This is BY FAR the most crisp gym video I have ever seen. I've been busting my ass on youtube watching all these big youtubers since last 5 years. But this right here has literally everything you would need. The video is also super clean and aesthetics are on point. This is THE VIDEO. Criminally underrated but the gym community will see this and you'll get what you deserve it's coming your way. Kudos! Well done and thank you!
Thanks a lot! really! this is super motivating and will only keep me pushing more content! tbh with you im not really doing this for money, I make enough from my career. Im doing this just to help people and get comments like this and know that I helped someone out there!
@@moadly Fantastic! That's what sets you apart from everyone. Its crazy what you can achieve when you just show up TO GIVE! Without any ulterior motive behind it.
Totally agree to this. I'm and licensed physiotherapist and has also been working out for 7+ years. This video is what every beginner-intermediate gym rat needs to see. Shared this to my friends (even though this information wasn't new to us due to our education and addiction to the gym) just because the video was so well done.
@@moadly Precisely my impression! One comment - the video is from the perspective of an advanced gym-goer to another advanced gym-goer. When you've just arrived at the gym for the first time, you may not know how to perform exercises correctly or how to organize them into supersets. Therefore, I would suggest adding information and links to other videos that explain these concepts. This way, you can enhance the overall quality of the video and provide more guidance to beginners. Regardless, one of the best videos. Perfect for former athlete that got to much into family life. They already know the basics, but don't know how little work it takes to achieve results :)
The YT gym community is full of guys that literally own gyms and strength compete. That's not at all my life. I work full-time and have a family. We need a practical program like Mo describes.
I go to the gym 3 times a week, friday, saturday and sunday. My school ends at 4.30pm on fridays. [45 minute workouts each - make sure to not use your phones unless you wanna drag it to 2 hours] Fridays - chest, shoulders and triceps 1. Bench press - 12-15 reps 3 sets 2. Incline dumbell press - 12-15 reps 3 sets 3. Pec Fly - 12-15 reps 3 sets 4. Shoulder press - 12-15 reps 3 sets 5. Lateral raises - 12-15 reps 3 sets 6. Rope tricep pulldowns - 12-15 reps 3 sets 7. Rope cable extension - 12-15 reps 3 sets Saturdays - Legs (Make sure to drink water as much as possible) 1. Leg press - 12-15 reps 3 sets 2. Seated leg curl (hamstrings) - 12-15 reps 3 sets 3. Squats - 12-15reps 3 sets 4. Quad extension (quads) - 12-15 reps 3 sets 5. Calf raises - 12-15 reps 3 sets 6. Run 1km at your own pace on a treadmill. Sundays - Back and biceps 1. Lat pulldown - 12-15 reps 3 sets 2. Seated lat row - 12-15 reps 3 sets 3. Barbell row - 12-15 reps 3 sets 4. Rear delt fly - 12-15 reps 3 sets 5. Chest supported dumbell row - 12-15 reps 3 sets 6. Dumbell curls - both arms face outwards and curl both together, once failure, curl one at a time and soupanate until failure. 3 sets. 12reps. 7. Hammer curls - 12-15 reps 3 sets Ive been doing this for 8 months now and it became a routine already, not missing a single workout unless I am ill. However I am still struggling with my diet because I am eating whatever my mom cooks. I am seeing major progress in my physique so might as well share to others. (Im kind of lucky because my gym is just opposite my house)
some questions: how many warm up sets per workout ? how much rest between sets ? how much time in the gym including warmp up and cool down ? from tijuana mex
The part about having seen people who have been working out for years and still look more or less the same hit so close to home. Always lied to myself about it being part and parcel of being a natty, but I realised I haven’t been keeping track of anything since years ago when I was still new. Thanks for the wake up call, excellent quality video. Your calm demeanour while relaying great hard facts really reminds me of Jeff Nippard
Relationship between Intensity and Volume make me realized this. You can train Hard or you can train long but resistance training is highly intensive so you must limit the amount of volume. Doing more volume to gain more is not the way.
Exactly! you still need the volume but if its junk volume it wont make a difference if you train 2 hours a day, if you add in intensity you can do less volume and more effective volume at that!
For nearly 3 years I've done 15 minutes of resistance training 5-6 times per week (compound & full body resistance movements). In this time I've gained 30lbs (doubling my food intake since I also do around 6 hours of moderate intensity sports weekly) and maintained abs the entire time. I've been working out with my mom for 1.5 years as well (doing 15-20 minutes, 4 times per week) and now she can do over a dozen push-ups at 53 years old and deadlift 75kg (at a bodyweight of 56kg). Anyone can gain strength regardless of age even using very short workouts if they're beginners as long as they progressively overload their muscles.
@PNorm Depends on how it's set up. I'd say either supersets, or EMOM style. I do something similar when I'm time poor day to day (long work hours), but can keep a high frequency of 6-7 days per week. Having a home gym makes this much easier, compared to having to travel to/from a commercial gym.
@deagonballmaster8789 If you use heavy enough weights and keep the intensity high with no rest (cycling body parts), 20 minutes is more than enough even for a more advanced gym goer. 7 days a week means the sheer volume adds up so you don't have to max out in reps and sets on any given day.
Apart from the sound advice and good presentation, I love the fact that you end the video with a videogame as a side hobby, breaking the stereotype of the bodybuilder who's wholly consumed by working out and watching their physique. Everything fits in a weekly schedule with careful planning! Looking forward to your next video.
I am older now and raised in the “no pain, no gain” era. I argue your comment regarding the “truth” behind it. I offer to consider what “pain” means especially that pain is in your brain. I now differentiate it by thinking “burn” as opposed to “pain”. My tolerance for pain coupled with strong self-determination put me at risk of injury and consider the dismissing effect of training with injured muscle, joints, tendons, etc. Also, I agree, and it is more effective, that you slow it down to maximize “burn” time throughout the entire rep. Going to failure, or near failure is a point that you are not controlling the muscles you are focusing on and therefore inefficient as you recruit other unintended muscles.
Shocked to see such low sub count for your channel. I believe its very underrated . The insights youhave provided and the production value is on par with anyother channels who have been in youtube since many years. I really hope this channel grows and keep providing such valuable content. Much respect 🙌🏻🤝
You're the first Fitness video who mentioned the Martin Berkhan article which I've read from 6+ years ago, and I'm so glad you did, it's one of the best reads! Great video Mo, I hope this video blows up!
I am amazed you're not at a high subscriber count yet. THANK YOU for this, and keep going! You've got a great delivery and style. Looking forward to more!!
Great video! I swear I have gained more muscle going down a 3 day a week full body routine than I ever did when I was going 5/6 days a week with body part splits. It was mainly out of necessity when my partner and I had our first kid, but now I love the benefits I get from it. I think people really underestimate the importance of rest time for your body to recuperate, especially as a natural lifter. You feel like just basic and compound movements won’t be enough, but you just have to work hard and the gains will come. Great video and great physique dude!
6:11 I call that "circuits sets" I do 5 rounds of 4 exercises.. often 2 push and 2 pull in a specific area. Due to being a more advanced lifter I can do stuff like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Shoulder and arm routine. You do 2 shoulder pulling exercises and 2 that push in one super set of 4.. 4 rounds and the entire shoulder is sore and shaking... love it! Same on Tricep and Bicep. Add Forearms to 1 tricep and 1 bicep and 1 abdominal set in the circuit and blitz through those 4 x 4 times. I aim for 35-40 sets per hour if not at max effort. The "auxiliary sets" are anything that isn't a super heavy squat, deadlift, or bench press. Squats can be done as part of leg circuits, but keep the weight to under 70% of your max with 2 warmup sets before the start of the circuit...and make sure to be stretched out and rep 10-15 reps per set in the circuit for that one. Hamstring injury and quad tightness is a major concern in the squats. My Drop sets for Bench are 320 x 10; 225 x 20; 135 x failure. It's a great way to get your chest's attention. It's massively tough. A way to do a "sort of " drop set on squats is to do Olympic or "knees together" squat variation. That's at low weight and focuses knee strength and flexibility. Also "constant tension" squat is something I used to improve. You go down, then 3/4 of way up to before lockout, and go back down to depth without pause. Do a set of 6 on those and see how the legs feel..
Sprinting can replace a bunch of cardio. Boost those myokines. Also, dont need tons of sets if doing top insensity sets and slow reps, no momentum used. High intensity training is most efficient. Too much volume will wear body down.
Ive been doing a full body routine 3 days a week. It takes me about 1.5 hours because I like to take my time and have quality rest in between sets. I also mountain bike or ride my bmx bike 2 days a week for cardio. That seems to be the sweet spot for me. My workout is as follows (3 sets of each): Pushups to failure then superset to bulgarian split squats with dumbells. Pull Ups to failure then super set to Super Mans till failure. Dumbell Shoulder Press then super set to Dips till failure Ab Routine that supersets from leg raises, crunches, obliques with dumbells and I throw in calf raises. I have a neck routine I found through Gabriel Varga that works the front, side and back of the neck. I do that on my off days.
Great video! However, I would not skip the warm up. I suggest doing 10 min. warm up. Rowing machine or incline walking at increasing intensity. That way you will reap the benefit of the combined effect of cardio and strength training while leaving plenty of glycogen for the strength training, you will perform better when strength training as oxygen and glycogen have been transported to the muscles, the cardio will not compromise hypertrophy as it is so short in duration and you will not have to spend time on a cardio session during the week.
Very sensible Mo. I also work from home computer job and I have 3 kids. I cannot be in the gym 2hours 5days per week. Impossible unless I never sleep and we know how important is sleep and recovery.
warm up 2-5 mins. 30 sec on, 30 off, 5-10 rounds, minute and half break to put away and set up next exercise. Repeat 2-4 times (add a round, rep, or load next time until you get too close to failure in say 4-6 weeks, deload, start again). 2-5 minute cooldown.
Great video bro, short, direct to the point, heavily science based and with flawless editing, congratulations! You've just earned one more subscriber. Greetings from Brazil!
i been training for some time last two years at home I have progressed quite a bit still way to go. I have found this video to be a great beneficial and yes keeping some type of log of progress is very needed to see where your muscle volume is high or low etc.thank you for this video
Awesome video with evidence based practice. I do this as a nurse practitioner and I appreciate your approach to fitness. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing!
Maybe the best video on working out I've ever seen. Thank you. Not some geared up dude on his sixth cycle of the year saying "Yo I'm full natty bro you just gotta snort creatine bro"
On pull day -> lat pulldown superset with bicep dumbbell curls 3x10. 20sec rest b/w set --------5min rest----- ->Dumbbell bent over row superset with Dumbbell side curl 3x10. 20sec rest b/w set Works best for me 🦾
Worse Superset pairing. 😑 You are fatiguing your biceps which are a link in your Pulling exercises. Better to Superset bicep exercise with triceps work. Superset Chest exercise with Back exercises.
I am a 2hr guy! Compound and 2 body part plus functional or HIIT. Two fold solution: Being jacked and mental relax to keep me from throat punching people! ❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻💪🏻
Rest and nutrition is how our bodies develop through overcompensation. It’s not the numbers we’re counting but the honest effort we put in. So many different ways so many different people.
Mo, all things you said are super important and ofc correct! Supersets! Slowly: 3-4sec each phase (concentric/excentric) ! Don't stop until failure! => success!
Very good video. Informative and not in a too intense, pushy way you normally see in order to fish for likes. Also structured in a easy way for the listener to actually learn and be able to make use of the information. Keep up the good work!
I do 30 minutes of strength training every day at home. Different body parts of course so my legs aren't hurting every day. Some days low rep/high weight and some days high rep/medium weight. I've seen great muscle growth with this. Currently though I'm mostly trying to maintain, but I seem to grow a bit anyways. Personally I don't wanna look massive, just lean and strong :) While working 4-6 hours I do cardio on a bike machine, I got super shredded really fast when I started with this and now I continue it to be able to eat pizza again after a strict diet 😂
As long as you're not doing a hard burn out, you can work each body part every day. Think about it. People run every day. People do cardio, or box, or walk the stairs - every day.
@@bighairyfeetbut those are diff muscle groups right, all the exercises you mentioned are aerobic in nature so it makes sense for you to be able to train long and hard, but anaerobic by its very nature can't be done for too long.
@MayaSlaya think about the P90X videos. They worked out every day for 90ndays with great results. You're not hurting the body at all. I work out every day, different body parts, but I walk every day. Only extreme body builders who lift super heavy to burnout need a muscle recovery.
I recently tried Alpino peanut butter, and now it is my ultimate workout fuel! It is packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, it keeps me satisfied for hours. Plus, it's pure peanut flavor without any guilt. Perfect for staying fit and enjoying every bite, workout sessions with good peanut butter and nutrition are equally important.
Doing upper body together on one day is a great option because every movement works the entire upper body. Pushing movements also work the pulling muscles and vice versa.
i am 51 been training for 38 years, train simple listen to your body. I train split chest triceps, legs delts and back biceps, i don't lift heavy due to past injuries, i try to reach failure and slow my tempo (reps) sometimes i have more energy i will train 5-6 times per week other 3-4, cardio i walk that's it
Really good watch! Love the editing, scientific research, and main points. Really no fluff and super entertaining. Going to implement supersets/dropsets and test out true failure. I love working out, but time constraints force me to become efficient with it 👌👌
people say i do too much but i tell them i only do what my body says i listen to my body not a set amount of time, weight and rep...if my body wants to go to the extreme i will take it there every chance i get with perfect full range of motion and form... thats just the way ive always been.
5 min warm up 1-10-1 pull ups 2-20-2 pushup 3-30-3 squats 1-10-1 prison style 6 count burpees 35-45 min workout back to work. Cardio I do boxing training on opposite days.
I'm an Ectomorph. I play football as a fav sport And naturally my body is thin and lean. *So first Know your Body and type* What I do is ONLY 30mins of weight training. (Alternate days upper body lower body) -Light weight -8 reps -2 sets Long REST TIMES. _Before training 15mins Warmup._ _After training 15mins Yoga,_ _Meditation, Stretching._ Now because it's a commercial gym with 200people the time spent waiting, increases. I am in around 1hr 30mins in the gym. 6days a Week.
True 👍 Took me years to figure that out 😅 I do 15 - 20 minutes bro science, but when I really want to have some fun, meditate, reflect, I do about 45 minutes to 1½ hours.
Great video, subbed! Currently finishing school so I have plenty of time right now. As soon as I start working a 40hr job I’ll have less time to go to the gym and will have to shift back a bit.
I have been working for years on a 42.5hr contract minimum hours per week. Some weeks I work maybe 80-90 hours but i still make time to workout. 3 times a week for 1 hour, full body routine. Anyone who says they can’t get 1 hour every couple of days is making excuses.
@@JonnyD3ath can definitely make time for it. But I’m not sure if my current 6x p/w 1,5 hr long workouts are sustainable for me with a full time job. So might go back to 4x per week
Great advice for somebody who is very busy at work...Supersets, Dropsets and rep/pause Sets work! 💪and I love the last part about muscle maintenance, you dont need to go to the gym 3 times a week, Just once and you can shift your focus on other things or hobbies (like the WarCraft PC game you are playing.🤭(or is that really WarCraft or League of Legends?)😁Bodybuilding is fun and cool, it makes you look good and stronger for "other" things. cheers mate! SUBSCRIBED.👍🔥
Great video! Could you possibly do a video on what the scientific literature says is the optimal workout program (MEV etc.) for hyperthrophy? What program do you run?
That's a great video and I see your ideas about workout are in sync with Mike Mentzer's High Intensity workout principles. Can you please explain in a video that how much Mike's ideas are in sync with the latest scientific research, especially the recovery of muscles portion.
Depends really, 5 days is a lot, it will be hard to be consistent when you are stressed. I would start with 4 days - upper/lower and scale from there. I don't really believe in "ideal", sorry to be pedantic, but the ideal is what works for you really, if you find it fun and you can stick to it long term then its ideal for sure. What matters at the end of the day for any program, is that, its fun for you and helps you reach your goals. But to directly answer your question, yes 5 day ppl and upper/lower is a totally fine program!
i like looking the same!!!! strength has gotten better , but i haven’t lost quickness agility & flexibility (which has gotten better) so it ain’t all about size & strength (JS) 🤷🏾♂️
This is BY FAR the most crisp gym video I have ever seen. I've been busting my ass on youtube watching all these big youtubers since last 5 years. But this right here has literally everything you would need. The video is also super clean and aesthetics are on point. This is THE VIDEO. Criminally underrated but the gym community will see this and you'll get what you deserve it's coming your way. Kudos! Well done and thank you!
Thanks a lot! really! this is super motivating and will only keep me pushing more content! tbh with you im not really doing this for money, I make enough from my career. Im doing this just to help people and get comments like this and know that I helped someone out there!
@@moadly Fantastic! That's what sets you apart from everyone. Its crazy what you can achieve when you just show up TO GIVE! Without any ulterior motive behind it.
Totally agree to this. I'm and licensed physiotherapist and has also been working out for 7+ years. This video is what every beginner-intermediate gym rat needs to see. Shared this to my friends (even though this information wasn't new to us due to our education and addiction to the gym) just because the video was so well done.
@@moadly Precisely my impression! One comment - the video is from the perspective of an advanced gym-goer to another advanced gym-goer. When you've just arrived at the gym for the first time, you may not know how to perform exercises correctly or how to organize them into supersets. Therefore, I would suggest adding information and links to other videos that explain these concepts. This way, you can enhance the overall quality of the video and provide more guidance to beginners. Regardless, one of the best videos. Perfect for former athlete that got to much into family life. They already know the basics, but don't know how little work it takes to achieve results :)
The YT gym community is full of guys that literally own gyms and strength compete. That's not at all my life. I work full-time and have a family. We need a practical program like Mo describes.
I go to the gym 3 times a week, friday, saturday and sunday. My school ends at 4.30pm on fridays. [45 minute workouts each - make sure to not use your phones unless you wanna drag it to 2 hours]
Fridays - chest, shoulders and triceps
1. Bench press - 12-15 reps 3 sets
2. Incline dumbell press - 12-15 reps 3 sets
3. Pec Fly - 12-15 reps 3 sets
4. Shoulder press - 12-15 reps 3 sets
5. Lateral raises - 12-15 reps 3 sets
6. Rope tricep pulldowns - 12-15 reps 3 sets
7. Rope cable extension - 12-15 reps 3 sets
Saturdays - Legs (Make sure to drink water as much as possible)
1. Leg press - 12-15 reps 3 sets
2. Seated leg curl (hamstrings) - 12-15 reps 3 sets
3. Squats - 12-15reps 3 sets
4. Quad extension (quads) - 12-15 reps 3 sets
5. Calf raises - 12-15 reps 3 sets
6. Run 1km at your own pace on a treadmill.
Sundays - Back and biceps
1. Lat pulldown - 12-15 reps 3 sets
2. Seated lat row - 12-15 reps 3 sets
3. Barbell row - 12-15 reps 3 sets
4. Rear delt fly - 12-15 reps 3 sets
5. Chest supported dumbell row - 12-15 reps 3 sets
6. Dumbell curls - both arms face outwards and curl both together, once failure, curl one at a time and soupanate until failure. 3 sets. 12reps.
7. Hammer curls - 12-15 reps 3 sets
Ive been doing this for 8 months now and it became a routine already, not missing a single workout unless I am ill.
However I am still struggling with my diet because I am eating whatever my mom cooks. I am seeing major progress in my physique so might as well share to others.
(Im kind of lucky because my gym is just opposite my house)
some questions: how many warm up sets per workout ? how much rest between sets ? how much time in the gym including warmp up and cool down ? from tijuana mex
The part about having seen people who have been working out for years and still look more or less the same hit so close to home. Always lied to myself about it being part and parcel of being a natty, but I realised I haven’t been keeping track of anything since years ago when I was still new. Thanks for the wake up call, excellent quality video. Your calm demeanour while relaying great hard facts really reminds me of Jeff Nippard
So you are semi naty?😁
Relationship between Intensity and Volume make me realized this. You can train Hard or you can train long but resistance training is highly intensive so you must limit the amount of volume. Doing more volume to gain more is not the way.
Exactly! you still need the volume but if its junk volume it wont make a difference if you train 2 hours a day, if you add in intensity you can do less volume and more effective volume at that!
Solid recommendation from the UA-cam algorithm here. Dude you deserve way more subscribers.
Thank you so much! Im a busy med student... and i needed to hear this... best video!
My brother from a different mother very informative video. You earned my sub.
For nearly 3 years I've done 15 minutes of resistance training 5-6 times per week (compound & full body resistance movements). In this time I've gained 30lbs (doubling my food intake since I also do around 6 hours of moderate intensity sports weekly) and maintained abs the entire time. I've been working out with my mom for 1.5 years as well (doing 15-20 minutes, 4 times per week) and now she can do over a dozen push-ups at 53 years old and deadlift 75kg (at a bodyweight of 56kg). Anyone can gain strength regardless of age even using very short workouts if they're beginners as long as they progressively overload their muscles.
15 mind of resistance training is like 4 sets maximum then?
@PNorm Depends on how it's set up. I'd say either supersets, or EMOM style. I do something similar when I'm time poor day to day (long work hours), but can keep a high frequency of 6-7 days per week. Having a home gym makes this much easier, compared to having to travel to/from a commercial gym.
Bruh after 3 years it should be at least 45 min
@deagonballmaster8789
If you use heavy enough weights and keep the intensity high with no rest (cycling body parts), 20 minutes is more than enough even for a more advanced gym goer. 7 days a week means the sheer volume adds up so you don't have to max out in reps and sets on any given day.
Apart from the sound advice and good presentation, I love the fact that you end the video with a videogame as a side hobby, breaking the stereotype of the bodybuilder who's wholly consumed by working out and watching their physique. Everything fits in a weekly schedule with careful planning! Looking forward to your next video.
I am older now and raised in the “no pain, no gain” era. I argue your comment regarding the “truth” behind it. I offer to consider what “pain” means especially that pain is in your brain. I now differentiate it by thinking “burn” as opposed to “pain”. My tolerance for pain coupled with strong self-determination put me at risk of injury and consider the dismissing effect of training with injured muscle, joints, tendons, etc.
Also, I agree, and it is more effective, that you slow it down to maximize “burn” time throughout the entire rep. Going to failure, or near failure is a point that you are not controlling the muscles you are focusing on and therefore inefficient as you recruit other unintended muscles.
Interesting how this came up on my recommended - good to see youtube helping smaller channels to grow. Keep it up mate!
yea! I really appreciate YT for that tbh! thank you bro! appreciate it :)
Agreed feel the resistance up and down. Mind in the muscle. Learn to love the pain. Pain is the inspiration. Overcome your self!
Shocked to see such low sub count for your channel. I believe its very underrated . The insights youhave provided and the production value is on par with anyother channels who have been in youtube since many years. I really hope this channel grows and keep providing such valuable content. Much respect 🙌🏻🤝
Thank you for the intelligent thoughtful video!
You're the first Fitness video who mentioned the Martin Berkhan article which I've read from 6+ years ago, and I'm so glad you did, it's one of the best reads! Great video Mo, I hope this video blows up!
I am amazed you're not at a high subscriber count yet. THANK YOU for this, and keep going! You've got a great delivery and style. Looking forward to more!!
Thanks a lot! Really appreciate it!! 🙇♂️🙇♂️
Its astonishing how many approaches one can take to build muscles.
You explain everything very good and I just learned alot.
Thank you! Good video
"You can train long or you can train hard but you can't do both" MIKE METZNER
That’s what I was thinking. This video basically covers some of his principles
Hold my Adderall!
So its best to train hard i assume. Even if its for a shorter time cause it would be worse to train long but not hard?
Great video! I swear I have gained more muscle going down a 3 day a week full body routine than I ever did when I was going 5/6 days a week with body part splits. It was mainly out of necessity when my partner and I had our first kid, but now I love the benefits I get from it. I think people really underestimate the importance of rest time for your body to recuperate, especially as a natural lifter. You feel like just basic and compound movements won’t be enough, but you just have to work hard and the gains will come. Great video and great physique dude!
yup mike Mentzer style hit work out 3 a week bamm does it all
@@SAMMYJR00777 Mentzer the GOAT
@@dmshampton yep 100%
6:11 I call that "circuits sets" I do 5 rounds of 4 exercises.. often 2 push and 2 pull in a specific area. Due to being a more advanced lifter I can do stuff like Arnold Schwarzenegger's Shoulder and arm routine. You do 2 shoulder pulling exercises and 2 that push in one super set of 4.. 4 rounds and the entire shoulder is sore and shaking... love it!
Same on Tricep and Bicep. Add Forearms to 1 tricep and 1 bicep and 1 abdominal set in the circuit and blitz through those 4 x 4 times.
I aim for 35-40 sets per hour if not at max effort. The "auxiliary sets" are anything that isn't a super heavy squat, deadlift, or bench press.
Squats can be done as part of leg circuits, but keep the weight to under 70% of your max with 2 warmup sets before the start of the circuit...and make sure to be stretched out and rep 10-15 reps per set in the circuit for that one. Hamstring injury and quad tightness is a major concern in the squats.
My Drop sets for Bench are 320 x 10; 225 x 20; 135 x failure. It's a great way to get your chest's attention. It's massively tough.
A way to do a "sort of " drop set on squats is to do Olympic or "knees together" squat variation. That's at low weight and focuses knee strength and flexibility. Also "constant tension" squat is something I used to improve. You go down, then 3/4 of way up to before lockout, and go back down to depth without pause. Do a set of 6 on those and see how the legs feel..
Sprinting can replace a bunch of cardio. Boost those myokines. Also, dont need tons of sets if doing top insensity sets and slow reps, no momentum used. High intensity training is most efficient. Too much volume will wear body down.
Ive been doing 30-40 minute dumbbell exercises at home 4x a week for 2 months and have been getting great results with muscle gain and some fat loss.
Ive been doing a full body routine 3 days a week. It takes me about 1.5 hours because I like to take my time and have quality rest in between sets. I also mountain bike or ride my bmx bike 2 days a week for cardio. That seems to be the sweet spot for me.
My workout is as follows (3 sets of each):
Pushups to failure then superset to bulgarian split squats with dumbells.
Pull Ups to failure then super set to Super Mans till failure.
Dumbell Shoulder Press then super set to Dips till failure
Ab Routine that supersets from leg raises, crunches, obliques with dumbells and I throw in calf raises.
I have a neck routine I found through Gabriel Varga that works the front, side and back of the neck. I do that on my off days.
Throw in some reverse dumbbell lunges on top of those split squats if you want to really hammer that ass
Great video! However, I would not skip the warm up. I suggest doing 10 min. warm up. Rowing machine or incline walking at increasing intensity. That way you will reap the benefit of the combined effect of cardio and strength training while leaving plenty of glycogen for the strength training, you will perform better when strength training as oxygen and glycogen have been transported to the muscles, the cardio will not compromise hypertrophy as it is so short in duration and you will not have to spend time on a cardio session during the week.
A fitness channel I've never seen before and the first thing you do is start looking into a meta-analysis? Subbed.
Really appreciate it!!
Very sensible Mo. I also work from home computer job and I have 3 kids. I cannot be in the gym 2hours 5days per week. Impossible unless I never sleep and we know how important is sleep and recovery.
warm up 2-5 mins. 30 sec on, 30 off, 5-10 rounds, minute and half break to put away and set up next exercise. Repeat 2-4 times (add a round, rep, or load next time until you get too close to failure in say 4-6 weeks, deload, start again). 2-5 minute cooldown.
I agree with all of this. But recently there has been solid evidence against this type of deload, I will make a video on it
Thank you🙏🏿 thank you🙏🏿 thank you🙏🏿, very good content and information🫶🏿.
A bodybuilder and a developer building body and mind! What a stud. Subscribed!
Great video bro, short, direct to the point, heavily science based and with flawless editing, congratulations! You've just earned one more subscriber. Greetings from Brazil!
i been training for some time last two years at home I have progressed quite a bit still way to go. I have found this video to be a great beneficial and yes keeping some type of log of progress is very needed to see where your muscle volume is high or low etc.thank you for this video
Awesome video with evidence based practice. I do this as a nurse practitioner and I appreciate your approach to fitness. Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing!
thanks a lot! really appreciate it!
It's really great to hear that for maintaining your hard earned muscles you need to go to zym only once or twice a week.
Maybe the best video on working out I've ever seen. Thank you. Not some geared up dude on his sixth cycle of the year saying "Yo I'm full natty bro you just gotta snort creatine bro"
On pull day
-> lat pulldown superset with bicep dumbbell curls 3x10. 20sec rest b/w set
--------5min rest-----
->Dumbbell bent over row superset with Dumbbell side curl 3x10. 20sec rest b/w set
Works best for me 🦾
Worse Superset pairing. 😑 You are fatiguing your biceps which are a link in your Pulling exercises. Better to Superset bicep exercise with triceps work. Superset Chest exercise with Back exercises.
@@rockon8174 thanks and I'm on Push Pull leg ⚡
Good advice. Tq. I am 65 and weight training keeps me fit.
I am a 2hr guy! Compound and 2 body part plus functional or HIIT. Two fold solution: Being jacked and mental relax to keep me from throat punching people! ❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻💪🏻
Rest and nutrition is how our bodies develop through overcompensation. It’s not the numbers we’re counting but the honest effort we put in. So many different ways so many different people.
Crazy you don’t have more subscribers. This is pretty good content. No BS nor Fluff
...... Thanks. Good job. Keep them coming. :)
Mo, all things you said are super important and ofc correct! Supersets! Slowly: 3-4sec each phase (concentric/excentric) ! Don't stop until failure! => success!
Informative!!! Thank you!!! (Liked your Diablo scene too!) ❤
No BS, and a lots of info... Thats the spirit!. Like and sub. Keep it going!
Very good video. Informative and not in a too intense, pushy way you normally see in order to fish for likes. Also structured in a easy way for the listener to actually learn and be able to make use of the information. Keep up the good work!
Great information and much of it validates my personal approach. Liked and Subscribed.
I do 30 minutes of strength training every day at home. Different body parts of course so my legs aren't hurting every day. Some days low rep/high weight and some days high rep/medium weight. I've seen great muscle growth with this. Currently though I'm mostly trying to maintain, but I seem to grow a bit anyways. Personally I don't wanna look massive, just lean and strong :)
While working 4-6 hours I do cardio on a bike machine, I got super shredded really fast when I started with this and now I continue it to be able to eat pizza again after a strict diet 😂
As long as you're not doing a hard burn out, you can work each body part every day. Think about it. People run every day. People do cardio, or box, or walk the stairs - every day.
strict diet is key...especially for me since i'll be 50 in a couple of years..
You're wasting a lot of time.
@@bighairyfeetbut those are diff muscle groups right, all the exercises you mentioned are aerobic in nature so it makes sense for you to be able to train long and hard, but anaerobic by its very nature can't be done for too long.
@MayaSlaya think about the P90X videos. They worked out every day for 90ndays with great results. You're not hurting the body at all. I work out every day, different body parts, but I walk every day.
Only extreme body builders who lift super heavy to burnout need a muscle recovery.
I recently tried Alpino peanut butter, and now it is my ultimate workout fuel! It is packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats, it keeps me satisfied for hours. Plus, it's pure peanut flavor without any guilt. Perfect for staying fit and enjoying every bite, workout sessions with good peanut butter and nutrition are equally important.
Thanks for clarifying 👏💪
Great video man thank you
Doing upper body together on one day is a great option because every movement works the entire upper body. Pushing movements also work the pulling muscles and vice versa.
i am 51 been training for 38 years, train simple listen to your body. I train split chest triceps, legs delts and back biceps, i don't lift heavy due to past injuries, i try to reach failure and slow my tempo (reps) sometimes i have more energy i will train 5-6 times per week other 3-4, cardio i walk that's it
1600 subs, u r so underrated
great video 🙌🏾
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Really good watch! Love the editing, scientific research, and main points. Really no fluff and super entertaining. Going to implement supersets/dropsets and test out true failure. I love working out, but time constraints force me to become efficient with it 👌👌
Great video.
Love and blessings.
sick video keep the work up!!
Thank you for this video bro! I have been really busy with work so this video popped up in my recommendations at the perfect time!
Glad I could help!
Thanks for sharing this Sir
people say i do too much but i tell them i only do what my body says i listen to my body not a set amount of time, weight and rep...if my body wants to go to the extreme i will take it there every chance i get with perfect full range of motion and form... thats just the way ive always been.
This is extremely useful information and what I needed with my life in IT Healthcare. Thank you sir 🙏 ❤
Mo keep it up men, you even placed the articles and studies on the description. you just gained a sub
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5 min warm up
1-10-1 pull ups
2-20-2 pushup
3-30-3 squats
1-10-1 prison style 6 count burpees
35-45 min workout back to work.
Cardio I do boxing training on opposite days.
You’re doing a great job Mo. Really good quality video and advice 👍
Do you recommend a specific app to record my gym sessions ?
Thank you in advance !
I use an app called Strong. its free on iOS and Android - not sponsored :D
@@moadly thank you a lot🙏
Great summary!
This was a great video Mo - like going to the gym it was short and focused and you got it done!
Appreciate it! 🙏🙏
just found your channel out, amazing video bro
glad this vid is getting the attention it deserves!
Appreciate it!
Amazing !
Very informative, straight forward to the point with science ❤, love the content subscribed 🌟🌟
thanks a lot!
Thank you!
61 and have become a Mentzer Yates fan. HIT, Heavy Duty, Blood n Guts….whatever you want to call it. Intensity instead of volume.
Making gains !
Thats amazing! I would love to have/keep this mentality at 61! keep up it!! inspiring
I'm an Ectomorph. I play football as a fav sport And naturally my body is thin and lean.
*So first Know your Body and type*
What I do is ONLY 30mins of weight training. (Alternate days upper body lower body)
-Light weight
-8 reps
-2 sets
Long REST TIMES.
_Before training 15mins Warmup._
_After training 15mins Yoga,_ _Meditation, Stretching._
Now because it's a commercial gym with 200people the time spent waiting, increases.
I am in around 1hr 30mins in the gym.
6days a Week.
Excellent
very good topic under science.
Wow! Good advice delivered calmly and coherently. It’s rarely this good in the bodybuilding scene. 👍🏻🙏
Good point
Excellently presented. Subscribed
What App for gym workout is good to use to measure the progress?
I use an app called Strong. its free on iOS and Android - not sponsored :D
True 👍 Took me years to figure that out 😅
I do 15 - 20 minutes bro science, but when I really want to have some fun, meditate, reflect, I do about 45 minutes to 1½ hours.
Awesome, I needed this!
very happy to hear it helped!!
I hope your channel grows by benefitting from newbie gains!
Great video, subbed! Currently finishing school so I have plenty of time right now. As soon as I start working a 40hr job I’ll have less time to go to the gym and will have to shift back a bit.
I have been working for years on a 42.5hr contract minimum hours per week.
Some weeks I work maybe 80-90 hours but i still make time to workout.
3 times a week for 1 hour, full body routine.
Anyone who says they can’t get 1 hour every couple of days is making excuses.
@@JonnyD3ath can definitely make time for it. But I’m not sure if my current 6x p/w 1,5 hr long workouts are sustainable for me with a full time job. So might go back to 4x per week
take your time man! its a marathon not a sprint! just start with what you feel can make you consistent and not drop it
@@hanshansse6254 that sounds excessive to me 😂
Quality Video! Deserve a follow. Keep it up! 👍
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I love the super calm no b/s presentation, subscribed! Wish you great success with the channel!
Nice one, good pace, clear and practical
Thank you! really appreciate it :)
Nice info. Thsnks
Great advice for somebody who is very busy at work...Supersets, Dropsets and rep/pause Sets work! 💪and I love the last part about muscle maintenance, you dont need to go to the gym 3 times a week, Just once and you can shift your focus on other things or hobbies (like the WarCraft PC game you are playing.🤭(or is that really WarCraft or League of Legends?)😁Bodybuilding is fun and cool, it makes you look good and stronger for "other" things. cheers mate! SUBSCRIBED.👍🔥
Thanks bro
10 seta per muscle group per week means for a single muscle like upper chest or 10 sets per week for the entire chest?
Superb video, my man! You did a great job at cutting thru the shit - Straight to the point and clearly explained. 😎💪🏽
Great video! Could you possibly do a video on what the scientific literature says is the optimal workout program (MEV etc.) for hyperthrophy? What program do you run?
I would like to see that as well.
for sure! I will add it to my long list of video ideas :D
@@moadly yup mike Mentzer style hit work out 3 a week bamm does it all............
That's a great video and I see your ideas about workout are in sync with Mike Mentzer's High Intensity workout principles. Can you please explain in a video that how much Mike's ideas are in sync with the latest scientific research, especially the recovery of muscles portion.
Thanks a lot and for sure I can make a video on that 🙏
Well done, fantastic delivery of sound advice.
thanks a lot! 🙏
Fantastic video with great practical advice. Any insights on efficient cardio workouts? Thanks!
which app do you use for tracking your training?
is a 5 day hybrid ppl and upper lower split ideal?
Depends really, 5 days is a lot, it will be hard to be consistent when you are stressed. I would start with 4 days - upper/lower and scale from there.
I don't really believe in "ideal", sorry to be pedantic, but the ideal is what works for you really, if you find it fun and you can stick to it long term then its ideal for sure.
What matters at the end of the day for any program, is that, its fun for you and helps you reach your goals.
But to directly answer your question, yes 5 day ppl and upper/lower is a totally fine program!
i like looking the same!!!! strength has gotten better , but i haven’t lost quickness agility & flexibility (which has gotten better) so it ain’t all about size & strength (JS) 🤷🏾♂️
Which app in iOS do you use for tracking your records? I usually use an Excel document, but it should be easier with the app. Thank you!
Im using an app called Strong. its free and pretty good!
@@moadly thank you sir! I will give it a try 👍🏻
Well done video brother! Keep it up
thank you!!
What app do you recommend to track you workouts, weight, sets, reps, etc.?
Im using an app called Strong. its free and pretty good!
@@moadly Thank you. You should do a shorty video on the app and how you use it, how it helps, etc.
This video leaves the popular hypes in dust.
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