Haha! This could be a 10 parter. I used to go to a gym with 1 bench press that always had 10 guys waiting for, and about 40 treadmills; 4 would be in use.
Only recently have I started to look into calisthenics-based workouts, and your channel was the push I needed to begin to move in this direction. It finally dawned on me that after all this time in the gym, I still couldn't do many push-ups, or any pull-ups at all; so I figured that the bodyweight exercises must be more challenging than what I had been doing. Using a book with a well-regarded beginner progression among its workouts, I'm excited to see what I can do if I just keep at it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hey Al, Personally speaking, the treadmill is softer on my joints than the road or even tracks. That's where I prefer doing most of my long-distance running these days. Sprints at the track, and hiking/rucking for the trails. I understand the disdain for treadmills, but I really like them. Realistically though, getting rid of some of them for another squat rack and/or deadlift platform would make most gyms better.
No prob w/ the treadmill if that's what works for you, but why?...how? Wouldn't you rather be outside covering ground? Either way, want to get, cdnservatably, 1/3 more from your workouts? Reachout.
@@oldnatty61 I was clear why I use the treadmill, to have less wear on my body compared to road running. And if I'm aiming to cover ground, I'll be taking a hike in nature. I've run hundreds of miles on roads, trails, and tracks. At the end of the day, I'm training my gait and cardiovascular system.
I always favoured jump rope and burpees for cardio. Simple, low tech, but effective. That said, I do have a long term injury now that means burpees can be problematic. Therefore I can see how machines can be beneficial for those of us working around an injury.
I totally get your point. Saying that, living in a small studio flat in the country where training outdoor can be done maximum 3-4 months a year, I do need to go to the commercial gym😐
Agree, Al.. The only stuff I need is a kettlebell, because they align with the body structure nicely.. And a bar or rings for pullups and dips.. I also love to use a pushup board.. Other than that just myself
I saw a recent video where you said you've been doing squats and deadlifts once or twice per week. I'm not asking in an accusatory way, just curious, but why not use the isochain? As a follow up, have you used the isochain and seen results from it? Been watching your videos for a long time, you're great. Thank you!
I've read a couple of your books and I know how you feel about supplements and I know that you only drink water but what do you make of some of those additives like those Mio squirt with flavor into the water? Zero sugar and zero calories. Healthy or skip it? What are your thoughts?
Hey, Al. Do you still manage a Crunch gym? I’m a commercial gym manager myself and while I love the facility, some of the equipment makes me roll my eyes.
Not just floor space, I can sometimes get floorspace depending on the gym. It's WALL SPACE that is noexistent in gyms. Even if it's a dance floor for ballet, there's no wall space because they got junk up against it or a mirror taking up the whole thing. I rely on the wall for so many exercises, that now I can't do because you got junk lined up against it.
Hey hey hey Al, I really like your slim look that may make folks underestimate your strength. Do you consciously eat to maintain that balance? - like cycling more protein on workout heavy days? As someone that wants to stay slim but achieve more muscles in certains areas - what strategies for eating and timing would you recommend I try ?
I workout at home for 15 years for all these reasons (also mooney and the soundtrack..)...but I´d defend the treadmill since, for me, as a mountaineer, walking an inclined treadmill with a backpack is a great workout (since where I live there´s no long steep hills..).
Hey hey hey AL.... it's always so positively refreshing to see new videos from you, can you upload more often, and, a question, what's your favorite push up variation for strength, muscle and overall athleticism? Mine are one arm one leg push ups and one arm divebomber push ups.... but your answer may help me find out what I am missing. Thanks in advance.
In defense of treadmills, they provide a decent way to do some cardio exercise when the weather is bad (which you mentioned), and also a way to precisely graduate and control for speed and incline. Kind of like dumbbells or weight plates that come in all sizes and allow for small adjustments. Also, it's good for people who might not live in walkable/safe neighborhoods and still want to get a walk/run in. All things being equal, though, I do prefer being outside and walking/rucking/running there.
I used to train as a hobby boxer. After one year i joined a nice gym with a boxing area. First i was like, cool lets train here if my club is closed or so, then i saw that the gym used the old eqiument of my boxing club...
I think all the things in the gim are what most people want, because most people don't like to actually work out. Why if someone opens a gim that has only barbells , dumbells, bars for pull-up and dip and a lot of floorspace whon't have as much succes as the guy with all the machines? I workout at home because calisthenics and weights are all I need to keep me in shape.
The fancy machines are there to justify the expense. The expense is there so skipping a workout will feel like losing money. People motivate themselves with losing money because they don't really care about their fitness -- they're just copying what they see on TV.
Why are you so friendly, good energy? Where dies it come from? Do you have some family members, who are so friendly with big hearth? Sirious question ✌ greetings from germany
Hey hey hey Al.... here ıs my question as a 50 year old man having spent almost 40 years of calisthenics.... high volume(easy sets) or high intensity? (Low sets close to failure with very high reps)... I know you're heard of this question zillion times in your life but I really wonder your answer.... thank you....
I'm sorry for this temporary discomfort, but everybody needs these little unpleasant jolts to keep safety and common sense in mind. Don't be scared of being "that guy" at the gym who insists on spotting somebody who's working out alone.
Please...show us AL, the head stand progression? Maybe, have covered it already. Been following you for a year. No Gym for me! Workouts at home. Thank you..
Gyms are a business and this is all part of their business model. Gyms know that most people who get a membership will just come and use the cardio machines for a while and then stop coming after a few months. So they're profitting off someone who isn't even using the gym. If they had more weight training equipment and less cardio machines, they would attract less of these casual gym goers and only the few dedicated people who are actually there regularly. Simply put they make a lot more money off of the treadmill than the weights.
When I first joined a gym, it was slightly intimidating. The treadmills and indoor cycles were a way to ease into regular exercise. After a while, I experimented with resistance machines and did my walking outdoors. Now I've graduated to using a mix of free weights and machines three days a week and I'm using the treadmills on 'rest' days to work on my cardio/running. There is truth to what you are saying but I'm glad my gym has a good supply of resistance and cardio equipment.
I just skipped my gym membership, the gym seems to be the place to avoid, with Omikron taking over.. I got everyting I need to get good workouts, at home, anyway.. I'm in for a push up workout right to come, 13sets a 5-6reps every 5min, feet and hands elevated..
I walk past a gym, and it amuses me to pass some of the trainers: who have somehow crammed themselves into a 10 year olds t-shirt, and are straining every sinew to presumably try and impress me. Some of these people are definitely in love with themselves. The one,s doing all the tensing as they pass me tend to be very small guys......trying to make themselves look bigger. I think these people epitomise the term muscle head. And that's why l like to train at home: most gyms appear to have to many show offs, and posers. I remember one very cold winter in particular: everyone was wrapped up like eskimos.....this guy was walking around with lycra shorts, and no top, straining what little he had...... with snow on the ground, trying to impress people, very sad 😂😂😂 It certainly does take all types to make a world, as the saying goes. My motto is: workout primarily for your health and fitness, avoid drugs etc......and most certainly avoid all the crap of trying to impress others. When you get to 67 like me: then your more concerned about your imminent end, rather than trying to impress others.
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Haha! This could be a 10 parter. I used to go to a gym with 1 bench press that always had 10 guys waiting for, and about 40 treadmills; 4 would be in use.
Nice piece Al. As always sharing insight and providing useful food for thought. Appreciated...
Only recently have I started to look into calisthenics-based workouts, and your channel was the push I needed to begin to move in this direction. It finally dawned on me that after all this time in the gym, I still couldn't do many push-ups, or any pull-ups at all; so I figured that the bodyweight exercises must be more challenging than what I had been doing. Using a book with a well-regarded beginner progression among its workouts, I'm excited to see what I can do if I just keep at it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Hey Al,
Personally speaking, the treadmill is softer on my joints than the road or even tracks. That's where I prefer doing most of my long-distance running these days. Sprints at the track, and hiking/rucking for the trails. I understand the disdain for treadmills, but I really like them.
Realistically though, getting rid of some of them for another squat rack and/or deadlift platform would make most gyms better.
No prob w/ the treadmill if that's what works for you, but why?...how? Wouldn't you rather be outside covering ground? Either way, want to get, cdnservatably, 1/3 more from your workouts? Reachout.
@@oldnatty61
I was clear why I use the treadmill, to have less wear on my body compared to road running. And if I'm aiming to cover ground, I'll be taking a hike in nature.
I've run hundreds of miles on roads, trails, and tracks. At the end of the day, I'm training my gait and cardiovascular system.
"Squat magic" I think there's probably some use for a variation of that on an 18+ site, lol.
😂
haha. The seat would need a little modification 🤣
😂😂😂
I don't think any fitness video has made me LOL more than this one. Love it.
Awesome video. Almost sounded like a Dan’s rant at a few points!!!! Keep the videos coming.
I always favoured jump rope and burpees for cardio. Simple, low tech, but effective. That said, I do have a long term injury now that means burpees can be problematic. Therefore I can see how machines can be beneficial for those of us working around an injury.
Your so right Al some people will believe anything and buy everything when all they need to do
Is the work
Thanks
Good call!
I totally get your point. Saying that, living in a small studio flat in the country where training outdoor can be done maximum 3-4 months a year, I do need to go to the commercial gym😐
Treadmill comes in handy from November to March in Upstate NY
Totally agree about floor space! 👍🏼
Agree, Al.. The only stuff I need is a kettlebell, because they align with the body structure nicely.. And a bar or rings for pullups and dips.. I also love to use a pushup board.. Other than that just myself
Hey hey hey Al 🙋♂️ do you practice any martial arts or are you planning to?
Which is your favourite one?
I have to ask! Where the heck is Danny?! Great stuff as always!!
I saw a recent video where you said you've been doing squats and deadlifts once or twice per week. I'm not asking in an accusatory way, just curious, but why not use the isochain? As a follow up, have you used the isochain and seen results from it? Been watching your videos for a long time, you're great. Thank you!
Truth 💯
The first thing I noticed, and liked, about Cross Fit when I started a few years ago, was that there were no mirrors in the gym.
your the man Al
Hey Al, which do you think are better for building upper body pushing strength, pushup progressions or the bench press?
Hey hey hey Al! What are your thoughts on using stuff like avocado oil and butter over “0 calorie” cooking spray? Is one better than the other?
Hey hey hey! Al, you took the words right outta my mouth. Where is the room to move?
Hey hey hey Al. Have you ever don bouldering/climbing? I just started doing it last month and love it! Ritchie
I want a full response video to my question by The New Year Al or I am taking down all your posters.
I have never seen Al so pissed off lmao. I love it
Damn, it really made me appreciate my gym that has enough space for me to train cartwheels, jumps, long jumps etc.
I've read a couple of your books and I know how you feel about supplements and I know that you only drink water but what do you make of some of those additives like those Mio squirt with flavor into the water? Zero sugar and zero calories. Healthy or skip it? What are your thoughts?
Hey, Al. Do you still manage a Crunch gym? I’m a commercial gym manager myself and while I love the facility, some of the equipment makes me roll my eyes.
Not just floor space, I can sometimes get floorspace depending on the gym. It's WALL SPACE that is noexistent in gyms. Even if it's a dance floor for ballet, there's no wall space because they got junk up against it or a mirror taking up the whole thing. I rely on the wall for so many exercises, that now I can't do because you got junk lined up against it.
I agree although I live in the UK so use the treadmill a lot. lol
Hey hey hey Al, I really like your slim look that may make folks underestimate your strength. Do you consciously eat to maintain that balance? - like cycling more protein on workout heavy days? As someone that wants to stay slim but achieve more muscles in certains areas - what strategies for eating and timing would you recommend I try ?
I workout at home for 15 years for all these reasons (also mooney and the soundtrack..)...but I´d defend the treadmill since, for me, as a mountaineer, walking an inclined treadmill with a backpack is a great workout (since where I live there´s no long steep hills..).
Hey hey hey AL.... it's always so positively refreshing to see new videos from you, can you upload more often, and, a question, what's your favorite push up variation for strength, muscle and overall athleticism?
Mine are one arm one leg push ups and one arm divebomber push ups.... but your answer may help me find out what I am missing.
Thanks in advance.
You have to say "hey hey hey" to Al otherwise he will not answer your question.
@@RitchieRosson yup haha. Good one.... sorry al, Imma edit it.
@@mayukhsen8195 hahahaha! : )
@@RitchieRosson There is something so oddly appropriate about that Hey hey hey thing that I just can't fucking appreciate enough. Ffs.
@@mayukhsen8195 :)
In defense of treadmills, they provide a decent way to do some cardio exercise when the weather is bad (which you mentioned), and also a way to precisely graduate and control for speed and incline. Kind of like dumbbells or weight plates that come in all sizes and allow for small adjustments. Also, it's good for people who might not live in walkable/safe neighborhoods and still want to get a walk/run in. All things being equal, though, I do prefer being outside and walking/rucking/running there.
Agreed, I quit the gym also because they had no spots for pushups and Planck
No room for Planck... ha! 😃 That's funny if you know a little quantum physics... if not, look up Max Planck.
You can also teach English to foreigners, your accent and pronunciation is so easy to understand, you speak slow and clear!!
100% agree also I hate people who sit on machines on their phones talking or following their workout plan
That guy in first clip dropping barbell on his neck was horrific! Damn! Hope he was okay.
This is the funniest video! :D
I had to look up the squat magic to see if it was real. I laughed through the entire video for it.
I used to train as a hobby boxer. After one year i joined a nice gym with a boxing area. First i was like, cool lets train here if my club is closed or so, then i saw that the gym used the old eqiument of my boxing club...
I think the same way
I think all the things in the gim are what most people want, because most people don't like to actually work out. Why if someone opens a gim that has only barbells , dumbells, bars for pull-up and dip and a lot of floorspace whon't have as much succes as the guy with all the machines? I workout at home because calisthenics and weights are all I need to keep me in shape.
The fancy machines are there to justify the expense.
The expense is there so skipping a workout will feel like losing money.
People motivate themselves with losing money because they don't really care about their fitness -- they're just copying what they see on TV.
Why are you so friendly, good energy? Where dies it come from? Do you have some family members, who are so friendly with big hearth? Sirious question ✌ greetings from germany
Hey hey hey Al.... here ıs my question as a 50 year old man having spent almost 40 years of calisthenics.... high volume(easy sets) or high intensity? (Low sets close to failure with very high reps)... I know you're heard of this question zillion times in your life but I really wonder your answer.... thank you....
That first accident, under the barbell, chilled my blood. I wish I hadn't seen it.
I'm sorry for this temporary discomfort, but everybody needs these little unpleasant jolts to keep safety and common sense in mind. Don't be scared of being "that guy" at the gym who insists on spotting somebody who's working out alone.
@@fosyay1780 I don't get it, I thought Al posted the video.
@@liamtaylor4955
Yeah, and I'm sorry you're having that unpleasant feeling when you're not totally desensitized to something.
I once read that the bench press was the only exercise that killed a few people every year. Obviously, that was before Crossfit was invented.
The thing i hate the most about gyms is all the people 😆😆
haha, God bless
Please...show us AL, the head stand progression?
Maybe, have covered it already. Been following you for a year.
No Gym for me! Workouts at home. Thank you..
Hey..hey. I enjoy your calisthenics approach to working out...
Gyms are a business and this is all part of their business model. Gyms know that most people who get a membership will just come and use the cardio machines for a while and then stop coming after a few months. So they're profitting off someone who isn't even using the gym. If they had more weight training equipment and less cardio machines, they would attract less of these casual gym goers and only the few dedicated people who are actually there regularly. Simply put they make a lot more money off of the treadmill than the weights.
When I first joined a gym, it was slightly intimidating. The treadmills and indoor cycles were a way to ease into regular exercise. After a while, I experimented with resistance machines and did my walking outdoors. Now I've graduated to using a mix of free weights and machines three days a week and I'm using the treadmills on 'rest' days to work on my cardio/running. There is truth to what you are saying but I'm glad my gym has a good supply of resistance and cardio equipment.
1:15 had me laughing hard
Im dead 😂😂😂😂😂 you're absolutely right
I just skipped my gym membership, the gym seems to be the place to avoid, with Omikron taking over.. I got everyting I need to get good workouts, at home, anyway.. I'm in for a push up workout right to come, 13sets a 5-6reps every 5min, feet and hands elevated..
"Tire Flipping Machine" ? It was only a half-tire anyway.
That Squat Magic ain't just being used for squats, if you know what I'm sayin'...
Worst thing about my old college gym was the horrible music.
Treadmill not bad,… If I use it is to watch Netflix while I walk incline. But yeah, many stupid machines (and too many in some gym just taking space).
あなたのように素晴らしい肉体になるには何を一番気を付ければ良いですか？
As long as we use seeking the answer to avoid the answer then we have an excuse to not do the work.
That sounds as if we were assuming that people attend gyms to be healthy. What is more, as if it were precisely their owner's business.
HAHAHAhahaha!!! Good one!
since I casted aside those toys, I've felt much better
I walk past a gym, and it amuses me to pass some of the trainers: who have somehow crammed themselves into a 10 year olds t-shirt, and are straining every sinew to presumably try and impress me. Some of these people are definitely in love with themselves. The one,s doing all the tensing as they pass me tend to be very small guys......trying to make themselves look bigger. I think these people epitomise the term muscle head. And that's why l like to train at home: most gyms appear to have to many show offs, and posers. I remember one very cold winter in particular: everyone was wrapped up like eskimos.....this guy was walking around with lycra shorts, and no top, straining what little he had...... with snow on the ground, trying to impress people, very sad 😂😂😂 It certainly does take all types to make a world, as the saying goes. My motto is: workout primarily for your health and fitness, avoid drugs etc......and most certainly avoid all the crap of trying to impress others. When you get to 67 like me: then your more concerned about your imminent end, rather than trying to impress others.
This was funny.. I too hate gyms ,unwanted ppl , equipments irritating instructors, promoting mass gainer & their useless advise.
What? Rain is no excuse for using a treadmill, that's just nonsense.
Seeing sweaty ass prints left on benches, etc makes me cry. One of the many reasons I workout at home.
I used to like gyms,........................but now !.
I dont like gyms either. Claustrophobic, expectations, wasted time.
"what the heck is this stupid piece of crap?" LMAO!
I think that stupid piece of crap was called the
Butt pump
For when you need to change a tire fast
Gyms are NOT about exercising.
Squat Magic? For real???
Not to mention Instagram booty models that don’t even lift getting in the way.
Also the masks and vax passports doesn't help for some people.
So they also prefer outside somewhere or make their own home gym.
All this hey,hey,hey is pretty cheesy