If You're Not Building Muscle, This Is Why. 

a girl telling me "why are you in a tank top youve got no muscles" in 5th grade changed my life

How tf did this guy know about Kelsey

Bro is the real life Krillin

No shit, this is hands down one of the best fitness videos I’ve ever seen. Even though I’ve been at it over 20 years, I still sometimes overcomplicate and confuse myself, but this brings everything back into perspective. Seriously, thank you for this.

This video is of the highest caliber of value you can find anywhere. I mean it's unreal, there is no comparison between Mike's content and the junk thats broadcasting everywhere else. I always leave Mike's videos in awe, hopeful, educated, and inspired.

I’m *Definitely* getting *Bigger* and *Harder* watching your videos Dr. Mike. Just wondering when the gains will come.

As a 53 year old beginner, six-months into my journey, you've opened my eyes Mike. Thank you.

Dude, you are so funny with these random comments. I come to your channel for advice and good content, but those funny bits really keep me coming back. I'm always chuckling

Short answer: Bc you aren’t watching Dr Mike!

Oscar Wilde was Irish, from Ireland. Great reference.

You’re the only one I can watch the entire video with total interest. And an outcome of knowledge! Thank you!

So glad I came across this video today. As someone that is getting back into weight training, as I have been out of it for 5 years this is extremely helpful. Back to crushing it. Thanks Dr. Mike

Hey Mike. Started watching your videos properly ~2 weeks ago. I just wanted to say thank you. My training has improved immensely. Very excited to see what happens over the coming year in terms of my physique. As always, very grateful for the information. All the best.

As usual no nonsense videos and podcasts that break down and explain everything clearly, keep up the good work RP and on a side note been using the RP hypertrophy app for 3 months on 4 week mesos, and I've never had my joints and body genarally feel better whilst my lift weights, reps and form all go up, and because I've been a good boy this year, Santa brought me a pair of Versa Gripps and they are also bloody amazing. Everyone keep up the good work at RP you absolute f*cking legends 💪

Thx!!! The blueprint to knowledge getting your body in line for self and strong tips on focus to achieving your goals....

Brilliant video. Thank you.

You have made a very big difference in my workouts, Dr Mike. Workouts now bring new meaning to the phrase "that watered my eyes" .

This channel really has helped me fall back in love with learning about fitness and my workouts definitely have gotten better using methods and cues from this channel. Plus Dr. Mike is funny af. So basically THANK YOU.

Bingo!!! I agree 100% with this video and all that you said. Very good video.

Thanks so much for the info very appreciated

I'm going through a tough time and your videos are the only thing that cheers me up keep up the great work

My consistency has been muffed up lately and I haven't been eating in a surplus. But it's nice to hear you talk 😊

Great video and tips. Thanks. The “working out is a lifelong experiment” is key.

This is just awesome information as usual!

The Introduction was Gold, always smiling and cracking up watching your videos dr.mike keep it up!

This was a great video. Bringing back the basics which I forget at times. I was reminded of 3 basics in this video, thank you sir.

GREAT INFORMATION! DANKE👍

I love your videos! Thank you!

Jaysus Mike, these vids are real life savers.

I started training about 2 weeks ago, and I must say these videos have helped me a ton. I'm quite overweight/obese (6ft 230lbs), and I've tried losing weight/building muscle so many times in the past, and I just have never had the motivation or dedication to keep going cause my body never really changed. In the past two weeks my body has seen changes that I never even knew were possible, and from what I can tell most of my progress is only visible to myself, but the RP channel really opened my eyes to training in the correct way. As Dr. Mike started talking about reaching close to failure on most sets, I just smiled. I've been in the gym 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks feeling gravity just 5x on my ass on every set, and man it feels great! Need to work on my controlled eccentric a bit more, but all I wanna do towards the end of each set is just rep it out as fast as possibe😅 thanks Dr. Mike, I hope in a year or two I will be in the best shape of my life ❤️

Dr.mike I know you won’t see this but when I’m alone at night and I feel sad I flip on one of your videos and it all floats away brother very therapeutic and great for mental health as well brother⚡️

Found your channel only recently after Coach Greg recommended it... really great videos!

Amazing advice Dr Mike. Thankyou so much. ❤

I fkin love your humor 😂

I Enjoy This Channel a lot, Dr. Mike you have taught me a lot, and your tutition has made my training much easier and efficient

I appreciate how Mike cracks me up good while explaining these things.

Love your channel! We learn so much from you, and- you have a great sense of humor, IMO 🙂 One of the most informative and important bodybuilding channels on RU-vid. Reading the comments, I see I'm not alone about having that opinion 🙂 Been bench watching for days now 😂 Retired bodybuilder here, getting back in business 💪 Greetings from Norway! ✌️

Slowly upped my sets per muscle and my sleep has been the best it has ever been. Had trouble sleeping since childhood now 44 and this is what I have been missing.

This is the perfect mixture of practical and analytical application.

you are awesome, great learning from you

Ive watched enough Dr. M videos now to hear a lot of the same themes repeat and begin to get ingrained in my approach to training. Thanks Dr. Mike!

I'm 63 and train 5 times a week. I love pushing myself and cycling my lifting(working up to heavier weights, then dropping back down and doing higher reps with less weight after a certain number of months) to keep things interesting. My training includes each muscle group at least 2 times a week. Legs are most important to me as I have both hips replaced since 2015. I also add and subtract different lifts every few months, depending on if it works a muscle in a new way that I can feel. An example... Since September I have added rack pulls to my back day. Fist I set a goal of 200 kilos for 3 reps on my heaviest set. I did that before the end of November. I am now working my way back up in weight, starting with my heaviest set with 150 kilos for 10 reps. Today I did 170 kilos for 10 reps on my heaviest set. I'm pretty happy with that.

Best video I’ve ever seen, such an amazing influencer 🙏

Excellent video! 🙌

Number 10 is a game changer! Dumbbell curls did very little for my biceps/mind-muscle connection. Then, I started doing chin ups, and they destroyed my biceps, getting MM-connection and a crazy stretch and pump.

Im learning so fast from this channel. Im 36... and training more efficiently and smarter than ever. Tweaking the diet bit by bit. Techniques overhauled... pumps and burns are amazing. Joints feel amazing... those gains better come 😂

flipping awesome! I loved this video! 17:40... "Hello Captures".. lol!

Cant get enough of you Guy keep going with the Smart work out youre amazing ❤

I’ve been lifting weights for 25 years. The most real thing said here is that people don’t workout hard enough. I will stumble upon videos where people claim that it’s easy to over train and that will kill your gains. It’s the stupidest trend in working out. Almost no one is over training. Most are chronically under training.

Amazing summary as always. Thanks dr Mike. I think my own issues are down to #11 - not sleeping enough. Still working on it. Keep up the great work sir.

Mike I love your videos some things you are saying are so fxcking funny! Keep up the good work!!

Thank you mi duck, great advice..

Quite possibly Dr. Mike's best and most important video to date. 👏

I love the comedy factor here, made the knowledge transfer that much more enojable :)

Best vid I've watched from you Doc

The last refuge of the unimaginative. But excellent reference and video as usual.

9:00 My rear delts have always lagged behind and literally a month after adding in an extra shoulder day each week I can actually visibly see rear delt muscles I didn’t even know I had lol. I started doing face pulls specifically 2-3x per week and it’s made a massive difference. Idk why I didn’t just do that earlier. I don’t even use heavy weight either I just use resistance bands for most of my delt workouts, except for side delts and rear delt flys. It’s crazy how much rear delts complete your overall physique I look so much better now

I’ve recently started going to the gym seriously again in an attempt to improve my strength for pole dancing and your videos have taught me so much! I generally do 3 days a week with 2 leg days and 1 upper body since my pole practice tends to favor upper body anyways but I might try to increase it to 4 days a week in an attempt to improve my aesthetics too

Another fantastic informative video 💪

Reasons 9 and 10 spoke right to me!! Thanks so much!! Time to switch it up and take a breather!!

Gotta give it to scott the video guy for making the text next to Dr Mike readable while not in Fullscreen

Hi Dr. Mike. I just found your channel, and really enjoy your content. Your straightforward, no bullshit approach to delivering scientifically proven methods is exactly what we want. I am a fellow doctor (head and neck pathologist), also have hairy shoulders and male pattern baldness 😅, and feel like your sense of humor is identical to mine! So, you have a kindred spirit among your viewers. That's not gay at all.😏 Thanks for all you do!

love your humour. thanks for the info

this man is pure joy. never stop making videos. ❤️

“Affirmative! Let’s go reproduce!” Had me dying 😂😂😂

This was extremely helpful, I was kind of surprised though that sleep wasn't on the list. That turned out to be a problem for me at one point and fixing it sent me through a platue

First time seeing this channel and i love his energy! Hes a Very cool guy.

Seriously MIKE its your honesty thats gonna make me buy stuff from you.

The hairiness of Dr. Mike’s shoulders makes me uncomfortable.

I’m building a decent amount of muscle, I’m just here for Dr. Mike 😎

Very smart guy, very honest not here to sell us crap. Love your work buddy.

This is great content man❤

Alternate reality where this is Greg Doucette video 1) eat from my friggin cookbook 2) eggzersizes from my training book 3) coaching me and my team 4)sleep, use Delta Sleep, G Sleep etc 5) G-Test 6) 3-Test 7) Ecdybuilder 8) GO2Max 9) GO2Max again 10) GO2Max active ingredient NMN, human randomized trials Andrew Huberman

I'm a complete newbie. and for the last month I've been doing what's called exercise snacking. I'm not really focusing on consistency, but I Just try to make sure that I hit every muscle I can multiple times a day all day long. Even at 40 years old, I gotta say I'm getting stronger and more Athletic than I've ever been, in my body is starting to look Really good. I guess it's because I'm new to exercise. I suppose I'll keep doing this until it stops working, at which point I'll Start following all of this more advanced advice. But for now, this is the only thing that has ever worked for meAnd given me the motivation to keep going.

ON POINT! CONCISE ARTICULATE, TRUTH TY MIKE

Thank you great information

As someone who has been lifting for almost 20 years and following/exploring this channel for 6 months or so..Mike knows wtf he is talking about. Easily the best fitness channel out there. If you are looking for some guidance at any stage in your training journey this is the account to follow.

47 years old. 250 lbs. 5’11”. Been on 315 for singles for THREE YEARS. Once or twice for doubles. about to give up. Swear i don’t know what to do anymore. Late 40’s is a pipe dream to get 315 for 5 i guess. Anyway, always great content.

First time seeing you on this and I really like your humour. Subscribed! 👊

the king of examples & analogies! :)

Dr. Mike, Can I get your input on an older lifter regarding this top 10 list and possible differences between a young lifter experience vs. an older? I'm 61 and lift daily. Been lifting seriously since 2015. However, over the last few years experienced issues with recovery. Thank-you great content from a fellow Michigander.

More juice helps

Dam I really need to see this! It really helped me understand and realize a lot. Thanks!

From the basement of regular-ness I shout thank you for this list!! Most helpful!💪🏼

Consistency is my weakest link!

Badass thumbnail. 💪🏽

This guy is hilarious! Videos are super informative

Bro I just found your channel youre hilarious. Great info too. God bless.

Point 8 really reached out to me, I've been consistent for about 6months on a new program, and I've been grinding through tiredness and not wanting to go gym, every set is torture. Im still seeing gains, but my body just shuts down. I had a break and gained more energy, but i feel like working out for 1hr just isnt enough. I need to be in there for 2+ hours atleast

Brilliant content, wonderfully presented. Thank you

I’ve been working out for 1yr+ and I still learn something new from nearly every video.

I was looking to see if there was ever a review done for the P90X program. I realize this type of workout is not the main focus of your company but reviewing other programs and coaches is something that is done. I would be interested in seeing a review from a program that is 20+ years old. (There is still a pretty big following for his stuff.) That could turn into a long video, so maybe the highs and the lows and the nutrition plan would be a good review. I believe Tony Horton has even come out and said a few of the moves should probably not be done, but I do not have a source, that's just reddit hearsay. Thanks, Red

I'm building muscle at a solid pace with Mike's advice. What I'm struggling with is getting rid of the extra fat on my tummy. Mike please more vids about **effective cardio**

Love the energy doc 😂

Really good explanation

"Oscar Wilde wasn't fucking jacked in the least, in the slightest. His existence is insanely irrelevant to me" 😂

Oscar Wilde was just talking about creative consistency (consider it an "overtraining" of artistic inspiration, just squeezing out metaphorical farts, instead he's saying you should deload), and the other guy that gets quoted about consistency is Emerson, who was basically saying not to trust convention (so translate this to mean he wanted you to self-tailor your regimen rather than follow some Men's Health shit lock stock and barrel).

I love this man. Thank you

I’m learning and laughing. This is amazing. Great stuff!!

Oscar Wilde american hero 😂