272: Mike Israetel - How important is it to feel the stretch

[@mcfarvo]

Always love to listen to Mike talk about stuff for awhile

[@ReviveStronger]

Glad you like it, thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@jongrotrian5067]

Dr. Mike is one of a kind. He definitely has made a place for himself in the hypertrophy space!

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for watching :) - Coach Jess

[@nickbyrd1027]

I've been obsessively binging all the Revive Stronger/Dr. Mike videos and just keep finding new ones. I feel like I've watched at least 20 or so. These have a criminally low amount of views, some of the absolute best fitness content I have ever found!

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Please do help spread the word via comments, likes & shares - it's all highly appreciated. - Steve

[@joejones8146]

Definitely try get Kuba on! I train at his gym and watch all his stuff - massive role model

[@ReviveStronger]

That would be interesting! Will pass it on! Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@gingerbreadboy]

Thanks to the person who asked about 0RIR and reps. Been asking it for a while and never got a good answer from commenters.

[@ReviveStronger]

Sorry we were never able to answer it properly, thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@gingerbreadboy]

@@ReviveStronger lol not you. I meant fellow KZbin commenters didn’t have good answers.

[@osmosinsane9611]

Steve brother, ive had the same issue, was ramping up so much volume 3 years ago lol. 6 hours workours. Now you can definitely understand why i was thankful for finding out about Dr Mike. This guy is Genius!

[@ReviveStronger]

Awesome to hear, thanks for watching and sharing! - Coach Jess

[@BodyworksPrime]

Love the slick new intro Steve.

[@ReviveStronger]

Gald you enjoy it, thanks for the support! - Coach Jess

[@Chaosdude341]

HAVE A GOOD DAY PASCAL! thanks for being my fav natty, Mr whole (you're tired Mr scal)

[@mcso9166]

Great content as always Steve and Dr. Mike! Thanks Gentlemen.

[@ReviveStronger]

Our pleasure, thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@mmcnamara35able]

Excellent videos!!!! Thank you!!! 💯

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for the support! - Coach Jess

[@noelnyc8227]

With diuretics in the spotlight for the recent deaths of some female competitors. Good to hear Doc mention how in a responsible manner he has benefitted from their use.

[@ReviveStronger]

It's all about education and critical thinking, and finding the balance.. Thanks for watching :) - Coach Jess

[@nicolasklug2311]

Always love Mike big thumbs up !

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for watching :) - Coach Jess

[@samueldahl9790]

Nice into!!

[@ReviveStronger]

Happy to hear that you like it! - Pascal

[@perryjphilip]

I could listen to Dr. Mike all day.

[@ReviveStronger]

Yup, he's got something doesn't he! Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@gamerchristina1079]

AMAZING!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 💪💪❤️❤️‼️

[@ReviveStronger]

You're so welcome, thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@coachpaul-vedicfitness]

I have a question for Dr Mike : is there a difference of hypertrophic stimuli intensity/efficiency when training both upper body muscles and lower body muscles. Basically, is there a difference of anabolism stimuli between a half body upper/lower program and a half body push/pull (legs included, quad in push and hams in pull, etc.) or anterior/posterior muscles ? Thanks !

[@juansamudio1171]

There’s a lot of factors that determine a good stimulus both have the capability to give you a better stimuli but that’s just going to vary on you

[@chrisplummer4391]

Hi guys! Do you have tips for keeping the intensity up in the gym while still recovering from another sport? I play a lot of golf, and it stays 90-100F (32-38C) for 4+ months out of the year where I live. During hot months, a 4-hour round of golf can be exhausting, and it feels impossible to get a good workout in on the same day. I know there are some really big guys who practice demanding sports (e.g. Dr Mike with BJJ), so I know it’s possible to have a balance, I’m just struggling with my own. Thanks!!

[@ReviveStronger]

Hey Chris, thanks for your question :) Realistically, you need to make one or the other a priority, and train like it. So if bodybuilding is the priority, maybe go before golfing, in the morning when it's cooler. If golf is the priority, acknowledge that your rate of gain won't be as fast/optimal as it could be, but you're okay with the trade-off :) Does that make sense? - Coach Jess

[@chrisplummer4391]

@@ReviveStronger Yes, thank you for the reply!

[@AngryOscillator]

On the vegan thing, I'm not a vegan (half my diet is eggs, ribeye and salmon) but I do think we need to work out a new way to do milk Obviously factory farming too but considering animals and emotions and such? Check out the dairy industry... or don't, because its pretty grim I need a cow

[@ReviveStronger]

I don't think it's just the milk, there is a lot of unnecessary cruelty, I definitely think education is key, and getting your own chickens and whatnot^^ My mom lives in the countryside and get everything from farmers around, chickens roaming free etc, it's cool AND it tastes amazing! Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@AngryOscillator]

@@ReviveStronger oh yeah there's a lot but at least if I'm eating the creature it's suffering has ended and to not eat at that point is not only a waste but an insult to its life/being. That glass of milk though? The mother is still probably crying for her stolen baby... again. Animals don't naturally lactate all year round, they do it to feed their young. Can't be having all the babies stealing our fresh milk now though can we? Man I need a cow. Humanity is capable of such beauty and awesomeness on one hand and on the other....

[@Magic_beans_]

55:53 - Bit of a nitpick there, the average age at slaughter for chickens in the US and UK is seven weeks. That’s partly for cost reasons but also because younger meat is more tender (hence veal). I expect people would just as soon switch to lab meat. 1:06:00 - That’s something I’d been wondering about. Makes sense that the ideal would be to take as much time as you need. If you are time constrained though, sounds like you just have to accept that as a limitation and whatever progress you can manage under that limitation dictates how you adjust load and volume.

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for sharing this and for watching! - Coach Jess

[@zachlloyd9392]

Pigs and Cows at the farms I am around come up, get a couple good mouthfuls of thier favorite food, and then lights out with a shot to thier cranial cavity with a shotgun slug, penetration of the skull is complete and the tissue within essentially scrambles immediately from the hydrostatic shock. Even the nervous system continuing to fire is over within a few seconds typically. They are treated unbelievably well and have amazing lives until harvest. The families thank the animal for thier life and what they provide for thier family and are still sad when it happens after years of living this way. I don't see how that is an aweful thing. Cats in nature strangle thier prey to death and many times play with it in a tortuous manner, and wild dogs will eat prey alive starting at the haunches. Other animals will rip livers out of prey alive then leave them to die after getting the prized offal. On commercial farming.... good luck producing enough food for everyone without it. Hand harvesting takes a few hours for just one 200lb Kunekune, I can't imagine the process on 600lb pigs and 1 ton cattle. The thing is our modern lifestyle and diversity of skills etc cannot be sustained by local communities providing for one another as many do here. Including farming and orcharding.

[@cyclist5000]

What are your thoughts on estimating RIR on squats? Like when doing squats with a tempo until it gets really hard, and then you stand and take a deep breath to get maybe 2-3 more. But I find that every time I pause and breath 3-5 seconds, I can usually eek out 2-3 more reps, but just one at a time (separated by breaths)

[@ReviveStronger]

I just standardize my breathers :) I know I ALWAYD get a few more on a leg press for example with 3-5 seconds, so after I feel like I'm out of gas I then take a couple breathers and manage more, and the whole cycle I limit myself to that breathers protocol :) Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@cyclist5000]

@@ReviveStronger How many "breather breaks" do you take? Just the one, of 3-5 seconds?

[@damonfyfe5828]

@@cyclist5000 don't think it would really matter as long as it's standardised week to week?

[@zelenisok]

A question for Israetel or some other knowledgeable guest - do constant tension training and/or slower tempo training imitate BFR training as far as the effect on the muscle is concerned, and if yes, does that mean they give similar benefits for hypertrophy?

[@ReviveStronger]

I don't see how constant tension or slower tempo training would imitate BFR? Like in what way, physiologically? - Coach Jess

[@zelenisok]

Well literal BFR haha. I've come across info that isometrics affect blood flow, impacting both local blood flow in the muscle, and the general circulatory system differently than normal dynamic exercising, and that they elevate blood pressure much more. As far as I understand this includes a level of BFR in the muscles worked. If that is bc the isometrics are necessarily constant tension, it stands to reason that normal dynamic reps with constant tension will have similar effect.

[@cussyrichards6121]

It's no wonder why some people accuse Mike of losing touch with what it's like to train as a natural when he's 113kg at 5ft 5in with lower ab veins. He's not even remotely in the human species with those stats. Regarding what he says about Kai Green and Big Ramy being natty on stage at 100 - 120kg; he's forgetting a huge component to genetics which is your response to bodybuilding drugs. It's probable that Kai Green and Big Ramy would not have been as massive as 100 - 120kg on stage, but they had an elite response to drugs (or simply an ability to survive such high doses) that made them bigger than everyone else who took the same stuff (and at the same doses) as they did.

[@ReviveStronger]

I still think that he understands all perspectives and is smart enough to give advice and spread knowledge and experience as non natty ;) Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for watching! - Coach Jess

[@nicolasklug2311]

Agreed

[@AngryOscillator]

How so? He often warns against excessive volumes for beginner lifters and gives details on how to auto-regulate volume and frequency. The principles apply regardless of drugs; if you are sore going in to train you did too much 😁 I haven't watched all of it yet so I don't know if there is something obvious I haven't yet seen though you do have a point about hyper responders. He does have the situation of being in America however; its not like Greg or Derek who can talk freely about this stuff

[@femoris8502]

Great interview I love mike! One point on the veganism topic. The biggest reason to go vegan in my opinion is to reduce suffering as much as practically possible, and I think thats why most people go vegan. If mike is willing to acknowledge that even the most ethical version of slaughter still causes a certain amount of suffering, and since its not necessary to include meat in your diet to make optimal gains, wouldn’t the removal of animal products from your diet be the best way to reduce suffering as much as practically possible? Not looking for a gotcha just slightly challenging mikes spectrum philosophy about veganism which I respectfully disagree with. I don’t believe that its ever okay to consume animal products unless its absolutely necessary (which it almost never is). Thanks for the content as always!

[@ReviveStronger]

It's a complex nuanced topic that I have very little knowledge about but I appreciate you sharing your thoughts. I believe Mike did a video on the RP channel about veganism in depth, and he was on the podcast with the vegan dude as well for a long convo, if you haven't checked that out, I highly recommend it :) Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@femoris8502]

@@ReviveStronger I have watched both! The topic ends up being complex for sure and I’ve steeped myself in that content for the last two years to be able to navigate the convo better without sounding preachy or like im attacking anyone. It’s sad that that’s often what it comes down to 😔 Thanks for always responding my question is more for mike I guess.

[@benkalman8751]

Funny that Mike was talking about this virtual reality Facebook months before Zuckerberg announced the changed to Meta!

[@ReviveStronger]

Mike is in the future haha. Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@kimmcoutino]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🧠

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@christandsvdv389]

Who is this cuba guy?

[@ReviveStronger]

Kuba Cielen! - Coach Jess

[@icejumperke]

You were late, Jess! 😠😂

[@ReviveStronger]

Sorry, it was me again. I was out sailing for the first time. Pascal ;)

[@icejumperke]

@@ReviveStronger Oh alriiiiiiight! Nice, nice! Hope you had fun, bruh!

[@watsonkushmaster3067]

as long as i agree with mikes points, they are kind of "rationalizations so we dont feel bad about eating animals" arguments... why instead of guessing if chicken is happy or not and knows it will die or not - why not just accept that they died for us to eat? if we are really able to man up and withstand that, then cool...just eat meat but dont get into all those arguments that really are nothing more that excuses for us to feel better...

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for sharing your opinion, and thanks for watching :) - Coach Jess

[@Hedgeflexlfz]

Man I would love to take a drug that would make me grow with minimal health implications lol. I would just do cardio as my exercise and still be jacked.

[@ReviveStronger]

Haha that's funny cause I'd love to be bigger but I'd always love training anyway and having to work for it, even assisted! - Coach Jess

[@devil5hlygrim972]

I retain water from being over 300lbs fat in my early teens, and now all I get is the strongman look at 220lbs 6ft”3 even after dieting from 250lbs lol

[@ReviveStronger]

Thanks for watching! - Coach Jess

[@havroth666]

fuck the questions, I could watch hours of you just casually chatting.