STOP Micro-loading Your Lifts - Inaccurate Plates & New Equipment @ Untamed Strength Gym

[@moonill]

Microloading starts at 10:02 If that's what you clicked on the video for, there ya go.

[@DouglasCarter69]

Phillip Graves thanks

[@jeremyvillar7899]

@@DouglasCarter69 thanks man

[@SH19922x]

Thanks, holy fuck Alan can talk some bullshit when he feels like it.

[@JG-xt6wc]

Thank you!

[@bluckq]

Thanks man just got on the video looking for this comment

[@Bullitt1768]

These virgin plates are pretty tight

[@lightning2436]

Thats the joke

[@GTrax1992]

You got that right!

[@nikiyen6]

Then he spears them with the barbell

[@goku0160]

5:52

[@shxbdndzjzns3121]

Do not weight your plate = don't ask your gf how many she have dated 🤔

[@sasukekun6942]

As the old Swedish strongman Magnus Samuelson once said, "Never listen to your favorite rock bands while working out. When you work out alot, concequently end up listening to your favorite rock bands alot. If you listen to [Led Zeppelin] too much you risk getting fed up with it. And if you get fed up with [Led Zeppelin] then life just isn't worth living anymore." Thank you for a great channel sir!

[@supersithmonkey]

I was really concerned that Alan was putting peanut-butter water on his coffee beans @3:09

[@zachsimpson2008]

I think we all were.

[@Jsimmons80]

Same!

[@kiril1]

We all are. I felt relieved, seeing the dog.

[@ThePumpChaser]

I'm more concerned at the fact that i thought it looked delicious until i saw it was dog food...

[@eminepp2998]

@@ThePumpChaser hahaha me tooo

[@joshuaworsham5913]

Be right back, weighing my plates

[@danielzavalahuerta]

Why did you spell out brb? Creep

[@joshuaworsham5913]

Daniel Zavala I'm not a cop, you're a cop

[@paulschuebel5487]

Brb, weighing the plates at the YMCA

[@jovanilic8712]

@@paulschuebel5487 Those volunteers better order some calibrated ivankos or I'm cancelling my membership.

[@NboOfficialAus]

I have a feeling that all my plates are slightly different since I've got ten different brands plus the different amounts of oxidation. To scared to weigh them aha

[@idk-yh6wx]

8:53 thought you would get stuck a la “to be continued“

[@EltonSilvaJesus]

Me 2

[@leejk3926]

Ah, but you know it's from anime

[@sebp400]

yes!!

[@simcosimpai8471]

SIKE plates are all actually 10 pounds lighter on one side ........ "to be continued"

[@YoguiCrow]

Unexpected JoJo is the best kind of JoJo

[@RidingJapan]

unpacking that box was his workout that day

[@scottmoyer3854]

Riding Japan Definately RPE 9.5

[@grizzle7935]

I started worrying for my guy's lower back! I regularly unbox crates of granite like that. Breaking down one side of the crate is essential.

[@monkeej23]

Love that you take pride in your gym and provide some legit equipment nothing but respect for you.

[@TheJeffro451]

The best way to hit a new max after a plateau is micro loading. I went from benching 225x20 reps to 250x 20 reps in 10 weeks this way, adding 1 pound each bench day. I figured my chest would never notice the difference between 225 and 226 so why not? It worked like a dream. My max went from 300 to 340.

[@skaizu]

Awesome

[@Anonymous-sb9rr]

How about just adding 25 pounds at once and just do fewer reps until you can do 20, wouldn't that work just as well? Anyway, you made progress, that's the most important part.

[@SinnedNogara]

Think you could've made similar progress with more advanced programming.

[@CStedronsky]

225 for 20 reps would put your max way above 300. I call bullshit

[@theutopiacast]

Your chest doesn’t have a brain it doesn’t know what weight you’re using in general.

[@MrHALOCOUST]

microloading unstuck my upperbody lifts.Rippetoe is a big advocate of it too

[@GarrettP8]

I didn't get consistent gains on the overhead press until I started microloading.

[@elhomo6406]

Upperbody lifts tend to be lighter in general than lower body ones and thus the proportional difference of a 2.5 kg plate is larger

[@HippoShemp]

i thought I was watching a dexter episode with that opening

[@justinmichaelknox]

Alan I don't think that makes much sense. Do you have reason to suspect that micro plates are any more or less accurate per-pound than non-micro plates? Probably not. You're still going to have some variance above and below the total weight, but that would be true whether you use micro plates or not. Micros will still increase the mean, just as any other plates will.

[@Pierrot110194]

You're right, however this does not apply to a real life scenario, in which a lifter wants to keep track of his progression. You want to know for each session whether you're getting stronger or not. However, if the standard deviation of the bigger plates is already as great as shown in the video, you could have already lifted more the session before you started using micro plates. Similarily, you could have lifted significantly less (maybe as much as five pounds) the session before you started using micro plates, which in turn also renders them completely insignificant because the deviation of the plates was already larger than the total weight of the micro plates. In order to approach a mean value with a great standard deviation, you would have to use the same weight in different compositions for many sessions, which would translate to using the same weight for many, many weeks. This will probably not be happening if you're not lacking in anything else, which should be adressed before you start using micro plates. You'd have to be a VERY experienced lifter and maxed pretty much out for the micro plates to make sense.

[@dogs4life217]

His point is that you can't keep increasing your lifts forever, and these tiny tiny plates are absolutely useless, just jump to your intermediate phase and ditch linear progression.

[@adoboFosho]

@@dogs4life217 linear 4 lyfe!!!

[@owencowell8895]

@@dogs4life217 Microplates are not used only in the 'linear progression' phase. If you're following a %-based programme, some people want to use fractional plates to hit the exact percentages.

[@DANGJOS]

I'm glad this issue is getting addressed. I've weighed the plates at my community gym, and at the University. The 45's at the University are actually around 43.5. That adds up! At the community gym, I was mostly getting 45.5 so I prefer to max out at the community gym

[@Finkelfunk]

Wasn't there a video where you even recommended microplates against plateaus? Shame on you for not being consistent Alan! I just bought 3000lbs of microplates because of your video -_-

[@FritzOettinger]

I had the same thought but his point was received that this when you "get out of novice land". Not the first time he has changed his mind and won't be the last. :)

[@Mo-cn9kd]

Using micro plates is to help you never get to those sticking points and to progress very slowly, it’s supposed to help you in the very long term not one workout

[@MBHerbig]

I just went back to the drawing board, worked on technique, build some muscle, and tried again a few months later --> and got better most of the time

[@JaimeRosario884]

I dont like adding those small plates, hard to find throughout the gym too, i just try to completely dominate the weight im on, then, on the next session, add a 10 pound plate on each side, im probably gonna do less reps, but i work with that a few sessions until i can completely dominate that weight, then add 10 more on each side and do the same, after a few sessions, replace the two 10 pound plates on each side with a 25 pound plate on each side

[@shanemc7626]

yes, that video is why i bought some fractional plates... eggs in Alan's pan and on my face

[@AlanThrall]

First one to find the misspelled word wins an imaginary prize.

[@liftinganonymous1142]

Alan Thrall deviatino

[@jonnymarshall9549]

deviation spelled as deviatino

[@DANGJOS]

Alan Thrall What they said. Now where's my imaginary prize?

[@paulschreur1933]

All a thrill, add some spaces and spell you nickname correct dude.

[@Fortress333]

Deviatio is Italian, right? Pretty tight international language knowledge you have. It's okay to show off, amigo.

[@МартинДиклиев]

Wtf why it's so hard to build a 45 pound plate I don't get it

[@johnfarmer2264]

The cheap manufacturers just pour some iron in a mould, paint it, and let it go. The calibrated plates are poured slightly heavy, (stamped or forged) and then they weigh, and grind off excess, then when its right, they paint or coat them, then send it out. That attention to detail makes them a premium product. Also more expensive.

[@jesseortegon3264]

All those new plates must've cost a pretty penny: a testament to your success after all the hard work you've put in over the years. Congrats Alan!

[@upscalingvids]

never microplate doing 1k lbs rack pulls

[@jakobmayr8696]

Mad Mike I m working on getting a 1000.5 lb rack pull right now.

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

Mad Mike - awesome. I posted a 1095 vid and made fun of jason blaha. I got a new one doing 7 plates with 376 lbs of band resistance for reps.

[@Fortress333]

Imagine having a 1.500 rack pull and then you add a microplate and the whole power rack crumbles.

[@frankchen4229]

im dying...

[@thorodinson89]

Mastodon - Oblivion.......this is the best gym ever

[@daviddraper6468]

Hell yes it is! Wish my school's gym had that playlist

[@mgonzalez8880]

His playlists and his character make me want to join im from the same city! Id embarrass myself in this gym though, still a rookie 🤣 maybe someday!

[@ayo_k32]

@@mgonzalez8880 Same here. I live in Sac and his gym is not far from me. But I would look really weak in that gym lol. And Alan's form checks cost $125. !

[@dirtynipples26]

micro loading is needed for the upper body lifts pretty quickly though right. for me it is.

[@timmoe3370]

true, every pound is a grind...

[@i_booba]

I'm not like that, personally. I prefer to stick with a certain weight for 2, 3, or even 4 weeks, and I aim to increase my volume over time to some realistic goal - say, increasing a 3x5 to a 5x5. So for week 1, I do a 3x5 at a certain weight (maybe it's about 75% of my 1 rep max). For week 2, I decide to do a 4x4, which allows me to get slightly more volume over 1 extra set. Perhaps for week 3, I complete a 5x4. Finally by week 4, I do a 5x5 at that same weight, which was my intended goal. Since I've spent 4 weeks at this weight, it makes more sense for me to jump 5-10 lb and rinse, lather, repeat. I'm not trying to say microloading doesn't work, but I agree with Alan that it isn't necessary.

[@skaizu]

@@i_booba Weak

[@i_booba]

@@skaizu I hit my first 405 deadlift with this method, upping my max from 375 in about 6 months. So it clearly works.

[@fennomanzoomer9547]

I like your pfp.

[@TheGreatslyfer]

Those new plates look slick. Btw, bad argument against micro plate loading. Saying that you can't add microplates because of variance is a position not well thought out in my opinion. Yes, the weight will probably vary, but what does adding a microplate do to hurt it? In the case of it being exact, and by it I mean the weight without the microplate, great, target hit. In the case of it not being exact, then regardless of the microplate, you're not going to hit it? But you can make this argument for just regular plates, just replace every time I said microplate with just plate and it stays consistent.

[@obits3]

TheGreatslyfer - Yes, I just made the same argument. Avoiding micro plates makes the problem much worse. Micro plates tighten up the range of variability.

[@spaceghost7807]

Alan.... you forgot something.... TRAIN UNTAMED NUHHH

[@ringorrong]

R B I’ve been thinking he’s been saying “train on time” all this time

[@jennoscura2381]

@@ringorrong Same here, I thought it was train on time.

[@timware1478]

When Alan’s pulling the train, it’s always on time.

[@xcuu]

That doge is pure love

[@TheSlabFace]

my favourite asmr channel keep it up Alan

[@DreErdna]

mark hahaha

[@HAL-dm1eh]

There are no rules with weight loading and now you're implying there's a "5 lb rule". I know you don't mean to be doing that and you're just expressing your opinion (you even said it), but now 500 bros out there are gonna tell 3,000 bruhs out there that loading less than 5 lbs is useless (because it's a bro rule). I do use the same plates and bars consistently and plan to use microplates on my presses when the time comes. No I'm not going up .25 lb every session but there's nothing wrong with going from 5 to 2.5 increases IF IT WORKS FOR A WHILE LONGER.

[@pierremaggi8661]

I take it you never read Starting Strength ?

[@Cin9999]

Pierre Maggi fuckin fanboys yeah SS is always right ...even tho its not modern scientific research ffs ...

[@pierremaggi8661]

John Constantin why u mad bro ? I was just explaining why Alan mentioned 5 pounds as standard weight increase. I also don't believe 5 pounds is a magical number. You could linear progression with 1 lbs if you want, but eventually as Alan said you cannot increase the weight each session.

[@Cin9999]

I just hate these appeal to starting strength statements ...because its proven for such a LONG time that starting strength has nothing to do with reality and just hits some good point "on accident" Its not based on solid research but on the ranting of some murrican elitist everything else you talk about is just off topic here because nobody said anything against that if you draw from what alan and you just said it just means in conclusion that this video was worthless ...you can and should, and have to microload at some point just be aware of the variables

[@HAL-dm1eh]

I don't know what drugs you people are on but I didn't just pull the idea of microloading out of my ass one day, SS mentions it and said to invest in a set of microplates ASAP. So I did, and I will use them reasonably when the time comes.

[@johnrobinson4445]

Micro-loading makes sense when you use the same plates (accurate or not becomes IRRELEVANT) each time. At my local gym, I MARKED the plates I was using, very subtly (black on black). So, I knew I was adding to a stable value. Having said that, there are other ways to make a micro-jump: add a rep. Reduce a rest. Add a normal plate and pause between reps. There are numerous ways to manipulate your experience. BUT, at those times when you want to just nudge yourself a little higher in absolute weight: mark your big plates and use the micro. It lets you add a small amount MORE OFTEN than with bigger plates.

[@zip34ut]

Well then what the hell do you do if you want to progress from 45 kg-47.5 kg and end up failing the desired rep range multiple times?. Telling me that im not a novice anymore would be innacurate. Therefore I do not agree with you on that microloading is ineffecctive. If i were to progress with 5 lbs every single workout for 6 months I would be breaking world records, and since we know that for most people Linear progression lasts for about a year, I hold the belief that microloading for exercises such as the bench press BB row and OHP is very good. When I followed your advice on increasing 5 lbs every workout I couldnt break through a 45 kg x 5 reps OHP, I think that it will be way easier progressing with microplates.

[@lkae4]

How about drop the weight and increase the reps? I'm sure if you could do 3x20 with 40, 5x5 with 50 would be guaranteed. Just because you're a novice doesn't mean all non-novice programming is forbidden.

[@MAGAMAN]

I use 1.25 lb "micro" plates, so I can adjust by 2.5 lbs. and it works great. I found going 5 lbs. a lift was just too much for me. I have my own "home gym" and I don't have a lot of plates, so I use the same plates every time. If I add 2.5 lbs on, I know I'm adding 2.5 lbs to the lift every time.

[@zip34ut]

K I get that but since im on a program which says that i should do 5x5 for the OHP I can't just go in and modify it the way I feel like doing it. There is a reason the person who wrote the program put 5x5 and not 3x20.

[@suqmadiq5973]

Have you tried eating and sleeping more?

[@zip34ut]

Get over that Wall Thats great I've been doing the same and it has worked wonders for me

[@stevenwynn646]

That breakfast scene was so premium. I loved it

[@chrislim884]

Hell yeah, is that Roundabout playing in the background 8:50 ? guess it IS pretty good music for getting jacked.

[@ExpeditionaryRanger]

Such a satisfying video. That plate stack are the things dreams are made of.

[@WompWompNootNoot]

8:50 To be continued... If you can hear the background music and know what it is.

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

Nice video format. You are really doing a lot with a single camera and some smart editing. You built up that early morning vibe really well. Now I feel like doing video, man.

[@superw0okie]

The only time I use a quarter or half pound is when I'm ordering a burger. 😂

[@PotatoMan1491]

I didn't even know there is such a quality difference, thanks for showing.

[@OzarksCreekandTimber]

whoa man! no "TRAIN UNTAMMMMED" to end the video the fuck is going on?

[@andrewkruzienski770]

I lifted at a gym where the weights and barbells were all heavy. We weighed a bar at 55 pounds and a the plates were all 48.5.

[@brainlet]

8:53 woah dude is this a Jojo reference???

[@obeycelestia]

It's a song called Roundabout from a band called Yes. Jojo used it, lol.

[@spikeboy101]

glad to see im not the only jojo fan here

[@Jerry7Msa]

went to the comments only for this

[@lovesmallcola]

it's that motherfucking jojo reference!!!!

[@tigolebittie]

glad im not the only person who thought of that when Roundabout started to play LOL

[@Jack958]

I never knew micro plates existed lol but incremental increases is how I am getting my bench up switched from my first set after warmups from being 275 x10 to 295 x10 and it has helped me start repping 345 and 365 instead of just 315 for 7-9 and 345 for 3-5

[@KimbiW]

YOUR DOGGO IS GORGEOUS!!!!!

[@CooperCarr]

I'm so happy to see Thrall getting all the success the guy deserves. He taught me sooooo much!

[@arthurzehelvionwhite2236]

I don't understand what you *DO* recommend people do instead of adding small increments?

[@oz_jones]

Drop weight, add volume.

[@applebitefool]

Really cool editing in this one and bad ass jams: Mastodon, Yes, Led Zep, Aic, Motorhead ZZ top.

[@revchadbrooks]

I want to come lift at Untamed Strength just because of the quality jams.

[@Logan-dk8of]

My gym just got 3 brand new Rogue barbells, and one of them you can pick up and feel that one side is significantly heavier than the other.

[@mongoosekhan3079]

Thats why comrades, I dont trust the written numbers. I have measured my plates using precision scale and now my plates have the accurate label on them. Thats why in my journal the weights are like 145.6 kg or some random stuff.

[@lovrozore5141]

Strength MM Have you ever thought of putting wheel balancing weights on them? Or grinding down heavier ones?

[@renainventer]

I just heard Seether covering careless whisper in your gym. Go South africa

[@Nachtgeist.]

alan you made not have known this but as the lifter grips the plate small quantity of dead skin cells are transferred onto the surface reacting with the ferrous molecules in the steel to degrade slightly the absolute weight of the bar and absorbs some material.

[@s1ightlypanda]

Dropping the Steve Brule reference! Ya dingus!

[@TimIsABat]

The gym I go to just got calibrated kilo plates for all of us competitive powerlifters. They feel awesome imo. I want to definitely try out calibrated lb plates. Maybe one day when I win the lottery and build a home gym.

[@kevincarazo5330]

Alan have you ever weigh the olympic bars?

[@cory5233]

hitmancr245 same thing with cheap barbells

[@kevincarazo5330]

Cory yeah. i have 2 bars that should weigh 20 kg but they weigh 17,5 and 18,5 kg

[@coolbeans6148]

hitmancr245 glad you pointed that out.

[@Nobody41126]

In the gym I go to all the plates are Eleiko plates, and all the same size, if just obverved normally at least. I'd assume they are pretty precise compared to other plates.

[@bullettomy7thheart]

"These virgin plates are pretty tight" LMAO I busted out laughing

[@zackgrandfield4833]

I love it when the black friday purchases come in!

[@KrinkelsNG]

gosh thanks for all the asmr i guess

[@thanosrammos482]

Didn’t think I’d find you here Krinkels

[@m3gaman00]

I work for the LAPD. And our station nearest to Venice beach donated some old plates over the years. And whenever I use to workout at that stations gym I noticed that the weights felt heavier. Now I can see why. Well at least I can say that I was PR'ng without even knowing.

[@DaveRae77]

Respectfully disagree about micro loading. *opens dusty old book* And Uncle Rip said, "Thou shalt do reps of five, and five shall be the number of reps performed." Without micro-loading, we're looking at rotating rep ranges to get that next 5 pound jump--maybe going 3-5 reps or 5-8 reps. No longer reps of five. Small plates are also helpful for masters and female athletes. And when combined with Calibrated Plates (oh yeah!), they are a potent tool.

[@jonathanphlek5252]

I realised the quality of your videos seem to improve everytime nice work alan

[@InfiniteAthletics]

Love your videos Alan! Always super informational.

[@Grendelbc]

I applaud you for buying plates from Craigslist. That's the way I built my home gym. Over the years I've acquired 24x45lb plates. There are 2 Weider 44lb plates in the mix. Weigh them on a digital scale when I get them then mark them. All but 2 are between 44-46lbs. One of the Wieders is 46.6 and one of the others weighed 46.4lbs. My scale is supposed to be accurate but who knows? Thanks for all the fun and informative vids. Best of luck with your gym. Hope you get some kind of tax write off on those painfully expensive new plates. Btw, I've only got 4x100lb plates. They don't seem to pop up on local Craigslist very often.

[@jpro2222]

"these virgin plates are pretty tight" lmao

[@thossi09]

Okay, so just wondering: I'm only going lifting because it feels good and I figure that the overall health benefits outweigh just sitting around all day. Well, that and I guess that at least squatting, deadlifting, and pulling makes my job a bit easier. I'm not going for any kind of competition, I'm not too concerned about the actual numbers I'm moving (well, as long as it's not less than what I moved the last time), or anything like that - I just like the feeling of having completed a challenging session with Lord Barbell. Now, my question is: Do I actually need any kind of equipment like belts, or straps, or gloves, or chalk, or knee/joint wraps, or special weightlifting shoes - or is it OK that I just go in there in my t-shirt, shorts, and socks, and do my thing? For my kind of goals - just being reasonably strong and healthy, just countering the ravages of time, just getting that "Ooh yeah, I did something that felt challenging!"-feeling - do I actually need any of this (fairly expensive) stuff? ... Yeah, I was going to ask about the micro-plates, but that was before Thrall talked about that. That question was "But what if my very slight friend (she's only about 50 kgs, 160 cms top) wants to feel some progression on her lifts to keep motivated? Wouldn't micro-loads help her with that?"

[@shawnlight9695]

Alan I'm stuck at 340 bench, about 425 squat and Deadlift. How do I leave novice land!?

[@Anonymous-ld7je]

Shawn Light is this a sarcastic post? Because unless you weigh like 275lbs+ then 340 is absolutely advanced on the bench press. If you weigh under 200 you're somewhat close to elite, even. Depending on your weight 425 is either well into intermediate or beginning of advanced on squat. 425 is respectably intermediate on deadlift. Don't let your perspective be skewed by all the world record lifts... All of those guys are both genetic freaks and on drugs. You aren't weak or a novice lifter, at all.

[@ryanpetsche8924]

Shawn Light 340 bench is advanced land. Do 6 weeks of 10rep max squat/dead, 8rep max, 6 rep, 4,2,1 and you'll hit new maxes guaranteed. Just start at whatever you can just barely do at 10 reps and work up increasing weight decrease the rep every week. Lift like that 3x a week do w/e for bench, cause that's solid dude.

[@shawnlight9695]

No sarcasm whatsoever. Thank you for the responses. I have been l'm 34, and 220 lbs. Been lifting on and off for like 15 years+. Bench is only touch and go. I can't seem to find a way to increase the weight anymore. I will definitely try some of those workouts! Thank you both!

[@SneakyKittyGameDev]

i was stuck at 255 on the bench for months before i started doing 5 sets of heavy paused singles and doubles, after a few weeks i tested with 255 again and it moved pretty fast and i was able to hit 260, im still doing this and finishing my workout with 2 sets of 8 and i notice the progress is still improving. as for the deadlift, are you feeling it all in your back or do you feel it across your entire body such as back/hamstrings/glutes

[@BrockMcSheridan]

Very educational videos love your channel. Wanted to start powerlifting soon. Really good tios👍👍👍

[@tylerhansen1151]

12 minute video. 30 seconds of content I actually wanted to see...

[@minecraftlord568]

Tyler Hansen I know right? Not watched a thrall video for a while but they were always packed with info. I click on this one and the first 1min so far is cooking bacon and eggs. Life's too short to watch that I call it the curse of fucking Guzman These KZbinrs think they're Martin Scorsese... just gimme info man

[@jc30005]

Gotta remember people ask to see what he eats at breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, what he does in a day, what he does b4 gym, after gym, food shopping, lifting programs etc. He's trying to cover more bases to keep up with his growing audience demands. He can't keep everyone happy

[@bikerboy3k]

jc30005 no, no and no. No one gives a fuck.

[@philosophyandhappiness2001]

jc30005 precisely. That and he's running a business. He's advertising the perks of going to his gym and he's probably proud as shit to be able to do that for himself. Dude's getting shit done for sure

[@elementour]

Cut him some slack he's got a shitload of plates to pay for :-)

[@jamesyman007]

What scale are you using? Great vids Alan!

[@nikitas1841]

10 minutes of filler, 2 minutes of not very useful info and no "Train Untaimed" in the end FeelsBadMan

[@edmund3504]

Nikita Paklin not every video has to be some ground breaking information. there's only so much you can talk about without running out of ideas

[@nikitas1841]

edmund, I know right? Doesn't make the video better though, does it?

[@portokalisjunior]

then why make a 12 minute video of it?

[@Qwerty_789]

Nikita Paklin i like the asmr

[@tylerbrown3135]

Nikita Paklin you realize that almost every major channel has fillers in it?

[@phiase8186]

Hey Alan, video idea for you. Perhaps a video just talking about differences between different types of barbells (the ones you have and other important ones to know) and difference between various types of plates and how they interact with the different barbells. And what strength sports and or movements the equipment is most often used for.

[@jamesschaffer5504]

Alan, buying new plates for cosmetics is one thing but... If you had just weighed all the plates, matched them, and paired them with a rack (and a side), you could get balanced on both sides. This also solves the microloading problem. Moreover, proponents of micro-loading argue that it's more specific to strength and thus more effective for this goal... you would need to address this stance to be more convincing. Moreover - microloading an LP is way more straightforward than complex programming.

[@mnikhk]

James Schaffer I think microloading in a commercial gym is a waste of time it may only work if they are either high end gym with Calibrated plates or your home gym where you know exact weight of all plates and you labeled them.

[@FritzOettinger]

Get your own gym, make your own decisions on what to do with your money.

[@johne3999]

Did you see his new plates? they look awesome and they are accurate too. Money well spent, he now has peace of mind knowing that his plates all match both in weight and looks.

[@Mindofliz]

People would never keep those plates in the same place. Have you ever been to a gym, lol

[@FLMKane]

Alan, I'd like to tell you that the Barbell Brigade plates are cast and that makes them brittle and weak. They have a few of the same plates in my gym, metroflex arlington. Not all plates are cast iron, some of them based on appearance are forged and then finished on a lathe. That makes a massive difference in strength (less brittle, more likely to bend or deform rather than break) I'd watch out for that if I were y'all

[@OlMoldy]

Do a video on micro-dosing 😁

[@seerking]

The camera angles man! Love your camera at 60fps and your close up shots and angles!

[@nathanielsoh7783]

Not convinced with your argument on microloading. Doesn't take into consideration type of Novice LP such as powerlifting to win's novice LP in which rate of progression is fairly fast and can't be done without the help of microplates. My previous 1rm's before using the PTW Novice LP was 85kg bench, 140kg squat and 160kg deadlift. With the help of PTW's novice program and Izzy's coaching, I was able to bench 95kg x 2, squat 132kg x 5 and deadlift 176kg x 3 at 66kg at the end of my novice program and this was about 5 months after I started the program. Might not be conclusive evidence as to why microloading works but this is just my own experience with using microplates.

[@syed2694]

It took you 5 months to increase your strength to that level from what it was before the novice program? I think time played more of a role than the microplates did lol, and a very minimal one at that, because your strength increase in the period of time mentioned is extremely subpar.

[@nathanielsoh7783]

Syed Haque so what should the average strength increase be for a 66kg / 148lb novice given a 5 month time frame? Genuinely curious!

[@syed2694]

Nathaniel Soh deadlift should be at least 185x3, bench I can't say as people differ too much and your squat should at least be 145 for 5 as a top set.

[@syed2694]

first of all I apologise for being so rude in my first comment, but the point still stands that the increase was very subpar. As a novice, you should be adding at least 10kg a month to your squat and deadlift in both strength and hypertrophy blocks of your training regimen. Your problem may have been exercise selection, you seem to have plateaud fast so do variations and try to PR on those instead of the main lifts, but do practice the main lifts at least once a week.

[@nathanielsoh7783]

Syed Haque Practicing the main lift once a week doesn't seem very specific to the sport of powerlifting IMO but point taken!

[@tillapasta]

Super awesome that your gym is doing well. Keep it up man! Your low bar squatting video got me a 30 pound PR first try. I love your vids.

[@MartyCeha]

came here for mastodon tbh

[@goaheadcalldonshipley7659]

I have an “Olympic” barbell that weighs 39 lb for some reason, so if I use it, I always add two 2.5 plates to make up the difference

[@albussd]

Definitely disagree about micro loading. Getting plateues just cos you have plates only in the increments of 5 kgs is lame. If you can make progress with 5kg increment, you can make safe progress with micro plates.

[@blixmax]

I actually weighed the plates in the gym I used to go to at one point (some of them), and I saw how inaccurate they were. So, I hauled my own set of plates to the gym and back home every work out so that I could micro-load. I wish I were making up this story.

[@kentonwill8067]

Putting 45s on a glass scale is giving me anxiety

[@Lorneehax37]

My university gym has a bunch of different plates similar to Untamed Strength but we always use the small set of Troy iron plates or the Pendlay bumper plates for consistency despite whatever accuracy they are (your video proving their accuracy). Also those two brands of plates we use fit more snug on the bar. My point is we started using them out of consistency sake, and now you've showed me that we've also been accurate this entire time.

[@jacobsmith-kl9br]

18 vegans saw bacon and disliked the video.

[@purinahalloffame]

i saw it and still liked the video, does that count?

[@Acdhcup267]

Im more worried about the colesterol in those egss.

[@Acdhcup267]

BurntBassMan not goingo even read that. Egss are not healthy. Its illegal to sell them as healthy. All cardiologist agree that they are not healthy. The studies you link are flawed by design. And made by egg idustry.

[@Acdhcup267]

BurntBassMan actually I study nutrition :D

[@Acdhcup267]

BurntBassMan it is illegal to market them as healthy. If a study measures baseline choleserol we always see an increace. Studyies try to hide this by not measuring them at baseline or taking individuals who already eat a lot of cholesterol. Many cardiologist are vegan and talk about dangers of egss. There is a reason for that. The egg industry knows that egss arent healhty and it is trying to cover that up. By paying studies etc. And then just market them as good protein, when in one egg there is like under 5g of protein.

[@haskellelephant]

You could probably calibrate your own plates with some welding and drilling. If a weight is too heavy, fasten it and drill a small indentation in it, reweigh and repeat. If one is too light, weld two small pieces of metal to it on both side of the center.

[@rdrake316]

What is this pounds you speak of? #KingsofKilos

[@obits3]

Tyler Sudden II - In the States we prefer freedom units.

[@mnikhk]

Well I have a home gym and same equipment is used every time and last increment I use is 1kg /2.2lbs plates,so I know I made some progress. I have 2 of 20kg plates which are actually 21kg but I don't count those extra 2 kg.

[@kj22697]

Cant believe you were able to upload that blatant porn at the begining

[@jayn8392]

I about came seeing all those beautiful plates stacked up.... good luck finding plates right now

[@lrlolable]

This vlog-esque video format is so tedious and annoying, I have to skip through most of the video looking for the information that got me to click in the first place, I don't care for watching you make breakfast and feed your dog. If it's about filling out the 10-minute mark for the algorithm i'd honestly rather you just have a black screen for however long it would take to fill out the video.

[@canererbay8842]

Since when have you been following this channel?

[@jakobmayr8696]

lrlolable haha you are one angry man. Some of us enjoy alan as a person and like to see things about his life.

[@lrlolable]

Not sure how my comment is "angry", I just don't care for that type of content, especially when the title implies a more purely informative type of video, similar to the content Alan usually puts up, which made me subscribe in the first place. If the main appeal of this channel for you is Alan's person and day-to-day activities, that's fine, but it's not what i'm here for, so it's only sensible that i would comment on an, in my opinion, unwanted development for the channel. Besides, I don't care if Alan makes vlogs, i can just simply not watch them, unless of course he makes a video with a title suggesting a to the point informative video, and then procedes to wrap the content that actually relates to the title in a bunch of non-relevant documentation of his daily life, it's simply not what I came here for. The reason my tone may have seemed harsh to some is due to the fact that this exact trend of having a title that lures people into watching ~15-20 minutes of content they didn't click in for, only to have the information pertaining to the title of the video hidden somewhere in between, is becoming more and more widespread on youtube, especially on these types of fitness channels, and it's just a huge waste of time, at least for me i find, almost as huge of a waste as taking the time to write out this comment, but hey, ya got me.

[@kevincarazo5330]

lrlolable if you don't like it you can always skip it ;)

[@zephyrpp]

I agree. Alan's earlier videos has been pretty on point from start to finish, but they are starting to drag out. I don't mind VLOGs, I just don't want to see one when I click a video about micro loading. I find it better if a VLOG is in a VLOG video and these nuggets of information are in their own videos, without breakfast making and dog feeding and whatnot. It makes me less likely to watch the videos, and I assume he's doing this account because he wants people to see it. The VLOG style might bring in more viewers for all I know, but feedback can be useful either way.

[@JohnmillerPowerlifting]

I have always wanted to weight my plates but for the very reason you said I have avoided doing it.

[@llKaiserx0ll]

Jojo's at 8:50

[@Izitnu]

At work we have a fitness room and the plates are trash. Someone wrote the actual weight on the back of each 45 at some point and you can only see numbers on a couple still. One 45 weighs 42 lbs, one weighs 39, and another which doesn’t have a number has to weigh 50+ lbs. it’s thicker than the others by at least 1/8”.

[@TheTherobotboy]

LMAO virgin plates 😂

[@jonathanluis4966]

Congrats on getting the new plates

[@NefariousNews]

For breakfast I will have 60,000 grams of cholesterol and saturated fat w/ some colorectal cancer and stroke on the side. And I’ll balance the meal with 3 grams of fruit. Perfect!

[@akshaytandon9644]

NH Berrics this dude has a very shitty diet! 7 eggs and bacon!

[@tattoolady68]

NH Berrics theres always gotta be one

[@Mindofliz]

Who fuckin' cares. It's his body, he is strong as fuck, he can do what he wants. Hop off and go do something productive jesus fuckin' christ.

[@Victoriascarn]

WOah! YOU sMaRT LiTTle BitCh

[@akshaytandon9644]

lizzy claire why don't you do something productive then, instead of supporting people who promote murder and rape!

[@gsquared2394]

I have a home gym, same bar and big plates every time, and I have a calibrated microplate set. Microloading helps a ton with the bench and press.

[@DreamEclipse]

The music throughout this video was just awesome. I'd train at Untamed Strength just for the playlist!

[@blackphoenix8932]

Ugh, another contradiction.

[@DeathGuy2012]

walterarama he’s talking about Alan made a video about how he uses and how you should use micro loading (1.25) plates

[@rminitials]

BlackPhoenix 72 he obviously remembers posting that vid and kept that in mind when posting this one. Would you rather he learn new and better ways to train and NOT tell you for the sake of not contradicting himself on video? I wouldn't.

[@DreErdna]

BlackPhoenix 72 wow didn’t know u were perfect!!! Stfu

[@ElderGrub]

Did I hear Careless Whisper in the background there for a little bit?

[@teddy6408]

2:40 is that a heavy metal cover of careless whisper??

[@AlbieTom]

I wish I had a gym like yours near me. The music alone would make it worth it for a good workout.

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

That pan wasn't hot enough when u put the eggs in. I make a lot and eat a half doZen at a time.

[@mikes1063]

Skip to 4:45, unless you like the Dexter tv series type intro.