hey fortress, rather than saying your program is cheap, say that it's affordable! cheap doesn't have great sound connotation, just a friendly advice :D
Thats the old Fortress !! Congratulations man you finally got it!Just keep putting videos about cali and ur workouts, challenges and your channel will go up!Thats why i subbed for this channel!!!
FORTRESS! man your a savage, your the reason why i quit the weights and started doing only bodyweight workouts, and i feel so much better since. thanks man
I'm no fitness expert so feel free to correct me if I'm wrong , but to all who criticize his form, here are some things to think about. To start things off, he is only using his bodyweight therefore he isn't lifting a dangerous amount of weight. Next, he is only rounding his shoulders at the very top at the movement for like a second to squeeze his chest muscles, which is what the concentric part is supposed to do.On the other hand, during the eccentric or down portion of the movement, he repositions his shoulders blades by retracting them like its supposed to be done. Finally, despite his arms flaring out a bit, they don't seem to stick out completely to the side but end up rather more behind him, which still seems to put the shoulder in a position of natural alignment.
can you do a new video on a healthy diet? nothing specific, just your eating habits or any input you have would be great! thanks for making these videos, i've changed alot since i started watching.
Those who comment that he got smaller: He has a wife and a baby now, lots of responsibilities to focus entirely on fitness. Be happy he is still posting workout videos. Peace.
That is how you get a shoulder injury. Rolling your shoulder forward like that reduces the stress on the pecs and puts most of it on the anterior deltoid. ALWAYS Retract and depress scapulae also in the top position of the push ups!
Good to see you back. Missed your workout. If you had done the chest demo without your shirt, we could have got a better idea exactly what chest muscles were engaged in each of the demonstrated movements. My triceps fail before my chest does. Does that mean I'm doing pushups wrong?
Paul, size matters when it comes to strength ! the bigger your muscles the stronger you get .... not in all cases but in general this is a true fact don't expect your strength to increase over time and your muscle have the same size. They will get bigger eventually !
not really. Size and strenght are two different things. For example: a bodybuilder on stage is BY FAR weaker than Fortress, because they are dehydrated and have a very low body percent, but they are bigger as fortress. Size doesn't matter. There are a lot more factors that increase/decrease the strenght off an individual. (If I'm not good at formulating, I'm sorry because I'm still learning english)
You Make Me Fafa you brought a specific case ... and that's why I said not in all cases ! and I was talking in general .. the stronger you get the more possibility of your muscles getting bigger ! Is there anyway you would see someone who has like Paul's body and squat 800 ? My point is: no matter how long you train to achieve strength .... as you train and be stronger over time .... at some point your muscle will get bigger to achieve the next level of strength ! it's a natural response from your body .. you can't reject it !
+MD9 and most of the people that train with weight aren't able to do one arm pull or chin ups. It depends on the way how you see strenght. If it is moving as much weight as possible (like powerlifters) or even if it is endurence (like the way how paul often trains)
no, some dude did reply expanding on paul's life with a son now. he deleted his comment for some reason. he posted it a day or 2 after my comment, i don't reply to myself.
Poor pushup form, please don't teach it like that. The far end of the wide/flared pushup results in your supraspinatus tendon rubbing against the acromion bone (top of your shoulder bone). This is harmful and causes what's known as SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT.
Was wondering how to work the lower chest before watching this. Thanks for the info, and make more videos! btw I can see you aren't in the shape you were before, not training as often? :D
Hey Paul, I watched some of your earlier videos such as your 'TRANSFORMATION' one and you were saying that you built the amount of muscle you did by just going out and working hard on the basic bodyweight moves. You followed no structure whatsoever? I myself like more structured workouts and am a big fan of bodyweight training coach Paul Wade (if you heard of him), so I became quite confused if doing structurally rigid training (such as doing separate 'strength' and 'hypertrophy' work) is just making things too complicated. Thanks, and just a question of mine that came up.
It's better to keep your chest out and shoulders back the whole time. When you cave your shoulders in that takes the pressure off your chest and transfers it to your shoulders.
Hey Pavel, do you drink any whey protein to sustain or increase your weight? is it ok for us who are in trouble in gaining weight and in increasing in muscle?
yundaime07 I don't see why not! Whey protein is a quick easy source of proteins and calories to maximize recovery and growth if you can afford it, especially if results aren't coming easy. Make sure you're buying a reliable brand so you don't get ripped off for water carbs, and try mixing in fruits or milk for extra flavor and healthy nutrients every now and then etc. Don't get too worked up over it and just work out your best, get your rest and eat plenty of other organic natural whole foods for proper and better nutrients. Happy exercising and stay healthy!
Its 4 am right now but when i saw a fortess video i had to check it out. i should be sleeping but he really makes me wanna bang some push ups. Love this guy
is this going to damage my shoulder because i had a long injury i see jou moving you're shoulders as far as you can to youre back isn't that going to put alot of stress on the shoulders
It's a quality how to, but handstand pushups must grow chest. It's high intensity and if you do nose to ground, it hits the chest with decent range of motion.
PLS READ MY COMMENT IM BIG BIG FAN OF YOU.. I HAVE STARTED WATCHING YOUR VIDS AT 2015 BUT DOING NOTHING & DIDN'T COMMENT.. & I ASSUMED THAT YOU ARE MY TEACHER & get started my workouts every day.. Im really Really big big fan of u.. I really want to meet you 😁🙂 #paul
Everyone is saying "it's the lightning" or "he lost muscle" when in reality it's probably just because he gained a little fat. Look at any bodybuilder in their offseason, and they don't look nearly as big.
Great video, i want to thank you for helping me getting stronger, and being a better christian. Btw I still don´t understant the what?! video, was it a joke?
+Svere Style hahaha well good for him ... but still he should get back in form bc he doesnt look healty despite him telling us that he works only for strenght
+Venskūnas23 if you look his previous videos from few months ago you can see he lost quite a bit...now correct me if I am wrong but unless he was injured or totaly went away from training droping that much is not healthy and here he realy doesnt look healthy. I am not saying being muscular makes you healthy it really doesnt but out of skinny guy and guy with fair bit of muscle who do you think is healthier?
Unknownuser 1 he lost his size because lack of training so muscle reduce its size and its normal effect and it has nothing to do with health. Physiology speaking it is better for body to have less muscles because it requires more fuel and if it is not used there is no point to keep them. Maybe after several decades then his muscle tissue degenerates it would have some health issues but then again, it depends of his lifestyle. He could work in garden or farming field and would have bones tendons and ligaments strong enough to keep his joints healthy but not much muscles to show since gardening dont build size. So no, size is bad measurement
