish your preference to advancing the movement just as Mark disclosed his preference in the video.

Mark clearly doesn't do dips, let alone weighted dips. There's zero benefit. It's just to get people to think he's doing something nobody else is doing, so they buy into his Faux philosophy.

What's a weight tightener for cars?

@@BluegillGreg sorry i am unsure of the official term but i think tension belt would be a better translation

You could ask here. If I see it, I’ll answer it

@@MarkWildman Im considering starting from scratch. Been fairly active my whole life but at 41 I have nagging pains (shoulder and lower back). I see myself as a glass cannon. I can express strength but often break a few weeks into the program etc. 185cm/85kg. I think the TOI would suit me. 1) I have a set of kettlebells 2x16kg, 2x20kg, 2x24kg and 1x32kg. For strength reference I can strict press the single 16kg 10-12 times and the 20kg 4-6 times. I rather not buy any additional kettlebells. 2) For the "club" section of the program I have a dumbbell bar/handle which I can add weight to, so it kind of looks like a short mace. The bar is 35cm long and weights 2kg. I have fractional plates of 0,5kg which can be added. Can this be used? Or is it to short? 3) how long are the workouts and how many days per week? What rep ranges are mostly used with the excercises in the TOI program? Thank you 🙂 I guess thats the Main part

This channel tends to be more about function than form.

32 grams? You are really pushing the limits! 😂

From your description, I work with a man who is built like you. You know what? The women really like him because he has a very fun and engaging, yet humble attitude. He's also about 5'8" and wears glasses. What you perceive as a great physical imperfection, others may hardly notice.

Wouldn't the solution be to target upper peck as well if thats what you want to grow?

@@the_sharp_carpenter I focus on the upper part, but I only do a few sets of exercises intended primarily for the chest per week... About 3. Because the more exercises for the chest, the more for the back. Clubbells, macebells, kettlebells were thrown at me for body modeling purely on the basis of aesthetics.... If I only practiced purely bodybuilding exercises, I would look the best, but at the cost of a significant lack of functionality... Moreover, purely bodybuilding training would not be fun for me ...

the assortment of knives, alone ... lol

There is nothing like unboxing a dip attachment on a dip attachment lol

I know, huh!

​@@jndq591Dipception!

_Where does he get all those wonderful toys?!_