Chest & Back with Mike Israetel.

[@loupafoid]

''we're not here to do reps, we're here to do one rep at a time very well'' What a queue/quote

[@apaquuatapajfyyjyfuecf8522]

it's cue not queue, tho

[@darianmorat]

@Glazenbol-uo2ni LMAO

[@Markusai]

Yeah. I also like "dont count the reps, make the reps count". Not sure who I got it from tho.

[@danh9503]

It's not tho, It's though.

[@Markusai]

@@danh9503 tho

[@graDinolol]

This is 100% how every trip to the gym back in college looked like, same conversations, same jokes, same brainrot and same game talks. Absolute beauty.

[@IvanOrdell]

Can't even fathom having such cool friends and to work out together. Smart topics, funny jokes... Bro. I need this.

[@RD-zf3yb]

We had legit the same, just talking bullshit and moving weight, peak life

[@JF--]

was thinking the same thing 😂

[@Nakkiteline]

​@@IvanOrdellyeah dude couldn't agree more. i live in small town in Finland, like 5k people lives here. try to find anybody even remotely close to these dudes.. if they are smart they are weak, unmanly, if they work out they are stupid egoistic meat heads. if they are something even close to this, they sure as fuck aren't here. i'm moving to a big city in near future even though i enjoy the peace and quiet of countryside way more. but maybe i could find even some like minded people there. podcasts has been godsend for this, atleast you get to be a part of intelligent conversations, even if you are just a listener you benefit hugely from them as opposed to just having your own thoughts and lame ass superficial convos with average at most people. eventually i'd like to move out of country as well, this is just such a small place. i believe this is one of the greatest countries to live in though, especially in regards of safety nets, i'm so lucky and wouldn't change it for anything else. i would 100% be homeless if i were american. but still i find myself yearning for more. but that's only a positive problem because that gives me the drive to make something of myself so i eventually could find myself in this kind of company. because let's face it, i wouldn't have anything to give to these folks atm. i have to live my life and struggles and despite the hardships, find success. then i would have something to give to high caliber people, then i would be a high caliber person. i've wasted the best decade of human life for hedonism and bad choices in a bad environment. only now, at 28 years of age i've started to make choices that drives me closer to that target. and i have never felt better in my adult life. purpose is everything! i hope you find yourself in such company one day as well, brother. cheers!

[@IvanOrdell]

@@Nakkiteline I've heard ppl are often cold and distant in the north EU countries, so I'm sure that plays a part. I also love podcasts and you tube. Use it as a parasocial relationship to cope. But I learn a lot and am thoroughly entertained. Found some cool guys when I started training BJJ, it really helps with the mental, physical and social aspects.

[@jerry.ralph.junior]

I fw this kinda style on content instead of the standard podcast yk

[@vibzvfx8648]

fr

[@gregoriomiller8241]

More raw mate bloody hell mate

[@bawseeeee602]

rizz

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

Gotta love these Chris x RP crossovers

[@kjmontalv1]

Philosophy/ideas with weights

[@Naytone]

There's something extremely charming about humorous and intelligent conversations being abruptly interrupted by sets of lifting.

[@sudenluola2241]

Greek intellectual vibes. Wits and muscles.

[@MrCharrrles]

normie conversations...

[@YMESYDT]

You know the thing about this video that fucked with me most is how deeply valuable close male relationships are with men who are intellectually challenging and encouraging but also unapologetically blunt and not afraid to open up about how their experiences have formed them. I need that in my life.

[@thor498]

It's something I have cultured in sll my friendsgroups and i cut iut fake people realy agressivly men or woman or what ever. I don't have many friends but those i have are the real deal.

[@PhilKneeland]

Get you some sir :)

[@alexdavis2534]

man wish i could just find hours of people talking like this

[@felixungar2301]

You just described normal friendship.

[@JamesMartin-p9o]

You can tell how close of a Father&Son relationship by the way the son looks at his father. I don't have children yet but I know I did well if my kids look at me as if I'm a well of knowledge. stay blessed

[@-NotABot-]

Chris - an open mind. Mike - an open, *critical* mind. Thoroughly enjoyed the impromptu and casual nature of these side discussions. Mike’s willingness to politely disagree and defend his position is quite refreshing.

[@cocaineanddunhills4801]

Jared???

[@unreactive]

Three jacked dudes discussing AI alignment and Nick Bostrom's books between pull-up sets is such a vibe

[@GreedyGrinner985]

@@Kikwatz Jared?

[@canieto1]

I loved this format!

[@blackairforce6999]

​@@Kikwatz thats Dr.Mike's son Jared

[@gs2142]

Honestly Mike seems kinda misinformed about that stuff

[@unreactive]

@@gs2142 obviously, but the vibe is real

[@Wetterwet]

Shout out to Dr. Mike and his biological son, Jared

[@AndrewPokornik]

Its funny cuz if u ask ai if mike has a son it will say jared is his 😂

[@gajogrande]

Jared Mike?

[@AndrewPokornik]

@@gajogrande Jared Israetel

[@b-sideplank]

Jared is AI

[@Mr.PotatoAWESOMEFitnessTips]

Jerry

[@Kevoooo]

Great editing from set to convo in between each workout. Big fan of this style

[@danjohnson2914]

Agreed, the convo flows through mutual interests rather than a scripted podcast

[@johnfrantz5053]

This is a winning format here, I could watch this stuff for days

[@GI-bg3th]

This is the pinnacle of fitness yt. I am going to train Chest & Back now.

[@rmshX]

Yes Im halfway tru the vid and just want to do some pullups really fucking bad

[@itskelvinn]

It would be easier to say I am going to skip legs

[@Swainbrah]

The pinnacle of fitness yt😭 Chris is a 200lbs 6 foot male who is struggling to flat bench 155lbs. Then they continue to go through the most boring training I’ve ever seen zero intensity zero heart and enthusiasm. This slow tempo technique stuff has its place but this kind of training is exactly what leads you to be Johnny pencilneck

[@imatthewryan4076]

"were not here to do reps, we are here to do one rep at a time, very well" elder millennial wisdom

[@dermotm7171]

Brilliant! Will think of this every set I do now

[@Xeslana-u7y]

That's Johnny Pencilneck mindset

[@mikezamos]

I really love this format. Just boys hanging out, making gains and having fun, yet intellectual conversations.

[@drefox91]

We need more of this Chris. Obviously love Mike and Jared, but I mean the hanging out real talk, side of male relationships just like the Cbum video. Great stuff, always appreciate your dedication to your content.

[@monarchdrumandbass8700]

Yes to this 1000 times over

[@jalander8817]

@6:22 after the scientist did such a great job with the holocough the “genomic revolution” sounds absolutely horrifying.

[@jalander8817]

And then @25:56 it becomes clear that Mike is a devoutly religious scientismist. He’s ready to sacrifice himself right now. These people have lost the plot.

[@logandouglas]

May the gains ever be in your favor

[@winstonsmith11]

*be ever. But nice comment.

[@monocyte2210]

Same to you brother

[@TomHinze]

This is absolutely amazing! I usually don’t comment on anything, but I have to say, keep it up, brother. The combination of lifting advice and Brolosophy is fantastic.

[@AndrewPokornik]

Brolosophy is crazy

[@calebmorton3590]

I love how they go straight from saying people should warm up before doing pull ups to a hot woman asking if they can do a muscle up and then Chris yeats it.

[@PabloMena]

And Mike to Jared "Can you do that?" 😂😂

[@stuboy13]

Hats off to Chris like for that. Ha.

[@94mickmick]

The editor made it look like he scared her away too lmao. Gives dominating your first date at mini golf kinda vibes.

[@meenatheman]

This style of Mike and Jared is brilliant. Just bro's chilling, chatting, lifting.

[@MTheory333]

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time. I love the format with training and tips then it cuts to a random but very enjoyable chat. Please more with other great people

[@GrindSzn7]

I agree we need morr

[@dynamicsoulslayer]

Sam Sulek style videos are what the people want. No hollywood try hard editing and music. Just pure lifting and some grand conversation 🤝

[@Aiden-g2r]

Absolutely love this style of video, lifting while having normal conversations - learning from the conversations

[@joshuaalvarez1724]

I love thissss, these dudes are having genuine gym sesh, just chatting it up about ideas and telling anecdotes of their life, so amazing

[@DarcyCarmen]

Girl in the white and green is an absolute unit. Shout out to her!

[@Shvabicu]

Those traps are unreal

[@user-ii7xc1ry3x]

those lunges were PRISTINE

[@bobdog90]

That's CW's girlfriend.

[@daritter]

random roided person, what's the big deal? It's 99% roids, nothing else, like with almost anyone else who roids.

[@a-mb3wl]

That's a man

[@Todd1990]

I fell in love with Dr. Mike and his whole outlook on all of his gym exercises have helped me so much that are as a beginner. I am teaching intermediate and decades long users his techniques and they were substantially great.

[@Sharakatak]

I hope that becomes a small series! I love the combo of lifting heavy and talking about deep topics between reps. Also learned a few things for my next workout. Great vid!

[@alanwright4628]

This is video is great and the comments are so encouraging. So happy to see the number of men that want to live this way with friendships like this. ❤

[@SpaceMod2]

I kinda love this format - fun but vaguely intellectual conversations about tech and futurism, interwoven with lifting and technique discussions.

[@GloriousCat]

I love how positive and friendly this community is. Hopefully anyone reading this is doing well🙏🙏

[@DarthNoshitam]

It's only positive and friendly if you agree with Mike, otherwise it's "all jokes" lol

[@efrainmendez2623]

That's expected tho, I don't think people who don't see eye to eye will collab. It'll just make things weird and awkward and no content 😂​@@DarthNoshitam

[@DarthNoshitam]

@@efrainmendez2623 not collaborating is fine (although discourse would be better), I'm referring to Mike's habit of being outright disrespectful or insulting and justifying his behavior by saying "it's all jokes"

[@Nakkiteline]

​@@DarthNoshitamwe all see mikes insults because we gravitate automatically towards bad stuff, we notice it more. but have you noticed that he also dishes out compliments to people he criticizes, when compliments are due? it's not only one way street! cheers mate!

[@n_-_-]

Love the audio, so clear with minimal ambient sounds. So good.

[@BleedingBrawler]

I love these type of videos. It was a good break from continuous podcasts. Almost raw video with no unnecessary bgm and visual effects. Just raw talk between jacked guys about exercise. Hats off to Chris and his editing team for this.

[@doug2555]

Please more of this. Gym content and philosophy is some of my favorite shit

[@angelaDeTerra]

Would 100% watch more videos like these!! Getting educated first-hand on lift techniques + getting real-time demos and feedback on those techniques + intellectual conversation + humor is a video format I never knew I needed. And I’m a woman so this absolutely appeals to our demographic too, in case you were wondering! Further heeding to Dr. Mike’s cinematographic suggestions doesn’t hurt in that department either

[@petergause1760]

Mike gave Chris a huge compliment about how Chris should get a chance to be interviewed himself. All the way at the end of video

[@mattys3248]

Super real, super low key and super legit. loved every second of this!

[@casino9240]

Good to see Chris out of his element, conversationally. What a dork. I love him him even more now

[@Wheneverythingelseis]

Thanks!

[@robpalwrites]

Deep chat. I love to hear the intellectual conversations alongside the workouts, it's a winning combination. Why keep them separate.

[@debslagel1132]

I have to say at first I didn’t know what to think about Mike but I’m forming a strong opinion he’s a great guy and funnier than I previously thought. I thoroughly enjoyed this vlog and would definitely be here for more like this. I watched the episode of you guys and loved it! Here for all of it!

[@tom-barkley]

This content is awesome. I don't watch any training content anymore (been in the fitness industry for over 8 years so it wears thin) but this style of training, tips and deep interesting chats seems like a novel idea and I'm here for it.

[@rkslounge8117]

Really enjoyed this raw, unedited version. Makes it more human and relatable.

[@Sp3cTR2k7]

This combo of lifting and discussing life in a philosophical manner, damn... if I wasn't just some nobody, I would love to have joined you, totally my thing :) Building the body and the mind, way to go!

[@LowlandBiker]

Hey random person, you are not a nobody. You are just a person that is not known by alot of other random people that look at their screens.

[@mashenka6189]

@@LowlandBikerexactly..just replace jared. No one would have noticed.

[@superek4]

this is an amazing format. imagine having this with a curated discussion and has those breaks. a video for each workout that goes into a program. You grow your brain and body. So you basically play the "chest and philosophy" workout video and while you listen to it, you get instructed and with the built in breaks you're golden

[@BlackForLife09]

The conversation on AI was so fascinating - loved hearing Dr Mike’s perspective

[@oscarzamora819]

What a great experience training with Dr Mike and Jared Feather 🐐

[@toddgriffith9042]

SUCH a sick video - love the colab & conversation from y’all but in the gym, glad the son got to join as well

[@Starr_unlimited]

Wow! DO MORE OF THIS,CHRIS! DON'T LET DR.MIKE LEAVE! KEEP HIM FOREVER!

[@doublemintmaple]

Thanks for letting me hang out with you guys

[@braggingrightsmusic]

I love love love this video! Watching you guys discuss topics literally on the fly whilst working out is amazing! Seeing the social dynamic and learning better technique for the gym at the same time. You’ve struck serious gold here

[@Dougie.A.M]

This content was absolutely fantastic. You two get on great, and was good to see the more humourous side of you. Cheers.

[@mattallen2124]

I freaking love the instruction tips and knowledge Mike is laying down while you're performing reps. And the conversation between sets are so great...job well done.

[@kylethornton7244]

More episodes like this!!! This was awesome!! Deep thinking and moving weights

[@chopper986]

The amount of technique information I learned as well as just general life lessons etc. with this video. Great entertainment and information value, probably one of my favourite videos of recent from podcasters in general

[@lloydisfun]

This is the future of content! I’ve consumed tonnes of your stuff this and hormozi in the gym are my favs!

[@Stephen8454]

I been following Dr. Mike since you introduced me to him on your podcast and my gains are gaining! Appreciate it

[@mikelacroix2843]

I actually love this style of training videos

[@jalen2141]

Awesome, wholesome content. The crossover we all love but didn't deserve.

[@Andy_Sgouros]

I havent even finished this video....and its one of my favourite videos on KZbin

[@kevharv]

This video was fantastic, and Mike is correct, an interview of Chris is what we need.

[@ashb9665]

This was the video I didn't know I needed.

[@antirealist]

I'm glad Dr. Mike is a professor of sports science and not philosophy lol

[@BrofUJu]

He had or has another KZbin video where he talks about philosophical ideas and it's basically just like, libertarianism and technocratic goofy stuff, lol.

[@999rob9]

Legit that's what I was thinking, his opinions about humanity in general are extremely worrying

[@bagelman2634]

@@999rob9Bruh what do you mean extremely worrying? He’s just a guy lmao

[@jalander8817]

@@BrofUJuhe talks. Thats what he’s good at. Thats why he’s on KZbin. Most of what he says is horrifically cringe.

[@jalander8817]

@@bagelman2634 he’s just a guy alright. He’s a guy that appears to not have been conscious during the Holocough. He wants to set all those “expert scientists” loose on the human genome. That sounds horrifying for normal people.

[@KiaOrion]

Loved this! Seeing you and the RP guys jam is some of my favorite content. More like this por favor 🙏

[@vojtasykora]

WOW! Amazing video. You discussed super cool concepts in between sets. Thank you🔥

[@bit1856]

i think mike’s idea about superintelligence being deeply non-anthropic in desire risks being silly in retrospect. for one we don’t know enough about consciousness to think that we have a good idea of exactly how human desire is formed, much less what type of emergent phenomena would come out of the type of cognition machine that superintelligence would be and if it would even be recognizable as desire to us. for two we will have built it, and the logic systems that we will have relied on to build it with are THEMSELVES emergent. these are heuristic systems that are just super stable at the levels that the human brain needs them to be to play around with concepts like blocks in its mind, so they will be systems of logic geared around the fundamental drive to survive right, like concepts of oneness and otherness that gets you units of a thing that then you do operations on - they’re descriptions of materiality, but abstracted at the level of the human brain (because the brain is the one doing the abstracting); of course that may end up not mattering at all, but we should be clear about the fact that we don’t actually know yet if it’s something that’s likely to matter. i think mike’s wayyy too confident about it.

[@JustifiedRidiculousOly]

ignorance is bliss. he's smart with exercise science but it's a way different knowledge base than computer science which, in nature, encompasses most sciences.

[@CptVein]

Way way WAY too confident.

[@andresanches6719]

Agreed

[@jalander8817]

The machine will never have consciousness because we don’t even understand consciousness. So even if the machine developed consciousness we wouldn’t even be able to prove it because we wouldn’t even know what to look for.

[@bit1856]

@@jalander8817 well, not knowing if the machine is conscious is not the same as the machine not being conscious. i think we’re thinking more here about the machine than what we can come to know of it :)

[@arjunaleri2569]

A gym monster with honestly really thoughtful perspectives on intellectual topics is the future. Mike is incredible

[@TriggoViggo]

Love this sort of video, gym clips and very interesting/insightful conversations perfectly interspersed

[@d1or69]

This was amazing holy shit. I very rarely post comments on youtube, as I just don’t ever care enough but this, this is something else. Actually great random convos about rather interesting topics from gym bros. Just talking and pushing/pulling heavy weights is just what I needed and I believe based on feedback in the comments others share that sentiment! Personally, I have been struggling to be consistent in the gym lately, feel like I am absolutely tanking it as I just feel bored of doing it alone. Can’t but feel guilty about that but also it’s a shitty feeling to know the issue but yet feel like you are not doing much to change it. After college, I have not had access to the same infrastructure when it comes to lifting/socializing and I definitely do feel like it has negatively affected my life. I am just not used to be alone for that long, and even after a couple of years now, I am still not used to it and still cant feel but like I am struggling with gym and sometimes life even in general. If anyone has any advice or has been through this, let me know. Any and all advice is very appreciated. I know my mindset might be utterly fucked and wrong. But I can’t seem to be able to just flip the switch and be excited again about something I used to really enjoy - lifting. It feels like a chore, but so does everything else honestly. Life feels like pain. I can’t but feel like I am just not built like it. I unfortunately can’t function and push myself as much as I wish I could or can sometimes. But that consistency is what I am struggling with. I just can’t but feel like i get tired getting through it h the motion and just don’t enjoy it anymore as much as I used to. But I also used to do it and share experience with others a lot more previously. I am very social when it comes to working out, I love working out with others, pushing each other. I just cant seem to be that friend for myself. And at this point I feel like what if I never will be? Tried implementing some sort of an easy morning routine that would fit in my schedule to get me more energized and excited for the day. But in the end I just stop doing it, I stop going to bed on time when I think I should. There is something about that inner fight with myself where the part of me that like freedom and fluidity, takes over. Regaining control over my own life that leads to misery. Seems like a never ending cycle. There is just general lack of excitement/energy about life. I only feel excited when I am on holiday, in a new novel place. Then general routine just sucks the life out of me. I don’t want it to be that way but I don’t know what to do or what to implement in my life to do better and feel better. If you made it this far, thanks for reading this long ass yap 😂

[@PoorlySoup]

This format is awesome

[@salehtaha1461]

Hey chris, We all love your podcasts with dr.mike.. But a conversation while having a gym session.. is WAY MORE FUN ! Please keep doing this ! Maybe you can do gym sesh with more guests .. it feels so natural to watch

[@iliasiosifidis4532]

GYMBRO noun noun: Gymbro; plural noun: Gymbroz; 1. a. person with whom one has a bond of the same gym affiliation, typically one exclusive of family relations. verb: Gymbroing 2. a. Conversation, and or action, between two or more people abut their hobby

[@fraserharrop]

I'd say this is the best style of content to come out of this channel. If we could clean up the audio a bit, this is the next evolution IMO

[@Tom7711n]

Loved this Chris

[@shannonsteven3982]

The thing I like about Chris is, if you couldn't see his followers number you wouldn't think he was a big deal. He genuinely just seems like one of your mates

[@sinan1909]

18:52 i thought i was seeing flying cars in the background for a second

[@DarthNoshitam]

Nah brah it was the genomics revolution

[@noahpippen]

Love your content but especially these. In the world today where it's hard to find a friend much less a gym partner as well, it's really motivating to see ya'll get along and coach each other in the mean time.

[@bladenovak]

Can't wait for that interview

[@negronarafael]

The pace of the conversation and the shots from working out to talking remind me of The Office!

[@Chrisket]

18:24 yo Chris, thanks for lending me your Bugatti the other day

[@LynxxMan]

W wingman

[@asaeldredge401]

Thank you guys for existing and sharing your experiences 👍

[@palmosbergvik8095]

Anyone else notice the insane intense eye contact from Chris at 0:18?😂

[@olliea876]

Is funny because Mike does a subtle nod to it later in the video in relation to autism lol. 7:02

[@Rhett-s5o]

Thanks for uploading this! I have no friends and everyone at my school thinks I’m annoying so it’s great to simulate what a human conversation is like while I work out!!! Also, Ai has no ability to create its own logic. Only regurgitate logic that exists. So it doesn’t have an opinion about the universe and it’s own existence because it doesn’t have the capacity or opinion.

[@IvanOrdell]

This is one of the best fitness videos ever

[@MThomas92]

This is the new trendy format- and im here for it

[@rickybennett370]

3:40 clutch zoom out

[@reubenmccormack1035]

Amazing, I need an alert specifically for when this style of video gets released!

[@Eriksken]

I would love to see dr. Mike at the JRE

[@ThomasAT86]

16:15 Hell yeah. I've had great sleep only once in my life for like 3 months or so...only time I fell asleep within minutes, slept through and woke up bursting with energy. That was absolutely amazing. Happened 2-3 days after I upped my egg intake from ~3 eggs to 12-15 eggs per day. Sadly had food poisoning, devloped an intolerance and after working on my gut, fixing the intolerance and trying again, I couldn't replicate it. Tried a LOT of stuff to improve my sleep but nothing has a significant effect.

[@emmang2010]

Dr Mike teaching people to lift correctly, 1 by 1.

[@emmang2010]

@@Ventryx Hilarious

[@emmang2010]

@@Ventryx Besides entertaining your first "point" with a lifter named Eric Janicki you wouldn't know how Dr Mike trains off camera by logic since he's off camera. Also your first point is an escape from reason rather offering any support for disagreeing with me. What about those that are big and lift like Dr Mike explains? What about the possibility that those larger lifters would be even larger if they trained like Dr Mike? In addition to all of that look up survivorship bias. Your just not thinking like so many who dismiss evidence based training and then have literally no reason to do so besides not wanting to use your brain.

[@emmang2010]

@@Ventryx Ok so now I understand the misunderstanding you have with Dr Mike's training. It isn't super slow training, there are so many other aspects of what he describes as "good technique" and proper training modalities. As claimed thousands of times by him 1 to 6 second eccentrics are all the same. Is a 1 or 2 sec eccentric super slow? He has a video on this kind of training and talks about its downsides at great length. And to go by your "logic" plenty of seriously jacked dues will perform eccentrics in that 2 to 3 second range. If you sum up his training as slow training then you completely missed everything.

[@emmang2010]

@@Ventryx You lost me at his entire approach to training and technique is based around his business and making money. You quite literally know nothing about the current literature which Dr. Mike's main purpose is to communicate to the masses.

[@emmang2010]

@@Ventryx Iron culture episode 34, 23:19 and listen to Mike's response if you really care about understanding a little bit of who Mike is. You have essentially zero other fitness influencers today that speak like that.

[@slipstream01]

Didnt know i needed this.. in the middle of the night... would love to see more of these.

[@AbbieSorell]

My fav exercise was yapping till failure

[@nordaki]

This was an amazing episode, absolutely loved the conversation between sets!

[@goldytwatus1674]

His forearms and calves look super aesthetic when tensed

[@Ozzilaa]

Can you list all the books, authors, and speakers that were mentioned in the conversations? Stellar bro convos during lift sessions. I love for this

[@lucakyoung]

12:12 pretty sure Mike is loving that 😂

[@shamsiking7968]

He absolutely is

[@kellerdickinson256]

Amazing episode, I need 100 more of them ASAP

[@brynolf11]

Love this format

[@calebjmurray]

This as a full podcast episode both visual learning and interesting topics id definitely listen

[@ivanharrison241]

The real world not influencer wanky world. Good on them for keeping it real.

[@Thomas-wk9ep]

this type of video where it's casual podcast type conversation with training is awesome

[@sidbangaloo3356]

What’s up with random foot shot at 16:43 😭

[@athixathix8629]

Best Chris Williamson podcast! And that’s saying a lot bc they are all really good