Before even watching, I'll say mine: 1) Health in the long run. 2) Literally protects you from accidents, trips and falls. People have avoided concussions just by having a huge neck after a car accident. 3) You grow in other aspects of life. Some are being more patient, persistent, grit to push through. This also implies you do this naturally. If you use steroids then 1st and 3rd (partially) doesn't apply to you.
Thank you for sharing that it took that amount of years to break the 2 plates plateau. Many claim one "must" reach 100kg in one year of training, and that can be very discouraging. I've been lifting for three years and I'm almost at two plates at the bench. The caveat I started lifting in my 40's. Seeing an impressive physic like yours having those plateaus keeps people like me engaged in lifting.
You have plateaus because primarily because your knowledge is subpar, in summary. Change to a more complex periodization such as what I have been doing for 8 years out of 10.5: Daily Undulating periodization. In addition, you need to perform reps to total failure. TOTAL. THAT MEANS PERFORM SPOTT3D REPS TO WORK THE NEGATIVES UNTIL THEY COLLAPSE!
I’m glad I found this video. You made a lot of great points, I didn’t see anything that wasn’t true. One thing I learned that I would hope at least one person can take with them is, don’t strive to look like someone else. You can admire and respect the physique, training style, or discipline but you should aim to be the best you can be. There’s also a lot of philosophical ideas to weight training and bodybuilding that can help you with achieving anything in life. My only regret is that I didn’t find the right balance between discipline, motivation, and health goals until I was 26. It’s never too late though, I’ve felt better and noticed a physique on me that I can actually be proud of myself now as opposed to when I was 20-25. Find the type of training you can stick to and get progressively stronger with and you will find yourself actually wanting to keep going. If you read this, thank you for your time.
I've only been training for 10 months and I had about 2 months off with very inconsistent training (breakup bro, I'm fine lol) and I lost all the weight I'd gained over 7 months and my strength suffered significantly. About a month ago I got back on track. Consistent and started making myself eat more. Within 3 weeks I put all the weight back on (and it wasn't just fat but obviously not all muscle) and my strength came back too. Today I just got an extra pull-up so I'm up 1 from my all time. I got an extra rep with more weight on the squat today and probably could have done 1 or 2 more but it was the first set and I wasn't doing an AMRAP. My dips are up. My overhead press has improved. I just did my highest reps on decline pushups after neglecting them almost completely. My triceps are bigger and I'm up 2 plates on the stack for pushdowns and 1 plate in the stack for overhead extension and that's just for the last week. It absolutely comes back so quickly. I wouldn't have believed how quickly and completely if this hadn't happened.
I think the trick is to find a sport that you enjoy enough to do consistently. For me, I could have a consistent weight lifting routine as long as I have some friends or a partner to train with, but training on my own regularly (3x+ per week) just loses its charm after a few weeks or months in. But when I discovered rock climbing 2 years ago and even doing 5x a week, I am still so excited and look forward to each session. I find myself setting up weights training programs with the intention to achieve goals in my climbing (e.g explosive power in my lower body for bouldering). And what I realised after 2 years is that the consistency has transformed my physique and I have absolutely noticed the improvements in happiness and mental health. I wouldn’t say I am jacked, but I feel strong and that I at least look like I train and that goes a long way for one’s self esteem. This video really resonated, if you read all of this then my message is go out and search for that sport or training program that you love enough to do every day, it will absolutely be worth it!
Ever since I started lifting, my confidence and sense of shamelessness (mostly good and some bad) have increased Also my discipline and my will to get things done even at the compromise of my sleep or general health for schools sake has upped significantly. I also became noticeably more social It will get even better once ppl can tell I lift even with a full cloth/sleeve type of clothing on
6 months into training. already very satisfied with how my arms look. of course, nothing compared to the seasoned bros at the gym. but what matters is how i feel. the lower belly fat is just going nowhere, though. patience is what it will take. but my chest and arms give me the confidence to keep going. 100 pushups a day really paid off.
Personally for me I like doing more athlete based training. Really focusing on building explosiveness, strength. Of course I will put on mass as well, but any muscle I do get would be deemed "athletic muscle". I personally like this style of training the most because it more so aligns with my goals. But just in general whether you do bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongman, etc... Lifting weights has great benefits. 1. If you have anxiety, and just overall are low on self esteem and confidence, lifting weights in anyway shape or form will drastically help that. 2. It gets you to be more active, and trust me being active will go a long way in your life. 3. Honestly it just feels nice to go in the gym and train. Now do I have a lot of mass? Absolutely not. I wouldn't even blame genetics, it's just that I don't really stick to something for very long. But at the end of the day if I stick to something like athletic training I may not put on a whole lot of mass, but as I said before anything I do gain would be more athletic.
good video dude, on my 4th year and agree with everything you said. Especially the "how many years it takes to stop looking like a DYEL" HAHA, I hate that it took that long but glad I'm here
Across all your years of training, what’s been the best split and weekly volume sets that’s elicited the most gains? Also thoughts on full body 5x/week? You look amazing bro. 3 years seems like a lot, but it’s motivating knowing how fast 3 years can go by. Please keep the content coming, ur videos are the joy of my day
Why do you think it took you four years to bench two plates? I'm 15, training for 1.5 years and at 80kg or 185 lb bench, and the progress is so slow I don't know why. Did it go up faster after the 225lb bench?
@@raulgarcia5846 thing is I'm already quite chunky, but also quite big like bigger than 90% of people my age, do I just maintain where I'm at, build some size and then cut?
@@remixmas nah cope he way too tall for manlet. This also depends where u live. In the netherlands maybe 180 is manlet territory in south asia 5 foot 7 is tall. Stop that nonsense
That level of confidence is something you got or you don't. More true the shorter and uglier you are pointing to rich celebrities like danny boy isn't a good argument either. Just a way to cope that everything is a controllable variable when that ain't the case. Everything is in your hands is a deflection so people who are succeeding don't have to feel bad for those who aren't. Same way as reversing it and blaming it on luck or parents connections is. "Personality" is a pretty shitty cop out that relies on you not putting too much thought into it. I'm 5'5 and decently ugly but not a goblin under a bridge so my level of personality to looks isn't so lopsided but if you're 5'0 and are just average personality......good luck.
"There's a lot or short skinny dudes that get a lot of girls" *queue to the clip of a very idealized, non day-to-day life situation of a guy and girl socializing that is recorded for social media views I am sorry man but as much of a W this vid is, this is one of those the few L things you said in the video that has a bit too much bias and a bit too delusional Yet to debunk or counter some of the other more non-agreeable points
Before even watching, I'll say mine:
1) Health in the long run.
2) Literally protects you from accidents, trips and falls. People have avoided concussions just by having a huge neck after a car accident.
3) You grow in other aspects of life. Some are being more patient, persistent, grit to push through.
This also implies you do this naturally. If you use steroids then 1st and 3rd (partially) doesn't apply to you.
Thank you for sharing that it took that amount of years to break the 2 plates plateau. Many claim one "must" reach 100kg in one year of training, and that can be very discouraging. I've been lifting for three years and I'm almost at two plates at the bench. The caveat I started lifting in my 40's. Seeing an impressive physic like yours having those plateaus keeps people like me engaged in lifting.
You have plateaus because primarily because your knowledge is subpar, in summary.
Change to a more complex periodization such as what I have been doing for 8 years out of 10.5: Daily Undulating periodization.
In addition, you need to perform reps to total failure.
TOTAL. THAT MEANS PERFORM SPOTT3D REPS TO WORK THE NEGATIVES UNTIL THEY COLLAPSE!
great video editing
You are a top-tier human bro. Jacked, well spoken, realistic & authentic. Love it!
I’m glad I found this video. You made a lot of great points, I didn’t see anything that wasn’t true.
One thing I learned that I would hope at least one person can take with them is, don’t strive to look like someone else. You can admire and respect the physique, training style, or discipline but you should aim to be the best you can be.
There’s also a lot of philosophical ideas to weight training and bodybuilding that can help you with achieving anything in life.
My only regret is that I didn’t find the right balance between discipline, motivation, and health goals until I was 26. It’s never too late though, I’ve felt better and noticed a physique on me that I can actually be proud of myself now as opposed to when I was 20-25.
Find the type of training you can stick to and get progressively stronger with and you will find yourself actually wanting to keep going.
If you read this, thank you for your time.
I like how you were realistic with your timeframes. Completely agree!
I've only been training for 10 months and I had about 2 months off with very inconsistent training (breakup bro, I'm fine lol) and I lost all the weight I'd gained over 7 months and my strength suffered significantly.
About a month ago I got back on track. Consistent and started making myself eat more. Within 3 weeks I put all the weight back on (and it wasn't just fat but obviously not all muscle) and my strength came back too.
Today I just got an extra pull-up so I'm up 1 from my all time. I got an extra rep with more weight on the squat today and probably could have done 1 or 2 more but it was the first set and I wasn't doing an AMRAP. My dips are up. My overhead press has improved. I just did my highest reps on decline pushups after neglecting them almost completely. My triceps are bigger and I'm up 2 plates on the stack for pushdowns and 1 plate in the stack for overhead extension and that's just for the last week.
It absolutely comes back so quickly. I wouldn't have believed how quickly and completely if this hadn't happened.
Not only do you have an impressive physique you also have a good head on your shoulders. Respect
I think the trick is to find a sport that you enjoy enough to do consistently. For me, I could have a consistent weight lifting routine as long as I have some friends or a partner to train with, but training on my own regularly (3x+ per week) just loses its charm after a few weeks or months in. But when I discovered rock climbing 2 years ago and even doing 5x a week, I am still so excited and look forward to each session. I find myself setting up weights training programs with the intention to achieve goals in my climbing (e.g explosive power in my lower body for bouldering). And what I realised after 2 years is that the consistency has transformed my physique and I have absolutely noticed the improvements in happiness and mental health. I wouldn’t say I am jacked, but I feel strong and that I at least look like I train and that goes a long way for one’s self esteem. This video really resonated, if you read all of this then my message is go out and search for that sport or training program that you love enough to do every day, it will absolutely be worth it!
Ever since I started lifting, my confidence and sense of shamelessness (mostly good and some bad) have increased
Also my discipline and my will to get things done even at the compromise of my sleep or general health for schools sake has upped significantly. I also became noticeably more social
It will get even better once ppl can tell I lift even with a full cloth/sleeve type of clothing on
6 months into training. already very satisfied with how my arms look. of course, nothing compared to the seasoned bros at the gym. but what matters is how i feel. the lower belly fat is just going nowhere, though. patience is what it will take. but my chest and arms give me the confidence to keep going. 100 pushups a day really paid off.
Personally for me I like doing more athlete based training. Really focusing on building explosiveness, strength. Of course I will put on mass as well, but any muscle I do get would be deemed "athletic muscle". I personally like this style of training the most because it more so aligns with my goals.
But just in general whether you do bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongman, etc... Lifting weights has great benefits.
1. If you have anxiety, and just overall are low on self esteem and confidence, lifting weights in anyway shape or form will drastically help that.
2. It gets you to be more active, and trust me being active will go a long way in your life.
3. Honestly it just feels nice to go in the gym and train.
Now do I have a lot of mass? Absolutely not. I wouldn't even blame genetics, it's just that I don't really stick to something for very long. But at the end of the day if I stick to something like athletic training I may not put on a whole lot of mass, but as I said before anything I do gain would be more athletic.
great vid broo
Totally agree nice vid man.
1:06 I ain’t never seen that before. Using that for when I get strong enough
good video dude, on my 4th year and agree with everything you said. Especially the "how many years it takes to stop looking like a DYEL" HAHA, I hate that it took that long but glad I'm here
Across all your years of training, what’s been the best split and weekly volume sets that’s elicited the most gains? Also thoughts on full body 5x/week?
You look amazing bro. 3 years seems like a lot, but it’s motivating knowing how fast 3 years can go by. Please keep the content coming, ur videos are the joy of my day
@@deadly6978 4x a week upper lower had worked well for me. I have a video going over it, it’s called the program that built my physique
true all that
Great video
Why do you think it took you four years to bench two plates? I'm 15, training for 1.5 years and at 80kg or 185 lb bench, and the progress is so slow I don't know why. Did it go up faster after the 225lb bench?
Also my ohp is just NOT budging, my bench is but ohp stuck at 90lbs for reps
Eat more food bro
I agree with the other guy, eat more healthy food. I went on a bulk and within just 6 months I noticed my strength increase massively
Eat more and focus on being more well rounded and jacked, not just benching and ohp
@@raulgarcia5846 thing is I'm already quite chunky, but also quite big like bigger than 90% of people my age, do I just maintain where I'm at, build some size and then cut?
6:13 don't bop your head bro.
Can somone please tell me and explain me how can i train for bone density thickness like sets reps weight etc?
How long have you been lifting and arms size?
7.5 years and arms about 17.5 inches
but you do have the biggest hairiest muscles sir😍🤤i love the bearded look too😍so manly
Bros giant
height and weight, just curious?=
5’10 and 3 quarters which is 179 ish and right now weigh 207 / 94
@@pauloguga manlet territory lmao
@@pauloguga respectable nice
@@remixmas nah cope he way too tall for manlet. This also depends where u live. In the netherlands maybe 180 is manlet territory in south asia 5 foot 7 is tall. Stop that nonsense
@bli4n5427 not nonsense 1st world countries 5'10 short for rising standards. You bring up 3rd world manlet countries is nonsense bro
Look up chuck sypes (old time bodybuilder) Ill think you will be interested in his methods
I think*
Sorry, its Chuck Sipes
No, this video isn’t targeted at you, 12 year olds
That level of confidence is something you got or you don't. More true the shorter and uglier you are pointing to rich celebrities like danny boy isn't a good argument either. Just a way to cope that everything is a controllable variable when that ain't the case. Everything is in your hands is a deflection so people who are succeeding don't have to feel bad for those who aren't. Same way as reversing it and blaming it on luck or parents connections is. "Personality" is a pretty shitty cop out that relies on you not putting too much thought into it.
I'm 5'5 and decently ugly but not a goblin under a bridge so my level of personality to looks isn't so lopsided but if you're 5'0 and are just average personality......good luck.
Ok dude believe whatever you want to believe
"There's a lot or short skinny dudes that get a lot of girls"
*queue to the clip of a very idealized, non day-to-day life situation of a guy and girl socializing that is recorded for social media views
I am sorry man but as much of a W this vid is, this is one of those the few L things you said in the video that has a bit too much bias and a bit too delusional
Yet to debunk or counter some of the other more non-agreeable points
How is walking up to a girl and asking for her number idealized?
@@pauloguga If it were an actual day to day non recorded scenario
It would have gotten wayyyy worse