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Glad he talked about the mental side of bodybuilding prep that not many people touch on. Its easy to see a bodybuilder’s physique and think oh it’s just the steroids but the mental side it takes to be at that level is insane.
Bodybuilding is probably the least mental “sport” out there. I’m not hating, it definitely takes incredible discipline. But you’re not doing live competition like actual sports. It’s not even close to the mental fortitude required to compete with actual opponents like in regular sports.
@@thesandman1384 Bodybuilding is absolutely a mental game-arguably more than most sports. The competition is primarily against yourself, and that makes it even tougher. There’s no team to pick up the slack if you’re having an off day, no opponent to blame for a loss. It’s just you, pushing your limits day in and day out. The physical training is only part of the challenge. The real test is in the daily discipline, the unwavering dedication to your diet, your sleep, your recovery-all of it, 24 hours a day. While other sports have defined seasons and breaks, bodybuilding demands a lifestyle commitment that never really stops. It’s a constant battle with your own willpower, and that takes an insane amount of mental strength.
@@thesandman1384 "Incredible discipline" that's 100% mental, discipline is coming from saying NO, over and over again to things we love and enjoy, at some point your mind is changed so bad, that's your starting enjoying the pain it comes with it.
At this point, it's chemical warfare. But it still takes tremendous discipline and hard work. Could be the hardest risk-reward sport out there, considering how much money they make compared to other sports.
Hard work can get you nowhere. It's easily the least important of those 3 you mentioned when we're talking about the Olympia level of athlete. You could work 12 hours at Amazon parcel fulfillment, match CBum's workout in the gym before bed, and honestly could look anywhere between Christian Bale in The Machinist to tubby Roger Federer as he won those 18 Grand slams
@@jorgemunoz2065 Well you need to understand the long term ramification of having exogenous genetics. Eddie Hall used to describe how he might lose 50 lbs off a lift over 6 months, but would come back stronger after, say, a 2 week rest. He is able to harness muscle memory to regain most of his strength. I can lift heavy and get my deadlift over 200 kg and my bench to 140 kg etc. However, my potential for retaining size is so low that I absolutely lose that after 2 weeks of no practice. You have to caveat the hard work principle with "working smart, whilst hard". I was squatting 140 kg for about 20 reps 5 times in 10 minutes in 2023. I repeated these sets up to 6 times. I know for sure that Eddie Hall would never cope with a set of more than 15 as his engine isn't built for high reps. Yet, I could barely max out at squatting 170kg on the safety bar, or doing very partial reps at 205 kg. In theory I could try and do a set of 5-7 like Eddie Hall probably schedules for his own regime. Despite this, I get such poor activation at lower reps that I simply seem to regress. Hard work only zaps resources in most scenarios. It is smart work and discipline that really ties in with genetics and "juice" to get results. Hard work is the layman's idea of progression, truly.
@@BabushkaOnukthis couldn’t be farther from the truth, genetics play a huge role in how someone can look and how well they can perform but without ultra genetics if you don’t put in the work and stay disciplined and eat right you won’t get a great physic
Fuck the overthinking and cringe science.. Clang and bang with original form and pace. Compound movements, eat, rest, drink water. Do it for enjoyment and well being, don't let others tell you how to live, you already know
From a videogame balancing perspective, bodybuilding as a sport kinda sucks. It's not balanced. You are born into a body and there isn't enough control for a elite level competition to be anything more than RNG. The only reason bodybuilding has any skill expression is because it's the early parts of the sport where heart, grit and determination matter. Once the meta has been figured out, it'll mostly be about genetics. Compare bodybuilding to MMA where the sheer length and bredth of the tactical and strategical options mean that skill expression is gigantic and any natural talent can be easily overcome with tactical and strategical skill.
Im not a Mr Olympia but i dont think making ur technique good is gonna be so unbelievably fatiguing that its gonna ruin ur gains. in fact u dont even have to think about controlling the negative after you’ve done it for a while.
ive seen how cbum trains. and its the way I train as well, which is basically sticking to the most basic movements. Why? because those work the best. You see all these fancy exercices people do these days which dont give you any added benefit to the muscle you're training, in many cases even the contrairy. All these acrobatic fancy BS training methods and exercices are just out there to impress people and to give them the illusion that they're going to build more muscle. just stick to the basics and train hard. its all about the muscle contraction, not the exercice
I mean CBUM uses quite a lot of machines which absolutely is considered fancy and not the most basic movements. If you train exactly like him you're already a little science pilled and obviously care mostly about getting bigger rather than stronger. You don't see CBUM whip out all the big compounds. He hasn't done that for years and years (smartly off course).
That depends on your definition of elite. Physically, it's more like on and a half. If we're talking about income and status, then you're on to something.
Look people over complicate bodybuilding. Pick things up and put them down number one. Number two have incredible genetics. Those two things and you will look like a Cbum. Take out the genetics and look like an average gym enthusiast.
Absolutely not, work ethic and mental fortitude plays an incredible role in prep. And you have to be smart with injury reduction, exercise selection, overload levels, rep and set ranges, etc... theres a lot more that goes into it than that.
@@JauntyWhale Genetics in this context means someone that is Naturally gifted and predisposed to easily gaining muscle even without the help of performance enhancing drugs. Just like NBA or NFL players are genetically gifted. Bodybuilding is the only sport in the world where everyone thinks they have a shot. You don’t. 99% of people don’t. I can play basketball all day but I’ll never be Michael Jordan. Just like none of you are Cbum.
6:48 it’s not science, it’s God’s design. John 16:21 "When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world"
@@fabiansuckfull9446 My body comp is mostly water and blood , cuppa organs here there and a skeleton to keep it all upright ☺️. Im about 90kg, roughly 20% body fat.
I don't know, I wouldn't say so... It is true that steroids users, especially abusers, look older than they actually are, but Chris looks surprisingly good. Looks like a solid 30 year old to me.
... the 'science' is steroids and other drugs (started in earnest in the 1960s) ... that people still pretend it's about the workout routine and mental game is just bizarre.
The workout routine is pretty irrelevant though. I've never seen a steroid guy even do much good form. The real question is how can you take that many drugs and not die.
@@Fatigue-Lost_AirBassist Perfect form is your foundation. Knowing if you're lifting for mass/competition, or for longevity and health is another. Because then the exercises are very different.
The eggs thing has been debunked since we figured out there's high density and low density cholesterol. As for the whole "meat gives you cancer/heart disease/soft pp" thing rhe evidence for that is paper thin.
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Make it 6x Mr Olympia, Farewell Legend!
Glad he talked about the mental side of bodybuilding prep that not many people touch on. Its easy to see a bodybuilder’s physique and think oh it’s just the steroids but the mental side it takes to be at that level is insane.
So true !
Steroids are obviously a part of it, but it's way more than that.
He's even actually going deeper into the more psychological subgenre OF the mental side which I'm finding really relatable.
I mean it's all self inflicted, he knows the side effects of the drugs he's taking . Move sympathy
I love how he referenced his wife. Shows his compassionate and empathetic side. Love that
True Aquarius
gay
Gay
Chris Bumstead is fucking cool.
Bodybuilding is clearly a mental game, more so than I ever realized. Mind over matter, in its purest form.
Bodybuilding is probably the least mental “sport” out there. I’m not hating, it definitely takes incredible discipline.
But you’re not doing live competition like actual sports. It’s not even close to the mental fortitude required to compete with actual opponents like in regular sports.
@@thesandman1384 Bodybuilding is absolutely a mental game-arguably more than most sports. The competition is primarily against yourself, and that makes it even tougher. There’s no team to pick up the slack if you’re having an off day, no opponent to blame for a loss. It’s just you, pushing your limits day in and day out.
The physical training is only part of the challenge. The real test is in the daily discipline, the unwavering dedication to your diet, your sleep, your recovery-all of it, 24 hours a day. While other sports have defined seasons and breaks, bodybuilding demands a lifestyle commitment that never really stops. It’s a constant battle with your own willpower, and that takes an insane amount of mental strength.
@@thesandman1384 "Incredible discipline" that's 100% mental, discipline is coming from saying NO, over and over again to things we love and enjoy, at some point your mind is changed so bad, that's your starting enjoying the pain it comes with it.
At this point, it's chemical warfare. But it still takes tremendous discipline and hard work. Could be the hardest risk-reward sport out there, considering how much money they make compared to other sports.
Everything is a mental game.
Great points. Always focusing on repetition velocity puts too much thinking into the lifting. Sometimes just lift
Focused mindset and TONS OF JUICE BABY!
Extremely hard work, great genetics, and juice
Hard work can get you nowhere. It's easily the least important of those 3 you mentioned when we're talking about the Olympia level of athlete. You could work 12 hours at Amazon parcel fulfillment, match CBum's workout in the gym before bed, and honestly could look anywhere between Christian Bale in The Machinist to tubby Roger Federer as he won those 18 Grand slams
@@BabushkaOnuk hard work definitely will get you somewhere as long as you’re applying it to a goal.
@@jorgemunoz2065 Well you need to understand the long term ramification of having exogenous genetics.
Eddie Hall used to describe how he might lose 50 lbs off a lift over 6 months, but would come back stronger after, say, a 2 week rest. He is able to harness muscle memory to regain most of his strength.
I can lift heavy and get my deadlift over 200 kg and my bench to 140 kg etc. However, my potential for retaining size is so low that I absolutely lose that after 2 weeks of no practice.
You have to caveat the hard work principle with "working smart, whilst hard". I was squatting 140 kg for about 20 reps 5 times in 10 minutes in 2023. I repeated these sets up to 6 times. I know for sure that Eddie Hall would never cope with a set of more than 15 as his engine isn't built for high reps.
Yet, I could barely max out at squatting 170kg on the safety bar, or doing very partial reps at 205 kg.
In theory I could try and do a set of 5-7 like Eddie Hall probably schedules for his own regime. Despite this, I get such poor activation at lower reps that I simply seem to regress.
Hard work only zaps resources in most scenarios. It is smart work and discipline that really ties in with genetics and "juice" to get results.
Hard work is the layman's idea of progression, truly.
@@BabushkaOnukthis couldn’t be farther from the truth, genetics play a huge role in how someone can look and how well they can perform but without ultra genetics if you don’t put in the work and stay disciplined and eat right you won’t get a great physic
Next - Ronnie coleman and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the podcast MAKE IT HAPPEN
Dorian is a much better choice
Robbie the black prince
The thumbnail looks like a mutant Dan Bilzerian 😂
Wow ! Chris & C Bum, must watch ❤️
so...in short...stop thinking about it & just do it. 👊🏽
But but but the science says!!!
Need to update the title, Mr 6x!!!!!
Fuck the overthinking and cringe science.. Clang and bang with original form and pace. Compound movements, eat, rest, drink water. Do it for enjoyment and well being, don't let others tell you how to live, you already know
Day 33 of asking Mr. Chris Williamson about his turgid, tediously pompous or bombastic, and aspiring trophy husband forearms routine.
Genetics..
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
From a videogame balancing perspective, bodybuilding as a sport kinda sucks.
It's not balanced. You are born into a body and there isn't enough control for a elite level competition to be anything more than RNG. The only reason bodybuilding has any skill expression is because it's the early parts of the sport where heart, grit and determination matter. Once the meta has been figured out, it'll mostly be about genetics.
Compare bodybuilding to MMA where the sheer length and bredth of the tactical and strategical options mean that skill expression is gigantic and any natural talent can be easily overcome with tactical and strategical skill.
Great fn question.
Post Olympia interview 🎉🎉
The post-partum MenInBlack flush of hormones is craaaazy. Didn't know that is a thing
Now that Chris seems to have embraced the Dr. Mike mindset, it really seems right to have them collab!
What do you mean Dr Mike mindset? Chris is doing his things his way
Mike is clueless
dr mike is so all over the place then when on his theories he doesn't even follow the same technique/form what he preaches...
Rp style training has always been around. Mike popularized it and explained it well.
Dr Mike couldn’t even get his pro card, he needs to throw his app away and maybe just focus on training haha
Still part of AG1, come on. When will content creators finally step up and show integrity?
Too funny - said that after my first … I had two more children 😂
That’s “6x Mr Olympia” to you sir
4:42 - 5:19
Im not a Mr Olympia but i dont think making ur technique good is gonna be so unbelievably fatiguing that its gonna ruin ur gains. in fact u dont even have to think about controlling the negative after you’ve done it for a while.
CBum attempted bodybuilding first, but was too small, so is that mr. O routine superior?
He’s 5 time Olympia classic physique champion, not Mr Olympia champion. Derek Lundsford is Mr O
The Bringer of Fun Over here. Dude puts the U in color.
People have short memories when it comes to suffering and really just about anything.
ive seen how cbum trains. and its the way I train as well, which is basically sticking to the most basic movements. Why? because those work the best. You see all these fancy exercices people do these days which dont give you any added benefit to the muscle you're training, in many cases even the contrairy. All these acrobatic fancy BS training methods and exercices are just out there to impress people and to give them the illusion that they're going to build more muscle. just stick to the basics and train hard. its all about the muscle contraction, not the exercice
I mean CBUM uses quite a lot of machines which absolutely is considered fancy and not the most basic movements. If you train exactly like him you're already a little science pilled and obviously care mostly about getting bigger rather than stronger. You don't see CBUM whip out all the big compounds. He hasn't done that for years and years (smartly off course).
@fVNzO Hany Rambod makes them switch to machines during contest prep months to avoid injuries and polish up certain muscle groups.
Now it is 6×
Mind over matter…❤
CBum is the Best!!! 🙏✝️🤴😄👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
You'll need to change that title to 6x Mr Olympia's :)
Nope
5:55
Tren hard , clen eating
Strong marketing tactics here, releasing Chris' episode on Olympia weekend.
I want to get to 1/5th of the size of Cbum
Two elite male specimens in front of us
That depends on your definition of elite. Physically, it's more like on and a half. If we're talking about income and status, then you're on to something.
@@Jeffthedude15 sure, chris certainly has a revolutionary physique but the dude with the beard not so much.
@@kuancs1 🤣
I agree. Chris looks way better than Chris.
Look people over complicate bodybuilding. Pick things up and put them down number one. Number two have incredible genetics. Those two things and you will look like a Cbum. Take out the genetics and look like an average gym enthusiast.
Absolutely not, work ethic and mental fortitude plays an incredible role in prep. And you have to be smart with injury reduction, exercise selection, overload levels, rep and set ranges, etc... theres a lot more that goes into it than that.
You're putting too much into "genetics", whatever that's even supposed to mean in this context.
You’ve obviously haven’t workout with me ahaha
@@JauntyWhale Genetics in this context means someone that is Naturally gifted and predisposed to easily gaining muscle even without the help of performance enhancing drugs. Just like NBA or NFL players are genetically gifted. Bodybuilding is the only sport in the world where everyone thinks they have a shot. You don’t. 99% of people don’t. I can play basketball all day but I’ll never be Michael Jordan. Just like none of you are Cbum.
6x
*6x Mr Olympia
beard tips please.
6:20
For all of you that have ever picked up a tennis racket and worried you would turn into Jimmy Conners, don't. You won't.
You cannot be serious man
6:48 it’s not science, it’s God’s design. John 16:21 "When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world"
There’s just too much handsomeness in this video… reported 😅
I keep missing the point, got a tldr
Don't over think, just do it.
The Science : Steriods.
Steroids - validation the worst drug in the world,
And what's your body comp/weight?
@@fabiansuckfull9446 My body comp is mostly water and blood , cuppa organs here there and a skeleton to keep it all upright ☺️. Im about 90kg, roughly 20% body fat.
Lmfao, welcome to the real life.
They ALL take steroids, yet nobody else looks like CBum 🤦♂️
Is this the genetic lottery podcast?
No it's the hardworking podcast
4 seconds negative are not science based. controlled negative however, are science based
Science based lifting is the dumbest thing to come into bodybuilding haha
@@Themilkman95 Bodybuilding itself require science wheather you are smart enough to understand it or not
@@shakir4969 no it doesn’t brother, just lift the weight up and down haha and do that consistently for years and your muscle grows
You need to bring shulz on
Science behide them roids
Hairlines on steroids too😂
I don’t know if just me or everyone else thinks the same way about cbum sounds like he is short on breath
No clue how Chris got to this interview being so depleted. His brain must be so foggy.
Science ? You mean drugs ? Lets be transparent here .
Brother Chris that hair transplant looks too unnatural
His face looks very old cant believe his 29
I don't know, I wouldn't say so... It is true that steroids users, especially abusers, look older than they actually are, but Chris looks surprisingly good. Looks like a solid 30 year old to me.
@krd1st breon is 45yo but chris looks 25yrs older than breon.. because cbum abuse steroids and has serious health issue
did schulz steal that joke from daniel sloss?
... the 'science' is steroids and other drugs (started in earnest in the 1960s) ... that people still pretend it's about the workout routine and mental game is just bizarre.
Sound?
Chum is my favorite bodybuilder but he seriously needs to work on his forearms. Chris probably has bigger forearms than Chris.
5x Olympia.................... Think he knows what he's doing
He really doesn't given his biceps size bigger forearms will ruin his symmetry
@@TheKbthakur His biceps are big, but short
The workout routine is pretty irrelevant though. I've never seen a steroid guy even do much good form. The real question is how can you take that many drugs and not die.
Watch cbums videos, his form is perfect.
@@Fatigue-Lost_AirBassist Perfect form is your foundation. Knowing if you're lifting for mass/competition, or for longevity and health is another. Because then the exercises are very different.
@@willnitschke you said "I've never seen a steroid guy even do much good form." Cbum is all good form
@@Fatigue-Lost_AirBassist Cbum doesn't go to my gym.
Boring
Imagine how he would look like if he took steroids.
everyone takes them. It's a even playingfield. And once you even the field with that , whats left? genetics, dedication, absolute regime and willpower
Imagine what he would look like if he went to the gym
Imagine how he would look like if he had good genetics
Boring
I guess you're not allowed on RUclips unless you have a beard.
Bihari is here now 😂
For all those who say steak and eggs are the secret, enjoy your heart disease in middle age.
yeah, raw liver and horse testicles are the ultimate hypertrophic meal
If that’s you in that profile pic,the irony here is on a new level.
The eggs thing has been debunked since we figured out there's high density and low density cholesterol. As for the whole "meat gives you cancer/heart disease/soft pp" thing rhe evidence for that is paper thin.
I'll stay high protein and fats. I'm a competitive athlete. We can do the Army physical fitness test anytime if you think you know better.
You probably still use the FDA food pyramid for health
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