How To Get Bigger & Stronger | 5x5

[@corenko]

I saw many Englishmen in Kavos this year doing 5x5 (5 lines x 5 pints of corona)

[@classicallpvault]

If you're in need of a line after only 5 pints you're a bloody amateur lol.

[@Theboxingobserver]

Ahaha

[@Kugann]

@@classicallpvault alright escobar.

[@Kjertinge]

If your liver and nasal canals aren’t collapsing, you aren’t training hard enough

[@JeffoJon-l7h]

Gloucester boys expect ...

[@MarkWillmore]

He's my favorite natural athlete after Coleman.

[@sahenliyanage3688]

You jealous brh? 😂

[@Trumppower]

This guy is not that Big, check @leonidas_arkona or @larrywheels.

[@bobcobb158]

eat more duck embryos and stop hating

[@kuzimutonga1225]

😂😂

[@filipzugec8346]

Mine is liverking

[@chuckharper9129]

Finally some legit training videos!

[@scottmaher3425]

Hey Mike, on the topic of your trap pain, this happens to me sometimes and I've found it happens when I over extend my head on rows. Try keeping your chin tucked. This worked for me. Hope it helps

[@robertward5047]

Looking natural AF

[@sborgum]

my favourite natural bodybuilder

[@Hittlinho]

@@sborgumMine is o’hearn and Liverking. And then Thurston

[@MarkWillmore]

😂

[@TomLifts-248]

​@@Hittlinhosimeon panda?

[@spodoinklehorse]

Amen

[@20Mony09]

There is tight shorts and then there is mike Thurston's tight shorts

[@AbdullPebzman]

There xxxl but they done him dirty😂

[@LaikenBailey]

So tight that I brought a few of the large shorts and they don’t fit me 😅 his shorts brand is stupidly tight

[@AbdullPebzman]

@LaikenBailey yh I can't wear tight I don't care how nice legs might be I aint no beeeeee otchhhhhh

[@stevend481]

In the states that is very sus

[@LaikenBailey]

⁠@@AbdullPebzmanI think he deleted my comment about the shorts 😂 yeah it’s just too uncomfortable wearing tight shorts.. they need to be a little loose

[@lucaknezovic776]

Mike your front bicep pose are a masterpiece

[@Geol3dg3]

The one, the only, magic mike

[@blade1683]

we appreciate you bro , you cant compare to Larry he is on gear and that in turn makes you alot stronger , there is no argument there so bro is a beast and takes gear makes him really strong ! thanks for the insight

[@islamonlywayout]

This is the good old fashioned video we need uncle Mike ❤

[@futuregreens6843]

Love the video Mike. Good to see a full blown fitness video. Looking good brother!

[@worldzgreatest7]

Big Mike looking extra anabolic!

[@LaikenBailey]

It’s just TRT

[@aubry888]

😂😂😂

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

hes natural

[@Moraalridder123]

@@nathanialmcpickleson6309 so is the liver king

[@markwilliamday]

What’s the last 2 exercises? Front squat T-Bar row Incline bench press Back Squat Bent over row Bench press Deadlift

[@mjd0701]

Did he say bent over row was in the program? I would guess he has the standing overhead press and probably a vertical pull movement (weighted chin/pull up or lat pulldown). Maybe a weighted dip.

[@Mr_Robbo_G]

Mr T once again dropping a golden nugget of info. I too feel it hard to breath doing t bar rows using the foot plates but I've never tried having my feet on the floor instead. It's back day tomorrow so 100% using that method As always Mr T thank you for your wisdom.

[@leechapman-ri9rb]

I never thought of it that way?

[@Lsi581]

Mr T 😂 the T doesn’t mean thurston either

[@__moose__]

So happy we are back to training vid's brother. Keep them coming. I want to see you tackling the whole split. Great work mike 👍

[@petesreef1891]

Mike loving the gym training vids, you explain everything very clearly 👏👏👏

[@gwilko6452]

Great timing. Will do this at the gym till mu holiday in October. Made great progress in last 2 year of training. 44 in November and never been so strong

[@sup8932]

first yesssir love from portugal

[@michaelcoffman9491]

GEAR

[@hhkk6155]

@@michaelcoffman9491 boohoo small boi

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

hes natural

[@michaelcoffman9491]

@@nathanialmcpickleson6309 🤣🤣🤣

[@yayz9442]

@@nathanialmcpickleson6309 hahahahahahaha

[@jackjones1249]

And lots of it.

[@adnanmajeed6916]

Totally natural 😂

[@George_Fitness24]

This is what we’ve been waiting for 👍

[@seventyseven1403]

Mikey cycling the DBOL 🤣

[@ilyakuryakin4639]

Definitely not D-Bol

[@truebro77]

still claiming natty

[@aap2827]

I not sure about Dbol but test and HGH for sure

[@lmc5955]

He’s big but he’s not using HGH

[@frameofmind229]

​@@lmc5955proof?

[@gregart6645]

Very motivating I'm going to try this. Thanks for the great instructional videos. The exercises are clearly explained as well as how to properly posture ourselves while performing them, which is often my problem.

[@jordanlyons8453]

Mike ‘Future Tom Platz’ Thurston. Fucking looking jacked as always mate. Appreciate your content. Whether it’s gym or vlogs.

[@Santiago_jacrispy]

Uncle Mike is a freaking savage bro

[@curtissmith5983]

"85 Bumboclaat Kg!" 😂 Gwaan Mike!

[@evothompson3073]

Lmao

[@Trumppower]

Finally a useful Video.

[@wolfmaster70205]

damn mike is looking stacked

[@bennaori7593]

I lost more than 40kg just from Mike videos. The best of the best💪👑💪

[@snakesonn]

Just from the videos???

[@bennaori7593]

@@snakesonn exactly my friend

[@komaddog]

That's unusual because it's filled with tons of Test

[@tommygunTW1]

Back on the gym vids bruv i like it. I will try this split fo sho.

[@ashfakahmad4232]

Welcome back bro 🤚

[@jameshigginbothamiii8703]

I've used a "T-Bar" that allows you to stand on a platform and I've used the "chest supported" T-Bar Row. The "chest supported" doesn't allow me to breath properly, the pressure from the pad against my chest keeps me from taking a good breath. By the time I finish the set, I'm like a dog panting, almost.

[@MikeThurston]

Try putting your feet on the floor like I do

[@jeongminjang5946]

People who look little bit different when they do something, they are good at something.(not every cases). Stable comfortable near tidy. Looks and feels well balanced.

[@mrmtsenga808]

I love your content ❤ and especially the motivation, Mike

[@felipe1234558]

Your front squat has evolved completlely mike, depth is on point... That's the only excercise that I can't perform but it's time to work on it, I also want to be a Savage jeje this vid brought some aurora gym vibes to me, good old days

[@fabib2862]

Mike sounds like a small dinosaur when he is lifting heavy weights 😮🦖😅 luv it

[@kelhallaq]

Tore my meniscus on the posterior back in January and kept working out for a few months after but now been out a while and just working out at home. I think i am finally gonna do surgery to fix it up because im aching to get back in the gym and it doesn’t seem like its healing on its own.

[@markwilliamday]

Great to see you putting the work in Mike!

[@Hayekenshort]

and the Fruits too

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

@@Hayekenshorthes natural

[@rahat4677]

I want whatever Big Mike is taking 😅

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

he’s natural

[@yayz9442]

@@nathanialmcpickleson6309 hahahahahah

[@rebelyell7681]

Was there a 2 for one sale on the grey nike shirts? 15:35 lol

[@paulshealthfitness7922]

that tweak in upper back is a compressed nerve I have the same thing. Mine is from the neck, I saw a physio doing the exercises for it

[@MrTraveller.]

Excellent, will give the 5 x 5 a go in future training blocks. Thanks Mike 🇹🇼

[@sq5033]

I get the same tweek in the left trap when I do rows it’s like a shock 😂

[@alexsandulescu2129]

It’s funny how all of them tell you how to train correctly to gain quality muscles but yet none of them tells you what they take to stay in that shape all year round

[@jacobarthur-os5dc]

Yh

[@kylem877]

I would like to to his cycle all year I want to start TRT but a just don't realy understand it's all yet😅

[@tucomtyler]

Yes sirrr Mr Mike. Fitness content. Let's goooo😁😁

[@wpetersen1081]

I need to have a talk with your barber. He's not fading it in well!!

[@user-lz2mt5nc9e]

Not the barbers fault that he's loosing his hair

[@jmd3236]

Steroids

[@roykeane1922]

Like it matters. Look at him. He’s fucking beautiful

[@fookoff9220]

Yeah hence his transplant​@@user-lz2mt5nc9e

[@user-lz2mt5nc9e]

@@roykeane1922 If it doesn't matter why did he get a hair transplant and takes Finasteride daily?

[@skysyourlimit]

Great content Mike, loving the app.

[@joelt1002]

The exercise videos are informative, but lets not kid ourselves into believing this is anywhere close to attainable without significant amounts of substance abuse to look good today at the expense of organ health and lifespan tomorrow

[@noobshaibot8519]

Underrated comment

[@maixchembro4863]

You really think he’s juicing? Genuinely curious

[@AnnoyedGlobe-sf9yo]

​@@maixchembro4863cmon man

[@drezzy5]

@@maixchembro4863 trt or juice. 100%. ---- still a stud either way

[@Barbarosse19]

​@maixchembro4863 he is a close call ... he could be juicing ...could be not... but it will be easier to tell when he get older... he is already mid thirties.

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Is uncle mike still claiming natty?

[@Guus115]

Only on turkesteron

[@YaStarz]

Those front squats were really impressive

[@DannyGautama]

Sir, you look AWESOME. 👏🏽

[@danscottfitness]

From time to time 🔥

[@MrM-rs4vp]

You're looking so good. I love you🥰

[@tokyomassa22]

5x5 is a sick program. I ran it many times over the years and it’s what lead to my being the strongest person pound of body weight that I ever achieved. That said… I found the injury risk higher… as Mike said, the technique for these exercises eg front squat is hard. Don’t rush through learning the movements properly because they will fuck you. Sick old school training vid. ❤

[@The_pickleball_fennec]

best looking natural BB out there

[@JC-qf1jd]

grey is definitely the tshirt colour of choice in that gym

[@omarjordan6851]

i needed this video cause Im thinking about starting this in November

[@wolololer]

15:54 anyone know what sneakers are those of that dude in the back?

[@worldwidehuntingproduction]

great piece, if I understood you correctly, what are the other 6 exercises inn this 3 day split?

[@soko3586]

What about💉, which one, which combinations, how long does it take cure, how long to pause.....????

[@squiv8136]

Hey mate just wondering when the towelling shirts in grey will be back in stock cheers

[@Misterred-GW2]

What stack are you on these days?

[@scottttym]

Why is this the first post I've seen from you in 3 years?

[@americaneagle404]

Does front squad have any advantages over back squads ?? 🤔

[@MikeThurston]

More quad focus, less strain on lower back

[@jansanders3083]

TEAM SHOWTIME GET THE PAPERS AND MUSCLES BIGGER

[@hhkk6155]

Looking massive 💪💪💪

[@juanramon5241]

Thanks Mike..that was a great new split idea...I think my lower back would be destroyed from all those squats lol

[@gmcalltheway]

Same here. Would probably have to finally get an artificial disc at L5-S1 that I've been putting off 😂

[@llewellynjameskinnaird2741]

@8:10 i get mike though sometimes we should inc strenght training and not just focus on looks

[@johnsavage4786]

Have you ever tried 5 secs positive, 2secs static and 5 secs negative wow the results are outstanding

[@georgekhattar]

Finally ❤

[@katadromeasgr]

So how many warm up sets and at what % of our 5x5 working weight?

[@sng3939]

5x5 imo is kinda outdated. Maybe if you’re purely focused on strength then sure. But if your main goal is to build size and strength then what I personally do is work to a heavy set. E.g,. Doing 4-6 reps say on bench until I get to 2 plates. That set I do as many as possible, say 4. Next week I’ll focus on getting 5 or more. Now after this heavy set I usually do 1-2 back offs sets with a slightly lighter weight but still in the 6-10 rep range, going close or to failure. This way you build both.

[@yayz9442]

i'm sorry but if your bench is only 2 plates, then you have no room to talk about anything regarding strength training lol

[@noobshaibot8519]

Mike you will get stronger because you always tren hard, eat clen anavar give up

[@Tarapatil2023]

lol

[@Daniel1132Micah5]

😂

[@hhkk6155]

His strength is no way near a experienced gear user. Ofc strength isn't his focus, but you don't need gear to have his level of strength

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

hes natural

[@yayz9442]

@@hhkk6155 you don't have to get strong just because you take gear lol i hope you aren't saying this dude is natty

[@peterbynoe9457]

Warm welcome from island Barbados 🇧🇧 thanks amazing videos informative collective thanks

[@ryanyeethegifted]

Im doing 5x5 most of the time. Time and efficient.

[@Mambojumbo_100]

Good idea of you to turn back to the core of your expertise, training and fitness.

[@Cyber_Eight]

I push through plateaus by blasting more juice

[@StephenHopkinsVaults]

the thing with the nerve i get a similar thing sometimes a zing spasm feeling its not painful but its there.

[@davidcarter3049]

Is it not better to do one working set?

[@MiG-40i]

Great physique dude.... really good🤙keep it up

[@ADayInTheLifeOfJames]

5 words Mike 🪧 Post your cycle video already 👌

[@AlotofStuffChannel]

200g broccoli 🥦 a day and don’t forget the spinach !

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

hes natural

[@yayz9442]

@@nathanialmcpickleson6309 hahahahahaah

[@shakedown2770]

I like mike. He keep its 100

[@RegenerationBiotech]

Another variation 5 sets, accumulating weight 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps, 3-5 min rest. Robby Robbinson the black prince does it.

[@cblack3470]

what gear you on

[@kurthanson7522]

interested to see how your connective tissue holds up over time after long term PED use.

[@hhkk6155]

Does he have any signs of gear use? Nope 👎

[@nathanialmcpickleson6309]

hes natural

[@leibomsvairis]

Hey Mike, you should try some of my ABS workouts, will build some good ABS!

[@JesúsJiménez-u7o]

Eres un buen referente y buen entrenador me encanta tu aplicación y vídeos es muy completo saludos desde España!!🙌🇪🇸

[@ammaarahmed864]

great man!

[@SAUDALMAQIMI]

Great for off season

[@secondsun765]

i've reached a plato, i currently started a "mini cut" on 2550 calories, for 4 weeks - i've read it should be very good to then put on muscle afterwards - have you any experience here Mike?

[@lars1480]

That is not T-bar row but chest supported row there is a huge difference T-bar is often done in The landmine setup and with a narrow grip/handle😊

[@markwilliamday]

Where’s the T in this move? I call that a landline tow

[@Governemntistheproblem]

Please more infos about juice cycling

[@CK51515]

Great physique. Would he benefit from working his neck?

[@ello_o-n3t]

Absolute 100% natty ☠☠

[@pedvox1995]

Great vid Mike! You should have Dr.Mike Israetel on your pod, that would be an amazing collab! Best regards brother!

[@ilyakuryakin4639]

That would be an unsafe situation as Dr Mike has certain desires for Hunky Mike. Maybe at separate locations.

[@pedvox1995]

@@ilyakuryakin4639 xD

[@soblasn77]

Mike you strong ❤

[@NeoCrowne]

I'm curious- What split, volume and frequency built the foundation of your physique? It's very aesthetic and the symmetry is on point.

[@mr.tymesup3894]

Looking damn good MT

[@Beyonder1987]

Great body and hard workout but don’t forget to mention Tren and test

[@shahabvlogs626]

Mike your shirt is cool man