Bodybuilder DEBUNKS Muscle Building Myths | FitnessFAQs Podcast #26 - Geoffrey Verity Schofield

[@FitnessFAQs]

Listen on Spotify - spoti.fi/3FD8PLE Apple Podcasts - apple.co/3DRiRHG Timestamps - 00:22 Discovering Calisthenics 02:26 No gym, No problem 03:35 Hypertrophy made simple 05:57 Are strength and size linked? 09:53 Downsides of calisthenics 13:06 Calisthenics & weights 17:03 Technique Vs Effort 21:30 Lighter Weights? 23:59 Injury Lessons 29:16 Bodybuilding Myths 32:22 Best Body Fat % 36:42 Bulking & Calisthenics 39:37 Workout Mistakes 42:14 Self Awareness 44:04 Flaws of Deloading 45:49 Muscle Soreness Important? 47:51 When To Change Exercises? 50:35 Variety The Smart Way

[@JoséLuisGómezMolero]

No hay mujeres 😊😊😊

[@GVS]

Thanks for having me on the channel! Really enjoyed our conversation, and I hope people find it useful!

[@Jpg4me]

Do you regularly use creatine? If so what’s your dosage 💪🏽

[@GVS]

@@Jpg4me yep, ~5g. I don't think it's a huge factor though. I've stopped using it a few times and didn't notice a huge difference.

[@SXLLXNBXE]

bro knows how to talk. those anecdotal takes are blessed.

[@shiv.ansh03]

My two favorite of two field

[@gaborpasztory854]

It is! Thank you! I also like your contents on youtube. Keep going!

[@skullkid112]

I love the recent push among the natty community to not compare physiques to modern day fitness, but rather to the old school bronze or silver era guys. Since that is truly the best benchmark we can look to as far as natural physiques.

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

this natural renaissance will result in the most impressive physiques ever 🦾🐵🦍

[@skullkid112]

@@MonkeyBarsEveryday let's get it 💪🙏

[@esthetics4512]

💯

[@FitnessFAQs]

We need to promote realistic standards. With that said, not being afraid to push ourselves hard to progress.

[@skullkid112]

@@FitnessFAQs indeed! Awesome interview!

[@BaldOmniMan]

This is dope, fellas. Congratulations to Geoff 🥂, gonna listen to this now. I’m keen to hear more about rings, since I know Geoffrey used those a ton recently

[@whitefang9758]

We need to see you on here too one day King

[@jamesstramer5186]

Hope to see you there too very soon!

[@michaelchristie4756]

I use rings a ton. So many great isolation exercises and compounds can be used with rings. I love them so much. You should definitely get a pair.

[@bystander4488]

@@whitefang9758 We need another weighted calisthenics block

[@GVS]

👊👊👊 thanks dude!

[@MarioTomicOfficial]

Great to see Geoffrey featured here! His channel is a great resource and it’s just a matter of time until it goes big.

[@BrawnyKingFitness]

What a surprise. Glad to see GVS being invited to a big channel. A valuable member of the noble natty community.

[@GVS]

thanks! :)

[@jugheadsrule]

Noble natty LeL! GVS rates a 7 duck eggs out of 10 on the Mike O'Hearn Fake Natty scale. Ask him to explain how a 33yr with 7-8 years of intense training suddenly put on 4-5Kgs of muscle in 6 months.

[@fastgames_pvp7705]

@@jugheadsrule explanation: he didn't, he also gained fat

[@jugheadsrule]

@@fastgames_pvp7705 He gained 15 kgs of which approx 5 kg was muscle. Watch the videos from Jan 2022 then work it out for yourself

[@fastgames_pvp7705]

@@jugheadsrule i havent seem him talk anywhere about gaining that much muscle it's just speculation

[@whitefang9758]

Never expected to see this, but am glad. Geoff is a good dude, as real as it gets.

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

🥂🧐

[@hermreo]

No fucking way. Now we need Bald omni man and Natural hypertrophy

[@dudejoe8390]

Bald is in comments already

[@wolfa5151]

I bought the “ body by rings program “ when it first came out, 3/4 years ago. It’s been with me ever since then. I’m 64 yrs old now, and totally addicted to the rings. At the start, I looked at certain movements, like a mouse at an elephant, totally deflated when I attempted to follow the training programme. But I persevered, and this month, 3/4 years on, I have mastered the skin the cat movement. And honestly when I completed the movement the first time, the feeling was better than sex😊, absolute joy at having got there, after such a long time, the formula is, perseverance, perseverance, perseverance. If I can do it, at 110kg, at 64, anyone can. I have never been fitter. No joint, back, or mobility issues at all, compared to others in my age group, there is no doubt in my mind that the stretching and resistance, and stabilisation requirements involved in doing ring exercises has kept, is keeping me free from age related mobility issues.

[@wana.me003]

Rings are humbling. I am in my 30s and I have used them a year but everytime I progress to a harder variation it humbles me. I still cannot hang full bodyweight on false grip but I enjoy the rings so much! Your comment gives me hope that I can get at an elite level if I keep focussing at be at it. Thanks

[@Heeect00rrr]

GVS is the 🐐 of the fitness industry, no bs straight to the point funny guy but also very informative

[@TheDragonNixon]

Now I respect Daniel even more, he's all about the quality content, inviting a smaller youtuber to a podcast. Respect

[@RDbodybuildingreardelt]

Yeah huge respect to him!

[@Nostalgiaforinfi]

Hea at 90k? Def nice seeing the natty community boosting up each other. Real recognize real.

[@FacePullTiToX]

@@Nostalgiaforinfi Yes. Absolutely. It's the only way for the natty community to challenge some of the garbage 'fitness' content that is so pervasive on YT. Keep it real

[@danielgilbert8338]

"Or if there's some kind of post apocalyptic world, we can keep those gains." Love picturing Geoff crushing the rings as zombies run around

[@frog6054]

Everyone around fking dying doesn't stop me from doing my sets of pull ups to failure.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

We are technically in a post-apocalyptic world, whether you believe in an asteroid impact or the Flood. We'll have another apocalypse with the coming mass starvation, economic collapse, and total government control. Now a zombie apocalypse is another story.

[@AkiriKanan]

Even in war Army need to always be in shape.

[@anonymousman4419]

​@@frog6054gotta crack those inclined push ups to failure.

[@RDbodybuildingreardelt]

Geoffrey mentioned Basement Bodybuilding, so the question is would interview him too? I know he is a small channel, but I think most viewers would love his philosophy/mindset around lifting 😄

[@ProphetFear]

Bodybuilding training does feel feel better than training for maxes. It is satisfying to hit 100 PRs on 100 lifts vs striving to add 20 lbs to a lift per year.

[@EarhirX]

I actually stopped following GVS when he was so bitter about calisthenics. I would not have imagined to ever see him here. Still most of my fitness knowledge comes from reading him on Quora so lots of respect to him

[@frog6054]

The good thing about him is that he's always changes and evolved his training philosophy.

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

@@frog6054 frog

[@kylereece1979]

Been watching GVS since the initial lockdown and liked his stripped down, straight up chats and approach to his videos. Great to see him branch out and be here. 👏👏

[@domepiece11]

I learned about GVS through maybe Alpha Destiny and now his channel is easily one of my favorites.

[@bmejia220]

This conversation is amazing, I feel I have a better understanding of body building from just listening. Of course, need to do the work also. Thanks so much, guys!

[@albertabadi1689]

Very good content. I've been following Daniel Vadnal from his beginning and also Geoffrey from his beginning. Honest people.

[@FacePullTiToX]

36:06 Honestly, I'm glad to hear this, Daniel. Having started with calisthenics as my first modality of training, I do understand that leaness is indeed a major factor when it comes to relative strength and specific bodyweight skills. Not to mention the social/business incentive derived from having such a large audience like yourself. However, I'm very happy to hear that you are slowly realizing the fact that other non-fitness related factors might be preventing you from squeezing those last few pounds of muscle you could still gain as a natural, provided you are willing to slowly gain some bodymass along the way. Not to mention the potentially negative impact of staying ultra lean (below 10%) for a very long period of time. I'm a much happier/stronger lifter staying within 16 to 18% most of the time and the extra 'fluff' has helped me in the realm of external weights (an area which you seem to be getting more interested in as of late). Don't be afraid of going up in weight, Daniel. Ignore the haters and keep going. Greetings from Spain. If you ever come back, let me know so that we could work out together. Stay fit. Stay strong 💪

[@soonahero]

There’s nothing wrong with being 2-5% body fat. Good Marathoners live like that and there aren’t consequences

[@freehatespeech6804]

@@soonahero It makes them better at the one thing they are hyper optimised for, but no one in strongman or even powerlifting or weightlifting is ever going to be that lean, while still reaching his potential.

[@pepis-world]

Two great minds of the fitness industry, there's surely a lot to learn from this one!

[@lucasvarley9764]

Great video! The timing is spot on. These exercises are awesome. Question for you... have you ever tried Next Level Diet? I got a muscle-building meal plan from them that's worked wonders for me.

[@guillaumeleon]

Thank you guys for sharing this!🔥

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

I run an upper/lower and I use rings a ton for my upper days and some for lower. They're a great tool.

[@shrexyboi1850]

How do you use rings for lower?

[@MonkeyBarsEveryday]

@@shrexyboi1850 my lower includes inverted rows, face pulls, and a vertical pull variation

[@shrexyboi1850]

@@MonkeyBarsEveryday ohhh, nice everyday is back day

[@hihello-yv2tt]

I don’t think it’s the malaria waiver but rather the diet of high starch and carbs as well as agricultural practices including farming and crop cultivation which uses more fast twitch muscles. One example is Lou tribe which abandoned pastoralist practices and adopted the style of west Africans, there are many physically gifted people from this tribe

[@Lgirtfhdzxfft]

About high volume, it works if you want to be ripped and it dose make muscle in long run. Maybe not as much as lower reps with higher weight. I did 500 push ups under 20 min every single day for 6 months straight and I made a significant gain. Even a year later people around me says I look like a triangle even with shirts on and I say myself “ yes those crazy push up challenge” 😂

[@penumbramine]

good hybrid combo for quads is front squats and then do sissy squats to failure after (not as a superset). Adding weight to sissies with a vest or backpack is very humbling.

[@craigslistreply6544]

The crossover I never expected

[@Bargawd]

Looks like Geoff tossed his shirt in the dryer for this interview

[@ElreyRayo]

Gracias from Texas 👍

[@subzfit]

Thumbnail looks like Daniel with a beard... In all seriousness, this was a great interview. Calisthenics and Weights is the way to go

[@shparto1118]

This is insane. I just watched one of his videos for the first time, went to his channel for more and saw the notification. Can't believe the odds

[@reidanderson6953]

Yesssss Geoffrey is the best

[@deedoescalisthenics5982]

I've put this on my watch later list. I've just started on my calisthenics journey and may introduce weights at some point.

[@FacePullTiToX]

Calisthenics + weight training is an absolute beast of a combo. I'm so glad people are becoming less dogmatic about combining the two to get the best possible results. It works wonders I must say

[@deedoescalisthenics5982]

@@LatimusChadimus I'm still working on control and flexibility but have ordered a set of rings for use in the future so I'm sure I'll be trying out those moves.

[@deedoescalisthenics5982]

@@FacePullTiToX I think I'll be adding weights in 6 months or maybe a year. I need to get my body ready first as I'm 45 now and have never worked out in the past.

[@ProteinMArchives]

the most unexpected crossover of the year

[@chuckburke4976]

Are all 26 podcasts by fitnessfaqs on youtube? I can only find 16 in their playlist

[@jon-kd5st]

Consistency, Patience and having a good outlook. Took me 2 years to look like I even lift.

[@oversipelio983]

that' s a wonderful collab to see

[@paull9086]

Spent 20 years in the gym. Covid forced me to do calisthenics and got into the best shape ever. Made me rethink the gym is a scam.

[@ryanmilton2643]

This was great! It thought provoking. I’ve bounced into many of these categories. I have liked the idea of combining rings and weights. Of course I also am a triathlete. So this makes me think about focus and how I can combine these exercises efficiently and effectively. For nearly 50 I’m not huge, but I’m quite fit.

[@alansmith6310]

Geoffrey is so cool. Wanna be like him when i grow up.

[@schmorbraten7594]

very happy to see a conversation between two of the most sensible guys out there. but it ended quite abruptly! what was going on there?

[@andrewwong3556]

6:26 lmao I was listening to this in the background at full volume at this scared the shit out of me!

[@nza1804]

11:20 Great to hear that Rings are great for Chest

[@farblunjet14]

If you lose access to wts adding bands to rings and calisthenics can help you maintain if not gain.

[@TheMarkTenification]

Go Geoff!

[@IgorBelyakovworkout]

It seems to me that weight training and calisthenics should help progress🏆💪

[@IgorBelyakovworkout]

@@LatimusChadimus I do cardio, bro.

[@joshranowsky8083]

I feel like I'm watching an A.I. Robot interview Geoff about fitness.

[@sw2161]

Amazing podcast! Can you do one with domink sky? That would be interesting.

[@anthonyortiz7924]

I'm very interested in starting calisthenics in conjunction with a muscle-building program using weights, but what I don't understand is given the training program presented, when are you doing the calisthenics? Are you able to do it on the same days you're working out at the gym? Or on the rest days? If I've worked out at the gym, whatever muscles I've trained are going to be out of commission that day, and they're going to need rest to recuperate, so how do you mix the calisthenics in there?

[@johnthreesixteen5643]

34:31 damn those triceps

[@cut_mountain]

Hi everyone! I have a question for Daniel (and whoever would like to help a fellow subscriber). I'm following the Body by rings programme, which includes 4 upper body workouts per week. I'm also training legs twice each week. It's been a month like this and I'm wondering: is training 6 times per week too much? Thanks a lot!!

[@LearnWithEthos]

You should doa review on resistant bands ...

[@Ratbeeitch]

How long should your workout last, before it becomes ineffective or detrimental? Basically an overtraining question.

[@NazeemSpencerJoles]

If u put some weight in a backpack and hit some squats squeezing every muscle for sets of 50 your legs will grow and your squat will go up. My squat actually went up after the shut down

[@coonsbite]

How much do you squat?

[@solmma]

Thank you!

[@neversate]

Daniel thoughts on mobility for cricketers

[@seattlegrrlie]

Oh that myth! Yes, I have a good friend who thinks every single big dude is on steroids. He refuses to believe humans can be naturally super strong with time, patience, and effort

[@juanacevedo3007]

Saludos desde Uruguay joder que están cuadrados 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼😄😄😄👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@mr.v1191]

I just respect geoffrey sir so much, he just made me stronger through youtube only👌👌❤❤

[@shirtlessviking9225]

what about kettlebells?

[@benh6452]

In an apocalypse situation in taking over the gym. Theres a grocery store next door lol

[@MK-yt3ct]

Great convo but that was such an abrupt ending

[@ButterflyAboveTheCloudsMusic]

I love Jeff

[@bearclaws2934]

Its not a physical battle, most people just dont have mentally what it takes, many of those specimen either come to terms that its not meant to be or go for the drugs - which is also part of irrational mind problem.

[@madams989]

When you said rings are better for chest, do you think it’s advantageous / a good idea to have the wobbliness when performing the movement?

[@FacePullTiToX]

Hi Mike. It doesn't necessarily need to be 'advantageous' or 'good'. Rings simply offer a different stimulus than the one you'd get from a sturdy barbell. Rings are actually pretty similar to dumbbels in this regard. Both implements allow for the 2 upper extremities to move independently, thus the increasing level of instability. Don't expect to lift the same weight if you do ring dips as opposed to rings on 2 parallel bars. By the same token no one expects to see anyone who can lift more weight during a dumbbell bench press than the variation with a barbell. I hope this answers your question

[@madams989]

@@FacePullTiToX yeah awesome thanks. I assumed he can’t have meant for hypertrophy unless a similar resistance can be applied. They’ll definitely involve the rotator cuff muscles more as well don’t they which has to be advantageous for long term shoulder health

[@GVS]

@@madams989 I don't look at the wobbliness as an advantage, but it's also not that bad as it'll work the stabilizers. The increased range of motion and freedom of movement were the biggest draws. Can do mechanical drop sets to keep the entire set challenging.

[@madams989]

@@GVS awesome thank you. One other thing, can you confirm whether hyperextending further stretches the chest / is advantageous to working the chest? Athlene x seems very anti hyperextension but I can’t seem to find a clear opinion elsewhere! Thank you, love your channel.

[@GVS]

​@@madams989 Athlean-x is anti many things (upright rows, leg extensions, you name it), that's his brand. It gets clicks. It's the biggest part of why his channel is so big. He very, very rarely presents actual evidence for his claims, and in fact many of his statements are flat out wrong. I do not consider him to be a valid source anymore.

[@kiss4luna]

this is the first time i knew Geoffrey lives in China

[@D-Rex-]

Workout Tip: Leave your damn phone at home!!! Too many people spend their session hunched over on a bench, staring at their phone, fooling themselves into thinking they just did 2 hours at the gym, when they really only worked for about 20 or 30 minutes. This keeps showing up in Geoffrey's video clips; he is getting the work done and some guy is in the background staring at his phone : - ) Nice video, good conversation

[@Nostalgiaforinfi]

Eh just put on some music and then leave it in your pocket. Everyone at my gym is looking at their phone not sweating while i superset everything and leave in 45 minutes after a strenuous workout.

[@FacePullTiToX]

I couldn't agree more. Not only that. You could walk around to get steps in (especially if you have a sedentary job) instead of hunching over a phone. I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who is big on not having a phone during training

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

lol, imagine doing 20-30 minutes of straight work, that's a lot in 2 hours. The reason workouts take so long is because of the rest periods.

[@Nostalgiaforinfi]

@@A-A-RonDavis2470 i dont have to imagine i do that 4 days a week. 2 super sets back to back with 30 seconds rest. Thats 12 sets then 1 more on shoulders day for aide delt and im out. Biceps/triceps chest/back shoulders/biceps side delt. People are just weak and lazy to actually sweat. I did the same since i trained calisthenics. If you have no work capacity work on it.

[@thewingedone1172]

@@Nostalgiaforinfi you are lifting low ass weights to have rest times that low. Not something to be proud of.

[@manoj.k.m4302]

Good video daniel.i need a video on l sit progressions for beginners

[@Eudamonic]

Just put it in the search bar. Plenty of tutorials out there

[@manoj.k.m4302]

@@Eudamonic but no one could explain like daniel.his approach is different and i like it

[@stayontrack]

bro everytime I have to listen to Daniels voice for more than 5 seconds I start falling asleep

[@stayontrack]

as a distance runner cali guy I'm always below 12 percent

[@bigburrito2373]

i like pre exhausting for compounds on some lifts but not all. on deadlifts i will not do that, on squats i like to hit some leg machines or body weight squats for blood flow, but on bench i love being warm as hell from a set of pec flies right into 1 or 2 good sets of dips. something about that just lights up my chest in a way better way than when i just warm up with the barbell / dumbbells.

[@A-A-RonDavis2470]

Strength work, compounds then accessories. Hypertrophy, accessories then compounds.

[@DavidDoingLife]

It's interesting that someone like him in his situation doesn't have some form of home gym

[@GVS]

No space, unfortunately. Living in a city of 15m people means most apartments are fairly small.

[@sengunvolkan]

36:40 00:14

[@gamera7206]

The audio is messed up, Geoffreys voice is too low and yours too loud

[@fifive]

Ive imagined this😀

[@isaactrevino7821]

I have done both. I find who you had on defines strength very different then I do. He was Defining strength as a weight training way ...... But the Strength from a Planche say is FAR Superior to Bench press. And a person who can Planche may not be able to bench much. But I have never saw a guy who can bench 500 be able to Planche. Not even close. Same with Shoulder press vs HSPU. HSPU is far superior to shoulder press. And I have known guys who can Double shoulder press what I can but cannot come close to a free Standing Handstand pushup. Or even a Wall sometimes. Body weight is a far superior strength . This goes to the comparison to who is stronger between a High level Gymnast vs a High level Powerlifter. Well relative pound for pound the Gymnast is Way way Stronger. If a powerlifter attempted a Maltese they would tear their bicep tendons among other things...... When I went from powerlifting to high level Calisthenics. My wrestling got significantly stronger then when I was powerlifter.... However to be fair I am built like a Gymnast. Not a powerlifter.

[@Wolfgang_pant]

Great

[@Guts_Brando]

33:11 he fartin hard

[@davepazz580]

Especially after all that egg foo young he probably had before then...

[@zwryy7622]

Ok, this thumbnail is giga cursed

[@latprodigy2633]

He have only been doing calisthenics for about a year so let him do calisthenics 4+ years he’ll definitely see a carry over on the weights

[@naturalism1234567]

His weight training style is definitely unorthodox I could tell that hes been injured

[@theharpy6644]

nice!

[@jamie01737]

damn dude! 5-15 in a week?!

[@kmuck8677]

5:50 if you're not making these faces you're not training hard enough lol

[@PaulettoSnow]

Is the scuffed camera part of his brand? I mean no offense. Even his book cover has low quality.

[@littleflor2975]

Everyone starts with humble beginnings

[@rocco74superhuman45]

Snap the City . Good Luck to this guy in late age . His form is terrible even with light weight

[@coonsbite]

care to elaborate on which exercises and what exactly is so wrong that it's snap city?

[@ahlen10]

If you workout for years, you will see results. If you want faster, bigger take products.

[@gufishanemometer6450]

Amazingly giga

[@Atilolzz]

*peaceee*

[@salmanjaved8774]

Here comes the 'first' horde

[@kopidoo]

I thought they already extinct...

[@piyushdwivedi7195]

Broooooooooooo

[@crisscross6227]

Very good example of a weak mind in a strong body "when my gym closes (bc of corona) I go back to rings" - prime example of avoidance instead of changing what needs to change: gov overreach and lies. Weak men in strong bodies dont stop evil, masculine men with strong bodies and minds do. body mind and soul, the weakest link breaks the chain.

[@reporterijsbeer4442]

Very well said...but first you have to be able to see through the lies, and be able to smell the bs. Most ppl in the fitness industry are "science"geeks who adore vaccines and lockdowns and eat the news served like a good slave

[@fastgames_pvp7705]

how is he weak? i don't understand

[@wishesandfishes]

Sounds like adapting to a situation in a resilient and flexible manner. What should he do? Break his gym window with a brick and do cable fly drop sets until the cops tackle him?

[@fastgames_pvp7705]

@@wishesandfishes lol

[@zone453]

Host is the most monotone person I've ever heard

[@jgdecaro1]

Repent and turn from your sin. Admit you are a sinner in need of a saviour. Admit your sins and ask Jesus Christ for forgivness. For the sins that you know of and the sins that you don't. John 1 9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Believe that Jesus died died on the cross and rose again after 3 days as a payment for your sins. John 3 16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. Confess that Jesus is Lord. Commit yourself to a life of following Jesus Christ. Romans 10 9 - If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. Romans 10 13 - Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

[@someonesucks7185]

All I can say is that the bros know best about bodybuilding.