Congrats on 2 Million subs! I was surprised you got that many when I checked cuz I was subbed when you had like 50k. You definitely deserve all the subs for the amazing content you make bro keep going :)
Who thinks being shredded has anything to do with health? This guy has nothing to do with strength. His whole shtick is that he's strong. He isn't. He has great mobility, and even great bodyweight strenght. But strength strength? No. Cause he doesn't train for it. Ever
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 Most lifters in the gym with 30% more quads would not be able to excert the strength needed for a dragon squat. So he is definetly strong not only pound for pound.
Just because he can exert more force in extreme ranges of motion, doesn't mean he's overall stronger. It just means he's stronger in extreme ranges of motion, and hasIt superior mobility. The mobility needed for a dragon squat is completely unnecessary for most sports. I doubt most NFL running backs or NBA players can execute a dragon squat. That doesn't mean he's more athletic/stronger than most NFL players.
I enjoy how you don't try to convince people that your way of training is better than all the others. I'm a bodybuilder (in that I train primarily for aesthetics) but I can definitely see the merit in your way of training and I'm happy to see you tell people that their way of training is just as valid as yours
Bro what? This guy is weak as fuck, even accounting for body weight. He’s not strong at all. You want to know a decent measurement (but not great) if someone is strong “pound for pound”? See if they can do 7-10 PROPER muscle ups. I doubt he could do even 1 “proper” one.
His strength training regimen would certainly help a person get strong enough to further their hypertrophy training. One fuels the other, the problem is people don't have time to train both usually.
I also have a rather unique training routine. And I regularly feel like I'm doing something wrong because it's not the norm. But I'm seeing results and building towards the goals I've set for myself. Thank you for making this video and giving me the confidence to continue on my own path. Stay blessed.
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You would be surprised what some pro bodybuilders do in modifying workouts to be more efficient for their goals. Things that look dumb, but are targeting specific muscles to improve symmetry. I’d it works for you, and as long as it isn’t potentially dangerous (like balancing on a ball while lifting barbells), go for it.
I love how you post citations from peer-reviewed scientific articles!!! Seriously, it adds so much credibility and influence! Thanks for all your vids!
You are a breath of fresh air in this space filled with roided guys pretending to be natural and selling hopes and dreams that are pretty much unattainable for people not using drugs. Keep it up.
I also want to remind everyone that what we think of as "big" when it comes to bodies and muscles has been massively warped by epidemic-scale abuse of anabolic steroids.
Yeah but he looks like the average person who has a good diet without even training. He could easily gain 20 pounds of muscle in like 2-3 years and even more than that if he kept training longer.
@@Hoppitot I suppose you are right. It can be a tad annoying having 20 tabs open each with 30 to 60 second clips that end in less than 5 minutes. Long form content is really slipping downhill lately, for the most part.
@@kindauncool Thats like saying someone made a 3 course meal when they made a sandwich with lettuce and tomato because they usually only eat the bread by itself
As some who is currently needing knee surgery at 36 years I can attest that range of motion and mobility/ability are WAY more important for your life quality than muscle appearance or strength. This guy has it very very right.
Mobility is important but strength is just as important even for simple things at an old age like going up srairs, responding to a stumble and not falling, carrying groceries etc. Roided freaks have made a bad name to strength training
@@yoram9692 yeah but you still don't need a jacked body, flexibility for life quality has better advantages let's say the true. When you're old you can't maintain position due to lack of flexibility, flexibily help to not fell and control your motion. Strenght is also important for loads but to be able to bench hard loads won't be that useful in reality if u catch what I'm saying, still need to do sport for a little muscle development and to have a good metabolism rate as it slowly decrease and increase sickness
@@jojo-vk7kp actually not. Strength training is more important than flexibility in old stages. studies show that overload in squats and other impact exercises help to decrease bone mass loss, which is the primary reason for old people falling, breaking bones, etc. Also, strength training (stability, mobility, and overall muscle strength) is the key ingredient to performing everyday tasks, such as walking, going up stairs, sitting, getting up, etc. Flexibility is very important as well, but strength training(not muscle) is the ultimate ingredient to a healthier life. Also, regarding posture, strength training is the main factor to that as well, since by building core stability strength and overall spine strengths are the primal aspects of maintaining good posture and properly distributing load throughout the body. Go watch @squatuniversity videos for proper science based information regarding training.
@adamalfroy292 flexibility and mobility are two different things dude, In simple terms, flexibility is the ability of the soft tissues to passively stretch. Mobility, on the other hand, is the joint's ability to actively move through its full range of motion. When your older sustaining good Mobility is one of the most important things.
I respect you my guy. I don’t work out like you but i definitely should focus more on my flexibility. You’re honest and genuine and there’s no supplement for that. We need more ppl like you
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I've done tons of powerlifting and "bodybuilding" training, but this way of training really caught me!! My experience with powerlifting was good and i enjoyed it but I also felt stiff, bulky, heavy and unathletic. So I changed to this kind of training and I feel SO much better and "useable". Of course I lost some muscle and sometimes I do miss the feeling of a good pump, but honestly this just works so well for me right now. Knowing that your body is formable and you can shape it and achieve exactly what you want with it, is absolutely amazing to me! I'm so grateful.
My motivation for training was athletics, but my style was closest to powerlifting. I got stronger but it didn’t translate to athletics and honestly if anything made worse. Didn’t know better. Useable is such a good word to describe what my training was lacking.
@@bigmitch7901of course, but spending they are slightly mutually exclusive; having higher body weight and more muscles make stretching harder and less "usable", unless you put in the effort to restretch and keep them flexible. Doing that is time consuming, and many people dont have enough time to do two types of training at the same time when doing just one suffices
@@deejaydee1578 I don't know, I just don't really see myself becoming too stiff and less usable as a natural lifter. If anything more flexible, because I do free weights only.
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Man this is crazy. It feels like he shows us excercise + explanation that needs 40-60min. But the Video goes only 3min31sec. This guy is not only efficient in training, he is also a perfect explainer! Top performance! Brilliant RESPECT. To all 10min+ YTer. BIG FY! This is how it goes!
@@masonreppeto882 he's not wrong. you're gonna do more to support a youtuber by having the time to listen to them for 10 minutes and giving them ad revenue. probably
As a small kid, I grew up with my grandparents in their village for a few years. I helped them with gardening chores, transporting grain sacks and other menial tasks. Had no idea that carrying very heavy sacks of grain from the car to the barn would build my muscles up for strength, rather than volume. I'm now very skinny but I always surprise others by my strength. It all makes sense after watching your videos.
Same experiences here. My farmer grandfather called it ‘hen muscle’ where you may not look strong but you will surprise people with feats of strength in unique and unusual ways.
Seeing you be thin but strong is inspiring. I've been a very skinny guy my whole life (183 cm, 59 kg), but I find you to be inspiring. It's like I have a goal that I can reach without working out until I can't move for the rest of the week, or eating carbs and protein until I'm sick.
I wouldn't say he's that thin but rather it's illusion of being thin. I am definitely weaker than him but I don't look like skeleton, I would say my muscles aren't that small, a lot goes into appearance. Muscles at rest will seem "skinnier" than when you flex them, the lighting also play a role, loose clothes make it look like you're smaller
But remember that he looks like he has a good BMI . So I think you might be a little bit underweight for your height. But hey , I might be wrong. And good luck ! 🤞
I love your channel - basically a different pov about having a healthy body and enjoying what it can do. It really gave me a boost when I first saw you pointing out all the things that can be great about being flexible. Stretching is somethibg I love but everyone has always told me its not "enough", so the encouragement is great.
Hi! So I walk 10hrs a day in a warehouse with hard concrete... My knee has been hurting for 2 yrs. After watching your channel my knee doesn't hurt anymore still weak but better than pain! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! ❤❤❤
research good shoes.. hope you find something ok if they have to be protection/security shoes; and some gymnastics/stretching routines at the start and end of day are very good for you, i can't believe the calves i've grown this year only from active stretches.
@@user-eb7bn5nv9e Fasting is not a good idea if you're spending most of your hours being active. If anything, you would need more food than the average person to fuel your body and heal it.
@@IkesPimpHand My roommate hurt his tendons after following this advice. His podiatrist that actually has studied this stuff (he's an open minded guy too) told him these are already dated views. People should walk the way their body tells them, and not blindly follow advice from the interwebs that isn't tailored to their body and situation, IMO.
You're enjoyable to watch and listen to. Thanks for your clear, informed, elegant and kind approach to health! You're also incredibly mobile and that's super cool. Much love, keep it up!
I'm sixty-four and I've been moving like this (not all your moves) for around seven years now. It has evolved. I'm a part-time art model as a direct result of my musculature. I agree with you. I like not thinking twice about carrying groceries or whatever. I'm quite strong as a result. I look fit, but I'm stronger than I look.
I train for hypertrophy (what bodybuilders do) but I also make sure to get at least 1 yoga session in per week so I stay moderately flexible which effectively allows me to have more 'functional' use of my muscles. It's cool to see a unique way of working out, and I will definitely be stealing a few of those movements to incorporate into my routines.
To get good at it, just start doing it. When I started doing dips, I couldn't do ONE at full body weight. Just weeks later I could do more than 50 in several sets, at full body weight. I didn't use machines that simulate a dip, I just did dips. Do what you want to do, and the more of it you do, the more you CAN do. My goals are to be both stronger AND gain muscle mass. Both together. I wouldn't want to get bulkier if I didn't also get stronger along the way. I've always said, I'd be the smallest guy in the gym that can bench 4 plates rather than the biggest guy who can't bench 3.
If you went from doing 0 dips to 50 in weeks, then your form and tempo must be absolute ass. Go FULL range of motion and slow down if you want true strength and muscle gain.
@@DanielFreakinAwesome2 Right? Either that number is made up or he does like 1/4th of a full rom... I can´t even do 10 with my own body weight and i do 90kg on the Dip Machine (45kg each side) which is like 95 lbs for you american folks? And i´m skinny
I honestly love your videos cause they're short and extremely motivating. the kinds of things you do make me think "dang, I want to be able to do that!" and then I get up and do a bunch of workouts in a burst of motivation. My training often starts with watching one of your shorts.
A collab betwen you and the Bioneer would be very interesting. You're both off-the-wall, off-the-cuff, flexible, wordy yet not verbose, doing multiple jump cuts, always moving, interspersing research with movement examples. Keep up the great work.
video maker is saying higher weight pritoitizes strength increase while high repittions priotizes msucle size... besides that, everything is "stay natural and practice makes perfect"
"you're stronger than you look" was one of the most memorable compliments i've ever received in my life because of how much it meant to hear. this video completely validates my pride in that statement, and helps me feel comfortable with the fact my BMI being too low doesn't make me a physically weak person.
its false in some sense. its functional strength, not actual strength. for example a comptetitive bodybuilder who can deadlift 600 cant do a pull up, but a skinny person can. this is because of how much unused muscle is used in the pull up, and other than that height also factors. body control is very dependent on the user's bodyweight since, bodyweight is weights for calisthenic athletes. thats why shorter people can progress calisthenic a lot quicker than taller people. thats why i bet you my life, this guy cant bench 225.
@@hayekhayek580 what does "functional strength not actual strength" even mean? If you're doing a function, that's an actual thing. That's the only kind of strength that actually matters in any way. How is it not "actual"??
@@Random_Lurker Gym strength is being able to squat 300 pounds. Functional strength is being able to carry a fridge upstairs alone. If you train, you know these 2 are very different. Another example is easily being able to deadlift 225 pounds, but struggling to lift an average person that's passed out from the ground up. Functional strength is absolutely a thing.
@@hayekhayek580 lol youre definitely right man. honestly, the main reason that compliment meant a lot to me is because as a tall, _very_ lanky trans guy, i’ve always felt super self conscious about my upper body strength. the fact that i have arm strength far above what is usually expected even by my fitness trainer (i heard that compliment while rope climbing in a gym from a trainer) is what i’m proud of. but you’re right, i absolutely agree, the only reason i can do shit like chin-ups is likely _because_ i’m underweight, and even then, i can only do like two lol. i’m working on it man >:) edit: i’m up to five :)
@@999mi999 Who said anything about gym strength or squatting 300 pounds? Who's deadlifting 225 pounds? What are you talking about? None of this has anything to do with the comment here OR the video. I know functional strength is a thing. You (or hayekhayek) is the one saying functional strength isn't "actual" strength
Hi David! At some point in life, I was sick of doing certain reps and what kind of exercise to do by other people. They never resonated with me, so I just created my own exercise, which includes pull-ups, one-hand push-ups, and roundhouse kicks. It is awesome that I can create my own workout that is both fun and effective. Sometimes I watch tons of videos and no one has the same way of doing things. Not to bash those videos because they are immensely helpful if I know what to take in, but I think we achieve the most when we do things our own way. I think this video has this kind of energy and I love it!
Mad respect!!! Flexibility is so underrated in most people’s training. I train in Olympic weightlifting, so I know all about high intensity for not that many reps. I think functional training is the most important training as it translates the most into our daily movements. Bravo 🙌 your an inspiration!!!
This was super interesting! I’d love to see a video talking about focusing on strength while making sure to not injure yourself in the process with all that heavy weight.
@saradomim after a quick Google, yes in that I've landed on 7 reps being my ideal. Then I do as many as I can of the next hardest version until I can do 7 of them. But no in pretty much all other ways. I have fibromyalgia and am trying to figure out how to push myself hard enough to get results without pushing myself so hard I make myself sick. It's a fine line to walk but I'm making good progress.
He is not very strong or very muscular even for a natural, he is actually quite weak, the reason why he trains this way is so he can move around the way he does. The lighter you are, the easier it is to gain flexibility and to do calisthenics exercises. And you can build some strength without gaining muscle, by maintaining your weight but you'll be very limited. My little cousin is 15 and he wants to get big but he makes the mistake of not eating enough, so like David, he has great relative strength and he can actually bench press his own bodyweight but that is only 135 lbs, which is way too skinny to be big.
After finding your content, I have been super motivated! Building body (more or less) seems like the norm of doing body strenght and I have tried it so many times but it felt so pointless. Now I have been training for longest period of my life because you visualised my dreams and lead the way! Keep on good work! Biking was struggle because of my knees before, but now they are strong and I feel like flying when biking!
This is cool. Ive always struggled with flexibility. I can remember in 2nd grade being the only kid who could not sit cross legged for more than a few minutes when the teacher read a book to us. Do you have any footage from years ago showing you struggling with moves you can easily do now? I find those types of videos both entertaining, inspiring, and motivational. Thanks for the content!
As someone who works out for hypertrophy, you and Hampton (from Hybrid Calisthenics) are a breath of fresh air in this community. I'm tired of guys full of PEDs trying to teach young audiences that the only valid way of training is stuffing your ass with anabols and looking like an aberration, never even getting close to see what their body is capable of doing and looking like without drugs. Thanks for this!
Followed you, bro. Love your attitude and body positivity. There are so many roided up fake natties out there these days that I suffer from body dysmorphia every time I look in the mirror. Thanks for showing us that being healthy and fit is the most important thing.
I appreciate that this dude gives a different perspective of health and fitness. Also, he encourages being supportive and respectful to everyone's respective fitness goals. We need more of that.
I'm a40 y.o. male with some injuries that limit exercises that I can do safely. Have been into natural lifting for health, longevity and to a certain extent esthetic reasons since about a year now. Don't have flexibility to do any of the stuff you do. Or much interest either, tbh. But I think what you do totally deserves respect and is really cool. You also strike as a likeable person to me. So I will subscribe to see more of your contents. Keep it up, dude!
@@PGG98 Weight lifting doesn't shorten muscles per se, and the limited ROM is NOT the case for the VAST MAJORITY of natural lifters wo are not blessed by particularly good genetics for muscle gains and who are not yet advanced either. The truly limited ROM as a direct consequence of weightlifting is almost exclusively observable in cases of an EXTREME HYPERTROPHY seen in very HUGE enhanced bodybuilders. PS: The limited movement in this scenario is due to he fact that muscles obviously occupy physical space, but your joints, bones and tendons don't accompany the muscle growth taking place, they don't grow along in a similar fashion, don't get wider or longer, so no more additional space for acommodating muscle is created in the process of adding more muscle tissue, therefore the available space for limb movements gets progressively smaller/more constricted as muscle hypertrophy advances. However, muscle being not only contractile but also a soft tissue itself adapts to this situation up to a certain point, where a real limitation starts showing. But this problem is not real for over 99% of lifters. Only for some very big bodybuilders who usually reach that size when these 3 factors combine: 1) Having top genetics in terms of muscle gains capability, 2) Being on gear/enhanced (using anabolics), 3) Training in a dedicated manner for quite many years.
@@PGG98any good bodybuilder knows that hypertrophy is best achieved under intense mechanical tension. aka getting a deep stretch. if anything ones ability to stretch should get better over time if done correctly
First video of yours I’ve ever seen and I’ve got a couple things 1. Amazing transititons 2. You seem pretty cool 3. As someone going into the automotive field, your workouts seem to fit very well cause I’ve got to be somewhat flexible but also pretty strong
@@THESLlCK Probably doing a lot of stuff where he needs quite a lot of mobility as he jacks things up, has to hoist himself onto different spots, or get down low. I'm not sure what exactly he does, but I would imagine if he did those kinds of things you'd want some body strength and flexibility.
@@THESLlCK Do you think someone going into powerlifting or calisthenics would have an advantage instead of going with whatever the guy in the video does, with regards to stuff you do in the automotive industry?
@@OArchivesXhis whole style and objective is built upon calesthetics and flexibility, not bench press goals. You're making a false comparison with that
I discovered this by training muscle-ups. I trained them for around 5 minutes, 2 times per week, at the end of each of my tricking sessions. Although it's a very “technical” skill, I was really amazed by how much power I developed with a volume this small.
Excellent video! I used to train quite similarly to you, with a focus on flexibility, handstands and odd bodyweight strength. Made great progress in everything , but recently plateaued in most bodyweight strength movements (stuck at straddle front lever and wall HS push ups). I also started to gather a few overuse injuries. As a taller person (6'1", 185cm) at 78kg I believe i simply lacked enough muscle mass to progress much further without drastically specializing. So for the last 6 months I've been bodybuilding in place of my strength sessions, put on 6kg and am actually feeling quite a bit stronger in all basic movements. Excited to see if i can push the strength feats further in the the future with a wider muscle base when I rreturn to that style of training.
I'm no expert, but it is important to remember that building muscle may not be necessary to building strength, but the stronger you are per muscle size, the more strain you put on your muscles, you muscle-building is good for preventing injury because it gives your muscles more resources to draw strength from so you're less likely to overload your muscles and cause injury
Guys... you don't need to train to failure to grow big muscles... volume is the main driver of hypertrophy... if you can do 25 PERFECT FORM dips and 25th rep is the last rep before failure, your muscles will grow but you will also risk injury, hormone disruption, CNS fatigue and tons of other bad stuff... the smart way is to do 3 sets of 12-15 reps with 1 minute between sets... this way you will recover much more faster, you can practice the exercise more often without hating life and most importantly, you can workout all your life CONSISTENTLY!!!... which is crucial for any fitness purpose.... 3 sets of 15 reps will keep your ability to do 25 perfect reps... without even doing it....
What a legend, not for how you train (although it is also legendary), but rather because of your overall philosophy (train for your specific goals and let people live)
used to be strong while looking skinny, held 61kg for 20 years at 1.82m height. life came about, sedentary style sneaked in in the context of jobs and losing friend circles to go sporting with.. at the end of the pandemic i was blown away about how much of my muscles deprecated (mass and performance), although my exterior shape was about the same; now i am on my second year of regaining muscle and strength, and i need to be very strategic about it too.. the age has a say in it. but if i keep at it, in 3 more years i will definitely look and feel better than i ever did (i am now at 71kg, and recomposed), patience and consistency is key.
I was so happy when I found this channel because all the other fitness channels I found were always talking about trying to look like the biggest your body can get, which isn't something I care about. so to find a fitness channel that takes this approach has been way more inspiring to get up and exercise more. much love!
I like your positive attitude towards different types of training, explaining your own without taking other methods down. For me Pilates combined with some cardio cycling turns out to be the absolute sweet spot to be flexible, strong and fit
I'm happy that I came across your video. The way you explain while simultaneously displaying what you're preaching is awesome. I'm 5'8, 190lbs of mostly muscle right now. God blessed me with a very athletic yet strong body, but I never knew exactly 'how' to train when I was in highschool. Im 26 now, and It wasn't until this year that I created my own training regimen. 60% calisthenics, 30% mobility/athletic training, 10% weight training; intensity flucuates. The results have been amazing, and Ive only been hard at it for a month and a half now.
@@EonThaWolf Yeah, because I never saw a natural 5'8 190lbs guy being mostly muscle. It simply doesn't exist unless you are either fat or on steroids. The natural limits for a lean pro bodybuilder is at around 175lbs for your height and yet you claim being 190lbs mostly muscle. Delusional.
Very cool video. And the best thing about strength and flexibility training is that progress in both can be objectively measured, so the effectiveness is not in question.
I love your content and positivity David! I started at the gym and switched to calisthenics. Im going very well on training regarding hypertrophy but i do struggle a lot with certain ways for strength and flexibility. Working towards hypertrophy seems much easier for me, probably because i got used to it and its more popular with a simple plan. Flexibility aspects were so confusing for me but people like you show great insides to it and it seems like there is also a great community behind of getting more aware on mobility and flexibility. Thank you David and as you say, regardless of what anybody does it's most important to enjoy the path that you decide for yourself! 👍
to be strong you need to be able to lift heavy loads, doesn't matter muscle growth (it's simply a consequence), bodyweight is not heavy... you are not as strong as a lifter but you are stronger than most people
Finally someone gets it. This guy has good control of his bodyweight but he doesn't have true strength. For some reason people think you can only either control your bodyweight or be an obese powerlifter. In reality you can find a middle ground, I've gotten a +100lb weighted chinup, and a 500+lb conventional deadlift at 17. That didn't require me to gain much weight, I did the deadlift at only 162lbs. This guy can obviously do hand stand pushups, but given he can't even deadlift 315 or squat 225 its unrealistic to actually call him truly strong. There are many Calisthenics and weighted calisthenics guys that can do planche, matese planche, impossible dips, etc who actually are truly strong but this guy isn't 100% there.
for fit people its more healhy to keep flexibility and have some strength and clean body like he has. Its useless and not good for your body to be able to deadlift or squat very heavy weights or look like bodybuilder with massive muscles.
@@SanJingShotrue strength is being able to lift as heavy as possible. Being flexible is an entirely different skill. You can train both, one or neither. As a gymnast, a form of training he seemingly is trying to emulate you would be surprised how similarly we train to powerlifters. We do bulks and cuts, reason being you get stronger on a caloric surplus. We also do squats, Deadlifts and the like, even if that isn't the skill we are training for because we need true strength. And those exercises are great at developing that. It isn't something new. This guy isn't strong. He's flexible. The skills he shows off 12 year old kids can do after a year or so of gymnastics. This guy is a grifter that's trying to sell a product. And pretentious numb skulls that want to look down on strength training because they are jealous of what others have archive is eating it up. People that do not look strong because they aren't, but want to pretend they are.
I'm a lifter and my goals are all strength-related, as I not only want to compete, but it's also always been one of my most valued personal capabilities/strenghts. That said, respect where it's due! What you're doing isn't easy and takes willpower! On a similar note, I have a ~70 year old gym friend that's also about as flexible as you are and he looks 10 years younger than he actually is and seems extremely healthy, nevermind being far more flexible than I am at 37. In other words, what you're doing seems very healthy long-term and I can only wish those that choose to follow your example the best of luck!
💀 That's why I've been getting stronger with calisthenics, but my muscles don't seem to have changed too much in appearance. I'll dig into all the science you mentioned and take note precisely of what you said. I like the new strength I got, but I also want hypertrophy for aesthetics.
I train for rock climbing, finding your shorts helped me train for flexibility too (main hips for high feet positions) since starting ive noticed huge improvements relatively fast, showed me all training is valid and there is always something to learn from a different style or completely different activities/sports
Love this vid, I train for strength with weighted calisthenics and I love how I feel. I’ve done both and just for me personally, strong and powerful for my weight feels a lot better than being BIG and strong.
david you rlly became an inspiration to me, I have trained in ways I didn´t like just because I was aiming for subrealistic goals that i never could reach and feeling bad about it, loosing focus of a more realistic mindset. Fitness is not just about becoming ronnie coleman and thanks to you I feel motivated to start training other areas that I have left behind like flexibility and mobility, rlly thanks for your amazing contribution to the fitness comunity
I just love your content dude. It's so fresh compared to all that I see in fitness. I train like a bodybuilder but would kill to have your flexibility and agility. You're the reason I've incorporated stretching routines in my training.
Thank you David , Ive been following your instructions and the mobility is helping prevent injuries and pain. Im buying your vitamin candies! Thanks again.
Not trying to sound negative but you would never look like a body builder. You don’t just pick up a weight and the next day look huge. You don’t get big on accident. You get big by eating a lot combined with training a lot. And like I said your progress will be very slow and gradual so you’ll never get to a size ya don’t like without purposely trying to get there
Even if you train your whole life you would never look like a bodybuilder if you don't intend, too, if it's that easy it wouldn't be a sport, you don't accidentally go into a hypertrophy cycle. So in my opinion, some resistance training is always good, lol.
Started bodybuilding 1, 5 decades ago. This is the most valuable channel on the youtubes right now. Movement is Kry. And mobility is King! Move well and surely you'll WIN!!
Love your channel. You've motivated me to start stretching. I'm definitely a beginner (can't touch my toes yet). Even by stretching my body a little bit it's amazing to discover how dormant our bodies become. Sometimes I'll simply stretch my body in a random way until I feel my muscle strain and hold it for a bit. Thanks for the content. (Also, you are a master at frame transitions).
You literally gave the same explanation I give to my friends when they ask why I won't "just destroy the gym" and I answer "I train for ability, not aesthetics", I have never tried stretches and feel excited to start my journey in stretches accompanied by my previous exercises from callisthenics. I happy i found a good mentor, hope you keep this up.
Love your content, super positive stuff!! I've doing capoeira for the past year and gotten really interested in calisthenics and different forms of working out that's way different to what I see my friends do at the gym haha I'm also not exactly big but people always get surprised when they see I actually have strength. Keep doing your thing man! ❤
Watching you effortlessly move around is exactly what I want for myself. Gonna study some of your productions and see what your on about. I don't desire to look like a gymrat either...just really want fluidity of movement.
That's really cool. I train for combat, legs, core, punching muscles and iron fist hardening. It's a relief to see other people approaching specific goals instead of working out vaguely.
I basically mix this type of training with a bit of hypertrophy training as well, you don't have to do just one or another. I've always wanted to be muscular and strong, but without getting a whole lot heavier than I am, because I'm a climber and I value being lightweight for both safety and effectiveness, less heavy, less dangerous falls. I also have a 'femboy bodytype' as I'd describe it, and although I most certainly can get strong, I really just get muscular and my ass gets fatter. So in the interest of not trying to be something that I'm not, I train like this for the most part, but I also do weights every week. I keep the weights low and high reps for everything, except for my legs which I like do go for hypertrophy on, for obvious reasons. Hey, it's already a nice shape when I'm out of shape, and bbab, bigger butts are better. lmao
Flexibility just means tricking your nervous system. Whenever it "hurts" it's your max ROM, why would you want to go further than your body's capabilities ? The more flexibility you have = the more potential of injury you give to yourself
@@beddiefrenson4424 it has nothing to do with tricking your nervous system, like at all. it lengthens and strengthens the ligaments and tendons in your body, that's why it hurts, and also why it stops hurting as you progress. which would be why it actually lowers your chance of injury, by making those ligaments and tendons less likely to tear, why do you think so much of martial arts training focuses on it? high mobility is also useful for agility, have you never heard of gymnastics, or martial arts, or like i said, climbing? i actually just naturally have hypermobility all over my body, and stretches were actually what my physio told me to do to strengthen my joints so the hypermobility is less likely to hurt me. you just sound like someone who's too lazy to stretch before working out, and probably has shit range of motion as a result and just assumes that's normal. nah, stretching is always beneficial, to everyone.
RUclips algorithm led me to you, dude. I instantly subscribed after watching this refreshing, yet informative video on a different way to train. You are flexible and very strong for your weight yet you don't look like it which you've mentioned multiple times in your video. I do look forward to watching more of your videos. Cheers!
Same. I've been trying to get into a marginally better shape because of my inconsistent work life (need strength AND flexibility) But after working out for a while I've strangely started to get rather chubbier. (Probably thanks to my repetitive depression).
I was getting sore playing basketball. I thought I was just falling apart. Then I saw an 80 year old gymnast still doing her thing and I was like woah wait a minute, I simply have no range of motion anymore. I went all in and converted the front area of my house to a dojo with 2” matts in like a 20’ x 16’ space. I knew I wouldn’t be able to walk past that everyday and not utilize it. Needless to say my life has changed drastically by being on the matts and stretching as much as possible every day. I even put my second TV in there so my TV trance works to my benefit while I stretch for hours on end. Just being able to get out of bed or bend over to pick things up without groaning has been huge! Now I am getting all my ninja moves back, hand stands, somersaults, back bends, front hand springs, and all sort of moves I thought I’d never do again. The strength and definition is much different than the stiff muscle building of simply lifting. I can contort and bend like I havnt in years and it’s just simply the best, a fountain of youth IMO. Must have gained 8” on my vert just by being able to move and bend better. My goals are to get back flips back and dunk before I die. I know if I keep this up that in two years I’ll feel even more euphoric and super happy. If you feel like it’s over for you, it’s not, you just need to stretch! It takes time, years, but will serve you the rest of your life. Good luck to all and start taking stretching and tumbling seriously today!!
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The link in the description isn't working. Probably because you are missing one w in the www
In case someone doesn't check comment section.
@@khbro5834 thanks!! Fixed it!
Btw, in the ebooks each week exercise consist only day 1-3. Does it mean we do it only 3 days in a week?
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Congrats on 2 Million subs! I was surprised you got that many when I checked cuz I was subbed when you had like 50k. You definitely deserve all the subs for the amazing content you make bro keep going :)
I love this guy. What a legend. Shows that being fit, healthy, and strong does not mean you have to be absolutely shredded or jacked.
Who thinks being shredded has anything to do with health? This guy has nothing to do with strength. His whole shtick is that he's strong. He isn't. He has great mobility, and even great bodyweight strenght. But strength strength? No. Cause he doesn't train for it. Ever
wtf do you mean strength strength. @@dimitrijekrstic7567
@@dimitrijekrstic7567 Most lifters in the gym with 30% more quads would not be able to excert the strength needed for a dragon squat. So he is definetly strong not only pound for pound.
What's the point of doing fitness if you look like shit ?
Just because he can exert more force in extreme ranges of motion, doesn't mean he's overall stronger. It just means he's stronger in extreme ranges of motion, and hasIt superior mobility. The mobility needed for a dragon squat is completely unnecessary for most sports. I doubt most NFL running backs or NBA players can execute a dragon squat. That doesn't mean he's more athletic/stronger than most NFL players.
I enjoy how you don't try to convince people that your way of training is better than all the others. I'm a bodybuilder (in that I train primarily for aesthetics) but I can definitely see the merit in your way of training and I'm happy to see you tell people that their way of training is just as valid as yours
exactly an also at least he promotes training and sport so it s respectable tho,it s healthy
Bro what? This guy is weak as fuck, even accounting for body weight. He’s not strong at all.
You want to know a decent measurement (but not great) if someone is strong “pound for pound”? See if they can do 7-10 PROPER muscle ups. I doubt he could do even 1 “proper” one.
His strength training regimen would certainly help a person get strong enough to further their hypertrophy training. One fuels the other, the problem is people don't have time to train both usually.
@@thatsMRGODtoyou ye,but it matters if you at least train and do smth
Give me a workout routine
I also have a rather unique training routine. And I regularly feel like I'm doing something wrong because it's not the norm. But I'm seeing results and building towards the goals I've set for myself. Thank you for making this video and giving me the confidence to continue on my own path. Stay blessed.
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Tell us more about your training routine
@@VAJAURI'd be interested in hearing it, too. Who knows, maybe it even is something new/innovative the world would benefit from 😆
You would be surprised what some pro bodybuilders do in modifying workouts to be more efficient for their goals. Things that look dumb, but are targeting specific muscles to improve symmetry.
I’d it works for you, and as long as it isn’t potentially dangerous (like balancing on a ball while lifting barbells), go for it.
@@sarah_002 exactly what I thought! I'd also like to know more about it
I love how you post citations from peer-reviewed scientific articles!!! Seriously, it adds so much credibility and influence! Thanks for all your vids!
yeah I agree
I think its pretty much worthless if he doesnt post the source doi under the video
You are a breath of fresh air in this space filled with roided guys pretending to be natural and selling hopes and dreams that are pretty much unattainable for people not using drugs. Keep it up.
yup its sad kids dont research enough in my opinon. even if i was doing body building this would be good stuff
The sad state of the fitness industry :( I’m trying to change it!
You can uh, get a LOT stronger and bigger than this guy naturally relatively quickly
@@lucashunter6441 Easier said than done. Don't be arrogant.
@@lucashunter6441 i think you missed the whole point of the video.
I also want to remind everyone that what we think of as "big" when it comes to bodies and muscles has been massively warped by epidemic-scale abuse of anabolic steroids.
Who's "we"?
@@kindauncoolgenpop who think that the rock is natty
@@ShvabicuWell said. Most people who have been training for any amount of time can differentiate between “natural” big and “PED” big.
Yeah but he looks like the average person who has a good diet without even training. He could easily gain 20 pounds of muscle in like 2-3 years and even more than that if he kept training longer.
@@iGoku1 Why gain unnecessary muscle if it impedes functionality?
I love longer form content like this! So much more information can be fit in rather than trying to cram as much as you can say into 60 short seconds.
More to come!
three and a half minute video, longer form content. What has this society come to
+@@Hoppitot Yeah… longer than his normal content's form..?
@@Hoppitot I suppose you are right. It can be a tad annoying having 20 tabs open each with 30 to 60 second clips that end in less than 5 minutes. Long form content is really slipping downhill lately, for the most part.
@@kindauncool Thats like saying someone made a 3 course meal when they made a sandwich with lettuce and tomato because they usually only eat the bread by itself
As some who is currently needing knee surgery at 36 years I can attest that range of motion and mobility/ability are WAY more important for your life quality than muscle appearance or strength. This guy has it very very right.
Mobility is important but strength is just as important even for simple things at an old age like going up srairs, responding to a stumble and not falling, carrying groceries etc.
Roided freaks have made a bad name to strength training
@@yoram9692 yeah but you still don't need a jacked body, flexibility for life quality has better advantages let's say the true. When you're old you can't maintain position due to lack of flexibility, flexibily help to not fell and control your motion. Strenght is also important for loads but to be able to bench hard loads won't be that useful in reality if u catch what I'm saying, still need to do sport for a little muscle development and to have a good metabolism rate as it slowly decrease and increase sickness
@@jojo-vk7kpCheck out peter attia's longevity exercise stuff
@@jojo-vk7kp actually not. Strength training is more important than flexibility in old stages. studies show that overload in squats and other impact exercises help to decrease bone mass loss, which is the primary reason for old people falling, breaking bones, etc. Also, strength training (stability, mobility, and overall muscle strength) is the key ingredient to performing everyday tasks, such as walking, going up stairs, sitting, getting up, etc. Flexibility is very important as well, but strength training(not muscle) is the ultimate ingredient to a healthier life. Also, regarding posture, strength training is the main factor to that as well, since by building core stability strength and overall spine strengths are the primal aspects of maintaining good posture and properly distributing load throughout the body. Go watch @squatuniversity videos for proper science based information regarding training.
@adamalfroy292 flexibility and mobility are two different things dude, In simple terms, flexibility is the ability of the soft tissues to passively stretch. Mobility, on the other hand, is the joint's ability to actively move through its full range of motion. When your older sustaining good Mobility is one of the most important things.
I respect you my guy. I don’t work out like you but i definitely should focus more on my flexibility. You’re honest and genuine and there’s no supplement for that. We need more ppl like you
Yeah, flexibility gets more and more important as we get older.
@@porkcutlet3920 Yoga. Nothing beats it when it comes to long term health
Very good explanation. I love this kid (I'm a senior citizen so I get to call him that). Stay flexy!
Haha! I’ll always be a kid
As an old soviet ballerina, David is also MY kid😌😉.
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I've done tons of powerlifting and "bodybuilding" training, but this way of training really caught me!! My experience with powerlifting was good and i enjoyed it but I also felt stiff, bulky, heavy and unathletic. So I changed to this kind of training and I feel SO much better and "useable". Of course I lost some muscle and sometimes I do miss the feeling of a good pump, but honestly this just works so well for me right now. Knowing that your body is formable and you can shape it and achieve exactly what you want with it, is absolutely amazing to me! I'm so grateful.
My motivation for training was athletics, but my style was closest to powerlifting. I got stronger but it didn’t translate to athletics and honestly if anything made worse. Didn’t know better. Useable is such a good word to describe what my training was lacking.
Can't you do both?
@@bigmitch7901of course, but spending they are slightly mutually exclusive; having higher body weight and more muscles make stretching harder and less "usable", unless you put in the effort to restretch and keep them flexible. Doing that is time consuming, and many people dont have enough time to do two types of training at the same time when doing just one suffices
@@deejaydee1578 I don't know, I just don't really see myself becoming too stiff and less usable as a natural lifter. If anything more flexible, because I do free weights only.
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Man this is crazy. It feels like he shows us excercise + explanation that needs 40-60min. But the Video goes only 3min31sec.
This guy is not only efficient in training, he is also a perfect explainer! Top performance! Brilliant RESPECT. To all 10min+ YTer. BIG FY! This is how it goes!
Tiktok attention span
@@mgk-metalgearkelly5054 TikTok is a no brainer and just for thr dopamine. This guy give you good information in short times.
@@mgk-metalgearkelly5054 More like people don't like it when their time is wasted.
@@masonreppeto882 he's not wrong. you're gonna do more to support a youtuber by having the time to listen to them for 10 minutes and giving them ad revenue. probably
I honestly did not understand, what he was trying to teach. So are we supposed to lift weights, is he lifting weights? I am confusion.
As a small kid, I grew up with my grandparents in their village for a few years. I helped them with gardening chores, transporting grain sacks and other menial tasks. Had no idea that carrying very heavy sacks of grain from the car to the barn would build my muscles up for strength, rather than volume. I'm now very skinny but I always surprise others by my strength.
It all makes sense after watching your videos.
Great job!!😃
The real ultimate sleeper build
Similarly my late father was a farmer. Not tall or big but a lifetime of varied manual work made him very strong and also gave him incredible stamina.
Same experiences here. My farmer grandfather called it ‘hen muscle’ where you may not look strong but you will surprise people with feats of strength in unique and unusual ways.
Part of it is just learning how to lift heavy things.
I've been weight training (bodybuilding) for nearly 50 years, and find this guy is very impressive. I also agree with David 100%. Well done!
what? how old are you?
67 years of age.@@Zeratsu
god damn
Damn so you trained with Arnold
He's nowhere near 50 years old.
I'm primarily a powerlifter but I have really enjoyed warming up with your stretch routine. Thanks buddy.
buddy is crazy
@@ll21llso
studies found that stretching before a workout actually leads to decreased strength @@CodeDivergent
@@ll21llbuddy isn’t an insult plenty of people say buddy, bro, or my guy to other people😂
@@rotoocold3444buddy is perceived negatively most times. Just like certain emojis. Like 👍 or 🙂
Seeing you be thin but strong is inspiring. I've been a very skinny guy my whole life (183 cm, 59 kg), but I find you to be inspiring. It's like I have a goal that I can reach without working out until I can't move for the rest of the week, or eating carbs and protein until I'm sick.
I wouldn't say he's that thin but rather it's illusion of being thin. I am definitely weaker than him but I don't look like skeleton, I would say my muscles aren't that small, a lot goes into appearance. Muscles at rest will seem "skinnier" than when you flex them, the lighting also play a role, loose clothes make it look like you're smaller
He could have a special diet tho, perhaps one that promotes flexibility. He hasn't talked about it so I could be wrong.
You can do 60 pound over head press after 2 months in the gym
But remember that he looks like he has a good BMI . So I think you might be a little bit underweight for your height. But hey , I might be wrong. And good luck ! 🤞
@Lizna-r4k I absolutely am very underweight, I've been told so all my life. It's just nice to see a body type that's actually within my grasp.
David is so humble to not enter UFC & WWE and annihilate everyone, he lets other fighters to shine
underated comment of the day lol
how are you in every comment section on youtube
naaaah fighting requires a lot of specific training (including brain training with drills and where to pay attention) and an invincible cardio
Tell me you know nothing about fighting without telling me
Wwe isn't fighting
I love your channel - basically a different pov about having a healthy body and enjoying what it can do. It really gave me a boost when I first saw you pointing out all the things that can be great about being flexible. Stretching is somethibg I love but everyone has always told me its not "enough", so the encouragement is great.
Exactly this!
Hi! So I walk 10hrs a day in a warehouse with hard concrete... My knee has been hurting for 2 yrs. After watching your channel my knee doesn't hurt anymore still weak but better than pain! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! ❤❤❤
You might want to check out the knees over toes guy, too.
research good shoes.. hope you find something ok if they have to be protection/security shoes; and some gymnastics/stretching routines at the start and end of day are very good for you, i can't believe the calves i've grown this year only from active stretches.
@@user-eb7bn5nv9e Fasting is not a good idea if you're spending most of your hours being active. If anything, you would need more food than the average person to fuel your body and heal it.
@@IkesPimpHand My roommate hurt his tendons after following this advice. His podiatrist that actually has studied this stuff (he's an open minded guy too) told him these are already dated views. People should walk the way their body tells them, and not blindly follow advice from the interwebs that isn't tailored to their body and situation, IMO.
@@Barrrt ok, I'll look into that! Thanks. Just trying to help people not be in constant pain.
You're enjoyable to watch and listen to. Thanks for your clear, informed, elegant and kind approach to health! You're also incredibly mobile and that's super cool. Much love, keep it up!
This is so cool, I just adore this way of life and your attitude towards movement. You're an inspiration 😊❤
I want to like your comment but you're at 69 likes.
@@delt19lolll 😂
@@delt19you sound 13 but you look older.
@@ALBINO1D I'm actually 10. You were close.
You're so pretty 😍
Man, the amount of quality shoved in this radio hit length video is truly amazing! This is what proper communication looks like. Bravo!
I'm sixty-four and I've been moving like this (not all your moves) for around seven years now. It has evolved. I'm
a part-time art model as a direct result of my musculature. I agree with you. I like not thinking twice about carrying groceries or whatever. I'm quite strong as a result. I look fit, but I'm stronger than I look.
That's awesome, my goal is to be like that your age.
Well, I'd like to be like you. Monetizing healthy living is my dream. Thanks for the example and inspiration.
I train for hypertrophy (what bodybuilders do) but I also make sure to get at least 1 yoga session in per week so I stay moderately flexible which effectively allows me to have more 'functional' use of my muscles. It's cool to see a unique way of working out, and I will definitely be stealing a few of those movements to incorporate into my routines.
David, you're doing good work. Thank you for your videos and literature. You're not only encouraging, but enabling, and I'm here for it.
Definitely one of the most important videos about how to train your muscles, I wish I had this video when I started training lol
Can we all appreciate the time and effort David puts into these fun and engaging videos. Love the content my dude
Yes i was more focused on his great video editing then the reason for the video itself.
The transitions were god tier
To get good at it, just start doing it. When I started doing dips, I couldn't do ONE at full body weight. Just weeks later I could do more than 50 in several sets, at full body weight. I didn't use machines that simulate a dip, I just did dips. Do what you want to do, and the more of it you do, the more you CAN do.
My goals are to be both stronger AND gain muscle mass. Both together. I wouldn't want to get bulkier if I didn't also get stronger along the way.
I've always said, I'd be the smallest guy in the gym that can bench 4 plates rather than the biggest guy who can't bench 3.
If you went from doing 0 dips to 50 in weeks, then your form and tempo must be absolute ass. Go FULL range of motion and slow down if you want true strength and muscle gain.
@@DanielFreakinAwesome2 Right? Either that number is made up or he does like 1/4th of a full rom...
I can´t even do 10 with my own body weight and i do 90kg on the Dip Machine (45kg each side) which is like 95 lbs for you american folks?
And i´m skinny
@@DanielFreakinAwesome2 Well he said in several sets so that could be anything from being able to do like 4 in a row to 20+.
I honestly love your videos cause they're short and extremely motivating. the kinds of things you do make me think "dang, I want to be able to do that!" and then I get up and do a bunch of workouts in a burst of motivation. My training often starts with watching one of your shorts.
A collab betwen you and the Bioneer would be very interesting. You're both off-the-wall, off-the-cuff, flexible, wordy yet not verbose, doing multiple jump cuts, always moving, interspersing research with movement examples. Keep up the great work.
this guy reminds me of Hybrid Calisthenics!
Agreed, both
video maker is saying higher weight pritoitizes strength increase while high repittions priotizes msucle size... besides that, everything is "stay natural and practice makes perfect"
"you're stronger than you look" was one of the most memorable compliments i've ever received in my life because of how much it meant to hear. this video completely validates my pride in that statement, and helps me feel comfortable with the fact my BMI being too low doesn't make me a physically weak person.
its false in some sense.
its functional strength, not actual strength. for example a comptetitive bodybuilder who can deadlift 600 cant do a pull up, but a skinny person can. this is because of how much unused muscle is used in the pull up, and other than that height also factors. body control is very dependent on the user's bodyweight since, bodyweight is weights for calisthenic athletes. thats why shorter people can progress calisthenic a lot quicker than taller people. thats why i bet you my life, this guy cant bench 225.
@@hayekhayek580 what does "functional strength not actual strength" even mean? If you're doing a function, that's an actual thing. That's the only kind of strength that actually matters in any way. How is it not "actual"??
@@Random_Lurker Gym strength is being able to squat 300 pounds. Functional strength is being able to carry a fridge upstairs alone. If you train, you know these 2 are very different. Another example is easily being able to deadlift 225 pounds, but struggling to lift an average person that's passed out from the ground up. Functional strength is absolutely a thing.
@@hayekhayek580 lol youre definitely right man. honestly, the main reason that compliment meant a lot to me is because as a tall, _very_ lanky trans guy, i’ve always felt super self conscious about my upper body strength. the fact that i have arm strength far above what is usually expected even by my fitness trainer (i heard that compliment while rope climbing in a gym from a trainer)
is what i’m proud of. but you’re right, i absolutely agree, the only reason i can do shit like chin-ups is likely _because_ i’m underweight, and even then, i can only do like two lol. i’m working on it man >:)
edit: i’m up to five :)
@@999mi999 Who said anything about gym strength or squatting 300 pounds? Who's deadlifting 225 pounds? What are you talking about? None of this has anything to do with the comment here OR the video.
I know functional strength is a thing. You (or hayekhayek) is the one saying functional strength isn't "actual" strength
Just discovering your channel. This is exactly what I've been looking for.
Hi David! At some point in life, I was sick of doing certain reps and what kind of exercise to do by other people. They never resonated with me, so I just created my own exercise, which includes pull-ups, one-hand push-ups, and roundhouse kicks. It is awesome that I can create my own workout that is both fun and effective. Sometimes I watch tons of videos and no one has the same way of doing things. Not to bash those videos because they are immensely helpful if I know what to take in, but I think we achieve the most when we do things our own way. I think this video has this kind of energy and I love it!
Anatoly entered to the chat💀
He actually looks big
Cringe "💀" comment
@@abodemoose6181how's that cringe to you are you 30? Go care for your kids or some bs
Especially when you’re not Anatoly
Anatoly does look strong though, he's just smaller so he doesn't look big in clothes. He has a good physique
Finally a video (not a short)
Took long enough!!
Mad respect!!! Flexibility is so underrated in most people’s training. I train in Olympic weightlifting, so I know all about high intensity for not that many reps. I think functional training is the most important training as it translates the most into our daily movements. Bravo 🙌 your an inspiration!!!
This was super interesting! I’d love to see a video talking about focusing on strength while making sure to not injure yourself in the process with all that heavy weight.
Lol a porn bot stole your comment so I was looking for it
this helps a lot with learning how to get stronger and get more muscle. thanks flexy dude
bro you are so inspiring! i always wondered why i dont look strong but am strong. you just explained it well.
The thought that went into your transitions are as smooth as your stretch! 😊👌✔
I am so much happier doing fewer hard reps, and I'm seeing faster progress and more muscle definition. Really glad I found this channel.
Mike Mentzer style
@@saradomimNope.
@saradomim after a quick Google, yes in that I've landed on 7 reps being my ideal. Then I do as many as I can of the next hardest version until I can do 7 of them. But no in pretty much all other ways. I have fibromyalgia and am trying to figure out how to push myself hard enough to get results without pushing myself so hard I make myself sick. It's a fine line to walk but I'm making good progress.
He is not very strong or very muscular even for a natural, he is actually quite weak, the reason why he trains this way is so he can move around the way he does. The lighter you are, the easier it is to gain flexibility and to do calisthenics exercises. And you can build some strength without gaining muscle, by maintaining your weight but you'll be very limited.
My little cousin is 15 and he wants to get big but he makes the mistake of not eating enough, so like David, he has great relative strength and he can actually bench press his own bodyweight but that is only 135 lbs, which is way too skinny to be big.
@@lazo3251 thanks for the info!
After finding your content, I have been super motivated! Building body (more or less) seems like the norm of doing body strenght and I have tried it so many times but it felt so pointless. Now I have been training for longest period of my life because you visualised my dreams and lead the way! Keep on good work! Biking was struggle because of my knees before, but now they are strong and I feel like flying when biking!
I’ve learned heaps about movement and strength from your videos. So grateful for you! Thank you for being in this space!
Yo the video editing is FANTASTIC, incredible skill there.
This is cool. Ive always struggled with flexibility. I can remember in 2nd grade being the only kid who could not sit cross legged for more than a few minutes when the teacher read a book to us. Do you have any footage from years ago showing you struggling with moves you can easily do now? I find those types of videos both entertaining, inspiring, and motivational. Thanks for the content!
As someone who works out for hypertrophy, you and Hampton (from Hybrid Calisthenics) are a breath of fresh air in this community. I'm tired of guys full of PEDs trying to teach young audiences that the only valid way of training is stuffing your ass with anabols and looking like an aberration, never even getting close to see what their body is capable of doing and looking like without drugs. Thanks for this!
It's especially annoying, because they all pretend to be "natural."
Died at "stuffing your ass with anabols"
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@@arthurgeier2545 It's all about nutrition and hard work!
TRENbologna sandwiches and ANAVAR give up!
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But seriously tho, how about TRENmeni? (you know Pelmeni?)
@@arthurgeier2545 😂
Followed you, bro. Love your attitude and body positivity. There are so many roided up fake natties out there these days that I suffer from body dysmorphia every time I look in the mirror. Thanks for showing us that being healthy and fit is the most important thing.
I appreciate that this dude gives a different perspective of health and fitness. Also, he encourages being supportive and respectful to everyone's respective fitness goals. We need more of that.
I'm a40 y.o. male with some injuries that limit exercises that I can do safely. Have been into natural lifting for health, longevity and to a certain extent esthetic reasons since about a year now. Don't have flexibility to do any of the stuff you do. Or much interest either, tbh. But I think what you do totally deserves respect and is really cool. You also strike as a likeable person to me. So I will subscribe to see more of your contents. Keep it up, dude!
Do flexibility weightlifting shortens muscles you have to incorporate it
@@PGG98 Weight lifting doesn't shorten muscles per se, and the limited ROM is NOT the case for the VAST MAJORITY of natural lifters wo are not blessed by particularly good genetics for muscle gains and who are not yet advanced either. The truly limited ROM as a direct consequence of weightlifting is almost exclusively observable in cases of an EXTREME HYPERTROPHY seen in very HUGE enhanced bodybuilders.
PS: The limited movement in this scenario is due to he fact that muscles obviously occupy physical space, but your joints, bones and tendons don't accompany the muscle growth taking place, they don't grow along in a similar fashion, don't get wider or longer, so no more additional space for acommodating muscle is created in the process of adding more muscle tissue, therefore the available space for limb movements gets progressively smaller/more constricted as muscle hypertrophy advances. However, muscle being not only contractile but also a soft tissue itself adapts to this situation up to a certain point, where a real limitation starts showing. But this problem is not real for over 99% of lifters. Only for some very big bodybuilders who usually reach that size when these 3 factors combine: 1) Having top genetics in terms of muscle gains capability, 2) Being on gear/enhanced (using anabolics), 3) Training in a dedicated manner for quite many years.
@@PGG98any good bodybuilder knows that hypertrophy is best achieved under intense mechanical tension. aka getting a deep stretch. if anything ones ability to stretch should get better over time if done correctly
First video of yours I’ve ever seen and I’ve got a couple things
1. Amazing transititons
2. You seem pretty cool
3. As someone going into the automotive field, your workouts seem to fit very well cause I’ve got to be somewhat flexible but also pretty strong
BFME is such a good game man
what does the automotive field have to do with this?
@@THESLlCK Probably doing a lot of stuff where he needs quite a lot of mobility as he jacks things up, has to hoist himself onto different spots, or get down low. I'm not sure what exactly he does, but I would imagine if he did those kinds of things you'd want some body strength and flexibility.
@@hamingnu6610 well I'm in the auto field and frankly none of these exercises would help. Only thing to focus on is shoulder and grip/wrist strength
@@THESLlCK Do you think someone going into powerlifting or calisthenics would have an advantage instead of going with whatever the guy in the video does, with regards to stuff you do in the automotive industry?
As a gym-goer and bodybuilder of 20 years (early 40s now) flexibility is def a new goal of mine. Subbed and will see what I can learn..and accomplish.
This guy is an absolute relief. Ninja aesthetic rather than an Ad for Juice.
@@OArchivesXhis whole style and objective is built upon calesthetics and flexibility, not bench press goals. You're making a false comparison with that
I discovered this by training muscle-ups. I trained them for around 5 minutes, 2 times per week, at the end of each of my tricking sessions. Although it's a very “technical” skill, I was really amazed by how much power I developed with a volume this small.
Excellent video! I used to train quite similarly to you, with a focus on flexibility, handstands and odd bodyweight strength. Made great progress in everything , but recently plateaued in most bodyweight strength movements (stuck at straddle front lever and wall HS push ups). I also started to gather a few overuse injuries. As a taller person (6'1", 185cm) at 78kg I believe i simply lacked enough muscle mass to progress much further without drastically specializing. So for the last 6 months I've been bodybuilding in place of my strength sessions, put on 6kg and am actually feeling quite a bit stronger in all basic movements. Excited to see if i can push the strength feats further in the the future with a wider muscle base when I rreturn to that style of training.
Is actually very complex try to study chinese ying yan theory in aplication to physical training.
I'm no expert, but it is important to remember that building muscle may not be necessary to building strength, but the stronger you are per muscle size, the more strain you put on your muscles, you muscle-building is good for preventing injury because it gives your muscles more resources to draw strength from so you're less likely to overload your muscles and cause injury
Guys... you don't need to train to failure to grow big muscles... volume is the main driver of hypertrophy... if you can do 25 PERFECT FORM dips and 25th rep is the last rep before failure, your muscles will grow but you will also risk injury, hormone disruption, CNS fatigue and tons of other bad stuff... the smart way is to do 3 sets of 12-15 reps with 1 minute between sets... this way you will recover much more faster, you can practice the exercise more often without hating life and most importantly, you can workout all your life CONSISTENTLY!!!... which is crucial for any fitness purpose.... 3 sets of 15 reps will keep your ability to do 25 perfect reps... without even doing it....
15 is already a lot. I do 8-10 reps with heavier weights.
I greatly appreciate your attitude towards different ways of training to achieve different goals.
What a legend, not for how you train (although it is also legendary), but rather because of your overall philosophy (train for your specific goals and let people live)
used to be strong while looking skinny, held 61kg for 20 years at 1.82m height. life came about, sedentary style sneaked in in the context of jobs and losing friend circles to go sporting with.. at the end of the pandemic i was blown away about how much of my muscles deprecated (mass and performance), although my exterior shape was about the same; now i am on my second year of regaining muscle and strength, and i need to be very strategic about it too.. the age has a say in it. but if i keep at it, in 3 more years i will definitely look and feel better than i ever did (i am now at 71kg, and recomposed), patience and consistency is key.
61kg at 1.82m.... You are not right in the head, it doesnt matter if you were strong if you were literally malnourished...
I was so happy when I found this channel because all the other fitness channels I found were always talking about trying to look like the biggest your body can get, which isn't something I care about. so to find a fitness channel that takes this approach has been way more inspiring to get up and exercise more. much love!
Can you tell me which channel pls 😅
@@shiningtwilight4661 Search "work out tips" you'll find plenty.
I like your positive attitude towards different types of training, explaining your own without taking other methods down.
For me Pilates combined with some cardio cycling turns out to be the absolute sweet spot to be flexible, strong and fit
I'm happy that I came across your video. The way you explain while simultaneously displaying what you're preaching is awesome.
I'm 5'8, 190lbs of mostly muscle right now. God blessed me with a very athletic yet strong body, but I never knew exactly 'how' to train when I was in highschool. Im 26 now, and It wasn't until this year that I created my own training regimen. 60% calisthenics, 30% mobility/athletic training, 10% weight training; intensity flucuates.
The results have been amazing, and Ive only been hard at it for a month and a half now.
190lbs at 5'8 is not mostly muscle, you are underestimating how much fat you carry.
@@zablogful Imagine being told about your own body as if you haven't been in sports and fitness your entire life.
RUclips is Wild.
@@EonThaWolf Yeah, because I never saw a natural 5'8 190lbs guy being mostly muscle.
It simply doesn't exist unless you are either fat or on steroids.
The natural limits for a lean pro bodybuilder is at around 175lbs for your height and yet you claim being 190lbs mostly muscle.
Delusional.
Finnaly a long video!
Very cool video. And the best thing about strength and flexibility training is that progress in both can be objectively measured, so the effectiveness is not in question.
I admire your confidence in being different and therefore you are a trend setter.
I love your content and positivity David! I started at the gym and switched to calisthenics. Im going very well on training regarding hypertrophy but i do struggle a lot with certain ways for strength and flexibility. Working towards hypertrophy seems much easier for me, probably because i got used to it and its more popular with a simple plan. Flexibility aspects were so confusing for me but people like you show great insides to it and it seems like there is also a great community behind of getting more aware on mobility and flexibility. Thank you David and as you say, regardless of what anybody does it's most important to enjoy the path that you decide for yourself! 👍
to be strong you need to be able to lift heavy loads, doesn't matter muscle growth (it's simply a consequence), bodyweight is not heavy... you are not as strong as a lifter but you are stronger than most people
Finally someone gets it. This guy has good control of his bodyweight but he doesn't have true strength. For some reason people think you can only either control your bodyweight or be an obese powerlifter. In reality you can find a middle ground, I've gotten a +100lb weighted chinup, and a 500+lb conventional deadlift at 17. That didn't require me to gain much weight, I did the deadlift at only 162lbs. This guy can obviously do hand stand pushups, but given he can't even deadlift 315 or squat 225 its unrealistic to actually call him truly strong. There are many Calisthenics and weighted calisthenics guys that can do planche, matese planche, impossible dips, etc who actually are truly strong but this guy isn't 100% there.
for fit people its more healhy to keep flexibility and have some strength and clean body like he has. Its useless and not good for your body to be able to deadlift or squat very heavy weights or look like bodybuilder with massive muscles.
@@ezechieldzimeyor4541 blah blah blah,so what TRUE strength is?
It depends,and i think this answer is David trying to tell us.
@@SanJingShotrue strength is being able to lift as heavy as possible. Being flexible is an entirely different skill. You can train both, one or neither. As a gymnast, a form of training he seemingly is trying to emulate you would be surprised how similarly we train to powerlifters. We do bulks and cuts, reason being you get stronger on a caloric surplus. We also do squats, Deadlifts and the like, even if that isn't the skill we are training for because we need true strength. And those exercises are great at developing that. It isn't something new. This guy isn't strong. He's flexible. The skills he shows off 12 year old kids can do after a year or so of gymnastics. This guy is a grifter that's trying to sell a product. And pretentious numb skulls that want to look down on strength training because they are jealous of what others have archive is eating it up. People that do not look strong because they aren't, but want to pretend they are.
@@jussialkkiomaki1433"here's why being strong is actually bad for you" lmao ok dude
Your vids are blessed with all kinds of awesome info. Thank you flexy dude
I have been trying to achieve strength without muscle and here it is. You have my gratitude. 🙂
you need muscle for strength, so that is quite literally impossible
I'm a lifter and my goals are all strength-related, as I not only want to compete, but it's also always been one of my most valued personal capabilities/strenghts.
That said, respect where it's due! What you're doing isn't easy and takes willpower!
On a similar note, I have a ~70 year old gym friend that's also about as flexible as you are and he looks 10 years younger than he actually is and seems extremely healthy, nevermind being far more flexible than I am at 37. In other words, what you're doing seems very healthy long-term and I can only wish those that choose to follow your example the best of luck!
💀 That's why I've been getting stronger with calisthenics, but my muscles don't seem to have changed too much in appearance. I'll dig into all the science you mentioned and take note precisely of what you said. I like the new strength I got, but I also want hypertrophy for aesthetics.
I train for rock climbing, finding your shorts helped me train for flexibility too (main hips for high feet positions) since starting ive noticed huge improvements relatively fast, showed me all training is valid and there is always something to learn from a different style or completely different activities/sports
This is really good stuff. I searched this video out. Saw it a while back and it really stuck in my head unlike most of the media I consume.
You are very inspiring little man
Much strength is inside those tiny muscles
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Love this vid, I train for strength with weighted calisthenics and I love how I feel. I’ve done both and just for me personally, strong and powerful for my weight feels a lot better than being BIG and strong.
“Don’t be that person that bashes on one way of training.”
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"i train for ability rather than aesthetics" your abilities are phenomenal, I'm sold
david you rlly became an inspiration to me, I have trained in ways I didn´t like just because I was aiming for subrealistic goals that i never could reach and feeling bad about it, loosing focus of a more realistic mindset. Fitness is not just about becoming ronnie coleman and thanks to you I feel motivated to start training other areas that I have left behind like flexibility and mobility, rlly thanks for your amazing contribution to the fitness comunity
This is what I have been looking for for 15 years. Thanks for all of the great info in this, going to completely change the way I train!
Stay small forever
I just love your content dude. It's so fresh compared to all that I see in fitness. I train like a bodybuilder but would kill to have your flexibility and agility. You're the reason I've incorporated stretching routines in my training.
Thank you David ,
Ive been following your instructions and the mobility is helping prevent injuries and pain.
Im buying your vitamin candies! Thanks again.
I had to log in just to say how awesome and well-done your transition are. Great job!
30 seconds in: subscribed
You’re amazing and nuts. This is EXACTLY the kind of body work I wanted all along
lol
As a woman who wants to get strong but without looking like a body builder, this is super helpful!!!
Not trying to sound negative but you would never look like a body builder. You don’t just pick up a weight and the next day look huge. You don’t get big on accident. You get big by eating a lot combined with training a lot. And like I said your progress will be very slow and gradual so you’ll never get to a size ya don’t like without purposely trying to get there
Even if you train your whole life you would never look like a bodybuilder if you don't intend, too, if it's that easy it wouldn't be a sport, you don't accidentally go into a hypertrophy cycle. So in my opinion, some resistance training is always good, lol.
Body builders are on steroids
Do this while on roids to flexibilitymaxxing
The most annoying weightlifting myth is that women think you can just pick up a weight and instantly look like ronnie coleman
Absolute ELITE shot direction and editing. 👏👏👏
Why are you such a force of positivity. Even aside from the useful info you bring, you just exude good vibes
You are the perfect example of someone with a good looking, high functional, strong and flexible body.
ok stop flirting with him, he's MY boyfriend :( lmao
@@Goldy01 , I'm a married husband with children. :-) #nohomo
Started bodybuilding 1, 5 decades ago. This is the most valuable channel on the youtubes right now. Movement is Kry. And mobility is King! Move well and surely you'll WIN!!
Love your channel. You've motivated me to start stretching. I'm definitely a beginner (can't touch my toes yet). Even by stretching my body a little bit it's amazing to discover how dormant our bodies become. Sometimes I'll simply stretch my body in a random way until I feel my muscle strain and hold it for a bit. Thanks for the content. (Also, you are a master at frame transitions).
You literally gave the same explanation I give to my friends when they ask why I won't "just destroy the gym" and I answer "I train for ability, not aesthetics", I have never tried stretches and feel excited to start my journey in stretches accompanied by my previous exercises from callisthenics. I happy i found a good mentor, hope you keep this up.
what function are you gaining?
Training at the gym is what gives you ability. Can you do a muscle up? Because body builders can, easily.
Love your content, super positive stuff!! I've doing capoeira for the past year and gotten really interested in calisthenics and different forms of working out that's way different to what I see my friends do at the gym haha I'm also not exactly big but people always get surprised when they see I actually have strength. Keep doing your thing man! ❤
I also do capoeira and calisthenics 💪
Watching you effortlessly move around is exactly what I want for myself. Gonna study some of your productions and see what your on about.
I don't desire to look like a gymrat either...just really want fluidity of movement.
This looks like an excuse to explain why I don't seem strong but I am!
Finally a video about strenght training
That's really cool. I train for combat, legs, core, punching muscles and iron fist hardening. It's a relief to see other people approaching specific goals instead of working out vaguely.
the moderation is actually so engaging
I basically mix this type of training with a bit of hypertrophy training as well, you don't have to do just one or another. I've always wanted to be muscular and strong, but without getting a whole lot heavier than I am, because I'm a climber and I value being lightweight for both safety and effectiveness, less heavy, less dangerous falls. I also have a 'femboy bodytype' as I'd describe it, and although I most certainly can get strong, I really just get muscular and my ass gets fatter. So in the interest of not trying to be something that I'm not, I train like this for the most part, but I also do weights every week. I keep the weights low and high reps for everything, except for my legs which I like do go for hypertrophy on, for obvious reasons. Hey, it's already a nice shape when I'm out of shape, and bbab, bigger butts are better. lmao
Flexibility just means tricking your nervous system. Whenever it "hurts" it's your max ROM, why would you want to go further than your body's capabilities ? The more flexibility you have = the more potential of injury you give to yourself
@@beddiefrenson4424 it has nothing to do with tricking your nervous system, like at all. it lengthens and strengthens the ligaments and tendons in your body, that's why it hurts, and also why it stops hurting as you progress. which would be why it actually lowers your chance of injury, by making those ligaments and tendons less likely to tear, why do you think so much of martial arts training focuses on it? high mobility is also useful for agility, have you never heard of gymnastics, or martial arts, or like i said, climbing? i actually just naturally have hypermobility all over my body, and stretches were actually what my physio told me to do to strengthen my joints so the hypermobility is less likely to hurt me. you just sound like someone who's too lazy to stretch before working out, and probably has shit range of motion as a result and just assumes that's normal. nah, stretching is always beneficial, to everyone.
@@beddiefrenson4424you have to be trolling…
femboy body type sounds so hot hehe :3
@@ahkwaheart🤢🤢
RUclips algorithm led me to you, dude. I instantly subscribed after watching this refreshing, yet informative video on a different way to train. You are flexible and very strong for your weight yet you don't look like it which you've mentioned multiple times in your video. I do look forward to watching more of your videos. Cheers!
Same.
I've been trying to get into a marginally better shape because of my inconsistent work life (need strength AND flexibility)
But after working out for a while I've strangely started to get rather chubbier. (Probably thanks to my repetitive depression).
Man, for one sec just for one second stay in one place.
I was getting sore playing basketball. I thought I was just falling apart. Then I saw an 80 year old gymnast still doing her thing and I was like woah wait a minute, I simply have no range of motion anymore. I went all in and converted the front area of my house to a dojo with 2” matts in like a 20’ x 16’ space. I knew I wouldn’t be able to walk past that everyday and not utilize it. Needless to say my life has changed drastically by being on the matts and stretching as much as possible every day. I even put my second TV in there so my TV trance works to my benefit while I stretch for hours on end. Just being able to get out of bed or bend over to pick things up without groaning has been huge! Now I am getting all my ninja moves back, hand stands, somersaults, back bends, front hand springs, and all sort of moves I thought I’d never do again. The strength and definition is much different than the stiff muscle building of simply lifting. I can contort and bend like I havnt in years and it’s just simply the best, a fountain of youth IMO. Must have gained 8” on my vert just by being able to move and bend better. My goals are to get back flips back and dunk before I die. I know if I keep this up that in two years I’ll feel even more euphoric and super happy. If you feel like it’s over for you, it’s not, you just need to stretch! It takes time, years, but will serve you the rest of your life. Good luck to all and start taking stretching and tumbling seriously today!!