Is Skill & Strength Training Really That Different?

[@milanacerluka7909]

You are one of the best on youtube Who talks about fitness, i dont understand how You dont have more subscribers

[@RedDeltaProject]

Thank you for watching Milana, please share and help spread the word :)

[@vaibhavjain3234]

people are simply ignorant that's why.

[@iliyan-kulishev]

Because he is not filming comedy sketches, also not filming where he is eating, cooking and shopping.

[@DIESTROSINIESTRO]

RDP is not just about fitness for me, it's about life philosophy. I mean the stuff you talk about can be aplied to so many other facets of life!

[@RedDeltaProject]

Very happy you're getting this sort of experience from my videos. One of the things I learned in the martial arts was that the lessons go beyond just kicking and punching and I'm trying to apply this same idea to fitness in general.

[@Fitand50Formula]

It’s one big puzzle and to reach your goals you have to but all the pieces together.

[@RedDeltaProject]

So very true. I've learned to be wary of those who claim success in anything in life is simple.

[@blueresonantmonkey3188]

Your stuff is a major addition to the fitness community. I want a channel just like yours !

[@RedDeltaProject]

Thanks, but grow beyond what you see here. I promise you can go well above and beyond this.

[@567Kriss]

Love the content, explained differently, and a better perspective

[@anivalbenavidez3839]

Hey Matt, you have a very interesting point of view that sometimes makes me say, Hmmm. I would like to hear your perspective on the topic "There's no such thing as a bad workout". Often times people say as long as you did something, thats all what matters. Hope to hear from you soon.

[@DolphinGrew]

There's a small answer that I have found (short research period): /watch?v=EURlF5i8cbo

[@RedDeltaProject]

Now you're making me go hmmmmm let me hmmm that one for a day or two and make up a video this weekend :)

[@iliyan-kulishev]

There's no such thing as bad workout, but there is such thing as ineffective workout with regards to specific goal.

[@Sparky58284]

RedDeltaProject wow bro I love how you read your viewer's comments and even go as far as making videos for their questions. That's an amazing quality not many creators have

[@actiondefence]

Another quality video that I will re watch several times before it properly sinks in. To me, there is no difference between proper skill and strength training. Becoming better skilled at techniques enables you to get stronger as got as practicing the techniques.

[@RedDeltaProject]

I second that John, I've been making some significant progress as of late and it's almost all because I'm improving my "skills" in controlling my shoulders and hips.

[@actiondefence]

RedDeltaProject absolutely! I thought my hips and legs were strong because of barbell squats. Nope, I had just practiced to get better at barbell squats! Bodyweight squats are completely alien to me! However, slow full squat movements, pausing and moving at the bottom and slow standing single leg, leg raises to the front, side and rear is MASSIVELY helping me. I believe you call them Hip Sweeps. An absolutely amazing movement for strength, balance, flexibility, stability and for me, it eases hip, back and psoas pain! Oops, sorry, bit sidetracked... 😂😂😂

[@oldschoolcalisthenicbrasil6383]

Nice view man and i agree with you.

[@92AlexanderS]

Matt, I recommend you to everyone who is even slightly interested in calisthenics. Keep going!

[@RedDeltaProject]

Much thanks, Alexander! Very much appreciated!

[@EBCArts]

You have amazing videos. That is all I must say.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Much thanks for watching Eli, please like and share to help spread the word :)

[@EBCArts]

RedDeltaProject absolutely:)

[@sharikulislam6232]

I’ve been thinking about this concept in relation to the leg press helping the squat. There seems to be, at least online, this knee-jerk avoidance of leg presses for the legs, with the claim that it doesn’t have any carryover to squats. While I do agree that the leg press and the squat are two different skills, building strong legs in the leg press provides a person with strong legs to use in the squat, and it’s a matter of skill of executing the squat with good, strong technique to exploit the new strength to get better and stronger at squatting heavier weights.

[@zedek_]

Everything depends on your goals, and the time available you have to train _and_ recover. My question to you is, why would you choose an "open kinetic chain" exercise like the leg press in lieu of the squat? It's like choosing a lat pulldown in lieu of a pullup when you're interested in upper body strength... it makes no sense. Your comment seems to imply that you want to use the leg press to improve your squat strength... so why aren't you just doing heavier squats to begin with? Hip ROM of leg press is _less than_ squat ROM, right? If so, then you aren't even fully exercises your hams or glute with leg press. I mean, it's true that you are improving _something_ that will help with an aspect of your squat... but it's not going to help you more _than actually doing a squat_ . Is there some extenuating circumstance? Are you actually interested in strength, or primarily muscle growth aesthetics?

[@RedDeltaProject]

I know just what you mean, I used to be one of those purists who used to avoid training people on things like machines, but sometimes the leg press can be the best choice for some people, even calisthenics athletes who are trying to improve their muscle tension in key areas of the legs.

[@sameralhamdan7424]

great video

[@chriswatts9227]

great stuff Matt. These ideas surrounding strength and skill and their interconnected nature has probably been the biggest factor challenging how I think about my workouts recently. Have you come across Mind Pump? Sal Di Stefano has done lots of work looking at how old school strong men and bodybuilders very much trained strength as a skill. They didn't destroy their bodies in a workout because they wanted to train again as soon as possible to maximise the volume of that work within a time frame in order to essentially be practicing that movement/strength

[@RedDeltaProject]

Ah yes, MP has a great podcast too. I think there's a lot of value in the idea of training to challenge, but not abuse or destroy the body. I'll be doing an experiment this fall with doing a light to moderate workout routine almost every day of the week. Should be interesting.

[@chriswatts9227]

@@RedDeltaProject yes the podcast is great. Sometimes a bit too laddish for me but great content especially in Q&As. That experiment sounds exciting. Have you seen Sal's current "all day workout" experiment?

[@timhaack840]

Hey Matt, love your videos! I would really love to hear more about how to program your Training the best way, especially while participating in Convict Conditioning. I mean Paul Wade gives you some example routines but you unless you dont do the hardest program you will be hitting each exercise only 2 times a week for 3-5 Sets. I always thought that when it comes to building strenght you should do higher frequency.. Thank you!

[@RedDeltaProject]

My workouts are pretty much along those lines of hitting a muscle group 2x/wk and usually getting 3-5 sets per. I do think that's adequate in most cases, but feel free to add or subtract as you see fit. You can find some of my latest workouts in the "workout Wednesday" playlist

[@coltonkeeler4499]

Can you do a videos on shoulder exercise please. I can’t do hand stand push ups, and would like to build big shoulders.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Sure thing, give these videos a try: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn6rk6lmps2pldU kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHKwZH6ooJaEo5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXq0fIN-oNmNY8k

[@coltonkeeler4499]

Thanks I will be sure to try out those Y-flys

[@ForHonorUSMC]

Chocolate chip cookies with nothing but chocolate chips...I like this idea.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Yea, I'm thinking I can take a bunch of chips, melt them down and form them into bars. I'm going to call it a "chocolate bar". I think it could be huge!

[@abrazor]

Recently trying to find a personal trainer. I want someone to take a look at the form of my exercises once a month to check that I am doing it right. Also, my motivation goes up and down as I am doing this alone all the time, having a trainer will keep me motivated, I guess.

[@alazir15]

Abe O'Farrell have you ever tried to film yourself? Or maybe you can find a training partner who can help you out? I also train alone but for me, i dont think getting a personal is a good ideia, i dont really thrust them when it comes to calisthenics and street workout

[@RedDeltaProject]

Great advice, as Yogi Berra once said "You can observe a lot by watching." I have an app called Coaches Eye that is ideal for doing video analysis of technique

[@abrazor]

As you focus on performing an exercise with perfect form you get more skillful and then you can perform the exercise effectively. So with less work you get stronger. This is the key point of Naked Warrior, Grease the Groove.

[@maxwellschmidt235]

Not sure if this was in response to the same, but functional patterns said fairly recently that "lifting makes you dumb". My response was, dumb lofting makes you dumb. I'm not a barbell guy, but strength has been important to my skill work, and skill to strength work. Barbells don't stimulate my sense of skill development, but every heavy lifter I've seen is very passionate about surprisingly fine points of motor control. Being too beholden to any one modality of training, or tool to achieve that modality, is not a smart strategy for anyone trying to enhance athleticism.

[@RedDeltaProject]

I fully agree, the ability to make a form of training smart or dumb depends on the user not the tool. Some of the smartest athletes and strength coaches I've ever met have been big time barbell and weight machine users. I've also known some functional training aficionados who reminded me more of Bill & Ted than anything

[@maxwellschmidt235]

RedDeltaProject I can see that. I don't think machines when I think "smart lifting", but I must admit, anyone who can program them properly to get results is a smarter man than I. Functional movement training is important to athleticism, and in my view does require intelligence to program and train properly, but I also think it's stepped forward as a fad in recent years. I never trust the fads until they level out, precisely because every bill and ted is rebranding themselves to them.

[@MegaCrazy110]

Imo skill training focuses more on the joints and tendons, not much of the muscles while strength training is the other way round. Both are taxing for the CNS though, which I find it a struggle to balance both in a workout..

[@abrazor]

Is it possible to use joints and tendons without involving muscles? Tendons connect muscles and bones, joints use muscles to move bones. What's your perspective?

[@MegaCrazy110]

Definitely muscles are needed for movement. Tendons and joints are just the support. Looking back at my comment, i think i have second thoughts.. Skill training like explosive pull ups, front lever raises definitely uses the muscles a lot. I guess I don't feel that way because those exercises don't give pump as much as the basics do like pull ups and push ups

[@sergek1332]

Hey matt do you still got the CC+ pdf?

[@RedDeltaProject]

Yup, here ya go: goo.gl/e87de9

[@felixupsidedown2218]

Can I become your student?

[@PassionateSpirit88]

Hey Matt, are you familiar with dna fit? If so, what do you think about it?

[@Docinaplane]

I just read a review of genetic testing and it was not favorable. www.theverge.com/2017/11/20/16613650/helix-dna-testing-kit-fitness-genes-results-dnafit

[@RedDeltaProject]

Not familiar myself, although I assume it's about matching diet and workout habits to what may be best for your genetics. I can only guess that basing your plans on your genetics may be a good idea, but a) that testing needs to be accurate and there needs to be very solid evidence that certain genetics are for-sure a sign that you should eat or train a certain way and b) genetics are just one influence to what is best for you. There are many other influences to take into account like training history, resources, preferences, and goals.

[@mreyesxix]

That ratio tho 🤔

[@Primape92]

....... okay I just wanna throw a dodgeball faster!

[@RedDeltaProject]

look at body mechanics, see how you can get your whole body inot it and look for places where you're "leaking strength". I would particularly look a your hips and shoulders as those are places a lot of folks have weakness or stability that's holding back their power

[@baderaqw]

So, I'm thinking. If I wanted to achieve the 1 arm push up, would I have to work with progressions? Or say I went to try and achieve 50 perfect push ups and I did and as a result of that, would I gain the necessary strength to do a 1 arm push up? It's a weird question but to sum it up I'm asking if training 15+ reps (endurance training) could help me achieve something more difficult in the smaller rep range.

[@RedDeltaProject]

Being able to do 50 total 2-arm push-ups is certainly a step in the right direction, but I doubt it will give you all of the skills you need for a single arm push-up. I recommend focusing on using technical progressions and give yourself a total rep challenge once a week.

[@jesuslovesu4714]

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