Aside from my obvious (and no doubt unoriginal pun), I've watched this lecture with my kids, too. In fact, as part of his track&field training, my son started doing what we call "torture squats." 10 secs up, 10 secs down. He cycles through all the levels of discomfort Ted describes. Very amusing to watch. Not so much when I do them....
You probably dont give a shit but if you are bored like me atm then you can watch all of the new movies and series on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my brother for the last couple of months =)
You are completely right on training to failure for strenghth and fatburning. And from a health perspective, this is all you need: training each muscle group to failure... most bang for the buck! From an aesthetic perspective, things seem to be somewhat different though if the goal is muscle size or hypertrophy. That’s where volume starts to matter. That’s up for anyone to decide... what is the goal? But I have noticed, when I have little time, that training to failure is the optimal way to go, when size doesn’t matter, but quality does.
Thank you for the illustration and easy to understand explanation of how muscles work with exercise. Thank you for caring about people and letting us know how to maximize our efforts in a crazy short amount of time.
Amazing Dr Ted is my new go to doc, love his advice, starting to follow, love short works, trying to push to failure my arms feel like numb hours after a workout. Ted is so amazing I wish he could be my primary doctor. ordered his book the pe diet. Looking forward to checking it out!!!!!!!!!
That's all fine and good for people in their 20's or 30's; but i'm a big ole 300lb, 55yo guy...I don't see "wind sprints'' or HIIT in my future....Walking, along with some strength training, is the best I can do at this stage of the game.
I believe Ted will tell you in different videos that diet is the way to go, especially increasing your quality protein, for healthy weight loss. Good luck!
Absolutely brilliant presentation. Stuff I’ve been trying to explain to family and friends for months. I will definitely share this video with them. Thanks for all you do!
Common sense tells me that the best strategy is both cardio and to-failure exercises. I think I get better blood flow if I do cardio after intensity strength training. Also I do olyptical machine for 20-30 minutes before workout to warm up so I don't get an injury.
This is one of the best videos on RUclips. Many people have no idea of the importance of what you just explained. This is why most are out of shape, although they work out. EXCELLENT VIDEO. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
Great idea, thanks for posting. I’ve been sending my body signals of inadequacy for years, though it never seemed to get the hint. I’ll try intense exercise..
Love ALL your videos. Dont want to be rushed by a boulder!!! I have some questions. Should I start at max possible or start less max to failure? Can we get your push pull workout you talk about? What do/should you eat before, during, and after workout? I would workout before work. THANKS!
As a "Super Slow" trainer I would do your exercises in this order: 1. Hamstring curl or hip raise for the back of the legs and butt; 2. Leg press or squat which is best all around leg exercise; 3. chest press/bench press/push up for chest and triceps; 4. Row, a horizontal pull for back; 5. Overhead press for shoulders and triceps; 6. pull down or chin up, a vertical pull for back and biceps. I prefer weights/machines or bands for most people so you get the right weight and repetition range. For a lot of people push ups and pull ups are too hard to do, especially in the beginning although he does go over ways to overcome that in his book. I would eat nothing before or during the workout and a protein shake after.
And one follow up here...if training to failure, you will need more recovery time. Dont overdo it...meaning post workout, rest multiple days to rebuild all the torn muscle fibers. Harder training means ....longer rest period for recovery. Overdoing it ..meaning too many workouts without enough rest, will just be counterproductive.
Push to failure. Then recover and grow. Your genetics will determine how large your muscles grow. If you have more type 2 muscle fibres you will grow faster and larger than those who have more type 1
I don't buy this training to failure mentality. There was a study in which subjects trained one of their legs to failure. On the other leg, they stopped 1-3 reps before failure. The non-failure leg ended up slightly stronger and bigger. When you train to failure you also require more time to recover.
You shouldn’t religiously believe in everything that studies say. You don’t know if they did reps to failure with proper form or bad form. If they did last reps with bad form than it would be no surprise that they did worse
You don't need to go to failure, but the closer you get the better it is, but people have a hard time figuring out how many more reps they can do, for beginners it's easier to just go to failure.
Thanks for this! If I'm a beginner and I'm starting pushups and squats, how many sets? I will go to failure, but I don't know how many sets to do. And I can do 20-30 squats before failure, should I hold weights to lower the number of reps? Thanks!
I would say 20-30 reps is the upper end for hypertrophy so yes either add weight to drop the reps to 10-20 or do them more slowly especially the negative part of the movement. It's about intensity so if you can do more than 1 set, it probably wasn't intense enough!
Hi Dr Naiman ! So do I select one exercise per body part and perform one set to failure? Full body everyday or every other day? You stated cycling is type 1 fiber usage - what about spinning (intense-55 min) or very intense hill climb outdoor rides (10-20 miles)?
I'd think as long as moving uphill pushes you to complete failure by using big forces rather than rapid mini forces, you'll get results. it might mean stressing the bike gears though, and unfortunately the gears cant come back stronger like our muscles can. just make sure you have the nutrients, electrolytes and protein to build up and heal.
Because you keep moving the work back and forth between the legs, I would bet it is hard to build up the kind of intensity he is talking about. Still useful if you like biking or are training for competition. And you do see some speed skaters with huge thighs, so maybe it does work. But for long rides? If you can sustain the work for miles, it is not the necessary intensity.
@@victorianstrengthclub6858 Nope. When you increase speed and intensity rowing (upwards of 32+ s/m) you are directly working type 2 muscle fibers. As with any exercise, it's all about resistance and intensity.
@@bestboy007 i think he is talking about 15min for push, pull, leg all together. For example if one does push ups; first set till failure, then wait for only few seconds and continue with set two and so on until you can’t do even one push up. Then continue to next exercise pull or legs and repeat. This way it would take like 15min for all: push, pull, leg where one would hit past failure actually.
@@bestboy007 you shouldn't either. HIIT requires a lot of time for your muscle to recover. It's 2/3x a week max. Even once a week is enough to see results.
One of my favorite Ted talks.
Aside from my obvious (and no doubt unoriginal pun), I've watched this lecture with my kids, too. In fact, as part of his track&field training, my son started doing what we call "torture squats." 10 secs up, 10 secs down. He cycles through all the levels of discomfort Ted describes. Very amusing to watch. Not so much when I do them....
Same here with my daughters, except they’re soccer and volleyball.
I've read this material for years, all I needed was Ted demonstrating this with a graph to really get it.
You probably dont give a shit but if you are bored like me atm then you can watch all of the new movies and series on instaflixxer. Been binge watching with my brother for the last couple of months =)
@George Jaxxon yea, been watching on instaflixxer for months myself =)
@George Jaxxon yup, have been using InstaFlixxer for months myself :D
I agree with you ! ☝️ 🙂
You are completely right on training to failure for strenghth and fatburning. And from a health perspective, this is all you need: training each muscle group to failure... most bang for the buck! From an aesthetic perspective, things seem to be somewhat different though if the goal is muscle size or hypertrophy. That’s where volume starts to matter. That’s up for anyone to decide... what is the goal? But I have noticed, when I have little time, that training to failure is the optimal way to go, when size doesn’t matter, but quality does.
Thank you for the illustration and easy to understand explanation of how muscles work with exercise. Thank you for caring about people and letting us know how to maximize our efforts in a crazy short amount of time.
Ted as always you're info is 100% accurate. all of your videos are on point and extremely helpful . thank you
Amazing Dr Ted is my new go to doc, love his advice, starting to follow, love short works, trying to push to failure my arms feel like numb hours after a workout. Ted is so amazing I wish he could be my primary doctor. ordered his book the pe diet. Looking forward to checking it out!!!!!!!!!
I just love you, Dr. Ted Naiman. Such a great educator: explanations infused with a deep sense of humour. Awesome. xx
Thank you for explaining this so I could understand. Never bothered much about muscle. Now I understand I should. Thank you, Mr. Naiman.
That's all fine and good for people in their 20's or 30's; but i'm a big ole 300lb, 55yo guy...I don't see "wind sprints'' or HIIT in my future....Walking, along with some strength training, is the best I can do at this stage of the game.
I believe Ted will tell you in different videos that diet is the way to go, especially increasing your quality protein, for healthy weight loss. Good luck!
You still alive?
Extraordinary interesting video!
this is the most helpful exercise advice I have ever heard in my 25 years of experience, I will be sharing it! Thank you Dr Naiman!
Really helpful info 👍🏻
Thanks doctor Ted for all that you do..it's been of great help!
Great info. Thank you!
Amazing breakdown and helpful diagram
Great video, thanks Doctor Ted for your work!
Absolutely brilliant presentation. Stuff I’ve been trying to explain to family and friends for months. I will definitely share this video with them. Thanks for all you do!
Common sense tells me that the best strategy is both cardio and to-failure exercises. I think I get better blood flow if I do cardio after intensity strength training. Also I do olyptical machine for 20-30 minutes before workout to warm up so I don't get an injury.
This is one of the best videos on RUclips. Many people have no idea of the importance of what you just explained.
This is why most are out of shape, although they work out.
EXCELLENT VIDEO. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS.
I agree Ted Naiman,
What would you say about raw meat consumption? instead of roasted or boiled meat? which is the best in your opinion?
Raw foods maintain all the water nd therefore information/nutrients. Starts will very small amounts is my advice
@@victorianstrengthclub6858 Gratitude for the answer, Health and Peace
This is an excellent video, loads of information thank you doc !!!! More like this please
Dr. Ted, I appreciate your information so much and would love to see you start doing videos again! 🥰
Excellent info. Thank you
Great idea, thanks for posting. I’ve been sending my body signals of inadequacy for years, though it never seemed to get the hint. I’ll try intense exercise..
Excellent! Thank you!
Love ALL your videos. Dont want to be rushed by a boulder!!! I have some questions. Should I start at max possible or start less max to failure? Can we get your push pull workout you talk about? What do/should you eat before, during, and after workout? I would workout before work. THANKS!
As a "Super Slow" trainer I would do your exercises in this order: 1. Hamstring curl or hip raise for the back of the legs and butt; 2. Leg press or squat which is best all around leg exercise; 3. chest press/bench press/push up for chest and triceps; 4. Row, a horizontal pull for back; 5. Overhead press for shoulders and triceps; 6. pull down or chin up, a vertical pull for back and biceps. I prefer weights/machines or bands for most people so you get the right weight and repetition range. For a lot of people push ups and pull ups are too hard to do, especially in the beginning although he does go over ways to overcome that in his book. I would eat nothing before or during the workout and a protein shake after.
Is the Type 2 muscle fiber really in layers like that?
Amazing video!
Thank you. Now I know why I am thin and diabetic.
At 66 can I build a bit of muscle?
Yes! Yes, you can!
And one follow up here...if training to failure, you will need more recovery time. Dont overdo it...meaning post workout, rest multiple days to rebuild all the torn muscle fibers. Harder training means ....longer rest period for recovery. Overdoing it ..meaning too many workouts without enough rest, will just be counterproductive.
What about those wanting to maximize muscle hypertrophy and aesthetics?
Push to failure. Then recover and grow. Your genetics will determine how large your muscles grow. If you have more type 2 muscle fibres you will grow faster and larger than those who have more type 1
@@victorianstrengthclub6858 true
Great video!!! Thank you so much!!!
Old video but GOOOLD ❤️ Thank you Dr Ted 🙏 ant I Do hope you post here as other social media 😁
Excellent! Will try.
Very in sync with the Jay Vincent HIT training approach. Been doing it for a few weeks, like it so far, hope to see some progress
Loved it 👏👏👏👍🏻
Will isometric exercises do the same thing??
It will.
Awesome
MIND BLOWN
Always informative and simple
God bless you
Sounds like a case for overcoming isometrics.
Should I change the exercises over time or stick to the same ones forever?
Fascinating! Thank you!
It's interesting how the muscle system matches the brain's system 1 & 2 as described by Kahneman.
Wow, I have been wasting hours and hours working out huh
I don't buy this training to failure mentality.
There was a study in which subjects trained one of their legs to failure. On the other leg, they stopped 1-3 reps before failure. The non-failure leg ended up slightly stronger and bigger. When you train to failure you also require more time to recover.
i believe Dorian Yates always trained to failure...he would do a couple of warmup sets and then only 1-2 sets straight to failure....
You shouldn’t religiously believe in everything that studies say. You don’t know if they did reps to failure with proper form or bad form. If they did last reps with bad form than it would be no surprise that they did worse
You don't need to go to failure, but the closer you get the better it is, but people have a hard time figuring out how many more reps they can do, for beginners it's easier to just go to failure.
I agree .You don’t need to train to failure to get stronger and more muscular.
Thanks for this! If I'm a beginner and I'm starting pushups and
squats, how many sets? I will go to failure, but I don't know how many
sets to do. And I can do 20-30 squats before failure, should I hold
weights to lower the number of reps? Thanks!
I would say 20-30 reps is the upper end for hypertrophy so yes either add weight to drop the reps to 10-20 or do them more slowly especially the negative part of the movement. It's about intensity so if you can do more than 1 set, it probably wasn't intense enough!
If you do more than 20 reps than you train for endurance. If you train for hypertrophy, increase the weight so you can perform only 8-12 or 15 reps.
@@manofgod7622 Thanks!!!
@@richardmiddleton7770 Thanks!
Why, when our muscles are adequate, do we want to tell our body that they're not?
If you wish to change your body composition or increase life span and intelligence
@@victorianstrengthclub6858 No harm in wishing. Good luck to you.
Hi Dr Naiman ! So do I select one exercise per body part and perform one set to failure? Full body everyday or every other day? You stated cycling is type 1 fiber usage - what about spinning (intense-55 min) or very intense hill climb outdoor rides (10-20 miles)?
I'd think as long as moving uphill pushes you to complete failure by using big forces rather than rapid mini forces, you'll get results. it might mean stressing the bike gears though, and unfortunately the gears cant come back stronger like our muscles can. just make sure you have the nutrients, electrolytes and protein to build up and heal.
Because you keep moving the work back and forth between the legs, I would bet it is hard to build up the kind of intensity he is talking about. Still useful if you like biking or are training for competition. And you do see some speed skaters with huge thighs, so maybe it does work. But for long rides? If you can sustain the work for miles, it is not the necessary intensity.
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Plz make more videos
Just been wasting my life! Cheers! 👍
How about a rowing machine?
Type 1 fibres. If you are extremely unfit and unwell it will help initially.
@@victorianstrengthclub6858 Nope. When you increase speed and intensity rowing (upwards of 32+ s/m) you are directly working type 2 muscle fibers. As with any exercise, it's all about resistance and intensity.
Is swimming a good excercise or does it fall into the jogging, walking category….
It’s a great active recovery. I always feel like it stretches the muscles that I pounded on the day before.
If you like swimming swimming swim it’s important to do things we like too do moderate intensity while you’re recovering from the failure exercises
Swimming is type 1 muscle fibres
Is this ok if i have had a heart attack ?
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HIIT
ted said training to failure is good in every set. wtf?
if you're doing one/three sets per day, you wont burn out
@@rappatenebrense one or three, what now? lol pe day? wtf? nobody train daily
@@bestboy007 i think he is talking about 15min for push, pull, leg all together. For example if one does push ups; first set till failure, then wait for only few seconds and continue with set two and so on until you can’t do even one push up. Then continue to next exercise pull or legs and repeat. This way it would take like 15min for all: push, pull, leg where one would hit past failure actually.
@@bestboy007 you shouldn't either. HIIT requires a lot of time for your muscle to recover. It's 2/3x a week max. Even once a week is enough to see results.