Hidden Power: How to Get Strong Without Getting Big
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So a lot of people have asked me if there's a way to get stronger and more powerful without adding bulk. it seems a lot of people are after that "Bruce Lee" or "One Punch Man" effect!
This can be challenging, seeing as many of the catalysts for strength gains also lead to increased hypertrophy: metabolic stress, muscle damage, and mechanical tension.
Fortunately, there are several aspects of our strength that aren't linked directly to size. Generally, these revolve around neural efficiency: both "intermuscular coordination" and "intramuscular coordination." I describe these concepts in detail, as well as several others. The video also dives into "Farmer Strength" and "Dad Strength" and explains a possible scientific basis.
Plus, this acts as a defence for a lean looking Batman! :-P That trailer was awesome, fair enough!
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Sorry about the sound issues on this one - broken mic! But it’s good news as I should have a sound upgrade in time for the next video :-)
But how do we get big ?
What do we do if our emphasis is only size
Is it just me or the graphics of this video are much clearer
@@leonardwimbley7593 i know bit i x keep bulking or risk heart attack
Dude it's all good, I didnt even notice.
My hidden strength is to get bigger without getting stronger.
You’ll gain the intimidation ability
Bigger... Or WIDER? X'D
Creatin much?
@@ChadRepson intimidation level 99
Maybe u just eat too much fast food, lol.
also remember to always carry ALL the groceries in at once. ALL the groceries.
Dude... impossible..it's 100kg per hand.
How u du that
Pretty much only single women who make two trips - those with partners make zero trips, because they sucker us into doing the carrying.
@@jaybee2402 right, blatant sexism great
Of course
Don't use a trolley!
Summary:
1. Pushing or pulling things that you can't move over and over
2. Repeat the same movement (push-ups or other exercises) throughout the day
3. Doing complex movements like farmers
4. Explosive (fast) movement to use strength quickly
Thank you. I was lost in his explantion and couldnt summarize the main point...
@@Herbaltum I'm glad I was able to help :)
Yup, fast twitch muscles with loads of endurance are key.
Thank you so much
You are a huge help thank you 😊
Farmer strength is as real as it gets, my grandfather used to be a farmer for a good portion of his life and now in his 80's he can lift more than my father could in his 30's.
Oh man! So true. Don't mess with farmers LOL The strongest guys in my highschool were farmers sons. My cousin told me that he and his friend struggled to lift a half barrel with water in it (2 of them together) - their farmer friend hopped down out of the tractor, picked it clean off the ground. They were both shocked at how much stronger he was than those 2, who were pretty strong for their age.
Anyone doing varied physical work, basically.
You've never seen a down syndrome in the gym
True. My grandpa was a dairy farmer, and he is still strong as an ox in his 70s. He never ate healthy either, mostly cheap garbage foods; but farming makes you beast.
"I don't want to get too big."
"Don't worry, you wont."
Wish that were true! I get bigger just hitting some reps of a decent weight. People have different builds. When youre trying to get Arnold Big thats a different story of course but most people aren't doing that
@@frankieconcepcion7860 for me that's like hitting the lottery. I've been training different styles for years and gett too big was never close to an issue. It definitely depends on definitions and goals like you said.
😂😂😂👌
@@bilak1 you don't get that big without drugs, even Arnold said he used them.
As long as you don't get fat it takes years to get really big, and even then you still have to eat to get there. Don't want to get big, don't eat too much, keep track of your weight and you wont.
That's like saying "I don't wanna accidentally look like Kai Greene". It's not something that just happens
Farmer Strength: The ability to hold a heavy, awkward object over your head in an odd position with one hand for five minutes while trying to get a screw started in a hole on the other side of the object that you can't really see with the other hand.
YES, THIS!All while cursing through clenched teeth because you've got to hold and have available those others screws somewhere. There's ALWAYS one or two that drops.
doing this got my shoulders lookin mean! I was remodeling this house for a couple of months and talk about functional strength training.
Farmer strength indeed! But what about movers strength? Doing loaded carries all day will either break you or make you stronger. One is doing front squats, deadlifts, farmers walks and suitcase (often literally) carries. Not to mention a lot of stair climbing with weight.
@@simoncanning6796 Yep, those too, and construction. The joys of hanging sheet rock come to mind.
So it's not pushing tractors and wrestling pigs? Hahaha, or is that some kinky outlook on life from him?
Farmer strength is real. I was a recreational powerlifter for 2 decades, and I felt like I was fairly strong. But my Filipino father in law, who’s half my size, does stuff that blows my mind, and the only “lifting” he’s ever done is rice farming for 60 years…..
Nah i think it was because he was a dad
Movers can also be stupid strong. There's a Magnus Mitbø video where a mover beats A professional arm wrestler. When you're basically working out for a job you're gonna get pretty strong.
What are his numbers? What are his great feats of strength??
@@puggles56 One example is at 69 years old, he can bare handed and bare footed climb up a daggum coconut tree, and chop coconuts down. Guy has a freaking 6 pack. He can grab a 50 kilo sack of rice with his vice-grip hand, and just sling it up onto his upper back. I’ve seen him dig up decent sized rocks outta the fields, and just toss em around. Now, I can toss the bags of rice and the rocks pretty easy myself, but considered I’m 6’2” and 225, and he’s 5’4” and maybe 140…..
His hands and feet look like very old, cracked leather gloves and shoes. His grip is insane strong, as strong as any man I’ve ever shaken hands with, and I’ve always felt like I had a pretty solid grip.
@@thetowndrunk988 id have to see how he does in armwrrstling before I can validate his power
Dad strength is no joke, I used to call my kids my little kettlebells. They always wanted me to pick them up and swing them around ☺️ or going rucking with them in a hiking kid carrier. It's a nearly perfect progressive overload.
bravo for being a good unannoyed father
Not a dad, but I absolutely dote on my godson. Many people say he's extremely heavy but he felt so light in my arms. I also spent majority of my early teens raising my younger cousin, and he always asked to be carried, so I got used to carrying 8 year old kids.
1:59
Daughter: What is daddy doing?
Mom: get away from the windows before daddy uses you as a resistance machine
You win the internet for the day with this comment!
Lol !
Yes!
Lol
Inversion
As a boxer who is trying to stay the same weightclass while wanting to become stronger, this is really useful
similar situation, after 5 months do you have any tips?
Yea
It will cause alot of pain and stress.. you needed a strong mind to achieve the fitness and strength.. im telling you.. this is very frustrating.. yourself is gonna be your biggest enemy.. i suggest nourish your self sleep 7hrs everyday before you started and dedicated your life on your body goal.. you can do it my friend no matter hard it is.
@@mrdeepwebinsider2197 ahh sleep schedules, the real enemy. Thanks Man
Yes I find bodyweight training is the best, you also gain balance and just know your body better ,and shredded all the time 🤣💪
Thank you for putting Pattinson's batman in here. I see people complaining about his physique and I keep trying to emphasize how strong and effective you can be without being a huge muscle man, especially as a fighter
batman isn't real
@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 Wait, really??!!
@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 Batman disagrees with your statement.
@@ijustwannaleaveacommentony6511 Damn, i never knew. Thanks, you're a Godsend, we wouldn't have found that out, if it wasn't for you.
@@adityalal6984 it's my pleasure!
3:00 Using our muscle to full extent satistics
4:40 How fighters are better then body builders when it comes to fighting
7:00 Father/farmer strength
8:45 Back to farmer/father strength
10:20 Explanation of growing without getting bigger
10:45 Explosive movements
Asdf
I managed avoiding getting big; however, I also stayed weak.
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I have won ... but at what cost?
lmao guys, u are funny af, i actually laughed so hard XD
@@shingekinoeren5867 nice name tho bro xd
I feel like he's secretly telling us he's training to be Batman...
While wearing a superman shirt
@@joshuhigashikata9201 it’s to Throw us off
F H
It checks out!
Nah he’s going to join the Z fighters
👀
Im 164Ibs 5'6" 33years . I've went into functionality and calisthenics and man I feel stronger than I was at 190Ibs when I was wanting size. Did a massive cut and total routine change. Getting into mountainbiking and a new routine in workouts was the best things I've ever done for my physical well being.
164 5,6 is still heavy
I completely agree. I was 184lbs before I started the journey of cutting weight. Now I'm 160lbs and feel hell of better than I did at 180
Really intrigued by your comment and to learn from your experiences as there is no substitute for real life.
I think an important component a lot of people tend to forget is the individual biomechanics. Like some people have "longer" muscles in certain areas that - even with technically the same mass - will look "smaller" or less bulky. Or just relative lenghts of different body parts to each other which will just make certain movements easier. Then there's also some other specifics that aren't directly tied to muscular strenght but things like your lung capacity, your bloods capacity to carry oxygen etc.
It's all about the core, in my opinion... a strong core can act as a crazy strength multiplyer for most body movements... a strong core adds that extra velocity to the movement and really maximizes your output...
I agree with this
As real power is generated from the ground up, having strong core will make a good bridge for that generated force, flexibility and balanced muscles make a good kinetic chain
IKR. It’s like one of those stud multipliers from Lego games
@@pauljohnagustin237 I got chills running through my body reading that.
I like this guy a lot super smart and big Bruce lee fan like me, but all I use to do is circuit training and a lot of calisthenics but grappling with bigger stronger dudes I needed more strength and the barbells made huge difference
That, and a bit more: grip strength, more movement control muscles used, faster moves and good bio-mechanics (much of this attainable by smart training). That's my 2 cents
Guy I went to school with grew up on the farm. He beat every other athletic person including myself at most squats, pushups, situps. He didn't even play any sport.
I'm starting to think it's strength everywhere and at all times that comes from movement under strain. You don't see animals limber up or stretch or anything, I think it's because they are literally ripped from moving all the time, a fucking cougar doesn't look down at his phone in between meals. Farmer boy probably had daily chores he did everyday that when it came to doing a fucking push-up, pssh are you joking????
Ye that's how my parrain was, he grew up on a horse farm and was working all the time, and he was just naturally strong(he was skinny too, he never got over 170)
Am just wondering. Is he bald?
People in rural areas are usually stronger, leaner and have a lot of stamina as compared to people from urban areas, it's a no brainier, they work harder an a daily basis
Dude, same here! I went to school with a guy that became my best friend, we were 10 years old back then and he was already a beast, he was even stronger than many adults, naturally he had a good physique but living in a farm for sure helped him in that. Funny story: he was paranoid about leaving some book at home and not bringing it at school when it was needed, but he also didin't want to leave them in the class closet, so he put them all at once in his schoolbag and went to school with that literally every single day. Now try stuffing a book for every single subject in the schoolbag, not only it looked like it was going to explode at any second, but the thing was heavy as a boulder XD But he didin't care, it seemed something like the weighted clothes that are used by the protagonists in Dragon Ball
A lot of good advice. I weigh 168 lbs. and I do a lot planks and isometrics and pull-ups to maintain strength with yoga mixed in to stay flexible.
Based, yoga is such an incredible compliment to any fitness goal.
This actually explains a lot for me, thank you.
I was sick at the beginning of the year and as a result I lost a lot of weight but also a lot of muscle mass yet I still find I'm stronger than people I know who are twice my size or absolutely shredded. I've had strong tendons and an iron grip for years and luckily the sickness didn't rob me of them.
Currently I'm working on getting back in good shape so this information is really useful 👍
That's great news
Every girl thinks her father's a superhero.
Your daughter, Adam, KNOWS IT.
Thanks man! 😁😁
A world where every girl see's her father the way Adams daughter sees him is something we should strive for.
I knew a guy never lifted a weight but grew up on a farm and when we took him to gym he lifted 350 lbs we were amazed
In what lift?
I just want to squat 200 pounds mad respect.
Stolen fucking comment
350lbs of what? Squat, bench, dead lift?
Biceps curls
Thank you so much for the info on gaining strength, this is exactly what I’ve been looking for these past years. Blessings to you
What's most impressive, is your 1. Leg strength, and body control. Your static strength is really truly great. I definitely learned much useful information. Thank you for creating this UA-cam video, it should help many people develop greater strength. This would help aspiring powerlifters as well, this could help them, when they reach a "sticking point", to move beyond such. Increasing strength isn't just increasing the size and strength of one's muscles, as you pointed out.
Imagine a farmer who’s a dad
They must some next super being
Well.. Son Goku became a father and in Dagon Ball Super he's farming in the beginning.. the more you know. :D
@@maverikleon that explains alot
I come from a line of farmers and hunter gatherers
My father is strong, like really strong. He once carried TWO wet cement bag( wet cement bag are alot heavier) without showing much of difficulty shown in his face. In my family, our relative have this high stamina that makes work alot easier
@@eojamgil bruh what is a wet cement bag
You have cement bags
And wet cement
Their ain’t no wet cement bags
U need to stop capping, id believe you if you said a normal cement bag
Cement bags are 25kg anyway, 50kg ain’t dat much, you need to stop gassing ur dad like he’s done something other long term builders can’t do
The more strength you can build in a smaller lighter package, the more you can do with your body.
Yup. Bruce Lee, rich hawthorne are wonderful examples
@@cheetoyeeto1232 Any skilled gymnast or calisthenics athlete is an example. These guys are strong as fuck and ripped, but pretty small compared to bodybuilders and powerlifters.
@@ienjoyapples different training different results you can't really compare a calisthenics athlete to eddie hall they both got amazing bodies and skills built for different tasks
@@younglonny2220 I'm not saying one is better than the other. Eddie hall is built to move things, an olympic gymnast is built to move his body. I doubt a gymnast could deadlift 1000 lbs, and I doubt eddie hall could do an iron cross. Both are incredible athletes.
@@ienjoyapples you are right but some skills are a pain in the ass to master them 😂
i think this is one of the most important vids i watched in my life. Different approach, outside the box. Nice! Thanks.
Love your channel! It’s the type of build and functionally I strive for.
The farmer thing is real. Lived on a farm a few years, the farmers son spent his days lifting hay bales around. I got him into doing lifting, he was deadlifting 250kg for reps within a few months and that was in his late teens. He's gone into proffesssional shotputting now.
Farmer's son here, I've always been short, but I also had to throw haybales ten to twelve feet in the air onto trailers. Lots of building fences, digging, and other tasks. Now I work in construction and I'm not as strong as some of the guys who grew up in construction, but who are slimmer and lankier than me. Probably because I also spent a lot of time just sitting down in tractors lol
I used to be able to plop an 80lb bag of wet cobb onto one shoulder, with one arm, then plop another on the other shoulder, no problem.
@@WisdomThumbs alfalfa is the worst to bail with those 130 pounders....
@@chrisnewbury3793 "Sorry, the baler's not working with alfalfa today... It rained sometime in the last 72 hours."
professional shotputting 🤔
Coming from a combat sports background, the desire to get big without a functional base was always foreign to me. To me, getting bigger means having to move up a weight class and fighting guys who would not only be the same weight, but also taller, longer and have less aerobic demands on their bodies. Getting strong, more explosive and having more endurance for your natural weight class has always made more sense to me haha. So I'm grateful channels like yours exist for this reason
What’s it gonna be Chewbacca?
THat makes sense in fighting. In real life in the streets, you wouldnt try to pick a fight with a big hulk looking dude. Even if he cant do shit. I still agree with what you are saying. Its wayyy more valuable to be strong than to look strong. But out in the streets, sometimes it makes sense to look like you shouldnt be messed with
My experience. Don't thrive to have the body you like, thrive to have body that can do things that you want.
Disclaimer: "want" is limited with common sense and health is default consideration.
@@tauhidd.8093 When you grow up, the street becomes less important and interacts with you less. You become wiser and realize how to avoid any danger from the street.
@@rod5943 i said that because i had experience in unfprtunate but dangwerous situations. Dont call it street fights. I can tell yall never been in a real dangerous encounter before. You dont go searching for them. Its not about avoiding them. They came to me.
This channel deserves millions of subscribers, amazing content thank you!
Hi Mate, I've slimmed down on purpose not to have bulk & I feel better, what you just taught me is the next step. Your knowledge is appreciated. Thank you
Criminal: "Give me your wallet". Intended Victim: "I must warn you... I am a dad."
Well, he has a motivation
My dad is a farmer and at 65 he is a lot stronger than guys who hit the gym. He is very fast and graceful with a machete and cuts grass, bamboo, bananas. Wish I had a lifestyle like him istead of a cushioned urban lifestyle.
Then do that
preach
Where is he from?
@@mtpta4947 india,
@@inhaleabook6339 it all makes sense now lol a lot of swole strong people in India
Incredibly thorough, detailed, comprehensive, scientific and useful. I 'm really happy to have found you.
I am interested in both, hypertrophy training and strength. Great video on this subject. Very informative about the different ways of working out and every strength that we use.
1.strip down fat
2.tendon strength
3.overcoming isometrics
4.greasing the groove
5.animal movements
6.compound movements
7.grip strength
8.explosive movements(plyometrics)
im rewatching all of adams videos this lockdown so i can fullfill my dream of becominga superhero lol
love ya videos!
Awesome! 💪🏻💪🏻
Genetic Enginnering future of roids keep that one on mind
🙏
How do u do explosive pushups if they work better doing them slow?
@@Kinro-y while dropping down go slowly and while going up go superfast
Farmer strenght is very real, my grandfather has been doing heavy manual work for all of his life. You wouldn't believe how big his arms are and how strong he is.
Functional strength > 315 bench press
@@LucidDreamn exactly
My dad can still climb a ladder while holding an AC compressor he's 73 lol
He probably beat his meat in the barn when no one was around. Forearm strength is real.
Same for my grandpa, now he's 88 and got older the last 4 years, but up until 83 years old he was able to do a few pull-ups without ever working out, just manual labor.
His physique back in the day is what I am striving for.
Hi. I started watching your videos here and there a few years ago. Probably during the initial shelter-in-place of the COVID-19 reality. Anyway, watching this one was quite enjoyable as I have been of this mindset for years. I'm 63 and have both a physique and strength that I've never known before. It's interesting to be thinking about growing my body at this age of life. It is a gift that I thank my maker for constantly. Thanks for the validation and videos!
I'm an athlete that want to get stronger but don't want to lose my agility, speed and stamina so this was really helpful!
Witnessed farmer strength when my farmer uncle was still alive. I was 25 he was 25 years older. We had to lift the metal frame of some trailer thing, and where I was like struggling he just lifted it like it was nothing, while I had been training regularly for about 7 years and he hasn't touched a dumbbell in his life. Fun fact, since there was a scene in this video: He died this year without knowing who Batman is.
RIP to your uncle man
@@ItsAWrap. Did I forget to mention that I'm German? We don't do feelings. Thanks though.
One of my skinny ass farmer relative from Sri Lanka is the same. He is like 1/3rd my size but can stretch one of those chest expander puller things really fast as if it is a slinky while everyone else struggled with it.
My dad grew up on a farm. He wasn’t that big, but damn he was strong. One of our neighbors was working on his car when a Jack stand failed and the car fell on him. I watched in astonishment as my dad grabbed the front bumper and literally lifted the car off of the guy like it was nothing.
Im Batman
As someone who does kung fu, almost all our exercises are focused on toughening and strengthening our tendons, fast twitch muscles, our overall movement fluidity and flexibility and cardio. It ties in really well with weightlifting if you can balance both, so you find yourself getting bigger and stronger without losing speed or range of motion.
how do you strengthen these
@@junoasdf Alice has explained it quite well. If I had to describe the exercises, they're mostly calisthenics or calisthenic like exercises, as well as a lot of physical conditioning drills to make our muscle and bone physically harder in certain areas.
@Roberto Vidal Garcia mma guys do the same.
Also a kung fu guy would kick a regular dudes ass no problem
@Roberto Vidal Garcia fortunately it never happens lol. I do a chow gar style over Shaolin, so all the elements that would be useless in street fights were removed quite a while ago. It's all eclectic martial art, so you'll find it has moves that are common across a lot of different martial arts, except chow gar is probably much older than most of them. I can't speak for all styles of kung Fu, but my style , chow gar praying mantis, is pretty hard to distinguish from krav or silat, and we have the same conditioning as Muay Thai students, and a lot of conditioning exercises that they don't have. So in a street fight, we'll always have the edge.
The only weakness I can think of is ground wrestling, cause I haven't seen much of it at all in my fighting style.
@@carmallym7286 I personally started with Tai Chi Chuan Fa and branched out from there to hone in on the Chi Sau and Wing Chun Styles, but I still encorporated the myriad animal styles we learned, primarily mantis to crane since they're very similar hand structures and switch out pretty seamlessly. Panther style never lost its flare with me, it's too devastating to leave behind as a grapple and strike style. But when it comes to being grounded, switching up to elephant does wonders.
However, that's all with the caveat that my original school was a bit of an all you can eat buffet of style samples. My dad was high rank and so pulled me out before I attained too high a belt rank and linked me up with a warehouse dojo that participated in the Dance of the Golden Lion where I actually got to specialize and learn an armed fighting form, I was always particular to the jian. I can't say I learned my sword in any one particular style, though.
My favorite exercises were always in the pool, I loved fully submerged training for building speed and strength in equal measure. Fighting against water makes everything else feel like flying. I brought a heavy synthetic bokken with me once... that... that was intense.
It's those wooden fixed arm dummies that wreck me, though. I need to get another one and work through it but man was it pain growing up.
Absolutely terrific info !! Thanks for presenting it in such a direct and meaningful manner!!
As always, The Bioneer: Delivers!! Well-Done!! Haven't been able, to get to view your videos, due to familial-obligations, that require my immediate attentions; although, I hope to be on your Patreon-list, by November! I look forward, to buying your ebook as well. My son, is very concerned, with not losing his thinness, for fear of becoming ''slow'', so I'm going to try to get him, to listen to (and try) your very sound counsel, concerning this program's advice. Excellent, by the way, as I've been strong (beyond my 'boney', under-nourished soul when young), I know, only because, of the types of movements you speak of here that I practiced when young, 'religiously', having no clue whatsoever -with zero guidance or reference!- that's how I can prove to myself conclusively, that YOU, Sir, KNOW exactly what you're talking about!! SALUTE!! (I was going by feelings/instinct/the seat of my pants!) I gradually, got bigger as I matured, and the 'look' I'm aming for, when I resume training, will be a kind of 'cross', betwixt an 'old-school'-bodybuilder (think, Chuck Sipes, or John Grimek) and that of a 'stocky'-gymnast (wish me luck! Better than luck, for I have in my 'arsenal', amongst other advanced 'weaponry', The Bioneer!) Much Success to You friend!
P.S.: As a Dad, with a daughter of his own, I can attest to this with the 'authority' of experience; namely, your baby-girl, is adorable! And, just as mine used to, her constantly trying to get to see what Daddy is doing, makes her more so, and I know, brings you the kind of JOY, that those who(m) are not so blessed, cannot truly understand! Blessings friend, to You, Your Lady, Your precious little one. Take Care!
A friend of mine is a farmer, he isn't very fit and could stand to lose weight by his own admission; but I've never known him to lose an arm wrestling competition, and he puts it down to lugging barrels around all day
I worked with an insanely skinny kid, looked like he couldn't lift a tire, and we tried arm wrestling and it looked like he was against a toddler instead of a 6' 230lbs guy.
@@thundertwonk1090
-Did he win?-
That's right mate. Real world strength. At 16yrs and 75kg.
I could do 200 push-ups the last 50 were clap. Lift and carry at chest height 68kg flour bags.
At 21yrs ran at 7kph in a paddock next to a table top truck. Driver told not to stop. While I threw hay bales up onto the truck. My mate stacked them. We did this for 4hrs because rain was coming. Filled and unloaded.
At 25yrs 85kg lift and carry 2x40kg bags of cement on my shoulder for 20 or 40m.
A couple of months ago 58yrs old 83kg lift and carry a single roller door 35m on my shoulder.
Get some sand bags and or rocks for training.
I can believe it, I lift and sort big packages for a shipping company. On top of extra strength I've gotten good at walking and carrying or pulling heavy loads.
@@thundertwonk1090 it's not uncommon. I am pretty small skinny guy. Used to do lot of calisthenics.
Big buff guys above 6ft who could tower me have lost in arm wrestling to me. It's all about muscle quality.
0:05 *The perfect rock to do goblet squats doesn't exi...*
@smeppy Its the algorithm, you 2 must be interested in almost the complete same videos lol
I also see this guy on One Poece theories. lol
Thanks. You're helping a lot of people over the years promoting a strong body. Flexibility exercises also help. The farmer strength is unique in a way due to the demands of unpredictable movements during the day also equivalent to a construction worker where balance, rotational motion, and resistance is against you at which any point if untrained can injure you instantly. Even without professional help, one learns balance and all sorts of contortions that a particular task may entail over time as it is mostly physical and repetitive while being at the mercy of mother nature most of the time, heat, cold, dust, smoke, wind, having to endure all these while performing the task as opposed to one doing all the reps in the world indoirs or in an air conditioned gym. Highest respect for people doing manual labor in these fields. Cheers. I just subscribed!
A very fresh approach, absolutely amazing video bro
His daughter is going to be more powerful than we can imagine
Bionette: "Dad, I need help with math."
Bioneer: "Have you tried overcoming isometrics?"
TerribadBweezle with neuroplasticity like that, she’s gonna understand all math by the time shes 10
Yes the ability to summon her dad
But what happens once her apprentice strikes her down? O.o
@@jakes.gardner5693 Soon she will be able to generate lightning with naught but her nervous system's electric signals
“Pushing tractors, wrestling pigs” I’m in tears!
Yeah im like.. You know...you can drive a tractor right..🤷just saying..
Wrestling even an OBJECT (like a tree stump you’re trying to remove, or a rusted bolt you’re trying to unscrew) for a minute is taxing, You could start out cold, and immediately work up a sweat.
Wrestling (or any other intense isometric hold exercise) is a lot of bang for buck. I’m a female, and literally every time I moved home, I’d lose like 5 lbs and get really toned from walking back & forth all day long, carrying heavy stuff, but since I was never able to figure out how to maintain the results, they only lasted for about a week...but it was still impressive how quickly the body adapted to the demands placed upon it.
@@MoPoppins that's alot of writing to tell us you moved pans in the kitchen. 🙄
@@dnegel9546 Haha funny
@@MoPoppins this is definitely true. I used to MMA and whenever we would do jujitsu and grappling it would tire you out unlike anything else, after a few minutes you would be completely fucked and I had amazing stamina in terms of running at the time
Wow exactly the kind of information I was looking for! Thanks you earned another sub!
I think this approach to fitness is exactly what we need! Fitness principles instead of “exact science”. Also seeing the variety of movements you preform while speaking on the movement/subject is useful to inspire creative thinking to find movements that suit our bodies. Great content brother! Thank You🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Basically military fitness. Ammo tin lift. Jerry can carry, jump burpees (aka bastards) squat thrusts , rope climb , cargo net climb, steeple chase ,(waist deep mud) log carry., all the horrible exercises no one does , but they get you seriously strong and fit. Brilliant video cheers
It's almost like the military values having strong and fit fighting men! Who would have thought!
@@jooot_6850 They don't care if you are strong or fit, they care if you are being effective, being fit or strong is just a path to be effective
the only Tool we need as humans are the connection through mind body and beliefs. god bless
@@cadaver4985 so you're agreeing with me
@@OliverMichael7 God bless you
I've been farming most of my life...farmer strength is a thing! It's not just the small activities. Sure, we dig a hole for a post...but that's not the only post hole we dig, we have several miles needing a post every 16 feet...and it needed to be done yesterday. So, there we are at the end of a hard day, worn out and tired, with all our post holes dug and posts set....knowing tomorrow we get up bright and early to get all the animals fed, and other chores completed, before we can go back with a post driver and put the steel posts in between the posts we put in yesterday....all the while knowing we have several miles of wire to hang and stretch the next day, and cows that needed moving ages ago LOL
It's not just the small activities...it's the daily routine, and the extra work done on top, and doing what needs to be done no matter how worn out or tired you are....so, we aren't just mysteriously strong, we're stubborn!
That is more about moving the body and using it daily. If you had to swing a sword 8 hours a day in a productive way that accomplished something you would get really good at swinging a sword. Being able to move your body in a coordinated way that is efficient and with endurance with moderate loads are skills. The more you move the body the better it gets at moving. It should be no surprise that someone that moves more than the average American and does things more strenuous than the average American would be stronger and have more endurance than the average American. The key though is being able to command what muscle you have to work together in a coordinated way. Muscular coordination is a real thing. Also real life work has a high amount of isometric stabilization involved. If you are going to carry a chain saw out to the woods you can not have it just flopping around banging into you. So you have to have some tension in that are for the entire time you are carrying it. You abs and obliques have to have some tension in them too the entire time. That all add's up over the course of a day. That is functional training at it's most basic, functional and useful level.
Do you wrestle pigs?
Thank you for your service
Im from indiana salutes to all the farmers they really be putting in work in them fields nothing but respect!
Respect to all farmers...hardest workers and true environmentalists.
I’ve been rock climbing for a year now just for fun, and I started in pretty good shape: 155 pounds. A year later I’m 140 and stronger than I was back then. The weird contortions you have to put yourself in to climb harder routes makes you really naturally good at calisthenics. My body has adjusted to its own weight, and I feel like I can move around more easily than most.
One con to training like this: if all you do is climb your body will adjust to climbing, and you’ll need to train antagonist muscles. But even so, I’m skinnier than all my friends and pretty much as strong or stronger than them. (Also, working out is a lot easier when you actually have fun lol)
I'm a climber as well. I started doing yoga initially to try and get more flexible, but I found it's also quite good at engaging antagonist muscles, a vinyasa flow where you are pushing back to downward dog etc. is pretty much the opposite of what you are doing when you are climbing and also engages a lot of those minor supporting muscles that don't really get used much in normal life.
@@davesmith1588 thats dope, ill have to try that
Working with a client from volleyball in the future so this was extremely helpful.
Thank you for your insights.
Dad strength is real, I’ve felt it. My dad...
I remember my dad yanking me off the floor one handed when I was 15.
@@robertrocheville7769 Holy shit jeeeeeez
Damn I’m sorry you going through that man I hope you get stronger so you can beat him
@@robertrocheville7769 bruh-
Don't you just HATE it when you wanna get stronger, but you just can't stop putting on size and end up looking really good when all u wanted was strentghtghthhg?
Like a bloated toad YEAH!
😂😂😂😂
Dude had a freaking stroke typing the last word
happends to me
I'm short as fuck (166cm, aprox.5'5") and naturally build muscle very easily, being a blessing/curse, because on the bright side It doesn't take much to get in good condition, but on the other hand it would be easy to bulk over the aesthetically pleasing level. I'm so short that if I bulked to my full potential I'd look disproportionate as fuck and I don't need more self-esteem problems, so yeah, I'm one of those guys who wants to get as strong as possible while keeping muscle gains at the minimum
You're a legend man, I really like how well u explain things, calmed but continuously giving valuable information.
Really really good video, thanks for it man, blessings!
Glad I found your channel. This aligns to where I want to be, moving away from only traditional weight lifting.
Farmer strength in no myth. I've known too many of them.
Skinny old dude that can litterally crush your hand with his like a grapefruit. Even scarier is guys like Matt Hughes that grew up farming and wrestling, lift weights AND have good genetics.
My dad grew up in the mountains the farm in Mexico zacatecas could push me back with his wrist strength and I go to a gym and am strong.
Theres a guy at my jiu jitsu gym that comes from an amish family, mans is a brick wall
@@vdontfall9926 funny I knew some bus boy more than 10 years ago who knew ju jitu athletic build and could arm wrestle anybody easily it's like 1 out of 2 foriegn workers have that unusual type of strength.
The secret is doing *multijoint* exercises.
Most gym equipment is designed for isolating only one main muscle group, which means by doing them you increase their size, but you don't really connect muscle groups with each other. That's why for functional strength it is best to do exercises which engage whole body at once (pull ups, push ups, deadlifts, squats, hanging leg raises to the bar - basically most bodyweight exercises).
IWantToHandstand *Calisthenics basically
in what universe deadlift is a bodyweight exercise
So compound exercises
@@kainkabil6393 I meant it as a multijoint exercise which engages whole body.
@@kainkabil6393 he said "most".
Hey Bioneer, been watching you for a few months- you're a real inspiration and seem to be one of the realest fitness UA-camrs and one that really knows what he's talking about.
I had a video request and I think a lot of people would really appreciate it too. I'm 19 years old and at the moment I look like I don't really go to the gym. Not so much that I'm fat or anything but I look more like the skinny fat physique. I bring this up because I feel as if this video talks more about if you already had some muscle on you and I know that in order to have that farmer strength be really effective (to the point where you're as powerful as the biggest bodybuilders) you need a decent amount of muscle already- like the point where people can tell that you go to the gym but at the same time you're not happy with your level of strength. What I'm saying is that I think the video is more for people that already have that muscle but just want to improve their control over what they have. Would you mind making a video on this same topic, the hidden power "farmer strength" but if one had to start from zero essentially? I would really appreciate it, as I would love to become an MMA fighter without being slowed down by my size. Thanks Bioneer.
Very fine presentation! Keep up the good work!
3:00 it's all fun and games till you get so strong that you end up ripping the thing and punching your face
Those things are built like ratchet straps, probably got a breaking strain of about half a ton. You aren't going to rip it.
@@darkchild130, it’s breakable you mean
@@truthseeker7815 Of course it's fucking breakable, but a human isn't going to break it
@@darkchild130, you mean that a human can break it right?
@@truthseeker7815 oh, a child, how refreshing...
I'm the farmer guy and when the body builders work with me , well, many lack endurance.
Well you must have super endurance then cuz bb is endurance sport.
@@orhunsen7426 Not quite lol
@@aurelianspodarec2629 Yes it is. It isn’t strength, power or speed based sport. It is based on muscular endurance.
@@orhunsen7426 True. Might be not optimal though. Also, the way bb works versus a farmer is that the farmer will use and re-use the same weight most likely, so he's literlly working on endurance at that point, wheres in bb you're going to do differnt things. Many bodybuilders have different phases where they ight go and train strenght but its up to the individual etc..
So I think its clear the farmer will have more endurance. Its like going up in weight with 10reps, while the farmer is still stuck at 5kg and now he does 1000sets of 5kg xd
But yeah :D
@@aurelianspodarec2629 Bodybuilders train strength so later they can work with heavier weights with higher reps. And difference farmer and bb has is endurance type. One has more aerobic endurance other muscular. Bb can work 1 min max for single set while farmer can work for idk how many hours. I agree with lower weight farmer will have more endurance.
I'm 57 y/o and really liked this video. I've switched from weight training to calisthenics and am so much happier in doing so. I finally don't care about getting "bigger". For me I could never get as big as I'd like. Now I'm happy just getting stronger. 😊
This video is gold. Now i understand why it's so important to use the full range of motion on an exercise, instead of rushing to get the number of reps in. Control is king.
Me: *Only cares about getting big*
Also me: *Will absolutely watch this video until the end*
You: only cares about getting big
Farmer: only cares about wrestling pig
same
Lol
Be big and have way more muscular efficiency
@@jooot_6850 muscles decreases speed
I visited Okinawa for Goju-Ryu training, and I was surprised to find out that some sensei’s were physically stronger than others, due to their actual jobs being farmers, construction workers, carpenters, etc.
Hard labour doesn’t just keep a man honest, but also incredibly strong.
Goju Ryu also puts an emphasis on Ki or Qi training. Nothing mystical, simply training the energy exerted by biomechanics. You could call it passivr isometric exercises, most notable one is Sanchin kata.
@@gmeister3022 ki or qi can be alot it's kinda like mental training, breathing correctly to get the best effect like how you take a deep breath to bench you can take a deep breath to make your atks stronger.
I knew a guy who was a carpet installer and ive never met anyone with stronger hands
Day in day out labour like that bulids a whole other level of strength better 90% of the gym guys
@@tshethijmagar6265 true. Oxygenated muscle is far more stronger. Shaolins takes a deep breath before performing strength performance like breaking a brick with barehands.
@@markjardinez5602 yep 👍
Very helpful video especially for combat sports athletes, many of them overlook this type of training and just end up fighting in higher weight class
I hope you dive more in this bioneer, I’m really interested in learning this man.
video in summary:
It's not about how you much muscle you have, it's about how you use the muscles
yup, isometrics teaches your muscles to reach a better capacity. You may noticed when you first start working out you get stronger quickly but thats mainly because the muscles are getting used to being worked. Isometrics takes it a step further.
Wouldn’t isometrics make your muscles grow as well?
@@ledomc2007 Well, yeah. Any time you use your muscles strenuously they will strengthen and grow a little bit. But I think it would increase strength far quicker than pure size because of an increase in efficiency
Dynamic and Irregular movements.
As the lazy parasite of the house I have realized that doing the dishes trains your feet and core a bit, mopping/sweeping the floor helps your grip strength and arms, doing the laundry strengthen's your biceps and core.
No wonder my mom's beatings hurt. (Don't worry I'm not abused, I'm Asian.)
I guess it's time to train like a mother and be strong while actually being helpful.
"I'm not abused, I'm just asian"🤣🤣🤣
@@maxbalitskiy9612 fr
Did the dish workout get you ripped
Been doing these, and all Bruce Lee's ISO for years; first time "I" have seen someone explain this (other than my podcasts) - Great Job!!
Im 6' 2" & about 250lbs at 35 & probably in the worse shape of my life but i agree 100% in practical strength training. Iv dont alot of different jobs & any time ive been working construction or farming the weight just falls off & the strength just builds. Finally getting back into fitness & health after a long injury recovery & videos like this help tremendously
I have been living in a farm for a month and their strength has to do with working outdoors, they get better air, water, food and sunlight. Go Adam, go bioneer!
Haha I love these comments! 😁
Absolutely the only place I go for fitness. Amazing channel.
Thank you very much for this video, I got it just in time, I have been training in sports every day for several years, but I did the same exercises, I thought a lot about the need to switch to more diverse and creative movements and your video ❤
People really look at you differently when you are in shape too. Does anyone else ever feel like we inadvertently make others nervous or something
Exactly . Muscles are basically packets of qi . & qi is electromagnetic energy (inner-qi) . So when you have stronger/more qi, those with weaker energetic fields in the form of a sedentary undeveloped body, you’ll either make people nervous or you’ll inspire people . Women are attracted to high electromagnetic energy in men, hence the attraction . The aesthetic physique as far as having a sexually appealing body is really just a bi-product of the built up energy - the icing on the cake if you will
@@FOREVERAMBIANCE Stop bullshiting around, muscles do not store E&M energy.
@@xirsixussien7303 Muscles are made out of anger yuan-qi . As taught by a specific renowned legitimate qi-gong master . As well as countless ancient texts that teach higher sciences my brother
@@FOREVERAMBIANCE muscle is made of muscle tissue and fibers
@@cjpearce1407 This is not what the ancestors - who were masters of magnetism, orgone electricity, & knew all the secrets of Nature - say about the human body at all . I’m sorry you view the human body in such a mundane way my brother . We can agree to disagree . Blessings
On "Farmer's Power' That is true. My great-grandfather worked all his life, when he was 6 he was going with the ox (s) and pushing this long manual plow, then when he was 16 he was breaking rocks with a hammer and finally after the second world war he became a fisherman-pulling his own boat by himself (long wooden boat that was made for 15 people/fishermen) by that time he was 89 years old. People were looking at him holding the boat with his right hand (his left hand had a crutch because his legs were shot by a Gatling gun during the war) ...so like I said with one hand he was pulling the boat at 89 all the way into the water by himself and then he was putting it back on the beach after he caught some fish. This man helped us all, his strength was unbelievable....was he muscular? Nope, he just had power....I never could win in an arm-wrestling match with him....not even when he was 97 years old.
What a legend. My great-grandfather could ski with ease down the hill next to his house at 80. He was a farmer and built the house my great-grandparents, grandparents and my dad lived in, almost all by himself.
Holy sh*t that's cool. One of my life goals is to beat my (grand)children in armwrestling when they thought they were among the best in their environment. A friend of my dad who worked a wine business and fished as a hobby was kinda like this as well. Gave me a reason to work on my arm and grip strength early on. I wanna grow up to be the antithesis to the common belief that old equals weak.
He's a legend, daamn. I also want to be the same as your grandfather in his age
L A D .
The grandad I mean, and I am sure at 87 you will beat your grandsons in an arm wrestle too!! Lol. He got that old man strength.
Cool story man, old people are awesome.
Your great granda is a legend
Those scenes after the video!...
Adorable )
Thanks for the great explanation! When i was child, father broght to me a book about isometry trainings without any inventory. Only using your own body.
That was really mind blowing for me that time!
This explains why I always felt like I got really strong (for my build) the summers I worked in a warehouse attached to a store despite not getting big. I would be lifting bulky and awkward hundred pound boxes as a 160 lb, slightly chubby, 5'8" nerd. By the end of summer it would be easy despite having gained maybe 5 pounds on the scale. I did these lifts all day, one at a time, a dozen or so minutes between each, with occasional bursts of lots of lifting (unloading a pallet on a shelf or receiving a truck shipment, etc.). Now I work an office job and work out way more consistently after work, but get zero during work. I actually miss the old job a little, until I remember the pay, the manager, and working at a fucking pool/outdoor furniture store.
I miss many jobs, then remember the pay, and don't miss them at all.
Excellent, excellent video!
Thank you.
I subscribe to your channel too. Still don't look as good as you two guys though!!
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My mom says back in the old days ppl who lived on the mountains were extremely strong
Those thicc legs.
she said right..
Where are u from?
Are you Kurdish?
I believe her
Excellent video and information. My late father was a great advocate for isometric training, having daily functional strength. As I have gotten older I have also embraced this mentality and training style. At 52yr...YOUNG, I feel better than I did in my 30's.
It was great video thanks for sharing
Im going to add some new things to my workouts
I think something like farmer strength is what went on at my highschool. My school had a TON of stairs. You couldn’t go through the school day without having to trek at least 4 flights of stairs. Because of this and the weight of our backpacks, we all had pretty strong legs without knowing it. I only realized it when I went to run stairs later.
Same reason why I had never skipped leg day lol. Im one of the few peeps in our school that carry all their books in their bag plus some stuff too and in my highschool the stairs were steep so we had to do more steps. This carried on from grd 4 to grd 8 and then in my junior up to senior highschool its the same but its on another region so I have to walk for 10 mins to get to public transport and I also walk home from at times with my bag. Gained weight this pandemic cuz yeah those are daily stuff are whats actually keeping me fit lmao.
As a martial artist, I try to increase speed and strength together with staying flexible. I don't just train for competitions with rules though, getting mugged, street fights, bar fights, etc., these are things that can happen at any time no matter how careful you are. While being bigger and having more muscle adds intimidation and makes people think twice about messing with you, there's no guarantee someone stronger or tougher or armed won't try something. That's why I would rather have more strength, speed and endurance if I come across those situations, because size isn't always going to work, but overall physical ability won't let you down. Thanks for the great video!
Do you live in a dangerous area ?
Do you frequent biker bars?
Well size and overall physical endurance and capability will always overcome physical capability with no size. If I’m bigger than you and just as skilled as you, I’m going to knock the fck out of you. So stay small. Stop acting like you’re going to have to fight everyday of your life you just want to sound like some cool warrior. It’s 2022 the warrior is extinct there are no battlefields left aside from the cages and rings that humans themselves create for entertainment.
Gun
Let me guess, Karate XDDDDDDDD
Great video man, and hell of a physique and strength you got
I came to HS 6’ 175 and graduated 6’ 185. My bench went from 135-335 over the 4 years. The only thing I can chalk it up to up to present day (I still maintain similar shape with a bit of extra weight) is I lifted violently and purposefully. I wasn’t seeking aesthetics and time under tension, I pursued explosiveness and power. Now I mix this style in with lighter weight higher rep counts to focus a bit more on aesthetics.
Weird to not grow at all in high school. Most people go into high school 5,6 and leave 5,9
@@bluedonkey180 it's not that weird though rare. Some people just reach adult height earlier. My best friend haven't grown an inch in height since middle school, yet he is 6'3".
So basically ego lifting?
Every kid you have equals 1 dad strength, step kid equals 1/2 dad strength, and adoptive children give you a fluctuating strength modifier based on the bond and exactly is much of a “dad” you are
So the adopted one has the most potential got it.
Dungeons & Daddies vibes
@flipart leo every dad has three things; massive calves, strong af forearms, and undeniable gym drip
More kids = less hair
I have 3 little siblings and my dad is *hella* strong
At age 72, still watching "fitness" vids.
however,
the focus is preserving as much muscle mass as I can
isometric holds, pause for reduction of "stretch" rebound /ricochet reps,
with consistent diet keeps a lower BF than you might expect in a golden oldie
and can be conducive to higher functioning immune system, handy during this covid thing
about 100 g of protein/day and a slew of other supps, some common and
depending on your knowledge and willingness for 'advanced" vitality and longevity,
lots of interesting stuff out there
but consistency / mind-muscle connction is key
Dude. My respect
Respect. You'll probably want to check out the Coach Sommer or Gymnastic Bodies stuff then. Works for the older individual.
@@craigharris7808 l'm a long term T-Nation guy-still have their short set of actuall magazines they pput ot in the beginning, like 98-99.
build my own multi-loadable landmine and lots of standard stuff for prancing around in the sunlight.
don't get hurt and don't quit
May I suggest even more protein?
@@m.b.593 that's just over .5 g /lb, at 175-180, BF 16-20%
Thank you! This is definitely something I will be starting
This is one of the eye opener video!! Thanks a ton
Nobody:
Adam: OVERCOMING ISOMETRICS
Keep up the good work tho 🙏
Haha yup! 😂
Currently Red Delta Project has been preaching OI for years now. Though he lives in the East Coast of US, I'd really love to see these two get together for a collab! Of course, it's so hard to do with Adam living on the other side of the proverbial pond and most of the guys I watch are US. (Then there's the travel issues due to pandemic...) However, it never stopped me from whoring this channel out to as many places as I can to grow his sub base.
@@TheBioneer my man hearting his own comments lol
The Bioneer this video was amazing thank you!
does not doing Isometrics count as Overcoming them?
jokes aside, this man is an absolute machine.
I’ve really been interested in this topic for a while and I’ve found doing full body strength training every day but never going to failure has worked best.
Great video! Thank you for focusing on this important issue.
I never understood the obsession with aesthetic hypertrophy. Every single add or video you see talks about "bulking up" and "packing on mass" and "getting big"..... If hypertrophy happens as a side-effect of training, well ok.
Performance and ability have always felt more important.