I wanna be a freak athlete FOREVER! (Aging & Athleticism: The Fight Against Father Time)

This video is a summary of my thoughts on athletic regression with age.
It's something that happens, to be sure. It's something that we sort of deem inevitable. But at the same time, I think that many elite athletes in recent history have paved the way for a new landscape that shows us that it doesn't have to happen nearly as soon as we all tend to think it does.
There are ways and means to delay this process and stay an athletic freak for decades after your peers have long since taken up water aerobics.
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[@steventaylor6027]

Most athletic Best Buy employee ever. You would not believe how quickly this man grabbed the TV I wanted and sprinted to the front of the store with it, lateral dodging other customers and jumping over displays. I was so in awe, I told his manager he deserves a raise

[@TheMrVersetti]

Does Alec work in Best Buy ?

[@steventaylor6027]

@@TheMrVersetti yes.

[@TheMrVersetti]

@@steventaylor6027 very interesting! Which state and city Alec works? I thought Alec work as a coach

[@EnkiriElite]

This dude is clowning you. I run my own coaching business and have not worked retail a day in my life​@@TheMrVersetti

[@TheMrVersetti]

@@EnkiriElite hah it’s very funny and strange in the same time, why this guy is joking like that and this comment got 31 likes already😀 Anyway Alec, I really appreciate your effort and commitment to training and posting very quality content. Respect you all the way from Russia! ✊

[@Bullseye_Strength]

35 years old, the only issues I have are from old injuries I accumulated doing dumb shit when I was younger. Apart from that, I feel good.

[@StopTheDamnTape]

Exactly this

[@wansworld27]

yeah you're only 35 bro not 55

[@typereiter]

@@wansworld27thank you

[@charliebroussard8505]

Same, like olympic lifts and running around cones

[@dmora2386]

That's all of us 😂

[@philipfunk1797]

I absolutely love the training philosophy. Im in my early 20s and hear a lot of the "back when I was your age" or "just wait until youre my age" and it lights something up in me. I fully intend to be the jacked senior who'll have his full grown kids quivering in their boots at the prosect of losing to me in a foot race. Train hard, consistently, don't box in your training, listen to your body, keep your eye on the big picture, control your non exercise factors (nutrition, sleep, stress management, etc.) and you'll maintain freak athlete status late into your twilight years no DOUBT

[@blastermaster7261]

I respect this young man, that said, it remains to be seen. We'll see.

[@dmora2386]

Good luck. With the caveat, we all said the same thing 😂 fwiw at 40 I still deadlift 365-405 and throw around the 85-100lbs dumbells. Fact is other things in life start taking priority. Work kids and family take its toll. Then you have to battle the inevitable injuries that start orrcuring around mid/late 30s which is what get most of us. No one escapes father time. Best advice I can give you, take care of your joints, I promise you, your older, future self will appreciate it. You'll be bullet proof till around early 30s then you'll notice certain things breaking that didn't used to lol

[@eyekey346]

Whatvdoes it mean to "box in your training"?

[@philipfunk1797]

@@eyekey346 I'd say the biggest thing in regards to not boxing in your training is training variety. Alec does a phenomenal job displaying this in his own training, but it is an emphasis on training a variety of different skills and capacities of the human body instead of sticking primarily to one training ideology. So avoiding something like only powerlifting or only sprinting or only ice hockey. Having the foresight to train a bunch of different stuff (I.e throwing, lifting, jumping, running, cutting, crawling, swimming fighting, etc.) does wonders for preserving and increasing mobility, cognitive function/performance, strength, longevity and things along those lines. One dimensional training will often lead to overuse issues and stiffness which comes from the brain not knowing how to move in ways outside of the chosen training style

[@philipfunk1797]

@@dmora2386 You say good luck, but you're 40 and sound like a beast! You're living it out, and you, along with people like Alec, show me it is possible. Father time is undefeated, but I'll be jumping, running and lifting as long and as much as I can until the good Lord takes me

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Added 10lb of lean mass in less than a year. AFTER hitting 30. Hitting PRs on lifts i physically couldnt do in my teens and 20s. Age is a number. Good strategy and consistency. Experience helps to

[@MartialLiam]

Dude you are crazy athletic for your age, respect!

[@EnkiriElite]

Thank you!

[@LawrenceAugust_]

I'll be 50 in August and am jumping higher than I did at 25. No joint pain, recover great, feel incredible.

[@davidrioux611]

52 ,, years old. Your strongest years are still in front of you. I have continued to make progress through my 40’s . I have noticed slow recovery through 50’s and need to spread volume out through the week. Consistency becomes even more important. Self regulation in effort or rest needs more attention. Injuries do take longer to get over and regain performance level afterwards. But was able to still perform at high levels in training and my sports ( rock and ice climbing) through 40’s. In the past 5 years I turned my attention to Mountain bikes & BMX bikes in which I’ve had several contact injuries. I’ve have noticed significant changes in recovery time from these past injuries but the injuries were severe enough to give someone young difficulty in recovery as well. Other responsibilities in life seem to break consistent training maybe more so later in life. But I myself have always enjoyed training and acquiring knowledge to focus on performance, not aesthetics, so that helps keep me motivated. I would also note that your achievements are high enough already that you believe at some point you are maintaining instead of increasing performance to new levels. You may find levels up and down later but still increasing slowly overall.

[@davidrioux611]

Your performance is outstanding and your channel is fantastic!!

[@kelgbrown007]

BMX, are you racing?

[@davidrioux611]

Dirt jumps , park & bowls. No racing

[@kelgbrown007]

@@davidrioux611 that's cool. Keep living your best life. We are close in age, and I just went and got myself a 24". The glory days of my youth racing.

[@scottpope6210]

It is indeed easier to train for strength in your older years than doing explosive movements and or sprinting. I'm 63 and still hitting compounds after 50 years of lifting. Your sprinting backward speed is impressive.......

[@EnkiriElite]

hahahaha the first time I play that clip forwards it's actually in real time. I hit about 23.5mph there! Fastest I've ever gone on turf.

[@bobbobson4030]

Why are explosive movements harder than strength?

[@scottpope6210]

@@bobbobson4030 as an older lifter it takes longer to warm up before hitting the work sets, and that's even more so for explosive training, things like tendonitis, arthritis, old injuries can flare up. I still do some oly lifting, just gotta use caution

[@matthewhorseler4214]

Fantastic message bro. Ill be 39 this June and i'm still lifting and still running. Wish more people thought this way. I shared your video to help spread the word.

[@EnkiriElite]

Keep on grinding man!

[@totesmagotes3688]

35 and 40 aren’t old. There is no reason for a person to be breaking down at these ages. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Keep moving and training and you’ll keep moving and training 👊

[@Amivgr1]

50 years young here. JUST DO YOUR BEST WITH WHAT YOU HAVE! You might surprise yourself

[@tallmanjude]

💪Only thing to really go at 35 is quickness. Leaping peaks for most of us in our 20s. Looking back to when I was 35 speed, endurance, strength, etc was fine. Recovery was a bit slower, but nothing like when the mid-40s hit. Jumping and sprinting can be maintained, but it's usually at the cost of knees. Father Times runs the knees for sure.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Yeap. I'm definitely focusing a lot more on form, strengthening joints, mobility, range of movement and so on than I used to. I simply want to maintain good ability/strength/endurance now to be active and do outdoor stuff. Functional. All geared towards longevity. Couldn't care less about my 100m dash or max lifts.

[@anabolicamaranth7140]

The margin for error shrinks. The 100M record is around 9.6s and for 55-60 year old men it’s around 11.5s. There are.bunch of 20 something year olds running under 10s but the crowd of 55 year olds running under 12s is very very thin. I’m trying to do the 100m at the senior olympics this summer at age 54. Not easy for a fat, stiff, mediocre powerlifter. Today I had to throttle back about 10%, inflamed hip flexor.

[@EnkiriElite]

Part of me has started wondering if being able to run elite sprint times once you hit the 50+ age brackets isn't actually more impressive than the open elite times! I want to be fast when I hit that age too.

[@stormrhode2330]

A friend of mine from high school recently asked me how I felt now (I'm also 35) compared to when I was in my 20s. I hadn't actually given it all that much thought, but overall, I feel better! Very similar to you, I used to do sports when I was younger, which meant beating the crap out of my body. In my 20s, I started lifting heavy, though I didn't know what the heck I was doing and suffered from awful technique and programming. I've been studying proper training for about ten years now and train so much smarter. My programming's good, my diet's better, my lifting technique is way better, and I'm overall much healthier. The caveat in my particular circumstance is that I've got an 18-month-old, making my recovery far from optimal (poor habits don't help, either!). Otherwise, I've begun prioritizing smarter training (lots of core, mobility, stability, coordination, etc.) and I've learned to eschew what doesn't work. Hoping to keep going into the triple digits!

[@JoshuaKeel]

I love this, man. I'm 38 and feeling a bit broken down, but I think my best athletic years are still to come. Keep rocking!

[@EnkiriElite]

Can't put a price on a positive mentality! If we want to achieve it, first we have to believe it. Keep training hard man.

[@BluegillGreg]

I'm 66 years old and still doing explosive lifts, speed training, basketball, etc. I have injuries that are decades old and still improving. Keep it fresh people, keep it moving. Alec, thank you. You are a Power of Example.

[@EnkiriElite]

You are too man! 66 and killing it. I hope to be like you in 30 years.

[@Sirkanythe]

I've made athletic and muscle improvements into my 30's especially mentally toughness. However my joints feel like there aging in dog years especially my knees. I intend prioritize rest and recovery.

[@ThePitPony]

What I've found is everything you don't practice,you lose...Its that simple. Running,jumping, throwing, lifting, fighting etc MUST be continued albeit on a more intelligent program to allow for a diminished recovery ability. Im 53 .

[@EnkiriElite]

I think use it or lose it is the best rule of thumb there is.

[@ThePitPony]

@@EnkiriElite The problem is rotating it all in to your training split regularly enough , there's so much needs to be trained in order to guard against the regression.that occurs in the ageing process. Thanks for the reply,i appreciate you're very busy with questions etc.👍🙏

[@MatteoMarra3]

Alex was the OG athletic inspiration for me on KZbin. Thanks for doing this man

[@ShovonRahmanov]

This is a great message against all the blackpill that we see on the internet. I am somebody who has started working out recently in his late 20s. Most of my 20s I was sedentary and combined with a lot of anxiety I became physically very weak. I started having brain fog. I was tired most my day, my neck and body in general felt more stiff and I thought maybe I was just getting older. However, since I started working out, I feel significantly better. I am more mobile, energetic, focused and slowly building some strength and muscle. However, sometimes you see contents on KZbin who tell you about "age limits" and make you doubt your potential to make gains. It's great to listen to somebody who breaks the limiting mindset. I hope to see you setting more examples that inspire people.

[@BigBadibou]

Hell yeah! 💪

[@jakeoswald8017]

Instant subscribe. One of the most thoughtful philosophy of training videos I’ve seen.

[@EnkiriElite]

I hope you find the content helpful! Welcome to the channel man.

[@selda2528]

u went heavy and now u go more different things... swaping styles over time is what seems to emerge as more "optimal"

[@kozmo7]

I really hope you give me hope because I’m hating how I’m approaching my 40ies and classically, stereotypically, I’m freaking out.

[@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433]

About to turn 41. Honestly I feel slightly slower then was I was 35. That's it. It's a lot of hype in my opinion.

[@kozmo7]

@@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433 Slower physically or mentally? Or both?

[@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433]

@@kozmo7 Physically......some days mentally too. I have been pretty hard on my body though.....

[@kozmo7]

@@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433 Shit! Me too though. What’s been the hard things? Mines been over a decade of powerlifting and bodybuilding. Natural though so one less monkey wrench for me to have to worry about. How about you?

[@hannibalwantsahuggrande3433]

@@kozmo7 to be honest..... recreational drug use and working in the construction industry haha

[@strengthandbulkMadness]

Maintaining healthy cartilage in the knees and hips is important. “Bone on bone” is what takes guys out. Genetics, diet and smart training helps.

[@hyperbomb02]

For most men, peak testosterone occurrs at age 33. In my experience, it isn't a fall off of testosterone or other age related factors chemically, it's my mobility. Father time really wears down on mobility and lack of mobility, ie getting in my own way stops my ability to lift hard and heavy. I'm 40 BTW. I've found a 15 min stretch + a 15min pilates routine gets me very ready for the gym and lifting like I'm 30 again.

[@Ryan-ys2bq]

Nope it’s around 17-19 on average. And then the huge drop is 35-45 which correlates with male suicide patterns that are emerging

[@darkclownKellen]

Bro, please write a book covering all of this, while I'm still in my 20s Lol thank you!

[@Matt-ej1mb]

In conjuction with the advancement of modern medicine, if we keep train like some absolute machines i think we are going to see elite athletes even at the age of 60-70. Stem cells for example are doing absolute great and they are just the initial stage of their development, imagine in 10-20 years from now what we'll have.

[@ThePitPony]

I agree 👍💯 although you'll be battling the absolute negativity of those timid and lazy souls that use age as an excuse not to TRY.

[@whollybasil]

You look great man! Form and function wise.

[@EnkiriElite]

🙏

[@jhzbdbs]

A clear distinction should be made between one's hypothetical, abstract "potential" and the ability that they actually possess at a given age. In real life, young people usually lack the knowledge and experience necessary for maximizing their potential, as these usually come with age. For amateur athletes, it's safe to say that 99% of us will never come close to realizing our "peak potential", but will reach our peak ability at a later age...

[@2jmajjic]

88 gang still kicking ass

[@Cam-gn6uk]

Hell yeah just turned 36 last week no reason to slow down now 🔥

[@darthkillstealer3181]

I’m 47 and I have competed in strength sports for years. One thing that I noticed with masters weightlifting as opposed to powerlifting is that regardless of body weight everyone converges on 160-200lb snatch/ clean and jerk. Not exactly a motivating end goal but when you see a 65-85 year old slang that weight you know you want to be that guy if you get that old.

[@EnkiriElite]

If I can clean and jerk 200lbs @ age 85....uhhh fuck yeah! That'd be awesome

[@donovan264]

You are so inspirational! I'm working to be like you in the future. Im 25 currently focusing on strength and size while i can. I tried to increase my vertical this summer but found it hard to stay consistent with doing plyometrics at the park compared to working out at the gym. Stuck in my ways i guess

[@neevshriker9458]

Great message brother❤

[@dmora2386]

I still go decently heavy, but have backed off now to a reasonable level. My emphasis now a days is on endurance and vo2 max. The injuries are just nonstop into the 40s and this was from all the abuse my younger self out my body through 😂

[@dreitill]

48yo, best shape in my life. Stay consistent and respect your limits. Ego lifting is a recipe for injury that can limit you for the rest of your life, so higher reps is the key.

[@AlecFortescue]

I just can't relate. I am watching all this and getting depressed having developed chronic patellar tendonitis by 25 with no treatment helping. I so much want to train like this.

[@justinmclaughlin1953]

Maybe your eating sugar , something causing inflammation. I also work around every single injury I ever get. Maybe a cable machine with light weight is all you can do for months.

[@forfucksakecomrade]

Check out Knees Over Toes Guy and look into his Ability Zero exercises which are suited even for elderly people

[@Waywind420]

Optimistic ballpark limits for various sports, with examples of players who were still at the peak of their game. *Chess* = 40 (Viswanathan Anand). *Rugby* = 38.5 (Johnny Sexton) *Arm wrestling* = 55+ (Richard Lupkes) *Basketball* = 39 (Lebron James) *Soccer/ Football* = 39 (Christiano Ronaldo) *Tennis* = 39 (Stan Wawrinka) *Boxing* = 48 (Mark Hunt) *Sprinting* = 40 (Kim collins) *F1* = 43 (Fernando Alonso) For being attractive? Women = 45 Men = 55

[@Waywind420]

More realistically for normal people though *Chess* = 35 *Rugby* = 34 *Arm wrestling* = 40 *Basketball* = 35 (Lebron James) *Soccer/ Football* = 35 (Christiano Ronaldo) *Tennis* = 35 (Stan Wawrinka) *Boxing* = 40 (Mark Hunt) *Sprinting* = 30 (Kim collins) *F1* = 38 (Fernando Alonso) For being attractive? Women = 35 Men = 45

[@stayontrack]

i don't think 55+ was richard's peak at all, plus he was blasting roids which you can't do in other sports.

[@Waywind420]

@@stayontrack not peak, but still hanging with the best of the best. If not him then Laratt is basically the best he's ever been at 48. They're all on steroids in that sport so I guess it doesn't really matter too much

[@krzychood]

Good timing for this video, I just turned 40 today. I'm stronger than ever, run further than ever and feel great in general. I think if you're taking care of your body, eat well, train smart, you can keep this way longer than people think.. We also tend to look at the pro athletes as the benchmark but, truth be told, their bodies are heavily exploited in their late 30's. That being said, I can bet most of them could be fit until their 50's if they just keep doing what you need to do (and some are). Cheers, another 35 years of improvements!

[@PFMFIT]

24 and formed college athlete. I need to add more athletic training in again because Im becoming too mucb of a lunk and don't wanna lose my sprint speed, agility or athletic abilities

[@markgoss9150]

I'm approaching 31 and I still feel the same as I did at 18, I'm still getting stronger and bigger but I make sure my rest is priority

[@justinmclaughlin1953]

I’ll be 30 in a handful of weeks , and I too am in extremely better physical condition / performance than I was at 18. Although I’d say I peaked at 27 but holding the peak just fine

[@NathanFlorence]

Love the huge range! I need to include more sprints and jumps to round out my lifting and endurance work!

[@EnkiriElite]

yessir! I figure the more bases we can cover the better (assuming we don't sandbag everything in the process). awesome stuff on your channel man!

[@outsiderdrovnen]

Great video, hope this type of content keeps coming as I'm in the aging category as well! I read the testimonials on your programs and am very impressed. Have you ever tried getting expert testimonials also rather than just clients? Allan Thrall seemed to think very highly of you, that's how I found your channel.

[@EnkiriElite]

I have not tried to get expert testimonials. I've just recently started asking clients and customers to leave Google reviews.

[@djspell2928]

Great video!

[@sayitoutloudchp]

*love this Channel*

[@EnkiriElite]

Thanks a lot man!

[@nadermusa4562]

43 year old here. Focus on preservation and u will see that improvement will eventually come as a collateral. Prioritize; 1-joint health through wide range of motion and low impact activities, 2-already acquired strength and athleticism base through bodyweight pulling pushing exercises, fast walking and stairs jumping. Assuming ur a typical 40+ yold male with a family and busy job, eating healthy and moderately, not taking trash supplements, powder proteins or other PEDs, you will be able to train everyday of the week for up to 1h, which is perfect to keep u going health and mental wise. Works great for me, ive maintained my strength base, joint health, and even see improvement in overall athleticism.

[@user-dn4lg1dv5v]

Great video.

[@EnkiriElite]

thanks!

[@sigmaslaughter1441]

At the end of the day, despite whatever setbacks or obligations we may have.. we're still more dedicated than 99 percent of people.

[@EnkiriElite]

yeah man! can't put a price tag on the willingness to work hard.

[@rafaelnacha1788]

great video

[@SharuyanAllegiance]

Killer Workout!

[@dannyceledon3618]

That’s very inspirational. Glad you don’t take extreme shortcuts to get like many of the influencers out there. With the use of 💉💊 and other unhealthy products lately to get a hot body just to destroy their internal structure, probably not worth it. Your training habits give us a chance to do things naturally.

[@imitatsiya]

01:48 "I'm still enhancing" 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@EnkiriElite]

😅😂

[@imitatsiya]

@@EnkiriElite🍑💉💉?

[@EnkiriElite]

​@@imitatsiyana

[@Trumppower]

This video is Gold, most of the time it's the laziness people are excusing with their age.

[@EnkiriElite]

💯

[@deltoids1151]

Im 36 and feel pretty good still, still explosive and strong but if I get injured , fuck me. I dont heal like I was when I was 20.

[@nextlevel5265]

I was still a beast Im my thirty’s but the 40s seem to be a bit different with recovery

[@anonymousman4419]

Doesn't "over the hill" generally refer to being over 40? I don't know what kind of life people go through to start having problems at 30.

[@EnkiriElite]

too much sitting and not enough physical activity. I've seen people in my age cohort have actual trouble standing up from low chairs.

[@anonymousman4419]

@@EnkiriElite Makes sense. The body chooses the most optimized way of adaptation so as long as we play around a good medium of activity (between total inactivity and too much work that could beat up the joint), we'll age well. I want to be able to hold my own against a dog in my thirties, that's on my checklist.

[@scottpope6210]

@@EnkiriElite if 40 is over the hill, I'm on my 2nd hill

[@tjcogger1974]

The majority of Americans, on average, are not as athletic, limber, or conditioned as they were when they were 20.

[@tjcogger1974]

*the majority of 30 year old Americans

[@Marks2Chill]

I'm 30 and i feel better than my 20s..... You really tighten up your approach and stay away from "dumb shit". I tell younger people, that they shouldn't fear aging. My goal is to be a fit 90yr old 😭😭

[@EnkiriElite]

Good luck with your goal man!

[@nbarealtalker]

I feel like you can make massive strides well into the later years….. It’s just the recovery that seemingly falls off a cliff and can never get back to where it was.

[@AbuMiqdamAlAfriki]

A* content bro. Definitely got a new subscriber from me, 👍

[@EnkiriElite]

I hope you find the content helpful man. Welcome to the channel!

[@Ryan-ys2bq]

I’m 39 and tbh I’m hitting new peaks now but that’s due to double knee surgeries in my 20s then neglecting my body until 35 and abusing the shit out of it in fact. Pandemic boredom led to YT fitness stuff and went from calisthenics to now more of a strength/sprinting focus, I’m faster than I was when I playing football (european) and way stronger, agility isn’t quite there due to the knees. I didnt have goals but I’ve recently set some for strength, 225 for 10 reps for bench (long arms so this is my weakest lift) and a 405 squat by my 40th. I’d love to reach sub 11 for the 100m but I think low 11s is my genetic max, I did an 11.5 recently.

[@bznshee]

Hey I’ve had this question about hypertrophy training vs athletic training. Since maintaining your gains from natural training can’t you train for hypertrophy to build more muscle than you would training like an athlete and then switch later on? Would you maintain the muscle and become more athletic.

[@martmuru]

Interesting fact: "The peak bone mass for most people occurs around age 30, indicating fully developed bones." So people are called "veterans" or "old" even before they are actually fully developed.

[@EnkiriElite]

That is very interesting! I had no idea lol

[@MG-oh1ew]

41 and so many muscle tears i am so afraid to sprint hard as i did at even 37

[@totallyraw1313]

Alec, your parents were super generous to allow you to turn their garage into a gym!

[@EnkiriElite]

Yes they were! Gave me the opportunity to build up a base of strength, as well as knowledge. Without that opportunity having been given to me chances are this channel wouldn't even exist at all!

[@MarianoGrande1]

That's pretty cool.

[@EnkiriElite]

Thank you sir

[@Beautiful-Sickening-Rolex]

definitely key to not overstess the body and age faster...imagine already having grey hair at 40 😮😮👎👎 or worse yet, lose hair....what a death sentence

[@tjcogger1974]

Loosing your hair at 40 is not a "death sentence" lol.

[@StopTheDamnTape]

That shits gonna be mostly hereditary I think. I’m sure stress doesn’t help, but to be fair stress doesn’t help with anything.

[@justinmclaughlin1953]

18-24 I did push pull legs rest repeat with great success About to be 30 - keeping all the performance and more but just doing a push pull legs then rest muscles for 4 days -cardio I’ll do plenty of cardio almost everyday of the week (30-60 min jogs or if low key 15% incline 2.7mph to burn off cals ).

[@EnkiriElite]

Brisk incline walking is highly Underrated for easy conditioning/health gains Add a light weight vest and that shit is 🔥🔥🔥

[@justinmclaughlin1953]

@@EnkiriEliteoh ya it’s probably the easiest method I’ve ever found to burn 10cals/min for 1 hour - dial up the speed a smidge and your over 700 cals an hour. Will get you drenched in sweat

[@tjcogger1974]

Do you have any thoughts on PJF's vert-code elite program for vertical jumping gains?

[@EnkiriElite]

I've never had the chance to review it

[@freakied0550]

Old men of youtube fitness.

[@KwisBwown]

legend! 150 Snatch? what was your FS max? 170? salute! you are rapid mayne

[@TheGiftRF]

You are freaky dude, the work shows

[@EnkiriElite]

Thanks man!

[@likemy]

hey Alec, you should pick up bouldering / rock climbing. You'd be good at it, and it's fun. Indoor rock climbing gyms are all over the place now.

[@EnkiriElite]

could be fun for sure!

[@Bz626]

Can you do a video (unless you already did one) on how in the flying fuck you developed deadlifts and Jefferson curls on such high deficits???

[@EnkiriElite]

just gently pushing the ROM further and further over time man.

[@giantbear829]

Mid thirties are the peak times for most professional athletes, please come back in 15 years and let us know what youve learned

[@EnkiriElite]

That's just a 100% fallacious statement.

[@beburs]

i don't know about jumping off rooftops consistently alec, you could be damaging the fluid in your joints, some soft tissues can't adapt and recover, that includes the brain. could you tell me your reasoning for this?

[@selda2528]

cant recover couse what? people have done jumping in indiginouse cultures and let me tell u... those things recover if u do it right... active recovary is golden

[@beburs]

@@selda2528is beating your joints senselessly active recovery? I get hip hinging heavy and sprinting etc but I don’t see the safety of this.

[@faithalone5081]

Actually jumping off rooftops are completely useless when talking about athleticism But just the proof of being able to jump off a rooftop, sustaining zero injuries is just a testimony of his training working and the longevity of his tendons

[@selda2528]

u guys missundrstand.. tendents need elastic forces to maintain capacity... its training his resilliancy.. u arent supposed to go to hard ... but over time u can go pretty hard on em... u call it beating the joints up.. but is he strengthening em or beating em.up... stress and recovary... is he healthy despite or becouse of... i belive becouse of ... u belive despite

[@selda2528]

also. look at jumpers and what they do.to not.die from their stuff.. they strengthen those arias and get results.. but u do u

[@vihakurjategija]

Enkiri jr.: "My dad can break in to your dad's backyard!"

[@calisthenicsbuilder]

I'd like to see him do the 50 Pull-ups and 100 Mike Tyson Push-ups 5 min Challenge. Let's see if he's still improving. That's Good Money youtube channel for more info.

[@vividbla]

As someone who played a lot of sports in childhood and adolescence (so have fairly decent movement patterns) but didn't start specifically strength training until late 20s, and who is therefore still 'base building' at 30 and cannot rely on simply maintaining a base and focusing more on purely athletic activities, how much emphasis should I place on foundational base building strength work vs athleticism? My goals are roughly the same as yours: general strength, athleticism and health.

[@u.sgrant7526]

Probably depends on where your strength vs athleticism is at. I play amateur baseball and have found that just being an intermediate lifter makes me the hardest hitter (though not always the best and with the best average) on the team and the fastest runner (when I'm lean) which is important since I play centerfield. My philosophy is just to milk whichever cow is most important to you and whichever one has the most milk to give. Do what's easiest first and cover that base. If you're above 15% bodyfat, let alone above 20%, drop some bodyfat. It's a relatively fast process compared to inducing major adaptations. If you're not well into intermediate strength (benching high 200s, deadlift 400s, squatting close to 400 for most healthy men), focus on that. It's simple, but stacking on muscle does take time. Get lean, get decently strong and then focus on cardio, speed or whatever is important to you. But also do them concurrently. Training volumes can fluctuate, but you gotta stay consistent.

[@EnkiriElite]

I think the reply from the other poster here is very good advice! Pluck the low hanging fruit first, so in your case that probably means placing more emphasis, energy, time, etc on building up your strength and muscle, with a bit less emphasis on the "athletic stuff" right now. And then in a couple years once you've built up that formidable base then let the ratios become more balanced for long the long term considerations of maintaining muscle, strength, and movement with age.

[@vividbla]

@@u.sgrant7526 Thanks for the detailed reply, really appreciate it!

[@vividbla]

@@EnkiriElite Awesome, this is good to hear since this has basically been my approach the last year. Thanks for the advice :) Btw, your channel has my favourite fitness content on youtube.

[@EnkiriElite]

🤝🤙 ​@@vividbla

[@cwilliams7630]

If you look at combat sports such as boxing and UFC, most of the champions are between the age 30 and 40.

[@alejandromagnobarrasa9244]

False advertisement clicked on this video to see you jump a fence never saw it. Put it in the video that's where its all at.

[@EnkiriElite]

I've already used that clip in like 5 videos lol it's out there

[@evilryutaropro]

Can you do a home gym tour?

[@charliebroussard8505]

I love how you can run faster than the IG trainers preaching all these silly “running drills.” Just squat, deadlift, sprint, and maybe throw in some olifts

[@twinturbo1995]

Answer your question Semen Retention and good diet you welcome

[@RossKempOnYourMum01]

You forgot Ronaldo

[@nashorn7538]

And Modric, who is a midfielder and therefore has to run all over the pitch. He's been crucial in Madrid home leg comeback against both City and Bayern.

[@selda2528]

whats your thought on floor sitting

[@EnkiriElite]

I like z Presses lol

[@EnkiriElite]

In all seriousness though, do more of it! Having kids made me realize that I need to be doing that because you end up down there and realize it becomes uncomfortable for you. That's nit something that should happen imo.

[@selda2528]

ah... so we are kinda in the same page

[@RichM3000]

8:42 like Alan Roberts?

[@EnkiriElite]

KZbin censoring me on my own channel. I SAID.....that dude can EFF right off

[@RichM3000]

@@EnkiriElite No doubt! He started a fight with me on Twitter over some politics crap some time ago. We don't even really disagree that much politically. He's just that kind of guy. 😟

[@EnkiriElite]

​@Rici dont doubt it lol you dont give yourself the moniker of "angry bald man" because you AREN'T a douchebag 😂 hM3000

[@simonize251]

I just want to be more athletic in the bedroom & look good while doing it.

[@EnkiriElite]

Horizontal mambo 🫡

[@catedoge3206]

vro is him

[@trawsoza2926]

Has Knees over toes guy influenced you?

[@jk38thelastsamurai55]

The question is. Are you natty tho?

[@EnkiriElite]

Lol yes

[@carolinaboii1]

Nah them sprints need work lol but much love !!

[@EnkiriElite]

I'll race anytime

[@lumimobb]

john cena another good example, sure on drugs but still pushing his body, terry crews too.

[@selda2528]

as long as u dont get sick and ill and ignore health... well.. gains never stop many people just train whilst sacreficing health for it

[@selda2528]

or they train in ways seperate to healtht and never training health is: dun dun dun: bad

[@EnkiriElite]

this is true! a big difference for me though is that there's a big difference between strength & hypertrophy training vs. speed/power/movement training. Speed & power are the very first physical attributes to decline, which is why many elite athletes don't start to regress after age 30, whereas strength and muscle gains stick around much easier for longer periods of time. the real trick is figuring out how to stay fast and agile into your 50's.

[@selda2528]

i see it more like this 3 step pyramide.. we have abiltys.. walking standing throwing. picking shit up and and and.. locomotion and and and... and that can be sacreficed up to a point and trained up to a point.. second we have resilliancy to the art of expression and the art of athleticism. and then u need that to at least a degree to perform at peak... if u only focus at peak and miss the rest... the more u sacrefice. well. sacreficing is a way of training.. but eventualy u gotta pay the costs and do the dodiligence and stop all the max gain stuff. and go back to the foundations. many people as example cant position their spine well and squating, the pressure that the weight creates between the upper and lower spine and thus hits the other part, can lead to some pretty bad adoptations... well. of corse u have some resilliancy.. but those adoptations cant go on forever kf u dont at least focus on health foe some time... modern idiot training is simply this to me: gains gains gsins. at any cost... even health.. then health buckles. then u rehab and "prehab" , then u do it all again... instead of finding balance, they seek for simplicity.. and the more advanced and/or old u get, the more diled in your training needs to be and yea. tissue quality for exploaive things is critical watching.mark.bell picking up fascial release was eye opening for me and showed me, what it can do if u have limits and are to stiff things like these are simply not sexy enough for general pop... and all those weak link fixing drills and health exercises... its not enough "gains" (visably) for them. coping with age and/or genetics and/or drugs. is way easyer short term

[@selda2528]

some people only try for strength and cant even get into positions to releave their own stressers easily... its a joke just watch the average dude stabd at older age... they lost that .. and althou strength is a big part. its not everything.. its only a part of it

[@EnkiriElite]

I think you might like this rant video I made on that topic a few years ago! let me know what you think. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKq3dIeQl7Nsf68&ab_channel=EnkiriEliteFitness @@selda2528

[@user-lp9xn4ix7l]

30?!

[@charanjitbanga1743]

Wait till you get to 45 bro.

[@EnkiriElite]

Oh man, don't forget about 46 though 💀💀💀

[@alexjames9561]

Dude why ain’t you a millionaire athlete in about ten different possible sport

[@DanielParezanovic]

Well you are still not old, ofcourse you can still peak

[@paulcox2447]

How can you make athletic gains forever? You can't. Pro sports makes this very clear. Just enjoy fitness for what it is and don't pretend to be an athlete because you work out.

[@EnkiriElite]

Actually pro sports don't make that very clear. Pro sports prioritize peak performance with heavy competition seasons that often see athletes competing injured and underrecovered at a very high level for years at a time. Pro sports are about making money and getting the greatest ROI from athletes who are in their peak years as possible. This is in many ways the antithesis to the ideas I am discussing in this video, and is certainly not an optimal path to athletic longevity. You're just another one of those bitter people who can't see the forest for the trees when it comes to the benefits of possessing fluid movement.

[@silatguy]

Inspiring. Bro could outrun a Cheetah then look back at it in slow-mo lol

[@joshuaswilling9428]

Well 1st thing for sure stop eating animal products will drastically improve life span.

[@igorklob9375]

i want to like this! but i dont want to ruin 666 likes :)

[@svdcleveland]

If youre not a pro athlete this is just stupid.

[@EnkiriElite]

lmao, yeah man, and if you're not a pro basketball player it's stupid to ever shoot a basketball. if you're not a pro bowler don't you dare go bowling. if you're not a pro powerlifter stop squatting right now. if you're not a pro poker player then card night with the boys is absolutely out of the question. do you see how dumb this logic is

[@svdcleveland]

@@EnkiriElite Not seeing the difference between the intensity levels of your training and casually shooting hoops, bowling, lifting, and playing cards is what's dumb. It is stupid to maintain the intensity levels of a pro athlete without performing and being paid as a pro athlete. Completely wasted energy for your daily activity requirements. Other than to be in shape enough for the next pointless training event.

[@EnkiriElite]

​@@svdcleveland😂 lmao Jesus dude. Who the hell pissed in your cornflakes. Sounds like when you were 7 you said "daddy I wanna be a pro athlete when k grow up!" And he told you to shut your mouth and go file some papers. Take your negative attitude somewhere else, seriously. It's not welcome here.