@@SonOfUberTuber66 Agreed, since the original Vader actor was a literal bodybuilder, David Prowse. Though my comment stands on its own merit based on Mike's big white dome alone.
that "dlya dushi" will hold a special place in my heart going forward. Some sets are not for hypertrophy indeed, they are dlya dushi. Had no idea you still spoke Russian, Misha.
It's so true about pull-ups. Before watching Mike I could do 18 pull-ups as a max set...I can now do 10, maybe 11. Explosive up, slow all the way down to full stretch, repeat. Thanks Dr Mike, for showing me the error of my ways.
Cause you could, nobody cares eitherway son, it’s like why tell someone you didn’t even know you did 18 which could be true or not just to hope someone will care, it’s sad 😔 existence
@erwinjacobs86 thnx for the r eply mate, i will slightly modify my backday routine and implement some of this tips. how long did it take u from 0 pullups to 10? so i can rate my progress better btw keep going strong and let the gainz come ))
The most important thing I have learned for the betterment of my health from your videos is to work diligently on my sense of humor. It has made the physical aspects a great deal easier. Many thanks.
@@JonnyD3ath Keep up the work and good things will come, consistency will lead to gains, there was a time where i could barely lift half my bodyweight, but i hit 308lb(140kg) for 14 reps recently, hoping for 200kg in the near future ( best is 170kg) recently restarted after 7 years off, regrets are present from losing the gains of my best years but, vast potential for improvement is there regardless of what age you start, just keep going at a pace that you can keep for year after year, never stress, there's loads of time for gains, and no time for grains if your stomach is angry.
You’ve been putting the work in and doing videos for all of this time. That is awesome! At least you have old videos to look back on and poke fun at. So many people poke fun at others and they have no videos of their own for others to critique. Keep up the awesome work 💪🏻
@@igorspie8241well, he was born in 1984 in USSR and left Russian only whrn he was 7 years old, probably kept speaking Russian at home for some time. He is the Russian Jewish
you're awesome mike, i started out a fat blob with hard asthma and no girl in sight and all i had was my first android phone with a workout app. it was a scary experience at the start being new and not sure if my technique was even right, if i had your videos back in the day i'd be absolutely set. so from 2010 till now i am able to do hard out sessions in the gym and my asthma is almost non existant, 5km runs are doable also. keep bringing on the sweet informative training videos and tips :)
Your videos, content, and info are just awesome Dr. Mike. I'm a Broadway performer and personal trainer; huge fan of yours. Thank you! Hope to run in to you at some point in New York
Oh yeah, if I could sumarize all RP videos in just one single quote, it would be something like: "Slow eccentric, full range of motion." I think that's pretty much it.
Really loved the video thoroughly! It’s so fun to look at your old training videos and listening to your current perspective on it. I highly appreciate all the extremely valuable advice you gave on the technique and lifting in an efficient way to maximize hypertrophy. Your technique is a thing of beauty. It’s just so artistic and aesthetically appealing. Now, I’m more focused on perfecting my technique, slow and controlled eccentrics and pausing at the bottom stretched position of the lift. I’m always trying to make the exercise more challenging by adding extra range of motion and not using momentum and using muscular power to move weight. Thanks for being such an important figure in my lifting journey! It’s much appreciated. 💪👍🙏
I'm so appreciative of this channel. I'm a very recent lifter and it's just so awesome knowing that I am learning weightlifting the proper way from the very start!
Lots of us don't get hot until our thirties, Dr. Mike! I wasn't hot until about thirty-four. It's better to be a late bloomer, if you ask me. It makes school reunions particularly fun.
I think he just looked terrible when he was younger because he didn't give a shit and all, and takes better care of himself now. Might be completely wrong tho, but that's my guess
This guy is fucking brilliant. No bullshit, very little ego and tons of actual knowledge and generosity to share it. Also, your face changed so much in all these years, you're very good-looking, man.
I think as the channel grows we become more attached to dr mike and speaking for the community and also personally i would love to see more from the life of dr mike as i would find it very interesting, great content idea imo
Just found your channel 2 days ago and have watched a handful of your videos thus far. I am honestly so excited about how much I've already learned from you in regard to how to structure workouts and how to perform the exercises with the most safe and effective form. Thank you for your work, looking forward to learning more.
As an old former olympic lifter I can attest to the impressiveness of your presses. 275 for 8 done very strickly is no joke. The heavy squats looked great. Kudos to you. I am impressed.
That fat round baby face has me rolling. I love that we can make fun of ourselves on how stupid we looked when we were young. Brings back so many good memories too.
Old heads will tell you they didn’t have cameras in the gym in their day but have training footage from the mid 90’s. Camera would have been bigger than the squat rack back then too.
Mike is the best still the smartest guy in the game and always makes me laugh. It's OK that you looked like a serial killer in the old days. We still love you.
He does. There's been at least one video where he's coaching someone and barking commands and encouragement in Russian. Presumably because they also speak Russian, but I'll be damned if I can remember who it was.
He's born in USSR and lived there until 6 y.o. There's also a video of him interviewing a Russian lifter, and they both talk in Russian, tho Mike has a slight English accent
The 5 cornerstones of a scientifically effective lift: 1. Slow eccentric movement with pause at full stretch 2. Salt 3. Pepper 4. Garlic powder 5. Compound butter
The close grip bench video is crazy for so many reasons. So much mass, both on you and the bar but how it is also a very good example of how to not control an essentric
