HAPPY FRIDAY! lol jk guys, it's Monday. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. This will be the most Friday Monday ever because UPLIFTED IS HERE: bit.ly/2JtcDT6 Download our Goals Tracker: meg-squats.lpages.co/uplifted-goals-tracker/
yeees!! As a powerlifter who does hypertrophy I could NOT agree more! I'm gonna subscribe to Uplifted because you give the absolute best advice and I want your gaaaainz girl. It's TIME
I think Matt Wenning also has great advice on the importance of accessory movements and muscle mass for powerlifting. He does like 4x25 for different muscle groups before even starting on the big lifts. It makes so much sense to build your body up especially as a rookie so your body can tolerate all the heavy weight of the deads and squats. This could be even more important for women who have less muscle mass to begin with, so hypertrophy training might prevent injuries in the long run! It's an important topic. Thanks for the good videos Meg!
Yeeeeessssss! This is something I have been trying to figure out for myself. I don’t compete but I train for longevity, strength and aesthetics. This is great info. Go Megs, Go! Thanks 🙏
Very interesting info Meg! I can see how bodybuilding training can help powerlifters. I never was attracted to bodybuilding at all since I hate spending so much time in the gym, I prefer simplicity. I also don't want to starve myself, I love food!. I increased volume on my main lifts and that alone has worked for hypertrophy.
Love the message of this video, 100% agree Also I don’t think I have seen any other TH-camr give credit and link sources as consistently as you. Very helpful to us and considerate of the sources you tap into. As always great stuff.
I’m not a bodybuilder or powerlifter and not really sure what kind of training I should be don’t so I’m mixing it up and learning what I like, but this is super helpful and refreshing anyway because there seems to be a ‘choose one or the other’ mentality out there. I read the article you linked and it’s very well written. Thank you!!
This was a very helpful video that gave me more insight. I was stuck because I was trying to figure out weather or not I should cut out hypertrophy, eat big, and just focus on the main lifts. I would get super strong, but I also want to look good too. So I'll keep doing a mixture of both, and like you said the muscle does help in some ways.
OMG its like you read my mind. I just started a new hypertrophy routine but am still new to powerlifting (only 7 months in) and was wondering if it would be appropriate or not. This video was extremely helpful for me!!!
My coach is a powerlifter, she trains mé in body building, i get the advantage of depth in squat day, Super-set squats. Also, a more compound movement approach. It's going grande
5 minute Monday...if only. Great video, personally I've just always enjoyed higher volume in general but that's because I got use to it trying to get less fat
I have train mostly for strength for 17 years . I finally realized I will never be as strong as I want to be unless I take drugs , so I started training like a bodybuilder again and I think my body type is more suited for it I tend to grow bigger not stronger . So I will try and get as strong as I can but train with light weights for reps to get bigger and leaner and have better endurance . I know a lot of people would be happy with those genetics , but I always wanted to be stronger and looks came second .
Hey Megs, thanks for all you do. I recently found your channel and you already have inspired me to try powerlifting. I’m unhappy with crossfit, put on a ton of weight and I was kinda lost on what to do. I will start RP fat loss templates and I have visited a PL gym in my area, I should start at the new gym by the end of the month, once crossfit membership is cancelled. I’m excited for that! Fuck hspu! Xoxo 😘
Me too :) I am a med student so I have to sit and study a lot. Without working out I would probably feel like I will fall apart before I can help others with their health😂
I mix bodybuilding with powerlifting done for over 10y and I lift 3 times over my body weight one every thing bean vegetarian and natural. Your make so much sense who’d love to train with ya I do competition lifting whold love your advice 👍🏼 In a bit of a but lift on bench
Been trying to find a good balance between the two forever now because I love them both! It's hard though because I feel like I am not optimal at either with splitting my time between the two...
I start off woth compound movements, but I warm-up with pull ups, push ups, or stretching my legs or goblet squats, I go heavy on compound movements sometime and I go for 3-5 reps and I lower the weight then go for 4-10 reps, then everything else I do hypertrophy and do 3-4 sets of 10-15 and on my final set i go til failure, do I train like a bodybuilder or a powerlifter ?? 🤔the only cardio I do is ride my back to the gym and back home
I've been training for powerlifting with my trainer for about a month. Nutrition being so important I'm having problems being able to hit my macros amount. I have crohns disease, so I have a very low appetite. Do you have any recommendations for food intake if you can't eat as many meals each day??
Omg you talk so fast to try and get the video under 5 min :’) You should just do a part two of more hypertrophy based training? Would like to hear more
Meg makes a Monday feel more like a Friday if Monday and Friday could be closer to being a Friday but sadly Monday and Friday won't ever be one day and Monday will be Friday by the end of the.... Happy Monday people...
Exactly. I knew to real of the real would understand. It's all about that RPE and the amount of calories you consume inside one episode of Reading Rainbow.
Don't back off sets and drop sets help with Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (Strength gain) and Myofribular hypertrophy (Muscle Growth) 🤔 Just curious cuz I'm thinking a lot about different types of sets and muscle fiber types 🏋
I train for powerlifting (your programs actually) but I dont compete. How long should I be aiming to run a hypertrophy block before going back to more strength focused training?
Depends on how long you've been training and how fast/slow you're progressing. Next time you run a strength program, I'd push it until you're no longer progressing, and then need to periodize to make the gains and build the muscle. Run that into the ground too, until you want to retest, perhaps 6-12 months later.
When you are talking about volume, you typically say 8 - 12 reps but not a recommended number of sets. Do you have a recommendation for a number of reps total for a workout?
Cool info. My lean mass is 74kg, but my strength is way less than other guys' who have less muscle mass. What do you think may be the problem about it?
You should train like an athlete. If you only care about how you look naked, why would train like a powerlifter? If you only care about how strong you are, why would you train like a bodybuilder? If you're a soccer player, why would you need a 20 inch biceps? If you're a runner, why would you need another 20 pounds of muscle? If you're a cyclist, why would you need a massive upper body?
Saying a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle is false. Look at Olympic lifters...150-180 pounds and lift massive weights. Then look at ppl like jay cutler any 300 pound on stage olympia competitor. These men rarely do huge weights, they focus more on time under tension, and contraction mind muscle connection which builds not only bigger muscle but harder more detailed and shaped muscle. The most important factor to strength and power is not muscle size...its connective tissue. I can prove this again look at larry wheels arm wrestling school boy last weekend. Larry got destroyed by a guy with much smaller arms. But if you watch their training videos school boy is much much stronger in connective tissue his grip and side pressure is almost twice that of larry and larrys arms are about 4-5 inches bigger than school boys. So ppl for the love good so saying a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. Its just not true.
So I was going through and watching all of my subscriptions. ANNNDDDD I realized you and Myka look so much alike to me!! Also, power lifting is where it is at, even though I've just had a baby so the gym is not happening right atm. Love you! p.s. this is a link to one of Myka's videos th-cam.com/video/q0iZ6Ry4HGs/w-d-xo.html
I'm sorry, i'm getting distracted by your beautiful eye colour :P (I had to watch the video twice, so that I could actually get the fantastic information that was given)
I dont think allot of amateur powerlifters can train like bodybuilders. They are clueless when it comes to training for size. The majority of them have crappy genetics and have some kind of mental block about training to failure doing more than 6 plus reps. Most of them are either fat or just look an average person, and if you try to get some of them train hard they get militant and make all kinds of silly excuses. I personally dont see most of them trying to build muscle mass.
HAPPY FRIDAY! lol jk guys, it's Monday. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. This will be the most Friday Monday ever because UPLIFTED IS HERE: bit.ly/2JtcDT6
Download our Goals Tracker: meg-squats.lpages.co/uplifted-goals-tracker/
megsquats did you go to blu bloods crossfit today. Pls reply
We should not take advice from a woman.most of them are wrong
You are a pretty girl!
I train like a bodybuilder but i love to lift like a powerlifter, lightweight baby!!!!
That's the way I like 💪💪💪🦵🦵
yeees!! As a powerlifter who does hypertrophy I could NOT agree more! I'm gonna subscribe to Uplifted because you give the absolute best advice and I want your gaaaainz girl. It's TIME
YES! Thank you!!
I think Matt Wenning also has great advice on the importance of accessory movements and muscle mass for powerlifting. He does like 4x25 for different muscle groups before even starting on the big lifts. It makes so much sense to build your body up especially as a rookie so your body can tolerate all the heavy weight of the deads and squats. This could be even more important for women who have less muscle mass to begin with, so hypertrophy training might prevent injuries in the long run! It's an important topic. Thanks for the good videos Meg!
I like this. And I love Matt Wenning :-) We've been incorporating more activation and primer movements in our programs and for our athletes!
I started power lifting a year and I love it so much more than weightlifting, thanks to you!
Yeeeeessssss! This is something I have been trying to figure out for myself. I don’t compete but I train for longevity, strength and aesthetics. This is great info. Go Megs, Go! Thanks 🙏
Very interesting info Meg! I can see how bodybuilding training can help powerlifters. I never was attracted to bodybuilding at all since I hate spending so much time in the gym, I prefer simplicity. I also don't want to starve myself, I love food!. I increased volume on my main lifts and that alone has worked for hypertrophy.
heck yes and more volume = more food?!
megsquats hahahaha! Sounds like more food to me? You're the best!😘
Di :3 but be careful with adding more volume to the deadlift
Coral Reefs Thanks, yeah I only deadlift once a week and I listen to my body. Usually I don't complete a third set of I feel it's affecting my form.
Love the message of this video, 100% agree
Also I don’t think I have seen any other TH-camr give credit and link sources as consistently as you. Very helpful to us and considerate of the sources you tap into. As always great stuff.
I’m not a bodybuilder or powerlifter and not really sure what kind of training I should be don’t so I’m mixing it up and learning what I like, but this is super helpful and refreshing anyway because there seems to be a ‘choose one or the other’ mentality out there. I read the article you linked and it’s very well written. Thank you!!
Thank you for saying this! I was at a gym where people minimized the importance of accessory training and it drove me nuts because it's wrong.
Love “Uplifted” so far!!
This was a very helpful video that gave me more insight. I was stuck because I was trying to figure out weather or not I should cut out hypertrophy, eat big, and just focus on the main lifts. I would get super strong, but I also want to look good too. So I'll keep doing a mixture of both, and like you said the muscle does help in some ways.
High volume for the win!
Hell yes! Bro stuff all the way! Thanks for breaking it down, Meg!
OMG its like you read my mind. I just started a new hypertrophy routine but am still new to powerlifting (only 7 months in) and was wondering if it would be appropriate or not. This video was extremely helpful for me!!!
Would you do a video about what your favorite accessory moves are for squat, bench, and deadlifts?
BY FAR one of the most informative n knowledgeable as well as honest fitness experts out there she always thinks rly thoroughly about process
How to cut to maximize muscle in weight class without losing strength?
Loving the 5 minute Fridays so far... Keep 'em coming
Gain weight in the off season, going slightly over your class, then cut back down. Take long off seasons, don't compete every chance you get.
My coach is a powerlifter, she trains mé in body building, i get the advantage of depth in squat day, Super-set squats. Also, a more compound movement approach. It's going grande
5 minute Monday...if only. Great video, personally I've just always enjoyed higher volume in general but that's because I got use to it trying to get less fat
Hii!!! Love your videos. I am more into crossfit but I enjoy learning more about different sports.
I have train mostly for strength for 17 years . I finally realized I will never be as strong as I want to be unless I take drugs , so I started training like a bodybuilder again and I think my body type is more suited for it I tend to grow bigger not stronger . So I will try and get as strong as I can but train with light weights for reps to get bigger and leaner and have better endurance . I know a lot of people would be happy with those genetics , but I always wanted to be stronger and looks came second .
Great content! You are my inspiration Meg!
Hey Megs, thanks for all you do. I recently found your channel and you already have inspired me to try powerlifting. I’m unhappy with crossfit, put on a ton of weight and I was kinda lost on what to do. I will start RP fat loss templates and I have visited a PL gym in my area, I should start at the new gym by the end of the month, once crossfit membership is cancelled. I’m excited for that! Fuck hspu! Xoxo 😘
STRONG STRONG FWENDS
yaaasss!! #strongstrongfriends
Thanks for the tip, Meg. 👍
am i early enough lol? i love u meg and thank you for helping me and others be more body confident!
THANK YOU! Heck yea
I train to improve my health
amen sister
Me too :) I am a med student so I have to sit and study a lot. Without working out I would probably feel like I will fall apart before I can help others with their health😂
I mix bodybuilding with powerlifting done for over 10y and I lift 3 times over my body weight one every thing bean vegetarian and natural. Your make so much sense who’d love to train with ya I do competition lifting whold love your advice 👍🏼 In a bit of a but lift on bench
This felt rushed ;_; 5 Min Friday is a cute name but I'd rather have the info delivered at a casual pace.
I'm training like wheels, baby!
I wanna be Russwole when I grow up
Been trying to find a good balance between the two forever now because I love them both! It's hard though because I feel like I am not optimal at either with splitting my time between the two...
Take an off season!!!
Can you talk about when to train with a belt or beltless? For beginners and more advanced lifters?
I start off woth compound movements, but I warm-up with pull ups, push ups, or stretching my legs or goblet squats, I go heavy on compound movements sometime and I go for 3-5 reps and I lower the weight then go for 4-10 reps, then everything else I do hypertrophy and do 3-4 sets of 10-15 and on my final set i go til failure, do I train like a bodybuilder or a powerlifter ?? 🤔the only cardio I do is ride my back to the gym and back home
Will I get away with not going into work the next two days now? It must be Friday now so basically the weekend. I’m convinced
yes. just show this video to your boss. you're excused
I've been training for powerlifting with my trainer for about a month. Nutrition being so important I'm having problems being able to hit my macros amount. I have crohns disease, so I have a very low appetite. Do you have any recommendations for food intake if you can't eat as many meals each day??
Thumbs up fantastic info 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿
Love you!!!
Nice video. I feel "percentages" and "RPE" fatigue ( not really: )...lifting should be lovable.
Great info
5 minute Friday...on a Monday
CLASSIC MEG
Can you build muscle get ripped or look like a body builder and at the same time train to powerlift
I'd like to know how many of these "jacked" powerlifters are also on gear. I'm sure many of the people you mentioned are.
Hey meg, important question whats your opinion on sunscreen? Looks painful
Omg you talk so fast to try and get the video under 5 min :’) You should just do a part two of more hypertrophy based training? Would like to hear more
Meg makes a Monday feel more like a Friday if Monday and Friday could be closer to being a Friday but sadly Monday and Friday won't ever be one day and Monday will be Friday by the end of the.... Happy Monday people...
So, you are basically saying that you DO need the upper body to GET the lower body! ... Or the inverse?...
Exactly. I knew to real of the real would understand. It's all about that RPE and the amount of calories you consume inside one episode of Reading Rainbow.
What are your current 3 big lift numbers? And would you recommend GZCLP or the /r/fitness ppl
Don't back off sets and drop sets help with Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (Strength gain) and Myofribular hypertrophy (Muscle Growth) 🤔
Just curious cuz I'm thinking a lot about different types of sets and muscle fiber types 🏋
I train for powerlifting (your programs actually) but I dont compete. How long should I be aiming to run a hypertrophy block before going back to more strength focused training?
Depends on how long you've been training and how fast/slow you're progressing. Next time you run a strength program, I'd push it until you're no longer progressing, and then need to periodize to make the gains and build the muscle. Run that into the ground too, until you want to retest, perhaps 6-12 months later.
Did you go to blue bloods crossfit today.pls reply
When you are talking about volume, you typically say 8 - 12 reps but not a recommended number of sets. Do you have a recommendation for a number of reps total for a workout?
I have a question if anyone can answer: I'm beginning powerlifter, is a fat burner supplement a necessity or should I stay away from that?
I would classify fat burners as a waste of money, and there are cheaper, more ROI positive supplements to take or things to do
megsquats Understood, thanks Meg!
Cool info.
My lean mass is 74kg, but my strength is way less than other guys' who have less muscle mass.
What do you think may be the problem about it?
Mooooooondaaays Friiiiiiiidays
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Omg yassss hypertrophy is so effin important #getjacked
Campioni Olympia
I see RUSSWOLE I click like
You should train like an athlete. If you only care about how you look naked, why would train like a powerlifter? If you only care about how strong you are, why would you train like a bodybuilder? If you're a soccer player, why would you need a 20 inch biceps? If you're a runner, why would you need another 20 pounds of muscle? If you're a cyclist, why would you need a massive upper body?
Idk if meg’s early or late 🤔 either, I f widdit. 👍🏽
GOT HER DONE! lol. wanted to post on a Monday for some motivation
#lovegoesout
Ben Pollack is my idol 😁
What if I wanted to train like a mutant, how will I do that?
HEEEYYY GURL!!!!
Meg.... 😍😍😍💪
Off base beginner who didn't know what they where talking about wow SMH tisk tisk Meg showing that whole card
Lol I went off a little 😂
Meg can you flex your muscles in one of your videos
so true
HI MEG!
HI FRIEND!
Time to look at some comments about how Bodybuilders are idiots.
Meg ♥ the diva
Neither... Train like an Olympic lifter!!! 😊
Yoooooo
If you wanna see a super jacked female powerlifter you should definitely check out Isabella von Weissenberg, instagram.com/ivweissenberg/
She’s in the thumbnail!!
I'm gonna blame my dodgy eye and small screen for this... :)
I think she's my favourite powerlifter at the moment.
Or neither.
accidentally liked this. YOU TRIPPIN
:P
Saying a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle is false. Look at Olympic lifters...150-180 pounds and lift massive weights. Then look at ppl like jay cutler any 300 pound on stage olympia competitor. These men rarely do huge weights, they focus more on time under tension, and contraction mind muscle connection which builds not only bigger muscle but harder more detailed and shaped muscle. The most important factor to strength and power is not muscle size...its connective tissue. I can prove this again look at larry wheels arm wrestling school boy last weekend. Larry got destroyed by a guy with much smaller arms. But if you watch their training videos school boy is much much stronger in connective tissue his grip and side pressure is almost twice that of larry and larrys arms are about 4-5 inches bigger than school boys. So ppl for the love good so saying a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle. Its just not true.
You look sunburned!
So I was going through and watching all of my subscriptions. ANNNDDDD I realized you and Myka look so much alike to me!! Also, power lifting is where it is at, even though I've just had a baby so the gym is not happening right atm. Love you!
p.s. this is a link to one of Myka's videos
th-cam.com/video/q0iZ6Ry4HGs/w-d-xo.html
Got to much sun?
yes lol from playing tennis (evidence coming on Weds' video)
I'm sorry, i'm getting distracted by your beautiful eye colour :P
(I had to watch the video twice, so that I could actually get the fantastic information that was given)
Is anyone else gonna make a lame joke about how the 5 minutes is actually 7? Lol
Why would you show people on gear in your thumbnail and give viewers a false expectation of what they could achieve training like them?
There are equal amounts of tested and untested competitors on the thumbnail.
Been lifting for a year and half, love it. Hate cardio days.
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Whichever way will lead me to not looking like anyone in the thumbnail. Yikes
u 2 smol
megsquats also tru
I dont think allot of amateur powerlifters can train like bodybuilders. They are clueless when it comes to training for size. The majority of them have crappy genetics and have some kind of mental block about training to failure doing more than 6 plus reps. Most of them are either fat or just look an average person, and if you try to get some of them train hard they get militant and make all kinds of silly excuses. I personally dont see most of them trying to build muscle mass.
Why aren't you more muscular? If you are preaching building size, you need to lead by example.