Exercise Scientist Critiques HIS OWN Old Training Videos

[@Gas-Stn-Sushi]

Young Mike looking like he sneaks grilled cheese sandwiches into restaurants in case they don’t have them on the menu.

[@nickread2623]

Hes been making them at night

[@Sib666]

Wasn’t expecting the Shane Gillis reference, but I had the exact same thought 😂😂😂

[@crackerbarreIkid55]

Got that cheee, Mikey?

[@juliakruppartman5819]

Nah, he looks like one of the dudes on Brighton Beach, cursing in Russian and eating semechki (sunflower seeds)

[@heather.be.thy.name3.16]

Best fucking comment ever😂

[@Football__Junkie]

This guy is probably the worst one yet. Glad you roasted him Dr Mike.

[@davidoberle9023]

Lmao xD

[@yodamaster757]

😂😂😂

[@Hawaii567]

😭😭😭

[@oldvlognewtricks]

Worst part is knowing there’s no hope for him to get any better 😓

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

He had it coming for sure. - Dr. Mike

[@barneythedinosaur4877]

Dr Mike telling me not being able to talk to women is giving me better gains is the exact type of positive reinforcement I needed.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Who needs women when you have weights and constant thoughts of self-doubt, I say! - Dr. Mike

[@markymarksthirdnipple8305]

@@RenaissancePeriodization don’t forget the body dysmorphia!

[@burnthrust]

Life would be miserable without 😺

[@Andriej69]

@@burnthrust It still is, even WITH 😺

[@burnthrust]

@@Andriej69 🤣🤣

[@stevenburrito7032]

Teenage Mike looks like Darth Vader without his helmet.

[@kinkycam11]

Lmaaaaoo I can’t unsee it now.

[@Zergrush66]

☠️

[@SouthIslandSk8]

lmao

[@SonOfUberTuber66]

The casting for young Vader / Anakin should have been a beefy / wider guy, 100% totally agreed. Not Hayden's fault, but he was miscast.

[@stevenburrito7032]

@@SonOfUberTuber66 Agreed, since the original Vader actor was a literal bodybuilder, David Prowse. Though my comment stands on its own merit based on Mike's big white dome alone.

[@charlescalabritto7132]

What you and your people did to House Atreides was unforgivable.

[@aldamis8384]

LMAOOOOO

[@Dan-fy6dg]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@corenko]

Young Dr Mike looking like my autistic uncle

[@the_handsome_bear]

Young bam bam Bigelow

[@tyrowolfe3034]

Young Dr Mike looks like my autistic self as a teenager 😅😂

[@DiskoKDiskoL]

Looking like young autistic dr. Mike

[@utubepunk]

Uncle Fester?

[@blackXhawksXkickXbut]

Underrated comment

[@Lionheart40529]

Smooth Dr. Mike isn't real, he can't hurt you. Smooth Dr. Mike:

[@stelmaria-mx]

Now he's Lumpy Mike

[@yustas9596]

that "dlya dushi" will hold a special place in my heart going forward. Some sets are not for hypertrophy indeed, they are dlya dushi. Had no idea you still spoke Russian, Misha.

[@ggbb5621]

он русский?

[@lewash]

@@ggbb5621 русский еврей, да

[@JohnDoe-z2r]

@@lewash interesting

[@geoff_lol]

Bro really got handsomer as he got older

[@somefuckstolemynick]

That says more about young Mike than old Mike tbf

[@rangequeen]

Dudes are lucky that way (dramatic sigh)

[@linnickschlanter4712]

I mean, he was also way higher in body fat

[@mikehuff9793]

Be careful talking like that around the good Doctor 😂

[@Nexis1701]

I mean.. the bar wasnt that high

[@lorenzo9t9t90]

That set of 275 for 8 in the OHP is impressive af

[@-TK-]

He squats and presses like a weightlifter. Idk what it'd look like but i bet he could clean and jerk a shit ton.

[@vidarrodinsson2237]

Mike posted this video just to flex on us with this lift

[@JonathanCodes-ol1cm]

Not really. I can OHP 315 for 6 reps

[@jacob2808]

​@@JonathanCodes-ol1cmgood for you

[@BGeezy4sheezy]

That’s just an insane level of strength.

[@marca3929]

The years have been kind to Dr Mike, looks way better older

[@harshrajjadhav940]

Growth hormone beefing up the face structure does help too.

[@rewind9536]

20:00 Best sales pitch ever.

[@Exxeron-ob3tv]

The most important thing I have learned for the betterment of my health from your videos is to work diligently on my sense of humor. It has made the physical aspects a great deal easier. Many thanks.

[@chrisleigh8989]

It's so true about pull-ups. Before watching Mike I could do 18 pull-ups as a max set...I can now do 10, maybe 11. Explosive up, slow all the way down to full stretch, repeat. Thanks Dr Mike, for showing me the error of my ways.

[@GunnarStahl99]

Cause you could, nobody cares eitherway son, it’s like why tell someone you didn’t even know you did 18 which could be true or not just to hope someone will care, it’s sad 😔 existence

[@chrisleigh8989]

@@GunnarStahl99 You've lost me. Whose existence is sad?

[@vlada]

Dr Mike will tell you that his explosive, stretch, slow method is the cornerstone of his training, BJJ and lovemaking philosophies.

[@viscoush4ystak]

two months in gym, i can do zero, any tips for me??

[@viscoush4ystak]

​@erwinjacobs86 thnx for the r eply mate, i will slightly modify my backday routine and implement some of this tips. how long did it take u from 0 pullups to 10? so i can rate my progress better btw keep going strong and let the gainz come ))

[@lucas82]

I wonder if young Mike has the same sense of humour as adult Dr. Mike or if that is something that developed over the years?

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

I always had a kernel of it there, but it has definitely evolved over the years. Well, devolved, really. - Dr. Mike

[@Theohybrid]

@@RenaissancePeriodization😂😂😂 yooo

[@Flahtort]

TBH sometimes it seems like it is too much harshness on himself.

[@Zatracenec]

It was always the same, only it sounded sad in the past and now it sounds funny. :-D Just kidding....Dr. Mike is awesome.

[@frankcooke1692]

@@RenaissancePeriodization If you looked like that, you would have to have a sense of humour.

[@mcfarvo]

Fair play, Mike, critiquing your own lifting 🫴 👏 💪

[@dark-o]

He's a baddass 🔥💪❤️😂

[@mcfarvo]

@@dark-o an intellectually honest and good faith communicator generally, precious man, our beloved Mike

[@haidermoyedm3901]

And gay​@@mcfarvo

[@trentt6622]

Strong as hell. Damn. As a former college athlete and long time lifter it’s unbelievable how easy you make this weight look.

[@findinghomieostasis4929]

You’ve been putting the work in and doing videos for all of this time. That is awesome! At least you have old videos to look back on and poke fun at. So many people poke fun at others and they have no videos of their own for others to critique. Keep up the awesome work 💪🏻

[@HeadCannonPrime]

Damn this video took some guts to film. And mike certainly had some big guts. 🤣 But 275x8 overhead press is pretty damn impressive!

[@JonnyD3ath]

I can’t even DL 275 for 8 😂

[@bastiaanbogers4114]

It is insanely impressive.

[@Scrubsgetrekt]

@@JonnyD3ath Keep up the work and good things will come, consistency will lead to gains, there was a time where i could barely lift half my bodyweight, but i hit 308lb(140kg) for 14 reps recently, hoping for 200kg in the near future ( best is 170kg) recently restarted after 7 years off, regrets are present from losing the gains of my best years but, vast potential for improvement is there regardless of what age you start, just keep going at a pace that you can keep for year after year, never stress, there's loads of time for gains, and no time for grains if your stomach is angry.

[@MrTheBoziex]

didn't know Guga is so strong

[@mcfarvo]

Was expecting him to dry age his own Wagyu A5 beef slab cut off of his own back

[@Bolt892]

hahahaha this

[@thetimeisninefifteen]

Wow it is uncanny

[@zmb5501]

Very handsome. Send Jason that pic.

[@SilverSlugs16]

Enough talking, let’s eat!

[@CannyValley-bi8nq]

Omg, im surprised Dr.Mike is of Russian origin (zero accent) - but now i understand why his constant sarcasm is so close to my heart.

[@erguxx]

Та же ситуация)

[@IsraelCountryCube]

@@CannyValley-bi8nq is he actually russian?

[@FigsOfFury]

@@IsraelCountryCubeyea he is.

[@parkourninja21]

Lol, I love how chill you are with your past self. This video is a treasure.

[@hoofstermon2982]

you're awesome mike, i started out a fat blob with hard asthma and no girl in sight and all i had was my first android phone with a workout app. it was a scary experience at the start being new and not sure if my technique was even right, if i had your videos back in the day i'd be absolutely set. so from 2010 till now i am able to do hard out sessions in the gym and my asthma is almost non existant, 5km runs are doable also. keep bringing on the sweet informative training videos and tips :)

[@iijj]

What about them girls tho?

[@A2Ztigers]

​@@iijjhe's doing those 5k runs to chase them down the street

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

he didn't say he has money@@iijj

[@lothar654]

​@@iijjplot twist. He's calling his dick asthma. Now read it again. It's non existent now adays

[@DILFDylF]

mfw still no gf 😔

[@clarkyow1418]

Old Dr. Mike: TANK Dr. Mike now: A refined and more precise TANK

[@Royan.C]

wouldnt old dr mike be young dr mike?

[@cesarandrade1987]

Went from KV 2 to an Abrams lol

[@ujustme123]

As a Russian speaker - your pronunciation of "for the soul" in Russian, was very good. I'm surprised.

[@imbaby5499]

Isn't Dr. Mike of Russian descent?

[@igorspie8241]

He pronounced the name and the phrase like a Russian. 0% accent

[@drunklorry3406]

​@@igorspie8241well, he was born in 1984 in USSR and left Russian only whrn he was 7 years old, probably kept speaking Russian at home for some time. He is the Russian Jewish

[@timonschneider6290]

@@imbaby5499he's full on russified ashkenazi jew, grew up there I believe.

[@bulletz4life]

@@drunklorry3406I was born in the US and speak fluent russian, its not hard if you have soviet parents.

[@julespetrikov]

Dr. Mike getting universal recognition in the literal sense in the first minute. Congratulations.

[@croixboix]

Your videos, content, and info are just awesome Dr. Mike. I'm a Broadway performer and personal trainer; huge fan of yours. Thank you! Hope to run in to you at some point in New York

[@ParvParashar]

Really loved the video thoroughly! It’s so fun to look at your old training videos and listening to your current perspective on it. I highly appreciate all the extremely valuable advice you gave on the technique and lifting in an efficient way to maximize hypertrophy. Your technique is a thing of beauty. It’s just so artistic and aesthetically appealing. Now, I’m more focused on perfecting my technique, slow and controlled eccentrics and pausing at the bottom stretched position of the lift. I’m always trying to make the exercise more challenging by adding extra range of motion and not using momentum and using muscular power to move weight. Thanks for being such an important figure in my lifting journey! It’s much appreciated. 💪👍🙏

[@brianallen1559]

I'm so appreciative of this channel. I'm a very recent lifter and it's just so awesome knowing that I am learning weightlifting the proper way from the very start!

[@MRphipps54]

Good job brother. Just stay consistent. Shit will try to get in the way, STAY.. CONSISTENT

[@onyxsolo1]

@ 1:57 - The Einsteinian level of mental preparation for that lift is undeniable.

[@mrflocky4016]

A truly awesome person makes fun of others, and takes time to laugh at themselves as well. Cheers to u Dr. Mike

[@ordinarryalien]

0:21 Thanks for giving us the coordinates again, Captain. Very thoughtful of you. 👽💚

[@rvdr26]

Oh yeah, if I could sumarize all RP videos in just one single quote, it would be something like: "Slow eccentric, full range of motion." I think that's pretty much it.

[@dark-o]

Forgot the pause 😂

[@lepari9986]

Pause at the stretch! And some sex jokes.

[@tcurrid8059]

Gay sex jokes. Also if he likes you he'll DM foot photos, for a price.@@lepari9986

[@supercal333]

... choose exercises that stretch the muscle under load for maximum hypertrophy.

[@Natie-vw8vt]

"As if you're going to do another"

[@l-kazak-l]

I think as the channel grows we become more attached to dr mike and speaking for the community and also personally i would love to see more from the life of dr mike as i would find it very interesting, great content idea imo

[@SAIFULLAHJAMIL]

5:15 SPOT ON! I did today at my Chest & Back workout. Felt amazingly strong.

[@themarquis336]

This guy is fucking brilliant. No bullshit, very little ego and tons of actual knowledge and generosity to share it. Also, your face changed so much in all these years, you're very good-looking, man.

[@KrishnaWashburn]

Lots of us don't get hot until our thirties, Dr. Mike! I wasn't hot until about thirty-four. It's better to be a late bloomer, if you ask me. It makes school reunions particularly fun.

[@jeremyarmstrong7857]

4:20 me too bro....

[@Tomiply]

3:04 Instagram came out 13 years ago, so it actually was around back then if it's 11 years ago as you said lol

[@nobodyspecial.1312]

Just found your channel 2 days ago and have watched a handful of your videos thus far. I am honestly so excited about how much I've already learned from you in regard to how to structure workouts and how to perform the exercises with the most safe and effective form. Thank you for your work, looking forward to learning more.

[@trappart9209]

It's hard to express how much I appreciate and adore Dr Mike as person

[@Queazyboot3]

Dr Mike is like a fine wine, he gets better (looking) 😩 with age

[@DolphR]

I think he just looked terrible when he was younger because he didn't give a shit and all, and takes better care of himself now. Might be completely wrong tho, but that's my guess

[@TheEko42]

​@@DolphRits all about body fat guys, of course you will look like shit with over 25% body fat.

[@Flahtort]

@@DolphR i mean, he looks better now, but he wasnt terrible back then...

[@TheMAV777]

Wow, I’m so glad you posted this. Even your face got better.

[@ShaggyLizard]

It’s wild that you went into bodybuilding and not powerlifting. Def built for that.

[@Theohybrid]

Doc, you’ve grown into your looks, man! Plus, your doc credit adds in addition to your humor. Great job guys at the RP

[@BrofUJu]

Young Mike thought picking up girls meant... physically picking them up.

[@Phonexwing]

this is genuinely one of the most inspiring things I have ever seen

[@Mexicanpepper]

Was not expecting to see young Dr.Mike with hair 7:06

[@sampaxs]

Thank you for this video

[@chrisweidner4768]

I’m always adjusting and criticizing my training. Problem at 65, it’s difficult to undo the errors of a lifetime. Keep working on the process.

[@MrDjhealth]

Mike looked like pro boxer Butterbean when squatting and John Belushi doing bent over rows

[@cye299c8]

dude these pullups are actually ridiculous considering your bodyweight. one of the best sets ive seen.

[@SupralRajJoshi]

13:33 is that Poot Lovato?

[@walterlampert1753]

As an old former olympic lifter I can attest to the impressiveness of your presses. 275 for 8 done very strickly is no joke. The heavy squats looked great. Kudos to you. I am impressed.

[@Greetings-Earthlings]

old mike is awesome, would love to see more of him

[@thefraw]

you're a fucking legend mate. the milky way is in the local group which is inside the virgo cluster which is inside the laniakea supercluster

[@bp56789]

Pfft astrology

[@chrisgarrett9939]

Astronomy

[@nathanbinford5715]

Laniakeans are number one!

[@bp56789]

@@chrisgarrett9939 Whatever you call it, it's all bullshit! The moon is flat!

[@Nemo42239]

I had to scroll too far for this answer. Thank you.

[@davidrichardson9032]

Handsome boy. Grats on all the hard work you put in paying off Dr Mike

[@Ghostchocobo]

That looking up for squats part drove home a massive realisation for me

[@austinwalsh4960]

Been watching this channel hella recently. Super helpful and i am confident in the knowledge im getting. Thanks dr mike 😎

[@stoinkus468]

Like a fine wine Mike, like a fine wine.

[@felixhe3891]

You suck it empty to the last drop?

[@NorbertDz]

​@@felixhe3891bro 😂😅

[@zzddb]

I recently hust discover your channel even though I'm into coaching since 2009 and it is such a great channel. Cheers from Israel Dr Mike

[@kadaj7269]

“This is an older person and doesn’t have a lot of hope left.” Hahaha so good.

[@chade3400]

The close grip bench video is crazy for so many reasons. So much mass, both on you and the bar but how it is also a very good example of how to not control an essentric

[@auggied6760]

I give you a perfect score on this video for being brave enough to critique yourself. It's not an easy thing to do. Kudos.

[@MrMadeinthe80s]

That fat round baby face has me rolling. I love that we can make fun of ourselves on how stupid we looked when we were young. Brings back so many good memories too.

[@AdamMc192]

Wow Mike you really had that Uncle Fester looking going on, Halloween after all! What a Glow up

[@ReVoltyyy]

It’s a fucking miracle Mike made it out of high school looking like that

[@authines]

It’s crazy your quads are still popping so well even at a higher weight 😮. I think that’s great you can openly critique your own lifts as well.

[@rick3461]

You’re 38 ish, yet look 45 ish, BUT you somehow look better at 45 ish than you would a normal 38 ish. Trust me, that was a compliment.

[@Ryan-gk1bd]

if u look at his videos from just 2-3 years ago his face was just chiseled enough to almost be considered handsome... ALMOST.

[@rick3461]

@@Ryan-gk1bdsomething similar happened to me in my late 30’s. Lol

[@FartCakes]

Gear ages mofos like crazy

[@hotsky83]

I just turned 40 and thought he was much older than me..😮

[@regulardefense]

Love this video, it shows how anyone can improve over time.

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

"All serious Eastern European lifters can lift in flip flops, that's a known thing" :D

[@origamistuffs]

Lol we're all clowning on young Dr. mike but his videos have given me the most gains out of everything else

[@-alto]

That overhead press was fucking impressive.

[@6eostorm]

I’m so happy to find this channel it’s very informative and entertaining af Dr. Mike is hilarious 😆

[@allentempleton2429]

Mike is the best still the smartest guy in the game and always makes me laugh. It's OK that you looked like a serial killer in the old days. We still love you.

[@HappyFriendhy]

Will you ever do a neck video? PLEASE DO! If I had money, I would pay… 💰

[@paulfroelich1024]

This is like when they watched Jim Norton's old standup on O&A in like 2008. Opie, Anthony, Rich Vos, and the Late Great Patrice O'Neal. RIP to the greatest radio ever.

[@stefanpp1155]

well, now we know how Jack Black playing Uncle Fester would look like...

[@PaulinaKosykh]

As a Russian woman with Jewish ancestry, I’ve always wondered what I would look like as a fat bald man. Now I know. Thank you Dr. Mike

[@Moi_81]

He isn’t fat

[@kaktusdono]

Hearing Dr Mike say a few words in Russian out of the blue with almost no accent was so surprising to me :D

[@Flahtort]

Me too when I witness that for the first time! Later he responded that he actully from Russia. Really cool for me, as Russian.

[@Flat0Line1]

no accent at all) yep, so maybe he is not only Mike, but Mikhail)

[@HimynameisCait1]

If you didn't tell me that was younger you, I would have never believed you. You look SO different!

[@StephenRezza-m4q]

15:25-16:00 killer. Advice. This is why we’re here, dude. Crucial 🔥🔥🔥

[@aspiwri664]

How did Dr mike evolve from Android 19 to a human?

[@segamai]

Oh you are NASTY lmao

[@tombaron5607]

Looks like private Pile from full metal Jacket.

[@RisqueRique]

Young Dr. Mike looks like an Albinauric from Elden Ring and I love it. Super inspirational man

[@FancyForestPerson]

The spontaneous shout is real lol. A while back I yelled “MEAT” at weights and was just like who TF even was that.

[@wailamleung]

He went from uncle fester to kurt angle in a decade

[@jukecity4150]

He was a Prof at UCM 🤯 I go there now. Wish he was still here. I would love to take a class of his.

[@izaakgray8521]

I respect a man who’s prepared to publicly laugh at himself. Non toxic masculinity 101.

[@orghidanstefanandrei2861]

It's the Laniakea supercluster if u really wanna get all your intro facts right xD

[@joelpatera4306]

currently a grad student at the same university and i recognize all the videos done in the weight rooms here. sufficient to say not much has changed

[@atashgallagher5139]

I watch true crime as a pre workout. Casual criminalist is my favorite. Works much better than hating the bar.

[@totallyfrozen]

3:33 Awww. Baby Mike looks like a jacked Boy George. 💪🏻👄

[@adairtl]

Dude, I feel bad for the younger version of you. He was most likely doing the best he could for the time, his age, and the knowledge out there. You have obviously come a long way in your training and diet. I know I am impressed, but dude you are a beast! That bench...fast or slow...was impressive. I was fluffy when younger, you just matured like a fine vintage. Be kind to yourself dude.

[@633striker]

This is my favourite video so far!

[@mcfarvo]

Mike, you are a beautiful creature, a gift from God, love ya ❤️

[@igorastral4816]

Dr Mike, ты очень чётко выговорил "Для души". Я удивлён! Подсел на твои видосы, ну, всей ваши команды! Огромный привет Скотту 😂

[@pantheist46n2]

Every time I hear you say you can't OHP anymore because you've gotten "too big", an image of Kai Greene doing the splits flashes through my mind and a pang goes through my heart

[@rektl2036]

Dr Mike looks like bald Brandon Frasier .. WHY DO THEY LOOK SO ALIKE?!

[@MattFlyFisher]

🤣🤣

[@danm2092]

Holy shit your shoulder stability. If I did heavy overheads like that, my shoulders would dislocate, but I'm working on rear delts and more dumbbell training than barbell to fix that haha.