Really enjoyed the video. I have a stomach issue as well that limits how much I can usually do in the gym so it's nice seeing someone else who has similar challenges figuring out how to work through them.
I would love to know how it feels like to have a core as strong as Brians. Yeah he deadlifts/squats/overhead presses/bench presses a ton.....Okay, most of it also comes from him having an amazing core.... But he does all this heavy shit and then just goes to the power rack and performs a human flag with his bodyweight..... His core is just nuts
Brian is strong as hell, explosive and athletic, is freaking shredded, does mma and BJJ...all while fighting severe damage done by parasites....is there anything this man cant do?
Check out the older videos from his channel. Brian weighed a lot more a few years ago. He's still stronger than 99% of us today, but a few years ago Brian looked like a real monster.
Its good to.know that you can train to get that strong and explosive, people always say about dudes like Brian that some people are born strong fuck outta here, indeed some are naturally stronger but if you do strongman training youll def be stronger and more explosive than some bodybuilding dude
He really is. Just about as inspiring and motivating as a single human being ever could be. And to top it off, he's just a wonderful and caring person who only wants the best out of and for those he works with. He's a real one in a million, to be sure.
Inspirational stuff Brian. We are not defined by how we deal with success and the easy but by how we deal with adversity and difficulty. You continue to crush it! Love your work mate.
I don't like relying on videos to inspire me to train since I want to work on self discipline, but holy fuck, does this just make you want to really push yourself and see what you can do, no matter what's trying to slow you down. Awesome job Brian and awesome video elitefts!
Brian is extremely impressive! His strength and power including his conditioning and athleticism especially for a guy his size is quite commendable. He’s a huge inspiration for all of us. 💪🙏👍
Great series to watch. It's very inspiring to see how many new opportunities life brings you after the struggle you've been through. I hope that elitefts crew have learned something from you as you've learned from them.
If anyone is interested in giant sets, I would advise adding them in over the course of a program. For example in Brian's Darkhorse program, do them in the strength portion the first 3 weeks. Add them to the volume along with the strength in the 2 3 week block. In the last block add them to the accessory part of the session. By the time weeks 7-9 come, you'll be ready for anything! At first, they can be overwhelming. But, think about them in the same way you think about lifts. You build to the big líft over time. You should build to the great conditioning too. Just my opinion
@@Msreesaranyan If you go to his channel there is usually a link below every video. Lots of free programs as well so check them out, it's well worth it.
I just bought the minimalist program and this is exactly the conclusion I came to after absolutely DYING because my.condirioning is so bad after straight powerlifting for a year.
This was a great video and I really appreciate the demonstration. I might even try this in my own training one day but I'm not sure yet. But still great video.
What Brian said at the 9:00 mark I completely agree with as long as your getting after it that's what's really important and I may not race to failure on EVERY set but I try to hit failure on every exercise and if I don't hit failure at the end of all my sets then I usually do an isometric hold all the way to failure or two unilateral sets to failure at the end of the bilateral exercise sets. So yes Brian I do train to failure at least once on every body part just about every time I lift. I just don't race to failure yet like you do because I'm still trying to build my strength up. And I believe that my method works just fine for me......at least for now.
ryan rogers It’s not his primary sport but yeah he’s said he wouldn’t be able to train in martial arts if he was doing traditional powerlifting. He doesn’t compete in grappling or MMA, his primary sport is strongman But as he says it has good carry over to both. There are a few athletes that do both strongman and MMA/other combat sports. It seems to be the one strength sport you can really combine with another high fitness high athletic demand sport and succeed at both. It’s definitely good conditioning for martial artists. When I was boxing we did a lot of the stuff he does just without the heavy lifts but some of the better fighting coaches know the value of heavy weights for mma when utilized correctly... but I digress.
Brian lifts such light weights. They would kill most people, but hey, light to him and objectively light weight totally different reality for him. haha.
Try seeing about hypnotherapy brother I believe this could stop the triggers and get you back. Operational conditioning comes to mind as well theres a way to stop that response if your willing. Sounds like if its non mental its ION and ph related from the worms!
Bro I loved Brian alsruhe until I finally heard him mention counter terrorism contracting…this dudes so fake I can’t believe multiple people aren’t calling him on this BS…there’s actual tier1 operators out here talking about actual stuff and this dudes acting like he did too secret stuff anyone who did anything in the military know this is fake
