Why Home Gym Lifters Don’t Look Like They LIFT

[@loulopez554]

Being in my sixties I can tell you that gyms back in the day especially here in California were the place to go and train for every reason. Now they seem to attract a different type of gym goer. I love training at home at my pace without all the fluff.

[@hybridresistance]

Amen. As always you present those facts

[@kidbrown2010]

Everyone back looking to socialize and flirt around was at the mall or skate ring.. now they're at the gym.

[@knightveg]

Well said

[@Egoliftdaily]

I just like lifting weights... The home gym is a game changer for me. Workout anytime and no waiting in line for equipment. I miss some of the machines and gym buddies but I definitely do not miss most of the people and the commute, LOL.

[@jhsmith1183]

I got a band/bar setup, pullup bar ,dip bars, rings and a weight vest. I can do everything i need to do.

[@jamesmecham4266]

Great video. I'm 58, been working out since I was 15 beginning at home, then in gyms, now back home. I can say there are people who go to the gym and DON'T look like they exercise. It's because they don't. Most of their time is spent socializing. Keep up the good work!

[@hybridresistance]

Thanks James and thanks for the comment.

[@kidbrown2010]

So much to say on this topic. Intensity and not eating for growth are the runaway winners. The same as with commercial gym goers. Growing muscle goes beyond just exercising and trying different equipment based on whatever you feel like doing that day, and it's apparent some folks enjoy exercising and collecting/using equipment as its own hobby separate from the task of growing. It just seems counter-intuitive for some, and hence the meme. However, there are *plenty* of home gymmers that have incredible physiques. You, Alex Leonidas and Ashley the amazing come to mind. Weight is weight. It's illogical to think weight at the gym works but weight at home doesn't. Lastly, want to commend you for tackling the elephant in the room in a tactful and respectful manner. Addressing it but not handing out judgement. We're all brothers and sisters in this community regardless of our fitness goals.

[@hybridresistance]

Appreciate the detailed comments brother. As I was saying at the start, anything I'm throwing out that has and can be said of me. Basically just saying that someone's build can be from a myriad of factors (sometimes it's just the lighting and diet). Also of course there's just different stages in people's lives where training gets more or less of a priority. Definitely we're all in the "game" together.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Yep I respect anyone/everyone that takes up the iron-game because it ain't easy that's for sure. I've come to see that it doesn't require massive amounts of food to grow and get in shape as a matter of fact it's vastly overrated, don't get me wrong good nutrition is key for health/growth but not to the ludicrous extent that we've been told. Lee Priest has said that eating more can somehow negate the effects of overtraining which is just absurd but many think that is true!? It's taken me a long time to figure out that a ton of food is not required to grow and get in shape.

[@buddyryan875]

Good topic! This can happen in every hobby I've seen! Some end up nerding out so hard getting lost on details for the hobby without actually becoming good at the hobby! People can have all the best gear for snow boarding, fishing, hunting but they are terrible at the actual hobby! There are people everywhere in commercial gyms who don't look like they lift! Going thru the motions or having the perfect setup and equipment is no substitute for discipline, programming, nutrition, consistency, & genetics! There are a lot of youtube homegym channels of people in phenomenal shape!

[@hybridresistance]

Very true. I for sure have my other hobbies that fall in that category.

[@kidbrown2010]

Well said.

[@w.adammandelbaum1805]

72 and working out at home instead of the petri dish of the commercial gym. Old school stuff, X-5 Bullworker from the 80s, steel cable chest expander from the 60s, several power twisters, bands, a tow chain for my Alexander Zass days, and some dumbbells. Still putting on some muscle, took 6 inches off the waist and loving it. It's time under tension no matter where you do it.

[@hybridresistance]

I love it my friend. I REALLY over due for a x5 bull worker review that I have.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Yep TUT is very good for sure as I've come to see over many years training HIT style.

[@Ridahboy380]

What's crazy is calisthenics people don't have this problem. They all look like the lift, but are only doing body weight or weighted calisthenics.

[@ScrubDaddy265]

It comes down to having a few simple tools, but using them in different ways. Say I do 3x10 inverted rows. That’s 3x10 each Wide, Neutral, narrow and supinated at least, with my feet elevated to the level of my hands, before I consider the Rows done. And the same for Push-ups and Pullups/chinups, squats, etc.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Applied effort is the KEY as opposed to the tools used.

[@thomdushane]

I'm 48 and only been working out for less that 2 years. I never cared for myself and felt resigned that bad genetics was my lot in life and i would be fat, drunk and happy eating whatever i wanted. After giving up alcohol and picking up weights I've realized I never gave myself a chance. I am older, and there's definitely damage done from the decades of seditary life but I'm getting some progress and want to continue seeing where this goes.

[@hybridresistance]

Still plenty young, just start now and don't stop. We all got our vices to work with on another note. Thanks for that honest comment,.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Good for you man keep going and if you're interested check out some HIT related stuff from Mentzer it's very good.

[@SupermanPrime-vb2un]

If someone does just the basics in the homegym and gets strong at the basics they will look like they lift. For example everyone want to buy a Lat Pulldown, why don't just get good at Pull Ups ? Too weak for them ? Use bands. Same goes for Push ups, Dips , Deadlifts , OHP. Having machines is nice but too often they will make u lazy on the long run.

[@hybridresistance]

I agree with you, I think people get lost can just lost in the other variables I addressed in the videos. A barbell is just a tool, just depends how you use it.

[@onwilson2]

You are totally correct. At some point in time strength training and training for size (bodybuilding) diverge. At some point in time you have to pick a path or you will do poorly at both. You make adjustments for age but you have to make a committment.

[@hybridresistance]

Thanks for watching and that comment.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

I think there's a misconception that they're different but I've come to find that they're really one & the same, and Arthur Jones made an interesting comment on this saying training for strength and "displaying" strength are NOT the same thing. You will get very strong by intensely contracting your muscles however displaying it comes down to specifics.

[@onwilson2]

@@WizzdummHeadley I think you might have contradicted yourself.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

@@onwilson2 No I said demonstrating strength is specific in terms of developing the skill to display it such as a bench press.

[@David-mw3th]

I have a total gym, barbell, heavy bag and an assult bike. I do not look like a bodybuilder, but i do look fit and feel great. Which is my goal at 47yrs old. Thanks for the great videos

[@hybridresistance]

@@David-mw3th that’s the goal after all. Thanks for sharing.

[@mikejensen1473]

Because there wasn’t a local or convention gym I have trained at home and alone most of my life. I think it gave me an advantage. Having set goals, taken breaks, worked through injuries and difficulties I am glad that’s how it happened. I have been to big commercial gyms as a change of pace. But I prefer my space, pace and peace!

[@steviem5279]

I'm in mid-50's and have a home gym with the Total Gym Fit and Undersun resistance bands and at my age, it's all about staying in shape and I don't care if I have gym body or not. The key is to move around and staying fit and tax your muscles and if that means going for a few reps more that that's what I do. Even with some gray hairs and thin hair, everyone still thinks I look 10 years younger than I am because I stay in shape. I am tall, thin, and have some definition in my muscles, my mid-section could do a bit better than it is but it's not that bad and all I do it all with my home gym.

[@hybridresistance]

Exercise for sure is a fountain of youth.

[@MurphGymExperiment]

I’m about to start posting workouts because of this same idea. How to do body building style workouts in the garage gym when the norm is cross fit style

[@hybridresistance]

Awesome to hear that. I'd check that out for sure.

[@rainmaker_superb]

For me, by the time I had the money to attempt a home gym, I was at an age where I wasn't lifting weights the same as I did when I was younger. Less focused on lifting big over getting a certain amount of reps in, didn't want to risk injury.

[@hybridresistance]

I'm with you in that my very heavy lifting days may be over, but I am of the camp that you definitely don't need heavy weights for the size / aesthetics IMO.

[@rainmaker_superb]

@@hybridresistance Yeah, most times I went to the gym, I was training my ego first and my body second. If there's any good that I can take from the pandemic closing gyms down, it made me realize that I was getting too old to be doing those bro-lift days. I probably would have injured myself had I kept doing it.

[@bluesman75]

Coming off a long lay off of seriously lifting. I’m almost 50 years old. My goals are low cholesterol, being healthy and fairly lean . I now have kettlebell press for reps for a goal . Also want to close the # 2 captains of crush again like in my 20s . I think if you can do those things while staying fairly lean . Someone would look like they lift .

[@RonMexico527]

I think this isn't a knock on lack of equipment in a home gym, but more so beginners who are spending $10,000+ on overbuilt squat racks and functional trainers when they literally could get 80% of their lifetime gains with a basic 2x2 rack and adjustable dumbbells.

[@hybridresistance]

Excellent point as well.

[@vcuheel1464]

Your body doesn’t know the location where you’re lifting. If you have the necessary equipment, put in the consistent work with good technique and intensity, and have a good diet, then you’ll add muscle. There are plenty of guys in the gym that don’t look like they lift much. There’s no magic about being in a gym.

[@Mrwatson185]

Biggest thing I have learned with home gym and exercising in general is that you have to focus on your personal journey and goals. Of course we all want to look like Mike, but as he mentioned he and others with killer physiques are the result of decades of hard work and dedication in and out of the gym. Compare yourself to the person you used to be and you’ll see how far you have come even in a small timeframe!

[@hybridresistance]

Appreciate it brother. I'm nothing special at all. I got a lot of viewers on the channel who are veterans to the iron game that I look up to. But 100%, just compare yourself to yourself.

[@KE64238]

Good points, I'm hoping my kids will get into physical fitness and make it a daily habit like brushing teeth. They see me doing it everyday. I feel like they'll be better off than I was, because I had to learn it all on my own. Same with the financial advice and starting earlier. Again, I had no one helping me or educating me on investing, but my kids will!

[@hybridresistance]

Was just using this analogy today about making it exercise second nature. God bless brother. Better kids = better world

[@treasurethetime2463]

You're pretty generous. A lot of guys like the idea of working out and being fit, but don't really want to do the work required. It's like when some guys complain that many women like the idea of being married and having the wedding, but not the day and day mundane compromises or sacrifices required. If you spent 700 dollars+ on equipment and you have seen zero progress in a year, you are either a busy surgeon, following a program that doesn't fit you, or are not putting in the required effort.

[@hybridresistance]

Speaking out facts brother, especially that last sentence.

[@wilfredotorres6628]

Hi Hybrid resistance, the biggest factor is motivation what gets you to start moving and keep it going for extended periods. Another thing I find is that you must enjoy what you're doing having passion is a big must to see results. Patience is the other factor most people want to see results right away it takes time and effort and there's no getting around that.

[@hybridresistance]

Excellent points Wilfredo. It's a long game for sure.

[@jmk.3943]

In the new World too much distraction. I like lifting weights and i'm still liking it because i started in 1989, at 16. Now we can have great home gym equipment but without discipline no gains. Greetings from the South of France 😉💪

[@hybridresistance]

Thank you my friend. Great to hear from someone in France.

[@jagengrant8686]

As a Christian I really appreciate the banner on the wall behind you! I've trained all my life with a resume similar to yours. I'm not sure there is a type of training I haven't done to my max. Now the Total Gym along with bands keeps it fun and exciting in my older years. The Lord bless you!

[@hybridresistance]

Very much appriciate that brother. May God bless you as well.

[@hrothgarrannulfr1972]

I'd say the four biggest reasons that someone who has an home gym and doesn't look fit and strong are lack of progressive overload/intensity, lack of consistency, improper diet, and/or insufficient recovery. But, most often, it's probably the first two or three.

[@hybridresistance]

I'd agree with that. Pretty much got a lot of what I addressed in this video as well.

[@vmac65]

Very well done Mike!

[@hybridresistance]

Thanks Vince!

[@JayB-JayB]

Great channel!

[@hybridresistance]

Thanks Jay!

[@whiteknucklestormchasing]

Downside to having a gym at home is more distractions.

[@hybridresistance]

This is true for sure, but I'm tempted to put a tv on that force use mount on the rack.

[@5metoo]

From my own experience of not getting gains for years and finally now getting them, the most overlooked reason is that people simply don't know how to do the moves because they have bad advice rattling around in their heads. People that never had any success don't tend to work very hard because ... they've never had any success at it so what's the point of doing it really hard when you've no faith in the process? I'm an introvert, and KZbin changed all that. I finally learned that no, the pull-up isn't the only exercise you need to get lats for most people. All that attitude ever got me was very unbalanced and horrendous tendonitis on my weak side. It a few minutes of 1 video I learned the function of the lats, and how to move my arm(s) to work it. Then I was told unilateral work is really, really good. Boom. Now I use a wider range of exercises and use unilateral movement strategically and I've finally got lats after years of no growth. Same with quads. "Don't put your knees past your toes" is the professional advice of many that ought to know better, but they don't. The quads (or at least certain ones) are knee extenders, so how the hell can you develop your quads if you don't put your knees over your toes? You can't. And on and on. So I wouldn't be so quick to call people lazy. Sometimes we're missing the knowledge to get to success, and the apparently inconsistency is a prudent response to the futility cycles we're in. Gotta break out of that before harder work will even matter.

[@hybridresistance]

Great post my friend. I definetly didn't want to infer I was calling people lazy in case you were referring to the video. I went on to say on the "intensity" portion (and with my own story) that some people don't realize they aren'e working as hard as they could. And or they have artificial governors based on what they're hearing. You do bring up a very good point that such of my noise really does get into the way of personal progress / experimentation. I really lucked out that in my time I never really went to YT or social media for training advice. For sure so much good information, but probably would have been too much for me personally to digest

[@NoFate247]

Sending this video straight to GLUCK's Gym

[@hybridresistance]

Thanks for watching brother. Still want to get you on the channel for a good discussion.

[@NoFate247]

@@hybridresistance my calendar is wide open!!!!

[@Mrwatson185]

@@hybridresistance please do this! 2 of my favorite gym content creators.

[@Nicholas19823]

Great video , I got a question. My journey began at 39 years old , I’m 3.5 years into it. If I keep training hard from now until I’m 50 years old will I reach my genetic potential? If I’d of started at 16 years old and was training like I am now by the time I’m 50, would I look the same in both these scenarios? How long does it take to reach genetic potential? I feel like I’ve missed the boat at times …..

[@hybridresistance]

@@Nicholas19823 I wouldn’t worry too much about it as we all probably lost our potential somewhere along the lines by not starting young and with good coaching. At the end of the day it’s really about maximizing where you’re at right now. So no question the fact that you’re starting now, you’re going to be much much better off than you were or would be had you not started when you did. I didn’t want to make the video too long-winded, but a lot of the “lean muscle look” that many are striving for has a lot of factors other than purely maximizing muscle. I know plenty of people who look like they have a lot of muscle, but really they have a moderate amount of muscle and are just very lean and keep a pretty strict diet. And I say that with the full respect due to those folks.

[@Nicholas19823]

@@hybridresistance I think ultra lean can make you look bigger for sure. All the people who I look at with a great physique inc yourself have all been training a minimum of ten years consistently. Like you said I can’t see a great difference, I’ve got Tom Kiat and John Heart both telling me they see a ‘very noticeable difference’ from when I first started. I think things take time, it’s a life style. I’m not a big guy I’m sitting at around 15% BF at mo, which is fairly lean….

[@hybridresistance]

@@Nicholas19823 Sounds like you're doing awesome progress.

[@joshtruelove4910]

I have a home gym. I'm not very consistent most of the time, but when I actually do train consistently, I get accused of being on steroids.

[@hybridresistance]

You're doing something right brother

[@joshtruelove4910]

@@hybridresistance heavy barbell training focused on compound lifts with weighted pull-ups and dips. I challenge anyone to stick with it for about a month and tell me they're still not a believer. It's a brutal program, but it works.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Another thing to keep in mind is that our perspective on what looking good/impressive is has been extremely altered by the "candy" if you catch my drift!!!???

[@hybridresistance]

I think I see I see what you're saying. I like old Mark Rippetoe commentary that you essentially can't fake big and strong. I'm not really into the aesthetics scene that sometimes is just being low % bf, but definitely love the natural look of someone you can tell has been lifting for years.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

@@hybridresistance I've never been a fan of MR for many reasons which I won't go into here, but yeah there definitely are "signs" that experienced trainers display even if they're not ripped/shredded. I would categorise myself as reasonably solid but pretty far from ripped 🤣, and I know plenty of dudes like that.

[@MarcusB-v1u]

Having been an avid lifter for 4 decades now in my 6th decade of living, I can tell you that 80% of gym bros don't look like they lift. So its got nothing to do about where you train but more to do about how you train!

[@hybridresistance]

@@MarcusB-v1u 100%

[@SteveFields-tm9je]

I like my 24hr gym, I go when I can avoid the spoiled Yuppie people, this way I'm out of their way and their out of mine! Stay healthy! 😊😊

[@buckroger6456]

Home gym all the way for me. I find I'm far more focused at home working out.

[@donaldhoward9819]

Going to the gym is too inefficient for me. With a 7x5 space, I can do a lot in a shorter period of time, especially because I superset. People can tell I workout and I'm plenty strong.

[@hybridresistance]

@@donaldhoward9819 I love it. Did you by chance see my “small gym video” I did recently? That too was a 7x5 space. You definitely don’t need a lot of equipment to get the job done.

[@donaldhoward9819]

@@hybridresistance I'll check it out. I love your content. Please keep it up.

[@hybridresistance]

@@donaldhoward9819 thank you brother

[@Sonic_1000]

They are inconsistent with training and diet. I can't stand commercial gyms. Solo at home ftw

[@shiwakuseven5859]

People are different. Thus, the fitness goals of people are different. Frankly, I believe it is far more important to be healthy than it is to be muscular. For instance, Bruce Lee was physically fit, but he was arguably more lean than muscular. Yet, he died at the age of 32 partly due in part to a drug he ingested and health complications that resulted at least in part due to Bruce Lee intentionally having his sweat glands in his armpits removed. He underwent this procedure to avoid visible sweat stains while performing on screen. Yet, Bruce Lee looked and was physically fit, but he wasn't healthy. The greatest danger to most Americans is dying of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney failure, or some other obesity-related cause, which includes certain types of cancer, like colorectal and liver cancer. Thus, I am more concerned about losing and preventing the accumulation of visceral fat, which is the fat that wraps around internal organs, like the intestines, kidneys, liver, and pancreas than I am about developing as much muscle as I possibly can. I can do well over 30 pull-ups at the age of 67 and 10 months. To me, this is strong enough.

[@hybridresistance]

Great comment and excellent points all around. For sure there's a bell curve of exercises where too much is not "healthy". Taking care of the visceral fat is for sure important. Not saying you're implying to not resistance train, but the benefits of progressive resistance training (that will lead to muscle gain) are through the roof, especially with recent research. Never knew that about the Bruce Lee with the sweat glands though.

[@kidbrown2010]

At almost 68 no one is expecting you to be muscular. I think this video is addressing comments towards younger gym owners. Any senior citizen staying active and healthy is a great thing.

[@Hal-el7cy]

LOL! Yeah, sure.

[@jimdango123456]

99% of all gym goers don't know how to train or eat to get bigger and stronger. If you go into any commercial gym, you will find the same thing with most people in there just spinning their wheels and never gaining any traction.

[@hybridresistance]

I was going make the reference (or I might have) that these things discussed of course are a problem in the gym as well. However, these variables might possibly more prevalent in the home gym based on the garage gym culture or demographic I might be speaking to. But I agree with you.

[@johnecker]

Doesnt top reasons even for no gains lift

[@EJH-jn6mo]

Well that’s not true. They just don’t post yt videos. That being said alot of other reviewers are scrawny. But you’re pretty big my man.

[@hybridresistance]

I was more just pointing out the idea that lifting at home is somehow sub par to that of the gym, but not to any one individual or YT creators. I'm nothing special though. Thank you for the comment and for watching

[@EJH-jn6mo]

@@hybridresistance I can see that. I prefer and miss all the equipment but man I do not miss the ignorance of people.

[@Mmmmchocolate]

No steroid dealers in your garage.

[@Cokblokula]

Or you're just 6'6" and can't look swole because your muscles are 30%-40% longer than the average person. :( Ive been lifting 6 days a week for 5 years and I look like a newbie to the gym.

[@hybridresistance]

Don't single those shorter guys. Many of them have better muscle building genes than the tall guys since they are walking levers. I know guys like this that basically walk and they put on muscle. As for your training history, give it time and keep experimenting. Like I said, I was going 4 years in my teens with hormones in full gear and it wasn't until I changed things up that I realized what clicked for me.

[@knightveg]

How to stop the video at the 6-minute mark totally confused Dumbbells Barbells Calisthenics don't build muscle and you'll lose size That's more like doing CrossFit if you're doing work like that at home gym It doesn't matter about intensity at a home gym or in a commercial gym Like Arnold said kids of today don't know how to work out Before the internet boys and girls right up to 90's Would smoke this generation of internet wanna be trainers with intensity If any of the internet generation trained with the old school it wouldn't last 5 minutes

[@hybridresistance]

Appreciate the comment brother, but not really sure you're saying, because it sounds like I agree with you.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

Many people fail to see adequate results for one major reason, OVERTRAINING! Some people simply cannot get a lot bigger however, if they upped the intensity/effort & lowered the frequency/duration they would get much better results.

[@hybridresistance]

Definitely a factor as well. I know those marathon sessions I used to do in my youth probably didn't help too much, but I will say I have fond memories of living like I was in the "golden era" of bodybuilding.

[@WizzdummHeadley]

@@hybridresistance Yeah I hear ya but when I think back I never did the crazy volume that many say they did, for a chest-back session I did about 11-12 sets total.