Thanks for the RDL advice. I was wondering why I was getting SO much pain in my low back but didn’t know what about my form was off bc I keep my chest open for a neutral spine quite well. I (as you said) was going down too low as I’ve gotten more flexible in my hams. I went to just below the knee today and have so much less strain on my low back! Thanks for the advice!
I love how getting bits of knowledge from these videos over time has truly improved my perspective/mental health around fitness, as well as the technical things! I don’t know where I’d be without TFNL❤❤
My training style has shifted considerably from your age group 20s to mine late 40s. I don’t bother with leg extensions , leg curls anymore and go for the more functional moves, mind you I’m working out at home the past few years. I don’t need to be lifting the heaviest weights … also saves me from injuries and means I’ll be able to training for another 3 decades hopefully ! It’s definitely less about the aesthetics and more about keeping good muscle mass and mobility moving toward those menopausal years. Probably miss a decent squat rack , 45 degree leg curls and cable machine only but if I had the room at home, I’d only get the latter. It is interesting to see how you train and I wonder how it will develop and change over the decades 😊
My ROM on the RDL is hitting the floor because I'm short. Your eyes are bloodshot today. Hope you are feeling okay, Harry. Thanks for the tips, as always.
My leg routine is in the gym is: RDLs, Hip Thrusts, leg press, leg extension and sled push. When I workout at home: lunges, step ups, and Bulgarian split squats. Whoooo heee!! Lovin' it!
It’s so important for people with qualifications to stay curious and keep educating themselves - in the fitness industry this seems to be seriously lacking. I couldn’t get away with quoting out of date legislation in my job lols
I think far too many just get the bare minimum qualifications (and from what I see, certifying organizations teach a lot of outdated stuff), and don't bother to learn or keep up with current evidence outside of that.
@@austinhenshaw2140 exactly. The bit where Krissy said you can change the direction of your feet to target different areas of your quads made me so anxious, that’s going to hurt your knees surely when there’s resistance against extending the joint
@@hannahlorna8800 that outdated advice hurt me on first try. Glad I decided to change my lifting philosophy to: no pain/risk + move well + make gains = doing it right
I would throw in a Bulgarian or regular split squat to my leg day bc I need more unilateral/asymmetrical work and also core stability/balance tracking but that’s just me because it’s a weakness I’m working on 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Harry: Check out Lift with Cee..she is kinda like an older in age version of Caroline Girvan. Hope you and kitty are doing well❤. BTW, Im 72 yo female and Caroline was a little too much for me…crappy knees and back from years of pounding running.
Lower body for me would be considered excessive for some. Starting with 500-1000 steps on the stairmaster with 10-20 pound ankle weights - stretch- hip thrusts - Leg press - hamstring curl - cable kickbacks, calf raises- leg extension - reverse/walking lunges - RDL -step ups with ankle weight kick backs, barbell squats and finally abductors and adductors. I don’t feel complete if I don’t do all of these. I’ve had people recommend I split my leg days into a quads and the next day hamstrings but I’m comfortable with my routine
Maybe your use of the term Dunning Kruger is a Dunning Kruger effect. Easy to toss snide marks around and think you sound smart . Never seen this woman before , or this channel . Most of the critiques are not overly harsh . Eg use of neutral grip , as opposed to using straps . Both said only their opinion. Not sure she claimed to be an expert . Even experts are not always up to date eg Doctors . Also easy for a commentator to say go down till max hip extension blah blah . Well show us you do them ie easy to say hard to do . Stop putting people down we are all learning . I see many comments on YT like - thanks - I've learn something new , I've been doing it wrong for 8 years. Plus knowledge is changing She is motivating people , who probably have no interest in 3 rep max RDLs . many mixed gyms have less women going . Most who do are not there to get get overly muscled . As for muscle strength at extension , even the commentator here said on the lying down curl calf muscle at work, so not always clear . Plus even if right , you have to put more effort in at full extension as more , as simple physics, - ie how levered a weight is , plus you can use the weight of your body less in many exercises . So overall probably complicated . But except for direct pulling like rows , most exercises harder further from centre of body , The commentator here actually needs to be a scientist and say I tried it upright and leaning back . Ie lots of things seem true , yet differ IRL due to other factors . I think upright may allow you to apply more of your weight through your core muscles if anchored again with her hands . Again we need to test this out . That's why you can use machines to keep tension in full range along with free weights - I know practically nothing as starting out . I watch deadlift videos etc - But would rather be coached as don't trust myself to get a right , especially with less shoulder mobility.
@@Moose92411 Thanks crafted that wall of text for that effect , you rolled a natural a crit on a D20. hit by Awe :). TBF wrote that stream of thought late at night - thought maybe should clean it up , nah post and go., Anyway people overuse Dunning Kruger effect . Moose are pretty awesome closeup and scary
Are two sets really enough for each exercise with 5-10 reps and five exercises in total? I mean I would love that but somehow I always thought I had to do three sets
I made a comment to another's comment , You need to test your theory out wrt to her leaning back is easier . You should be right , as long as your core strength is good , as she's using the weight of her body , anchored by her grip. Maybe when she sits forward the levering it less , by not adjusting height . I will test out next time in gym . Obviously if downward curl , then harder to use bodies weight if leaning back , and many other exercises are harder when further from body . Anyway she has a reason to say this . If it your fact is true , it still may be harder for another reason
If you train each exercise 2 sets, do you always include a warmup set for that exercise? So for example, you do 3 sets for each exercise (1 warmup+2 working sets).
Studies show as well as personal performance that foot placement on a leg extension machine can target different areas. Single leg extensions with an outward position targets the VMO and eccentric motion on a single leg drop curl hits the VML. I have seen significant growth in these areas as I track my progress consistently
@@TFNL I'm curious about why you say you're only working rectus femoris during leg extension machine work; I've seen research that implicates greater activation in rec fem during leg extension than squats or leg press.... But the quadriceps muscles' primary role is to extend the knee.... Which is what the leg extension machine is enabling.
You'll see reviews of Athlean-X, Bret Contreras, and others if you look in thr channel history, but as 90+% of viewers are women and videos are done based on viewer suggestion, most videos are done of women influencers to cater to majority audience.
No shade on Cela but Is she a qualified personal trainer with a certification of knowledge of the human anatomy or is she just a pretty face that discovered fitness and self-taught or coached by others without entering competitions and proving she knows what she’s talking about. I believe all she is doing like many content creators is copying other ppl and changing like 1-2% of the content to not be found plagiarising other qualified trainer’s content. The only thing she’s really good at is marketing like selling ice to an Eskimo. Does an Eskimo need buy ice when they are surrounded by it????
She’s qualified - she did her qualification with “the fitness group” a good few years ago, same organisation i used (which is how I know) - I feel like her information is just outdated as she’s been focused more on her business these past few years, as in running her fitness clothing company rather than staying up to date on new theory behind exercise science altho obviously she should be trying to stay a little bit more up to date with her knowledge
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New camera? Or got a saturation or beauty mode turned up high? Makes you look like you're wearing pink lipstick in this video. Unless you are wearing lipstick of course... Good quality content as always 👍
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Thanks for the RDL advice. I was wondering why I was getting SO much pain in my low back but didn’t know what about my form was off bc I keep my chest open for a neutral spine quite well. I (as you said) was going down too low as I’ve gotten more flexible in my hams. I went to just below the knee today and have so much less strain on my low back! Thanks for the advice!
I love how getting bits of knowledge from these videos over time has truly improved my perspective/mental health around fitness, as well as the technical things! I don’t know where I’d be without TFNL❤❤
TFNL makes life better.
@@austinhenshaw2140 for real :)
You’re the best! ❤
My training style has shifted considerably from your age group 20s to mine late 40s. I don’t bother with leg extensions , leg curls anymore and go for the more functional moves, mind you I’m working out at home the past few years. I don’t need to be lifting the heaviest weights … also saves me from injuries and means I’ll be able to training for another 3 decades hopefully ! It’s definitely less about the aesthetics and more about keeping good muscle mass and mobility moving toward those menopausal years. Probably miss a decent squat rack , 45 degree leg curls and cable machine only but if I had the room at home, I’d only get the latter. It is interesting to see how you train and I wonder how it will develop and change over the decades 😊
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My ROM on the RDL is hitting the floor because I'm short. Your eyes are bloodshot today. Hope you are feeling okay, Harry. Thanks for the tips, as always.
Me too. I am also quite flexible in my legs.
My leg routine is in the gym is: RDLs, Hip Thrusts, leg press, leg extension and sled push. When I workout at home: lunges, step ups, and Bulgarian split squats. Whoooo heee!! Lovin' it!
It’s so important for people with qualifications to stay curious and keep educating themselves - in the fitness industry this seems to be seriously lacking. I couldn’t get away with quoting out of date legislation in my job lols
I think far too many just get the bare minimum qualifications (and from what I see, certifying organizations teach a lot of outdated stuff), and don't bother to learn or keep up with current evidence outside of that.
@@austinhenshaw2140 exactly. The bit where Krissy said you can change the direction of your feet to target different areas of your quads made me so anxious, that’s going to hurt your knees surely when there’s resistance against extending the joint
@@hannahlorna8800 that outdated advice hurt me on first try. Glad I decided to change my lifting philosophy to:
no pain/risk + move well + make gains = doing it right
@@austinhenshaw2140 yeah im trying to get certified right now. It feels painful having to regress my knowledge to jump through out of date hoops.
Love leg extension too.
I would throw in a Bulgarian or regular split squat to my leg day bc I need more unilateral/asymmetrical work and also core stability/balance tracking but that’s just me because it’s a weakness I’m working on 🤷🏻♀️
Is pulsing a rep beneficial? For example, when doing hip-thrusts and you don’t have as much weight as you’d like?
Ooh the last time I even thought about the fast-twitch muscles was when I sprinted on the track team! Miss those days :)
Too big, too strong, and too smart.
Too fast, too furious
@@dudejoe8390 too juicy
Just doesn't seem fair
Hi Harry: Check out Lift with Cee..she is kinda like an older in age version of Caroline Girvan. Hope you and kitty are doing well❤. BTW, Im 72 yo female and Caroline was a little too much for me…crappy knees and back from years of pounding running.
The video quality looks different, i like it ✨️
It’s a good day when Harry uploads❤
Such a densely packed video of quality theory and guidance. Chapeau!
Hi! Can you check out 'training your glute shape' by fitness with em?
Tomorrow is glute day, and I will be rewatching this. Thank you 🙏 ❤
Hi Harry and Austin!
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Lower body for me would be considered excessive for some. Starting with 500-1000 steps on the stairmaster with 10-20 pound ankle weights - stretch- hip thrusts - Leg press - hamstring curl - cable kickbacks, calf raises- leg extension - reverse/walking lunges - RDL -step ups with ankle weight kick backs, barbell squats and finally abductors and adductors. I don’t feel complete if I don’t do all of these. I’ve had people recommend I split my leg days into a quads and the next day hamstrings but I’m comfortable with my routine
This would take me 3-4 hours 💀
@@ela5720 2-3 hours. I take my time and genuinely enjoy it :)
your perfect leg day routine is actually my leg day routine!
I love how you discuss the whole workout and plan ❤
Dunning Kruger is in full effect here. This young lady knows more than most people in the gym... but not as much as she thinks she knows.
Maybe your use of the term Dunning Kruger is a Dunning Kruger effect. Easy to toss snide marks around and think you sound smart . Never seen this woman before , or this channel . Most of the critiques are not overly harsh . Eg use of neutral grip , as opposed to using straps . Both said only their opinion. Not sure she claimed to be an expert . Even experts are not always up to date eg Doctors .
Also easy for a commentator to say go down till max hip extension blah blah . Well show us you do them ie easy to say hard to do .
Stop putting people down we are all learning .
I see many comments on YT like - thanks - I've learn something new , I've been doing it wrong for 8 years.
Plus knowledge is changing
She is motivating people , who probably have no interest in 3 rep max RDLs . many mixed gyms have less women going . Most who do are not there to get get overly muscled .
As for muscle strength at extension , even the commentator here said on the lying down curl calf muscle at work, so not always clear .
Plus even if right , you have to put more effort in at full extension as more , as simple physics, - ie how levered a weight is , plus you can use the weight of your body less in many exercises . So overall probably complicated . But except for direct pulling like rows , most exercises harder further from centre of body , The commentator here actually needs to be a scientist and say I tried it upright and leaning back . Ie lots of things seem true , yet differ IRL due to other factors . I think upright may allow you to apply more of your weight through your core muscles if anchored again with her hands . Again we need to test this out .
That's why you can use machines to keep tension in full range along with free weights - I know practically nothing as starting out . I watch deadlift videos etc - But would rather be coached as don't trust myself to get a right , especially with less shoulder mobility.
@@nimblegoat that is way too many words for you to not actually have said anything of substance. I'm in awe.
@@Moose92411 Thanks crafted that wall of text for that effect , you rolled a natural a crit on a D20. hit by Awe :). TBF wrote that stream of thought late at night - thought maybe should clean it up , nah post and go., Anyway people overuse Dunning Kruger effect . Moose are pretty awesome closeup and scary
She's not the worse. Far from it. And probably she's just teaching what she learned from experience.
I have a question, is it better to do single-legged extensions than doing with both legs? So I make sure I don't use one leg more than another
Are two sets really enough for each exercise with 5-10 reps and five exercises in total? I mean I would love that but somehow I always thought I had to do three sets
One set could even be enough! Who says we need three? :)
Very educational. Love your explanations
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I made a comment to another's comment , You need to test your theory out wrt to her leaning back is easier . You should be right , as long as your core strength is good , as she's using the weight of her body , anchored by her grip. Maybe when she sits forward the levering it less , by not adjusting height . I will test out next time in gym . Obviously if downward curl , then harder to use bodies weight if leaning back , and many other exercises are harder when further from body . Anyway she has a reason to say this . If it your fact is true , it still may be harder for another reason
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If you train each exercise 2 sets, do you always include a warmup set for that exercise? So for example, you do 3 sets for each exercise (1 warmup+2 working sets).
I only count working sets (being two here). I do as many warm ups as I need :)
Thanks for the advice!
Studies show as well as personal performance that foot placement on a leg extension machine can target different areas. Single leg extensions with an outward position targets the VMO and eccentric motion on a single leg drop curl hits the VML. I have seen significant growth in these areas as I track my progress consistently
I’d love to read these studies if you have them available? Would also like to see how much data came from EMG testing
@@TFNL I'm curious about why you say you're only working rectus femoris during leg extension machine work; I've seen research that implicates greater activation in rec fem during leg extension than squats or leg press.... But the quadriceps muscles' primary role is to extend the knee.... Which is what the leg extension machine is enabling.
@@AlyssaAmbodied I didn't, I basically said what you've just said here...
I like Krissy Cela but this gave me some things to think about.
Hi! New here. I'm curious, do you only review workouts demonstrated by women?
You'll see reviews of Athlean-X, Bret Contreras, and others if you look in thr channel history, but as 90+% of viewers are women and videos are done based on viewer suggestion, most videos are done of women influencers to cater to majority audience.
@@austinhenshaw2140 Cool, thanks for the reply!
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I know it's a lighting thing, but looks like you are wearing lipstick😂
Maybe I am 🤷♀️
@@TFNLdrop the brand 😂 jk
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No shade on Cela but Is she a qualified personal trainer with a certification of knowledge of the human anatomy or is she just a pretty face that discovered fitness and self-taught or coached by others without entering competitions and proving she knows what she’s talking about. I believe all she is doing like many content creators is copying other ppl and changing like 1-2% of the content to not be found plagiarising other qualified trainer’s content. The only thing she’s really good at is marketing like selling ice to an Eskimo. Does an Eskimo need buy ice when they are surrounded by it????
She’s qualified - she did her qualification with “the fitness group” a good few years ago, same organisation i used (which is how I know) - I feel like her information is just outdated as she’s been focused more on her business these past few years, as in running her fitness clothing company rather than staying up to date on new theory behind exercise science altho obviously she should be trying to stay a little bit more up to date with her knowledge
You don't train calves on leg day? And you took them out of the one movement they where in?
Why?
I do personally, but if I only had room for five exercises then I’d probably place them on another day or perhaps on a second leg day.
I’d love if you’d slow down talking. I miss a lot. It’s hard to follow.
Hey there, you can easily change playback speed in settings. I use this feature often.
Commenting to hype up the group coaching app! Couldn't be happier I signed up. Harry is an amazing coach and my workout structure/exercise selection has never been better 🤌
Ily! ❤️
Why are your eyes so red?
I am very unwell haha
@@TFNLHope you get well soon ❤
New camera? Or got a saturation or beauty mode turned up high? Makes you look like you're wearing pink lipstick in this video. Unless you are wearing lipstick of course...
Good quality content as always 👍
He switched it up from hats. Jk. I’d watch no matter what you’re wearing, Harry. Keep it up
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