Should You Lift Hard and Heavy To Build The Most Muscle?

[@Heyght]

KZbin did tag the vídeo

[@MxPinky]

Yep, at the very least I got that lil google covid add

[@persistentbake9041]

😂

[@Dwhizzle]

lol I did get confused as to why it was tagged haha 😂

[@southstar87]

😅😅

[@LatimusChadimus]

That's because health has truths and that goes against the elites demands for slayves since weak sickly fearful folk don't fight back

[@tacocammando5742]

I like how his every blink seems forced as if his body is actually being piloted by a smaller man inside

[@ForTheReallys]

Team Full ROM baby

[@Rplaysduhvid]

😂😂😂

[@matthewstarnes9147]

Now i cant unsee this😂

[@kyleyonker5396]

We are all a smaller man on the inside

[@joshua.r999]

The Jew inside 😂

[@nicolelws1765]

I’m struggling with depression right now and your videos genuinely help me, and put a smile on my face. Thanks for that.

[@jota55581]

Have You tried meditation?

[@8889]

Dr Mike's energy is really healing. Hope you find peace along your path nicolews1765.

[@edgelord8644]

Try some pocket pool boss 😂

[@nicolelws1765]

@@jota55581 Yes I have.

[@jake8915]

same bro, we got this

[@Moose92411]

This video is basically about my exact journey through lifting. Now that I'm almost 40, I still love lifting and getting results, but I also LOVE working toward perfecting technique and SFR.

[@The_Comment_Dude]

If my only video gets 1000 likes, I'll do 1000 push ups in 1 hour and post it on KZbin.

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Awesome! - Dr. Mike

[@searchbar83]

​@@The_Comment_Dude just do it anyways. Don't wait for likes, let the push up video get the likes.

[@dcuccia]

44 and just getting started, but I'm kinda happy I can learn from Dr. Mike and just skip to the end and build a practice I can do till I'm 90.

[@TBCjls]

Wtf is sfr

[@Dan_The_Man_YT]

For anyone wondering: 0:29 Я как бы сам тоже европеец или когда-то был «I am kinda European myself or I used to be sometime ago”. That’s Russian xD

[@chrisweidner4768]

Brother, always hitting the topics that I’ve been struggling with. This 65 year lifelong lifter is always grateful. I have heavy days and sculpting days. Always enjoy the heavy more. Love when I get the whole body tingly feeling etc.

[@coltonkosto98]

There's no "sculpting" my man, just different fiber type stimulus.

[@chrisweidner4768]

@@coltonkosto98 Yep. Well said.

[@CobGobblin]

@@coltonkosto98 i thought he meant to say the days where hes lifting to get stronger vs bigger

[@coltonkosto98]

@@CobGobblin perhaps, it just makes it sound like you're an idiot. Not at all saying he is, but other people might not make that distinction lol

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Grateful for your views man, thank you and best wishes to you! - Dr. Mike

[@sh_project1999]

With me being now 24 I realized this at the end of 2023 for me. Mainly because of you and this channel. I trained basically every muscle like this. But after switching to the controlled style my weights may dropped like crazy but I have a waaaaay better mind muscle connection, way better pumps and I just the realized how much my f#cking joints were actually hurting. It is less impressive to the casual dude but I realized aint nobody in the streets sees my PRs, they see my muscles. And if I can get the same or even more muscle with less stressing and dangerous training I would be utterly stupid to not go that way. So, thank you very much, Mike!

[@damo9961]

Yeah u just f yourself ego lifting max weight. Your joints are doing a lot of the work. You want to feel your muscles squeezing and working. I broke myself in half by my 30s and realized all my lifting had been breaking myself down instead of building myself up. Lift for longevity, lift for health. Plus dont listen to Dr Mike, squueze out a few partials at the end lol

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Yesss that's the ticket! - Dr. Mike

[@akbananachucker2441]

I'm new to it. What kind of reps where you doing back then 5 to 10 or lower? Maybe closer to 5? Or even lower? I hate the rep ranges like those that are so none specific. Maybe more like stay at the higher end of 5 wich means to me 5,6,7. At the lower end of 5 would be 3,4,5.

[@ljnv]

Should only really do heavier lifts on the big compound lifts for max 4-5 sets. Like for example 5 reps x 5 sets for bench Squats 4-6 reps x 4 - 5 sets Deadlifts 4-6 reps 4 - 5 sets Same thing with over head press, rows, Dips etc. I've seen people do lateral raises with a rep range of 4-6 which I think is extremely dangerous. Those smaller muscles I'd hit with higher rep ranges while the bigger muscles with heavier, than once I've done heavier on the bigger muscles (4-6sets) lighten the weight up and do 8 - 12reps

[@dgene9033]

Yessir...Im 47 now and I wish I would have had something like this to watch... Nowadays that is also how I workout my friend

[@petergause1760]

Eric Bugenhagen currently embodies the training style described in this video. A collab would be sick

[@gigantisaurusrex6647]

Rick the Stick and Dr. Mike together would be...interesting. Their energies are just so different. I would love to see it though.

[@hooktraining3966]

especially because Eric is actually a smart trainer, he just puts on a character for his fans. Yeah his training is rough around the edges but he knows what he is doing.

[@petergause1760]

@@hooktraining3966 yeah I feel like the training itself would be entertaining, but the discussions between the two would be super informative.

[@Nick-ih5em]

Eric is annoying AF

[@legitiotic]

Definitely. I feel like this video is in response to Rick's video about RP. Smells like a dense, succulent collab cooking

[@01maddox10]

Dr. Mike, you bring me happiness. I can be in a bad mood and watching your videos will cheer me up as well as provide me with applicable knowledge. Thank you man, you’re appreciated!

[@stunner8443]

Stretch-mediated hypertrophy is the key. Thanks for educating us Dr. Mike.

[@czx5555]

Overrated as fuck.

[@The_Comment_Dude]

If my only video gets 1000 likes, I'll do 1000 push ups in 1 hour and post it on KZbin.

[@joojotin]

It isnt

[@weyhanng7028]

Why?

[@joojotin]

@@weyhanng7028 Because influencers says so and because they like to cherry pick studies and make generalisations so they can get more attention on social media.

[@briandrater1988]

3:37 The forbidden 90's word in case you were wondering is my last name but backwards.

[@LoneStarVII]

I thought it was toggaf

[@ApocalypseRider]

Thanks! This video came like ordered! I just got back to 5x5 routine after half year doing some Arnold's Golden six. I like these simple full body routines

[@Tad1945]

Ive not worked for while due to a hip replacement, But I’ve this seen this problem online thinking if giving it ago this month. Main Goal: Build Muscle Training Level: Beginner Program Duration: 12 Weeks Days Per Week: 3 Days Time Per Workout: 90 Mins Equipment: Barbell, Cables, EZ Bar Author: Jason Blaha Squat 5 5 Dumbbell Bench 4 10 Dumbbell Row 4 10 Seated Dumbbell Press 4 10 Lunge 4 10 Dumbbell Curl 3 10 Standing Barbell Tricep Extension 3 10 Calf Raise 3 12 Plank 5 20 secs Day 2 Exercise Sets Reps Bench Press 5 5 Machine Pec Deck 3 12 Leg Extension 4 10 Leg Curl 4 10 Pullup 4 10 Seated Lateral Raise 4 10 Dumbbell Hammer Curls 3 10 Rope Extension 3 10 Plank 5 20 secs Day 3 Exercise Sets Reps Deadlift 5 5 Incline Dumbbell Press 4 10 Lateral Raise 4 10 Pulldown 4 10 Leg Press 4 10 EZ Bar Curl 3 10 Skullcrushers 3 10 Dumbbell Shrugs 3 12 Plank 5

[@overratedfool6900]

@@Tad1945 Anything will work when you've been out for a while, but please don't listen to Jason Blaha.

[@ApocalypseRider]

@@Tad1945 That's a lot of work in my eyes. But what ever rocks your boat and you have energy to pull that through, just go for it. I'm not a beginner anymore and I have found max 21 sets to be enough for me personally. After that I don't have enough energy left and I'm just wasting my time at the gym

[@imdark7372]

@@Tad1945 seems decent, but personally i think there are way too many exercises in total and too much variation. That's gonna get hard to track progress instead of one single program that you do 3 times a week with maybe some variation on the back exercises (A vertical pull instead of a horizontal pull), or legs (squats, or leg press). If it's a full body i wouldn't do more than a exercise per muscle group, something like this: - Squats (or leg press every other workout) - Incline Dumbbell press (or barbell, whatever you prefer) - Barbell rows (do lat pulldowns or pull ups every other workout) - Romanian deadlift (or leg curls, the same thing with every other workout if you want) - A curl variation (dumbbell, cable) - Tricep extension variation (rope or bar pushdowns) - Lateral raises This is just my opinion, but getting better at a single exercise and tracking its progress will be a lot easier when starting than doing a bunch of exercises

[@jessegambs1625]

I just contributed to the Lamborghini mafia by purchasing 6 months of the app along with the extras your throwing in during the promotion. A lot went into the decision before I took the plunge but I have high expectations from both myself and this app. As I progress through this, I’m sure I’ll be offering feedback regardless of whether or not anyone actually cares to hear it. Happy new year everyone and thanks for all the help and information your content has given me so far.

[@Steve-ArfArf]

What's the feedback

[@billb6292]

It took me about 6 months to start enjoying your videos. Honestly I just hate watched them for a while but I'm really starting to enjoy them. I'm listening to gangster rap punching people in the face right now. I hope it will help me get big.

[@moz5831]

Dr Mike: ”You prob are not going to hurt yourself deadlifting 275…” Me: Hold my beer

[@Flipflop437]

I feel like I’m going to snap in two deadlifting 160

[@Pivitrix]

@@Flipflop437 lol, i can feel my joints complaning at 225, pretty sure i could hurt myself with 275.

[@patrickbourne3819]

Absolutely agree. Going 100% is definitely not the best way but there's so many people who do it that way that get great results so it's not too bad either

[@ThePhysicalReaction]

Regarding training "hard" - Seeing Dr. Mike Israetel train others - letting them take a short breather right after their set, then having them go for 1-2 reps more has helped me a lot. It essentially has added a ton of stimulus to every set I do it in, and growth has followed substantially. Its surprising how much 10-15 seconds can refill the tank.

[@danielbarnes8514]

That would be called the test pause method that Mike Mentzer taught

[@tao70]

Mike teaches myoreps, typically myorep match. You do a high number for the first set and match it for subsequent ones, however a myo pause is at most 10s. Typically 5.

[@georgesutton2191]

Ahhh SHIT, new Dr. Mike just dropped! It's crazy that you dropped this video when you did, as this is where I find myself at in my training journey since watching yours, Jeff Cavaliere's, and other's video's. Just turned 28, and after years and years of ego angry lifting, I have now dropped weight & focus on slow & controlled extension and contraction. Where I used to accompany my workouts with old school hip hop, rage against the machine, and heavy metal; I now workout in silence, focusing on targeting the respective muscles and promoting mind-muscle symbiosis.

[@thestonerstation8005]

I love to go heavy and hard and I totally agree with most of what you're saying. I personally do 3-10 on the big muscle groups and more like 8-20 on small like delts bi. Ect.

[@Shreadington]

Cutler, Coleman, Warren, Jackson, etc were all my influences for lifting in late teens, 20s, and early 30s. It built a solid muscular foundation. By 35 I just couldn't train that way consistently anymore without injuries or feeling like I was in a physical fight. Recovery suffered. PPL Mesocycle Periodization training works best for me.

[@chryzos3091]

Isn't Cutler notorious for training light?

[@Shreadington]

@@chryzos3091 not early on. Go back and watch his training when he was coming up through his Arnold wins and when Ronnie were battling. Hani pulled him back a little but he was still throwing lots of weight around.

[@davidrocha3732]

that is how you get big, there is a reason they trainned that way@@Shreadington

[@Shreadington]

@@davidrocha3732 I agree. That's pretty much what I stated in my comment.

[@stevend481]

​@@davidrocha3732 theres different ways to get big. Not everyone has sloppy technique and bad ROM like those guys

[@blueprince2330]

So refreshing to watch a fitness and lifting content creator, who obviously knows his shit and doesn't try to sell you anything.

[@petergause1760]

God damn, as always, Mike has a pretty nuanced view of the topic at hand. There's definitely value to the "hard and heavy" style training if it gets you in the gym, obviously there's a view coveats but the point stands

[@sinceRENEss]

Today I told a guy in the gym about this channel. When he heard that Mike is a bodybuilder he instantly had a bad opinion like 'do not listen to bodybuilders, most of them take drugs anyway'. I then answered to him that RP has content about this topic, yes, but that Mike was mentioning every positive and negative aspect of every topic. I really like that Mike doesn´t preach stereotypes. And the humor is great.

[@flow1188]

My Gamechanger was: Mixing Heavy lifts High Loads with Low Reps and Medium Lifts Medium Load with Medium to High Reps, inside every single Workout even between Sets i change weights and Reps. It feels well for me and i feel a good strength and hypertrophie developement.

[@NorThenX047]

wtf did you even just say? heavy lift heavy load lol HUH ? . ok we get it you mix things up 👏

[@jcw002]

@@NorThenX047I understood exactly what he said. But reading comprehension is probably a work in progress for you.

[@grandarchon6969]

I think I know what this person is trying to say, and I do some of it as well. Combining a heavier lift (squats) for a good raw stimulus (2-3 sets), with a second movement (lunges) which are higher volume (2-4 sets). The pre-fatiguing high intensity exercise combined with the slow stretch high rep exercise is great. You can do this with Bench press then dumbbell presses, lat pulldowns then lat pullovers, etc. @@NorThenX047

[@tiagow95]

Medium lift, high low sideways load

[@flow1188]

@@NorThenX047 true, was crazy how i wrote it down :P Just for an example: Set 1: 15 Reps 10 Pounds Set 2: 10 Reps 15 Pounds Set 3: 6 Reps 25 Pounds. triggers my Progress more than, pressing always 10-15 Reps with Medium Load. Maybe its not the Best for Growth, but more strength can be Helpfull.

[@crip6ns]

🤣🤣🤣 KZbin did tag the Covid comment 😂

[@jamesTWisco]

I think there is benefits to switching back to "rough and tumble" now and then. I do more bodybuilding style workouts for 6 - 8 months but then I like to switch to 5x5s on the big lifts for a couple of months and then peak it out for a couple weeks before switching back. Sometimes I focus on strongman style workouts just to keep it interesting. At 50 years old I'm really strong and healthy. Going light for sets of 20 forever would be a terrible way to live.

[@jamesTWisco]

@drewyoung2102 100% agree. I wasted time in the gym for years inconsistently pushing light weight (except bench press). That was until I found Starting Strength and I pushed all my weights up to real numbers. That's when the real progress started and that transfered to all of my lifts. Anytime Fitness for me and I believe I'm the strongest mf'er that goes there at 50 years old. Mostly I workout at home though.

[@terrys.2342]

@drewyoung2102 This kind of statement is like the worst kind of statement. Bodybuilders should be doing sets the way that provides them the best SFR, often 2-0 RIR, that yield the results they are seeking. This arbitrary 275 bench sets to failure is exactly that, arbitrary.

[@jamesTWisco]

@@terrys.2342 generally - people might benefit from focusing on strength first - I think is the point.

[@godwarrior3403]

​@drewyoung2102I knew a dude who benched 120 for tens, and while he didn't take up as much space as big guys, he was certainly taking up more space than most dudes, and I shit you not he had the most aggressive looking physique I've ever seen. His muscles were built in a way that made me think they were gonna jump off and hurt me. Don't know his full routine, but I told him I bench 160 for 5, he told me there's no reason to go that heavy. And that philosophy clearly worked for him.

[@octavianandron9635]

Bodybuilding is not powerlifting and is not strenght training although variety is good I do feel that incorporsting some sets of stenght training more.like 5 reps sets would not be harmfull. But training only for one rep max or 3 to 5 reps it a defenelty not optimal for hypertrophy. It is also individual and contextual. For me It doesnt make sens lifting heavy for exampel at lateral raises who tf is dping 5 reps on dumbell lateral raises. Who tf does for hypertrophy dumbell biceps curls for 3 reps it s just not seem right. As long as it s challenging enough for the muscle it doesnt matter that much that are 5 reps.or 20 reps. My guess is stay in between is the best approach or not going into extreme just stay in the rane feel comfortable. I am pretty damn sure that if you re only doing 3 to 5 reps per exerxise for hypertrophy it s not optimal as samse as is the other extreme for example dping only realy high reps light nload like 30 reps per set is also not optimal.

[@s1perry]

Got a Learn more about Covid-19 banner for this ad. Mission accomplished, Mike.

[@RudyAyoub]

The fact that theres a covid disclaimer 💀

[@baconpenguin94]

No way bro

[@BungieStudios]

No way bro

[@Wrest_1349]

Tf bros doing here

[@sankthelios9547]

i always find you in the coolest places!

[@xklam64]

At 0:46 Dr. Mike says in Russian "I'm kind of European myself, or at least used to be" - question is, does Mike work for KGB?

[@SabiWabi113]

Доктор Майк - это для души 💓

[@ethanvancamp2144]

It makes me so happy that this video actually does have the C-VID disclaimer underneath it.

[@cej3940]

My god yes, hard and heavy with Dr. Mike 🥵🥵🥵

[@lisapet160]

You speak European with an accent of first generation parent's child who got a great opportunity to read classic literature books and used it. "Uncle Dodik's Anja finished first volume of War and Peace, and you are still 4.5/5 way trough Sevastopol Short Stories". :) Your verbal fluency and long wording volumes are now explained. Happy New Year and Hard and Heavy Liftings! Telling, what should be done to gain strength and muscle endurance with minimal or better no volume and weight added could be a nice chapter in your stories.

[@YMESYDT]

I would love to see a complete beginner video, everything to know in your first six months

[@IamTx216]

That's a 3min video. Do all compound movements, full body workout 2-3x a week

[@robinkuhlman7597]

You might find Strength Made Simple and/or Hypertrophy Made Simple helpful. You can find them listed under Playlists on this channel. Both are very helpful in knowing what best to do.

[@SeuOu]

@@IamTx216 Just to add on from the information side since you nailed the training imo, the only principles you need to understand as a complete beginner are training specificity (especially proper technique), progressive overload, and fatigue management. I think all that is basically the complete package for well over your first 6 months.

[@tomwatson3854]

6:30 - I think this is the most accurate explanation of why the gym is good for certain people.

[@spencersivco8503]

10:26 bless you, Mike

[@aleDo55]

LMAO I'm brazillian and that PITIBUL was spot on 😂 even the accent. I need more PT-BR Dr. Mike please

[@ccips1135]

Do a review of John Meadows and his training style

[@octavianandron9635]

Dr Mike you suka bliat. Suchara ibanaia. U did it again:)

[@louiexiii91]

Mike is 100% talking to me. I just started to transition from lifting the heaviest weight possible, to slowing it down, getting that nice deep stretch and ROM because of this channel. The results are literally night and day. I never used to get good pumps. I now know what a good pump feels like. Thanks big Mike! Also Max Taylor inspired me a lot with how he lifts. And I found Max right here on this channel! 🫡 I do still like to go for it weight wise, especially on that first working set. But I def found the sweet spot of pushing weight and maxing out that stretch and ROM.

[@davidcbeaudoin]

The video did get the COVID-19 banner. lol I've had fun any time I did ego shit and threw weight around like a bro, but the SFR was always awful. I was younger and stupid-er then so I was doing it for muscles that I shouldn't and would be sore for multiple days afterwards. It was no bueno.

[@surfbra27]

Dude I just ran accross your channel recently and your sense of humor cracks me up very informative but hilarious good work

[@mattc4266]

Amazing video dr mike !!! The rios twins have been throwing lots of shots your way! I think you should review their flawed training ideology known as “athletic bodybuilding “! a debate would be great too !

[@dangernoodle2868]

6:20 - When Dr. Mike itches the back of his head with that 10k yard stare as he says "you're not always feeling right with the world and you get a little upser", I felt that.

[@FrankCastle82]

I've always gone heavier and lower reps for side lateral raises (well, shoulder in general), but last night I decided to lighten up a bit and, and do super ROM higher reps, and i'm not going to lie, I struggled lifting my arms to get a wash after because my delts were actually fatigued.

[@bobjohnson1633]

I swapped to heavy upright rows and I'm seeing better gains after NEVER getting them from super focused high rep with light and medium weights.

[@tiervexx]

Great video! Your channel has helped steer me away form risky ego lifting among other great things!

[@ChiefMacio]

Real shit😂. I quit watch other people n just keep up with myself

[@JamalDizel]

Damn, Dr Mike spoke real Russian! Dr Internacional!

[@pseudouser314]

0:30 с этого момента зауважал ещё больше! Спасибо за контент!

[@wastegashmotorsports]

I like how vshreds always in the adverts before your videos 😂😂

[@MrMikehill30]

I've started talking to girls about my loads, raw stimulus magnitude, and now going hard and heavy a lot more since I started watching RP. Now I have a bunch of hot dates lined up at the courthouse. Thanks Dr Mike!

[@pbc1232]

Hey Dr. Mike. Wondering if you could make a vid on working out in colder environments, and how one would deal with cooling off quicker between sets. I'm also wondering if the warm-ups would look different, and if any of the cold could affect recovery.

[@vidarrodinsson2237]

If you cool off during a physical activity in a cold environment, you are not well adapted to a cold environment )

[@flabio7074]

I’m in Idaho so I work out in a sub-freezing garage six days a week. Get yourself a nice hoodie and beanie, maybe some thick sweatpants and you’ll be golden. The only issue I ever had was getting hives on my hands from the cold bar, so now I wear gloves in the winter. Problem solved.

[@heavybolter6396]

​@@flabio7074+1 on the hoodie and sweatpants, perfect for training in winter, you can even take it off when you're too warm and just put it back on later

[@evilmirin1329]

Honestlyand humbly, as far as I know, this situation that you described is nothing to think about. Just don't do cold water immersion after an exercise and you're golden.

[@Compassiron1]

This was really helpful, candid and realistic of what being a dude is without trying to look down on people. Thanks

[@EmptyKingdoms]

That sounded like Russian. And great Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the rapper! Cheers from Brazil. Keep up the great work.

[@fernandogonzalez1556]

When you “ego energy” I felt that. Finally accurate terminology for when we are young and dumb.

[@jayvallandinghamjr8810]

I was laughing so much during this video. You've got a good sense of humor. Thanks for the information.

[@FortunateJoker]

10:54 he mentions the disclaimer, lo and behold I scroll down and crack tf up lol

[@TRoninYT]

I get weirded out at every mention of Branch because he goes to my gym 🤣

[@TRoninYT]

@dave0351 I've been referred to as "jacked" to "HUGE" in real life by real people and he makes me feel like a child, so take that as you will

[@PierreDennis]

Spoke nothing but facts! When I was younger, doing strength training cause I loved powerlifting. Whenever life got tough, I'd take it out on the weights. And, did it for fun. But I got injured a bunch, was able to recover faster. Now that I'm almost mid 30's, I don't do it as hardcore. Now I do a mixture of things, powerlifting, bodybuilding, calisthenics. And, I'm having fun with it. I may not be as strong as I used to be. But, I'm still having fun trying new programs.

[@BBBoysZg]

They actually put the COVID disclaimer below the video 🤣 Silly KZbin.

[@burntcorpse7971]

That covid disclaimer over a joke in the last minute of the video is one of the funniest things I have ever seen AND Dr.Mike calls it out! Hilarious.

[@Simlatio]

I have to say I have had the opposite experience, weight training became more fun when I felt like I was working under a bar and not fighting for my life under a bar. Nothing I dreaded more than working 9 hours on my feet and having to pull heavy dead lifts, only to tweak my back a couple of weeks in, rinse and repeat. Nothing I look forward to more than doing 15 reps of Romanian dead lifts with slow eccentrics, pain free and with a CNS that is always ready. Taking the psychological battle out of weight lifting has been a game changer.

[@sheasydoesit]

Yo Doc! I would love a deep dive of your mindset around treating your body’s input/output as a machine. Appropriate disconnection of emotion/ego/etc

[@silverhost9782]

Right, some bros have just fallen for the meme. Training heavy compounds for strength progress is just glorified powerlifting methodology. If you're training for hypertrophy specifically, there are probably better ways of going about it. Tldr chase the pump baaabyy

[@rogerpratcher1208]

It was right on cue! Fuckin' nailed it with the vid19 disclaimer at the end

[@kozmo7]

It’s weird, after over a decade of training, I question the use of deadlifts, heavy standing overhead presses along with a few others in my bodybuilding training I never thought it would come to this, especially after my powerlifting background but here I am Heck, even barbell squads are on the chopping block at times, choosing better SFR movements instead for my goals As I advance further, it feels I am using a scaple instead of a sludge hammer and I dunno how I feel about it yet

[@stefanpetrusev2327]

Being an early intermediate is so fun,I'm a freshman in college and training for the whole of last year was so fun,I just ate and trained like a strong caveman and gained like 7 kilos of muscle

[@Dwhizzle]

I need the translation on what Mike said haha

[@WunderWafer]

He said "I am sort of a European myself, or I used to be at some point" in Russian

[@Dwhizzle]

@@WunderWafer thank you!

[@DARREN23914]

Guy, you crack me the !@#$ up with your impressions and jokes ..lol

[@guilhermefront3155]

A pronúncia em português do pitibul tá perfeita

[@muddyboots7753]

I approve these comments from Dr. Mike. I have now transitioned to that next level where I relax and think about my form more than the weights.

[@_MrTV]

Lol Ronnie Coleman the guy that had so many injuries. He can’t really walk very well anymore. That’s who you’re using as a example.😂😂

[@208Strength]

Thank you Dr. Mike! I love your content, very informative, super interesting, with a twist of your humor… love it! ❤

[@NattyGlizzy]

andddd it got labled with covid lmfao 🤣

[@thedrumknight]

Dropping the weight on my barbell bent over row and controlling the concentric and eccentric has made all the difference for my SFR

[@acebasher1st360]

Very important view imho. People very easily forget the psychological aspects while "optimizing" the rest

[@milannabsangster2512]

This video has the first covid disclaimer i've seen in months. Good job Dr. Mike!

[@jimbusher5895]

IN the UK there is already a Covid-19 headliner on this video (29 minutes after going live)

[@wayentruoc]

Mike blinks are full rom, intense with a good squeeze

[@benpittmannn]

Congratulations to all of you guys on 1m subs!

[@IllegalC4]

Another video hard with the critical information yet funny and easy to watch.

[@FarP321]

The deadlifts already have Mike, they are slowly becoming a part of me. There's nothing left you can do

[@ZWortek]

10:33 was like oh shit I remember when that was a big deal, then I look down below the video and see the CO VID disclaimer 🤣

[@uileam161]

Upside of asteroid impact….this is why I love this channel.

[@advicescorner3175]

It's very good to hear you speak Comrade's language.

[@andytaylor8967]

I downloaded the RP app today, already loving it! Enjoy your new lambo :)

[@sg1soldier]

I love you Dr. Mike

[@fortnitetrashcan8308]

my thought process is basically, lift as heavy as you can while maintaining decent form and pausing at the bottom of most reps, cheers from Sweden dr Mike

[@pallios]

10:30 🤣🤣🤣 And there is a banner below the video on covid. 😂

[@rolfrolf9176]

I've recently started doing one of John McCallum's programs incorporating breathing squats, behind the neck presses and stuff like that and it feels fucking amazing. Shit's awesome to cycle in every few months or so, keeps the spirit high and blows up my quads like nothing

[@matrixyst]

10:34 lol went through this exact mental process as i was watching! dr mike knows us too well

[@stevend481]

I loved the branch warren and johnny jackson vids from back in the day

[@lorenzop.8249]

I found that working up to a set of 5 reps, going heavy, then take 2 AMRAP sets at going backwards the weights used, is really the best lf both worlds for me currently... So lets say bench 100 kg Bar, bar, 20 per side, 30, 40 (working set), then AMRAP 30 and 20. Gives me the pump, the movement and the fun

[@frankwhite8480]

I'm definitely going to give this a go! I'm basically just doing 5x5 on all compounds apart from deadlifts, but what you said sounds really good 👍

[@plugliferecords8618]

Yesterday girlfriend asks if I watch every dr Mike video as she refers to the RP channel I replied yes I do I check the channel several times a day awaiting the next unhinged discussion. I believe I’m addicted to these videos lol

[@ditz3nfitness]

Could you maybe do a updated video on herniated discs? I've been struggling with pain since May 2022 without any luck of improvement. I'm nearing my point of choosing surgery, but with all the sources recommending to NOT do that, I'm really biased and unsure what to choose...

[@alvinandreasson136]

Literally the most hilarious video you've ever made XD, love the huge rant in the beginning hahah

[@hieroja1]

Another banger of a video. Love you mike!❤

[@istrijanhomopit9318]

M-chan you are the best my slav brother. ❤❤❤

[@crdelsanto]

Love Dr Mike and crew!!! Congrats on 1M and keep them coming!!!!!

[@Schacal6666]

I have the most benefits with heavy 5-10 rep compounds and 8-15 rep isometric exercises

[@bassdojo]

Would like that future content includes a breakdown for various age groups (esp those over 50). 😊