This chest workout was PUNISHING! One of the best I've had in a long time. With super range of motion, reaching (love that cue) slowly controlling, and pausing, it's revolutionized the way I approach the basics. Cuts out all ego, is better on the joints especially shoulders, and nets a higher stimulus. Dr. Mike and Jared Feather IFBB Pro are masterminds and I'm grateful to have been trained by them, as the in person experience truly hits differently. Much love, and I hope you all try out this effective workout!
Seeing those 65 lbs dumbells makes me laugh because I was doing 60s the other day... I'm only 126lbs. Did 4 sets of 8-10. Time for somebody to cut and show your real size?
1. Bench press is not a lift I'll do. 2. You don't understand physics. A large body can move more mass. There is less pressure for a given force. 3. The video here shows 2 plates. Are you talking about 225, or 405? 4. Reps are important. Yes they did 4 sets of bench, 4 sets of dumbbell press, and dips. I was making the point I can at least do the dumbbell press he did. I haven't tried 225 bench because bench is not good for the shoulders. Every bodybuilder knows dumbbells are better for gains. From what I see in this video I am like 6 months away from this jacked behemoth. Yet I'm less than 130 lbs. That's my point. You go into ego lifting zone asking for peoples max bench.@@Ventryx
I met Alex as he was walking in to the gym and he spent a couple minutes talking me, told me about the collab with Dr. Mike and asked me about my training. Super genuine and down to earth to earth dude and his vibe is exactly as he portrays on his channel !
@@iangraham-white5717 he'd probably win in that regard. Especially if you equated his bodyweight in comparison to most of theirs. Dude is too strong pound per pound.
@@chaddickens8704 I do a lot of antagonistic supersets during my workouts and even some eyebrow raising ones like leg extensions/sissy squats supersetted with good mornings to raise my heart rate without losing performance
It’s always good to see Alex on the channel. He’s a very proficient learner and Dr. Mike and Jared are amazing at teaching the technique and explaining the reasoning behind it. Big props to all three of them. Jared advice on all the chest exercises is top-notch and really loved Dr. Mike way of performing the dumbbell bench press. 💪👍🙏
He is built for pushing. However there are loads of shorter people, with shorter arms that are weak as kittens. He has clearly worked very hard at it for a number of years.
Been trying to spread the knowledge of lengthened biased movements with my gym bros. I know plenty of strong guys who half rep all their dumbbell work and bounce their barbell bench. Not only is that just ego lifting, it's not as effective for muscle growth, and worst of all it just adds a lot of fatigue without any benefit for muscle growth or even "true" strength. Controlling the bottom position on chest movements completely alleviated nagging pec tendon issues for me, got me a lot of new growth for someone with "bad pec genetics", and has allowed me to access a better range of motion. I've been doing the Bald Omni-Man style fly presses for the past several months, and now I can finally do bodyweight dips again without shoulder pain. Gotta lose the ego and take the antifragile mindset. Get as much as you can out of as little weight as you need. Don't just chase numbers and reps, chase stimulus and technique. You don't need to add weight to the bar all the time. You don't need to force yourself to curl the 50s with shite form when you can't control the 30s.
Guy comes in. Picks the heaviest dumbbells. Shoulder presses, doesn't even go halfway, has the shoulder development of a 12 year old. Many such cases, I wonder why. To quote one of the greats, "if form is pure, size and strength will follow"
I’ve only recently discovered your channel and having lifted as a natural for 10 years, I had assumed I had achieved my maximum potential. With your simple explanations of techniques for muscular hypertrophy, I realise how much I’ve left on the table. Thank you so much for your simple explanations man. I’m excited to see where I can get to with this new lens on lifting.
Sooooo true. I only had access to planet over the summer. So the dumbbells go up to 75 only. I do weighted dips, then DB bench after. And I get sad that I have to drop the weight so much
I really see what he’s saying there about how failure can sneak up on you. I found when I did Alexes’ 500 pull up and 1000 push-up workout, it had a lot of short rep sets, that were easy. But when you do it, it feels easy for a while, but once I got in the 600s for push ups or 300s for pull ups, and training with good technique, that’s when failure really hit me by surprise.
I have been following a few different workout routines you have posted in the last few months and I just want to say...Cheers had great results with no injury or joint pain. My wife says I'm only allowed to follow what Dr.Mike says now. 👍
Dr. Mike. I am a trained Biochemist and I think you are incredibly gifted at portraying information simply to your audience. You are the GOAT. I have gained an incredible amount of muscle due to the information you have given me (and all of us). You are incredible.
Crazy how he went bald at the same time his veins increased In diameter, at the same time he got a lot bigger despite a reduction in caloric intake and bodyfat%.. but I know lots of natties blow up with size after 6 years lifting, and then lose hair and get increased vein size (not just increased vascularity)
@jordanlewis4308 cant believe you actually spent time to write that out as i feel so much more like a total waste of life just having stopped to read your shit post.
his progress is slow and steady, everything documented on the channel, every struggle and every new programming discovery. He shared both is frustrations and his successes, personally I believe he’s natural 100%.
@@jordanlewis4308 Lazy comment, everything is documented on his channel, bulks, cuts, bearmode and all. And bruv's been balding for years, simple male pattern baldness, shit happens. You are mistaking leanness for "bigness", Alex cut for his recent (natty) bodybuilding show- people look bigger on photo & film when leaner, you can simply see more of the muscle, striations, veins etc. Alex is natty
Alpha Destiny!!!!! Dang I was just thinking I hope you do a video with him. Been watching him for years. Nice collab! ^__^ Gotta get him back on sometime.
I totally get what they mean about the muscle just stopping, especially on triceps and chest, the exercises go from feeling good, rapidly to extremely ahrd and then shutting down completely where the muscle just goes nope, glad its not just me that gets that
You said not to train to failure but keep 1-2RIR because failure generates a lot of systemic fatigue but the training videos on this channel are intense. Is this style of training only for the videos and the off camera training is lower intensity?
Sometimes you can't progress without going to failure. If you're at 1 rir one week and you need to increase a number of reps the next week, you're likely about to hit failure on most lifts if you're advanced and not stupidly gifted.
I know its not really strongman or Mr Olympia related but if you guys ever run out of ideas or decide to change things up I think itd be really cool to get the teams take on high rep calisthenics, both the scientific range (20-40) and the military ranges (60-100) and maybe why the military loves to go to such high numbers instead of more challenging movements with a "better" range. As someone who does add a lot of pullups and dips (weighted and bodyweight) and a slew of pushup variations I think itd add great insight.
This chest workout was PUNISHING! One of the best I've had in a long time. With super range of motion, reaching (love that cue) slowly controlling, and pausing, it's revolutionized the way I approach the basics. Cuts out all ego, is better on the joints especially shoulders, and nets a higher stimulus. Dr. Mike and Jared Feather IFBB Pro are masterminds and I'm grateful to have been trained by them, as the in person experience truly hits differently. Much love, and I hope you all try out this effective workout!
Amazing work! Great to see you collaborating with Mike. Hope one day we will see you, BOM, GVS and NH working together!
I read this comment in your voice bro. haha. anyway thanks for the videos, I've been making a lot of progress thanks to natural lifters like you.
Incredible effort and adherence to good technique to the end
Seeing those 65 lbs dumbells makes me laugh because I was doing 60s the other day... I'm only 126lbs. Did 4 sets of 8-10. Time for somebody to cut and show your real size?
1. Bench press is not a lift I'll do.
2. You don't understand physics. A large body can move more mass. There is less pressure for a given force.
3. The video here shows 2 plates. Are you talking about 225, or 405?
4. Reps are important. Yes they did 4 sets of bench, 4 sets of dumbbell press, and dips. I was making the point I can at least do the dumbbell press he did. I haven't tried 225 bench because bench is not good for the shoulders. Every bodybuilder knows dumbbells are better for gains.
From what I see in this video I am like 6 months away from this jacked behemoth. Yet I'm less than 130 lbs. That's my point. You go into ego lifting zone asking for peoples max bench.@@Ventryx
Seeing someone as proficient in calisthenics as Alex fail on body weight pushups is crazy. A testament to how brutal rp training is
It's that time under tension!💪
"RP" training is just a technique first training... They don't have a lisence on it.
Chill, everyone can fail on body weight push ups if you have done 3 very intense chest exercises before. It is literally nothing special.
Nobody said they did. It’s a fact that their training is hard as shit though so there’s nothing wrong with his statement
@@BentusiProgenitorstf are u on about
I met Alex as he was walking in to the gym and he spent a couple minutes talking me, told me about the collab with Dr. Mike and asked me about my training. Super genuine and down to earth to earth dude and his vibe is exactly as he portrays on his channel !
curious where you met him :)
@@Louziaa Atlantis gym Laval, where he did the collage with Mike Isratel
Collab*
Its good to see Alex still willing to learn and adapt his training. Hes come a long way and results show
Hey, it's like that dickhead who says old-school and uses it as a gimmick in every video😂 😂😂
Alex one of the natty GOATS
Always a pleasure seeing Alex with the RP boys.
Are we getting a Leg workout with Alex as well in the future?
I would love to compare the work capacity of Alex on myorep hack squats versus IFBB Pro bodybuilders
@@iangraham-white5717 he'd probably win in that regard. Especially if you equated his bodyweight in comparison to most of theirs. Dude is too strong pound per pound.
@@chaddickens8704 Alex is also a really big proponent of cardio (something I neglect and shouldn’t)
@@chaddickens8704 I do a lot of antagonistic supersets during my workouts and even some eyebrow raising ones like leg extensions/sissy squats supersetted with good mornings to raise my heart rate without losing performance
@@iangraham-white5717 those early days when he would always reference iron wolf. That was vintage Alex.
Its crazy how much less weight you can lift when you really slow down the reps controlling it.💪
Good to be reminded progressive overload can mean a lot of different things.
@@oldvlognewtricks exactly bro
Huge arms bro 💪🏼
@@maksimhezel2787 Appreciate that dawg
Nice beef cannons
That machine with the dumbbells, I've never seen that. It's like seeing the future.
It’s always good to see Alex on the channel. He’s a very proficient learner and Dr. Mike and Jared are amazing at teaching the technique and explaining the reasoning behind it. Big props to all three of them. Jared advice on all the chest exercises is top-notch and really loved Dr. Mike way of performing the dumbbell bench press. 💪👍🙏
I see Alex, I click. Super cool to see him interacting with other big channels
Nice to see Alex collaborate with smaller (subscribers and size) creators like Dr. Mike.
Alex is a beast! One of the strongest natural I've ever seen.👏
He is built for pushing. However there are loads of shorter people, with shorter arms that are weak as kittens. He has clearly worked very hard at it for a number of years.
alex is the ultimate inspiration
Awesome to see Alex train, especially now that she’s not in death mode in a cut
I edge to your videos mike
I edge to you, Mr. turnaround (turn around)
I edge between the non corporeal plains on existence and reality (when I'm watching dr. mike of course)
I be stroking my shit
I have a goon cave made for Mike
keep getting alex on!! both of my fav fitness channels together is a blessing 🙏
Been trying to spread the knowledge of lengthened biased movements with my gym bros. I know plenty of strong guys who half rep all their dumbbell work and bounce their barbell bench. Not only is that just ego lifting, it's not as effective for muscle growth, and worst of all it just adds a lot of fatigue without any benefit for muscle growth or even "true" strength.
Controlling the bottom position on chest movements completely alleviated nagging pec tendon issues for me, got me a lot of new growth for someone with "bad pec genetics", and has allowed me to access a better range of motion. I've been doing the Bald Omni-Man style fly presses for the past several months, and now I can finally do bodyweight dips again without shoulder pain.
Gotta lose the ego and take the antifragile mindset. Get as much as you can out of as little weight as you need. Don't just chase numbers and reps, chase stimulus and technique. You don't need to add weight to the bar all the time. You don't need to force yourself to curl the 50s with shite form when you can't control the 30s.
I do the same with 350 dbs time under tension nice to see others using my methods 👍
For strength work, ofc i wanna use as much weight as possible
But for bodybuilding work, i emphasize the lengthened position and pause work
Guy comes in. Picks the heaviest dumbbells. Shoulder presses, doesn't even go halfway, has the shoulder development of a 12 year old.
Many such cases, I wonder why.
To quote one of the greats, "if form is pure, size and strength will follow"
This is awesome, love this focus on the old school time tested lifts.
I’ve only recently discovered your channel and having lifted as a natural for 10 years, I had assumed I had achieved my maximum potential. With your simple explanations of techniques for muscular hypertrophy, I realise how much I’ve left on the table. Thank you so much for your simple explanations man. I’m excited to see where I can get to with this new lens on lifting.
The effort, the discipline, the humbleness of it all. And using basic stuff. Just bravo. This is how people get inspired.
Seeing Alex work with 65’s makes me feel better ab using 45’s for the same movement
Sooooo true. I only had access to planet over the summer. So the dumbbells go up to 75 only. I do weighted dips, then DB bench after. And I get sad that I have to drop the weight so much
Love when 2 of my favorite lifting channels collab
Alex basically filling in for Charly Joung (who for whatever reason we haven't seen in an RP video in a while) as member of Team Full ROM
Yeah does anybody know why that is?
@@kevinwicklund9593I heard they split up
Alex is such an amazing athlete. Really inspirational.
You can see how much experience Alex has close to failure. Not much to say just hard work and giggles
Loving Alex on the channel
I really see what he’s saying there about how failure can sneak up on you. I found when I did Alexes’ 500 pull up and 1000 push-up workout, it had a lot of short rep sets, that were easy. But when you do it, it feels easy for a while, but once I got in the 600s for push ups or 300s for pull ups, and training with good technique, that’s when failure really hit me by surprise.
Mike fly to China somehow and make a video with GVS!
I really enjoy these videos with Alex. Gives me some great ideas for my home gym workouts. Thank you
Man alex should be the one teaching them to bench
Had the app for couple months now and love it. Thank you Dr. Mike and Jared for training me properly.
I have been following a few different workout routines you have posted in the last few months and I just want to say...Cheers had great results with no injury or joint pain. My wife says I'm only allowed to follow what Dr.Mike says now. 👍
Yeeerrrrrr Alex back on the channel
What a treat, again, I wish both these channels further growth and prosperity
My two fav workout channels comin together ❤❤❤
Alex is a genius trainee
Serious wrist mobility on those deep push-ups
Proud to be natural. Alex is a freakin tank. You don't need roids.
Alex is the best bro, keep it up as always 👊🏻
Alex transform into God of War
Leg day video had better be coming... another great video 👊🏻
Alex usually avoids legs
@@kapoioBCShe hasn't been for like 1-2 years
@kapoioBCS go peruse his channel and you'll find plenty of leg training
Beautiful video...well done guys
Need more colabs with nattys like Alex Leonidas to see more from this side of the bridge.
3 legends
This might be the greatest video I’ve ever seen for chest day.
Dr. Mike. I am a trained Biochemist and I think you are incredibly gifted at portraying information simply to your audience. You are the GOAT. I have gained an incredible amount of muscle due to the information you have given me (and all of us). You are incredible.
Been following Alex for a long time, and Mike as well. Having them collab is awesome 💪
Love seeing Alex kill a work out w/ Mike and Jared !
Man I love Alex for some reason he always looks like the villain
Love this guy
Hope you had a nice trip to Québec
Love seeing genuine naturals training
Crazy how he went bald at the same time his veins increased In diameter, at the same time he got a lot bigger despite a reduction in caloric intake and bodyfat%.. but I know lots of natties blow up with size after 6 years lifting, and then lose hair and get increased vein size (not just increased vascularity)
@jordanlewis4308 cant believe you actually spent time to write that out as i feel so much more like a total waste of life just having stopped to read your shit post.
his progress is slow and steady, everything documented on the channel, every struggle and every new programming discovery. He shared both is frustrations and his successes, personally I believe he’s natural 100%.
@@jordanlewis4308 Lazy comment, everything is documented on his channel, bulks, cuts, bearmode and all. And bruv's been balding for years, simple male pattern baldness, shit happens.
You are mistaking leanness for "bigness", Alex cut for his recent (natty) bodybuilding show- people look bigger on photo & film when leaner, you can simply see more of the muscle, striations, veins etc.
Alex is natty
@@jordanlewis4308Omg you are so ignorant
Love this collab
These are my favorite types of training videos, straightforward hardcore intense and intelligent!
I love this channel man 📍📍📍📍!!!!
Man what a great opportunity bro. Nattys making a come back.
Would like to see more old school type workouts. For those times you don’t have access to machines or cables
Can you imagine being able to workout with an elite crew?? That would be amazing
Great work out!Alex is a Beast💪🏽
love this group, Alex is the man!
Bro was shredded the last time I saw him in a video
Alpha Destiny!!!!! Dang I was just thinking I hope you do a video with him. Been watching him for years. Nice collab! ^__^ Gotta get him back on sometime.
I can feel the burn just watching this
More of these 💯👍
This was awesome
Alex is sp much more mellow now, i like it iwl
This was really cool. Trained him hard too!
Alex can only do 1 strict pushup? Cmon bro....
jk...that was BEASTLY inspiration.
Alex calling Mike a fucker.. this is why I pay for internet.
I love this collab for some reason.
Alex is such a beast omfg
Top tier collab for International Chest day
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me too
I didn’t like any comment in this thread.
If you don’t like your own comment, why even comment?
Legend. 😔
I liked it too.
11:33 guy in the back doing real dips
I just rewatched the back workout you guys did with Alex today, what a coincidence haha
Alexander Leonidas!!💪💪🙏🙏
Ty for fixing my incline DB press!
very solid video with amazing content by all 3
That workout looks brutal. I use weighted push ups (elevated) instead of bench, because I get a bigger stretch and it feels better for my shoulders.
the most serious video by dr mike.
Alex’s chest looks huge in this
Do chest and back workout next
I totally get what they mean about the muscle just stopping, especially on triceps and chest, the exercises go from feeling good, rapidly to extremely ahrd and then shutting down completely where the muscle just goes nope, glad its not just me that gets that
Great video. Love all the cues.
That looked tough as hell
Alex gettin that superhuman pump! Great work there!
"Bench pres" in chapters hits hard 🗿
You said not to train to failure but keep 1-2RIR because failure generates a lot of systemic fatigue but the training videos on this channel are intense. Is this style of training only for the videos and the off camera training is lower intensity?
Sometimes you can't progress without going to failure. If you're at 1 rir one week and you need to increase a number of reps the next week, you're likely about to hit failure on most lifts if you're advanced and not stupidly gifted.
These videos are usually the last week of their mesocycles
You can train to failure at the end of the mesosycle. You have a deload phase after that , so the sysremic fatigue is not an issue.
they only film their hard workouts/go hard on camera
Its the last week of the motorcycle
We need more back work outs RP!
That incline press looks more like incline flies :D
I know its not really strongman or Mr Olympia related but if you guys ever run out of ideas or decide to change things up I think itd be really cool to get the teams take on high rep calisthenics, both the scientific range (20-40) and the military ranges (60-100) and maybe why the military loves to go to such high numbers instead of more challenging movements with a "better" range.
As someone who does add a lot of pullups and dips (weighted and bodyweight) and a slew of pushup variations I think itd add great insight.
Excellent video
Nice seeing some natties on the channel. Gives me hope
😂😂
U sure Jared is natty 🤔
Great video!
Love these collabs. But sometimes I wish they’d let him just go balls to the wall with weight to show off his strength a bit
sick you got alex and jeff in your vids!
Dr. Mike was about to say something inappropriate about those "enormous pecs", but then realized he was in public haha 1:45
The lady at 9:38 trying to take flight, damn.
Would.
yes sir
damn! I learned a ton in this video that I will putt in my own training. thanks a lot
Will we see a leg day with Alex? That would be amazing!
Great tips