Ever since following Ripp’s advice on aesthetics, my bent over row has skyrocketed! My belly is so large that I only have to pull the bar 1” to complete the rep. Everyone in the gym stares in awe at both my sexy physique and my incredible strength. Thanks, Ripp!
you all prolly dont care but does anybody know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
Thrall is up Feigenbaum's ass- a guy who has built his youtube career mimicking Rip's in person forum and subsequently shitting on Rip at the same time.
I have been lifting since I was 16 and I am 33. I took about 4 years off because I was strung out on heroin. I have been back in the gym about 8 months and I am the strongest I have ever been now because of learning from Mark and his methods. I have a 405 bench low 6 deadlift, high 4 squat, and a 265lb ohp at 2019lbs. I had never benched over 365 or deadlifted over 5 before learning the ss method. Some of my gains were muscle memory from being somewhat strong before but would never hit the numbers I do now without SS. Thank you Mark you are awsome!! SS probably saved my life don't know if I would still be sober without my training.
I'm too lazy to google so ill just ask you.. Why is it hard to gain weight? Can't you just eat more? I myself am fat, and eating more seems like the easiest thing to do.
@@xDMrGarrison I've actually had a number of medical tests to attempt to determine just that with no such luck. The only thing that works at all is putting on muscle, but it seems that goes slowly for me too and 5 pounds just fell off me because money was tighter last month and I couldn't afford extra food.
@@xDMrGarrison your body naturally trys to keep the current weight no matter how much or little you eat. it takes at least a whole year of basically overeating on every meal aka eating even if you feel alsolutely full for your body to adapt the new status quo and naturally try to keep this new weight by adjusting hunger. its harder than going to the gym because its 24/7 work every day no matter what.
I find it so hard to believe that any human being cant gain plenty of weight eating ground beef, peanut butter, and butter, along with sufficient carbs to spike insulin in order to utilize all the calories. Dave Tate has some hilarious stories on his table talks about what he used to eat.
@@HooDRidEWhiteY because people with fast metabolisms burn a shit load of calories doing nothing and eating as much as we have to is a 24/7 job always thinking of the next meal and getting the timing so we don’t end up with a 3000 calorie meal just to hit a surplus
Summary: Acknowledge that aesthetics are mostly genetic. (mostly, there's still room for improvement though) Most media influencers and actors and models are using some form of steroids (strapping gear). Focus on lifting heavier Deadlifts, Overhead Presses and Rows for a more buff physique. Minicuts (done after Bulking) can't be done for longer than 3 months, after 3 you'd start to lose too much of the strength and the built up hypertrophy (you'll always lose some strength when you cut, but it becomes more than marginal after 3 months) Protein is more satiating than carbs. During the minicut, you wanna be eating: 250 g protein 300 g carb 50 g fat Without enough carbs, recovery from training is much slower and thus gains are slower. White meat isn't superior to Red meat how people used to believe back in the '80s Lean Red meat is the best during the minicut.
Have you never heard a woman tell you she feels insecure about herself because you look too good? This is a phenomenon. Not every woman, but some do. Hell, mine has straight out told me she's nervous I'm going to suddenly realize that I could get a better looking girlfriend if I wanted to. I'm not even a bodybuilder.
Bottom 3% checking in! I was down to about 12% body fat about two years ago and was trying to show off my abs to my wife and she said "I don't care about your abs; that's your thing!" Totally lost all motivation. 😆
I know Rip doesn't endorse them, but high pulls (mainly snatch) are possibly the best exercise to put mass in the places that signal muscle and power. Heavy clean and press is excellent as well.
1:01:01 I think they missed the fact that once your blood sugar drops to a certain point it triggers hunger hormone "ghrelin". And that when insulin spikes fat burning turns off completely. So eating fat, and protein without carbs burns more body fat as it keeps insulin low. He is correct in saying eating carbs and fat together are a problem. And earlier in the video he mention Marlon Brando saying actresses would "not eat" to lose weight for a role. It's called fasting and its completely safe as long as you have fat to loose.
This is only an acute effect because EVERY macro eventually turns into sugar (other than amino acids being used for repair, the excess aminos do turn to glycogen then sugar though) which is what your body runs off of. Glycogen and ketones both turn into sugar and insulin keeps them from jumping too high. Granted when eating straight carbs your sugar will shoot up and you’ll have more of a spine then crash, but even if you’re on a keto diet if the calories are the same and fats are substituted in for the carbs you were eating then the constant low level excretion of insulin would be the same at the end of the day. I think people focus too much on insulin, IGF-1, and controlling grhelin when not introducing any exogenous insulin or growth hormone into the body
46:13 It is effective if you walk or do any light work before you eat your first meal in the morning, all things considered. But this might be counter-productive if the volume, intensity, or difficulty is too high.
Ripp my girl says she'll leave me if I get above 17% BF, would you recommend the Idaho method to get a 600 lbs squat and maintain my abs while drinking a gallon of cow nectar a day? Regards
If someone can't comprehend the process of training, and can't understand that your on a plan and look into the future. Idk. I see not wanting to date a fat slob, but that's not what you're going to be at 17%.
I literally cannot remember the last time I ate less than the entire box of cereal. The three or four times a year that I buy cereal, I buy it with the intention of eating the entire thing. I'm going to eat the whole thing anyway and at least this way I don't feel like I failed.
The golden ratio is the neck forearms and calves are the same measure and keep the waist as trim as possible. Steve Reeves is said to be almost perfectly proportioned by the standard. But it's only a very few who truly can do it
Mark and company, how did y'all manage to book Gene Simmons for nutrition???!!! Teasing with respect Robert, thank you for teaching me about nutrition!
Honestly, for most people to thnk someone else looks big, you pretty much only need bit trap, a bit of lat, and impressive arms. If you have full biceps and triceps, that alone makes people think you look large. Take Robert for example: He has very unimpressive arms, no veins, no cuts, soft looking and probably 16 inchs or under. Because of this looking at him as he is, he has a "Do you even lift look" Arms is where it's at really.
Just as I can lift quite a bit and not look like it I have a step-brother who barely lifts and fits the description you have laid out. You cannot out train some of these things BUT the barbell can make them less shitty. That was my point.
@@the_robert_santana I hope you didn't take offence to what i said, i was merely stating my thoughts. You do look like you lift to me, but i meant to the everyman who would see a "lifter" as the points i spoke of above. I also have a friend who is like your step brother. My mate, isn't very strong, in fact i'm MUCH stronger, yet because of his genetics, he has really large arms, and good fat distribution. SO even though he isn't actually large, he does look very good because of proportions.
@@Jk-zv6tz Oh I completely agree. I just wanted to clarify for those reading it. I'm well aware of the uphill battle I fight. The good news is there is a larger market of untrianed dad bods that can relate to me better than the jacked and tan guys at Gold's.
@@the_robert_santana I for one never understood why people go get advice from genetic lottery winners blasting steroids. They were always going to look good no matter what training they used to ge there.
@@Jk-zv6tz We are visual creatures. We see and we perceive. The game does change in person though. Virtually every untrained person that I meet recognizes that I train without me saying a word. People following the fitness industry have different expectations than the average joe. Last time I cut real low I had two in person male clients with a baseline dad bod. They both saw what I had to go through to go from 15-17% to 11-13% and they both agreed that how I looked at 15-17% was more than plenty for their goals and I looked not much leaner than I look now. Untrained females also have told me that me getting any bigger than I am now is "too big." So I think consumers of fitness equipment are not necessarily representative of what lies in the middle of the bell curve. Most untrained adult males over 30 have dad bods and have little interest in looking like a fitness model and most untrained females are not interested in a man who is leaner than they are.
After 10 years on a carnivorous keto way of eating I agree with Mr. Santana. The best way to cut fat is a high carb low fat diet. Way more energy in the gym while on the cut as well. ✌️
SS works, much stronger after LP and Texas Method. Stronger than I'd ever been... body fat rose from 10% to 15%. No one would've called me "fat". I looked good in clothes and not bad "nekked". However, for the first time in my life my cholesterol numbers increased quite a lot. And frankly, I hated how that extra layer of fat felt and looked as my waist went from 32" to 35". I cut back on the food and changed my training to include more conditioning. Leaner and feel better now. Lost some strength...about 20% off my peak squat and DL. It was worth it.
Mike Seeley that’s awesome man! That’s precisely what should happen if you do things correctly. Now 20% strength loss is a bit much for 3” of waistline. How were you training on the way down? Did you gain it back at the new bodyweight??
@@the_robert_santana thanks, great to get a reply from you! I should've mentioned that part of my new "conditioning" is working 50 hours weeks of labor on a farm. So no doubt that volume of movement is impacting my recovery. I'm just hitting 2X per week now, trying to hold onto what strength I can until the "off season" at work, then run LP out over the winter and see where things go. Should probably mention that I'm 56 y/o and working the younger guys into the ground, credit to SS program in large part.
@@mikeseeley1042 glad to hear it man! that would make sense then. Hang in there and it will come back in due time. Get those younger dudes under a barbell!
Rip, the diet soda protein shake is a genius thing. Its so fucking delicious(i am making mine with diet fanta) and god the taste never became boring. Thanks for the recipe!
You're wearing a shirt when you're talking to girls, no? Massive shoulders, massive traps, arms, legs etc would actually be visible. I think appearance is the LAST thing you have to worry about though (unless you look like a fuckin goblin)
That's true, but having a 400 lbs squat is definitely more useful than being a skinny weak guy with abs. I don't favor being fat and having a massive gut, but there are better stuff
And I want to add there is alot of good that had come from your program and I respect your knowledge and experience. You are obviously way more knowledgeable and experienced than me. I'm just a smart, analytical trainee who has experience with doing your program and with getting coaching from actual SS coaches. I know my advice would help you improve your program. I got more advice if you want to hear it.
Charles Bronson did work in coal mining in his early years, trained as a boxer the same time, then became one of the first of the legitimate Hollywood karate black belts, largely under Tak Kubota's instruction. So, Charles Bronson trained in explosive movements even aside from any weights he may or may not have done. Look at 1975 _Hard Times_ with Bronson at age 53-54. Impressive.
Ok, per some research, Bronson's height was officially 5' 7" but standing in comparison to other known height guys, it was probably close to 5'9". His weight, including muscle to bone ratio needs to be adjusted, making him more of a maxed out ectomorph than a natural mesomorph, especially in his later years. In his debut movies, House of Wax and The Sandpiper, he definitely packed on more muscle. He might of done some anabolic juicing, to maintain his physique, but if so it was in the low dosages. He apparently did lift iron, in addition to his boxing and karate training.
Another Kick ass video by the Master Mark Rippetoe. Mark, I use to be stationed at Sheppard AFB and I use to drive over to the Sykes Mall all the time. Where exactly is your gym? I was stationed their initially back in 1985 then again in 1998. When I was back in 1998 I was a SSgt and I use to drive all over the price. I wish I had stopped by your gym back then. It would have been pretty cool to just take in your great gym and just shoot the shit. Back in 1998 I was really into Powerlifting style training. I was super into Squatting and doing cleans back then. Best of luck Rip.
Quick note. If you do what I call "wussy" low carb, performance will suffer. Ketogenic diets are dogshit for performance. BUT if you eat at least 12 WHOLE eggs a day, a pound or 2 of red meat, and maybe some vegetables cooked in butter, performance won't suffer and you will feel better than you have in a LONG time. Plus, the anti-inflammatory properties of the diet are awesome, you just aren't sore anymore. And my tendonitis that I suffered with for 18 months just disappeared one day, and never came back.
Low carb diet is still better for you health than low fat. At least if you are older than 25 y.o! It's not just about blood sugar swings, Insulin Resistance, feeling hungry all the time.... Are you even aware of how your body produces Testosterone? Do you need a break-down or you think Testosterone is not important? You cannot get low on fats without having problems due to low Testosterone and it's bad to have fats and carbs at the same time - you said it yourselves. On another hand if you do not know that extra-lean ground beef has up to 17% of fat (macros discussion at 1:15:02), what can I say!
So Santana says, disparagingly, that he tried a volume based arm routine and saw visible gains in ONE MONTH and concludes that was a failure. Am I the only person to find that to be an odd conclusion from an experienced trainer? And is it REALLY true that in order to be a bodybuilder you have to be normally "walking around" with 13% body fat? As if that statement actually means anything?
I think he was speaking more along the lines of return on investment. Doing sixty sets on one muscle group every single day for such a small return just wasn't worth it to him. And yes, to be a competitive bodybuilder you probably do have to be naturally lean (and have great insertions, and great response to the drugs, and great proportions, etc.). It's the same for every "sport" though. The guys at the top definitely do train hard but they /also/ have the top genetics. How could it be any other way?
@@Whitefang8128 Again, it depends or is nuanced. Depending on your stage of training, greater volume may be PRECISELY what you need to continue a stimulus. The fact remains that a visible improvement in muscle size in one month is NOT a failed programme. You are making a better argument for him, but that is NOT the argument he made. And yes, to be a competitive body builder you need genetics. No doubt about that at all. But I have "walked around" at lower than 13% body fat for years (admittedly while an athlete in my early twenties) and I do not have what you might call "body building genetics". The point is, Rip demands 100% focus and dedication to maximising 1 RM. If anyone applied the SAME dedication to developing a lean physique the can do it. It is a matter of dedication and discipline the variance of which is decided by genetics. Rip just makes it sound like only freaks can get abs. That's manifest bullshit.
Lots of work for marginal growth. My arms looked "less average" after all that. Bad ROI. Sorry to disappoint but for most people arms aren't going to grow significantly from baseline without chemical assistance. Yes I know your mesomoprhic buddy pulled it off natty, I'm not talking about him.
@@the_robert_santana German volume training is not famous for being easy, that's for sure. But at some point well past novice and intermediate, visible gains within a month are extremely hard to achieve unassisted. Many might say that at that point, it might well be worth it. I would probably give it a go if I was a competitor and I didn't want to take PEDs. Visible gains in a month post novice unaided by drugs? Lots of people would. And visible implies significant.
@@the_robert_santana Hey man, if you're having trouble making gains maybe you could try the nofap fitness system. Hit those pullups for high reps and no jacking off afterwards.
Per calorie fat is objectively not more satiating than carbs. It's just not what the studies show. Using ultra processed carbs isn't really fair. No one says that those are satiating or healthy. That doesn't mean that, in the context of an entire diet, cutting carbs does not curb hunger more. But it's not because fat in itself is satiating. Whether cutting carbs or cutting fats work better usually depends on how the diet is structured. I've done a fat loss phase in both styles and wasn't more hungry woth low fat. It was kind of a hassle though, a lot of chewing. You have to eat tons of veggies, fuits and actual whole grain products. Also, things like egg whites taste like crap.
Great podcast. Wood smoke low and slow smoke some chicken breasts with a nice rub and a light basting of bbq sauce. I'm not into dieting but that's the only good way to eat them ;)
I knew an old German lady used to own a restaurant. She wouldn't eat horse meat because they sweat through their skin. She didn't think it was healthy.
@@8ikingviking no no I've seen it before and it's weirdly hilarious to see guests looking for a chance to speak in front of coach rip it's just this one is the best of them. 😆😆
Men like both big butts and big boobs in women, yet seldom find both naturally. Men are largely the same way. You can either be yoked or shredded, and you will seldom find both naturally. A weak 170 lb boy with abs is worthless when your villiage is being pilliaged. There is a special attraction to men that look intimidating to other men for this reason. My wife was attracted to my broad chest and my large butt. I got both from Starting Strength.
Yeah a 6 pack would be less stressful on his liver but in the end give him the same effect as liquor because it’s a slower consumption of the same amount of alcohol
This nutrition advice contradicts the advice in the blue book recommending a lower carb diet for fat people. Might want to revise in the next edition. Also, I recommend the next edition focus more on how to perform the lifts and less on theory of the mechanics behind the lifts. Your last book was great for a coach, but too complicated for a trainee. Also, I would tailor the next book to your clients: Many (if not most) people who do starting strength are not athletes, start the program fat, and are older and sedentary. Yet much of your nutrition advice in the book (and in earlier podcasts) focus on skinny, young, athletes. Thus, the focus of your calorie recommendation advice should target the former segment of the market more than the latter. Also, need to quit overemphasizing hip drive, which is less important than teaching people to squat with mid pressure balance over the foot on the descent and ascent. The hip drive is sort of the icing on the cake and shouldn't be overdone. Also, it is beneficial to slow down the progression when technique breakdown starts occurring, rather than racing to put weight on the bar and then deloading when form issues become too significant. There is more but I dont have time to explain. You could get offended about my advice or you could use it constructively to improve your program. Your choice.
A little observation from history rip might hate: humans differentiated themselves from other mammals by our ability to run for long periods (thanks to our sweating mechanism) without overheating. We literally out-long-distance-ran our prey. So when Rip talks about strength being the most "useful" feature throughout our early historical development, point this out. In other words: NUANCE
@@ZockerPost err... did you read what I wrote? Rip was talking in part about human EARLY development. Obviously, I am referring to our early history as a species. Look it up instead of embarrassing yourself. So when RIP talks about us developing over the millennia to favour physiques that look STRONG, he ignores our primal attraction to people who ALSO look cardiovascularly fit because, yes we DID evolve as predators literally out running animals over days and days. Eg. Endurance running. Next time, check before you assume the other guy is ignorant and dumb. It might actually be you.
@@ZockerPost and running is never useless. Only a lard ass gas guzzling American who takes an SUV to go to the store half a mile away or to cross the street would say that. As stupid as when RIP said the army shouldn't run because they drive to war. Clearly he has never been in the military. Tell the SAS they don't need to run...
I used to have abs when I was in my 20s and I put no effort into my abs specifically at all. I lifted weights, played sports and trained martial arts but I ate like shit and didn't focus on my abs. I'm nearly 40 now, I have a wife, 2 young kids, a full-time job and you can't see my abs unless I flex. I imagine in a few more years you won't see my abs even when I flex either. I'm tired, I still lift weights but have no time or energy at all for other sports. I would probably feel better about myself if I had abs but its not worth the work.
To be fair, with regards to male body fat percentages, there is an "ideal" when it comes to health. That "ideal" range goes from 10%-15% bodyfat. 10% is the lowest end because anything below that and your growth hormone levels definitely starts dropping, and 15% being the higher number because above 15% can result in decreased insulin sensitivity.
It’s 10-20%, but most people who are 20% think they’re 15%. Growth hormone is actually stimulated by ghrelin - the hunger hormone. Hgh & insulin are counter regulatory, meaning an increase in one results in a decrease or inhibition of the other. Other hormones are negatively effected by calorie restriction, but growth hormone is actually increased.
I have heard through the grapevine that grown women are interested in a man's wallet. They care not about a man's abdominals at all. In fact, you could waddle around like an obese pig that's been fed corn steadily for a whole year and if you meanwhile have a well-stocked wallet and shiny-looking newish fast car, you will do just fine with women. I'm not saying all women, but I'm saying ... a lot of women. The defining factor here being the actual contents of the wallet and the stuff it produces, like the car, the house, the vacations, the jewelry, dinner parties... Bigger wallet = more options among women (in general). If you are somehow obsessed with your abs, as a man, and you don't earn a lot of dough doing so (like top-tier Mr. Olympia contenders), this obsession will usually only drain you of money, despite what you might think, for example that having (visible) abs means you don't spend much on food. Well, the common denominator with these vain, self-obsessed ab boys is that they spend all day and half the night (or vice versa) admiring themselves like Narcissus in a nearby mirror or camera or webcam, also injecting themselves with chemicals. That is not a sustainable business model, I think. I could be totally wrong; this ab world is not known to me. I do know quite a few women make a decent living posing like that (I have heard through the grapevine), but I know for a fact most women don't age well or gracefully, either. They age rather fast and that dwindles your model options, especially if you live by way of showing off your vacuous and superficial qualities like those women. Then again, I digressed: those women are not really about abs. It's the fitness girls that are. They are always in a bikini or something sporty and make selfies of their butt all day and night, posting the results on Instagram. Most women for sure aren't into abs on their own body. If they do, it will quite possibly lead to anorexia. It is unnatural for most women to have visible abs. If she does, she will not be interested in having children, or cannot, and most probably she is taking some other pills, next the ones that keep unwanted babies out her womb, despite riding miles of various cocks. In a sane world, visible abs are a sign of starvation. I haven't heard of the inmates of a Nazi concentation camp comparing each other's sixpacks. I quess he with the eightpack won the top bunk, right? Well, it is a strange world for sure. This whole ab thing reminds me of that scientific experiment on mice, where eventually the mice stopped being interested in social interactions and only cared for themselves, endlessly grooming their furry bodies and being generally lazy but content, squeaking happily. There must be genetic overlap between mice and men. Let's ask John Steinbeck.
That's a depressing view point. Most well rounded athletes have abs of some type. And you might get women by just being rich and fat/ugly but they wont LIKE you and they will bang the gardener...
They will respect you and they will encourage you to continue going specially if you have decent numbers in the press, squat and deadlift. If you think about it you’ll figure out why.
"...let's not forget, that the deadlift and the press build bigger abs too..." Yes they do, and the humble bodyweight chin up, or weighted chin up involves the abs a lot too, and people would know it if they ever tried them. Most LIFTERS cannot lift their own bodyweight from a dead stop at the bottom up to clear their chin over the bar, even with all that kicking and moving around shit they do in crossfire, they might TOUCH the bar with their chin but they don't CLEAR the bar. Doing three simple sets of all you can do at the end of the workout is all it takes. FROM THE BOTTOM arms fully extended and starting ascent without kicking or moving the knees to the from of the stomach. If that is not possible at least LOWER your fat self slowly for as many as you can. It is good to note this carefully, That the ONLY thing that MIGHT "overcome" your genetics is the weight on the bar going up, whatever greatness there might be in you, it will show up or come up if the weight goes up, and the weight will stop going up if you don't ALWAYS concentrate on improving your technique. Muscle just doesn't grow willingly, it has to be FORCED to grow.
I don’t really agree with the your not gonna have arms and not gonna get calves you really gotta train hard and past the point strong man rep ranges 20 30 at times 40 reps and multiple sets 4 at the least and drop sets.
LOL! I had egg whites with chunks of skinless/boneless chicken, spinach, onion, orange bell pepper sautéed with olive oil and butter for breakfast this morning and seasoned with salt, pepper , ketchup and homemade salsa. It was dee-licious! 💪🥴👍
Robert, you should read articles by John Ionnidas (sp) starting with “All Scientific Research is false”. Epidemiology, particularly nutrition based, is a joke
Rip is right, you cannot see a 155 pound man's abs in normal clothed circumstances... but boy, do they love to lift their shits up from the waist for any excuse all the time. And the women they are trying to catch their attention of, STILL don't give a fuck about them!! It's like a bug flying around when you're working out, annoying as fuck specially if they are close by.
Ever since following Ripp’s advice on aesthetics, my bent over row has skyrocketed! My belly is so large that I only have to pull the bar 1” to complete the rep. Everyone in the gym stares in awe at both my sexy physique and my incredible strength. Thanks, Ripp!
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OMG I was about to comment the same! My gut 's sticking out like Big Lenny's. Sickening core
@@haczabim you rang?
@@Biglennyjunior What do you mean "rang"?
@@haczabim it was a joke. Because of my name.
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The main thing I have learnt from Ripp is that life is pain and misery and it’s boring.
But hey you might as well be strong 😁
So let's do a lot of fives
Well, yes, and sometimes he doesn't really do his bit to increase the general wealth of happiness and tolerance...
idk why you needed rip to tell you that one
@@AcceleratingUniverse most people don't know brah
you all prolly dont care but does anybody know a trick to get back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.
Mark ... You could call Alan Thrall to talk at Starting Strength Radio
I second that
I third that
Thrall is up Feigenbaum's ass- a guy who has built his youtube career mimicking Rip's in person forum and subsequently shitting on Rip at the same time.
I don't think sees him as an equal. At best he could respect the former marine more.
Excommunicated
I have been lifting since I was 16 and I am 33. I took about 4 years off because I was strung out on heroin. I have been back in the gym about 8 months and I am the strongest I have ever been now because of learning from Mark and his methods. I have a 405 bench low 6 deadlift, high 4 squat, and a 265lb ohp at 2019lbs. I had never benched over 365 or deadlifted over 5 before learning the ss method. Some of my gains were muscle memory from being somewhat strong before but would never hit the numbers I do now without SS. Thank you Mark you are awsome!! SS probably saved my life don't know if I would still be sober without my training.
Need to work on that relative strength ratio being that you are 2000+ lbs
@@Snap_Crackle_Pop_Grock lmao
Glad you dug yourself out of the hole my friend
That's awesome!
Congrats fella
I love the Santana/Rip podcasts. I must have watched them at least 30 times each one. Informative and hilarious they are!
I would love to have Thanksgiving dinner with Rippetoe
I'd go if Niki Sims was going to be there
Rip's impersonation of the haters is absolutely hysterical. Funny, funny guy.
Beard Skull what do u mean funny?
@@claudej.montgomery9421 like a clown?
@@claudej.montgomery9421The way he drinks milk!
As someone underweight it's so refreshing to see people even acknowledge that underweight is a thing.
I'm too lazy to google so ill just ask you.. Why is it hard to gain weight? Can't you just eat more? I myself am fat, and eating more seems like the easiest thing to do.
@@xDMrGarrison I've actually had a number of medical tests to attempt to determine just that with no such luck.
The only thing that works at all is putting on muscle, but it seems that goes slowly for me too and 5 pounds just fell off me because money was tighter last month and I couldn't afford extra food.
@@xDMrGarrison your body naturally trys to keep the current weight no matter how much or little you eat. it takes at least a whole year of basically overeating on every meal aka eating even if you feel alsolutely full for your body to adapt the new status quo and naturally try to keep this new weight by adjusting hunger. its harder than going to the gym because its 24/7 work every day no matter what.
I find it so hard to believe that any human being cant gain plenty of weight eating ground beef, peanut butter, and butter, along with sufficient carbs to spike insulin in order to utilize all the calories. Dave Tate has some hilarious stories on his table talks about what he used to eat.
@@HooDRidEWhiteY because people with fast metabolisms burn a shit load of calories doing nothing and eating as much as we have to is a 24/7 job always thinking of the next meal and getting the timing so we don’t end up with a 3000 calorie meal just to hit a surplus
Summary:
Acknowledge that aesthetics are mostly genetic. (mostly, there's still room for improvement though)
Most media influencers and actors and models are using some form of steroids (strapping gear).
Focus on lifting heavier Deadlifts, Overhead Presses and Rows for a more buff physique.
Minicuts (done after Bulking) can't be done for longer than 3 months, after 3 you'd start to lose too much of the strength and the built up hypertrophy (you'll always lose some strength when you cut, but it becomes more than marginal after 3 months)
Protein is more satiating than carbs.
During the minicut, you wanna be eating:
250 g protein
300 g carb
50 g fat
Without enough carbs, recovery from training is much slower and thus gains are slower.
White meat isn't superior to Red meat how people used to believe back in the '80s
Lean Red meat is the best during the minicut.
Coach rip, please consider that women never, ever, tell you the truth. So when they say they don't care about abs, they are lying.
Lying for women is an evolutionary survival mechanism
Have you never heard a woman tell you she feels insecure about herself because you look too good? This is a phenomenon. Not every woman, but some do.
Hell, mine has straight out told me she's nervous I'm going to suddenly realize that I could get a better looking girlfriend if I wanted to. I'm not even a bodybuilder.
110% agree
Women are attracted to that bulge in your pants. Your wallet.
Women dont care about abs. Girls do.
I just bought and received your book 3rd edition. Thank you Mark for info.
16:54 "Making egg Hhhwhitess..." 🤣
Stewie might be watching rip. Hwhiped cream
Cool hwhip?
Bottom 3% checking in! I was down to about 12% body fat about two years ago and was trying to show off my abs to my wife and she said "I don't care about your abs; that's your thing!"
Totally lost all motivation. 😆
She probably likes to maker her friends jealous by mentioning it to them tho
@@MrDeanmfitz maybe!
I know Rip doesn't endorse them, but high pulls (mainly snatch) are possibly the best exercise to put mass in the places that signal muscle and power. Heavy clean and press is excellent as well.
1:01:01 I think they missed the fact that once your blood sugar drops to a certain point it triggers hunger hormone "ghrelin". And that when insulin spikes fat burning turns off completely. So eating fat, and protein without carbs burns more body fat as it keeps insulin low. He is correct in saying eating carbs and fat together are a problem. And earlier in the video he mention Marlon Brando saying actresses would "not eat" to lose weight for a role. It's called fasting and its completely safe as long as you have fat to loose.
This is only an acute effect because EVERY macro eventually turns into sugar (other than amino acids being used for repair, the excess aminos do turn to glycogen then sugar though) which is what your body runs off of. Glycogen and ketones both turn into sugar and insulin keeps them from jumping too high. Granted when eating straight carbs your sugar will shoot up and you’ll have more of a spine then crash, but even if you’re on a keto diet if the calories are the same and fats are substituted in for the carbs you were eating then the constant low level excretion of insulin would be the same at the end of the day. I think people focus too much on insulin, IGF-1, and controlling grhelin when not introducing any exogenous insulin or growth hormone into the body
XD Face palming hard at how misfuckinginformed you are Hahahaha
46:13 It is effective if you walk or do any light work before you eat your first meal in the morning, all things considered. But this might be counter-productive if the volume, intensity, or difficulty is too high.
Rip needs to do stand-up. He is far funnier.
Starting Standup
@@BigJamesGraham Underrated comment 😂😂
42:55 I'm curious to see the cardio/respiratory data from the strength training group. I think they maintained it but that's just personal experience.
Ripp my girl says she'll leave me if I get above 17% BF, would you recommend the Idaho method to get a 600 lbs squat and maintain my abs while drinking a gallon of cow nectar a day? Regards
I recommend getting a different girl
What is your current squat?
If someone can't comprehend the process of training, and can't understand that your on a plan and look into the future. Idk. I see not wanting to date a fat slob, but that's not what you're going to be at 17%.
Hahahah this is a good post. Obviously he’s trolling. Well played.
gomad until you reach 30% bf then recomp. Repeat until you become an andregiant
Pre-corona rip look way happier
Great Show. Very informative.
I literally cannot remember the last time I ate less than the entire box of cereal. The three or four times a year that I buy cereal, I buy it with the intention of eating the entire thing. I'm going to eat the whole thing anyway and at least this way I don't feel like I failed.
^This. So accurate. Last time I did this was Reese’s Puffs. And still hungry.
@@robertlevy4613 honey bunches of oats for me 😂
Grains are for cattle
This was another good simple perspective. Thank you.
The golden ratio is the neck forearms and calves are the same measure and keep the waist as trim as possible. Steve Reeves is said to be almost perfectly proportioned by the standard. But it's only a very few who truly can do it
Wtf are ypu talking about? You either have insanely thin neck or DATANICALLY THICK forearms/calves....
Mark and company, how did y'all manage to book Gene Simmons for nutrition???!!!
Teasing with respect Robert, thank you for teaching me about nutrition!
Honestly, for most people to thnk someone else looks big, you pretty much only need bit trap, a bit of lat, and impressive arms. If you have full biceps and triceps, that alone makes people think you look large. Take Robert for example: He has very unimpressive arms, no veins, no cuts, soft looking and probably 16 inchs or under. Because of this looking at him as he is, he has a "Do you even lift look" Arms is where it's at really.
Just as I can lift quite a bit and not look like it I have a step-brother who barely lifts and fits the description you have laid out. You cannot out train some of these things BUT the barbell can make them less shitty. That was my point.
@@the_robert_santana I hope you didn't take offence to what i said, i was merely stating my thoughts.
You do look like you lift to me, but i meant to the everyman who would see a "lifter" as the points i spoke of above.
I also have a friend who is like your step brother. My mate, isn't very strong, in fact i'm MUCH stronger, yet because of his genetics, he has really large arms, and good fat distribution. SO even though he isn't actually large, he does look very good because of proportions.
@@Jk-zv6tz Oh I completely agree. I just wanted to clarify for those reading it. I'm well aware of the uphill battle I fight. The good news is there is a larger market of untrianed dad bods that can relate to me better than the jacked and tan guys at Gold's.
@@the_robert_santana I for one never understood why people go get advice from genetic lottery winners blasting steroids. They were always going to look good no matter what training they used to ge there.
@@Jk-zv6tz We are visual creatures. We see and we perceive. The game does change in person though. Virtually every untrained person that I meet recognizes that I train without me saying a word. People following the fitness industry have different expectations than the average joe. Last time I cut real low I had two in person male clients with a baseline dad bod. They both saw what I had to go through to go from 15-17% to 11-13% and they both agreed that how I looked at 15-17% was more than plenty for their goals and I looked not much leaner than I look now. Untrained females also have told me that me getting any bigger than I am now is "too big." So I think consumers of fitness equipment are not necessarily representative of what lies in the middle of the bell curve. Most untrained adult males over 30 have dad bods and have little interest in looking like a fitness model and most untrained females are not interested in a man who is leaner than they are.
After 10 years on a carnivorous keto way of eating I agree with Mr. Santana. The best way to cut fat is a high carb low fat diet. Way more energy in the gym while on the cut as well. ✌️
SS works, much stronger after LP and Texas Method. Stronger than I'd ever been... body fat rose from 10% to 15%. No one would've called me "fat". I looked good in clothes and not bad "nekked". However, for the first time in my life my cholesterol numbers increased quite a lot. And frankly, I hated how that extra layer of fat felt and looked as my waist went from 32" to 35". I cut back on the food and changed my training to include more conditioning. Leaner and feel better now. Lost some strength...about 20% off my peak squat and DL. It was worth it.
Mike Seeley that’s awesome man! That’s precisely what should happen if you do things correctly.
Now 20% strength loss is a bit much for 3” of waistline. How were you training on the way down? Did you gain it back at the new bodyweight??
@@the_robert_santana thanks, great to get a reply from you! I should've mentioned that part of my new "conditioning" is working 50 hours weeks of labor on a farm. So no doubt that volume of movement is impacting my recovery. I'm just hitting 2X per week now, trying to hold onto what strength I can until the "off season" at work, then run LP out over the winter and see where things go.
Should probably mention that I'm 56 y/o and working the younger guys into the ground, credit to SS program in large part.
@@mikeseeley1042 glad to hear it man! that would make sense then. Hang in there and it will come back in due time. Get those younger dudes under a barbell!
I don’t agree with your views on the Hex Bar Deadlift..
It’s a amazing tool in the toolbox
True! It is.
Yes!
For what? What does it bring to the table?
Timeline for the long videos plz
Rip, the diet soda protein shake is a genius thing. Its so fucking delicious(i am making mine with diet fanta) and god the taste never became boring. Thanks for the recipe!
Why are-a Rippetoni's nippetonis hard? Is-a he some-a kinda pervertoni?
Thanks Train to Look Good Conservatively Dressed, another great video.
Rip is fun, fun, fun and good advice:)))))
RIP FARTS AT... 1:20:05
AND THEN HE STARTS LOOKING TO THE STAFF MEMBERS WITH SOCIAL GUILT.
Bottomline....unless you are an uber-alpha like Coach Rip, you will not get laid hitting a 400 lbs squat PR....but you will with chiseled abs
You're wearing a shirt when you're talking to girls, no?
Massive shoulders, massive traps, arms, legs etc would actually be visible.
I think appearance is the LAST thing you have to worry about though (unless you look like a fuckin goblin)
That's true, but having a 400 lbs squat is definitely more useful than being a skinny weak guy with abs. I don't favor being fat and having a massive gut, but there are better stuff
That's because she will know that you're still not at 4 PPS yet. Get to that 405, and you'll immediately get laid.
And I want to add there is alot of good that had come from your program and I respect your knowledge and experience. You are obviously way more knowledgeable and experienced than me. I'm just a smart, analytical trainee who has experience with doing your program and with getting coaching from actual SS coaches. I know my advice would help you improve your program. I got more advice if you want to hear it.
I like the word advantageous he uses it a few times in this podcast. That’s a good word
Charles Bronson did work in coal mining in his early years, trained as a boxer the same time, then became one of the first of the legitimate Hollywood karate black belts, largely under Tak Kubota's instruction. So, Charles Bronson trained in explosive movements even aside from any weights he may or may not have done.
Look at 1975 _Hard Times_ with Bronson at age 53-54. Impressive.
There’s a picture of what I think is a 48 yo Bronson with his 25 yo wife. Bronson was aesthetic beast
Ok, per some research, Bronson's height was officially 5' 7" but standing in comparison to other known height guys, it was probably close to 5'9". His weight, including muscle to bone ratio needs to be adjusted, making him more of a maxed out ectomorph than a natural mesomorph, especially in his later years. In his debut movies, House of Wax and The Sandpiper, he definitely packed on more muscle. He might of done some anabolic juicing, to maintain his physique, but if so it was in the low dosages. He apparently did lift iron, in addition to his boxing and karate training.
Another Kick ass video by the Master Mark Rippetoe. Mark, I use to be stationed at Sheppard AFB and I use to drive over to the Sykes Mall all the time. Where exactly is your gym? I was stationed their initially back in 1985 then again in 1998. When I was back in 1998 I was a SSgt and I use to drive all over the price. I wish I had stopped by your gym back then. It would have been pretty cool to just take in your great gym and just shoot the shit. Back in 1998 I was really into Powerlifting style training. I was super into Squatting and doing cleans back then. Best of luck Rip.
I like your no bullshit attitude I find it breath of fresh air.
Love the broadcast - thanks Rip. The sound bouncing left and right with the distance from the mic though is bad. Bad.
The psychologists say that women are drawn to a big wide back as it's representative of a fertile man. They don't say shit about having abs.
Who does the intro/outro music?
1:22:30 people buy a lot of premade frozen dinners and ICE CREAM by the ton
Quick note. If you do what I call "wussy" low carb, performance will suffer. Ketogenic diets are dogshit for performance. BUT if you eat at least 12 WHOLE eggs a day, a pound or 2 of red meat, and maybe some vegetables cooked in butter, performance won't suffer and you will feel better than you have in a LONG time. Plus, the anti-inflammatory properties of the diet are awesome, you just aren't sore anymore. And my tendonitis that I suffered with for 18 months just disappeared one day, and never came back.
Nope, no need for abs. I like thighs though. And what they lead to.
Also, Ripp isn't fat, I'd totally hit that.
Pretty Awesome show!!
Great Information
1:00:58 who's 'they', Mark?
Business idea! Plates and Weights dishes, that include grid squares for the ease of measurement when judging the pictures.
my leanest was 11% at 205lbs and it suuuucked getting there. never again
James Moore eat vegan and you will be naturally lean
And malnourished
abs might be ok but when I push something I want it to move
Female attraction is multi factorial coach. The most important thing is to have wide shoulders relative to your waist
Great information and conversation. Thanks a lot!
"thats hhhwhat they think" I love mark
Low carb diet is still better for you health than low fat. At least if you are older than 25 y.o! It's not just about blood sugar swings, Insulin Resistance, feeling hungry all the time....
Are you even aware of how your body produces Testosterone? Do you need a break-down or you think Testosterone is not important?
You cannot get low on fats without having problems due to low Testosterone and it's bad to have fats and carbs at the same time - you said it yourselves. On another hand if you do not know that extra-lean ground beef has up to 17% of fat (macros discussion at 1:15:02), what can I say!
Just bring out Steph as proof men don't need abs.
Tarzan has his own gym
I don't think you guys were clear enough. Should I be drinking a gallon of milk or not? 😂 Also, are you talking about cow milk or goat milk? 💪
Human milk
Post raisin bran is the best cereal on earth if you let it sit for about six minutes in the whole fat milk
That is good stuff but there are so many awesome cereals - all of which I try to NOT eat.
Legend !!
How Rip's still laughing at the same joke for what is it, 9 months? 😂😂👌🏻
His appreciation of the joke is as unyielding as the posture of his nipples.
How long have your parents been laughing?....
@@DrengrMike lol
So Santana says, disparagingly, that he tried a volume based arm routine and saw visible gains in ONE MONTH and concludes that was a failure. Am I the only person to find that to be an odd conclusion from an experienced trainer?
And is it REALLY true that in order to be a bodybuilder you have to be normally "walking around" with 13% body fat? As if that statement actually means anything?
I think he was speaking more along the lines of return on investment. Doing sixty sets on one muscle group every single day for such a small return just wasn't worth it to him.
And yes, to be a competitive bodybuilder you probably do have to be naturally lean (and have great insertions, and great response to the drugs, and great proportions, etc.). It's the same for every "sport" though. The guys at the top definitely do train hard but they /also/ have the top genetics. How could it be any other way?
@@Whitefang8128 Again, it depends or is nuanced. Depending on your stage of training, greater volume may be PRECISELY what you need to continue a stimulus. The fact remains that a visible improvement in muscle size in one month is NOT a failed programme. You are making a better argument for him, but that is NOT the argument he made.
And yes, to be a competitive body builder you need genetics. No doubt about that at all. But I have "walked around" at lower than 13% body fat for years (admittedly while an athlete in my early twenties) and I do not have what you might call "body building genetics". The point is, Rip demands 100% focus and dedication to maximising 1 RM. If anyone applied the SAME dedication to developing a lean physique the can do it. It is a matter of dedication and discipline the variance of which is decided by genetics. Rip just makes it sound like only freaks can get abs. That's manifest bullshit.
Lots of work for marginal growth. My arms looked "less average" after all that. Bad ROI. Sorry to disappoint but for most people arms aren't going to grow significantly from baseline without chemical assistance. Yes I know your mesomoprhic buddy pulled it off natty, I'm not talking about him.
@@the_robert_santana German volume training is not famous for being easy, that's for sure. But at some point well past novice and intermediate, visible gains within a month are extremely hard to achieve unassisted. Many might say that at that point, it might well be worth it. I would probably give it a go if I was a competitor and I didn't want to take PEDs. Visible gains in a month post novice unaided by drugs? Lots of people would. And visible implies significant.
@@the_robert_santana Hey man, if you're having trouble making gains maybe you could try the nofap fitness system. Hit those pullups for high reps and no jacking off afterwards.
Per calorie fat is objectively not more satiating than carbs. It's just not what the studies show. Using ultra processed carbs isn't really fair. No one says that those are satiating or healthy. That doesn't mean that, in the context of an entire diet, cutting carbs does not curb hunger more. But it's not because fat in itself is satiating.
Whether cutting carbs or cutting fats work better usually depends on how the diet is structured. I've done a fat loss phase in both styles and wasn't more hungry woth low fat. It was kind of a hassle though, a lot of chewing. You have to eat tons of veggies, fuits and actual whole grain products. Also, things like egg whites taste like crap.
Great podcast. Wood smoke low and slow smoke some chicken breasts with a nice rub and a light basting of bbq sauce. I'm not into dieting but that's the only good way to eat them ;)
🙂 love this.
I knew an old German lady used to own a restaurant. She wouldn't eat horse meat because they sweat through their skin. She didn't think it was healthy.
Gosh, let him talk coach. You invited him on your show, let the man talk😅😅😁😁😁
You must be new here. He does this to every guest he's ever had. Old man just loves to hear himself talk
@@8ikingviking no no I've seen it before and it's weirdly hilarious to see guests looking for a chance to speak in front of coach rip it's just this one is the best of them. 😆😆
easy way to get your egg whites 2-3 slices white bread 10-15 egg whites scoop of protein powder blend it fry it =DELICIOUS pancake thank greg doucete
I don't know whether it's possible but it would be great if you could get Tom Platz on to talk about his career.
Why?
35:45
Men like both big butts and big boobs in women, yet seldom find both naturally.
Men are largely the same way. You can either be yoked or shredded, and you will seldom find both naturally. A weak 170 lb boy with abs is worthless when your villiage is being pilliaged. There is a special attraction to men that look intimidating to other men for this reason.
My wife was attracted to my broad chest and my large butt. I got both from Starting Strength.
Sergio had a 29" waist.
5:14 -5:21 y’all noticed that?
Wtf was that
Do you mean 500lbs DL 1 Rep or 5 Rep max?
Most of what SS refers to is in sets of 5s. That’s their basis of referencing weights
At his age and esteem, I hope he cuts out the booze. He could get a 6 pack instead.
why? do it yourself. he gets the booze and your attention at the same time:)
Yeah a 6 pack would be less stressful on his liver but in the end give him the same effect as liquor because it’s a slower consumption of the same amount of alcohol
Just don’t drink alcohol
It’s addictive poison
As long as the blood work is ok, why should we care about body fat? Can you talk to blood work? How increasing muscle mass helps overall health.
This nutrition advice contradicts the advice in the blue book recommending a lower carb diet for fat people. Might want to revise in the next edition. Also, I recommend the next edition focus more on how to perform the lifts and less on theory of the mechanics behind the lifts. Your last book was great for a coach, but too complicated for a trainee. Also, I would tailor the next book to your clients: Many (if not most) people who do starting strength are not athletes, start the program fat, and are older and sedentary. Yet much of your nutrition advice in the book (and in earlier podcasts) focus on skinny, young, athletes. Thus, the focus of your calorie recommendation advice should target the former segment of the market more than the latter. Also, need to quit overemphasizing hip drive, which is less important than teaching people to squat with mid pressure balance over the foot on the descent and ascent. The hip drive is sort of the icing on the cake and shouldn't be overdone. Also, it is beneficial to slow down the progression when technique breakdown starts occurring, rather than racing to put weight on the bar and then deloading when form issues become too significant. There is more but I dont have time to explain. You could get offended about my advice or you could use it constructively to improve your program. Your choice.
I love my abs and would hate a belly.
It’s about ME and who cares what women think!
Mature women lie even more that naive girls 😂
They lied to you RIP
Rip isn’t fat, he just has really thick skin 😂
I like these guys. I'm doing the program . But they are not up to date on their nutritional info.
Man obsessed with maximising a 1 rep max in the deadlift laughing at people obsessed with being lean. Pick your poison folks.
A little observation from history rip might hate: humans differentiated themselves from other mammals by our ability to run for long periods (thanks to our sweating mechanism) without overheating. We literally out-long-distance-ran our prey. So when Rip talks about strength being the most "useful" feature throughout our early historical development, point this out. In other words: NUANCE
Interesting. How many people do you know that hunt game by running after them for 10+ hours?
Running is pretty useless in modern civilization
@@ZockerPost err... did you read what I wrote? Rip was talking in part about human EARLY development. Obviously, I am referring to our early history as a species. Look it up instead of embarrassing yourself. So when RIP talks about us developing over the millennia to favour physiques that look STRONG, he ignores our primal attraction to people who ALSO look cardiovascularly fit because, yes we DID evolve as predators literally out running animals over days and days. Eg. Endurance running. Next time, check before you assume the other guy is ignorant and dumb. It might actually be you.
@@ZockerPost and running is never useless. Only a lard ass gas guzzling American who takes an SUV to go to the store half a mile away or to cross the street would say that. As stupid as when RIP said the army shouldn't run because they drive to war. Clearly he has never been in the military. Tell the SAS they don't need to run...
@Hipster Jihadist oops. Maybe I did.
I used to have abs when I was in my 20s and I put no effort into my abs specifically at all. I lifted weights, played sports and trained martial arts but I ate like shit and didn't focus on my abs. I'm nearly 40 now, I have a wife, 2 young kids, a full-time job and you can't see my abs unless I flex. I imagine in a few more years you won't see my abs even when I flex either. I'm tired, I still lift weights but have no time or energy at all for other sports. I would probably feel better about myself if I had abs but its not worth the work.
Strong is healthy. Big is not.
To be fair, with regards to male body fat percentages, there is an "ideal" when it comes to health. That "ideal" range goes from 10%-15% bodyfat. 10% is the lowest end because anything below that and your growth hormone levels definitely starts dropping, and 15% being the higher number because above 15% can result in decreased insulin sensitivity.
It’s 10-20%, but most people who are 20% think they’re 15%. Growth hormone is actually stimulated by ghrelin - the hunger hormone. Hgh & insulin are counter regulatory, meaning an increase in one results in a decrease or inhibition of the other. Other hormones are negatively effected by calorie restriction, but growth hormone is actually increased.
@@dariusgoatland10 neat info man thanks
Well, aesthetics is in the eye of the beholder, but i do bet a lot of women think that Chase has a nicer body than many bodybuilders...
Running will help every one of your lifts but for some reason Ripptoe equates running a few miles every week to running a marathon
I have heard through the grapevine that grown women are interested in a man's wallet. They care not about a man's abdominals at all. In fact, you could waddle around like an obese pig that's been fed corn steadily for a whole year and if you meanwhile have a well-stocked wallet and shiny-looking newish fast car, you will do just fine with women. I'm not saying all women, but I'm saying ... a lot of women. The defining factor here being the actual contents of the wallet and the stuff it produces, like the car, the house, the vacations, the jewelry, dinner parties... Bigger wallet = more options among women (in general).
If you are somehow obsessed with your abs, as a man, and you don't earn a lot of dough doing so (like top-tier Mr. Olympia contenders), this obsession will usually only drain you of money, despite what you might think, for example that having (visible) abs means you don't spend much on food. Well, the common denominator with these vain, self-obsessed ab boys is that they spend all day and half the night (or vice versa) admiring themselves like Narcissus in a nearby mirror or camera or webcam, also injecting themselves with chemicals. That is not a sustainable business model, I think. I could be totally wrong; this ab world is not known to me. I do know quite a few women make a decent living posing like that (I have heard through the grapevine), but I know for a fact most women don't age well or gracefully, either. They age rather fast and that dwindles your model options, especially if you live by way of showing off your vacuous and superficial qualities like those women. Then again, I digressed: those women are not really about abs. It's the fitness girls that are. They are always in a bikini or something sporty and make selfies of their butt all day and night, posting the results on Instagram.
Most women for sure aren't into abs on their own body. If they do, it will quite possibly lead to anorexia. It is unnatural for most women to have visible abs. If she does, she will not be interested in having children, or cannot, and most probably she is taking some other pills, next the ones that keep unwanted babies out her womb, despite riding miles of various cocks.
In a sane world, visible abs are a sign of starvation. I haven't heard of the inmates of a Nazi concentation camp comparing each other's sixpacks. I quess he with the eightpack won the top bunk, right?
Well, it is a strange world for sure. This whole ab thing reminds me of that scientific experiment on mice, where eventually the mice stopped being interested in social interactions and only cared for themselves, endlessly grooming their furry bodies and being generally lazy but content, squeaking happily. There must be genetic overlap between mice and men. Let's ask John Steinbeck.
That's a depressing view point. Most well rounded athletes have abs of some type. And you might get women by just being rich and fat/ugly but they wont LIKE you and they will bang the gardener...
Hombre wrote a fucking phd lmao
More Europeans had abs in the Soviet gulags
@@eclipsez0r if you count the FSU as part of Europe, yeah. Your point being?
You sound like an incel
Arnold in 70s had a 33 inch waist.
So what do women think of men obsessed with being strong? "I have to do my 5x5 workout or I will get weak!!!"
They respect you for having goals and accomplishments. Which is 90% of women are attracted to anyway.
They will respect you and they will encourage you to continue going specially if you have decent numbers in the press, squat and deadlift. If you think about it you’ll figure out why.
Lots and lots of BJs. True story.
"...let's not forget, that the deadlift and the press build bigger abs too..."
Yes they do, and the humble bodyweight chin up, or weighted chin up involves the abs a lot too, and people would know it if they ever tried them.
Most LIFTERS cannot lift their own bodyweight from a dead stop at the bottom up to clear their chin over the bar, even with all that kicking and moving around shit they do in crossfire, they might TOUCH the bar with their chin but they don't CLEAR the bar. Doing three simple sets of all you can do at the end of the workout is all it takes. FROM THE BOTTOM arms fully extended and starting ascent without kicking or moving the knees to the from of the stomach. If that is not possible at least LOWER your fat self slowly for as many as you can.
It is good to note this carefully, That the ONLY thing that MIGHT "overcome" your genetics is the weight on the bar going up, whatever greatness there might be in you, it will show up or come up if the weight goes up, and the weight will stop going up if you don't ALWAYS concentrate on improving your technique. Muscle just doesn't grow willingly, it has to be FORCED to grow.
I don’t really agree with the your not gonna have arms and not gonna get calves you really gotta train hard and past the point strong man rep ranges 20 30 at times 40 reps and multiple sets 4 at the least and drop sets.
Abs are like an exotic car. All they do is attract other dudes to come talk to you.
LOL! I had egg whites with chunks of skinless/boneless chicken, spinach, onion, orange bell pepper sautéed with olive oil and butter for breakfast this morning and seasoned with salt, pepper , ketchup and homemade salsa. It was dee-licious!
💪🥴👍
Robert, you should read articles by John Ionnidas (sp) starting with “All Scientific Research is false”. Epidemiology, particularly nutrition based, is a joke
ALRIGHT BOYS IT'S SQUATS AND MILK TIME NOW
"rip's gotta be at least 60% bodyfat"
Mark "horse killers are not bad for horses" Rippetoe
I think for the women the most important is your face. Its mostly your face who say if you re ugly or handsome
Rip is right, you cannot see a 155 pound man's abs in normal clothed circumstances... but boy, do they love to lift their shits up from the waist for any excuse all the time. And the women they are trying to catch their attention of, STILL don't give a fuck about them!! It's like a bug flying around when you're working out, annoying as fuck specially if they are close by.