Konstantin Konstantinovs Interview-JTSstrength.com

Dr. Mike Israetel of JTSstrength.com and Renaissance Periodization sits down with World Record holding deadlifter Konstantin Konstantinovs to discuss his introduction to powerlifting, training the deadlift and more.
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[@wander7476]

His voice sounds like thunder.

[@sjagan1695]

R.I.P legend of powerlifting world.

[@Prafull8383]

One of my fav lifters. KK has built-in subwoofers in his larynx. lol.

[@Bodyknowledge77]

At 9:08 Konstantinovs stating "No garbage food" was classic(especially with the way his voice sounds). The quote should be made into an app or something:-)

[@living4adrenaline]

no one bulks successsfully without junk food it just isn't realistic

[@alexenache6942]

​@living4adrenaline For Russians is different, they have their special training systems and their healthy food I'm assuming is very caloric dense plus the gear let's not fool ourselves just like Americans their gear is next level.

[@NicholasRachuna]

"be healthy, have a good day" -KK :)

[@bigbobabc123]

That fucking breathing man

[@dinolarsson]

The man, the myth, the legend KK

[@gjmjblevins]

Thank you for asking that last question, it is the mindset of lifters at the top that intrigues me the most. Thanks for the footage. Blessings

[@ianward1336]

The ending with KK talking is great

[@1carlosm]

He has the neck of a Rottweiler ! One of the greatest lifters of all time !

[@mikefrost6127]

Thank you Mike, KK and JTS! Some men I have alot of respect for!

[@umnachtet5229]

Solid interviewing skills

[@EvilSecondTwin]

KK likes to smile a lot.

[@omarinheiropopeye]

He laughs sometimes

[@NorthStrongSC]

ty very much dr mike.

[@LexingtonPlummer]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@467rtyufgjh]

This guy is fuckin' intense, a real role model.

[@branche12]

great video thanks a lot !

[@simonnilsson5356]

Please add subtitles to this. Not many interviews out there in English or with Subtitles with this guy and there won't be any new ones.

[@alpinebreed1774]

why is this video not more well known

[@TheGnarlyBarbell]

Is that Chad breathing in the background?

[@john_ron]

LOLLLLLLL

[@MountainMace]

LMFAO

[@chrissullivan5027]

This is so cool

[@icecold19833]

awesome interview, im a big fan of KK

[@Hhhlll7778]

This was great

[@vxss]

Chad "Weezely" Smith

[@manfromearth8656]

Great questions

[@paulkoskinen8895]

Outstanding!!

[@kashalot3365]

Костя ты лучший--- хотелось бы побольше видео от тебя. С НОВЫМ ГОДОМ. ЗДОРОВЬЯ ТЕБЕ.

[@hojunyang]

God damn, that neck! Beast of a man

[@penyalius]

Israetel is doing God's work, son.

[@DefineStrength]

yup! just want to be as strong as possible :) perfect attitude when it comes to strength training

[@Littlebeastmtraining]

The best.

[@churde]

great fucking work mike and chad

[@benbray4982]

So rare to get a good interview great job. Just a shame you couldn't get close to an hour like with the other big Russian powerhouse.

[@balwanttaware1461]

Miss you sir 😢🙏

[@nicholaspetre1]

One of the most important things he mentioned was recuperation i.e. rest after workouts. Lifters as well as bodybuilders are grossly overtrained. More doesnt mean better. How is better. Mike Mentzer used to say that heavy sport has nothing to do with economics where more is better)). Rest factor is very crucial. I m glad he highlighted that.

[@justindankert7725]

lmfao

[@topg9028]

mentzer was rediclous with it tho where he would advice training a muscle group every 2 weeks

[@nicholaspetre1]

@@topg9028 with that level of intensity that Mentzer implied and suggested, 2 weeks of rest was quite normal. Mentzer talked about average sportsman. He mentioned that rest is very subjective factor. One athlete needed 2 weeks of rest while the other man would need only few days. It s all subjective

[@topg9028]

@@nicholaspetre1 begginers do not need 2 weeks rest they cant even use there muscles properly while lifting they need more sets not less and his philosophy is flawed his method only damages your CNS and gives weak results

[@nicholaspetre1]

Well, it's true, Mike's system is not for beginners. And it is also true that Mike's system is really hard on CNS that's why not all can handle it and use this system on daily basis. That's why there are a lot of athletes who follow a kind of hybrid system that borrows principles from traditional training and Mike's training like Dorian Yates etc. I doubt there are even some sportsmen these days who follows Mike's system as precise as Mike used to tell. But it does not mean that his system is not working and it is ridiculous. Mike used to work (at least from his own testimonies) those very hard cases for whom traditional training did not bring much results and once those individuals started following Mike's recommendations they started to finally progress well. Like Mike used to say there are individuals with huge array of adaptation capabilities. Some need 2 days of rest while there are also some for whom 2 weeks of rest in between same muscle groups is necessary to progress. It's just the nature of things. That's is why those people who take top place in bodybuilding contests are those who adapt fast and can have frequent workouts having as many workout/rest cycles as possible to grow more muscles. Those other slow responders will never even compete but still can train and achieve at lest some results. Hope it makes sense. In my personal experience extra rest was always beneficial and I always felt better with fewer workouts than with more frequent ones. And every sportsman obviously should understand that he/she needs to adjust training routing for himself and not just blindly follow recommendations of somebody else. It should be perceived to the prism of your own body's peculiarities.

[@StephanRaczak]

KK's end is just epic: "Have a good daayyyy!!!"

[@SniprsCntSnipeMe]

Lmao. Lost it when Mike started speaking Russian and has a little smile on his face

[@Old.Man_1969]

LEGEND

[@Medreg1983]

Interesting. Most great power lifters always seem to have the same background when they're young. Some form of GPP activity that prepares them for later

[@Old.Man_1969]

GIANT Konstantin Konstantinovs ...R.I.P

[@PavelKinik]

Dr. Mike Israetel, Вы так очаровательно говорите по-русски! Дай Вам Бог!

[@user-mj7eu1zq8b]

Crates 1349, занятно, доктор ТАК выучил язык или является носителем???

[@alandaher7702]

Good man

[@stunner8443]

Dr Mike Israetel has been going places xD

[@johntrains1317]

Kk looks really happy

[@ag9297]

Would have been better if you just did the interview in Russian, then added English Subtitles afterwards.

[@TheAlexSolomin]

So IN

[@simonnilsson5356]

I wonder what he considers lifting heavy and too often. Like some specific principles or details around resting would be great.

[@hojunyang]

I thought Vin Diesel's voice was deep. Dammmn.

[@NeznayouChtoPridumat]

behind the scenes you can hear Malanichev😊

[@77paintrain]

Cool interview... but would be nice if u could either text it and keep it in russian, or just edit out the russian and keep the translation.

[@TheYak14]

Friggin awesome

[@PlutoTheGod]

RIP

[@andersbodin1551]

I love it, but it looks like its ercorded in 1989

[@jallalabadreturns]

great video, imagine accidentally spilling drink over that dude..fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@PowermanGustav]

Best lifter in the world KK :)

[@JClifting]

What happen to Cold War training why he train like the Americas

[@796juggernaut]

its either konstantin breathing or the guy behind the camera

[@Bozkurt-si9cz]

eric irwin its wesley smith the fat kent

[@Razephon]

Based KK

[@lukasholzmann8642]

you should've just talked in russian and put subtitteles

[@patrickclark1000]

Konstantin's neck was bigger than your quad. Rest easy, king.

[@TheSuperber]

Am i the only one who a slight gay crush on KK?

[@Smoothskinshteve]

TheSuperber yes

[@Tricapunk]

That breathing...

[@Jmack7861]

Rip 😢 btw wtf chad @ the breathing lmao

[@jettfuelfitness]

I guess god was not willing. KK was too strong, the old man upstairs had to put a stop to it

[@adamwittman]

A maximalist. Defines everyone who lifts raw and belt less. I did 675 at 250 bc I can. And I wanted it. Everyone will sayI you're going to hurt your back! No eff you get out of my way I'll do what I want when I want and I'll be damned if you're philosophy or thoughts affect mine.

[@baj2480]

Did Fatty McGee film this?

[@WiGGY1157]

Is someone snoring?

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

That's a 50/50 chance it's just my giant ass breathing heavily. This was about 1am though when we recorded

[@goran9296]

Chad Smith ahahahahaha

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

I was 350 for this meet and caught a case of awake apnea

[@johntrains1317]

He sounds horny as fuck. Must be the pheromones lol

[@huberhg]

KK!!

[@MrKoolaidjam]

I swear KK speaks english....

[@user-fb7eh2wf6o]

Те, кто на первых 20 секундах выключает видео-они потом на русском говорят

[@UserSapiens.]

Ясно.

[@enigmatic_lee]

Mike spoke RUSSIAN😯

[@TheRower94]

those sounds in the back are really annoying

[@user-ys3qr1nq3m]

RIP