I would highly recommend you do NOT practice a yoke walk with a barbell and plates. If you trip with a yoke on your back, the yoke will just fall onto itself and you hit the ground. If you trip with a barbell and weights on your neck? Think about it.
And how has this video only got 24K views? F**k you RU-vid. Nobody want bullshit RU-vid shorts, we want proper content like this. What an underrated video. Took some time to set the video out. Didn't drag on too long. Well executed. Well edited. Concise. I'm a strongman and I found some of these tips very useful. I also consider myself quite resourceful but there's things here I didn't think of. I also train at a very commercial gym (SnapFitness, UK). I'm heading down to train now and will be actively doing some of these when I get there. Thank you.
Appreciate the feedback and support TripleA. Let the RU-vid algorithm know they gotta get videos like this out to more people that need to see em haha! Glad you enjoyed the video and learned something new from it. Always doing our best to help you train and perform at yours. Keep training hard and gettin better every week!
Thanks for all the tips , I just recently got a membership at a strongman/ Olympic lifting gym and I just didn’t want to look like an idiot attempting all of these
Happy to help out! And don't worry, I'm sure anyone at the gym would be happy to help out, especially if you're a beginner to that style of lifts. Just because they lift heavy and with intensity doesn't mean they aren't friendly or approachable in the downtime
Do NOT use a barbell for yoke carries. This is coming from a competitive Strongman who’s gone over 850lbs on the yoke in competition. It works to a point but will warp bars like no other and is very dangerous as the bar will “whip” with each step.
@@GutsgyattEnjoyerany bar alone will whip with your steps which can cause it to warp or bend. It’s also a risky situation when you’ve gotta bail. Josh Bryant has a tutorial video on making a chain yoke, or you can save up for a yoke yourself. From my experience, if you train your core, squat, and front squat intensely it’ll get you pretty far👍
Im just a beginner.. I don't consider myself as overweight but I look as one. I don't like 6pack or so.. I want power. How to start.. I find this video most helpful out of many many here in YT
Start with the fundamentals, we have some great videos on the fundamental movements to get you started and then you can find the strength/power workouts on our channel that you enjoy and follow those as well.
That's why we mention that you can perform these with a standard barbell as well. Not everyone will have the strongman implements, but if you get a chance they're definitely an awesome way to switch up your training even more
For the Axle Bar Deadlift in a competition, would they make you do overhand for both hands or can you do underhand for one hand and overhand for another?
It will depend on the competition. Some will let you switch grip, but typically it will be double overhand as grip strength is specifically the "crux" so to speak of this lift.
Of course! Not everyone has access to Strongman type equipment, heck most gyms don't even have stuff for strongman training haha, so always have to adapt to what you have available and do the best you can with what you've got!
Is this a viable routine if I just do this 3-4 days a week? I'm sure you could probably play around with different strongman style training on the extra days or even just do compounds. I currently do 5/3/1 BBB and have been for some time, I've always chased the numbers and I do love compound/powerlifting style training. I don't plan on competing but I've always wanted to do strongman style training just figured it wasn't viable in a commercial gym. My gym however has all of this equipment except for the yolk bar and it's a small gym with a tight knit community so I can bring my own equipment as well.
Great question! Yes, Strongman athletes primarily train for strength, focusing on lifting heavy weights and performing powerful movements. However, their training also involves a lot of volume and intense workouts, which contribute to their large, muscular physiques. The combination of heavy lifting, varied exercises, and a high-calorie diet to fuel their training helps them build both strength and size. Keep up the curiosity and training hard! 💪
Hi, thank you for the sharing. This is what I been looking for. But one question, how to program the squat or its strongman variation? Should I just add or replace another lift in the list?
Do I understand correctly, that you're not supposed to split it into "reps" with Farmer walk and Yoke Carry? Appreciate the video and great alternatives to trying this in a local gym :D
Hey brother, thanks again!! My cardio work will vary depending on what my goals are for a training block and what type or cardio I am doing. During hypertrophy blocks I tend keep my cardio to 1-2 30-45 min sessions per week of nice easy steady state cardio just for general health and increased recovery between sets. During strength blocks I'll typically be more likely to hit 1-2 shorter high intensity session on a prowler or with a sledge hammer and 1 30 min cardio output session on top of that. I'm super fortunate that I'm not typically the type to store much fat but if I needed to cut/were recommending cardio work to someone looking to lose weight I'd use a combination of high intensity intervals and steady state or regular intervals sessions throughout the week depending on the persons fitness level, recovery and how many days I have them doing resistance work.. One example may be a 4 day upper/lower split, (2 heavier days, 2 lighter days) two lighter days end with high intensity finishers or work capacity drills, and then I would throw in 2-3 days cardio output training (RPE 5-6). There's myriad of options depends on the client however. If you like, fire me a message on Instagram (titan__training) and I can have a look at what you're doing. Cheers
Hello . First of all, thank you for this useful video. My question will be: Is there bench press in the strongman program, and when you say full body workout, is it the classic arm, shoulder and back exercises we know? And how many days a week should we do this work? thank you
Hi... welcome! :) There is no bench press in this video or any of the other classic exercises you mention. We do provide the workout in the description below the video if you do not want to watch the video. Perform this workout 1-2 times per week, working it into your routine as a full body workout. For a list fo full body workouts, please check out => ru-vid.comsearch?query=full%20body
@@BlueStarNutraceuticals Sir thanks so much for your answering. Now im going start strong man workout and your mean strongman workout no have bench press and for the beginning I should only follow this video. now to be clear how many days per week I should do strongman workout ? and should add 1-2 times full body workout . And also I want ask about diet program , diet program , we should take clean carbohydrate I mean no burger pizza or coke. Im 95 kg what's your opinion sir about how much calories per day should I take . Thank you Good work !
Yes, there is no chest exercise in the strongest man’s tournament, only in the tournament.. but who told you that the strongest man players do not practice chest exercise, but rather it is considered the best exercise to strengthen the upper body.. all the strongest man players practice chest exercise, as for the number of Calories If you want a body, you can eat clean food, but if you want to lose weight, you need high calories. @@mirchina9524
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Glad you enjoyed this one! Figured it would help out those trying to get strong without all the gear a typical strongman style gym might have on hand. 💪
@@BlueStarNutraceuticals at my gym in the Netherlands, we have farmers walk, and a heavy tyre, some sleds, but no yoke for example. Also not a log, but thats no problem, i made one myself at home of steel. So al the exercises in this clip i can do at the gym. Thanks. Greeting from The Netherlands
Only one month left!? ... time to get cracking! You may wish to alternate each week between hypertrophy (high rep / lower weight) & strength training (low rep / higher weight). Let us know how you make out!
To be in the strongman shape and get all that strength... U have to eat and eat and eat more and keep eating then.. Workout Like You Going To War Alone Against The World then get back eating and eat and eat like there is no tomorrow .
We have plenty of training series on the channel that cover the whole week of training such as the Progressive Overload dumbbell series, Train Like an Athlete series, Kettlebell Hypertrophy and more. However many like to mix and match individual workouts like this to make their own unique routines. As mentioned in the video, you should only perform this workout 1-2 times per week as a full body workout.
What I suggest is no more than 45 minute workout. Growth hormones in the body depletes after 45 minutes and the optimum training routine is 30. So rather than taxing the body with so many different routines split them in half and make it 30 minute workout. You’ll see the difference in your body performance and less taxing on the body for recovery. You’ll also feel good after a workout rather than feeling lousy for overdoing it.
Yes, absolutely! What matters most is making sure your nutrition, hydration, and rest - meet the demands of your training to ensure recovery is met to best hit your goals. :)
You could perform this one day of the week as a full body workout and the other 3 days target more specific muscle groups like Push/Pull/Legs. As one example. Many ways you could incorporate it though. Just about finding what works best for you.
I absolutely love this workout I’m doing it two times a week with an EDT mentality. I try to do it in shorter periods each week is the goal with 45 minutes as my mountaintop.
muscles are invaluable. They’re the reason we can walk, run, climb and carry things around. This video illustrates this point and more. Lifting 85% of your one rep max, is a challenge. A great video
Doesn't matter how big or strong you are to start. It's about improving your own strength from where you are now and taking it to new heights with various exercises you may not have tried before. Thanks for watching either way Susana :)
hi there, what does @85% of 1 rep max mean?, i trained body building and it's been 3 months but I wanted to start strong man I'm 14 years old going 15 this april my weight is 49 and my height is 5'7 is there any tip that you can give? and also the rope thing the gym that i go to don't have that what should I do? I hope you see this low chance rate of you seeing this but why not try
Hey Nash, we always do our best to answer every comment. 85% of your one rep max is 85% of the max weight you could lift for one rep of that exercise. For example if the max weight can bench press for 1 rep is 300 pounds, 85% of that would be 255 pounds. If you don't have a battle rope, but the gym has a sled, you can use the handles to step back and pull the sled towards you in a rowing motion. It won't quite work the grip the same, but will help with strengthening your back and improving pulling power.
@@BlueStarNutraceuticals man thank you so much this is a big help doing that thing that you try your best answering every comments is a good idea man keep up the good work, gotta sub you know 😉
@@BlueStarNutraceuticals hey man just an update did a little bit of research on what is sled and we also don't have that in the gym man I hope you understand I'm just a kid I pay the gym myself and it's only a budget gym they're some small things they don't have you know, I hope you understand.
"using equipment you would find at your own neighborhood gym". Let me go to the desk and ask them where the axle bar, the log press, the sled, the circus dumbbells', farmer's walk handles and the yoke are... video title is bullshit.
Next time might want to try actually watching the video before critiquing. He mentions all throughout the video alternative equipment pieces you can use that would be at your local gym. 💪
@@BlueStarNutraceuticals In the first 3 minutes the only relevant thing for the title is "a regular bar will be ok" related to the axle deadlift. At least fat grips could be advised as it is cheap to get and you can take it with you to the gym... But sure, enjoy your bubble.
