Brad Pitt Fight Club Workout and Diet (25th ANNIVERSARY!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2024
- If you wanted to know all about Brad Pitt’s Fight Club workout and diet 25 years after the movie was released, then you’re in luck. In this video, I am going to break down Brad Pitt’s workout and diet for the iconic physique he achieved in the movie Fight Club. Just like iI’ve done for every celebrity workout critique that I have done in the past, I am going to reman respectful and provide an unbiased review of Brad Pitt’s workouts and diet. Not only that, I am going to explain how you can implement some oof his principles into your training and nutrition so that you can see success as well.
The reported workout and diet plan for Brad Pitt in Fight Club has been circulating the internet for a while, with nobody coming forward to challenge it. So while it may not be the most accurate representation of what he did to prepare for the role of Tyler Durden, this is likely the closest resemblance of what Brad Pitt actually did to achieve his body in Fight Club.
When it comes to Brad Pitt’s Fight Club physique, we have to take note of what the director was trying to achieve and that is to create an “idealized” version of Edward Norton’s character. That means that Brad Pitt couldn’t be overly muscular like you would see in an 80’s action film starring Stallone or Schwarzenegger. While there was certainly muscular development, especially in the shoulders, the hallmark of Pitt’s physique is his level of leanness.
So how does one achieve this physique? Proper training and diet, of course.
Let’s start with the training.
Brad Pitt’s Fight Club workout followed a classic bro-split, with chest on Monday, back on Tuesday, shoulders on Wednesday, arms on Thursday, and cardio on Friday and Saturday. With no focus on his legs in the movie, they opted to skip leg day (something I would never advocate!)
My problem with the reported Fight Club workout for Brad Pitt mostly comes down to the weight reported. Weighting 155 lbs at 5’11, there are just some reported weights used that would assume high levels of strength even for someone who lifted weights more regularly than Pitt likely did for the movie. But I would prefer to focus on the structure of the workout as I think that’s the more important aspect of the reported routine.
I also have slight issue with the schedule, as I find that there is too little frequency per muscle group. Stimulating a muscle only once in a week is less productive to muscle hypertrophy than it is at a higher frequency of say 2-3x per week.
In some instances, Pitt used an ascending pyramid structure which had the weight increase and the reps decrease across 3 sets. This is a great technique for building muscle and strength, but I would say that only doing it across 3 sets is fairly low volume. Outside of that, it appears that Pitt would perform two sets of 15 reps at submaximal weight, with the third set purported to be 15 reps with a weight that would cause failure on the third set.
This approach means very low effective volume for building muscle, which is likely why Brad Pitt didn’t have a heavily muscular body in Fight Club and instead had a leaner, more toned look. While you can certainly build muscle with this approach, I don’t think it is effective to build as much muscle as possible.
When it comes to Brad Pitt’s Fight Club diet, there are a lot of good things about it. As a matter of fact, it somewhat resembles the way that I have been eating for the last 20-30 years. I will say, however, that my diet is a little bit more flexible and palatable than what Brad Pitt was following. The point is that while eating clean, he was able to keep the number of calories he took in at under 3,000 calories per day. Add in the intensity of his workout sessions and he was able to burn a significant amount of fat to achieve that lean, toned look he had in Fight Club.
Overall, I like Brad Pitt’s training and nutrition as it not only achieved an iconic look that we are still talking about 25 years later, but also inspired an entire generation of young men to start hitting the gym and paying attention to what they were putting in their mouths. Add in the fact that I believe that Brad Pitt’s Fight Club physique was attained without the use of steroids or PEDs and I have a greater appreciation for this body.
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I got a groin strain and its really painful. Hard to even bike. Can you pls recommend something to recover fast? I pulled it while doing drunken mountain climbers
Thanks Jeff and jesse
Is there an age where the human body is unable to stop progressing in terms of muscular development and strength?
How to maximize kegel gains?
Why beta body?
Make a video about McGill pull-ups technique please! It makes people do 10 pull-ups after doing only 1 just in 6 weeks
A society that says that Brad’s physique in fight club is small- meanwhile the average person is less fit than ever- is broken. Social media has ruined our perspectives on everything.
But he is small, I'm not a bodybuilder or fitness instagramer, just workout for me, and still have bigger arms. But he is fit, and had a nice physique
He's bigger than Bruce Lee
@@EMB1199He's a smaller framed Man .
Sir you must have some impressive well conditioned and built Arms.😊
I know it takes work and sounds like you're doing it.
Always remember Twiggy might just beat that ass.
What gets me is that Pitt's physique is exactly how humans have evolved to be. Lean yet strong. Evolution sorts it all out for us. I don't understand why that shouldn't still be the ideal physique. Having massive muscles isn't natural and in my humble opinion, is not attractive.
Way to break the first rule Jeff!
True 😅
And the second rule.
I thought the movie did that.
😂😂
It's like Bruce Lee's physique, low body fat, just strength, not volume, 0 bloat.
Bruce Lee's lats were insane
His lats were like wings
Bruce Lee aka Chinese Batman with them lats.
In the desert, a body like that would wither and die in a matter of hours.
@@hotel3667 maybe - but a fat dude would also snuff it from heat exhaustion alone
It was never about alfa or beta, but Brad Pitt had that body most women think is "Hot"
Perhaps also helps having
Fame, pretty face, Status, and resources
The physique that most women think is hot is “has money”
Except his legs. Those had to be doubled in Troja for example because his legs are thin like matches.
Anyone who has ever talked to women or been out and seen who they like to date would realize they are into a range of physiques, sizes, shapes, etc. But if you ask the average guy on social media they will just assume they are only into 6ft8 roided out freaks.
Exactly. Most men build bodies to impress other men, not the women 😂
Jeff’s self promotion is literally the best there is on YT. It’s not annoying, it’s just a quick reminder and then the video moves on.
This is the physique that I have always strived for since this film first came out. Athletic over swole any day. Chef’s kiss
Simple is easy. I'm over 50, and in the best shape of my life (finally!) - just using dumbells, and a pull-up bar. Success is all about what you put in your mouth, and having the discipline to not snack or go rogue with your meals. It's inspiring to see the pic of Brad Pitt at 55 years old. Age is not an excuse!!
"Success is what you put in your mouth" Harvey Weinstein
@@Drifterteetea underrated comment. lol
So correct I am 51years old, best shape of my life. Weighted burpees and chin/pullups. No supplements at all. Consistency and correct food gives results.
@@Drifterteetea"success is what you put in MY mouth" surely? 😂😂
Have you been working out for a long time or just started rather recently?
I miss the times when this was called "shredded"
when people said "shredded".
@@JeffreyBenjaminWhiteBefore you were born
@@Empty12345 wrong.
This was my dream physique as a kid
Right what the fuck is wrong with everyone …Brat Pitt was toned and shredded ..not “small” I never thought I see a day where people got dumber …
It's bc he looks beautiful, Jeff. Walking around like a gigantic hunk doesn't make you prettier. There's a threshold that you cross where more muscle is generally less attractive. Granted, I like being strong and muscular, but I am under no illusion that being a hunk makes me more attractive. Especially not in 2024. Brad's physique in this film is just beautiful, it's not always about mass.
Well said. Brad's body is WAY yummier than the body builder in the video...🍆💦
The bulky build is definitely better than the common skinny fat build of today but I get your point.
I am still recovering from veganism and cannot wait to reach Brad Pitt's fight club physique!
Senseless analysis
@@alexcoble8819 well he is beautiful basically. Thats why he’s been such a massive movie star for decades.
Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden is there among with my physique inspirations, I'm 31 years old and I'm JUST NOW approaching what he looked like at 36 in 1999, after more or less 13 years of training. People today just have a warped sense of what trained physiques should look like.
Smoke some cigarettes.
@@jeltoninc.8542got it, should I also work out?
@@rivr8639 nope, just ciggs
13 years and you’re finally approaching string bean?
I'm 35 and I too approaching slowly the physique I always strived for. I started 15 years ago (thin with a little muscle due to sports like tennis) with the smallest amount of training every day. I think it was 3 sets of 20 pushups and same with situps. From there I slowly increased the training till I got to the gym (not every day but every other day) and also increasing slowly. Thats how I set my routine and I never broke it (except when traveling). I have the feeling that I got more strengh with less visible muscles than others who gained a lot of muscle in a short period of time. But thats my subjective feeling.
Very interesting to see what the early 2000's "peak physique" looked like compared to today. I think drugs and the popularization of them were the worst thing to ever happen to the fitness community.
Look at Daley Thompson (he was a double olympic champion Decathlete in the 80s) arguably the best athlete on the planet at the time... he is half the size of most 'fitness' instagrammers. He would be laughed at for being skinny these days. Crazy.
First role of getting in shape of Hollywood, don’t talk about performance enhancing drugs
That physique has zero to do with performance enhancing drugs. 100% natural.
Obviously they can't because it's a federal offense. They are not stupid. They don't have a choice but to deny it.
The reason why Brad Pitt made such an impact with his physique in Fight Club/Troy is because everyone including their grandma and uncle were thirsting for him. So naturally, every guy wanted/wants that kind of attention. It is the most sexually attractive body type.
The most appealing thing about Brad's physique is the fact that he's standing up straight... You can have an average body but standing up straight makes you look even better... I've seen guys with huge muscles but the slouching looks off
Agreed. Stand up straight and push your shoulders back. Plus, the overhead lighting in those scenes helps throw some shadows.
I'd really like to see some more physique reviews. This is super interesting.
Troy
The First rule of Fight club is -- DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE FIGHT CLUB
What club
Sorry what club?
Twas good having you, Jeff
Hahah😂 good one!
Some personal trainer said it best on TV a few years back "Oh, I can give you Brad's body, no question, but I can't give you his face" And that's what it boils down to; it's not just his physique, it's the whole package. I can spend my entire life in the gym, on a special diet, and simply will never look like him, because he's downright godlike
@@seanchilling So what you’re saying is that unless you’re extremely good looking, that you shouldn’t worry about your health and fitness?
@@chrisburton3571 No, Ms Cathy Newman, that is not what I'm saying
I have the looks, and a lovely frame just not the mindset to sort the body out!
Man, this Brad Pitt training program has been floating around for decades, who knows how accurate it is. Brad has never come out and confirmed or denied it, or put his actual routine out there... some of it sounds questionable...
I love these celebrity workout breakdowns. I’d love to see Christian Bale or Matthew McConaughey from the movie “Reign of Fire”
I've been Brads height weight and body fat my entire life as a carpenter and semi pro rock climber. Mostly carnivore diet the last 15 years and have no trouble keeping up with guys half my age at work, never sick or injured. I rarely use weights but work hard year around. 68 years old, 52 as a runner/sprinter, 50 as climber /blue collar. No meds and only D3 K2, magnesium for supps.
You only eat meat, or what is a carnivore diet? Sounds crazy tbh
@@caha9583 meat, fish, eggs and dairy. 100% of all nutrients in their most concentrated and bioavailable form. "Sounds* crazy because corporate media, pharma and unhealth management can't make major profits from healthy people.
@caha9583 lol it is a new super online fad. No research to support the benefits and likely to be pretty bad for you in the long run
Can't believe they're rebooting Fight Club. Just leave it alone Hollywood.
A ship is always at its worst and most desperate behavior when sinking.
Yeah but it's gonna be so women 😔 WTF
I stopped watching the woke garbage out of Hollywood over 10 years ago. Only older movies for me.
@@Axiomatic75 same for me. Been on a Deniro/Scorsese binge lately. Just got Casino. Heat is next. Finished Mean Streets and Raging Bull last week
@@K4R3N crazy how these 2 dudes changed to what they are now
I know everyone is different and has their own goals, but who agrees with my current split (meant to optimize recovery time for someone in their mid 30's)?
Monday - Chest
Tuesday - Back
Wednesday - Only cardio and conditioning
Thursday - Arms (including forearms)
Friday - Shoulders
Saturday - Legs
Sunday - Rest
you dont need that much recovery normally (except if you train so brutally hard, that you need a week per muscle to recover, which is unlikely). If you are not on steroid you should hit back, chest and legs 2 times a week. You don't need a dedicated arms and shoulders day. You could e.g. do pull, push, legs (and cardio) split and do biceps on back day and triceps on chest day. The shoulder exercises can be done as a bonus on the chest and back days. You can of course train how you want, but if you go 6 times a week it may as well be more optimal.
He looked even better in Troy! 5'11" 185lbs.... not too big but just right.
A lot of what made him look so good in fight club was having a pump, perfect lighting and a perfect tan. But yeah, he did look better in Troy
he was a fkng beast in Troy
Yeh he absolutely peaked in Troy, he was carrying more muscle mass and looking more hydrated than he did in Fight Club.
I’m 5’11 185 right now… I feel great, look great, and my wife can’t keep her hands off me 😂
Keep in mind that in Fight Club his character was all about the extremes of self indulgence.
Brads fight club physique is my ultimate goal
Brad Pitt/Tyler Durden was cool, that’s why everyone wanted to get his physique, we all wanted to be him.
25 years ago ….. really? Where does the time go. Thanks for the info!
The thing is Brad's physique is perfect for the film and the character he plays. If he was bigger, somehow I feel it wouldn't work so well. He's a lean, athletic specimen because that's Tyler Durden.
Some body cooking for him really helps.
In the movie Troy, Brad had a double for Leg scenes, no joke
I did not know that
I was one who knew that not also as well.
@@michaeltudyk8660 That makes you and I two who do now know, yet how many are still unknowing
Is this the place where the ones that do not know gather? I also used to was one who knew not
@@regularape It is the place indeed for the ones who know not but await knowledge to gather
Step 1: be handsome
Has it been 25 years already? Brad Pitt's physique from Fight Club is still an iconic goal! His natural build proves that hard work, diet, and consistency beat shortcuts. 🔥 Time to hit the gym and channel some Tyler Durden energy!
I like this physique. He looks like an athlete. Looks good
Brad Pitt had a nearly perfect physique in that movie. At least if you ask women, a lot of guys would want to be bigger.
Strange isn't it. Women are the same, lots of them think bigger surgery enhanced boobs and lips even butts make them more appealing but for me, and I'd say most blokes I know, much prefer the natural look.
Dude just simply ate right and enjoyed his genes.
History.
He didn’t eat enough
a lot of people think they have brads physique. They don't. He's got a great frame. It's not just his muscle or body fat. It's the appearance of it. He's small, but he looks athletic and scrappy af. He's not just skinny with big arms.
Jeff, what ultimately made you peruse athlean x / TH-cam 100% and leave behind being a PT for a Major League Baseball team?
I believe he was with the Mets for a while with Ray Ramirez, credited by Mets fans as being one of the worst head trainers in professional sports with continually wrong diagnoses and bad plans to get players back to health. During his run with the team the Mets were perennially one of the most injured teams in baseball. How much culpability he really played in this versus just being an easy scapegoat I’m not sure.
@@Ryan-by8ui you just denigrated a man's profession and admitted you don't know enough about the situation to do so in the same paragraph.
@@ZachOneil I'm just sharing the pre-existing and well documented narrative that surrounds the guy as a professional trainer.
This is my physique at 45. Not eating like an asshole has been key.
Brad Pitt still looks pretty much like this in once upon a time in Hollywood
Lol that's the part I'm working on, not eating like an asshole.
Please explain
What about Bale in American Psycho
Let's see Paul Allen's physique
A bit harder to achieve. He was more muscular than brad pitt
@@vintagejock3951 exactly. That's why I want his diet .
@@tommymack3210Wonder how many people get your joke. I’d like to explain it but I’ve got to return some video tapes
@@lloydbraun6026 lol
I think many modern muscular physiques are some of the worst muscular physiques in history. Like, they're incredibly muscular but they often look weird and not very pleasing to look at. Not sure what's going on today but I'm guessing it has to do with the out of control use/misuse of bodybuilding drugs.
Also impractical. Imagine having all this muscle with zero functional purpose. Some of these guy can’t even touch their back. Look at athletes and professional fighters for practical physiques.
They look like they abuse growth hormone. They look like big muscular blocks
I think Chris Heria has at this point one of the best physiques.
@@jamesn7156So true. Dr Mike (YT) always jokes about not being able to touch his back 😂 Note that Brad Pitt had almost no development of his lats, which I think contribute to that bulky stocky look that women don’t find attractive.
@@NiToNi2002 Yeah, huge lats make body builders look like they have very little arm mobility. I’m not sure how much lats really affect this, but arm mobility and survival is vital. Probably why it’s a turnoff to women. Instinct has them looking for men who can hunt and throw a spear. Not sure how easy that is to do with huge lats, but it looks like they’d have trouble.
The "lucky son of a B" part got me 😂😂😂
Especially since Jeff is objectively quite handsome himself
I just hit 40 and a female friend of mine (39y) told me that most men that watch fight club probably just wants to be Brad Pitt's character in Fight Club. That psychologically, we probably just want to be him in terms of behavior (being assertive and confident), and that subconsciously we misdirect this desire towards wanting to look like him aesthetically. So we say we want Brad Pitt's body from Fight Club, while in reality we just want to be like him. And that we instead make the connection to look like him. I think this was an interesting take and wanted to share.
Of course there is a connotation. Having that body - giving the confidence to "act out" being like him. While if you're overweight and out of shape, you can't fake that confidence. So we work out to look like him because practically that makes it easier to be like him. Maybe I'm just dumb to not have considered the first angle, maybe this is obvious to everyone else. But I think she made an interesting point that our subconscious desire is to be like him in terms of persona, not really looking like him. Though to some degree this is ofc connected. Because having a physique like that gives more freedom to be who you want to be personality wise.
Q&A for Jeff:
Jeff, I work from home and have a home gym, which means I sit just a room away from my workout equipment. The past couple weeks, I've been splitting my workouts from one long workout (about 50 minutes) into 3 short workouts (about 15 min each). I'm finding I like this because I don't have cumulative fatigue, but I wondered what your thoughts were for this style.
Hello sir,
I don't think there's a problem in performing shorter workout as long as 1) you feel good with it. 2) you put enough intensity in your training ( like in Mike Mentzer's heavy duty ). 3) you keep improving your physique, or at least don't lose your gains. people who don't compete for Olympia, Arnold Classic... Don't have to train like pro bodybuilders. Have a good day.
This works exceptionally well for me. If I do everything in a row my squats impact the rest of my workout because of fatigue. Now I just take a break after squatting and continue later on the day.
Every guy i know said they wanted that physique back in the day. (Can't blame them. )
I never did
@@gordonsmith5589 I didn't know you back in the day. 🤷♀️
His physique in that movie is what you call "lean and mean." Considering the character, that seems fitting.
Hello jeff thanks for all your videos you are my role model
I'm 38 standing at 6'1 started off at 155 lbs im currently at 167 lbs my goal is to hit 180-200 lbs I built my channel to hold myself accountable and hopefully motivate others. I'm only a month in taking working out seriously and just posted my one month video. Looking forward to getting 18 more subscribers to go live and continue to show my fitness journey.
Pitt's physique looks way better than all of todays Instagram show off's.
I always liked his physique in Troy more. Maybe do that one next?
No way thats his split, if you look his traps,neck and even upper back even with t-shirt LOOKS CRAZY
Cover Jason Genova’s body from the 2019 Ruby Classic.
Hell yeah!!! 😂 👊🏻💥👊🏻
So ironic to consider that his body was inspirational for its potential accessibility, which goes against the entire philosophy of the movie itself.
"Self improvement is masturbation" 😅
Hi Jeff I hope you see this comment and can help. After my workouts I used to take a protien shake whey protien isolate but for some reason I'd be be throwing up about 10mins later so I stopped. Why was this? I've tried a few brands and same result what can I do please help
I achieved that physique back in 2014 and it was fun. Started doing boxing which elevated my overall activity level. Supplemented with calisthenics and jogging plus clean eating and it didn't even feel like I did something very out of the ordinary. I still had cheat meals and enjoyed myself. The gf at the time was very happy with my body. Sad to say, that body disappeared somewhere along the way due to illness.
Brad Pitt in Fight Club is exactly the image that inspired me to change myself from a fat, unhealthy kid into a healthy, fit man who maintained 6-pack abs and a muscular, athletic, but not beefy upper body for the majority of the next 24 years of my life. I've cited this numerous times over the years when asked.
The reason Pitt had such an impactful physique is because it WASN'T over developed with bulky muscle but instead was slightly enchanced while keeping his natural proportions.
Do ronaldo cr7 next
He is not clean tho, well I doubt Brad was clean either.
@@ElvenMans??? professional footballers get drug tested like crazy
I'm 53 and look like this, 100% discipline with diet and training helped get me in this shape
Sounds good, man.
Yeah, me too...
I'm 31 years old and have started Karate since an year. I stopped working out seperately, but now I want to start again. I do karate sessions three days a week for 2-3 hours. Remaining four days I mostly just walk or do basics like pull ups, squats, crunches and push ups. Is it ok for anyone practicing martial arts to do full fledged workouts/AX-1/Xero? If yes, should I do weight training on karate session days or other days?
It's all about Proportion and natural built. Those unnatural growth will not last and a Thanks giving Turkey/Hulk like body does not look good. At end of the end we are humans not machines or mutants.
Brad's Troy physique was good... Better than the guy in the back.
Gymnast's have the best physiques to me.
Bro please make more of these videos they are bloody awesome
Jeff, could you talk about long versus short recovery time between sets? For example, maybe you could do 10/8/6/4/2 reps each set with a short recovery time, or you could do 3x10 with a long recovery time. It seems like there are a lot of variables that would affect what is desirable, and I'd appreciate your take on it. Thanks!
How about Brad Pitt's Troy physique as a comparison?
I can binge these videos all day!
no one wants you here, bot
May as well do Edward Norton. But american history X Norton.
These are always interesting, but I would love to see examples of workouts and nutrition for some of the guys Jeff trains. A while back there were videos with Greg Jennings, Antonio Brown and some of the wrestlers he works with. Seeing examples of what they do would be awesome!
Brad Pitt was the original 6-pack - he already made it a thing with Thelma and Louise - genetics and balance played a big part here
His name is Robert Paulson
Finally someone made a video on Pitt's physique, I've been obsessed with his physique but i guess it takes a lot of will power to get that single digit body fat
Step 1: Genes
Step 2: PED's
Step 3: See Step 2.
You can smell the BS when Back Day starts with "25 Pull ups - 3 sets to fatigue". One, that's a lot of pull ups. Two, is it 25/set or as many as you can do in 3 sets hoping to get to 25? If the latter, then, that wouldn't be a specific number like 25. Arnold used to say, do as many pull ups as you can to total 50 or 100 over as many sets as necessary. That makes more sense.
did arnold looked like brad?
@@LGTVQHD so, if someone recommends an exercise or routine to build strength or muscle, it's only applicable if you want to look exactly like them? So, all of John's athleanX videos are only if you want to look like him?
95 pound preachers? No way. These weights are all over the place.
Seems like a designed workout plan for that role, slender yet muscular. Cool vid thankx Jeff
I've built myself a program I've been running for 7 weeks now. It's a 7-day workout program, that includes one active recovery day. I'll break it down quickly. Let me know if that's just crazy. So far my body responds well, both with growth and recovery, I think. Nutrition is under control during recomp. Tons of proteins and nutrients. Losing about 2lbs a week while gaining mass.
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So, here's my training plan, in my home gym, most exercises are 3 sets, 12 reps max-ish, I do progressive overload closely. I keep track of everything, reps, sets, volumes, etc in a Spreadsheet.
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Sat, Mon, Wed: Upper body
Delt Dumbbell Rows
Lat Pulldowns
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Dumbbell Bench Press
Side Dumbbell Lateral Raises
Face Pulls
3D Crossovers
Hip Huggers
Bicep Curls
Hammer Curls
Y Raises
Side Lying External Rotations
Abs exercises, not weighted
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Sun, Tue, Thu: Lower Body (mostly, doing some others)
Step Up/Down (1set for cardio mostly)
Leg Curls
Reverse Leg Curl
Calf Raises
Triceps Pull Downs
Triceps Kickbacks
Deadlifts
Floor hip thrusts
Forearm curls (Front and Back)
Weighted abs
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Active recovery Friday: 1h treadmill, abs and core exercises, no weights.
I also do some treadmill during the rest of the week, 10-minutes before workouts, doing some forearm grips at the same time, and some random longer sessions depending on how I feel and available time.
So, I'm working each group 3x a week. I do this from 6ish to 9ish in the morning except later on the week-ends. I love the schedule so far. Do I have the right approach? Or am I going nuts with it?
Sounds like ur overtraining but if its working for now keep going I guess. If ur new to weightlifting maybe slowdown just so u don't burn urself out and then just stop doing it too many ppl go hard asf wen they first start and it makes them hate it
Hi Jeff, thanks for the great video. And keep up the good work! Here is my question: As a 60 year old man (6 ft / 178 lb), I exercise three to four times with resistance bands weekly. I exercise with just body weight as well. Since I am kind of tired of gyms and metal weights, I have found such a method. Is it a sustainable method working out with the bands, especially at this age?
Thanks in advance for your reply. 🏋♀
Jeff broke the first rule of Fight Club!
Hello, Jeff. Should I train my middle delt in my push day or pull day?
Lighting.
Yep
This is such a common mistake. It's not the brad pitt from fight club. It's the brad pitt from Thelma and Louise. Guys just didn't figure it out until then.
Edward Norton did a podcast fairly recently where he said Brad turned up looking fantastic and dialed in... and ate whatever he wanted from the craft services table: hotdogs and hamburgers--whatever. He basically said, "Brad is a mutant specimen and that's it."
*I wanna be the Black Brad-Pitt*
It was about sex appeal and thats about it. It's well known that women generally don't like huge bulging blokes; they like lean with good tonal definition, ie. Pitt in this movie. I remember my gf at the time saying he had a perfect body, pretty much the ideal for most women.
The way Brad Pitt was looking in this film changed the perspective (at least for a while). Before the ideal was qite similar to what is shown on IG nowadays. Basically classic BB - style with maximum muscularity (to a large part artificially enhanced as it is today).
Pitt changed the ideal for a while and even today that authentic, natural look will be way more attractive to most people than a totally pumped up, maximised physique that seems to be the trend today.
I would argue Pitt's physique in Troy is even more impressive than Fight Club. He's significantly bigger while still looking lean and athletic.
Completely agree with your view
How do I train abs with a big gap between my left side and right of my ab muscles?
There’s a name for it, but I can’t remember. I trust your opinion on the matter, and would appreciate your help.
What advice for a workout split would you give someone who would like to improve overall strength and who trains a sport 2x a week that disproportionately fatigues a certain muscle group? For example, rock climbing is heavy on the shoulders and back, but a climbing session is not really a balanced way to train those muscles. In other words, how to not have the sport sessions fatigue you before strength training sessions and vice versa
I do a lot of archery, and I would recommend keeping your recovery/active recovery day in mind, demanding on your output for your climbing train of that day.
For me the shoulder and upper back concern made me do:
Monday: hard cardio
Tuesday: full body lift, more endurance range then strength
Wednesday: Zone 2 cardio, archery
Thursday: strength lifting
Friday: z2 cardio, Archery
I don’t believe the numbers, those workouts say Brad Pitt benched 225 for 8, but his chest looked pretty flat, actors like Chris hemsworth and Henry cavill claimed a similar number but they are a lot more muscular
When I weighed 270 pounds and I saw his body in Fight Club, I said that's what I wanna look like, and I actually got pretty close
Very informative video, and I like that you not only did a lot of research but also emphasize the importance of nutrition/diet.
My question tho, in terms of the workouts, is in regards to the biceps and triceps day. I've read that working opposing muscle groups in the same day can reduce results. So im curious about your approach and knowledge in terms of working opposing muscle groups in the same days workout.
Also, just as a follow up, I think another good movie star fitness plan would be Chris Hemsworth for the movie Thor and Chris Evans for Captain America. Lots of bulking up there and those splits would be interesting. Also I think it would be cool to cover what Chadwick Boseman did to get Shredded for Black panther. So maybe just do a whole series of Super hero shreds haha
This makes me wonder if Jesse is just Jeff's own Tyler Durden ... have we ever seen them in the same room together?
One thing not mentioned is rest time between sets. If he's going hard with minimal rest he may working more conditioning rather than pure hypertrophy.
Some people were obviously more inspired by the Meatloaf character
I love meatloaf it's a burger log
But he had tig ol' bitties😂
The peak was troy it would be cool you make 1 for troy
It is CRAZY to me that ANYONE would consider this is "skinny" he looks amazing. He is absolutely genetically blessed.
Well everyone is built different. I've never ever looked like this even at my fittest. Im a stocky guy who's usually worked a lot of physical jobs.
All bodies are different. Im shorter than Brad and if I weighed 155 I would look ILL.
He just worked out lol
It’s 2024, where half the U.S. population in obese, or over fat, people view an image like that as “skinny”
It’s 2024, where half the U.S. population in obese, or over fat, people view an image like that as “skinny”
Hes tiny. In s T shirt he disappears.
Tyler/the Narrator character was never meant to be huge. Their body they had was built through manual labour and fighting with minimal food. The volume accrued over the 6 days would be enough to get that look. But could also be the tren and D-bol
Do one for Henry Cavill!
His physique is excellent for the average person not juicing. Maybe a professional fitness trainer or athlete could achieve better without PEDs, but if its not your job, that's a high bar to aim for.
Not necessarily considering that if you are not taking steroids then the advice is to work the muscles hard and get plenty of rest, avoiding overtraining at all costs. If you can handle the strict diet then it’s not necessary to be a professional.
Diet for a natural muscular & healthy body....
...A lot of Fruits (mainly Apples & Bananas)
... Milk with its fat & Yogurt
... Mutton & chicken
... Potatoes & other leafy vegs
.......... Diet to Avoid........
... Packed chips & biscuits
... Vegetables Oil
... Sugar & spices
... Fast food
Fruits aren't natural anymore, neither is milk and yogurt.