How to Get Strong

Now that we’ve established what strength is and why strength is so important for longevity, let’s talk about how to actually get strong.
We use three basic and simple criteria to help us decide which exercises will be the most effective at increasing our physical strength.
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[@lord5487]

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[@michaelmccoig6741]

Matt, This is is the best quality video in this series I think you have done. Your speaking cadence is the best on this video this far! This work is so important! Thanks Coach!

[@BarbellLogic]

Thank you so much! One take and one cut. :-) I'm getting better.

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"You'll get some STRONG"...lol

[@brucewayne4036]

I bulked up I just wanted to look good but now I want to push it to the limit it was easy to build muscle but strength is really hard and a new challenge for me thank you sir

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks.

[@taylorcleblanc]

Love your channel! Thank you guys.

[@Sixtra]

I say it again! Simple and educational! Perfect! 👌

[@tattwamasi8613]

Best and simple goal focussed channel I ever found. Sticking to simple, basic and effective exercises is the key.

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Hay Matt great video thanks love the channel

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

Best explanation on utube. Brilliant

[@Maya-xs9xn]

I love Matt how you explain the concepts, easy straightforward and very informative. Six months into the gym and not only my muscle memory responded but I gotten stronger!! Hanging from a bar it’s so challenging for us ladies, but I’m improving more each month. It’s also important to mention all the benefits that I’m getting to protect my bones from osteoporosis. Weight lifting it’s the best exercises for menopausal women. Nothing match the benefits. ❤

[@BarbellLogic]

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[@Fortress333]

Well said.

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Simple and straight to the point love this channel

[@BarbellLogic]

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[@BarbellLogic]

This is the kind of comment we're looking for - THANK YOU for watching & commenting!

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Subbed. Great content

[@bigpickenergy5321]

Perfect. Short. Educational. Great video, really 😎

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks

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Very sensible lecture! Nicely explained

[@BarbellLogic]

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Very smart trainer. Thanks for sharing.

[@BarbellLogic]

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[@BarbellLogic]

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[@salluayar4615]

Sir u explained it very well with less time 👍

[@anajensiebella]

Great video!

[@BarbellLogic]

Thank you

[@mroldfashioned]

Some of us don't have a rack at home. Please make a video on how to do bench press or to lift barbell without a rack

[@BarbellLogic]

It's pretty hard and not super safe to do for bench press...you probably need another person to do this. For all the other lifts, you'd need to clean it up or put the bar high enough.

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Hope this goes viral :D

[@BarbellLogic]

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[@Luciferofom]

Weighted pull-ups are pretty good too.

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Air squats are a good wharmup for the barbell squats

[@noble.savage.1492]

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[@BarbellLogic]

RAWR! Be the bear

[@workoutbear]

What do you say about supporting exercises for these 4 major exercies. 1. Doing tricep for improving benchpress 2. legpress for improving squats 3. dumbell or cable rowing for improving deadlift 4. size raises to improve shoulder press etc.

[@BarbellLogic]

These are all fine, but tend to be used for intermediate or advanced lifters (one exception is the rowing, as we have our athletes do some kind of upper body pull really early on). SO, our clients end up doing these eventually if they're consistent for a long time, but to start with, they're not really needed.

[@elweewutroone]

What about the bent-over row and the weighted pull-up?

[@snoo333]

thanks for the videos. i keep hearing you gotta do the squat, deadlift and bench press. trying to avoid it a while now. i want pure strength. Seems i have to suck it up and get to work. thanks

[@STIXAHOY]

OF all the crap on youtube ..........this wades through all the mess and gets right to the point !!! Kudos to you .........amazing content.

[@BarbellLogic]

What a great comment. Kudos to you...wish you the best of luck in your training!

[@STIXAHOY]

It's a.pleasure I mean.....that definition of a compound movement One that involves multi joints was priceless

[@TruckerJoe]

I was waiting to hear a rep range which I’m assuming is somewhere between four and eight?

[@cunnij]

Just curious - who is the author of that Systematic Theology book on the shelf?

[@BarbellLogic]

Wayne Grudem. Reynolds says it's the best. amzn.to/2uRNYyn

[@essa6225]

what about the rwos?

[@lx5400]

1:40 never heard of deadlifts

[@notsafeforwork6389]

if FIVE reps are the way to go, should an aspiring lifter pyramid the weights per set? or increase the weight after a successful completion of sets/reps?

[@BarbellLogic]

Novice lifters should start with a moderately heavy workset of 3x5 and add weight each time, typically 5lbs. If a workset isn't fully completed, you'll have to determine why that happened before you make any adjustments to your programming (recovery variable was off, build-up fatigue, inappropriate jump in weight, etc).

[@junky802]

Having a hard time finding the ideal splits for the workouts. I keep looking a videos but can’t find it. I don’t know if I have to do them all in one day or in what way to split workouts.

[@BarbellLogic]

Check out our programming playlist! That should help: kzbin.info/aero/PLChXhFLitoHNMDTvCxeuca_ZdzkG2Cjd-

[@killiantallon8086]

what about pulling motions? like rows or pull ups?

[@BarbellLogic]

add those early on - depends on your advancement levels & goals

[@killiantallon8086]

@@BarbellLogic sound one, the videos are a really helpful guideline btw!

[@BarbellLogic]

@@killiantallon8086 thanks!

[@gabem8712]

Doesn't the deadlift use more muscle mass than the squat? It seems like people can often deadlift more than they can squat.

[@georgeemil3618]

What about dumbbell presses instead of the bench press? Are inclines and declines accessory exercises? Can/should one perform only the four barbell exercises for the entire lifetime?

[@BarbellLogic]

One can make progress for a very long time using only the four big lifts as 80%+ of their programming.

[@adamlea6339]

I think barbell exercises are better from the view that it is easier to make small increases in weight per workout or per week. Dumbells go up 2.5 kg, so to increase weight means lifting 5 kg more, which is hard if you lack strength and are starting with a low weight. With a barbell you can put as little as 1 kg on the bar at a time, very useful for me with shoulder presses where I am very weak. You also can't lift as much weight with dumbells because you have to do more work stabilising the weight, since both dumbells have more freedom of movement.

[@xto8277]

I have back problems wiuld you recommended a belt ?

[@BarbellLogic]

A belt will not fix your back problems. You might try a variety of exercises. One thing that seems to help is high-rep, low weight RDLs (get lots of blood flowing into the back). That being said, back pain is both common and comes from a wide variety of cause, so we wish you the best of luck!

[@xto8277]

@@BarbellLogic copy that thank you I'll start high rep then build from there

[@timmarkell402]

My father is 76 years old. He has been weightlifting for two years. Would it be a good idea for him to split his workout so that he does only arms one day, then only torso the next day, and only legs the next day?

[@BarbellLogic]

For old clients, most coaches tend to do full body workouts but with less frequency - so 2 or 3 times a week.

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[@BarbellLogic]

Who is this?

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@@BarbellLogic He's pro wrestlers. But I think it's just the beard that makes me think it Either way, awesome video! Short and simple

[@BarbellLogic]

@@deaditalianguy7353 Thanks!

[@Muigokusama]

lol

[@KarthikVenkataraman]

But don’t you need pulling movements to compensate for the 2 pushing exercises, say barbell row and pull-ups

[@BarbellLogic]

We have more advanced athletes do both. For novices the HEAVY deadlift is plenty of pulling work!

[@anthonyluisi7096]

i agree. Where is the barbell row ?

[@anthonyluisi7096]

Becoming Godsize , thank you for the advice my brother ... 👍👌

[@adamlea6339]

@Becoming Godsize I thought that deadlifts mostly hit the legs and lower back, the barbell row primarily hits the lats and biceps so is a useful addition.

[@marcocisneros8643]

I wanna be healthy and STROONG

[@BarbellLogic]

heck yeah!

[@mrwill1779]

I like deadlifts

[@BarbellLogic]

excellent

[@aquarian4260]

im surprised this guy has only 70k subs, this gold and sound logic, really apreaciate it, and somehow im getting this in a strange chonological order so its very informative.

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks!!!

[@amitcohen5212]

Deadlift is the king *

[@adamlea6339]

Yes, I thought that deadlifts recruit more muscle mass than squats, yet squats are labelled the king of exercises more often than deadlifts. I much prefer deadlifting to squatting, I can deadlift more than I can squat.

[@salluayar4615]

Deadlift is the engine to boost more testosterone

[@BarbellLogic]

Disagree? Agree? Share your thoughts below!

[@matthewcordery1629]

Why no upper body pulling exercise like lat pull, seated row or chin up?

[@theintrovert-extrovert1552]

What's a 'press'? 🤔

[@BarbellLogic]

Overhead press: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH-wg2ych6yFoLMsi=z6z3GEUHCwTdDwc3

[@SeabassSeeker]

Perfect explanation 🤙🏻

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks!

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[@BarbellLogic]

Boom

[@Mountianlions69]

The quick answer is slowly.

[@pi96798]

ayo im an extermely skinny guy it feels like it is too hard to gain weight for me, even my knees joins are getting visible.🤦

[@BarbellLogic]

It's going to take a lot of hard work, both in the gym but more importantly in terms of eating.

[@fg146]

My knees are shot so I can't squat.

[@ProjectCOOP]

I dont want to lose weight, I want to convert it into muscle

[@BarbellLogic]

This takes time - consistency in training & nutrition. 1) Stress the body in such a way to encourage muscle 2) Eat adequate protein

[@DNOJ]

I see it in the background...what's your poison Real Estate or Sticks ?

[@junweihe8229]

I thought deadlift can lift the most weight

[@BarbellLogic]

it can

[@Michael-qj5sx]

ATG squats are the most beautiful squats, they are testimony to great athleticism, mobility, joint health and strength much more than any other type of squats. Even though it takes much more time or years of practice to squat very heavy with ATG, it’s more satisfying, and more pleasant to look at. Why not to practice both? 😊