Tip For Better Quad Training 

FINALLY! Someone who gets it. If aliens capable of interstellar travel attack, they'd be so technologically advanced we would have no chance. The plus side is being so séances they'd have little need for hypertrophy so we can fight them with our MASSIVE QUADS

I use weightlifting shoes for the leg press and go as deep as the machine lets me. Then a personal trainer came by and said that this is wrong and I shouldn´t go that deep so I can use more plates ( like he does). That´s exactly the typical ego lifting Dr Mike always talks about. I instantly thought about Mike´s bro imitation.😅

Perfect timing since I’m training quads today! I alway wear my squat shoes when I train squats, leg press, hack squats, and split squats. It was a tip I learned years ago and it’s made a huge difference for me. Nice to see you include that here.

Was literally thinking about proper foot > force production as I PRd on the hack squat 2 sets in a row today. Didn't throw up, was pretty close, and although my gym has stairs, you can leave either going up or down the side of the building. Good day. Also, RP should 100% compile Dr Mike's best anecdotes & jokes. Maybe a xmas special?

C'mon doc even Aaron Rodgers put his feet on the table to the whole world to see. Maybe in another video when you talk about alliens 😂

Sometimes I put your hypertrophy guide videos on a playlist and just listen to that when I lift. Lol. Your voice makes me both confident and aggressive. "You make me want to be a better person." "You complete me" whatever other cliches I can say to tell you .., "I love you."

Thanks for all the great content. What are the odds of getting a lecture series on plyometrics?

I've never had a celebrity man crush before... Your delivery and personality is so damn motivating. 💖

When you started with the leg extension fact, instant thumbs up! I've heard it so many freaking times, and when I'm explaining why it's bullshit they're like "well so and so said so, and he has bigger legs than you, so wtf you know?" 🤦‍♂️

Thanks boss 🙌🏻

So damn great. I used to lift at a gym where they made fun of almost 100% force transfer from the floor to the weight.

Thank you for this content

Hey RP! Could you guys do a video on synchronous and asynchronous training split? Thinking of running a 9 day split

I learned this shoe suggestion from a mention of it in an older RP video. Dusted off my old Oasics (Asics? Idk, it's ambiguous) from wrestling, and hit a 40 pound squat PR, and a 20 pound for 7 more reps deadlift PR.

Dropped on leg day #2. I see you Dr Mike

I recommend Position USA weightlifting shoes. They cost a pretty penny but my friend insisted on buying them for me. 1 inch heel vs 3/4 inch standard heel, not sure it matters much but they feel and look good.

Where can I find your separate videos where you go off on crazy tangents I would love to subscribe to the second channel haha

🤣🤣 I have those DoWin shoes. I have very wide feet and these were the best fit for me. I’m not a pro lifter by any means so I’m confident that these mofos will last longer than a year and they provide me with all the support I need. Dr. Mike, your videos are so good, entertaining and educational! Thanks for all of the quality content.

You're wrong, Dr. Mike. Your jokes always crack me up. LOL

Thank you

Great shirt!

Thanks

Hey Dr. Mike I have a question about the training with weightlifting shoes and would love to hear your opinion. If let's say you have to do Squats and RDLs in the same training, should you stay in your shoes while doing the RDLs or is it better to take them off for this exercise. I recently bought some weightlifting shoes and tried to do the whole training whit them, but notice that my form and hamstrings activation have changed slightly. I don't know if this is a problem and if it will hurt my optimal progress on this exercise in the long run. Thank you for your time and the content you are putting out there.

At this point Dr. Mike is pretty much the Vsauce of fitness.

Hey dr. Mike What about orthopedic insoles? Would you recommend using them in WL shoes? greetings and many thanks for the tips

Dr Mike - you briefly mentioned good ol normal squats, but I have a question. I have a tibfib injury that I've had 3 surgeries for that is still ongoing.. I can squat without pain, for the most part, if I elevate my heels while squatting. I still use squat shoes, I just set my heels on something that elevates them further and this allows me to sit back easier and to get more bend in my knee, so more depth, before my knee pops and bad things happen with weight on them. TL;DR- does this also apply if you're doing some form of heel elevated normal ol squat?

Two videos in one day 😯

I usually find hack squats platforms don’t go out far enough and I’m not even tall. I always felt that I needed to hang my toes off the end to get good positioning

On leg press. What about high versus low foot position? Some say higher foot position is more glutes where as low foot position is more quads? Should you just choose a nice comfortable position in between?

Mean of you to recommend I immediately look up the Ironwork II. I thought they still made them! I'll buy some Adistars instead, I'm sure those are still produced.

I liked the video when I heard the alien commentary. Clearly the man is a genius.

Doc, I wanna listen to the alien attack plan, you gotta make a video with that tangent in it

lol I bought the do-win squat shoes. Work well enough.

Aww! You said 'young viewer '! Thank you. 😊

Amazing

Hi Mike, I would like to tell you that I think that there is huge demand for bodybuilding humor and you are barely scratching the surface with what you, thanks anyway.

Dr Mike!!👌💪😎

I used to use oly shoes for squats and stuff but the last time I used them they felt pretty crappy. I've been lifting in my nike metcons for a while now and they just feel better. Am I really missing out that much on quad hypertrophy if I don't use the oly shoes?

opinion on workboots as a replacement for weight lifting shoes? the heal is elevated about an inch above the toes and the sole is hard.

Lord of the quads!

hey doc,since i do sissy squats,my heels naturally have to come up to get full rom.so should i place those heel elevated platforms under my feet instead?

does the midfoot hullaballoo in squatting apply to leg presses et al?

Hey Dr.Mike what about the hammer strength v squat machine are they a good stimulus for quads

So dr. what about us who are doing the old fashion standing squats with weights possibly?

Dr. Mike has been reading Michio Kaku and thinking about Type 3 Civilizations

I'm probably still a beginner but I'd like to try some of these shoes anyway, I think it would really help my squat. But I wear 13 wides and everywhere I'm looking right now caps at size 12.

Lord of the Quads

Are weight lifting shoes good when doing front squats?

Dr mike, for more quad activation, is it better to have more knew flexion on movements such as the spilt squat etc?

"It doesnt fuckin' matter, Get them shoes from china or some shit" LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Any tips for flat-footed individuals? I don't feel stable and my knees cave in or out, resulting in knee pain after a few weeks.

I definitely need to get some legit shoes. I use my hips so much that I have an overuse injury in my right hip (some type of tendonitis) that's become unbearable in almost every lift. It use to only hurt in lkwbar wide stance squats, but now it doesn't matter what kind of squat, and has even worked its way into leg pressing. Perhaps good shoes might shift the emphasis to the quads and relieve my hip.

Behold the might of Quad !

Allstars converse can do the job

Ehy DrMike, one curiosity: in your recommended volume landmarks, for side/rear delts you recommend 16 to 22 sets a week. Is this 16 to 22 sets a week for side delts and 16 to 22 for rear delts, or 16 to 22 sets for both combined?

When fighting a far superior force, be the “flea on the dog.”

Hello Dr. Mike, my man! I have a question. How do you feel about squat wedges? 10°? 20°? Are lifting shoes superior?

I heard risque photography pays well

So no shoeless work?

I’ve always heard that I should be using flat shoes like chuck taylors or vans when lifting. I’ve been told it’s better to have flat soles shoes instead of shoes with a heel, so which is better?

-Zombie Plan ready -Alien Plan ready Let’s goooooooooo

Could you please do one for lats, cheers.

Sound like Tom Platz shoes

How can you prevent a little bit of lower back rounding? I feel like I can't get anywhere near full rom on leg press without a bit of rounding

leg drive

The leg Press at my gym is dog shit, have to sit in a kinda weird position to get decent ROM which is really annoying

Converses?

What we doing about these damn aliens mike… I was eager to hear this video but now I can’t stop thinking of those damn aliens bro… being close to Area 51 will keep me up at night now

You might be able to earn a living coaching ... seems like you know some stuff some people may find useful. Life coaching 101. Normally charge $250 an hour for these gems but you can have one for free big guy!

I think weight lifting shoes save knees as well. Because now I can do ASTG squad without knee pain.

legend has it dr mike killed sauron by flexing his quads

Push off only your pinky toe, gotta train the weak links

Why is it that so many people feel it in their back while doing leg pres?

Or just go without shoes?

Came here to learn about quads. Now I am contemplating our inevitable doom when aliens attack

Not exactly related to the video, but are there any benefits to training deadlifts above the 3-5 rep range? I'm about to go into a power-building phase and was thinking of keeping my main lifts, just making them 40% of my time and effort instead of like 75% of my time and effort, and working deadlifts in the 6-10 rep range. Open question to anyone, thanks in advance!

Fire symbol

ALGO PUSH

Hit like as soon as the alien joke was done

If I'm on my toes but I'm doing the same weight for the same reps then how am doing less work? Sometimes I go up on my toes in the leg press, because being on toes allows way more knee flexion, therefore more quads. I could use a board under the heel or something instead but it's pretty hard to do that in a leg press.

i stopped watching at 50 seconds because i realize i dont need an alien plan anymore so i had some files to delete

what do you think about just taking the sole off a normal pair of sneakers? (as long as it's hard, comfy and stable afterwards)

I put most of my weight in my heel, and then have enough of my weight in the rest of my foot to isometrically externally rotate at the hip which twists my feet out against the floor. I have just enough weight in the rest of my foot where they dont actually move out. That way I can hold position with my whole foot while driving through my heels. I don't want my weight too evenly distributed on my whole foot because those smaller bones in the foot move under load, and then when I sense the instability by body won't let me apply as much force. It takes practice to coordinate this, but in my opinion it allows more force production. Its possible though that not enough weight is there to keep the bones from moving around in the skin. In which case I am wrong.

No Dr Mike, the alien mothership will ha e a USB port handy and we will use a virus to defeat them silly.

Will Smith is my Alien's attack plan

DR MIKE HELP ME GROW MY MEAT ROCKETS

Just sell one of your lambos, brother

If only Frodo lifted and was jacked, that whole story could’ve ended sooner. 🤣

3:03 holy Mary mother of the sweet 6 lb 1 oz baby Jesus that is funny

I have a pair of Do-win’s lol. Cheap AF.

You guys have legs?

Lmao 3:13 Starting to watch these videos for the jokes now ... jk

Huge quads come and go but LOTR is forever. Can't do a 10 hour extended editions marathon with your hairy meat rockets, can you?

Wearing Squat shoes that are worn to shit is anabolic AF.

dr mike prolly using those knock off adidas the soviet army used in afghanistan

Great video Dr Mike, but I think were going to need some feet pic. For Scientific purposes...

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Theres too many nerves on the heel Thats not good for the back Some people just big toe and forefoot

Big quads > LOTR

Dr. Mike isn't endorsing Crocs for weightlifting? This is a deepfake.