The REAL Definition of the "Gym Grind"

[@BarbellLogic]

Tell us about an experience you've had where you completed a set you weren't sure you could finish. What did that feel like? What did that do your you?

[@godizself1]

I think we underestimate our own strength. I imagine I'm one with the weight instead of against the weight. I encourage myself when hypervigilance through each rep. After I complete each set, I "thank the maker." And then breath through disbelief. Wish I could transfer the same vigilance to avoiding "orange sherbet."

[@Pr0bie5an]

Does yelling “lightweight, baby” also help when you’re grinding out reps?

[@Matthew-pf9mj]

Indeed

[@futures.scalper.808]

Amen to that brother, since starting strength training, everything in life is easy.

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

Not golf

[@scottstockert4627]

I feel like I've just had the talk by watching this.

[@gesiisak3120]

Lifting heavy with proper technique! Is about motor units recruiting over practice. Thank you for the simple and excellent explanation

[@silverback1335]

I didn't know how true this was until recently when I started lifting heaver weight and got a lot stronger.

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks for sharing.

[@elvanbee]

For me (with the deadlift) at that point on the floor where it feels like it's 'too heavy' to move; the cue in my mind is 'just pull anyway'. It forces me to wait it out while those fibers engage and 95% of the time it ends in a successful rep. The NLP program really gave me a true appreciation for 'the grind'.

[@Acumenathletics]

Sometimes I need that slap of reality. Thank you for posting.

[@shell41arotc]

An important, good, and true message.

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks.

[@Lee-vp8vs]

It sucks I can't squat or deadlift like I used to. Degeneration of L5-S1 with intermittent nerve impingement limits what I feel safe in doing. I have to really listen to my body. I know I can crank out squats at 80kg and deadlifts at around 100kg max.. any more and I get a twinge that I know means I won't be able to train for a week..

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

Very helpful. Im a masters lifter and do lift heavy. I have a coach. Ive said to him a few times i would have quit. Not so much a rep. More like a last set. Its very beneficial haveing a pair of eyes on bar speed especially squat. Lifting is such a mental challenge. As you say you can train attitude.

[@robertwegner9086]

25 years ago I hit a 335 x 20 in the squat! I was thrilled and killed at the same time. Glad I did it but never again!

[@BarbellLogic]

Sounds terrible (or glorious?)

[@stevelalley6194]

That was needed for this guy.

[@derrickhobbs8842]

Best video--if not one of them--on KZbin.

[@BarbellLogic]

Generous praise. Thank you!

[@chrisbuesnell3428]

Just watched again. Ive failed a few lifts in my day. Im 62 now and lift pretty heavy. Last block, last week i failed 1rm bench 132kg. Failed on strength. Squat failed 185kg on depth . Twice. So you fail and thats it. You try to nail backoffs. Its a long wait to next attempt. Usually 2 months. I got my deadlift which was 227.5 or 500lbs so was happy. But i failed last deadift attempt on last set. I was stuffed. Any way it happens. Enjoy your vids. Your advice is spot on. You cant go on feel.

[@aboriginal.man.1492]

The rest of the day is slightly hindered by the heavy lifts i did early in the day, but i feel great!

[@BarbellLogic]

Are you feeling sore or more fatigued/depleted?

[@kaminski3036]

Strength equals heavy! Thank you for the tips

[@fahdnaseer9396]

What a Excellent Excellent Eleboration .. I love This Channel .. pleae Add More Videos

[@robertmcdowell8367]

I have bad shoulders so now I lift dumbbells, but doing bench press, I press them 20 times.

[@BarbellLogic]

Better than nothing, sir. Somehow, you have to increase the stress.

[@samuelknight886]

It also depends on the person fitness goals.

[@BitMatt1]

I'm not sure I can jump 12"

[@anthonyluisi7096]

So at what point is lifting heavy … TOO heavy and you run the risk of serious injury while grinding ? I’m trying to figure it out …🤔

[@rickl4159]

This is exactly what I needed. I've been 'exercising' for years but recently started doing powerlifting and it's a whole new ballgame. It's intimidating to get under a heavy squat bar! Thanks for the video

[@BarbellLogic]

Thanks for the comment

[@glenmartin9974]

I've finally got this concept locking in for the deadlift. Is this principle the same for squats, press and bench press, or do you have specific tips for those that may be slightly different? Awesome video by the way!

[@BarbellLogic]

Same concept of “grinding” for several seconds before finally giving in and letting the weight of the bar win ;) With the squat and bench, be sure that you have a safe way to fail, and that way, you’ll be more likely to try the weight instead of stopping the set prematurely for fear that you won’t finish all 5 reps. Set your safeties for both squat and bench press and you’ll then be able to take more risks and learn to grind.

[@ProfJeffreyChasnov]

@@BarbellLogic Well, there was that time I passed out on that fifth rep of that third set. Stuck just above the horizontal and couldn’t move up. Kept trying until I found myself on the floor. Lucky no injury.

[@gregpaulic1544]

I used to be able to grind out squats. But as I've gotten older, my sense of balance has started to become a problem. I feel especially unsteady unracking the bar and walking back into position; the heavier the bar, the worse it becomes. On two occasions, I've lost control of my position coming out of the hole, and almost crashed forward into the rack. Even with safeties in place, set as high as possible, this felt very unsafe. As a result, I'm limiting the weight and no longer trying to grind. I'm trying to get a medical diagnosis and/or resolution for the balance issue. But if that isn't forthcoming, then what?

[@BarbellLogic]

Use a coach. You may have some form issues. Perhaps not, but you won't know for sure until you get in front of a good coach.

[@gregpaulic1544]

​@@BarbellLogic I'll consider that. For what it is worth - I have problems outside the gym: quick tilts of the head, especially forward toward the floor, or looking down when starting down stairs, all produce the same sensation. It is just is a lot more acute when you have 225 lbs on the shoulders, much less margin for error, harder to recover if I do get off balance.

[@BarbellLogic]

Have you visited the ENT doc?

[@ashishdwivediUSA]

You may have loose crystals in your ear. Google "benign paroxysmal positional vertigo" (BPPV)

[@christianpeters3757]

I have a question about your example near the end. Once you have recruited the bigger, slower firing musculature required to lift the heavy deadlift on the first rep will the process happen faster on the next four reps?

[@4by4circuits]

Great video!!! Keep up the great stuff.

[@yesjustexactlylikethat4162]

Can we have a video about how to maintain t-spine extension all the way down and (especially) up...pls.

[@allboysputo]

So you are saying that Ronnie Coleman only ever used "part of the muscle". Damn! Imagine if he had used all of it!

[@BarbellLogic]

We said or implied nothing of the sort.

[@allboysputo]

@@BarbellLogic Just a joke! Ronnie's famous 'light weight, baby' came to mind when Karl said "when you lift light weights, you are only using part of the muscle". Joke aside, the video was great and what Karl is saying is something I can attest to from experience doing SS and subsequent intermediate programs after LP.

[@BarbellLogic]

Whew! A relief!

[@allboysputo]

@@BarbellLogic Right?! Who has time to argue on the internet?

[@actuuaalevythg1295]

Talking lifting with liquor prominently in the picture. BAD LOOK! This is athletics, not drinking games!

[@notsoserious0944]

I. Hate. That. Seriously...can I just hate that OK? Couple of stupid reads on PJ media--Mark what-his-face--bunch of junk in my basement now. It just keeps getting harder and harder. My family just thinks it's normal now...hundreds of pounds on my back and can you please come upstairs and kill the spider when you are finished? No oohhs and aahhhs. No major awards. Grind it out he says. Ok. Stay under the bar no matter what.

[@BarbellLogic]

You okay?

[@notsoserious0944]

@@BarbellLogic Sometimes I get a little weird. Long week, back in to work tomorrow. Need to finish a brake job on the car. One kid is getting two Ds. The other lied to his teacher. The little one won't practice her clarinet. Wife wants some bulbs planted before it freezes. Cannot seem to get three training days a week in unless I do it at four AM which gives me six hours of sleep or less. Ya know?

[@notsoserious0944]

@@BarbellLogic Daylight savings ends tomorrow too.

[@manugatzi6158]

@Christian Wright a reality for us all.

[@notsoserious0944]

@Christian Wright Some days more than others. Who better to share one's more manic moments than strangers on the Tube?

[@mrofnocnon]

Not true, higher numbers of reps with lower weight is just as beneficial! This video is such nonsense!