I do not understand how this channel is not at one millions subscribers. The information is incredible, the training videos are awesome, and everyone on the channel is hilarious. What more could anyone ask for?
Just about a year ago, I had only tangentially heard of Mike and RP and it was mostly through the lens of the criticisms others have leveled at him. Now after seeing damn near every video he’s put out and buying the hypertrophy book, I’ve realized that most of the criticisms other respected fitness folks have of him are due to them not quite understanding the logic behind the training theory that RP endorses. Everyone gets stuck on the fact that RP adds sets every week depending on recovery, but that goes against everything they believe in.
These video lectures make me realize that Mike needs a friend. Jared really should invite him over sometimes. He's just being mean by not giving Mike a chance.
Some advice for the people here bc they have bum shoulders like me: I highly recommend giving swiss bar bench press a shot as a workaround. I get little to no aggravation doing it and it's far more comfortable to me than reverse grip barbell press. Reverse grip dumbbell and incline dumbbell bench press at
So much phenomenal information in this video. This has helped me get over nagging elbow pain (almost non existent now)…and a right hamstring issue. Training pain free is such a relief and really makes me feel sooooo much better. Keeping rocking it!!! 💪🏋️♂️❤️🔥
My first university client for fitness program, was guy with spinal fusion needing to pass EMT physical qualifications. 6 years later, I fractured 9 vertebrae in a car wreck. 18 months after, scored my highest PRs in the B-S-D. Last summer I tore my right bicep where it attaches in the shoulder. Couldn't even do knee push-ups or pick up my lunch box from the back seat. My advice, if you're hurt, suck up the pride. Use a bar tampon, use machines, use cables. Maybe forgo free weights entirely. Change gyms if needed. You're hurt and all the gym has its Westside barbell posters and 50yr old barbells, find a lifetime or planet. Dabble in unorthodox techniques without sacrificing form of course.
I fell off a roof had over a dozen reconstructive surgeries. Both shoulders lower back left knee and right ankle. You can always find a way to train safely and get stronger w technique pause at bottom stretch ect. Still growing 🙏
"How to Deal with Nagging Injuries" Follow Dr. Mike's "great advice" and do full range of motion dips. Take your shoulder pain from nagging to constant.
I’ve always lived by the advice: give your injury time to heal (a week as example) then double it (2 weeks) for deep down healing. If it takes a month to go away, wait two months before training, etc… Served me well so far.
As someone who is 2 years removed from a lumbar fusion I am just constantly cycling between feeling good and having great workouts and thinking I can't work out anymore because putting socks on is painful.
Hey Mike, love to see a video about correcting asymmetry when training for hypertrophy. Most people are naturally stronger and consciously (or subconsciously) rely on one side more than the other when lifting. I see this the most with bicep training, even when training both sides simultaneously. Any advice you can give for evening this out as far as noticeable physical differences are concerned?
One thing to note is that we are not actually symmetrical, we’re all asymmetrical. If your lifts are uneven, in that you bias towards one side, restart your exercise routine by training with lighter weights that you can perform properly, and progressively overload from there. Filming yourself, lifting in front of a mirror, and even getting feedback from another person at your gym are great ways to catch some kinks in your form ;D
I have had bicep nerve issues for a while to where I couldn't do curls or pullups etc and decided to try out BFR, which has significantly improved those issues after around 6 months. I have also had tendonitis in my elbows for a year or so, and during the time I was using BFR for my biceps, I was constantly switching in and out exercises to find what didn't hurt it. After getting to the point where I was feeling the pain happen randomly in everyday life when I wasn't even moving my arms we finally switched to BFR for those exercises too and my pain just went away. Probably the best decision I have made in my training so far. I don't intend for it to be a permanent thing, nor do I intend for it to be the first thing I reach for, but it is great to know I have another tool in my arsenal for when issues pop up in my training.
The part about still being a good person deep down even if you don't record your max squat every 3 days hit home pretty hard. It's not that I do that, I normally train in the 6-15ish rep range for most things, but my squat is very disproportionately weak compared to my bench and DL. I have a recurring lower back injury, so every time I recover from it I'm always in a rush to start squatting heavier, so as to at least get back to some sort of load that isn't absolutely embarrassing... and then I get hurt again. Now that I know that I'm still going to be a good person deep down even if I don't do that, maybe I won't do it anymore... hopefully. 😅🤦
Always try to do the long-term smart things. In the short term, it might suck. But the short term later is the what the long term was today, and you'll be in a great place then. - Dr. Mike
Hey Dr Mike can you make a video specific to the best way to build stronger tendons? I've heard heavy slow lifting is best because it release ERK1/2 and helps with building of the tendon. Also heard very high reps like in the 60-150 range of a repetive motion helps becuse it helps blood flow into the tendon area and facilitates tendon growth. Thanks! Love your videos!
Stumbled upon this video just at the right time. My ellbows randomly started to hurt during bodyweight pull-ups, assisted pull-up machine is fine. I think it waa because I deadlifted to often because a program said so. It hurt during EZ bar biceps curls last time but dumbbell biceps curls didn't. Today EZ bar was fine. Ellbow is also weird during benching but lifts go up.
Most people, at my age, early 50s, will have to find ways to manage pain and nagging issues or injuries. Not much can be done about it. Especially if you have some health issues that cannot be resolved.
One thing i noticed while recovering my lower back injury was, (it was likely the tendon cause it took so long to heal and tendons have less blood flow) so i got a lower back pump when the injury wasn't super bad, and after warming up it was ok so the pump brought blood and healed so much faster.
Elbow injury sucks. I reached up to do pulldowns and when my elbow locked out I felt and heard crunching like a soda can. I had to take a week break to get some headway on healing it. I'm also careful not to lock out on bent over rows and pulldowns
Hey dr. Mike, great video as always! This channel is golden and deserves 10x subscribers. Here's the question, a personal one, you don't have to answer it (no shit Sherlock): I've noticed your blinking is, for some time now, normal (no offense), where as before it used to be...Well, it looked almost painful. I'm super glad it's fixed, if I may say that. Would you like to share a light on that?
4:52 I think my hairline has been taking advice from you. "Time to push and time to receed." Its been receding too much lately. When is it due for a push??
what kinda doctor should I see after the 7 steps don't do it for me? I have a nagging forearm injury and something going on in my hips, but I've been to multiple physiotherapists, a couple of doctors and even had some radio imaging done, and none of it lead to anything and they couldn't even give me a diagnosis. I've pretty much given up on trying to fix these issues, and I just do exercises that don't hurt.
Jeff Nipard. I always enjoy your work, keep digging deep! I’ve benefited and made gains with the knowledge you share. I’m in a bad spot right now. If by chance you read this message. I have a question. I have multiple injuries that cause debilitating pain that frequently effects my every day life. Broke both my feet within two years. Years ago injured my lord spine and battle a herniated disc and two bulging discs. (That pain almost convinced in the past to end my life, thank God I realized how selfish that would be). But it makes a comeback every time I over work and don’t consistently fight back with training. Injured shoulder, causing immobility. The impingement has prevented me from grabbing my 5lb lunch box from my back seat in the car many times. At times I could linger swing a hammer. My left knee has multiple tares in the mind us and used to lock up on me all the time. Inflamed and governing out just from my body weight. These injuries seem all interconnected in some way. Causing muscle imbalances. Promoting the sciatic lower back pain. It has been so debilitating yet so empowering. I’m honestly surprised how stubborn we are and how much we can actually handle. It’s a confusing battle. Especially when the back is so bad I spend day after day laying on the ground trying to reach my feet to get my sock and shoes on before committing to work for an hour or more to work a long demanding blue collar job. I’m overwhelmed and I’m seeking a routine that will promote posture and recovery. I’m sick of this body falling apart. I want to learn how to respect it and repair it. Currently can’t afford physio so I constantly search the web for knowledge. I’m daily starting to stretch and find the imbalances to correct the weaker muscles. It’s been helping. The ice baths help too. I miss lifting. I’m losing muscle and aging fast. Any advice would be appreciated. I have so many question… Im considering PRO. But haven’t done my homework. (That was a random UA-cam comment vent). Lol
I have a question about the 2nd point - Delimit. When the injury (in my case lateral epicondylitis) is related to a tool you use every day at the job aka 4/5Kgs shovel I use to dig and carry stuff around 7 hours per day, how am I supposed to pick another "exercise" variation which doesn't hurt at all ? The only thing in my mind which could work is switching hands but it's far from possible or ideal for my brain, I'm not ambidextrous and also because I have a pace to maintain... I try to switch the load/bodyweight from the injured elbow to the other one but it feels also inconfortable. Sorry for my terrible english and thanks for your videos.
I have a question that I've never seen addressed before: Are big, strong calves and isolated calves training necessary for big, strong lifts? I have never in my life trained my calves because I never saw the point. I get the point of having strong forearms for just about every upper body lift, but not calves. So am I missing something? Am I leaving some strength on the table by not independently training them? Open question to anyone, thanks in advance!
I don’t think it’s necessary at all for strength but in my experience when I finally started training them it gave me a better understanding for bracing my core. I do myoreps at the end of my workouts and get a decent amount of volume within 3-4 minutes. Now I scratch my head wondering why I didn’t do that for years, it’s not centrally fatiguing, it takes barely any time, and now that I have bigger calves I look better. Win, win, win.
Honestly I can't see a reason not to train them, but they can be really throwaway training just in case, like 1 or 2 sets last exercise, if I had to guess deadlifts are already training them beyond the bare minimum.
I had severe biceps tendonitis. What worked for me: Doing 1 back movement per session with a 48h recovery window, 2 sets each with very light weight (15-20 reps). When feeling ready, I started to incorporate one biceps movement in those sessions (again, with 48h to recover), only 1 set of 15-20 reps. Depending on the feedback of my body (not feeling pain in my tendon mid session, the tendon was slightly inflamed max I'm the next day) I started to increase intensity (12-15 reps, then 8-12) and increasing the sets little by little. Then you can expand with more exercises
@Enhanced-Atrophy Sorry, but I just saw this response. Thank you very much for explaining your method. Mine keeps getting a little better than comes right back so i think I'm try copying your method. It's worse when trying to do overhand curls for forearms, so i just don't do those. Lat pull downs as well. Curls too, if course, but i keep doing them. High reps like you. Maybe I'm not getting enough recovery time. I'm doing push, legs, pull, off, repeat. Thanks again for the advice.
Any tips for, though asking your for a tip sounds wrong, for 20 years of dodgy arm tendons that are screwing my training up. No ability to rest at work, sacks of malt 25kg, Casks of beer 55kg.
So I've got a slightly different problem... I'm not doing any exercises that hurt *during* my workouts... but I'm having unreasonable recovery issues with my biceps, forearms and calves and my knees hurt when I walk up stairs and my lower back hurts when I sit. I'm wondering if it might be more of a nutritional or hormone thing? Because I've done more volume than I'm currently doing in the past and I've dropped 60-70% off of my squats for the past week and my back is getting worse.
Knee pain can’t do any quad focused exercises, hmm I can do trap bar deadlifts. So what is it ah it’s the gluteus medius too much sitting! Some exercises focusing on that area and some strengthening now I’m rotating the quad exercises back in. Thanks Dr Mike!
I think I had been doing squats wrong for a while (bar may have been coming too far forward) and my left knee now hurts a bit whenever I go below parallel (on a squat, hack squat, even kneeling down). It's not a severe pain but it's a noticeable sensation in the top of the knee like where the quad connects. Taking a few weeks off hasn't even helped but I don't want to waste time going to a doctor cause they're just gonna say "well don't do that" or "stop lifting"
I've always wondered what you meant when you said exercises get "stale" - based on what you said here it sounds like that means the connective tissues and such are getting too beat up so you change movements?
Close grip bench press kills my right shoulder. Also feels tender on regular and include bench on a shoulder width bench. Wider grip...problem almost disappears.
Hey, I got elbow jount injury like your (mine is a bit more serious, naging me for 9 months now) but to tell you medical degree doesn't help either. I went to 2 orthopedic doctora and they both told me golfer's elbow when it was the joint. I am considering MRI now knowing that Jared has one :D
Hey Dr.Mike!Question:What is The #1 Piece Of Gym Equipment That Causes The Most Injuries? Could It Be THE BARBELL? Well I'm 51 And Have Been Training On And Off Like Lee Haney(Remember Him * Time Mr.Olympia)Since I Was !5 Which I Think Means I've Been Training Longer Than You've Been Alive And Unlike Like You I'm Not A DOCTOR But I Do Have LIFE Experience And My Number 1 Recommendation Is To Stop Using BARBELLS And Stick To "UNILATERAL" CABLE/DUMBBELL/MACHINE Exercises To Fix IMBALANCES From The Start And Build A Body That 's More AESTHETICALLLY/SYMMETRICALLY Pleasing Instead Of Just Getting Big/Strong(While PERPETUATING The ENDURANCE/MUSCLE/STRENGTH Imbalances That Exist F rom BIRTH)Which Is The Only Thing Using BARBELLS Is Good For.Right.lol.
I just to have a small Right sholder rotate spinatus injury in in banch press , but I change exercise and do a nother variations like dummbel press and i feel much better in my ligament of sholder , some pepole have a diferend mucule fibers and they dunt feel good like in my situations, just change exercise tip anf feel much much better thank you so much D.R Mike i always study of Best you sir!!
I hit my elbow like a fuckin year ago and it still not fuctioning like it used to, its not a big deal not like a major injury or anything but still its pretty damn annoying especially with exercises that rely on joints like pushups, the sad part is that im 16 and a slight injury like that isnt healing, who knows how bad my recovery will become when i get even older.. smh
If you're 16 in public school you're probably not getting enough sleep to fully recover from anything. Try sleeping 8-9 hours every night minimum for a month and see if you recover. Trust your body to be there for you; don't lose faith before you've even begun.
just tweaked either my glute medius or low back monday on my back off sets of deads. went to physio she said my spine looks fine but my upper glute felt inflamed and its bothering my lowback. More feedback from the chat would be appreciated ( if anyone has ever had that before)
Im fairly new to lifting, only been training consistently for about 4 months, and I've started to suffer with a nagging injury in the tricep tendon and it is super frustrating. I have literally tried every single tricep exercise known to man and all of them cause too much pain. I can no longer bench without issues either and have had to switch to incline db press as my main chest work and thankfully I dont feel as much strain on the tendon with that. I just dont really know what to do because I dont really have any exercises for the tricep that I can switch to in the meantime because they all hurt and my triceps are starting to really lag behind in terms of growth :(
Deficit deadlifts help prevent nagging injuries? But I thought deficit deadlifts are harder to do than regular ones. Or are you supposed to use lighter weight for deficit deadlifts?
I do not understand how this channel is not at one millions subscribers. The information is incredible, the training videos are awesome, and everyone on the channel is hilarious. What more could anyone ask for?
Just about a year ago, I had only tangentially heard of Mike and RP and it was mostly through the lens of the criticisms others have leveled at him. Now after seeing damn near every video he’s put out and buying the hypertrophy book, I’ve realized that most of the criticisms other respected fitness folks have of him are due to them not quite understanding the logic behind the training theory that RP endorses.
Everyone gets stuck on the fact that RP adds sets every week depending on recovery, but that goes against everything they believe in.
@@Inzane8 (preaching hands emojis) - Dr. Mike
And there it is🎉
@RenaissancePeriodization there it is Mike 🎉
@@saidbristina6196 lmao, lets goooo 🎉🎉🎉
"Instagram hashtags are not teams" Absolute truth. No one is responsible for your wellbeing but you.
50% quality information, 50% analogies, 100% Renaissance Periodization
What’s your frickkng problem with analogies bro ?!
@@sman53 yeah yeah yeah! Tell him! SAY SOMETHIN BAD ABOUT ANALOGIES! - Dr. Mike
@@sman53 I ain't got a problem! The analogies make it.
@@its_james_fitness I agree his analogies are ridiculously random but add to the exquisite pleasure
The T shirt we need from RP and it's got making his GTFOOH face on it lol
These video lectures make me realize that Mike needs a friend.
Jared really should invite him over sometimes. He's just being mean by not giving Mike a chance.
Some advice for the people here bc they have bum shoulders like me:
I highly recommend giving swiss bar bench press a shot as a workaround. I get little to no aggravation doing it and it's far more comfortable to me than reverse grip barbell press. Reverse grip dumbbell and incline dumbbell bench press at
If the title's taken literally:
Bicep tear: you need to get better sleep. You're always hanging out with those friends I don't like.
My parents literally say stuff like that to me! - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization Sounds even better in Russian
@@RenaissancePeriodization Jared is pure! Shame that papa's math can't prove Jared's purity.
That's the best I've got lol
I’m 15 and have been dealing with nagging pains in some of my joints and this video helped me a lot, thank you!
how are you right now and what did you do?
So much phenomenal information in this video. This has helped me get over nagging elbow pain (almost non existent now)…and a right hamstring issue. Training pain free is such a relief and really makes me feel sooooo much better. Keeping rocking it!!! 💪🏋️♂️❤️🔥
My first university client for fitness program, was guy with spinal fusion needing to pass EMT physical qualifications.
6 years later, I fractured 9 vertebrae in a car wreck. 18 months after, scored my highest PRs in the B-S-D.
Last summer I tore my right bicep where it attaches in the shoulder. Couldn't even do knee push-ups or pick up my lunch box from the back seat.
My advice, if you're hurt, suck up the pride. Use a bar tampon, use machines, use cables. Maybe forgo free weights entirely. Change gyms if needed. You're hurt and all the gym has its Westside barbell posters and 50yr old barbells, find a lifetime or planet. Dabble in unorthodox techniques without sacrificing form of course.
Hey Mike, how do you deal with a nagging girlfriend? Thanks
Easy!
Step 1: Cancel your Mylf and Cookies account.
Step 2: You no longer have a pretend girlfriend.
Problem solved!
- Dr. Mike
I fell off a roof had over a dozen reconstructive surgeries. Both shoulders lower back left knee and right ankle. You can always find a way to train safely and get stronger w technique pause at bottom stretch ect. Still growing 🙏
amazing video, patience 🙏🏻
I’ve learned to take days off and it’s helped me physically and mentally.
As someone who recently has been dealing with tissue-paper rotator cuffs this video was exactly what I needed.
good timing. i felt a tearing sensation while barbell benching yesterday, and failed the rep. had to call the session off.
Good caĺl.call.. 2 weeks off
I appreciate you dropping your knowledge Mike 💪🏻
"How to Deal with Nagging Injuries" Follow Dr. Mike's "great advice" and do full range of motion dips. Take your shoulder pain from nagging to constant.
Both my elbows and my right ankle. This video is welcomed.
Great info, appreciate the straightforward talk thanks!
Best analogies on the interwebs.
The injury management stuff is really beneficial for me! Keep em coming.
I’ve always lived by the advice: give your injury time to heal (a week as example) then double it (2 weeks) for deep down healing. If it takes a month to go away, wait two months before training, etc… Served me well so far.
Not bad at all. Unfortunately most people halve the time, not double it! - Dr. Mike
Yeah, takes tremendous discipline for us workout addicts🎉
I'm 54. Trust me, NOTHING just heals randomly anymore ...
As someone who is 2 years removed from a lumbar fusion I am just constantly cycling between feeling good and having great workouts and thinking I can't work out anymore because putting socks on is painful.
You'll know the latter is correct when you no longer experience the former.
You are way too generous❤
Hey Mike, love to see a video about correcting asymmetry when training for hypertrophy. Most people are naturally stronger and consciously (or subconsciously) rely on one side more than the other when lifting. I see this the most with bicep training, even when training both sides simultaneously. Any advice you can give for evening this out as far as noticeable physical differences are concerned?
@Aντίνοος you're right, thank you! I just did a search and found the video from 11 months ago. Appreciate it.
Every body part of mine is exactly equal to the opposite side except for my fuarking quads, which is absolutely ridiculous, I feel your pain
@@katee8417 Could you link it? I couldn't find it
@@atomerki9759 ua-cam.com/video/FP2dyni-dgA/v-deo.html
One thing to note is that we are not actually symmetrical, we’re all asymmetrical. If your lifts are uneven, in that you bias towards one side, restart your exercise routine by training with lighter weights that you can perform properly, and progressively overload from there. Filming yourself, lifting in front of a mirror, and even getting feedback from another person at your gym are great ways to catch some kinks in your form ;D
This is why I love you man. Thanks a ton.
60%info 40%analogies 10%fun
But really I appreciate this information so much
I’ve lost count how many times this channel has saved my ass
I have had bicep nerve issues for a while to where I couldn't do curls or pullups etc and decided to try out BFR, which has significantly improved those issues after around 6 months. I have also had tendonitis in my elbows for a year or so, and during the time I was using BFR for my biceps, I was constantly switching in and out exercises to find what didn't hurt it. After getting to the point where I was feeling the pain happen randomly in everyday life when I wasn't even moving my arms we finally switched to BFR for those exercises too and my pain just went away.
Probably the best decision I have made in my training so far. I don't intend for it to be a permanent thing, nor do I intend for it to be the first thing I reach for, but it is great to know I have another tool in my arsenal for when issues pop up in my training.
The part about still being a good person deep down even if you don't record your max squat every 3 days hit home pretty hard. It's not that I do that, I normally train in the 6-15ish rep range for most things, but my squat is very disproportionately weak compared to my bench and DL. I have a recurring lower back injury, so every time I recover from it I'm always in a rush to start squatting heavier, so as to at least get back to some sort of load that isn't absolutely embarrassing... and then I get hurt again. Now that I know that I'm still going to be a good person deep down even if I don't do that, maybe I won't do it anymore... hopefully. 😅🤦
Always try to do the long-term smart things. In the short term, it might suck. But the short term later is the what the long term was today, and you'll be in a great place then. - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization Thank you so much! I will!
Hey Dr Mike can you make a video specific to the best way to build stronger tendons? I've heard heavy slow lifting is best because it release ERK1/2 and helps with building of the tendon. Also heard very high reps like in the 60-150 range of a repetive motion helps becuse it helps blood flow into the tendon area and facilitates tendon growth. Thanks! Love your videos!
Stumbled upon this video just at the right time. My ellbows randomly started to hurt during bodyweight pull-ups, assisted pull-up machine is fine. I think it waa because I deadlifted to often because a program said so.
It hurt during EZ bar biceps curls last time but dumbbell biceps curls didn't. Today EZ bar was fine. Ellbow is also weird during benching but lifts go up.
Most people, at my age, early 50s, will have to find ways to manage pain and nagging issues or injuries. Not much can be done about it. Especially if you have some health issues that cannot be resolved.
It’s like you read my mind. Thank you sir 🙏
One thing i noticed while recovering my lower back injury was, (it was likely the tendon cause it took so long to heal and tendons have less blood flow) so i got a lower back pump when the injury wasn't super bad, and after warming up it was ok so the pump brought blood and healed so much faster.
Amazing video and insights into how our mind works!
Right when I need it!
I've had that! Could barely sleep it hurt so bad. Was so much worse when I laid down.
Elbow injury sucks. I reached up to do pulldowns and when my elbow locked out I felt and heard crunching like a soda can. I had to take a week break to get some headway on healing it. I'm also careful not to lock out on bent over rows and pulldowns
Oh boy, this video is for me. My golfers elbow and fucked up knees are listening intently.
Hey dr. Mike, great video as always! This channel is golden and deserves 10x subscribers.
Here's the question, a personal one, you don't have to answer it (no shit Sherlock): I've noticed your blinking is, for some time now, normal (no offense), where as before it used to be...Well, it looked almost painful. I'm super glad it's fixed, if I may say that. Would you like to share a light on that?
The best way to prevent nagging injuries is to not get old.
Fell on my hand, can't do front squats now.
Thank you, sir. This is great information and I have some research to do on my right elbow pain.
Excellent Dr Mike!!👌💪😎
"Instagram hashtags are not teams." - Dr. Mike israetel, #TeamFullROM
Thanks Dr. Mike 🙏
Thanks Mike, i needed this :)
Now a video on training the lower back with disc herniation ^__^
Dr Mike, I have a nagging pain in my scrotum , can I book an appointment in your darkened surgery please?
“I don’t have any friends” 😂
Nice! Helpful for me (looking at you tennis elbow)
Be patient!
Great video!
Strengthen those soft tissues.
Whether using peptides,better food etc.
Its a bummer getting old but thanks t science,it doesnt have to be as bad.
4:52 I think my hairline has been taking advice from you. "Time to push and time to receed." Its been receding too much lately. When is it due for a push??
Was doing 75 to 90 sets twice a week, now resting for two weeks 😅.
Mike did you delete your IG?
His old Instagram got blocked/banned for unclear reason. He's made a new one.
Because he bullied himself. Literally made fun of himself and got flagged for bullying
@@cdrtej Yep. Can't make this shit up! - Dr. Mike
what kinda doctor should I see after the 7 steps don't do it for me? I have a nagging forearm injury and something going on in my hips, but I've been to multiple physiotherapists, a couple of doctors and even had some radio imaging done, and none of it lead to anything and they couldn't even give me a diagnosis. I've pretty much given up on trying to fix these issues, and I just do exercises that don't hurt.
A sports medicine doctor. - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization cheers bro. damn that title sounds so simple in english but it's so convoluted in my native language.
thank you mike!
lol that's why im here because umm my elbow...umm....it hurts!!!
frrrrrrrrrrrrr fireee....
Jeff Nipard. I always enjoy your work, keep digging deep! I’ve benefited and made gains with the knowledge you share.
I’m in a bad spot right now. If by chance you read this message. I have a question.
I have multiple injuries that cause debilitating pain that frequently effects my every day life. Broke both my feet within two years. Years ago injured my lord spine and battle a herniated disc and two bulging discs. (That pain almost convinced in the past to end my life, thank God I realized how selfish that would be).
But it makes a comeback every time I over work and don’t consistently fight back with training.
Injured shoulder, causing immobility. The impingement has prevented me from grabbing my 5lb lunch box from my back seat in the car many times. At times I could linger swing a hammer.
My left knee has multiple tares in the mind us and used to lock up on me all the time. Inflamed and governing out just from my body weight.
These injuries seem all interconnected in some way. Causing muscle imbalances. Promoting the sciatic lower back pain.
It has been so debilitating yet so empowering. I’m honestly surprised how stubborn we are and how much we can actually handle. It’s a confusing battle. Especially when the back is so bad I spend day after day laying on the ground trying to reach my feet to get my sock and shoes on before committing to work for an hour or more to work a long demanding blue collar job.
I’m overwhelmed and I’m seeking a routine that will promote posture and recovery. I’m sick of this body falling apart. I want to learn how to respect it and repair it.
Currently can’t afford physio so I constantly search the web for knowledge.
I’m daily starting to stretch and find the imbalances to correct the weaker muscles. It’s been helping. The ice baths help too. I miss lifting. I’m losing muscle and aging fast.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I have so many question… Im considering PRO. But haven’t done my homework.
(That was a random UA-cam comment vent). Lol
I have a question about the 2nd point - Delimit.
When the injury (in my case lateral epicondylitis) is related to a tool you use every day at the job aka 4/5Kgs shovel I use to dig and carry stuff around 7 hours per day, how am I supposed to pick another "exercise" variation which doesn't hurt at all ? The only thing in my mind which could work is switching hands but it's far from possible or ideal for my brain, I'm not ambidextrous and also because I have a pace to maintain... I try to switch the load/bodyweight from the injured elbow to the other one but it feels also inconfortable.
Sorry for my terrible english and thanks for your videos.
I got bruised ribs rn and it’s true I gotta work around them but it’s fully possible to get a good workout with care and not bother the injury
I have a question that I've never seen addressed before: Are big, strong calves and isolated calves training necessary for big, strong lifts? I have never in my life trained my calves because I never saw the point. I get the point of having strong forearms for just about every upper body lift, but not calves. So am I missing something? Am I leaving some strength on the table by not independently training them? Open question to anyone, thanks in advance!
I don’t think it’s necessary at all for strength but in my experience when I finally started training them it gave me a better understanding for bracing my core. I do myoreps at the end of my workouts and get a decent amount of volume within 3-4 minutes. Now I scratch my head wondering why I didn’t do that for years, it’s not centrally fatiguing, it takes barely any time, and now that I have bigger calves I look better. Win, win, win.
Honestly I can't see a reason not to train them, but they can be really throwaway training just in case, like 1 or 2 sets last exercise, if I had to guess deadlifts are already training them beyond the bare minimum.
Definitely not. - Dr. Mike
I was really hoping he would touch on distal bicep tendonitis. I feel totally sol.
I had severe biceps tendonitis. What worked for me:
Doing 1 back movement per session with a 48h recovery window, 2 sets each with very light weight (15-20 reps). When feeling ready, I started to incorporate one biceps movement in those sessions (again, with 48h to recover), only 1 set of 15-20 reps. Depending on the feedback of my body (not feeling pain in my tendon mid session, the tendon was slightly inflamed max I'm the next day) I started to increase intensity (12-15 reps, then 8-12) and increasing the sets little by little. Then you can expand with more exercises
@Enhanced-Atrophy Sorry, but I just saw this response. Thank you very much for explaining your method. Mine keeps getting a little better than comes right back so i think I'm try copying your method. It's worse when trying to do overhand curls for forearms, so i just don't do those. Lat pull downs as well. Curls too, if course, but i keep doing them. High reps like you. Maybe I'm not getting enough recovery time. I'm doing push, legs, pull, off, repeat. Thanks again for the advice.
Any tips for, though asking your for a tip sounds wrong, for 20 years of dodgy arm tendons that are screwing my training up. No ability to rest at work, sacks of malt 25kg, Casks of beer 55kg.
“You’re probably to weak to hurt yourself”🤣🤣🤣
Thank you ❤😂
So I've got a slightly different problem... I'm not doing any exercises that hurt *during* my workouts... but I'm having unreasonable recovery issues with my biceps, forearms and calves and my knees hurt when I walk up stairs and my lower back hurts when I sit.
I'm wondering if it might be more of a nutritional or hormone thing?
Because I've done more volume than I'm currently doing in the past and I've dropped 60-70% off of my squats for the past week and my back is getting worse.
Kickbacks are sometimes the only tricwp exercise I can do. Severe OA in my elbows. Use a cable for better strength curve resistance.
Knee pain can’t do any quad focused exercises, hmm I can do trap bar deadlifts. So what is it ah it’s the gluteus medius too much sitting! Some exercises focusing on that area and some strengthening now I’m rotating the quad exercises back in. Thanks Dr Mike!
I think I had been doing squats wrong for a while (bar may have been coming too far forward) and my left knee now hurts a bit whenever I go below parallel (on a squat, hack squat, even kneeling down). It's not a severe pain but it's a noticeable sensation in the top of the knee like where the quad connects. Taking a few weeks off hasn't even helped but I don't want to waste time going to a doctor cause they're just gonna say "well don't do that" or "stop lifting"
Check out Knees over toes guy here on UA-cam, he has great remedies for knee pain
@@tyrannosaurusrexican6123 Ill check it out, thanks
I've always wondered what you meant when you said exercises get "stale" - based on what you said here it sounds like that means the connective tissues and such are getting too beat up so you change movements?
Thank you
Close grip bench press kills my right shoulder. Also feels tender on regular and include bench on a shoulder width bench. Wider grip...problem almost disappears.
Hey, I got elbow jount injury like your (mine is a bit more serious, naging me for 9 months now) but to tell you medical degree doesn't help either. I went to 2 orthopedic doctora and they both told me golfer's elbow when it was the joint. I am considering MRI now knowing that Jared has one :D
21:30 obviously you have seen my methods!?!?!
My right elbow is in pain and won’t go away. I haven’t properly worked out for a week.
Perfect timing with this screwed up quadratus lumborum fuckery from my 605 deadlift a few weeks ago lol
Do you disagree with barbell medicine folks with regards to injury and good/bad form? They seem to advocate that bad form isn't inherently bad
_Hears technique and injuries_
*BBM wants to know your locations*
Wait my shoulder isn’t supposed to hurt when I brush my teeth?
Hey Dr.Mike!Question:What is The #1 Piece Of Gym Equipment That Causes The Most Injuries? Could It Be THE BARBELL? Well I'm 51 And Have Been Training On And Off Like Lee Haney(Remember Him * Time Mr.Olympia)Since I Was !5 Which I Think Means I've Been Training Longer Than You've Been Alive And Unlike Like You I'm Not A DOCTOR But I Do Have LIFE Experience And My Number 1 Recommendation Is To Stop Using BARBELLS And Stick To "UNILATERAL" CABLE/DUMBBELL/MACHINE Exercises To Fix IMBALANCES From The Start And Build A Body That 's More AESTHETICALLLY/SYMMETRICALLY Pleasing Instead Of Just Getting Big/Strong(While PERPETUATING The ENDURANCE/MUSCLE/STRENGTH Imbalances That Exist F
rom BIRTH)Which Is The Only Thing Using BARBELLS Is Good For.Right.lol.
I fixed my nagging injury with a divorce! 😂
can you do rehab exercises for shoulders please?
I just to have a small Right sholder rotate spinatus injury in in banch press , but I change exercise and do a nother variations like dummbel press and i feel much better in my ligament of sholder , some pepole have a diferend mucule fibers and they dunt feel good like in my situations, just change exercise tip anf feel much much better thank you so much D.R Mike i always study of Best you sir!!
Is there any peer-reviewed evidence that there is a good technique vs a bad technique in weightlifting?
My old knee injury flames up sometimes when I squat or legpress always been like this and shows up afterwards when I’m done usually
*you're still a good person deep down even if you don't have your one rep max in the squat recorded in notebook every 3 days* hahahahaha
I hit my elbow like a fuckin year ago and it still not fuctioning like it used to, its not a big deal not like a major injury or anything but still its pretty damn annoying especially with exercises that rely on joints like pushups, the sad part is that im 16 and a slight injury like that isnt healing, who knows how bad my recovery will become when i get even older.. smh
If you're 16 in public school you're probably not getting enough sleep to fully recover from anything. Try sleeping 8-9 hours every night minimum for a month and see if you recover.
Trust your body to be there for you; don't lose faith before you've even begun.
just tweaked either my glute medius or low back monday on my back off sets of deads. went to physio she said my spine looks fine but my upper glute felt inflamed and its bothering my lowback. More feedback from the chat would be appreciated ( if anyone has ever had that before)
That Coca-Cola joke is so funny ;Dd
My left elbow hurts from pull ups but right elbow was recovered fast, I guess I have to do rows for few weeks
Us gymbros need a 30min to be told
Don’t do shit when it hurts
Im fairly new to lifting, only been training consistently for about 4 months, and I've started to suffer with a nagging injury in the tricep tendon and it is super frustrating. I have literally tried every single tricep exercise known to man and all of them cause too much pain. I can no longer bench without issues either and have had to switch to incline db press as my main chest work and thankfully I dont feel as much strain on the tendon with that. I just dont really know what to do because I dont really have any exercises for the tricep that I can switch to in the meantime because they all hurt and my triceps are starting to really lag behind in terms of growth :(
Pivot! Pivot! 😂
Deficit deadlifts help prevent nagging injuries? But I thought deficit deadlifts are harder to do than regular ones. Or are you supposed to use lighter weight for deficit deadlifts?
So, basically, never do skullcrushers. Got it!