Different style of video today! Timestamps below! Enjoy! Smarter Ways To Use RPE 0:33 Are Rows Good For Building Biceps? (Is Bench Press Good For Triceps?) 12:24 What Is The Poptart Problem (Processed vs Unprocessed Foods)? 20:24 Does Alcohol Impact Recovery & Gains? 24:48 Is Muscle Confusion Supported By Science? 29:16 Do Sodium Bircarbonate Supplements Work? 32:59
I think you should make this analysis of different fitness related articles a new part of your channel. Sorta like a nicks strength and power vibe but with interesting and beneficial lifting advice. Very causal, but backed by science. Definitely would watch these👍🏻
Noah Ziegler yeah I really like the idea of a broader overview of a lot of helpful articles. Especially cause it helps the videos still feel interesting, while they reach a wider audience.
@@chriswhite7732 well it's cool bc I'm beyond the fluff pieces you see in men's fitness but don't really dive deep into the scientific research because I'm lazy and there's too much out there. Come on Jeff hook us up.
I love how you can't resist all these juicy topics. You are my favorite for science based lifting knowledge. Your work is your legacy and I respect all that you give.
Loved the in depth review, especially how accessible you presented it. I would love to see this become a regular feature on your channel, like a MASS monday (each month). Keep up the good work mate
I actually really enjoyed this more informal, less-produced format. I just let it play like a podcast while I worked and referenced the screen when I felt like I needed to. Thanks Jeff!
jeff, bro. this was awesome. allowing us to see the research that you see throughout the entire video and highlighting what you wanted to point out while keeping the info on the screen for us to read if we so chose. i loved it. oh and, at least to me. you simplify complex concepts very well. it's easy to understand the key points. thank you. keep up the great work.
I genuinely enjoyed hearing about all the different topics. I also didn't mind the length of the video and wish it would've been longer so you could've gone in to more depth on some of the topics. As someone who watches a lot of Joe Rogan's podcasts, the longer videos are still just as entertaining as the shorter ones
*In Summary*: 1. If new to bodybuilding, go to failure. If experienced, go until just before failure. 2. Don't cut corners, do bicep exercises to build your biceps/ do tricep exercises to build your triceps. 3. Whole foods are preferable, put in the work and eat healthy. 4. Don't be a douche. Drink in moderation (No more than once a week and don't get shit-faced) 5. Muscle Confusion for Growth is a myth, but does make work outs more interesting. 6. Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda)- May or may not work for endurance training only. You have to try it yourself (in very small doses) to see if it works for you. Note- may cause gastrointestinal issues.
Can you do a video on Westside barbell reverse hyperextension for lower back injury recovery? I have heard some amazing claims and testimonies. Louie Simmons himself says he healed a broken back with it. Truth or myth?
Truth, it provides distraction force to the lower back (pulling apart the vertebrae). Physiotherapists have been using joint distraction for ages. Simply hanging from a bar is great for your shoulders and spine.
On the SBS podcast it's hilarious listening to Trexler getting frustrated and having to constantly address that people are mistaking him for Eric Helms
Love, love, love the video!!! You explain things well and adding all the research in is amazing! Too many fitness people give info but don’t back up what they are saying! I really needed the info on the RPE stuff.... for some reason I find it so hard to realize where I am RPE is in a set.... I have a significant back injury so I think that may be a factor as I am very limited in what I can do and how much weight I can lift (very little right now😰😰😰😡🤬🥵). Thank you so much for your videos!!👍👍👍
Yep, stayed the whole video. However, I drive a lot. And I would have really preferred to listen to this content in the form of a podcast while driving. Thanks for all you do!
Jeff is the best fitness influencer on RU-vid all the comments on his video are so positive! I also like that he has links to the different topics in the video
I was told by a guy who bent over rows 150lbs that there's no need for bicep isolation and that if my arms don't grow from rows, I'm rowing wrong 😭😭😭 Elitist anti isolation people be like....
@@metallic4888 its equivalent to bench press. If you have a 225 bench you should row 225. If your bench is 315 you should have 315 row. 150 bench... Pretty fucking weak
Definitely continue doing these longer videos, I read papers regularly and often find my attention lapsing mid-way through because I'm much more audio-visual. As weird as it sounds, I've found your videos not only to be educational but also really motivational. I actually want to train more after learning something, which I find pretty interesting because I'm not even sure why?
I'd like to see more studies that are reflective of how people train. Say, instead of doing either or, have a group that does *slightly* higher volumes of DB rows (say six sets) vs a group that does 3 sets each of rows and curls. or 6 sets of squats vs 3 sets of squats and 3 sets of leg extensions and 3 sets of leg curls, then comparing hamstring and quad strength and hypertrophy gains.
Could you use rpe to replace reps? Like 135 on bench for rpe 8, and you would go until it feels like you could only do two more. Edit: he answered this at 9:10
What would you recommend for a brand new guys at the gym? I am about to join the gym in about 2 months once my work season slows down (Construction ). Im not trying to be a bodybuilder but I would like to put on some size and just beef myself up. What would be your “go to” workout? Ive heard stick with the full body workout ( squats, bench, deadlifts, etc) ant truth to this?
Hey Jeff, Since being “warmed up” for a workout means raising the core body temperature, does that mean going into the sauna before working out is enough?
It could, yes. The point of warming up, biochemically, is to increase the chemical reactions necessary for athletic activity (i.e. power stroke, ATP production, vasodilation for nutrient delivery). The thing it wouldn't do is prime the potentiation of motor units and prepare you for specific movements.
need to raise your cardio vascular system though. sauna wouldnt raise your heart rate much it would just make your body send more blood to the skin to cool down and would probably dehydrate you through sweat which would decrease training performance
I need some help understanding how to progress with RPE, I follow jeff's fullbody routine and as example, dumbbell lateral raises 3x20 at an RPE of 7. First set i got 20 reps feeling like i could get around 3 more, so thats an RPE 7. second set I only got 15 reps, do I lower the weight for the 3rd set to maintain an RPE 7 at 20 reps? even if I rest 2 min atleast i cant hit the same rep range with such high reps, i just feel way to fatigued and pumped in the muscle to do another 20 reps on the same weight.
Honestly, I feel like I'd love to have one of these videos every month. Getting your opinion on the article's is just as valuable as the article itself
I had to go to the ER yesterday because I cracked my back and it spasmed. It’s killing even now. It’s not broken. Thank God but the doctor told me that my X-Rays showed degenerative changes in my spine. I am worried that I will never be able to lift again and I’m only 18. Lifting is the best part of my day and is something I have truely come to love and enjoy. You have inspired me to make sure I lift with proper form and to not ego lift. I have no idea why this happened and I am getting an MRI on Monday to tell me what’s actually wrong. I was wondering if you could make a video on DDD. Or degenerative disease disorder and ways to slow down the process. Keep up the amazing work.
I love this format, don’t care how long it goes for there is so much to learn from just flicking through a few studies - maybe something new for the channel 👍🏼
Loved the video Jeff! You asked if we enjoy these types of videos and I'm saying yes, 100%. You have a talent for articulation, and combined with this video's conversational and lighthearted tone it makes for a really enjoyable and informative experience. You're an inspiration, keep up the great work :)
What is the main reason for most studies (featured on this channel at least, or so it seems) having such a small sample size? Logistics? Funding? Lack of participants?
Hi Jeff, great videos. Could you make a video about whats the best plan for intermediate-beginners in bodybuidling and so called "hardgainers". Cause ´im confused by the thousands of plans existing...
Thank you Jeff! Great video! Just something you didn’t mention and could have since you were talking about the biceps: the long head of the biceps also crosses the shoulder. This makes it a biarticular muscle that should also be trained in extended and flexed shoulder positions to give it a better stretch or to reach peak contraction...
Hi, really loving your content, have been using the science behind your videos in the Gym over the past week... Will update the results... I have a question, what is your take on vibration plates? I have been using one post work out targeted at the muscle under stress hoping to loosen the muscle and increase the blood flow... But now I wonder if Iam losing my gains as a result... Should I be doing the plate before or after the work out? Any ideas?
@Jeff Have you thought about branching out into other topics with a science explained series? a broad and probably too broad example I'd love to hear your take on would be vaccines, antibiotics, SSRI usage, nootropics, philosophy, Jordan Peterson...Ok, you can't science explain him but you get the point. I'd listen to probably anything you vlogged about tbh. no homo
