This Weird Minimalist Hack Gets You Muscular In Half The Time

[@vulnerablegrowth3774]

As someone who is very busy, I’ve been using myo-reps for efficient training for a while. I don’t even care if I wouldn’t get optimal gains. The time-efficiency is just too great.

[@aniketsengupta7394]

Same here, I too chose it for such convenience, since I am not genetically gifted enough to become an athlete so I can not afford to train the high volume way, but high volume works great for enhanced bodybuilders and people with higher rates of recovery though.

[@gnosis8142]

That's the right attitude, muchacho!

[@VikingRul3s]

There's a channel with a very buff doctor in sports science (don't know if they still filter channel name comments). On there you'll find some of the newest studies discussed with a guest doctor of sports science *The good part* I'm happy to inform you that there's been made a lot of studies into "how much training yields what results" and the ones already concluded are pointing in the same direction. The last and largest study had set a minimum of 2 sets per muscle per week (test group = athlest and experienced (likely) natural bodybuilders). In this group they found a whooping 50% muscle gains compared to the max with 9 sets. The 50% was significantly more than expected, so this sparked a new large ongoing study, to figure out exactly how low we can go The old days where we where told 3 set are for strength and 6+ are for volume seems to be far behind us now

[@Madgardian]

Training people this way since the 80's. I have NEVER met someone who could out train me and I am 51 now. I get a lot of stares in the gym. I think people must be thinking I am insane, but maximum muscle damage in the smallest amount of time always made sense to me. I am a natural 5'10" 220@10%-%15BF(most of the time). If you can get your recovery in check and avoid injury, this is the most effective way to train.

[@raahimabbas1757]

220@ 10% Sir I don’t want to be disrespectful at all but I’m really skeptical of that cause I’m the same height and I can’t imagine being that heavy at such a low body fat.Makes me think I should’ve bulked even when I was at 20% bodyfat.I’m at about 16-18 currently.I tried maintaining but didn’t go that well but I’m about 68 kg now or 150 lbs.

[@youtoobe556]

@@raahimabbas1757I think it’s pretty realistic to get there, I’m also 5’10” and sitting at 205lbs in the range of 15-20% body fat during my most recent bulk and I have a lot more room on my upper body frame to put on muscle. I reckon once my upper body matches my lower body I could be 210-215 quite easily. For the longest time mind you, I was also stuck at 160lbs thinking it would be like that forever but you’d be surprised at how much you can pack on m8. Mike tyson in his prime was 220 so it’s doable.

[@TC-by3il]

5'10, 220 lbs with 10 BF at 51 years of age. That would put your FFMI at 28 lol. Yeah, that's bullshit or you're on a large amount of gear.

[@Madgardian]

@@TC-by3il Thanks for the compliment! I have been accused of it since high school. I am going to assume you have never trained a hard day in your life or learned how your body actually responds to different types of diet and exercise. I have specialized in training "hard gainers" for the last 25 years. One of my clients gained 50lbs in a year naturally and he was skinny and could "never" gain weight. My style puts puke in buckets and is not for everyone, but I have found it works. Have a blessed day. I'll fix the post.

[@TC-by3il]

@@Madgardian Lol sure buddy. You're mistaken about your bodyfat or you're lying. You'd have lean mass on par with pro card bodybuilders, who are all enhanced. Add in your age and no one is bying that. A FFMI of 28 as a natural middle age guy, that isn't happening.

[@singingloungeph7066]

I tried it tonight. The pump was insane and I feel good as much as my usual 3 sets of 8-15 reps. Thanks, Tao!

[@bruhh8908]

Which pump from the video did you mean… 😂

[@user-rw2tw8yl4l]

IS THAT A PENIS ENLARGER THING IN THE BACKGROUND?

[@AS-gh1ge]

@@bruhh8908he’s talking about his own pump after he tried the work genius

[@sulejmani.]

@@bruhh8908i think he means the other one 😏

[@AbdulGhani-vm6oq]

​@@bruhh8908😅

[@andres260]

Lmao the Arnold scene, cracked me up out of nowhere 😂😂

[@jsworld1446]

Dang was she deleted

[@craigjonesISno.1]

Streets of San Francisco.

[@PaulElmont-fd1xc]

Lol what movie is that ?

[@jsworld1446]

@@PaulElmont-fd1xc I'm guessing streets of San Francisco

[@PaulElmont-fd1xc]

@@jsworld1446 Thanks!

[@liamtaylor4955]

Just gave this a try. Chest, one exercise, and back, one exercise. Wow! Five deep breaths between sets isn't a lot of rest, lol. Decent pump, no complaints. Thanks, I'm now subscribed.

[@tanphan1848]

Omg, I think I've been training this way for years without even noticing. Watching this is like watching someone turning my routine and thoughts into words and break it down. Thanks for the video, will spread this to my friends who do not have a lot of time to spend in the gym.

[@Polynyce]

I have been watching you and your routine. I'm in your walls

[@Blaze-hq4ox]

This probably explains a lot tbh, friends think i use to bang out training, but the things i dont, ive probably being do this the whole time.

[@WhatIKnw]

Lmao same here it’s crazy I was just thinking about how my body looks this lean and then seeing this video it’s like oh shit he just explained what I was just wondering about .

[@FitnessAndLongevityWithHan]

I'm 53 and train 30-45 minutes a day 5-6 days a week. Focused and consistent and then let time do its thing. Like magic 💪🏼

[@SLIGHTLY-ANONYMOUS-2]

That was actually pretty dope.

[@cow77cow]

Same here, 47 Same strong like when I was in my 20's. Just need more warm up.

[@philippefutureboy7348]

Hey man! How do you approach your cardio splits? Do you do 15 minutes to get started or do you have full on 30-45 min cardio sessions?

[@FitnessAndLongevityWithHan]

@@philippefutureboy7348 I do 3 zone 2 cardio sessions per week on a stationary bike. I try getting my heart up to 125-130 bps within the first 5-7 minutes then dial back the resistance to maintain that heart rate for the remainder of the 45 minute session. On 2/4 weight lifting days I add 2 zone 5 sessions at the end of the workout. I use a punching Bob and got nuts for 3 minutes hitting 172-175 bpm.

[@JKidding989]

This how my friend taught me to weightlift. No more than 30 minutes. You can pause for 30 secs to a 1 minute at first. Eventually, my friend helped me build my endurance to do back to back exercises for 30 minutes. Weightlift, calisthenics, kettlebells, cardio. Problem, he didn't teach me recovery periods. As female I found myself plateauing, and eventually getting too week. So I started prioritizing meals after workouts, and a nap whenever possible. A light or a complete workout change for week or two. That being said...I need to start doing all of this again.

[@laramiebahr5746]

You said what I have been trying to tell people for what seems like forever - and that is that you are not locked in to one style of training for everything. I keep seeing everybody (KZbin training specialists) trying to compare and analyze the effectiveness of traditional vs. HIT (myo-rep) training as if you can only do one or the other. No one is the same. Again, no two people respond the same to every exercise, or form of exercise, and what may work better for some may not connect for others. I mix it up depending on how well I can get a mind/muscle connection for a particular exercise or body part. Thanks, Tao, this is one of the best videos on the subject I have seen. You have a new subscriber.

[@paulelverstone8677]

Seeing lots of Mike Mentzer inspired vids lately. Good to see the recognition, albeit about 40yrs later...

[@siddhantsingh3824]

For students preparing for college entrance like me, it’s very difficult to make time to train, but I’ll definitely try this workout routine using Gymnastic rings, Thankyou for your advice!!

[@Taophysique]

Give it a go and keep me posted

[@siddhantsingh3824]

@@TaophysiqueSure, will do😁🤝.

[@fertugrul]

​@@siddhantsingh3824 and?

[@CraftingStudios1337]

Hope your college entrance process went well Siddhant!!!

[@siddhantsingh3824]

@@CraftingStudios1337 yeah, it went well, thanks for asking :).

[@Dr.Octagon_]

I just noticed the pump in the background 😂

[@boombox4321]

💦

[@BuddhaSunn]

Pump to failure

[@FSB1971]

😂😂😂❤me too

[@SonofRaa]

Aye yo!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 But for real tho, they work...

[@sfwisdom6673]

Gotta pump for the muchachas, bathmate put the PP on steroids.

[@Ishim7924]

gonna try this routine, I can't spend 2-3 hours in the gym because of my work, this routine could help me train and have free time for other responsibilities. Tao Physique always so reliable with his advices 🙌💪

[@Taophysique]

You got this! Let me know how it goes

[@martijnrotteveel7334]

I also have a busy job, so I got some equipment at home so i dont have to spend time comutin to the gym and waiting for equipment.

[@j00f]

I used to go the gym 4 times a week. Now I only go twice, doing high-intensity training. Muscles will be very sore in some days, but it builds muscle as much as going 4 times a week.

[@AntiGravityResearch2022]

Rest pause and myoreps are an amazing way to push the intensity all the way up. Even if you manage to get through the set feeling like you may have been able to push the first set harder, or any of the subsequent mini sets…..by the next work out when you try to beat those numbers, you WILL be redlining. And if you happened to beat those numbers and still feel like you had a little more, then congratulations that’s a sign you got stronger and therefore built muscle

[@supacamoo]

💯🎯💎💪🏽

[@1individeo]

It is also mental. If you say: I will do 10 reps you will start to struggle around rep number 8.. but if you ser the goal to 12 you will make 10 good reps.

[@RoggersSmoking]

Bro can explain me how it is done iam not really a english guy and i only understood like 60 percent. And want I understand is we do like one set to failure rest to 15 sec then do like 5 reps more and this two set together is called myo set and after one we rest for some time like 60 sec then do 5 more myo set iam right or not and please share your experience too

[@AbdulGhani-vm6oq]

​​​@@RoggersSmoking 1. Main set to failure 2. rest 15 seconds 3. Do 3-5 reps 4. Repeat number 2. and 3. (4 times more = 5 in total).

[@QualquerCoisa387]

Dude! Finally someone talking it right! I do this for years with great results. I hate to go to the gym, but I accomplish my sets in a minimal way, too. You got one more follower. TKS!

[@JeffGonyo]

Kind of funny because I’ve been using Mike’s myo reps for a bit now myself, mainly for machine and/or accessory movements (and bench press/calisthenics.) and it’s been phenomenal. Thanks for the great vid

[@GreenKnight1294]

Mike didn't invent Myo reps. This is literally not his training method.

[@johnbrunsdon7938]

I’ve been doing something similar to this for the last year - three sets to complete failure, 15 breaths between, plenty rest. I mainly started doing it to counter problems with shoulder impingement; my shoulders have been fine (touch wood) since I started and I’ve had the best results of any workout routine I’ve ever used.

[@JonathanAnimate2]

What exercises were you doing? I too have struggled with shoulder impingement issues

[@johnbrunsdon7938]

@@JonathanAnimate2 I do blackburns, resistance band pull aparts and RB face pulls to help build up and stabilise my rotator cuffs, but the main changes has been a combination of reducing overall reps by myo training, switching hand position for all push exercises so that I’m internally rotated (ie using an angled/Swiss bar grip for push-ups and bench press) and replacing weights with bands for any exercise that put strain on my shoulders. The end result is much less strain and wear on the shoulder and almost no pain for the first time in a long time. I’ve even managed to incorporate dips again, using internally angled grip on Olympic rings, and after two frozen shoulders I thought I’d never be doing them again.

[@bartjanc]

Doggcrap

[@m4nipbx]

great to see mike mentzer getting acknowledged for his great work!!! loved to see our muchacho bringing the concept to calisthenics.... great video as always

[@mitfreude]

"Dont be a slave to the gym." -Mike Mentzer

[@sheldoncooper8199]

@mitfreude The Irony is that he was a Slave to the Gym, He was the first to weigh his Food and the first to Train with Isometric Exercise meaning lowering the weight from the hardest Point 4 to 16 Seconds.

[@nickeyboi]

@@sheldoncooper8199I’m old enough to remember those days with Mentzer, Weider, Vince Gironda, et. al. Truth is, they did experiment with what now has been repackaged as “new,” but it’s still supremely effective: isometric holds in different positions, and eccentric reps, aka “negatives” where the weight is moved slower in that eccentric/negative movement. True isometrics are fixed position protocols. That crap actually works, and after wandering away to traditional training, I found that coming back to these very efficient (and hard, if you’re doing it right), saved me from the joint pain associated with full range reps, while still getting gains in partial movements and sometimes NO movement. It’s the great experiment, and suits some people more than others. I want max results for my time. Intensity and time are inversely proportional. Our dude here at Tao Physique has some great training tips. This is one of the great ones. Appreciate this, Muchacho.

[@connorbushert1810]

What I think he really means is allow for adequate recovery time

[@damianhowland6984]

He was a slave to steroids That's what killed them and his brother

[@Colt-ii4qn]

He was slave to steroids 😌

[@divine2202]

Maybe it's just in my mind, but the biggest and leanest I've ever been was when I was doing rest pause training, planning on returning back to this style of training in October.

[@MaxDooDat2]

I agree. By repeatedly working a muscle to exhaustion you can create a true "total exhaustion" condition. And that's what puts the maximum amount stress on it. And it's the overall stress of the workout that determines how much the the muscle will grow in order to deal with such stress in the future.

[@mrmashalla9396]

Heeey, our muchacho is back with another video! Keep up the good work!

[@smithastley1616]

Love it. Seems like something I'd use for my isolation exercises towards the end of the workout. By cutting down on that time, I could add rest in between compound lifts towards the beginning of the workout.

[@sterlingcampbell4394]

hold up..i got about a min into the video really focused on what you were saying. then as always I started wandering around the room. you casually have a HydroMax just chilling in the video. That is the epitome of "I'm an open book, I don't care what you think of me." that's real. this is why I have been watching these videos for so long... you're a real dude.

[@LukePetruzzi]

Haha I was looking for a comment about this. Just has it chillin on the table in the living room like a vase 😂 Respect

[@DiscoFang]

Very well explained. I've experienced this when getting back into training after injuries. Going to failure then repeating that failure with as short a rest as possible gets VERY addictive.

[@a.m.7438]

I need to work around an exhaustive 40 hour overnight work schedule. So I tend to do 2 days a week of intensive workouts for 30 mins. I'm seeing good progress. I'm seeing growth and slimming down. Usually I do 2 sets on a certain area then move on to rhe next. So I make sure I do what I can and hit most parts of body when I can.

[@maxk880]

You don't need to work around an exhaustive 40 hour overnight work schedule. YOu need to get rid of the exhaustive 40 hour overnight work schedule. This shit is ruining your life and taking 10-15 years of your healthspan and lifespan

[@truthseeker9945]

@@maxk880golden comment, respect!

[@thomasdolan644]

I hope you're still there... Thanks for this!! These are top tips!! I'm 57yo, this was the most intense set of pushups I've ever experienced 💪 12 & 6, not quite to failing, followed by 6, 4, 3, 3 & 2 Due to serious back issues I can't risk going to failure, and what I've learned here will dovetail perfectly with that and time constraints. Happy to hate yer guts, dude!!

[@aivariukas]

this is similar to athlean x back and chest ignition sets workout. 12 reps > 15sec rest > do as much as possible with max weight until solid 20 reps with as many 15sec breaks as needed. i love it.

[@Taophysique]

Yeah it's a variation of cluster sets which is another dope way to train

[@CommanderShepard-wq3wo]

Another benefit I can see from this, is the crazy amount of metal fortitude you will build. Because think about it, you’re pushing your self/body to extreme levels and it takes a lot of guts to do that

[@tmac2368]

I just gave them a go doing pseudo planche push ups and it left me tired and pumped !! I been following Mike Mentzer for a while and it always impressed me how he built such amazing physique while training so little.

[@dagoberttrump9290]

Roids?

[@RichardHarlos]

@@dagoberttrump9290 Mentzer admitted to dosing, but a lot of BB's think he lied about how much he took. We'll never know for sure but if a guy admits to it, and the only unknown is how much he took... I think it's safe to say that roids are definitely part of it.

[@fondrees]

All bodybuilders juice, that is irrelevant to the conversation​@@RichardHarlos

[@food4thought261]

Best explanation I have seen on the subject. I Just gave it a ago doing sissy squats and my legs are shaking. Thank you for allowing me to understand what MYO means I will watch this again and be incorporating them more into my future workouts. 💪

[@RichardHarlos]

Be careful. At the end, he specifically says that myo reps aren't for squats, deadlifts, and barbell rows due to the extra strain it puts on the lower back.

[@AZANlA]

damn eish@@RichardHarlos sissy squats are bodyweight tho

[@RichardHarlos]

@@AZANlA wrote, _"sissy squats are bodyweight tho"_ I didn't say they aren't bodyweight. I said that _the advice in the video_ is that myo reps aren't for those particular body parts _*due to the extra strain it puts on the lower back."_

[@TITTYtoucher2000]

I used to do RPT way back when i was following greg O'Galligher. Tbh, the best shape ive ever been in was the times ive listened to that guy. Keep up the good work, im definitely going to factor this back in

[@coraalllllll]

This is insaneee I feel like every other video on muscle building makes it seem like if ur not waiting 10 business days between sets you’re doing it wrong! Thanks for the great video, I’ll try this with my push ups

[@Gameboob]

😂

[@ava.artemis]

Woo!! I just did this today and I love it! Did 4 sets in a row of everything. It totally burns out the muscles. I'm rehabbing myself so I'm doing a lot of really slow eccentric reps, often w/some isometric holds at half way point, and a bit of single leg stuff w/balance challenges like a bosu. This totally fries all of the stabilizers - and main muscle groups!! I love it. Thanks!!! I've been doing something similar and was seeing really fast progress from it, but this is full on and definitely takes it up a notch. I won't do it all the time, but it will definitely be something regular.

[@ashisland8061]

extremely effective, its how i train with mike mentzer routine. what i do for safety reasons u mentioned for the dumbell bench (though it increases the set's time), is dropping the weight for those later sets gradually and just go to failure with alot more reps. its so funny cuz by the 5th round of a myo set of the overhead press, im screaming in pain only lifting my bare hands lmao you are very right that it works better for isolations, better safe than sorry with those back-heavy exercises. cheers Tao

[@russmitchellmovement]

I was rehabbing myself on a just STUPID busy schedule and was down to Maxick-style isometrics (I know, I know) for what I could fit in while driving a longer commute, and eventually lapsed into something very much like this, and the near-failure, pause, near-failure, pause, rinse repeat okay you are DONE approach really did work. I got the results I was looking for in very little time even though by full gym standards it was an admitted nothingburger. Thanks for explaining the technique behind it.

[@andydoodledont]

Great video! There is so much hype surrounding Mike mentzer and his intensity focused style of training, but very few clearly explain how to implement it! Gunna try this today! Thank you. 👌

[@gameANDchange]

I like to practice this whenever I don't have a lot of time to do my entire routine. I'll still hit each exercise that is required, but I'll do them the MM way. Gets you out of the gym fast without feeling like you cheated.

[@offthechainfitness]

Without knowing it, I am doing Myo through a push-up challenge I do 3 times a week, it’s only 3m and 20 seconds but to brutal failure along side how you explained it, good stuff!

[@GreenKnight1294]

I love the concept. Just want to clarify one thing, the "Myo reps" presented in the video are not Rest-Pause training. I would recommend trying out the original Mentzer method first, which is to wait for 'no longer than 10 seconds' between reps. Usually by the time you're needing to rest for a few seconds between reps you won't have the energy to do more than 3 or 4 extra reps, and this method was invented so that you could train with more weights to increase the intensity more than what you can normally tolerate. There's definitely a bit more nuance to it than what was presented in this video. Waiting longer than 10 seconds may or may not actually be too much time. I doubt we have any medical studies to back this up. But I wouldn't recommend it for SuperSets if you do them, because you'll be giving the pre-exhausted muscle more time to recover and won't train the other muscles as effectively. Mentzer also recommended not using this method for a lot of exercises in your routine, so use these high-intensity techniques sparingly. I always save them for the muscles I'm struggling to grow the most/fastest, like my biceps or chest exercises. For the rest I tend to just train normally to failure and then focus on negative training for one or two reps.

[@hindmja]

Mike Mentzer was a philosopher and a great visionary when it comes to training smart.

[@kurtschulten5369]

And the majority of his theories have been debunked over time.

[@iCro63]

Hey Tao, can you do a video about stretching for the whole body? It should include active and passive stretching. I think that is currently missing on your channel.

[@sport8133]

Your last minute of this video is smart, and will prevent lots of boneheads from injuring themselves. DO NOT DO THESE WITH COMPOUND MOVEMENTS LIKE SQUATS, DLs, OLY MOVEMENTS, etc. Injury potential is too high when lifting under extreme fatigue.

[@mediaagogo]

Every time you say Muchacho you make me smile! Thank you for the content!

[@tamasfeka5026]

Definitely gonna try this, i mostly train with bodyweight and bands, but i don't have much time on weekdays, so this sounds amazing.

[@pauljimenez6594]

Great classic footage 👏 old school lifter here so I love this stuff.

[@jameslloydtiffner8678]

i love using these followed by a yielding isometric with a lower weight.. started doing it when i was young because i wanted to get my workout over in the morning without waking up super early lol

[@WhatIKnw]

He’s speaking facts when you pause train it gives your body time to adjust to the strength and to heal so when you go back your body has to put extra strain again to do what you did previous thus allowing you to reach failure and actually feel the burn and ache of repair the next day which in turn makes muscles stronger bigger

[@katlithelatestarter6203]

This is sooooo wild. I literally got onto KZbin to lookup a video that would provide information about the importance of rest for muscle grow and before I could even go to the search button, this was the 3rd video I came across 🤯🤯🤯. Thank you so much for this ❤️🙏🏾

[@bakerm.]

YO I’ve trained like this for a couple solid months & boy do u love it I do fully body myro session & nothing beats it Quick & effective

[@zforce8495]

Works. Awesome strength and cut.. did it for decades while working full time, raising kids, out of the gym. Still doing it at 72 Also do "bounces" meaning, bounce 2or 3 inches back/forth(up/down) through out the move.. almost isometric.

[@paranoiadevil]

I've been doing this intuitively here lately, getting amazing gains at the gym and resting every other day. I didn't know what the rep types were called however, great video!

[@the_handsome_bear]

Arnold went ham😂😂😂😂😂

[@GioghottyJuuallready]

Been doing 100+ push up every day using this method and it definitely works. Not only do I recover faster, my workout is also more organized.

[@MichaelSmith-lm5sl]

here is a example on my Wednesday workout: Wednesday: Back & Biceps (Variation III with Myo-reps) Stationary bike warm-up: 12 minutes Lat Pulldown Machine: Activation Set: 15 reps Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 5 sets of 5 reps with 5 breaths rest between each set Single-arm Dumbbell Rows: Activation Set: 12 reps per arm Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 4 sets of 4 reps per arm with 5 breaths rest between each set Face Pulls: Activation Set: 12 reps Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 4 sets of 4 reps with 5 breaths rest between each set Hammer Curls: Activation Set: 15 reps Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 5 sets of 5 reps with 5 breaths rest between each set Bicep Curls: Activation Set: 15 reps Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 5 sets of 5 reps with 5 breaths rest between each set Concentration Curls: Activation Set: 10 reps per arm Rest for 5 breaths Myo-rep Sets: 4 sets of 4 reps per arm with 5 breaths rest between each set Stretching: 8 minutes

[@tomandmarley]

Great vid. Few questions if I may? 1. How does this compare to GTG style workouts 2. Is there a greater injury risk going so balls to the wall? 3. How many days off between workouts would you recommend? Thanks for the great vid 👍🏼

[@Taophysique]

1. GTG (Grease The Grove) is not as intense as this and is better for improving technique and skill of a movement. Myo-Reps are for pure strength and hypertrophy 2. No greater risk of injury with this protocol if you do higher reps for your activation set and also stop when you hit technical failure on a movement. Oddly enough Myo-Reps can actually help you with recovery from an injury because it’s very similar to occlusion training when done with higher reps 3. How much rest you need depends on your current split, stress level outside training and caloric intake. But a good starting point is to hit each muscle after 2-3 days of rest while giving yourself more days off if needed

[@tomandmarley]

@@TaophysiqueWhat an awesome reply message! Thank you for taking the time to type that out for me. Appreciate it brother :)

[@backstabhands]

Mentzer is king. Anyone with a typical strength training routine needs to look him up.

[@huhhuhhuh4069]

Thank you Muchacho. I enjoyed the vizeo. 💪

[@ChrisFXOriginal]

This channel is a GEM! Where were you this whole time not being suggested....

[@DJ_LilPaycheck]

Needed this advice cause I got a tight window to build muscle for a Pyramid Head Costume for Halloween and this is just what I needed to help me

[@relaxedandlovingit]

3:00 Goddamn, Arnold shock that "muchacha" straight to sleep.. what's the name of this movie? I'm here for its bizarreness 😅

[@deneb3552]

After years of slow and steady work, I lost enough fat, gained enough strength and now I'm ready to grow a little. This sounds like the way to go about it. Thank you!

[@TocoaPuffs]

Ok, I know this will work, and you made it make so much sense. I was doing 90 sec or less breaks as the bodybuilder type training, but I didn't think of taking it down this much. I'll try this out now. I need to start a training program and I like to die in the gym, so lets do it.

[@MultiBRETTER]

That Schwarzenegger Szene was too funny in that conext of your video 😂😂😂

[@kay9i9]

this is me here. Thank you for this. Good to find a successful example using the same method

[@sedatakkas8427]

Thank you so much, I tried it and felt better because of saved my time. And half hour exercise made me felt the same with a hour exercise

[@Taophysique]

You're so welcome!

[@DraxTheDestroyer]

I just did front raises, dumbbell bicep curls and standing dumbbell rows with this myo reps method. Holy moly, that was quick and the pain was awesome!

[@EazyMac]

SUBSCRIBED!!! Definitely was very interested in this workout style but never saw a tutorial. Thanks so much for this! Succinct and easy to understand!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@antons2464]

Never heard of it before but sounds like it was made for me. Definitely gonna try it out! Cheers Legend

[@Taophysique]

Keep me posted

[@Paul-in-Viet-Nam]

Thank you for this video. It seems to follow the philosophy of Mike Mentzer and his HIIT regimen.

[@joebazooks]

so glad i found this. time is the one thing thats been preventing me from getting back into the gym

[@mvp_0]

Time isn’t keeping you away from the gym, your lack of discipline is

[@AronMorhoff]

Hey Bro, the mix of Calisthenics and Gym-Workout is exactly what I was looking for, this technique is incredible and fun . Thanks a lot, great video!

[@kramkalisthenics]

Older athletes know this, rest and recovery are key. At 66 the days off are building days. I do active rest days walking 3-6 miles with 10 lbs. My split: Leg Day, 1 day off, push/pull day 2 days off, repeat.

[@kreativeforce532]

Awww Yea! this is the video I've been wating for. Thanks muchacho. Myo-reps is totally new to me. I gotta check out that study.

[@sport8133]

Unusually intelligent advice, backed with science, combined with safety caveats at the end. Concise. Well done, my man.

[@uberdonkey9721]

You're a star man. This makes complete sense, but never done it before.

[@ytrickster2157]

Tao talking about Mike Mentzer's philosophy on training 😊❤🎉

[@vinterskog]

More or less the same kind of principle, but what I do is to put a 10 mn timer for pushups, and at each round minute I will perform 11 pushups (a hard variant). This allows for continuous stress and fatigue with short resting periods. Then I do the same with (less) pullups.

[@d1ehl.]

Good energy bud, thanks for the awesome vid, so helpful 🙏✨

[@DjayT.]

Basically: quality over quantity I also think the main problem is the ego. Everyone wants to hit high number repetitions because the brain thinks "more numbers = more gains by default" ig. So it's also a lot of mental pressure together with the immediate "peak difficulty" feeling you normally would just have at the very end of a set. But knowing that the procedure is just as effective if not more is what balances out all these doubts

[@ZavN11]

As a full time student juggling an internship, research and a side hustle that leaves me with almost no time to workout I really need this

[@Drewsarchus]

myoreps for dumbbell lateral raises are next level. i’ll do seated bent-over lateral raises or standing lateral raises myorep style at the end of a push day and my side delts are WRECKED

[@relative_vie]

HYPERTROPHY / MAX LIMIT WEIGT (Switch to lighter load if you can’t lift max limit weight after first set or 3rd) + REST. Time spent should be 30mins to 45mins max if you’re doing correctly. The more volume + time spent in gym the more time it takes the body to fully recover. And don’t forget to eat properly.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

I would still recommend doing a traditional set of 10 first with a lighter weight, to properly warm up the muscle.

[@Taophysique]

Yes. You need to warmup to before doing this

[@Demiurgc]

You should do more videos talking about the other rest pause training Techniques

[@markratcliffe3530]

Funny enough I had a client perform some myoreps a few days ago. I like this style of training for calisthenics where I can usually perform more than 20 reps for my first set, such as ring pushups and dips, because of how quickly the maximum number of reps I can perform reduces with each following set. Not appropriate for compound movements like deadlifts and squats as mentioned in this video due to a lack of recovery time compromising the integrity of the movement pattern, but works well with accessory lifts that don't require complex movement patterns.

[@papaspaulding]

A system of rest pause I better prefer is ladder sets. do one rep, rest 2 seconds, do 2 reps rest 3 seconds, do 3 reps, rest 4 seconds and up and up all the way to absolute failure (ie you're trying to get say 8 reps but fail on 7) then you rest 8 seconds, then do 7 reps, rest 7 seconds then 6 reps. All the way back down to 1 rep, that's one set. Even as an advance lifter when I do these Ill just do that for one set and then another set will just be a straight set to failure and thats it done for that excercise or at times muscle group in two hard sets. If just starting or wanting to use more volume etc you can just perform the first half of the set going up the ladder then call it a set once you reach absolute failure (which is hard enough as it is) The benifits of this being you can accumulate alot of quality reps and volume in a very short amount of time as well as the fact you are warming up as you go so you do not need to use as many (if any at all) warm up sets till you can start

[@Taophysique]

Interesting angle 📐

[@papaspaulding]

@@Taophysique It's a really good way of accumulated a lot of volume with a lot of quality hard reps with a decent weight load all within a short time. say if you get all the way to ten reps, then go back down again in a relatively short time within that one ladder set you've actually just performed 100 reps with a decent weight. in a hell of a lot shorter time it would take performing multiple sets with that same weight to reach 100 reps

[@notlessgrossman163]

Thanks for the great tips. Yes I avoid squats, rows and deadlifts with heavy weights. Machines I feel are safer for those exercises

[@keepcalmandrerack]

love the info and the editing is on point. keep it up bro!

[@Taophysique]

Appreciate it Muchacho!

[@endresbielefeldt2050]

that is a very curious red sink plunger you got there in the background, friend. better not throw those hairs in the wash baisin anymore.

[@naturalgains4229]

Training to failure only works. Do like one warmup set or even 2. Im assuming you guys are strong with Calisthenics so try to push the first sets hard close to failure. And in the third set, which is the final set, you go all out to failure. If you aren’t very strong you can do this with 1 set, and just 1 warmup set to get blood into the muscle and activate it. After you hit failure for a muscle, that muscle is done for 2-3 days, rest and recover after that. If you’re at the gym you can get away with 1 set to failure since the weight will be much heavier and there will be less burning pain going all out. The goal is just reaching failure and that’s it. It’s not volume because volume isn’t the driver for growth, getting close to or reaching failure is what grows the muscle. It’s called intensity of effort, or how hard you push a muscle.

[@yva.0205]

I started today and the tricep pomp was insane thnx bro

[@MathieuPrevot]

This is called heavy duty too. You just accumulate failures, and remove weight until you got minimum weight and reach failure again. But that's dangerous for tendons when we are not training for a while, tendons need to adapt first, so they get stronger, they are the slowest to adapt (unlike muscles first and bones).

[@Hoonter986]

Long time subscriber and just wanted to say I greatly appreciate what you do brother ✊️. Learned alot from you with rings when I got started

[@user-dd1uj5ud5i]

Just to add to that last point of avoiding the squats, etc. on this program; this is EXACTLY why you see Mentzer and his client on machines. The machines facilitate the full weight use BUT remove a bit of the risk because of the machine. Also, remember, you'll be doing a warm-up phase before each workout, so you're not at risk for blowing out joints from trying to push cold. The science is very easy. Muscle grows from muscle destruction (with enough protein, of course). So, if you can sling a weight around 18 times, it's not going to tear as much muscle as a weight that you can only move 3 times. The extra 15 reps are junk; as far as muscle building goes; but, they aren't junk if you recognize them as endurance training. That's what 3 sets of 8 - 10 really is, endurance training, not muscle building. You get bigger because the last rep is usually the hardest to complete. As such, it tears the muscle more. The last rep of 3 sets is still only the same 3 reps Mentzer's technique would use. If you use the 3 or 4 sets of 8 - 12 reps, pyramid up in weight each rep to reach that fatigue and muscle breakdown sooner.

[@davidzamora9973]

Damn! That 5th rep of my 5 mini sets was a fight each time! Hitting that last rep with a fight 5 times in that short amount of time, dang, I can see why this is effective! I'm going to be doing this!

[@johnking5759]

As Arthur Jones, the promoter of HIT and inventor of Nautilus machines said, the initial reps of a set can be considered as warm up reps, with the last 2 or 3 reps being the result producing or activation reps... the reps are done in strict form through a full range of motion I have been training like this for almost 40 years and have NEVER suffered any injury!

[@Vast1039]

Thanks for the warning on the compound lifts and the dumbel press🎉

[@SevenWays2011]

Thank you for showing us this method. Will definitely try it out.

[@Chris1000x]

Before it even hit the 40 second mark I already knew you were gonna bring up Mike Mentzer! Been doing his style for last 3 months and I'm up 20lbs. I also improved my eating of course too. Working out only 2 times per week.

[@AZANlA]

resting 3 days ? when are ur lift days and how long are ur workouts?

[@Chris1000x]

@@AZANlA My lift days are never the same days. I workout for 20 minutes usually then workout again 3-5 days later depending on how recovered I am.