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He lied about his age, claiming to be older then he really is to look more mature I guess. He lied about either his teenage stats, or his current stats, as he claims to have been 160lb lean as a teen, and is about 160 lean now. With that in mind, hes either made no gains (which is clearly not the case)as he's now the same weight at the same body fat, his teenage weight was lighter, or he is actually heavier then claimed. He is clearly insecure about his height as a manlet, wearing lifts, and taking coordinated photos to make him appear taller. This contradicts his legitimacy as an 'alpha' male. Early on when he started up on youtube, he was 17. He was aiming to teach general life lessons, along with PUA. In his response video to his exposure, I dont think he mentioned his age considering it was one lie he could not defend himself from which people dont seem to realize. He also has a ridiculous made up story about being confident with women where he notoriously "sips a cool glass of lemonade" . He also back peddled on his deadlift goals, pulling a 585 behind the back deadlift/ hacksquat, then trying to show himself off as a 600~lb puller. Tbh I think he doesnt wanna do a fullpower pl meet to hide his weak deadlift. Recently its been exposed that he probs lives with sister, to which his sister was dm'ed bringing to light that she works a lot compared to Alex who apparently is narcissistic, doesnt need to work (probs cause of youtube), and probs thinks hes better than her. TL:DR He lied about his age, his stats (at some point), he's insecure about his height (cause its alpha to be insecure, right?), he started his youtube career at 17, teaching PUA+life lessons, he back peddled on his deadlift, and he likely lives with his sister. Watch Alec's video from Not Stronk Enough to see it, and watch Alex's response vid.
I agree with you on the deadlift goal and his age the rest of what you're talking is a buncha bullshit. Him being a narcissist isn't impossible however.
I'm glad you made that comment on forearms too. Everyone's so concerned about them and it's a pointless thing to obsess on getting bigger in the early days.
That moment when you look in the mirror and you see that you have more hair on one shoulder than head. I feel you bro, we share same pattern! Great video! 🏋️
In my case the best trap growth i had was from the time i wanted to improve my power clean.Although i dont agree with crossfit methodology if you look at crossfiters and weightlifters most of them have really developed upper back and traps.I bilieve that pc/hang pc with low reps and high weekly volume work wonders for traps.
For real. When i used to do dumbbell bulgarian split squats(dumbbells on both hands), my traps blew up as well. Doing them for 5x8 and holding 60lbs. Im Not doing direct trap work but seems like static holds will kill the traps for sure. Like in hang cleans and hang power cleans.
"deadlifts r better since u can stress the traps w a weight heavier than u can w shrugs" w this dr. hairy muscle daddy approves of rackpulls above the scrotum as u can stress the traps w a heavier weight than u could w deadlifts thx
Im really getting a lot out of these videos and i've used them in my programming, but is there any way you could put them in their own playlist on your channel so theyre all in one place to refer back to ? thanks
Hello Dr Mike Israetel. I´ve tried your method and got a lot of good results. Always learning from you. I've bought your book, '' How much should I train ''. I haven´to finished reading it. But I would like to ask you. Considering your system of MRV, MAV, MEV and MV: If I want to maintain the size of my arms and at the same time getting my legs bigger, How would be a perfect scenario for me to achieve this goal. Thank you Kind regards, Jarlem
Sam McCarthy Wrist Curls, Some Pull exercises with fat grips (best are pullups) and heavy farmers walks (either farmer handles or dumbbells) Glutes: Split Squat with nearely no ankle flexion ie foot far forward works best in my opinion. Best in Smith Machine
It might not be as important for powerlifters and weightlifters but I'm having trouble getting my abs to grow. Arms are easy since it's easy to overload them. But how about abs?
I found until I did heavy cheat shrugs I never quite felt much in my traps. I deadlift and the weight is heavier, and I used to do heavy rack pulls but never felt too much
they'll certainly grow your traps, but I would probably rather do power-shrugs or some other submaximal loading rather than supramaximal loads like a rack pull. If you aren't really good at bracing, the load on your spine is probably going to be inappropriate for the rack pull, especially if you are doing alphadestiny style rack pulls. Power shrugs are great, I used to do behind-the-back barbell power shrugs from the rack, the gains were fantastic.
FUCK YEAHH I LOVE THIS Videos !!! if the people watching this was paying more attention and opened some books they would understand how to train for hypertrophy
What's your opinion on elbow flexion during shrugging movements? I noticed you seem to do so when imitating the exercises during the video. Most people seem to be quite opposed involving the biceps due to injury risk though it doesn't seem as if it would be that significant.
thespiritbomb Not really. elbow flexion is elbow flexion since the bicep tendon doesn't rupture due to overextension but rapid contraction of the muscle in response to rapid (over-)loading. So no, elbow flexion in any type of heavy Deadlift or shrug motion is not good. If the load is quite submaximal it might not be a problem, but if you jerk DL, power shrugs, or rack pulls with elbow flexion, you put your Biceps tendon at risk no matter which grip you use.
RadBandit did u get to the higher risk part? Elbow flexion is assited while pronated, by other muscles even more. Where as supinated, the bicep is pretty much on its own, allowing you to contract it during a pull without noticing and tearing it
It does, but focus on the big compounds, learn the technique perfectly, start on the lower side of volume and work your way up, and apply progressive overload. If you want to get bigger you also need to eat properly for that. Cheers.
Does your system or method work for guys over 40? I mean, I want to build muscle but I feel like I am late to the party. I had never been to a gym, until recently after 20 something years of inactivity. Thank you.
I see a ton of rack pull comments and I know they work its just if you are an older lifter that exercise requires heavier loads to work and is more likely to not feel great on joint health. Dumbell shrugs are prob a better choice along side your rows on back day and stiff legged deadlifts on some leg days.
Re what day you do things, you only need to know two things: 1. It's good to have a day of recovery with no or light training for bigger muscles (hint: traps are not big muscles) 2. Doing things when your muscles are fresh will let you use higher weights and therefore count as more volume than I'd you did them when already fatigued (e.g. rear delts on pull day is less rear delt volume than rear delts on push day).
It's stupid upright rows are a great exercise but is already a dangerous movement for your shoulders.... It's pointless to do it behind.... It's like doing a lat pulldown behind the neck.. Doesn't work the muscle any different other then it's more dangerous and you can't use as much weight... Don't make it so complicated... Stick to the basics.
Dr. Mike has admitted several times in the Revive Stronger podcast to be on gear, and it makes sense. He's a 5"8 guy who weighs 240lbs, that's not physically possible without some form of PED. I'm not disparaging Dr. Mike whatsoever. He doesn't claim to be natural or follow the "fake natty train", but I just think it's important to recognize things like genetic potential.
Nine days past I was doing shrugs. I have shrugged for years so I thought I had good form. Somehow I damaged Levator Scapula muscles/tendons. I spent better part of 7 days in bed. The pain was hellacious. The spasms are now releasing and I am returning to normal but I still do not know what went wrong.
