7 “STUPID” Lessons I Learned To GAIN 25+ Lbs of MASS (So Can You Bro)

[@BaldOmniMan]

The stringer I’m wearing is the “One Rep Man” design by Raskol Apparel, Code: OMNI for 10% off. raskolapparel.com PS: Omar and I are going to be working out together in the near future 🗿🧔🏼‍♂️🥂 stay tuned

[@erstimus5439]

Can’t wait for it!

[@jasoncronin9145]

I lift alone in my garage and don't have any local friends that lift so I really appreciate this community. Yall are the jacked dudes that never leave my questions unanswered. Absolute Chads.

[@BaldOmniMan]

Happy to help bro

[@Jonnynot1plate]

Lean bulk + Cardio + giga cheat meal goes a long way, strugglers

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

every once and awhile, that giga cheat meal just HITS, fills the gas tank, and my body/muscles feel juicy

[@SamSung-jn5fi]

Ahhh cardio.

[@MentalGains]

​@anysimmers do marital arts. Kick ass instead.

[@18_wheeler]

Dude this statement is so true. I transition to kcal surplus instead of a strict kcal diet and did less cardio (I did almost 300 mins of cardio weekly). Generally I sleep better and recover better.

[@dasitmane7590]

Literally guts journey

[@manjiproductionsv1]

I've gotten some of my best gains from doing "unoptimal" training. The basics work, I've gone from 167lbs middle of senior year. To 192lbs, big shoulders, more defined chest, bigger quads, a wide ass back, a whole ass 4 pack (train your abs) as a freshman in college. At the end of the day, do the work, execute the plan, eat to support your training, and get fucking HUGE

[@BaldOmniMan]

Bro you’re jacked goddamn!

[@manjiproductionsv1]

@@BaldOmniMan that just made my day. Thank you for the great content, keep up the great work!

[@oreobambi9056]

@@manjiproductionsv1 bigger glutes? 👈👈😎

[@noone-pg4lr]

@@manjiproductionsv1 did u gain cake

[@mdguitar00]

@@manjiproductionsv1what is you unoptimal training look like?

[@BaldOmniMan]

Have a great weekend fellas, I’m about to go get some chow 🥂

[@RJ-is9ko]

Hoah

[@Hersovyac]

That is some real no BS talk right there man I totally agree with you. Bro science is dumb, but so is over science analysis. Success leaves clue, and your own feed back are safe to follow. Glad to see guys like you in the conversation 🙏🏻

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thank you for checking in Chad

[@huydang813]

Why is that I always feel like watching Bald Omni man and Natural Hypertrophy as if a older brother with 10 years of training and life experience talking to me? Super grateful that I found your channel. Keep up the good work. I will train hard, eat well and learn as much as possible so one day I can build a channel like yours to spread knowledge to my Vietnamese audience 😊

[@corneliogallo3250]

Bro I completely agree with what you said about dumbing down the training, so many of my friends and colleagues keep changing their program every week and make almost mediocre gains, meanwhile I’ve been spamming the same old reliable movements that I really connect with(plus bulking) and I’m making crazy gains and progress. Can’t say I’ve gotten here by myself tho, thanks to your knowledge and the other noble natties, I’ve been able to make constant progress. I’m grateful for all your help coach Paris🗿🥂

[@dblifts8887]

Immediately, I just gotta comment, dumbing down my training did me good. Now I don’t treat training as an elaborate thought process, which made my training much more focused. Since my goal is strength at the moment, I just look for accessories that work, a good progression scheme on the compound I want, and I’m good to go. By the way, I forgot to say, congrats on the partnership with Raskol. Incredible to see you doing so well!

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thank you bro, you been supporting me since the beginning and you helped make it all possible

[@dblifts8887]

@@BaldOmniMan I knew right from the start that you had a lot to offer. Call it “teacher’s intuition” haha! It’s been an absolute pleasure to witness your journey thus far.

[@tommasocarli7917]

the best video i’ve seen in a while, possibly the simplest yet most important things i’ve ever heard in a single video about building muscle. No rocket science, just straight basic things that i wished i knew when i started but i’ve learned the hard way in the process.

[@StrongandConditioned]

Superb video and exactly what I needed to hear. I’ve been veering into paralysis by analysis mode lately and was one gym session away from busting out some iliac 3D rib cage pull downs. Thank you for the intervention man

[@skullknight2041]

I agree so much with dumbing everything down. For long I tried all these complex methods to increase my pull-up numbers. At some point I realised that simply doing 3 sets of max reps, 3x per week (I do full body 3x per week) with a bit left in the tank was so much better, and my progress skyrocketed. I stopped caring about being optimal and just spam the same things 3x per week with slight improvements in reps or weight every session or weekly. Pullups, ring dips, rows, handstand push-ups, squats etc

[@IkesPimpHand]

Bro is literally me

[@chriswr_]

The virgin "damn I can't see my abs, gotta cut again" vs the chad "damn I can see my abs, gotta bulk harder"

[@grindetter-vy9km]

The way you jumped straight into with no BS was almost uncanny to me! Great, informative video

[@nmnate]

On my weaker lifts I don't even bother with double progression. I'm making good progress with ultra basic linear progression. Consistent training is pretty easy to achieve when you're keeping it dead simple💪

[@BaldOmniMan]

Yeah quite honestly I just be adding weight whenever I’m able to sometimes

[@KingSB187]

Found your channel because other people mentioned your name in the comments of Alex Leonidas' channel Super glad I found you, solid advice brother

[@hjbit]

I've worked out for 30 years and fallen into lots of traps by listening to the "jimmy bookworms" as you call them, and I agree with you 100 percent! the more complicated I allowed things to get, the worse I did!.......I've come full circle where I find the basic shit that my dad taught me when I first started is what gets the job done! I used to REALLY overthink everything I did, to the point I was mentally exhausted before I even picked up a barbell! .....and I mean form and everything are obviously important, but I was very "ok now i lean exactly 22 degrees, exhale as my elbows point out, contract for 3 seconds and spin on my head" type shit! and all i was really doing was burning myself out mentally! ....I found I did much better to just lift the damn weight!......if you feel something in your muscles, and theyre growing and getting stronger, then its working!

[@aruanmello9320]

The abs talk is such a good advice that i need to follow tbh. Thanks for the hard talk bro

[@Eyembig2]

Goddamn man you did put on some fuckin muscle! Chest is huge, shoulders, ...shit bro nice job!! "Muscles are like people, you can't treat them all in the same way!" Best fucking quote I ever heard related to bodybuilding and people!!! Sick video!

[@daniell7998]

Don't really have anything to say, just commenting to help you out in the algo because these videos are genuinely helpful and motivating. Thanks for the uploads bro

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thank you on both counts bro

[@zizroysthegreat607]

Been getting huge on this bulk and keeping the aesthetics still. Listen to this man

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thank you OG

[@nitolinilo9034]

Man I absolutely hated training calves until I put some size on them and I adapted to the feeling of the immense calf stretch. Calf pumps are as satisfying to me as any other pump now lol

[@alan2052]

I have added calisthenics , Larson press , ring push-ups ,into my training thanks to you I love it

[@roycegarvin]

Love your content man. My legs and core are blowing up because of you.

[@manimal9871]

You speak facts my man

[@ijmwpiano]

Great message! All the words I’ve been trying to find

[@bloated_Taco]

Paralysis by analysis, that's why your very first point is one all of us should be thinking about. Heavy hitters all around once again, thank you king

[@TeKn1qe]

Love your opening approach, how often do we over complicate the simple things across the board. Sometimes we're just to smart for our own good. Great content covered here. 👌 subbed.

[@the.natural.guy.]

Absolutely stunning information, brother.

[@croissantrophy.channel]

6:59 I watched this video yesterday before training and I felt that, it was also an amazing arm day. I might need to watch this every day before training to remember why I'm doing this.

[@BaldOmniMan]

Mutant Natty Arm Day - Video Title Unlocked

[@joalvarado8506]

Touch-and-go, bounced, oonga boonga style calf raises are underrated for Achilles tendon health. Your calf growth is proof that calves aren’t just determined by genetics.

[@gornobaneca3296]

"The weather is pretty good" "Man I want those 20 inch arms"💀💀💀

[@catedoge3206]

consistency over anything. i'm on the same program for almost 24 weeks now! no deloads either.

[@ryanf4106]

same. dumbing down simplified me alot and got rid of alot of anxiety. i didint care what i was doing only that i was doing the thing with a challenging weight. the onther thing i learned was to look in the fucking mirrors when i was training so i can see in real time what i was doing and make a visual connection to the stress and soreness i was feeling. fucking helped me tremendously.

[@wilaustu]

"attacked it in earnest" This is what I have taken a long time to understand, and it has honestly been liberating.

[@chuckieWalsh]

This dudes videos gets me hyped 💪😤

[@Arms.Enthusiast]

The story about complaining about not having 20 inch arms hit home, I've been thinking like that a lot lately and its funny to see I am not alone.

[@BaldOmniMan]

I had to speak my truth

[@plaingreekyogurt996]

Thanks for the affirmation man. The feeling and seeing myself gain body fat is so discouraging, but I felt the added food was needed to support my training and for growth. I’ve been lifting with an emphasis on my arms and shoulders and seen significant progress, but yeah the fat gain wasn’t super significant but it does bother me. But I felt if I ate any less body wouldn’t be ready.

[@BaldOmniMan]

Smash your abs hard and mentally it will make bulking easier, since your abs will be bigger and more visible

[@naughtiousmaximus7853]

@@BaldOmniMan Weighted sit ups are some king shit

[@madmateus3051]

You don't need a ridiculously big caloric surplus, you only need about 100 to 300 above maintenance to build MUSCLE

[@BrownWithAFrown]

With my home gym I've enjoyed the process of my exercise selection. Not having the options has been a challenge to make the movements more difficult, but the tools I have atm are working. At some point in the next month or two, I'll be able to afford some B bars. Weighted dips and pull ups are movements I'm craving to do. Along with some calisthenics

[@zapataboy9377]

This is true. When I had only a barbell and some dumbbell I only did the basics and was progressing consistently. When I'm at the gym I always want to try different exercises and machine and it's hard to stick to my program sometimes 😂 my solution to solve this problem is that once every 2 months , for a week, I train "for fun" and try every machine or different exercises

[@alexandrevincenot6546]

Bro didnt catch ur videos for a few month u got some serious chest gainz congrats

[@kristiansosa8003]

Nice bro talk, also I got to say that those Gironda ham curls look wicked and the bulk has you mutating into a succulent beast especially in those incline hammer curl vids.

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

5:15 maintaining my leanness and progressing seems sustainable 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@alexanderklaudt7832]

I'm getting back into bodybuilding after taking a year off due to health problems. Your videos are helping me get back into it. Thank you.

[@enzothunder2996]

Funny I came across this . I've been thinking of dumbing my shit down for a few months now, I bulked for bout 8 months or so . Dirty I went from 165lbs to 190lbs . My only prob is I have love handles now so I wanna cut . Get the six pack back nut mainly trim the handles . With all that said I'm @ a 315lbs bench . Something I've been working towards for a while . Something I don't wanna lose . Every other day I'm going back & forth . Honestly I need advice 😩.

[@brostradamus11]

Always great content bro! You are the man to listen to and take advice to heart! Calves… weekly frequency, hypertrophy, quality reps and patience. A lot of patience

[@brostradamus11]

I think calf growth is difficult because they never see real rest. It’s not the same as chest or another muscle group that doesn’t see daily activity the way our calves do. Even on rest days or completely sedentary days we are still walking, to the fridge, the restroom, calves just can’t rest the same

[@erlendostfoss]

Great video, thanks for keeping it real

[@zokufitness]

Needed this video. Been bulking since September last year and I feel like I've been running is circles and not maximizing my gains. Gonna apply these tips to the bulk for the rest of the year.

[@ocecconi]

Great points love it man

[@MatteoDettori]

Great video man

[@CasualMogging]

Very important video for beginners, gotta share this with them

[@crazyaboutgains157]

Man. I loved this. that first part is so true of just dumbing things down. Whenever i start spiralling down the rabbit hole of like if i need more work, if i need a specific exercise if i need a progression scheme, whatever unecessary complication. I think back to the days that i was working out at home where'd i'd lean on my window-sill and then do rows as hard as i could just because i didnt have a bar and wanted a big back. i think about the weird setups i'd do with resistance bands just so i could do hamstring curls. And now i have all the equipment necessary- i dont need special shit. all i need is to get shit done and that's what it comes down to.

[@BaldOmniMan]

You’re making great progress. I wanna see where you’re at in a year from now

[@crazyaboutgains157]

@@BaldOmniMan Thank you Coach, i'm eager to surpass myself as well

[@maxfrost9028]

Bro gave the Waterboy advice. Visualize and attack👌💪💪. I’m takin notes boys

[@ce8539]

great vid, my biggest improvement this year is training with intensity (high effort) instead of dialing it in during my lifts. I'm not a very intense person so getting that "LETS GO!" energy has been difficult for me my entire life, but i surprised myself and continue to do so when I crank the energy up. getting more reps than i thought I could and realizing i need to up the weight, etc. realizing i am more capable than I thought I was. It's been nice and seeing results is proof that it matters, to me at least. for any other quiet guys out there try unlocking the inner caveman a little, dont sacrifice form tho. maybe it will be the missing piece to progressing for you like it seems to have been for me.

[@BaldOmniMan]

“Educated Barbarian” ala Natural Hypertrophy is a great way to put this

[@ce8539]

@@BaldOmniMan hah, yes exactly. Idk if you're familiar with the show "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" but there was an episode with Oog the caveman, and what you described reminded me of that.

[@BaldOmniMan]

@@ce8539 lmao I DO remember that show, but not till you mentioned it, like an ancient memory. I remember that episode where they deep fried a cow but not that caveman dude

[@ce8539]

@@BaldOmniMan that one was great bro haha, so many classic episodes

[@freakied0550]

9:55 and on, bunch of kings 👑👑👑

[@leoerus]

This is what I needed to see.

[@popcornto6032]

Dumbing down my training to Oonga Boonga made me more gains in 3 months than the last 2 years. Literally weighted deficit Push-ups with no periodization, just beat the books, for 3 months, took my Bench from 100Kg x5 Paused, to 100Kg x10 Paused without benching. The 2 years beforehand, my Bench 1RM (Paused) went from 107.5Kg to 112.5Kg. in 2 years! That's with the Giga brain, % RPE Bands and concurrent periodization LMFAO.

[@Madchris8828]

You easily have the sickest back in natty fitness along with Alex Leonidas. But dude your bulking advice has put on potentially an inch on my arms and maybe a few inches on my back and Lats. Thanks again my guy 🎉

[@BaldOmniMan]

A few inches on your back?!! Goddamn! Let’s give this man a round of applause

[@ahnadiri]

@@BaldOmniMan you making me grow a couple inches somewhere else bro

[@IkesPimpHand]

​@@ahnadiriayo!

[@trislifting47]

One of the greatest gym rants I've seen. Imma hit a PR tomorrow thanks bro

[@BaldOmniMan]

You hit that PR? 👀

[@trislifting47]

@@BaldOmniMan I sure did, my quads and hammies thank you brother. Now I'm gonna eat a shit ton of food, chill and go to sleep

[@dvm7005]

Maxed out my dumbells recently, now I'm coping with time under tension, strict technic and towels to make shit harder. Gotta buy new plates.

[@cody9133]

Finally some real-life soild advice/perspective.

[@skanda1832]

Excellent. Thank you

[@masonthomassax]

Jimmy Bookworm called out 🤓🤓🤓

[@ParvParashar]

Great advice! 👍

[@petreicev12]

After watching your get big legs video i tried the heel elevated tip toe squats skill tweak and for the first time felt like i was stimulating the quads through the squat movement pattern. Thanks for the detailed info helps alot.

[@BaldOmniMan]

You’re welcome bro

[@oversipelio983]

profound video, amazing.

[@kicknitoldskool]

My pushed for time workout is BO BB Row working up to sets of 3~6 or 8~12 depending how strong I am, usually both, strip some weight OHP it and all done, more time start with a Romanian DL and even more time triceps or bench

[@THEADZBRADZ]

Currently in the best shape of my life, only started lifting again 3 months ago but I've been squeezing every ounce of energy with perfect form in every rep and set and eating well. Not tracking macros or workouts just eating good food, sleeping and prioritizing form in the gym. I legit have giga arms and a six pack

[@SekyAbuelas]

Lol 😂. What you said at 1:29 is exactly how I felt after watching this video. It be Cool if you put a Summary at the End of the Video to help People save time if they already knew the stuff you talked about. Also a Summary would help the People who have Brain Damage, Bad Memory, Have Trouble Understanding because of a Language Barrier or something similar.

[@danielvidalmialoviez5763]

You are a good example of the difference between Perma-Bulking and Giga-Bulking

[@sonzai5162]

I love the "dumbing down my training" because I'm a minimalist at heart and hate changing things up like some kind of OCD lol. I just do what works for me and what I feel best about. Funny thing is I added an inch to my calves just from months of distance running whenever I feel like. I really dig how you do things. Thank you big bro

[@jjw4600]

I think the whole go wide to get wide when it comes to Pulldowns or Pull-ups is the fact that it emphasis a lot more Teres Major which helps your back to look wider

[@Tee468]

"I'm tired of not having 20in arms and 30in thighs" Me too, makes me angry and I turn that into determination and motivation

[@chho7011]

I dig the brand of sacrifice tat! We're all strugglers at the end of the day

[@alexandriaarmstrong1459]

It funny you mention dumbing down training. I was getting burnt out lifting and running for MMA. I changed the training schedule so Lifting and skill work have their own days and that's helped recovery a lot despite averaging 2+hr sessions

[@ZalvaTionZ]

Where do you put your cardio? I started doing combat sports recently and trying to fit in 5x week gym, 3x classes and few runs per week seems tough. I'm constantly having to skip something when I get busy with life stuff.

[@alexandriaarmstrong1459]

@@ZalvaTionZ I usually put it before an MMA related class. So its Run, Class, then lift which a long 2.5 to 3hrs of training. I recently changed it to Running+Bag work and class one day and Lifting+Bag Work+Running on the other days. This gives me 3x Lifting and 2-3x for both striking and grappling. Doing all that is still like 2.5hrs but since I have Primary (Heavy) and secondary (Light/Medium) days for lifting it helps manage the fatigue. Also I mix up the intensity/duration of the running. Hope that helps!

[@ZalvaTionZ]

@@alexandriaarmstrong1459 Yeah, that is really helpful. There isn't tons of info unfortunately on how to divide goals between different sports, so it's great to get clear examples how some does it. Thanks for taking the time to write it up!

[@Kevin-be9iy]

6:09 comedy gold😂😂

[@andrewhernandez9674]

You have a Brand of Sacrifice tattoo on your back? Thats quite cool

[@iverbrnstad791]

That camera angle makes it look like the incline curls are done holding a bottom position leg press. Was getting Joel Seedman flashbacks for a bit there...

[@victorprokop9343]

take all the thinking and sciencing it and exchange it for heavy lifting have fun and don't injure yourself

[@Sonic_1000]

For sure man! For me it was calisthenics for push and pull. I enjoy it so I stay consistent!

[@djonthasticks4110]

could you make a video about the different types of ring push ups you do throughout the week and how you manipulate the rings to get different contractions?

[@BaldOmniMan]

I did the other day actually 🥂

[@djonthasticks4110]

you’re one step ahead lol,but thanks i’ll check it out!

[@christophermiller4969]

This is a platinum video !

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thank you bro

[@Flame17K]

Great video Coach. I’m tired of these Sammy Sausage Heads and their biomechanics😂 Loved this one man, hopefully it’ll open a lot of peoples eyes

[@AlpiusTheNatty]

The chest separation is looking majestic coach

[@BaldOmniMan]

Thanks dawg

[@Matt-vd9bc]

Shoulders looking bigger!

[@jjmuti3979]

For strong muscle groups I agree completely. My lat training is literally just Yates style barbell rows and reverse grip pulldowns or chin ups. Shoulders? A press overhead that doesn't bother my elbows, dumbbell lateral raises and dumbbell reverse flies. Quads? I literally just did squats atg until I've recently had to figure out ways to limit the load on the bar. Ungabunga beat the books for all movements and strong muscle groups. For weak muscle groups? that's where I delve a little into biomechanics, do trial and error to find exercises that work for me, give the muscle group priority in the training plan and so on. But still there are no "hyper-optimised" programming tricks anywhere just good hard consistent training near failure.

[@BaldOmniMan]

Biomechanics is great for sure, I lean on elevating my basics when I need to

[@kastenbrustarmory6907]

My approach to growing my back was do seal rows until I turn into a house

[@BaldOmniMan]

Same tbh

[@igzotiktv3600]

I laughed so hard at 6:12 i wasn't expecting that Overall, Good advices Man

[@YouTubeChillZone]

100% agree people blame everything else but themselves and look for secret tricks instead of focusing on the basics

[@freakied0550]

Ed Coan found a simple way to progress, and repeated it over and over for a couple decades with minor changes along the way. I think he did okay 😂

[@michaelthreepeat]

This image training sick not having 20 inches arms sure looks like the fitness version of Mamba Mentality. Love it.

[@thewillofjudas]

Ever since I’ve been doing your Reach RDLs and using the Suss machine for the Glute medius I’ve mutated from grasshopper ass To Silver Back gorrilla Posterior

[@Rakyr]

Honestly, I just train hard on a bro split with exercises that feel good with good form, I then progress, get 8 hours of sleep a night, and eat in a surplus most of the time. It just works

[@thebrotha4545]

One thing I've done to my RDLs for better glute recruitment was to drive my feet laterally like trying to spread the floor apart throughout the entire ROM. I got excellent stimulus.

[@depthklocke9009]

i feel like the real upper back variations for pull ups are sternums and behind the back wide grip.

[@PraveenSawh]

"Keep things simple" proceeds to talk about the most complex calf training approach

[@naughtiousmaximus7853]

Preach man. If people just focused on getting brutally strong doing 2-4 sets of tested exercises and improved their technique, reps and weight and ate like a champ, most of fitness industry would crumble. I mean, fitness industry? How fucked up is that construct? Selling people "JACKED".

[@ledifw3891]

I used to be afraid to bulk and loose my abs, and i was not making any muscle progress, until i went into a bulk, from 64kg shredded to 76kg not much ab definition, but my muscles grew like crazy, like all of that year of maingaining, exploding in these last 5 months, best advice ever, but dont go crazy on your bulk and start eating a bunch of crap

[@killerfox411]

Physique is looking unreal my man!

[@killerfox411]

Camera gains as well?

[@BaldOmniMan]

Trying different settings!

[@AntiGravityResearch2022]

I’m a big fan of keeping most of the same staple movements but just changing the split to manipulate the frequency/ weekly volume/ performance so I’m progressing on the same movements for a very long time

[@MD-ol4pe]

As a Jimmy Bookworm, I must take all the notes possible on this one 🤓📝