Is This The Most Stupid Training Method in History?

[@hamm0155]

Beavers are standardly considered a keystone species, which means that they create and maintain conditions and equilibrium for the ecosystem and do more to maintain the ecosystem than other species within that system. Beavers are extra cool because they actually build things rather than just create ecosystem-enhancing effects by, say, what they eat or how they accidentally affect the soil. Just thought I would try to give a little attention and love to Zack's tangent on beavers.

[@asp3nsd]

Agreed. Help regulate water flow throughout the year. Provide refuge for fish. source of water during drought or dry seasons. Open up canopy for understory plants

[@santiagoferrari1973]

what about Justin

[@joelupone3076]

@@asp3nsd the way beavers slow the drainage of water in a landscape, affects the water table of huge expanses of land, you really cant overstate the extent to which beavers benefit and create ecosystems.

[@rpkiller2489]

I'm not gonna lie I'd be mad at the guy saying that beavers aren't cool. Beavers are like the engineers of the animal kingdom.

[@ridgerunnersp]

Never forget. Your snatch is just half of your deadlift.

[@xgamermudkip7154]

I think it's more like a range. Noobs will probably get about 50%, anyone who's been doing it for over a year is around 60% and pros who tf knows 😂 Yang Zhe was literally snatching over 90%of his clean and jerk, I doubt he was pulling more than 400kilos, what a freak

[@kyleinwisc]

I wish my snatch would be half my deadlift

[@PinkelefantZ3]

His warm up weight is my PR 😅

[@xgamermudkip7154]

@kyleinwisc if you came from powrlifting, that's actually a high mark to achieve. Keep at it, I've been weightlifting for 2 years, and I'm still 50 lbs off half my pr deadlift

[@kindredhunter1887]

And never forget to Rip-a-toe on the way

[@dominicmartinez1373]

“No one owes you shit, but you owe the world the best version of yourself” I often wonder why I find certain creators engaging and I think you just answered my questions about your content with that one statement. Love the mentality, best wishes my guy

[@BrandonLoewen]

13:20 ngl I burst out laughing when that coach said “stop doing stupid shit do this instead” and then he hip thrust/points and the camera panned to a guy flailing his arms with a band around his waist

[@henrydinh8688]

I'm so glad that after that heartfelt moment of Zack appreciating his audience and wishing we were all there with him, Chris comes in to deliver the kamehameha.

[@xvillalon1]

And when he says how he misses Dylan. So wholesome. Let your friends know you’re thinking about em folks.

[@henrydinh8688]

​@@xvillalon1Absolutely! As I've gotten older (37), I've realized that being able to hang out with my friends in person is a huge boon to my mental state. I'm blessed to be a part of a small, I guess "boutique" gym that specializes in various strength sports, where everyone knows each other, shares training tips and what not with each other, and overall just hang out and push each other to improve and grow in our chosen crafts (Oly lifting for me, thanks to Zack, who I learned about through Chris). I spend most of my free time there or with my family, even if it's just to hang out, and sometimes ask myself if there's anything else I'd rather be doing at that moment. The answer, unless there's some sort of life obligation that needs doing, is an emphatic "No!". I've lost too many friends and loved ones in my life to not prize the precious time that we have left, because as we all know, "tomorrow is promised to no one." Let your loved ones know. "Why is that person wearing a gi and this person's wearing leggings?"

[@TheHybridHunter307]

I'm a Strength and Conditioning Coach. I work almost exclusively with endurance and ultra-endurance athletes. When I first started to try to teach endurance sports athletes about the benefits of strength training people would lose their freaking minds on me.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

How did you get into that?

[@yoeyyoey8937]

If you don’t mind me asking

[@HkFinn83]

Fwiw the world tour cycling teams, with the best science and brains available in terms of sport science (probably, I suppose there’s to quantify this) don’t do any real organised strength training

[@yoeyyoey8937]

@@HkFinn83 It’s cause they’re too busy figuring out how to beat doping assays

[@TheHybridHunter307]

@@yoeyyoey8937It's a long story. I have been strength training since I was 7yrs old. I was an athlete. My education is in Cardiac Rehab Therapy and Massage Therapy. I live in a mountain sports community. There was a gym here that had a "coach" who was constantly injuring athletes. They would come to me for bodywork. I would explain to them about why they were getting wrecked from their workouts instead of improving their performance. I eventually started training them.

[@dl5604]

We've got a beaver in the creek and pond in the woods behind my house. I walk the dogs down there and there's a new tree downed every few days when he's really feeling it. I enjoy checking out his progress. Wish I could give him props he's putting in some serious work.

[@RamseyDewey]

More weather commentary! In dark times like these, we need Zack the lifting Meteorologist!

[@ATHLETE.X]

“Instead, do this:” And not a single high threshold motor unit was activated.

[@handfloboxingreview1673]

Looks like those functional people were students of the great Dr. Joel Seedman lol

[@anatoli4794]

:D

[@jaldivine112]

Goated beaver talk ZT. Thanks for another lift companion, best series on YT👍

[@andersonhirt]

Big beaver guys over here

[@michaelb4178]

I love the long form stuff, especially lift companion. It gives a real, fun depiction of an average training day is. From someone just messing around with the idea of weightlifting it gives me an idea of what a session looks like and manage expectations. Keep it up

[@rogersol.youtube]

As someone who put the KZbin game on pause, it’s awesome to get so much value out of a pure, bare bones upload. You and Dylan have been the gym partners I wish I could have as a novice, lone aspiring weightlifter in a commercial gym. Definitely down for more videos like this.

[@astrudlang7557]

As a core audience member I say: lift companion is always good enough. Everything else like your comments on these hilarious videos is an add on.

[@kindredhunter1887]

You and Dylan are most of the reason I decided to focus on weightlifting, lift companion and your posts on instagram were how I really learned snatch and clean and jerk. Always gonna love these videos Coach

[@ssWWWmm]

Your thoughts at around 29:50 were really captivating. I appreciate your direct approach to philosophy, not too heady but you can tell you've thought about these things. Thanks!

[@PkinJourne]

I love the way you film your videos. It keeps my short attention span focused 😂😂😂. Love the small non related stories in-between and how you casually do snatches in the backyard while talking about important topics. Keep it up. Great work ❤

[@troyswierczek4517]

It's actually impressive how consistently you re-phrase what these alternative coaches claim without mischaracterization or misattribution of the person. Well-thought and level-headed criticisms too.

[@jolothefighter]

ngl coming back to this vid, it being one of the first ones i watched from you, i love this style of lift companion. the rlly chill an just you, idk, its good for my studying. 24.8.8

[@ridgerunnersp]

So the guy dumping on weight training is an American football scout from the 70s...of course they didn't know how to lift for performance in American football in the 70s!

[@nicevid117]

I was on the fence about beavers but have been convinced by you and am now pro breaver.

[@andrewwallace8534]

This intro was 🔥. Good to see you in a good headspace my dude. Btw those shoes are purdy Mr.T. 🤙🤙

[@I.heart.training]

There's something so serene about this video. I get the same feeling as when I watch Bob Ross Painting in "the joy of painting". Maybe when you're alone instead of lift companion you do "the joy of lifting?" 😂

[@Carter-uu5rc]

This video probably lost at the game of KZbin but in the game of life it was a win for me today. Thanks for the upload

[@UncleBlazer510]

This is definitely one of my favorite style of video. The long form, training vibe, more relaxed style video. Something I really enjoy tuning into.

[@DeadDrunk2]

Love this format! You can call it Bench Talk, or Snatch Chat

[@Steve-sp4rx]

21:00 Imagine surgeons doing surgery-related movements with weighted scalpels.

[@taxusbaccata3001]

Ok, just have to say I really like the frames here. yeah the content about strength is great and that but I mean it's not like anyone is surprised that you say clever things. But what I really like is that your bins are just as present in the frames as you lifting wheights. It just feels natural and authentic^^ love it :D

[@asp3nsd]

Almost lost it during bench presses when you and your friend started acting out DBZ 🤣

[@Ingeb91]

I catch the episode mainly for that intro. so good.

[@getsugatenshou4309]

That Beaver story...I can hear your passion😊😊😊 coming through.

[@Traorelepremier]

Man these are some of my favorite videos to play in the background while I bang out squat reps

[@sofianorthrup7805]

honestly best video in the past month

[@GoodPeoplePodcast]

I found this channel via lift companion (as a podcast consumer it’s my preferred style of content) so I’m always going to be around for them

[@mario8833]

30:57 I really like this thought, even though I'd say you don't owe the world your best version, you owe it yourself

[@murphsaysit]

I love talking about the weather it's one of my favorite topics

[@philipgallagher69420]

bro your beaver tangent SPOKE TO MY SOUL

[@garak55]

As a 5'5'' guy, I think it's awesome when more guys listen to dyels that tell them they need to "engage the core" and "involve the kynetic chain" instead of becoming jacked. If everyone of them stays a dyel lanklet, I'll look more jacked in comparison and god knows I need all the help I can get lmao

[@CeroAshura]

You dropped this King 🪑 Buff manlet beats dyel lanklet any day of the week.

[@Real28]

Says fricken 10 times, then: "I don't care if you're, fucking, an arm wrestler" Next sentence "get fricken strong" lolol I love how much he tried to be PG and it still slipped. Great video, love me some LC!

[@nishanth.f6262]

Another banger video 👌🏾 Btw, where’s Dylan? Must have missed something

[@mattshannon286]

Bro, such a great video for so many reason. Expect nothing, earn everything 🙏🏽

[@Diggittey]

I’ve watched a lot of your content and this was excellent. Might have met me where I’m at lately but I think you nailed it and keep em coming!

[@BHTPS]

the moment the humper was mention, i was quite prepared, i promise. but the alternative literally to Fantasy for me, you know when things go beyond fancy lol

[@samscil]

Oh most definitely beaver guy, ever since going to bucc-ee's. Best place on earth. Get me more of that Brisket on the board

[@AvenEngineer]

I played Rugby in University. I started in the backs, and the size I put on in offseason training basically required my move into the forwards. I got bigger, stronger and heavier, at the expense of some elusiveness as a smaller player. That change was all manifested in the weight room. Running on the pitch and doing passing drills with the rest of the backs was never going to put on 25lbs to my frame in a million years. There's more often then not, a correct tool and procedure to achieve a specific outcome, in my experience.

[@garak55]

Genuine question, did you want to stay a back or was changing position your goal all along?

[@AvenEngineer]

I wasn't a rugby player at all to be honest. I was in good shape and training daily at the campus gym. Coach asked me to practice. I was like 185lbs ish first year. The gym was just fun for me, not really work, or a specific goal. Just got bigger and stronger fast I guess. Couple years of lifting, dinking, and practice I was like 230 with the same body fat roughly. I'm not from a Country with a big rugby scene, obviously. I started out as cone for players to run around, got subbed into wing/outside center, and ended up starting at #8 a few games my last year at school.

[@georgem797]

You are such a star! I love the video! Nice job keeping the miss in.

[@fitness]

The intro is epic!

[@allstrongfitness]

This is hilarious, but at least they are in the gym and doing something. I do wrist curls and forearm exercises, not for my forearms, but because I type a lot at a desk and edit videos 🤷‍♀️.

[@cheapR1]

When you said Marinovich' son, I was like "I know where this is going". The Beaver thing was good too. I saw on Twitter how introducing wolves to a national park made resurrected it and beavers were apart of it since wolves allowed them to thrive

[@petermozuraitis5219]

Waiting for Zach to ask Bells of Steel to send their Industrial Trap Bar so he can abandon Oly lifting and get built like a ninja turtle :P

[@tylerschat5191]

That modern solutions piece was hilarious😂

[@daemon1849]

I love these vids for when I'm training in my garage

[@koolkeithsdad]

Throwing a like up for the intro alone

[@davidrioux611]

I’m jealous of the weather! NH is cloudy and cold.

[@marahenao6417]

I sympathize with the hate for hip trusts, that was on point LOL - and yeah maybe you felt embarrassed when you missed that lift but you didn't give up!!!! that's what is really impressive :)

[@georgiomountakisyt]

Love this video style. Pls make more!

[@cszabo8899]

Yes, I love this style of video. 👍

[@Ramboer]

I love me some beaver Zack. . . . Preferably shaved😉

[@lalampen]

I love that shirt... need it... thank you for the videos!! 🦒

[@CeroAshura]

Functional fitness is the cornerstone of staying small. When have you seen someone worth measuring doing reverse movement technology and kinetic chain connection

[@vladibarraza]

Zack Senpai, where can I find the full intro for 'Lift Companion'? I'm thinking that if I play it on repeat in the gym, it might boost my strength.

[@MeanBeanComedy]

Hey, I'm core audience. I like your thoughtful mind. It's perfect for me. I'm the same way.

[@cerealsgames3118]

The intro never fails to give me Legacy of Goku 2 vibes

[@Kettlepip]

Intro still slaps.

[@Starless85]

“Stop doing stupid shit. Do this other much more stupid shit instead.”

[@ShovelChef]

12:56 - I don't love hip thrusts (in the gym 😏). They read to me as an afterthought, an accessory movement for heavier compound lifts, and a bit of an ego lift once you're good at em. Also gives the limbs a rest if you're still working the glutes. BUT, the value of a hip thrust is obvious. The value of whatever dumbbell kata that guy was doing? Not obvious to me at all. I often dance for a warm-up. Sometimes I get cheeky and hold a couple 5's in each hand. But I don't call that my workout.

[@robjaniszewski2841]

I was trying to decide where to apply for my most recent job, and I had really been into beavers in the weeks leading up to it. “How many beavers live in X state” was definitely a search I input multiple times

[@0Kyron0]

that dude just turned a preacher curl into a single leg squat single arm press???????????????????? insane

[@MrSpicyAlCi]

Thanks for sharing Zack

[@astrudlang7557]

Hey and 30:45-32:00 right on! Thank you.

[@ns2304]

Think 23:00 is just golden insight, thanks for teaching me a perspective

[@o-neil]

I love the lift companions

[@klaustrainer]

Great video! But who's that douchy dude in crocs who looks like he doesn't even lift, and why was he waving those silly soft drinks?

[@steffanofumo]

Being involved in the fitness industry and fitness related academia in the last 10 years I can’t agree more strongly, I’ve seen people flock to these charlatans because it makes them feel special and abandon legitimate trainers just to regress, it’s sad seeing religious cult and scam like tactics beat solid tested information, classic appeal of exclusivity and sacred knowledge and purposely going against established conventions to create the feeling of “we are not like everyone else, we do the secret shiiiiit”.

[@jamesguacamole3246]

big fan of Canadian Beaver for sure!

[@aspenwagon04]

Beaver guy here! They good for trappin' too I've heard.

[@cheshirecat8084]

I’ve trained with the Marinovich brothers when they came down for BJ Penn’s training camps. You should pay Gary a visit and go through the system. I enjoyed the hell out of it and remember all that was taught. I still use that stuff to this day. A lot of us that were there still do including the Penn’s

[@fitziirugi]

When I hear the words "functional" and "integrated" when referring to training, they're a massive red flag. Not to hate on anyone's approach to fitness, but I almost exclusively hear it from people who basically want to say "here's how to get fit / big / healthy without actually doing anything, please buy my e-book." At this point I'm convinced they're codewords used by charlatans to self-identify.

[@ArmwrestlingAcademia]

They're probably more like words that sound impressive to the type of people who pay for those services.

[@lepepus]

Well, i dont think anyone argues that building more muscles and strenght will make you, yourself a better athlete. But the point the first guy made is that muscularity and strenght is not what defferenciates the better athletes. Which is true. Natural talent, speed, agility, coordination and balance is what makes good athletes. Some people can build all the muscles they want, if they dont have great body awarness or coordination, they will never reach the level of someone with natural talent that does not have a six pack and shredded muscles

[@hamm0155]

Let’s get this f;cker. Thanks Zack!

[@bowenrevels9876]

Love how i mostly train with "gym lifts" along with physical labor and i smash a stone carry and load event in 34 seconds. Three different stones loaded on a barrel from 30' away, definitely not just doing that on a bosu ball.

[@JoshyLikesLifting]

Beaver lover checking in

[@kickturncurtis606]

Great video

[@ebw9802]

When you coming back to the emerald isle Zachary? 🇮🇪

[@Joxoni]

This is the type of videos I watch while I eat.

[@daltondenun858]

Them boys doing the capoeira with the free weights are jokers! 😂

[@harleymbaldwin]

Finally! He does a proper and deliberate warmup, concentrating on technical mastery and being analytical AFTER the rep! Most importantly, NO STRAPS at all! Dylan would only have encouraged you to push beyond your current capability and never truly challenge yourself! (which is why nearly all of your lifting in Japan / Korea you felt the need to stay "relevant" with your peers by using straps on singles). I realize that I may not be your "target audience" in terms of age /experience etc... But I would MUCH rather see a session like this than all the EGO sessions done with Dylan or Sika etc... one day we will train together and you will see!

[@corneliusthecrowtamer1937]

cool story bro

[@espenstoro]

Beavers will see running water and think "This is completely and utterly unacceptable!"

[@Joe___R]

If you are a basketball player and stop doing basketball training and start lifting like a powerlifter. Then, it would likely hurt your ability to play basketball. But if you are still doing all your basketball training and add powerlifting training as well, it could only benefit you.

[@bogdanshevchuk5101]

I love lift companions. Please do more

[@harrymiles2652]

Dude you NEED to start using the Jesse Pinkman “Yeah SCIENCE” clip when you talk about these stupid influencer exercise videos 😂😂

[@leinekenugelvondoofenfocke1002]

Hey bro, Mark Rippetoe is talking about weight lifting again on the starting strength channel. I'm sorry you have to go through this again, but he really f***** it up.

[@VegetaPrinceOfSaiyans]

Ed Coan knows that strength is the only thing that matters in this world.

[@4Leaf36]

Says he loves beavers, but went to uvm instead of Champlain 😤

[@therealforestelf]

Beavers are fucking rad, fuck that dude that said otherwise. Angry Beavers was one of my favorite Cartoons as a young whippersnapper

[@therealforestelf]

I have to add that I am not a believer in the hip-thrustology sadly though :(

[@mrswitbooi]

I like this style of video. 👌🏾

[@whitenozze]

Lowering your standards is a technique to find happiness. That is the way

[@brandiniron6112]

I’m a massive beaver fan!!

[@hamm0155]

I like the title!

[@aspenwagon04]

Share everything zack we like it and want it!