Still using what you teach. I keep seeing crazy progress still. My shoulders look crazy. Even my chest is growing for real instead of just getting stronger. Thank you, dude. I don't even need this video - I literally don't have a lagging body part issue anymore. Give it time people ... I don't even take TEST - just eat nutritarian style and do lots of cardio. The other side of having lagging parts is - find the parts which are not lagging and make it a freak factor. Enjoy it. Celebrate it. We push so hard to get better we can end up missing out on what we have. I spend more time studying nutrition, etc than training. Seth is the tops on youtube.
At the beginning of your workout for your lagging body part, I like to do isometric holds for my first few sets, really helps get the blood to the muscle (as well as a great mind to muscle connection) For example: if your lagging body part is quads then try doing the leg extension machine for 3-5 sets of a 10 second hold at the top, followed by 10 consecutive reps. I hope someone finds this very helpful!
Quads...... I've never had separation in my quads, so I begun hitting the bike every day as my warmup, and I started training just extension movements twice a week. One day heavy, one day volume. Within 8 weeks I had separation in my quads, and gained 1/2" on my circumference.
I used to have crap biceps and followed a rule i made for myself. A rest Day was a day i nailed the crap out of my biceps. Enough sets with the same weight to where i could even get good partials in. Followed that for a month and suddenly my biceps were closing in on my triceps in size. Prioritization really DOES WORK
I have started doing a warm up like pull-ups on back day, cable flys on chest day, cable should press machine on shoulder day and either leg extension or leg curl on leg day depending on it I want to focus more on hamstrings or quads for that leg day. Doing those warmups for 5-10 minutes before I start my workout has definitely changed the way my workouts go. I feel my mind muscle connection is 100x better for every workout.
I've always preferred dumbbells rather than bench. I can feel my chest way more and i also noticed the older i got i could feel my chest way more after my shoulders were wore out so i started doing a little chest after shoulders.
Not kidding when I say that I think Seth is easily the best teacher for general knowledge and how to actually be successful build yourself. He is so clear and concise while keeping his humor in it to keep you listening. Thank you Seth you are a tremendous help 👏 🙏
Great video and explanation! I would like to see that video about 1 side lagging. Like 1 Lat being half an inch to a full inch difference. It's very noticeable lol
Added an extra arm day including shoulders and now I do 3 exercises of each biceps triceps and shoulders for 3 working sets twice a week. Slow eccentrics and once a week end with Feroce drop. Less is more - 60 year old vet from Astoria NY.
Your energy is awesome man! Very inspiring! I'm an intermediate getting back to the gym with my primary focus on leg development (because I skipped the f*ck out of them back when I was in the gym regularly). It's ironic that a lot of guys skip legs, and you also skipped talking about Legs, which was the last bullet point on the meathead 101 list. 😅✌️💪
I was watching an older chest video and wanted to toss out an idea for an intensifer on a finisher you used. The smith machine ladder Push-ups. Put your feet on a bench and start with the bar up high and as you go down you can go even lower on the settings for an extra level or 2. Or even feet on a Swiss ball to really activate the core a little more. Just an idea
Very helpful video Seth. Thank you for doing this. I don't know if you did a video like this on dieting, but one would be helpful if not. I'm curious when doing a contest prep, do you think that carb cycling yields similar results to a standard reduction of carbs throughout the length of the prep?
This is a great video as usual! What if one side is bigger than the other? For example, one of my calves is probably over an inch smaller than the other. Now, I've heard people suggest to do a few extra sets on the one that's lagging. But I don't think this helps. I think you have to blitz it every day or at least every time you workout? I'm sure Seth has some hacks for this! Thanks!
I needed another inch on my arms to bring them up to the rest of me. 5'11", 275 @ 15% at that time. My arm day went to dips/curls, no rest, non stop superset for 30 min to failure adjusting weights as needed (dropping). Switch to a different bi/tri movement and continue supersetting for another 30 min. I was told, forget the pain, the lactic acid, block it out and push through it. Also bumped protein from 300 to 400g a day. I got that inch on my arms in 5-6 weeks. The intensity above and beyond what even i was used to already was the biggest factor along with nutrition additions Exactly as Seth said
Lagging body part is chest. Currently hitting it 3x a week and making it a priority. Only thing I would add to Seth’s method is try to do the lagging body part the day after rest day if possible. Here’s my current split Monday:Chest and Tri Tuesday:Rest Wednesday:Chest and Shoulders Thursday:Back and Bi Friday:Rest Saturday:Chest and Shoulders Sunday:Legs Increase sets each week until you’re able to reach your weekly maximum volume then deload. Pick 2-4 movements for each body part.
Focused more on feeling the weight rather than just adding weight for my lats. Intercostals and lats from the front were so tiny, now they’re just small but can’t go broke making a profit 💪🏻
I really have one lacking body part and I don't think this video helps that. Great video honestly can't believe this is free, hard to pick a section I need to focus on. I want bigger everything, will definitely incorporate this with my training.
Thanks for the video Seth! My chest always lagged. Was shoulder dominant like you mentioned. Stumbled across Big Mike Van Wycks channel, his cues for pressing has changed my chest development tremendously. Highly recommend.
F yeah. I had difficulties growing my ...haha NO...left biceps . I had an ijury...I tried but everytime i was going a little heavier the pain was kicking in. I gave up for a while..then i started getting some vitamins and now it got alot better but i still wormup alot more than i do for my other arm , just because i'm scared to not f up again. So yeah, priority in training , worming up longer take your vitamins and get back in the game. Luv ya Seth❤
I do a PPL program, so, everytime i want to grow/develop a part of my body that it is lagging (which is usually the chest, thanks genetics), i will do most of my push days starting with the chest and maybe do one more set of the accessory movements for it, along with focusing on the muscle itself.
Hey Seth, or anyone paying attention, I have question about the prioritization method you mentioned. I would love to do something similar with my back but noticed 16:35 that you have legs and back right next to eachother. I’ve heard this is not the best approach for your nervous system fatigue or recovery on both parts. Did you experience this? How did you handle this?
Great stuff. I like how you deviated from your bro split. I am a firm believer that mixing up your workout routine is a good way to break through plateus
Great content!!! you went in-depth about pre-exhausting the pecs like flies and lighter weight before you start lifting for better activation and I know your legs wasn’t a lbp clearly lol but can you go in depth how I can feel the hamstrings better or just grow overall massive tree trunks 😁
My upper chest and arms are not growing well i added apper chest on shoulder day but arm are driving me crazy i train them they get pumped and good but once i leave the gym like nothing happened
For me to finally figure out how to feel the chest it took training with powerlifters and learning how to squeeze the shoulder blades together then as the great Ed Coan described tucking them in your back pockets, and low and behold I actually felt my chest engage as long as I held that position, and bam my chest grew. It was a weaker position in the beginning but then the strength and size blew up.
Exactly. If you don't bring the shoulder blades and thus the shoulders back, it's more likely that the shoulders will take over and then chest gets very little development...
Fly tip really does help because u pre fatigue u get good pump and if u take it slow on the reps and try and imagine the muscle fibres stretching like before u blow a balloon up soon as u press boom chest just pops my chest got some seriously developing happening right now great tip
Thank you for the advice on chest development. My front delts are retarded and steal all work from my chest, no matter what angle I hit my chest in. I will try the light flies first for a while. Thanks for that concept.
My problem area is my chest. My shoulders always take over during my presses. I’ve dropped the weight and I’m finally starting to get the mind muscle connection but I need help making a good split to hit chest more. Thanks for the help!
How would I go about ur arms being the lagging body part?? Say u train arms then is supposed to be chest day u do still train chest while ur tris are fried or have the next day off?? Obviously if it’s legs now worries but if it’s chest or back what should I do
Thank you for all your help the white board video are my favorite and a really big help.. I started doing wide grip barbell curls and helped my arms develop a peek more that was my lagging body part on my arms #oneofanylol great video 🙇🏽♂️
I have traps but I have flat biceps. I have somewhat think thighs but runner legs. I unfortunately broke my shoulder several years so I can’t lift super heavy weights. I am 46 years old 5’11 between 160 to 165
My back is the worst. I find going light and doing more reps helps like. If I go heavy my biceps start to take over which is so frustrating. I’ve ordered some straps which might help but it is frustrating when there’s literally only two types of exercise where I can feel connection with. And it only works on so much weight.
Every workout I do HIT heavy duty and then rest and I’ve seen great growth give it your all in your workout and rest long enough to let the muscle repair and grow Huge respect to Seth he’s one hard working MF
I do something similar but as I cycle my exercises every 4th day, if they feel ok I do enough to get a pump to get them use to working at random times, couple of light sets so it doesnt effect my main day for said body part.
My lagging bodypart is the part of my body that makes me have a chronic disease, also can't really work that bodypart haha. That being said I shouldn't watch your videos at 8pm as now instead of rest I want to go to the gym and train like a madman!
What are some specific workouts for building the upper chest to give me that shelf if my shoulders are the more dominant body part. And what would be your recommendation on sets & reps?
What if all your body parts are lagging? LOL I do 4 days on, 1 off. Back, chest, legs and shoulders, arms, off, repeat. My legs are super easy to train due to injuries so not a lot of exercises or weight so more emphasis on shoulders, which are injured too. I'm all busted up due to living.
Bicep tendinitis is kicking my ass, left arm just doesnt let me do pullups and wide grip pulldowns. Hoping it clears up but its been nearly a year. Lucky me my back is dominant body part but i know i could be so much wider
Seth is the best people's champion since Branch warren. Much respect brother!
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Watch ur mouth Sir. Lol
Absolutely lol
Agreed. He’s the most transparent bodybuilder out there
Still using what you teach. I keep seeing crazy progress still. My shoulders look crazy. Even my chest is growing for real instead of just getting stronger.
Thank you, dude. I don't even need this video - I literally don't have a lagging body part issue anymore. Give it time people ... I don't even take TEST - just eat nutritarian style and do lots of cardio.
The other side of having lagging parts is - find the parts which are not lagging and make it a freak factor. Enjoy it. Celebrate it. We push so hard to get better we can end up missing out on what we have.
I spend more time studying nutrition, etc than training. Seth is the tops on youtube.
At the beginning of your workout for your lagging body part, I like to do isometric holds for my first few sets, really helps get the blood to the muscle (as well as a great mind to muscle connection)
For example: if your lagging body part is quads then try doing the leg extension machine for 3-5 sets of a 10 second hold at the top, followed by 10 consecutive reps. I hope someone finds this very helpful!
Will try. Thanks
You mean don't just swing the weights with reckless abandon?😂😂😂
Yep, slow and controlled with holds is THE ONLY WAY
Quads...... I've never had separation in my quads, so I begun hitting the bike every day as my warmup, and I started training just extension movements twice a week. One day heavy, one day volume. Within 8 weeks I had separation in my quads, and gained 1/2" on my circumference.
The bike worked wonders for me too. I started every workout with 10 minutes on a heavy setting and got miracles from it 🫡
I used to have crap biceps and followed a rule i made for myself. A rest Day was a day i nailed the crap out of my biceps. Enough sets with the same weight to where i could even get good partials in. Followed that for a month and suddenly my biceps were closing in on my triceps in size. Prioritization really DOES WORK
I have started doing a warm up like pull-ups on back day, cable flys on chest day, cable should press machine on shoulder day and either leg extension or leg curl on leg day depending on it I want to focus more on hamstrings or quads for that leg day. Doing those warmups for 5-10 minutes before I start my workout has definitely changed the way my workouts go. I feel my mind muscle connection is 100x better for every workout.
Thank you
Shit i love Seth his enthusiasm and love for bodybuilding is amazing he always gets me motivated too go the gym
Haven’t watched in a wile but love you buddy. This 50 something is still killing it in the gym and I don’t miss leg day. GO HARD OR GO HOME. 🇺🇸
Some cracking good advice Seth! Who doesn't love some a good whiteboard session!
Seth might have the best attitude of any bodybuilder I've seen. Super positive, and not in a phony way
We need a day in the life in depth vid!
Could you please do a video on arms lagging and what you would do to overcome this. Regards from England 🇬🇧
4:48 i really felt that hard. Been lifting for years and this gives me the greatest joy finally figuring things out
I love this shitt make me want to go to the gym every single day you have inspired me to become a better version of myself keep up the good work
My favorite part of this video was the “don’t be a piece of shit”…that’s something people need to hear more of.
Seth Foroce GONNA GIVE IT TO HER 💪
I've always preferred dumbbells rather than bench. I can feel my chest way more and i also noticed the older i got i could feel my chest way more after my shoulders were wore out so i started doing a little chest after shoulders.
Not kidding when I say that I think Seth is easily the best teacher for general knowledge and how to actually be successful build yourself. He is so clear and concise while keeping his humor in it to keep you listening. Thank you Seth you are a tremendous help 👏 🙏
Steve Reeves and Gordon Scott have the ultimate physiques! They never used steroids like this guy!
Great video and explanation!
I would like to see that video about 1 side lagging.
Like 1 Lat being half an inch to a full inch difference. It's very noticeable lol
Added an extra arm day including shoulders and now I do 3 exercises of each biceps triceps and shoulders for 3 working sets twice a week. Slow eccentrics and once a week end with Feroce drop. Less is more - 60 year old vet from Astoria NY.
awesome video man!!! hey seth were you using log books to track your weight?
What you said about finally figuring it out and like fuck ya is sooooo true!!
Your energy is awesome man! Very inspiring! I'm an intermediate getting back to the gym with my primary focus on leg development (because I skipped the f*ck out of them back when I was in the gym regularly). It's ironic that a lot of guys skip legs, and you also skipped talking about Legs, which was the last bullet point on the meathead 101 list. 😅✌️💪
I was watching an older chest video and wanted to toss out an idea for an intensifer on a finisher you used. The smith machine ladder Push-ups. Put your feet on a bench and start with the bar up high and as you go down you can go even lower on the settings for an extra level or 2. Or even feet on a Swiss ball to really activate the core a little more. Just an idea
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Love it!!
FUCK YEA!!! This is the video I needed
Love this thanks Seth! 💪🏼
F**k Yeah! Needed this info!
Very helpful video Seth. Thank you for doing this. I don't know if you did a video like this on dieting, but one would be helpful if not. I'm curious when doing a contest prep, do you think that carb cycling yields similar results to a standard reduction of carbs throughout the length of the prep?
Great video! I’m a young aspiring juice head that loves pounding iron!
This is a great video as usual!
What if one side is bigger than the other?
For example, one of my calves is probably over an inch smaller
than the other.
Now, I've heard people suggest to do a few extra sets on the one that's
lagging. But I don't think this helps. I think you have to blitz it every day
or at least every time you workout?
I'm sure Seth has some hacks for this!
Thanks!
I was told to start the exercise on the weaker side and end it on the weaker side that eventually the weaker side would catch up
Awesome 👍, Thanks 💪🔥
Love and respect brother. Thank you
I needed another inch on my arms to bring them up to the rest of me.
5'11", 275 @ 15% at that time.
My arm day went to dips/curls, no rest, non stop superset for 30 min to failure adjusting weights as needed (dropping). Switch to a different bi/tri movement and continue supersetting for another 30 min. I was told, forget the pain, the lactic acid, block it out and push through it. Also bumped protein from 300 to 400g a day. I got that inch on my arms in 5-6 weeks.
The intensity above and beyond what even i was used to already was the biggest factor along with nutrition additions
Exactly as Seth said
Lagging body part is chest. Currently hitting it 3x a week and making it a priority. Only thing I would add to Seth’s method is try to do the lagging body part the day after rest day if possible.
Here’s my current split
Monday:Chest and Tri
Tuesday:Rest
Wednesday:Chest and Shoulders
Thursday:Back and Bi
Friday:Rest
Saturday:Chest and Shoulders
Sunday:Legs
Increase sets each week until you’re able to reach your weekly maximum volume then deload. Pick 2-4 movements for each body part.
Focused more on feeling the weight rather than just adding weight for my lats. Intercostals and lats from the front were so tiny, now they’re just small but can’t go broke making a profit 💪🏻
I really have one lacking body part and I don't think this video helps that. Great video honestly can't believe this is free, hard to pick a section I need to focus on. I want bigger everything, will definitely incorporate this with my training.
Lacking? By brother I sure hope you are lagging and not lacking.
Great video seth! 💪
Thanks for the video Seth! My chest always lagged. Was shoulder dominant like you mentioned. Stumbled across Big Mike Van Wycks channel, his cues for pressing has changed my chest development tremendously. Highly recommend.
Much gained respect from me how Greg handled that. 😎
Wow. So impressive. Frigin beast mode
Just love this dude!
F yeah. I had difficulties growing my ...haha NO...left biceps . I had an ijury...I tried but everytime i was going a little heavier the pain was kicking in. I gave up for a while..then i started getting some vitamins and now it got alot better but i still wormup alot more than i do for my other arm , just because i'm scared to not f up again. So yeah, priority in training , worming up longer take your vitamins and get back in the game. Luv ya Seth❤
Another great video
Awesome video ! Thanks
Thank you!!!!! Be blessed!!! My biceps is. Always behind and now i got the answer!!!
The answer from Seth is... more/better drugs.
Please make the video about how to fix asymmetrical body parts.
Surprised no one mentioned lagging calves or legs
Definitely going to try pre exhausting my chest on cable flies. It’s so behind my shoulders
I do a PPL program, so, everytime i want to grow/develop a part of my body that it is lagging (which is usually the chest, thanks genetics), i will do most of my push days starting with the chest and maybe do one more set of the accessory movements for it, along with focusing on the muscle itself.
Hey Seth, or anyone paying attention, I have question about the prioritization method you mentioned. I would love to do something similar with my back but noticed 16:35 that you have legs and back right next to eachother. I’ve heard this is not the best approach for your nervous system fatigue or recovery on both parts. Did you experience this? How did you handle this?
Great stuff. I like how you deviated from your bro split. I am a firm believer that mixing up your workout routine is a good way to break through plateus
Great content!!! you went in-depth about pre-exhausting the pecs like flies and lighter weight before you start lifting for better activation and I know your legs wasn’t a lbp clearly lol but can you go in depth how I can feel the hamstrings better or just grow overall massive tree trunks 😁
My upper chest and arms are not growing well i added apper chest on shoulder day but arm are driving me crazy i train them they get pumped and good but once i leave the gym like nothing happened
Man im not even close to train like a bodybuilder... I train MMA and kickboxing but your videos are inspiring Bro! Great energy
It's ALL DRUGS
Thanks!✌️
About to add pull-ups and dab rows to my arm day with some extra carbs to see if I can stimulate the back a bit more
Yooo early to the king 👑
I have 1 leg that's growing at twice as fast as the other, would love to hear your thoughts on this!
do one-legged movements. Doesn't matter if it's leg extensions, curls or bulgarian split squats
Unilateral work.
you got an impingement in one side. Get an adjustment from a sports specialist then do band work everyday to improve signalling and bloodflow.
For me to finally figure out how to feel the chest it took training with powerlifters and learning how to squeeze the shoulder blades together then as the great Ed Coan described tucking them in your back pockets, and low and behold I actually felt my chest engage as long as I held that position, and bam my chest grew. It was a weaker position in the beginning but then the strength and size blew up.
Exactly. If you don't bring the shoulder blades and thus the shoulders back, it's more likely that the shoulders will take over and then chest gets very little development...
Fly tip really does help because u pre fatigue u get good pump and if u take it slow on the reps and try and imagine the muscle fibres stretching like before u blow a balloon up soon as u press boom chest just pops my chest got some seriously developing happening right now great tip
Yet another great video, there’s a ton of great material about building muscle on UA-cam of course but Seth is the best
Instead of "everhthing is growi g but...", I am at the point of "nothing is growing" what do i do? More calories? But dont want to get fat 😢
Hell yes!
Thank you for the advice on chest development. My front delts are retarded and steal all work from my chest, no matter what angle I hit my chest in. I will try the light flies first for a while. Thanks for that concept.
Seth love the content….i working out legs two times a week….what do u recommend for massive legs??
You go from 1 cc to 1 and a half...?
My left lat isn't as thick as my right lat. bothers the hell out of me.
My problem area is my chest. My shoulders always take over during my presses. I’ve dropped the weight and I’m finally starting to get the mind muscle connection but I need help making a good split to hit chest more. Thanks for the help!
Triceps always get thick but not good definition
Pump discount code didn’t work 😢
How would I go about ur arms being the lagging body part??
Say u train arms then is supposed to be chest day u do still train chest while ur tris are fried or have the next day off?? Obviously if it’s legs now worries but if it’s chest or back what should I do
Thank you for all your help the white board video are my favorite and a really big help.. I started doing wide grip barbell curls and helped my arms develop a peek more that was my lagging body part on my arms #oneofanylol great video 🙇🏽♂️
What do you do if you’re a fatty like me and need to prioritize losing body fat upmost but still want to train push/pull/legs?
Starting from 0 with the right technique, right muscle connection and increasing the weight week by week without sacrificing the technique.
Awesome video
I have traps but I have flat biceps.
I have somewhat think thighs but runner legs. I unfortunately broke my shoulder several years so I can’t lift super heavy weights.
I am 46 years old 5’11 between 160 to 165
I guess my entire body is laggin, kidding. Thanks, Seth for this! I've always had trouble D: but this will help in the future thank you!
My back is the worst. I find going light and doing more reps helps like. If I go heavy my biceps start to take over which is so frustrating. I’ve ordered some straps which might help but it is frustrating when there’s literally only two types of exercise where I can feel connection with. And it only works on so much weight.
This intro fucks hell yeah 🤘🏽
On day 16 you would do back and take off on day17 then start over. That would only give you 1 day off before you train back again?
Every workout I do HIT heavy duty and then rest and I’ve seen great growth give it your all in your workout and rest long enough to let the muscle repair and grow
Huge respect to Seth he’s one hard working MF
How do you avoid or deal with injuries like tendinitis? Being 42, it’s really holding me back.
More specifically what about if say lower chest is lagging, upper chest is descent bit lower chest sucks.
I do something similar but as I cycle my exercises every 4th day, if they feel ok I do enough to get a pump to get them use to working at random times, couple of light sets so it doesnt effect my main day for said body part.
Seth with blue collar breakdown.
My lagging bodypart is the part of my body that makes me have a chronic disease, also can't really work that bodypart haha. That being said I shouldn't watch your videos at 8pm as now instead of rest I want to go to the gym and train like a madman!
It’s okay that you have micro penis, just do the best that you can.
What are some specific workouts for building the upper chest to give me that shelf if my shoulders are the more dominant body part. And what would be your recommendation on sets & reps?
I don't know how to go harder, I was streaming tears from both eyes and my face looked like I was going to pop
I love working out
I always appreciate how Seth always seems so excited and starry eyed when he talks about this shit lmao he truly LOVEs it.
His eyes a glazed from the drugs
This is complete bro science.
Does Hany train the way he coaches his athletes
What if all your body parts are lagging? LOL
I do 4 days on, 1 off. Back, chest, legs and shoulders, arms, off, repeat. My legs are super easy to train due to injuries so not a lot of exercises or weight so more emphasis on shoulders, which are injured too. I'm all busted up due to living.
He’s entertaining.
Bicep tendinitis is kicking my ass, left arm just doesnt let me do pullups and wide grip pulldowns. Hoping it clears up but its been nearly a year.
Lucky me my back is dominant body part but i know i could be so much wider
I am a lagging whole body tbh lol but i liked the idea, will try with arms and legs