Special thanks to the 113,000+ of you who took my Muscle IQ Test! I had a lot of fun crunching the numbers and breaking down the results. Hope you enjoy the video and find it informative!
@@DylanDocker 5x5 is pretty damn good for strength but not as good for hypertrophy. the way i think of it (which is a little less precise than someone who has a better scientific understanding) is that in a 5x5 you are prioritizing fatiguing your nervous system to exert a higher amount of force for less time, allowing you to lift heavier weight; but you are not necessarily maximizing your time under tension as you would in the 6-15 (or 8-12) rep range which would result in more hypertrophy. I use both ranges depending on excersise. the important thing is to train in alignment with your goals. bigger isnt always stronger.
I thought this quiz was a very cool idea and makes us feel like we can contribute to your video making proces! Also had a very good laugh when my gymbuddy (who is a real ‘bro’) got 37% after saying ‘dude I will crush this test easily’
I just sent this to other "bros" who've been in the gym for like 2 years with suboptimal gains telling me how I think I know everything because I watch youtube. I got 25 right and I went from super weak to 80% of the "bros" numbers in 4 months. RUclips works as long as you bust your ass and don't half ass in the gym. Let's see if the bros can even do 15 which I doubt they can, cz they don't even know how different rep ranges affect differently.
Bring back memories. making up test questions is so addicting when you have giant pool of people and use metrics, and get meaningful data back. you should do more of these- it sounds very successful.
I think a test that aims more for actual knowledge and has less "are you familiar with the language" questions (outside of the basics) would be more ideal to get useful data.
I think your test should have had an "I don't know the answer" option. I know that for me personally that there were a few times where I just made a random guess. And after watching this video, a few of them were correct.
But you wouldn't know who is being honest and who is still guessing to try to increase their score. Without the option you at least know roughly what percentage of people would get the answer correct by guessing
This is a common feeling amongst survey participants but good survey design actually accounts for this. If 'I don't know' is included, a lot of people that have a gut feeling but are low-confidence in their answer will use 'I don't know' (to them, 'knowing' something is a matter of confidence in being correct) and feeling or tendency, regardless of how small, wont be captured. On the other hand, survey designers will include a question essentially asked twice, first in a 'positive' way, then in a 'negative' way. Whilst it's easy to assume that people get the same answer asked twice correct twice or wrong twice, actually it's almost never the case. The 'noise' of a data set is partially estimated from how much this conflict occurs. For example, if you measuring awareness and perception around a disease, you can ask 'you can tell a person has a disease by the way the look T/F' and 'symptoms of this disease require specialised education to recognise T/F'. These are very similar questions that people would likely answer opposing, however answering TT or FF could be used to indication how difficult the questions was to interpret, or how many people didnt really read the questions, or how many people just answered at random. however, including 'I don't know' would be a very easy way for people that are unsure or uncomfortable just skip the question, which would lose valuable information on people's perceptions/biases, which is often half the point of a survey.
I wouldn't use that as an option, but I would suggest either putting there the instruction, that if you don't know, just don't click anything, or include a small "skip" button somewhere on the page. Btw, I didn't know few things at all so I just didn't chose any option and I could still complete the test.
Congrats! For what it’s worth, I had the test peer-reviewed by a number of coaches, researchers and general fitness people with varying levels of exposure to my channel before releasing. Also, a few bonafide experts with PhDs took the test and scored 100%, which to me indicates that the test has some pretty solid validity. What type of questions or topics did you feel weren’t covered? I can always make another one :)
@@JeffNippard you forgot important questions like “how fast do I need to get my carb and protein mixture post workout so I don’t waste my workout. “ or “ how many different fly variations do I need to hit each Monday to maximize pec gains”
@@JeffNippard One thought I had taking the test and watching this video is that there are a lot of concepts that I understand and make use of in my training but haven't bothered to internalize the specific terms for. I'm not a professional or particularly highly educated on this stuff so knowing the proper terminology has never been as important to me as straight practical application. There were a number of questions that I feel I got incorrect or had to guess on because I wasn't sure which concept the terms were referring to even though I had the science right in my head. For example, I'm pretty confident that if the 'internal cueing' question had been worded using common language instead of jargon I would have gotten it correct. Not to say that familiarity with terminology isn't important or shouldn't be counted as a part of "muscle IQ" in this context, but something to think about regarding test results imo. Overall super interesting quiz and video Jeff!
Working in the medical field, this always tripped me up! I always think anterior = behind, posterior = also behind. And then my brain malfunctions, and I’m like, “Oh yeah. You’re a fucking idiot.”
Hey jeff, I just want to thank you. I've been skinny my whole life and a month ago started to lift weights without chickening out. I've already gained like 3kg. I was previously 42kg and now I am 45. Now pushing for 50. You are a life saver by doing the hard research for us and making it simple for us to follow. Thank you
I'm definitely not smart because when I started I didn't take care of my diet and sleep schedule... Those were my two main mistakes. I always thought I was eating enough and was disappointed because my weight stagnated. Then I got my first diet plan created (I think it was from Nextlevel diet iirc). I realised that my previous food intake was way below my needs, although I thought I'm good. At the beginning it was hard to eat 3300 kcal in a day, but I got used to it. I started noticing real gains, and it felt amazing. I wish I'd understood the importance of diet earlier.
@@UberBossPure it depends on his priorities I guess. For most people it is easier to gain more strength over the same period of time when in a caloric surplus. If he isn't overweight and weight loss isn't one of his goals then definitely it could be a good idea to have a surplus anyway. It's more motivating especially for beginners to have more energy in the gym and see those numbers go up faster.
This was fun. I enjoyed having it and would take another. Also I’m finishing week 8 of your high frequency full body program and I couldn’t be happier with it. It pushes me to move more weight than I normally would, each week I look to make improvements, and I don’t dread any one day. It’s also helped my shoulders and knees to stay healthy. I didn’t think I needed to purchase a program but I’m sure glad I got this one, thank you!
@@DylanDocker I mean it’s widely used, but it doesn’t mean that it is the “most practical.” It certainly has its place, but as Jeff explained, 5 sets is a lot, and bicep curls for example would be a questionable choice for a 5x5 in my opinion. Not saying you’re wrong, if 5x5 works for you or anyone for that matter and they enjoy it and don’t burn themselves out, that’s great!
Honestly, I would really like more videos from you Jeff. When I first wanted to start hitting the gym I basically binge watched your channel and definitely miss getting more information from you.
Pretty happy getting 66% when I started going to gym 2 months ago and then starting to watch your videos. Some of the questions I just had no chance at, never having heard of the concepts.
For question 26 - the AMRAP one Could it be possible to suggest that people may not get 8 reps with 80% of their 1rm due to poor muscular endurance compared to maximal strength? As if you only train in the 1-5 rep range you are not accustomed to higher rep/ more endurance-requiring sets.
I absolutely loved the idea of making a quiz to test your knowledge and then producing a video pointing out the correct answers and the reasons why. Keep up the amazing work!
I got 60% but English is not my native language and I didn't understand some words due to that. Might score 65-70% if it were in my own language. Nevertheless, a very though test!
Me and my buddy got 20/30 and 22/30 respectively, glad to hear that our most common mistakes involve more technical terms and less fundamentals with exercise and nutrition. Looks like we're on the right track! :)
went in blind and got a 70%. Misread some questions but that's entirely on me being bad at reading lol. Lovely test. Would love to see this more often. This format teaches a bunch fo different information in a pretty short time frame.
Yeah, it was a great test. I of course imagine it will be biased in that people who generally know more already about fitness will be more likely to test. That said most questions were fair and only a few you would have had to actually have read a particular study to know. Overall cool idea!
one of the options for question 12 was "doing the same load and reps for a lower RPE" which is not a form of progressive overload, so I selected that answer choice
weird considering many questions in this test were subjective, and lacked the necessary information to answer the question in an intellectually honest way... basically it's a test of how much you agree with jeff lmao
@@omgurheadsgone jfl if you think scientific means "objectively true". a lot of studies have tons of flaws and biases. most studies are not really qualified enough to mean anything just by themselves. even systematic reviews can come up with wrong conclusions.
@@cimi93x Jeff had a number of people with PHDs in exercise science take the test with multiple getting 100%. This indicates that it’s a pretty accurate test.
This was certainly very fun! Happy I got the refeed question right :) I think this video gave your audience a great way to feel included and learn. At the same time it was a neat way to measure the overall knowledge regarding muscle building. Would love it if you did it again
Hey Jeff, I believe that fore some (at least for me), the reason I choose wrongly the anterior deltoid on cable row it's because I am used to Portuguese terminology (my Native language) which is "frontal" instead of "anterior". I really thought It was the rear delt there
This was so much fun Jeff I’d love to do one of these again. Really great idea on your part. I also thought all the little cameos in this video was a lot of fun. Your lucky to have so many fantastic friends. And happy new year!
This test was fun and very humbling! I found myself going "pff this is easy" to only getting around 60% right, even though i expected to get at least 80% right.
Who needs exercise science classes when you've got Jeff Nippard videos?! Haha love the concept of this one Jeff. Really covers a broad spectrum of all that goes into a well-rounded training/nutrition routine, and can help introduce more beginner and intermediate lifters to some terms and concepts they might not have even been aware of before. Would be cool to see some more experience-specific standalone tests that people can go a little deeper on, and gradually progress through, sign me up for Jeff Nippard U, I wanna be a meathead savant! haha 💪🔥
Having newly found this channel, I've been binging content for the past week and learning more about working out than ever. I also really enjoyed the quiz. One thing I have to also take the time to commend you for is your filming habits. You seem to always choose times when your gym is empty, so presumably early in the day or late at night, and as someone who's experienced what it's like to be in the background of someone filming like that I appreciate that.
Hey Jeff, just putting in my case for A or C on question 23. I have a home gym set with a barbell and two dumbbells. I don’t have cables, or any fancy machines. I need to focus on internal cues to target specifically my chest in a bench. For example, for about a year I would just think about getting the weight up, and ended up with big shoulders and triceps, but lacking a chest. I only was able to build up my chest when I focused on hitting the proper strike zone on my torso, along with optimal elbow positioning and bar path to actually activate my chest. In my experience, both myself and two of the people I’ve trained, start off benching the weight overusing synergist muscles. You could see how this works with squat as well, if you can’t grow your glutes because you’re naturally quad dominant when you don’t use internal cues. In conclusion internal cues are extremely important while doing your compound movements to target the muscles you actually want to grow. Thanks for the consistently great content.
I got 27/30 yew! I feel like some of the questions potentially could have had arguments agreeing for multiple answers but overall I enjoyed doing the quiz 💪🏽🙌🏽
Jeff, did you take down your quiz? If so, I’d love for you to post it again. I enjoyed taking the quiz every six months to see how I was retaining the information from your videos. It would be great if the link was still active for the quiz.
Awesome work, Jeff, I think you are one of the only fitness RUclipsrs who always gives us something new, interesting and fun besides the amazing knowledge! I'm sure we'd all love another test though I only hit 80%
Jeff, you're the best source for bodybuilding on the internet. This quiz was great. Quizes on which muscle is worked the best by which execute would supplement this science-based quiz.
Loved the quiz, keep them coming! For the strength standards question, I would like some insight/advice. I am 21 y/o, started training at 14 and have been training seriously since I was 15/16. I’m 5’10”, weigh 180 lbs and bench 225. I have always struggled with bench, feels like I’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work for me, my other lifts keep progressing with a 435 lb squat and a 451 lb deadlift (I deadlift intermittently). What do I need to do to progress it? I was thinking of shifting my focus from strength to hypertrophy for a while and then coming back to strength later, or starting a bench focused program. It feels embarrassing to have one of the weakest bench presses out of my serious weightlifting friends and I want to change that, what do you recommend? I love all of your videos, they are very informative, keep it up!
This was such a great video idea, I've enjoyed every second of it, definitely more of these type of videos man! Great job, keep it up, definitely deserves a subscription .
so Jeff, i was wondering: for simplicity lets say i only train cablecross chest exercises: if i have a cablecross at home, i could potentially train 2-5 minutes over the whole day everyday instead of compressed sessions 2-3 times a week (you would normally do if you go to a gym). in those 2-5 minutes i do warmupsets and DO train with a very high intensity. so are both methods viable or is one much better than the other? i figured since you are the most sciency fitnessyoutuber i know i ask you.
i would think as long as you apply progressive overload, it doesnt matter, as long as youre able to do it consistently (though im relatively new to lifting weights, i come from boxing lol)
Was disappointed with my 66% but I missed about 3 questions purely because I didn’t understand acronyms. There are some things a person needs to know, like anterior deltoid. But other things are just industry jargon, like AMRAP, which I had never heard of in 15 years in gyms. I appreciate the test being made but maybe try to keep the questions focused on what makes the muscles grow, not the words used to talk about that.
There are some question in there that dont represent real fitness knowledge and IQ. You dont have to know the name of someone's row in order to be smarter about fitness.
I have a lot less confidence in my programming and training knowledge than I do with my nutritional knowledge, but still managed a 22/30 with a misinterpretation of one of the "hard" questions. Happy to see I've picked up a good chunk of knowledge, much of it thanks to you, Jeff. Cheers.
not to call out your audience but I feel that question 26 (the one about expected reps on 80% of one rep max) is a good measure of how many people's knowledge is purely theoretical and how many here actually lift!
I don’t know about that. I’ve been lifting for a couple years and I got that question wrong. I just don’t test my one rep max, so I had nothing to compare it to. I’m sure other people are the same.
"Even if your diet is super high in carbohydrate or super skewed toward one time of day verses another you will still lose fat as long as you're in a net caloric deficit over time" - Julius Robert, 1841
Wow. I've only been training for 2.6 years and I got 27. Proud of myself. Only got tripped up on the Hard questions, but was always able to narrow down to the 2 that made the most sense.
On question 23 I answered C because in my opinion for maximizing chest gains while benching, internal cuing is important to get the mind muscle connection that you want.
I stopped the video and answered the questions as I went. I think I missed like 5. Glad I’m learning some things from the channel lol. And I’m also glad that the stuff from 2+ years ago is still relevant, at least in regards to what was asked about some of the more grey area topics.
Results represent the score of a specific target audience which is people who either follow you (mostly) or are already interested in fitness. If the quiz was taken by the general population, I bet the gauss distribution would be tilting more towards the 40%. Great video tho.
In regards to the internal queuing question, I answered bench press because I often feel it more in my shoulders/triceps and have to focus to shift the emphasis to my chest. In hindsight, I realize this is a more specific case and, after watching the video, agree with your rationale to answer with the bicep curl as it applies to a broader population. Great video as always!
I'm sure people got the anterior delt question wrong because they thought it was referring to posterior delt (since all other answers were muscle on the back). Great video!
Jeff could you do an updated video on how to grow the glutes? Food. Training. Etc. Also, a what I eat in a day for optimum gains would be a great video too 😊
25/30 not bad, i will consider myself an intermediate lifter who has done thing pretty good but right now is happy doing thing suboptimally and maintaining a decent physique.
Jeff! I found out about this quiz in another video and loved it! I've learnt so much from you and had lots of fun putting it to the test in the quiz. The best part is then of course learning about all the things I didn't know / got wrong on the quiz. I shared it with a friend that is also a fitness fanatic. Great idea to grow your channel as people love to compare scores! I got 16/30. Much appreciated! I'd love another quiz!
![Gunna - HIM ALL ALONG [Official Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/w7Wf0h1Q8a4/mqdefault.jpg)
Special thanks to the 113,000+ of you who took my Muscle IQ Test! I had a lot of fun crunching the numbers and breaking down the results. Hope you enjoy the video and find it informative!
113,000 Wow that's a lot. I didn't score as high as I'd liked lmao
It was fun taking the quiz! Awesome way to create content, by engaging your followers - Go Jeff!
Why the emphasis on over 5000 people picking incline treadmill at 14:45? Great video btw, learned some new things.
Hey Jeff I got about 20 right but when I took the quiz it said I got 7/30 You might want to check that just in case it’s a glitch(it probably is )
missed you boss
Would love more tests like this one Jeff, they are great for testing our knowledge and making us feel a part of the content
Question 6 doesn't make sense lol how is 6 to 15 reps the best rep range when 5x5 is so widely-used?
@@DylanDocker lol. 5x5 is used by “bros”. If you rely only on 5x5 you’re missing out on a lot of gains.
@@DylanDocker he said it would require more sets, which is time consuming
@@DylanDocker 5 by 5 is for powerlifting. Not the best for overall size
@@DylanDocker 5x5 is pretty damn good for strength but not as good for hypertrophy. the way i think of it (which is a little less precise than someone who has a better scientific understanding) is that in a 5x5 you are prioritizing fatiguing your nervous system to exert a higher amount of force for less time, allowing you to lift heavier weight; but you are not necessarily maximizing your time under tension as you would in the 6-15 (or 8-12) rep range which would result in more hypertrophy. I use both ranges depending on excersise. the important thing is to train in alignment with your goals. bigger isnt always stronger.
I felt the frustration when he said, “over 5000 people - incline treadmill” on Q23 😂
I laughed harder than I should have on that one.
I think we all know "that guy" in the gym who probably answered that
@@Ailieorz 😂😂😂 right!?
When you don’t know what internal cueing mean👺
did you answer wrong?
I thought this quiz was a very cool idea and makes us feel like we can contribute to your video making proces! Also had a very good laugh when my gymbuddy (who is a real ‘bro’) got 37% after saying ‘dude I will crush this test easily’
I just sent this to other "bros" who've been in the gym for like 2 years with suboptimal gains telling me how I think I know everything because I watch youtube. I got 25 right and I went from super weak to 80% of the "bros" numbers in 4 months. RUclips works as long as you bust your ass and don't half ass in the gym. Let's see if the bros can even do 15 which I doubt they can, cz they don't even know how different rep ranges affect differently.
I’m suprised I got a 63
@@Jredlethal got 68 HAHA
i got 13/30 or 43% 💀
and i watch a lot of yt but never been to gym in a long while will start again
Bring back memories. making up test questions is so addicting when you have giant pool of people and use metrics, and get meaningful data back. you should do more of these- it sounds very successful.
Question 6 doesn't make sense lol how is 6 to 15 reps the best rep range when 5x5 is so widely-used?
@@DylanDocker I believe the question is referring to overall muscular hypertrophy, whereas 5x5 is more of a strength training split
@Keep Looking Up He's literally saying sets of 5 reps are worse than 6-15 rep sets though.
@@sand6463 He's still talking about rep ranges and he's basically saying 5x5 is bad and 3x12 is better because of the 6 to 15 rep recommendation.
@@DylanDocker It is a little bias, isnt it?
I think a test that aims more for actual knowledge and has less "are you familiar with the language" questions (outside of the basics) would be more ideal to get useful data.
Fully agreed!
As a French i had a hard time looking for translation for certain questions. so i agree a lot.
Still got 50% of the questions right, i feel proud !
Yes especially if you are to include an international audience that might not always use English when learning about fitness
as a german, i had to google like 15 questions, i had 56& right
yes and no, it might help his content creation to know what percentage of people understand different acronyms he uses
I think your test should have had an "I don't know the answer" option. I know that for me personally that there were a few times where I just made a random guess. And after watching this video, a few of them were correct.
Yeah exactly, because it skews the results a bit.
But you wouldn't know who is being honest and who is still guessing to try to increase their score. Without the option you at least know roughly what percentage of people would get the answer correct by guessing
This is a common feeling amongst survey participants but good survey design actually accounts for this. If 'I don't know' is included, a lot of people that have a gut feeling but are low-confidence in their answer will use 'I don't know' (to them, 'knowing' something is a matter of confidence in being correct) and feeling or tendency, regardless of how small, wont be captured. On the other hand, survey designers will include a question essentially asked twice, first in a 'positive' way, then in a 'negative' way. Whilst it's easy to assume that people get the same answer asked twice correct twice or wrong twice, actually it's almost never the case. The 'noise' of a data set is partially estimated from how much this conflict occurs.
For example, if you measuring awareness and perception around a disease, you can ask 'you can tell a person has a disease by the way the look T/F' and 'symptoms of this disease require specialised education to recognise T/F'. These are very similar questions that people would likely answer opposing, however answering TT or FF could be used to indication how difficult the questions was to interpret, or how many people didnt really read the questions, or how many people just answered at random. however, including 'I don't know' would be a very easy way for people that are unsure or uncomfortable just skip the question, which would lose valuable information on people's perceptions/biases, which is often half the point of a survey.
@@l.p.7585 Thanks for the insight, that makes sense
I wouldn't use that as an option, but I would suggest either putting there the instruction, that if you don't know, just don't click anything, or include a small "skip" button somewhere on the page. Btw, I didn't know few things at all so I just didn't chose any option and I could still complete the test.
I scored higher than 94% of people, but I felt like this was more of a "how much RUclips do you watch" vs actual intelligence concerning muscle
yup
What would in your opinion mean actual intelligence concerning muscle?
Congrats! For what it’s worth, I had the test peer-reviewed by a number of coaches, researchers and general fitness people with varying levels of exposure to my channel before releasing. Also, a few bonafide experts with PhDs took the test and scored 100%, which to me indicates that the test has some pretty solid validity.
What type of questions or topics did you feel weren’t covered? I can always make another one :)
@@JeffNippard you forgot important questions like “how fast do I need to get my carb and protein mixture post workout so I don’t waste my workout. “ or “ how many different fly variations do I need to hit each Monday to maximize pec gains”
@@JeffNippard One thought I had taking the test and watching this video is that there are a lot of concepts that I understand and make use of in my training but haven't bothered to internalize the specific terms for. I'm not a professional or particularly highly educated on this stuff so knowing the proper terminology has never been as important to me as straight practical application. There were a number of questions that I feel I got incorrect or had to guess on because I wasn't sure which concept the terms were referring to even though I had the science right in my head. For example, I'm pretty confident that if the 'internal cueing' question had been worded using common language instead of jargon I would have gotten it correct. Not to say that familiarity with terminology isn't important or shouldn't be counted as a part of "muscle IQ" in this context, but something to think about regarding test results imo.
Overall super interesting quiz and video Jeff!
I got the anterior deltoid activation question wrong but my brain had somehow interpreted it as posterior. Probably happened to a lot of people.
Same here, so I ended up going for traps thinking "well there's absolutely no way it's lats, biceps or rear shoulders..."
Exactly what I interpreted it as
same here
@@thomaslarose5733 I think that was intentionally done to test people's knowledge of these anatomical terms.
Working in the medical field, this always tripped me up! I always think anterior = behind, posterior = also behind. And then my brain malfunctions, and I’m like, “Oh yeah. You’re a fucking idiot.”
Was a great video idea Jeff! Would love to do more of these in the future as it provides an opportunity for engagement
Hey jeff,
I just want to thank you. I've been skinny my whole life and a month ago started to lift weights without chickening out. I've already gained like 3kg. I was previously 42kg and now I am 45. Now pushing for 50. You are a life saver by doing the hard research for us and making it simple for us to follow. Thank you
"Over 5000 people, incline treadmill..." Salty Jeff 😂😂
How is that salty he roasted us for being incompetent
@@DylanDocker it was a joke, mate.
I'm definitely not smart because when I started I didn't take care of my diet and sleep schedule... Those were my two main mistakes. I always thought I was eating enough and was disappointed because my weight stagnated. Then I got my first diet plan created (I think it was from Nextlevel diet iirc). I realised that my previous food intake was way below my needs, although I thought I'm good. At the beginning it was hard to eat 3300 kcal in a day, but I got used to it. I started noticing real gains, and it felt amazing. I wish I'd understood the importance of diet earlier.
If you increase your protein you can still eat less in total. But you should reach your 2g per kg
@@UberBossPure it depends on his priorities I guess. For most people it is easier to gain more strength over the same period of time when in a caloric surplus. If he isn't overweight and weight loss isn't one of his goals then definitely it could be a good idea to have a surplus anyway. It's more motivating especially for beginners to have more energy in the gym and see those numbers go up faster.
This was fun. I enjoyed having it and would take another. Also I’m finishing week 8 of your high frequency full body program and I couldn’t be happier with it. It pushes me to move more weight than I normally would, each week I look to make improvements, and I don’t dread any one day. It’s also helped my shoulders and knees to stay healthy. I didn’t think I needed to purchase a program but I’m sure glad I got this one, thank you!
Question 6 doesn't make sense lol how is 6 to 15 reps the best rep range when 5x5 is so widely-used?
@@DylanDocker I mean it’s widely used, but it doesn’t mean that it is the “most practical.” It certainly has its place, but as Jeff explained, 5 sets is a lot, and bicep curls for example would be a questionable choice for a 5x5 in my opinion. Not saying you’re wrong, if 5x5 works for you or anyone for that matter and they enjoy it and don’t burn themselves out, that’s great!
14:44 the disappointment in Jeff’s voice when saying incline treadmill 😂
Please for another test! This was a fun way to find out how much I've learnt over the years.
Honestly, I would really like more videos from you Jeff. When I first wanted to start hitting the gym I basically binge watched your channel and definitely miss getting more information from you.
Pretty happy getting 66% when I started going to gym 2 months ago and then starting to watch your videos. Some of the questions I just had no chance at, never having heard of the concepts.
For question 26 - the AMRAP one
Could it be possible to suggest that people may not get 8 reps with 80% of their 1rm due to poor muscular endurance compared to maximal strength? As if you only train in the 1-5 rep range you are not accustomed to higher rep/ more endurance-requiring sets.
Wondering the same thing
That might be true.
debatable
Yess I think you are right on this one
Also possible run out of gas so not just muscle endurance but your heart is pounding through your chest and can barely breathe
This was extremely informative and fun to be involved. Would love to see more of these in the future. 🍻
I absolutely loved the idea of making a quiz to test your knowledge and then producing a video pointing out the correct answers and the reasons why. Keep up the amazing work!
I got 60% but English is not my native language and I didn't understand some words due to that. Might score 65-70% if it were in my own language. Nevertheless, a very though test!
Yeah me too I got 76% but now seeing the results and having the possibility to translate some I could have gotten more
Me and my buddy got 20/30 and 22/30 respectively, glad to hear that our most common mistakes involve more technical terms and less fundamentals with exercise and nutrition. Looks like we're on the right track! :)
went in blind and got a 70%. Misread some questions but that's entirely on me being bad at reading lol. Lovely test. Would love to see this more often. This format teaches a bunch fo different information in a pretty short time frame.
Same
Exactly the same dude.
Yeah, it was a great test. I of course imagine it will be biased in that people who generally know more already about fitness will be more likely to test. That said most questions were fair and only a few you would have had to actually have read a particular study to know. Overall cool idea!
Question 6 doesn't make sense lol how is 6 to 15 reps the best rep range when 5x5 is so widely-used?
@@DylanDocker 5x5 is intended for strength, not hypertrophy
one of the options for question 12 was "doing the same load and reps for a lower RPE" which is not a form of progressive overload, so I selected that answer choice
I got a 73 percent on that test. I was devastated. I also got the results for an Econ test the same day, i got 70 on that. This one hurt more.
weird considering many questions in this test were subjective, and lacked the necessary information to answer the question in an intellectually honest way... basically it's a test of how much you agree with jeff lmao
@@cimi93x they really weren’t subjective, the answers are all backed by scientific studies so?
@@omgurheadsgone jfl if you think scientific means "objectively true". a lot of studies have tons of flaws and biases. most studies are not really qualified enough to mean anything just by themselves. even systematic reviews can come up with wrong conclusions.
@@cimi93x Jeff had a number of people with PHDs in exercise science take the test with multiple getting 100%. This indicates that it’s a pretty accurate test.
This was certainly very fun! Happy I got the refeed question right :) I think this video gave your audience a great way to feel included and learn. At the same time it was a neat way to measure the overall knowledge regarding muscle building. Would love it if you did it again
The Meadow’s row got me 😢 RIP to a legend
Dope idea for a video! Thanks Jeff😀
Hey Jeff, I believe that fore some (at least for me), the reason I choose wrongly the anterior deltoid on cable row it's because I am used to Portuguese terminology (my Native language) which is "frontal" instead of "anterior". I really thought It was the rear delt there
I only got one question wrong - I knew the soleus was primarily slow-twitch, but I said 55-70% instead of 70--96%. Great test, would love to see more!
I think 55%-70% is likely more accurate.
This was a great idea! Would be interested to see more tests, especially around nutrition.
This was so much fun Jeff I’d love to do one of these again. Really great idea on your part. I also thought all the little cameos in this video was a lot of fun. Your lucky to have so many fantastic friends. And happy new year!
Jeff just sounds like a professor talking about the test results to his students and funny how this is posted during the final of my semester...
Ah man, I wanted to take the test but it looks like the page is down 😭
This test was fun and very humbling! I found myself going "pff this is easy" to only getting around 60% right, even though i expected to get at least 80% right.
I scored highly, but it felt like a lot of questions tested knowledge of acronyms and big words, rather than real understanding.
Saw the notification and clicked instantly - I’ve been super excited
Who needs exercise science classes when you've got Jeff Nippard videos?! Haha love the concept of this one Jeff.
Really covers a broad spectrum of all that goes into a well-rounded training/nutrition routine, and can help introduce more beginner and intermediate lifters to some terms and concepts they might not have even been aware of before.
Would be cool to see some more experience-specific standalone tests that people can go a little deeper on, and gradually progress through, sign me up for Jeff Nippard U, I wanna be a meathead savant! haha 💪🔥
Homie could host a game show all about fitness. I had no idea what many of the answers were lmao.
Having newly found this channel, I've been binging content for the past week and learning more about working out than ever. I also really enjoyed the quiz. One thing I have to also take the time to commend you for is your filming habits. You seem to always choose times when your gym is empty, so presumably early in the day or late at night, and as someone who's experienced what it's like to be in the background of someone filming like that I appreciate that.
got 70% I expected better but 2-3 questions could have more open interpretation IMO
Hey Jeff, just putting in my case for A or C on question 23.
I have a home gym set with a barbell and two dumbbells. I don’t have cables, or any fancy machines. I need to focus on internal cues to target specifically my chest in a bench. For example, for about a year I would just think about getting the weight up, and ended up with big shoulders and triceps, but lacking a chest. I only was able to build up my chest when I focused on hitting the proper strike zone on my torso, along with optimal elbow positioning and bar path to actually activate my chest. In my experience, both myself and two of the people I’ve trained, start off benching the weight overusing synergist muscles. You could see how this works with squat as well, if you can’t grow your glutes because you’re naturally quad dominant when you don’t use internal cues. In conclusion internal cues are extremely important while doing your compound movements to target the muscles you actually want to grow. Thanks for the consistently great content.
Agree
Until I see a peer reviewed paper disproving internal cueing for the incline treadmill, imma keep doing it to improve my treadmill gains.
Please do another one of these tests! I had no idea you were doing it and I would love to get in on another one:)
Damn I only got 21/30 right. 70% :(
Same lol
i got 18/30 60%
That's not bad I got 73% we're slightly above the average so I'm happy with that
Same, 21, i thought I would have done better.
@@kamonmeadows8146 and there will probably also be people that just googled the answers. There always are.
I got 27/30 yew! I feel like some of the questions potentially could have had arguments agreeing for multiple answers but overall I enjoyed doing the quiz 💪🏽🙌🏽
It's really interesting and fun that you are doing this, so thank you for that.
The link to take the quiz isn’t working anymore.
Jeff, did you take down your quiz? If so, I’d love for you to post it again. I enjoyed taking the quiz every six months to see how I was retaining the information from your videos. It would be great if the link was still active for the quiz.
its still up, just search jeff nippard muscle iq quiz
the disappointment is so loud on the inclined treadmill 😂😂😂
Awesome work, Jeff, I think you are one of the only fitness RUclipsrs who always gives us something new, interesting and fun besides the amazing knowledge! I'm sure we'd all love another test though I only hit 80%
Jeff, you're the best source for bodybuilding on the internet. This quiz was great. Quizes on which muscle is worked the best by which execute would supplement this science-based quiz.
Loved the quiz, keep them coming!
For the strength standards question, I would like some insight/advice.
I am 21 y/o, started training at 14 and have been training seriously since I was 15/16. I’m 5’10”, weigh 180 lbs and bench 225. I have always struggled with bench, feels like I’ve tried everything and nothing seems to work for me, my other lifts keep progressing with a 435 lb squat and a 451 lb deadlift (I deadlift intermittently).
What do I need to do to progress it? I was thinking of shifting my focus from strength to hypertrophy for a while and then coming back to strength later, or starting a bench focused program. It feels embarrassing to have one of the weakest bench presses out of my serious weightlifting friends and I want to change that, what do you recommend?
I love all of your videos, they are very informative, keep it up!
I think some people didn't pick anterior deltoid because they confused it with the posterior deltoid
like this for Jeff to bring the tests back!
This was such a great video idea, I've enjoyed every second of it, definitely more of these type of videos man! Great job, keep it up, definitely deserves a subscription .
Lol this video felt like the teacher going over the test when everybody gets their tests back
5:28 Am I the only one here who's always heard of the eccentric phase as "the negative"? 😅🤣 *"Get the NEGATIVE!* 🤣❤
there is no test behind the link
Aced the test. Looks like having a degree in bro science from the University of Jeff Nippard really pays off
Darn. I wanted to take the test but it’s gone
It's not gone. Just look it up instead of using the link & wait a bit. It showed up for me
I loved this so much.
*WE NEED MORE TESTS.*
so Jeff, i was wondering: for simplicity lets say i only train cablecross chest exercises: if i have a cablecross at home, i could potentially train 2-5 minutes over the whole day everyday instead of compressed sessions 2-3 times a week (you would normally do if you go to a gym). in those 2-5 minutes i do warmupsets and DO train with a very high intensity. so are both methods viable or is one much better than the other? i figured since you are the most sciency fitnessyoutuber i know i ask you.
i would think as long as you apply progressive overload, it doesnt matter, as long as youre able to do it consistently (though im relatively new to lifting weights, i come from boxing lol)
Had alot of fun doing the quizz! Would do more if they come!
the link to the quiz doesn't work anymore
More of this FORMAT please - Excellent for beginners to frame the foundation for learning. Bravo!
Was disappointed with my 66% but I missed about 3 questions purely because I didn’t understand acronyms. There are some things a person needs to know, like anterior deltoid. But other things are just industry jargon, like AMRAP, which I had never heard of in 15 years in gyms. I appreciate the test being made but maybe try to keep the questions focused on what makes the muscles grow, not the words used to talk about that.
As many reps as possible
On question 12 one of the alternatives is now "Hitting the same reps and load at a lower RPE"
Yes so I got this question wrong because this option definitely doesn't sound like progressive overload?
I found that a lot of the answers were based on studies that fit the narrative Jeff believes as optimal. Not all of these are definitive.
Truth!!
could you give some examples? what i like about Jeff is that he usually backs up his claims with studies.
Would you mind mentioning some studies where the data suggest different conclusions?
nearly all are definitive and there’s only a few that could be debated, which jeff even says in the video when some of the questions are like that
Love the quiz format. Keep them coming Jeff.
You should've left the test up !!!
I honestly wish there were more comprehensive videos on fitness terminology and concepts, cause this was a really cool video
Crazy to think in a group of 100k people, roughly 1000 people think carbs are the true enemy and have been brainwashed 🤣 (first question)
HAHAHA on question 25, 50.000 people thought glucose is essentially catabolic
Merry Xmas🎄 Cheers for all the vids.
There are some question in there that dont represent real fitness knowledge and IQ. You dont have to know the name of someone's row in order to be smarter about fitness.
Cope
I have a lot less confidence in my programming and training knowledge than I do with my nutritional knowledge, but still managed a 22/30 with a misinterpretation of one of the "hard" questions. Happy to see I've picked up a good chunk of knowledge, much of it thanks to you, Jeff. Cheers.
not to call out your audience but I feel that question 26 (the one about expected reps on 80% of one rep max) is a good measure of how many people's knowledge is purely theoretical and how many here actually lift!
I don’t know about that. I’ve been lifting for a couple years and I got that question wrong. I just don’t test my one rep max, so I had nothing to compare it to. I’m sure other people are the same.
"Even if your diet is super high in carbohydrate or super skewed toward one time of day verses another you will still lose fat as long as you're in a net caloric deficit over time"
- Julius Robert, 1841
Hey Jeff, your shooting technique is quite solid for an amateur!!!!
17:22 Question 25 would not have fooled Sam Sulek, and I'll bet he'd ace your quiz too.
Wow. I've only been training for 2.6 years and I got 27. Proud of myself. Only got tripped up on the Hard questions, but was always able to narrow down to the 2 that made the most sense.
On question 23 I answered C because in my opinion for maximizing chest gains while benching, internal cuing is important to get the mind muscle connection that you want.
This was very useful info and as a newbie answered a ton of questions I had flying round in my head. Thanks a lot Jeff.
I’ve just passed the test and scored 80% 😅 didn’t really new only last few questions.
This was a very good way to engage, entertain, and educate about the topics you brought up in the tests.
I stopped the video and answered the questions as I went. I think I missed like 5. Glad I’m learning some things from the channel lol. And I’m also glad that the stuff from 2+ years ago is still relevant, at least in regards to what was asked about some of the more grey area topics.
jeff should really re-do this. super useful
Waited for a really long time for this
Results represent the score of a specific target audience which is people who either follow you (mostly) or are already interested in fitness. If the quiz was taken by the general population, I bet the gauss distribution would be tilting more towards the 40%. Great video tho.
We need the second episode and you need to upload videos more often
Jeff I love that you managed to include the meadows row in the questionnaire ❤
In regards to the internal queuing question, I answered bench press because I often feel it more in my shoulders/triceps and have to focus to shift the emphasis to my chest. In hindsight, I realize this is a more specific case and, after watching the video, agree with your rationale to answer with the bicep curl as it applies to a broader population. Great video as always!
I'm sure people got the anterior delt question wrong because they thought it was referring to posterior delt (since all other answers were muscle on the back).
Great video!
Jeff could you do an updated video on how to grow the glutes? Food. Training. Etc.
Also, a what I eat in a day for optimum gains would be a great video too 😊
25/30 not bad, i will consider myself an intermediate lifter who has done thing pretty good but right now is happy doing thing suboptimally and maintaining a decent physique.
Fun way to learn Jeff. I'd love more of these. Well done.
Jeff! I found out about this quiz in another video and loved it! I've learnt so much from you and had lots of fun putting it to the test in the quiz. The best part is then of course learning about all the things I didn't know / got wrong on the quiz. I shared it with a friend that is also a fitness fanatic. Great idea to grow your channel as people love to compare scores! I got 16/30. Much appreciated!
I'd love another quiz!
Loved this quiz! I have been watching you for years and I did really well on this. Makes me rethink my career path a bit 🤔