I’ve been weight training for 25 years. This guy is by far the best source of no BS content I have found in any application. Magazines, books, web, whatever. This channel is going to blow up. Anyone that is serious about gains and getting better needs to see this stuff. We need to keep sharing this channel with anyone that works out. Keep it up!!
Same here. 25+ years and I've gained more in the past 3 months of Ryan's advice then all my years combined. And i worked at a top level gym for years! Lol
This video has solved my knee pain in both knees after struggling with patellofemoral pain for YEARS. All it took was a few sessions on the leg extension machine as described in this video. I had long suspected there was a muscular imbalance causing my pain, but this video confirmed that it was a weak VMO. I've seen countless doctors, PTs, you name it. I tried strengthening my abductors, my hamstrings, my IT band, my calf muscles, and I also tried VMO exercises in the past, but they weren't effective like in this video. I've also tried foam rolling, stretching, tapings, tons of different bracings, heat therapy, PRP, yoga, deep massage, etc etc. But the simple modified leg extension in this video solved it. Studies claim that the VMO can't be isolated. While this is true, it CAN be emphasized more than the vastus lateralis which is commonly overstrengthened. Thank you!
man I hope this works for me, as soon as the gyms open I'll do that too. My pain has been killing me too for almost two years, I had to kiss goodbye to hiking, running, lifting, and so many other things I loved doing because of the damn pain. I developed patellar maltracking after arthroscopy and a bad recovery...I wouldn't wish this even to my worst enemy. This thing has cost me almost 20 pounds of muscle loss. Your comment gives me a bit of hope.
Your comment give hope !! I have an anterior external pain on my left knee since 2 years and recently diagnosed as a patella femoral problem with chondropathie. I've tried everything, only ice relieve the pain. I will try these exercices at the gym, I hope I get good result like you. Cheers !
@@LV-hf7dx Any luck? You could also look into "Kneesovertoesguy" That guy recovered from awful knee issues with similar exercises and has great advice on how to progress pain-free.
You are the first person who gets it right with a channel. Thank you because for years I have listened to people tell me turn toes in to hit Vastus Medialis and it's atrophy is significant. I tried some of your exercises just with manual pressure and my Vastus Medialis was shaking! 🤩Love you!
This is gold. I've been battling itbs and knee valgus for over one year. Left the gym due to knee pain and swelling, I've been looking to going back to the gym. And I've been looking for the right exercise that won't aggravate the knee pain. I just stumbled on this. Would definitely try these out and see how it goes. The exercises are so logical and well thought for patients living with knee pain and are body builders.
5minutes 46sec of watching, haven't seen any of your other videos and it's your time to deserve my subscribe. I love that you're doing nothing but giving excellent advise!
You have to respect how real this man is the fact that he is given you the keys to a badass work out and all you have to do is get off your ass and work man that is mad respect my brother
I’ve got knee problems, not exactly sure the cause other than wear and tear in the military, some minor twisting injuries I tough through, and overloading squats. Resulted in tendonitis and degrading cartilage. Dialing the weight back, and doing all of these leg exercises and half reps focusing on the growth side of lifting instead of just power has really helped strengthen my knees and allowed me to continue to progress in fitness. Thanks for all the vids and advice dude, and keep it up!
Brilliant as always , no bullshit , just straight to the point , and no endless shit about how you're doing things wrong , just explains the right way to do things , that's all we need
Hey. Just discovered your channel and slowly catching up on your content. Particularly appreciate the short length of your vids which allow to fit a quick watch anytime in the day or even during my workout to check on form during rest without wasting time. And despite the short length we feel the wealth of research and expertise behind your advice. So well done, thanks and keep it up.
Lol, I freakin love your videos! The tweeks you use are things I learned years ago when training for BB comps! Raised heels, foot placement etc, EXCELLENT!
I really enjoy all your videos. Straight to the point, no BS, good advice. Thank you. I’ve incorporated many of your suggestions into my workouts and have seen results.
Finally a common-sense way of doing legs brother I've been looking for this video from somebody for a long time thank you thank you thank you now it's time for me to get to work
@@drewdown826 Because … Actually the only Thing that is true from this Video is feet Placement. This Dude does not know much About Biomechanics regarding the knee. Only reason People believe it coz the guy believes it himself. This half knowlegde is hurting People more than ist helping, especially People that are not experienced in exercising and/or weight Lifting … I could go on and on About this … but thats basically "WHY" to answer your question
Love this channel very informative I’m a hip disarticulation amputee and his tips have helped me with a range of issues in muscle imbalance and correction.
Hey Ryan, big thumbs up. Your content is some of the best no nonsence advice I've ever seen and you give it away for free. The dumbbell sissy squat shown here hits my VMO like nothing else. Did 4 bodyweight sets yesterday, wow! Sore doesn't begin to cover how my legs feel today. Never thought I'd appreciate DOMS so much 😩. Thanks mate
Awesome video! Straight up information that makes sense, especially for those of us that have been training for a while! Thanks and please vids coming!
In Thailand, all those Muay Thai kids have over developed vastus medialis. I think because they do teeps, or push kicks, with their knees spread wide because they rotate the heel on their rear foot inward, everytime. This excercise definitely explains why this happens and how to overload instead just pumping it.
Hi Ryan, I’ve been looking for a inner quads workout proposal on YT for months without a luck. I’ve spotted your channel by accident (I mean by sophisticated YT prompt ;)) and it is absolutely 10/10. Great advices. Finally someone sensible out there.
Nice. Worked. I’ve shied away from the leg press as a “crutch” machine. Tried his method and for the first time, only my VM burned working out legs. It’s a crazy good feeling to finally hit it directly.
My outer quad dominates my legs giving them a good sweep, making my teardrops look weak and no where near as pronounced. I’m gonna try these feet placement techniques to see if I can bring them up!
I love this. I like to use a different angle and foot position on every set I do. I was never really sure how effective it was, but it seemed to make sense to me that little tweeks would stimulate slightly different areas across the muscle.
This was a great upper level training video. Also, the guy’s voice was easy on you instead of yelling the entire time like some “Fitness Guru’s”. You can tell this guy knows in detail how to explain a movement.
I remember when I first started training legs my knees would hurt and I thought I had knee problems but after powering through and stretching often, my knees got stronger over time, so if your knees hurt sometimes you just need to keep going and ignore it
This is so wild. I'm not a noob, years and years in the gym. Took a couple years off, and just trying to re-educate myself, as always. The form on the leg raises lights up my outside quad. I have overpowered outside quad from the time off. I found that I can really light up interior with knees close, feet wide, toes out and curled up. Moght just be an over powered outer quad situation.
Little late too the sun list don’t know where I’ve been lol but this is great, straight to the point, solid easy to take in advice. Just earned me as a subscriber!
Going back through some of your older videos… you started off more polite… Glad you switched to more ignorance, it’s what brings me back for more! Great training advice though, as always quality instruction!
Man I broke my tib and fib and havnt been able to get that vm to fire. Using your tip of wide knees toes and heels I finally got it to fire. Will keep at it. Need to focus hard
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No ads. No bull. No showing off. Pure advice. Thanks man, love from NZ subbed!
But I like to "show off". 😕
ads are fine lol. dont be greedy
Agreed, no dopey 20 plus minute video filled with ads to make a point that can be made in a few minutes. Keep up the good work!
@@Toniitony It happens buddy. get off your high horse
I was watching an ad while reading this 😂
I’ve been weight training for 25 years. This guy is by far the best source of no BS content I have found in any application. Magazines, books, web, whatever. This channel is going to blow up. Anyone that is serious about gains and getting better needs to see this stuff. We need to keep sharing this channel with anyone that works out. Keep it up!!
Chris Jones teaches great techniques too
Same here. 25+ years and I've gained more in the past 3 months of Ryan's advice then all my years combined. And i worked at a top level gym for years! Lol
try Mike Mentzer... he's dead now but H.I.T is by far the best way to train
This video has solved my knee pain in both knees after struggling with patellofemoral pain for YEARS. All it took was a few sessions on the leg extension machine as described in this video. I had long suspected there was a muscular imbalance causing my pain, but this video confirmed that it was a weak VMO.
I've seen countless doctors, PTs, you name it. I tried strengthening my abductors, my hamstrings, my IT band, my calf muscles, and I also tried VMO exercises in the past, but they weren't effective like in this video. I've also tried foam rolling, stretching, tapings, tons of different bracings, heat therapy, PRP, yoga, deep massage, etc etc. But the simple modified leg extension in this video solved it.
Studies claim that the VMO can't be isolated. While this is true, it CAN be emphasized more than the vastus lateralis which is commonly overstrengthened.
Thank you!
man I hope this works for me, as soon as the gyms open I'll do that too. My pain has been killing me too for almost two years, I had to kiss goodbye to hiking, running, lifting, and so many other things I loved doing because of the damn pain. I developed patellar maltracking after arthroscopy and a bad recovery...I wouldn't wish this even to my worst enemy. This thing has cost me almost 20 pounds of muscle loss. Your comment gives me a bit of hope.
Get a better doctor ...
Your comment give hope !! I have an anterior external pain on my left knee since 2 years and recently diagnosed as a patella femoral problem with chondropathie. I've tried everything, only ice relieve the pain.
I will try these exercices at the gym, I hope I get good result like you.
Cheers !
@@LV-hf7dx Any luck? You could also look into "Kneesovertoesguy" That guy recovered from awful knee issues with similar exercises and has great advice on how to progress pain-free.
@@LV-hf7dxdid it work?
"Man, that dude trains legs", or "Dude, that man trains legs"?
You funny! That's how I think.
How about: "That man-dude trains legs!", or "That dude trains legs, man!" 😁
I always say 'man' first before my sentence lol
"Dude, that leg trains man!"
Komedy
This was made a year ago. Has anyone else noticed that he is significantly bigger lately?
I thought the same thing?🤔🙂
What he on ya reckon ? Juicin?
@@danielmclaren170890 ...that would be my guess
@@russellcyr4867 looks fucking huge these days hard to believe it'd be natural. Quality videos nonetheless
I have been doing it for 3 weeks and yes I notice the difference 💗
You are the first person who gets it right with a channel. Thank you because for years I have listened to people tell me turn toes in to hit Vastus Medialis and it's atrophy is significant. I tried some of your exercises just with manual pressure and my Vastus Medialis was shaking! 🤩Love you!
This is gold. I've been battling itbs and knee valgus for over one year. Left the gym due to knee pain and swelling, I've been looking to going back to the gym. And I've been looking for the right exercise that won't aggravate the knee pain. I just stumbled on this. Would definitely try these out and see how it goes. The exercises are so logical and well thought for patients living with knee pain and are body builders.
Sound advice, comedy and a true human side that can be connected to. Keep it up young man
Very intersting. Thank you. You can clearly see the muscle stimulating. Can you do inner theigh and then hamstring . At your ultimate conv.
You bet!
How did you misspell thigh you fucktard?
Perfect timing to pop up in my timeline. I'm rehabbing my knee after I twisted it, and a weak VMO is definitely one of the things I need to fix.
2:11 one of the best statements. One should keep on open mind for everything, even if you are not a fan of something.
The teardrop has been a problem for me to develop. Thanks for making this video. I'm going to add these exercises into my leg routine.
Just stumbled upon your channel a few days ago and you're already my favorite. No fuss, no fluff, straight to the point. Perfect.
this video should have millions more views. Nice camera work. Everything is in focus and very informative
5minutes 46sec of watching, haven't seen any of your other videos and it's your time to deserve my subscribe. I love that you're doing nothing but giving excellent advise!
You have to respect how real this man is the fact that he is given you the keys to a badass work out and all you have to do is get off your ass and work man that is mad respect my brother
Wow. The best video I have seen on building the vastus medialis!
Me too 👊
This guy along with John meadows my 2 favorite!!!
These old videos were way Better then the actual ones
Sick video mate. Thanks alot. Just noticed that my vastus medialis doesn't exist and it's not quite ideal at all
Just found this guy tonight. Like others have said, absolutely no bs and straight to the point. Love his style 🦾
By far the best practical in depth advice on youtube
I’ve got knee problems, not exactly sure the cause other than wear and tear in the military, some minor twisting injuries I tough through, and overloading squats. Resulted in tendonitis and degrading cartilage. Dialing the weight back, and doing all of these leg exercises and half reps focusing on the growth side of lifting instead of just power has really helped strengthen my knees and allowed me to continue to progress in fitness. Thanks for all the vids and advice dude, and keep it up!
I knew a girl named Alice who had large inner quads. We would always call her "Vastus Meaty Alice".
(just kidding! Loved the video as always)
Ok
This is funny😅😅
Clever guy.
This is hilarious 😂
Lol
Brilliant as always , no bullshit , just straight to the point , and no endless shit about how you're doing things wrong , just explains the right way to do things , that's all we need
This dude gives thorough explanation. I'm subbing right now!!!
You look so different from your “ now “ videos you put a lot of gains 👏🏽
Crazy how small ryan is here to now..this dude knows his stuff..
I think he really knows his stuff. But don't you also think that he might have used some other "stuff" to get so big? ;)
+Go watch video on youtube, natty or not. He looks like he was on gear back when he competed. So yeah...
Hey. Just discovered your channel and slowly catching up on your content. Particularly appreciate the short length of your vids which allow to fit a quick watch anytime in the day or even during my workout to check on form during rest without wasting time. And despite the short length we feel the wealth of research and expertise behind your advice. So well done, thanks and keep it up.
Finally a solid video! I've been struggling with my medialis for years.
The most precise clear and simple explanation hats off
Aye that split leg press machine is dope..Never seen that.I always wonder if im putting more power in one leg
Lol, I freakin love your videos! The tweeks you use are things I learned years ago when training for BB comps! Raised heels, foot placement etc, EXCELLENT!
No bs talk or weird jokes .Love this video
That's the coolest leg press I've ever seen.
this was the first time I’ve seen you smile brother. You’re great thank you 🙏🏽
Ah, the key. Lucky Bastard.😀 Excellent opening. I watch every post. All the best to everyone!!
I really enjoy all your videos. Straight to the point, no BS, good advice. Thank you. I’ve incorporated many of your suggestions into my workouts and have seen results.
Squats and leg presses, it's all about foot placement.. the teardrop will develop right long with the quads.
Thank you for this video.. one of the best videos for great growth. My tear drops are blowing up.
Just what I was needing thank you. My quads are overdeveloped and hardly any teardrop I need this!!!!
Finally a common-sense way of doing legs brother I've been looking for this video from somebody for a long time thank you thank you thank you now it's time for me to get to work
Nice! I appreciate that. Get after it!
Athlean X is having a heart attack
😂💪🏼Yeah m8 Jeff's suffering all kinda imbalances just watching this, this dude could wreck his knees.
Why?
@@drewdown826 Because … Actually the only Thing that is true from this Video is feet Placement. This Dude does not know much About Biomechanics regarding the knee. Only reason People believe it coz the guy believes it himself. This half knowlegde is hurting People more than ist helping, especially People that are not experienced in exercising and/or weight Lifting … I could go on and on About this … but thats basically "WHY" to answer your question
@@drewdown826 as one eye twitches uncontrollably.😂
hahaha nice :-))
Love this channel very informative I’m a hip disarticulation amputee and his tips have helped me with a range of issues in muscle imbalance and correction.
Hey Ryan, big thumbs up. Your content is some of the best no nonsence advice I've ever seen and you give it away for free. The dumbbell sissy squat shown here hits my VMO like nothing else. Did 4 bodyweight sets yesterday, wow! Sore doesn't begin to cover how my legs feel today. Never thought I'd appreciate DOMS so much 😩. Thanks mate
Awesome video! Straight up information that makes sense, especially for those of us that have been training for a while! Thanks and please vids coming!
In Thailand, all those Muay Thai kids have over developed vastus medialis. I think because they do teeps, or push kicks, with their knees spread wide because they rotate the heel on their rear foot inward, everytime. This excercise definitely explains why this happens and how to overload instead just pumping it.
I've always wondered about lifting the toes. I do that naturally, but most of the information I read about says to keep your feet flat. Thank you
dude, so much value and uknown tips, I suffer from condhromalacia and im definitely giving those a try, thanks!
Hi Ryan, I’ve been looking for a inner quads workout proposal on YT for months without a luck. I’ve spotted your channel by accident (I mean by sophisticated YT prompt ;)) and it is absolutely 10/10. Great advices. Finally someone sensible out there.
Those are like rly tough and rough to do properly. Great vid 🙌🏻 these take time
Thank you for this! Leg days tomorrow and I’m really starting to focus on my imbalances!
First vid I've seen which convinces me it may actually target the VMO properly. Thanks dude.
Awesome! Putting that advice to work and so far, I finally can feel the muscle.
My left side is under developed. So the leg extension maybe the go to, to balance it. Thanks this helped. It's all in the feet placement.
1:04 and 1:10
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Nice. Worked. I’ve shied away from the leg press as a “crutch” machine. Tried his method and for the first time, only my VM burned working out legs. It’s a crazy good feeling to finally hit it directly.
Bro, I just watched this old video of you ... you have made some serious gains. Congrats
My outer quad dominates my legs giving them a good sweep, making my teardrops look weak and no where near as pronounced. I’m gonna try these feet placement techniques to see if I can bring them up!
I like the ones in the beginning showed the most quad activation
The best fitness channel.
Got me hooked when you said 8 different exercises...aweeeeee!
I love this. I like to use a different angle and foot position on every set I do. I was never really sure how effective it was, but it seemed to make sense to me that little tweeks would stimulate slightly different areas across the muscle.
Keep the video's coming. Straight to the point no b.s. 1 Love from Australia , Sydney 😎🤙🏽
Love this simple straight explaining - i appreciate it my man
This was a great upper level training video. Also, the guy’s voice was easy on you instead of yelling the entire time like some “Fitness Guru’s”. You can tell this guy knows in detail how to explain a movement.
Love these no BS videos...bout time to order the "garage workout"!!
I listened to this guy did shoulders and Biceps I believe in this guy
Good advice keep doing more videos top bloke always sound advice
leg extension (feet wide) (poss: unilateral variation)
diagonal leg press ( dorsi flexion )(feet 1010 and wide)
diagonal leg press ( wider feet) dorsiflexion) (stay in rom)
static lunge with barbell (driveknee out)
walking lunges (wide feet) (within rom)
sissy squat variation toes out (plantar flexion)
add plate under front foot for split squats
Dude thank you! I cant wait to work on this tonight!
Been following you for a while and I love your exercises no BS about it and I’m get great results
Appreciate this video man, straight to the point with informative content. Leg days are about to get even better
Need an update on this with your fancy muscle output device.
you should also do a video demonstrating how to walk after leg day
I remember when I first started training legs my knees would hurt and I thought I had knee problems but after powering through and stretching often, my knees got stronger over time, so if your knees hurt sometimes you just need to keep going and ignore it
This is so wild. I'm not a noob, years and years in the gym. Took a couple years off, and just trying to re-educate myself, as always. The form on the leg raises lights up my outside quad. I have overpowered outside quad from the time off. I found that I can really light up interior with knees close, feet wide, toes out and curled up. Moght just be an over powered outer quad situation.
Your advice never disappoints 👏🏽💪🏽
Duck walk is what hula dancers have done for years as far back as 50’s til now. It’s amazing no Hawaiian bodybuilder thought of adding this
Little late too the sun list don’t know where I’ve been lol but this is great, straight to the point, solid easy to take in advice. Just earned me as a subscriber!
This actually helped a lot for training my legs. THANKS!
Going back through some of your older videos… you started off more polite… Glad you switched to more ignorance, it’s what brings me back for more! Great training advice though, as always quality instruction!
If you cannot do the duck walk, it’s your knee health, the kneesovertoesguy training isn’t bullshit.
Great vid. Clear & informational. Will be trying some of these!!
Thank you for the info. Soooo glad I bumped into your channel-catching up and hitting the gym!💪
Best video on UA-cam! Everything is explained and straight to the point
Thanks! Working on succinct explainer videos and cutting the fluff.
Ryan Humiston I cant wait...your channel is going to blowup! I’m looking forward to all upcoming videos
This was certainly entertaining for a mass builder like myself
Split leg pressmachine looks great. I have a big imbalance left to right leg atm.
To be honest done this 2 days ago....
Thank you my man for those little areas to focus definitely worked look forward to more future videos
Awesome video. Your quads are killer!
Great, no bullshit, pure gold. Thanks mate
The best fitness dude on the internet .
Love from India man. Great advices !!
Thanks for saying about kicking the toes up, because I thought I was an orphan with that.
Bed online video training, straight to the point
Man I broke my tib and fib and havnt been able to get that vm to fire. Using your tip of wide knees toes and heels I finally got it to fire. Will keep at it. Need to focus hard
Ryan, I like your perspective on content, keep up the good work.
Wow this workout was amazing but the best part was that I was able to focus and put mine and muscle together which made it more intensifying
Tears to go with my new tear drops! 😭🦵💪
Yea I like doing leg press .. I like the way you ust it .. I think I may play round a bit next on leg press days ..