"Dr" Mike....nothing more pathetic than a non-md calling himself "doctor"....spends his entire life whining about others in a desperate attempt to get noticed.
Some of the time I’m sure trainers were asked after a movie was either filmed, or came out. Celebs probably wouldn’t keep going to their trainer after they’ve already recorded their movie
The pasta and ice cream analogy was spot on when it comes to mixing exercises. I see a lot of this in group classes like CrossFit. I often think to myself, wouldn’t these people get better gains if they did cardio and lifting separately…
Maybe, depends on what gains you're talking about. Try training those muscles separately and see if you can build the same endurance as with an exercise that involves both of those muscles at the same time.
As a beaten up, 40 year old truck driver who’s trying to get back in shape despite many body injuries over the years and crazy sore/painful joints, Dr. Mike is a great source of information and inspiration to keep pushing. Thanks bro.
@@jimbojimson no I run city routes, home daily. I work out 3-4 times a week right now, cut back from 5 which was pushing it too hard. It’s all hand truck deliveries, lots of physicality to the job. I could do 5-6 days when I was younger but I’ve had ankle surgery, spinal surgery, shoulder and knee issues so I’ve adjusted my training regiment according to what my body’s been telling me. It’s not easy but I love the job and the gym equally
20 years in the Air Force within personnel protection and special tactics, and retired with spinal stenosis and severe L3 damage from gear, n convoys, and aircraft… the recovery process has been a journey. I understand you, Kevin. Takes mental fortitude to work your way back from that loss. Thank you Doc for this video.
9:42 As someone that had a weightlifting class in high school, he is not kidding when he says ab roll outs will kick the shit out of your abs (in a good way). Especially if you’ve never done them before.
Plus his theory has no scientific basis. C. Ronaldo is White and has small calfs. And no one in the football world jumps as high as him. What now @Renaissance Periodization ? @@MaskOfCinder
The use of the towels in the high row is to change the angle of the grip to a flexible hammer grip, which decreases the internal rotation at the top of the motion. It's actually a pretty good technique as you lose none of the weight and it allows your grip to expand naturally as you reach the top of the pull instead of being locked into a bar. It is effectively like doing a high row with independent cables. This is ESPECIALLY important because Kevin had some pretty serious back injuries and is probably avoiding internal rotation at every opportunity.
Think about what muscles you are working with this grip it just doesn’t make sense to me. A bent over row is going to do way more for your back, a press would do way more for your delts so what’s it trying to do? This movement on a machine would get way better range of motion (machine high row looks way different) but a barbell high row with normal stance just seems like an energy waste IMO
@@Th3Darkn3s a bent over row is not the same as a high row. They target different back muscles. Bent rows target the lats. High pulls target rear delts and traps. You could also do reverse flys, chest supported rows or any number of different lifts for the same effect. This is just one variation.
@@HeadCannonPrime hitting rear deals with a movement that keeps my arms in front of me is wack in my eyes, this seems not to hits traps because it’s all arm movement I feel a dedicated wide grip shrug with posture would do better. It seems to want to do too many things at once and it ends up doing none of them. It’s like not quite an athletic movement like those snatch and cleans and stuff but neither an effective hypertrophy movement either
I really appreciated you mentioning how important it is to take it slow when rehabbing pain. I have been dealing with knee pain due to the knee cap not tracking properly. I did PT for 2 years and made great progress. But I had to scale way back in the gym. My squat is only at 95 lbs now, but it's full ROM and my knee feels good. Sometimes, it's easy to get in my head that I'm lifting so light, so it's nice to hear that I'll most likely be successful long term going slow. Thank you!
I actually like Dr. Mike's charisma, very quick witted, entertaining and informative. Good stuff! Now to add him to the many other Dr. Mikes that I watch on UA-cam, because this list is growing!
This is awesome. I love the humor and production. Im hearing all this info that makes me feel like im learning but im also laughing my butt off. Great channel.
@@JumpingJacksismdoes she have to win a state championship to qualify for nationals before winning the Dominatrix USA National and getting her pro card? Do they drug test for Viagra?
Nice one Mike! Far from the worst one we've seen. A question for you (and the general comments section). We all know that, from a training perspective, the best way to get more jacked is through a solid, predictable resistance training protocol that uses a good mix of big compounds and targeted isolation lifts to grow the desired areas. There can be some trial and error and some tweaking for sure, but the goal is to find a series of movements across the whole body that agree with the trainees anatomy and focus on beating the books in terms of plus ones (more reps, sets, load etc) each time a movement is done, and the focus needs to be months rather than days before we reevaluate. Cool. The thing is, I think that we, the dweeby gym bros, fail to realise that this is dull as dishwater to most people. As in, the vast, VAST majority of people. Most people I talk to that lift (my friend group, work colleagues etc, not other meatheadsin the gym) don't do the predictable routine discussed earlier, rather they do classes of circuit training, what I would call "Crossfit-ish". And they love it! They love having some new random thing to challenge them each time they come into the gym, they love the social class aspect of it. With this in mind, and knowing that the celebrities you judge are more likely to fall into the "most people" camp rather than the meathead camp, should we view the training they do through a different lens? I mean, the average person in 2023 just wants to look like say the average person from 1970 so, provided diet is at least most of the way there isn't how they train fine? Basically adult jungle gym; burn some calories, have some fun, some positive reinforcement to keep active, build some muscle somewhere out of sheer coincidence etc.
I think no. First, those celebrities much times not showing average body, but rather hollywood-standart physique like Thor. As well as people who watching those videos. They want to know, how to get there. Thus watching those videos through the lense of critique is right, because it's basically direct respond and correction of information: "No, that's not how you should do it to get there." Problem is those videos saying that they are showing you how to build muscle and stay fit, while in reality they not quite. If titles and description of information were more honest like: "We show you how build muscles highy suboptimally but more funny way, if you are bored from regular more better stuff" - there would be less problems. And even if average person want to do funny stuff, they lacking information about that stuff because it's not his hobby. Thus telling them about basics can made them still do fun stuff, yet actually realize what they getting. Help them not getting tricked into nonesense information about non-existing benefits and get actual fitness situation figured out easier, more effective and for less time (if they dont like it). Also problem is that we can see a lot of regular lifting exercises which was changed to made them far less effective. Basically people still doing that boring part yet they are not getting assosiated gains from it. If you already committed to boring part - do it optimal way and get actual result from it.
Zero racial is no fun lol. I’m of East African descent and run about 70 a week. I’ve always had to train my calves much more to keep the size I want. Entertaining vid as always. 🤙🏾
@@zezeti2246its easier to make your upper body big, so when you have small calves it looks out of proportion. If its due to genetics, youre stuck with small calvesa
Question: While those combination exercises (Dumbbell push-ups into rows into overhead press) may be bad for optimizing muscle growth, are they that bad for improving overall health and athleticism? After all, not everyone is a bodybuilder, and since a lot of people hate cardio, this gets you _some_ muscle growh, and also hits some cardio and some coordination. Is that so bad?
It doesn't improve your athleticism like actual athletic training would (sprints, throws, whatever.) And it doesn't really do much for coordination either compared to idk animal walks or whatever movement training is out there. (Also I think coordination is really task specific, so you should just train for the sport you're trying to do to improve that type of coordination, not train coordination overall.) And I think it trains cardio worse than high rep or even low rep compounds Like I think I would be breathing heavier after a max triple squat than after that stuff.
Almost everyone is an off-season bodybuilder though 😅. You only want to invest x amount of time into growing muscle sure but you want to grow muscle? I think less people are into athleticism than building muscle and even if. I mean. Box jumps and handstands I'd get for athleticism. Dr Mike said the continental clean and press so. A deadlift followed by an overhead press is a great sigh of strength. I don't think he's entirely against combo exercises but. You are just usually asking too little or too much if one of these muscles. But example clean and press. You could warm up shoulders. Do clean n press. And that may be light as far deadlifts go for you. But then you transition into just deadlifts as now you are warm. That way I think it can make sense to combine. Or the other way around you are already tired deadlifts wise and now combine light deadlifts with heavy shoulderpress.
+ I shoulderpress 20_35 kg. I think yanking that weight up could be damaging. Pulling on joints suddenly. Especially as I'd need to go very heavy for it to make any sense given you only do a shoulderpress rep every couple seconds
I usually put the dumbbells resting on my shoulders by the bar and hold on to the front of them. It's pretty uncomfortable but I never really thought about doing it differently because that's just the way I started and have always done it. This way is way better so it's nice to pick up those little tweaks that make life easier once in a while.
I just tried your tip about the stretch being the most important part for hypertrophy. Damn I've never felt going to failure on this level lol. Thank you so much!
Why famous people can't do a basic program training ??? Bench , squat, deadlift are cool , why they need to do bullshit exercises ?? Tom Platz: " people don't like what's hard, they like what's easy, that looks Showy "
first ask urself how many non-famous people work out the proper ways, there’s your answer. famous people are just like regular people except they have money
Most of them probably have a decent program but they can't be honest about the fact that theyre on gear, so they make up some ridiculous routine to make it seem like the trainer knows sometjing most people don't
I actually like the rows from push-up position. Much more for the benefit of core stabilization and shoulder stabilization. I’ve had the pleasure to work out with Kevin and his trainer and he’s def goofing off in this video just for the laughs. During his real workouts he’s extremely serious and doesn’t joke around at all.
10:32 People on the internet exaggerate a lot when they say "I LITERALLY spit my coffee on my entire kindergarten class" but I literally just turned my head and some went up my nose.
Yo Dr Mike. Your videos got me motivated to lift again after a long time off and your advice is always bomb, so thanks 💪 Will RP Hypertrophy App ever be available in the UK, or is it only in the US?
Dr Mike, I'm a Native/colored/black American and I watch you weekly, BELIEVE me just say what you say DON'T ask permission. LOVE you my guy, keep teaching.
Kind of. West Africans are really four separate genetic clusters (Sarah Tishkoff did studies on this in the 00's), as opposed to about one on average for Europeans and roughly two for Asians. Because Africa is the most diverse population on the planet. Additionally, only about half of US slaves came from West Africa, so the other 50% came from some combination of another 10 genetic clusters. This means we're talking about a population 4 times as genetically diverse as Europe when talking about calf sizes and 14 times as diverse when talking about the descendants of slaves generally. And this ignores that the average African-American is about 20-30% of European descent on top of that. Case in point. My dad is Nigerian and my mom is mostly West African descended. My dad and I have freakishly large calves and shoulders and fairly light frames. My half brother has skinny calves but my half sister got my dad's legs. But my stepmom's brother and his family also have huge calves (and are just huge people overall). Ultimately, the science isn't racist, but it's not actually good science as of roughly 2008. Many black Americans can build massive calves easily and many can't. There's no real metric for which is which based on where they happen to live now.
@@MrBazBake I'm european and jelaous of any genetic cluster from Africa, except for swimming, the africans descents dominates the vast majority of disciplines in the olimpic games and set world records that any white man can ever be close, like the Usain's Bolt 100 and 200m. Some genes give you a big long toucan style nose, some genes advantadge in sports, you know? 😅
@@MrBazBakeit’s not about size though, it’s about muscle shape and insertions. Anyone can grow their calves to one degree or another, but nothing will make them longer or shorter. And obviously there’s tons of diversity, but speaking anecdotally as an American, folks of primarily European descent tend to have medium length calves, folks of African descent usually have shorter calves, and folks of East Asian descent tend to have mid-long calves. I’ve seen people of every race with every length of calves, but at least in my experience this holds true at a population level
I love these but you should definitely do one where you analyze your own training videos from when you first started. mostly because it would be hilarious.
This was unbelievably captivating I'm actually shocked by the wit and calm comedic approach this man possess while being an actual real deal trainer. Who is this man! So funny.
I respect this take but not everyone wants look like a body builder. Some ppl just want to look athletic. The most athletic ppl aren't the most muscular. And their workouts usually consist of dynamic and compound movements with added explosion. Not a bunch of isolated exercises.
Hi Dr. Mike, thanks for this (as usual) entertaining video! Always enjoy watching your content. I would really like to hear your opinion on Dr. John Jaquish's TED talk on how weight lifting is "a waste of time". If you could make a video on that, that would be sweet! Greetings from Germany 💪🏻
Serious question: as someone with poor Mobility who therefore does goblet squats, the way the trainer shows to hold the dumbbells in front of him would simulate similar loading to the goblet squat. Would you ever recommend goblet squats do any of your clients? Thank you
you can also do straight arm goblet squats by holding the head of the dumbbell down between your knees. this reduces your arm fatigue if you are using heavier weights AND keeps the center of gravity very LOW, which is very important if you have mobility issues, compression issues or erector problems.
I love you Dr. Mike! I have done those "man-makers",. with my PT, along with other exercises in a crossfit/functional training day in a circuit (every week a different set of exercises). My trainer uses that day to help improve my endurance, rather than muscle building, it's without doubt the hardest workout. We spend 5 other days doing conventional muscle building, and my rest day doing Muay Thai. Do you think they have value in functional training for endurance?
@@daebibs I did reach my weight goal 2 months ago. I now only train 1-2-1 with a Muay Thai fighter for endurance. Do Yoga classes for flexibility. And weight train on my own for strength.
This is not the worst we have seen. Also, agree with you Dr Mike, people that rush PT fail, and people that do NO work at home, fail. Both extremes are bad
Thank you for explaining why my calves are so small! I have been doing calves every other day for years and I just have ripped a$$ small calves lololol. My wife tells me I have body dysmorphia over my calves... now I know why!!! Lolol
Sometimes different exercises are just fun, and spruce up the routine. As long as they don’t hurt you, what the problem. Mental engagement is just as important to prevent burnout and quitting.
these are one of my fav types of vids, not just to show celebs are human and the gym is an equalizer, but always funny with form tips, your form can never be to good, always room for improvements
I did dr isratels excercise and set exercises with the right technique and i have to say your work positions are fantastic i will use your advice and have to not look further you're right its about control and technique
I think there is some value to "sub-optimal" exercises like number one, if the main goal isn't to get as big as possible or build strength on specific lifts. Doing this kind of stuff (that, yes, does look very weird to me as well on first glance) will improve your ability to keep your balance while lifting something, to stabilize, etc. If we are talking powerlifting / bodybuilding type gains, it is certainly pretty crap compared to more effective and efficient exercises. However, as someone with a background in multiple different sports, I can appreciate benefits beyond that as a part of "being fit". The word fit obviously stemming from "capable", "able to do [?]", and originally meaning athletic in a general sense. Someone who can lift weight in a lot of wonky positions while keeping balance is probably less likely to injure himself in day-to-day life, for instance.
your first 4 lines are exactly what my comment is about. this man has a major blind spot. not everything has to be about getting unnaturally large muscles😂.. all he is viewing from is that one lense. nothing to do with functional strength or flexibility or anything else. just big bulging muscles.. nah
@@KR-jg7gc This is similar to an issue I have with the current stance most martial arts influencers take towards traditional Eastern systems and their approaches to training. The argument often goes: "If you want to learn fighting, going to a BJJ / kick-boxing gym is way better, it'll be much more effective." While I don't disagree that you'll learn HOW to fight - in a practical and instinctual sense - much quicker, that's not really the sole purpose of proper Karate / Judo / traditional Jujutsu etc. schools. They teach fight "philosophy", if you will, respecting the fight, respecting your opponent, being in proper shape to practice that martial art physically and psychologically, not just practising techniques, but really looking at specific forms outside of sparring to gain a deep understanding and the ability to consciously change/adapt them because you know how every part works, etc. TL;DR Looking at something that serves multiple purposes, and saying: "That's inefficient/ineffective, because this other thing serves one of those purposes much better." doesn't really make sense in general.
"So if you're black and have small calves, you have an uphill battle coming your way. For the rest of us, good news, you're perfect." Lmao damn Dr. Mike
I remember hearing about that crash. The car that he wrecked was a custom '70 Barracuda with a 700 hp supercharged Hemi under the hood. Sucks that the car was destroyed, but glad he is okay.
Dr. Mike had tons more to say about Mr. Kevin Hart! Extended and Uncensored episodes available to our members!
you should watch the celebrity iou house fix show theres an episode with Kevin and his trainer Ron, hes a really good dude.
Has Dr. Mike checked out Tony Sentmanat at Real World Tactical? His workouts. 😲
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Tony Sentmanat
Dr Mike, Please do one video on Greg (Kinobody)
"Dr" Mike....nothing more pathetic than a non-md calling himself "doctor"....spends his entire life whining about others in a desperate attempt to get noticed.
I'm just happy to actually see the celebrity in question doing the training rather than just a couple random trainers talking about it.
I wanted to like this post, but it is already at 69. So consider this my “like”
Noice!@@Para_Pilot
Yeah he didn’t actually trained, he just did 3 reps and then got everything edited.
i like that this vid showcases his deep unfunniness
Some of the time I’m sure trainers were asked after a movie was either filmed, or came out. Celebs probably wouldn’t keep going to their trainer after they’ve already recorded their movie
7,8 years ago, Kevin Hart came to my city to do a show. I was suprised to see him at my local gym at 6am. This show how dedicated he was.
And I'm surprised you even saw him! 🤣
Lol, I have the same story. In the middle of a set, sweating like crazy, got cheered by a random dude, did a double take. That was Kevin Hart.
Gotta stay in shape to keep up with them Diddy parties
@@JP-xd6fm 💀
Proof that consistency is everything. Kevin Hart even with multiple sub-optimal exercises has built a solid physique and is surprisingly strong.
bbc genetics
Easy to fill out a 5 foot frame xD
“Trt” also helps
@@immasurvivorNo it's not just because your taller than Kevin doesn't make it okay for you to be big go lose some fat bro
@@immasurvivorit’s not. it’s grueling. Training is hard regardless of one’s dimension.
The pasta and ice cream analogy was spot on when it comes to mixing exercises. I see a lot of this in group classes like CrossFit. I often think to myself, wouldn’t these people get better gains if they did cardio and lifting separately…
Maybe, depends on what gains you're talking about. Try training those muscles separately and see if you can build the same endurance as with an exercise that involves both of those muscles at the same time.
Booooo! I Dis-Like The CrossFit Analogy.
I mean it depends on what your goals are. If you are a serious body builder I honestly wouldnt recommend it. A lot of people arent I get it.
Well... MAYBE.... They just like doing crossfit. Not everyone works out "for the gainzzzz".
I'm working as a trainer in a CrossFit gym and I agree 100%.
As a beaten up, 40 year old truck driver who’s trying to get back in shape despite many body injuries over the years and crazy sore/painful joints, Dr. Mike is a great source of information and inspiration to keep pushing. Thanks bro.
Over the road? Do you have access to a gym on a regular basis?
@@jimbojimson no I run city routes, home daily. I work out 3-4 times a week right now, cut back from 5 which was pushing it too hard. It’s all hand truck deliveries, lots of physicality to the job. I could do 5-6 days when I was younger but I’ve had ankle surgery, spinal surgery, shoulder and knee issues so I’ve adjusted my training regiment according to what my body’s been telling me. It’s not easy but I love the job and the gym equally
Dr Mike has some interesting stories with truck drivers at truck stops
Look up the knees over toes guy. Do his whole program.
What key functions you doing right now to reverse the damage
20 years in the Air Force within personnel protection and special tactics, and retired with spinal stenosis and severe L3 damage from gear, n convoys, and aircraft… the recovery process has been a journey. I understand you, Kevin. Takes mental fortitude to work your way back from that loss. Thank you Doc for this video.
Damn you sound like a mess
9:42 As someone that had a weightlifting class in high school, he is not kidding when he says ab roll outs will kick the shit out of your abs (in a good way). Especially if you’ve never done them before.
as a pastry chef, I agree
@@doyourownresearch7297 as a pastry eater, I agree
Yea it will
Liked for that ancestral lesson about speedy jumpy calves and now feel less self-conscious about my 90%-tendon lower legs. Thanks Dr. Mike 👍🏽👍🏽
It's always nice coming across one of you people in the comments.
Youre most probably a sprinter
Uh oh not the extra muscle 😂😂 lame as f
@@enumaelish9193"one of you people" I know you weren't trying to be mean, but holy shit that sounds condescending af.
it's obvious satire
"Pasta and ice cream" - undoubtedly the best analogy I'm gonna hear today. Thanks Dr. Mike!
The chaotic energy and unhinged humor on this channel are top notch! Thank you sir!
I loved how he asked how racial he can get, get's told zero and then immediately jumps into West African genetics 😂
Technically that’s a region, not a race lol.
@@MaskOfCinder the he finishes with "if you are African American and have small calfs" lol
Plus his theory has no scientific basis. C. Ronaldo is White and has small calfs. And no one in the football world jumps as high as him. What now @Renaissance Periodization ? @@MaskOfCinder
Listen again to what small calves and long tendons assist one in doing.
@@kogoromori30that’s literally what Dr. Mike said
I love how his humor is coming forth more in these videos. I've been a follower and appreciate his no holds bar humor.
Dr. Mike, please never spot making these. You are a gem.
The use of the towels in the high row is to change the angle of the grip to a flexible hammer grip, which decreases the internal rotation at the top of the motion. It's actually a pretty good technique as you lose none of the weight and it allows your grip to expand naturally as you reach the top of the pull instead of being locked into a bar. It is effectively like doing a high row with independent cables. This is ESPECIALLY important because Kevin had some pretty serious back injuries and is probably avoiding internal rotation at every opportunity.
2cocks, got it
yeah, but no....
Think about what muscles you are working with this grip it just doesn’t make sense to me. A bent over row is going to do way more for your back, a press would do way more for your delts so what’s it trying to do? This movement on a machine would get way better range of motion (machine high row looks way different) but a barbell high row with normal stance just seems like an energy waste IMO
@@Th3Darkn3s a bent over row is not the same as a high row. They target different back muscles. Bent rows target the lats. High pulls target rear delts and traps. You could also do reverse flys, chest supported rows or any number of different lifts for the same effect. This is just one variation.
@@HeadCannonPrime hitting rear deals with a movement that keeps my arms in front of me is wack in my eyes, this seems not to hits traps because it’s all arm movement I feel a dedicated wide grip shrug with posture would do better. It seems to want to do too many things at once and it ends up doing none of them. It’s like not quite an athletic movement like those snatch and cleans and stuff but neither an effective hypertrophy movement either
I really appreciated you mentioning how important it is to take it slow when rehabbing pain. I have been dealing with knee pain due to the knee cap not tracking properly. I did PT for 2 years and made great progress. But I had to scale way back in the gym. My squat is only at 95 lbs now, but it's full ROM and my knee feels good. Sometimes, it's easy to get in my head that I'm lifting so light, so it's nice to hear that I'll most likely be successful long term going slow. Thank you!
You got this I had a crush leg injury, I was at risk of losing my leg and I’ve came a long long way it’s a blessing
At 5:09 Dr. Mike used "activate his core" un-ironically. Mark this day in history.
My daughter wanted to watch this with me so I’m glad she decided on doing something else 😂😂
You afraid she asks for two identical towels?
@@ilmisxx2 can you explain this joke to me
@@xX_dash_Xxjust watch the video
@@xX_dash_Xxwatch the video, doofus
@@ilmisxx2 hahahaha!!
You blew my mind with your dumbbells on shoulders advice for squats. SLAY
I actually like Dr. Mike's charisma, very quick witted, entertaining and informative. Good stuff! Now to add him to the many other Dr. Mikes that I watch on UA-cam, because this list is growing!
This is awesome. I love the humor and production. Im hearing all this info that makes me feel like im learning but im also laughing my butt off. Great channel.
As someone of west African heritage, I feel pretty good in all areas except calves 😂😅
Word! 😂
After all these years of me hating calves...I finally understand. 😢
Agreed
In all seriousness, I'm a former pro Dominatrix, and your kink jokes crack me up something crazy 😂😂😂 Bravo!
Pro? Is this the dark side of IFBB again?
@@JumpingJacksismdoes she have to win a state championship to qualify for nationals before winning the Dominatrix USA National and getting her pro card?
Do they drug test for Viagra?
How does someone become a pro dominatrix? Asking for education
@@vlada No state championship, although I'm pretty good with a bullwhip... and my CBT game is on point 👌
@@BigBoiTurboslavyou gotta get platinum rank.
Respect due to Kevin in any case; he used to be a mere twig in the 90's.
So you're saying that weightlifting as a child stunted his growth? 😂
Rofl! And now.....?
@@ajgrant94 he is a mighty stump
Scott video guy - LOVED the edits on this one. Lil Eric Andre influence, i see you!
I loved getting through the whole video, so informative!
Nice one Mike! Far from the worst one we've seen.
A question for you (and the general comments section). We all know that, from a training perspective, the best way to get more jacked is through a solid, predictable resistance training protocol that uses a good mix of big compounds and targeted isolation lifts to grow the desired areas. There can be some trial and error and some tweaking for sure, but the goal is to find a series of movements across the whole body that agree with the trainees anatomy and focus on beating the books in terms of plus ones (more reps, sets, load etc) each time a movement is done, and the focus needs to be months rather than days before we reevaluate. Cool.
The thing is, I think that we, the dweeby gym bros, fail to realise that this is dull as dishwater to most people. As in, the vast, VAST majority of people. Most people I talk to that lift (my friend group, work colleagues etc, not other meatheadsin the gym) don't do the predictable routine discussed earlier, rather they do classes of circuit training, what I would call "Crossfit-ish". And they love it! They love having some new random thing to challenge them each time they come into the gym, they love the social class aspect of it.
With this in mind, and knowing that the celebrities you judge are more likely to fall into the "most people" camp rather than the meathead camp, should we view the training they do through a different lens? I mean, the average person in 2023 just wants to look like say the average person from 1970 so, provided diet is at least most of the way there isn't how they train fine? Basically adult jungle gym; burn some calories, have some fun, some positive reinforcement to keep active, build some muscle somewhere out of sheer coincidence etc.
Agreed. I miss doing CF. It was fun and efficient. And I got my cardio in.
I think no.
First, those celebrities much times not showing average body, but rather hollywood-standart physique like Thor. As well as people who watching those videos. They want to know, how to get there. Thus watching those videos through the lense of critique is right, because it's basically direct respond and correction of information: "No, that's not how you should do it to get there."
Problem is those videos saying that they are showing you how to build muscle and stay fit, while in reality they not quite. If titles and description of information were more honest like: "We show you how build muscles highy suboptimally but more funny way, if you are bored from regular more better stuff" - there would be less problems.
And even if average person want to do funny stuff, they lacking information about that stuff because it's not his hobby. Thus telling them about basics can made them still do fun stuff, yet actually realize what they getting. Help them not getting tricked into nonesense information about non-existing benefits and get actual fitness situation figured out easier, more effective and for less time (if they dont like it).
Also problem is that we can see a lot of regular lifting exercises which was changed to made them far less effective. Basically people still doing that boring part yet they are not getting assosiated gains from it. If you already committed to boring part - do it optimal way and get actual result from it.
Celebrities are training for looks, it’s Hollywood. So, they definitely wouldn’t fall into the category of the average gym goer.
Zero racial is no fun lol. I’m of East African descent and run about 70 a week. I’ve always had to train my calves much more to keep the size I want. Entertaining vid as always. 🤙🏾
Never understood the obsession some people have with calves😅
@@zezeti2246 A balanced physique is always nice. You don’t need to understand it. It’s not your body.
@@zezeti2246its easier to make your upper body big, so when you have small calves it looks out of proportion. If its due to genetics, youre stuck with small calvesa
@@zezeti2246bigger calves mean more beef, duh.
4:50 legit made me laugh out loud, Mike has no chill 😂
He's just a little kid, leave him alone.
Im really glad he covers videos like this. People are out here hurting themselves daily trying to keep up with the famous
Question: While those combination exercises (Dumbbell push-ups into rows into overhead press) may be bad for optimizing muscle growth, are they that bad for improving overall health and athleticism? After all, not everyone is a bodybuilder, and since a lot of people hate cardio, this gets you _some_ muscle growh, and also hits some cardio and some coordination. Is that so bad?
It doesn't improve your athleticism like actual athletic training would (sprints, throws, whatever.) And it doesn't really do much for coordination either compared to idk animal walks or whatever movement training is out there.
(Also I think coordination is really task specific, so you should just train for the sport you're trying to do to improve that type of coordination, not train coordination overall.)
And I think it trains cardio worse than high rep or even low rep compounds Like I think I would be breathing heavier after a max triple squat than after that stuff.
Almost everyone is an off-season bodybuilder though 😅. You only want to invest x amount of time into growing muscle sure but you want to grow muscle? I think less people are into athleticism than building muscle and even if. I mean. Box jumps and handstands I'd get for athleticism. Dr Mike said the continental clean and press so. A deadlift followed by an overhead press is a great sigh of strength. I don't think he's entirely against combo exercises but. You are just usually asking too little or too much if one of these muscles. But example clean and press. You could warm up shoulders. Do clean n press. And that may be light as far deadlifts go for you. But then you transition into just deadlifts as now you are warm. That way I think it can make sense to combine. Or the other way around you are already tired deadlifts wise and now combine light deadlifts with heavy shoulderpress.
+ I shoulderpress 20_35 kg. I think yanking that weight up could be damaging. Pulling on joints suddenly. Especially as I'd need to go very heavy for it to make any sense given you only do a shoulderpress rep every couple seconds
@@gur262 thats a good weight but guys like glutes so focus on both low and rep squats sista'
As much as these videos are full of humor, they contain a lot of useful information about proper way to work out and diet. great job Dr. Mike
"The rest of you is born perfect".
I died how he said that with a straight face.🤣
Mike finally does a video on someone shorter than him, huge milestone.
Appreciate the DB front squat tip. I haven’t seen that before, makes so much sense. Thanks 👍
I usually put the dumbbells resting on my shoulders by the bar and hold on to the front of them. It's pretty uncomfortable but I never really thought about doing it differently because that's just the way I started and have always done it.
This way is way better so it's nice to pick up those little tweaks that make life easier once in a while.
@@Snerdles yes seems so obvious when it’s shown 😂
I just tried your tip about the stretch being the most important part for hypertrophy. Damn I've never felt going to failure on this level lol. Thank you so much!
I genuinely liked the upright rows utilising the towels for easier grip! Although I use straps and hold the bar.
Like, a neutral-grip barbell hack
As a black trans person, your handling of trans jokes and the black joke was fire 😂
Funny and informative with out punching down love it lol
Love your channel, you simplify or dismiss all overhyped subjects…and your sarcasm is hilarious..
Dr Mike is going more and more insane with every video
Doc Mike cracks me up; witty and erudite in his observations.
Scott The Video Guy, you rock. Dr. Mike, you're good too.
i don't know where this guy got it from but this is the exact workout an la fitness personal trainer had me do for six months back in 2018
Why famous people can't do a basic program training ??? Bench , squat, deadlift are cool , why they need to do bullshit exercises ??
Tom Platz: " people don't like what's hard, they like what's easy, that looks Showy "
how else is that $300/hr trainer gonna justify his presence if he has you doing a program you could make yourself?
@@PcCAvioNwe have a winner.
first ask urself how many non-famous people work out the proper ways, there’s your answer. famous people are just like regular people except they have money
Most of them probably have a decent program but they can't be honest about the fact that theyre on gear, so they make up some ridiculous routine to make it seem like the trainer knows sometjing most people don't
Not trying to be a body builder. Just here to learn. Much appreciated
Every time my dog hears dr mikes voice, she starts whimpering
I think she’s in heat
Same...
Don’t we all
I think your dog is VShred in a fursuit.
I actually like the rows from push-up position. Much more for the benefit of core stabilization and shoulder stabilization.
I’ve had the pleasure to work out with Kevin and his trainer and he’s def goofing off in this video just for the laughs. During his real workouts he’s extremely serious and doesn’t joke around at all.
10:32 People on the internet exaggerate a lot when they say "I LITERALLY spit my coffee on my entire kindergarten class" but I literally just turned my head and some went up my nose.
Honestly, this dude is the best fucking comedian I’ve seen lately. And I’m not talking about Kevin Hart
Yo Dr Mike. Your videos got me motivated to lift again after a long time off and your advice is always bomb, so thanks 💪
Will RP Hypertrophy App ever be available in the UK, or is it only in the US?
This was hillarious! You have a new subscriber!
My gym has a life fitness leg press (well, life fitness everything) and I strictly use it for calf raises now lol.
Dr Mike, I'm a Native/colored/black American and I watch you weekly, BELIEVE me just say what you say DON'T ask permission. LOVE you my guy, keep teaching.
"How racial can I get?" *actually provides a historical and science based reply*
Kind of. West Africans are really four separate genetic clusters (Sarah Tishkoff did studies on this in the 00's), as opposed to about one on average for Europeans and roughly two for Asians. Because Africa is the most diverse population on the planet.
Additionally, only about half of US slaves came from West Africa, so the other 50% came from some combination of another 10 genetic clusters.
This means we're talking about a population 4 times as genetically diverse as Europe when talking about calf sizes and 14 times as diverse when talking about the descendants of slaves generally.
And this ignores that the average African-American is about 20-30% of European descent on top of that.
Case in point. My dad is Nigerian and my mom is mostly West African descended. My dad and I have freakishly large calves and shoulders and fairly light frames.
My half brother has skinny calves but my half sister got my dad's legs. But my stepmom's brother and his family also have huge calves (and are just huge people overall).
Ultimately, the science isn't racist, but it's not actually good science as of roughly 2008.
Many black Americans can build massive calves easily and many can't. There's no real metric for which is which based on where they happen to live now.
@@MrBazBake I'm european and jelaous of any genetic cluster from Africa, except for swimming, the africans descents dominates the vast majority of disciplines in the olimpic games and set world records that any white man can ever be close, like the Usain's Bolt 100 and 200m. Some genes give you a big long toucan style nose, some genes advantadge in sports, you know? 😅
@@MrBazBake Fascinating, thanks for the insight.
@@MrBazBakeit’s not about size though, it’s about muscle shape and insertions. Anyone can grow their calves to one degree or another, but nothing will make them longer or shorter. And obviously there’s tons of diversity, but speaking anecdotally as an American, folks of primarily European descent tend to have medium length calves, folks of African descent usually have shorter calves, and folks of East Asian descent tend to have mid-long calves. I’ve seen people of every race with every length of calves, but at least in my experience this holds true at a population level
Dr. Mike is really coming into his own. Glad that he has found his path on the yellow brick road.
I think dr mike needs to realize they are not all pure bodybuilding workouts ^^
14:18 "I dunno I ran out of positive shit to say. This sucks." 😂😂
Thanks for the laughs and also the great content 👏🏽 👏🏽 💯
I love these but you should definitely do one where you analyze your own training videos from when you first started. mostly because it would be hilarious.
He kinda did a few vids back.
This was unbelievably captivating I'm actually shocked by the wit and calm comedic approach this man possess while being an actual real deal trainer. Who is this man! So funny.
Again with the damn push-up rows! I would put that on a bingo card at this point.
I love these more than I love the training advice videos
This makes me feel like I'm doing something right when I'm teaching jiujitsu and kickboxing classes.
Where?
Love your videos, your expertise and your voice is so soothing lol.
I respect this take but not everyone wants look like a body builder. Some ppl just want to look athletic. The most athletic ppl aren't the most muscular. And their workouts usually consist of dynamic and compound movements with added explosion. Not a bunch of isolated exercises.
i LIVE for these videos Dr. Mike, quality content!!. informative, entertaining, and to the point. does Dr. Mike ever miss>?
10:00 my knee blew out watching this
I love blowing off work to watch Dr. Mike at the office on a Friday!
Hi Dr. Mike, thanks for this (as usual) entertaining video! Always enjoy watching your content.
I would really like to hear your opinion on Dr. John Jaquish's TED talk on how weight lifting is "a waste of time". If you could make a video on that, that would be sweet!
Greetings from Germany 💪🏻
You are hilarious as you are extremely informative, you definitely have my subscription brother 💪🏾🤣
Sad thing is, even half assing it he is still in better condition than me who trains properly.
Shoutout To Dr. Mike! Love From Harris Field🦍
Serious question: as someone with poor Mobility who therefore does goblet squats, the way the trainer shows to hold the dumbbells in front of him would simulate similar loading to the goblet squat. Would you ever recommend goblet squats do any of your clients? Thank you
you can also do straight arm goblet squats by holding the head of the dumbbell down between your knees. this reduces your arm fatigue if you are using heavier weights AND keeps the center of gravity very LOW, which is very important if you have mobility issues, compression issues or erector problems.
It was kinda cool to see that I changed up the dumbbell squat because it felt better that way and it turned out to be a better form.
I love you Dr. Mike! I have done those "man-makers",. with my PT, along with other exercises in a crossfit/functional training day in a circuit (every week a different set of exercises). My trainer uses that day to help improve my endurance, rather than muscle building, it's without doubt the hardest workout. We spend 5 other days doing conventional muscle building, and my rest day doing Muay Thai. Do you think they have value in functional training for endurance?
why not just do more muay thai? u get better at muy thai that way and train your endurance. these are exercising for the sake of exercising
@@daebibs I did reach my weight goal 2 months ago. I now only train 1-2-1 with a Muay Thai fighter for endurance. Do Yoga classes for flexibility. And weight train on my own for strength.
I like to watch dr mikes videos with my morning coffee and I keep spitting out my morning coffee when I chuckle
Im dying. Dr. Mike really went dirty in this one lol
Dr. Mike - Love this content! You should also start reviewing workout routines in movies. E.g. Rocky, Never Back Down, Southpaw, etc.!
You’re the best!! I laughed soo hard😂😂😂❤️❤️
This is not the worst we have seen. Also, agree with you Dr Mike, people that rush PT fail, and people that do NO work at home, fail. Both extremes are bad
Thank you for explaining why my calves are so small! I have been doing calves every other day for years and I just have ripped a$$ small calves lololol. My wife tells me I have body dysmorphia over my calves... now I know why!!! Lolol
Sometimes different exercises are just fun, and spruce up the routine. As long as they don’t hurt you, what the problem. Mental engagement is just as important to prevent burnout and quitting.
7/10 holy sh*t. Was I the only one looking at it and thinking it was a solid 3?
these are one of my fav types of vids, not just to show celebs are human and the gym is an equalizer, but always funny with form tips, your form can never be to good, always room for improvements
Mike is getting funnier as his UA-cam career progresses
I did dr isratels excercise and set exercises with the right technique and i have to say your work positions are fantastic i will use your advice and have to not look further you're right its about control and technique
The chain joke was ballsy but funny🤣
I lost it at the "Man-maker" definition!!!! LOL🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Man that trainer actually hates Kevin hart 😂
As a physical therapist, I fucking love what you said at 11:55 so true
Modern African American fashion was WILD 😂😂😂😂
You have to admire his confidence and drive.
Dobar si,komentari su ti zakon ali na mjestu. Slažem se sa tobom, ne treba izmišljati toplu vodu, najbolje vježbe su jednostavne osnovne vježbe...💪
he waited a literal second after affirming that they can have zero racial commentary and went hard into it, I love it
This dude is too fucking funny man.
😂 forreal
Bx?? Let's go! Super proud to hear this !
I think there is some value to "sub-optimal" exercises like number one, if the main goal isn't to get as big as possible or build strength on specific lifts. Doing this kind of stuff (that, yes, does look very weird to me as well on first glance) will improve your ability to keep your balance while lifting something, to stabilize, etc.
If we are talking powerlifting / bodybuilding type gains, it is certainly pretty crap compared to more effective and efficient exercises. However, as someone with a background in multiple different sports, I can appreciate benefits beyond that as a part of "being fit". The word fit obviously stemming from "capable", "able to do [?]", and originally meaning athletic in a general sense. Someone who can lift weight in a lot of wonky positions while keeping balance is probably less likely to injure himself in day-to-day life, for instance.
your first 4 lines are exactly what my comment is about.
this man has a major blind spot. not everything has to be about getting unnaturally large muscles😂.. all he is viewing from is that one lense. nothing to do with functional strength or flexibility or anything else. just big bulging muscles.. nah
@@KR-jg7gc This is similar to an issue I have with the current stance most martial arts influencers take towards traditional Eastern systems and their approaches to training.
The argument often goes: "If you want to learn fighting, going to a BJJ / kick-boxing gym is way better, it'll be much more effective."
While I don't disagree that you'll learn HOW to fight - in a practical and instinctual sense - much quicker, that's not really the sole purpose of proper Karate / Judo / traditional Jujutsu etc. schools. They teach fight "philosophy", if you will, respecting the fight, respecting your opponent, being in proper shape to practice that martial art physically and psychologically, not just practising techniques, but really looking at specific forms outside of sparring to gain a deep understanding and the ability to consciously change/adapt them because you know how every part works, etc.
TL;DR
Looking at something that serves multiple purposes, and saying: "That's inefficient/ineffective, because this other thing serves one of those purposes much better." doesn't really make sense in general.
7/10 is hella generous, that "coach" made him do 1 decent exercise (squat)
"So if you're black and have small calves, you have an uphill battle coming your way. For the rest of us, good news, you're perfect."
Lmao damn Dr. Mike
He said "Good news, the rest of you is born perfect." As in everything except their calves.
I remember hearing about that crash. The car that he wrecked was a custom '70 Barracuda with a 700 hp supercharged Hemi under the hood. Sucks that the car was destroyed, but glad he is okay.