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[@MarkLewisfitness]

STOP with the "Oscar Wilde was Irish" comments 🤣 - This is a video about social media fitness influences. It references Matt Does Fitness and Mr Beast, it has clips of Dolph running like God and lists Charles Barkley as a great American poet. It is not the Arts and History channel and I am not Stephen Fry. Just be grateful Oscar got a mention - and anyway, everyone knows he was very likely Scottish.

[@oneworldfamily]

Yes to Hearts on Fire for doing a fast piece on the erg. Mark, you could also try Fort Minor's Remember the Name. Go when the beat starts. It's a good one!

[@peadarr]

You, being an Irishman , should have a better understanding of the issues Mark

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@peadarr to be sure, to be sure 😂

[@williambrazil3760]

Hi Mark. obvs it was just a mistake. You are probably getting a reaction to British media constantly claiming our actors, singers, athletes as British, rather than your specific mistake (we all make them). Not the end of the world, but a bigger issue over here than maybe in Britain. Wilde for the record was Anglo-Irish so there's some more added complexity to it all. Anyway, keep up the good content

[@The1trueDave]

To be fair if you'd said he was *British* they probably couldn't touch you :-)

[@HaplessQuark]

Oscar Wilde was Irish. I wouldn't normally care about things like that, people make mistakes you know, but its all too common a practice for the the English to claim Irish people as there own once the achieve a certain level of success in their field. Love your videos by the way. I have found them very helpful in dealing with my issues with food and taking care of my body

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Wikipedia said, Anglo Irish….. And this is KZbin, not the history channel 😜

[@mickfanning93]

@@MarkLewisfitness tbf Wikipedia says Irish, with his parents being Anglo Irish. Born raised and educated in Ireland, jailed in England 😂

[@muckyteeth3076]

@@MarkLewisfitness Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hes irish though.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@mickfanning93 it’s KZbin fitness, Wilde should be happy he’s getting a mention at all 😂

[@wandatowellable]

Triggered!!!!!

[@topaz_climber]

Flipping love this content and this philosophy! My body is a tool, I use it to do the things I want to do. Some of those things I’m naturally good at, some less so, and I recognise both my privilege in the good things and try to keep perspective on the bad. …But, there’s nothing I love more than than absolutely destroying fitness bros who are confused as to why their 6 pack abs aren’t making them them better than me as I skip past them as they gasp for breath halfway up a mountain. 🙊

[@Mr.McIntyre]

Fantastic. Thx for this. Four yrs of being the best me. 56, fractured back, dropped 173lbs, ex smoker…resting heart rate of 45. Type two diabetic four yrs ago. In remission for three, A1C or 4.6. Two sons, 31 and 26 and married for 34.5 yrs. I am the king of dad jokes….living my best life be the sea.🇨🇦🫂🙏

[@rwo5402]

Damn, and I thought I could get "ripped" in 3 months.

[@PAULPICKLES]

I've hit the slump in training. After being hit with covid twice, bad back and a heart issue, the drive to push my limits on the bike have all but gone....however. Every time I watch your videos I have a good laugh and remember how happy I was and the awesome people I've met through cycling. Like you say Mark, it's not all about what you see but how it makes you feel. So my plan now is to work on my back and heart issues and get back to what I've enjoyed for many years.

[@oneworldfamily]

Take care, Paul. I was in a similar situation. Mega-dosing vitamin D helped me enormously, in so many ways - immune/energy etc.

[@thecalmcharismatic]

Paul I feel ya man, I was in training for my first marathon. Then on 7-11 crashed my motorcycle, broke my clavicle, had surgery then got cleared to return to work then got covid. Was at work 2 weeks and got covid again. It is frustrating and a good depression opportunity to be down for so long and out of control, I'm praying for you dude. Keep fighting and focus on the small goals and wins. You're not alone !

[@oneworldfamily]

@M M Hi, would you mind explaining your rat poison connection? After a degree in clinical nutrition and working in healthcare, this is the first I've heard of that association. Vitamin D3 supplements are generally sourced from sheep's wool. Yes, I would agree that the sun, without sunblock, is by far the best source. But here in the UK, between September and May (depending on how far north you are) there simply isn't enough UVB radiation getting through the atmosphere to stimulate the synthesis of Vit D in the skin, whatever race you are.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I have to WORK at not getting side tracked by trying to emulate someone I'm not - anyone else?

[@christaylor2959]

Oscar Wilde was Irish.

[@rossmcleod9818]

Yeah me to, I always wanted to be robocop 🤦

[@peadarr]

Not me. I’m Batman

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@christaylor2959 or Welsh. There are conflicting reports.

[@matthewvarney6214]

Oscar Wilde-Irish.

[@everyman6328]

So, that’s the deepest and most honest breakdown of KZbin fitness I’ve come across. As a former D1 swimmer and now an overweight, old man triathlete, that’s the best advice you’ll get from anywhere. Be yourself, but be the best version and get after it.

[@Reisstopher]

Just wanted to say a massive thank you, Mark. I discovered your channel over the Christmas period last year, 9 months later I can happily say I’m 3 stone lighter and have just hit a 5K personal best of 22:54 and a 10K of 49:34. Keep up the good work, and thanks for the motivation!

[@jonas_security_kolinski]

When reading that you' re doing a 5 at 22:54 I thought, "Man, that's way faster than me..." Ironic considering the video I'm watching right now.

[@massiminitrains]

As a rower, I think fixing your form would actually make you competitive at that event. 500's and 1000's don't need any additional rowing-specific training adaptations, they can pretty much be done with good fitness, form, and strategy. That is why competitive racing is usually 2k, it exposes flaws that can just be muscled past over a 500 or 1k. Imo, if you got someone to coach you on correct form for 30 minutes to an hour, you would be sitting well into the mid-2:50s for your 1k which would move you from around top 2% to somewhere around the top 0.5%. It wouldn't take much to get you there. Your genetics already got you 90% of the way there, it's just the extra little bit which can push you over the top.

[@patrickaherne1274]

This is definitely true about more rowing-specific training taking him to being a beyond-great rower, however I would like to point out that it is not his genetics that got him 90% of the way there. Maybe 5 or 10%, but realistically this man has worked his ass off to get to where he is now. His only real genetic advantage is his height / length

[@ThorneAshwell]

@@patrickaherne1274 Absolutely agreed, Its very annoying seeing people always say stuff like "genetics are %90". If that was true training wouldnt even make a difference

[@NarcanMedic]

I can't remember who said it but I thought this quote summed it up: "All men are born originals, sadly most will die as copies." Great vid Mark, keep up the motivation.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I like that quote 👍🏼

[@NarcanMedic]

@@MarkLewisfitness I know my username is not indicative of this reality, but after watching your videos over the last year I'm down 45 lb, completed two centuries on a gravel bike, and I'm scheduled for my first marathon in 2 weeks. I know a comments thread in a KZbin video is not fitting for gratitude, but it's the best I've got (aside from using square space) Keep it up!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

@@NarcanMedic always awesome to hear people crushing their own targets of the back of, in part, some of my videos. 👍🏼🙏

[@mjokffsgfjs]

Abraham Lincoln

[@karenstyles7639]

This is good 😎

[@gemmatredwell1734]

As a 5 foot tall slower than average runner/cyclist and swimmer I accepted a long time ago that comparing myself to others was pointless, however consistency, enjoyment and being outside are what make me tick. Great video Mark

[@conradburdekin722]

Started running april this year. Completed York 10k earlier this summer and Fleetwood half a couple of weeks ago. Much tougher than I’d expected. Thanks for all the encouragement mark, I’ve definitely been positively influenced by your videos. It’s a relief when you realise you don’t have to be like anyone else. Like Kipchoege (too fast) or Nixon (too many legs).

[@chrisjordan7165]

Want to make sure I understand. If I wear orange Altras with pink socks I can be above average. That about right?

[@MarkLewisfitness]

If you wear that combination, you would be above average anything 😂

[@hellomark1]

You need the turquoise shirt to tie it all together or everything falls apart

[@jeremyringma]

As an oddly short person I can confirm that I am not dunking in the NBA.

[@dylancunningham6145]

If you're interested in quick rowing technique pointers; at the end of the stroke swing the back over the hips as though you are trying to stretch your hamstrings. Hold this back angle as you compress to the catch. This will allow you to develop more power from your glutes rather than using just your quads for the legs drive. Could probably make the difference of those 2 seconds :p

[@remccarthy2898]

Hi Mark, I stumbled across your channel a few weeks ago when I was looking to upgrade my Fenix 5X and I was torn between the 6X or go with the 7X. Long story short, I found a great deal on a new 6X sapphire and couldn't be happier. I'm a mountain biker that has gotten a little plump during COVID, and even know I still ride every week, your videos have motivated me to get back to more exercising. I love your jokes! Keep up the great videos! Also where is Nixon? Haven't seen him in awhile, put him in the next video, if not, give him a biscuit for me. 🙂

[@1519Spring]

Check out Nixon at 10:26 in the coffee, cookie, and pizza Instagram posts.

[@liamwhyte9001]

Brilliant, apart from Oscar Wilde being an English poet bit.👀👀 👍👍

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I know, he’s Scottish but no one really minds.

[@arferbargel]

Hugely important message. We're often so hung up on social media, gear, tech, etc, that we completely overlook the power and importance of a well-timed key change.

[@raoefvanmouwerik9037]

If I look at my own life, I believe that the older I got, the less I cared about how others thought of me and the less I wanted tot compare myself to others. On the other side, I do get motivated by people, close to my own agegroup. (I am 57) I makes me foces on what might still be possible and inspires me to try new things. My background is mostly in powerlifting and crossfit but because of your channel I am about to try Hyrox in october and find motivation in "the running channel" and am starting to find running acutally fun. (Excuse my grammer, English is not my first language)

[@chrisplatten2293]

There aren't many benefits to getting older, but not being bothered about what others think of you is one of them. Although when you consider what happens when you stop getting older, getting older isn't really that bad.

[@robertm1552]

Still, I’m going to Shanghai you for my pirate ship rowing team.

[@robertm1552]

Sorry (not really) if you got triggered by a 19th/20th century reference to kidnapping, or if you’re triggered by the reference to Pirates if you’re UK sailing sensitive, or if you’re influenced negative by a lack of natural pound the rowing talent and feel not motivated.

[@tirvplumbing]

I'm a 5'8 short bloke with a small frame and small muscles. Tried weightlifting a bit years ago didn't do much. Got fat and now thin again. Realised even if ill never be a big muscly guy like all your stereotypical tell heroes or influencers I'm a nimble runner and I'm not killing my joints with all the extra weight. Life is horses for courses just find your course and don't try somone else's you'll only be disappointed.

[@staffnsnake]

Thanks Mark. I first found you after searching for reviews on Oura, then Garmin and now Apple Watch. Only last week did I explore the rest of your story. I am only a year older than you, 6’1”, but very much naturally slight. Even if I didn’t have a torn shoulder cartilage (thanks BJJ), I wouldn’t hope to reach your specific achievements. So I found an exercise physiologist recommended by my shoulder physio so I can measure where I am and set out a plan for the next 40-50 years. If I want to be able to move like I’m 70 when I 90, then I need to establish the base now: get good strength training habits and build VO2max to as high as *my body* can achieve. Individualising training and goals, with good advice is the key, rather than comparing myself to anyone else. Top stuff.

[@risika]

I was listening to a podcast that said, “it’s important to live life by design rather than emotion. Basically, sticking to a routine is what allows us to be the healthiest version of ourselves (especially when you're fighting these demons ex. OCD for me). In my journey - I’ve had to overhaul how I approach work/habits by practising mediocre consistency. Now I try to put in consistent 50-60% effort into my habits (ex. journaling/working out) - to make sure I do it I began recording it and posting it on my youtube channel. Because historically I have a habit of going too hard, not being able to sustain the Herculean effort, giving up and hating myself. So now I’m trying to give a small-ish, consistent mediocre effort everyday. And its crazy how it adds up, and its crazy how much better I’m able to handle the bad days when anxiety is trying to take over.

[@georgiapatrick5154]

Your videos are always a good watch, love the grounded honesty!

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Thanks 🙏

[@jasonhodach5711]

Love the videos. Love the message. Love that it's always delivered thru some very funny humor. Keep the content coming. Been devouring it since I've discovered this channel a month ago. Super motivating

[@conradburdekin722]

Been watching your videos for a few months Mark. Started a running journal yesterday - just for fun. Decorated it with all the people who’ve been a positive influence on my return to exercise (started feb 2022 after a gap of about 25 years…). You’re on the front cover along with my brothers and various other people. Goggins didn’t make it. Neither did Rocky 😢

[@ian-mucarruthers441]

A well timed and very interesting video.. I worry so much about younger folks, and I'm aware of a mental health crisis in younger people. But as a 57 year old chap, I can also feel the pull of being influenced in the negative way you describe.. This (your) message needs repeating and amplifying.

[@0307hammy]

Oscar Wilde was Irish. Not everyone who speaks English is English! Apart from that love the videos.

[@TadeuszCantwell]

As a 6'6" guy I've a sudden urge to beat Mark's rowing time, but I'd have to join a gym first.....

[@2proudie]

Great video Mark. If you look at these guys who do these videos saying that in 30 days they went from having a gut to being ripped look like they were ripped before. They look as though they have eaten flat out to gain 10kgs to make a KZbin video. I'm sure if you were to look at their Instagram account (creepy) you would find that they had the ideal body shape 3 months before. It knocks the confidence of those who don't see the same results in the same time frame.

[@andrewzach1921]

Starting to go through your back catalogue and enjoying your videos. Commenting for the algorithm

[@brendoncca]

My rowing firm looks similar. So those dingle berries commenting on your form should rather get it on an place THEIR video of them rowing

[@vengermanu9375]

Informative as always Mark. Enjoy your content 🙂

[@johnandrews8590]

Nice one Mark. So true about basketball (and volleyball come to think of of it). You have to be tall to be a pro, or at least 99% of them are, which makes it unfair to begin with.

[@S9999Frank]

I think you are exaggerating the idea of talent being so much more important than training. In reality most people can be above average in almost any sport if they put their mind to it. The example of rowing and how you think you had such talent for it. Any overweight person who actiually moves around a bit, will have strong legs for the rowing, so while not "training" everyday life will make a heavy person strong and make him do quite well in an exercise where bodyweight is no handicap. We have a local olympic rowing champion here. He was basically a fat untrained 2m high teenager, who heard at a party that somebody else had lost 20 kilos after starting rowing. He went to try it, and after a few weeks was doing really well in his age group. So like you said about basketball, body size matters in some sports, but how good you are at something depends mostly on the training you do. A very basic example of this is how the same person can be a good runner at a certain age, and then after going inactive be really horrible at running a few years later.

[@TristanBailey]

Back from doing a 8and a bit KM run today on route to a better 10k that I don’t feel knackered after. Keep doing the stupid so we can play safely in the sand pit and chuckle.

[@naomismith4933]

I think they call this the 'humble brag' haha

[@MarkLewisfitness]

You had me at humble 😍

[@lrcsquash6056]

“For every fitness cover model there is a thousand steroid users that still look like a sack of shit and still work regular 9-5 jobs” hahaha Might get that framed in my office

[@wildernesstraining1957]

Love it! 👍🏽 I had to replay the bit where you stated that you were doing an ultra the day after a competitive row! I’d never doubted your sanity Mark. Well not until I heard you state that at least! I’m going to have to listen to that bit once more, as clearly, killing your legs the day before an ultra is clearly insane. But still, I wish you well with both of those performances ❤️👍🏽🍀

[@stevetodd9581]

Great advice Mark, I took my eye off the ball with working out to better myself. I have recently started rowing in the gym as never been any good at it. But I am Enjoying it so far and your video has given me the focus again.

[@moonman8450]

Out of all the languages sounds could’ve chosen from, you chose to speak facts

[@RogueCylon]

Form is everything. You should focus on that 😜

[@CalmingAnxiety]

This quote "you're all individuals "..... I'm not .... 😂. Name the film

[@leovanduyn2699]

Influencers are vapid, what I look for is a motivator. Something I can appreciate or call upon when I need to reset my grey matter. Example one of my best mates is 15 years my senior but the way he lives and balances his life (exercise, work/retirement/, personal) is motivational. Primarily I am a cyclist, that hits the gym a few times a week to tone my other muscles. I recently said to him we need a challenge forgetting I had 3 b2b2b hundred milers on the calendar. I really should have given him more parameters beside 'we need a challenge', because I am now committed to a 20k trail race in the hills. I am not a runner, but I can still do 5 miles. I don't really enjoy running solo and my buddy who is semi retired has be vacationing most of the summer abroad. so my initial training plan was kaput, but I found some motivation watching your 100k and Jenna's 40k (i think) and I found motivation from one of the cyclists in my club who is a runner and agreed to train with me. Those got my head focused, then I set my goals 1. finish 2. sub 14 mile pace 3. sub 13 mile pace. Even on training runs these are useful as I can find and accomplishments from them. Now that I have done a few longer training runs in the hills I have another motivator, the peace that comes from the effort and the quiet of the trail running. Will this make a runner over a cyclist, most likely not but if my mate says lets give a 30 k a go, the odds of me saying yes are much higher. Good Stuff

[@chasemason5129]

Mark thank you so much for this video! I think something else that you could have covered is how influences actually want their followers to ‘desire’ to be like them and want their followers to make those comparisons. My trust in you and your channel has just levelled up knowing that you have this channel because you want to share your insight and experience, not to show off about how big your balls are. Keep up the good work.

[@graemetough9988]

As i get older i am even more less bothered by what others think of me. But that isn't a luxury younger people think they can have. They'll get there. So now i do stuff i enjoy, am not perfectly suited to but can get better at. But mainly because I enjoy them. Great vid

[@MarkLewisfitness]

100% - at 48 I don't give a f**k - at 18 I was obsessed with not being me.

[@wilsiboy]

I recognized the random Instagram bod, I think

[@josephmalachydoherty]

Great video but Oscar Wilde was Irish

[@corbot8817]

I rowed at 1:21 500m. i think i might have you beat

[@DerKarlKopp]

As a 6‘8‘‘ accountant I feel personally called out.

[@OddJob728]

I can't lie: I reluctantly love the the rowing overlay during the inevitable moment from the sponsor. Definitely suggest continuing to present core content during the aside for the financier(s).

[@MarkLewisfitness]

What’s more impressive is that I brought that whole section in bang on time for the 3:02 row 😂. And Squarespace should be happy, it saves people skipping past their bit 😂

[@andrewsmith378]

Great video. Took me a bit to figure this out. Very well said.

[@hamishjames]

Great video, I think the appeal of your channel is your ability to be decent at anything you try which leads people to be “influenced” to attempt the activity as-well. Yeh disappointment occurs when we aren’t as good but the ability to get someone to move and try something new is pretty awesome. So thanks :)

[@RAA-uw7kh]

I'm headed to gym to hit the row machine.

[@Clareroom]

Love your videos and I know you love accuracy so a slight correction - Oscar Wilde was Irish

[@olafhd276]

Came here to say the same......but another good video Mark

[@MarkLewisfitness]

He was, I included that simply so that I could award people like you the “too cultured for KZbin award” 🥇 here’s your medal 😁

[@olafhd276]

Deadly always love a medal.... 😂😂

[@Suedesi]

Hilarious as ever. Way above average dood

[@iberiksoderblom]

I'm closing dangerously on 60 :-D I'm not a rower. I'll bet I can beat you in the 1K rowing. 🤣 Give me a couple of weeks 😀 So..., now I just need some kind of rowing machine, somewhere. I have no idea why I just wrote this ? 175cm 72Kg Arms like your wife. Very good ultrarunner.

[@hulkthedane7542]

LOVE it that you go row - on camera - wearing pink socks and orange shoes 😂🙈😂. You don't pretend to be a fashion influencer.... Keep it coming 👍👍👍

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I only take fashion advice from people that row quicker than me 😂

[@hulkthedane7542]

@@MarkLewisfitness Ha, ha, ha. Good idea! I am 48 years old (49 in September) and train at home. My training "philosophy" I call Ugly But Efficient training. No because it has to look bad, but because it does not have to look nice/cool/chrome plated. A good deal of my equipment is homemade - I built a dip bar, made a sled, some benches, use an old axe shaft as a handle for pulling, have sewn sand bags out of old trouser legd and so on. Making training acessible to myself at a low cost and little space. My training is crossfit-ish, but not crossfit, and I train outdoors all year round. In the winter at temperatures below 0 °C I dress to keep warm, not to look fashionable or cool.

[@evilclowntje]

@@MarkLewisfitness surely, pink socks and orange shoes are recommended by Redgrave?

[@FlatToRentUK]

@@MarkLewisfitness As someone with a PB over 2k about 8 seconds quicker than you I say either dump the pink socks or go all out and hit the gym in a neon pink lycra rowing gimp suit. Your choice.

[@stephentyznik9150]

Jokes on you Mark, you influenced me to get Altra running shoes and start running with good form and now my knees don't hurt. Oh I also watched Rocky for the first time too hahaha

[@MarkLewisfitness]

I’m not sure how you watched Rocky for the first time when you don’t appear to be a 10-year-old child???? I’m confused as to what other excuse there is 😂

[@stephentyznik9150]

@@MarkLewisfitness 😂 I'm not proud

[@sixfootleotriathlete4581]

I enjoy your channel. I don’t get motivated by super fit people. As a 44 year old woman. I just want to be better than myself. Currently have 110 pounds to drop. So I’m looking forward to the journey. Your videos totally relate

[@realjoeplummer]

I agree with the general idea of "being your own personal best" and not comparing yourself to others, but...Genetic predisposition for greatness in a given discipline is not the same as height. A 21-year old who's out of shape can get in shape; become stronger, faster, more skilled. A 21-year old who's short can exercise for years and they'll still be short at the end of it. Genetic predisposition for height reaches its max at around 18, largely independent of lifestyle and effort, whereas specific athletic predisposition may never be discovered let alone achieved. (An "average" wrestler / fighter who trains hard for 10 years will clean the floor with the potentially "gifted" wrestler / fighter who's never trained or fought a day in their life...the gifted one can reach the same level faster, but it won't just happen by itself.) This leads to a second point: The only way people find out what they're capable of is to experiment with known approaches that improve a particular discipline. Influences who've achieved maximum-level development who happen to be genetically gifted will (of course), reach and maintain a higher level. That doesn't mean a person who's only goal in life is to have an 8 pack (currently carrying around a keg) can't / shouldn't find satisfaction in the 6 or 4 pack they're capable of achieving...and, again, the only way they're going to find out which one it will be (4, 6, or 8 pack) is to begin doing things that'll move them in the right direction (something the influencer can help with).

[@mikedean5707]

I hear Oscar Wilde was REALLY shredded. Now that I'm edging towards 70, I look to people my age who are motivated and engaged in fitness for motivation. Like your countryman Mike Millen.

[@FrasFs]

You’re right, your exercising is very boring to watch.

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Not the channel for you then 😂

[@julescg]

"I had to block her in the end" lol!

[@MeriaDuck]

Been binge watching you the last weekend since I finally took up exercise back up (more than walk the dog for an hour a day at least). And eating better. You are my best current influence I guess 😂

[@Keeacer]

Why are you influencing old lady's to scoff Sugar Puffs? 🤣

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Carbs equal life at that age

[@halley4032]

Great, thought provoking (and of course humorous) content, as always 🤣🤣 Re the rowing ..... a sub 3 minute 1K will get you in the World top 10 for 2023, irrespective of age But for your age group 50-59 .... 3 minutes would give you the No.2 slot, with 2:58.4 being the No.1 slot (see rankings on the Concept2 website) I think the key to your rowing success, for short distances anyhow, is long levers coupled with lots of power, and of course you can rate pretty high, thus generating a shedful of watts. Technique isn't 'really' an issue at the lower distances, with the attributes you have. I think maybe you'd struggle to keep in the very top echelons for distances over 5K onwards, as the technique would then let you down a bit, but you'd still get seriously good times, and be well well above average 😝 As rowing is but a tiny speck of activity in your wide repertoire, and you're obviously killing it anyway, nothing to worry about. I've got pretty good technique on the indoor rower, just a pity my times suck due to low power 🤪🤪🤪

[@davidculliton2615]

Good vid , to many people now live in dream land 👎 . Simply be the best YOU can be 🤷🏼.. see you in Manchester hyrox 👍

[@Bobbelebob]

omg your screen capture was higher fps this time is it a coincidence or did you take my comment on your previous video to heart? anyways props to you mark lol

[@MarkLewisfitness]

Always listening 😁

[@cngz3.3]

Inject like them:)

[@bigc7560]

6 4 1k 302 2k 627 (wheels fell off in the last 500) See you at Hyrox Birmingham

[@RepeatOneAddict]

For 95% of the last 25 years of training I've listened to the Rocky soundtrack religiously and although I've told friends about it who invariably laugh, I've done so thinking it must just be my thing and I'm weird, so the fact that you are a disciple and openly talk about it makes you a brother to me. There is nothing that even close to the power this mind/body/visualization (one arm pull-ups at the playground) music produces, to the extent that for me the music has never dated?! I mean I don't associate an age to the music or even the quality of the arrangement, it's just about what the music represents (skipping in sawdusty barn in Russia), the work rate, against all odds, power, muscle etc. Even if your content becomes shocking as you age and enter your twilight years I will be here for you, waiting for a Balboa reference that will make me smile and know that I wasn't alone as I swore, sweated and grunted my way around the gym whilst visualising an Italian man with a speech impediment and a big heart. "Where's Your Hat" - R.Balboa

[@waynus2021]

i want to be just like my KZbin hero Mark Lewis , unfortunately i could NEVER get away with those pink socks though , my genetics just won`t allow it 🤣🤣 , great video again and a perfect message mate , it`s why i ALWAYS train alone , there`s enough of a battle going on in my own head without introducing the influence of anyone else into the mix , i will be short and stocky till the day i die

[@2312dean]

as an Englishman living in Ireland I cringed at the "English Poet" comment. Its really used as a tool to beat us ex-pats with when Irish are misrepresented as British on media. Great video as always but please dont make life harder for us English abroad :D :D :D

[@donyastubbs8315]

Entertained? ✅️. Inspired? ✅️ Very important message!! Thank you!!

[@amoor012]

🔥❤🙌🏻 true

[@ghostsparta13]

Hey i just wanna say i love your videos and ive been basically binge watching youre channel the last couple weeks 😂 Ive recently got a wahoo kickr and zwift to help me lose weight along with diet ofc, but i was wondering out of those workout plans on there what would you say would be a good one to start with if any at all? Right now im 245ibs 6'1" and im only outputting 1.3w/kg so i wanna get to a point to where i can start doing races and have a good chance at competing without being last place everytime, also if you were doing it back as a big guy, how often would you workout? Everyday for a little while or 3 days 5 days with shorter more intense sessions?

[@movemorenowjames]

Love that song 🎧… Great advice and very true. Especially the sack of sh@t bit

[@TheAirborneKite]

Rabbi Zusya once said that when he died, he wasn’t worried that God would ask him “Why weren’t you Moses?” or “Why weren’t you Solomon?” But he did worry that God might ask “Why weren’t you Rabbi Zusya?” Which is a good point, but you are still the reason I'm trying to learn to row fast

[@benmurray1975]

Doing my first Hyrox, doubles, next Saturday in Glasgow. Excited and apprehensive at the same time. Thank you for all your tips and motivation, keep it up Mark.

[@AF-qq2le]

This is an incredibly powerful video. Thanks Mark, youre a legend!

[@MeM_UK]

Anyone else watch this and decide they need to do a sub 3m 1k row? ;) Well Mark's message was not to be influenced, so if I followed that advice I'd be influenced. ;)

[@adamburton5184]

There was a written blog I used to read / stumbled across called something like The Daily Grind or Escape The Grind about 10+ years ago possibly less. Man in his 30s documenting how he was despising his office job and was going through a divorce later to become a trainer / entered into a new relationship at which point the writer declared the blog was no longer necessary. It's now defunct. I realize there are billions of people in this world but I'm convinced the person could be Mark (or at least a person who underwent a very similar transformation). I've no idea if I've commented this before / if this is even relevant. Interesting video as always!

[@ijmwpiano]

Rows don’t exist

[@dennisrkb]

Mark, it was dieting all along! Started keto 2 weeks ago and lost 3kg already, and a few percentage points in body fat (at 18% currently). How much body fat do you have currently? (just for comparison/orientation)

[@80y3r9]

Another thing about some images in movies is I remember Daniel Craig talking about dieting to get in the Bond shape and he was peaking to look like that for filming and then would abnormal to look like that even for someone gifted (and the diet was rubbish and unsustainable). On the tall person 'gifts' you don't mention is; yeah you're great at rowing but I imagine you're terrible at limbo or finding trousers with long enough legs, because you're above average height it's good and bad when in various contexts

[@MrBoggins1234]

"I had to block her" best 5 word punchline, you funny b😂🤣👌

[@martinandrews2860]

Yet another excellent vid, brilliant and humorous in so so many ways…..,,well done….and yes I want to post comments on the lack of form but as you don’t care I won’t. But you do care cos the form has improved massively……until fatigue kicks in….as with us all….as someone who knows…..your rowing is impressive…bravo…..despite your words of don’t care.. cos I know u do. Bravo. Love your work on every level…..M

[@christopherwilkening7843]

... yeah I am modestly above average on the rower and my 1k pr is 3:20, breaking sub-3 would be a large goal for me.

[@jefejeffwell1113]

Agreed. I like the motivators, but in terms of making me be better, not making me be them. I guess it just has to do with being born before there was only a constant stream of media to dictate perception and lifestyle. Born in the 80’s or before maybe has something to do with it?

[@juhaloukaja5078]

Did my first ever "serious" row last week - I think I did a 1k in like 4:30ish... so yeah, rubbish at that but getting better, hopefully :)

[@TysonMichael77]

Be yourself because everyone else is taken! And why would I wanna be you anyway.. I love that

[@davidj2549]

Good video that

[@carlybudge]

Love your videos. Did Jen not mention that pink socks and orange trainers don't really go together???? 🤣

[@offroadcanirunners3423]

Be yourself becouse everting else is already taken, dmn powerful, i take this one with me.

[@amysheridan-garrity7130]

You are hilarious!!! I'm currently training for a half marathon and I'm a rubbish runner (injury prone and slow). I thought the other day 'why am i doing this'.... 'because it will make me a better version of me, no matter what my time'. That's my motivation!

[@GHWMR]

You are by far my most influential influencer :) Thanks to you I have a sled (well, I made my own tire sled) and a powerdot (cheap on e-bay). Feel free to show that comment to your sponsors and delete the () bits. My build is very different, more of a natural distance runner so rowing 3 minutes on a 1K on a rowing machine is not going to happen for me and I can live with that, although it did hurt back when I used to row every day. Good thing that form does matter once you get out on the water :) These days my goals are different, I just want to be able to keep up with my kids as they (and I) get older. When I do get to the finish line of an event I want to feel like I did the best I could with the preparation I had.

[@jamesmay6895]

Do little old ladies eat Sugar Puffs? Sounds a bit exotic to me! Great video, as ever interesting balanced and inspiring. I row and have rowed for a few years and couldn’t get anywhere near that.

[@DaemonViews]

Great video! It is an important topic, that probably will shoot past the audience that needs it the most (people born, and still alive, with 0X at the end of their birthyear). I have the idea that it is more of an issue now because social media makes the world smaller. Before you had Arnold. Clear to everyone that he was unattainable. Now you have hundreds of people with a certain physique. I guess because there are so many, your minds screws with you and tells you that it is achievable. So many people is not a one off anymore. But the percentage game still makes it so.