This Is Killing My Gains - Physique Update

[@cesare4926]

My man Del Torro is a monster!!!

[@HoustonJones]

Trying to catch small lizards is actually a great form of cardio!

[@099999ddd]

what about sex?

[@highlight9014]

Chickens work too......ask rocky. 😂

[@LesKLAMPINS]

The name is Bond, James Bond. This is the better cardio of the world

[@potholedxterror0983]

I got a tattoo three years ago of wrestling head gear on my right shoulder blade, mainly as a memorable to my father who coached me for 14 years in wrestling and lost his battle against cancer right before the day of my birthday... Great man and I figured to remember him for the sport and the only man I've ever loved who influenced me to go past my limits and always push forward

[@cooperrush76]

PotholedXTerror0 98 very meaningful and had a story you'll never go wrong with that but if it's just for looks you'll possibly hate it in time

[@potholedxterror0983]

Tired of Being Average I’ll never hate it. It means a lot to me and is something I’ll cherish until the day I die

[@Neilram2001]

Sorry for the loss man. Losing a parent.. I couldn't imagine. We're here for u man.

[@potholedxterror0983]

Neil Ram another reason why I love this channel and comment section, the positivity and support is greatly appreciated

[@aleksreba]

Steve calling Jake "the vanilla gorilla" all the time reminds me of Andy calling Jim "big tuna"

[@AllenHarrison]

Ill give you props for sticking to your word of doing this triathlon. It’s something you wanted to do and you’re doing it regardless of all the shit people are giving you. That’s awesome, you’re probably gonna be one of the biggest lads to ever do one lol

[@taylorc9212]

Hair is looking magical right now Steve. Give us your beauty tips please

[@swoldiernation]

Size or Swim?

[@slpunk240]

Size

[@apollo4657]

Size....swimming is overrated. Lol

[@ewanharrison2263]

Both

[@PRINYATIP]

Last time I checked ladies always says size..... 😂

[@Rocklegend953]

I mean you're pretty lean at 220, you want more size Steve?

[@voyagerdecoded4339]

4:50 Skull Crushing my Bench Press

[@MrKyokure]

yeah :(

[@Hitsugaya29]

bruh seriously i was thinking "damn that's pretty solid but i thought he would be able to bench more than that" theeeeen he fuckin did skull crushers and i died a bit inside

[@kunallohani9577]

Steve's so kind that he went his way just to tell that boy how good he is , respect for Steve always

[@oscarsanchez5557]

“ In our gym, blood everywhere”😂

[@lukepeebs6672]

Steve, just blow bubbles as you swim, it actually helped me I was forced into a triathlon last year by my gym teacher, sucked at swimming, try it it stopped my hips sinking.

[@TheGiftRF]

Jake's strength is amazing

[@Crusadecutie116]

Can we just talk about how stupid Jakes strength is?

[@onlyme7308]

Video been up 45mins, 2 thumbs down! What is there not to like??? Great vid!! Love it.... thanks for allowing us access into a snippet of your life 👍🏽💯😁❤️

[@FormidableOne]

Stevo dont get tatted bro. The clean look suits u ALOT

[@mshardbodi35]

Steve.....No Tattoos Absolutely NOT!

[@skad0ush801]

Brenneka White was

[@LesKLAMPINS]

Brenneka White I'm saying yes, it can be cool 👍🏼

[@ErikCoon14]

Steve I hope you’re cupping your hands like paddles when swimming. It’ll help you SO much. If you keep your fingers spread like I saw in the slow motion footage, you’re only working against yourself. Cut through the water, keep your elbows in and tight. 👍🏻

[@jackkhowley6901]

Jake must be so much fun being around, such an infectious personality. Laughing out loud

[@alrichhills8758]

In South Africa We Run 2 miles on the shore then we swim 1 hour staight run again 2 miles and swim for 1 hour and then run for 1 mile I challenge you Steve

[@thesweetcheeks23]

Alrich Hills Jesus Christ

[@repotip1]

You look Godlike the way you are. I feel like a tattoo would ruin your flow.

[@Zenitself]

Agreed.

[@voyagerdecoded4339]

Definitely. Getting a tattoo would not look good for him. But that’s just my opinion. Maybe he can pull it off though...

[@Lukesphysique]

Tats ruin physiques

[@Lupalyssum2]

Golden God physique

[@LesKLAMPINS]

Pavel Podlešák I'm not agree, it can be great

[@Yipykia]

If you concentrate on your kick, flutter kick your feet like a small motor, it will help keep your lower half from sinking so much. This will help with drag. It will also take some of the stress off your upper body on pulling you through the water. You have two machines to use in the water. Your upper body (shoulders, lats and hands) and lower body (thighs and feet) Use both.

[@3JEKT]

Steve would be the first adult to fall for Pennywise' tricks: "Don't you wanna float, Stevie? We all float down here."

[@janejakobs1937]

I love this "lizard action!!!";)))))

[@gbhustle]

You are in very good shape brother 💪

[@AlexChristianFit]

Hey Steve! I used to be a competitive swimmer and one thing my coaches would always tell me is with every stroke for freestyle, you wanna elongate your body, like you're perpetually reaching for the other side of the pool. As far as forearm tattoos, maybe a trident or a big samoan fish hook done by bone tapping haha. Cheers!

[@williamoliver5437]

Steve you're the man! I did a marathon this past January at Disney World in Florida and I would definitely recommend that one to anyone only wanting to do a one time thing cuz it was awesome and I hate running myself haha

[@GSPRockNRoll]

tree tattoo's at your wrist going up your arm... real original!!

[@MrJagsy4]

Sucks you and Courtney are having body issues. I hope both of you rebound at 100% and you crush that Triathalon.

[@Benvironment]

It's all in kick guy. Focus on the swim kick, and you'll fly while you float.

[@kw7570]

Important: Steve, as you know I'm 6', 210 lbs, age 47, just as muscular as you. I was a Lifeguard for 7 years, surfer, and still swim year round; you gotta stop with the notion that you cannot swim because you do not float. The reason you struggle floating is because you do not know how to swim. Get it? Your stroke is no bueno and THAT stroke is THE reason you struggle. Steve, when you breathe as a swimmer, your are ONLY supposed to rotate your HEAD from the NECK UP. You? You are rotating your ENTIRE body which DESTROYS your form, your momentum. At exactly 3:07 on this video YOU have BOTH EYES looking up at the SKY...HORRIBLE FORM!!! ONE eye stays IN the water! You also are inhaling with your mouth pointed up to the SKY...wrong! Your chin is supposed to be digging down/back towards your SHOULDER, your mouth should JUST be out of the water and ONE EYE remains IN the water (if you're breathing to your left then your right eye stays in the H20). Your knee caps should remain facing the bottom of the pool, your johnson should too (not the side of the pool). In short dude, you are wayyyyy off on your form, killing momentum which makes you struggle. I am 99% of you in fitness, twice your age, and can swim 72 laps in a pool like it is Shark Week...as I have Swimming Form. See here: instagram.com/kp1790/

[@samlifts6001]

hahaha glad to see that i’m not the only one struggling with floating! you’re the man Steve! Stay away from the tattoos

[@nesliesutton4258]

Steve your awesome bro... I really like your content... I've learned a lot from your videos...

[@theseventhyyear]

I got my first arm tattoo last night. saving for a leg piece. bionic leg on my right leg because i got joked on for having a metal brace in high school, torn acl half way, stretched acl twice, torn meniscus, oshgoodslaughter, tendonitis, never had surgery.

[@linguafranca7115]

sad to hear that you have a pulging desc Steve. Yet, it is great to hear that it is affecting your split and workouts. Strengthen that core of yours. Good luck.

[@PeskyEmu]

Steve your legs aren't sinking because they are too heavy, they are sinking because they are seperated and you are bending at the knee. Lock the knees out, point the toes and kick from the hips, there should be no bending at the knee. Your glutes and heels should be just breaking the surface, this will reduce drag and make you more bouyant. Practice with your hands up against the wall and kicking for 10 sets of 60 seconds. If you are kicking properly you should be able to keep yourself afloat and horizontal in the water.

[@yuhaolu6595]

I am training for my tri as well. With a lifting background, it is hard for you to learn how to be efficient under water!! I do notice your arm recovery is a bit too aggressive. Do a tons (literally) of fingertip drag drills. Relax your arm above water, be lazy. That drill has helped me a lot recently. Also twice a week swimming is way too less Steve. Try swim everyday, even 30mins. You have to build that muscle memory. It takes reps after reps after reps just like how you will do it in the gym. Keep up with the good work man!

[@normloughran3539]

Thanks Steve for another super workout vid mate . Norm.

[@liamwilliams7843]

Tattoos is not that much of a problem as long as it does not spoil your physique :)

[@TheDentist09]

I did a few half marathon but I swear. When you start running a full marathon I will too. :D

[@WeTheNorth519]

Gym session in this vid got me motivated.

[@PrayingMantas]

No tattoos man! You'd look like an average gymbro.

[@DontPanicrs]

Praying Mantas who cares what others think. If he wants it and it means something to him who are we to judge.

[@PrayingMantas]

DontPanicrs I agree that we're not here to judge and our opinions shouldn't have a meaning for someone else's decision. But we're here to share our opinions either way, cause we're his supporters and our diversity brings different points of view :)

[@DontPanicrs]

Praying Mantas of course, just sharing my opinion as well.

[@hittfitt1471]

Praying Mantas he understands the value of not littering his physique with tattoos, especially as a fitness model. He was clearly joking as well, brotha.

[@womsky4537]

dontpanicrs being a pain in the butt is not the kind of opinion sharing that we like here mate

[@FormidableOne]

I know the feels of being a cm short... Im 182cm which is 1cm under 6ft.. Also Jason Momoa aka Aqua Man is 6'4 lol

[@suepete]

No. Tattoos. Thank you.

[@Kevin_Odero]

Hi Steve, I like your videos.Keep it up bro!

[@maxfanning902]

Pop eye anchors on the forearms because my brother and dad were in the navy

[@charliem123321]

Excellent video again.

[@squaterrr2396]

Jensen Ackles's sibling right here in the pool!

[@amosdeanludwig3135]

You got to be swimming closer to 6 days a week if you want see real results in it, but love your videos Steve, good luck!

[@nightrider1996]

I like tats on places where not everyone can see them. got one on me back and getting one on my thigh, from the hip to about 2 inches above the knee

[@jaywiseman4511]

i would get some sort of rose on my forearm with my kids names around it, a barcode on my wrist with my brothers birthdays as the numbers and a 2 doves flying into the distance of mountains on my upper arm

[@ninjaface09]

Love your videos bro!

[@chrisofhearts22]

Love your vids Steeve you are awesome!

[@varrad44]

Steve, do a duathlon and you can avoid the swim completely but still keep the cardio fitness.

[@johndeer1050]

Show us a leg day workout! like the first leg trainer from way back when,

[@icejumperke]

NOTIFICATION SQUAAAAD 💪

[@TheGamingDorito5]

Good job man!

[@jasonpfeffer6750]

anyone know who produces his music? I liked the song at 2:36

[@TrueRahf]

Unsure if you've talked about it, but does the triathlon allow for pull buoys/leg floats? They're a tremendous aid in swim training, especially if you've got heavy legs in the water. Be good.

[@kevintad-y3010]

Check out effortless swimming if you want to improve your speed and technique!

[@Fuzion180]

Damn wish I could go to that gym

[@kelseynewcomer3913]

I have an idea. What if you try doing some meditation with water. KZbin water frequency or something. Make peace with water.

[@DroidEagle]

have fun Steve

[@TheJLAMAR23]

Heh, that's what I do every Friday! Gym and roadhouse man!

[@Fuzion180]

2:30 LOL

[@shabasupermayn]

functionality over mass - you choose

[@drottie]

Omg I too had a lizard get in house yesterday and I accidentally pulled his tail off trying to catch him, barely touched it, came off like clay.

[@samanthaleebarrell9141]

secret is on your back and thinking like a feather and breathing in and holding keeps you up and slow exhale ex sprint swimmer army .. Dont lie on your tummy

[@craigjw87]

Don't get tattoos mate, I got my whole upper body covered including my abs and it covers up everything including cuts and lines and worst of all vascularity.

[@crazyjordon622]

Learn off a navy seal program. Most if not all are low body fat. They learn how to swim much more efficiently. Also you should be swimming about 3-5 days a week to see improvement.

[@teoandy3493]

I have the same back issue. Been reduce heavy squat for a year.

[@amoswoomingalasso2183]

aaaahhh that focus!

[@jackpopa729]

I would get a tat right up the side of my shin bone since my shins are all bloodied from oly lifting anyways

[@reeceharper14797]

I have tattoos on hands and forearms, they are for my GrandParents who I was very close too.

[@hennique123]

You can float it just takes practice. I teach adults who have the same body type As you to swim. It just takes practice 😊 Also your legs sink because you aren't blowing out all your air when your face is in the water. You might benefit from some extra swimming lessons

[@DeejayLiam]

always out of focus and I don't know if it is the mic but there is a little vignette up on the screen

[@DaCheesecake951]

My god 135 skull crushers.. one day

[@mshardbodi35]

Chris A be careful with your form because you can mess up your elbows!

[@TheHulken97]

Miss when Steve often made collabs :(

[@utsav105]

Big Fan !!

[@benscones9529]

Steve will the triathlon inspire some Swoldier Nation water wings?

[@Eugene-rw7ld]

to bad you guys dont live in Hawaii and have a gym over here...

[@cougarslayer91]

Damn boi near 225 skullcrushers

[@igorfitness]

very good dude

[@igorfitness]

cool man

[@dishantkhatri353]

I am not gonna lie - I like yr channel

[@calebhollars622]

Bigger guys usually do better in the water. Swimming is all about form. There are many navy SEALs that are huge guys, that can swim like fish.

[@MrStrongBro]

My gf: "Are you ready to go to the gym or not?" Me: *Watching this video* "HOLD ON BABE, I'm trying to gain some knowledge!!!" LOL I'm gonna regret that later.

[@rickmayson2833]

Tattoos on a bodybuilder make no sense, it’s like putting graffiti on a work of a art, imagine the Mona Lisa graffitied?

[@swoldiernation]

Rick Meier Good thing Jake is in a bodybuilder LOL. He’s a ex Collegiate strength coach and an ex CrossFit games athlete

[@rickmayson2833]

Steve Cook all I’m saying it’s not a good look, also you would have toxic impurities accumulating in your lymph nodes. Clean is better. Once you get one you’ll always want another one. Courtney would agree with me I bet.

[@luieesquivel7314]

Rick Meier that is a nice insight dude. So true

[@Fit-with-nic]

If I’ve had a 25 degree curve of scoliosis since I was younger, would you say heavy squats and dead’s are out of the picture?

[@michaelmoran2782]

Nickel Grey idk about scoliosis but I have cyphosis (bent forwards not to the side) and lifting has helped my back no end, heavy squats and deads are favourites of mine.

[@daliensb]

How you shave arms, legs and rest body?

[@andreasvlahakis32]

It has nothing to do with muscles making you sink... I and many people with a lot of muscle have no problem. I can see your problem even in this slow motion clip... you need to use your legs a lot more, new swimmers tend to just pull with their arms and their legs are neglected and sink which brings your whole body down. Work on having your arms in front motionless, and just kick with your legs, then slowly bring in your arm movement. Also think about constantly keeping your hips at water level, slightly concave lower abdomen to keep hips up.

[@NinoKlatt]

Boy del torro was like: " be cool Steve Cook is over there, just be cool" Steve comes over... "Good lift bro" Del torro: "Best day of my life"

[@poooooow]

Glad to see some realistic size of legs nowadays :-D

[@UTBaller22]

Never thought about doing skull crushers on decline bench.What is the difference between that and flat bench skull crushers?

[@lucasthebatman805garcia9]

No big deal Jake just skull crushing my total bench weight..fuckkk

[@amritanshkumar2935]

You are way bigger than aquaman

[@molind]

Is the swim in the ocean? if so you shouldn't have any trouble floating!

[@damianshistory6489]

Dislikes are. from the people who don't know how to swim

[@ar4305]

Dont have a tattoo you're better without ... be proud of the body that god gave to you

[@metalmaster76]

Tattoo's would really change the steve cook look. But I reckon in a really good way

[@paulharman4323]

The word has it that Steve is too scared to reply to this comment

[@joecacciavillano138]

Need the name of the shoes you have on!