Is A Powerlifting Gym Actually Worth It? 

New candito video. Reasons to live increased.

For me, the training environment at powerlifting gyms is one of, if not the biggest benefit. I like training where everyone is dedicated towards their goals. I also like the peace of mind I get, especially when it comes to deadlifts and not having to worry about 'dropping' the weights and making too much noise.

Watching at 0,25 speed to savor every moment of Candito.

Home gym is best gym... brb no waiting brb taking a dump, rack still empty for me brb getting the best equipment for me brb simplicity is key brb no driving 20-40 minutes brb got distracted... doesn't matter brb training naked brb ripping out a loud one and no one cares brb no spotter = fear based powerlifting = +5 Strength

Every centimeter counts is what my girlfriend said before she left me

At my first powerlifting gym, the #1 rule at the gym was simply: "Do not bother the owner while he is training." Granted this is a man who is squatting in the 8s, and rowing in the 4s, so you don't want to interrupt him, but the focus needed to perform at high levels is understood and accepted.

One thing to maybe mention is the fact you're supporting a fellow athlete who has used his own money to support a sport you enjoy. Not some overweight CEO businessman who has never touched a weight in his life.

JHONNY JHONNY YES PAPÀ PULLING SUMO? NO PAPÀ TELLING LIES? NO PAPÀ SHOW ME STANCE HA HA HA

Great vid, very informative. So glad to have you back, honestly

Goddamnit jonnie you’re back!! Thank you for this man. The timing was impeccable I reached out to the owner of a powerlifting gym just yesterday and this solidified it even more.

Basically most people will be just fine training at a commercial gym. James Strickland will eventually bench 700 and has trained his entire life at a commercial gym. Pete Rubish got to an almost 800lb deadlift training at his basement. If you have the basic equipment to make progress it's no big deal

This video is exceptionally well put together and worth watching twice for the information. Thanks.

Was in the middle of tying a noose around my neck to end it all when I got the notification to a new candito video. Thanks for saving my life jonny.

Thanks to this video I just measured the knurling distances and plate heights at my gym (my gym is on the first floor of my job at the hospital, so I have access to tape measures and head some down time) and realized the barbell I usually use has closer knurling that competition bars, a good thing though is that my plates are over a cm shorter than competition plates so I’m constantly doing deficit deadlifts

I was just looking up powerlifting/athletic gyms around a couple of days ago, thanks for the video Candito!

This editing is so juicy. Props!

Two videos so close to each other!!!! Cool editing as always

Does Jonnie edit his own vids? If yes then dam

WE HAVE MISSED YOU CANDY TOE

Whoa... Candito Video!?!?!... About a topic I've been thinking about??? Awesome! Great to see you Candito!

I needed this in my life. Thank you!

Heeeeeeeeere's Jonny!! Good to see you back again!

Need to sleep? Nah, candito just uploded a video. Btw are you going to release candito tank top with logo ever or is it really over for good?

project strength? russwole x candito collab coming soon?

Word on powerlifting community being full of helpful people. I go to commercial gym (La fitness), there are a few powerlifters who compete and they are the strongest yet most humble dudes in the gym.

oh Jonnie, magnificent! The candito form

Can confirm that Dan Green is a very nice guy who helps you out with whatever you need. I joined his gym, Boss Barbell, a few years ago although I no longer go because I'm in college.

OMG OMG OMG! IT´S CANDITO BOYYYYS

does candito prefer squatting in flats or heels? (with his hybrid style)

Nice Barbell Commission shorts!!

Johnny here is a question. When you squat like in this video for instance, in the front facing camera shot, I can see that your elbows are asymmetrical, in that one (your right elbow) is higher and the other (your left elbow). Is that something one should worry about or not?

Missed you bro! What kind of shoes are you wearing during the squats???

Great video. Have you benched at all this week? :D

I’ve been at a powerlifting gym with kilo plates and serious lifters for a year and it’s great. Just last week I trained at a commercial/local gym, got a terrible lift off from a bro that injured my hand and when I was squatting Johnny oneplate bumped into my plates when I was in the hole on my last set.

My gym has both. Both accessory and a room with powerlifting style hosting competitions from time to time etc.

I noticed you're shoulder mobility isn't even, as in one elbow seems to be able to rise up higher than the other. I too have this imbalance and was wondering how much of an issue this is if at all and if so what can I do to correct. Thank you.

A doctor doesn't obtain competencies or licensures from WebMD where the average person goes for quick medical info. The doctor would seek the knowledge and work of a professional in that field. Same with someone who wants to become a stronger powerlifter. You would seek the knowledge and guidance of someone seasoned and it's more apparent in that environment. I live 45 mins from the PL gym I go to and it's worth it. Sucks though with grad school having to go to the school gym twice a week to save time and money, but at least I have it so my heavy 3rd day I'm at Adelante Barbell Club.

Anybody else notice this the same gym RUSSWOLE been lifting at or are there multiple locations in Texas?

Candito looking like he just got out of the insane asylum.

Hey Candito, any chance you can elaborate why you don't like the texas power bar?

my deadlift is approaching 6 plates but i have never trained at a proper gym. thankfully my gym has Eleiko bars so the grip is there, but those metal plates hit different

where tf you been?

I dont have a powerlifting gym near but I would join in a second. Tired of doing the big 3 lifts and having these old people or which ever Dbag starts giving me dirty glares. A gym has weights in it it doesn't cater to only people who want to walk on the treadmill for an hour

were you highbar squatting in the beginning o the video?

THE FUCKIN HEAD TURN RETURNS!!!!!

How far would you drive for powerlifting gym?

new videos every week

In Ipf raw wouldn't it all be the same(normal) bar and not like a squat bar or a deadlift bar ?

Jonnie, what do you think of astroworld?

4:37 was dope man hahah I like it

Being around other strong people helped me progress too. Something about seeing other people doing something naturally makes me feel like I can do it too.

I was commercial gyms forever which is why relative to how long I've been lifting, my progress has been something I can now coach someone to get to in 1/2 or 1/3 the time (relatively speaking). I remember leaving high school with a lifetime goal to deadlift 500 and squat 405. In college I got to 450 and 350 respectively. The summer going into grad school I trained at the gym ed coan goes to where everyone else was a 600+ (a few in the 800s) lb squatter. I regularly saw 400+lb benches and 600-800lb deadlifts. Let's just say in those 3 months I blew past my goals. Back in high school I thought 500lb deadlifts were world class, but once you go to a powerlifting gym and completely redefine expectations of what's possible and are in that environment, training takes on a whole new meaning. Would strongly recommend a powerlifting gym to anyone that isn't totally new (might unintentionally scare newcomers) as Candito suggests.

Can u make a video on having 2× week deadlifts and 2× week squats as a begginer and not getting overtrained as hell

Jonnie what kind of belt is that? A titan?

Why the switch to flat shoes for squat?

24 hour fitness super sports in my area now all have Eleiko Bumper plates, Eleiko bars, and squat rack / deadlift platform combos. Still have shitty benches and don’t allow chalk (even though they’re not that strict about it)

What are those red shoes you have?

2 videos in 2 weeks? We are truly blessed.

Aaahhhh thought for a second that I will have to count the days again 🤣

bro when are the ct tanks gonna be restocked

I bicep curl 6 times a day should i join a powerlifting gym?

bro you should restock the ct tanks theyre epic style

Jonnie is there a reason you squat with such a wide base in this video?

Is this the new gym Russ goes to now? Or is there multiple strength project gyms?

What's your stack like Johnny?

All his opinions where spot on, transitioning into new equipment, and it's true every centimeter counts.

song name at the end?

I wouldn’t mind going to a powerlifting gym, but the only problem is family and work. I have two powerlifting in my Illinois suburbs area. One is 20 minutes away and the other is 7 minutes driving. The one has a 500 dollar full year membership and it’s 24/7 if you pay the full amount or 60 a month. The other one used to host apf meets, but they have weird hours and they close early on weekends. I started building a home gym and never looked back. It would be cool to have some of the fancy machines, but they are just whip cream on top of ice cream. I do go sites to buy used good equipment at a huge discount since everyone is trying to get rid of their home gyms. Alls I need is training partners that are will to train at 4:30 am. I don’t need the partners, but it is nice when you have others that are stronger than you to help push.

Good chat candy-toe 😊

Candito + Clarence

Oh look christmas came early

You should make a collab with Russel, he is also training there

Feeling very personally attacked at 7:39

is it possible? a new video of the legendary candito :v

you can train powerlifting effectively in any decently equipped gym strongman on the other hand, well let's just say i've never seen atlas stones, logs, ect in a commercial gym so i think that makes more sense

Jonnie comes back to RU-vid with the casual Instant Transmission into sumo DL. Not even flexin'. Dang my dude.

Why might someone see a bigger difference in the bounce out of an Olympic squat at a pOwErLiFtInG gym? Is it the difference in bar?

There’s no available powerlifting gym where I live, so I enrolled at 24 Hr Fitness. Thankfully they got sufficient equipment for powerlifting, and there are others besides me who train there.

That’s facts about the bench

WHAT HAPPENED TO FREQUENT UPLOADS HUHHH

I didn’t realize pulling out the slack with a DL bar accounted for so much of the ROM with sumo pulls. Dude....

Is this the same gym russel orhi trains at.

What I took from this was go visit Texas Barbell Syndicate in North Houston... 👍🏼👌🏼💪🏼 hahahah

Yes. It's changed my life.

Neato candito

Hey Johnnie. Can you go back to the "biggie died they shot a star" outro?

Go late at night at a 24/7 gym? Yeah I seen you at that gym your at a couple days back, you went straight to the squat rack with your red shoes on, you got there as I was leaving somewhere in between 10:30-11:30 at night, I also know that the crappy lat pull down was right in front of you when you were recording this video😂 I had no idea you were a youtuber!

how about home gym?

I moved from bodybuilding/powerlifting gym to commercial(moved house) and i cant bench over 120kg without my grip sliding out mid rep. I can bench 180kg so this is driving me insane. Serious gyms better equipment

Collar with Russ tho?

CANDYTOE IS ALIVE

That is some clean ass squat form. EEEYeyah

Home gyms the best way to go💪🏻

Weekly videos???

Well I just want to switch to a powerlifting gym because some guy at my gym tried to convince me that my bench arch will ruin my back yikes

yeah I like training by myself too

here in Greece most gyms dont have even a space to deadlift... i wish i could go to a powerlifting gym...

I wish i had a powerlifting gym. We have all seen the video of the guy getting assaulted while deadlifting but what happends at the gym i used to train at it goes far beyond that its literally a shit hole now i switched to a much smaller gym with 2 squat racks and some dumbells

Make a video about bar whip in sumo and conventional and the different hacks (imo PL cheats) u were talking about.

dat depth