It's All Mental

[@TrevDawgRS]

Douchiest thing I've seen is a guy asked me to spot him on bench and said "I'm going for 3 reps" and he failed on the first rep and I ended up curling most the the weight back up and he continued for the other two reps. I literally curled 200lbs for 3 and he couldn't hear me say to stop through his giant beats headphones. And afterwards he starting giving me advice and talking about himself like he was the greatest thing.

[@sminxsmjs]

Nick Wright When I was a beginner, a guy told me to try and bench 160lbs (even though at that time I had never done that) - he basically forced me to lay on the bench and try it (I told him like 5 times that there is no way I can do that). When I couldn't he said with a head full of ego "Wow, not even one huh?"

[@princesalahadeen5798]

what a dick

[@raphaelkuratomi8450]

Wow, douchebagness at its finest.

[@unknownbillionaire]

Hope u still c him at ur gym and can out lift him so u can challenge him and say not even 1 bro

[@sminxsmjs]

unknownbillionaire I actually do outlift him now but sadly don't see him anymore.

[@unknownbillionaire]

sminxsmjs that sucks he probably doesn't even lift anymore lol

[@XXkirboeXX]

When somebody half reps, or worse, quarter reps weights way too heavy for them, and you can see it on their face that they think they're the shit. Fuck them

[@kichigo1231]

Yesss same shit at my gym I swear shitty non full reps

[@seancampbell8223]

I fucking hate those guys, thats all i see at my football conditioning is a bunch of half reps

[@l33tfights]

i dont lockout on bench on working sets bench still get stronger. i lockout on max outs though

[@coen071993]

The worst is when you actually know these people one way or another and then try to get them to do proper squats. Oh they'll act like you're jealous because they're quarter squatting a bit more than you're full rep squatting.

[@seancampbell8223]

Someone was quarter squatting and i told him to at least hit parallel, and he told me that was too low, just ego lifting really

[@Ginsuwarrior]

Cliff Notes- Don't be a bitch, TRAIN LIKE A GOD

[@dakotaknapton]

Douchiest thing ever is when someone stares at you in the gym, then grabs heavier weight and starts doing the same exercise as you with shit form.

[@K_Ray_Kenneth_Raymond]

the most recent gym doucheyness thing that happen to me is a guy stepped over my bar as I began my pull for a set of deadlifts. not exactly sure why he had to do it but it happened.

[@Malukaluna]

LOLLLLL

[@TheTeddy987]

I might have pulled the deadlift.

[@K_Ray_Kenneth_Raymond]

Joshua Biernacki Now that you say that, i think a solid cup check might have been the perfect solution to make sure he never does that again

[@ReaperzCow]

I never really comment anywhere, but the part you talked about with your squats, holy shit Nick, that really motivated me haha, feels weird saying, because i mostly watch fitness on yt to learn and be entertained, but you seriously fired me up, i don't understand when you say people see you as cocky and whatnot. Honestly i think you're fucking awesome and I'm glad i subscribed. KEEP BEING AWESOME AND QUIT BEING A LIL BISH YO'

[@BusinessAndFitness]

Really good points in this video. Many people miss lifts before even getting up to the bar based on fear alone.

[@Gash2005]

Douchiest moment...dude was jogging back and forth between sets of 135lb bench press shadow boxing

[@bulldogalsop]

Nick I've been watching your videos for a year now. I must say your videos the past few months are much more informative and influential. Keep it up

[@Kumingaaa]

Lol I was half asleep when I clicked on this vid.. Was thinking it was maxx and you scared me nick

[@bobdole2136]

same lol

[@jpsaye]

Dunno if my actions are douchey or just stupid, but there is defo a lot of doucheyness in my story. Went to use the poweracks and some guy had left the bar loaded with 4 plates each side on a squat he failed and just left it. So I started taking the plates off one side at a time (never making that mistake again), and the bar flipped over. It then continued to flip over, towards the guy on the smith machine next to me who was doing half rep benching on it, and hit him straight in the balls. Never been as embarrassed in my life. Just made sure the guy was okay and loaded up the bar to start squatting.

[@Yay31]

I may have punched u.

[@jpsaye]

I'd have punched me too.

[@nielslammens9702]

the guy that lowers his tank top to check out his chest in the mirror ... every 5 minutes

[@nicholasberg8189]

dumbbell collectors. oh, you're incline pressing the 30s, 35s, 40s, 65s, 70s, 90s, AND the 10s? GREAT ill just wait til you finish up :)

[@BlueJudySuite]

This is pretty skillfully intellectual. One of your best videos I think.

[@OmarwanM]

When Nick tries to be smart/wise, oh dear.....

[@lcozens1]

I was squatting, dude walks up to me and asks if i can move to the other rack as he prefers this one.....I move and he proceeds to bicep curl in the rack supersetted with shadow boxing and posing!

[@mattcronin9070]

Probably one of my favorite videos you've put out. Killing it.

[@antoniolarouche3552]

You know what I think Nick is by far the realest youtuber. Thanks for making videos buddy

[@jerryjesus1616]

some dude once shit his pants on a max out during bench. I don't care how much cleaning has been done I will never use that bench again. I dont know if thats douchey though ...

[@taenyftw]

hmm idk but it's definitely shitty for sure

[@benconlon5122]

When I first started hitting the gym loading the squat rack up with about 4 tonne of weight and going about an inch deep......

[@JP11994]

We gave some guy in the gym that we the gym goers have nicknamed the ninja. He is in his mid 40s indians decent and jack black like body. before he goes to lift he screams and practices fighting moves, not any real martial arts something he mad up maybe or a reanimation of a power ranger episode. He will run to the wall jump on it and then come down with a flying knee kick. When he is about to bench press, correction machine bench press he will act like he is going super saiyain. Another guy we have is this powerlifter and before a big lift will act like he is going super saiyian 3 and will scream for 2 min then squat. He is pretty strong tho he can do a 5 hunddo squat. Just another day in my gym in Kew Gardens, Queens and this is a true story lol im not trolling

[@CSSFACE]

I am Indian and let me tell you..

[@Gokuflex]

Mind over matter. Good sht Nick!

[@ToosTraining]

it just comes with time dude. I used to look at 4 as something crazy heavy. Now 5 is just a warmup set to get to the real meat of the training. Dan had me do lots of reps in the 420-480 range in increments every week. Another thing to help you is doing block pulls with lets says 510 for sets of 5 reps.

[@mrbig713]

I agree completely, Nick. Good video my dude.

[@raphaelkuratomi8450]

Wow Nick, your sumo deadlifts are looking waaay more natural and solid to you. This IS progress man. And your squats are also strong as fuck. Keep it up dude!

[@DrBattlescape]

one of your best vids, most truthful one and pretty motivating to work harder in gym good shit

[@HyBriDa2O]

Nick Wright the philosopher.

[@9RedJohn9]

Nick you finally got it. Mental strenght is at least as important as physical. I watched your Nick Wright 500 pound deadlift video, and I saw that horrified look of yours while you pulled it. Now the fear is gone. Good job brother.

[@zMethodful]

Within the first 19 seconds I already thought of a story. 2 days ago at the gym my friend and I needed a squat rack and we were pressed on time so we needed to lift quickly. We get there and this guy was taking up a rack while helping some chick. So we figured it'd be polite to ask just how many more sets he had. The guy says "oh we gotta go to another machine. we'll be back in 5." so they leave and take up 2 racks in the process, they then proceed to use literally every machine in the gym and eventually we were like "fuck it" and took the rack. He came back 30 minutes later and just gave us a disgusted look.

[@krnboyjoony]

im liking your videos better day by day. they keep getting better! GOOD JOB BRO people might hate but they keep watching which lets me know ur doing something right :)

[@bredafication]

Definitely my favourite video from you Nick, can really relate to what you're saying.

[@MarkMacqueen]

this was awesome Nick, I agree, although with removing thought, IMO i would say use thought but only extremely positive thought processes such as believing you 100% have got the lift no matter what! However, couldn't agree more about removing fear!

[@RyanTinger]

I think he started a cycle. Haven't watched Nick in awhile, but now I can see he is finally starting to get pretty big. Props if natty...

[@Fearcely]

was doing walking weighted lunges, 4 sets. Set my dumbbells down after my last set to catch my breath, and some dude just walks up and takes em from right next to my feet 2 seconds after I set em. Like dude really? Good thing I just finished those sets, I'd have been heated.

[@mikewhatley8335]

some excellent points, Squat Star! commendable progress in the last few months, especially as a person, you seem a lot more confident.

[@ITSBRADD]

THIS TOPS EVERYTHING!!! i was beside this bloke in the gym he was standing in front on the weight rack (dumbbells) and spat on both hands rubbed them together and pick up the weights, I couldn't believe what I witnessed!!!

[@EiiriiK1]

When a group of 16 year olds just got a membership and throws on 350 lbs on the legpress and can't even do a half rep with it. + they are dancing the zyzz dance all the fucking time and its pissing me off lol x)

[@codywalden9203]

Guy stayed on leg extension machine and walked around with a full size Cuban cigar in his mouth

[@jbrown259237]

"push through pain" sums up this video & Nicholas's bodybuilding career

[@Scruffmcbufff]

This one is actually my friend, he has a specific workout agenda and he gathers every single dumbbell he will need during the course of his workout and keeps them all by himself. Hes a dumbbell hoarder. When others ask to use them he says hes using them.

[@m4led]

Guy hit a 285 pound squat and got hyped and ripped his shirt off

[@johnnycrooksie]

This video was so motivational! Huge respect nick this is why i love you 💪💪

[@reppinoutchannel]

Great video Nick Wright, defo going to get the mental thing going next time I squat!!

[@justinheatherly1905]

I had gotten a friend of mine into lifting and he started going to the gym with me regularly. He wasn't in great shape but in a couple months he did start seeing some pretty decent changes in his body. He was pretty shy to begin with, but he started getting to where he would sneak a little flex in the mirror from time to time. One day two bigger guys just so happened to catch him doing it and they started ragging him hard about it. Dont get me wrong, a little aggrivation is okay, you get that from time to time, but these tools kept on about how he needed to just quit lifting and how he didnt even have anything to flex anyways. He left that day and never went back to the gym with me again. It pissed me off so bad because he had made progress and because of those two buttheads he gave up. I know he shouldnt have given up over two people but unfortunately he did. I wish he'd overlooked them and kept it up.

[@551223]

This one black guy was listening to his music and literally rapping the song loud as fuck and he started doing set (db incline with 70s, weak as shit) and was saying, "Get...money..." Over and over again after every rep and slammed the weights down like that shit was heavy

[@TomFox1]

Some black people think they own the gym.

[@Thegeekwiththephysik]

One day many months ago in my university gym, there was a group of 3 guys squatting opposite me, they were doing quarter squats with 125kg (while I was doing the same weight but reaching proper depth). Next to me where I was doing my set, there was a bench where I put my Converses/liquid chalk etc... after each set, one of the guys came over, pushed my stuff off the bench, and then proceeded to brag about the weight he was lifting, saying: "Yeah bruv my legs may be small but they strong as fuck!" After their terrible squats, they then started doing dumbbell shrugs, and taking up something like 10 pairs of dumbbells. Another day, again in my university gym. I was doing incline dumbbell bench, and there was a guy behind me doing some curls. When I rest between, I tend to make it apparent that I'm still using said bench. So I'm standing right next to my bench, and the guy doing curls come up to my bench and moves it out the way to do his curls, without even asking me first.

[@zayneverestfrancis]

some dude right next to me put the forty-fives on the dumbbell rack where the fives were supposed to go

[@andyp9055]

Two guys using the same cable machine, one scrawny, aggressive guy trying to do overhead tricep extension and a quite large, not so aggressive guy trying to do cable row and obviously getting in each others way. 1st fight I've ever seen in a gym but seeing all the PT's and FI's trying to split them up was probably the funniest part!

[@tylertran4816]

There was a guy doing a circuit. He had 3-4 pairs of DB, a OHP seat, and TWO squat racks and he wasn't even squatting. He was using one squat rack for pull ups and the other to hold his towel. I asked if I could use one and he said sure reluctantly but he said he had to work in to do pull ups even though he had another one to do pull ups...

[@leonardothavictor]

I once witnessed an older guy give advice to a boy of around 18 years old. The boy politely declined (his form wasnt too bad) and asked him to mind his own business and suddenly, when he went sit down on his bench, the old man went crazy and kicked him, using all of his weight, right on the shoulder. Luckily the old man got suspended from the gym afterwards :)

[@thomasdaniel2846]

Nick, would you agree that thinking isn't bad, rather, negative thinking is? For a lot of people, thinking about positive thoughts and cues can be the difference between making a weight and missing it. I think learning to control your thoughts, not disregarding them, would be a better approach and would lead to a skill than can be applied, universally, to bring out the best in you. This may seem semantic, but i think it's important that we don't give the impression that thinking, good or bad, is suboptimal.

[@ElefitTV]

Douchiest : Kid benching 225, with a three spotters one overhead and one on each side. He is not ready for that weight, couldn't do a rep. Guess what? He repeats the process with 315.

[@Teberculan]

This old juice head started telling me that i needed to "man up" and work (squat and deadlift) through the pain of having two herniated discs,and that was the only way to make my back stronger and get better. (BTW i didn't listen to him and still had surgery for it 8 months later) But i'm glad i didn't let him talk me into further injury.

[@ayoliangfitness]

Nice work man! Usually I push more when I don't have a spotter cuz you're either gunna get the weight up or not since no ones gunna be there to save you

[@ImpatientTurtle]

"Nothing good is ever gonna come from thought" - Nick Wright, 2014.

[@oliverrndrup1673]

One guy was correcting guys in the gym not sweating enought, while his personal weight was about 170kg with like 30-35% BF, so fat. Really a douche, I asked him when he was done using some weights, he said that i needed 8 sets more. The annoying part was that he did 50-60 reps each arm, I waited for like 13-15mins, then he put the weights up (he just did his final set), then I took the weights, then the fucking assholes said "I'm not done, I was just resting"... then he took one more set with 3 reps for one arm then throw the weights on the ground. Really nice, when I was new in the gym and also new to bodybuilding (my first 20-30 days training).

[@jamescyr286]

Btw Nick dont bounce at the bottom even on your warmup sets! A buddy of mine popped both his quads at once doing that. Every rep is an 1rm! Respect on your getting into PL!

[@albertrodriguez22]

when everybody in the fucking gym just eyeball you the whole time for no reason

[@ZFranklin1]

best video for a while

[@tan9640]

Great vid The point about thinking over thinking is really important

[@jasonmcdonald3791]

I love the program for squats but I feel I could do more in the deadlifts. I will have to check your program out.

[@josephelizawright5095]

I was sitting and doing dumbbell shoulder press. only been going to the gym for about a year. not a small man but not super muscular. I was working on form and making sure to hit the 90 degree on my reps. 'roid man decides to grab the dumbbells in front of me and do his sets blocking my view. when I asked him if he wouldn't mind moving, he turns and says, "WTF you don't need the mirror your not even lifting that much. you don't need the mirror." he did this very loud and aggressively that I moved right away to avoid him. but he pursued me and wouldn't give up. when I headed to the gym desk to talk to my buddy working there, he suddenly disappeared. I have seen him since this incident and he has never approached me. thankfully. funny thing is he is still the same size and after 2 years I am much bigger and lifting a lot more weight with damn good form.

[@Skipper1mc]

I'm 19 and I've only been lifting about 6-7 months and I work out at a small YMCA weigjt room, one day this guy came in there who is no doubt strong af but had no respect for anyone lifting, he would go to machines obviously occupied and bust out a set and walk through ppls lifts and as one last douchey lift he gets his little friends to get all the 5-7 pound smith machine weights you add on and goes to the seated tricep push downs or whatever it's called and puts all the weight, stacks all the extra add on weights on and as loud as he could repped it like twice. He was probably the strongest guy in there but I had no respect for him at all

[@jbrown259237]

OMG Nick you fucker, this video is amazing. You always put out quality material but this was superior to anything I've seen from you for some time.

[@zorrowstick]

That is exactly the same day I had today! I did the 10 reps aswell, with a few in the tank so satisfied with that! Also got the 5x3 quite easy! Excited for the next one where I have to add 5lbs and do the same 10x reps and after 10x3! btw pretty sure it says 3x8 deadfifts

[@iceman20211]

People lifting right in front of the dumbbell rack, basically making half the tack unassailable.

[@mattgregg8554]

Noticing a strong correlation between shaved head and time spent on camera with a hat on.

[@nadaraan]

I was doing a set of squats with 225 lbs for 12 reps and on the 6th rep a chick pass by the rack and hit the bar. She didn't even apologize for it, i was so pissed that when i put the bar back up i finished the set like it was just the bar.

[@dancjamm]

Agreed! I've got my dates for basic training in September for the military. Completely mind over matter.

[@TheVizible]

I were in the gym, and in my gym there is only weights from 10kg to 47kg, this guy basically just made a big dropset, and pretty much ran from 40kg all the way down, and didn't even re rack one of the dumbells... Then he told, just take what you need, haha

[@chrisemontana2659]

which powerlifting federation will you compete in, now that you have a 3 year long ban in the IPF? also, if you ever compete in bodybuilding again, which untested federation will you compete in? an will you go on gear for bb purposes, now that you have to compete against enhanced lifters mostly?

[@BodyOfGods]

So I was working on doing some seated rows and just finished my first set and get off the machine. I turn around to get some water out of my bag and this 60 year old man comes running and sits on the machine. I turn around very politely and say to you old man... "Sir I am still using the machine" he looks at me and says... "You cant reserve the machine, you got off so you lost your turn" I just had to laugh and walk away.

[@ikepotter8008]

Early morning, gym nearly empty, I'm doing incline dumbbell bench, a guy comes up to me asking to use the my bench when there were 4-5 open benches on either side of me, confused I oblige... He proceeds to adjust my bench and walk down to the other end of the dumbbell rack where there are 4 open benches some already adjusted to the angle he desired, carries the dumbbells all the way back and does a quick set of shoulder presses. He then says "thanks i was just in the middle of a super set" as he walks back to the power rack and continues his Barbell Squat/seated dumbbell shoulder press superset....

[@ryu51890]

I was doin a simple tricep push down and a guy came ove4 and grabbed my hand and said don't bring ur hands up that high on the negative..he then (this is not a lie) put the pin on the whole stack..let out a yelp to get the weight down and began 1/8th repping in. Then went on to tell me how he tore both his biceps and rotator cuffs in the past becuz he didn't kno how to lift back then.lol I was speachless

[@diegomedina2506]

hey nick. quick question. is it okay for you to be looking up when at the bottom of the deadlift? where should your neck be?

[@stsail]

A while back in my college gym an absolute idiot literally went under my bar on the side while I was doing military press instead of just spending the extra 20 seconds walking around and fortunately the weight smacked into his head, my instant reaction was to apologise which I instantly regretted and finished my set strong. What an idiot.

[@ChipmunkJLD]

Great video Nick! Very motivational!

[@clunn448]

Damn Nick your looking strong as fawk now!

[@kanelifts2718]

I work at workout world in east providence which you should visit man! But a guy was doing drop set bicep curls and left about 7 pairs of dumbbells all over the floor not including his ez bars as well, people suck man, but great video! You're getting strong as hell on the sumo !

[@benwintle73]

Success waits on the other side of pain and discomfort. Opportunity waits for no one.

[@ReganGutta96]

LOL, one more story, I was squatting in the rack with heavy weight half way through and this east indian small guy comes up and puts a bar from the decline bench on the safety rack sides so i cant rack the weight, "the bar is in front of me". I got furious and gave him the dirtiest stare, he left the gym.

[@paujingtian]

For the 5lbs is it 5lbs per side? On the 5x3 extra volume squats

[@jojoman2367]

There's this middle aged man who's very fit,but seems to feel superior than anyone else because of his body.Was using a bench with my buddy,he puts his towel on a bench and proceeds to lift beside it without using the bench at all.His friend comes in ,needs a bench,and i heard the douche telling him to get it from us because we've been using it for very long.ultimate douche

[@generationXphysiques]

This is the best fucking video on youtube.

[@NtrMssion]

Nick Wright Hi Nick, great video and info as always. I was wondering where one could purchase those knee straps. My left knee has been feeling a little off lately and I'm assuming those knee accessories will help out a lot. Thanks brotha.

[@PWDr93]

This hyooj guy walked into a local gym when I was there with my school mates back in 2008. This guy walks straight to the dumbbell rack, picks up a 50kg dumbbell, tries to curl it, gets about half the rep then throws the dumbbell on the floor, the weight bounces and hits the mirror infront of him shattering the mirror. This guy then proceeds to walk out of the gym with a smug look on his face as if he'd accomplished something.

[@IdahoManimals]

this guy "big mike" while i was still at the YMCA, this guy was on more stuff than boston i'm sure, he would freak on everyone and he left his smith machine for about 15 minutes one day with all his weights on so these two girls go over there to take it over and he came back and told them to get the fuck off of his machine and put his weights back on and pretty much cried to EVERYONE about how he thought it was bullshit, literally everyone in the gym is looking at this dude, and my friend another time went over to the squat rack he was on and picked up a weight (Not in use) and he was like "These are my fucking weights, get the fuck out of here" and threw a little 10 i believe it was, needless to say he couldnt go there anymore after the staff saw that! but yeah..

[@Supernovaautographs]

A guy was using a squat rack, bench press and hoarding a bunch of freeweights all at the same time he freaked out when I tried to squat he said he was using it but at the time was benching. When he did squats he put 3 plates on each side and didn't even squat right he went down like 2-3 inches then back up.

[@skaz783]

Eliminating doubt I learned from powerlifting AND seated meditation.

[@hakon922]

Douchiest was when a guy was lying on the floor next to the squat rack (outside the rack itself) but with his feet on one of the safety bar.. I walked up to do squat an I figured he would just move his feet but he didnt. I got to do one warm up set of squats (not full range because of his f***** feet), before I had asked him to please remove his damn feet!

[@FullGiant]

When i started off lifting a huge guy came to the bench next to mine and asked me if those were my weights in front of his bench . I told him that they werent and he just began acting like im lying , threw the dumbells all over to my bench and did his freakin' concentration curls ... -.-

[@full.rom.fitness]

Dude your looking big af. I think you had a good point awhile back when you dropped the need to get shredded to the bone and put on some size.

[@cleanbongwater]

Gym douche-baggery at its finest this morning at my gym. When I began my workout there was this guy sitting at one of the 3 benches on his phone having a casual conversation. I finish my workout about 75 minutes later and he is still on the phone sitting on the bench. Someone even asked him if he was using the bench and he just stuck his hand up as if it was rude to interrupt his conversation.

[@ermVice]

Biggest gym fails Girl in my gym running on treadmill and fell off Friend falling off the bench while doing dumbells A Guy failing to re rack 315 on the squat rack Me dropping an 80 backwards because i couldnt balance it on bench press

[@nicholasdesborough]

Recently happened to me… Home for the summer from college, decide to try out brand new commercial gym. They do mma/crossfit shit but have a nice weight area and allow you to deadlift and shit. Very first workout that I have there after having a really positive tour of the gym and practically signing up then I start doing squats. About 5 out of 8 reps in I feel something hit me kinda of from behind and it really startles me because there aren't any mirrors and I have headphones in.. rack the bar and turn around…. fucking personal trainer with a shit eating grin saying I have to leave this area for a class when there are no signs instructing me to do so. I immediately am cheesed and ask why he couldn't have waited and he just kinda laughs and says he needs this area now. I just pick my shit up and leave. smh

[@GLOTONADA]

Hate it when someone take just one Dumbbell to use and ur left with the other one trying to find the one someone took and left somewhere else.

[@darikpatterson]

I hate it when guys walk away from a machine and use another one and expect someone to not use their machine

[@croppek22222]

my PR day is today, and I'm squating and DL... Thanks to U it will be easy ;)

[@CelticsFanBoy92]

Today I was on the plate-loaded leg press and I finished one of my sets, stand up, and he comes over and takes a plate off of the leg press. As I'm standing right beside it. In no way did I look like I was finished with it. I was like really dude?