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[@Fazlifts]

A great talk for everyone to benefit from! Thank you Alex for using your platform to provide a voice for, not only me, but many sane and sensible voices within the community. I thoroughly enjoyed the chat and I hope everyone else does too!

[@FitOneswithVarun]

Glad your getting the attention, one of the most underrated channels in fitness

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thank you Faz, for being such an inspiring and powerful educator within the natural community. Our discussion was fantastic, and I know the viewers will love it!

[@Damian.Williams]

Nice Faz you live here in the UK (as do I) and you are an ex competitive power lifter (as am I) and your 5:11 with long limbs like me 🤔 I'm a little heavy and a little older than you though... I might see you around (your gym looks much better than the one I train in) lol

[@kalin.drashkov]

Goated video.

[@yo25999]

At around 1:57:12 you mentioned that people can get plastic containers from amazon or even temu. I just wanted to not how dodgy that is. Temu has a bunch of plastics that are not cured properly and can leach a bunch of dodgy stuff into your food (carcinogens). Amazon can have that issue too if you get them from the wrong sellers. Temu has such a terrible track record with selling things that are radioactive, carcinogenic, contain lead etc. Loved everything else and subscribed.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Faz is an OG! Can’t wait to listen to the full thing later

[@jl3114]

You guys are my favorite influencers, thank you

[@AlexLeonidas]

Right on, always something to learn from Faz. Hope you enjoyed our talk!

[@jackwilliams9889]

Faz was my coach for 2 years, back in the day when he was mostly local. Great guy. He packed 15lb of muscle on me (naturally) and prepped me for my Mens Physique show. He's the man. I knew him before he was famous! 😅🎉

[@mattc4266]

Faz alt account

[@AlexLeonidas]

Now that's awesome!!!

[@JuliusCaesar103]

About time, Faz is the man!!!

[@AlexLeonidas]

I see Faz like a future version of myself! Truly an inspiration and an incredible educator/coach.

[@thegoldfish123]

Love Faz’s channel. A goldmine of no bullshit knowledge being dropped for free. It’s what KZbin was made for.

[@AlexLeonidas]

PERFECTLY said my man. This is what youtube fitness was supposed to be made for.

[@FitOneswithVarun]

Wow this is awesome, Faz is amazing, thanks for using your platform to promote him

[@AlexLeonidas]

Your episode was great too, the more Faz.. the better! kzbin.info/www/bejne/goiacpSeodiiiJY

[@mattc4266]

@@FitOneswithVarun varun with the broom you saw on your Reddit post firsthand the people you sweep for

[@Ash-os7fc]

@@mattc4266?

[@rostamostmann9657]

Faz has such a wise owl vibe to him. Always calm and collected and drops nothing but facts.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Absolutely, he knows his stuff and doesn't have to act up for anyone. The wisdom just flows through.

[@razz444]

Fazlifts is really underrated. Decades of experience and quality advice, learnt alot from him.

[@AlexLeonidas]

100%!!!!! I learn something new from his every time he posts. He's incredibly underrated and everyone who respects experienced natural lifters should subscribe to him ASAP.

[@danwcoon]

This may be the single most valuable lifting video on the platform. Huge respect to both of you, and thanks for what you do!

[@christian_florez]

Faz is the goat, BOM introduced me to him and I think his channel is criminally underrated.

[@Ash-os7fc]

Started following faz in the last few months. He’s the GOAT resource for natties

[@AlexanderRodriguez-lm1qw]

Love these interviews man - glad you’re bringing it back.

[@AlexLeonidas]

With only the best, get ready for more!

[@MohamedNaas2005]

One of the most underrated natty YTbers, glad you had him on, I can't wait to listen to this

[@snowiblind]

rewatching this, crazy effort for editing 2 hours worth of clips for just an interview/podcast

[@StopTheDamnTape]

I don’t have anything remotely close to time to watch this right now, but I will be later and just wanted to say this is fukn awesome and glad to see Faz getting the exposure he deserves. He’s absolutely the man.

[@AlexLeonidas]

100% bro!! Enjoy when you can, Faz is the real deal.

[@nitish2049]

I hope this brings a ton of new subs to Faz, his channel is a goldmine.

[@AlexLeonidas]

I hope so too, he's a master of the iron game and deserves it.

[@BGCINC]

I just started 1 on 1 coaching with Faz. Faz is the real deal. He’s an incredible coach with tons of knowledge. Exactly what I hoped for in a coach. Also, his full body routine the wizard is amazing and worth trying out. Never even thought to do a full body routine and its now my favorite type of training to date. -Cal

[@AlexLeonidas]

I believe it, I would trust my programming with him too! Full body wizard sounds badass.

[@nonattylimits]

Man that discussion on rir and reps and reserve demonstrated what you talked about in the beginning. He did a master class in explaining that topic and his thoughts on implementation. Definitely will sub!

[@usamakhanfit]

Been expecting this! Faz’s channel is so valuable & underrated

[@kamalaniwillis469]

FAZ has been a awesome coach plenty of knowledge not only with the workouts but the mental health side. Respect

[@eddieb1538]

Finally you’ve got Fazlifts on!!

[@AlexLeonidas]

Was way overdo!

[@ParvParashar]

Awesome! It’s absolutely amazing to see Faz on the channel. I’m super excited to listen to this conversation! 🙌

[@Kalilloko]

Roberto Carlos, legendary brazilian player mentioned haha nice 🇧🇷😃👍 Love this podcast Thank you Our community is much more special because of people like you 2

[@OmarsGym]

Absolutely loved this, thanks to both of you! Also Alex great job on the editing. I love podcasts with b-roll over the top. Makes the viewing experience 10x more enjoyable so we appreciate your efforts there my man!

[@Tommyhen12]

Absolutely stoked for this one lads. Love the both of ya content 💪

[@henke_palm]

Didn't know about him. Damn, I will start watching fazlifts now!

[@AlexLeonidas]

You're going to learn so much from him man, mark my words!

[@A.P.Garland]

The best bodybuilding video I've seen this year. Ballon d'or.

[@JayChesterman]

16 years deep in my natural lifting career, looking forward to this one!

[@Balachiang]

All his videos and ebooks are packed with so much information,I owe a lot of the new gains from coach Faz🙌

[@Shauntomac]

Oh man I'm super excited to see you experiment with the shorter rest times and give the community your take on it!

[@blipblop47]

He looks like he is ready to challenge BOM for who's got crazier veins

[@AlexLeonidas]

His physique kind of reminds me of Bald Omni Man!

[@az9324]

Let's gooooo Never heard about him before. Another natural bodybuilding warrior 🎉🎉🎉 Just subscribed him ❤❤

[@AlexLeonidas]

Faz is a true natty OG, get ready to learn a lot!

[@StrongandConditioned]

Great podcast. Always enjoy listening to both yourself and Faz

[@AlexLeonidas]

Glad you enjoyed this, Lee!

[@sithbrickanimations2999]

Couldn't of come at a better time, I've been watching loads of faz!

[@jakezaragoza6091]

So much great info .this is one of the best podcast ever with two of the natty greats!Thanks Alex and Faz for everything you guys give to the community!💪🏽

[@rackpull772]

Faz is insanely underrated in KZbin fitness

[@koleary1798]

That clip of Faz doing the pullover machine with the straps is so smart. My gym has a Panatta version of this and it just doesn't feel comfy, I'll give this a go

[@LeonardoRomani-mq7cv]

No way, the collab I didn't know that was possible and you did it!! Both of you are amazing! Sigo a estr hombre y me ha enseñado mucho, y ahora vas tu alex, idolo, y haces una colaboración con él. No me lo esperaba para nada. Lo veré y me gustará seguro.

[@piyushdwivedi7195]

Can't believe this happened. Im smiling ear to ear. Let's go!

[@barbellbryce]

FINALLY!!!!!! Been waiting for this one since the roundtable talk a couple years ago.

[@AlexLeonidas]

You're going to love this one Bryce!!!

[@drakehero64]

So excited for another one of these podcast type videos!

[@techtexan2816]

Found him about a year ago! Been on his barbarian routine for a few months rn and have had amazing results. May switch over to the jacked intellectual in the new year! My favorite channel for natural bodybuilding advice! Always nuanced, extremely helpful! Extremely smart! Hope this brings him More subscribers! He deserves a million!

[@maxmaximum-sh4bx]

Let's Go! Faz practices what he preaches.

[@Noah-pc6wq]

The Faz, the Lifts, the Legend

[@jamesbarnes4420]

Super interesting discussion, Alex Faz is such a great guy and a great coach 👍

[@ijustlift901]

Faz is great! He's a fantastic coach!!

[@Tu5e3F]

Unreal knowledge! Had the pleasure of training with this beast and I hit levels I didnt know were possible. Best in the game 🙌🙌

[@maxmaximum-sh4bx]

Thank you Alex!

[@oopee6060]

Goldmine. Thank you Alex & Faz.

[@nmnate]

Glad to see Faz on here. He's great! 💪

[@Priimerra]

Faz imo is the best channel, on this platform

[@Not-Lunar]

Crossover of the year, Fazlifts is too underrated

[@MohamedChawiche]

I always look forward to your interviews keep it up man

[@chrismosleythept2361]

Alex, you never miss bro! Amazing podcast. Thank you!

[@LeonGainsborough]

Thanks to Faz i knew about Kelso Shrugs, I really enjoy doing them!

[@8strang]

+1 here! There awesome!!!!

[@trungbui1762]

this is my first time knowing Faz and I barely know a thing about him. Thinking him having a naturoid physique though he is a natural makes my brain explode, but i can trust that since Alex is the hub to connect me to the best legit natties ever

[@AlexLeonidas]

I'm very selective with my guests, and I trust Faz 100%. You'll see why after this episode, enjoy my brother.

[@bullpupart]

Alex looking like an angel in this video. Absolutely loving it lol

[@Chin-Hwa]

While rehabbing/prehabbing my golfer’s elbow, I find that doing wrist curls with my arms to the side (shortened bias) makes my elbows feel better. Doing wrist curls on a bench (lengthened bias) doesn’t help with the pain as much, but the pump I get in the forearms is pretty gnarly. Therefore, I think you’re onto something with the value of shortened work from an injury standpoint.

[@koleary1798]

Faz is the man. So wise

[@MyWay-d5f]

Wow your journey mirrors mine. I also did powerlifting and strongman naturally. I'm considering doing a bodybuilding show for my 40th. You look amazing esp for mid 40s. Maybe I'll do it!

[@YakuzaGoon]

Faz is great, lots of advice that I implement in my training and interesting perspectives from an older lifter - definitely needs more subs.

[@HappyHuman89]

I genuinely believe that if all lifters listened to Faz, there'd be like 10x more muscle on Earth.

[@AlexLeonidas]

The average gym bro would actually be jacked!

[@ssjryo7062]

"Fitness industry is Dead" yeah if you're watching those teenagers and youngsters who refuse to bulk but hope on ⚙️, what i see is this Great free knowledge🔥🔥🔥👊🏻🙏🏻 Keep up with the Great work Alex🙏🏻

[@GuillaumeLeValiant]

Was about time! Faz definitely deserves more recognition, he's such a good professor!

[@jackryan5766]

This is an episode for the ages. Damn. Everyone should listen to the whole thing!

[@jsamuel251]

The natty community is so inspiring, I’m pushing off TRT for as long as I can but my TBIs from the military are catching up with me

[@Mike_Polak]

Everybody can learn something from Faz no matter your experience.

[@silverweights2702]

Been looking forward to this, faz has a wealth of knowledge and is super underrated. Thanks for bringing him on Alex !

[@venbeer]

So much great info here. I never knew Faz until this video, he really knows his shit. Thanks for introducing me to another great natty legend

[@NG77880]

High intensity doesn’t mean heavy weight. It means training to failure and ending the exercise when you reach failure. This can be done with lighter to moderate weight. Instead of doing a set, resting and doing like 3 more that way you simply go straight to failure. This can be done with 2 sets tbh even with light weight. HIT bodybuilding is based more on efficiency. Combine that with slower reps so you reduce chance of injury and increase intensity by taking away the momentum of a rep and it’s a solid method.

[@wolfybeats1927]

Been following your stuff for a while, just realized from one of your OG videos we’re from the same city, good to see such a solid content creator from the same hometown 💯💯💯

[@ezradanger]

When you guys were talking about training density, and how the research seems to go against it, but anecdotally it seems to work, and there's probably some sort of mechanism at play there. Well, I completely agree, and I think we can actually prove that this must be the case with physics. This is because if you are doing the same amount of reps with the same form, with the same weight in less time, that necessarily requires more power to achieve. Work is the energy exerted by an object as it applies a force to move another object over some distance, and Power is the rate at which work is done. * Power = Work / Time * Power = (Weight, reps) / Time If the variables that make work remain the same, doing that work in less time means that you produced more power. Producing more power means you have improved. Either in muscle mass or neurological adaptations, something had to improve for your power production to improve. So if you're doing calisthenics circuits, and your time is improving, you almost certainly ARE building more muscle, or at the very least, the neurological adaptations that you can then utilize to build more muscle.

[@FranziBeck]

Thank you for this great conversation! I think that one of the links Alex seeks for lifting heavy for a long time may be isometrics and negatives. Some channels, like the Red Delta Project, promote this for some time now, and Milo or Pak said they will look into this. Now, I love lifting, and I love lifting in the appropriate range of motion, but if isometrics and negatives can train your muscles to an extend (say, for maintenance), while strengthening tendons and stabilizing the surrounding tissue - I think this is worthwhile to investigate as a lifting longevity tool!

[@paulvelasquez4752]

Great knowledge guys! In my experience as an older lifter beginning in my 40’s I found my Strength grew so fast my joints could keep up. If I had to give advice it would be to master the weight once you get closer to late novice early intermediate numbers maybe even putting a cap on what you allow yourself to add each month. For example I added 100+ to squat and DL the first year but it caught up with me and started getting strain and pulls.

[@brandon.d]

This is gonna be a goldmine

[@Jamiey-]

Alot of varicose veins for a natural

[@RDbodybuildingreardelt]

Did not expect this, going to listen to it right away!! Can I suggest having Eugene Teo, Justin Lee or perhaps Alec Enkrir for a second time. Much love Alex 💪💪

[@AlexLeonidas]

Haha one of those men is coming up next, stay tuned!

[@RDbodybuildingreardelt]

​@@AlexLeonidasno way! Looking forward to it

[@SKINNY_BRUH]

I was born in 99 and faz started lifting that year.

[@davidviselka8505]

Very good podcast, nice job both of you :)

[@Saif-bb9de]

I inspire to be like you bother I really appreciate your dedication to put out all this high quality content

[@snowiblind]

extremely underrated, somehow still under 10k subs

[@AlexLeonidas]

It's criminal, but after this episode I hope the community realizes how much of a gem Faz truly is.

[@SaraDeRosaYT]

I'll definitely listen to the live during my next cardio session ❤

[@danmcguire9155]

food for muscle/ protein. food for joints/collagen peptides, 3 months on collagen and my joints are feeling 40 instead of 52, massive improvements after just days, modern diets have no marrows, bone broths, gristles, gelatins, so most people are starved of critical collagen needs

[@adan2974]

Cant believe Iv never heard about this guy before time to dive into the rabbit hole

[@DCJayhawk57]

Nice, I've heard of Faz but never heard him talk. Really looking forward to this, and subbed to his channel after only a couple min. I think density work and some kind of conditioning is very underrated for hypertrophy. I used to sit and rest between sets watching the clock and now I get up and briskly walk until my next set. It keeps my heart rate up the whole time, but doesn't actually affect my performance so long as I wait long enough (90-120 sec usually, usually closer to 3 min for some leg training compounds). It's like free cardio since you're basically doing interval training. The lifting sets are your high intensity segments like a sprint, and the rest peroids are LISS. After having done this approach for over a year now, I've noticed faster muscular recovery between sets, less DOMS between workouts, and increased vascularity in my body compared to previous times I've been at this body composition. Depending on your goals, you don't have to kill yourself with cardio. Right now I don't have time to do cardio after my weight training, so I focus on walking between sets and getting a step count. If I had more time, I would throw in some moderate intensity, low impact cardio as well, like the elliptical. It will benefit you in the long run, not just overall health but bodybuilding as well.

[@Sonic_1000]

I think me an Faz are about the same age. I'm 45. He's good people.

[@cglnarcissist5700]

Alex you gotta do one of these interviews with Phil

[@AlexLeonidas]

Oh yes, and a live one at that

[@ironmine]

This is going to be a great listen

[@AlexLeonidas]

His experience really shines through, there was never a dull moment here. FILLED with gems, enjoy!

[@cheesy378]

alex what do you think about the science bros saying bulking is pointless, i feel like i never made progress until i entered a caloric surplus i stayed the same for ever but saw the most gains when in a caloric surplus so now i dont know what to think or do

[@muscleandmath2910]

Also want to know his opinion on this.

[@pavelandonov3345]

Great episode. Have you considered bringing on Natural Gallant Bodybuilding? He is yet another very experienced natural lifter

[@squatcurldeadlift7346]

The wizard program from Faz really revolutionised my training, highly recommend everybody to check it out. I'm not even training full body anymore but the principles outlined can be adapted to any split.

[@joaqu7002]

WE GETTING GOLD WITH THIS ONE

[@AlexLeonidas]

PURE GOLD FROM START TO FINISH, ENJOY!

[@ew-zd1th]

When an exercise dont feel good, IS IT a good Idea to start this exercise light with high Reps to failure and weekly increased the weight and go heavier? To build Mobility and tendon strenght?

[@jordanjacobs157]

Can we take a second to appreciate the fact that this is an edited video. Imagine the amount of raw footage

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thank you for recognizing that. Took me days, was a nightmare.

[@FabledAllOut]

This was great.

[@abdiwelihashi1475]

Damn 400k subs! Congrats on the growth bro!

[@qwertyq4073]

FAZ REPRESENT

[@sotiristserepis8169]

How many sets for plyometrics a week?

[@borut435]

Hey Alex. You were talking about having to drop the frequency when you get stronger and older. What about if i'm doing mostly calisthenis? I'm currently on an UL split.

[@lucasgraeff5391]

natural fitness on youtube will pave the way for the new era of training, sharing knowledge is what we need to up the level.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Word! We're giving the best information out here, it's not even close