20 Common Lifting Mistakes To Avoid! (Are You Guilty Of These?)
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In today's video I'm covering a variety of lifting mistakes related to exercise selection (some of the worst exercises in my opinion and some dangerous exercises as well), training technique and even gym etiquette that are quite common (especially for bodybuilding beginners) but that you should probably steer clear of. If I really sat down and took the time I could probably come up with 100 different gym mistakes that novice lifters (and even intermediates) make, but these are the first 20 workout mistakes that came to mind. Let me know in the comments which of these bodybuilding mistakes you think are the very worst, if you're guilty of any of these muscle building mistakes yourself or if there are any specific training mistakes you'd add to the list. There's so much fitness misinformation and so many bodybuilding myths floating around these days and hopefully this helps clear up at least a few things. Hope you find this list of lifting mistakes helpful. - Навчання та стиль
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As a gym employee who has to re-rack people's weights when they are too lazy, I completely support life imprisonment.
What about public beatings first, then life imprisonment
😅😅🤣
Get what you saying but some machines I think should be left with weights.. like leg press- its fkin annoying to put every single p,ate on and off.. everyone will use at least 50kg so I think 2x25kg plates MUST stay! 15kg should stay on bench press, 15kg should stay at shoulder press.. if there are fkin kids in a gym they should go and use these machines without free weights..
@@spartt4360 Bro you are wrong, Take you fking weights off the machine, I don't want to take 15kg off just to put 44s on
@@spartt4360 bro do you even lift lmao
I love how he shows examples of these bad movements by showing other fitness/instagram/influencers doing them. Yikes! LOL.
Dude finally. I thought i was crazy. This guy just is venting about how much he hates dumb people in the gym. It’s rude. Not everyone cares. Half the exercises he just has no idea what hes saying. He’s a hypocrite. But i can’t judge. I dont know the man. I studied physiology. I trained with elite fts and with westside barbell.
Bro is on a green screen saying everything real lifters already know.
I’ve met guys like him. They try to give me advice. I was benching double what these guys were telling me. He does not say anything about benching incorrectly.
All these kids can’t squat, deadlift, or do a clean and press. Thats all I did for months and I got huge
Artem Mkrtchian
Swoosh ... right over their heads😂🤣 im with you bro; each to their own! Arnold is my encyclopaedia on this plus my own research of course but i take everything here with a pinch of salt😂😤🤪🤣
@@artemmkrtchian4932 did you ever take a moment to consider that just maybe, possibly, that there was even a chance that this video wasn't made for you?
@@artemmkrtchian4932 you simplify what he said in the video way too much. Besides, being strong doesn’t necessarily means you are right when it comes to etiquette.
@@djlorius this. Theres a bunch of strong people who have no idea how the body works😂 and i know some really knowledgeable people who just cant get strong (their physiology just cant support heavy weight)
1. 00:59= front raises
2. 01:30= bosli ball
3. 01:58= reverse grip tricep
4. 2:30= flaring elbows
5. 2:49= too much weight
6. 3:32= cable squat
7. 4:11= lifting Infront of dumbell rack
8: 04:39 = standing dumbbell shoulder rotations
9. 5:14 = behind the neck pull down
10. 5:35 = plate exercises
11. 6:03 = Performing legpresses with hands on knees
12. 6:42 = Combo exercises
13. 7:32 = Super-setting between multiple pieces of equipment at the same time
14. 8:10 = Excessively heavy lateral raises
15. 8:46 = Dumbbell triceps kickbacks
16. 9:24 = Upright rows with excessive range of motion
17. 10:00 = Rolling dumbbell shrug
18. 10:25 = Not re-racking your weights
19. 11:05 = Standing plate press
20. 11:39 = Side bends with weight in each hand
You are doing God's work
My hero ❤
Don't do anything basacly
@@natalielefebvre1628no. These are obvious mistakes that novice lifters just don’t notice because they don’t have enough experience
Behind the neck pull down
My gym.trainer tells me to do this lol😢
Standing in front of the dumbbell rack is one of my biggest pet peeves, thank you for addressing
I even pull my bench away from the rack so people can get to rack easily
I keep telling myself I'm gonna tape a "BACK AWAY FROM THE WEIGHT RACK" to the mirror. I keep NOT doing it tho 😅
@@Zeebo1uksame!!
I'm guilty of doing this. 😅 Now I know.
Best gym advise is to “control the weight, don’t let the weight control you”
very good advice.
Underrated comments this supposed to at tht top and supposed to be pinned one ...
Best advice I’ve seen
New people in the gym think that it will actually impress someone when they shake and half rep a 225 pound bench press for 2 bad reps …nobody cares how much you can lift
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The sweaty guy who doesn’t clean his mess also deserves life imprisonment.
Thanks Sean
My fault bro my mom gave me a note for gym class and I love them cheesecakes.
Yoo 🤣😂⚰️🪦
I feel attacked
My bad bro
That's at every gym in America. Big sweaty, hairy dweeb who doesn't clean the cardio equipment.
I'm a very skinny dyspraxic & autistic woman who has always been underweight & clumsy. I've been keeping up with a routine now for a year. Though I do it at home. Because of my autism I tend to get bullied, so I wouldn't dare to go to a gym or anywhere with a lot of people. I don't look much bigger than when I started, but a heck of a lot more toned, lift things easily that I would never have managed a year ago, have much better balance & core strength & feel so much better. Your videos have really helped me along the way. Thank you so much Sean
Go get it gurl! I see you! Much respect and I have to say sometimes the vibrations inside the gym can be intimidating; people can be very serious it's not always fun and innocent! Tough world 😢
That's inspiring!
I'm a dude, but your story totally relates! I was a skinny clumsy dude that got bullied, so I bulked up a bit.
Not a giant dude, but large shirts are tight. Fantastic.
I've just joined a gym 3 months ago and was worried about the amount of people and in fear of what people would think the same as you.
However, joining is the best thing i did, I can tell you first hand that it has helped with autism because genuinely everyone there is just doing the same thing as you. Everyone is supportive and nobody will bully you and everyone is always helpful and it does wonders for my confidence.
I urge you to find a quiet gym and get out there and overcome the fear like I did, after a day or two it's just like doing it a home like you are except there is tons of morale support and friends to meet. Get out there girl.
Congrats. Keep up the good work!
You are inspiring!! Keep it up!! :)
As a former gym owner/trainer with 25+ years under his belt, your vids should have been mandatory to watch for every new member of my gym. I would have saved me so much time🙂. Your advice is chrystal clear, a beam of light in these times of steroid-infused wannabe fitness gurus!
If I was running a gym, I'd make QR code links to the best UA-cam content and have them on the walls
@@robw7676 Damn that's an awesome idea
People that re-rack the weights but in wrong place, for example putting 70 lbs dumbbells where the 20lbs should be placed 🙄
I hate that
Especially when they spots are labelled
In my gym there are no labels placed on the rack so everyone puts the dumbbells wherever they feel like....
Almost hurt myself cuz of this
Picked up both of the same weight under the label didnt check the actual weights jsut trusted the label
Started my shoulder presses and i kept failing on one side turns out one of em was 6 kg heavier than the other
Agreed, but also, I'm not fucking reorganizing everything to put back two plates.
“Weight plates generally don’t spontaneously rerack themselves without human intervention” LOL
If I could like this 1,000 times...
I read this at the EXACT moment he said it...strange 😂
Studies shows that
This should be on a sign in every gym
@@reee1456 there is, right next to the lunk alarm
As someone who's started going to the gym in the past few months and been flooded with conflicting and confusing information from all sources, I can safely say that Sean is the one source I truly trust and rely on, save for a couple others here and there. Thank you for all your information, Sean!
For beginners just keep it simple. Perfected your forms before going heavy. I love this channel also davis and jeremy. They show good form and exercise👍
Athlean x is a good site as well. Jeff is very focused on safety first and foremost
Check out thenx their good, especially if you are into calisthenics
my advice is keep it simple. my favorite sources for info are geoffrey verity schoefield, and dr mike israetel, if you wanna check them out
mind pump
I know what the video title says, but this felt more like a passive-aggressive dig at social-media "fitness" grifters. And I liked it.
Yeah, and that's a good thing, lmao
Its insane what kind of exercises they show sometimes. Just stupid nonsense shit that will not build a single bit of muscle. Just to be unique and different. And the comment section is always going crazy.
In his venture to destroy bad youtubers... He became a bad youtuber. Watching this guy for years now, his content isn't what it used to be, wish he could get over being a drama queen.
Not saying its a bad thing but recently the whole channel has shifted towards being anti s.m. fitness professionals
And that dude is also full of shit. "Supersets has no advantage" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 joke of the day
I'm a retired physical therapist, been lifting for 30+ years and you did an exceptional job on all the techniques that make no sense, waste of time and tend to lead to injury, primarily because most do not know anatomy and more importantly the kinesiology behind effective and safe exercises.
Yooo I'm trying to become a PT. Any tips/advice?
@@mtf125 same bro
i'd love to know any resources/books a person could use to learn this stuff --anatomy for exercises, and the proper techniques. it can be hard to determine what is good vs trash on amazon for instance.
🗑 Garbage
@@mtf125 quit and do something different. I was a PT was for 13 years and gave it up to do real estate. While I enjoy the knowledge associated with my education and experience, the actual job itself is fucking stupid. Plus, documentation is ruining anything in the medical field associated with a degree. I made 140,000/yr as a DPT (doctor of physical therapy). That degree required 8 years of college and a shitload of student loans. I’ve been a realtor for 8 months and have made 475,000 so far in my first year with a license that took me 1.5 WEEKS and 2 grand to get. Fuck PT 😂
Man, this dude has genuinely been around forever as it pertains to UA-cam fitness channels. His channel has always been super underrated, his advice is better than anything you can honestly pay for. I remember first seeing his stuff in 2010 and being shocked he didn't have more subs haha. Glad to see he's getting way up there!!
That’s crazy, glad his patience has payed off
He’s too real for most people. Most people want dumb stuff to stimulate their dumb minds let’s be honest
2 mins in and really appreciate you getting down to business for each example and not dragging it all out. Thanks!
1) No one needs front raises
2) BOSU balls hurt your gains
3) The triceps doesn't know which grip you're using
4) Tuck elbows in when benching to protect your shoulders
5) Minimize spotter assistance (risk of injury + hard to track actual load)
6) Cable squat uses wrong line of resistance
7) Etiquette - Stay afar from the dumbbell rack
8) Standing dumbbell rotations are useless
9) Behind the neck pulldowns aren’t better, but are riskier
10) Using plates as dumbbells makes no sense
11) Leg press with assistance of your hands is dumb
12) Combo exercises (rep-by-rep) makes no sense
13) Etiquette - Avoid supersetting with multiple equips at once
14) Overheavy lateral raises are risky and not better
15) Freeweight triceps kickbacks are bad, cable kickbacks are ok
16) Upright rows are risky, don’t pull beyond your chest
17) Rolling shoulders during shrugs is useless
18) Etiquette - rerack your weights
19) Standing plate press doesn’t work the pecs
20) Side bends with weights in both hands makes no sense
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STRONGLY DISAGREE regarding BOSU Ball/ Unstable exercices, as a Phisio-Kinetotherapist and former pacient with muscular imbalances, I can tell you that Bosu Ball/Unstable exercies also recruit some additional DEEP MUSCLES that you are not using in regular, stable exercices! This Deep Muscles are the reason for major imbalances such as KYPHOSIS, SCOLIOSIS and TENDINITIS, for example:
- A common, stable squat will work very little to 0 on your Tensor Fascia Latae and your Adductos, muscles that, when being weak in comparision to your other muscle groups will cause imbalances, leading to NOT BEING ABLE TO TRAIN AS HARD AS POSSIBLE on Squats, the goal is to maximize your lifts no? A BOSU Ball, unstable squat will recruit your TFL and Adductors to, because they are working to stabilize you while on the ball, makes sense no?
didnt understando the reverse grip triceps mistake, and what about the inside head, i dont know te name in english, there is the long head, the lateral head, and the third head, medial head? sorry for the english, not my native language, i alwyas heard that reverse grip triceps active more the third head, while rope, pulley bar with arms near body active lateral head and with arms far from body like extensions behind neck or skull crush, active long head more
I laughed at these and I can easily add another 20 because it never ceases to amaze me how through useless creativity so many guys waste their time at the gym, some creating injuries such as tennis elbow or back injuries due to an undisciplined method of performing exercises. I hate spotters and never used one because I always found spotters to be a distraction when I need my full concentration and because most spotters do not spot properly. They should never touch the bar but keep their hands just underneath and only assist when the presser needs it and not just when they pause because that pause is when that second wind kicks in.
@@eugenesromaniangameplay2534 🤓
I love how Sean is just simplifying things as how it should've been rather than how people making it over complicated to do workouts. Just train, eat well and always try to improve.
Exactly novelty is bs. Just follow the program. If you’re bored, boohoo, it’s more staying disciplined than anything.
I like how he jumps straight into the lesson. (Not five minutes of talking about what he's about to explain!) And I appreciate his quick, straight to the point approach!
gotta switch shit up of course or you plateu and make slow gains after the 1st year
Agreed. People tend to overcomplicate workouts in the hope that the results will come quicker or be better. Stick to the basics with some variation to negate plateaus and boredom. In my opinion the main thing for results is consistency. Keep it simple. Keep it consistent. Results will come.
forgetting to say get enough rest too. This I cannot stress enough to people. Just cause the rock says hes waking up at 4am and doing all this shit doesn't mean everyone can. Hey and if you can do all that more power to you but most people need at least 7-8 hours of sleep.
Arguably the shortest and most concise video I've seen on general gym mistakes. Sean's ability to explain briefly and clearly is amazing.
It’s crazy how many people do these exercises. Incredible informative video and loved the etiquette tips too, people need more of those
Can't stand when people monopolize three machines at once.Drives me nuts.
This 👆👆 drives me absolutely insane. Especially when dudes are super setting leg machines when there’s only one of each kind. Like at that point I can’t even work around it and try to do a different exercise because they’re using EVERYTHING
Yes, this so much. Especially when the gym is busy. You've already been struggling to find open machines, you find one completely unattended and then a guy yells across the room, "oh I got a couple more sets on that one."
I HATE people who do circuit style training, hoping around every piece of equipment in the gym.
@@samchapman4471 I'm at the point I just throw their shit off and start using the machine. We all pay the same membership so I'm not gonna just sit there and not work out.
@@JosephWheeler14 The lack of gym etiquette is the reason I now workout in my garage.
I respect people who are knowledgeable in the gym, I respect them even more when they respect basic etiquette and others around them. It's such a basic thing which so many people are bad at.
I'm new to the gym... I make sure I clean and put back all the weights that I've used.
Agreed
It’s usually the arrogant tools that break gym etiquette.
@@coryjohnson2486 yep and the thots/tiktokers 😂🤣
@@coryjohnson2486 or the assholes like me who train harder than the majority of people and don't care about what anyone else is thinking or doing. I'm not changing anything I do for anyone else. Screw etiquette.
Yes! Thank you! Supersetting and "reserving" multiple pieces of gym equipment at the same time is extremely annoying, thanks for mentioning this.
I love what you do for the lifting community Sean. I feel bad for new lifters these days browsing Instagram and believing so much BS.
I love this freaking man. His UA-cam style is to the point. No fluff. Something else I noticed is that we know very little about his personal life. No offense to other fitness youtubers but I kinda don’t care about yalls day to day life. Give me what I want so I can go.
Thanks man glad you find the content helpful. And yeah if people want more personal updates then I post some of that in IG stories but on UA-cam it’s almost entirely informational.
@@Sean_Nalewanyj even if you wanted to share more personal info on UA-cam, I wouldn’t be mad at it. You’re a chill dude. But keep putting out content; I’ve been following/supporting your channel for literally 3/4 years 🙏🏾
@@Sean_Nalewanyj yes please. You're a very chill dude. Would love get more updates about your life(I hope that doesn't sound creepy)
Dude you look obese Lol
You forgot the subtle sarcastic jokes inserted in the videos as well.
Also, re-racking your weights is a solid workout! It’s like adding insult to injury when you’re carrying weights on a muscle group you’ve already wailed on.
I agree. I consider reracking weights part of the workout. How lazy are you that you go to lift weights, then when it comes time to lift the weights back where they go, you say, "Nah, I'm good."
I rerack with pride
I rerack with pride
@@mayssm powerlifters
I dont mind reracking someone else's shit. But usually it means the equipment is in use. So I get confused and not use it
Great video as always Sean! The most reliable person on UA-cam for fitness advise. Few of the mistakes you pointed out are related to the line and direction of resistance and that's something one should always keep in mind before trying out the latest innovation we saw on social media.
Hi Sean
Loving your videos helping me greatly , plus I'm so glad you you don't play music in the background like most do keep up the good work🙏
OMG number 13!
The other week at my gym it wasn’t that busy (maybe 5 or 6 people). I went to use the first machine that I normally use (it looked unattended) a young very done up girl came up to me and said “I’m using that in a super set.” I said “Oh ok cool.” I backed away and carefully surveyed the gym. Saw another unattended machine and went to use it. Same girl came over and said the same thing. I said “Well your towel is on one piece of equipment and you already told me you are supersetting with the lat pull down. How many different exercises are in your super set?”. Turns out it was about 8-10 different machines/pieces of equipment. I was a bit puzzled and so I pressed further. She then went on to inform me that she has a set circuit that she always does and her viewers expect her to keep it in order. I was actually dumbfounded. Then this old dog (one of those old guys that is very muscly, always there, very friendly and constantly offers advice) walked over and said to her “Fuck off. You can superset on 2 pieces at the most.” She got very upset. I proceeded to put my earbuds in and went about my workout.
Theres this girl that will use the squat rack for deadlifts/hip thrusts, and superset with a seated row station. Which is half way across the gym
And the lat pull down. First time I saw her, I thought she was just moving onto different exercised.
Annoying
Yeah when people are using more than one piece of equipment, I just ignore them, even if it's the biggest guy at the gym. No-one's ever tried to start a fight because they know they're taking the piss.
Women in the gym dude I swear to God. I was doing lunges across our green. No problem doing them stationary if other people are on it, but thats if they're doing exercise. I had 3 groups of chicks come in and just sit there "stretching", clucking it up. Why can't we have male only gyms? There are female only gyms. Why can't we have our own stuff?
@@MijinLaw "they know they're taking the piss"
I have no idea what that means?
@@AnonymOus-ss9jj maybe a British expression? Thought it was used in US too? Anyway, point is, people who claim to be using more than one machine at a time are being cheeky, and they know it. When a guy using machine A tells me he's also using machine B, I just point out that he's using machine A and just continue setting up B for my own use. They don't say anything more. It's rare though.
Best lifting tip: Breathe out and do a vacuum while doing heavy squats. Train like an athlete, look like an athlete.
It’s science.
Sounds like a good combination of squat and a nosedive to me 🤣 it must be light if its fake weights tho
@@Sean_Nalewanyj the side bends do not train the obliques, they work the quadratus lumborum. get it right.
Ye there's nothing wrong with breathing out during a squat since u'r gonna lift FAKE weights anyways like a FAKE Athlete :D
"Train like a cripple, look like a cripple. If it hurts just face pull, pain gone!"
Love the inclusion of the gym etiquette tips. So many folks out there that need to be made aware.
This is the first video that I have seen from Sean. I have been going to the gym for the last 40 years. I do weight training, cardio, and stretching.. Sean nails it on this video. I will not even go into the details on how he nails it in this video. Kudos.
A lot of what he says about gym etiquette is why I have my own garage gym.
The gym lock downs convinced me to plan on closing in my garage and turning it into a gym.
Same here. ...and I wrestle with kicking my own ass with how poor my gym etiquette is with my own stuff! Why m'I gonna re-rack this? I'm just gonna use the same one tomorrow. Because I'm a slob lol.
I disagree when he said supersets don’t have a benefit. Of course they do. Save a ton of time, and adds a cardio element to your workout. Also makes you more efficient at pumping blood through your muscles.
U shy huh
Same
People not re-racking weights or wiping their nasty sweat off the equipment when done are my biggest pet peeves at the gym.
Them wiping out their sweat makes you mad? So you prefer them not wiping their sweat at all? If you go to a gym expecting not to see sweat, maybe train at home.
@@vladimir8035 Either you are being pointlessly pedantic and trying to be clever there, or perhaps English isn't your first language, but the second 'not' was implied in that sentence. To clarify, Cowboy gets wound up by people not wiping their sweat off. Fairly obvious really.
@@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 it really wasn't that obvious he made it seem like he hates when people wipe their sweat on the equipment more so than not whiping
@@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495 perhaps English isn't your first language either :)
So do I have to wipe the dumbbells I use with my clean towel? Smelly dumbbells which everyone uses ? Nobody ever wipe them out with sanitizer or something. Maybe this rule is applicable to US gyms , but in Russia… it ain’t that easy.
Great info!!! I am guilty of the "behind the neck pull down" - which I will now stop immediately! Thank you! Please do more like this!
Clear, concise and common sense. Excellent job by Sean in this video
Dang I like his style. Also, agree with re-racking 100%. As a small female I can’t yet lift the 45lb plates so sometimes I can’t use equipment after a stronger person has left their weights on it.
Thats so cute😭
Ahhhh shit I should probably rerack huh..
@@evanfranks3962 if shes a small female she could be around 45kg and lets say she has small short arms and 45pound plates are quiet large making her have a bad grip so it will feel heavier for her
@@evanfranks3962 bro, why would she lie tho
I dont want to be disrespectful but how can u not lift/pick up a 45lb plate?
Love all your videos, always real and straight to the point.
Spoken like a true role model! Thanks for the clarification! I do tend to merge exercises/movements together and it could help my body awareness to isolate each sets 🎉🎉🎉
the fact that he making a clown out of vshred made me like subscribe and hit the notifications button
I feel like this should just be a rule of thumb when talking about what not to do in the fitness industry.
I was looking for this comment
Anybody got a take on Anabolic Alien? I enjoy his content and think he does a good job. If I'm wrong please educate me.
At my gym right now and just witnessed atleast three dudes that were doing those shoulder damaging workouts. I work in diagnostic imaging and the amount of people I exam that have had workout related shoulder injuries is nuts.
Keep spreading the word on shoulder health. People don’t realize how debilitating it is, when your shoulders are so gone you cant even lift 2lbs
This is one thing I have to give Jeff Cavaliere credit for - a LOT of his videos are about protecting shoulders from impingement. He cured me of doing upright rows.
Not a n00b myself & can attest to protecting those shoulders, especially as you age. I've never injured myself in 30+yrs of working out but went into a bit of overtraining mode a couple of years ago & started to "superset". Went from flat bench with straight bar (heavy) to incline dumbells (also fairly heavy) and let my elbows flair way out...tore a rotator cuff. It still affects me. Pro tip: You want to take a few months off from the gym? Do some of these things Sean is advising against!
@@ThatKa5p3r just because you havent injured yourself doesnt justify everyone lmao. I dont know a single friend who hasnt injured their shoulders, including me too
@@AhmeddR6 Huh? I'm agreeing with OP about bad form leading to injury. Amazing you don't know anyone in the whole world in the history of time that has hurt their shoulder, I've been an athlete my whole life and know dozens. Also have plenty of doctor & therapist friends that pay for their huge houses & nice cars because of shoulder injuries. Your comment is pointless, but hey, congrats on being perfect. lmao
@@ThatKa5p3r both of you are arguing because you cant read. First you agreed with the OP. Then this guy Ahmed thought you weren't and said he doesn't know a single person that works out who has not hurt their shoulders including himself. Meaning everyone he knows has hurt their shoulders. Then you came back saying, "I can't believe you haven't met anyone that's hurt their shoulders. Doctors make loads of money fixing shoulder issues. Sorry that you're perfect." Lol, both of you need to comprehend what you're reading more clearly and leave the anger for when you're bench pressing in the gym.
Great advice and we always appreciate the subtle Vshred diss/burn 👍
Thank you for the clear explanations and illustrations, and the etiquette - much-needed reminders
1 point i would like to mention, some bosuball exercises are often used for physiotherapy purposes. Its for training lower back stability during regular exercises. We use it for a condition called motor control impairment which often occurs at people who sit or stand a lot. So these exercises aren't really that useless at all but in terms of hypertrophy i agree that there is really no point in doing it.
Well said, Jasper. I concur wholeheartedly.
@@mtf125 « wholeheartedly », what a beautiful word ! Is it even a real one ? 😂
@@flam8094 Lol yeah. It's quite synonymous to completely and sincerely
Yes they're mainly meant for physical therapy for civility in the ankles however for novelty sake most UA-cam's trying throw in a crazy workout to make it more honestly just to get more likes it looks crazy but it really puts you in danger so danger so other than ankle stability There's really no proper use for it I believe because I really like baseball but basketball Bosu ball I'm trying to use a freaking special text on this speech to text speech to text there you go but they're not meant for whatever one's using them for it's like if I said wow drinking and driving is so next level and if you can do it then you must be a boss you see how stupid that sounds like yet have a drink at home relax chill do your thing
@@cobaltblue5523 Indeed also really helpful for ankle strains but as i said, in terms of hypertrophy, useless.
I've been in gyms since 2005... today I found out I did 3 things wrong and I believe you. It makes sense as you explain it. Thank you! New subscriber here
I have been using the gym since 1970.
The main thing is don't go to heavy and don't over strain.
As for all the rights and wrongs. They're are so many different goals that there is no right or wrong just goals.
As a boxer I wouldn't train like a body builder.
I wouldn't last 1 round.
Just remember. A boxer is among the most fit athletes. And a body builder is the least fit.
@@herbbowler2461 big muscle guy gasses out in 2 minutes tops
@@TehNiCoLaS
What on Earth are you talking about?
@@herbbowler2461 i think (?) my guy was trying to say a body builder wouldn’t have good endurance and or would get their ass beat in a fight compared to a body builder (i don’t have an opinion abt this i’m new just trying to translate the gibberish
@@minty1693
And i don't have any idea what you're trying to say either.
Your a very well spoken trainer. And your advice makes a lot of sense.
You make total sense , glad I subscribed , just straight to the point information
People standing in front of the dumbbell rack is a pet peeve of mine, I usually just barge in and make them move.
Or just interrupt and say excuse me and hopefully they will get the idea, not everyone is going to wait🤷🏿♂️
Yh mark u absolute sickooo
@@MF-iv6df huh?
@@markgraf9695 hahaaa yes swirly birds!!!
@@markgraf9695 that guy is probably one of those that does it and didnt like your attitude of him doing it. LOL!
I’ve been a trainer for over 20 years and ALL the things you’ve said I COMPLETELY agree with. Spot on. You definitely know what you are talking about.
I've only been a trainer for 12 years, but I don't.
I'll say, if you're training strictly for hypertrophy, if that's ALL you have in mind.. than maybe I'll agree with pretty much everything he said.
But if you've got other goals (and if you've been a trainer for 20 years, I'm guessing you have had clients with other goals), than there are a lot of variations that you can use effectively towards those goals, including some in this list.
I see this a lot, 'fitness experts' who really are only focused on one thing (usually getting big), and forget there's a whole other world of possibilities out there.
@@RLCD ur right thats why i watch ryan humiston.
@@kolaolli2189 Ryan is all about hypertrophy and nothing else. And he does the instagram show-off "creative" exercises. Still, i watch him for his personality.
Sigh..
SPOT on! Get it?
All points make so much sense, especially the ETIQUETTE points like re-racking and putting the dang weights back after use. I work out at a 24 hour gym and when I walk in there at 2am, all the midnight folks have left their weights on bars and machines. My warmup consists of putting weights away. I agree, "If you're capable of putting them on, you're strong enough to load 6-10 45lb plates on each side of a leg press, then you're strong enough to take them back off and rack them!" Great vid, brah!!
You are the voice of sanity. So glad I found you.
When training athletes bosu ball is great for co contractions and the joints. It won’t make you produce more force or strengthen your abs, but there is a use for it in the physical therapy world and helping heal injuries. So yes, don’t squat on a bosu ball and expect to gain strength, but use it for rehabilitation and joints
Exactly. I tore my ACL and the bosu ball has been useful in my recovery
This is a bodybuilding tips, not injury therapy channel. You ain't wrong, but he isn't either. Just different context.
Facial expression at 8:34 telling us exactly how Sean feels about this.
This guy knows his stuff, and it's very reassuring to know that pretty much everything he suggests to and not to do, I'm doing. I just wish I had this info back in 2000 when I first started lifting
1. 00:59= front raises
2. 01:30= bosli ball
3. 01:58= reverse grip tricep
4. 2:30= flaring elbows
5. 2:49= too much weight
6. 3:32= cable squat
7. 4:11= lifting Infront of dumbell rack
8.
Dude fell asleep while writing this comment
8: 04:39 = standing dumbbell shoulder rotations
9. 5:14 = behind the neck pull down
(10). 5:35 = plate exercises
It seems like he hasn't woke up for more than a month to finish the comment
I absolutely love that you used the V-Shred D-bag for multiple examples of what not to do 👀😅
Me too lol
I love how your putting all of these "influencers" on blast.
Even eddie Hall apparently. This guy don't know shit. He even said hpw pts who study from scientists who've learnt it
Great comments, spot on, and thanks for getting right to it!!!
Nice bro, your looking insane. Keep up the insane work 💪💪
"And they have to stand there and wait for you to finish" you sir are way nicer than me. I go get my dumbells, idk why people think they can block a whole set of dumbbells
Cause there morons blocking & I will call them out.. Especially if there a big Lughead!! lol
I always assumed everyone knew this, no need to be an egomaniac by any of both sides.
Mirrors are there to look at yourself while training for proper form. And whenever someone wants to grab a dumbbell you move. Easy, simple, no ego bruises.
@@Viking_Raven I dont know why people are so pissed. Just tell the person to move and they will. Lol ppl dont have confidence to ask something nicely
@@snakeperson5467 Conversely - Lol ppl don't have the awareness to realize they are sharing a space and to move as a matter of courtesy; are ppl too self-absorbed at the gym to enlist to basic mindfulness manners?
@@egregiousqueef7781 Sometimes people wont realize it, not everyone is that thoughtful, but still, if you ask them, 99% of people will be nice enough to move for you. Unless you cant speak. Stop complaining and use your fricken mouth
Im a PT and these are all things I’ve learned over time bc I dedicate myself to researching my craft. There are not many people out there who do the same. I literally tell people these things all the time and they still perform them lol. Awesome to see there’s others out there who understand all of this.
dude, you are cool. you talk with knowledge, which is impressive. i would like to see more of that. u seem to be down to earth, speaking not only your mind, but sharing your knowledge. that is pretty cool. keep up that great work. lots of love and repect out to ya.
Dude I could listen to you talk for an hour. You make great content
I found this man yesterday and I love him today. Good job Sean…God bless your channel. Honesty is what we all look for not trends…trends are lie fed.
Always listened to the "training front delts is unnecessary" advice. Now my front delts are non existent and the rest is growing reasonably well. My advice would be: don't blindly follow advice. Make sure advice you take from people is actually applicable to YOU. Great video as always, Sean 👌
Fair enough. However, imo, gyms should require every customer to watch this video when they join.
@@mroberts566 They should be playing Seans videos on repeat on those big ass tv screens instead of random bullshit lmao
I did this with Biceps because back uses Biceps...but I focus on work Biceps once again and same with my front delts since a front raise focuses on the muscle more.
@@jimlucas0 why, when he (like basically all influencers) has been wrong about so many things? The only good advice would be to do the research yourself instead of taking someone's word for it.
@@zo_maar True, but unless you're literally reading peer reviewed scientific studies you're always taking someone's word for it. And most people don't do that.
Firstly, great insight on some of these lifts.
Second, the gym etiquette notes are 💯. I wish I could be more chill about these practices, but it’s really tough. This is why we can’t have nice things
I appreciate this advice. I have been doing a couple of the exercises that were not necessary and will work on eliminating those and doing something else instead.
The reverse grip triceps push down actually puts more emphasis on the medial head. There are hundreds of sources that cite this information.
True
Was just about to comment this as well.
so happy you said this cuz i thought i was crazy when he said it does nothing more ... cuz i could of sworn thats a great exercise
I used to do them like this because it was a work around for my elbow tendinitis
100% FACTS!
*Be more concerned about your form and technique more than how heavy the weight is.
*Food is a bigger factor than the weights are.
No lol food and lifting are just as important as each other, without one the other won’t help you.
@@ohyeahyeah1068 bro he is talking about the amount and quality of the food you eat
@@ohyeahyeah1068 if you eat dogcrap it doesn’t matter what you do in the gym unless you wish to look like Andy Ruiz
@@ohyeahyeah1068 kind of. if you're not pushing yourself at the gym or at home, it won't matter how well you eat, you won't develop any serious muscle. however, if you eat poorly, your gains will be very much affected in a way that minimizes your muscle. food is arguably more important, but that's not to say that training isn't also important. it just means you have to focus more on eating healthy than you do with training. with training, you just do the workout; eating, however, is another story altogether. you have to plan your diet, eat the proper foods, and make sure you consume the necessary amount. you can do moderate to mildly intense exercise and still gain muscle, but not as much as you could be gaining. with food however, you could be doing intense exercises with 200 pounds and it won't matter all that much. you need necessary nutrients and proteins and aminoacids and similar things to properly gain. they're both extremely important, but i think food is just a little bit more. sorry for the essay lmfao
this.
Thanks for this. I have made a few of these mistakes and will now modify and adapt. I'm a bit older now and have adjusted my work mistakes from experience as well, (ie not using full range of motion, using heavier weights and performing reps with poor form, poor posture, or using momentum to swing the weight, etc). All useless and harmful. I have adopted the philosophy of performing reps in the best form throughout the exercise and I am seeing more gains and less injury. Then I move up in weight when I have gained the strength to perform at the higher level without compromise. I subscribed to your channel. Thank you for the content and I look forward to learning more as I go.
I am going to the gym the past 5 months, most of the things he says if you have common sense you do them by yourself but its nice to get confirmation about some stuff he talks about that i wasn't sure. Very informative and great tips for beginners/amateurs
People not re-racking weight or not wiping their seat off the seat/bench are my 2 biggest pet peeves. Saw someone get hit in the head with a 35lb plate because someone left it barely on the rack. Fully rack the weight people.
Totally with you on the hygene thing there King. Some people can be soooo disgusting !
I always rerack my weights totally agree dude!
I’ll ask my gym in Mex City to stream this video on the gym’s screens, everyone should see and listen to this, specially the gym etiquette ones.
Sean should have videos dubbed on Spanish or with Spanish captions at least.
Nalewanyj's Canadian, so he'd be more likely to sub/dub it into French.
Que podemos hacer hermano.
This is probably the best overall video of gym mistakes not to make I've seen. Bonus points for subtly knocking v-shred there lol
I learned a lot thanks for making this 🤘 also love that you use real video examples of bad form
That lat pull down behind the head is so true. I trusted a gym friend who told me to do it that way and ended up pulling a muscle so badly the pain had me sick and it was impossible to sleep. Take it from me, don’t hurt yourself.
Dang. I'm fairly new to lifting and saw a guy with a pretty good physique doing it and thought to myself about doing it one day. I'm glad I'm across this video and comment.
I used to do them when I was younger after a guy at the gym said it was the better way to do it. He even did pullups but behind the neck. I just realized that it was a very unnatural movement, made my shoulders hurt, and didn't really seem to be any better than front pulldowns.
This is a tremendous video. I really appreciate showing the don't do exercises & then showing the better proper exercises to do instead. Keep crushing it!
Exercising right in front of the dumbell rack is a super nuisance, thank you for pointing it out!!
New follower here! I absolutely love your videos! 😊. Thanks for keeping it real! Keep the videos coming!!!
Extremely knowledgeable and informative. I was 1/2 way through the video before realizing you didn’t just patch together 20 different segments, but it was ll done continuously. Trainers like yourself are so much more knowledgeable then lifters of my era in the 80’s. Someone once said that with gifted generics you can do just about anything and get big. That is why people still use ineffective lifts like reverse push downs. I do still see people literally use their entire body weight to do push down s with too much weight then drop it
I have been working out my whole life and learned from these excellent tips. Thanks for making this video.
Sean has some of the best content I’ve seen
Been working out with heavy weight training for 20yrs+. Your advice is great and I have tweaked many excercises since watching. Great job!
I have been in gyms nearly 30 years - this is good advice for you all. Other vloggers would spend 40mins covering the same points
I was actually doing front shoulder raises... thanks for the information, I really appreciate the time I will save!
Last week this couple was using the leg press machine at the start of my workout which I needed. 4 exercises later and they were still on it holding hands and kissing, it was the sweetest thing. As my heart melted for them while they cuddled and hugged in a gym on a leg press machine, I realized that me finishing my workout is just not as important as their unbreakable love. My pump will never be as strong as the love that their hearts are pumping for one another. How selfish of me to want interrupt young love in the most fitting place to nurture it?! THE GYM!
😂😂😂😂
You said everything that I try to learn to people but they just won’t listen because influencers, personals trainers and most people do. Well done, great video !
I’ve been lifting for 35 years and I agree 100% with what you’ve said here. The dumbbell kickbacks have always made me chuckle. One thing I wish I would’ve known when i was younger: you don’t need to left heavy to develop good muscle tone. Form is key. Also have a good aerobic program in your routine.
Dumbbell kickbacks worked great for me. Finally helped me get my tricep cut I’ve been trying to get after 10 years
you might as well spend another 35y. the kickback are great work working the angle that usually gets less resistance. Its all about working your week points.
Form is everything. Using too heavy a weights leads to poor form, injuries and far less reps which doesn't stimulate the muscles as much. Most of the massive guys you see (some in this video) are juicers. You can't get that much natural muscle size in your 20's because it takes years to get even inches of size.
@@toddysurcharge771 🧢cant call someone not natural because someone’s body transforms faster then the other
@@HotBoii91 took you 10 years to see your triceps with the worst exercise in the gym. Makes sense LMAO
Real advice. Please do what works best for YOU.
Most underrated fitness channel. Thank you 🙏🏻
I love these straight forward explanations. It makes sense to me. Subscribed 🙂
So much good information in one video!!
good content. really like the explanation given to every single exercise. nice job!!
Hi Sean, I first came across your channel many many years ago, in the early days of UA-cam fitness. Your videos, along with Scooby's and Chris Jones' got me started lifting in the right path, which brought me to tremendous gains after years of consistent training and good diet.
I still lift, albeit not as consistently as I used to due to work and other responsibilities that come along with growing up. But at least I still have most of the gains I worked so hard for.
Anyways, I'm happy to see you still doing great in this niche, unlike many other fitness UA-camrs of the same era. Thank you and I wish you all the best.
Great that's good enough family and finances are more important than lifting and it's great that you put those before lifting
OMG, I’ve had more than one personal trainer instruct me to do multiple offenses identified here. I’d question but think he should know cuz he’s the trainer. Thank you for this video!
Thank you for the gym etiquette part. Always respect the gym.
New to the channel and ive just discovered this great video. A few dad jokes but really straight forward withholding the fluff
Mistake #21 not wiping down the equipment after you are done, especially when a pool of sweat is left behind
There’s no link between wiping down equipment, and gaining gains.
8:45 FINALLY SOMEONE GETS THE TRICEP KICKBACK! I’ve been doing it with cables ever since I’ve started, and it’s always been the one I prefer. My tri’s aren’t the greatest when it comes to growth, and using the cables always feel the best!
You just blew up 85% of every issue of Muscle & Fitness I read in the 80's and 90's.