He has a shirt on in THIS video. But the reason why guys do shirtless vids is bcuz your body is your resume.Who you going to take advice from, a fat fuck or someone who is muscular and cut?
I can't believe it. He was right. I found out why I was getting crappy arm gains. I had really tight shoulders. That was draining the circulation to my arms.
Morning Elliot. My name is Joe, I'm using my wife's computer. I've been looking at a lot of work out video lately because I want to educate myself. I've been in a car accident and accumulated five surgeries. My range and strength on left side has severely change. Right now I'm following the doctor's instruction through therapy.I know my life is changed. I've been jumping around your videos and have been very impressed. I will be the biggest factor to fight for my recovery. I know I will have to be careful and smart. I just appreciate people like you making my mountain not quite as steep.
Summary: Your arms won't grow because your muscles are tight, limiting range of motion/degree of stimulation. Stretch everything from your neck to your finger tips.
I'm learning so much from this man. Been watching for 1 month, and I feel like I've learned more from him then my strength and conditioning teacher back in HS. Keep it up Elliot! I just turned 21, gains will suffer for the next week or two, haha.
It's fun going back through older videos and reading the comments. It's true that Elliot could have explained this more eloquently or whatever... but even though many of you already know that stretching, range of motion, time under tension, etc... are all conditions for building muscle, there are way more people (especially in the US) that have no idea about any of this stuff. It is crazy how uneducated and naive our country is when it comes to the "foods" we are ingesting on a daily basis. Most of it is just fake food. Anyways, sure... Elliot can sometimes come off as a bit pretentious in his videos, but there is a reason that happens. He's actually trying to educate viewers with information that is more specific than the generalized regurgitations found all over the net and RUclips. He doesn't have to explain things as in depth as he does, but I'm sure one of the reasons he does it is to help solve other physiological questions viewers may have during a segment. I bet Elliot would love to have the following he has and receive the interactions he receives by purely doing a 1 minute answer stating... "Here is the secret everyone... if you're body has the predisposition for less range of motion due to tightness in xyz areas, you need to stretch them so that over time you will obtain the ability to have greater range of motion in your workouts. Additionally, one of the benefits of stretching is improved blood flow which can deliver more oxygen, nutrients, and everything else the that helps your muscles grow." As much as he would love to just give a quick answer like that, it probably wouldn't help as many people. Side note, most guys think pilates and yoga is lame and for girls (I'm one of them), but making them part of any workout plan usually improves the gains you are typically looking to get just based on improving overall blood flow and flexibility. Anyways, none of this information given really matters if people don't make the best attempt to improving themselves. The biggest takeaway from all health & fitness videos should be for us all to go out, do something, break a freaking sweat. We are damaging our bodies more through prolonged sitting. I know this video is old as shit Elliot, but from one St. Pete native to another, Keep up the great work man.
this comment needs more thumbs up. i completely agree with you, and I really think that Elliot should start out his videos by giving out a simple Outline point by point the first 30 seconds then go on to explain each point of his outline thoroughly for viewers like you and me who are actually interested to learn more on the subject of the video to take away the kernel of it.
dude you are a genius......I do judo and my shoulders used to lean forward like you showed Untill I carefully followed diffirent exercises you teach on that marrer, and BOOM straight (unmonkey-like) posture, bigger arms, and got taller about an inch, you DA man eliot! big respect from Israel!
In general: A. I worked a lot on streaching my front deltoids and upper packs and the back of my neck, a very very Important thing to remember is that most streches on this area are also making the muscules contract and thus intorupting with the strech a lot, for awsome streches (that I used) I recommened you watch "Fix your shoulder pain! part one" here on youtube. B. I did a lot of strengh exercises on my Internal neck flexors as eliot shows in one of his vids (standing with your back against the wall, spreading your arms and turning your palms forward, pushing the roof of your mouth with your tounge (very crusial) and trying to make all of my neck touch the wall. In regards to my shoulders I did exercises that you can see in a video called "fix your posture now: part one" by fitandbusydad. Elliot opened my eyes to my imbalance, for that I truly thank him, for he saved me from a life time of back/neck pain. sorry If I have mistakes, english is my fourth language.
You said something VERY relevant here Eliot, I look exactly like the person you were describing in the video (with my arms rotated inwards and a tightness in my arms which bend my elbow). I have the same problem with my arms where i can tell they are a bit bigger than what they used to be, but nowhere near enough to look in proportion to the rest of my body. Could somebody tell me exactly what i should google for to learn more about this? (All that stretching stuff you said seems very interesting too). Thank you for your time Eliot
Ever since working on full rotation with my shoulders after having my shoulders cave in my whole childhood and bad posture, this has been working. My arms have definitely improved with size and strength, my whole physical structure has improved by doing these stretches along with rotating my shoulders with a bamboo stick to obtain full range of motion. It's been awesome, I would not have guessed it would work as well as it did, it has been 6 months now and I can already feel and see the difference, thank you Elliot :)
***** stretching from your neck, to all the way down your arm to your bicep. Stretching the neck from each side, then shoulders, then with the triceps and biceps :)
wrong; the way to get bigger arms is to train the compound movements. bigger back means bigger biceps(doing bent over rows exercise the long head of the bicep) bigger chest means bigger triceps(when you cannot do more weight on chest it will release to your triceps to do the other half or more work) if you do these shoulder grip and do time under tension at 40-60 seconds per set at 12-15 reps i promise you will see better results. if not you need to probably do some shoulder workouts during the week they help with your bench, and back workouts by increasing stability and better strength in the shoulders means you can do more weight for your arms.... BY THE WAY DONT FORGET TO EAT SOME FUCKEN CARBS AND PROTEIN.. and don't leave out the fats they help you process protein and give you drive to workout harder..
From this man, I have learned more about myself, myself in relationships, women, competitive behaviors, my short comings as a man, biology, bioenergetics, etc., Thank you Elliott.
It really bugs me how some of the people commenting here are too stubborn to be able to take nything on board. There are people on here slamming elliots views and telling there ideas without any sientific.basis to back up their views. Even ifbyou had a PHD in Anatomy and Phisiology or Sport Siences or anything like that you do not know everything and can still stand to gain knowlege from watching videos like this.
Yo Elliot I saw your last video explaining how to stretch your biceps also your traps. Been doing it ever since and already I feel and see a good change! I have the same issue as the dude asking this question. Thank you for making these videos ma man!
Thanks. Should I stretch before a workout after a warm up ? I'm just doing a stretching routine in the mornings and evenings but before i squat or something i hear all kinds of snaps and i don't feel comfortable
I can definitely support what Elliot is saying. I had shoulder problems as a baseball player which evolved into biceps and forearm pain. When I started stretching my pecs, neck and wrist on a regular basis, pain from my shoulder and bi/forearm was virtually invisible. I also found that strengthening my rear delt and rhomboid muscles helped to keep my shoulders from leaning forward too!
Awesome,id heard he had stopped because of the shit he was gettin,negative comments and pressure from supplement companies and so on. Great news mate cheerz
Honestly, you are an inspiration and a personal role model. In incredible shape, also very intelligent, you seem completely genuine, and you are entirely honest. Keep doing what you're doing, and thank you for doing it so well.
AMAZING! how we can miss these little things about our own body. So, I examined myself and noticed I have this issue. I tried stretching my biceps and chest and shoulder by doing a corpse pose (yoga) alteration.Surely enough, after about ten seconds of deep breathing I felt the stretch in my biceps! Corpse Pose Alteration:I laid on my back and adjusted my shoulders so they lay flat to the ground (Your chest and belly pop up to make space between your back and the floor). I then turned my elbows toward the ground and my palms to the sky (little " pinky" fingers towards body). Gravity will do the work of straightening your arms as far as they can go. I don't suggest forcing your arms straight, especially if this is the first time your are trying this - just precaution. Good tip! Thank you.
Nothing wring with Eliott's delivery or content, it is refreshingly funny and dynamic in terms of delivery. I also do not think he took ages to get to the point. I am 30 years in the fitness game and have been trained and trained many in my time, Elliott is full of himself or at least his on camera personality is, which makes for entering as well as informative product, well done Elliott.............
Posture, do some planks and arm stretches, hold your self in a wide arm position on a pull up bar till you cant hold no more, or practice martial arts!
thanks Eliot i have the same problem these guys have and every thing you said applies on me. every other channel would have gave me arm exercises but you go to the root of the problem and fix it. your the best man !!
Great info! Another way to tell if you have this imbalance is to lay flat on your back with your arms at your sides, and if your shoulders do not touch the ground, there is probably anterior tightness.. what I did a few years back to correct this in myself is stopped any pushing resistance exercises (bench, pushup, shoulder press, etc) and focused on tightening the posterior muscles in my shoulder complex and upper back with high rep circuits.. Also, I noticed great gains in my arms when I switched from isolation to compound exercises at all diff angles.. & don't forget that chin-ups focus more on the bicep than pullups, and military pushups (elbows against sides) focus more on your triceps than standard pushups (elbows out) which put more focus on your chest.. Good luck guys and thanks for the great videos Elliot, keep up the hard work!
biceps need to be rocked to failure, i had trouble yiunger getting big biceps. i thought lifting heavy would help, it doesnt. You need a weight you can feel continious resistance under a controlled movement that yiu can maintain proper form. then stop thinking how many sets you can do. the number is 100. any way you can get to 100 reps, 10 sets of 10, 4 sets of 25, 20 sets of 5, the key is "time under tension...
yea... that's if you're doing isolation bicep exercises. Isolation exercises are not suited for building mass, instead it's suited more towards definition. It's compound exercises that put on mass, effectively and quickly.
hmm EnglishSmoker2 you're definitely right about that. I agree with you. I guess the best method is to incorporate both compound and isolation. I always do my compounds first and end off with isolation movements. Seems i had the misconception that the isolation towards the end of my workout was just for the definition. Thanks for the straightforward correction regarding the concept of muscle definition.
I just subscribed. This guy to me seems very knowledgeable in what he's talking about and is very thorough in explaining it. I researched for myself and he is on point. Keep it up!
omar shakir mainly I've been manually fixing by drawing my shoulder back, and also doing some light farmers walks and shit to kind of accentuate walking shoulders back, and unnoticed a tremendous amount of stress taken off my front delts
wow. that's pretty good. my problem is I feel pain when I'm in the middle of doing dips or when I start doing a lot of pushups (over 50). Am I overtraining?
Colby Perry my posture is not bad. I just need back exercises to strengthen rear deltoid but whenever I do them they hurt my front deltoid too. I haven't tried many exercises coz I don't know any other ones. I'm also still a teen so I don't wanna stun my height
i love that you always mention the energetic component of these things too. its something people seem to pretend doesnt exist, so its refreshing to hear someone just friggin say it
If you're lacking muscles in your stomach use a ab roller or do a lot of sit ups. If you're lacking muscle in your legs do squats and other various exercises. Make sure you stretch before a workout. Hope that helped.
BreakNeck Gaming™ Well,generally you need 3 exercises for the upperbody,weighted chest dips/flat barbell bench press(for chest),weighted pull ups/bent over rows (for back) and barbell upright rows with a medium grip on the bar(best shoulder exercise in existence). Before you get to them,be sure you can do at least 70 or more parallel bar tuck planche dips/regular PB dips between two chairs(or anywhere,does not mater,it must allow you a full ROM),40+ deadhand pull ups,you have to hit this rep goal for each exercises in a 4-0-1-0 tempo with PERFECT form. After you can do that,you will start the exercises I listed on the first paragraph,you will basically work with a 6-8 rep max weight all the time,and each session,you will do 12 sets till failure each session for each of those exercises/muscle groups and rest no more than 2 minutes between each set with all sets taken to failure,y failure I mean the point where in spite of your best effort your reps are no longer in perfect form. You will do that once or twice a week,you will grow in front of your own goddamn eyes.Your trunk(torso) muscles such as back,chest and shoulder muscles will get huge giving you a great V taper. For conditioning,work up to the level where yo can do 225 burpees with a push up each rep within 5 minutes,thats 45 reps a minute,that way you will keep your stamina up and be able to push yourself much harder than you can imagine.
Elliot! When you started talking about how the shoulder itself could be out of wack all along since it is part of the essential core and how the arms themselves can only be addressed once the shoulders engage in a corrective activity and stretch them, many things became clear. I really appreciate it because I am a boxer and have very tense traps and neck from bad posture as well as the same arms plateau and you've helped me to correct the issue and henceforth break new ground
well also out of my own experience guys who think they have small arms tend to overcommit to their biceps. I'd point out that a lot of what makes an arm look big is the tricep. Doing triceps with a backward grip helps a lot. When you're facing someone, the width of the tricep shows a lot. Actually from all angles I think tight triceps show a lot. And another thing is people tend to look at muscular arms and neglect the impact of the shoulder muscles. Having well developped shoulders will help in accentuating the definition between your bicep and your tricep. I know I see people worrying too much about the looks of their arms when I see guys sitting down, resting their elbows on their knees with noticeably big biceps and small undevelopped shoulders.
Austin Dow You're only basing that off the fact tri=3, and bi=2. But how much actual mass does each take up in the arm? I'd say it's closer to the tricep being 2/3 than 2/5 of the arm.
I just used this to build my arms up. Don't forget the shoulders, a well built shoulder alongside the arm looks pretty awesome. A. dumbbell curl 4 sets 12 reps A. Tri cable pushdown (use grip of your choice as long as it stresses the beginning) 4 sets of 12 B. EZ Bar cable curl 4 sets of 16 B. Rope gripe tricep pushdown (stand further back till you feel the grestest tension at the end of the momvent) 4 sets of 16 Finishers 4 sets of barbell curl 20 reps (over or under grip) 4 sets of dumbbell overhead tricep extend (one arm at a time, do as many as you can, switch on failure until you've done 4 times for each arm, no rest.) Superset A and B. Unless specified 1 min rest between sets. Hold contraction for 1 sec at end of all movements.
+DEEZ NUTTZ No stretching is key for correction and increasing ROM. Lifting heavy weights is key for growth. Stimulating physiological adaptation by making your body think that what you just did nearly killed you. So then it wants to adapt and come back stronger to handle the stressor better the next time it encounters it.
Brother E, I think you're spot on with that arm theory/diagnosis I'd bet that's my issue and I'm in very good shape but not happy when arms are relaxed, only flexed. 🙏
Hi elliot. A bodybuilder once told me that the secret to large bicep is doing bicep exercises in-between squats. Like 1 set of squats then 1 set of bicep curls then rest 30 seconds then same again. he said training the legs and bicep at the same time would stimulate growth in the bicep. Is there any truth in this? have you heard anything about this technique? Thanks :)
That guy doesn't know what he is talking about. I think he is following a myth that says: "Squats temporarily increase testosterone levels. And high testosterone levels make you build muscle faster." The fact is, yes squats do increase testosterone levels, but all other exercises do the same thing as well. There's no point in doing a certain exercise after a set of squats because it won't make a difference in terms of muscle growth compared to just doing it when you want to. Just do your biceps whenever you can and train them often (at least once a week).
MrWoopWoop12345 you said that hes following a myth that squats temporarily increase testosterone levels but the right after that you said that they do...
I only train mine alone once a week they respond well, also they get worked when I train my back as well so I suppose anymore than that would be over training and not letting the tissue repair.
Squatting is a massive compound exercise recruiting many muscles. The theory is that your body has more circulating growth hormones if you do a large compound exercise, so if you do biceps in between squats, your biceps benefit from the large amount of circulating growth hormone. Don't know how true this is in practice though. Biceps can get big with good back workout too.
Very very good vid but FORCED REPS ARE THE CORNER STONE OF MUSCLE GROWTH. This would definitely SHAPE the bicep but to GROW your bicep you need to go beyond normal reps, i.e. do forced reps, with good form (i.e. ONLY fully flexing the bicep: no other muscle should be moving OTHER than the bicep. no JERKING around ;) ), negative portion of the rep 3 times slower than the contraction and freeze the bicep for 1-3 seconds on the top of the contraction. Breathing is EXTREMELY important too and if mastered will help you live through your forced reps much easier than if your breathing isn't mastered. Forced reps are good because they overload the muscle with much more blood than normally needed, growing it and also, because the bicep/muscle is very hot following forced reps, is much more efficient at burning fat directly around the muscle than aerobics. In a nutshell: your targeted (extremly important that no other muscle gets hot, ONLY THE TARGETED MUSCLE. If so, then your form is incorrect) muscle must be EXTREMELY hot following the final sets almost to a point that they do not function for probably 2 minutes. Tips in this vid plus very well performed forced reps will DEFINITELY grow the bicep no matter who you are. STRETCH - OH, and STRETCH. STRETCH STRETCH STRETCH THAT MUSCLE (like mentioned in this vid) and other muscles in AND OUTSIDE the gym. Your pattern during the week should be stretch, stretch, stretch, (then when you get to the gym) BAM! destroy it with very well performed forced reps, then stretch stretch, stretch ... REPEAT. Constantly stretch, then your recovery is much much shorter, allowing you to attack the muscle much more frequently throughout the week, growing it and strengthening it faster CONTRACT AND FULLY EXTEND THE MUSCLE UNDER WEIGHT, DON'T AUTOMATICALLY LIFT THE WEIGHT Another VERY IMPORTANT point is the mind set. Don't LIFT the weight with your bicep, CONTRACT your muscle using the weight. Very very simple but makes a huge difference to muscle development if you consciously train from that angle, daily. Your rate of increase in strength will rise enormously and, hence, your targeted muscle too. Contract and FULLY extend the muscle under heavy (note: HEAVY but you don't want to be JERKING around. Lower the weight slightly if you find it difficult to contract without jerking it). NO JERKING - ONLY CONTRACT AND EXTEND THE TARGETED MUSCLE I say no JERKING around but, during forced reps, especially if you do not have any external help / spotter, then this is fine, as long as most of the power in the contraction is output from the targeted muscle and ALL the power in the extension is from your targeted muscle. Your spine and joints etc too should also be protected (don't arch your lower back for example when you contract under forced repped barbel curls (as well as normal repped barbel curls) AND the negative portion must be very very VERY well controlled. MASTER YOUR BREATHING I mention breathing too. If this is mastered then you will live through forced reps much much easier. Note: following the set you should NOT be out of breath like when doing aerobics. Most of the oxygen needs to be pulled from your muscles not your lungs (watch any post set Lee Priest videos and watch him train - he's totally NOT out of breath, since he always uses the oxygen in his muscles rather than his lungs, plus the extension is longer than the contraction, so the oxygen in his lungs is used much less than in his muscles). He even TALKS sometimes during the extension of the forced rep!!! lol). So, on the contraction, gulp as much air in as possible into your lungs to help the weight up (ALL muscle contractions require oxygen from your lungs to help move the muscle) and then, on the extension, BREATH NORMALLY. DO NOT hold your breath on the extension, just breathe normally. If the extension of the muscle is slow, then the oxygen will be taken from the targeted muscle and not the lungs, destroying it, which is what we want for growth. Good vid but to GROW the muscle and shape it then VERY WELL PERFORMED FORCED REPS too.
I think a perfect example of this type of person is Joaquin Phoenix. His shoulders are an extreme example of this. Eliot, I do appreciate your insight into many issues people have. I can't remember the name of your speciality, but there's that old adage saying basically that "if you go to a neurologist, he's gonna say it's neurological. If you go to a endocrinologist, he's gonna say it's hormonal. Etc"... The answer may be simpler. There are those who truly are the definition of "hard gainer." I've personally found that these types of people do better off with sticking to the basics and letting their arms grow as a result. They may want to take a break from training arms completely and then after a month stick to very short, very heavy, very intense arm workouts. Leave "arm day" to the juicers and pros. In my opinion, NO split should consist of a day dedicated to training just the small muscles of the arms. Anyway that's my 2 cents. Love your content man. Watching your open gym days gets me pumped and I find myself really rooting for the people training and hitting PR's.
yo elliot! you answered my question i didnt eve know i had. my ball joints arent giving me the range of motion i require. its been 4 months since i broke my foot at work, and iv been really trying to focus on maintaining flexibility, and im actually seeing results! your the fuckin man, wish i could train with you brother, happy new years!
I have watched a couple of his videos. I must say that his correct use of terminology shows not only does he know from experience but studied to understand what he is talking about.
Finally found a good video, with legitimate and backed up info, that helped me understand more about why and how, from someone that knows his shit. Thanks for the insight. New subscriber
Makes total sense. Ever since I tore both rotators I have had issues with my arms. Nothing lines up properly anymore. Despite tons of physio. Going to get this surgically repaired. Hopefully in time my arms will return to normal.
I often wonder how often peoples obsession with body building is due to insecurity or false feelings of inadequacy forced upon them by cultural ideals. Probably not in all cases but in some cases I think the bigger you want to get the more insecure you are and the bigger your ego is.
For me, I used to struggle with low self esteem, but the changes brought by working out has given me greater confidence, and has relieved me of my shyness and social anxiety. Is it really such a crime for me to be working out because of insecurities?
Thanks Elliott. I am an old man but enjoy staying in good condition. The problem you described has been with me for as long as I can remember but not I intend to get rid of it. Best of luck in all you do.
Thanks for posting this video. At first I was upset at the realization of my muscle imbalance, but now I know what I need to work on. The first step in shaping up my body into the physique that I want is for me to know it first. My torso has always been built but my arms were always underdeveloped. But after discovering this fact, my new plan is to maintain my torso and keep it lean while focusing on the growth of my arms. Basically, maintain torso size while making gains on my arms.
This is probably one of the best videos on "training" I have watched in a couple of years. The explanation is a masterpiece. Great job Elliot. I love you man!!!
What the fuck are YOU talking about? Spinal issues propagate easily down through the arms or the legs. It's only natural that you'd want to keep your neck and spine in order. Also, no offense, but you don't look like you should be second-guessing anyone when it comes to strength training.
secret for "big" arms would be genetics (sort of), but the video says "bigger" notice the -er at the end? getting bigger is always possible, no matter what your genetics are
Bet you just saw the title clicked and just commeneted and exited out. Bigger arms has nothing to do with GENETICS at all. I have a friend whos dad is skinny like 160 pds. My boy is 220 lbs only 11% body fat. And has nice size arms and isnt a over stuff muscle freak. Elliot knows exactly what hes talking about. Full range of motion and volume and time under tension is very important.
no it doesn't. why would it? you're getting more blood, which carries nutrients and oxygen, into the muscles that you're stretching. More nutrients and oxygen in blood = more efficient training = gains.
sheldon pence what you hear is true in a way. If you overstretch your chest during a chest routine it can lose its elasticity, sort of like a stretched out rubber band. You could lose some explosive power and a weight that might regularly be easy to you might just stick to your chest. Stretching is good but during/before a workout I would stick to dynamic stretching. Static stretch all you want after working out.
padard Actually it's best to not stretch before a workout because that increases risk of injuring yourself even more. Because the one time you go in without stretching you will mess yourself up.
You must never exercise. Warming up before is what increases bloodflow. Stretching your ligaments and muscles increase risk for tearing them while working out if you do it before. This is why it's best to do it after working out. Ask any good bodybuilder how much they stretch before working out. Have a nice day.
Thanks for pointing this out...wow a real difference between being strong and gaining mass is the TUT factor. Funny my normal workout for a Bicep day would be 12 @ 45lbs, 8, 8, 8 @ 50lbs, 6 @ 55lbs, and 4 @ 60lbs bench press (for neurological stimulation) I would do a 5 x 10 @ 60 lbs and 1 x 20 @ 70 lbs curls before and after a bench press and I really notice (if I have a very short rest period no more than 30 sec) that the 5x5 and the 1x20 does feel lighter but I am glad you mentioned TUTs so I am going to have to put more emphasis on that with slightly lighter weight if I want more mass on the bicep.
Get to the damn point. Gosh, you could take a 30 second PSA and turn it into a five minute sermon, as if you like the sound of your own voice too much.
daleon96 No, your logic is flawed. You said that it makes "no sense" for me to be here "watching his videos." Why the plural? This is one video. And why assume he earned and held my attention throughout, based on my feedback? You dare to speak of what makes sense, while you show a lack of it.
EDK Gravity The analogy between not liking to hear someone beat around the bush and impatience in the gym doesn't hold. I'd say instead that the same no nonsense get-to-the-point attitude I have on YT serves me in the gym, getting right to work and killing each set to failure, no fluffy, egocentric meandering preamble.
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Haha. Is it possible to have the opposite problem?
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first guy I've seen, that gives out workout advice, with a shirt on. mad props.
He has a shirt on in THIS video.
But the reason why guys do shirtless vids is bcuz your body is your resume.Who you going to take advice from, a fat fuck or someone who is muscular and cut?
+DEEZ NUTTZ At least you know the fat fuck is natural..
+Steel Reserve Not always true
+Steel Reserve Zyndruas Savickas, Brian shaw, powerlifters, 'nuff said
Never seen the hodgetwins I take it?
the answer to the question ...fast forward to 5:31
lol ty bro
tnx man
People like you make the world a better place
He talks shit until 5.30
the reason y i u subsrcibed to him cuz he talks so much useless stuff before gettkng to the point and this tip was so stupid
I can't believe it. He was right. I found out why I was getting crappy arm gains.
I had really tight shoulders. That was draining the circulation to my arms.
Marzocchi recently went out of business :(
thatsoundbuhl No more Italian made forks
siIvermate how did you fix the tight shoulder thing? im having the same problem
FlaughEdits I stretched my traps and pecs
***** Basically everything that connects your arm to your torso
Morning Elliot. My name is Joe, I'm using my wife's computer. I've been looking at a lot of work out video lately because I want to educate myself. I've been in a car accident and accumulated five surgeries. My range and strength on left side has severely change. Right now I'm following the doctor's instruction through therapy.I know my life is changed. I've been jumping around your videos and have been very impressed. I will be the biggest factor to fight for my recovery. I know I will have to be careful and smart. I just appreciate people like you making my mountain not quite as steep.
How are you doing now?
Summary: Your arms won't grow because your muscles are tight, limiting range of motion/degree of stimulation. Stretch everything from your neck to your finger tips.
7:00 After stretches - Training - Low tempo/speed, high volume, longer TUT (Time Under Tension), more reps, sets and frequency
Thanks! It would be great to have this type of pure information stored somewhere :)
Lol, Thanks
Make coment like this every Eliot's upload, you will get many likes
I'm learning so much from this man. Been watching for 1 month, and I feel like I've learned more from him then my strength and conditioning teacher back in HS. Keep it up Elliot! I just turned 21, gains will suffer for the next week or two, haha.
It's a custom made beat from a fan. I'm almost 100% sure you will not find it anywhere.
serbiangamer1 did you reply to the wrong person? o.o
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Man it must suck being only able to drink when your 21! Best thing about england is the 18 age limit and pubs hahaha
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"Proximal to the core of your body" and "shit rolls downhill" in the same sentence. THIS is why I love watching Elliot's vids.
my arms especially biceps tend to get bigger when i lift the " correct " weight..typically known as "light" weight in the gym...
yeah same...
amen. None of this swinging shit (incorporating your back), we call this being a MomentumLAD. Time under tension and your technique is crucial
"I'm gonna go out on a limb here..."
Pun of the year! 😄
The year just started you dumb shit.
+Ruined by Reality You sound really angry. You should look up anger management courses. There are more important things worth getting riled up over.
+Angel S Lol
+Ruined by Reality sounds like someone needs a hug.
If your arms are like twigs... I guess you could say that you would be in a sticky situation
It's fun going back through older videos and reading the comments. It's true that Elliot could have explained this more eloquently or whatever... but even though many of you already know that stretching, range of motion, time under tension, etc... are all conditions for building muscle, there are way more people (especially in the US) that have no idea about any of this stuff. It is crazy how uneducated and naive our country is when it comes to the "foods" we are ingesting on a daily basis. Most of it is just fake food.
Anyways, sure... Elliot can sometimes come off as a bit pretentious in his videos, but there is a reason that happens. He's actually trying to educate viewers with information that is more specific than the generalized regurgitations found all over the net and RUclips. He doesn't have to explain things as in depth as he does, but I'm sure one of the reasons he does it is to help solve other physiological questions viewers may have during a segment.
I bet Elliot would love to have the following he has and receive the interactions he receives by purely doing a 1 minute answer stating... "Here is the secret everyone... if you're body has the predisposition for less range of motion due to tightness in xyz areas, you need to stretch them so that over time you will obtain the ability to have greater range of motion in your workouts. Additionally, one of the benefits of stretching is improved blood flow which can deliver more oxygen, nutrients, and everything else the that helps your muscles grow." As much as he would love to just give a quick answer like that, it probably wouldn't help as many people.
Side note, most guys think pilates and yoga is lame and for girls (I'm one of them), but making them part of any workout plan usually improves the gains you are typically looking to get just based on improving overall blood flow and flexibility. Anyways, none of this information given really matters if people don't make the best attempt to improving themselves. The biggest takeaway from all health & fitness videos should be for us all to go out, do something, break a freaking sweat. We are damaging our bodies more through prolonged sitting.
I know this video is old as shit Elliot, but from one St. Pete native to another, Keep up the great work man.
this comment needs more thumbs up. i completely agree with you, and I really think that Elliot should start out his videos by giving out a simple Outline point by point the first 30 seconds then go on to explain each point of his outline thoroughly for viewers like you and me who are actually interested to learn more on the subject of the video to take away the kernel of it.
5:30 there is the secret
oh shit. tysfm
yep, got it
Please show us corrective stretches Elliott
He already has, search his channel.
Alexander Frennett where abouts in his channel whats the vid called?
Falconn F
I think it was a video above shoulder imbalance... Though I'm not sure. Seen so many and he's mentioned the stretches in many.
Guess this is the case with me. Will start working on shoulder flexibility.
Now look at your arms...
Yash do a Collab with Elliot
dude you are a genius......I do judo and my shoulders used to lean forward like you showed Untill I carefully followed diffirent exercises you teach on that marrer, and BOOM straight (unmonkey-like) posture, bigger arms, and got taller about an inch, you DA man eliot! big respect from Israel!
DUDE ! If its okay could you please share what stretches you done and stuff please!
In general: A. I worked a lot on streaching my front deltoids and upper packs and the back of my neck, a very very Important thing to remember is that most streches on this area are also making the muscules contract and thus intorupting with the strech a lot, for awsome streches (that I used) I recommened you watch "Fix your shoulder pain! part one" here on youtube.
B. I did a lot of strengh exercises on my Internal neck flexors as eliot shows in one of his vids (standing with your back against the wall, spreading your arms and turning your palms forward, pushing the roof of your mouth with your tounge (very crusial) and trying to make all of my neck touch the wall.
In regards to my shoulders I did exercises that you can see in a video called "fix your posture now: part one" by fitandbusydad.
Elliot opened my eyes to my imbalance, for that I truly thank him, for he saved me from a life time of back/neck pain.
sorry If I have mistakes, english is my fourth language.
Zombie3110bd I was about 22 at the time, maybe older :) it was 100% posture
Thank you glad i found this video, had this problem for years!
You said something VERY relevant here Eliot, I look exactly like the person you were describing in the video (with my arms rotated inwards and a tightness in my arms which bend my elbow). I have the same problem with my arms where i can tell they are a bit bigger than what they used to be, but nowhere near enough to look in proportion to the rest of my body. Could somebody tell me exactly what i should google for to learn more about this? (All that stretching stuff you said seems very interesting too).
Thank you for your time Eliot
Ever since working on full rotation with my shoulders after having my shoulders cave in my whole childhood and bad posture, this has been working. My arms have definitely improved with size and strength, my whole physical structure has improved by doing these stretches along with rotating my shoulders with a bamboo stick to obtain full range of motion. It's been awesome, I would not have guessed it would work as well as it did, it has been 6 months now and I can already feel and see the difference, thank you Elliot :)
when do you stretch the shoulders and biceps? before or after training?
After, I do a quick warmup at the beginning though
***** stretching from your neck, to all the way down your arm to your bicep. Stretching the neck from each side, then shoulders, then with the triceps and biceps :)
wrong; the way to get bigger arms is to train the compound movements. bigger back means bigger biceps(doing bent over rows exercise the long head of the bicep) bigger chest means bigger triceps(when you cannot do more weight on chest it will release to your triceps to do the other half or more work) if you do these shoulder grip and do time under tension at 40-60 seconds per set at 12-15 reps i promise you will see better results. if not you need to probably do some shoulder workouts during the week they help with your bench, and back workouts by increasing stability and better strength in the shoulders means you can do more weight for your arms.... BY THE WAY DONT FORGET TO EAT SOME FUCKEN CARBS AND PROTEIN.. and don't leave out the fats they help you process protein and give you drive to workout harder..
Actual advice that works starts @7:05 also stretch biceps between sets. Stretching the fascia in biceps when you have a pump works wonders.
fucking thank you
From this man, I have learned more about myself, myself in relationships, women, competitive behaviors, my short comings as a man, biology, bioenergetics, etc., Thank you Elliott.
It really bugs me how some of the people commenting here are too stubborn to be able to take nything on board. There are people on here slamming elliots views and telling there ideas without any sientific.basis to back up their views. Even ifbyou had a PHD in Anatomy and Phisiology or Sport Siences or anything like that you do not know everything and can still stand to gain knowlege from watching videos like this.
Gary O Connor
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When you ask this guy a question he really gets in-depth.
Haha, totally.
it makes alot more sense when he does
+WeightTrainingAthletics 💯👌
Yo Elliot I saw your last video explaining how to stretch your biceps also your traps. Been doing it ever since and already I feel and see a good change! I have the same issue as the dude asking this question. Thank you for making these videos ma man!
What video is that? Thanks
*****
"Traps Are Too Big" it's around number 20 on the playlist.
Thanks. Should I stretch before a workout after a warm up ? I'm just doing a stretching routine in the mornings and evenings but before i squat or something i hear all kinds of snaps and i don't feel comfortable
I can definitely support what Elliot is saying. I had shoulder problems as a baseball player which evolved into biceps and forearm pain. When I started stretching my pecs, neck and wrist on a regular basis, pain from my shoulder and bi/forearm was virtually invisible. I also found that strengthening my rear delt and rhomboid muscles helped to keep my shoulders from leaning forward too!
Elliots a fuckin legend.miss his vids now hes quit doin them,hes informed,educated,elliquent and honest
Top man much missed
He still does them, just not as much, its slow right now.
Awesome,id heard he had stopped because of the shit he was gettin,negative comments and pressure from supplement companies and so on.
Great news mate cheerz
That would suck lol I love these videosz Elliot's a cool fuckin dude
Ive missed videos like this elliot, deep physiological info and linking it to problems, this is what i preach to everyone, keep it up bro
I know a big secret for strange arms.
what is it
well, like I said: A secret. Your looking to get some really strange arms?
Yeah
I know a big arm for a strange secret
The big secret for strange arms it's called Synthol haha
Honestly, you are an inspiration and a personal role model. In incredible shape, also very intelligent, you seem completely genuine, and you are entirely honest. Keep doing what you're doing, and thank you for doing it so well.
Stretch. I just saved you 7 minutes.
Thanks bro
+Dule English Please
Thanks so much
inclined dumbells curls, inclined hammer curls, skulls crushers, there, problem solved
Omg y'all are fucking arrogant, listen to what he says. Understand what he says
AMAZING! how we can miss these little things about our own body.
So, I examined myself and noticed I have this issue.
I tried stretching my biceps and chest and shoulder by doing a corpse pose (yoga) alteration.Surely enough, after about ten seconds of deep breathing I felt the stretch in my biceps!
Corpse Pose Alteration:I laid on my back and adjusted my shoulders so they lay flat to the ground (Your chest and belly pop up to make space between your back and the floor). I then turned my elbows toward the ground and my palms to the sky (little " pinky" fingers towards body).
Gravity will do the work of straightening your arms as far as they can go. I don't suggest forcing your arms straight, especially if this is the first time your are trying this - just precaution.
Good tip! Thank you.
I thought of Nate Diaz when you talked about the medial rotation thing
i thought more of Michael Bisping, his shoulders are fucked beyond recognition
+arnold amini HAHAHAHHAhAha that's exactly who i thought about as well Nate diaz looooooooool
haha i know what you mean...doesn't stop him being a best though
Nothing wring with Eliott's delivery or content, it is refreshingly funny and dynamic in terms of delivery. I also do not think he took ages to get to the point. I am 30 years in the fitness game and have been trained and trained many in my time, Elliott is full of himself or at least his on camera personality is, which makes for entering as well as informative product, well done Elliott.............
Posture, do some planks and arm stretches, hold your self in a wide arm position on a pull up bar till you cant hold no more, or practice martial arts!
thanks Eliot i have the same problem these guys have and every thing you said applies on me.
every other channel would have gave me arm exercises but you go to the root of the problem and fix it.
your the best man !!
Elliott, you're a great wealth of knowledge. Thank you for helping people and being real. Keep up the good work, brother! Cheers!
Really like how you put the course together, much better to have the info layer out like so than to just have to look for it in bits and pieces.
Wow, this was great advice.
Great info! Another way to tell if you have this imbalance is to lay flat on your back with your arms at your sides, and if your shoulders do not touch the ground, there is probably anterior tightness.. what I did a few years back to correct this in myself is stopped any pushing resistance exercises (bench, pushup, shoulder press, etc) and focused on tightening the posterior muscles in my shoulder complex and upper back with high rep circuits..
Also, I noticed great gains in my arms when I switched from isolation to compound exercises at all diff angles.. & don't forget that chin-ups focus more on the bicep than pullups, and military pushups (elbows against sides) focus more on your triceps than standard pushups (elbows out) which put more focus on your chest..
Good luck guys and thanks for the great videos Elliot, keep up the hard work!
biceps need to be rocked to failure, i had trouble yiunger getting big biceps. i thought lifting heavy would help, it doesnt. You need a weight you can feel continious resistance under a controlled movement that yiu can maintain proper form. then stop thinking how many sets you can do. the number is 100. any way you can get to 100 reps, 10 sets of 10, 4 sets of 25, 20 sets of 5, the key is "time under tension...
yea... that's if you're doing isolation bicep exercises. Isolation exercises are not suited for building mass, instead it's suited more towards definition. It's compound exercises that put on mass, effectively and quickly.
Jesse Baik Sure they are, just for a specific muscle group
Partly true, you need a weight above a certain percentage of the 1RM to provide stimulus. 1 set of a hundred reps with 5lbs wont grow your arms
Yes 100 is a magic number, because it's round,. 99 or 101 will surely have no effect.
hmm EnglishSmoker2 you're definitely right about that. I agree with you. I guess the best method is to incorporate both compound and isolation. I always do my compounds first and end off with isolation movements. Seems i had the misconception that the isolation towards the end of my workout was just for the definition. Thanks for the straightforward correction regarding the concept of muscle definition.
I just subscribed. This guy to me seems very knowledgeable in what he's talking about and is very thorough in explaining it. I researched for myself and he is on point. Keep it up!
I actually fixed my posture and my biceps got bigger it's crazy
Colby Perry how u fix posture? which exercises u do?
omar shakir mainly I've been manually fixing by drawing my shoulder back, and also doing some light farmers walks and shit to kind of accentuate walking shoulders back, and unnoticed a tremendous amount of stress taken off my front delts
wow. that's pretty good.
my problem is I feel pain when I'm in the middle of doing dips or when I start doing a lot of pushups (over 50). Am I overtraining?
Colby Perry my posture is not bad. I just need back exercises to strengthen rear deltoid but whenever I do them they hurt my front deltoid too. I haven't tried many exercises coz I don't know any other ones. I'm also still a teen so I don't wanna stun my height
Deadlifts gave me a good posture fast,
i love that you always mention the energetic component of these things too. its something people seem to pretend doesnt exist, so its refreshing to hear someone just friggin say it
Yo Eliot my biceps are huge but body is skinny PLZ help
BreakNeck Gaming™ Work multiple muscle groups brah. Too much focus on one muscle group makes you dis-proportioned. Not good for you.
Markus H
Uhh.....
If you're lacking muscles in your stomach use a ab roller or do a lot of sit ups. If you're lacking muscle in your legs do squats and other various exercises. Make sure you stretch before a workout. Hope that helped.
BreakNeck Gaming™ Well,generally you need 3 exercises for the upperbody,weighted chest dips/flat barbell bench press(for chest),weighted pull ups/bent over rows (for back) and barbell upright rows with a medium grip on the bar(best shoulder exercise in existence).
Before you get to them,be sure you can do at least 70 or more parallel bar tuck planche dips/regular PB dips between two chairs(or anywhere,does not mater,it must allow you a full ROM),40+ deadhand pull ups,you have to hit this rep goal for each exercises in a 4-0-1-0 tempo with PERFECT form.
After you can do that,you will start the exercises I listed on the first paragraph,you will basically work with a 6-8 rep max weight all the time,and each session,you will do 12 sets till failure each session for each of those exercises/muscle groups and rest no more than 2 minutes between each set with all sets taken to failure,y failure I mean the point where in spite of your best effort your reps are no longer in perfect form.
You will do that once or twice a week,you will grow in front of your own goddamn eyes.Your trunk(torso) muscles such as back,chest and shoulder muscles will get huge giving you a great V taper.
For conditioning,work up to the level where yo can do 225 burpees with a push up each rep within 5 minutes,thats 45 reps a minute,that way you will keep your stamina up and be able to push yourself much harder than you can imagine.
BreakNeck Gaming™ why do you need elliott's help? Train everything but your arms. Problem solved
Elliot! When you started talking about how the shoulder itself could be out of wack all along since it is part of the essential core and how the arms themselves can only be addressed once the shoulders engage in a corrective activity and stretch them, many things became clear. I really appreciate it because I am a boxer and have very tense traps and neck from bad posture as well as the same arms plateau and you've helped me to correct the issue and henceforth break new ground
Ball and socket Elliott haha
Felt like he was speaking to me when hs talked about the shoulders. This dude is great.
well also out of my own experience guys who think they have small arms tend to overcommit to their biceps. I'd point out that a lot of what makes an arm look big is the tricep. Doing triceps with a backward grip helps a lot. When you're facing someone, the width of the tricep shows a lot. Actually from all angles I think tight triceps show a lot.
And another thing is people tend to look at muscular arms and neglect the impact of the shoulder muscles. Having well developped shoulders will help in accentuating the definition between your bicep and your tricep. I know I see people worrying too much about the looks of their arms when I see guys sitting down, resting their elbows on their knees with noticeably big biceps and small undevelopped shoulders.
Exactly. The tricep is two thirds of the arm. People overly focus on the bicep.
phil hems actually only 3/5ths of the arm. still more than the bicep though
Austin Dow You're only basing that off the fact tri=3, and bi=2. But how much actual mass does each take up in the arm? I'd say it's closer to the tricep being 2/3 than 2/5 of the arm.
What a wealth of knowledge here. This sheds some light on my imbalances.
That "mike Chang" title...
Ham7876 basically, anything with "secret" in its title has that mike chang title
I just used this to build my arms up.
Don't forget the shoulders, a well built shoulder alongside the arm looks pretty awesome.
A. dumbbell curl 4 sets 12 reps
A. Tri cable pushdown (use grip of your choice as long as it stresses the beginning) 4 sets of 12
B. EZ Bar cable curl 4 sets of 16
B. Rope gripe tricep pushdown (stand further back till you feel the grestest tension at the end of the momvent) 4 sets of 16
Finishers
4 sets of barbell curl 20 reps (over or under grip)
4 sets of dumbbell overhead tricep extend (one arm at a time, do as many as you can, switch on failure until you've done 4 times for each arm, no rest.)
Superset A and B. Unless specified 1 min rest between sets. Hold contraction for 1 sec at end of all movements.
I really hope you did base exercises in addition to all that. Like pullups, bench, dips, rows etc.
separate session but yes. This was back when I did 5 split single body part days. Never went without the compounds though.
I stretch before and after each set.Stretching is key for growth.
I have been Doing the same thing, stretching has helped me a lot.
+DEEZ NUTTZ No stretching is key for correction and increasing ROM. Lifting heavy weights is key for growth. Stimulating physiological adaptation by making your body think that what you just did nearly killed you. So then it wants to adapt and come back stronger to handle the stressor better the next time it encounters it.
Brother E, I think you're spot on with that arm theory/diagnosis I'd bet that's my issue and I'm in very good shape but not happy when arms are relaxed, only flexed. 🙏
Hi elliot.
A bodybuilder once told me that the secret to large bicep is doing bicep exercises in-between squats. Like 1 set of squats then 1 set of bicep curls then rest 30 seconds then same again. he said training the legs and bicep at the same time would stimulate growth in the bicep. Is there any truth in this? have you heard anything about this technique?
Thanks :)
That guy doesn't know what he is talking about. I think he is following a myth that says: "Squats temporarily increase testosterone levels. And high testosterone levels make you build muscle faster." The fact is, yes squats do increase testosterone levels, but all other exercises do the same thing as well. There's no point in doing a certain exercise after a set of squats because it won't make a difference in terms of muscle growth compared to just doing it when you want to. Just do your biceps whenever you can and train them often (at least once a week).
MrWoopWoop12345 you said that hes following a myth that squats temporarily increase testosterone levels but the right after that you said that they do...
I only train mine alone once a week they respond well, also they get worked when I train my back as well so I suppose anymore than that would be over training and not letting the tissue repair.
Squatting is a massive compound exercise recruiting many muscles. The theory is that your body has more circulating growth hormones if you do a large compound exercise, so if you do biceps in between squats, your biceps benefit from the large amount of circulating growth hormone. Don't know how true this is in practice though. Biceps can get big with good back workout too.
Duane Penner They do, but all exercises do the same thing.
Yo Elliott, That was the best explanation I've heard dealing with this issue.
Very very good vid but FORCED REPS ARE THE CORNER STONE OF MUSCLE GROWTH.
This would definitely SHAPE the bicep but to GROW your bicep you need to go beyond normal reps, i.e. do forced reps, with good form (i.e. ONLY fully flexing the bicep: no other muscle should be moving OTHER than the bicep. no JERKING around ;) ), negative portion of the rep 3 times slower than the contraction and freeze the bicep for 1-3 seconds on the top of the contraction. Breathing is EXTREMELY important too and if mastered will help you live through your forced reps much easier than if your breathing isn't mastered. Forced reps are good because they overload the muscle with much more blood than normally needed, growing it and also, because the bicep/muscle is very hot following forced reps, is much more efficient at burning fat directly around the muscle than aerobics. In a nutshell: your targeted (extremly important that no other muscle gets hot, ONLY THE TARGETED MUSCLE. If so, then your form is incorrect) muscle must be EXTREMELY hot following the final sets almost to a point that they do not function for probably 2 minutes. Tips in this vid plus very well performed forced reps will DEFINITELY grow the bicep no matter who you are.
STRETCH - OH, and STRETCH. STRETCH STRETCH STRETCH THAT MUSCLE (like mentioned in this vid) and other muscles in AND OUTSIDE the gym. Your pattern during the week should be stretch, stretch, stretch, (then when you get to the gym) BAM! destroy it with very well performed forced reps, then stretch stretch, stretch ... REPEAT. Constantly stretch, then your recovery is much much shorter, allowing you to attack the muscle much more frequently throughout the week, growing it and strengthening it faster
CONTRACT AND FULLY EXTEND THE MUSCLE UNDER WEIGHT, DON'T AUTOMATICALLY LIFT THE WEIGHT
Another VERY IMPORTANT point is the mind set. Don't LIFT the weight with your bicep, CONTRACT your muscle using the weight. Very very simple but makes a huge difference to muscle development if you consciously train from that angle, daily. Your rate of increase in strength will rise enormously and, hence, your targeted muscle too. Contract and FULLY extend the muscle under heavy (note: HEAVY but you don't want to be JERKING around. Lower the weight slightly if you find it difficult to contract without jerking it).
NO JERKING - ONLY CONTRACT AND EXTEND THE TARGETED MUSCLE
I say no JERKING around but, during forced reps, especially if you do not have any external help / spotter, then this is fine, as long as most of the power in the contraction is output from the targeted muscle and ALL the power in the extension is from your targeted muscle. Your spine and joints etc too should also be protected (don't arch your lower back for example when you contract under forced repped barbel curls (as well as normal repped barbel curls) AND the negative portion must be very very VERY well controlled.
MASTER YOUR BREATHING
I mention breathing too. If this is mastered then you will live through forced reps much much easier. Note: following the set you should NOT be out of breath like when doing aerobics. Most of the oxygen needs to be pulled from your muscles not your lungs (watch any post set Lee Priest videos and watch him train - he's totally NOT out of breath, since he always uses the oxygen in his muscles rather than his lungs, plus the extension is longer than the contraction, so the oxygen in his lungs is used much less than in his muscles). He even TALKS sometimes during the extension of the forced rep!!! lol). So, on the contraction, gulp as much air in as possible into your lungs to help the weight up (ALL muscle contractions require oxygen from your lungs to help move the muscle) and then, on the extension, BREATH NORMALLY. DO NOT hold your breath on the extension, just breathe normally. If the extension of the muscle is slow, then the oxygen will be taken from the targeted muscle and not the lungs, destroying it, which is what we want for growth.
Good vid but to GROW the muscle and shape it then VERY WELL PERFORMED FORCED REPS too.
This is me and I didn't realize it til now. Thanks for the eye opening lesson!
When he said STRETCH EM is like something popped in my head...like yes!! thats it!!!
(Glenoid fossa = ball-and-socket joint of the shoulder.) Thank you for a very informative video!
Are you related to the hodgetwins?
Broughton 90HD no, he isn't related to them.
QWIET MONEY NETWORK he could definitely pass for the younger brother of the hodgetwins
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somebody says this on every video and its getting old....
Yes. They are triplets bit due to a disagreement in fauxhawk hairstyles they moved to separate channels.
Thanks for the free info Elliot. I will be adding more intensity and volume to my exercises, as well as doing them slower.
I think a perfect example of this type of person is Joaquin Phoenix. His shoulders are an extreme example of this.
Eliot, I do appreciate your insight into many issues people have. I can't remember the name of your speciality, but there's that old adage saying basically that "if you go to a neurologist, he's gonna say it's neurological. If you go to a endocrinologist, he's gonna say it's hormonal. Etc"...
The answer may be simpler. There are those who truly are the definition of "hard gainer." I've personally found that these types of people do better off with sticking to the basics and letting their arms grow as a result. They may want to take a break from training arms completely and then after a month stick to very short, very heavy, very intense arm workouts. Leave "arm day" to the juicers and pros. In my opinion, NO split should consist of a day dedicated to training just the small muscles of the arms. Anyway that's my 2 cents.
Love your content man. Watching your open gym days gets me pumped and I find myself really rooting for the people training and hitting PR's.
for reals...arms on rest day. rowing a 140 lb db does arms and so does bench
yo elliot! you answered my question i didnt eve know i had. my ball joints arent giving me the range of motion i require. its been 4 months since i broke my foot at work, and iv been really trying to focus on maintaining flexibility, and im actually seeing results! your the fuckin man, wish i could train with you brother, happy new years!
HE'S RIGHT ABOUT THE MEDIAL ROTATION ETC. GUYS. THIS DESCRIBES ME DOWN TO A TEE
awesome video ! I have the same problem ; hope more stretching will help. Thanks Elliott !
Started following this advice about one and a half months ago, already seeing results !
I have huge arms, I can full stack the adjustable pulley machine and curl a crazy amount of weight. It's something you either have or you don't.
True..only steroid can changed that
Drasko Popovic even steroids dont change that. They make you look like you can lift when you cant
I have watched a couple of his videos. I must say that his correct use of terminology shows not only does he know from experience but studied to understand what he is talking about.
Somehow before I watched this I knew it'd involve stretching...
Hehe, it's always stretching. Elliott is the spokesman for Stretching Inc.
Wonderful video Elliot. Seen about a dozen so far. Gotta go eat, on a 10 meal a day plan. Thanks for sharing the info.
Damn! Looks like I have this same problem. Thanks Elliott
GREAT VIDEO !! Dude explained it and maked it simple.That's tough to do.
Great video and great technique! However, please be considerate of your audience with the F bombs! Keep up the hard work!
I love how he gives such long ass answers for simple answers. It's what makes him Awsome
Dat title...
"Fitness experts hate him!"
Finally found a good video, with legitimate and backed up info, that helped me understand more about why and how, from someone that knows his shit. Thanks for the insight. New subscriber
MOAR VOLUME AND FOOD AND SLEEP AND INTENSITY
haha yeah
MAKIN HELLA GAINS
I love the way you talk. Very inspiring.
the best stretching for my arms is just to hang on a bar
Makes total sense. Ever since I tore both rotators I have had issues with my arms. Nothing lines up properly anymore. Despite tons of physio. Going to get this surgically repaired. Hopefully in time my arms will return to normal.
I often wonder how often peoples obsession with body building is due to insecurity or false feelings of inadequacy forced upon them by cultural ideals.
Probably not in all cases but in some cases I think the bigger you want to get the more insecure you are and the bigger your ego is.
For me, I used to struggle with low self esteem, but the changes brought by working out has given me greater confidence, and has relieved me of my shyness and social anxiety.
Is it really such a crime for me to be working out because of insecurities?
Yakushii When did I say it was a crime?
Yakushii
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Thanks Elliott. I am an old man but enjoy staying in good condition. The problem you described has been with me for as long as I can remember but not I intend to get rid of it. Best of luck in all you do.
Yo Elliot, just wonder. How is Your hand where You cut Yourself ? Is it all back to normal, no issues ? :p
Thanks for posting this video. At first I was upset at the realization of my muscle imbalance, but now I know what I need to work on. The first step in shaping up my body into the physique that I want is for me to know it first. My torso has always been built but my arms were always underdeveloped. But after discovering this fact, my new plan is to maintain my torso and keep it lean while focusing on the growth of my arms. Basically, maintain torso size while making gains on my arms.
This is probably one of the best videos on "training" I have watched in a couple of years. The explanation is a masterpiece. Great job Elliot. I love you man!!!
Stretch the thoracic spine, neck, traps to build bigger arms...what the fuck are u talking about
nonetheless the kid should have proper posture before creating more imbalances.
show me ur big arm then ;) are they bigger then elliots ?
What the fuck are YOU talking about? Spinal issues propagate easily down through the arms or the legs. It's only natural that you'd want to keep your neck and spine in order.
Also, no offense, but you don't look like you should be second-guessing anyone when it comes to strength training.
Come back when you've studied kinesiology.
Yep, no ear-streching
Elliott this video is so right on for me. I feel like this is me but my arms grow so slow it's unreal
Strange secret for bigger arms is GENETICS ! Thats it.
watch the whole fucking video before you comment
secret for "big" arms would be genetics (sort of), but the video says "bigger" notice the -er at the end? getting bigger is always possible, no matter what your genetics are
How is that strange?
Bet you just saw the title clicked and just commeneted and exited out. Bigger arms has nothing to do with GENETICS at all. I have a friend whos dad is skinny like 160 pds. My boy is 220 lbs only 11% body fat. And has nice size arms and isnt a over stuff muscle freak. Elliot knows exactly what hes talking about. Full range of motion and volume and time under tension is very important.
"genetics" is another word for "excuse"...man up.
Dear Elliot, Thank you for your insights on this topic.
The secret answer is the injections.
Very good tips elliot. Much appreciated!
But... stretching weakens muscles.
no it doesn't. why would it? you're getting more blood, which carries nutrients and oxygen, into the muscles that you're stretching. More nutrients and oxygen in blood = more efficient training = gains.
That's just what I hear from different people. It's not like I don't stretch at all, besides, I'm sure there's right and wrong ways to stretch.
sheldon pence what you hear is true in a way. If you overstretch your chest during a chest routine it can lose its elasticity, sort of like a stretched out rubber band. You could lose some explosive power and a weight that might regularly be easy to you might just stick to your chest. Stretching is good but during/before a workout I would stick to dynamic stretching. Static stretch all you want after working out.
padard Actually it's best to not stretch before a workout because that increases risk of injuring yourself even more. Because the one time you go in without stretching you will mess yourself up.
You must never exercise. Warming up before is what increases bloodflow. Stretching your ligaments and muscles increase risk for tearing them while working out if you do it before. This is why it's best to do it after working out. Ask any good bodybuilder how much they stretch before working out. Have a nice day.
Thanks for the free advise Elliott!
is he related to the Hodge twins?!?!
No
+GLs0ldier hey do you want the secret to get to know me? stop being THIRSTY!
+SunKissNicole great reply. Boys will be like annoying little dogs and a whap on the nose is the best way to stop their yapping
+Alex Mitra definitely
Well played nicole
Just another aspect of lifting and training that I never put that much thought into. This is Gold. Thanks Elliot, subscribed.
This is really bullshit. I know and have seen many people with huge arms who are hunched over with medially rotated arms if you want to use that term.
your probably just thinking of people with bad posture
Same here. I know one guy in particular that has huge arms and has the issues that Elliott identifies. He has no chest, though.
Yosef Estill oh hes a baby butt
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How the hell did they gain mass in their arms? Not being a smartass I just want to know.....
got the same problem, thanks for your advise Elliot !
Ellitot please i want to be the father of your Children
lol that sound wronger as it should
is this a way of you saying you wish to marry Elliot's wife?
Thanks for pointing this out...wow a real difference between being strong and gaining mass is the TUT factor. Funny my normal workout for a Bicep day would be 12 @ 45lbs, 8, 8, 8 @ 50lbs, 6 @ 55lbs, and 4 @ 60lbs bench press (for neurological stimulation) I would do a 5 x 10 @ 60 lbs and 1 x 20 @ 70 lbs curls before and after a bench press and I really notice (if I have a very short rest period no more than 30 sec) that the 5x5 and the 1x20 does feel lighter but I am glad you mentioned TUTs so I am going to have to put more emphasis on that with slightly lighter weight if I want more mass on the bicep.
Get to the damn point. Gosh, you could take a 30 second PSA and turn it into a five minute sermon, as if you like the sound of your own voice too much.
why are you even here????
daleon96 Why did you even ask that????
I asked that because it makes no sense for you to be here watching his videos if your only gonna bitch about them, why bother
daleon96 No, your logic is flawed. You said that it makes "no sense" for me to be here "watching his videos." Why the plural? This is one video. And why assume he earned and held my attention throughout, based on my feedback? You dare to speak of what makes sense, while you show a lack of it.
EDK Gravity The analogy between not liking to hear someone beat around the bush and impatience in the gym doesn't hold. I'd say instead that the same no nonsense get-to-the-point attitude I have on YT serves me in the gym, getting right to work and killing each set to failure, no fluffy, egocentric meandering preamble.