I mean if you‘re gonna put your workout on RU-vid it would be hella boring to watch some guys do 3 RIR lmao Mike definitely realizes this but does it anyway for entertainment purposes. Also, 1 workout at 0 RIR isn‘t killing your gains. It‘s when people exclusively train to failure.
Watching these videos has really changed the way I train. I used to be on the high volume, lots of reps, lots of sets, lots of exercises bandwagon. Watching these training videos shows me that with adequate intensity and adequate technique, I don't need 20 sets of chest work to make progress, I can make twice the growth with half the volume by focusing on getting as much as possible out of each set. Great videos Dr. Mike!
Mike has said a million times that you shouldn't train like this on a weekly basis. This is usually done at the end of a mesocycle, before rest/deload. Mike is a big advocate for non-failure higher volume.
@@czx5555 I'm aware of that, and I didn't say I train exactly like this, but the principles of this type of training is what I've applied. Instead of doing a bunch of extra "junk volume", I now train hard, get enough volume (which sometimes yes is high), focus on technique, and get as much out of each set as possible. Not necessarily to complete failure, but definitely closer to 1-3 RIR then before when much higher volume was the goal.
A little back story before I say what I have to say... Years ago, I was a competitive power lifter. 485 bench @ 252. Absolutely drug free. I am now 63 yrs old...and have been training for over 35 years total. With that said...NEVER in all my years of training have I experienced anything that has even come close to the kind of workouts that I have had since I started watching your channel. Dude...seriously...if I had only known then...
100% true right there! Same here! I'm 50 and the workouts and the pumps, totally different! Much better now and I've even gotten my 20-30s strength back naturally not even TRT. 405lb bench for 2sets of 8reps
Bruh my hardest workout is fucking carrying my wife’s purse that fucking shit weighs like 1000lbs man! I’m like mike after his leg workout, except one lap around the mall with that thing I’m shitting myself!
This is SO satisfying to watch. I've been working on my technique on a lot of the exercises and focusing on that stretch under load for a few secs and damn, the weights have dropped by 30% or so on some lifts, so humbling to say the least, but the pump and the intensity is unmatched. Thank you dr Mike and everyone at RP!
I love the consistent call out that some positions will work better for some people than others and that while the exercise is essentially the same, these small tweaks to the exercise will make it work better for you depending on your anatomy, goal, etc. Another awesome video!
Same here! That's why I watch him when I don't feel like going but I know I must... The training and my pre, and I'm ready right after the video...heading out as we speak!!!😁😁😁👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
What I love about these workouts is you pretty much never do anything crazy. It’s all just taking basic, bread and butter exercises, and making little adjustments to make them extremely effective. It’s a cool approach that can be replicated by most people because it doesn’t require too much in terms of equipment. All of these principles can be applied in a home gym.
@@akbananachucker2441 it's okay my guy, we like to watch muscular men, preferably half naked flex their muscles and make sus jokes, it's pretty gay. Just say no homo if you are scared.
Cambered bar bench is great because it makes you feel what it’s like to bench as a long limbed person. If I touch my chest on a bench press, my elbows go well below my body unless I use a freaky wide grip.
That incline bench that allows for mild cervicothoracic extension is beautiful, I've never needed something so badly that I didn't know existed 5min ago.
Mike, we absolutely love this type of video because we learn/are reminder of the highest quality technique with as much rom as possible and we hear your voice in our heads during sets when we train 💪💪💪💪
Pretty much what I wanted to say, just a couple of nerds doing what their nerd intrest is and having fun. Its Great, most other BB channels are not for me but this is fun
For anyone watching consider using one of these movements in your chest workout perhaps as your last movement. I like the John meadows method, heavy load, pump, stretch template.
Letting the elbows come back during the tricep pushdown was a que I have never heard, and am immeasurably excited to try. I have never felt a stretch on the pushdown and my time could be coming!
I love videos like this. After working out for awhile you realize anything that gives you muscle stimulation while also being safe to your joins and muscles is fair game. I hate when you go to the gym, try a new variation of an exercise, then have someone try to coach you up on how to do something the textbook way that they saw in a magazine or on a basic bodybuilding video.
Ive been following your workout videos for awhile now i use to weigh 320 just of fat no muscle lol im sure i had muscle it was just well hidden, now im at 215 pounds and im finally starting to see my muscle form, you got me to feel good and motivated, ive never been this confident and i really appreciate you being part of my weight loss journey.
Great advice of warming up for those body weight exercises, especially for heavier folk. Only injury have had in years was jumping straight into pushups cold and had a trashed wrist for weeks.
I refused to watch any workout videos outside of Johnny Shrieve. No one else is on his level. Well Johnny and Dr. Mike started doing collabs together and damn it, now i have to watch him too. I think these two men explain everything you would ever need with such specificity and simplicity that my scrawny ass could be Mr. Olympia one day. Jokes aside, these men are the best in the business bar none.
I just started dips a few months ago, saw this a few nights ago. Never thought full ROM was even possible with dips. Holy mother does this ever feel good.
Love all the content 👌 I’m a new subscriber and freaken love everything about this channel including Dr Mikes enthusiasm with ALL his clients 😆 ✌️ sending love from NZ 💪
Just wanted to give some personal input on this great video! I'm now approaching 50 (buah!;-) ) and have 'worked out' since I was about 15 or so....well, that is apart from the last 10 years when I've been suffering from an absolutely crippling case of depression. Luckily I was able to 'psyche myself up' to take up weight-lifting once again (and in the meantime reading up - and watching videos on 'the best'[/safest?] way to regain my strength, stamina, etc..). Anyways, I've now been working out for about 3,5-4 months - and pretty much also use this technique (by which I mean concentrating on the correct form, control, stretch and pauses over 'heavy' weights): and I've seen results that by far excels any I've made in the past - and far and beyond my expectations! Of course - I'm not a 'big guy' (duh - I've been really inactive for about a decade! ['merely' around 78kg at 1,8m tall]): BUT, I've gained a great deal of muscles (many of my T-shirts are now too small), am down to what I guess is around 12-13% bodyfat and have also made a great deal of gains in strength! Was 'even' able to perform 3 chin-ups and 1 pull-up at my workout session today (Hurray!) - which I thought would take me much longer to be able to achieve (and that was after 2/3rds into my back[/pull-]-workout!). Anyway - great video, and a great motivator! Thanks and cheers from Sweden.
Wish you could come to my gym to train haha. Amazing workout. Will incorporate into todays workout as I have been focusing on tut, eccentric movements and so forth. Love the VIDs Doc!
I've never injured myself lifting weights, I've injured myself MULTIPLE TIMES with body weight exercises (pullups, dips) and Mike made a huge point. I only way 170, but pulling that weight COLD is just silly. And I am incredibly silly.
Found this channel literally back in late winter 2023...switched over to their style/ methodology of training... I've put on some serious muscle over the last several months😳...Dr. Mike you are a mad scientist, love watching you guys "break people off" in these training sessions! 😂😂😂
Holy hell! If that's all he is benching (given his max is basically 500lbs), I'll be lucky to get the bar off my chest lol. At 40+ years old, I've completely shifted my mindset from max weight/numbers to hypertrophy from as little weight as humanly possible. Tempted to buy one to use at my gym and just leave it the back of my SUV when not there.
I'd love to see Mitches' #'s on an ARX leg press. ARX allows you do exert 100% of your available strength in any range, thus the quasi-extension of a fresh eccentric rep enables a number you'll ever see any other way.
Man, he was fucking working! Some of those times there was no chance in hell for an eccentric portion. You can see that the guy knows how to generate power with every last bit he has in the reserve.
The advice is great, but a combination of solid camera work, ridiculous jokes while maintaining the instructional cadence, and the just the amount of fun all of these guys are having is what sets these videos apart
This is the first fitness channel I've ever thought "yeah this is gospel", but I cant lie boys - The babes crawlin around in the background had me wanting to come find this gym in person
Stumbled upon this one only today, 07/10, amazing content as usual. I'm glad that I did and also that my workout is exactly this one, the only change is that I do weighted push-ups instead of bench press because I workout alone so I feel weighted push-ups safer than bench press when working out alone.
You just know he was wrecked for like 3 days after this. I’ve had sessions like this where my triceps and chest literally locked up on my for a whole day afterwards.
Is this the type of workout you would do long-term for hypertrophy before moving back into something focusing on more density to get the most out of the size you built? Ei is this sustainable for 6-12 months, or is it something you just throw in every 4-8 weeks in addition to whatever type of training you normally do? I'm just getting back to the gym after over a decade off where I only did body weight training so I'm currently doing a more standard split. ei for chest I might do: 15 Pushups/warmup 155lbsx11 185lbsx7-10 225x3-6 205x3-6 185x3-7 165x9-15. When you see a rep range that means I am failing, and once I can reach the top of of weight range I increase the weight. When I increase the highest weight I also raise the lowest weight by an equal amount, so when 225 turns into 227.5 or 230, 155 will be adjusted to 157.5 or 160lbs respectively. After Bench it's just cable crossover 15 11 11 Then Decline bench/Decline Machine 11 9-10 5-9 I also typically train my Upper Back and Bis on the same day, so nothing too tricky there. This may sound silly, but if my legs and/or lower back have had 3+ days off do to a heavy day on them I will also throw in a few sets of 5 rep medium weight deads or 3 sets of low weight squats for 9-11. To emphasize, this would be if I did a heavy workout on my legs or lower back, scheduled another workout for them on day 6 (so 5 days off), and they are not tender or weak, at all, on day 3 after 2 days off. It might just be junk volume to make me _feel_ better, idk, but it seems to be going well so far. On the other hand, though my bench is finally going up again. My previous max was 285lbs at 179.9lbs, but was a whopping 170lbs 7 and a half weeks ago after 14 years off the gym. I'd also gotten morbidly obese, and have since dropped 70lbs, losing a crap ton of muscle, so I'd like to start adding more to help fill out some of the extra skin I'll inevitably be stuck with once I get back around 180. Ahh well, I'm sure I'll figure it out as long as I keep learning. At least I can bench more than my bodyweight again so that's a win I suppose. Lol, and yes, I know that I am not going to be able to put 4 inches of muscle along the bottom of my pecks to completely fill out the man boobs right away, but I am not adverse to a workout that could turn 3 years of work into 18 months. Or two years into a year. Or heck, 5 years into 4 years 11 months. They all save time, and that is essentially the most important resource the majority of us have. It's certainly the only one we can never get back.
I always use to think I was doing some thing wrong by doing my sets slower than everyone else. I started my workout journey about two years ago and now because of Dr.Mike I feel more confident in my technique, speed, girth, stroke, load.... what was I talking about?
I'm not being sarcastic but it's crazy to see someone who can bench 475lbs but has to do push-ups on the knees lol, goes to show you we al are strong in many different ways and forms
At this point he's already murdered his chest and he weighs 250. If he weighed 170 he might have still managed, and I'm sure fresh he could bang out normal pushups easy.
At 4:45, Dr. Mike says to ease out of the bottom. What's the point of slowing down the concentric? I understand why the eccentric should be slowed down, but why the concentric as well. I thought the goal was to move the weight as fast as possible on the concentric to recruit more fast twitch fibers which have more potential for growth.
I hope can keep doing these videos indefinitely, without even having concerns about their financial contribution to your brand. I'll pay you in comments.
