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If at all possible... would love to hear your thoughts on the chair yoga apps that keep popping up as ads for me that promise men over 50 can looks like they're in their 20s again.
What I believe most hollywood muscleguys do, is be on gear and work out for about 90 minutes tops per day like most bodybuilders. But they can't say they're on gear, so they have to pretend to be on some impossible to maintain 6 hour/day superman regime doing these outlandish excersizes. Oh, and eat chicken and broccoli of course 😂
That could be true. I always thought (when I started thinking about it) that they do those weird exercises because it helps you move in weird positions, and primes your entire system for stunts, all-around movement, feeling good as you move throughout the day etc. when I did a couple trx push up and core exercise Mark Wahlberg’s trainer recommends, my body started feeling great. Now, though, I feel good just lifting (without ego lifting) and really paying attention to my body, and stretching and doing mobility stuff. But like I said, you might be right. Seems possible. One more thing! ☝️ I will say, they definitely look more jacked on camera. Like they’ll pump up before certain scenes and dehydrate themselves and peak for a certain shooting day. So they are probably not as jacked as we think, depending on the actor and the camera angles they used, etc.
@@HeadCannonPrime Glad to read this. 3 weeks for me. Loving it so far. I didn’t even understand systemic fatigue before and it’s so much better for avoiding that than other programs I’ve done. 👍
I forgot the part where the calories of food get boosted if you add an extra zero. And I suppose it is a diamond barbell in a gym with top-quality flooring made with exotic animal skin.
You get what you pay for, especially when it comes to PEDs. Only people with lots of money can afford drugs that aren’t made by some guy in his kitchen. Thus being why celebrities get in shape with much less effort. That and real food that isn’t fake and sitting on Walmart shelves.
I feel like a lot of the "random" portions of the workout are likely directly correlated to scenes that are shot on the movies (why is he jumping up like that? there's a scene where he gets knocked down and has to jump up like that) so its easier to drill this during workout routines, so when they shoot the scene, and he has to do it 50 times in a row, it doesn't absolutely kill him. Kinda like Natalie Portman doing hardcore ballet training for several months before shooting Black Swan
But they don't really do those things. Natalie didn't even dance at all, she moved her arms up and down at the most. They have stunt doubles and they rarely even jump up from the ground themselves or even run on camera. There's stunt doubles even doing scenes of walking in heels in some shows/movies. It's crazy
@hoykfnvnnesnxnnensncjforkx1616 The Marvel actors are encouraged to do stunts that aren't intense or dangerous, it's why Idris Elba has sworn off doing more Marvel films once his contract was up (they made him do a lot of wire work). I am sure that when it comes to simple scenes of Thor hopping up from the ground, it is Hemsworth and not a double.
The explanation on the body and warmup was actually really useful to me. I know many probably view it as an obviously explanation. But I have never actually heard anyone dive into it like that. Thanks for the insight!
@valeaves for sure. It's actually discouraged me during the actual workout. Not saying I just left. But I would be thinking "oh this just ain't my day" and just either go through motions or cut things shorter than otherwise would have.
I found it super useful and insightful too. No one really talks about the hormone aspect of warm-up. Often my first few minutes of exercise are disproportionately tiring compared to the same workout just 5 minutes later, it's cool to know why.
Cracks me up every time too! I can’t remember the specific video, but he made some innuendo and then said something along the lines of “you know what I’m talking about..😏…A BLOWJO…” and then it cut to the music before he finished the sentence! I LOL’d and rewatched it so many times! Haha!
@@larrymaloney877ive met a couple of gay people that joke like this but every guy i know that is vehemently against homoerotic joking is a closeted homosexual its like you are grasping for the last shred of your heterosexuality.
Just wanted to say watching your videos have educated me so much , I'd hit a plateau and through the science of your videos of the breakdowns I was able to hit my goal of 19 inch biceps ! You're the only person I take training advice off these days ! You know your sh1t my man , you're our hypertrophy saviour
Just started the RP app this week. Really looking forward to seeing what it does for week 2 in terms of increases to weight/reps/sets. And all the videos built into the lift for reference is awesome! I used a template with autofill and then tweaked based on what my home gym can accomodate. Been a hell of a week 1 though! Great app so far!
@@endre4342 It's been great! The app automatically adjusts the have new target weights and target reps. It also adds/removes sets based on how toasted I said my muscle group was for the day. I truly have nothing but praise to give for this app. I've never been good at making my own lifting plans and don't really like finding plans online as it was hard for me to find alternatives to the lifts that I can't do in my gym. This app gets rid of all of that effort and lets me just focus on getting to the gym, lifting the weight, and making progress. If you have $35/month to spare, it's a no brainer.
The info on the not feeling bad when first warming up was super helpful. I always feel winded for the first few minutes. - good to know that's expected.
What i (probably) like most about the RP way, is the use of the words OPTIMAL, SPECIFICITY, and GENETICS. And their respectve breakdowns towards hypertrophy, (including but not limited to Dr. Mikes mental breakdowns), literally changed my whole approach to training.
i from Australia,Chris Hemsworth is a common sight in byron bay where he walks around the town centre barefeet with his hoard of kids and his Karen looking wife going to cafes.He is not that huge in real life,not even near his thor physique but still jacked.He is a very friendly guy,he always says hello to people who recognise him and doesn't seems to have a big ego.Chris seems to be be an overall good guy, family man who spends time with his family, just don't be dumb enough to download his fitness app and think you would end up looking like him
He's never as buff as Thor in his other movies either, it's just Marvel that demands he beefs up as much as possible. Edit: he likely pumps up for any shirtless scenes too, or any scenes where his arms will be on the spotlight.
What's with the "Karen looking wife" bullshit? You could've just said "wife" or even... I don't know... Her name? Do you have a problem with women or something, bro? It's a honest question cause I just don't understand. The rest of your comment seems pretty positive (I feel like at least you were trying to be positive) but that little part... Eesh... Cringe.
Your point about warm ups is dead on. I experience this the most when I run, the first warm up mile I feel like I’m out of shape and tired and then by mile 2 or 3 I wake up and I can really kick it in to gear.
Oh yeah the warmup hump for running got to be one of the most noticeable. Not just for muscles, joints, and nervous system, but it also brings into phase things like the vestibular and respiratory systems. That moment 5 minutes in when you push a bit harder and not a single thing in your body complains back at you is amazing.
I have health problems and a destroyed lower back. I have always been active and love my workouts. My rheumatologist, pain management doctor and my back surgeon have all told me to keep up my workouts with certain restrictions. I can only run on a treadmill but my doctors have told me to slowly warm up. The first 10-20 minutes are slow rolling. Once I’m warmed up I’m able to jog for about a hour and a half. Then I spend about 15 minutes walking on a decent incline. I have been weight training using exercises that my doctors have told me are ok. My pain level is so much better since I started getting back into my consistent workouts.
I did the first exercise routine at home when C-vid hit and gyms were closed. I liked hearing your opinion on what works and what not. Also - you have great skill at comedy. Would love to see your 1h special.
As someone who also has a interest in the science side of exercise, I'd love to see some references backing up some of the claims eg maintenance v improvement effort ratios. I appreciate that this also entertainment though, so fair enough! Great channel btw, you're smashing it
Would love to see Dr. Mike on the Wired “support” series, answering questions about his area of expertise from twitter. And I’m not talking about sport related questions.
Getting in shape vs Staying in shape: Moving a fully stopped car vs keeping a moving car rolling I think this is also how muscle memory kind of works: Getting in shape would mean doing foreign movements and weight loads (building muscle 101) while staying in shape would be repeating those movements while augmenting or decreasing resistance based on your desired results.
OH SNAP - I love that you explained the "F*k, I'm already tired. How am I gonna do the workout" effect I feel sometimes when just warming up before a workout! That's why I love this channel!!
I never fail to learn watching these videos. That part about getting tired in the warm up was very informative. I always skipped warm ups because I thought they made me tired before the workout. BTW just about to do my second deload week on your Thor workout plan and I'm loving the results. Hitting PRs in bicep curls and pullups and really honing that Thor V taper. Great stuff.
I would love to see more discussions between you and Dr. Milo Wolf. Two topics you have different views on that would provide great content are “Soreness in Relation to Hypertrophy” and “Concurrent Strength & Hypertrophy Training”
Enjoyed the content.....very cool...and yes I very much agree with what you said earlier...there is more work to be done when getting to be shape than there is to stay in shape.
That weird push up at 0:17 is a “ballistic pulse” it actually fries your quads and gets a good stretch on your hip flexors. Gets your heart rate up too.
switching your core on i guess means deliberately putting tension on there as in using your muscles to tighten the core area "sucking in" your belly and such. Activating your core delibertely sually does hlep improve your form a bit, in special if your core isnt too strong to begin with and you often fall into bad posture. So it does help to have your back straight and do the exercise properly without being bent over.
As concerns maintenance...I've been a good runner for the past 27 years because of how hard I ran from 1996 to 2001. So in other words, well said Dr. Mike.
Hey Dr. Mike, I’ve searched everywhere but I’ve noticed in all your years on RU-vid you haven’t made a video about calorie cycling, if it’s a myth or if it has benefits. Could you do one next?
9:36 Thanks for the explanation, I was wondering why that was the case with my long bike rides in particular. 20km in, I feel no exhaustion at all. 700m in, I am beat. Figured it was something to do with warmup, but never got into the science, very cool Dr. Mike, mwah mwah smoochie smooch
Funnily enough during Covid I used his app and it did benefit me a lot. I went from 12 stone to nearly 10 (I did run a lot during that time). I only stopped using the app because the workouts were really weird to do in public. Like one of the workouts is to just shadow box? It was so weird dude.
The warmup part is very true - both in endurance and resistance training exercises. Usually when I do my runs first 5-6 mins are pretty sluggish and I feel as if my legs are "sticking". Very similar with the gym - usually the first set of a given exercise sucks, the second peaks out lol, the following ones are pretty dependent on fatigue level.
For anyone interested, the full warm-up is 10 x 20 sec on/10 off bear crawl & 10 x 20/10 bodyweight squats: total 10 min. The missing exercises are (#4) standing triceps extension and (#5) reverse lunge + curl (?). The core finishers are Plank Punch Out, Plank Pulses & Plank Pikes, each for 8 reps. 3 rounds of the whole circuit, with no additional rest between rounds. Personally, I no longer have the stamina for such an intensive w/up, so I'd probably cut that by 60% for the first few workouts. I'd cut the curl from the reverse lunge: it's a distraction from the lunge, and we've already hit the biceps in exercise #2. And I'd cut the upright row in #8, sub in a bent-over row to hit the back, and replace the plank stuff with some dynamic core work like Mike suggests, or maybe some ab wheel.
Dr. Mike I would love it if you did a video discussing blood flow restricted training. I remember it getting a lot of hype back in the early 2000s and would love to see you discuss whether or not it has any utility and how best to incorporate it into a routine. Thanks so much in advance and keep making great content!
