Me, a 185lb natty who lifts 4x a week for leisure: Hmm yes, very interesting, thank you Dr Mike.
@steveloge81192 жыл бұрын
Me, sitting at 160 near the end of a 6 month bulk, with no intention of ever competing or coaching: "Ah yes, this is invaluable information"
@jamaallewis35202 жыл бұрын
Literally me , sitting at 188( heavy day) 🤣
@cynicalclockworks98572 жыл бұрын
265 with an earth-shattering 465lb deadlift "Yeah, I mean, this is basically what I do every day"
@kylepacioni2 жыл бұрын
Me on a cut realizing and I’m only gonna be lean at like 160 or 155 - listens intently
@adambelanger82582 жыл бұрын
Me too haha
@joshmcgee80622 жыл бұрын
So, if I do this plan I will look just like Charly… got it! Thanks doc 💪
@luffebassen2 жыл бұрын
No!! You also need to take high dose vitamin C. Not financial adwise!!
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
"Guaranteed!' - Dr. Mike
@ryanrogers82112 жыл бұрын
You already do look like him Josh!
@joshmcgee80622 жыл бұрын
@@ryanrogers8211 and I owe it all to the folks at RP. 😬👊🏼
@IssaChikhou2 жыл бұрын
mike's speaking abilities are out of this world!
@deriusjones30242 жыл бұрын
He's a professor..what do you expect lol
@RockyP-xw8rd2 жыл бұрын
Great video. very informative. Just want to state the obvious that this is contest prep for an elite athlete to get unsustainably lean for a brief period of time, and not what normal people should try for weight loss. I’ve seen several novice people mess around with carb cycling and it’s a total waste of time and needless suffering for them (could easily roll with 750 cal deficit and add in a cheat meal or clean high day if / when fatigue builds). Most of these elite athletes look leaner when STARTING their prep diets than what most others can hope to achieve when they’ve reached their fat loss goals.
@matthewbeasley85382 жыл бұрын
Coming from a British person....... That was Australian ❤🤣🤣
@Bertziethegreat2 жыл бұрын
I've tried the Enlightened ice cream bars. They're decent, but I prefer the Yasso greek yogurt ice cream bars. If you haven't tried those give them a shot.
@lawrenceberny44902 жыл бұрын
The only dr. Worth listening to Dr.Mike
@ImTheSaiki2 жыл бұрын
A highly wanted video. Charly is a freaking unit and beast!!
@ryanrogers82112 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dr. Mike, would you do a video explaining how to design a split where we focus on weak bodyparts and then pull back strong bodyparts back to maintenance levels?
@C0d0ps Жыл бұрын
You can combine Arnold split (arm focused), with PPL (leg focused), on an each other week basis. Or even 2 weeks on arms and 1 weeks on legs. - Some people put them both on same week, I think that kinda defeats the point, if you want bigger arms then pick a split then favours them.
@austinbrown75742 жыл бұрын
What would you say Charly's deficit was on the high days vs the low days? More generally, I've heard you advise losing between 0.5-1% of bodyweight per week on a cut. For someone who is say 200 lbs, that means approximately 1-2 lbs per week or approximately a 500-1000 calorie deficit per week. Let's average it out and say that person was targeting a 750 calorie deficit per day over the week on average, what would you recommend for a deficit target on low days vs high days?
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
Like 250 for the higher days and 1000 for the lower days. - Dr. Mike
@bearinabag24482 жыл бұрын
That was my question after this as well. Thanks!
@PerryBattles2 жыл бұрын
You mentioned Charly tries harder than the rest of you… who has the most psycho gym energy? I’ve seen Russian Mike, Jared just being Jared, and foaming-at-the-mouth-hack-squat Charly, and I’m undecided. Poking fun but also seriously interested. Congrats to both of you on your respective preps and awesome results!
@Gym-Girls2 жыл бұрын
Charly as a Korean you're a huge inspiration 😉
@uhsemehicieronlas32 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to comment something because it was such a good video
@Hedgeflexlfz2 жыл бұрын
His "low day" is my bulk, I wish I was 6ft 200+ pounds lol
@bonkersdonkers73812 жыл бұрын
Do you walk at least 10,000 steps a day? That used to be me, but as soon as I started walking, I was able to increase my calorie intake, which is great, cause my hunger signaling would put me on the show 600 pound life lol
@Hedgeflexlfz2 жыл бұрын
@@bonkersdonkers7381 Yeah, most days I do get 10k steps but it only when I go for a 3-5 mile run during the day.
@jonniesol27012 жыл бұрын
Dr. Mike. Why make the decision to put biceps 2 days in a row (Wednesday and Thursday) even If you don’t crush your biceps on the Wednesday session can they actually recover in that 24 hour period ? Even if it’s the smallest amount of muscle damage from the first does re stimulating them again before they are fully recovered have ANY benefit ? Thanks Dr. Mike
@StrangeCargo742 жыл бұрын
That was really interesting!
@DonaldMalestein2 жыл бұрын
Super insightfull, and thanks for making these video's!!! Is his ratio of massing and cutting always like 1:1 or is this because of certain shows?
@mcfarvo2 жыл бұрын
Insightful, but perhaps incitement too lol
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
Just lately because peaking was important. Now he takes a long time away from cutting to get much bigger! - Dr. Mike
@DogginsFroggins2 жыл бұрын
This puts into perspective how much more enjoyable strength peaking is compared to physique peaking. You still should be cutting but it seems so drastic how lean you need to be for BB.
@towkey37592 жыл бұрын
Hey Dr. Mike! I really want to thank you for your Videos, i love the density of information and the know-how you share. I want to follow up with a question: I never heard that Bodybuilders had problems with lose skin, despite gaining and loosing a lot of weight on a regular basis. Is it just, that the extend of weight fluctuation is within what the body can handle when on a nutrient-dense diet with enough excercise and plenty of fluids intake? I'd love to hear/read your 2 cents on that. Sorry if you're already over that and its in your Videos somwhere, im at it, but im not jet through with all your quality content :)
@WiseMistake2 жыл бұрын
Special supplements maybe legal for personal use in the UK (where I live) but that doesn't mean I have a clue where to get any, especially legitimate stuff that is what it's supposed to be
@kevinsj992 жыл бұрын
There are forums dedicated to this
@sheadoherty74342 жыл бұрын
Don't you know any dealers?
@WiseMistake2 жыл бұрын
@@sheadoherty7434 yes but I've tried to get anavar twice and i tested them and both times they were dbol.
@omega3832 жыл бұрын
Same question as many others, the deficit ratio between high and low days
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
High days: just under maintenance. Low days: 750-1000kcal deficit. - Dr. Mike
@sgdude13372 жыл бұрын
Have you tried Nick’s ice cream? Imo it’s superior to Enlightened. Nick’s uses EPG in their products which is sort of like the allulose of dietary fats. Curious to hear your take. Their protein bars are also amazing (though not the definitive best in their category like the ice cream is), but while I can get the ice cream in store I have to buy the bars on Amazon.
@Yupppi2 жыл бұрын
Mind-boggling to think about his diet where his low day would be my serious mass gain. What I was thinking is how when in serious fat loss phase, you'd want someone to take care of the meals. When you're borderline delirious from low calorie diet, you struggle to think, for example what to buy and prepare for food and either you start basically malnutritioning yourself out of negligence, you ruin your nutrition balance or just outright buy and eat stupid stuff that hurts the diet. For a question: which power ranger would win if they fought?
@dutchy14762 жыл бұрын
Hey Mike can you do a video on how to begin a prep diet and how to use high and low days or even how to begin after sloppy tracking
@wayneivers7322 жыл бұрын
Hi Doctor Mike! I used to donate platelets "back in the day" before life got in the way. Now after a long while and fearing I may be dead inside I'm going to start donating again to see if the 'warm and fuzzies' from doing something good comes back and proves I do have feelings still. Anyway I know lifting pre donation is just a no-no due to the venipuncture site. If I donate post workout will that affect the recovery/muscle building process? Am I best doing this on a rest day? Thank you for all your good work.
@leewestergren94602 жыл бұрын
Is the kind of dieting with low and high days something worth trying for people dieting to around 10% body fat, to mass out of, and without the intention of stepping on stage?
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, for sure! - Dr. Mike
@orbarak1232 жыл бұрын
Amazing video really informative thank you !
@annaclark1403 Жыл бұрын
You're British accent is fucking hilarious 🤣 This brit approves!
@ironschap672 жыл бұрын
That British Accent was hilarious.
@stanleykubik98232 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video:)
@Vicious-fitness2 жыл бұрын
When you calculate protein per/day is that also accounting for trace sources
@StrengthHacksCoaching2 жыл бұрын
Yes they're usually included
@eugenelevin98092 жыл бұрын
So fascinating to hear enhanced athletes adding 5 pounds a week on a lift like it’s baby weight. I celebrate if I manage to get 1 extra rep on either of my 20 sets a week.
@rickthesizler475010 ай бұрын
you forgot to mention Charlie's Maintenece and deficit
@jacobmcnemar4842 жыл бұрын
Anyone know how Charly did at Nationals?
@mrchariybrown2 жыл бұрын
I made first callouts
@jacobmcnemar4842 жыл бұрын
@@mrchariybrown that’s awesome! Congrats!!!
@mrchariybrown2 жыл бұрын
@@jacobmcnemar484 Thank you!
@BorisK2962 жыл бұрын
Charlie is a beast, mad props
@westontassel48432 жыл бұрын
Fun video ! Thanks doc
@seffthechef4236bo2 жыл бұрын
Dr mike this is me asking you a question to ensure you continue making videos xox
@ok6529Ай бұрын
Do you have a video explaining training during prep. I’m a bit confused about minimum effective volume and maximum recoverable volume
@bcraiders112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the videos
@DrAJ_LatinAmerica2 жыл бұрын
Question for new video idea -- how to train and NOT get a pump for motocross riders and downhill skiing and downhill mountain bike racers, basketball,..... In these sports it is important to be strong, train for endurance, cardio, flexibility... But at the same time not get a pump as in bodybuilding. Powerlifters have also explained to me if they get a pump in the arms, the lose grip strength. In bike racing and motocross training is 10 lbs weights for 1000 reps, vs 1000 lbs for 1 rep. Jejeje. Grip strength without forearm pump critical. Arm strength without arm pump critical. Thoughts, ideas, training experience in how to train long time without pump ?
@chainsong95462 жыл бұрын
this video is gold
@DrAJ_LatinAmerica2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Real life example very cool. What no rice and broccoli ?? Jejeje jejeje
@jvtraining97232 жыл бұрын
Schmidt 647 should sponsor Dr. Mike haha
@styx852 жыл бұрын
Currently bulking on Charly's low day diet, lulz
@juanignaciovilchezanchieta8562 жыл бұрын
Eggs, Frank’s red hot, oats, honey and cinnamon is what gets me out of bed.
@What-he5pr2 жыл бұрын
Gonna try that.
@lawrencereid34572 жыл бұрын
I remember years ago working 2 years straight with no holidays managing 30 staff. After I Finally got holidays I ended up quitting. After about a week of rest and sleep I felt really good, completely different and wondered is this what normal people feel like? I was wired for years. Never again.
@joshuahaiker20066 ай бұрын
What to eat on Saturday?
@bonzogonzo27542 жыл бұрын
I eat those dr.mike meals LMAO I feel that shit
@arnoldlarisch77172 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@MccZerk2 жыл бұрын
No photos throughout the video?
@dressedbread2 жыл бұрын
If he was in a deficit at 3750, what were his maintenance calories?
@neonbrigador39282 жыл бұрын
Probably 750 calories more at the least
@RenaissancePeriodization2 жыл бұрын
Like 4500 or more! - Dr. Mike
@TankStrank2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video
@squatmasterproductions29732 жыл бұрын
We don't get offended ! We just have another cup of Tea
@lh13772 жыл бұрын
I've watched all the vids on the recommended number of sets for hypertrophy for the different muscle groups, and wrote a program where I try to hit the minimum MAV for each muscle group, but in the week that ends up being a huge amount of volume and I burn out of course, keeping in mind im also a natural lifter. Do I need to only prioritise a certain number of muscle groups (hit MAV) in each bulking phase, and then just hit maintenance volume for the rest, in order to not burnout and not do too many sets over all?
@Dino10or2 жыл бұрын
I know that thumbnail! That's Charlton Banks! 💥🔥 (edit: not his real name?!)
@Yupppi2 жыл бұрын
Dear Dr. Mike: what does sport science say about delayed soreness? Why sometimes when you train hard enough, the soreness hits only after 1-2 fully soreness free days and the soreness also seems to ramp up in the next days? And on other times the soreness hits the morning after the training or even just after training already. Like let's say you train on monday, wednesday, friday and you've found that it works well, except that at one point you might hit a point where on tuesday you're not at all sore despite training hard on monday, and then on wednesday you start feeling sore but that's okay because you have other muscles in focus and maybe only light training on those exhausted muscles. Then on thursday you start feeling more sore and on friday you're not sore from monday, but you have some of the same muscle group to train than on wednesday and they're in pretty good shape to train still, but you're somewhat exhausted and they get a really strong pump. Like let's say squats main focus on wednesday and lighter overhead barbell press, your back is a bit exhausted from both. On friday deadlift when you feel your quads are not quite sore but kinda feeling pumped already, and your back is still slightly exhausted and pumped, not quite sore though. And after deadlift you don't do more back exercises because your back is really pumped and frankly already toast as are your legs. I understand this is probably about overexceeding recovery volume/intensity, but what's happening in the muscles themselves? Why is the soreness delayed, why is there a long pump like feeling more than soreness? Too much metabolites that are not clearing away? "Lack" of light, revovering training at the end or next day when feeling like that? Having adapted to higher volume at the same time as overexceeding it so you don't get really sore, but the fatigue hits? Really curious about the biological process.
@RickySterling2 жыл бұрын
Just an fyi there are loaf style sourdough breads that have the same macros as 647. The Vons house brand being one of them.
@Gillyweed772 жыл бұрын
How much of a deficit (approximately) were his low days vs high days?
@user-pl4yq1oc1y2 жыл бұрын
Ref Austin (?) Brown's comment (that Mike answered): like 250 on high days and 1000 on low days (paraphrased)
@dakotagilbert7321Ай бұрын
I drive truck for a living so i dont get many steps in a day. How do i loose weight when i drive all day?
@mr.conran3562 жыл бұрын
Dr Mike...you say Charly's high days at 3750 calories was already hypocaloric. Could you tell me what his maintenance calories were prior to this? Want to know where to start my high days, and the rest will fall in line. Thanks!
@Freakinsweet12342 жыл бұрын
Doctor Mike, I need your help. I’ve been on a bulk for the past 100 days, I’ve put on about 10 pounds and have gained a ton of strength, but my joints hurt ALL over the place, my shoulders, my knees, my elbows, my back. Should I take some time off?
@mrhigeji2 жыл бұрын
Time for a deload
@ok6529Ай бұрын
When you deload during prep do you stay in a deficit?
@Sectionmanifold2 жыл бұрын
Actually a low-key great 'South London Geezer' accent.
@nathanielhampton25592 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Fairlife protein ice cream? Ice relatively low carb low fat high-ish protein. But it’s really tastes like real ice cream. It’s lactose and gluten free so I can eat it. But it has monkfruit so some people can’t have it, my sure as hell can’t 😞
@HeatonZ.2 жыл бұрын
Hey Dr. Mike, does creatine have anything to do with better pumps in the gym?
@marianarzoiu89582 ай бұрын
No maintenance phase after cut 14 weeks?
@arkdude84842 жыл бұрын
yess!!
@shearel32 жыл бұрын
What was his calories before the cutting? So in his mass phase? Curious the difference here between his cutting "high" and "low" day calories.
@jonclymer90252 жыл бұрын
Charlie is the man
@KiloKauhn2 жыл бұрын
You should try Nick's Ice Cream. I think it's even better than Enlightened.
@mrchariybrown2 жыл бұрын
I tried Nick's ice cream last week and it was pretty horrible. Maybe I had a bad flavor. It was the cookie dough one.
@KiloKauhn2 жыл бұрын
@@mrchariybrown I get the triple choklad. It has pieces of chocolate and almost cake pieces. Another good on is fairlife double fudge brownie or Kemps Froyo. I'll have to try enlightened because I hate halo top
@iamcorneliu10972 жыл бұрын
Do u still deload during contest prep? I usually deload after the show
@them0reyoukn0w352 жыл бұрын
Would you suggest taking a longer maintenance phase between subsiquent fat loss phases to allow calories to start slightly higher on second fat loss phase or simply base it off of psychological readiness to start fat loss again. Currently 6 weeks into my first cut around 12% wanting to cut down to around 8% before massing. Hoping to do a show sometime next year and want bodyfat to be pretty low before starting mass. Have never cut to sub 10% before
@jonjones50922 жыл бұрын
You might find you still struggle even maintaining below 10%. Not many people are cut for that. Burnout is the bigger risk than the 50 calorie gain in metabolic rate, unless you're really very cool with just hanging out at BF% that low, imo.
@hulk72802 жыл бұрын
he is training biceps on back to back days??
@logancriner41672 жыл бұрын
Was there only one leg day a week because of fatigue or was that already a strong point for Charly
@Beats-By-Anthony2 жыл бұрын
''Just 5lbs to the Leg Press each week'' 😁Over a year (52 week) it's over 250lbs added to the Leg Press. But that's called ''the perfect life'' and doesn't exist...😏
@What-he5pr2 жыл бұрын
We need 1/2 lb weights lol.
@mediocrejoker94472 жыл бұрын
thats easy to do even with my 100 rep leg press workouts...cmon man.
@ThePainkiller99952 жыл бұрын
Lol I've added 300lbs to my leg press in 5 months but that's because I'm a complete beginner
@charlesdean74802 жыл бұрын
December of 2022 you mean?
@endarkus65252 жыл бұрын
Did those 2 calorie numbers drop as the prep went on or did the High and Low day calorie amounts stay the same throughout the prep?
@jukasipo2 жыл бұрын
How do you measure fatigue? Just by feel? Do you guys use HRV monitoring? I use it to measure mine and it works very well but I'm natural and I know that exotic tropicana supps messes up HRV so I don't know effective it really is for you guys...
@AngryOscillator2 жыл бұрын
I have a question. What does ttyl mean?
@joshuadefries84912 жыл бұрын
Would you change anything as far as meal prep and workout routine goes if he was natural?
@Catabolicmuscle2 жыл бұрын
Can we get one of these but off-season???
@sabertoothwallaby29372 жыл бұрын
Sick desk
@stevendamian28712 жыл бұрын
My God Charlie, what have you done?
@M1keDaly Жыл бұрын
I can only imagine that age is also going to play a part in all this. What's the difference in an open competitors prep compared to that of a masters? To be clear, I'm referring to the 50+ masters. I cant imagine the 35+ masters prep isn't much different than the open.
@intersectedimplication Жыл бұрын
17:16
@justvibing2497Күн бұрын
Still to this day they never explained what happened to charle. Nor does charle
@gamebrotherhood2 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't the muscle groups have a 48 hour rest period in between? Why do biceps and delts get trained on wednesday pm and also thursday pm?
@RDS_Armwrestling2 жыл бұрын
Probably only 3 or 4 sets of 1 exercise.
@Hedgeflexlfz2 жыл бұрын
Carbonaut bread is awesome
@anthonyarcuti9332 жыл бұрын
547 bread or 647 ?????? Help
@YMESYDT2 жыл бұрын
What kinda bodyfat % did he get to in his massing phases and with the mini cut?
@ninjablast67342 жыл бұрын
Whatup dr Mike Fist bump symbol
@enanthate2 жыл бұрын
Just saw the other video. And damn, his skin is peerless. I mean, with heavyweight bodybuilders, using some special supplements are a given. Which tends to cause some issues with complexion and skin condition. I wonder if there’s something to it, or if it’s purely genetics.
@RDS_Armwrestling2 жыл бұрын
Probably genetics and fairly clean diet. Look at Wesley Vissers too.
@BuilderMills2 жыл бұрын
Geez I’m at 5’10 165 and my low calorie days are right around 1700. I can’t imagine 3,700 calories.
@josepreciado16872 жыл бұрын
Can we get a day in the life
@pywifishingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Wait Charlie is training to go back into time? Wtf, Mile, what kind of training arent you telling us? When do we get the hypoerbolic time chamber?
@LTPottenger2 жыл бұрын
I like enlighten ice cream it's not bad
@ringodooby2 жыл бұрын
Things I'm really interested in but will never ever do. This
@domepiece112 жыл бұрын
Competing in body building seems so unhealthy. The point originally was to have high muscle mass, not necessarily to be shredded. I feel like there need to be competitions where they enforce a 10%+ BF via fat calipers. The reason old time bodybuilders looked so good is because they were NOT shredded but their muscles looked very full. I just don’t get how freaky low BF is aesthetic. Why do judges reward literally dangerous behavior?
@mmlg242 жыл бұрын
Just read somewhere that for females below 23% bf is unhealthy. Then you look at the bikini competitors with less than 10%......damn
@theologyofthebodyshorts4965Ай бұрын
647 or 547 bread?
@justvibing2497 Жыл бұрын
I seen the shows, they were so small compared to him. I dk why he trained so hard for this show