How to NAIL Your Lifting Journey (BEGINNER to INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED)
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
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00:00 Geoff Says Hello
00:24 You Don’t WANT To Be Advanced
01:22 Video Overview
01:39 Book Book Book
01:55 What BEGINNERS Need
04:55 What INTERMEDIATES Need
06:35 What ADVANCED Lifters Need
09:00 Needs vs Wants
09:45 Things That Change During The Journey
11:42 Questions You Gotta Answer
14:02 Being Advanced Is OPTIONAL!
15:00 Book Book Book
Book 1: SWEAT
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Book 2: Ring Training For Hypertrophy
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Book 3: Resurrecting Your Gains
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The next book is finally OUT!!!
Really proud of how it turned out. It has completely new information, as I've learned quite a bit about training since the first one. It's focused on improving your hypertrophy-training process and breaking plateaus. It includes an almost SEVEN HOUR audiobook, which I decided to record myself rather than outsourcing.
Feedback has been excellent so far. I don't do sponsored videos or have ads on the channel, so I really appreciate the support. I really is YOU who keeps the channel going!
Can grab a copy below if it sounds like something you'd be interested in!
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Please do audio versions of your previous booksnas well for us who got em
I’m glad to see the recent growth of the natural bodybuilding community. Veteran/advanced natural lifters passing on lifting wisdom to the natty youth
Yes i need some guidance to get a better understanding of what to mindfull of throuhout this lifting journey
this is truly the RUclips golden era of fitness
or the natty golden era? idk what alex and NH call it 🤣
It's a blessing!
Yeah. It just took them longer to grow because they're natty 😅🤣
Powerluis, from Australia!!? -Seanshank
Shiny object syndrome had me spinning my wheels for years, and quite honestly athleanx was the number one facilitator
Junk volume is KILLING YOUR GAINS!! Do this ONE EXERCISE to keep your gains!! /s
In my experience, some of the most important factors throughout anyone’s lifting journey are being able to check that ego at the door, staying consistent, & keeping an open mind to always continue learning something new every single day. 💪
Those tips seem so simple, but they are definitely what makes a good lifter. It’s easy for beginner or intermediate to feel like they have to flex or match the guy next to them instead of being honest with themselves about their limits. Consistency is something that is preached, but not everyone gets how important and hard it is. And the “open mind” mentality is just a better way to grow in general. People sometimes get married to a method or style and can’t adjust to their needs. You are spot on, man.
Thoughts like these make more and more sense the longer you've spent in the gym.
From the beginning until now as an intermediate I've just let my program slowly evolve over time. Slowly adding things like exercises, volume, etc. I never just "completely changed" what I was doing and this leads to your point of tracking everything. THATS HUGE. That's how you figure out what is and what isn't working instead of just randomly switching things up.
I'm also of the "if it aint broke don't fix it" camp. If I'm making progress on something then there is no reason for me to make drastic changes. Lastly stop worrying about what exercise is best. Pick something that seems cool, see if it works.
I've had a similar journey and similar sentiments. I concur!
One of the most exciting parts of the lifting journey for me has been the mini- epiphanies along the way. Realizing when to time my pre-workout carbs most optimally, or what angle of incline press feels best on my shoulders while producing the most stimulus to my chest. It is such an individual pursuit which is what I love about it. Great vid.
The physique you have now is insane. That is the actual ideal swole lord warrior build lifters want.
Watching Geoff go from his quora days to closing in on that 25 ffmi has been inspiring! Shows how much is possible as a natural willing to put in 5-10+ solid years.
If theres anything from this video I can repeat for others reading the comments is that you need to find what exercises work for you. For me 'staple' compound lifts like the barbell squat and bench press gave me injury issues, even with good form. Replaced them with bulgarian split squats and DB bench and things have never been better in the gym.
Find what works for you and get stronger at that in reps and weight!
The Pokemon Geodude evolution in the Thumbnail was just way to strong for this to go unnoticed
One important thing especially for beginners is that there is such a thing a training too minimally, dont go to the gym, only ever do 4-5 compound exercises and expect that it will leave you one day looking like a bodybuilder. Yes compounds are important for strength but unless your a powerlifter dont make the same mistake i did and never add in isolation work or more volume for specific muscles because trust me you will be very disappointed if you goal is bodybuilding.
Started messing with sarms for about 6 months, your videos helped me decide to stop and train natural. I've seen better results training natural with your principles than I had using dumb programs with sarms. Thanks for providing objectively good content.
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Natty card=revoked
@@steezyg23 Maybe so. Doesn't matter. I will continue to rely on my gonads for tests production and nothing else. It's about the principle of the hard work.. not having the title of "natural". Thank you for your positivity.
@@benwright7547 sorry man was just a joke lol. Good on ya mate 💪👍
@@steezyg23 Very cool of you to say sorry and you were just joking instead of responding with snark. Good on ya dude.
One of the key factors in determining whether someone is at the novice, intermediate or advanced stage, is how much intensity they can generate. The ability to summon up concentrated and controlled aggression, is a skill that definitely takes a while to master.
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Nobody talks about that! Some people have more or less of a natural intensity threshold when they start out in the gym, but everyone who sticks with it develops much more of that capacity.
@@Z-I-P Yep. There are no real secrets when it comes to lifting but it is one of the major factors all natural lifters have in common!!
Golem Mode Master Race
Very accurate summary of the journey here Geoffrey! Pretty much exactly mirrors my experience.
Buy his books!
Consistency is definitely key. In my twenties I worked out without any real structure or motivation other than a vague desire to be "better" or as a reason to hang out with friends. Never really made any progress. I looked like a beginner/ untrained person.
In my late thirties I got into mountain biking and rock climbing. Those motivated me to actually have a reason to commit to weight train for a purpose and specific goals. Seeing myself getting measurably better at my sports gave me so much more motivation to work out than the slow, almost imperceptible short term visual changes that happen week to week. I put together a home gym and after 2 years of consistent working out I've made a lot of progress and have a pretty solid fitness physique now. Goes to show the importance of consistency and motivation. I was active all through my twenties, but never with any consistency and got nowhere.
My fitness hot take: Fitness youtubers need content, so they have to cover all kinds of esoteric topics, most of which is useless for 95% of the viewers. For most people the real struggle is to be consistent, keep going to the gym even when you don't feel like it, manage your sleep and diet outside of the gym, find out what works for you using experimentation. Simple things, but hard to stick to... and it makes for rubbish content. Nobody want's to watch 40 different videos about a guy doing the exact same workout over and over. So the fitness youtubers keep pushing out content on advanced topics that takes away time from their viewers and confuse the heck out of them. Program hopping and loss of confidence in your fitness process follows.
RUclips makes it even worse by ignoring fitness channels that doesn't make regular uploads. RUclips is literally killing your gains.
Almost at 100k, love to see it Geoff
love your videos Geoffrey keep up the good work
Bro I’m so glad I found your channel, this exactly what I’ve been trying to learn
This is gold! Thank you
Great information as always, very useful. Thank you!
Wow! 100k Subs is getting CLOSE!
You deserve that and more! Thanks so much for sharing with us!!
Countless gems in this video, saving this one for sure
Great video! Thanks Geoff
the quality info, the honesty and the good organized presentation... hats off!!
Thanks for the tips!
great video Geoffrey, loving the content!
Ur spot on with a lot of ur advice. When I started my journey again the RUclipsrs I was watching info's was keeping me from getting the gains I knew I could I achieve. They really do show you exercises that keep you from growing
So glad someone finally said it...for the third time. Thanks Mr. Cavalier.
one of your best educational videos, congrats bro
I've been watching you for a fair while now - you are looking like a MONSTER of late. Thanks for some of the best information around.
I've been thinking about these things too! I've been learning to fall back in love with the gym. That doesn't mean obsessing about things, as perhaps I used to do, but savoring the labor and the fruits thereof.
Best Fitness content on RUclips!
Hi geoff, been watching this channel for a good minute (more like a year lol) and it's by far my favourite. If anything, the further i have went in the fitness 'journey', the less and less people i watch for the reason you've explained in this video.
"Being advanced is optional" is some of the best advice and really hit homes. I truly believe I've reached the limit of my gains without me not giving much thought to any of it. I've been training for perhaps 3 years, and besides keeping mental notes of sets & reps, listening to my body & remembering to have a protein shake and a big meaty meal everyday. i don't track or put any effort into anything outside of the gym! That might sound silly to some people, but to me it makes perfect sense. Weightlifting is therapy, putting heavy stuff up and putting it down while listening to some very aggressive music makes (at least i think) it much easier to be a calm and kind person in the rest of my life. I would say that its very visible that i 'lift', and its very visible that i'm 'strong', after that? there's nothing else i want from it! If i were to constantly have to think about eating a certain number of macronutrients, optimise my exercise selection and volume. I probably could get quite a bit bigger & stronger, but i just wouldn't enjoy it as much and to me then, whats the point!
'The Gym' has changed my life for the better, and it was done entirely due to me enjoying the process of going and lifting.
Amazing content thank you so much
what an amazing video, honestly. I think the most important part you talk about in many of your videos, that other fitness youtubers don't is the customization of what works for YOU. Trial and error folks, can't learn if we don't make mistakes, although hopefully not life-long injury mistakes :P Thanks again Geoff, great input as always.
I think one of the aspects that is helping me survive my lifting journey is paying attention to my capabilities, not only in terms of strength / endurance, but specifically range of motion, stability of joints and anything that is lacking in those areas. Being able to work around something is fine, but building resilience in a joint that you've had issues with in the past is incredibly useful.
What exactly have you been doing differently to strengthen your joints /ligaments ? I’m The same I really want to build joint strength not just muscle
@@jimb4366 I apologize in advance if this is lengthy. I'm pretty passionate about using lifting to keep me from getting broken as I age. Becoming resilient is one of my primary goals (along with hypertrophy and general strength).
For keeping your soft tissues, tendons and ligaments happy, I think being natural, having good nutrition and being patient are key aspects of development of all the supporting tissue while you build muscle. Jumping into very hard variations, using too much weight/volume and not listening to your body are areas where many of us (myself included) have stumbled along our lifting journey and aggravated or injured something acutely. One thing that I am finding very helpful for improving my recovery is improving my general cardiovascular capacity on my 'rest' days. If you have access to a wide variety of equipment in a gym, you may find that different machines can improve the local recovery to a joint better than others (cycling won't build capillaries in your back as well as rowing would). Additionally, focusing on work capacity gradually over the months and years can also help your joints recover.
As to how to become resilient for a given joint with regard to muscle strength, range of motion and overall balance... My personal opinion is that it's easy to program antagonistic muscle group exercises and achieve a moderate level of balance. However, to truly become resilient you really should consider a comprehensive approach to not neglect the smaller muscles that are perhaps less emphasized in a hypertrophy or strength program.
For a given joint, look at all the muscles that cross the joint as well as those that stabilize it between neighboring joints. In example, the elbow joint has muscles that do extension and flexion, while the shoulder and wrist muscles will contribute to the proper function of the elbow in a compound exercise. A comprehensive approach to building resilience in the elbow would start with strengthening the elbow flexors (biceps, brachailis, brachioradialis) and extensors (3 heads of the triceps) in a balanced manner through a full range of motion. After that, you can focus on building up both sides of the joint to allow it to become even more resilient. This would involve looking at imbalances in you forearm and shoulders with regard to strength/mobility for all their various functions. This can be a bit intimidating to think about given the overall complexity of some joints (to learn about how the shoulder works you might have to teach yourself about how the scapula moves and which muscles assist with individual movements). Don't worry too much about the the overall complexity of the mechanics of the body, as you have years to learn via experience while lifting/listening to your body and educate yourself via the excellent free resources we have available to us.
In any case, you could briefly summarize all of this with a lot of the basics, lift in an intelligent manner (balanced exercises, rotating to prevent overuse injuries, proper range of motion), pay attention to your recovery (listen to your body). If you find a weakness, address it over time. Don't neglect your cardio. Use active recovery to enable better overall joint health.
If you're willing to put in the effort to learn about your body and train holistically, I truly believe that you can become very resilient. The human body is capable of amazing things 😁
Been tracking reps and sets from early on thanks to geoff and similar channels 👍
Oooooooooh i caught this one early. thanks for all your work, Geoffrey. your impact on the global fitness community (and myself specifically) is tremendous and i’m excited to see where you go from here!
Stay optimistic was the one I needed to hear. Things are starting to slow down for me now and I've been disappointed my lifts have stalled.
This is the kind of information that people truly need...thank you for talking about these things on your channel...got your book just now!
Appreciate the support and glad to help!
I think the intermediate stage is underrated. Like if you are working out for fun, wellness, and moderate aesthetic goal, intermediate is an attainable and rewarding goal.
Spot on!
Becoming an intermediate is an easily justifiable investment. Reaching for more is optional! It's not going to be the best choice for everyone.
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The "Advanced" stage should really only be for IFBB pros and physique competitors, intermediate level physiques are sufficient for every one else. Even Personal Trainers. I don't want an advanced lifter teaching me how to achieve that last bit of muscle growth if I'm not at that level yet.
@@richardcaraballo1185 what a weird fucking mindset lol
This video is thought provoking. I don't agree that people should go to the gym for enjoyment only. The gym is about becoming a better physical self and often the process carries over to other areas of life. This results in success which makes repeating the process worthwhile. Everyone should learn to become advanced and do the work required.
I've noticed as I've gotten older I don't grow as fast overall but as long as body composition is in check I have a much more solid and shaped individual muscles than I could achieve at beginner, intermediate time frames. Too many ppl get discouraged and quit too early is the problem.
Very realistic progression. Hard training, Consistency, & Progressive overload will take anyone far 💪
I'd say I'm intermediate. I started varying my workouts this year to fix weaknesses and round out my development. I have no desire to get huge, and just lift to be healthy and strong for my skinny frame. It took a while, but I got one of my best friends to go to the gym with me. He doesn't go as hard as me, but he's getting into it little by little, and we're going slow for him to prevent injuries from not being accustomed to it. I just lift two days a week, and have stayed consistent and comfortable with that for a couple years. Plenty of time to recover and push hard, and my job is pretty physical, so I do worry about overstimulation trying to lift more often. I don't want to burn out on going, and I enjoy this as a healthy hobby. I'll keep pushing myself for what I do, but never more than I enjoy.
I am getting back Into weights after a year off and honestly put your music on, sing and get all the anger out and enjoy the process. Do not get addicted to numbers or other people metrics for how strong you should be or how you should look.
Your biggest competition is yourself.
And enjoy yourself its a few hours where you can be physical and see progression, make the most of it as a lot of people would love to be able to sqaut but sadly are stuck in wheelchairs.
And you can do it alone.
I identify as a beginner so I can gain 15lbs per year
Dude, your channel is great, very informative and consistent. I would like to see you invest in a better mic I'm sure that would increase your traffic on your channel, keep up the good work!
Thank you truly.
After watching a bunch of your videos I just noticed the clock on the wall behind you needs new batteries. Great content.Thanks.
The fast gains are soo nice ngl, it's soo satisfying when you start to actually look like a guy who lifts.
I’ll buy simply because you made an audiobook!
I'm definitely in that last category. I have no desire to become an advanced lifter, or even intermediate, really. I want my newbie gains, and to keep doing ultra-distance endurance events. But my beginner journey should be informed by best practices, which is why I like this channel. But I feel like we ned a term other than "beginner" for someone who becomes well-educated and capable with lifting, but who doesn't have a physique-maximizing goal. Perhaps "casual" is already used that way, but to me that implies a lack of interest, not a moderate goal.
It's ok to be a beginner in a field you don't specialize in.
every time i see a geoffrey video my day is made 😤.
Thanks, mister.
Part of me feels like for being intermediate my volume is way too high but I remember that 1-I’m not sore. 2-pump is good. 3-I am making progress overall. I love science and optimization but don’t let Jeff nippard or anyone tell you to only do 6 sets per workout for ur triceps when it’s ur weak point cuz everyone is different.
If you are healthy, happy and progressing nicely you don't need to second guess the process.
Depends on what you count as a set to your triceps. Also something I didn’t understand for a while is that there’s no point in doing an excessive amount of sets in 1 workout because the quality of the sets diminish the further away you are from peak performance of that day
@@KurokamiNajimi Not all sets are created equal.
Buy the book! It's great! Listened to the audiobook 3 times over.
Glad you've liked it!
today my first notebook for logging workouts has actually run out of pages after a full year of consistent training week in and week out...Its a habit at this point and im really happy to enter my 2nd year of consistent training..lets go
have you tried any apps or do you like to use a physical notebook
@@syedfuzail8475 note book will always be superior than any app
@@noone-pg4lr I use one too but some apps show you graphs of progression so going to give that a try
Good shit king 👑
Hell yeah and don't be afraid to experiment outside the norm. For instance I have tried training 3, 4, 5 and 6 days a week. And now I'm actually only training ONCE a week and seeing my numbers go up every week. Would I gain more with 2 or 3 days? Likely yes. But still it's great and frees up time during the rest of the week. It's not something I will continue to do since a full body workout in 1 day takes hours and can be very taxing. So I'll probably split it up again over 2 or 3 days. It's like Geoffrey said for hypertrophy there are a wide range of things that work. Just got to figure out what works for you! Consistency and experimentation makes an excellent combo.
another banger
Best thumbnail ever
Bros channel is Sky rocketing
Giving this video an immediate like cause i see my boy golem in the thumbnail
Your content is always🔥
By FAR the hardest thing about lifting is CONSISTENCY.
I started lifting in January, my longest streak was 6 weeks with a upper/lower 4 day per week split.
I went abroad in June and fell ill for 2 weeks after catching something in the airport, I also blew my elbow on an arm wrestling machine (lol).
2 weeks later I fell ill AGAIN meaning I only worked out 5 times in 2 months through June and July, not to mention the heat we had this summer was unbearable in the UK.
I learned 2 major things by that point:
1. SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING.
Just because you can't do the full meticulously planned workout routine due to time constraints or because you feel tired that particular day does not mean you should skip that whole day because that forms a bad habit. (unless tiredness effects good form)
2. LEAVE THE EGO AT THE DOOR.
After 8 weeks with only 5 workouts, strength WILL be effected. Life happens and sometimes lowering the weight is required, DO NOT chase numbers or an injury will happen.
I hit advanced and never really followed a program or written down sets and reps. (Just in my head) it’s possible. Just need consistency , nutrition, sleep, and openness to new stimuli.
“In your head” is still tracking. Most people don’t even do that
Hey! Great video as always, just letting you know there is a lot of uncomfortable resonance in the audio of the video. Maybe try moving the fan slightly?
Another banger from the king
6:40 holy shit
Love this channel, you inspire the natural journey. Greetings from Chile!
Greetings from Alaska!
Yesss please keep your beard like that it looks good
Didn‘t see the video, but I am hyped - lets go
Great vid and content, and also; you look more groomed and better than usual - looks good 👊🏻 (the most important factor, of course)
He's looksmaxxing now 😂
I'd argue that you actually look better as an intermediate than as "advanced." If you're just going to the gym to look good, be healthy, happy, be strong enough, athletic, etc. then being intermediate is probably more than sufficient. Remember, the only people who are going to be impressed by a 3 plate bench are other dudes in the gym lol.
Beast Mode
Hi Geoffrey
Thanks a lot for the great content !
I have been watching your channel for a while now.
Would love to hear your thoughts on kettlebells. I have beenb using them at home now and really enjoying the flexibility of being able to workout whenever.
What do you think of kettlebells + bodyweight stuff ? Do you think it's possible to achieve good hypertrophy results even when kettlebells are limited in weight? Will this be the limiting factor or can I have a good 1-2year progression on this without needing to go to the gym for heavier stuff?
Thanks again
Thanks Geoff. Gonna buy the 2nd book soon
Hey Geoff, really appreciate your content and insight. I recently suffered a back injury (likely from overuse...), and would like your take on getting back into the gym after having to take a forced hiatus. I have no problem pushing myself, probably to my detriment at times. I'm just curious how you've navigated any injuries, and bringing back up weaker muscle groups.
Really tough to diagnose this kinda stuff in RUclips comments. Can just start back with light weights I guess.
You make common sense! I love this approach.
A breath of fresh air in a sea of smoke.
"Not over consuming fitness content."
Me who's watched 4 fitness content videos just today: "I feel attacked."
I'm surprised at how far i made as I have Knee, Hip, Wrist, and Shoulder Pain being the reason why i can't do most of the exercise.
Keep it up!
I think tracking could be very important and super beneficial to most but I dont think it has much to do with beginner, intermediate, and advance.
Maybe its already in someones head. Maybe some people are more intuitive based. Maybe some people are paying a great deal of attention to their performance and general feeling and the most likely factors.
Like it could be the most important thing someone isnt doing or it could even have a negative impact. One might start chasing numbers and stressing about things not going up when before they had a healthy and consistent methodology, were looking at the appropriate factors, and had a decent mental picture of how their numbers were week to week anyways.
Awesome video you should go down to Taiwan it’s very nice
“Keep the process processing.”
GVS 2022
Being intermediate is so hard bros
I still make gains on the back and legs but
my progress on my shoulders and chest are so slow, my bench hasn't moved in 6 months and i go as hard as possible on my sets.
Eat more and/or lower your volume!
How did u break thru this plateau??
The very reason why we sculpt our male human figure 04:27.Thanks Bro.
I remember playing hot cross buns on the recorder man
For the algorithm
Bro ur beard is insane
I think the Intermediate stage is a lot longer than people make it out to be The Beginner Stage is usually around 1 year. the Intermediate stage can last a lot longer there are very few lifters that can confidently say without a doubt that they are 100% Advanced. people can pretty easily define what it means to be A Novice/Begginer and Intermediate but there seems to be a lot more nuance when it comes to people defining what it truly means to be Advanced.
Lmao the golem line I love it
So as someone who's wasted a lot of time training far from optimally, do you think that if I just focused on some calisthenics skills that I want to develop/keep (pistol squats and shrimp squats, push ups and chin ups) + the big lifts (squat/leg press, depending on what's available, hip trust, rows, and shoulder press) with no isolation work, would that be enough?
I know I'm lacking some abs work, I'm still figuring out where to place it + what to do that'll give me the most bang for my buck. My lifting time is very limited as I can only do it during my lunch break, and on Sunday's which is when the gym is the most busy 🙁 I picked up the bad habit of thinking that longer workouts = better workouts during college, so I do feel a bit odd when all I do is three/four lifts over my lunch
“Hot cross buns”. Never thought about how that phrase makes absolutely no sense but every one of us who heard those words could hear the notes 😂
No sense? Hot cross buns are buns which are served hot with a cross decoration on top.
@@bensquirrell9708 didn’t know that. Thank you!
Thumbnail proves you're a pokemon simp fanatic🧐👀😅💖
You are funny and much bigger than me, I gave you a follow 🎉
Hey Geoffrey,
I am clearly a beginner. I am seeing strength and size gains, really like the programs I am running. I have a doubt, I train 3 days a week everything once a week and have 2 different weeks of the same split, i.e. different exercises or variation for 1 body part in the 2 weeks. Is this fine please let me know. And love your content amazing pop up edits😂.
Thanks
Most effective way is to train each body part 2 times a week, when ever it's full body split/ppl/upper/lower, as far you hit each muscle group twice a week with good focus and avoid overtraining, you're set for life.
10 months in, I consider myself a novice (in between beginner and intermediate). I just recently progressed from a upper/lower split to a pull/push/leg split. Personally, my progression is a bit atypical in terms of my leg progressed more than my upperbody, hence doing the PPL split which takes 2/3 of the time to work on my upperbody instead. Other than strength gain, my main progress is in how much refined I target my muscle. Instead of targeting just chest or delt, it's upper chest or rear delt. Or knowing that standing and seated calf raises target different part of the calves.
It sounds like you're figuring some things out. Keep it up!
4:23 oh no lost nnn at this moment :(
Did I see correctly in the right video panel? You went to failure on the deadlift?