Most People Don't Understand Strength

[@TheBioneer]

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[@eniggma9353]

do you shave your body?

[@adanrios3981]

Yoo can I train with you please

[@Trumeris]

The best test of strength is obviously [thing I'm good at]

[@TheBioneer]

😂😂

[@TheBioneer]

Sonic R

[@Daniel_WR_Hart]

And everyone that's better at it is clearly on steroids, except yourself when you get stronger

[@luisnabais]

GTA V?

[@CaliGainz]

Strength is how much pierogi you can eat in one sitting when your grandma makes them for you. I always win.

[@tor4472]

You have a competitor sir

[@CaliGainz]

@tor4472 I shall take the challenge and prove my worth.

[@chesterdamolester6990]

I never spoke with either of my grandmothers, I only met them once when I was 6, and they ignored me, much less cooked for me. I haven't seen them in over 30 years.

[@TheOnimbus]

Can I go to your grandma's house and compete with you?

[@CaliGainz]

@@TheOnimbus I guess she wouldn't mind 😅 I shall warn you - you don't stand a chance. I have years of experience! (like seriously, 30 years of eating dumplings😂)

[@personaignota]

What is strength? Baby don't bench me, don't bench me, no more

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

90s techno was dope.

[@Skoopyghost]

Are you purple aki?

[@JamesBond-wv9xz]

Mike O’Hearn

[@masterfoggy88]

@@JamesBond-wv9xzOtren

[@notacyborg1717]

Well played

[@sudd3660]

i just want strength enough to not break. at old age i want to never have back pain, trouble walking or running, doing work without getting hurt.

[@broda769]

I think that us most people's goals and what gravitates is to this channel. Not try to be a top powerlifter, bodybuilder, or whatever, but to be a stronger healthier you.

[@adriandennis3125]

Correct

[@redbullet1982]

That's my goal as well.

[@BobsFury]

You should definitely do functional training my friend, The Bioneer also covers this field of strength

[@glendybaez3683]

The principles Jesus teaches will grant you this

[@awakenotwoke6930]

Adam’s message is consistent: Strength is Adaptability. Go after it.

[@joshp.2872]

The Bioneer is flat out wrong about the bench press. It creates superb pressing strength through any vertical/horizontal vector. My strict overhead press is now 100kgs for reps. And I built it purely by benching (175kg 1RM). I didn't even train ohp. I can also do full ROM deficit handstand pushups and Superman pushups (again no training them... just testing them).

[@lachyfreestone]

@@joshp.2872just because something worked for you, doesn’t mean it’s universally correct. Many people who don’t have intermuscular coordination won’t get anywhere near the same carryover between lifts. You have a High carryover potential between movements, and some do, but that in itself, is an aspect of strength development, and a really hard one to train if it’s lost

[@joshp.2872]

@@lachyfreestone Possibly. But I don't think this is generally the case. The vast majority of gym goers have no idea how to train effectively. They program jump, they're inconsistent and don't prioritise nutrition and recovery enough. Overtraining and ego lifting are also huge limiting factors. Beyond this, people do not have a grasp on how long it takes to build serious strength and mind-muscle connection (so that you have a good feel of your own body and can self-correct for improper technique and mistakes in their movements.) Throw in the injuries that will happen due to the above mentioned issues and it's a safe bet that most people will never get anywhere near the requisite level of barbell strength to experience the "side-effects" of massively increased performamce in other strength modalities they don't train for. My body isn't special. Most people just aren't cut out (lack of discipline, lack of training smarts, etc) to spend 3-5 years getting properly strong with a barbell in order to experience the carryover benefits.

[@simon900741]

@@joshp.2872 incline bench or dumbells would be better for both. so your wrong. and you have dips too. dips is vastly superior to flat bench

[@joshp.2872]

@@simon900741 I can rep out weighted dips with 80kgs. And I don't even train them Lol And can you strict overhead press 100kgs for reps? Or do full ROM deficit handstand pushups? I can do all these accessory exercises for a laugh every few months. JUST BY FLAT BENCHING HEAVY 1-2x a week. That is enormous carryover. So no, I am not wrong.

[@thestonecircle]

I love these videos where you talk about the big picture like this. Always gets me pumped to go train, the options are endless!

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks man!! 🫡

[@MusicForHourss]

Channels like you two and lower back ability are amazing! Glad to see more content than just, how to get bigger muscles to attract more girls XD Which is so shallow and will lead to more break ups imo

[@therealsnaily]

@@MusicForHourss I'm glad I'm not the only one who knows LBA.

[@marcinsala3161]

Well, I'll be honest - thanks to your inspiration, trying to bear hug carry "just" 45kg sandbag for the first time gave me a pretty good idea what true strength is. And I've been working out functional wise for like 5 years already.

[@JaxBlade]

This was always a fun conversation & competition between me and my friends, 1 of my friends is a bodybuilder who would make Zeus envy for the gains he has but he has no cardio so whenever we'd run he'd gas out in the 1st mile. Another friend I have is a MMA Beast who kicks like an Ox but can't bench 135Lbs. Its always fun to see different types of strength, I just try to be well balanced. I suck at Absolute strength cause of all the Ego Lifting injuries I got when I was younger but if its stamina & explosive based Watashi Ga Kita hahaha

[@EnriqueMunozOnline]

Glad to always see you here! Both of you are gym inspirations! Keep going

[@Menaceblue3]

It's always gonna come down to "Do you wanna fight like a big muscle Broly or a slim athletic Goku?"

[@JacobHarrelson]

The Goat himself. Bro you changed my life, thank you JAX

[@homiesenatep]

@@Menaceblue3Goku used to be like big muscle broly

[@help_im_trapped_in_a_square]

Maybe The real strength is the friends we made along the way

[@firejoe283]

What's bad is that I want all of the different strengths. It's like chasing 10 different chickens. I can get close to catching a couple, but I won't even get one unless I focus on it.

[@TheBioneer]

Honestly, getting average at all of them is underrated. And it COMPOUNDS 💪🏻

[@tor4472]

Same 😅, but I'm like what am I training so hard for when I'm not a competitive athlete lol, but when I make gains in weight training, I make gains in soccer explosiveness and boxing endurance and pilates and hot yoga help me deal with the muscle tightness, stabilizing the core and back flexibility. And of course boxing and soccer are great for cardio and endurance.

[@tilmanrotationalinvariant2257]

​@@TheBioneer Maybe, but here is another idea. Focus 2-5 years on one thing, get decent at it and then switch focus. You will keep most of your gains and will be actually successful at something.

[@djm-9654]

@@tilmanrotationalinvariant2257 thats actually a terrible idea bc u will lose all your previous progress for an example if u focus on absoloute strentgh and then switch to endurance u cant keep the strength u had while improving on endurance its impossible but a better plan is to choose 2 to 3 types of strentgh and create a well rounded plan to improve slowly on all and then u can start to add more types as the time passes

[@superhybridd9]

I would love to have wolverines healing powers or healing magic, that would solve this problem instantly as long as I had the mental strength to maintain all those styles in a training montage that lasted forever 😂

[@samsung70346]

00:13 strength is the ability to stand up off a chair without assistance or hold a can of beans without struggling or just walking to your car. Deadlifting 200+ lbs or yeeting a discus are all "considerable" strength but it starts with normal stuff, and when your 70 and those things get difficult thats when you'll wish you had done 20 body weight squats a day while your watching TV when you were in your 30s which is what I d recommend.

[@samsung70346]

Superset that with calf raises

[@samsung70346]

Alternatively just light to moderate stretching

[@TheComedyButchers]

I would recommend lifting heavy through a full range of motion in your 30’s because lifting heavy would be more beneficial than just a few bodyweight squats

[@socialist-strong]

@@TheComedyButchers it would, but we all have to start somewhere. If someone is totally inactive, building a simple at-home body weight routine is more useful to them than telling them to lift heavy.

[@TheComedyButchers]

@@socialist-strong if someone is inactive to the point that body weight squats are fatiguing, then that is lifting heavy. When that becomes easy, lift heavier.

[@vincnt1]

Just wanted to say that i love your content and it's been so cool to watch you grow over the years, you're doing amazing man so proud of you even if i'm just a random internet stranger haha

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks man! 😁😁

[@simplicitas5113]

Same, followed since you had less than 2K followers. Which is still a lot :)

[@Facade13]

The Bioneer and FitnessFAQs are my GOATs

[@the_d12rose]

Did I see you throw a HOOK??? Next level unlocked!!

[@TheBioneer]

A really bad one 😂

[@the_d12rose]

@@TheBioneer gotta get through the 10,000 bad ones to get to the good ones!

[@trevorstephens3101]

I *AM* digging this anime kick youre on Edit: Im glad you put this video out today. As a skinny guy (5‘8 / 172cm and 115lb/52kg), just last night I went through another cycle of being really disappointed in my lifts. By certain websites standards Im between intermediate and proficient but IDK how many guys my size are sharing their metrics, so I dont even really know how much I can trust that. So I look around at the gym or online and see everyone lifting much more than me bc most guys weigh at LEAST 50lb/22kg more than me. I go from comparing myself to others my size, realizing the disparity between that and normal sized guys, and then eventually I make peace with the fact that Ill likely never lift 160lb over my head. But I only need to beat myself from the previous week or month and have to remember that I have a great size to strength ratio. And while I cant move external weights as well as bigger guys, I can likely move my own weight far better than most of them. So thanks for this video and others like it, your positivity is a great boon to myself and im sure many others who get stuck wondering how strong they „should“ be.

[@RyderDK]

I used to be 176 cm and 50-60 kg, now ~78 kg. You simply need to eat more while maintaining training and doing progressive overloads and the weight will follow.

[@colmoshea]

Consider getting into calisthenics. I'm 5'8'/62kg and it's a major advantage not being too tall or heavy. Consistent cali training will build strength, but also balance/coordination and, depending on exercise selection, flexibility too. That's a lot of bang-for-your-buck, and the psychological factor of turning perceived weaknesses (lighter/shorter stature) into advantages is not trivial.

[@AsbestiNautiskelija]

as a relatively skinny (179cm/63kg) guy myself, I hold my own bodyweight as a metric of success. If I can do over my own bodyweight in an exercise, I'm proud. works usually, though currently I'm stuck in a limbo of trying to get 55 kg on tricep cable extensions and it's driving me crazy, so it does have some downsides if applied too early

[@hulkthedane7542]

I am 51 years old, have trained different types of strength/weight training since I was 15, and it shows. I have broader shoulders and thicker arms than most other men my height and/or age. I am nowhere near elite anything, but I am stronger than most, in many regards. I am currently part time employed as a janitor at a school, and shortly after my start, a pupil (around 13-14 year old..) asked me; "Are you strong?"...... I struggled coming up with an answer and ended up saying; "Stronger than most people my size and age"..... It is such a complex question, because what do YOU mean by "strong"??? You, Adam, are strong in multiple ways. I admire your ability (physical as well as mental) to train so versatile. I try to pick up ideas from your videos, because you have SO much knowledge, and you present it well. Train hard, stay safe 👍👍👍👍.

[@socialist-strong]

Do you have a shot at the olympics? Probably not. Can you hoist garbage bags into a dumpster that weigh as much as that kid? If so, than you are a bad ass strong janitor! To you, Adam is strong. To that kid, you are strong!

[@hulkthedane7542]

@socialist-strong I can hoist garbage backs up to at least 50 kg/110 lbs into a dumpster, yes. You are right, in most ordinary everyday scenarios I am strong. Thank you for pointing that put, my day just got better 👍🙂👍.

[@Fishrizzler]

Genuinely one of my favorite KZbinrs, build real strength and not flashy strength!

[@Browny84]

Those explosive pull ups triggered my anxiety. I gave myself tendinitis in my forearm three years ago doing them on a scaffold at work. Hindered my training for months.

[@TheBioneer]

Yeah I’ve done that too 😅😅 Even caught it on camera!

[@Browny84]

@ ugh! The worst! 😩

[@therealsnaily]

First day asking Adam to make a collab with Cody from The Stone Circle.

[@Natural-lifting]

didnt expect that here amazing shit man!!

[@Mavnels10]

yeeeaahh!

[@broda769]

Funny saw he commented on this video

[@cannedpineapple2702]

Dude we all want this LOL

[@nazarakopyantc514]

Love the content! Also the level of authenticity is underappreciated, Bioneer shows both his many strengths, PRs, stunts but at the same time isn't ashamed to show those cringe zero technique punches Motivated me to continue training boxing knowing there's still going to be people who struggle with that which another person takes for granted! Much love!

[@TheBioneer]

😂😂😂 Thank you! Yeah man - if I don’t show the bad punches then people won’t see me get better over time! And it’s all just fun :-)

[@dyslexicsoap7605]

I'm imagining him reading this and thinking "Aw man, were they that bad?"

[@nazarakopyantc514]

@@dyslexicsoap7605 it came out way too harsh 😂 Actually the punches aren't that bad but rather the head movement

[@lucajustluca8257]

What stength? Lift rock. If your rock biggest, you most strong.

[@000Krim]

Lift heavy rock make sad head voice quiet

[@petrospavlidis7747]

Is that you Bybon, son of Phola? 😂

[@RemingtinArms]

TRIAL BY STONE!

[@joshcole9324]

Seriously. All that waffling and the answer is obvious. The strongest one is stronger.

[@socialist-strong]

I like throw rock. If your rock go most far, you most strong. My friend climb rock. If rock they climb biggest, they most strong.

[@josholdaker8684]

Used to work with a guy who ate a garbage diet, never saw a gym, and didn't look muscular or cut at all. I watched him lift a full, 55 gallon oil drum and load it on a truck by himself. Some people are just strong. No accounting for it.

[@but1z]

Concept of specificity applies and paradoxically, does not apply. It is what it ain’t and it ain’t what it is, the body is amazing and amazingly adaptable.

[@stevenlake5278]

Yes but that's just luck.

[@AsbestiNautiskelija]

that's what they call farmers strength

[@josholdaker8684]

@@AsbestiNautiskelija LOL yeah. He was a good ole boy from the sticks for sure.

[@rbarreira2]

Some people naturally have leverages and tendon insertions that lend themselves to strength.

[@ACarpenter89]

I would say strength Is the ability to age gracefully in the ability to play with your kids or engage in your hobbies without getting injured or tired

[@IsmaelOG73]

I have been watching fitness videos since 2014 aprox. I have watched A LOT of fitness youtubers, but you are definitely the very best I have found. Thank you!

[@pavelantonov251]

the best and most detailed definition of strength I ever seen. thank you, Bioneer! If I could have physical conditions like yours I'd never wish something more than those.

[@eqto1327]

I noticed you said that microtears cause muscle growth, and I wanted to say that its actually mechanical tension in the muscles that cause signals to be sent to the brain that more muscle units need to be made. love the content, just wanted to bring that up.

[@jahimuddin2306]

Both of them work, along with metabolic stress.

[@eqto1327]

@@jahimuddin2306 muscle growth is due to satellite cells being activated, which leads to protein synthesis and muscle growth, the satellite cells are activated due to mechanical tension on the muscle, from external resistance. Microtears do not cause muscle growth. Please look into this further if you don't believe me, I could go into more detail but I trust your ability to research thoroughly.

[@Backwoodsandblades]

Bravo useful strength. You wanna see who is stronger among friends? Help them move. At 56, I am still the one people call on to help them move their furniture. Strength endurance and flexibility. Love your channel.

[@Leo-nard0]

JaxBlade has a great video on this topic as well, Both of yall really making me re-evaluate what it means to be truly strong. Nicely explained as always Bioneer!

[@JaxBlade]

Say my Name and I magically appear xD But Adam is the GOAT wish I could articulate my words as clearly as him hahaha

[@Leo-nard0]

@@JaxBlade 🤣of course 2 kings support each other

[@TheBioneer]

Thanks man! But I think the way you deliver information is brilliant! 🔥🔥💪🏻

[@Gong-Fu_Hermit]

This basically sums up what I'm after, Complete Strength (a never ending journey), is always what I say I'm seeking when people ask what I'm training for. Not to be the strongest ever, but simply to maximize the potential for my body by training every muscle/tendon I can find in as many useful ways as I can think of.

[@1r3u]

Bruce Lee said that the best fighter is not a boxer, a karateka or a judoka. The best fighter is the boxer that can kick well, the karateka that can grapple and the judoka who can punch well. The ability to adapt is what strength is.

[@caillove9184]

Lee defined strength by versatility, one of the reasons he was an all around amazing martial artist and athlete

[@bobafatt2155]

A lot of times people look at the negative side of what they feel they can't do. I always look on the positive side of what I can do. Chuck Norris

[@theBenStrothmann]

I'm not usually one to self-advertise, but I uploaded a fairly in-depth talk on almost this exact topic just a few weeks ago, specifically on the false dichotomy that is often constructed between strength and hypertrophy training (where powerlifting is supposedly "strength", and the two terms are used almost interchangeably). I think for any body part / muscle, there's essentially a spectrum that ranges from endurance on one end to power on the other. What we call strength averages out as a range somewhere between those two. Strength endurance is further towards the endurance side, a one rep max with "dirty" form further towards power, and everything that lies in between would be considered "strength" by most people.

[@FigureOnAStick]

The equation of strength with max strength because of ease of measurement reminds me of Goodhart's law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure

[@timgersh6787]

Strength is about what you can do, my big brother weighs 250 lbs and I can lift him but i cant use chop sticks while he can. We use chop sticks more than lifting him

[@danielmora6776]

I started lifting a year ago using 10lb dumbells and now I m using 30lb dumbells feels great feel the difference from a year ago 😊

[@davidetl8241]

That is one of the best mature videos on fitness out there, not overly simplified dum stuff most of youtube is on the topic

[@ThePitPony]

Listening and taking in what's being explained in this video SHOULD open up a world of possibilities for anyone who's interested in physical strength, fitness, health and longevity. Avoiding dogmatism is essential if you're looking for a lifetime of physical culture. If more young people listened to this I'm also fairly sure it'd reduce the amounts of youngsters getting heavily involved in PED use,which is a dead end street.

[@BattleBok]

Subjective strength. Love it! Screw convention, be a gestalt champion! I was a big fan of the (bought out and buried) channel Strength Wars and fantasied about creating a similar competition for recreational athletes and underdogs recovering from gnarly injuries, medical conditions, etc. (with a fantastical twist, of course, 'cos that's my thing). Oh well. Maybe one day. I have to recover first. 💪

[@Facade13]

Relative strength and muscular endurance to me are the most impressive. For those being lean and athletic are necessary. Absolute strength is not necessarily the case.

[@robcubed9557]

I train BJJ. I've found relative strength and muscular endurance are great for offense, but training absolute strength is great for "defense". I mean that low reps of heavy lifting builds the connective tissues and skeleton which in turn means I am less likely to suffer tendon or ligament injury. The muscular endurance and relative strength helps more with actually grappling without getting too fatigued. I think that training for maximal strength has a similar application across all sports: toughen up the tendons and ligaments and bones to withstand impact.

[@richardbrewis436]

Fascinating presentation, The Bioneer! Very valuable knowledge you've shared Adam, thanks! Might of actually helped me break through a plateau in training!! Keep on posting, I'm a fan of the channel!

[@feralearthworm3044]

If you take a somewhat bodybuilding approach to get to the following 1rm metrics, you will have covered all areas of strength very well: ohp 135, bench 225, squat 315, and deadlift 405. If you stay somewhat lean and stay in the hypertrophy rep range, absolute strength progress may take a while, but do a bit of stretching and steady state cardio during that pursuit, and anything physical goal after that, whether it's calisthenics, yoga, or sprinting, you'll probably be halfway there already, and you'll look good.

[@anthonini66]

I would say those weights for 5 reps would be a better goal

[@Barefoot-Jaycee]

That moment you go to click on the notifications bar and The Bioneer pops up under your thimb. 😂

[@dawgski690]

Just started reading your book “Functional Training and Beyond”. Very interesting, informative and enjoyable read. I haven’t finished reading the book yet but I think this should be a reading requirement for kids in school and for physical education teachers.

[@craigivison2951]

glad you're out there bioneer, thanks

[@markstevenson2492]

One solid answer: Axel bar conintental clean and press Grip, check Whole body, check Functional, I think so as its a floor to ovrhead Core, hell yes check Skill, strength is a skill but this move has a lower skill ceiling than the Olympic lifts Coordination/power, the push press and clean movements yes clearly check here. (I train strongman so biased but I think a solid answer)

[@championboy4782]

Strength is survival. Physical strength is what allows you to live. Coming out of a slum you have base dexterity, athleticism from jumping fences and running from bullets, cardio, strength from cheap construction work. Even if you can't bench 120 any slim dweller past 15 years will be able to shrug off a stabbing and smash the robber with a bottle/stone, etc. Strength is what is *needed* to survive and live. Anything else is just for show.

[@stnerrot]

10:16 i thought he's swinging a cat around

[@broda769]

Bring out your dead!

[@neonbelly4]

That's what ancient greeks did preparing for Olympics

[@tonymaloney7096]

I think it's fantastic that Michael McIntyre has loss so much weight, become jacked, and teaches us about strength

[@TheBioneer]

😂😂😂

[@RDS_Armwrestling]

Honestly, there's zero likeness 😂😂

[@swedneck]

i'd love to see a standup routine where they're constantly swinging around on gym equipment to act out the stuff they're talking about

[@KingMufasa2003]

Strength comes from the heart

[@MrGrace123]

11:52 amazing build up to a rebuttal to oversimplified studies 🤯

[@TheBioneer]

Why thank you 🙏🏻 That was basically what triggered this lol!

[@MrGrace123]

@@TheBioneerI had a feeling. Btw this might a good time to let you know that you are my role model for my physique goal and outlook on fitness. I doubt I will make it to your level. But it doesn’t hurt to try. Thanks Bioneer. Loved the ear wiggle joke ROFL

[@mygetawayart]

we tend to simplify the concept of strength because if we had to always put a 16-minute disclaimer/asterisk detailing that strength is relative and that being strong in one activity doesn't make you strong in absolute terms, it just makes you strong in that specific activity, we wouldn't get anything done.

[@Ice-Fall]

What's more important, absolute strength, or functional strength. The strength that is really important is the strength you need to perform your job, or task, without getting injured, or damaging whatever you are trying to accomplish.

[@Velothi1]

Point well taken. Combining this understanding with the base/peak phase structure of someone like Bromley is a great combination i think. Ill do barbell/heavy sandbag lifting for a cycle (base phase), then focus that new mass/cross sectional area into a skill or task I want to get better at (peak phase). You can also lift heavy barbells more quickly to get more of a power adaptation that would carry over to a punch/etc. So for me the understanding of nuance from Bioneer, the understanding of the bang-for-your-buck-ness of heavy barbell training (up to intermediate strength levels anyway), and the Bromley base/peak model with the target skill work in the peak phase has worked very well.

[@Hellofromaustraolo]

Your handstands improved a lot!

[@dawnfmEnthusiast]

appreciate these videos where you share your perspective!

[@Wilborthephysicist]

Interesting video and topic. It left me thinking about what is the most beneficial kind of strength for longevity? For example, Dr. Peter Attia has talked a lot about cardiovascular fitness and strength being (one of) the biggest factors in reducing all cause mortality. So what exactly is meant by strength in this context? How should one approach strength training, if the goal is not simply performance or being strong per se, but being strong to live longer and healthier? I'd love to see an in-depth video about this.

[@jamesb46]

I always thought standing barbell overhead press and deadlift were the best measures

[@DvonDowell]

@TheBioneer putting smaller weights in the inside bro is a SAVAGE!

[@SirLuke007]

i’ve noticed there’s a difference between my workout strength and my active strength. my entire life the top performers were always stronger under the bar but when it came to on the field or court we’d be the same or i’d be stronger. i could never make sense of it so asking what my bench squat etc does equate but will cause a fallacy of underestimation

[@EnriqueMunozOnline]

@TheBioneer you are an inspiration! You always makes me want to go a do a workout, just hitting the gym is better than nothing!

[@zoro115-s6b]

More people should approach their body as a piece of functional art. It's not about meeting some arbitrary standard someone else set or maximizing some specific attribute at the expense of everything else, its about achieving your own ideal in aesthetics and functionality. I mean, think about character designs in Dragon Ball. Toriyama didn't just draw a whole bunch of the same type of body. You've got massive tanks like Broly or Piccolo, you've got fast, lean, flexible guys who still have surprising power like Beerus, Frieza, or Kid Buu, you've got small but solid guys like Vegeta, and you've got Goku right in the middle. When you train, you're an artist designing your own character, and if you're going to compete with other artists, you're not going to use silly metrics like "my guy has the biggest shoulders ever!", are you?

[@TheBioneer]

Excellently put 👌🏻

[@julioaurelio]

Adam, you are awesome! I would love to see you on the Ultimate Self Defense Championship.

[@TheRealJharp]

I wanted to ask you if floor press is a more functional alternative to bench pressing ?

[@Lharris94]

No lmao The floor press can be a good accessory but it’s objectively inferior to the bench or push-up. The benefits of the bench compared to the floor press is that the bench allows you a greater stretch on the eccentric.

[@SharifSourour]

Interesting about strength is that although greater muscle mass is one way to increase your potential performance in strength, the greater weight that comes with it means your efficiency and often speed is lowered, so the gains are exponentially worse the more massive you are. You could still get beat in a fight by someone as massive but at a higher fat percentage even if you both rely on throwing weight around to attack, because the high body fat guy will have an easier time moving quickly and flexibly while throwing the same amount of weight potentially. Also for swimming higher body fat may give the fattier person a lot of advantage over a very strong but lean guy who will drop like a brick if not swimming hard. The other ways to be strong are not only neuromuscular strength or the efficiency of the use of the muscles, making more use of what’s there, but also your energetic or spiritual strength. That last one actually is rare but also is a factor where someone who should otherwise not be able to do such a strong feat of physical strength due to lack of muscle mass, conditioning nor training; think the naturally adrenaline pumped average Mom lifting a car to get her baby in the heat of the moment. Also in a fight, strategy as well as the manipulation of energy and movement in the moment doesn’t require any physical strength but has the same impact of overcoming an opponent, like in Aikido when the energy aspect is done correctly.

[@luxeayt6694]

I think the average person who does natural bodybuilding for let's say, 5 years, won't have too much muscle to be a good athlete, and the muscle he has gained would transfer to athletics if enough focus is given to it thereafter.

[@qp9259]

This does all remind me how this channel actually was the beginning of me wakting to train olympic and adjacent styles of lifting like sandbag. For a really long time its seemed like the beginners advice or go to for people looking to add lifting to their martial arts training was power lifting. But in retrospect, a "power-building" type approach, whether multiphasic of simultaneously doing both hypertrophy and strength training, seems way, way more appropriate. Like it's suboptimal for eithrr of those two areas of fitness... but you're training for fighting.

[@jerhall123]

My metric is: am I going to hurt myself picking up one of my kids (as they get bigger) or shoveling snow. Just trying to age gracefully and injury free.

[@thiccmik7111]

So glad I am subscribed, another great video cheers

[@eyalav6293]

Dude you gotta reach 1 mil subs already i cqnt wait for that batman training video

[@TheComedyButchers]

I believe strength is most based in your ability to move unimpeded in space. Much of this definition would encompass total force production(e.g: deadlifting), power production(vertical jump, snatching, etc), anaerobic capacity(sprinting, walking lunges, etc) & strength endurance(rucking, farmer’s carries, etc).

[@BirdmanHT07]

Work out with a buddy of mine. He can bench more than me, but I can do basically everything else at a higher weight and for longer. He tends to tap out when I still got gas in the tank. Visually, his muscles are larger than mine, but in most aspects, I see myself as stronger. As I can do more work for a longer period of time

[@greenarrow219]

About two years ago, my max deadlift was 210kg. I weigh 82kg at 165cm tall, so I was very pleased with that. I was strong, yet very inflexible. Now I weigh 70kg, follow more of weight training/bodyweight training program but feel much stronger but in a better way.

[@wilsonlee63]

Exactly, I don't do just bodybuilder's or powerlifters training for specific task by repetition but perfer a similar weights/cardio combo, can move a few hundred pounds of weight & run for kilometers & sprints fast too & be functional in everyday life.

[@johnthies1150]

"What does it mean to be strong" - Makunouchi Ippo

[@Kikibucher]

new bioneer vid lets goooo‼️

[@MeoCulpa]

10:35 I totally clocked out on my partner mid-convo because I noticed a new vein on the back of my left hand this morning. I injured my left shoulder as a kid - was doing multiple back handsprings in a row and my left shoulder subluxed and I crumpled mid handspring on it - it was misdiagnosed as a sprain but it was actually a collarbone fracture. It never really recovered from that and so my left arm always felt weaker and less functional. Measured it once at less than 3PSI grip strength. 6.5 months after getting a pull up bar, and 1.5 months after getting my first pull up, I noticed this new vein and it made me wanna cry with happiness. My hands are so much stronger and more capable, my everything is so much stronger. There’s a lot of fitness personalities I’ve relied on but you’ve really helped it click the most. Thank you from the bottom of my left arm 🫀

[@stormvalentine2642]

Bought superfunctional 2.0 today, already read almost 20 pages, great stuff💪🏼

[@d4lekdude791]

Grant! would you consider doing a video on swimming?

[@000Krim]

I think he would sink

[@zayydabualsoud9447]

Love your channel. Axtually i benefited a lot from it and wish you all the best❤❤ will you actually complete the series for how to train the senses the first video was actually good

[@merohie9599]

In my view, strenght is your ability to impose your will upon others, either physically if push comes to shove, or psychologically. People will respect those stronger than them, be careful not to offend them, and therefore will aim to not discriminate, wrong them, or otherwise cause them harm, fearing vengeance at a subconscious level. Physical strength can be defined as many different things, like the author says. Mike Tyson in his prime wasn't able to lift half a ton off the ground like Eddie Hall, and while the later might be able to put up a real fight with the former, Mike would still have a much better shot at knocking Eddie out and winning the fight with his explosive punching power. On the other hand, Eddie would have an easier time overpowering an attacker with a weapon and disarming them with brute strength alone, but would struggle to run away from multiple attackers. But I believe the first and forest principle matters most, and that is both the appearance of strength, and your ability to utilize it if need arises. No matter what, the guy with the bigger muscles usually has a far greater chance at winning a fight, unless the goal is to kill the opponent, which then would likely involve a weapon, and depending on said weapon, the strength advantage might very well turn into a disadvantage, considering that bulk and agility can but often do not go side by side.

[@isaiah5465]

Love this comment, I absolutely agree, I feel like this is the true definition of strength physically in general.

[@thepinkwalruss]

Great video. Just a observation as a philosopher (PhD): you are talking about strenght in a philosophical sense hahaha. If you are trying to define strength finding its necessary and sufficient conditions, you are doing a philosophical task of concept engineering.

[@franzmeier2128]

From my point of view the exercises are Deadlift and Overhead Press and the metric is 1 RM to 5 RM since that kind of strength does translate well into other areas of strength but not vice versa

[@paulinlasvegas]

If total body strength is defined by who is overall ihe most athletic in terms of endurance, balance, mind muscle connection/ coordination, explosiveness/power and body control then I would say that Olympic level gymnast and elite MMA fighters are the best athletes and strongest in the world. Bruce Lee was also very strong overall.

[@VegetoStevieD]

Me: I thought strength was the ability to produce force against an external object This guy: only a sith deals in absolutes

[@TheBioneer]

😂😂

[@Lharris94]

5:01 that’s not necessarily a good example. Tom platz still had a massive squat. He squatted over 500lbs for 23 reps. Getting strong doesn’t inherently take away from your endurance, matter of fact you’re obviously able to rep weights that are sub-optimal from your absolute max. Two in shape people, one has a squat of 495 and the other has a squat of 225. The person who can squat 495 is going to have a more useful endurance than the far weaker athlete in relation to being able to rep a sup-optimal weight(such as your 135lb example) Also, Olympic weightlifters do chase getting the squat as strong as possible. The force of the legs need to be as high as possible to help all the more technical movements in Olympic weightlifting. Olympic weightlifters are some of the finest squatters in the world. I agree however that only squatting for instance isn’t going to teach you to use all of that strength in the real world. Incorporating plyometrics such as jumps or sprinting while still focusing on increasing the squat for force productivity will benefit any athlete greatly.

[@filippecha7909]

Thats not always a given fact. I had a squat of 150kg and I could do 30 reps with 100kg and 10 reps with 130kg. Yet one youtuber who can squat 230kg was able to do like 33 squats with 100kg. He stated that he is surprised that I didnt have higher 1RM, while i was surprised that he couldnt do like 50 reps with 100kg😅

[@Lharris94]

@@filippecha7909there are outliers but you both still built endurance from having an relatively high ceiling. We also have to factor in rep quality(not saying you or him are squatting incorrectly but subtle differences in technique can cause differences) such as depth, limb lengths, low bar/high bar etc etc. Another factor is maybe that KZbinr neglects other forms of cardiovascular conditioning, causing his lungs and heart to give out more so than his actual muscular endurance/strength being the limiting factor.

[@xy3364]

Basicly I dont compare my strength to other people strength. Why? Becouse I think that my way of life my work is so much diffrent than most people. Thats one. Two is I dont care about other people strength. Thanks for video stay strong stay healthy 👍💪

[@camiloiribarren1450]

I try my best to do mainly calisthenics through traditional martial arts and add some weight training to add the functionality for when I get older, keep some strength when I’m too elderly to do heavy weightlifting

[@ElTortle99]

I’ve been training more endurance in the gym and I’ve been feeling pretty good in terms of fitness with it. I struggle with explosive strength like throwing a punch and whatnot and how to train effectively for explosive power

[@cultofhercules]

Trained with clubs only for 2.5 years. Now I combine it with swimming. Best decision I ever made.

[@DanielTurner-f7j]

To me, strength varies from person to person. A runner can run farther, a bodybuilder can lift more, and a gymnast can do more flips. None of them are weak, they are all strong.

[@mikefitzpatrick43]

The gymnastics people are probably all around the strongest because I've seen power lifters who couldn't pull themselves over a wall or get themselves out of a bad situation nomatter what that situation is. And there not running far either with all that weight. Actually I will say soldiers are the fittest so train like a soldier

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

@@mikefitzpatrick43 Agreed. Also a runner who can run far has not much to do with strengh, lol. It's called endurance.

[@Hhhlll7778]

@@mikefitzpatrick43 I would argue wrestlers being the strongest,they also have the leg strength that gymnasts often lack

[@sci300768]

Ballerinas are crazy strong in their own right. Like, Ballet is harder than martial arts! They have a good mix of strength and endurance, while having a ridiculous amount of precision and control over their bodies. On top of being super flexible.

[@RisingTestostorone]

@@sci300768 Ballerinas being harder than martial arts is crazy, people train for all of their life to even have a chance

[@101ablerudeboy]

One of my favorite series' on KZbin ever was strength wars. They were competing for strength and endurance on there, that was awesome

[@goodebening6564]

how that series hasnt made it to the us is crazy. that show was dramatic and actionpacked with athletes almost dying from exhaustion.

[@TheBioneer]

I remember that! It was awesome

[@jannikf2504]

I'm taking turns doing strength and muscular endurance now. I want functional strength, eventually but I'm building it up slowly. Bench press for instance, I cap out at 3 reps with 35kg. Been capping there for 5 years, with a few years off during the pandemic

[@azraelxknight]

It hurts that The Bioneer has been on youtube dropping useful researched knowledge on us for years and man still hasn’t reached a million subscribers, it aint right that the KZbin fitness algorithm keeps such informative gems like this lowkey smh.

[@alexjeannite3506]

I like the explanation! How do you do your research? Or is it more sitting down and thinking through these things?

[@nordfresse]

I think most people say they want to be strong, but really what they want is to look strong, or actually look fit and healthy. Having that lean, muscled physique is of course not always actually healthy, but that is not important. It is all about looks for most people, lets be honest.

[@christopherellis2663]

How many kilometers can you carry 20 kilos without running out of strength?

[@dannywizz]

Ask women on a shopping spree... they'll probably outperform guys😊

[@Williamottelucas]

I'm happy that ear-wiggling is part of the equation!

[@but1z]

Strength is adaptability and fortitude when confronted with novel challenges 😊

[@i5usko]

True strength is the friend you made along the way.

[@goodebening6564]

ultimate tests for strenght in order conventional deadlift / trap bar deadlift with lower handles log lift from ground to overhead ( or standing military press with barbell or dumbells if technique is missing from log lift) back squat ( or front squat if technique and mobilty is there) barbell row bench press ( secondary -dumbell press) farmers walk yoke walk

[@jonathandavis8599]

Nope. Deadlift requires a lot of technique.

[@goodebening6564]

@jonathandavis8599 if you dont have the technical skills to do the most basic and famous lift there is, do you even lift

[@RDS_Armwrestling]

No pullups or dips? There are many of elite level super heavyweight deadlifters who can't do pullups, yet the strongest armwrestler of all time Levan Saginashvili can do pullups for reps at 180kg, or there's Andre Smaev doing extremely heavy weighted pullups on top of weighing 135kg... Levan also benches 250kg and Smaev benches over 300kg...

[@goodebening6564]

@RDS_Armwrestling to many beach boys that can do 10 to 20 pull ups. Bent over rows challenge the entire back , core , hams and glutes . Pulls ups are a relative strength exercise. A 70 kilo guy can do more pull ups than brian shaw, is he stronger ?

[@goodebening6564]

@@RDS_Armwrestling also most strength lifters over a certain weight dont do any calisthenics. With that said , these exercises are good enough to at the bottom of my list

[@beastamer1990s]

Whos stronger. The guy with the higher bench or the guy with the higher squat

[@Hari-Harmonies]

Hey still waiting on a response from my previous comments, could do with a hand healing a dislocated shoulder of 5 years. I've found I have a lot of useful strength, beating people in arm wrestling and lifting more than them without training. I feel that's a factor of my upbringing, working on farms, climbing trees and cliffs for cliff jumping, swimming miles and kayaking more. Being in a place with various amounts of elevation builds your leg muscles tough as well. What do you think?

[@OpenBarGarage]

The answer is strongman. The most complete test we have right now.

[@DankMemes-xq2xm]

1:36 bro is giving that kettlebell devious backshots 💀