CT Fletcher Overtraining "WHAT YOU DONE MUTHAF*$A?"
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We have a sign above the mirror in our main training room, it reads; "If you are afraid of doing too much, you will always do too little."
Love it
I put that same sign over our bedroom doorway, after 3 weeks I told my wife I'm tired of sleeping on the couch...
@@lots3799 Hopefully you grew some balls in 1 year. Being pu ssy whipped is no longer cool. Tame your wife.
Fuck ya push to yr outer limits baby CT Fletcher changed my life for ever for the best He talks I listen great comment you gave Billy T ps that's I look forward to train at the valley 16 days out of back surgery 6 years ago right hip 2 and half right hip born with hip deplasa on able to work at all barely walk for 2 years mom a house burned no insurance 2 plus years a go woow a human is capable of amazing things and still standing and pushed threw poor doctors small town and 5 year s of set backs I am finally able to start turning green like Hulk I am hungry I hope maybe I can inspire some one your friend Billy T
LITTE GUYS, DO LITTE THINGS! 😂😂😂
I didn't know CT was a veteran. So much more respect for him now. from one vet to another thank you for your sacrifice.
I don't know how I could tell he was military before he even confirmed it.
+manansis86 agreed
CT is the shit and he comes hard like and OG is !! Much respect to him
Respect people regardless until they give you a reason why you shouldn't
There is truth what the man says, I have made more gains since I stopped counting sets and just go till I can't hold on to the weight any more. I think what he means is go to the limit then go 5 more.
I question how sustainable that is tho, I know I’m 4 years late but has it worked for you?
@@stephenbrunton8002 it most definitely did, I got the strongest I ever was, stopped training about 18 months now, married life and a baby, but when I did resume I'll be picking up and doing the same thing but again what works for one doesn't work for the other, mostly the advice of CT and Elliot Hulse has helped me the most.
@@stephenbrunton8002 If you are looking for visible gains , CT Fletcher nailed everything , overtraining is really BS. My recovery speed got better since I started to push myself everyday (I took some rest day , but the amount of hours I put in for 1 day might be the whole week for most people). I am tired to play safe and look weak. The more I train , the more I wanted to train everyday , my body feels gooooood about it.
2 months ago after watching this video i decided to switch up my routine and began "overtraining". All i can tell you is that my body has responded in a MAJOR way and I'm bigger and stronger then ive ever been. Prior to this i was in a rut and was basically only maintaining. Not anymore, thank you CT for changing my views on overtraining as Iam proof that it is false.
That comment made me push in 2022. Thank you, brother.
@@jedpalger same I was a runner who ran 6x a week. I’ve switched to lifting 6x a week.
One of the wisest things you have ever said on the subject CT. "Overtraining is individualized. What is over training for one is just a normal workout for another."
"Overtraining is individualized!"
I like your videos!
i love "overtraining" when im bulking. With plenty of calories, it seems like there's not enough volume to satisfy my iron addiction.
fucking right
Amen
Honestly I wake up at 1 AM just to eat a bowl of spaghetti just to squat and get some extra reps in
General War nice username ! U put meat in sphagetti
tell this to the jerkoffs who claim they still get fat when they try to eat whatever they want.
Since CT got over 30 years in training im certain I can trust his tips. I've only been training for about 6 months and have always used some of his tips and it has worked this far.
so many people argue about this you need rest etc.. i say no
your body will adapt !!
1.human legs are the biggest muscle group naturally for a reason because we walk on them everyday
2. the tounge is the strongest muscle pound for pound because you use it all the time for talking and eating
this isn't a fluke people
prisoners get jacked because they are constantly working out
construction workers are big because they are constantly lifting stuff
olympic athletes are constantly in the dip position so there triceps get huge
and some of you telling people that resting weeks on end is productive .......
True thank you sir
and boxers have great shoulders from punching all day.
Well said
Damn near everything that I did while Wrestling in High School was exercising while already being 3 to 4 days depleted of everything and we still had to exercise. By the time we stepped onto the mat, we were already at our weakest 7 times out 10 so we weren't Wrestling at 100% yet we still Wrestled. That's Wrestling. Wrestling is being uncomfortable and constantly pushing and grinding while being at your weakest but still performing as if you were at your best. That was the best shape I was ever in. Over training works in my book. The physiques of Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestlers also says otherwise as that is their sport.
True Hoess have flexible v%$3s, due to over-whoring..hehehe
your overtraining is just a warm-up for me 😂😱😱
Over training is a mental excuse. If you feed your body properly, rest when needed, eat some more and keep your training in check by pushing it when your body says go hard and easy when it says go easy, you can train every day. When I wanted to increase my bench and arms I benched and did arms every day. Sometimes I'd train 14 days in a row before I took a day off. The difference may be mental toughness and will... some people just use over training as an excuse to take a day off IMO.
jim jones
Yeah okay... I rep 495 on the bench, I'm 5'9" tall and 246 pounds at 12% BF. I'm 44 and started lifting at 14. I'm 99% of the time the biggest dude in the gym in terms of sheer mass. It's called warming up and using fish oil and glucosamine you fuckin turtle.
jim jones
Damn you're fucking stupid. Why do ppl like you just live to hate and complain about everything and doubt everyone just because you can't do the shit? Enjoy your life bruh.
jim jones
lol whatever bro.
jim jones
well Gee... thanks for giving a 'fat old piece of lying shit' (something to that context you said) some credit. Anabolics do speed up recovery no doubt, we know this, but a lot of lifters now think it's the first thing you should do and all you need. Quality muscle...the kind that lasts, takes years to build and you have to know how to push the limits weight wise. You gotta know how to lift. I went to Gold's sissy ass gym the last two days and the "so called big guys" they had looked mad I showed up. Gear and newbies only lead to puffy imbalanced physiques with all bi's and no tri's and some sorry ass'd lifts. One guy was trying to hawk me down with 265 on the bench like it was something impressive, another with 365... smh... I warm up with more than that.
jim jones agreed.
CT is exactly right, overtraining is the way to go. If you want superior results. I am 47 years old and started lifting again two years ago after a 25 year layoff. Have gone from 15 inch guns to 20 in two years.and it's because I treat every workout like it's my last! Go to fatigue, then do it again, then again etc. Glad I found CT cause I was hearing so much of this anti-overtraining stuff that I was starting to believe it.
My thoughts exactly. My dad was an army ranger and he's told me about PT and how he didn't stop moving all day. That's why I do full body workouts everyday.
So I started a new routine, basically overtraining, I've worked out for 2 years now and never got stretch marks on my biceps until now, overtraining REALLY makes a huge difference, my biceps grew so fast that I started getting stretch marks, I hate how stretch marks looks but I wanted to get bigger, I'm 7% body mass index (bmi) so I'm physically skinnier than the other guys but have much more body definition in terms of muscle sculpture. I can guarantee you guys that overtraining WORKS.
Honestly I have given "overtraining" a try for 6 months straight and I had hit personal records in lifting everything plus THE best body transformation....Thank you CT you motivated the shit out of me after watching a lot of your videos
Thanks CT, tried this after 15 years of listening to the overtraining talk. I can say that my arms have blown up, legs getting there, and calves looking good. I have to say that diet is a lot more important now too, it takes good fuel and a lot of it.
I love the part where CT says "Overtraining is not generalized." Perfect statement to everyone getting all bent out of shape.
What's YOUR definition isn't ANOTHERS.
When it comes down to it, your BODY will stop when it CANT go on.
Keep it up CT! ✌️
CT is the man. I just love how he speaks his mind.
CT is one of those guys who just gets it! If the gym on base was still open I'd be on my way to lift again.
"Flex your biceps"..CT about that life
Much respect! 2 months ago I started training 6x a week (training every body part 3x a week) and I have seen more gains than I have in the last 5 yrs!!
Overtraining = Overganing
FACTS
yes
Jake Osborne nice one son
You can over train as in you train so hard tbat you wont be functional for the rest of the day
Jake Osborne thats impossible
I only listen to the best... y'all don't know what it takes to be the best. CT you the man family, fuck these haters!!!!
FUCK YEAH CT YOU THE MAN
I love CT but ask any UFC fighter who has gone through a 3 month training camp while doing 3 hour workouts 3 times a day if overtraining exists. Of course it does. If CT fletcher did a training camp like any top UFC fighter his muscles and heart would give out. He may not overtrain lifting weights but if he started jogging 10 miles a day for the next 3 weeks you best believe his calves would be overtrained. I'm just respectfully disagreeing, I'm all for going hard and pushing myself. I just don't believe people need to be injuring themselves.
***** True, I agree with that statement. I just think it can harmful because I think people are missing the main point as you said. I think people see CT Fletcher and how hard he works but don't realize that it took his body decades to be able to handle that kind of abuse. Then these new people to fitness and bodybuilding get ahead of themselves and tear something because their bodies can't handle what CT's can.
HE IS A FUCKING ROID HEAD HOW CAN YOU RESPECT THAT
Ash Barnes , lol you and your 1 subscriber.. is that your mummy
I love how the natural sound of the gym permeates throught the entirety of the video mixed with the passionate swearing is just a new kind of raw.
I never claim to be the biggest or the strongest or the fastest or any of that, but I do know a thing or two about overtraining. CT mentions triathletes, I have completed an 140.6 Ironman Triathlon and know for a fact that over training is myth. I trained my ass off every single day 80 mile bike rides, 15 mile run, miles and miles of swimming, sometimes two and three a day workouts and lifting. It is completely individual to what you condition your body to be able to do, you just have to want it, to have the will power, and to stop complaining because it hurts or you can't do it.
CT Fletcher's workout explanation isnt overtraining, its just another approach to building muscle. However overtraining is real. I can workout all day and all will be fine. But if you don't give your muscles time to rest that can be considered overtraining. A time ago I would do chest workout every day. Well there came a point whereas I couldnt lift something that was consider warm up weights to me. My body need rest and that is what is considered overtraining
"overtraining" is needed . Look at fighters of any combat sport .. two, three,four sessions are needed. Need to hear this
Thank you ,
Ct Fletcher
I would say don't overtrain in the beginning until you are a veteran. It takes NINE months for ligaments to heal, and get to near maximum strength.
Here I am, reading UA-cam comments. What the fuck am I doing with my life?
Killing your brain cells
For 8 weeks straight, this was my schedule.
6am-7am - Lift Weights.
7:30am-5:30pm - Hard Labor (Shovel)
6:30-7:30 - Boxing
7:30-9:00 - Wrestling
I can tell you from personal experience that the concept of "over training" completely exists, body builders don't work nearly as hard as athletes, especially while using HGH or Steroids. Over-Training in its self works, i work harder than all my opponents and people say "you train too much" they're dumb.
My concept of over training is when you don't get enough sleep, healthy nutritious food, and exercise simply too much.
From that schedule these are the symptoms I received by week 5 and continued till after week 8.
Swollen Lymph Nodes
Elevated Liver Enzymes (Blood Test)
General Constant Soreness
Complete Chronic Fatigue
Fatigue When Not Training
Trouble Breathing (Rapid Heart Rate)
Train Hard..Over-Train... But Train Smart
Collin J bodybuildsrs don't train hard... OK mate
Bs , over training been working for me sooo over training is bs
Collin J bullshit
315 under trained people disliked this
I "over train" almost every time I step foot in the gym. My chest routine is up to 500 reps. I started training about this time last year (after a 5 year break from my early 20's)... I have excelled, past many others who had started back before me.
thats awesome man, i too used to buy into the overtraining myth, since ive been going to failure every time every set ive blown past all the guys who were once ahead of me, i powerlift, i remember when i was only hitting a 225 bench for 1 rep and all these guys hitting a 1rm of 315 or 335 would tell me only do 12 sets per workout blah blah blah, when i stopped listening and started going all out now they are still hitting 315 and 335 2 years later and i recently got a 405 1rm. so they can suck it with the overtraining BS.
I honestly don't get that myth either. Look at people who are in the top condition and top skill set in their respectable sport, such as Olympic athletes, MMA. They spend their whole damn day training. Isn't that "
over training?"
BNASTYLW BOOM!!!
I know that, buddy.
A few days rest after 500 rep workout? You kidding? You won't be getting any results working out once every few days.
I'm in the gym 5 days a week. I train 2-3 hours per night. I "over train."
You are telling me things I already know dude. Just about everybody knows that you can't train with bodybuilding principles, on the same body part over and over, This whole over-training theory has various applications. And we are talking about 2 different applications.
You are talking about something totally different... I was referring to the fact that I train 5-6 days/week and 2-3 hours per day and the body part I am working on, on any particular day is trained at extremely high volume. Many would say this is over training. Many people say that you shouldn't do any more than 1 and a half hours of training on the same muscle, some believe you need to stay under 500 reps for best results. THIS IS WHAT I AM ARGUING AGAINST. Now that I have clarified, does it make more sense, ass wipe?
I got sarcoidosis from over training.
An auto immune system which resulted in growths throughout my lungs and brain, calcium to leach from my bones, constant pissing because it was trying to get rid of the calcium resulting in severe dehydration and thickening of my blood because my body was so overworked that it thought something was wrong so my auto immune system went into overdrive.
Overtraining is real.
I'm a natural athlete and I completely agree with CT there was a point where I would work out at my gym 2 times a day 5 days a week and also do boxing wrestling and jui jitsu. And never once did I feel "overtrained" in my opinion "overtraining" is a state of mind rather than something physical.
To sum it up 5:57
I started listening to CT's advice and working out just like he says he does, and within 2 months my arms grew a whole fucking inch. Listen to this man! All he can do is help you!
Tom Platz also admitted to taking steroids. If you take drugs, then yes - you pretty much can't overtrain. But if you are completely natural, it is possible to train too much and not to allow your muscles to recover.
And I think a big communication error here is that lots of people use the word "overtraining" to mean two different things. Most athletic trainers and physical therapists like Jeff Cavaliere simply use the word to refer to those who do not give their muscles time to recover from workouts. However, on UA-cam the word is thrown around, especially by Mike Rashid, to refer to pushing yourself beyond what you normally are capable of in the gym. The latter is essential to grow, while the former is detrimental.
Greatest comment, plus I should add that CT is a natural born talented strongman: the way he does things with his body does not correlate with everybody else, it is not a rule.
when on the juice... overtraining is impossible... your body recovers so fast and protien synthesis is so heightened....u can lift heavy 7 days a week
this is the most intelligent and sharp comment i've ever read on overtraining. if you are on roids there's no fuckin'way to overtrain your body. if you are a natural bodybuilder recovery is crucial. one of the best lifter ever, mike mentzer, studied how a "natural" lifter should train. lots of lab studies demonstrates that if you don't let your muscle recovery it simply wont grow. anyway, there's no question about the fact that if you are on the juice, as CT, you'll NEVER overtrain. No matter what.
MetalSir PS: ask to the natural Mr America John Heart how many hours he trains per week. You'll get a big surprise. You can find him on twitter, FB and so on. And he replies to EVERY question. Simply ask to him.
If you want to train more then yes it is possible, but you need to adapt to it that is at least if you got your life straight.
A lot of people got a high amount of stress even if they don't know it.
Must finish this, that or I fail and can't get a job.
Must stay impress at mine job, long workhours, good nutrition is getting ditched, Low Salary, wife, kids.
Unless your stress is under controle you won't be able to go the gym 7 days á week.
It's the stress that tear most people down not the workout training.
MetalSir it's intelligent to you because it gives you an excuse to say you can't do it.
Pope Platinum You don't need dope to lift heavy 7 days a week. Just drive, not excuses.
This video is truly the reason why I like CT Fletcher.
I think people are confused as to what CT Fletcher is defining as overtraining.
If I understand correctly, his definition of overtraining is going above and beyond what YOU think you can do whether it is pumping iron/cardio/etc. He's actually right - in basic training, I did a lot of shit I never thought I could do. For example, I was able to run 2 miles, but never thought I could run 6 miles in the morning at a fast pace which to me, was overtraining.
I agree with you there is no such thing as over training. like you I train arms every day. I squat twice to three times a week. Look at sprinters or as you say gymnasts exercising every day. This is why these people are bon bon eating people and would not step foot in the gym. They accuse you of using steroids. You have nothing else to prove to anyone. To hell with these people CT
Overtraining exists if you aren't eating enough. If you eat more than enough to get those gains, it doesn't exist. And damn, sprinters and gymnasts eat a helluva lot.
i've overtrained a couple of times, the trainer noticed me and told me to stop my exercise and go home.. i told him i don't feel tired and that i'm fresh, felt like a warm up, he said still go home and rest and never overtrain
after i watched your video overtraining chest day with mike, i gave it a try yesterday with my friend , i did 10 set of 135, last set 115 to failure, (i usually do 5 set 135) it was fking intense i puke after .. right now even my chest hurt like hell and i dont think i can do chest again in a few days but i love this feeling it makes me feel i worked my ass off , CT you inspired me thank you !
I'm a huge fan of Tom Platz and I've never heard of him squatting for 3-4 hours at a time. Could be true, but could be false too. I HAVE heard that he once squatted for 10 minutes straight and that he'd rest 5-10 minutes between sets of 30-50 reps. Tom trained his legs once a month. He tried working out with Arnold, who did full-body workouts for six days straight and rested one day, but found that his legs actually were getting smaller from that. Instead, he opted for much longer intervals between his leg workouts. These are all paraphrased from the man himself, by the way.
Everyone's body is different and functions differently. In nearly all cases, the people who say there's no such thing as overtraining are enhanced lifters and the people who say there is such a thing are natural lifters. It all depends on how your muscles work and how much taxation they can handle.
I'm sure he didn't mean squatting for 3 to 4 hours dude. He meant doing squat workouts for 3 to 4 hours.
manansis86 I know
Damn I love CT! I'd run threw a burning building for this guy!!! 💪 💪 💪
I used to belive in overtraining, but like CT says, I was making excuses to not go to the gym as much. I was in a rut for years, but now I "overtrain" regularly and have put 1/2 inch on my arms in just a few weeks. Thanks for the truth Mr. Fletcher.
He says overtraining is individualized. Therefore, overtraining does in fact exist.
yea to the weak minded!
true
*****
Ferrow you are HOT :D
yea but 99% of ppl will never get there so yea ur right over taining exists for 1% of the population.... idiot!
***** Not everyone is an internet smartass like you either
Mr. Fletcher, you have inspired me to do better. To try to be the best I can be. You have helped me to be more confident in myself and pushed me to push myself past my limits. Thank you sir. I wish to someday to meet you in person, shake your hand, and say thank you.
CT Fletcher, Sir I must say that you are straight dope. Thank you sir!!
When you get down to the science of it, what determines whether you are over-training or not is your goal. Working the same muscle group everyday doing sets upon sets and reps upon reps is not the best way to put on size, but your endurance will be impeccable. That's why in boot camp and basic training, you run, ruck march, do pull ups, sit ups, and push ups til you puke everyday. Muscle, cardiovascular, and mental endurance are forged by "Overtraining". Muscle strength is created by always trying to go heavier than you did the day before. Some may call that "Overtraining". I call it going to the gym. If you want big muscles, you workout at 70-80% of your rep max and do 8-12 reps. So if you want to satisfy your ego, go do that. But at the end of the day, I'll be stronger and be able to go longer because I'm an "Overtraining" muthafucka!
Gospel right here!!! CT the Man!!! thank you for saying that, limits are what we believe and what we must be brave enough to overcome
That Hodge Twins Shot Tho lol
6 days a week 4 - 5 hours a day, gained 6lbs of muscle in a month. Triceps are really coming along now, pulling is so much easier now.
+Syndicaterz How do you find the energy? I train 1 hour 30 mins a day, 7 days a week. Very tiring
You workout arms back to back days ? I'm thinking about doing this
nice results man💪🏾
6lbs of muscle in a month, lool funny... unless you're taking gear
I LOVE THIS MAN !!! THATS THE RIGHT ATTITUDE FOR ACHIEVING !!!! THUMBS UP FOR CT !!!
Hello CT Fletcher I have been following your program for a while now. I don't believe in over training. I train my grip many times a day. I have uploaded a video on UA-cam called the Silverback close 400 pound Iron Woody Bone Crusher gripper. next in my sights is the CoC number four gripper. Then I go back to train for closing the Iron Woody 500 pound gripper.
your a great mentor. I'm 50 years old. In the last two years I've had 1 stroke and 5 heart attacks. I've lost 60 pounds and my heart is healed. I have neuropathy in my legs and am using crutches. I say every day it's still your mother fucking set.
+edhollis3 lol dummy
Well said C T !!!
so i have been working out for about 3-5 hours every day and many people say i have been "over training" but in 5 months i have gained 65 pounds. Some would say thats impossible but thats my bragging rights. I nearly tripled my calorie and protein intake. If you try to push ur self past "normal expectations" you will be amazed of what ur body can accomplish. my maxes in bench, squat, power clean, and dead lift have doubled. I cant thank CT enough for the wisdom. (All natural too)
Overtraining is perfectly fine if you're on steroids. Then overtraining doesn't exist.
uhhh no man, just because someone is huge doesn't mean there on steriods. if u even had the slightest bit of knowledge on fitness you would know that steriods only increases testosterone levels by 18% which means they still have to do alot of work. and me, I know there is no such thing as Overtraining I got 17 inch arms in a year I went to the gym and gave every ounce of effort and discipline I had every single workout and pushed myself farther then I have ever been pushed. I EARND it! and so did the people who are fit today, who have 22 inch arms like CT Fletcher. So people like you Who see a fit person and say ROIDS needs to shut the hell up!! people like you don't know but it is a real insult to people who train and work hard to get the physique they want.
Braden Smith There is approximately a 0% chance that CT Fletcher is natural.
Panayiotis Steele lol, ct is naturel.. a few days ago he took a blood test and poated it on his instragram.. he is natty
asem mansour lmao dude if you think Fletcher is natty you are so delusional
You dont need roids to get some 22 inch Nicholas Genaris
My question for CT Fletcher is why were natural bodybuilders like Leroy Colbert and Steve Reeves whom both really believe over training is detrimental, but they looked far better than CT has ever. They were far superior in overall muscle growth, and they were very strong as well.
I'm a huge Tom Platz fan, but he is not a good example. He has admitted to having used steroids during his bodybuilding career. The steroids allowed him to push his body far more than he could have naturally. You didn't stop to think about that, because you aren't natural either. You have bragged multiple times about training arms everyday, and you wouldn't get results that way naturally. Only enhanced athletes can do this.
Lastly, if you are a fan of Tom Platz, why do you only quarter squat and teach quarter squatting? Tom Platz was all about full range of motion on squats, and he rarely ever did half squats. He usually always made sure his hamstrings touched his calves at the bottom. That's a full squat, and that's the main reason his leg development was so far ahead of everyone of the time.
Wow, that was creative. Sure makes you sound hard too.
My question is if natural bodybuilders are not doubting CT, then how can you? I mean you gotta admit only a bodybuilder can question/judge another bodybuilder. The rest of us, should just watch in awe
The second CT talks about basic training I was like HELL YEAH.The best damn shape I ever was in was at Marine Corps boot camp! Exactly what CT said, you are FORCED to train and PUSH YOURSELF to HUGE limits! CT is the best!
ANYONE who thinks OVERTRAINING exists...need to watch MUHAMMAD ALI workout...HE ONLY STARTED COUNTING HIS REPS WHEN IT STARTIN HURTIN!
Seriously! That man was a machine he would run to the gym workout for 8 hours then run home every day. He wasn't worried about no damn overtraining
Danish Wazir did you get that from watching arnold videos? so if I still dont count my reps when it starts hurting, im a real badass? your statement just sounds idiotic
Danish Wazir You cant make strength gains if you train til failure.
If my legs aren't falling off from doing squats and im not sore for 5 days after doing them, Then i ain't getting no where with them, The more i do the more muscle and strength i gain from that shit
U right bro ! :)
Right on! Most people doing the "basic" routines are undertraining. They are essentially getting a pump. They think they have a hard workout because they get DOMS. DOMS is just a build up of lactate, it doesn't mean you have actually torn muscle fibers and forced it to grow.
@@jasonbiggs7602 If DOMS is just a build up of lactate, than how comes that DOMS is most intense around 48 hours after the exercise, when lactate levels are stable again? What about neutrophils, macrophages?
so true as a college wrestler bodys adapt quickly after 2-3 months of hard work, what i thought was overtraning i could do easily twice a day for my workout days
Well I'll be 57 at my next bodybuilding competition and love going in bouts of lots of reps for a while then backing off...!!
My man! Definitely an inspiration you and CT! Best of luck on your competition👍🏼
Hoah!!! Us Army
To be honest I’ve always felt this way , I have pushed myself to far in the past but that rarely happens , no pain no gain
you can overtrain masturbation
Đuro Razbojnik Hahahahahaha
impossible for these trolls
+prototype9000 Personal experience?
prototype9000
mate i swear when i was younger I bashed my pipe so much the foreskin swelled up . Honestly my dick looked like a damn swing ball, it had me worried for a while. Legit. Shit went back to normal after like 2 weeks but i genuinely thought my pipe was fucked up permanently.
As far as growing, my body responds to a prison style program,,for me I would call it military style. Example: I was at a military course, WLC..We had a break from class every hour. Every hour, while everyone else was smoking and joking, me and 4 other dudes would do 10 strict pullups, 25 pushups, 10 chinups, 25 situps, 5 pullups, 10 diamond pushups,25 situps. Superset, one after the other, non stop. Every hour we did this from 6AM, till 10pm. Some breaks we would substitute calf raises, body squats, and lunges. We called them "on the hours". We grew like crazy. I focus more on a West Side method for now. But we overtrained by many peoples standard. Yet it worked better than anything. We would also hit the gym here and there.
Army Strong!
At comm school in the marines I did pull ups during every break from class, got my Max up to 28 no kipping over hand pull ups! Totally agree
One of the best days for me was the day I cam across a CT, Mike and Big Rob video working out, ever since I have never gone back to traditional training. Continue to do what you guys do and let the haters talk. They get small while you get crack side walks.
Watching this so I could have an excuse to skip my rest day
"Overtraining my ass" End of the video. Hahahaha
CT is right, adapt and overcome, you can push yourself to limits you never thought possible
Overtraining is real and Dorian Yates admitted himself. Your body will build up the fibers when you crush it. But when you crush your fibers and even work more with crushed fibers you will probably get no results, since the goal is to damage fibers and the recover them. If you train for hours you might start to break down muscle tissue and it will by time lead you to the state where you stop building muscle, feel very tired. If you are gym guy you must know the feeling when you get to gym and you cant workout because you are tired. Thats sighn of overtraining, because your body doesnt get the time to recover. Your goal in the gym should not be raping the muscle. Your goal must be to give it a reason to grow.
Let's see your muscle! What have you done?
heres another person thats talking shit about it and still hasnt tried it. lazy.
Exactly
Hippie.
"Over training my ass"
The question is are you gonna listen to "experts" who are mostly just average people with huge mouths who try to tell the real bodybuilders what they're doing wrong? Or are you going to listen the the real bodybuilders (aka CT and many like him) who have actually done the work, gotten incredible results, and know what they are talking about?? Seems pretty simple to me.
CT is the man. I have been doing bench for eight years. Flat, Smith, Decline, Incline, Smith Incline. Always the same routine. Always intense. Always maxing out. Low reps. Only take whey protein, creatinine. Max bench is 290 at 160. Im 60 years old.
" Overtaining my A$$" lol good conclusion
How can you argue with a guy that looks like CT?
ct can talk about walking in the park and he make it into a motivational speech, real heart behind those words man.
The whole over-training phenomenon is some BS put out by two-bit entry level trainers across America to cater to their lazy, out-of-shape fitness beginners. For one of two reasons, either to ease them into the workout b/c they are beginners or to placate to their weak, lazy excuses to take the easy way out.
In reality overtraining can be a problem, but it is not an extra day or two or week of extra rest won't solve.
I dont believe in overtraining. If you never go past what you think your limits are, how are you suppose to gets stronger? Not physically, but mentally. Never forget, lifting is 80% mental fortitude, 20% physical. If you don't feel it, you'll never accomplish it.
What a legend. The man makes sense. He's done it. No debate. ty CT!
Jesus christ ...
of course overtraining exists and have u been lifting for a couple of years seriously and without using PED`s you know
there's no doubt this guy is on roids (and I hate roids) but that doesn't take away from the fact that he works his ass off in the gym
CT has an open challenge to anyone that wants to substantiate that claim, take him up on it if you're sure.
He hard hard transplant he can't be in roids dummy
^ oh youtube you never cease to amaze me with the stupidity of the people on it
Nicholas Genaris ya from you dipshit not him you think his heart can take roids ? He had emergency open heart sergery and he's touchin his 55-60 years of age... There is no way his body can't take the abuse of steroids... He is natural that's hard ass work..
He use to compete in Power lifting meets that made sure he was natural. He's 100% natural. If that's you in your profile picture then you've clearly never lifted a day in your life and don't know what you're talking about.
And there you have it folks. No such a thing as overtraining.
You've taken all the drugs, that's what you've done. That's why your opinion on this doesn't mean shit.
lylemcd but overtraining is working for me.. 😂you bs
4:55 What gives you the right Fletcher. SO you won many titles... so what? Does that change scientific facts? No. Just because you've accomplished a lot does not mean you are correct with you're training. A man could have a PhD in mathematics and claim that 4 plus 4 is 56. He's wrong. Just because he's achieved more than most have achieve doesn't mean what he says is correct. Accomplishing really difficult goals does not prove somebody right or wrong.
Haha ask Rich Froning aka "the fittest man on earth" 3 times in a row about overtraining... he works out 7 days a week from 2 to 4 times everyday. Take that up your ass scientific bullshit lazy fucks.
Science changes that is what makes it science! if a man with a PhD in Mathematics can prove 4 plus 4 is 56 then guess what.... Science now agrees with him. He is right until proven wrong.
I think that's not a good analogy for the subject discussed. Nevertheless, the "overtraining" studies are missunderstood. There is a decay in performance after prolonged periods (days, months) of muscular work, but it's also proven that the body can completely adapt to those work loads increasing the athlete's capacity beyond "normal" measurments, that is how people becomes the best, because no one else has adapted the body in the way they have.
CT is trying to make some money off of gullible suburban kids. I'm sure he doesn't really believe the bullshit he says. Any athlete knows that overtraining is real.
Respect. I know a few older guys down at my gym that can still embarrass me at times. Doesn't bother me, just hope I can still be throwing that much weight around when I"m older.
..... Hodgetwins ...
Yes, Ct, but Tom Platz, with all the respect, was roided up as hell..
And he himself said he started growing when pulling back to 3-4 days a week
Has everyone forgotten that lots of people work jobs that involve intense manual labour and heavy lifting all day every day for 10 plus hours. I am one of those people. What about railroad workers 100 years ago that swung 20 pound sledge hammers pounding spikes for 12 hours a day, EVERYDAY. These men were known for having incredible strength and stamina. Try to tell a roughneck on a drilling rig, a lumberjack, a concrete worker, an iron worker or a mover that they are over training and have to take the day off. Guess what happens when you over train? Your body adapts and you become stronger.
"cough" plateau "cough" ..plateau ....sorry..i break out in what happens when you over work a muscle and your body learns the workout
This is the worst kind of advice to give, overtraining is overtraining period, if you do your arms 10 times a day it aint going to grow any bigger, the amount of bs you get on youtube, the only piece of advice that should be given is what drugs, you take, where do you stick them in, etc
no that is completely false. And what CT Fletcher and Mike Rashid are advocating for is not what you are referring to as overtraining. They are referring to pushing your body beyond previous limits. That is the only way to grow stronger and get bigger. You can't keep doing what you know you can already do to get better. You have to go above and beyond that. Thats what he is calling overtraining. He isn't telling you to do arms every day. He said he did that himself and if thats all your'e taking from the video you didn't pay attention
Yes when you work the same muscles every single day then yes, That is way too much, But when you train each muscle part once or twice a week, You have to go as hard as you can until the point you can't go no more.
What he means is people use overtraining as an excuse for not working harder then normal. if you want results and don't want to be "average" or "normal" then go for that extra rep, push your self.
***** In the words of CT... "What Have You Done?" Where is the proof that your ideas work. CT has obviously shown his method works for him and various other clients that appear in his videos. Yeah, I could stand here and spout out my college education, I took these courses and that certification, but what self respecting person is going to train with someone who cannot produce results in themselves? Physiologically, Training for a marathon is considered overtraining, Olympic sprinters spend 3 or more hours 2 times a day doing sprint workouts and lifting in the gym, Powerlifters spend 3+ hours a day lifting up to 2 or 1 rep maxes... "Overtraining" is a theory that has not been proven because so many people are able to exceed "overtraining" limits. There is so much information being developed on a daily basis by real experts... how can you or I expect to come on youtube and say we know more than anyone? Maybe when you've won a few world titles or have a 100% success rate with 1000+ clients, We can take your word as is. In the mean time, don't demean others successful ideas just because you don't agree.
***** In your own words "Stop acting like you know anything just because you watched a youtube video" If you actually read my response you would have understood what I was trying to say, but you didn't catch my drift. So stay bitter and angry while I shall no longer give a fuck.
legendary message! when you have reached the outer limits of the physical body, those who are not willed enough attempt to reel you back into there constricted reality.
I agree basic training was the best shape I was ever in during my 15 yr career and guess what all we did in basic training was over train....I am back to over training
Well said CT. Not a lot of people could have responded with such composure.
Most machine of the world. luv from magna germania my brother.
hier jetzt aber mal ruhe hier. WAAAAS?
One of the greatest speech ever done.
CT, excellent video, what you said was 100% correct, thank you - Rich Frisk
i believe ct is right about what he says, your muscles grow because they adapt to the load you put on your muscles, meaning eventually you will adapt to greater loads and are able to go longer and harder, beating on your craft is what achieves perfection, in my opinion his arms are proof that "over tarining" works
Hey CT, my name is yoel I am a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps being following your videos for a while now being overtraining (normal) and seing some changes. Always spreading your philosophy out here with the Marines getting them pump will love to wears some of your shirts to represent. COMMANDING SHIT TO GROW