Can you make a video talking about how to set up a template for designing your own program. And like best ways(in your opinion) to structure it based on lifestyle whether you want to train 2,3,4 or 5 days etc.
@@EliteProAliYeah I got in Great shape just doing pull ups and push ups at the park. Then I went to the gym because people said it was better but I hated it. So everything works as long as you enjoy it
Hey another great video. What strength level approximately would you say someone would need to get to in order to achieve the muscularity of a lot of these Hollywood actor’s physiques like Ryan Reynolds, Brad Pitt, avengers actors etc. I reckon 90% of people got into fitness to achieve a body like this but most people have gotten body dismorphia due to the fitness industry unreal standards. In order words, how strong do you need to get to have a body that stands out to the average public as muscular. Sorry for the vague question, but I just thought this was a really interesting discussion
@@glennreynolds2557 Hey thanks Glenn! Great topic. I'll talk about this tonight and combine it with the way I structure my programming! I'll give my honest opinions on how people can achieve for that hollywood physique look. You are 100% right.. It was my goal to look aesthetic until competitive bodybuilding consumed me lol!
Also, I had another question. I’ve been seeing a lot of people preach low volume training where you only do a couple sets of an exercise each week. Is this a marketing gimmick. Sure anything works in the beginning, but I’ve heard people say they reached a hard sticking point that they couldn’t get past on this style of training. Like after the initial newbie gains and neural adaptation, it’s seems unlikely that you would keep progressing continuously on 2 sets of bench per week. I mean you could if you just kept gaining a lot of weight like starting strength advocates. It makes sense if you have very little time to put towards the gym and sounds very appealing, but surely this can’t be the best way otherwise why wouldn’t everyone do this. The less is more philosophy is essentially saying, everyone else is wasting their time for nothing in return. Surely this can’t be true
Hey mate, So the stronger you get, the less you need. At a body weight of about 155 or 160 (can't remember) in 2019, I took my 405x5 deadlift to 510x5 while weighing the same and I looked better too. I stopped dueling multiple sets and only focused on 1 had, top set across all exercises. We are all different and it all depends on your circumstances, fatigue accumilating potential / recovery etc - I always urge people to start on 1 to 2 sets and further increase if need be based on a couple of signs which I've discussed in my videos here and there. If can recover better (ie performance enhancing drugs) then yeah, more volume IS better. But we just simply can't. How many sets of 405x5 during that time I discussed do you think I can do as opposed to the 510x5 ? Have a think about that one mate.
I agree with squats and deadlifts because I took my deadlift from 90kg for 6 to 165kg for 6 with just 1 set a week. But do you think upper body lifts respond the same. I was doing 2 sets of bench press at the same time and it didn’t increase that much. I don’t know whether adding sets would help me progress more on bench or less. But even with your deadlift example, I’m not talking specifically on sets for that lift, but more so adding volume through machines and supplemental lifts. Surely there must be a sweet spot for each person where they are doing enough overall sets/volume for that muscle group to maximise hypetrophy while not affecting recovery. And in my case, I’m deadlifting 165kg for 5, but only benching 70kg for 5 so shouldn’t be doing the same amount of sets for both
@user-rf7eq4zy5b You can try 1 set of 5 for the bench and then try different exercises like smith bench.. cable fly etc to make up for volume? You can improve quicker on the dead compared to bench for obvious reasons. More muscle mass involved
I’ll take your advice and start off with 2 sets of bench and see how it goes. Then I’ll add 2 additional sets of incline afterwards and see if it helps aid faster progression. This way I will know if adding helps or hinders progress without doing too much at once and burning out. It’s all relative so the progress I made in the bench may be as good as it gets. On average I was adding 1-2kg per month to it. Started at 60kg for 6 and went to 77.5kg for 6 after a year.
@@user-rf7eq4zy5b How long have you been lifting? It seems like good progress. I never benched until 2014 (first year of PLing) and I managed 275.. Then by the end of the year I set the record at 315 weighing 155lbs. The majority of my work prior was BBing style. Dumbbells, cables and machines. Was it my "superior" genetics? (Semi sarcastic here) or was it the muscle mass gained through work over the years?
Can you make a video talking about how to set up a template for designing your own program. And like best ways(in your opinion) to structure it based on lifestyle whether you want to train 2,3,4 or 5 days etc.
Hey mate,
I'll consider it. : )
I completely agree about just having fun and not overcomplicating everything. Too much science based stuff nowadays
@@JonathanCodes-ol1cm Jonathan, yeah mate! This industry tries to be science dominated but it's way too individual. More like an art!
@@EliteProAliYeah I got in Great shape just doing pull ups and push ups at the park. Then I went to the gym because people said it was better but I hated it. So everything works as long as you enjoy it
@JonathanCodes-ol1cm 100% man.
Never let anyone gas light what you want to do etc. EVERYTHING works bro. Glad you get it :)
Hey another great video. What strength level approximately would you say someone would need to get to in order to achieve the muscularity of a lot of these Hollywood actor’s physiques like Ryan Reynolds, Brad Pitt, avengers actors etc. I reckon 90% of people got into fitness to achieve a body like this but most people have gotten body dismorphia due to the fitness industry unreal standards. In order words, how strong do you need to get to have a body that stands out to the average public as muscular. Sorry for the vague question, but I just thought this was a really interesting discussion
@@glennreynolds2557 Hey thanks Glenn! Great topic. I'll talk about this tonight and combine it with the way I structure my programming!
I'll give my honest opinions on how people can achieve for that hollywood physique look.
You are 100% right.. It was my goal to look aesthetic until competitive bodybuilding consumed me lol!
Hey bro, what’s the attachment you use to replicate the smitch machine press?
@@gcseve Hey GCSeve,
I am not sure of the name but look up smith machine attachment on amazon / ali exp
I got mine from amazon!
Also, I had another question. I’ve been seeing a lot of people preach low volume training where you only do a couple sets of an exercise each week. Is this a marketing gimmick. Sure anything works in the beginning, but I’ve heard people say they reached a hard sticking point that they couldn’t get past on this style of training. Like after the initial newbie gains and neural adaptation, it’s seems unlikely that you would keep progressing continuously on 2 sets of bench per week. I mean you could if you just kept gaining a lot of weight like starting strength advocates. It makes sense if you have very little time to put towards the gym and sounds very appealing, but surely this can’t be the best way otherwise why wouldn’t everyone do this. The less is more philosophy is essentially saying, everyone else is wasting their time for nothing in return. Surely this can’t be true
Hey mate,
So the stronger you get, the less you need. At a body weight of about 155 or 160 (can't remember) in 2019, I took my 405x5 deadlift to 510x5 while weighing the same and I looked better too. I stopped dueling multiple sets and only focused on 1 had, top set across all exercises.
We are all different and it all depends on your circumstances, fatigue accumilating potential / recovery etc - I always urge people to start on 1 to 2 sets and further increase if need be based on a couple of signs which I've discussed in my videos here and there.
If can recover better (ie performance enhancing drugs) then yeah, more volume IS better. But we just simply can't.
How many sets of 405x5 during that time I discussed do you think I can do as opposed to the 510x5 ? Have a think about that one mate.
I agree with squats and deadlifts because I took my deadlift from 90kg for 6 to 165kg for 6 with just 1 set a week. But do you think upper body lifts respond the same. I was doing 2 sets of bench press at the same time and it didn’t increase that much. I don’t know whether adding sets would help me progress more on bench or less. But even with your deadlift example, I’m not talking specifically on sets for that lift, but more so adding volume through machines and supplemental lifts. Surely there must be a sweet spot for each person where they are doing enough overall sets/volume for that muscle group to maximise hypetrophy while not affecting recovery. And in my case, I’m deadlifting 165kg for 5, but only benching 70kg for 5 so shouldn’t be doing the same amount of sets for both
@user-rf7eq4zy5b You can try 1 set of 5 for the bench and then try different exercises like smith bench.. cable fly etc to make up for volume?
You can improve quicker on the dead compared to bench for obvious reasons. More muscle mass involved
I’ll take your advice and start off with 2 sets of bench and see how it goes. Then I’ll add 2 additional sets of incline afterwards and see if it helps aid faster progression. This way I will know if adding helps or hinders progress without doing too much at once and burning out. It’s all relative so the progress I made in the bench may be as good as it gets. On average I was adding 1-2kg per month to it. Started at 60kg for 6 and went to 77.5kg for 6 after a year.
@@user-rf7eq4zy5b How long have you been lifting? It seems like good progress.
I never benched until 2014 (first year of PLing) and I managed 275.. Then by the end of the year I set the record at 315 weighing 155lbs.
The majority of my work prior was BBing style. Dumbbells, cables and machines.
Was it my "superior" genetics? (Semi sarcastic here) or was it the muscle mass gained through work over the years?
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@@iamrjabella Thanks pal!
You sound Australian. I’m from Sydney
@@JonathanCodes-ol1cm I am Iraqi living in NZL!
For what it's worth, Australia is the GOAT!!