Adductors were sore for 1 day. Hams were sore for 2 days. Quads were sore for 5 days. All this with just a 2 exercise leg workout that took just around 1 hour. No weird nonsense, no stupid and annoying short rest periods: just straight quality reps with a reasonable number of sets. Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!
I understand your first reaction on the RDL. First time I did it, didn't feel anything on the moment... but couldn't walk for 3 days, amazing DOMS hahaha. I saw unbelievable progress doing 4 sets of 5 to 10 reps, highly recommend it !
Bro you can do it just remember these simple rules 1.consistency is key 2. If you can't do the weight with perfect form it doesn't count 3. DO NOT EGO LIFT
You got 858 people cheering you on friend. Get your reps in, be honest with yourself about your reps and your diet allotment, and always strive for perfection, but don’t let a little hip shift or knee cave keep you from adding weight
It is really motivating for a beginner lifter knowing that "feeling" what you are working is something even advanced people struggle with. Glad I don't need to have it all figured out yet.
They struggle with it cause it's a made up problem, which is why no one has a solution for it. "Feeling" a muscle is not a precursor for growth at all. You're not gonna "feel" your traps doing heavy rows or deadlifts but they sure as hell are gonna grow.
I was with Juji on the SLDL not hitting my hamstrings. After watching this and applying Jared’s cues I gave it another shot this past Saturday. Didn’t really feel it in my hamstrings while I was doing the exercise but, now here I am on Monday wondering when the hell my hamstrings are going to stop being sore because I gotta squat tomorrow! Thanks for the tip gents.
This was a great video. Juji's flexibility on the leg press is almost cartoonish looking at this knees. It's like they don't belong on him and just move back and forth. It's freakishly amazing.
Mike to me comes across as the most S-class top tier spotter on earth. Strict in the moment to help you with your form, but then super encouraging after you pull it off I bet Juji felt like a superhero half the time because of Mike lol.
Try using body weight box squats one of these times, pick a box you can barely sit on when you go ATG: when you go to fail on these you literally just sit there on the box - you can't go anywhere, you're just stuck like an insect on a glue trap... And as you sit there, the burn keeps getting worst until you straighten your legs out. 😅
I find most bodybuilding workout videos boring af to watch because it’s mostly the same shiz, but dr mike and team take it to a whole new level with the entertainment value and actual knowledge especially impressive since they even do similar exercises in most videos
Dr. Mike was fighting some demons in a face-off during that Leg press, he fell and cried when he gave it all, then picked himself back up saying to himself, "I'm not a crybaby bitch, I'm the fucking man and I'm gonna do what I committed." Beautiful to watch, I felt every emotion through the screen. He went to war and came back. That's a true peaceful warrior. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
I'm really flexible from years of off and on yoga. After your videos I decide to lighten up my squats and see how low I could go. Went til my ass was dang near on the floor. Man o man. what a quad workout, and with less weight and no joint pain whatsoever.
I'm making more gains while doing less in the gym with the rp programs and their excellent excel sheets + I have valuable free entertainment from this channel - Thank you Renaissance Periodization
Shout out to Mike…I’ve been training for almost 3 decades. Always natty and over the years tried multitude of training philosophies. Lately I was way overtraining and as I get older that was destroying my gains. Your videos have helped me make some great changes and improved my training. Thank you!!
I tend to skip training videos these days because years ago it got boring to watch people lift, but I decided to give this one a go. And, man, I really wanna train with Mike now. Something about how he almost switches off his funny persona and just turns into a machine that spits out the reps and sets just really gets me hard...in...in the legs. Because it's leg training.
This is my favorite drama on TV right now. I cried when Mike said, “we’re abandoning smith squats.” If this isn’t nominated for an Emmy at some point I don’t know what will.
I love the Renaissance crew doing these vids with well known broadly popular lifters: the more people see what the crew is up to, the better the world will be
As someone who is really flexible I can agree that SLDL is secret DOMS, like juji said, it feels like a good stretch but not really a “pump” or soreness you get with other muscles, but next day or two, BOOM!
I started doing these leg presses after starting my workouts with leg curls and It's a struggle to do much afterwards. My legs have improved significantly as a result. Props to Dr. Mike!
When i saw the collaboration on IG i knew this will be amazing, and it was. It was Nice to see Dr. Mike reach failure also, take that Lyle. Hope you can make more of those because it's like seeing your both fathers meeting after a long time, even though i dont have any father. That turn out sad, but not like this video, it was hilarious keep it up
Mike's last set was a real "hold it to the fire" moment making me genuinely hyped as fuck to push into my next hypertrophy phase once highland games season is over
For anyone struggling with SLDL, you just have to keep practicing and lock in the mind muscle connection. When you are sore, practice, you will feel it. Do sldl after ham curls, you will feel it more. Its like any other exercise when you start out. How many of you felt your biceps on lat pulldown first time? Triceps on bench? Back on squat?
@@jujimufu I didn't get the third word, literally it's "let's go, (adjective) bitch, fucked* in the mouth, blyat' " (last word isused like a generic fuck, but literally means whore) *first person singular masculine form
@@jujimufuSomething like ''let's go, bitch'' but I heard only the first 2 words. Btw awesome to see you here Juji, used to follow your tricking in the old days. You amazed me and it was very inspiring. I still can't do it though 😂
Your guys’ ankle flexibility is nuts! To go that deep in the leg press with flat shoes and heels down…wow. Even with weightlifting shoes on, I can’t go that deep. To kill my quads, I do front squats on a slant board and they are brutal!
Glad I watched this one, I have the same problem with the SLD, I don't get to feel the "pump" on the hamstrings after completing the set, just as Juji said a "stretch", so I'm always trying to correct the form on this specific movement and get discouraged after completing it, I will just have to trust the movement and focus on the soreness for the next days as the key to know if it’s actually working.
The stretch IS the excersise on this one. The soreness I get from these the next few days is insane, I do them with dumbbells tho. And I've never experienced soreness in my hams with a ham curl machine.
Focus on stretch over ROM too. Go until you feel that deep stretch, without changing your back position, hold it for a second, then come back up. The ROM will come with time but in my experience, if you try to rush the ROM, you work the hams less. Not to mention risking lumbar injury
Yeah Tis is just what Arnie was referring to when he said lifting weights/Bodybuilding is better than sex!! Going whole hog to achieve them impeccable physiques !!! You all deserve the highest Praise ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hey man love to hear it, no need for ego lifting. You definitely want to get a deep stretch this is 100% not full rom although much better than 90% of people out there! All you need to take it to the next level is to watch mike isratel’s (from renaissance periodization) leg day workout with jujimufu. That right there is perfect form. Of course those guys are on gear so the weights they are doing are much higher and they take less time to recover, but their form is next to perfection.
My glutes have always taken over in stiff-leg deadlifts, and my traps and erectors also get worked hard like juji said. I'll usually do a hamstring curl or a single leg deadlift in combination to really toast the hams.
@@rmmm6725 I feel like unless you can do it assisted on a machine, it is way too hard and barely stimulate hamstring enough for growth. I SLDL 140kg for 8+ reps taken to 2 RIR but I can barely do a strict nordic
@@minge9 you could do partials with aim to do a full, and maybe complement that with a full ROM movement like leg curl. However this is only knee flexion so you should probably have some hip hinge movements as well
Mike. Thank you. You are such a genius and everytime I watch one of your videos I get to excited to lift and grow and you just fuel my passion. Thank you so much for making these videos keep up the great work
Mike Mike Mike! Can you do a episode on reviewing "knees over tow guys" stuff. I started to incorporate that lifted heal thing into my front squats while putting back squats on the back burner. And i feel like it has actually helped a bit with strength and stability, while allowing my knees to be less sore. Lay some science on us about it! Peace!
YESSSS.... wanted to see this collab for a while. My favorite mad scientist with the all around wholesome anabolic acrobat. This should be interesting.
Adductors were sore for 1 day. Hams were sore for 2 days. Quads were sore for 5 days. All this with just a 2 exercise leg workout that took just around 1 hour. No weird nonsense, no stupid and annoying short rest periods: just straight quality reps with a reasonable number of sets. Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!
fIrSt
hey juji have u ever looked at knees over toes guy? hes got a lot of knee stuff that might help. maybe colab ?
Glutes? Lol
Gonna lower my weight for full ROM and more reps.🤟
I understand your first reaction on the RDL. First time I did it, didn't feel anything on the moment... but couldn't walk for 3 days, amazing DOMS hahaha. I saw unbelievable progress doing 4 sets of 5 to 10 reps, highly recommend it !
I got so fired up when Dr.Mike failed at air squats and instantly got up to finish the set! The Mindset!
juji
“And this is to go even further beyond”
I would be screaming if I was there. I got so exhilarated watching that.
I was clapping on my own in my garage gym at that moment. I love seeing that grit!!
Hearing mike go russian mid set is one of the best things i’ve seen in my life
Ikr... I called it too. Figured he was gonna summon demons and start cursing in Russian if he is hitting higher rep myo sets with finishers.
Mid set bylat
That's what I'm saying! Burn had him speaking in tongues
so epic
Haha I know very little Russian but he did say suka which is bitch
By. Far. The most entertaining RP video. Seeing Mike and Juji train to failure makes me want to squat 405 for reps even though my 1RM is 250.
One pr at a time, you'll get there
once you have the MINDSET™ the PRs are guaranteed.
Bro you can do it just remember these simple rules
1.consistency is key
2. If you can't do the weight with perfect form it doesn't count
3. DO NOT EGO LIFT
these videos are better than any pre-workout stimulant
You got 858 people cheering you on friend.
Get your reps in, be honest with yourself about your reps and your diet allotment, and always strive for perfection, but don’t let a little hip shift or knee cave keep you from adding weight
It is really motivating for a beginner lifter knowing that "feeling" what you are working is something even advanced people struggle with. Glad I don't need to have it all figured out yet.
They struggle with it cause it's a made up problem, which is why no one has a solution for it. "Feeling" a muscle is not a precursor for growth at all. You're not gonna "feel" your traps doing heavy rows or deadlifts but they sure as hell are gonna grow.
@Gibran Camus I agree 👍
Do not think about it like the sooner the better, the true masters are lifetime learners always ready to give new information a chance
Surely a great indicator that you’re hitting the target muscle! Well done
feeling what you're working is bullshit
"You have a beautiful dick."
-Dr. Mike Israetel - a Ph.D. in Sport Physiology, training and nutrition expert, BJJ purple belt, competitive bodybuilder
Brown belt.
@@WhiskydangerBrown thong
Did he really say this
@@Inventor14889:40
@@Inventor1488 9:40
I was with Juji on the SLDL not hitting my hamstrings. After watching this and applying Jared’s cues I gave it another shot this past Saturday. Didn’t really feel it in my hamstrings while I was doing the exercise but, now here I am on Monday wondering when the hell my hamstrings are going to stop being sore because I gotta squat tomorrow! Thanks for the tip gents.
What did you change in your self-cueing?
@@RubyRedDancesAss to wall, push through your toes to heel as you go up
Yeah SLDLs are low key wicked on the hammies when done right. My back and forearms want to give out before my legs usually.
@@patleonard1036 I use chalk to help forearms or straps if it gets to be impossible to hold on
Maybe watching these 2 men can help fill the hole in my heart from my dad leaving me as a child
He left your mother, not you champ, fill that hole by emotionally damaging women. I believe in you 🤗
7-11 takes another one. May one day he return with the milk
@@joshuahanley1095 THATS THE SPIRIT
@@thejourneyman8890 *if he selected to nba
Did it work?
The collab we always needed!
:-)
Juji seems like such a genuine good guy. Great collab!
This was a great video. Juji's flexibility on the leg press is almost cartoonish looking at this knees. It's like they don't belong on him and just move back and forth. It's freakishly amazing.
Mike to me comes across as the most S-class top tier spotter on earth. Strict in the moment to help you with your form, but then super encouraging after you pull it off I bet Juji felt like a superhero half the time because of Mike lol.
Love Jared's vibe, super serious when it's time to work, but chill and breezy in between.
20:00 that was incredible. Lfg mike
The air squat finisher is always the best part 😂 I have started doing these after a final set of back squat and they are indeed brutal.
Try using body weight box squats one of these times, pick a box you can barely sit on when you go ATG: when you go to fail on these you literally just sit there on the box - you can't go anywhere, you're just stuck like an insect on a glue trap... And as you sit there, the burn keeps getting worst until you straighten your legs out. 😅
@@shmuckling dude that sounds fucking awful lmao.
As a fan of both Juji and RP i really enjoyed watching this collab! 😁👍
I really was pushing for you at 21:13. Awesome, pure dopamine.
I find most bodybuilding workout videos boring af to watch because it’s mostly the same shiz, but dr mike and team take it to a whole new level with the entertainment value and actual knowledge especially impressive since they even do similar exercises in most videos
Dr. Mike was fighting some demons in a face-off during that Leg press, he fell and cried when he gave it all, then picked himself back up saying to himself, "I'm not a crybaby bitch, I'm the fucking man and I'm gonna do what I committed." Beautiful to watch, I felt every emotion through the screen. He went to war and came back. That's a true peaceful warrior. Lovely, lovely, lovely.
One of your best vids ever. Im loving your full ROM punishment in my training!!!!
I'm really flexible from years of off and on yoga. After your videos I decide to lighten up my squats and see how low I could go. Went til my ass was dang near on the floor. Man o man. what a quad workout, and with less weight and no joint pain whatsoever.
Jujimufu is in great condition, he didnt get red face, he was talking after the last set, Im impressed
As you should be these guys are on all the gear
@@mightguy123456 thats why Im impressed. despite all the gear and high body weight he did great
I'm making more gains while doing less in the gym with the rp programs and their excellent excel sheets + I have valuable free entertainment from this channel - Thank you Renaissance Periodization
The humor in these training vids are unmatched. Seriously, the best. Love the content as always.
Shout out to Mike…I’ve been training for almost 3 decades. Always natty and over the years tried multitude of training philosophies. Lately I was way overtraining and as I get older that was destroying my gains. Your videos have helped me make some great changes and improved my training. Thank you!!
I tend to skip training videos these days because years ago it got boring to watch people lift, but I decided to give this one a go. And, man, I really wanna train with Mike now. Something about how he almost switches off his funny persona and just turns into a machine that spits out the reps and sets just really gets me hard...in...in the legs. Because it's leg training.
This one was a great one just seeing how someone that's used to hypertrophy training enjoyed the technical cues that brought joy from pain!
Ooooh man, now THIS is the collab I've been waiting for!
Charlie is crazy strong. Strong like Big OX.
Also bladder hypertrophy guide? Can't wait 🤣
Juju is a great guy, good collab man
Thanks Rasp :-)
This is my favorite drama on TV right now. I cried when Mike said, “we’re abandoning smith squats.”
If this isn’t nominated for an Emmy at some point I don’t know what will.
I love the Renaissance crew doing these vids with well known broadly popular lifters: the more people see what the crew is up to, the better the world will be
Oh my God, Jujimufu is running out of room on that leg press! The platform actually touched the seat! Loved it! Good job Juji!!
I have been hoping for this collaboration for a while and it did not disappoint. More please!
I really Needa Shirt that says "as if you're going to do another" I absolutely love that saying
As someone who is really flexible I can agree that SLDL is secret DOMS, like juji said, it feels like a good stretch but not really a “pump” or soreness you get with other muscles, but next day or two, BOOM!
Honestly glad to see Dr.Mike counting with his fingers. I do that shit all the time it looks funny but just keeps me locked in.
24:45 Can't wait for the bladder pump workout, hopefully during a hip thrust session!
I started doing these leg presses after starting my workouts with leg curls and It's a struggle to do much afterwards. My legs have improved significantly as a result. Props to Dr. Mike!
Close stance leg press will mess you up lmao. Have been super setting leg extensions with heavy leg press and my quads have exploded.
the collab we never knew we needed
Yesss lmao
My favorite RUclips guys together FINALLY. Juji and the RP gang. I have been waiting for this for years!
I used to follow Juji when he was still a 15 year old stringbean flipping and kicking all over the place.
His journey is amazing
This is one of the greatest videos I’ve ever seen. 4 grown ass men training hard AF.
When i saw the collaboration on IG i knew this will be amazing, and it was. It was Nice to see Dr. Mike reach failure also, take that Lyle. Hope you can make more of those because it's like seeing your both fathers meeting after a long time, even though i dont have any father. That turn out sad, but not like this video, it was hilarious keep it up
It’s at this point I realise.. perhaps body building ain’t my thing!!
Just completely hooked, couldn’t turn away.. fasinating!!!
This is the collab we don't deserve, but the one we need. Thank you.
This is great, really didnt think Id enjoy watching other people lift but its inspiring stuff. I have leg day tomorrow and rn I´m super hyped for it!
I had no idea this collab was coming but I'M SO PUMPED
I just finished a main leg workout from the RP app with some friends. He's not lying about throwing up.
Mike's last set was a real "hold it to the fire" moment making me genuinely hyped as fuck to push into my next hypertrophy phase once highland games season is over
Best crossover we didn't know we need!
So excited for this collab! Big fan of both the RP family and Juji!
It's awesome to see a juji/RP Collab, I can't wait for Juji's video to drop so I can watch the views on this explode lol
For anyone struggling with SLDL, you just have to keep practicing and lock in the mind muscle connection. When you are sore, practice, you will feel it. Do sldl after ham curls, you will feel it more.
Its like any other exercise when you start out. How many of you felt your biceps on lat pulldown first time? Triceps on bench? Back on squat?
You know its hard when Mike switches to Russian mode
Anyone translate????
@@jujimufu pretty sure I caught давай сука (lets go bitch), but that's about it.
@@jujimufu I didn't get the third word, literally it's "let's go, (adjective) bitch, fucked* in the mouth, blyat' " (last word isused like a generic fuck, but literally means whore)
*first person singular masculine form
@@jujimufuSomething like ''let's go, bitch'' but I heard only the first 2 words.
Btw awesome to see you here Juji, used to follow your tricking in the old days. You amazed me and it was very inspiring. I still can't do it though 😂
@@jujimufuyeah man no problem, here: “let’s go bitch, I fucked your mouth”. - Dr. Mike Israetel
Your guys’ ankle flexibility is nuts! To go that deep in the leg press with flat shoes and heels down…wow. Even with weightlifting shoes on, I can’t go that deep. To kill my quads, I do front squats on a slant board and they are brutal!
Jujimufu is the nicest dude in the world, and an absolute monster in person.
easily my favourite R.P video!
Since I started watching this channel, I am so in love with leg day, so inspired especially by technique 😊
Same!
Dr Mike and Juji, this is the pinnacle of fitness RUclips! It's all downhill from here
Jujimufu is a legend! This was a great collab
This is inspirational. From here on out all leg days will end with body weight squats to absolute failure. Badass
Seeing Juji on this channel was awesome 🥳
Another great training video by RP! Love the collab.
You know when Mike starts to curse in russian, the shit got unreal hard
This is the collab we’ve all been waiting for!
I’m absolutely dying laughing at the salts reaction 😂. Sensational.
That hamstring routine is NO JOKE! I thought the samething Juji, but the next day was a different story. Thx Dr. Mike!
Dr. Mike randomly switching to russian and cursing mid-set is a whole mood for training
no videos from Juji for several months, and 1st time i see him here after that break ^_^
I love watching these training videos! I’m loving training team ROM style 💪💪💪
Lost it at the end with the bladder pump and bladder hypertrophy. This channel is the best. Great workout, even better comedy. 🤣🤣🤣
Glad I watched this one, I have the same problem with the SLD, I don't get to feel the "pump" on the hamstrings after completing the set, just as Juji said a "stretch", so I'm always trying to correct the form on this specific movement and get discouraged after completing it, I will just have to trust the movement and focus on the soreness for the next days as the key to know if it’s actually working.
The stretch IS the excersise on this one. The soreness I get from these the next few days is insane, I do them with dumbbells tho. And I've never experienced soreness in my hams with a ham curl machine.
@@AndersGenaamd same
Focus on stretch over ROM too. Go until you feel that deep stretch, without changing your back position, hold it for a second, then come back up. The ROM will come with time but in my experience, if you try to rush the ROM, you work the hams less. Not to mention risking lumbar injury
@@1TieDye1 huh interesting should I be skipping the stiff and do regular deadlift in the meantime since I lack the mobility, does it matter, or what?
This stuff is amazing. Great collab. Nothing better than bros training
Yeah Tis is just what Arnie was referring to when he said lifting weights/Bodybuilding is better than sex!! Going whole hog to achieve them impeccable physiques !!! You all deserve the highest Praise ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
It’s amazing seeing only 3 exercises and being pushed to the limit. People do 6 to 10 exercises in the gym sometimes and I wonder why
Just shows its amazing what you can do with 2 or 3 exercises when you practice slow controlled Full Rom
This channel is changing the game for me
Dude 2:30 minutes in & juji definitely the best person to have on this show mans gone mad!
Love that cut-away shirt !!😊😊❤❤❤
20:37
Mike was summoning KK to help him finish that set
Great collab!!!
Those are some deep ass leg presses
Nice
love these RP videos , and Juji's extra positive energy
Never thought I’d get motivated by leg press and air squats but holy hell. This was amazing!
Absolutely beautiful work, gentlemen!
22:18 lmao, fucking pressurized ammonia, I love it. Got him with that shit.
This was such a powerful video, this put me on a roller coaster.
Both channels are great. Combined. Even. BETTER!
Hey man love to hear it, no need for ego lifting. You definitely want to get a deep stretch this is 100% not full rom although much better than 90% of people out there! All you need to take it to the next level is to watch mike isratel’s (from renaissance periodization) leg day workout with jujimufu. That right there is perfect form. Of course those guys are on gear so the weights they are doing are much higher and they take less time to recover, but their form is next to perfection.
20:38 When Mike started cursing in Russian, I felt that.
My glutes have always taken over in stiff-leg
deadlifts, and my traps and erectors also get worked hard like juji said. I'll usually do a hamstring curl or a single leg deadlift in combination to really toast the hams.
Try Nordic curls
@@rmmm6725 I feel like unless you can do it assisted on a machine, it is way too hard and barely stimulate hamstring enough for growth. I SLDL 140kg for 8+ reps taken to 2 RIR but I can barely do a strict nordic
@@minge9 you could do partials with aim to do a full, and maybe complement that with a full ROM movement like leg curl. However this is only knee flexion so you should probably have some hip hinge movements as well
practice with good mornings and you'll get great mind muscle connection with your hamstrings in any hip hinge
@@rmmm6725 Yes, they are awesome. I supaset them with glute bridges one week, them sumos the next, as you can really isolate the biceps.
All gyms need a Dr Mike!
Mike. Thank you. You are such a genius and everytime I watch one of your videos I get to excited to lift and grow and you just fuel my passion. Thank you so much for making these videos keep up the great work
This is absolutely amazing!
I died laughing when Mike started speaking Russian mid set lmfao
this is a collab i didn't think would happen but I'm so happy it happened
Perfect video, this was so inspiring to watch and finally seeing someone who enjoys training this way is so motivating to train like this at the gym.
Mike Mike Mike! Can you do a episode on reviewing "knees over tow guys" stuff. I started to incorporate that lifted heal thing into my front squats while putting back squats on the back burner. And i feel like it has actually helped a bit with strength and stability, while allowing my knees to be less sore. Lay some science on us about it! Peace!
RP does have a video on this from a few months ago
That guy eliminated my knee pain.
A collab I didn't know I wanted til right now, when I realized I REALLY wanted it
I’m so Flipping hyped after watching this!!
I've been waiting for this collab for the longest time, all of yall are insanely strong and committed
You guys need to train CBUM for a mini series like Juji. You guys are amazing
This video is amazing, so many valuable tips, I'm looking forward to my next leg day!
YESSSS.... wanted to see this collab for a while. My favorite mad scientist with the all around wholesome anabolic acrobat. This should be interesting.