As a Non-responder with crappy genes, I'm glad people in the fitness industry are finally talking about this. All too often, we get criticized by genetically-gifted musclebros saying "you're just not trying hard enough!". It's awful.
My friend has dutch heritage and is basically a Marvel character without roids at 18. He credits all of it to his hard work even though generally he does a lot of junk volume. I look.pretty good still but it SHITS me off
@@robertridings7620 mate you're goofy. You're the fucking 🤓emoji. You literally contradict yourself by going to the gym allegedly that many times just to "have no response". You just want excuses because you don't have optimal genes.
Excellent video, most important points IMO are that most people will never reach their maximum genetic potential, so don't make them be an excuse for not training at all or comparing yourself to anyone other than you! Thanks!
Great video. I like how you touched on the effect of different training protocols between people. It's not said enough how anyone can improve given they just find what works for them.
Wow, thank you so much for this video. I swear after I switched to a "micro dosing" 5x a week fitness approach, I saw more gains vs full body training 3x a week. It was a really noticeable difference too.
My father was athletic, he won Mr. body beautiful/Mr. Novice YMCA during his teen years. My body quickly develops muscles, and lose body fat fast. Genetics plus diet and right exercise can develop what genetics provides
Not sure if it's related but I watched a video on how genetics can affect performance in calisthenics athletes, in a nutshell they said that if you're taller or have long arms you'll have a harder time achieveing specific movements like frontlever, human-flag or planche. This however doesn't mean you can't do it eventually, and for me that's perfect, simply the process is what makes the journey worth it.
Genetics play a way bigger role on muscle growth than we think. I'm an ectomorph (tall, slim, long limbs, small hands, narrow face) and a hardgainer but i have huge calves. Sometimes people ask me of how my calves got that big and what my training routine looks like for them. When i answer that i don't train them at all they all look shocked. Genetics is huge guys.
Genetics and muscle sustainability is fking important. People with both do little or decent work and think everybody can do the same and achieve the same results.
It's difficult not to compare yourself to others but it helps if you find a program you enjoy and try not to only focus on results but the process and how you feel.
Definitely. I think it is also helpful to simply understand that there will always be people who respond better and worse to yourself. Focus on yourself, and benefits exercise has on your health and well-being 👍
I think it would be a good idea If you made a video about whether or not it is a good idea to train on an empty stomach and what that does to your body. There are a lot of mixed opinions on the topic so seeing what the science behind it is would be nice
Very interesting topic. I would have to do a good amount of research on this topic first. I'll definitely consider making a video on this at some point. Thanks for the suggestion! 👍
Interesting topic and i do agree.. I've had few people come up to me at the gym saying: what are you taking? What do you use? And I'm 100% natural bodybuilder.. i don't even use whey protein..
Hey have you done any videos on the effects of stretching(passive,dynamic,) before/after workouts on strength and hypertrophy respectfully Edit :realized CARS are more joint related
I have a question..🤔 Why don't we use terms like nature vs nurture when it comes to discussing the importance of genetics and training on muscle growth and bodybuilding just like we do with athletic ability ??
Epigenetics is another key concept. Yes, you cannot change the genes, the alleles. But there are much more mechanisms in place that activate ore silence genes and modulate protein synthesis. In short, I think your conclusion falls a little short.
I have watched your previos videos about hypertrophy programming and it was amazing but I have a question. How to practice estimating RPE myself without any training coach or partner? Is there any practical ways to do it?
A good test is to not count your reps and just take one set to complete failure (only for some exercises which are safe to do so). Then focus on the feeling on training to failure so you can better understand how close you are training 👍
@@趙宇晟 just an idea: don't count reps, but record yourself, go to failure and watch the video after you're done with the set, then you can count the reps on the footage, now you know your max reps
Maybe lift weights and differently and I don't eat that much, but weight training just makes doesn't make me. I get stronger joints, I'm more explosive, but I get never that big. Running, skateboarding, cycling gets easier.
A longer bicep means more mass to build with, but doesn't mean low muscle bellies , watch the video Pumping iron free on RU-vid & you can clearly see how much bigger Arnold's biceps (6"2) 💪 are compared to Francos ( 5"7 ) . But if Lee Priest at his peak was standing next to Arnold the difference would be a different story. Some tall people have short arms & some short people have long arms. It's muscle length not an individuals height that necessarily makes the difference.
I'd like to see some kind of study where there are many controls... exact same workout, same diet, same sleep, etc. and see how many different people respond to the exact same thing
Ssoooo, as the story goes. Genetics is the unchangeable baseline to weight training… Either you are born with it or not. Don’t waste time trying to fight genetics…
Depends what you are trying to get from lifting. If you are trying to be a world champion bodybuilder, then yeah, unlikely unless you have elite genetics. But for everyone else, lifting isn't for competitive endeavours, or for comparison to others. You can certainly improve your current body composition, in additional to all the health and functional benefits lifting provides 👍
Of course "nonresponder" is an exhaggeration, but only barely. The difference between growing 5lbs of muscle and zero is basically the same thing. Its takes like 30-40lbs of muscle to make any kind of dofference you can notice in the mirror unless you just have no bodyfat whaatsoever.
Before the internet, no one cared about 'genetics'. We all just went to the gym and busted our butts off. In this generation, people use the term genetics as an excuse as to why the cant achieve their fitness goals. I'm not buying this 'genetics' talk.
1:51 Well, the answer to this question is actually yes. You're hardly going to find any human that doesn't trigger adaptation processes after submitting to muscle stress, that uses different muscles with the same movement, that uses carbs as the building blocks to create muscle, doesn't get a higher heart rate when working out, doesn't need to drink water or that doesn't have bones. Humans are very good at taking similarities for granted and focusing too much on the smallest differences.
@@FlowHighPerformance1 I never said equal. The genetic similarities are 99% and not 100% among humans, after all. But two humans submiting both the the same exercise will most likely not have a difference in outcome greater than a few centimeters; let alone the fact that they will both grow and neither is gonna get smaller or develop an extra muscle or change color or something. Don't get me wrong, centimeters **are** indeed the order of magnitude most people and this video are concerned about. But from a purely logical view point, looking at a wider picture than we're instinctively used to, everyone is indeed a 99% accurate copy of everyone. Heck, we have 98% the same DNA as chimpanzees, which might sound surprising at first, but to put it into perspective: the very fact of having bones or mitochondrias is already a similarity. This isn't a critique to the video, of course, just something I found interesting to point out: How "pretty much the same" actually is very accurate when you sit to think about it.
@@theskull1030 Yes, I agree with this. We are mostly the same, and our responses to exercise are mostly the same. And yes, the magnitude of difference is centimetres of muscle growth. So in the grand scheme of evolution, our genetics are very, very similar 👍
I'm sorry but what the actual f***? "Genetics are the ORGANISMS..."?!??? The what? 😅 This is like saying "literature are the trains..." or "food are the air we breathe...". My point is that it's complete nonsense. Genetics IS a scientific subject, it's most definitely not an organism ffs. 🤦🏼 I know you're not an expert in this field, but just basic knowledge of what genetics IS would be appropriate. I like your videos, but now I'm uncertain if you are the right source of information...
From my observations: A lot of people starting out expect quick results and complain about their genetics because they don't look like their favorite roided out influencer after a month or two despite the noob gains and blame their genetics as an excuse.
