This chest workout was PUNISHING! One of the best I've had in a long time. With super range of motion, reaching (love that cue) slowly controlling, and pausing, it's revolutionized the way I approach the basics. Cuts out all ego, is better on the joints especially shoulders, and nets a higher stimulus. Dr. Mike and Jared Feather IFBB Pro are masterminds and I'm grateful to have been trained by them, as the in person experience truly hits differently. Much love, and I hope you all try out this effective workout!
Seeing those 65 lbs dumbells makes me laugh because I was doing 60s the other day... I'm only 126lbs. Did 4 sets of 8-10. Time for somebody to cut and show your real size?
1. Bench press is not a lift I'll do. 2. You don't understand physics. A large body can move more mass. There is less pressure for a given force. 3. The video here shows 2 plates. Are you talking about 225, or 405? 4. Reps are important. Yes they did 4 sets of bench, 4 sets of dumbbell press, and dips. I was making the point I can at least do the dumbbell press he did. I haven't tried 225 bench because bench is not good for the shoulders. Every bodybuilder knows dumbbells are better for gains. From what I see in this video I am like 6 months away from this jacked behemoth. Yet I'm less than 130 lbs. That's my point. You go into ego lifting zone asking for peoples max bench.@@Ventryx
I met Alex as he was walking in to the gym and he spent a couple minutes talking me, told me about the collab with Dr. Mike and asked me about my training. Super genuine and down to earth to earth dude and his vibe is exactly as he portrays on his channel !
@@iangraham-white5717 he'd probably win in that regard. Especially if you equated his bodyweight in comparison to most of theirs. Dude is too strong pound per pound.
@@chaddickens8704 I do a lot of antagonistic supersets during my workouts and even some eyebrow raising ones like leg extensions/sissy squats supersetted with good mornings to raise my heart rate without losing performance
It’s always good to see Alex on the channel. He’s a very proficient learner and Dr. Mike and Jared are amazing at teaching the technique and explaining the reasoning behind it. Big props to all three of them. Jared advice on all the chest exercises is top-notch and really loved Dr. Mike way of performing the dumbbell bench press. 💪👍🙏
He is built for pushing. However there are loads of shorter people, with shorter arms that are weak as kittens. He has clearly worked very hard at it for a number of years.
Been trying to spread the knowledge of lengthened biased movements with my gym bros. I know plenty of strong guys who half rep all their dumbbell work and bounce their barbell bench. Not only is that just ego lifting, it's not as effective for muscle growth, and worst of all it just adds a lot of fatigue without any benefit for muscle growth or even "true" strength. Controlling the bottom position on chest movements completely alleviated nagging pec tendon issues for me, got me a lot of new growth for someone with "bad pec genetics", and has allowed me to access a better range of motion. I've been doing the Bald Omni-Man style fly presses for the past several months, and now I can finally do bodyweight dips again without shoulder pain. Gotta lose the ego and take the antifragile mindset. Get as much as you can out of as little weight as you need. Don't just chase numbers and reps, chase stimulus and technique. You don't need to add weight to the bar all the time. You don't need to force yourself to curl the 50s with shite form when you can't control the 30s.
Guy comes in. Picks the heaviest dumbbells. Shoulder presses, doesn't even go halfway, has the shoulder development of a 12 year old. Many such cases, I wonder why. To quote one of the greats, "if form is pure, size and strength will follow"
I’ve only recently discovered your channel and having lifted as a natural for 10 years, I had assumed I had achieved my maximum potential. With your simple explanations of techniques for muscular hypertrophy, I realise how much I’ve left on the table. Thank you so much for your simple explanations man. I’m excited to see where I can get to with this new lens on lifting.
Crazy how he went bald at the same time his veins increased In diameter, at the same time he got a lot bigger despite a reduction in caloric intake and bodyfat%.. but I know lots of natties blow up with size after 6 years lifting, and then lose hair and get increased vein size (not just increased vascularity)
@jordanlewis4308 cant believe you actually spent time to write that out as i feel so much more like a total waste of life just having stopped to read your shit post.
his progress is slow and steady, everything documented on the channel, every struggle and every new programming discovery. He shared both is frustrations and his successes, personally I believe he’s natural 100%.
@@jordanlewis4308 Lazy comment, everything is documented on his channel, bulks, cuts, bearmode and all. And bruv's been balding for years, simple male pattern baldness, shit happens. You are mistaking leanness for "bigness", Alex cut for his recent (natty) bodybuilding show- people look bigger on photo & film when leaner, you can simply see more of the muscle, striations, veins etc. Alex is natty
I really see what he’s saying there about how failure can sneak up on you. I found when I did Alexes’ 500 pull up and 1000 push-up workout, it had a lot of short rep sets, that were easy. But when you do it, it feels easy for a while, but once I got in the 600s for push ups or 300s for pull ups, and training with good technique, that’s when failure really hit me by surprise.
Sooooo true. I only had access to planet over the summer. So the dumbbells go up to 75 only. I do weighted dips, then DB bench after. And I get sad that I have to drop the weight so much
Dr. Mike. I am a trained Biochemist and I think you are incredibly gifted at portraying information simply to your audience. You are the GOAT. I have gained an incredible amount of muscle due to the information you have given me (and all of us). You are incredible.
Alpha Destiny!!!!! Dang I was just thinking I hope you do a video with him. Been watching him for years. Nice collab! ^__^ Gotta get him back on sometime.
I know its not really strongman or Mr Olympia related but if you guys ever run out of ideas or decide to change things up I think itd be really cool to get the teams take on high rep calisthenics, both the scientific range (20-40) and the military ranges (60-100) and maybe why the military loves to go to such high numbers instead of more challenging movements with a "better" range. As someone who does add a lot of pullups and dips (weighted and bodyweight) and a slew of pushup variations I think itd add great insight.
Hi Mike! I’ve been sufflering from shoulder issues as of late. It isnt the First time, but this time it doesnt Seem to just go away. Im struggling with every press movement as Well as flyes. Each and every movement i do, i Got this warm and pinching pain. Its very tough not being able to train my chest properly, also since ive gained so my much more willingness over the last months since i started integrating ur Way of practicing form. Any thoughts? Prayers as Well pls. Would love a video on how to go about a push workout when having any sort of sufferings. Love your work, keep it up man💫
I totally get what they mean about the muscle just stopping, especially on triceps and chest, the exercises go from feeling good, rapidly to extremely ahrd and then shutting down completely where the muscle just goes nope, glad its not just me that gets that
Recently I've liked doing dips with an assisted drop set at the end where I start with feet on the ground, emphasising the stretch at the bottom before performing the concentric. Feels like i'm getting something out of it. Usually do weighted sets beforehand.
@@1TieDye1 I don't really push with my feet, they're just touching the ground and taking some weight off until I lift my body about half way up, then the feet come off the ground, and I do the eccentric portion as normal. You could just jump up first and do the eccentric.
Eugene Teo came up with that 2:24 , it makes sence that it stretches you more given that arching reduces the distance the bar can travel down, it makes sence to arch for a bigger stretch when using dumbbels that can travel below the expanded chest. Maybe tone down your dogma?
Had to stop going so far out to the side on my benching bc left shoulder was hurting but perhaps I wasn’t pushing my chest high enough. Going to wait for next training block to try it again though bc I’m still getting great pumps.
Honestly I wouldn’t recommend the overly exaggerated ROM for some of this stuff especially if you’ve had any issues with your AC joint specifically. The lower you go the more strain you are putting on that AC joint.
@@SoccasteveI’ve damaged both mine over the years, they never fully heal and there’s no chance your going rock bottom with working weights. You end up avoiding movements like dips all together
@fox20rps94 I could see that working for certain injuries but not for the AC joint. The way the join articulates the lower you go with pressing the higher the force being placed on that joint. That's why it's recommended to use a shortened ROM when rehabbing AC joint injuries. Sure, you may rehab completely and be fine, but if you have a history of AC issues why risk it when you can get basically all the hypertrophy benefits of not using an exaggerated ROM?
What did you do to yours? Contact injury? I'm not exactly sure what I did to mine, but I injured it benching a little while ago and now it cracks all the time. Slowing been increasing the weight benching. @@KateWandless
@fox20rps94 I hear you, but all injuries are not created equal. With an AC joint injury it's an injury to the ligament/joint and not the tendon, so increasing the ROM is only going to put more stress on the area that's injured. Tendon issues are different. I have no idea what was wrong with your elbow or knee, and an increased ROM very well may have helped. For AC joint injuries that's not the recommended treatment. Anyone who's worked with AC joint injuries will tell you the same. Yes you can work back to increasing the ROM, but an exaggerated ROM will have to be built up to, even then it's not recommended and it definitely isn't necessary. Same can really be said of any joint injury, you should take it as a case by case basis. The knee is a good example. If you have patellar tracking issues and your knee cap is not shifting smoothly then using an exaggerated ROM is not recommended. The increased ROM is only going to lead to more strain on the patella which is going to keep grinding against the femur. If your issue is some sort of tendonitis or a strength issue at and end range, then yeah, the increased ROM could help with your knee pain. It's not a one size fits all.
This chest workout was PUNISHING! One of the best I've had in a long time. With super range of motion, reaching (love that cue) slowly controlling, and pausing, it's revolutionized the way I approach the basics. Cuts out all ego, is better on the joints especially shoulders, and nets a higher stimulus. Dr. Mike and Jared Feather IFBB Pro are masterminds and I'm grateful to have been trained by them, as the in person experience truly hits differently. Much love, and I hope you all try out this effective workout!
Amazing work! Great to see you collaborating with Mike. Hope one day we will see you, BOM, GVS and NH working together!
I read this comment in your voice bro. haha. anyway thanks for the videos, I've been making a lot of progress thanks to natural lifters like you.
Incredible effort and adherence to good technique to the end
Seeing those 65 lbs dumbells makes me laugh because I was doing 60s the other day... I'm only 126lbs. Did 4 sets of 8-10. Time for somebody to cut and show your real size?
1. Bench press is not a lift I'll do.
2. You don't understand physics. A large body can move more mass. There is less pressure for a given force.
3. The video here shows 2 plates. Are you talking about 225, or 405?
4. Reps are important. Yes they did 4 sets of bench, 4 sets of dumbbell press, and dips. I was making the point I can at least do the dumbbell press he did. I haven't tried 225 bench because bench is not good for the shoulders. Every bodybuilder knows dumbbells are better for gains.
From what I see in this video I am like 6 months away from this jacked behemoth. Yet I'm less than 130 lbs. That's my point. You go into ego lifting zone asking for peoples max bench.@@Ventryx
Seeing someone as proficient in calisthenics as Alex fail on body weight pushups is crazy. A testament to how brutal rp training is
It's that time under tension!💪
"RP" training is just a technique first training... They don't have a lisence on it.
Chill, everyone can fail on body weight push ups if you have done 3 very intense chest exercises before. It is literally nothing special.
Nobody said they did. It’s a fact that their training is hard as shit though so there’s nothing wrong with his statement
@@BentusiProgenitorstf are u on about
I met Alex as he was walking in to the gym and he spent a couple minutes talking me, told me about the collab with Dr. Mike and asked me about my training. Super genuine and down to earth to earth dude and his vibe is exactly as he portrays on his channel !
curious where you met him :)
@@Louziaa Atlantis gym Laval, where he did the collage with Mike Isratel
Collab*
Its good to see Alex still willing to learn and adapt his training. Hes come a long way and results show
Alex one of the natty GOATS
Always a pleasure seeing Alex with the RP boys.
Are we getting a Leg workout with Alex as well in the future?
I would love to compare the work capacity of Alex on myorep hack squats versus IFBB Pro bodybuilders
@@iangraham-white5717 he'd probably win in that regard. Especially if you equated his bodyweight in comparison to most of theirs. Dude is too strong pound per pound.
@@chaddickens8704 Alex is also a really big proponent of cardio (something I neglect and shouldn’t)
@@chaddickens8704 I do a lot of antagonistic supersets during my workouts and even some eyebrow raising ones like leg extensions/sissy squats supersetted with good mornings to raise my heart rate without losing performance
@@iangraham-white5717 those early days when he would always reference iron wolf. That was vintage Alex.
It’s always good to see Alex on the channel. He’s a very proficient learner and Dr. Mike and Jared are amazing at teaching the technique and explaining the reasoning behind it. Big props to all three of them. Jared advice on all the chest exercises is top-notch and really loved Dr. Mike way of performing the dumbbell bench press. 💪👍🙏
That machine with the dumbbells, I've never seen that. It's like seeing the future.
Alex’s set of dips were masterful honestly holy shit you can see the mechanics of the chest actually getting involved in the movement 💯
Alex is a beast! One of the strongest natural I've ever seen.👏
He is built for pushing. However there are loads of shorter people, with shorter arms that are weak as kittens. He has clearly worked very hard at it for a number of years.
I see Alex, I click. Super cool to see him interacting with other big channels
Nice to see Alex collaborate with smaller (subscribers and size) creators like Dr. Mike.
Awesome to see Alex train, especially now that she’s not in death mode in a cut
alex is the ultimate inspiration
The effort, the discipline, the humbleness of it all. And using basic stuff. Just bravo. This is how people get inspired.
Love the old school training 💪🏻
Started off in the early 2000s when things were a lot simpler.
Gonna hit international chest day today.
Its crazy how much less weight you can lift when you really slow down the reps controlling it.💪
Good to be reminded progressive overload can mean a lot of different things.
@@oldvlognewtricks exactly bro
Huge arms bro 💪🏼
@@sellingCiriasajob Appreciate that dawg
Nice beef cannons
Been trying to spread the knowledge of lengthened biased movements with my gym bros. I know plenty of strong guys who half rep all their dumbbell work and bounce their barbell bench. Not only is that just ego lifting, it's not as effective for muscle growth, and worst of all it just adds a lot of fatigue without any benefit for muscle growth or even "true" strength.
Controlling the bottom position on chest movements completely alleviated nagging pec tendon issues for me, got me a lot of new growth for someone with "bad pec genetics", and has allowed me to access a better range of motion. I've been doing the Bald Omni-Man style fly presses for the past several months, and now I can finally do bodyweight dips again without shoulder pain.
Gotta lose the ego and take the antifragile mindset. Get as much as you can out of as little weight as you need. Don't just chase numbers and reps, chase stimulus and technique. You don't need to add weight to the bar all the time. You don't need to force yourself to curl the 50s with shite form when you can't control the 30s.
I do the same with 350 dbs time under tension nice to see others using my methods 👍
For strength work, ofc i wanna use as much weight as possible
But for bodybuilding work, i emphasize the lengthened position and pause work
Guy comes in. Picks the heaviest dumbbells. Shoulder presses, doesn't even go halfway, has the shoulder development of a 12 year old.
Many such cases, I wonder why.
To quote one of the greats, "if form is pure, size and strength will follow"
This is awesome, love this focus on the old school time tested lifts.
I’ve only recently discovered your channel and having lifted as a natural for 10 years, I had assumed I had achieved my maximum potential. With your simple explanations of techniques for muscular hypertrophy, I realise how much I’ve left on the table. Thank you so much for your simple explanations man. I’m excited to see where I can get to with this new lens on lifting.
Love seeing genuine naturals training
Crazy how he went bald at the same time his veins increased In diameter, at the same time he got a lot bigger despite a reduction in caloric intake and bodyfat%.. but I know lots of natties blow up with size after 6 years lifting, and then lose hair and get increased vein size (not just increased vascularity)
@jordanlewis4308 cant believe you actually spent time to write that out as i feel so much more like a total waste of life just having stopped to read your shit post.
his progress is slow and steady, everything documented on the channel, every struggle and every new programming discovery. He shared both is frustrations and his successes, personally I believe he’s natural 100%.
@@jordanlewis4308 Lazy comment, everything is documented on his channel, bulks, cuts, bearmode and all. And bruv's been balding for years, simple male pattern baldness, shit happens.
You are mistaking leanness for "bigness", Alex cut for his recent (natty) bodybuilding show- people look bigger on photo & film when leaner, you can simply see more of the muscle, striations, veins etc.
Alex is natty
@@jordanlewis4308Omg you are so ignorant
I really see what he’s saying there about how failure can sneak up on you. I found when I did Alexes’ 500 pull up and 1000 push-up workout, it had a lot of short rep sets, that were easy. But when you do it, it feels easy for a while, but once I got in the 600s for push ups or 300s for pull ups, and training with good technique, that’s when failure really hit me by surprise.
keep getting alex on!! both of my fav fitness channels together is a blessing 🙏
Had the app for couple months now and love it. Thank you Dr. Mike and Jared for training me properly.
Love when 2 of my favorite lifting channels collab
Alex basically filling in for Charly Joung (who for whatever reason we haven't seen in an RP video in a while) as member of Team Full ROM
Yeah does anybody know why that is?
@@kevinwicklund9593I heard they split up
I really enjoy these videos with Alex. Gives me some great ideas for my home gym workouts. Thank you
Seeing Alex work with 65’s makes me feel better ab using 45’s for the same movement
Sooooo true. I only had access to planet over the summer. So the dumbbells go up to 75 only. I do weighted dips, then DB bench after. And I get sad that I have to drop the weight so much
What a treat, again, I wish both these channels further growth and prosperity
Loving Alex on the channel
You can see how much experience Alex has close to failure. Not much to say just hard work and giggles
Alex is the best bro, keep it up as always 👊🏻
Alex is such an amazing athlete. Really inspirational.
I edge to your videos mike
I edge to you, Mr. turnaround (turn around)
I edge between the non corporeal plains on existence and reality (when I'm watching dr. mike of course)
I be stroking my shit
I have a goon cave made for Mike
Yeeerrrrrr Alex back on the channel
Been following Alex for a long time, and Mike as well. Having them collab is awesome 💪
Dr. Mike. I am a trained Biochemist and I think you are incredibly gifted at portraying information simply to your audience. You are the GOAT. I have gained an incredible amount of muscle due to the information you have given me (and all of us). You are incredible.
My two fav workout channels comin together ❤❤❤
Proud to be natural. Alex is a freakin tank. You don't need roids.
Arms would interesting to see with Alex
Beautiful video...well done guys
Alex is a genius trainee
These are my favorite types of training videos, straightforward hardcore intense and intelligent!
This might be the greatest video I’ve ever seen for chest day.
Alpha Destiny!!!!! Dang I was just thinking I hope you do a video with him. Been watching him for years. Nice collab! ^__^ Gotta get him back on sometime.
Leg day video had better be coming... another great video 👊🏻
Alex usually avoids legs
@@kapoioBCShe hasn't been for like 1-2 years
@kapoioBCS go peruse his channel and you'll find plenty of leg training
Great work out!Alex is a Beast💪🏽
love this group, Alex is the man!
Man alex should be the one teaching them to bench
Serious wrist mobility on those deep push-ups
I just rewatched the back workout you guys did with Alex today, what a coincidence haha
11:33 guy in the back doing real dips
Would like to see more old school type workouts. For those times you don’t have access to machines or cables
Need more colabs with nattys like Alex Leonidas to see more from this side of the bridge.
I love this channel man 📍📍📍📍!!!!
If Dr.Mike and Alex stand on top of each other, they could put a trenchocat on and pass as a fully formed grown man
10 foot 10 inches, that's quite a tall feller haha
Love seeing Alex kill a work out w/ Mike and Jared !
very solid video with amazing content by all 3
Great to see Alex on these, and the absence of homoerotic jokes was a welcome change too!
Hope you had a nice trip to Québec
That workout looks brutal. I use weighted push ups (elevated) instead of bench, because I get a bigger stretch and it feels better for my shoulders.
Love this collab
Mike fly to China somehow and make a video with GVS!
I know its not really strongman or Mr Olympia related but if you guys ever run out of ideas or decide to change things up I think itd be really cool to get the teams take on high rep calisthenics, both the scientific range (20-40) and the military ranges (60-100) and maybe why the military loves to go to such high numbers instead of more challenging movements with a "better" range.
As someone who does add a lot of pullups and dips (weighted and bodyweight) and a slew of pushup variations I think itd add great insight.
Can you imagine being able to workout with an elite crew?? That would be amazing
This was really cool. Trained him hard too!
Man I love Alex for some reason he always looks like the villain
Great video!
Alexander Leonidas!!💪💪🙏🙏
So motivating watching Alex go to failure.
3 legends
Great video. Love all the cues.
Bro was shredded the last time I saw him in a video
Man what a great opportunity bro. Nattys making a come back.
Ty for fixing my incline DB press!
More of these 💯👍
Love this guy
FUCCCK!! Dr.Mike and Jared are so good with techniques and ideas. I'd love to workout with these guys. Holy shit that was such a good workout session.
Alex is sp much more mellow now, i like it iwl
Alex gettin that superhuman pump! Great work there!
This was awesome
Hi Mike! I’ve been sufflering from shoulder issues as of late. It isnt the First time, but this time it doesnt Seem to just go away. Im struggling with every press movement as Well as flyes. Each and every movement i do, i Got this warm and pinching pain. Its very tough not being able to train my chest properly, also since ive gained so my much more willingness over the last months since i started integrating ur Way of practicing form. Any thoughts? Prayers as Well pls. Would love a video on how to go about a push workout when having any sort of sufferings. Love your work, keep it up man💫
Excellent video
Will we see a leg day with Alex? That would be amazing!
We need more back work outs RP!
Alex is such a beast omfg
I totally get what they mean about the muscle just stopping, especially on triceps and chest, the exercises go from feeling good, rapidly to extremely ahrd and then shutting down completely where the muscle just goes nope, glad its not just me that gets that
the most serious video by dr mike.
Alex transform into God of War
Great tips
its insane seeing alex here
damn! I learned a ton in this video that I will putt in my own training. thanks a lot
Top tier collab for International Chest day
I can feel the burn just watching this
Do chest and back workout next
Recently I've liked doing dips with an assisted drop set at the end where I start with feet on the ground, emphasising the stretch at the bottom before performing the concentric. Feels like i'm getting something out of it. Usually do weighted sets beforehand.
So do you sort of self assisted by giving a little boost with your legs/feet to get going?
@@1TieDye1 I don't really push with my feet, they're just touching the ground and taking some weight off until I lift my body about half way up, then the feet come off the ground, and I do the eccentric portion as normal. You could just jump up first and do the eccentric.
Love these collabs. But sometimes I wish they’d let him just go balls to the wall with weight to show off his strength a bit
My faves!!! Nice.
Alex can only do 1 strict pushup? Cmon bro....
jk...that was BEASTLY inspiration.
Eugene Teo came up with that 2:24 , it makes sence that it stretches you more given that arching reduces the distance the bar can travel down, it makes sence to arch for a bigger stretch when using dumbbels that can travel below the expanded chest. Maybe tone down your dogma?
Dr. Mike was about to say something inappropriate about those "enormous pecs", but then realized he was in public haha 1:45
Had to stop going so far out to the side on my benching bc left shoulder was hurting but perhaps I wasn’t pushing my chest high enough. Going to wait for next training block to try it again though bc I’m still getting great pumps.
Honestly I wouldn’t recommend the overly exaggerated ROM for some of this stuff especially if you’ve had any issues with your AC joint specifically. The lower you go the more strain you are putting on that AC joint.
@@SoccasteveI’ve damaged both mine over the years, they never fully heal and there’s no chance your going rock bottom with working weights. You end up avoiding movements like dips all together
@fox20rps94 I could see that working for certain injuries but not for the AC joint. The way the join articulates the lower you go with pressing the higher the force being placed on that joint. That's why it's recommended to use a shortened ROM when rehabbing AC joint injuries. Sure, you may rehab completely and be fine, but if you have a history of AC issues why risk it when you can get basically all the hypertrophy benefits of not using an exaggerated ROM?
What did you do to yours? Contact injury? I'm not exactly sure what I did to mine, but I injured it benching a little while ago and now it cracks all the time. Slowing been increasing the weight benching. @@KateWandless
@fox20rps94 I hear you, but all injuries are not created equal. With an AC joint injury it's an injury to the ligament/joint and not the tendon, so increasing the ROM is only going to put more stress on the area that's injured. Tendon issues are different. I have no idea what was wrong with your elbow or knee, and an increased ROM very well may have helped. For AC joint injuries that's not the recommended treatment. Anyone who's worked with AC joint injuries will tell you the same. Yes you can work back to increasing the ROM, but an exaggerated ROM will have to be built up to, even then it's not recommended and it definitely isn't necessary.
Same can really be said of any joint injury, you should take it as a case by case basis. The knee is a good example. If you have patellar tracking issues and your knee cap is not shifting smoothly then using an exaggerated ROM is not recommended. The increased ROM is only going to lead to more strain on the patella which is going to keep grinding against the femur. If your issue is some sort of tendonitis or a strength issue at and end range, then yeah, the increased ROM could help with your knee pain. It's not a one size fits all.