Are You Overtraining? (Simple Test)

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[@elliotthulse1]

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[@obi-wankenobi9871]

Elliott Hulse's Strength Camp can i also overtrain with cardio and general life stress or only with weight training?

[@devincarranza]

Hodge twins long lost genius brother!

[@Tuf_frijoles]

Bro are you joking. He is slightly smarter but more serious stand point then the twins

[@devincarranza]

Charizard King​ it's probably just the vocabulary that he uses which makes him sound very intelligent to me.

[@RebirthfitnessOrg]

+Charizard King slightly smarter? He is light years smarter

[@Bandalorian]

+Adonis Power and Conditioning light years are a measure of distance friend

[@ehsign5567]

and tyler1 dad

[@fender1000100]

Overtraining is the reason many guys think theyre meant to have say 16 inch arms when they could be 17.5 If you do not see regular increases in strength. Either from increased reps or poundages. you are either overtrained or not get the right nutrition and rest. Young arrogant men always think theyre invincible. they think nothing can stop them. ive been there. The reality is the body will tell you when enough is enough. through.LACK OF PROGRESS. CHRONIC FATIGUE AND INJURY. Ignore roid heads who tell you that training 6 days a week rules. when theyre done the natural will still be around. ive know three guys died before 50 from roids. Its not worth it. I would rather have a true 17 inch arm. than a fake 20 inch arm that deflates in size and strength as soon as you come off the shit. Youve got to.leave your ego out of it.

[@JonathanPineapple]

Definetly a wake up call for me

[@tijuanhoward3661]

exactlyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy like seriously get off the supplements!!! Protein powder preworkout all that shyt is not long term! nobody listens to me

[@Mavish11]

+Tijuan Howard Supplements are not steroids... Supplements are pretty much like vitamins, but different.

[@tijuanhoward3661]

Yea it's just that when I stop taking like protein powder i go back to the weight I was b4 I was taking it. Or like prework or creatine strength in the toilet. So I just said fuck it il just get my protein through food

[@USERCRETE]

+PROJECT DX no . what you call overtraining is low calories or low sleeping hours. overtraining is an excuse.

[@soothingsounds70]

I was about 200lbs in 2007, started overtraining and in about 8weeks I was 225lbs with rock hard flat abs+ 21 inch guns that I usually worked on 2wice a day.around week16 I noticed I was sore all over and still marking physical and mental Gaines.(or so it appeared) long story short I cought the flue and lost 35 lbs in 2 weeks due to the flue and a really bad case of soar throat to the point where I couldn't even swallow my own spit. The doctors took a blood sample and told me... my white blood cells were 2x as much as normal because they'd were trying to repair all of my muscles at the same time. So even though I had 2x as many white blood cells, there still wasn't enough to repair my muscles and fight the sickness at the same time. I am saying this because normally I would have dismissed this advice, but I have experienced first hand some of the setbacks that Elliot is talking about. Thanks for your time.

[@misterthecool]

Damn man that sounds freakin' harsh as hell. I experienced it too but not to that extent; if anything, it was the most minor thing ever but I ended up not pumping so hard and stopping my work out before my body was completely fatigued. I would only go hard enough to feel or sense the fatigue coming onto me. At the end of most of my workouts, I could feel my grip getting stronger and stronger so I began to just continue on that even though sometimes it felt like I wasn't working out hard enough. Eventually I upped the workout but very very slow paced which increased my gains beyond belief. Glad you're doing better and hitting the gym in a safe manner!

[@nunu4evaaa]

my boi says I REST IN MY SLEEP !

[@hebince44]

Overtraining is REAL, man. Just ask Vegeta. Goku kept warning his ass all the time.

[@jamesmarley687]

True talk man

[@llastylellkorston4659]

+hebince44 goku train all the week

[@tomc0240]

+Ívan Skelfilegi this is wise of you as my launch money far exceeds my lunch money

[@pirouettenerd2675]

I'm not sure I'd want to mess with any nerds that watch this channel.

[@Ellimist000]

+Plissken Armitage ikr?

[@davidwhatsthatabout7404]

Eliot hulse, the hodge twin evolved.

[@camq-py7bs]

When they fuse into one dude they become Elliot.

[@Skweepz]

+camq0789 *Elliott

[@Skweepz]

+CONOR wat

[@masonrygh8165]

yaaaaaaas

[@mikeyzl1]

David WhatsThatAbout lmao

[@06livefast]

There's nothing more detrimental to your progression in the gym than not listening to your body. If you didn't get enough sleep to recover from yesterday's training or are under so much stress from your personal life or work, or your nutrition has been way off and you've been eating excess processed foods and not enough proteins and enzymes/vitamins and healthy fats, this will show and will effect your training. Rule of thumb: consistency is everything. If you follow a strength program, follow it to a T even if you aren't seeing results right away, following a decent program all the way through will be benefit you more than following an amazing program every once in a while. Same goes with nutrition. Why? Because the body is not separate from your muscles and your muscles are not separate from your immune system. As much as we'd like to believe; we are not machines! (this is why you grow stronger with the more rest). If you are feeling like crap, lower the intensity and go for volume at light weight to get blood flow and oxygen/nutrient delivery to the muscles and body for recovery and to save your CNS. If you feel great, go for intensity or balance intensity and volume according to how you feel, what your day is like etc. This is also why you'll see ADVANCED and elite lifters (10-20+ years of consistent training) rarely going over board with their training, rather they'll do their mobility, hit a strength lift to create a stimulus and may or may not do accessory work (get in, get out, no bs) and leave because they have experimented and learned first hand what works for their body and balances with their overall lifestyle! Again, no magazine or website or whatever is going to tell you what works best for you, they may give you different ideas to try out (always keep an open mind be open to new ideas and philosophies), but in the end YOU must find what works for you! Being fearless and stepping into the unknown (yoga, bodybuilding, strength or powerlifting, martial arts, gymnastics, maybe a combination of all??) You'd be amazed at what the body CAN do when it is recovered and has the "money in the bank" because you listened to it! Volume vs. intensity is only part of the equation! Good luck!

[@nachodiav8420]

+06livefast for all the reasons you said, you cant sketch your intensity days previously right? i was thinking about that because i program my routine, im studying conditioning and trying things, and work in your max capacity needs a lot of conditions, even for that specific day (nutrition, estress factors, previous work, etc) that must be in place. great comment and sorry for my english...

[@3milis]

Thanks

[@skyejacques]

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I've realised I have to find another way to train as gym work is killing my CNS after just three weeks. I need to lower the intensity and focus on volume.

[@FifaTrainer]

Levels of overtraining. Tired -> uncomfortable > exhausted > super sayan

[@Teimur1]

last stage...Eliot

[@CFCforeverable]

Fifa Trainer ★ Home of Futbol ★Football and Soccer Tutorials i'm sayan right now, but in a few years or so i wanna be super sayan! :D

[@Joseph1NJ]

Man, I'm gonna miss this channel. Sorry to see you go brother, I mean that.

[@elandys84]

What happened? Is Elliot leaving KZbin?

[@Joseph1NJ]

elandys84 Maybe, he said something in an email, also on his blog about it.

[@stockloc]

Joseph1NJ Shit, what did he say? This guy's my favourite KZbin philosopher.

[@callofdutygym7166]

you cant stay on youtube forever new people will come its like a cycle

[@scottclaudet]

The good thing about it is that this man has uploaded so much knowledge onto this channel that generations to come will still be tuning in for his insight years and years into the future…

[@ThargyalKungaTV]

Dude looks like a hodgetwin..... but smarter

[@lessonswithliammcbride96]

the twins wish they were this big lol

[@kingrick5494]

is he not? I've never bothered watching their vids cuz I thought they were jackasses, but after seeing this I thought "hm, maybe theyre not so bad" but I guess this is just a different black dude with blue eyes. Oh well

[@thesocraticparadox6722]

Man.. I love your philosophical-esque approach to your videos. I hope I get to meet and chat with you one day. Thanks for the videos.

[@JayDee98765]

If you read this elliott, I hope you remember that those who are good and try to make the world a better place are usually targeted and suffer alot of hatred... you know this yourself, you've said it yourself. So i'm glad youre focusing on you and your loved ones - at the end of the day they're the people who will be there for you through thick and thin. Real talk. Peace!

[@mash8349]

I held the bar for 108 seconds three months ago, now i can hold it for 200 seconds. Holy shit

[@tadams929]

I don't like that test, wouldn't a body weight hang be better cause it's based on your weight?

[@justforvidsboi8019]

Felandro your weight changes

[@chi7818]

By that logic you should be undertrained which leads to the question...do you even lift :)

[@james4727]

I thought I just had weak forearms, I recently have realised that I'm over training. Sometimes during sets my grip would give out sporadically..

[@ЧокоЈерковић]

James nop, ur forearms are just weak wanna tell me u workout 3+ hours every day?

[@james4727]

i can confirm it was over training, not necessarily my muscles but my nervous system, grip strength has a very strong correlation to the health of the nervous system. Sure my fore arms arnt great, but after a week or so off the gym i had no problems, having given my nervous system time to recover and heal.

[@arijrauf3069]

Wank less or switch arm to provide them adequate rest period

[@Ragesauce]

2:04 specially if you're not taking...steroids you were going to say steroids.

[@nikolakrsticevic5480]

I have though the same, lol 😂

[@shultzoenternal5834]

Nice, exactly.

[@deltaop1reload]

Spot on! I paused and scrolled down to the comments to see if anyone caught it! :p

[@taomahNEGEV]

corrective juice

[@ΕφραίμΧαράλαμποςΤσουράπας]

I expected the same too!

[@aleksavrljic2640]

I just ralised that he has one blue and one green eye

[@Galactu5]

+Joshua Vranesich Purebred huskies can have two different eye colors. It isn't due to being "mixed breed".

[@jackfrost4825]

wow i noticed it too after reading your comment

[@TonyTheWildcard]

+GameBoss Official He's a Chimera! JK

[@ProjectSkrillexNL]

Wtf

[@gabesanfran9968]

green=smarts blue=strength

[@jeremyNG25]

Be very cautious of following pro bodybuilding routines. Did this when I first started lifting and boy was this a dumb move. Many programs are geared toward guys on steroids and other drugs. The more drugs you pump in your system the longer and more frequently you can train. If you're natural you really have to track your progress closely. For me the first warning sign of over training is a loss of motivation. Weights that didn't feel heavy the previous workout are suddenly feeling heavier and my brain is telling me "fuck this" within the first 10 minutes of lifting. When that happens I take a few extra rest days.

[@90sgrunge1]

People are so scared to just not lift. Yes the people like us who love to lift and do it bc we like more than just looking better need breaks. If your natural and training hard 3-5 days a week sometimes the body will tell you just take off 3 weeks! 3 whole weeks. Whatever you lose you will gain back after a couple weeks if you lose anything at all. Keep eating good and enjoy the free time meditate or something read more.

[@SocialDem86]

Damn man, glad I read this. I started Arnold's blueprint to mass and I'm on day 10. I went from loving going to the gym to feeling like fuck this.

[@321Adi123]

90sgrunge1

[@hunterh889]

That's exactly how I felt today. I felt very unmotivated and I gave myself shit for that, but as I kept going through my workout that's when I realized it was overtraining symptoms. I'm generally really focused each session, but regardless we sometimes have our offdays.

[@ZurstrandfigurTV]

Your videos are awesome man!

[@joklein734]

elliot i am glad that someone like you is on youtube to teach people these sort of lessons. in bodybuilding and powerlifting most of these subjects are simply unspoken rules. but i have had more than a few friends who were not able to read the signs their body was giving them and ended up seriously injuring themselves. these are the kind of lessons that your father or older brother has to teach you because when it comes to lifting weights its sometimes tough to gage your limits. so thank you for your online contribution :)

[@smkeel]

You're a very well spoken person and you really break things down logically. Great stuff, man.

[@nicoz6540]

After watching this vid, I believe I am overtraining. I'm 6'1 175lbs. I do a full body workout m/w/f for an hour and a half. My bench used to be 185 5 sets 5 reps. Now I can't do that anymore. My squats aren't getting heavier either. I have to sleep like 10 hours after my workout or I'll feel exhausted. Overtraining is real.

[@Powd3r81]

You are so far from overtraining it's not even funny. You can't train 4.5 hours of anything over a span of 168 hours and be overtraining. It's physically impossible. For the sake of everyone lazy, I hope you were joking.

[@Chris53632]

@@Powd3r81 I have almost the exact same stats and program and I've definitely managed to overtrain. After a 7x2 deadlift with 475 I was exhausted for a good while.

[@Powd3r81]

@@Chris53632 you're just not eating enough or perhaps have a condition. Or you're extremely out of shape. I squat everyday, heavy. If take a break say for a week or so when I return I'll be pretty sore, and after several weeks of this my legs will be fatigued and reach the point where they need more than a Sunday to recover. The point is your body is very good at adapting to stress, specifically weight lifting. If you are genuinely fatigued after lifting the same muscle 3 times a week there is something wrong with you. Maybe see a doctor. Competitive weigh lifters who specialize in snatch and c&j use their legs every workout. Your body is capable of doing this too, but you need to make sure you differentiate between just soreness and actual fatigue, and you have to let your body adapt. If you try a new regimen and it's nothing close to anything you've done recently you're gonna get some whiplash. Maybe build into it. Consider yourself an athlete and weightlifting your sport. Maybe you need to lower your intensity. Read up on cns fatigue as well. It's possible your cns was in shock.

[@Chris53632]

@@Powd3r81 personally, I think it's rather easy to overdo it deadlifting 3 days per week rpe 9-10. Also given I'm in a caloric deficit and training with high intensity.

[@Chris53632]

@@Powd3r81 also what are your stats? Height, weight squatting weight... Heavy squatting would really take a toll on your tendons given high enough intensity and frequency.

[@alfredbassetti]

If everyone says "this shit is so" and you try it out, and it aint so, doesnt mean you've got to prove everybody's wrong, it just means this shit don't work for you, and thats Ok, we are all very different. Awesome.

[@v8consumption]

if you are over training you better start overtrening

[@RofICopters]

Watched a lot of channels about this stuff, wasn't expecting anything special. Man you're well researched and very informative. gotta sub this one

[@initra25]

After training 6 days a week for 1 1/2 hours for 4 months my joints started to hurt. I backed off to 3 days a week and my muscles started developing. The hardest part for me was the days off. I put me ego aside and saw better results. The strength test was a good way to measure my strength. It increased and my joint pain dissapeared

[@nitix6539]

overtraining lead me to several adrenal fatigue testosteron below norm cortisol above norm..., real overtraining is really very bad, overtraining takes me longer 20 months and no improvement and I think even twice as much last. I recommend an article on the web - overtraining can kill you - 3 stages and I would like to warn you all from it:( primarily breaks and moderately in trainings. if someone has a similar problems please any advice, it will be very important to me

[@TheTonyASH]

NiTiX It happened to me too i was overtraining 6 days a week 2 hours a day and i was going too heavy for my body and i made a lot of gainz but i had a mental broke , fatigue , angry , depression anxiety ect so after 6 months i decided to cut off some exercices , i usually did 6 exercices for muscle group now i do only 4 i train only 60-70 min a day , 5-6 times a week and i feel much better and give time to my muscles to recover faster , and i suggest to do 15-20 min cardio a day it helps a lot for your internal organs , brain , heart , lungs , blood pressure , muscles ect .

[@wDarkNeSSw]

+NiTiX true !!!!!!!!! i got low testosterone only becouse i worked out 2 much

[@Vendetta-w3f]

TonyASH i was doing it like you did before and now I'm trying to lower the time of training

[@wenlambo]

Tylerfkn1

[@bigreddude_]

Tyler1's bodybuilding Uncle

[@Aegor1998]

People workout when they are sick? Why? Coughing in the middle of a bench press is not something you want to do.

[@cliffedgedangler8939]

+Blake Kucera its not actually coughing when you are overtrained but your nose is running all the time so its not actually a bad cold.. just a little one but it beats the shit out of you anyway

[@artemthetrain14]

+Christian S 👍

[@mweezy]

How sick is what matters.........People show up at their work places while having cold and still manage to work and somehow recover after a week or so without calling in sick.

[@adrikkrakhim1]

This is probably one of the best descriptions of how overtraining is determined i have ever heard. Good on'ya! :)

[@neomileft3409]

Thank you very much for this info Sir. May God bless you and your families more.

[@chrisczy8110]

This makes perfect sense, I've experienced getting weaker myself

[@sickid41]

the hodge twins doing the fusion dance to become Elliot. DBZ reference.

[@stevenzak199]

The one problem I have with this analysis is that, if you're now wondering whether you are overtraining, then it's too late to find your "baseline." If you thought to do that way back when, then fine. But if you want to know NOW whether you are in an overtrained state, you can't go back and measure a baseline ability against your ability right now. So here's one thing I'm wondering: Do you have to be working out in a super hardcore, extreme way to get overtrained? I train a lot, but I can't tell whether that, or just age, man, is wearing me down.

[@mikem.7192]

Well, if you were smart, you would have been keeping track of your workout all along. Then it would just be a matter of looking back and seeing if you were stronger than before.

[@stevenzak199]

Mike M. I did read recently that true overtraining, in the clinical sense, is extremely rare among all but the most hard core athletes. More of us "over do" than over train. experiencelife.com/article/overtraining-myths-facts-and-fantasies/#comment-1210449

[@flamingodragoon]

Steven Zak over do as opposed to over train... that can mean the same thing.

[@jamesellis7784]

Pfor running i double my baseline distance once a week but keep my baseline for the rest of the week. i personally got up to 45 chin ups at a time while at my full time labor and shoulder intensive job. if your doing the chin ups correctly it takes what feels like 10minutes to do the set. i would say if you want to train to have this endurance take a day of the week to do them full length and slow and for time not for repp

[@84ND3R5N4TCH]

New studies are showing that muscle mass, bone density and tendon elasticity all deteriorate with inactivity, rather than age (as previously thought). Try resting, sleeping more and drinking as much water as possible. Just chill out and adjust your diet if you feel the need (spinach, kale, beetroot and carrots are things that bodybuilders should eat, but I almost never see anyone do so. Too much emphasis is placed on protein, and not enough emphasis is placed on electrolytes and phytonutrients).

[@FluffyMeowington]

You are my best subscription this year so far, no contest. Good stuff.

[@7205buttas]

You are hands down the most honest guy on utube.

[@ArravTwitch]

Nose bleeding, passing out and puking... yeah I've definately been overtraining (7 days a week).

[@ArravTwitch]

I've found some rest the last two days. Couldn't keep up, now trying to work out 6 times a week. Lifting weights/Resistance training isn't good for 7 times a week, I'd rather do more cardio now than resistance training, which puts less stress on my body. (Before I used to workout 9 times a week with cardio). So I've definately slowed down a little

[@Iclickudrop]

ARRAV I just read a story about someone who worked out 6 days straight, and eventually was near death, had bad kidney problems and bad dietary problems, it almost killed them. You need a lot more rest, most likely. Be careful man I don't know you but I don't wanna see anyone fuck themselves up y'know

[@MouthFunny]

Iclickudrop Ive work out a week straight before 2 hours a day. It consisted of 1-2 miles of cardio and Ive worked out 2 muscles everyday, bicep, tricep, back, calfs, thighs, shoulders, fore arms and abs was worked on everyday.. I also ate right, lots of fruits and veggies. I felt the best ive ever felt my whole life. and no problems with joints or muscles. just your minimal 8 hours of sleep everyday and stretch.

[@Iclickudrop]

Kira Yeah but if you do that for like 6 months, there will be negative effects unless your doing steroids.

[@MouthFunny]

I see, I see

[@reprovoa2408]

Stop resisting a rest.

[@reprovoa2408]

Well I'm glad someone noticed. I was beginning to despair of life.

[@06livefast]

Military training isn't even about pullups. Pullups won't make you better at surviving firefights in Kandahar, or running for the next post once the enemy has changed position on the field, or only eating two "meals" a day (if you're comfortable with eating powder in a bag that is flavored like tuna and grits and can only be heated using the radiator of a Tank, if you're lucky and tanks are nearby). The point is, yes, training will require pullups, but pullups are not important as your endurance and running with weighted packs, or ability to swim and tread water with weighted packs, or ability to drag dead weight 50 meters, etc. Not only this, but it is about how strong is your MENTAL game, your ability as a leader to take control of your fear and to make couragious and intelligent decisions under the pressue of losing your life. Being able to do 25 pullups in one set will be of little importance if these other much MUCH more important areas are top notch. Try this for training for the military: Strength in the morning (deadlift, squat, press, clean or snatch) Eat breakfast, go to work Leave work, get some food Go for a 2k run or lengths in the pool Do some mobility Practice pushups pullups and situps at night

[@ianmarshall9061]

Best most accurate description of over training I've ever heard. True over training is more for endurance athletes, it's a parasympathetic overload essentially which won't really occur with resistance training

[@CultOfBananas]

Elliot is saying some very serious shit here, I'd take notes. This is Kinesiology 101.

[@ImVertyz]

I overtrained and that made me unable to train for 6 months. I won't be able to go back more this year, maybe Feb. next year..

[@ImVertyz]

Dat sucks.. im still unable to train as i have constant pain in my chest, and now i got problems with my stomach, but injuries can't stop me i will be back soon hopefully.

[@ImVertyz]

Know the feel Im having the same thoughts,I got the pain because i overtrained, went to heavy and trained almost everyday didn't get enough recovery, and I also lost my dad which was really tough so I thought i could take away the pain with training but i noticed you can't always lift heavy and go all in because it will end up in a bad way :(

[@ImVertyz]

EX Muslim Mol7ed thanks man, yeah everybody say that and I can regret I have some bad luck but it will get better within time

[@Lee-70ish]

Bad luck mate hope things work out for you. I'm an old wrinkly (61) I go every day but I'm very fussy about what bits I do so as to make sure my overall fitness is not compromised and everything including cardio gets a good days break before I even think about pushing that component again. And yes before anyone say anything my dick still works fine thank you very much

[@GuerreroAnthrax]

Hey curious to know how you're doing?

[@anniechelilah4647]

Pause at 3:08

[@gsmith5014]

Lmao

[@jose5776381]

thats the war face that full metal jacket movie talked about when the srgt told private joker show me your war face. ahhhhh!

[@colinwalker7872]

3:10 sneez face

[@tylerd1085]

Chronic high heart rate may also be a sign. When I get overtrained it shoots up during exercises that used to not have that effect. Overtraining is the worst... It feels like depression, anxiety, and an impending heart attack all at once !

[@forestadam8288]

how to do you get out of the overtraining state?

[@pratikpokhrel5579]

How to get out from overtraining state?

[@khaledthescumbag5484]

​@@forestadam8288Just stop training Lol

[@mikeschwarz9093]

About fuckin time I hear the truth! I really needed to hear that. Your awesome bro 💪. Ive hit a wall! Losing strength, can't sleep, irritated, irritable, and actually started questioning why I'm training. It's been right months of hard training and I finally took an extra day off, changed my routine to push pull legs, and now take a day off every three days. Thank you for your help.

[@ikarljoseph]

A going to say I have trained since I was 18 or a little more, and I have read and studied Bodybuilding and this man knows his stuff. We get to enjoy this knowledge in Ireland. Thanks Elliot.

[@RICHARDGRANNON]

2:40 Ok I just sucker punched with Hulse-truth, boom... hahaha!

[@sonnybflover]

damn i'm overtraining my body. I feel so tried when i do some work outs especially in the leg department and i sometimes have sleepless night but i work out to upgrade my body but it seems i'm slowly killing it.... :c

[@skyejacques]

I hope you've figured out what is good for you. I've decided to switch to flexibility training and yoga. Nutrition is 80%

[@tyler7992]

Another way to test your grip is pinch a scale

[@thatguy1000001]

Yo Elliott! I'm new to, and really like, your show, dude. I wanna share this little irony here. This is the 2nd time I've seen your show. Just like last time, I came to it now after looking at some over-the-top-professional looking videos on the same subject. In both cases, I feel like I got something from the previous videos, but it wasn't much beyond what I've heard before. Then I came here and your style is so casual that one would (stereotypically) think that the information would be less complete.. Nope. You're on another level, dude. (No offense to any of the other guys, I've hardly seen a few, but) the insights I've heard from you show you have a deeper, more.. instinctual?.. understanding of all this than others. For many, many years I struggled with bench presses and shoulder exercises because I'd injured myself many years ago. I've done a lot to learn the proper form for shoulder exercises, but something was still missing.. It still felt awkward.. wrong.. Doctors, nope. X-Rays, nope. ultrasound, nope. Several physios, nope. Knowledgeable friends, nope. And then, I found out the shocking truth! I WAS a mouth-breather! It's so simple, but so outside the box, that it would take a master to think that people would not think of it. At least, that's what I think. lol. Again, here. Benchmarking grip strength. Gold. Anyway, thanks again dude. It may seem simple to you, but it's made a world of difference to me.

[@realmaninca]

Elliott, thanks for all the videos, you are by far the best out there in terms of providing detailed explanation in a way that everyone can grasp. Thank you

[@damufornia1e11]

Mike Rashid over train and dude getting great feed back from his body....the ppl like CT do the same and it works for him also......sounds like ur hating on them when they seem like they are getting better body feed back than u and they are hella strong bro...

[@MasalaMan]

Thats what works for them.

[@randomnumbers84269]

Doesn't sound like hes hating on anybody to me. Also, when Rashid says "overtraining", he doesn't mean mean go do 100 pull ups every single day. He means, when you train, train HARD.

[@damufornia1e11]

well thats what u got from it, and I got what I got from it....

[@thomasrobinson601]

Those guys aren't over training. They are doing a lot of volume on muscles groups often, which can lead to over training, but also becomes really hard when you are fucking loaded up on roids.

[@misevibre]

Mike Rashid and CT are not natural though....

[@SniperTrader2023]

he only needs 20 pullups for boot camp

[@SniperTrader2023]

I was in the Marines, it's 20 they never punished with pull ups mostly burpees, push ups or running, pull up bars not readily available.

[@victororbegoso352]

***** you dont have to do pull ups at all for the Army, unless you are going to ranger school which you have to do chin ups, and is only 5 so yea...

[@pocetbox]

maybe SEAL?

[@jaaaan11]

pocetbox ..maybe SHEEP..? ;-)

[@dillo1594]

Miles Hennis aye if you read this thank you for serving our country 🙏 you are a hero.

[@darthporkius]

This one time i made myself ill from overtraining lol I was all dizzy and shit. Never again. That was kinda creepy.

[@mikem.7192]

Uh, that's not overtraining, that's dehydration. Overtraining is constant beating up on the muscle. When you overtrain, you get weaker, your gains disappear.

[@84ND3R5N4TCH]

That's caused by low blood pressure and/or dehydration and a lack of sufficient electrolytes.

[@mikeb2955]

Yo Elliott. Your videos are bomb!!! Been watching ya for awhile. You have great info and keep it real at the same time. Thanks for all. Keep it up man.

[@SindreGaaserod]

Too often and too much. If you don´t want to over train, you should work out like this: Day 1: Chest and biceps. Day 2: Triceps and abs. Day 3: Rest. Day 4: Shoulders/delts. Day 5: Back/lats and abs. Day 6 and 7: Rest.

[@Chef2451]

I like this guy

[@getfitwithme8405]

LOL I'm scared if I overtrained I can't sleep

[@ezpz2314]

He looks like if the hodgetwins done the fusion dance

[@skywalkerq81]

Yeah man. You wanna build some muscle?! Get the fuck outta the way!!

[@hunterh889]

Overtraining is definitely real. I'm experiencing it right now, and isn't worth it. You'll notice a decrease in performance, which then makes yourself get pissed and bummed that you can't lift a weight you were planning on lifting, and then you get mood swings. Best to rest up from each workout. Enjoy your thanksgiving everyone!

[@rolanda.2653]

I can verify what you are telling about overtraining. I plateaued for over a month with no gains whatsoever. Not in strength, size, endurance, etc. Truly frustrating. , I was forced off my traning for more than a week and when I returned to the gym, I set up new highs in chest and biceps. FUrthermore, I felt great during and after the training as I have not felt for a long time. I can only conclude that my body must have been exhausted, since I lay in bed with a flu now, that I carried around for ages, coming and going, but never breaking out nor healing properly. THanks for the info! All the best

[@Bailers426]

wait a second this isn't the hodgetwins!

[@ForgingMyWay811]

I was shocked to

[@longjohnsilverthorne7766]

much better

[@rexviper8]

bruh me and my buddies overtrained some chick last weekend.

[@777tillinfinity]

That's disgusting.

[@hugedoofus]

I tried your grip test and made it to 3 minutes. I could have kept going but I was passing out.

[@josefhospital]

hugedoofus 😂

[@T3hTroll]

Brother, you are one of the reasons why I feel I progress in fitness and nutrition. Thank you and keep it up. : )

[@Nils3OWN]

Hey dude, you make really good videos. Both from a pure motivational point of view, but also an educational point of view. Definitely subbed!

[@cheesaac]

holy shit this guy resembles Tyler1 a lot

[@Machampion100]

Overtraining is a myth, its not real. Its just an excuse to be lazy. Train Hard, Sleep a lot and eat a lot.

[@KillaSupra]

um yeah you can overtrain, sleeping helps with muscle repair but they can only repair so quick..

[@akosiredred]

Try this out everday. Max out every day on your strength lifts. Do drop sets every fuckin time on all of your bodybuilding assistance exercises. Go to failure at all the compound lifts. Do sprints every after workout. After a month of doing that, you'll know the true meaning of overtraining.

[@Machampion100]

Just an example, look at sumo wrestlers and other old school athletes. They were in the gym every day, non stop. They ate huge meals and slept for hours on end and they didn't have a problem. Even people like movers and farmers, their jobs are pretty much working out each and every day. They don't seem to be having any problems. Its all made up so that you guys will miss training, and buy expensive supplements to "recover" its all a bunch of BS.

[@gameu48709625]

akosiredred 100% agree , people say its overtraining because they are afraid to push theirself that far , you will be amazed what the human body can do,

[@kylovesart]

Just because you can get by doing something doesn't mean you should. Besides the effects will eventually catch up with you.

[@tswagg504]

grip strength test for over-training....U damn genius Elliot!

[@simonpurist4499]

Not just your muscles, but your system overall; if you don't feel good after working out, it's overtraining. The purpose is to provide optimal stress to stimulate growth, no more no less.

[@eduardocaraveoheredia2979]

I like to watch your videos because i really understand you and get what you are trying to explain Not like the other channels, the more I see the more confused I get Thanks for your time Elliot

[@MCRoadk1ll]

sorry I'm commenting on an old video, but I just want to say I love honesty in your videos. great stuff and a sorce for a good laugh while telling it.

[@Stevesguitartraveling777]

I moved to the walkable cities which were Boston and New York. I was living in those places for a little while where I was walking day and night caring heavy stuff all day. I noticed I was stronger just taking walks with heavy stuff all day. I was doing chess sets with 40 pounds when it was previously 35 pounds before I was doing legs out of 195 pounds in center 26 in 90 seconds when it was previously 165 pounds at highest overall I was stronger however when I started lifting weights more and more and then going heavier, I started getting weaker I went from doing chess sets at 40 pounds to 30 pounds and my legs hurts have gotten weaker I watch this video again after all these years and realize that I am just over training and have to have time for my muscles to grow. It’s like planning to see if you cannot overwater expect it to grow in the sun.

[@Ayorosan78]

Another very clever video of yours. Thank you very much once more. Happy new year. Love , health, peace, prosperity and realisation to you.

[@brentm6450]

I was a wrestler in High School and we worked out 5 days a week, everyday after school, for 2 hours. I rode my bike to and from school everyday. On top of that I had Karate twice a week(right after wrestling) for 2 hours each session so I would ride my bike to and from the gym. Additionally, on top of that I would work out with weights. You can and will over train. I was sick with something I never had before. I remember riding my bike from a friends house on a cold night and I felt so cold and weak, like I couldnt go on but I pushed myself to get home. When I got home I laid down in bed and was still cold. I was holding myself under the blankets shivering until I finally went to sleep. The same night, not even the morning I woke up with a fever and I was throwing up. Don't push yourself too hard.

[@MrBchi]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching that. Very well articulated.

[@mrkapusta9935]

Damn people hating Elliot, but all i can say is your vids are insightful, real, and have helped me achieve BEAST mode

[@АлексейНиколаев-ч3р]

This is late but they don’t wanna believe the truth he’s saying

[@viralencore85]

From purely a strength training point of view, I like this advice and will try it out. I've heard Dave Tate talk about some machine you're supposed to squeeze the handles and it tells you if you're up to strength to lift. Kind of the same concepts.

[@s9benne]

Guys, take Elliot's advice on balancing your body. I had a week posterior for decades and the end result has been devastating. Both shoulders impinged and had to have surgery after impingement tore my rotator cuffs. My shoulders will never be the same after dual clavicle excision. Also pelvic tilt has caused me years of leg and foot pain. I have been following this simple advice for a year now and my body is reacting very well. Elliot has many great videos on corrective measures. Don't make my mistake, fix it now before it's too late.

[@TylerWhieler]

i'm training 7/7 calisthenics and gym and i feel great man i sleep enough i eat alot train alot and i'm evolving in my weights , i think it depends from person to person btw i have noticed its really really hard to get opinions from other people (youtube or in real life) evreyone is just frigggin different and tells u something else, just try it out and see what the best is for u (this is my opinion)

[@naldebol]

I use the following facts to determine my training frequency - one task is to stimulate your muscles to grow, another task is to allow the time for them to grow, and the other task is to give them the tools to grow, things like nutrition, rest, and safeguard them from activities which might be too strenuous and lead to an interruption in the repair/growth phase. The most important and the most ESSENTIAL part of making a muscle grow is outside of training. Stimulus is a just a part among more parts to making strength gains. I train whole body routines, rest 3 whole days, and then train again after resting 3 complete days, but I DO NOT do the exact routine, they are two different full body routines, i.e. I don't do deadlifts on both workouts. I train Monday, then train again Friday.

[@Josericardo1123]

Awesome video. I was a bit skeptical about watching your videos in the beginning because you looked like a meat head like most KZbin videos I've seen, but yeah you are pretty knowledgeable. I love the practical experience aspect you have. Keep up the good work!!

[@Lucid_Anomaly]

Miss this Elliot

[@kevin52002]

yeah man you're right, sometimes I take a day off and the weirdest part of it is that I feel me stronger

[@jawbaw6471]

If you have been bodybuilding and you go through boot camp you will likely lose some muscle but the conditioning and the sense of well being is worth it. You can regain muscle bulk later.

[@joshuajubb7950]

I have watched many of your videos and because your delivery is not in line with my own, I have been skeptical. For this I apologize, this video is a concise and responsible and I thank you for it .

[@saeefwesam8339]

You are the most realistic man I've ever seen thanks you buddy I admire you 🙏🏼 from iraq you biggest fan

[@seandlax9]

Best advice for the kid who asked the question, take the PFT of the respective branch you are joining (you can actually get the recruiter to give it to you and grade it to standard). If you can max it, or come close, you're good to go, just maintain a balanced workout. The important thing isn't volume though, its form, there's really no point in doing 100 pull-ups a day prepping for Basic Training if you aren't doing them to military standard.

[@bartosx]

great advice again. what i do to help or i see i'm overtraining is write stuf Always down. then its easy to see what you can do and what you cant and where the drop happens.

[@angelsandoval9346]

I work on a garbagetruck, and wanted to know what exercises will offset the stiffness in my traps, can u suggest some? Thanks Elliot

[@spiritualseeker7643]

Some fitness articles and Alan Thrall's youtube channel says it is more appropriate to call it under recovering instead of overtraining. Train as hard as you want but make sure to recover and recuperate.

[@jamessherwood8817]

Brilliant video. I'm definitely going to try the grip strength test you measured and keep tabs on my results.

[@ramieperkins8113]

#AMEN ... can’t remember the term my chiropractor used . I started having shoulder issues . He told me I was training chest so much it was pulling my shoulders forward .he advised training back more to balance it out . Impingement!!! That’s the word . Impingement .but he was right

[@71manny89]

Over training is real. I first started going to the gym with a buddy from work who was very advanced in weight training and was jacked(about 12 years exp) and i was a newb. When i started i was doing the exact same workouts as him just with less weight and we went monday thru friday every week some weeks only 4 times. At first a got good gains in size and strength but after a few months the gains stopped and i started to get weaker which was weird because i knew i was working out hard but week after week i would only be able to do less and less weight and reps. Then i finally messed my shoulder up real good. Got discouraged and stopped going to the gym for almost two years and pretty much lost all my gains and felt horrible with people asking me what happened you used to be buff. Finally i decided to get back in the gym but by myself now. I lift 3 to 4 times a week and do less stations but still push pretty hard but now that i only do 3 or 4 days my body recovers so much better and in a few months of lighter training i already have more strength then when i was going 5 days a week for almost a year. If your not recovering your not gaining got to let your body recover and my body couldnt keep up with a guy who been doing this for 12 years.

[@soormahindustani5882]

2:38 yes Sir!!! So fokken true. Between you and that what's his face Jeff Cavaliere = *The best advice for Free. THANKS DUDES* !! Much Appreciated.

[@markmiller3107]

Man i don't know why but I think you make more sense than others

[@tunaviking2728]

Took inspiration from this video and made one myself on the topic, just my take on over-training, elliott's the man though

[@screamingfawn]

Okay I just binged watched God only knows how many of your videos and you are amazing! I am about to begin working out and I'm glad that I have you as a source. I'm also glad that I'm a massage therapist and I know all the terminology. lol Blessings Elliot

[@rainyszn4332]

You're right, not necessarily won't grow but get worse results because muscles grow during rest days.

[@andreasgrimstad1308]

Glad someone can stand up and tell the truth here..

[@pyalot]

You can buy digital grip dynamometers that go to 200lbs for 30 bucks on amazon.