LEE PRIEST: Answers most frequently asked Biceps Training Questions

[@garybarentine6758]

I have followed every bodybuilder for 48 years. I started training at 18. I was in Arnolds days. Worked out with him twice. Then I as time goes by I started noticing Lee Priest, and kept watching him all through his career. Now I know many will disagree however, if you look at the full package of Lee's legs, forearms, abs, biceps etc., his symetry is perfect, and one of the best bodybuilders I would say in the top ten ever. He has a witty personality, and just an all around good guy. I have heard comments about his tattoo's who gives a shit. He had to stay clean cut for so long he earned the right to say F**k it, and enjoy somewhat relaxing while being what he wants to be.

[@00Aroha]

Well said bro

[@derekbolz4368]

Definitely top 10 his arms are number 1

[@junkyard-p1s]

You shouldn't judge a person by their tattoos. Judge them by their behavior. I have 80 tattoos. Nobody cares. 😂

[@danbrown3103]

Well can i say, im not a bodybuilder. Im a 57 year old tradie that is thinking about dropping money on equipment from sams fitness because of the demos on youtube with Lee. Lee priest’s popularity has only just started .His personality, and his past, and his ability to keep people looking at a podcast is incredible. And iv watched heaps.I dont think he knows or cares. But good for us. Edit: its the person(Sam?) reading the questions that equally makes the channel.

[@colinluby5950]

Nightclub physique should be the next new bodybuilding category

[@BrianTads]

Too funny! 🤣🤣

[@midnightflyer7510]

I know guys that would stash 20lb db’s behind the seats of their IROC’s to get a cheap pump before hitting the club strip here at the Jersey Shore back in the day! I was guilty of it myself now and then...lol

[@colinluby5950]

@@midnightflyer7510 We men are probably all guilty of prancing around in clubs with tight tops etc!

[@BrianTads]

@@midnightflyer7510 did it work? 😉💪

[@midnightflyer7510]

@@BrianTads Sure it works, but like Lee even says, it’s very temporary. Anything to get the bicep veins popping! We were such meathead tools back then...lol...Tank tops, Z. Cavariccis and black high top Reebok’s! My wife still makes fun of me for those days!😬

[@Jshwaa68]

I've seen countless videos of Lee Priest describing his arm workouts, and he always tells the same story. Love this man. He's honest and cuts the bullshit.

[@bapcorp8303]

Lee's a true typical Aussie, says it as it is & nothing is a hassle

[@L0-C01]

Oath

[@iTip28]

Love how Lee is so low key. Of everything I've seen of him over the years, it's just his personality. Just a good dude.

[@davidmarlow1719]

This is the way to give advice.. No bullshit, no fluff, just straight to the point based on decades of experience.

[@EverysteinSingleberg]

Lee is the most consistent personality in bodybuilding over all these years. I love how he didn’t attack anyone about the skipping body parts thing. A small joke about flamingo legs but didn’t name anyone and also just talks about the logic, about getting what you want from the gym. Just train arms and calves if that’s all you need from your training. He’s so based and not a snarky guy like so many newer “personalities”

[@iargueta1220]

Some people just can’t understand that once a week is enough to build muscle if you do it properly. One person actually got mad at me because they asked me how often I did chest and I told them once a week, they thought I was lying.You should spend about 45 min to 1 hour working now that’s it! Five exercises per muscle group 1 minute rest max between sets, 3 to 5 sets whatever you prefer. On leg day and back day you can rest longer periods because those are hard days. Take a good supplement immediately after working out! Do this and in two months you will have impressive gains

[@laowai2000]

Got to say Lee's training videos top notch. As someone who has trained on and off from age of 17 to 51, Lee's videos certainly helped to remind importance of mixing up exercises. Loved that straight arm lat pulldown exercise on cable machine. Still feeling it couple days later.

[@chrisweidner4768]

All the best to everyone. Be free. Take care of one another. Awaken the naive. Always enjoy Lee. Each body part once a week.. Indeed. I am 62. I train 2 times a week. Always supersets. Not the best shape of my life, but getting there. Rebounding from convid.

[@user-wc1nd9ie6x]

Love how much of a genuine guy Lee is for being one of the GOAT’s- even accepted me on fb :)

[@chipw7083]

I wonder how sick he is of answering the same questions about biceps over the years.

[@xamurai00]

About as sick as he was of slogging his way to the gym at 5 in the morning every day for years.. He just gets on with it.

[@danielmor4073]

I think he actually enjoys helping people

[@junkyard-p1s]

Depends if he's getting$$

[@Bass7a]

In my opinion it's not just particularly only Lee a decent person, but rather Aussies as a whole. Every nation has their own signature ratio of common personality traits that are common for it. They somehow still carry the tourch, that gives you that mid 2000s vibez. I realized 4 years ago, after working with people from all over the world, that whenever I was on shift with an Aussie it was always an absolut blast. No exeption. Mind-blowing.

[@wtpiep82]

Love the honesty from Lee.

[@spicybiker3191]

20yrs later still don’t have a peak! Had me howling!!

[@ulfhednar8850]

Was it really that funny?

[@spicybiker3191]

@@ulfhednar8850 if any one else said it no, but the way lee says it maybe so.

[@kevinmurphy6036]

These Godamn thumbnails are hysterical!!! They never disappoint

[@DrewPWebos]

Reason why Lee loves preacher curls so much is because Lee is a Priest 🙏💪

[@gerhardschelbi2302]

ha ha ha ho ho ho hi hi hi

[@robintaylor8450]

I love the way he Always puts big ears 👂 on him in the thumb nail

[@googlesucks925]

Hes so chilled.

[@petercsigo9935]

Lee Priest is a real deal when it comes to bodybuilding. Forget about these KZbin sensation like Tony Hughes and the likes of him with their mumbo jumbo bodybuilding. You want to learn about bodybuilding you better listen to Lee Priest.💪👍

[@franciscoandresnaranjoleon8815]

Suelo ver los videos de este dúo tan original y creo que es la palabra adecuada, me parecen originales ,honestos y les caracteriza el humor que se suele tener a esa edad . Desde España GRACIAS .

[@Alex.McManus]

Once a week is fine cuz roid usage allows for longer periods of anabolic synthesis. As a natural, anabolic synthesis diminishes have 3 days. Everyone is different. Some bodies respond well to over training. Some don't. Train biceps twice a week if you're natural.

[@GEO-CHRIST]

It’s nice for him to give training advice. I’m sure he gets tired answering the same questions over and over again.

[@captainunderpants936]

This is a fucking chill cool guy

[@xamurai00]

Beginners and early intermediates do not need ''arm days''. You get plenty of stimulation with chest press, chest dips, bend over rows and pull ups.

[@abrahamjustice777]

So grateful to be able to listen to an ICON .. and to find out he's also so much of just a regular funny guy too

[@tonybrick2095]

With Lee's genetics, it wouldn't have mattered what he did. He could have trained biceps every five minutes and his arms still would have been huge.

[@lhnrt3478]

U r just wrong tbh

[@rbear4014]

Hes off the drugs now and his biceps are not huge.

[@lhnrt3478]

@@rbear4014 dude do you know hold old this guy is? And what has that do with genetics

[@rbear4014]

@@lhnrt3478 my point is "dude" without steroids he would just be a small natural bodybuilder with a little bit above average arm development. As far as your stupid comment regarding age, I believe he is only in his mid-40s. I'm 60 and I could blow his ass away on a bodybuilding stage competing naturally.

[@lhnrt3478]

@@rbear4014 k

[@MrGrudgehammer]

god bless you lee...much love from NY

[@Psico4rm4]

Lee Priest have the best genetics!! he is for me, the best bodybuilder of all time, a true giant killer!

[@kentmathewgonzaga9508]

hope to see u longer lee ❤

[@lh5717]

He is a pretty chilled dude

[@nipponjim7815]

he just described how I psyched out all my competition lmao 13 minute arms for a 12 minute walk down the block.

[@seanp7871]

Best arms in the game 🔥 ,

[@decastroarnold]

love watching Lee priest ❤

[@danreeve72]

Same chuckle there as Dorian.Awesome dude ❤👍☠️💪

[@WaterfrontDental]

Love Lee.

[@jehouse86]

Lee is peacocking with 2 full packs of toilet paper on the shelf. These days you're more likely to get the girl with 2 packs of tp and a can of ravioli than a 6 pack 😆

[@opulenceluxury8548]

And his carefully arranged cleaning products. Like "look at me I'm good around the house and buff". He's so transparent.

[@billybobs1705]

@@opulenceluxury8548 wtf are you on about?

[@Masterofmonotony]

@@billybobs1705 WOOSH

[@BrianTads]

Absolutely. There is no doubt he is making a statement and you can see everything has been arranged just right in order provoke a response

[@kieranhimself3655]

@@BrianTads im pretty sure this is Sams shop not Lees house

[@MrProcopis]

Great guy and great tips!

[@sparkydpitbull]

1st... I just wanna thank my ma and my dead granny for making this happen 🤟😂

[@j.torres6846]

Clubbing top with flamingo bottom 🤣🤣🤣Lee’s freaking hilarious

[@chshamsher]

I love him

[@carcinohate]

Love the guy's soft hobest humor here. Noy offending at all but carries a lot of substance in what he's saying. 👍👍

[@nickmorgan8434]

Lee looks like he's possibly murdered a few people lol.., but you hear him talk and he's smart and down to Earth.

[@Keranu]

Wouldn't training frequency be more effective for natural lifters? From what I've heard, bro splits are more optimal for enhanced lifters due to changes in protein synthesis.

[@Croissantrophy.meme.channel]

Yep, naturals needs more frequency

[@pauldavies7701]

OMG LEE and STAN. What started of with LEE SERIOUS . Became a Had me in STITCHES SHOW. BEST BODY BUILDING SHOW on Utube. SO REAL💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪👀

[@SilmShandy]

What’s he opinion on full body x3 a week

[@lee4171]

Admired Lee from his earliest training days. For an Aussie, he's a gud un this lad.

[@junkyard-p1s]

One ain't enough for me. Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 🤣

[@SlonePreoni-zj4zk]

Great advice lee

[@nickmorgan8434]

I'm from the 80s how did I miss Lee Priest

[@sinepari9160]

God who does preacher curls now days :-) A good old school exercise.

[@lalawhite9688]

Lee best arms in history hands down

[@donataspuidokas2601]

Kai Greene

[@lalawhite9688]

@@donataspuidokas2601 hey good arms on green I agree Lee looked better overall to me

[@eagleeyedjohnt287]

Hi Lee is it 6 to 12 explosive good form reps for size pls say for chest once a week i do 15 sets is that enough pls

[@Konigkev]

Lee is the 🐐

[@jasonjuneau2948]

I read an article that said if you measure your wrist and add 10 inches that thats the maximum size your arms will get... without the gear. And also like lee said, muscle shape is genetic. You can change the size but not the shape. And back then that pump n pose shit wasn't as widely used as it is now.

[@CoffeeCartel666]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@jawbaw6471]

I agree. I have 18's cold but I stalemated for years until I dropped down to one hard arm workout per week.

[@stevecvntniko8271]

Don't lie the only thing you dropped down to was ur knees

[@jawbaw6471]

@@stevecvntniko8271 -- No lie. Sometimes the body needs more recovery time.

[@afcmark1]

Some trainers would say you can only train a body part once a week if you're on steroids. Is this true? I'm confused. Wouldn't a back workout stimulate the biceps enough until the next bicep workout? Lee's method suits me fine. I wouldn't enjoy training body parts more than once a week.

[@thorbeorn4295]

I train arms maybe once every third week otherwiese they take over. I had decent arms even before going to the gym.

[@awfullyawful]

And that’s why your name is Gunn.

[@jamesmac4447]

I recall rev priest doing pull ups on bicep day.

[@Scrooks1]

It appears that doing cable curls helped Lee to grow his ears.

[@markomilic7663]

🤣🤣🤣 Genius Love Lee!

[@Andrew-ig2dk]

Aussie we have the best humour well done Lee so relaxed true legend

[@deanstein4475]

The man has got some of the best biceps I know he's short in stature but he's got some of the guys rounded muscle bellies I've ever seen in arms and most people trained back and buys myself I mix it up back and buys and the next week I'll have due back and tries and do chest and biceps but that small muscle group one day a week and he's the man he should know he's got great biceps

[@deanstein4475]

He's definitely got the genetics for his biceps he's got the peak I myself have long have a long bicep I wish I could get a peek but what I like is he the straight bar curl which is the classic old school Arnold used to do if I see a lot of people not doing that anymore with a Olympic Bar and you know the EZ Curl Bar you know I do do them isolated but I hardly ever see people using the Straight bar anymore and I think it's a Mainstay in doing biceps and I know Lee Priest does used to straight bar I would love to ask him I don't know if he's old school they had I called it the seven gun salute where you would do 7 halfway curls then stop halfway up then do 7 pulling up tear shoulder Savon and then 7 complete curls complete motion complete movement so three movements and all I got caught the seven gun salute I still use it today wonder how many people out there do that throw that in every now and then

[@hectorshrzr4597]

I love this guy 😅🤣

[@dadadannn]

I found going HARD makes shit grow more than more frequency

[@eagleeyedjohnt287]

Shame I missed the chat when are you on next pls

[@aleksandardjordjevic2729]

Hhahaahha, the other half of the video is gold. "Nightclub physique", hahah. Also, the guys that are training always the same, very often training in flip-flops, especially during the summer. Those are the guys that train usually ches-biceps, maybe triceps, some back, but legs-NEVER. :D

[@Coneman3]

Much of what Lee said is what Mike Mentzer was saying 30-40 years ago while being ridiculed and ignored by many.

[@midnightflyer7510]

Mentzer was all about minimal number of sets though and destroying a given body part in one or two ridiculous sets. I don’t think he ever advocated 20 sets for any body part, let alone biceps. Forced reps and strip sets was Mike’s game as was Dorian’s who followed Mike’s “Heavy Duty” training protocol. Sometimes he would even rest longer than a week just to recover from the damage done!

[@Coneman3]

I know. Mentzer argued for training once a week per body part and that you cannot change the shape of a muscle via different exercises. These were controversial decades ago but now Lee is advocating them. Lee said biceps only need training once a week. Less controversial these days but heresy in the past. I’m not saying everyone trains like Mentzer now, but we have moved somewhat towards his position.

[@midnightflyer7510]

@@Coneman3 My buddy was fascinated with Mentzner and high intensity back in the early nineties. Big Dorian fan too. He wound up paying Mike for phone consultations. I remember him sometimes waiting 9 days to train a muscle, especially legs, but he would obliterate it with one or two exercises, one set each! It would work for a while but then he would go back to more volume after it stopped working. We all trained a body part once/week back then but if you did HIT, you had to drastically cut vol. Our conclusion after years was that it’s good to periodize HIT in but not for long since it can lead to injury as Dorian found out regularly. My buddy hasn’t done HIT in years cause of injuries. He finally earned his pro card as a masters! I thought the trend these days was training a body part more often, 2-3x/wk. Sometimes I’ll train 2x/wk but for the most part, it’s still 1x/wk for me even after 35 years.

[@Coneman3]

It can be hard to keep up HIT, although there are many different interpretations of exactly what it is. John Little advocated a very brief version, Arthur Jones an extreme ott version imo. As you increase intensity, you have to reduce training frequency and maybe this point is lost on many. I also believe changing exercises is a good thing, as well as not always using max intensity. My best tip is instead of doing more than 1 identical set of anything is to do single sets of different exercises. This puts maximal stress on different groups of muscle fibres to increase overall muscle stimulation. Intensity is the most important factor in muscle growth stimulation but there are other tactics which can help which don’t involve increasing intensity. Ultimately though intensity increase has to be the general goal. No big bodybuilder uses light resistance. Frequency of training depends on individual recovery ability, age, health, gear etc. 4-7 days is supposed to be minimum time for full muscle recovery.

[@danstafford5977]

@@Coneman3 When you have a 20 inch arm it only needs to be trained once a week... a 20-inch arm needs more recovery time than a 15 inch arm... the heavier the weight it takes less frequency!

[@JanKnoester]

Plus you're nice and intelligent guy

[@PrimeMatt]

Best arms in bodybuilding 💪🏼

[@jeztickles4361]

Lee can I ask a question… How do I get big arms?

[@jacobh5659]

Synthol

[@jeztickles4361]

@@jacobh5659 what’s that?

[@donataspuidokas2601]

Lots of cardio

[@gerhardschelbi2302]

the best tips? synthol!

[@Nathan-rv2re]

Everytime I hit biceps immediately after chest they get a hella pump

[@bobbybooshay5854]

How is it that the body's responses are based on week's ;a time factor created by man. Why not train them once every 6 days or 8 days? Honestly who knows

[@ColonelJohnmatrix1000]

Great video this one, quite funny about the guy who only wants arm lol

[@Palpac]

I had that training on a Friday night, when 3 indian dudes rock into the gym dressed for town, hitting curls and posing in the mirror🤣

[@Jesse-df9fz]

Lol after reading the title of the video all I could picture was Lee saying "train your biceps" in response to the question. Which, ironically is the proper answer to the question, just fucking train your biceps, youre not gonna get Lee's arms because you don't have Lee's genetics, but you might get the best version of YOUR arms after years doing it

[@justinchamberlain3443]

0:10 says he only trained biceps once per week 3:05 peaks are genetic

[@its_dan0s966]

He ruined himself with tattoos. Especially the face one in the later years. Makes him look douchey AF

[@chancemixon9464]

Lmao love the humor.

[@Demerest003]

Not sure who's doing the thumbnails, but fire them that photoshop fail is hilarious 😂

[@TimKollat]

Is Lee as natural as Mike Ohearn?

[@Dan-zs8pk]

Has never claimed to be. Pal

[@TimKollat]

@@Dan-zs8pk it was a joke, settle down there

[@Dan-zs8pk]

@@TimKollat nobody got the joke

[@CoffeeCartel666]

@@Dan-zs8pk time of the month ? 🥲

[@JamesSmith-ou9sd]

Why would anyone take advice from a guy with the greatest arm genetics of all time? He could have been a grocery store bagger and would still have bigger arms naturally than most gym rats.

[@godsofwar1186]

News flash, when you tpdo bench press your primary mover is your triceps. Lee didn't workout arms once a week.

[@dereksteele291]

Lee, please let him finish.

[@eagleeyedjohnt287]

All the way from UK London i am

[@stanfordkoch1271]

Lee juist discribed 85% of the gym goers :-)

[@redknight9740]

That photoshop !! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnborges1062]

Hey Sam Can you ask lee since he trains everything once a week whats his view on calves how many exercises, sets,reps etc..my calves just won't grow.thank you love this channel

[@6packonlyripped604]

No

[@johnborges1062]

@@6packonlyripped604 you must hate your life...

[@bruzalind]

Once every 5 days is twice a week though Lee lol

[@ReptileKlung]

Bar room bodybuilders

[@saviola5194]

😂😂20 sets

[@chadbyron1886]

Well i see a lot of guys work their arms and shoulders just by not doing exercises properly. Literally seen a guy do lat pulldowns and get up and flex his biceps for the mirror lol then after his "back" workout with arms pumped they go and do biceps lol i see that every day

[@ch35t3rd3]

How many times does Lee say, "So"?

[@painlikebaneadamah_picture38]

@samsfitness ... can you look at your exposure for these videos, please? Come on m8, thought you were into cameras & stuff!?! I know you can do better, m8!! Great interview as always, though mate!!!

[@awfullyawful]

I can’t grow mine at all. Under 6 feet with a 6’7” arm span. My biceps are so long I can’t add any mass. Pretty strong but you can barely tell looking at them.

[@Master-n-Teachvirgo8557]

💪bp-spill💪

[@soybean70]

Would have been best ever if 6" taller

[@lort6022]

once a week on massive amounts of juice, got it

[@googlesucks925]

You again. Jealousy is a feminine trait.