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[@nemonucliosis]

Yep, this is how I blew out my rotator

[@beastmry]

Sounds about right. I'd think it's important to do this in at least the 6+ rep range, and not do this close to failure.

[@Enhanced-Atrophy]

Ya have to be careful with this "full ROM" thing. Ofc people should aim for a great range but most don't have the flexibility to go to the max

[@himeshsinghshishodiya]

Then stop ego lifting lol

[@John.3]

Natural selection at work

[@nemonucliosis]

@@himeshsinghshishodiya dont need to ego lift to blow out a rotator cuff

[@FilmFlam-8008]

Less weights. Less joint pain. More gains. Unfortunately less ego lifting.

[@pabl1to33]

Wait until the algorithm shows you Mike Mentzers legacy. Less workouts, higher intensity, absurd gains.

[@joturna1]

Finally someone with brain 🫶

[@FilmFlam-8008]

@@pabl1to33 “less workouts” is subjective. You are talking about muscle repair frequency and essentially what “split” you are doing. Then supplementing it with cardio/fat burn. “More intense and less training” is not a universal truth, but a personal reflection of time in gym, what a person responds to, and safety.

[@FilmFlam-8008]

@@pabl1to33 just looked him up though. Yeah. He WAS one of those “I know better because it worked for me” people. Look up actual studies based on this. Or look up videos on this channel that already did that for you and talk about training frequency. Actual studies show mixed results with younger people gaining muscle and older people losing muscle training like that. JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED TO MIKE. It is really personal, and you have to really just try multiple approaches to see what does and doesn’t work. For example, if you destroy your body once a week to the point you can’t do cardio on off days, you will gain fat and lose overall health. It all depends on genetics, personal preferences, goals, and your availability in free time. Just because the Tren Twins are jacked, doesn’t mean they know how to most effectively train. They may have some insights to consider, but they are just doing what they see works for them. This channel also has videos on that.

[@dasarimusic]

@@pabl1to33exactly was just about to comment the same thing

[@felipebulhoes-squatlife349]

If you going to try this. Use medium/light weights. This stretch ia dangerous with heavy weights

[@alantyndall85]

Yep. I also think it’s good advice generally to feel your way into a movement with some warm up sets and then select the weight intuitively.

[@whydidyoutubeaddthis]

Thus why he told you to use less weight. If ppl are still stupid enough to go heavy they deserve to get hurt.

[@juggles5474]

This is why the bros are hating in the comments. They have no conception of a world where they use a weight that they can control through a range of motion. If you’re a gym bro who’s been lifting with limited ROM for years, your tendons aren’t capable of handling any kind of weight whatsoever. This is why Mike can body this ROM no problem because he only lifts like this

[@westmcgee9320]

@@whydidyoutubeaddthis🍆-ery is unnecessary. If someone’s wildly reckless and completely throws caution to the wind, MAYBE they deserve injury. By your standard, we’re all f’ed.

[@tunnelvision2218]

Don't try it at all.

[@robinw4354]

Need to put this here for anyone: Trained all my clients with rotator issues, with this full ROM technique that RP uses. We used stability drills like in SquatUniversity's channel. this did the opposite of 'injure' or 'blew' and SAVED their rotators and shoulders. more healthier shoulders than ever. takes time to drill stability and mobility, but they all got it. every single client.

[@Part-TimePro]

I don't get how people don't understand this simple concept. Obviously your rotators are going to be weak if you don't train them, all the more reason to train them.

[@hijo1998]

Thank you. So many comments just repeat this nonsense when nothing like that has any merit. Sure if you don't notice your form declining while going down because you try to go beyond the point where you are actually most stretched or if you don't warm up properly that can be problematic but not going into a deep stretch is also a potential risk because then your muscles aren't ever challenged in such a position which can make injuries more likely if you for example fall and try to grab something and suddenly your joint is in an angle you never train and boom

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

I haven't had a single rotator cuff or other shoulder issue since I started doing dumbbell bench with a big controlled stretch a few years ago.

[@highkey4316]

finally. most of the advice in this comment section is: have weak rotator cuffs? just stop using them! awesome!

[@SonitPL]

to which drill are you referring to? Could you please drop a link? I’m having problems with left shoulder for years and it keeps coming back from time to time…

[@jesusrivera6108]

This dude is the reason for my body starting to change. Thanks bruh

[@mizzougrad001]

Pay the man then

[@mydog3627]

​@@mizzougrad001he is, by viewing and commenting.

[@ziwuri]

the real reason is the work you're putting in

[@franksindoneii5410]

This guy has been exposed so many times. He’s an absolute clown and truly has no idea what he’s talking about regarding anything health or body building related.

[@TheWazzaapp]

​@@franksindoneii5410AHHAHAHAHAHA keep talking out of your ass. Hes 100% on point with 99% of EVERYTHING he says. Keep hating

[@Moose92411]

It hurts my soul. A month ago, with this tip, I lowered from 80's for 10 to 70's for 8 with comparable RPE. I needed that reminder to leave my ego at the door.

[@lukes5631]

It's just a different kind of deload.

[@arisnikou04]

Better Stimulus to Fatigue Ratio. I see this as an absolute Win

[@Moose92411]

@@arisnikou04 completely.

[@Dontdoit_]

I def left my ego after taking Dr Mike advice. Who would’ve known slow and in control at full range would be so crucial lol

[@winnumber101]

@@arisnikou04 exactly

[@vegahimsa]

In this endless sea of broscience, I really value this channel!

[@K0MBIAN]

I was almost drowning, then I found Dr. Mike.

[@aleks-33]

🎉🎉🎉​@@K0MBIAN

[@randallcraft4071]

The amount of bro science trying to disprove him or Nippard or a couple other dudes in the comments section is so disheartening. Like these dopie idiots argueing with doctors whose whole thing is health is wild.

[@valeriekrienke8461]

Dr Mike making a video on exactly what I added to my routine 3 days ago is like a big clap on the back and "well done" from him

[@shootdang8618]

Less pain (the bad kind), less weight, more gains and results. Sign me up!

[@mythno394]

After watching a few of your videos I started pinching my shoulder blades during the stretch and holding for longer. My chest genetics suck, but this has been making a massive difference.

[@neilc2532]

The maximum stretch Is the most important part of your workout which is the very start when you’re warming up. Light weight, big slow negative with a long hold for the stretch at the bottom. Watch your chest session take a new turn in life!

[@avxrevo]

For real ! Lotta people don’t warm up their to their end range of motion at all and get snapped up when their heavier weights push them deeper

[@thebestever42]

No not full rom during warm up. Ease into it. You have a cold body

[@kidkoopa6389]

My shoulders and rotator cuff don't even feel this when I execute proper form. It's all chest. Insane! What helped me was really retracting and lowering my scapular plane and arching my lower back. My chest was much higher than my delts and thus getting the majority of the stimulus.

[@youtuber7186]

What you feel isn't what's happening biomechanically

[@ThatBigCactus]

Just because you have no physical awareness of whats happening mechanically doesn't mean you're right. It's a massive load on your rotator cuff. It's not "all chest"

[@kidkoopa6389]

@@ThatBigCactus 5 months later, perfected my form even more. Huge upper chest gains. Still no shoulder pain or rotator cuff pain at all! Perhaps even stronger! Thanks for checking in!

[@FreeTechandGiveaways]

*it doesnt feel until u hear the snap*

[@buttsmcgee50]

@@ThatBigCactusjust because you're small and bitter doesn't mean this is a huge load on the shoulders. It objectively isn't.

[@germelesmith9305]

Such an advanced situation! Ego and more will hinder the majority of people doing this. I absolutely love this method!

[@kassokilleri2ff]

I keep having to lower the weights every week because I keep improving my form and range of motion lol. And as I lower the weight to a lower weight, it gets lighter, and I suppose I discover that I can go deeper or make it harder to do. Or slow down the rep more and be less explosive. It's hard to dial it in but once it's dialed it feels great.

[@orbitaltempest]

​@@kassokilleri2fflol same. I thought I was getting weaker but really I just started targeting the right muscles for a given exercise. Making better gains than when I was just moving weight around.

[@kassokilleri2ff]

@@orbitaltempest exactly. Even my strength gains are better strangely enough.

[@user-jr3zr2mp9c]

This is how you end up with the stereotypical "bodybuilder full of roids gets devastated by 20 pound dumbells" thing just keep the rom to your chest and lift

[@kassokilleri2ff]

@@Bramble20322 You must be stupid or I didn't explain well enough but I don't want to because you sound like a troll and don't deserve for me to help you by explaining more.

[@MeghanGuastella]

Ever since I started watching your channel my training sessions have gotten so much more efficient and effective thank you

[@bradpnw1897]

Very cool. Just don't start drinking Faygo. God bless you 🙏

[@randallcraft4071]

​@@bradpnw1897 what you don't want to give me a whoop whoop?

[@sashah3913]

This guys awesome.. NO ego lifting I love it

[@bumblebower1529]

As someone with a past rotator cuff injury I can tell you this simply would injure me again the key to bodybuilding is finding what works for your body by experimenting with anything and everything

[@tycanterberry]

Use less weight and build those fibers. A lot of people get insecure in the gym and lift more than they should and hurt themselves. Who cares about anyone else, be safe during the exercise.

[@juggles5474]

Do 5 pounds for sets of 12s once a week and add 5 pounds whenever you get easy sets with perfect form. You get injured again because those tendons are weak

[@ifwecouldvote]

Forget what these guys say as they obv don't know how to rehabilitate a rotator cuff injury. You need to build up all the supporting muscle as you probably know yourself, and there are plenty of videos on rotator cuff exercises on youtube.

[@bradyhoeper7929]

Right, because you have an injury. Normal technique isn't designed around those with injuries.

[@tupakkaonhyvaa]

Didn't ask.

[@Thomas-zt7dm]

I see a lot of people lifting pretty crazy weight for DB bench press and it always baffled me the lack of depth people reach like the whole reason DB can be better for growth is that greater range of motion

[@jakubkidacki4579]

Focus on yourself. Why do you care? You're stroking your own ego with the whole I do the full range of motion bullshit.

[@Thomas-zt7dm]

@@jakubkidacki4579 Chill out bro nothing I said had to do with my ego. Simply mentioned something I noticed.

[@jakubkidacki4579]

@@Thomas-zt7dm Sorry maybe I interpreted it the wrong way but to me it kind of sounded like you said that it would be a waste of time to focus on lifting heavier weights when you can do all this extra range of motion instead.

[@Thomas-zt7dm]

@@jakubkidacki4579 No its much more grey than that but generally I'd argue if you aren't trying to use a larger range of motion there's not much reason to do a DB press instead of a BB bench press. Either is fine but realistically if you wanna stack weight on generally you'll be able to do a lot more with BB then DB because its more stable. Neither exercise is bad its just why not get the most out of either variation? DB allow deep stretch so why not lean into it? BB offers more stability(relative to DB) for greater weight so why not lean into that aspect?

[@srm4455]

this will have your chest absolutely COOKED the next day ❤️

[@Sparks00psn]

Thank you. Started doing this along with super deep dips on arms day and have seen noticeable improvement in chest size.

[@MRbigisland808]

Dude your advice has been priceless thank u sir for the free information

[@harteze6280]

I started working out like this when I realised the conventional bench press was only systematically fatiguing me.

[@calebadams1112]

I had some ego lifter see me doing this and launch into a rant about "BROOOO YOURE GONNA HURT UR SHOULDERRRRR!!!!" meanwhile he's half-repping 120s with a belt on.

[@blankpaper8185]

Lol

[@deyvisonwillamy6931]

Belt and Straps ☠️

[@mounoussamypatrice4187]

But he is right, depending on your anatomy him doing half reps for you is constant tension and nets better gains with less risks of tearing a bicep or a pec for him.

[@mufin6930]

@@mounoussamypatrice4187 Yeah, because training half a muscle is totally going to induce more muscle hypertrophy😂

[@Britishgundogtraining]

I don’t care about my rep range or weights I care how I look and I look like a bodybuilder…do you ? Don’t do this it’s done small rep range works and then stretch with a fly

[@BasedHadrian]

Thanks Mike, push day tomorrow!

[@teppopierune5520]

Legs for me

[@zants_]

My leg pull day is tomorrow :(

[@ALLrobotsAreSad]

Since everyone is saying what their workout day is tomorrow, Mine is push.

[@teppopierune5520]

@@zants_ Don't be sad, think about all the disabled people who would do anything just to be able to do your workout

[@thejourneyman8890]

​@@zants_legs is the most fun in my opinion lol although back has me "coming" (Arnold voice) all the time, every time and everywhere.

[@BradS3788]

As someone with a history of forward-rounded shoulders and a previous, surgically-repaired labrum tear from this and deep dips specifically I would recommend the exact opposite of this. Come down to where you feel a stretch, but you're not in the negative space all the while keeping your elbows tight in vs flared out (this is the strain that hurts the shoulder capsule) and then press up with an inward pinkies coming towards each other twist at the top. You will feel this in the chest and specifically decline area of the lower chest without even having to do decline press specifically.

[@DonGarcia11]

why would i do it in a way that would make it more into a decline chest exercise💀

[@thejabberwocky9620]

Idk if anyone has mentioned this before. But im super grateful for genuine fitness channels like yours

[@xXBurningxBridgesXx]

Think im gonna skip this and save my shoulders.

[@yojeli]

You could just try it with very light weights and experiment? I think stretching is amazing but I know how dangerous it can be

[@Daddyhack4prez]

you injure your shoulders by avoiding this. Progressively overload the stress and build your shoulders up to handle this load

[@pallyibub]

You literally just gotta drop some weight? Are you people actually this fucking stupid 😂

[@mxfilms9738]

@@yojelihe literally said use light weight but people don’t listen

[@lukes5631]

The fact that you will skip this is why your shoulders will not be saved.

[@shashwatsingh6580]

Deficit pushups ❤

[@aVenerable]

And ring pushups

[@simohayha6031]

Yeah amazing sometimes I hang so deep in my deficit push ups (done on dip bars) I feel my shoulder blades touching. Literal limit. But I fly up anyways, since my chest strong but then the lockout burns me out. Fucking triceps

[@TheDakotarays]

Great advice as per usual and I see Doc Mike representing Michigan with the Faygo shirt ;)

[@gurnblanston5000]

Needs a Vernor's, a Made Rite, and a Stroh's T shirt.

[@Dragonrune86]

I love Faygo. We get it over in Idaho also.

[@gurnblanston5000]

@@TheDakotaraysVernor's soda' and Stroh's ice cream is awesome!

[@bradpnw1897]

Mike is an undercover ICP Juggalo ❤. He only drinks Faygo for the nutritional content and what it does for his body and the mad gains😂. God bless 🙏

[@scotpak100]

Go down until you feel a light stretch on your chest. If you go all the way down, too much pressure is transferred to the tendons. I learned this the hard way.

[@ttvthesoulsurvivor1274]

Seeing alot of comments saying to go light on the movement Ive been training using the rep control the way he preaches and using this form and its been extremely safe. Taking 1 second concentric 3 seconds negative 2 seconds in the stretch Repeat I have had any times training to failure or near failure where form has broken following that control Posting bc its a big night and day difference just have to understand how your performing it Fast reps definitely could get hurt

[@rickdrogo]

This man loves his faygo

[@no_regerts5176]

So do Juggalos!

[@bradpnw1897]

​@@no_regerts5176exactly I should have known he was an undercover ICP Juggalo😂. I bet you he's not drinking the Faygo because of its nutritional content. God bless 🙏

[@ParvParashar]

Great cue! I’m definitely going to use this cue from now on. Can’t wait to get that deep stretch on my chest. It seriously looks amazing. 💪

[@ML-cg9rh]

I was a pt for the rams for over a decade, I promise you this will destroy rotator cuff. Don’t do it

[@ParvParashar]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@ML-cg9rhI appreciate your concern. I’ve been using this technique for quite some time now and I’ve had no issues whatsoever. In fact, my shoulders feel great and better than ever. No exercise or range of motion is inherently dangerous. It’s all about gradual exposure to the movement and progressive overload and using reasonably good technique and focusing on fatigue management and recovery. If someone’s shoulders hurt while doing this movement or ROM even after correcting their technique and using manageable load and checking all the boxes of recovery then they can certainly discontinue the use of this technique. However, I see no good reason to not use this much better technique to get an amazing muscle growth stimulus for the chest if your shoulders feel good throughout the movement. Also, injuries are multifactorial therefore I don’t think it’d be accurate to blame one exercise or technique for an injury as it can lead to the nocebo effect and that can certainly cause some negative outcomes. It’ll not destroy rotator cuffs. There’s no good evidence for saying that it’s not good for rotator cuffs. We shouldn’t attach fear with movement. It’s about using the correct applications of the exercise and technique. This technique is intended to be used with less weight and a very controlled tempo. If someone decides to lift extremely heavy weights with this technique and use an uncontrolled eccentric then that’s definitely not a very good idea but that’d be fault of the person doing that unreasonable thing in the first place and not the movement itself.

[@reallyeffingcooltechnodude]

@@ML-cg9rh It fixed my rotator cuff pain. I guess you could destroy something if using weights you can't control?

[@TheDumbRatMan12]

My rotators started begging me for mercy as soon as I saw that

[@Owen-C1997]

Then dont stick your elbows out so wide. You can get a crazy stretch without having 90 degree elbows lmao.

[@asepsaep9199]

​@@Owen-C1997you right. But it depends on the equipment. Here i got long dumbbell, so it's impossible to got that stretch without 90° elbow flared out

[@Psilocin-City]

What I’m getting from a lot of your videos is to stretch the bottom, pause, and do full range of motion, for everything. Sometimes do partials. Test your rep limit and keep 2 reps in the chamber. Progressive overloading your weight or number of sets over time. And rest 1.30 minutes between sets. Start with arms, keep chest/ back for last. And don’t warm up with cardio, keep cardio last.

[@LuchStefano]

remember guys, if you're not gymming consistently and eating / sleeping right, videos like this are literally uneccesary, focus on the negatives and keep your shoulders in a safe position.

[@kellymullaney5347]

Im 6'4" 225 and people in my gym think im so weak because I incline dumbell like this 35lb Warmup 45x12, 55x10, 65x8 for working I used to touch my chest instead of shoulders with like 75,85,90 for working and my chest has gotten so much more shelf to it since switching

[@canecorsomom2023]

Anyone who says your weak for that isn't really worth talking to. When it's all said and done, ego lifters end up with more injuries than gains. And im speaking as a recovering ego lifter lol.

[@ROSH1503]

Lift for yourself not others. You should not care about what anyone else thinks, you have to do you at your optimum comfort. Fek everyone else…

[@westmcgee9320]

@@ROSH1503he or she probably knows this. But it’s still a worthwhile point since much of the time, people are doing this 💩 in-public and judging others or being judged. When I used to use a gym, I spent as little time there as absolutely necessary. I walked in and got to f’ing work. Eyes watering n 💩. Short break - enough for strength refresh. Then back at it, again. Then it was on to the next exercise. We were outta that mf’er fast af. Limit the bull 💩 and much more can be accomplished. Also, I’m all about machines since there was less competition for them and they required limited setup time.

[@conornaughton4732]

Going to try this one! Always wondered about this. With an excercise like a push up you can do this too if you squeeze your chest together and your shoulders towards each other

[@Micah-Phoenix]

Or you can hold dumbbells while doing push ups which will level you go lower for a better stretch.

[@EIIende]

Ring Push Ups❤

[@conornaughton4732]

@@Micah-Phoenix good one!

[@conornaughton4732]

@@EIIende killer!

[@williamhauser3686]

I did this and got severe tendinopathy in my long bicep.

[@murrayer5426]

you used too much weight

[@benitocamela174]

@@murrayer5426 bros ego lift and then say an exercise is prone to injury, typical

[@RealAntek]

@@benitocamela174he joking lol

[@Jjvic69]

Dr Mike is the reason my year long plateau ended. Seeing progress similar to that of when I first started training 2 and a half years ago has made me fall in love with training all over again.

[@genaro5766]

THANK YOU , SIR .

[@jonaski08]

I can feel my shoulder hurting just by watching this😂

[@joshstatly9220]

my gosh yes, I had to drop several dumbbells to make this work but the stretch was amazing

[@jasonvanhaselen5238]

Probably shouldn't be dropping dumbbells, could break them

[@imdark7372]

@@jasonvanhaselen5238 he's talking about reducing weight..

[@jasonvanhaselen5238]

@@imdark7372 I know🤣

[@imdark7372]

@@jasonvanhaselen5238 ok

[@DiskoKDiskoL]

What about teh gains, were they amazing?

[@Stranger_Strange_Land]

I use the old school body building db flyes: where you get a light weight, at the bottom of the fly you open your hands and let the db slide a little bit towards your fingers, wrap your hands around, come up and at the top rotate your palms face-ward and squeeze for a sec. I'm definitely gonna try this tip. Thanks for sharing

[@microondasletal]

Half the range of motion (bottom half only) in push exercises = More results. No need to go that high, shoulders will work more that way and take work from the pecs. Most Olympia bodybuilders do a partial range of motion for a reason: you just can't feel the chest when you go that high. You're also more injury prone that way.

[@Deondre_Clark]

But I want strangers to think I'm alpha so I prefer to use way more weight than I can control

[@KrisWaring1991]

My shoulder will explode

[@marturomano]

In size, yes!

[@a88304]

How to tear your rotator cuffs 101

[@oribt1]

just don't use 60lbs on it

[@thesig301]

@@oribt1 when doing the press this way your elbow and wrist aren't stacked above each other, id highly recommend not doing this.

[@michaelmcdonald1620]

this is relatively small ROM for the shoulder I think your rotator cuff will be fine

[@mcp8063]

tell me you don't understand what you're talking about without stating it outright...

[@a88304]

@@mcp8063 no. Bad troll. Back under the bridge

[@russellmlfranklin]

The more I learn the more I realise that increasing weights is often not the way. Better technique, bigger range of motion, slower movements. Hard to fight the natural desire to watch numbers go up, but I think long term it leads to better results and fewer injuries.

[@CarlosGonzalez-lc8tu]

I hope they keep adding more classes every few seasons

[@fbyjigga8211]

Yeah ain’t no way. That don’t even feel right 😂

[@areebamaan1959]

That's bullshit, full range of motion is pointless U are probably gonna hurt your internal rotators U should choose a range of motion which keeps the tension on your muscles & this will increase intensity of effort which will eventually result in more & more muscle fibres recruitment & stimulate optimal increase in muscle size & strength. Remember a/c to Henneman's size principle - motor units are recruited based on the intensity of effort. Stimulus has nothing to do with the stretch you get or full range of motion. It is true that during exercise, muscle fibres are damaged & are repaired & grown but that's not the primary driver of the growth, it is rather *MECHANICAL TENSION* & *METABOLIC STRESS* which induces growth ( due to some biochemical reactions)

[@h.l.69]

Damn. I don't know anything about muscles or body building but that which you said about sustained tension seems to make good sense. Back when I was 16, I had been going to the gym for 2 years with rather minimal gains. Much because I did not eat a lot naturally. Anyway, around then I started doing squats for the first time ever and did them for about 6 months. I (no joke) gave it up after that as my legs grew so much larger compared to the rest of my body. Those workouts always had a different sense of exhaustion and intensity about them. I always did the same workout; started with an empty bar and did 10 repetitions after which I increased the weight by 5kg. Damn many reps. And once I reached my maximum, I would "come down" with the weights in a similar fashion. Having muscle looks cool but as I got older I began to appreciate functionality more. To me, it does not so much matter how I look, but rather that what I can actually do.

[@marturomano]

This is bull. You can still generate tension in the deep stretch. just go as deep as you can while not relaxing the chest and tadaaa. Also, as you said, if effort is the promoter of muscle growth (which it is) the stimulus actually is better with the stretch because the last reps of the set (the ones that generate more tension) more fibers get damaged because of the very same stretch

[@LvlUp.]

Same Thing my girlfriend tells me , deep Stretch Always on the fun Side .

[@callbrin573]

YES finally, I has to learn this myself because I could never feel my chest but I'm glad I see at least 1 video on this. this also applies to and Pushing exercises with dumbbells like shoulder press

[@moneyhafimek]

Been using this advice ever since I heard it about six months ago. This is effective and it takes ego lifting out.

[@lalescobar]

agree to this! Split my chest days. Heavy weights low Reps and Lighter weights higher reps.

[@CHUKS300]

The key to this is not taking it to failure but using a heavy weight with two reps in reserve, the lighter weight that touches your chest is when you want to rep out, absolutely nothing wrong with partials if you’re taking them to failure, just my opinion.

[@scottspaulding7965]

I am 59. I was taught this by a trainer when I was 20 when I first started lifting. It's a trick to quicker gains, and I believe it leads to less risk of injury. You won't lift as heavey as the guy next to you. But you will look like you lift more 😀

[@vacuus9281]

Ive stayed at similar weights for almost a year or more and every workout is brutal / get visible results with my body. Its never ending the process of perfecting form and having that slow eccentric and pause make you earn every set. Injuries are few and far between and thats after ive separated both shoulders from hockey years back. Shoulders have never been healthier. BW dips are pain free, pause at the bottom as well ect

[@batteriesincluded7188]

Dr Mike leaving out some essential knowledge... doing what he's asking you to is asking for shoulder injuries (unless of course you've already done this many times and gradually built up strength in your shoulder joints). But yeah, otherwise solid info.

[@jackjohnson2309]

The biggest thing with weightlifting is always to use the CORRECT weight for the motion you’re doing, and to do it with CORRECT technique. Weight or technique being off can hurt you. Doing this properly has great benefits, doing it wrong cannot destroy your shoulders.

[@user-jg9bi2vr3o]

I tried this and I loved it. Had people looking at me doing these workouts, one even started doing them like that . Thanks for the tips

[@CarlosOrtiz-bx9mb]

That’s stretch is remarkable I’m definitely adding it, thank you!

[@vibeworldmeta]

Lee Priest is the king of perfect form, absolute full range

[@3drees707]

You don’t try to do this when you’re going heavy af or with weight you can’t perfectly control through the ENTIRE movement. This is perfectly okay and effective

[@FullOfSpuds]

I've been training 10-20% lighter than I know I can manage but focusing on a deep stretch and slow eccentrics, and I've gained 5kg in just over 2 months, and little fat. Granted thats newbie gains but I also know my injury risk is so much lower, and it feels AMAZING getting that deep stretch under load

[@adelgamer1684]

Just use a chest press and make sure to stretch your chest all the way back on the negative. Try it and you will thank me trust me. This perfectly combines contraction and deep stretch, while also being seated, giving stability and allowing you to easily overload the chest without having to put much effort on the technique as it is a chest press machine. Edit: There is also a study with this exact idea being the subject of it. Get them gains boys and girls

[@ShaolinVoodoo]

That streatch is EASILY the best part of chest workout, so relaxing

[@niallms83]

Been doing this for a few weeks now and the results have been insane. IDGAF about ego lifting, so I'm doing half the weight that the bro's are for their little half reps.

[@IEdjumacate]

I would say you gotta give a PSA here to only do this lift if you are a pretty advanced weightlifter with a very good grasp of form & your limits. This looks like a great way to injure yourself if you don’t know what you’re doing or try to rep to failure every time.

[@BryanTorresdey]

Remember to do this with light weight, would say 60 % of your 1 ORM and you're solid, this blew up my chest and was sore for a week. This changed my pecs for life

[@Gilleto]

As a tall guy with very long arms I 100% approve of this. Chest is by far my best body part when training and its not due to genetics

[@Wtizreal]

Listen if you have a stocky build with a big ribcage and short arms you less likely to get injured but if you have long arms and a small ribcage don't do this. mobility is different for us all were not all built the same. YOu have to work with what works for you. If you get injured you have to live with it noone else!

[@yamabushiwarrior996]

Great teaching here. Now, to get the chest to expand, one should engage his or her scapula at the bottom range to reciprocally inhibit the pecs and not put load into the glenoid's connective tissues. This allows for a greater stretch in the chest and more muscle fiber recruitment on the concentric contraction.

[@DFli222]

Humbled the shit outta myself in the gym this evening with these! Thanks Dr Mike!

[@jgoldian47]

Can proudly say since focusing on the eccentric deep stretch pausing at the bottom and using lighter weight not going for numbers, it has BLOWN my muscle gaining capabalities sky high I sometimes think somene is slipping me gear LOL, im 180lbs at 5'7 and look better than i did both when i was 187lbs 3 years ago at 28% bodyfat and when i was 147lbs, im currently 15% bodyfat at 180, insane growth this past year. deep sleep and following a proper diet has really helped as well

[@diogogalhanone4477]

As it is said and REPEATED throughout the video... LESS WEIGHT. Really good!

[@DavidCedric_Official]

Yep! I have done today After fly pec workout. It felt great work, and stretch. especially the upper part. It felt great for getting strength. , I used 18kg on each side, feels heavy for the last rep, no more juice so couldn't get to full movement. Slow the way down in a furious attenpt to lift it all up and the great thing in thay that dire situation is that unlike barbell bench press, the dumbbells stop on your shoulder, you lock bring them to your chess and quick with your core strength to sit back.

[@johnnysize6271]

Important is to warm up the shoulders for this. Lot of people have injuries because they use to much weight and push it cold.

[@1stMarDiv4341]

I’ll never understand ego lifting (not referring to RP). I genuinely don’t give a shit about impressing anyone, and it’s bizarre to me how many people care about this.

[@philc648]

100% this works, if one start with 1/3 of what you think you can lift, and dont skip the shoulders behind chest cue 😉

[@adarshtiwari7395]

I popped for the golden up at the end. Even many high-budget movies don't have that level of production and camera work!

[@ThePh4ntomHammer]

This is exactly what your not supposed to do... the risk of injury far out ways the slight variance in gains you get from benching like this

[@Hooligoon832]

Kettlebells will allow you to go deeper if you grip them properly. Not in the middle like a dumbbell but at a slight angle with your hand in the corner of the handle. It should feel comfortable and the bonus difficulty of leverage a kb offers.

[@CharmandersCrispyTators]

I was hurting my shoulders ego lifting on bench press to the degree that I couldn’t lift. I dropped the weight, slowed my descent to like 5 seconds, and focused on the stretch at the bottom and my shoulders feel better than ever.

[@asprinklingofclouds]

Go to the gym, warm up, train hard, use weights that stress the muscles not the joints, and above all else, avoid excessive ranges of motion as exampled here.

[@ricksanchez3204]

I think the best lifting cue I ever got was doing push-ups you don't go straight down you pretend as though there's an invisible wall in front of you and you're trying to touch it with the top of your head as you go down it's a very slight almost imperceptible forward motion, amazing best thing I've ever done in my life exercise wise and it translates over into dumbbell and bench press very well not the same queue but you bring that same motion and you realize that you've been working your shoulders your entire life and just now started hitting your chest

[@emielrous303]

Appreciate that you're wearing a shirt. You're not here to show off, you're here to teach

[@garrettpritchett7648]

I have hated training chest for years until I found this cue. Changed my life

[@BoldStrong]

This will be buried deep. some people call this a barrel press. You keep your forearms perpendicular to the ground. It reduces the incorporation of the triceps. So essentially it becomes almost a fly and not so much a press. I only do it this way now. Thanks Mike!!!

[@DennisKolenovic]

This is great advice. But what’s crazy is that if you stop working for a month, all that muscle will deflate, but your head will stay the same size.

[@wilfredopinkston3999]

DR. MIKE MADE IT PLAIN WHEN HE SAID YOU DONT WANT TO DO THIS WITH HEAVY WEIGHT. ✊🏽👏🏽💪🏽💯

[@Ghost_of_a_Flea]

Ive had two rotator cuff tears and surgeries on my left shoulder from repetitive use. Bicep cut and reattached. I had never performed these like this and since i have been I have had zero shoulder issues and have never felt better.

[@faatman42]

Every deep stretch exercise NEEDS to be done in absolute control and complete focus on what your muscles and tendons are telling you. Nothing can destroy your body (short of high velocity impact) like over stretching the range. Be careful, go light for stretching ranges

[@illuviium]

I’m very new to lifting weights and even I know that if you’re gonna try this, try it with light-medium weight at first It may not feel like it cause human muscle is very resilient but if not probably rested or recovered from any previous hard workout and you attempt this with heavier weight, you very much risk a tear. For sure For sure try this on a decent medium mode

[@chevelleman88]

The stretch is not nearly as dangerous as you think if you keep your elbows that more of a 45° angle versus straight out to the sides. This is exactly how I perform my dumbbell chest presses and I've had a great results lately as I really focused on this approach the last couple months.

[@THEJavelinX]

seems like this would also somewhat limit the need to use chest flyes as well since you're effectively getting the same stretch or deeper on the pec

[@sumguyonnet2266]

All the young cats who MAY read this, there's a bit of joy in allowing yourself to be an amateur in the thing you do next. If you're seeing a new exercise here or anywhere online, take it slow and get used to it. You'll like it more, hit your desired results, and reduce injury. There's folks that are talking about how they blew out their rotators. It's because they REFEUSED to be new at something and take it slow.

[@MuddyCoyote.]

The cue at the bottom with tempo slow negative explosive positive yes👍 and you don’t need to lift a crazy amount of weight to stimulate the chest. Control movement 🟰 great gains

[@staywackzach]

It is imperative that you have proper form, good shoulder mobility, and a solid core to pull this off without injuring yourself

[@BuddyRevel]

And blow out your shoulder because you are waaay below 90 degrees on your rotator. Mean while this technique won’t do jack comparatively