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This was honestly one of the best fitness videos I have ever seen. Can you please make a video on the other factors like psychological factors that can effect strength?
Self motivation does a big part, when you scream LIGHTWEIGHT BABY before your lift, you will lift 10 % more, but you need to belief in it to make it happen ;-).
A note about the video: I should mention that the biceps tendon moment arm variations shown in the video are meant to represent outliers. There isn’t much data on this but it’s probably rare to find differences of 1 cm in biceps tendon insertions among individuals with the same skeletal size. I would guess the variation in the general population is only a few millimeters when adjusted for bone length. However, the point I was making is that there are exceptional cases-perhaps one in a hundred or even one in a thousand-where individuals have a moment arm of the muscle force that is one or two centimeters longer than average. These outliers possess a large mechanical advantage, resulting in unreal strength.
This video deserves soooooo many more views. I really appreciated how you delved into the whole physics of the topic; but also, dude, you even built the whole mechanical model yourself, how cool was that!!! Keep up this quality, you rock!
You and DR Mike need to do a collab ASAP, the schamatic you showed and the few examples you gave were just mindblowing, growing muscle on placebo was crazy...
That's the best video on this topic, I've ever seen. Your scientific explanations and the visuals are really informative and you even invested the time to build a model! Impressive!
Very nice video. None of this was new to me, but haven't seen it so nicely explained. Also appreciate that you took the time to add all of the disclaimers at the end.
Honestly, this is one of the best vids I have ever seen, be it a bit more nerdy than your standard content creator, the information in this video alone were just awesome. Please continue making this amazing educational videos.
Finally someone combines physics and tendon insertion points! I've been explaining this to so many gym bros claiming the usual myths that "long armed guys suck at bench" etc while the arm length matters; it's bothing compared to attachment points. And long upper arms on average attach further away from the shoulder joint. Facts. But, go "deeper" in the bench (chest to bar touching point varies ofc) and that's a slight downside, still better overall. Thanks for teaching people what matters! Alonhside all the other 20 factors 😂
Underrated video, mate, you are specifying the benefits or flaws of set biological things that one is born with, or in short, specifying what Josh Brett shared in his video “Why This Teenager Is Stronger Than You”, would be fun to watch other reasons why one is stronger or weaker in a set area, not worse or better, just one who has a physical build that favours a set specific movement or discipline, would be great if you continued that series, keep it up
One of the key factors in developing stronger and more defined biceps is strengthening your tendons and ligaments. To achieve this, you should train like a gymnast. Gymnasts rarely perform traditional bicep curls. Instead, they focus on exercises such as underhand front raises, planche movements with straight arms, cross-hangs, and similar techniques. This approach not only targets the muscles but also fortifies the tendons and ligaments, resulting in stronger and more impressive biceps. Watch videos of gymnasts and see how remarkably large and powerful their biceps are without relying on traditional isolation exercises.
Beast of a video. Pure joy to watch - informative, well explained, nicely animated. I`ve been following you for more than 10 yrs and you never disappoint! Keep it up yo!
I watched in one go, very high-quality video, I like your animations and how everything is clearly measured in them, like the entire video. Can imagine how much work and knowledge need to do this level of quality. And the ending seemed a little suddenly to me.
This is the fitness content we need - well researched, covers in depth topics of anatomy and sports theory, great quality and amazing visuals to support all the into! Wow, I'm immediately subscribing, thank you for the great video
"When we talk about the strength in the gym, we are talking about torque and not muscle force". This is an excellent video on the strength dependence on bone lengths and tendon insertion lengths. It's very interesting to note that the combination of muscle size and the intra muscular fat itself can increase the muscular torques! perhaps a reason why we lose strength during a cut. I wonder if this means, there isn't an actual muscle tissue loss during a cut, given a reasonable cutting speed and length.
Minimal muscle loss during a slow cut, especially if you don’t get stage lean, is well demonstrated in research That’s a solid hypothesis about the reason we get weaker though! Makes a lot of sense, especially because early in a cut when calories have been cut but not much weight has been lost yet, strength loss is often minimal or not present at all yet.
Your videos are soooooo good - I had to comment! Even if I normally NEVER comment on any video (even on the good "normal good" ones). Glad you are back in the game! 😀
Thanks! In my opinion mental fatigue fits better in the neural category because it's not just "in your head", it affects the functioning of the nervous system (reduced motor unit recruitment, decreased coordination, delayed reaction times).
It is about how much leverage you can create, which just doesn't have too much to do with pure muscle mass ( it helps of course), but bone length, core stability, tendons all play their parts.
Yeah that explains a lot. I once wanted to test how much i can strict curl. I never trained this movement before and never trained bicep strength in some special way. And i strict curled 65kg on my first try while having 38 cm arms...
2:44 Your math might be wrong. If one guy is lifting 100kg and the other is lifting 135kg then the first guy is lifting ~74% of what the second guy lifts, not 65%. If the second guy lifted 154kg then the first guy's 100kg would be roughly 65% of that. But the more I think about it, the more confusing "explains 65% of the strength" becomes.
This is hands down the best scientific video about Strength that I've ever seen! Can you make a more detailed video about the other factors that influence Strength? My biggest question is do all those Strength factors also influence the performance in other explosive sports such as Combat Sport, Sprinting, etc?
The really interesting thing in all this, is, that people who have their tendons genetically placed further away, may produce much less energy if it comes to lifting weight, BUT, if those guys compete against those with shorter tendon distance, they will excell in the endurance discipline by far, because they use much less energy for the same motion, which fatigues their muscles slowlier. So, wherever one might have his genetic benefits in one field, they have a disadvantage in a different one, but in the end, both are a winner.
Yes, and according the textbook "Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning" long tendon insertions are a disadvantage for speed. If the tendon attached closer to the joint, the muscle has to contract less to produce the rotation of the bone. Also, short tendon insertions create more aesthetic muscles shapes which are good for bodybuilding. It's like you said, any trait comes with advantages and disadvantages.
try front squatting instead of back! as someone with long legs, this made all the difference! Without raised heels I had trouble with full ROM back squats. But front, I can easily go ass to grass barefooted.
So for bicep curls, if you flex your wrist bringing the weight slightly closer to your body (as opposed to a neutral wrist), you could lift slightly more? I think I may subconsciously already be doing this.
28:30 thats 67% more not 40%, you did the same mistake previously in the bench press example. 360 is 40% of 900, but if we take as a reference point the 540 and say how much more force is required thats what we have to calculate the % from
The difference of a 27% is the taxes that to pay to the state. I hope you don't have the illusion that you can gain hundred percent strength and don't pay nothing to the government.😅
With regards to patellar tendon, if one was to place an implant over the patella, thus extending the movement arm of the tendon, would this not give a similar advantage? Ok, you may have to stretch or somehow lengthen the tendon, a challenge but doable. If so, are we to expect to see athletes with really knobby knees in future? I mean, imagine extending the movement arm by way of a 7.5 cm thick patella implant. Could you please do the math for me on this one because my mad ideas should leave no doubt that higher level thinking is not my forte.
ty for this video, now I know why I got incredible strength besides looking way smaller in clothes than others, like a sleeper build, but I wished I could exchange for bigger muscle mass for a bit less strength tho haha
@@xboxgamer120120 I am alrdy doing it, alrdy with high weight, thats how I gained muscle mass, but cuz of my body type, I don't look very big in clothes like other normal people, still have incredible strength tho or if I was on the beach half naked then people would see how shredded I am haha
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@@raduantoniu Where what's the study called? I get why you left it out, but I do want to find that study.
This was honestly one of the best fitness videos I have ever seen. Can you please make a video on the other factors like psychological factors that can effect strength?
Thanks! I'd love to.
Yes! We’d love to see a breakdown of all of the factors of strength (and how to apply these concepts to training) from you!
Self motivation does a big part, when you scream LIGHTWEIGHT BABY before your lift, you will lift 10 % more, but you need to belief in it to make it happen ;-).
Very high quality video Radu
Thanks Varun!
A note about the video:
I should mention that the biceps tendon moment arm variations shown in the video are meant to represent outliers. There isn’t much data on this but it’s probably rare to find differences of 1 cm in biceps tendon insertions among individuals with the same skeletal size. I would guess the variation in the general population is only a few millimeters when adjusted for bone length. However, the point I was making is that there are exceptional cases-perhaps one in a hundred or even one in a thousand-where individuals have a moment arm of the muscle force that is one or two centimeters longer than average. These outliers possess a large mechanical advantage, resulting in unreal strength.
This video deserves soooooo many more views. I really appreciated how you delved into the whole physics of the topic; but also, dude, you even built the whole mechanical model yourself, how cool was that!!! Keep up this quality, you rock!
Thanks!
You and DR Mike need to do a collab ASAP, the schamatic you showed and the few examples you gave were just mindblowing, growing muscle on placebo was crazy...
That's the best video on this topic, I've ever seen.
Your scientific explanations and the visuals are really informative and you even invested the time to build a model! Impressive!
Very nice video. None of this was new to me, but haven't seen it so nicely explained. Also appreciate that you took the time to add all of the disclaimers at the end.
Honestly, this is one of the best vids I have ever seen, be it a bit more nerdy than your standard content creator, the information in this video alone were just awesome. Please continue making this amazing educational videos.
Finally someone combines physics and tendon insertion points! I've been explaining this to so many gym bros claiming the usual myths that "long armed guys suck at bench" etc while the arm length matters; it's bothing compared to attachment points. And long upper arms on average attach further away from the shoulder joint. Facts. But, go "deeper" in the bench (chest to bar touching point varies ofc) and that's a slight downside, still better overall. Thanks for teaching people what matters! Alonhside all the other 20 factors 😂
exactly! it seems that you've watched until the end, thanks for that!
This is excellent. Will be using this in my classroom
wow!
One of the best video ever seen on youtube.
Underrated video, mate, you are specifying the benefits or flaws of set biological things that one is born with, or in short, specifying what Josh Brett shared in his video “Why This Teenager Is Stronger Than You”, would be fun to watch other reasons why one is stronger or weaker in a set area, not worse or better, just one who has a physical build that favours a set specific movement or discipline, would be great if you continued that series, keep it up
I learned a lot from this vid and i really liked the formulas. great vid :D
Verry good video. Many gymbros that never studied phisics, never understand me why im always fascinated by this.
No way dude! I thought you disappeared! I love your channel
Keep uploading videos regulary we enjoy your content.
One of the key factors in developing stronger and more defined biceps is strengthening your tendons and ligaments. To achieve this, you should train like a gymnast. Gymnasts rarely perform traditional bicep curls. Instead, they focus on exercises such as underhand front raises, planche movements with straight arms, cross-hangs, and similar techniques. This approach not only targets the muscles but also fortifies the tendons and ligaments, resulting in stronger and more impressive biceps. Watch videos of gymnasts and see how remarkably large and powerful their biceps are without relying on traditional isolation exercises.
Great video. Very complete explanation done in easy to catch and fun to watch way 👏
The king is back baby!! 👑
Beast of a video. Pure joy to watch - informative, well explained, nicely animated. I`ve been following you for more than 10 yrs and you never disappoint! Keep it up yo!
Great video, and you sound like Dracula, which is cool!
Because he's actually Romanian like Dracula.
So I just need to have my tendon insertions moved around instead of slaving away in the gym
They are not skinny they are natural.😂
Someone gets it. 🤣🤣
@@Artsyballoons yup
Factory settings
@@emirnartyzhev2053 what do u mean by factory settings?
Isn't Anatoly on roids ?
Holly molly. Good video.
I did not expect this level of videoproduction👏
I watched in one go, very high-quality video, I like your animations and how everything is clearly measured in them, like the entire video. Can imagine how much work and knowledge need to do this level of quality. And the ending seemed a little suddenly to me.
Great job on the editing and presentation
Amazing video Radu , it was really cool to go back to 8th grade physics! Greetings from Bulgaria !
finally some high quality fitness content! studies, demonstrations.... 0 bro science
Bravo 👍👏
Un video de nota 10 💪
Excellent video. From start to finish.
your content is always top notch !!!
You are a very good teacher.
Welcome back!
my favourite fitness youtuber has joined to my favourite youtube euntrepeneur (sam ovens). will follow on skool :)
Best Christmas present ever a new Radu Video
This is the fitness content we need - well researched, covers in depth topics of anatomy and sports theory, great quality and amazing visuals to support all the into! Wow, I'm immediately subscribing, thank you for the great video
This needs to get millions of views !
Acum te-am descoperit, meriți un like si un abonat. Felicitări 🎉
Radu i never thought id see a notif from u again mang schogetten forever
"When we talk about the strength in the gym, we are talking about torque and not muscle force". This is an excellent video on the strength dependence on bone lengths and tendon insertion lengths. It's very interesting to note that the combination of muscle size and the intra muscular fat itself can increase the muscular torques! perhaps a reason why we lose strength during a cut. I wonder if this means, there isn't an actual muscle tissue loss during a cut, given a reasonable cutting speed and length.
Minimal muscle loss during a slow cut, especially if you don’t get stage lean, is well demonstrated in research
That’s a solid hypothesis about the reason we get weaker though! Makes a lot of sense, especially because early in a cut when calories have been cut but not much weight has been lost yet, strength loss is often minimal or not present at all yet.
Love the effort of your videos. Great work Radu! :)
Finally back, after years. Hope you are fine in your personal life!
Powerful analyse. Nature vs nurture, always the same question.
I would love to see you making a video about the other variables of strength and how we can improve it
Best fitness creator, period.
Thumbs up for getting help from your dad.
The person who helped me make my first steps in fitness is back ❤❤
Holy moly at that "photo shop" part at the start lol!
Your videos are soooooo good - I had to comment! Even if I normally NEVER comment on any video (even on the good "normal good" ones). Glad you are back in the game! 😀
Great, super interesting video! You explained it so perfectly.
Awesome video !
Such good info!
Very informative. You could also talk about the effect of the nervous system
The only guy I have notifications on for
thanks!
Amazing video. Actually sad that it ended
Welcome back!
Fantastic video. Why mental fatigue is not on the psychological category?
Thanks! In my opinion mental fatigue fits better in the neural category because it's not just "in your head", it affects the functioning of the nervous system (reduced motor unit recruitment, decreased coordination, delayed reaction times).
This video is fantastic!
Amazing video quality
Excellent video. Thanks
This is also how gymnasts progress: they change the length/distance from point A to point B or they add weight/resistance to the same distance.
post more often please
It is about how much leverage you can create, which just doesn't have too much to do with pure muscle mass ( it helps of course), but bone length, core stability, tendons all play their parts.
excellent video sir !!
Can you please also make a video about "endurance" and how cardio positively may affect lifting weights in general scientifically
This is actually the closest to what I always imagined science based lifting would be like. Not the crap the other guys are throwing out
Crazy good video. I wonder how I just found the channel
I was so selfishly relived when you said "in absolute strength? tall people have the advantage" )) Cineva a filmat așa bine cadrele de la 9:13 ...
Haha chiar ca le-a filmat bine 😁mersi de ajutor Dani!
very cool video Radu! Well done ;)
Great video.
Amazing video! I allways wondered why some people are stonger.
Yeah that explains a lot. I once wanted to test how much i can strict curl. I never trained this movement before and never trained bicep strength in some special way. And i strict curled 65kg on my first try while having 38 cm arms...
2:44
Your math might be wrong.
If one guy is lifting 100kg and the other is lifting 135kg then the first guy is lifting ~74% of what the second guy lifts, not 65%.
If the second guy lifted 154kg then the first guy's 100kg would be roughly 65% of that.
But the more I think about it, the more confusing "explains 65% of the strength" becomes.
He’s back
Great video
Great video
Now i know why even when squatting and curling more then my friend in the leg department, he with a pretty long legs can deadlift 1.3x more than me
amazing video!
very interesting video
This is hands down the best scientific video about Strength that I've ever seen! Can you make a more detailed video about the other factors that influence Strength? My biggest question is do all those Strength factors also influence the performance in other explosive sports such as Combat Sport, Sprinting, etc?
You definitely know it is not bro science when Radu pulls gravitational attraction into discussion :D
The really interesting thing in all this, is, that people who have their tendons genetically placed further away, may produce much less energy if it comes to lifting weight, BUT, if those guys compete against those with shorter tendon distance, they will excell in the endurance discipline by far, because they use much less energy for the same motion, which fatigues their muscles slowlier. So, wherever one might have his genetic benefits in one field, they have a disadvantage in a different one, but in the end, both are a winner.
Yes, and according the textbook "Essentials of
Strength Training and Conditioning" long tendon insertions are a disadvantage for speed. If the tendon attached closer to the joint, the muscle has to contract less to produce the rotation of the bone. Also, short tendon insertions create more aesthetic muscles shapes which are good for bodybuilding. It's like you said, any trait comes with advantages and disadvantages.
@raduantoniu This is somehow wonderful.
Awesome video by the way.
oh, so that's why the exercise gets easier after a good pump. Better moment arm, got it
Удивительное видео, благодарен за труд.
24:45 I guess why this is why I always liked deadlift more than squat. I am taller guy.
try front squatting instead of back! as someone with long legs, this made all the difference! Without raised heels I had trouble with full ROM back squats. But front, I can easily go ass to grass barefooted.
Let's not forget that what you may categorize as pathetic strength at 28:27, may lead to amazing speed, which might prove useful in some sports.
So for bicep curls, if you flex your wrist bringing the weight slightly closer to your body (as opposed to a neutral wrist), you could lift slightly more? I think I may subconsciously already be doing this.
Does it apply to pulleys
28:30 thats 67% more not 40%, you did the same mistake previously in the bench press example. 360 is 40% of 900, but if we take as a reference point the 540 and say how much more force is required thats what we have to calculate the % from
The difference of a 27% is the taxes that to pay to the state. I hope you don't have the illusion that you can gain hundred percent strength and don't pay nothing to the government.😅
14:44 does that also mean that individual A will have to lift heavierthen individual B to have the same stimulus ?
And so disadvantage lifter probably impressive body builder
And advantage lifter probably impressive power lifter
Both way win in different race
You're right, short tendon insertions are generally good for bodybuilding because they create more aesthetic muscle shapes.
@raduantoniu thanks alot for sharing this knowledge, and i swear i wont do surgery to lenghten my muscles joint so i can lift more
28:25 40% more force? 540N x 1.675 = 904.5N. So it’s more like 67.5% more force required?
I miss you man 🥺😔
I've never seen anyone else talk about this subject in the way you do. Really interestering take on musclegrowth/-strengh.
Oh man the orangutan arms 25:23 his hands reach his knees i didn't think they made humans like that 🫨
With regards to patellar tendon, if one was to place an implant over the patella, thus extending the movement arm of the tendon, would this not give a similar advantage? Ok, you may have to stretch or somehow lengthen the tendon, a challenge but doable. If so, are we to expect to see athletes with really knobby knees in future? I mean, imagine extending the movement arm by way of a 7.5 cm thick patella implant. Could you please do the math for me on this one because my mad ideas should leave no doubt that higher level thinking is not my forte.
Please provide links to references
3:53 please do 10 hours long video
Yes 👍
ty for this video, now I know why I got incredible strength besides looking way smaller in clothes than others, like a sleeper build, but I wished I could exchange for bigger muscle mass for a bit less strength tho haha
Why not just train for hypertrophy now?
@@xboxgamer120120 I am alrdy doing it, alrdy with high weight, thats how I gained muscle mass, but cuz of my body type, I don't look very big in clothes like other normal people, still have incredible strength tho or if I was on the beach half naked then people would see how shredded I am haha
Longer bones and shorter insertion is optimal for speed!