Alex. You just got me back in the game bro. I’ve been depressed for the past week because one of my close friends committed suicide and it made me feel dead inside. Thanks for your inspiration Alex.
I'm sorry for your loss Jai, I understand that these are hard times and it's not always easy to get back into things when in that state. I hope you're doing better now and I wish you the best of gains in training & life.
@ilumix led just a small advice from a fellow human being, don't bring in profit related stuff in a comment that involves someone mentioning losing a close one. Show some respect and write it separately. Stay strong Jai and keep growing as a human Alex, good stuff lately.
Hey bro I really appreciate this video I've lost 97 pounds but regained 20 this video helped alot you made me think what I really want in my life. This is not just motivation but a wake up call once more. I appreciate ya bro
Dude this is a life philosophy, not just a lifting one.. Doing things you sometimes dont want to do is like a bicep curl for the brain. It just makes you a more displined person. Loved the vid! Keep em coming
I’m training to become better than everyone. That’s my mindset. I usually bench the most in my gym but some guy 1 uped me so now I have the motivation to be the best again. When people say your only competing against yourself I think that’s a load of bs. Th me whole reason you started whatever your doing is to be better than someone else at that thing. It could be the gym your career or anything you should try to be the best
Hey UA-cam viewer. Lend me your opinion. Bio: been husky or fat all my life. I’ve played badminton and flag football and jiujitsu as a youth. Went from 168 to 248lbs from my 18th to my 23rd birthday. Did 2 months of walking and dieting to lose 20 lbs. Started lifting 7 months ago. Went through periods of recompostioning and dieting. I lost another 40 pounds. Now I sit around 190 pounds and 20-24% body fat. How long should I stay in a calorie deficit before I put on mass this winter? Thoughts? Criticisms? Encouragement? I know this UA-cam comment will be around for longer than 10 months, so feel free to continue commenting. Someone in a similar situation will want your input in the future.
Depends on your goals my friend. Congrats on the progress so far. Are you okay with being where you are or do you want to be leaner? If you want to trim down still, go at a steady pace until you reach your goal. Then start slowly switching gears to putting size on. You're still relatively new to the gym, so you could benefit from recomping a little longer.
It is really important to me to be lean once, as soon as possible. I want to see if I have a 4, 6, or 8 pack. Also, I’ve never pushed my stomach all the way out in front of people. Not even a girlfriend. It’s really important to me that I stop lying. I won’t be happy until I can stop unconsciously manipulating people’s perception of me.
unsustainable in the long term but still milk it as long as u can, validation is a powerful motivation. alex is further down along the path, so take his valuable lessons with the necessary context. seeking the validation of a new group ( ex: girls like healthy guys, they dont always obsess over guns) could open up ur mind to cardio work which in turn will give u runners high and mediation through sedation, which will make i chiller.
I lose my drive sometimes and then i always remember that lifting and being "fit" is huge both for myself and in social life. I always get compliments and get treated differently because of this lifestyle. Its a huge bonus in life. It sets u away from the norm, the typical person.
100%. Even in job interview, man. I tell them that I just ran a marathon last month and all of sudden their opinion changed. Probably because they know you have to have healthy lifestyle to look good or run marathon(not drinking a lot, not smoking, no other things).
i do it because it cures my depression man during that hour per day 6 times per day i am as happy as as never its not comparable to my job which i like but my passion its calisthenics and fitness in general
Dude I went down the pharmaceutical road with antidepressants and it wrecked me in so many ways, then I discovered the gym lol it's been the only damn thing that actually treats my depression successfully
Hey Alex what do you think about cooper runs? Basically you run hard for 12 minutes and see how far you can go. Each time you improve. I recommend this for those who want to build endurance without that much time. Any thoughts?
I have now stayed hard for 48 hours. The blood is all going to my lower body. I feel as though my brain is slowly being drained of all blood. I don't know if I can keep this up much longer bros..
The absolute truth here is many years ago I wanted the 5 less conventional muscle groups. Neck, shoulders, upper back, forearms and glutes. And it was fucking YOU (and phil lol) who pioneered that path before me and gave me the inspiration to know for certain it could be achieved without drugs.
Other things to consider why you losing your desire to train Injuries makes you more worried about training Age as you get older other things in life take over another priorities if you can find it with injuries as well it become far more cautious Depression/mental health when having a bad week month year give become a zombie back of desire passion interest concentration Having bad neighbours who plays loud music throughout the day and night horrendous smoking filling your flat adding stress to life Partners you don't encourage exercise fill your head with negative thoughts, Them having unhealthy eating pattern affecting your diet Life in general Trying to get over those obstacles and trying to be motivated for exercise can being very very hard to do
Thank you, i feel like my life is finally turning around even though its more rough and I am starting to feel like myself again. This video really helped me realize allot about my last few months
Stress and Discipline out of necessity surely help to build a rhythm to stay productive, but like you said... You need more than that in the end. I was way more productive in college due to deadlines but if you become stressed over time then you need to start asking questions. Especially when you enter a period where there are no more deadlines, like a holiday, and you find yourself conflicted with the sense of freedom in combination with a sense of habit. I also like the warm and calm voice you're using for these types of video's, it's a more gentle side to your usual bro mode to pump the viewers for work out videos. It kind of reminds me of those psychology doctors who are trained to keep their patients calm with their way of talking.
I want to say. I really appreciate your videos. You come a realistic common sense point of view. I'm not trying to lift 900lbs. I want to be strong and live a healthy lifestyle.
Robert Oberst was on Joe Rogan telling people to stay away from Deadlifts unless you are trying to be #1. Atlean-X says nonsense. Massive Iron says nonsense. What say you, Alex? Hot topic right now.
I did deadlifts for over 7 years. One day while trying a pr got an herniated disc instead. Even with yoga and all kinds of stretching I still have reduced mobility and pain in certain positions. It only takes 1 time to fuck you up, no matter the technique you have. Nowadays I only do calisthenics and weighted calisthenics. For legs its running, sprinting, pistol squats or some isolation work. Squats and dealifts only with light weight but rarely. I won-t do less than 8 reps in those exercises again, its not worth it, and several strongman agree with this. Your back is your most valuable thing, you can still make gains and be ripped without those exercises.
Krippaxxus, Eredarlord of the salty Legion can you explain what you mean plz. Do you mean Athlean x sells programs with deadlifts so it’s in his best interest to say deadlift is good ?
who the fuck cares what anybody says. Fuck robert oberst and fuck athlean x. If you wanna get strong on deadlifts, then deadlift, if you don't care to get strong on deadlifts then dont do them. Every great thing comes with risks
gym has been closed for 5 month again in Germany fuck this .. IM SO TIRED OF THIS, at home no drive no proper equipment, no space, sharing room with my brother
I don't need to get my drive, i need to get my body back. I have all the drive in the world and was constantl working hard without complaints for years, i loved it. But now i got finally diagnosed with chronic late stage lyme disease which went neurological. I lost 10kg of muscle mass in the last months. There is no cure. All i want is to train and work hard and disciplined.
You just woke me up man. I was getting too comfortable. Also thank you for your novice program. I put 80lbs on my bench, 120 on my squat and about 150 on deadlift in less than 5 moths at 16
I will ALWAYS have a drive to succeed in fitness endeavors, mostly because it's my favorite thing in the world. (video games are a close 2nd, lmao) But even then, it's still worth watching this video and giving it a like. Much respect, Alex
This contradicts your Hollywood Physique vs Bear Mode video --- where you wanted kinobody and others to look like a quote "you just came out of a penitentiary"
I deleted that video in 2016, lots of negative content there and it doesn't represent what I stand for today. Why do you keep referencing that older version of me bro? I'm no longer that person. That said I don't see how your comment is related to anything I said here, the penitentiary look is something.
The best questions to ask oneself are brought up here and essential for a no regrets pursuit of one's goals to accomplish. Why do you want this? WHY do YOU want THIS? Don't be afraid to be honest with yourself, the truth will never hurt you and is your friend, no matter what.
It’s been a year of me not having any drive Getting to the gym over thinking but under training feeling exhausted physically, yawning every 5 minutes wanting to go home... Weighing myself monthly seeing the pounds drop the gains and endurance I’ve trained hard for vanish My goal was 12 stone I reached 11st6 I’m now 10st 8 Watching your videos always makes me wanna lift some weights but then come to do it and it’s just like nope
Pain of discipline vs pain of regret. Short term pain vs long term pain
Powerful
Indeed very inspiring,Thank you for this Quote
Pick your poison
Hell yea brother
And one is manageable, the other lost forever
Alex you are honestly such an inspiration to me. Thank you
Honored to hear that, keep crushing it man 👊
broken ass item fuck you
@@Snapple316 remember the dodge stat?
Nerf tabis
@@Snapple316 I dont even know why it was a thing but I remember doing it
Alex. You just got me back in the game bro. I’ve been depressed for the past week because one of my close friends committed suicide and it made me feel dead inside. Thanks for your inspiration Alex.
I'm sorry for your loss Jai, I understand that these are hard times and it's not always easy to get back into things when in that state. I hope you're doing better now and I wish you the best of gains in training & life.
@ilumix led just a small advice from a fellow human being, don't bring in profit related stuff in a comment that involves someone mentioning losing a close one. Show some respect and write it separately. Stay strong Jai and keep growing as a human Alex, good stuff lately.
Sorry to hear about your friend brother much love
Powerful comment, so sorry for your loss man. Wishing you all the best in the future.
are you still training bro?
You've clearly been reading/watching too much Goggins and by too much I mean the right amount. Much love
Theres never enough goggins
Damn bro after your colab with jeff nipard and omarsluf your channel has been blowing up and getting the growth it deserves
man, u got that wrong. still not blowing up.
@@grizz2235yup such a good channel but underrated
A new video on how you overcame being awkard and less talkative to the man you are now would be great, thank you
Hey bro I really appreciate this video I've lost 97 pounds but regained 20 this video helped alot you made me think what I really want in my life. This is not just motivation but a wake up call once more. I appreciate ya bro
Dude this is a life philosophy, not just a lifting one.. Doing things you sometimes dont want to do is like a bicep curl for the brain. It just makes you a more displined person. Loved the vid! Keep em coming
1 minute in and I can already tell this is going to be a good listen, thanks Alex
I’m training to become better than everyone. That’s my mindset. I usually bench the most in my gym but some guy 1 uped me so now I have the motivation to be the best again. When people say your only competing against yourself I think that’s a load of bs. Th me whole reason you started whatever your doing is to be better than someone else at that thing. It could be the gym your career or anything you should try to be the best
Watching your training videos is enough to drive me.
Werent u just watching simple sexy stupid
I think we have another Justin Y on our hands
sounds like one of those viagra ads, "how to regain your drive, stay hard."
Hey UA-cam viewer. Lend me your opinion.
Bio: been husky or fat all my life. I’ve played badminton and flag football and jiujitsu as a youth. Went from 168 to 248lbs from my 18th to my 23rd birthday. Did 2 months of walking and dieting to lose 20 lbs. Started lifting 7 months ago. Went through periods of recompostioning and dieting. I lost another 40 pounds. Now I sit around 190 pounds and 20-24% body fat. How long should I stay in a calorie deficit before I put on mass this winter?
Thoughts? Criticisms? Encouragement?
I know this UA-cam comment will be around for longer than 10 months, so feel free to continue commenting. Someone in a similar situation will want your input in the future.
Depends on your goals my friend. Congrats on the progress so far. Are you okay with being where you are or do you want to be leaner? If you want to trim down still, go at a steady pace until you reach your goal. Then start slowly switching gears to putting size on. You're still relatively new to the gym, so you could benefit from recomping a little longer.
It is really important to me to be lean once, as soon as possible. I want to see if I have a 4, 6, or 8 pack. Also, I’ve never pushed my stomach all the way out in front of people. Not even a girlfriend. It’s really important to me that I stop lying. I won’t be happy until I can stop unconsciously manipulating people’s perception of me.
I've been seeking validation all this time and now that I realise it's an unsustainable reason I'm not too sure what to do
Time to identify what you really want. It's great that you realize this though, knowing this will set you down the right path moving forward.
@@AlexLeonidas You're right my brother. I have some self reflection to do.
unsustainable in the long term but still milk it as long as u can, validation is a powerful motivation. alex is further down along the path, so take his valuable lessons with the necessary context. seeking the validation of a new group ( ex: girls like healthy guys, they dont always obsess over guns) could open up ur mind to cardio work which in turn will give u runners high and mediation through sedation, which will make i chiller.
This is easily your best physique. It has been crazy watching you go through so many different looks over the years. Keep on grinding brother 🤟🏻
Preciate that OG
"Discipline is doing what you hate, like you love it"-Mike Tyson
People are proabably going to disagree with me on this one, but I think this was easily one of Alex's best videos ever.. Top 5 for sure atm.
Needed to here this bro, 5 weeks into my cut and this vid came out at the right time for me.
broooooooo cutting sucks so much lmao. I know those feels.
Im cutting as well lets get fucking strong as fuck and jacked homie!
Im like 8 weeks in
2 Weeks in, already can't wait for this to be over. Seeing slight changes in my face so that is keeping me motivated for the time being :D gl bros
What a speech, thank you !
Straight out your looking top notch atm Alex, elite
I lose my drive sometimes and then i always remember that lifting and being "fit" is huge both for myself and in social life. I always get compliments and get treated differently because of this lifestyle. Its a huge bonus in life. It sets u away from the norm, the typical person.
100%.
Even in job interview, man.
I tell them that I just ran a marathon last month and all of sudden their opinion changed.
Probably because they know you have to have healthy lifestyle to look good or run marathon(not drinking a lot, not smoking, no other things).
I M i agree with this. In job interviews or talking to people of status. They respect you more
@@Phenomenomism
Always respect for hard work
💯
I M its not about them knowing u have a healthystyle only, but the discipline it takes to go thru such things in general
Tanhu 100% true.Compliments feel amazing
Because of your influence I’m starting cardio everyday for as long as I can(forever hopefully).
Let's get it!
On cuncurrent your training cant be boring, its the most fun thing to do because your training is never the same and the gains are only upwards.
Girlfriend: "Deadlift 800 or we done"
i do it because it cures my depression man during that hour per day 6 times per day i am as happy as as never its not comparable to my job which i like but my passion its calisthenics and fitness in general
Did u mean 6 times a week?
Dude I went down the pharmaceutical road with antidepressants and it wrecked me in so many ways, then I discovered the gym lol it's been the only damn thing that actually treats my depression successfully
The barbell squat is the most powerful movement one can put into their lives
I lift because i hated the way i looked lol, now i lift and ride my bike because it makes me feel better and happy
Awesome Adriaan
Liked, Bookmarked, Favorited, Subscribed to All Notifications, and marking this down as one of the best videos I've ever seen in my entire life.
i still come back to this when i need this, even after years. thanks alex
Fucking unbelievable UA-camr. Thanks for the varied and consistent content Alex ✌️📸👍
Thank you Brady, much respect
Because its all about drive,
its about power
stay hungry and devour
Just the video I needed. Thanks Alex.
Hey Alex what do you think about cooper runs? Basically you run hard for 12 minutes and see how far you can go. Each time you improve. I recommend this for those who want to build endurance without that much time. Any thoughts?
Sounds pretty awesome actually
I have now stayed hard for 48 hours. The blood is all going to my lower body. I feel as though my brain is slowly being drained of all blood. I don't know if I can keep this up much longer bros..
The absolute truth here is many years ago I wanted the 5 less conventional muscle groups. Neck, shoulders, upper back, forearms and glutes. And it was fucking YOU (and phil lol) who pioneered that path before me and gave me the inspiration to know for certain it could be achieved without drugs.
Other things to consider why you losing your desire to train
Injuries makes you more worried about training
Age as you get older other things in life take over another priorities if you can find it with injuries as well it become far more cautious
Depression/mental health when having a bad week month year give become a zombie back of desire passion interest concentration
Having bad neighbours who plays loud music throughout the day and night horrendous smoking filling your flat adding stress to life
Partners you don't encourage exercise fill your head with negative thoughts,
Them having unhealthy eating pattern affecting your diet
Life in general
Trying to get over those obstacles and trying to be motivated for exercise can being very very hard to do
Thank you, i feel like my life is finally turning around even though its more rough and I am starting to feel like myself again. This video really helped me realize allot about my last few months
Glad it helped you realize some things, keep grinding and growing
I'm gonna watch this videos so many fucking times!!
One of your best videoes !
This motivated me a lot Alex. Thought it was Greg Plitt speaking to me. RIP
Stress and Discipline out of necessity surely help to build a rhythm to stay productive, but like you said... You need more than that in the end. I was way more productive in college due to deadlines but if you become stressed over time then you need to start asking questions. Especially when you enter a period where there are no more deadlines, like a holiday, and you find yourself conflicted with the sense of freedom in combination with a sense of habit. I also like the warm and calm voice you're using for these types of video's, it's a more gentle side to your usual bro mode to pump the viewers for work out videos. It kind of reminds me of those psychology doctors who are trained to keep their patients calm with their way of talking.
Thanks man and good point about deadlines
Yeah, need some content on not giving up. Been feeling very low lately :(
Thx man!
"Pain of discipline vs Pain of regret."
That is the most motivating comment iv ever read
Man if you only knew how much you have changed my life
Fu**ing AWESOME video!!! Best one I have seen in a LONG time!! (From anyone!)... Just what I needed right now! Thanks for the kick
Your content for some reason motivates me to keep lifting iron
My appetite for strength increases
love you bro
Arnold talking about his muscles feeling the pain instead of him
Really inspired me man I ain’t gonna lie
AlphaTwins IRL that’s a good one 👌
I want to take the path and see where it takes me. I want to train as long as possible
Alex, what are you doing for cardio?
This is the video i needed lol havent been gym in a month and been eating like a sod
Yeah I was in the same boat, back into now for the past month. Feel 10x better, get back on the horse brother!
Thank you bro 🙏 great video, will be drafting my goals rn. This type of content is great because it makes you think 👌
Yo this is something I 100% needed to hear today brother thank you 🙏🏽
I want to say. I really appreciate your videos. You come a realistic common sense point of view. I'm not trying to lift 900lbs. I want to be strong and live a healthy lifestyle.
I feel like my obsession for lifting was stoping me from my true potential.
“Stop trying impress people who don’t care about you” so hard but also very true
Robert Oberst was on Joe Rogan telling people to stay away from Deadlifts unless you are trying to be #1. Atlean-X says nonsense. Massive Iron says nonsense. What say you, Alex? Hot topic right now.
ask yourself who benefits more from you doing deadlifts or not. athlean x or robert oberst? case closed
I did deadlifts for over 7 years. One day while trying a pr got an herniated disc instead. Even with yoga and all kinds of stretching I still have reduced mobility and pain in certain positions.
It only takes 1 time to fuck you up, no matter the technique you have. Nowadays I only do calisthenics and weighted calisthenics. For legs its running, sprinting, pistol squats or some isolation work. Squats and dealifts only with light weight but rarely. I won-t do less than 8 reps in those exercises again, its not worth it, and several strongman agree with this.
Your back is your most valuable thing, you can still make gains and be ripped without those exercises.
Krippaxxus, Eredarlord of the salty Legion can you explain what you mean plz. Do you mean Athlean x sells programs with deadlifts so it’s in his best interest to say deadlift is good ?
who the fuck cares what anybody says. Fuck robert oberst and fuck athlean x. If you wanna get strong on deadlifts, then deadlift, if you don't care to get strong on deadlifts then dont do them. Every great thing comes with risks
gym has been closed for 5 month again in Germany fuck this .. IM SO TIRED OF THIS, at home no drive no proper equipment, no space, sharing room with my brother
Mine is weighted callisthenics but my recovery gets annoying with high frequency training. On my “recovery” day I do bodyweight only
Comming out with straight gold
Content is on fire lately
1:47 WHY ARE YOU DISCRIMINATING FORMER OBESE GUYS ALEX? xD
I don't need to get my drive, i need to get my body back. I have all the drive in the world and was constantl working hard without complaints for years, i loved it. But now i got finally diagnosed with chronic late stage lyme disease which went neurological. I lost 10kg of muscle mass in the last months. There is no cure. All i want is to train and work hard and disciplined.
What's the point of improving yourself when one day you'll be gone?
Outstanding. Needed this.
I didn’t think I would watch this whole vid thru when I first clicked but it was good stuff. Thanks dude.
Smart words from a smart dude...wishing the best man and everything you said in this vid is true and make sense
Greg Plitt RIP 🙏 🙏❤️❤️❤️
Great video as always mate👍 keep it up!
anyone ever listen to vids like this and then listen to like Alan Watts or something and find huge frictions between the two?
Much needed video , thanks!.
2019 alex is becomming 2012 elliot hulse lol
Haha awesome
I was just considering whether or not to take a week off from gym. Should I still or keep at it?
You just woke me up man. I was getting too comfortable. Also thank you for your novice program. I put 80lbs on my bench, 120 on my squat and about 150 on deadlift in less than 5 moths at 16
POOR PIRANO bulk. I put on like 18 pounds in those 4 months
Currently doing cardio every day, I see crazy results already and only 1 week in. Thank man
Glad to hear that Mateo
Alex you got way too poetic way too deep way too quick for me brother :'(
Been two years at this and the first time I have to challenge my drive. Needed to see this video. Thanks Alex.
I will ALWAYS have a drive to succeed in fitness endeavors, mostly because it's my favorite thing in the world. (video games are a close 2nd, lmao)
But even then, it's still worth watching this video and giving it a like. Much respect, Alex
Awesome man
been doubting myself for the last 2 weeks and I really truly needed this.
Hope this helps man
You are a good person for making this video. Much love and never stop doing what you do man
This contradicts your Hollywood Physique vs Bear Mode video --- where you wanted kinobody and others to look like a quote "you just came out of a penitentiary"
I deleted that video in 2016, lots of negative content there and it doesn't represent what I stand for today. Why do you keep referencing that older version of me bro? I'm no longer that person. That said I don't see how your comment is related to anything I said here, the penitentiary look is something.
It would be cool if you made an audiobook brother
dude I love where your channel is going. keeping the drive going is everything!
Maintain the habits, you maintain the drive.
Would u agree adding 10kg to a 3x20 on a movement like ohp would make great muscle gain
Unquestionably, yes.
The most honest fitness channel
Bro. This is one of your best talks. Thank you
Thanks for the Link Alex
Why do i have a ohp plateau at 10kg wtf
Fucking solid video Alex
Alpha just hit a motivation PR
I lost alot of strenght because i didnt have enough money for food. So lost weight and strenght
There are cheap foods that are rich in energy and complex carbs though. Get a whole load of oats and grind it up and drink or lots of rice.
The best questions to ask oneself are brought up here and essential for a no regrets pursuit of one's goals to accomplish. Why do you want this? WHY do YOU want THIS? Don't be afraid to be honest with yourself, the truth will never hurt you and is your friend, no matter what.
good shit, i like ur vibe Alex
Fucking aye sir.💪
You start sounds like leo gura
Can you make a video on how you structure and progress in your daily cardio?
I could
It’s been a year of me not having any drive
Getting to the gym over thinking but under training feeling exhausted physically, yawning every 5 minutes wanting to go home...
Weighing myself monthly seeing the pounds drop the gains and endurance I’ve trained hard for vanish
My goal was 12 stone I reached 11st6 I’m now 10st 8
Watching your videos always makes me wanna lift some weights but then come to do it and it’s just like nope
Make a video on reverse hyper substitutes. Think many people are interested
ua-cam.com/video/oJAyM6KLIJg/v-deo.html
neck lookin kinda SMALL