Is RYAN HUMISTON'S advice WRONG? (Sport Scientist Reacts)

In this video, Dr. Milo Wolf reacts to Ryan Humiston's takes on range of motion, EMG as a means to guide exercise selection and more. He reviews the scientific data on range of motion for muscle growth, long-length partials, and the validity of EMG/muscle activation as a predictor of hypertrophy.
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[@Agu007-k2z]

1st comment , great content sir

[@WolfCoaching]

Thank you king!

[@LordHolley]

Ryan has openly admitted to taking TRT. The nice thing about Ryan is that he is honest. He doesn't have a big ego, He has no problem admitting when he's wrong and changing direction accordingly, and most of his videos are fun to watch. You can tell that his heart is in the right place, and he is constantly trying new things and trying to learn more about how our bodies can perform at their peak. He's kinda like the brother we all wish we had.

[@joejones4181]

He maybe a fine guy, but the stand up comedy mixed in with half baked FACTS, should give pause. Too many experts trying to make a buck, by thinking they are funny and spouting half ass "facts." Remember, people listen to their shit and some pay money for it... PT Barnum comes to mind.

[@kalterverwalter4516]

​@@joejones4181 Dr.Mike comes to mind. 😂

[@JoeAmorosa]

But he’s really not wrong it’s more nitpicking and difference of opinion..this kills me because it’s almost like wolf is not getting enough of attention so he wants to critique Ryan…I’m not saying he’s perfect but once again like someone said he’s heart is in the right place and he experiments on what works best for him and his clients

[@joejones4181]

@@kalterverwalter4516 No defender of Mikie here, walter. He is the poster boy for "get rich quick"

[@Rokoguda]

I find this guy to be repulsive. Even if Ryan does not understand the matter better he still knows more then 99.9% of the population so what he is doing is educating those who don't know anything about working out and he is probably motivating thousands to start working out. I don't understand this kind of content, if you wanna teach people the right way express your own ideas and put them into a video. Dr mike does the same thing but he gets away with it because he is balancing it with even more jokes and banter at his own expense so it's less toxic.

[@319jmp]

People like you and Dr Mike Israetel, Brett Contreras and Brad Shoenfeld are exactly what we need more of in the general fitness community.

[@B05SxBrennan]

I nominate Jeff Nippard for that list. He might not have the same level of credentials (at least so far, I suspect he will go on to get a PhD sooner or later) but he's proven he knows his stuff and can easily hold conversations with the people you mentioned.

[@319jmp]

@@B05SxBrennan he is definitely well researched and seems able to parse the studies well. I like Nippard a lot.

[@CarneGranada]

The craziest part about Ryan is that he is only 36. The dude looks like he is knocking on 50. If that's not enough reason to stay away from anabolics, idk what is.

[@BrofUJu]

Wow, really? I'm almost 34, would not have guessed we're that close in age lol

[@xavierayayaell546]

Wow seriously? I thought he was easy late 40s

[@CarneGranada]

@@xavierayayaell546 Yep he mentioned his age in a recent video.

[@rhysxj]

Damn i also thought late 40s.

[@kalemos]

I don't think we can say that. There are many variables that could have contributed to him looking, let's say, older. I know a lot of guys who use roids, are in their 50s and look 40.

[@faithnfitnessguykk9569]

You may not say it, but he definitely has all the signs of being on. Certain things can't be hidden. Great points for me. I have relied to much on EMG studies. Also, almost started doing that l-partial supersetting but see your widsom to avoid it. Thanks!

[@Flahtort]

L-partial supersetting (seems more like dropsetting but whatever) seems more like intensity technique for full rom/ slightly bias towards long position. Fine thing to do, but not the same as exclusive long partial.

[@Tropicocitwo]

Just google Ryan Humiston and look at photos of him 10+ years ago.. he was on roids for YEARRSSS and is likely still on at least TRT these days.

[@gokukakarot1855]

I really enjoy videos that address how we, the public, misinterpret studies. This happens a lot with nutrition and it drives me nuts, because I’ve listened to people like Wolf, Layne Norton, Eric Helms etc explain it

[@mr_wright_official_]

Damn, I thought I learnt a lot from RP videos, but this is another level bro, shit is crazy informative

[@SmoothHandle]

I think bc Dr. Milo just finished his dissertation, still publishing, still producing in the academic world. Dr. Mike is now more of an educated consumer of the science.

[@coltenswindle3827]

I love this dude, he’s gonna blow up

[@bigbob21]

He admits to PED use all the time. Literally posted his current maintenance hrt/ fat loss stack in some of his last videos, pictures of vials, etc…

[@petrfilinger9205]

Man you are mixing anabolic steroids and peptides lol

[@bigbob21]

@@petrfilinger9205 no he LITERALLY is mixing steroids AND peptides... go watch his vids.

[@asprinklingofclouds]

Seated leg curls have made my hamstrings my best bodypart. I wish I could apply the level of stretch and feel I get from that exercise to my other bodyparts. My problem with overhead triceps extensions is that they irritate my elbows, even when using cables. Pushdowns etc are fine. I've been experimenting with partial leg presses in the stretched (bottom) position, as I am slim waisted and don't have a large rib cage I can go as deep as if I was doing an ATG squat, keeping weights moderate and reps high (15 -25) to avoid any rounding issues in the back.

[@SmoothHandle]

You could also widen your stance a good bit on those leg presses. Research shows very little diff in muscle emphasis re: wide vs. narrow stance. And the wider stance will clear your torso. Just a thought.

[@Flahtort]

I think there is a generall differences in exercise effectivness fore sure. Use not only the science, but expirience to see what is better for you. And if pulldons work and feel better - they are better for you.

[@thomaspecorelli6104]

Somethings, you might be over scientific for the general audience, and what we could use and applicable in the gym

[@Yupppi]

One thing that always comes to mind or is brought up is that untrained people tend to indeed grow very well for just about anything that isn't their every day life, so it makes you wonder if the genetic and other individual factors play a bigger role than the exercise choice. And what about nutrition and sleep? But as far as I understand, there's at least some level of control if not strict control on protein and energy in many studies these days. I'd be happy to hear what kind of caveats, misunderstandings or non-existent concerns there are to those points that often come up when talking about untrained subjects. Like do those things like nutrition and sleep still get reported and perhaps statistically controlled often even if not controlled directly? What kind of study setups would you prefer if you had free hands? In terms of let's say doing unilateral work and having a single subject do one exercise on one side, another on the other side versus randomly selecting people to do either or randomly selecting people to do either and then switching at some point? How long of a time would you prefer to perform the training for to be satisfied? Given that it's not feasible to have that go on for a year, but let's say 4 weeks? 8 weeks? 12 weeks? Prepping time before those training weeks to get towards a steady starting baseline? Trying to ask what would be the boundaries that you'd be happy with the results or slightly concerned that there's not a good enough setting.

[@Ficcator]

RYAN HUMISTON has a big series where he measures almost all muscle groups with the help of EMG, but as you said, he completely ignores the fact that it has little or nothing to do with muscle growth or strength gains. He's huge but not fountain of relevant knowledge.

[@SmoothHandle]

Yeah he’s mostly fluff, reminds me of gearheads in my gym who know just enough to convince naive folks that they know what they’re doing, yet truly knowledgeable folks look at those bros and know better.

[@Tropicocitwo]

He's a byproduct of doing roids through most of your 20s, google him

[@Biglenny-v9r]

You sound naive 😂

[@Sineseol]

Acticvation of muscleforce is literally the best indication of growth. You can do sh.t tons of exercise if you not really using the muscle that you want to grow..

[@skellt]

You could look at his "technique suggestions" for exercises like the lat pulldown (based on EMG data!)

[@efrayimbulka2292]

Great vid as always. Ryan is one of my favorite guys to watch because of his humor and ive always felt like he was pretty scientific. Its great to hear a real doctor's take on it. He has a whole series on best technique based on muscle fiber orientation (e.g. he has a video on lateral raise technique to hit the most middle delt), I'd love to hear your thoughts on that

[@ryancheong9486]

yeah that lateral delt workout vid has been my go to for a while

[@Tropicocitwo]

He is not scientific in the slightest. He started throwing 'science' into his content after almost exclusively just using a 'yo dude I'm a funny bro' persona and giving unique completely-against-science ways to train, because he saw that science based is the In thing now. He has no scientific background at all, and he's never been natural.

[@jgillerm]

Really enjoy the close discussion of study design and the strength of conclusions that can be drawn as a result. Thanks coach

[@douglasauruss]

Excellent nuanced critique

[@martingamer5591]

Congrats on breaking 10K subscribers!

[@jujoijo]

Let me make a prediction! This man will get 100.000+ subs in 2024 and deservedly so!! Lets keep pushing the Algorithmmmm 💪💪💪

[@diegomarshall8493]

I would definitely want to see a video on time under tension

[@makobe584]

The problem with lengthened partials on arm curls is that the biceps are harder to engage and don't contribute as much when the elbow is open (more brachioradialis) than when it is (half) closed. And just doing lengthened partials on compound exercises also decreases stimulation of some of the secondary/stabilization muscles which are normally more active in the latter part of the movement. Weird that none of the science-based guys have noticed these two problems yet.

[@tomwaitsfornoone1182]

Nice source mate. no one is advocating you only do lengthened partials.... they are simply an option for variation.

[@makobe584]

@@tomwaitsfornoone1182 Source on what? It's well established that the lower part of elbow flexion involves more brachioradialis and the upper part more biceps. Whether that means full range of motion is better, similar, or worse than lengthened partials specifically on arm curls remains to be researched. Anecdotally I find it hard to engage my left biceps even during regular curls; they barely get sore (but my brachioradialis does) and they don't grow well (my right side is fine though). Regarding compound exercises, I'm saying that if some of the secondary/stabilization muscles are normally more active in the shortened range of motion, then those non-primary mover muscles may get understimulated if you only train the lengthened part of the range of motion.

[@xIronwafflexx]

From a science pov, his video is a bit off, but from a everyman pov, it provides decent information that's easy to digest for those that don't really understand studies, or those who are novices when it comes to exercise science. I normally don't care for his videos, but this one wasn't bad. BTW, great breakdown of his video.

[@rustybreland4966]

Great video. Thank you for the content. I've completed three of Ryan's programs multiple times. They made the gym fun every workout.

[@repswithroscoe]

What an epic and educational video. Thank you Milo.

[@staebs]

I’ve had a bit of a negative view of Humiston since his video on peptides and research chemicals that was very liberal about showing their purported claims plus essentially making recommendations on why you should use them, and next to no mention of the side effects or the marked lack of good quality research that exists on most of them. On too many topics he makes very strong recommendations that “this is what you should be doing” without really enough evidence to prove it nor any caveats that he is operating largely based on assumption.

[@gibbsm]

I don't like anything about the guy.

[@drbangrim4205]

You legit remind me of my anatomy/biomechanics teacher. Amazing content! :)

[@TheLordOfPhantasms]

good to see you hear bro ;)

[@drbangrim4205]

Brooo didn't think to meet you here! :D@@TheLordOfPhantasms

[@evrenseven]

the problem with seated leg curls is that the apparatus themselves are usually garbo. The "best" one at my gym (there are three!!) the member that holds your legs down is loose, easily fixed by tightening a bolt, which apparently is too much to ask, so your legs get two different starting positions. So my solution is one I learned from Dr. Mike, I use the lying leg curl and put a 4 cm thick foam pad under my quads and get that stretch we're after. Also, it appears most equipment at most commercial gyms are centered around maximizing safety for the most novice lifters, which is probably a good idea given what we see over at channels like OE Fitness, but it gets annoying for us medium to advanced lifters who are after those deeper stretches.

[@guidocagninei55]

can I ask you the video in which Dr Mike suggests it? Thks

[@FilipGustawWojcik]

@@guidocagninei55 I've seen it in video of leg workout with Will Tennyson

[@evrenseven]

@@guidocagninei55 wow he literally posted a new one today! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZPJc2SwZrqAmq8

[@guidocagninei55]

@@FilipGustawWojcik thank you very much ;)

[@SmoothHandle]

In ur gym’s janky seated leg curl machine, use that foam pad and mash it down big time between the padded piece ur speaking of and ur quads, then do single leg curls if the thing is crooked.

[@Vanquiza]

G video, I've been following Ryan for a while. And you really just hit the nail with your commentary. You got my sub and support all the way. You're gonna make it big. Just one question, why should we not be aiming to maximize time under tension? If the force from different weights can cause hypertrophy, and you get the best growth from fatiquing the muscle. Wouldn't maximizing time under tension mean more growth? Let's say you have 20kg dumbbell till failure with 10 reps, if you can get a few more partial reps in and keep the muscle loaded for longer, wouldn't that likely increase hypertrophy?

[@SmoothHandle]

Bc TIT is mostly a myth, according to science. When I hear folks now talking about TIT in vids or gyms, it’s a red flag that they’re outdated and unsubstantiated in their thinking.

[@Pain53924]

I don't think there's evidence for constant tension (max time under tension) being better than standard ROM. The partial reps you're talking about will be very helpful if they're long length partials. Basically the benefit is because of stretch in the muscles and not constant tension.

[@getthepicture1000]

Ryan looks so so old for his age man. I hope he is checking on his health

[@luke53285]

Hey I have a reasonable hypothesis as to why you see more lateral and medial triceps head growth in the overhead condition. My theory is stability. In the overhead condition the elbow itself is more stable in space as opposed to the push down condition the numerous can move a lot more taking tension off the muscles. I.e I think more stability in the upper arm (and therefore the elbow) translates into a stress concentration and the arm can't make small adjustments to alleviate this stress.

[@dang1099]

Damn, i just found your shit. You seem well intentioned and educated.

[@Hunt4Hypertrophy]

You’re good at this. Continue.

[@sr6550]

Hey Dr. Milo, I have a question about that segment where you recommend against lengthened supersets. While you have talked about better alternatives in some of your other videos, would it not stand to reason that since some of your current training would now be lengthened partials, that while it is not as much as it could be, it is still a part of your training that's slightly better than full ROM so you would see marginal benefits? Plus, since you're now flirting closer with failure (looking at it from a full ROM perspective you're technically going beyond failure?) you might see some additional gains from that route as well? While I definitely see the benefit of doing integrated lengthened partials over this, it is harder to just get in the groove, pump out your reps compared to lengthened supersets or full ROM from my limited experience with integrating lengthened partials in my training. I also would like to know if you have an educated guess on how training in lengthened partials impact training volume. Like, if you(I) do (modified) stifflegged deadlifts and hip thrusts in similar rep ranges, it takes my glutes longer to recover from the deadlifts, which I have mainly attributed to the force being the biggest in the stretched position. But I could also see it going the other way, with you technically doing less work, it might mean that you recover a bit faster so you could probably have a bit of room to throw in a couple extra sets. Basically, how does fatigue and recovery compare between full ROM and lengthened partials?

[@martinw245]

I think Milo was saying that partials at the end of full ROM is just something that hasn't been looked at by the research, so we cant make definitive claims about it being a valid approach or not.

[@prodpurplereign]

This is what fitness youtube needs

[@SmoothHandle]

Agreed, far more than 21-yr-old juicers on a ton of gear, always ego lifting, and speaking with just enough extensive vocabulary to be dangerous to the uninformed/natties (looking at you, Sam).

[@bv_benhur2087]

Great content again. Keep uploading and I'll keep learning. 😉

[@yahoshua2527]

Ryan is on peptides, he did an episode discussing what he takes and his dosages

[@acg1189]

He's also open about "TRT" (which is a term I hate. Don't take the cop out and imply you're just "bumping up" your test numbers a bit.).

[@swoops41]

He’s on way more than that, and has talked about it before

[@lollo_pap]

I have a question about long-length emphasis on full and partial ROMs: Is slowing down and pausing at the end of an eccentric better than just controlling what weight and exploding "at the bottom"? I got this question listening to Menno Henselmans, how argues that loaded stretching and eccentrics play the bigger role while the muscles has to considerably decelerate the weight, and also because of the stretch-reflect that enables the muscle to produce more force at long-muscle lengths.

[@hellothere4765]

Yeah he’s definitely on PEDs he says he uses trt and made a video encouraging peptide use.

[@WolfCoaching]

Hmmm.. sounds like he may be over-extending a little.

[@hayesdelezene4590]

@@WolfCoachinghe knows the best way to develop deathstar delts. I need his secrets

[@BenG-rd5wg]

Interesting insight about EMG not being a good proxy for muscle growth. Are pumps or a lot of tension in the trained muscle a good proxy for muscle growth or would you only rely on growth measurements?

[@supertrollfaxnoprinter3329]

Had no clue bro was so tall. I thought u were small. Ur actually huge it’s insane.

[@CaptChilly]

Question about the methodology in the preacher curl study mentioned near the end: given a free weight preacher curl, wouldn't it be a no-brainer that the lengthened half would yield more gains than the shortened half given that it's an extremely lengthened-heavy movement? That is - the moment arm is longer in the bottom half when the forearm becomes more parallel with the ground giving you a lot more resistance, versus the top half where you feel little to no resistance especially once you get the weight stacked fully over your wrists? Even if there was nothing special about lengthened versus shortened for hypertrophy, one should still expect to get much more gains from the lengthened portion of a free weight preacher curl considering they experience significantly more tension in the bottom portion and almost novtension in the top portion, would they not? If you wanted to test the efficacy of lengthened vs shortened partials wouldn't it be better to pick an exercise that gives you similar tension in both ranges, like a machine preacher curl? Or am I just stupid and missing something like if they equated proximity to failure or accounted for it another way haha

[@kevintang3299]

Hey, I found you from jeff's videos and you really helped my journey on muscle growth. Can you rate Dr Mike's videos on renaissance periodization next time cuz I've watched a lot of his videos too!

[@BingoMactavanish]

Excellent analysis

[@KevinKaneCanada]

Love your vids. Can you please do a video about time under tension (TUT)? I believe that increasing TUT may increase the stimulus however, different parts of the range of motion may provide a different stimulus? Appreciate it, thank you Dr. Wolf!

[@lesfeckingo]

Short answer; yes. EMG lies and Ryan seems to trust it blindly. Studies are always interpreted in whatever way has the most shock value.

[@spontaneousbootay]

he literally doesnt and recognizes it, as well as constantly mentions it

[@bishboria]

Ok, a video on Time Under Tension would be good!

[@nelsonortas4796]

hahaha..... I like Ryan because he's not ashamed of self-deprecating himself. Thank god for Dr Mike and Dr Milo...lol

[@whateverLDZ]

Ryan reinvented every exercise and is messing with my head

[@Flahtort]

IDK it's me or Ryan Humiston always looked like some sort of guy who not the person to listen to? Wathced couple of his videos and had an impression that it is some sort of mass content where entertaiment are valued more then information and depth so he is ready to say whatever first thing come to his mind, regardless of it being acutally valid or not.

[@espenstoro]

His training advice is weird, to say the least.

[@gibbsm]

he also talks like a pervert. I can't stand the dude.

[@wdadwawdadawdwdwa4133]

Nice review of a pretty solid video

[@sonishkumar7327]

curious as to how lengthend supersets i.e doing a full rom to failure and then performing lengthend partials will compare to traditional training.

[@omergoktuggunes4730]

He said he takes mk 677 (growth hormone increasing peptide)

[@bli4n5427]

He looks older because he is not 100% natuaral and probably hasnt been since his 20ties. Taking even if it is TRT will age u faster + the stress due to over exercising

[@Ask-Ali]

For overhead/long head exercises does it have to be where your elbow is pointing to the sky or does a barbell skull crusher work or a rope setup where it is parallel to your elbow but still above your head (I'm not sure how to explain this but it's the way Dr. Pak did it in his upper body workout video)? I never understood what "overhead" truly means.

[@SmoothHandle]

I think it means raising ur upper arm to the fullest stretch position without feeling pain or unnatural. Then, get to work.

[@lowellwalters]

SUBSCRIBED!!! I like this video, and you already had "cred" with me from your appearance with Dr Mike. I really like your style of only criticizing when it was warranted. However, you made 1 criticism that seemed unfair - I wonder if I misunderstood. Ryan said, in essence, "you'll do better if you switch to partials when you can't do FROM anymore." You said "partials are better than FROM, but that dn mean they'll help you if you pair them with FROM." Huh??? If they're better, then they should help whether you do them throughout our just at the end, right?

[@coolaf186]

You virtually agreed with all the results Humiston discussed but picked at the granular detail of using the wrong word or inference of a cited Trial (not Case Study) which had no effect on the reported results. In proving to the audience you're so well educated you get lost in the minutia of the subject matter and miss the fact that the results are the same - in other words you're missing the forest through the trees. This issue became particularly clear with your outright dismissal of using EMG for muscle activation tracking. While its ease of use can lead to its abuse, when used properly it can be a valuable diagnostic tool in deciphering muscle unit detection and intensity. It certainly didn't appear that Humiston's use of this tool was ill-applied or used to promote a result that wasn't likely/expected from the exercises he was recommending. Again, your attitude/arrogance served to showcase your perceived superiority by nitpicking the tiniest of details without a single argument as to the results. Not a fan - but I will be checking out Humiston's channel, so thanks for that.

[@coolaf186]

@travisolander4749 Sorry I used too many words/syllables for you... TLDR - Dr. Wolf's criticisms consisted of minor discrepancies and irrelevant details, while Humiston's results were measurable, effective, and worked.

[@spontaneousbootay]

​@travisolander4749uh no

[@jamescaronna1362]

It’s he saying what everyone is now saying, e.g. Jeff Millard, Dr. Mike with RP, Sam Sulek. Always confusing when people say it’s not true when the dudes are jacked as shit. (Not all gear, Nippard is natty).

[@josemarialaguinge]

I would like to see more videos reading and analyzing studies as I always need to have a fucking dictionary reading them and I'm not do sure I understood them 100%.

[@MrDjhealth]

John Little's Max contraction training rules

[@eddiegrant58]

I'm curious. Your accent sounds Scottish (Dundee?) mixed with something else. Have you lived in Scotland by any chance?

[@Louiswarner_]

I’m 4 minutes in -I do not understand the reasoning to knock Ryan on points that you found beneficial -I’d rather watch a video on Gregg and watch him knock somebody for doing something wrong +make better content..

[@LynxxMan]

Is there anything in sports science that's related to athletic performance? If so why are most experts on the topic only interested in hypertrophy and strength training? Is there any legit science based information about training for performance? Can Dr Wolf make videos about that?

[@lazur1]

RE 16:03: The only level of resistance-minus-fatigue that allows for a strict full-range rep is one that allows for a strict weak/stretch-range effort; i.e.,when a muscle's too fatigued for full-range, it's also too fatigued to work the stretch. More sensible's the opposite: After full range fails, discontinue working the muscle's lengthened range, bit by bit, rep by rep, ending with an isometric full contraction.(Correction: End with a superslow full-range negative.)

[@lazur1]

@travisolander4749 What data? This is common sense, which in recent years has been repeatedly proving 'data' to be wrong.(Oh, wait, I forgot, y'all are into multiple sets, which are virtually impossible if the protocol described above is practiced.)

[@patrickneeson4231]

Very good video! Will you do a review of one of "Dr. Gains" videos? He's a guy that didn't finish med school who's promoting himself as an exercise expert. Has 180K subscribers.

[@johnwithrow]

Dr. Gains is a piece of work. He truly believes that he's qualified to represent himself as an exercise expert even though he has no formal training in exercise science. Here's his response to a comment that one of his viewers made in one of his recent videos: "Those are fair concerns. Here's what I'd say. First, it's extremely well documented that acute activation triggers later hypertrophy. Here's a great study that specifically proves it for regional hypertrophy as well: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov /23657165/ As for my application of the existing research to my techniques, you're correct that some have more scientific backing than others, since this is such a relatively new concept. But there's a sufficient amount to be able to extrapolate various principles with very high confidence. This type of synthesis is also just something I'm very good at. It's why I got a perfect score on the MCAT, which was revised in 2015 to get rid of rote memorization and, instead, became entirely built around the ability to accurately understand and interpret scientific studies, then apply those findings to completely different contexts and situations. So, objectively, I'm one of the best in the world at this type of scientific reasoning. Which sounds disgustingly arrogant even to my own ears, but is simply true. ⠀ As one very simple example of what I'm talking about, dozens of studies have shown that working a muscle at long/ extended fiber lengths leads to greater distal region hypertrophy, while working it at short fiber lengths leads to greater proximal region hypertrophy. So I'll apply that principle to a specific muscle. And even though there are no studies yet that have actually proven that regional hypertrophy effect holds true for THAT muscle... I can be extremely confident that it does. Especially when you take anecdotal evidence and the actual results of applying the techniques into account, which I've been doing and testing for 15 years. There's a lot in this industry that simply can't be scientifically proven or even studied, either because there's no reason for anyone to fund the research, or it's impossible to completely remove potential confounding factors, and therefore the study would never achieve the statistical rigor required to qualify for being published in a journal. In those cases, of which there are many, you HAVE to be able to synthesize relevant research, principles, etc. and apply it to the new, unproven scenario. Sometimes you'll be wrong. Sometimes I'm wrong. And I'm sure within a few years new research will have come out that proves something or other I've said or taught on here as wrong. But I'm also sure that those instances will be relatively few, compared to the new research that will confirm what I had taught before there was hard evidence for it. I've been teaching regional hypertrophy principles, and applying them myself, for years before there was ANY empirical evidence for it whatsoever. And now it's exploding and completely changing researchers' understanding of how muscle growth works."

[@andre9095]

How the hell are people “outside this space” supposed to recognize when people are “not from this space talking outside their wheelhouse”?

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Just hope he stays in his lane. Lol

[@Mark-nm6zw]

Doc, I'd tend to disagree with your assertion of us trained subjects not wanting to partake in a study. Personally if Doctor Wolf, or any other recognized sports scientists asked me, I'd even pay to be in a study. As long as I'm in the group rules expected to achieve most benefit.

[@strong_slav]

I think you could've explained some things better here, e.g. why you dislike his reference to EMG. Also, I don't get the hate for his sense of humor. Dr. Mike also has an odd sense of humor, but I don't hear you criticizing that (to be clear I don't think we should be criticizing either one of them over their sense of humor)

[@asprinklingofclouds]

I'd rather listen to Ryan and Dr Mike talk about training, but Ryan is insufferable with his relentless juvenile humour, Dr Mike was amusing in his early youtube days but he is now doing his own version of the Ryan route, probably to appeal to the youth who make up the majority of his subscribers.

[@tyrincarnate3854]

I subscribed a while ago because of Dr. mike, but this is the first video i watched. I gotta say, i love your knowledge, but as a rule I really don't like tubers whose main form of content is just talking about how other people are wrong(Mike gets a pass because its once a week and he's hilarious)so I'm hoping your other videos are better.

[@shiscarp]

I agree. Especially the comments about the sense of humor. Seemed a bit judgy.

[@d3rpn1nj47]

Do you think that the lateral and medial head grew more due to morphological variance and maybe in some individuals they cross the shoulder joint particularly in the Pacific Region

[@swoops41]

He’s talked about his AAS use before, and his current TRT in several videos

[@botherchriswinkler]

Ryan is by far more entertaining than the large majority of influencers in fitness. He's at the top, in my opinion. If you aren't taking everything that everybody says on KZbin as likely BS, then you're doing KZbin wrong. Nobody knows Jack. Even PHDs are consistently wrong. At least Ryan makes it fun.

[@patrikburda]

He has videos on using peptides so I think it's not a big stretch to say he is on also on anabolics.

[@tonytahti3421]

Will the half reps make tendens and other part of the body better? I mean set of FROM + Half rep finish sounds more complite 🤔

[@quentonnankivell956]

I'd be interested Dr to hear about training with lengthened partials cost benefit growth to fatigue compared to say Dr mike from RP style as well as if doing this style causes any potential extra joint stress

[@JOEY_TREN]

Dam no lengthened partials after failure? My numbers have been going up because of it however I wasn’t necessarily plateaued anyhow

[@martinw245]

May be wrong, but I don't think Milo was saying its not productive, just that we have no research to say it is or isn't. nobody is saying you shouldn't do it. I do it too.

[@ohno837]

You gotta interact more with the people who comment

[@d2ds17]

I used to watch his content but it seems it's mostly based off his opinions... which isn't very scientific. Funny guy though... but can't touch Dr Mike's hilarity 👍🏼

[@brunoseixascorrea]

I still dont get this lengthned-partial thing. Should everybody just stop doing full ROM and do lengthned partials instead?

[@FatShadow56]

Keep doing full ROM, but you may see a benefit from making sure you incorporate exercises where the targeted muscle is lengthened. Easy examples being incorporating an overhead tricep or seated hamstring into your routine.

[@DuncanL7979]

Continue full ROM but don't end the set when you no longer can perform full ROM. Extend the set on exercises like shoulder raises and lat pulldowns where the lengthened portion has more strength and capacity to continue lifting after full ROM failure has been achieved.

[@VideoGerm]

When training triceps is it redundant to do both push downs and overhead extensions?

[@BrofUJu]

I think he'd say variation is good. It's not entirely necessary but nothing wrong with it, especially if you prefer one over another

[@yokudahell-ansei4550]

Well, I gave this a thumbs down. I’ve followed Ryan for years and simply put he has been extremely transparent with everything he puts in his body. I have found his insights transformative, insightful, critically arrived at, and entertaining. I got consistent results when I started following Ryan’s perspective and have progressed measurably over time. I won’t go negative into you, sir. But I’m from the streets and I know a hack when I see one.

[@GreyWolff410]

What was your point

[@ew-zd1th]

Interesting there are 4 or more different harmstring muscles plus Sartorius and some other muscles like different adductors? And hip flexors? Question number one. what should i do to growh every of this muscles to my genetic maximum? Question nimber two. When i train the hip flexor can i get visual bigger legs because this muscle is under the legs and maybe push the legs more out?

[@joejones4181]

Dr Wolf, really enjoyed this. I expected an alpha dog piss up the wall the highest type thing but you handled it with class. Ryan is like you're little buddy Dr Mike, they both have the YouTub shtick, all about some stand up comedy and the Benjamins, of course. You should have the 2.2 million followers for speaking Truth. Great Job!

[@coronalights9693]

hes pretty open on all the shit he takes from what ive seen.

[@ew-zd1th]

I have no seated leg curl machine. Do you think with lying i can get the same Hypertrophy in all heads of the hams when i do rdl and lying leg curls plus partials on lyimg leg curls?

[@SmoothHandle]

I suggest using a foam pad n the lying leg curl and get the deepest stretch you can out of it, and hit lengthened partials on it big time.

[@andrewchance9847]

What are the best bicep exercises?

[@wowandrss]

Idk if its just me but i heavily prefer people with no background in a subject not talking about it as if they do. A lot of higher science is more nuanced and requires proper context/background causing people to miss things. I know people mean well, usually. But it just muddies the waters, causing misinformation and then an actual scientist has to take the time to then correct bullshit. This happens in every field possible..

[@d3rpn1nj47]

Also for the incline curl using a cable I would think is very good with a cable and not very good with a DB. What variation do you think would be better and why?

[@GUITARTIME2024]

It's great with a db.

[@meonyoutubenow]

He is not might on PEDs. He has even made a whole video about the stuff he takes. He claims he has a legitimate medical condition, which of course is a lie. But that is besides the point. He is on the sauce and he has admitted to it.

[@freddygo44]

He openly admits to using steroids in a lot of videos he says same

[@GoElectric-i8j]

Ryan at the very least is entertaining…..this guy however comes across as hyper arrogant. He dropped his academic pedigree in the first 20 seconds. 🤮

[@JakeAnthrax420]

ikr?

[@kevinmorrison-HTC]

You’re going to be really good at this one day man. But nobody cares if you’re the “world’s foremost expert on range of motion” if you come off this cocky. We LIKE Ryan. He’s funny, informative and jacked. You on the other hand seem a bit sour. Check yourself before you wreck yourself

[@kratoro36]

What if one of the exercise machines in the study is poorly deisgned and the other is great? imagine if the seated one was an atlantis and the lying machine a life fitness. Do scientists manage for variance that could be stemming from machine quality?

[@ew-zd1th]

Is it possible that somebody react better to muscle damage or mechanical tension or more to metabolic stress? Or is it every time mechanic stress? Can you really train more in ine direction or does a hard set of maybe 10 include all of this?

[@joojotin]

Mechanical tension is only proxy for hypertrophy. Doing 100 reps getting huge pump creates a lot lore metabolites than fewer reps but the hypertrophy remains same. Muscle damage is the opposite of what you want for hypertrophy as it doesnt contriubte to the growth and also has no positives, only negatives.

[@jayden9851]

stretch mediated hypertrophy is caused by sarcomeregenesis and it is only present in untrained individuals so this study is irrelevant to everyone else

[@itzikca]

He is on TRT as he he admittedly says

[@stevemann1299]

You THINK. its as obvious as night follows day.. Basically steroids increase what you are by about 20 to 25%. So a man with 20 inch arms on steroids. Would have 16 to 17 inch arms naturally.

[@kevb.1791]

Like Dr Mike his dirty jokes are fun never Unlike Mike he has wired up his muscles doing his own science

[@novideohereatall]

He is on steriods. He made a whole video on testosterone levels and showed his doctor who prescribed them for his allegedly low natural levels. At least he doesn`t deny it i guess. Do with this information as you wish.

[@brettseaberg5033]

You're barking up the wrong tree.

[@chonkeboi]

you should react to alex leonidas