Lee Priest Discusses Over Training in Bodybuilding
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- We ask Lee how long he usually takes for a leg workout. His workout length contradicts a lot of the current training advices.
Lee addresses these concerns about over training in bodybuilding.
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Lee seems like a decent, down to earth guy who just wants to share his knowledge with others.
Almost Zen Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Виктор Рамазанов "Lee priest is an idiot" ah yes the classic random complete nobody trashing on one of the top body builders in human history. A true classic
+Виктор Рамазанов . shut up, you're an idiot bench top Parmesan cheese.
Виктор Рамазанов so what you won buddy? Nothing? Yet here you are knowing it all but winning fuck all! 👍🤣
@@user-hy4jt8sr6y I heard Arnold only worked out 15 minutes a week...you dumb f###
this guy has to be the chillest bodybuilder ever...
you wouldn't say that to his face
Choruseffect Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Виктор Рамазанов dude piss off. I saw you trolling the same shit on other comments as well
The main problem I have with the 45 minutes thing is that the rationale behind it is usually that you have a finite amount of energy to put into each workout (okay, makes sense), and that it is impossible or at the very least extremely difficult to work at a high level of intensity for a more prolonged period of time (also agree). But what people seem to overlook is that workout intensity is not static. The amount of time you can constructively train for is determined by the overall intensity, which is completely under your control.
If you train squat, bench press and bent over row at RPE 8, and it takes you 45 minutes, you're probably pretty exhausted. And as a result, anything you try to do beyond that is likely to be undermined by said exhaustion. So you're done, time to go home. But if you train squat at RPE 8, then switch to training arm isolation movements for the remainder of your 45 minutes you're not going to be anywhere near as tired. On the contrary you'll probably feel quite well rested, and capable of continuing.
This is why the typical "bodybuilder split" is structured with the higher intensity (typically heavier compound) movements at the beginning of a workout, and then tapers down into lower intensity ones. And it works. We know it works because people have been doing it with and without the assistance of PEDs for decades at this point.
You can easily spend the first 45 minutes of a workout training squats at high RPE, then maybe finish on something like lunges and hamstring curls, then immediately go into a second 45 minutes where you "start" with bench press at a high RPE. Because by the time you get to bench pressing, most of the global fatigue built up during the squats has subsided. Not only is that perfectly doable, it is also effective, particularly for more hypertrophy and endurance specific goals. If your goal is to move as much weight as possible, then I would agree that a more time restrictive approach is probably preferable since you're pretty much exclusively going to be performing high intensity compound lifts. In that case 45 minutes makes sense. But universally? No.
What Lee said has made a BIG difference to me in the 45 min. workout contreversy! ANY athlete that has had "any" kind of success, would "not" have had ANY success at all working out for only 45 min. a per session. That right there, ended whatever question I had about a 45 minute workout! "Nothing" is going to beat plain old hard work. It just makes sense...
jorge fernandez Dorian Yates won 6 olympias and he worked out around 45 - 1 hour gym sessions
One person says something and that’s the end of it? That’s generally a really silly way to approach any given situation. A practical application of various tried and tested methods is how you gain proper knowledge. And also, Dorian Yates as mentioned above proved the opposite of this video worked for him (Yates.)
jorge fernandez Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
You're doing yourself a huge disservice by believing this jabberwocky. You hear it from one source and that's it, mind made up? Lee Priest was a pro bodybuilder by the time he was 20 years old. He has God like genetics. You, you don't.
Jordan Mahony no he didn't, he worked like all other builders, hard and long, he just lies about it cos he has no respect for his fans
Lee has to be one of the most genuine bodybuilders of all time. Really comes across as a really decent fella.
I love his videos on here daily and reminds me of Rich Piana no nonsense right to the point chats.
Lee Priest has superior genetics and has been training since he was a kid. In his teens his natural testosterone levels were very high then he went onto steroids so he's never known what it takes for an average guy to over train. When I was 17 I did intense 2 hour workouts 4 or 5 times a week and I was over training. Was knackered all the time and held back my progress.
You were probably "overtraining" because you weren't eating and/or sleeping enough. I can do 2 hour long PPL sessions 6 days a week in a calorie deficit and still put on muscle, lose fat and feel great in general. And if you were going to say it, no I'm not on steroids and never have been.
@@Megapano1 or more like it was too much for my body. 1 hour 3 or 4 times a week was much better for me.
@@richardhurr31Translation: I wasn't sleeping or eating enough to execute and recover from longer and harder training sessions lol I trained 3hrs a day 4-5 days a week naturally when I was 18 and never had any issues with recovery. Why? Because I was fucking eating everything I could get my hands on, went from 135lbs soaking wet to 240 in a year and a half. Got pretty chunky but god damn did I get strong and build a ton of muscle. Can blame your genetics all you want, but everyone I know who has a shit-mediocre physique and shit/mediocre numbers are all a part of the "wah wah my metabolism is so fast I just can't gain weight no matter how much I eat". Until you've bulked to 25-30% bodyfat, fuck off with that god awful attitude. It's only small guys who are terrified of getting a little fat who bitch about overtraining. Brb gonna fast for 5 days and then try to run a marathon and when I inevitably get lightheaded and topple over I can blame my genetics and being overtrained. Cope.
@@Megapano1let's see your gains from 6 day a week training without steroids .
@@Megapano1 don't believe any of what you said
Being the new guy in a warehouse unloading trucks is cardio all shift.
I once tried it out. I gone nuts, eated well and slept for like 9 hours (sometimes even more, im lazy bastard) and i started hitting my arms everyday, 4-5 exercises for both bi and tri, 4 sets 8-12 was my range with some sets of 20 for extra pump, 5th day RESULTS I COULDNT BEALIVE 1,5 INCHES OF PURE SHRINKAGE ON BI AND TRI! Gotta love it....
That changes if you're not natural, period
eduds6 yes indeed, but i had none to tell me "35 sets of biceps and triceps are only for drug users" luckly now i got that knowledge
Sorry. I was just being objective, didnt knew this was YOUR story. You must have told this kind person to fuck off later. Haha
eduds6 yeah bro, true story, losing that much size broke my heart haha
Any more sleep than 8 hours is a waste of daylights. 4 hours sleep to repair and 4 hours sleep to grow is all you need.
No matter what the fuck you do -- you can't over train a muscle in one day a if you only hit that muscle once every 7 day . if you are banging triceps for 8 hours .. its fine , it will only help you burn fat as an bonus to the muscle gain.
for one thing , forget cardio
I have to add, if your pump is GONE, go home and relax, no pump is NO fun at all
For me over training applies to how often I train not how long I train. Hell, it takes me 45 minutes to get in my groove - then I really start cranking it out.
Lee Priest looks like a really jacked Joe Pesci
So does your mom.
@@robbuchheim6478 That was cheap.
Bossix84 so was your mom.
Rob Buchheim Really dude?...
The01t Shaddup ya wanker
Overtraining doesn't apply to guys who are using GRAMS OF ANABOLIC DRUGS every week
gotta love guys on gear giving overtraining advice to natty guys
Rjdks who said this shit is advice to nattes
He mentioned Arnold he wasn’t natty also other guys who use t3 hgh lmao
Tendons. And joints need to heal. And thats why they get tears in biceps etc. Pecs. Legs
Absolutely true
It pains me to say it, but this would be the only time I've every disagreed with Lee. The added recovery anabolics provide is the only *assured* way you could get great results from lengthy sessions. Some people do respond better to high volume naturally of course (we're all special snowflakes, lol), but at least from my end, I only started getting results when I kept it to an hour. Not only that, but how would you keep your pump? The blood doesn't stick around forever and after a while, it basically turns into cardio. The importance of anabolics providing in consistent growth as a bodybuilder literally cannot be overstated, it makes everything night and day. You really can experiment a lot more and still get gains. Ask anyone who has been on and then went off for a few years and they'll say the same thing.
I am the same David. Anything over an hour and I am toast!
Sam's Fitness Yeah, but hey, I suppose neither of us are Lee Priest. Who knows what genetic gifts from God the big bastard has, lol
This is where genetics play a part, but also mindset, im a guy who would get the best gains when I was training for 2hours to 2 and half hours and eating a lot of carbs and protein.
Sam's Fitness I've been training for 3-4 months now, 3 days a week for about 1.5 hours. I only felt my muscles in the first month. I feel like I have to train like 2-3 hours to feel my muscles afterwards. Basically what I'm saying is that it all comes down to genetics. Everyone has a different body. And every body reacts differently on workouts.
yeah
i train for 59 minutes... got the best pump of my life
but once i get over an hour my muscles start to deflate and i start losing all muh gains
cardio kill gayne
I got a chance to meet lee at the Fontana speedway like 15 years ago, dude was total class. Hella cool dude!!!
I come listen to this video when I need motivation. Thanks Sam and Lee.
As a 37 year old natty with a wife & kid, I can’t workout 2 hours like I could in my 20’s. Although I’ll admit 45 mins is a little light. I try to workout at least an hour, sometimes 75-90 mins but then I’m fried lol.
Natural bodybuilder here: even in my area of the sport, Priest is right. The problem is most people who get into bodybuilding are a terrible judge of "the line," so to speak, that separates overtraining from hard training. I'm usually working for 1.5 hours a day, six days a week (sometimes five if I have an especially brutal leg day). Not everyone can do that, and some people can do more. Impatience is the problem because people want results, but don't want to test to figure out their optimum training loads.
You won’t get results because you’re tearing down growing muscle before it’s reached it’s full recovery…
I've been using the high volume approach and it works for me. Hooray no cardio :)
I am a big Dave Draper fan so always have done supersets. Hard at first but you build endurance quick.
84 LoneDreamer84 hahaha WHAT LMAO
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Lee said he would do 2-3 hours of cardio when dieting ;)
Fuck sake you can't compare bodybuilding to sports like boxing tennis football etc. The reason they train so long is to perfect their technical ability in order to to improve their performance, does not correlate to bodybuilding what so ever
my sentiments exactly, plus if your not on steroids your def over training after 45 min, unless your walking around half the time not doing anything...
Bulgarian weight lifters train 5-6 times a day. Oldern day pros did hours Arnold did upto 4 hour sessions.
Daniel Close Arnold used drugs...
it's an example dumb fuck.
boneaf1d3 dude I'm natural and can do 1h 30min going hard as hell. Yes you can burn out one muscle group in 45 min but if you're doing a few muscle groups and you burn out after 45 min then it's not overtraining, it simply means you don't have enough energy
That every other day training is so true. If you’re busy and have a family it’s hard to get the right amount of sleep to grow. On lifting days I’m in bed at like 11. Days off it’s like 8 or 9. Feel like a new man getting those couple of long nights of rest during the week for sure
I think Lee makes a good point about his own training methods. And if that worked for him then fair enough. But were all different and everyone finds that they taylor their workouts around themselves and you tend to know what works and what doesn't for yourself. We all have our own goals and know what were trying to achieve in they gym.
Dorian Yates is a top a athlete who trains less than 1 hour a session. Just watched a video where he said if you train with enough intensity you can get it done in 45 minutes or less. Now if most people actually train hard enough to train less than an hour is another question. He is the only one I can think of though. Maybe Mike Mentzer?
Love you stuff Lee, especially your no bullshit 'this what I think' honest approach.
People need to listen to lee ' he knows his stuff 'because his been there and done it
People.... just train by how you feel.
love his no bullshit approach to bodybuilders and life...I enjoy his videos alot. I think I learn something new everytime I watch one...
You've seemed to withstand out of most of the former pro competitors,with the challenge of aging etc.,! Keep it up brother,.you look awesome !!!
It's easy for pro bodybuilders to dismiss people who train for 60 minutes and get out of the gym as 'looking like shit'. When they themselves are full of gear and have incredible genetics. This is why you can't listen to any advice from these guys. By all means follow them for entertainment purposes.
That’s true, for last 6 months I’ve dedicated atleast one session per day, on top of a weight training session , I’m literally in the best shape of my life,
Love watching lee priest videos 👍💪👌 sounds like a honest knowledgeable no bullshit man...
off course there are different styles of training, but most people and champions train a little longer than 45 mins... more like 90mins for most.. then there’s stretching, yoga, foam rolling, Cryotherapy, massage and so on ..
the kind of man I’ll like as a friend and in my corner
I love Lee. I'd listen to him talk all day. *Something hilarious here, Lee hands out all these insults, and then AFTER A GIRL uses the hack squat machine, he follows her set by doing the exact same weight.*
Just funny, not stabbing him. I'd love to look like Lee at any age, I'd take his 16-17 year old body.
I was lucky enough see Lee
At the Emerald cup in seattle around 1999 or 2000 , he was a quest power, awesome show.
It's depends on how you work mentally and how your genetics are. Some people like Dorian Yates respond well and need long recovery, many people need to work often and long. But on the other hand few people, very few, can finnish a musclegroup with 4-6 sets. It's very very hard, especially if you doesn't have a partner to help you with forced reps and so on. I personally has found out that around 50-60 min, 30-60sek rest gets me most focused and enables me to push myself were I need to go. I couldnt spend 3h in the gym, but for some people this is the way to go.
John Råd Juvas Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Yep another comment section of putting down and telling others how much stronger faster and better your things are then others pitiful
"You see bodybuilders that train 45 minutes or less a day and they look like shit" 6 time Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates would have something to say about that.
+Paul Iwesenko exactly, lee is all about volume, Dorian was about intensity which I find is more efficient
+Paul Iwesenko same here, 1 working set for each exercise is more than enough if you do it properly
It depends also on how long do you rest between sets. It's not the same 1mn, 3mn or more .Many body builders need to rest a long time to recover. The bigger you are the more oxigen you need. Many of these guys have a bad cardiovascular endurance and a low aerobic capacity. It's why they gasp between sets.
You can do a big amount of sets in one hour and kill your muscles.
On my opinion the most important thing is to feel your muscle and not to lose the pump. If you start losing the pump you must stop.
I saw huge guys training half an hour in the morning and half han hour in the evening + cardio.
Every body is diferent.
You must find what is the best for you.
It depends also if you are on gear or natural.
+Mark Richardson Yes but resting 3mn or more between each set.
+Mark Richardson then they are training without resting between set? Then they can do 500 sets without stoping?
Where did you see a professional body builder who doesn't rest between set?
This is not cycling.
I have a home gym so I just work out all day in the sun in my backyard, sweat like I took a shower, I cool off with the water hose. It’s fucking great. Easy to work out for hours when you’re hanging out.
Lee, I just want to say thanks for all you provide for the fitness and bodybuilding world you are a legend. I have a question that I hope you can answer. I have been diagnosed with patella-femoral syndrome, so in a nutshell I have bone on bone in my knee. It gets painful when I put too much weight on it, or even standing on my feet all day. What can I do to maintain some size and strength in my quads without making my knee even worse? Any help would be appreciated.
I enjoy listening to lee priests' takes on bodybuilding.
Did he lose a fight with an epson inkjet printer?
@Angel Duarte thats gay
hey lee what ever happend to barry street from the old days when we all used to train at hytech,paul haslems gym at jewels ,great to c u are still training and healthy mate.
You know the sacrifices in which it takes to achieve the muscle in which you want I respect the fact that you are a hard worker and that's how you achieve everything in life is work hard kind of like the old saying if you build it they will come if you work hard you will benefit the reward
It is impossible not to love lee preist
He is right, I trained for 16 days straight full upper body, high intensity, high volume and yet i made insane amount of gains both muscle size and strenght. BUT we are all not the same, someone can get injured while doing this. THIS STYLE OF TRAINING REQUIRES A LOT OF SUBJECTIVE FEELING so you dont get injured. I repeat again do not try this insane "overtraining" for 3+ days in the beggining of your experiment. Gradually increase the days of training same muscle group, start from 2 and then rest for 2, then try 3 and so on. This phylosophy is called nucleus overload. More information on channel team 3d alpha.
Good hard work. Volume, good form and intensity is a good start but he's right, you don't see world class athletes working out only 45 minutes a day. Swimming, running, football, soccer, baseball, basketball and tennis - hours per day.
Totally agree....you need max stimulation...I think muscle stimulation is the bottleneck as opposed to lack of sleep and lack of nutrients in most cases when it comes to building muscle
Jacob Streiff Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
I've found that careful, consistent diet with hitting a muscle twice a week, with going past failure on each muscle only once a week gave me the best muscle growth. No drugs.
When my wife says she's hungry I leave the gym. I can usually get in over a couple hours usually. Started adding cardio and this is the best I've ever felt
Lee is the man. Period.
He is talking 100% truth I been working out over ten years now it takes years to learn your body and connect with it hours hours hours tons of hours of hard work no drugs can help you if you lazy you need to love it and be savage at it 🥂 no excuses like aaa I overtrain bs
why didn't the interviewer ask or comment to lee about,
1 - cortisol !
2 - time restraints for most people in full time work and busy schedules !
3 - genetic variation ! = recovery ability - some people need more time to recover
and cannot train daily ! for some people, training more than 45 minutes daily leads to overtraining !
just because one person can train daily for several hours does not mean everyone can !!
Andrew Easson sucks to suck m8
Andrew Easson Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
There's no science behind his comments. It's just anecdotal, subjective nonsense. He's a great bodybuilder, but he's a genetic marvel speaking to the average hobbyist. Social media is a breeding ground for prattle like this. And critical thinking? Forget about it.
@@jamessethmoore subjective nonsense? Thats why ur not lee priest of bodybuilding
@@nycwizrd8348 I wasn't trying to dismiss Lee Priest. I'm trying to think critically. If I am of average genetics and not taking any enhancing agents, then the possiblity of Lee's protocols (or any professional bodybulider) working for me is likely pretty small. Your comment was kind of foolish, but I am sorry if I offended you in any way.
Some good points in this... yeah, Arnold trained from 9-11am, then after lunch and a nap, from 3-5pm, say. Imagine Joe Sixpack telling him to train for 45 mins instead.
Does he ever look in the mirror, look at his face and say, "what the fuck was I thinking?"
No
Probably because he can't thimk
I didn't get the tramp stamp in my face so other men would know where to cum.
jack mehoff interesting how you drew that conclusion out of all the reasons you would get a face tattoo.
It took me far with his mom
I like listening to Lee , Ronnie and Platts.
Priest is the best. My childhood hero. Had crazy abbs in the day.
i agree with Lee. overtraining is bs. push yourself through it and you grow. i tried the high intensity low volume. worked like shit. then jumped up in more and more volume and blew up.
Edward Fortae Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
I agree
My favorite bodybuilder. A real down-to-earth bloke.
I train for an hour to an hour and 15 minutes max. There's nothing left in the tank for me after that period of time anyway but I still watch the clock.
Sam - can you please ask Lee if he is considering taking on more people for online coaching? I know in a previous vid he said he works with some people on FB but I'm sure his inbox is flooded with people. I'd be interested to see what he would charge... vids are awesome as always!
Its really not that difficult, if your natural don't take advice from a steroid trainer. It really boils down to learning about your own body and knowing how to read how you feel. If you start a training cycle meant to peak in 12 to 15 weeks and you get a cold in 5 or 6 weeks or the muscles are still sore from the last time you trained them, and or your energy levels and strength levels are decreasing your over training. For any lifter but especially a natural lifter, you need to be as motivated about you diet as the lifting. You should be feeling full and strong and able to make small strength gains in training even its just 1 more rep in a work set. Forced reps and giant sets and super sets and going to failure should be minimized. No one should go to failure on every set, its stupid, I've never seen a pro or successful amateur for that matter go to failure on every set, failure is reserved for the last work set. Again if your muscles feel depleted and not getting a good pump and don't feel full and strong your over doing it.
Omg. You're acting like the guys who are on steroids just magically came out of their mother's womb all geared up. "If you're natural don't take advice from a steroid user"-says the idiot
I agree
Totally agree. If your on juice your test levels are must higher than natural. Still have to put in the hard work but the juice gives you the higher levels to workout longer
Arnold went to failure every set
DrAL00isin Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "PER BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Out of curiosity Dorian Yates did 45min workouts 4 times a week and he had a pretty good run as a bodybuilder. I wonder if overall over longer periods of time there's much difference between hypertrophy training vs intense short duration training for muscle grows?
Darvik 1982 Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Dorian fucking lies bro........45 mins a day won't get you anywhere
Decent amount of cardio will increase protein kinase which puts more mitochondria in the muscles which in turn should increase strength and the stamina of the muscle.
Since I've run a marathon and done loads of cycling I've got stronger and a bit bigger, I've been training for 20 years and this last year or so I've had the best gains since I was a beginner strength wise.
I think Arnold admitted that he mainly trained so long because it helped him get in shape. he said that Franco usually trained half as much as himself he said. Arnold obviously thought more was better. Personally Lets say I train biceps. they are done after like 5 sets. Maybe 7 sets at max. The nI can't lift heavy anymore
Joakim Knutsson Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Hey kids, Dorian and Mentzer did not build their foundations on HD. It was years and years of hard work, long sessions. They didn't start using HD until AFTER becoming pro. Google is your friends kids. Can find tons of facts, interviews, and even books by these guys. Nobody wants to do the hard work anymore
Heavy Duty.
Hard Dick
Dorian famously never trained weights for more than an hour a day.
Goober McDabs Yeah, they built their foundations on roids.
Goober McDabs Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
For me, training for more than 3 times a week has a negative impact on my weight and performance. Optimum results is around 45 minutes intense workout every 3 days, 1 upper body, 2 lower body..1..2 compound only
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It all depends on Gear or not ???
If not your going to need more recovery time especially if you use HIT or to Failure training. If ON then you can train more frequent and faster recovery. Both require nutrition, Sleep, etc .
Matthew Ellis Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Training frequency also plays a part in this. Say if you do full body workout 5 days a week, you propably cant do 2 hours every day week after week and keep quality in the workouts.
If you do classic bro split and only hit muscle group per week, 2 hours balls to the walls workout seems more appropiate then.
Name a top fitness profile that does 5 full body workouts a week.
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Almost all Ancient Greek Athletes trained up to 12 hours everyday and the least amount good ones would get away with is 8 hours
Some Wrestlers trained up to 8 hours a day (For the olympics Kurt angle did that)
Many gymnasts Train for 8 hours.
Russian/Bulgarian Weightlifters weren't unheard of training up to 6 hours.
Some swimmers are in the pool for 4 hours.
So why are bodybuilders scared they will overtrain after an hour or two?
Because heavy weight lifting puts much more stress on your body than those sports do or at least a different type of stress. The human body is built more for endurance than brute strength.
Ryan Casey bull shit! main reason is shitty stamina and endurance, bad diet and in general no real health and condition and just little or none self-denial and most of today's gym visitors can't "eat pain" enough. they are just crying and complaining and making excuses...
fudoshin009 You can only break the muscle down so much and the body has a limit. If I didn't have a job where I have to get up at 430 and work my ass off before lifting, and if I actually had the ability to sleep at night, then I could train longer. That's the main thing for me is sleep. The harder I lift, the harder it is for me to sleep afterwards. So, unfortunately I have to limit myself a bit.
Ryan Casey you should shift your limits man ;) gradually, step by step. and later, after time, maybe you can slow down. just in this phase you can use such rules like 45 min maximum. but you must have experiences, skill, you can vary intensity, you have condition etc. every rule like this is for skilled people which can understand it. but people instead of hard training and gaining experiences just sitting on ass and try to avoid this problem virtually and theoretically. what is need at first is: just do it! then analyze it. improve it! and over and over again.
Ryan Casey but i understand that sometimes are problems with job etc. but who has no problems? everybody is not professional sportsman or rentier. btw: i am almost all my life day sleeper (ofc usually mix of day and night shifts, actually i work just in nights). i know a lot of people very hard working out and working in shifts (including night shifts)so. btw2: it is documented that shorter sleep is better, you can divide it. rest 2 hours after job and then you can train ;) and when i did 12 hours day shifts i also got up early and came home tired but i usually train, sometimes in gym too. sometimes, when you feel tired you are not really tired, just pissed off :) and finally if you are in such situation it is wise to be flexible. you are not really in situation to become dorian yates. or if you want be, you should change your job man. i know what i am talking about, my passion for training determined whole my life not just job. you have to choose one and sacrifice an other thing, that's life...
If a person trains a body part on Monday, and on Wednesday that body part is still sore, it's still growing. If the person chooses to interrupt that growth by working out and tearing down that muscle group, that's their choice. I choose to wait for the full growth to occur before hitting it again. I see incredible gains in myself.
Maybe long hours in the gym work for him but you can't compare sports that require endurance to body building. You aren't damaging muscle running long distance or boxing. A tennis match can last up to 3 hours so you have to train more than 3 hours to prepare for it. Plus tennis is a skill sport requiring coordination and speed.
depends on how hard your working out..iv seen people in the gym pumping weights and gone after 45 mins..not even breaking a sweat myself on the other hand is sweating bullets after 45 mins.
2-3 hours is a lot of cardio.
Can you overtrain when your cutting? Food and rest is what stops overtraining. What about if your calories are restricted then is it possible to overtrain?
I like Lee a lot but I think this is more complicated. Me and my friend tested our genes. We are both relatively big (19-20 inch arms, 21-22 inch calves) and have trained for a long time (me natural). We got similar results, both have god genes for bb, but there was some differences that resulted in that my friend should train high volume (like Lee and Arnold) and I should train low volume (like Mentzer and Dorian). I have tested high volume many times and I just get smaller. Low volume works perfect for me though. The opposite is true for my friend.
22 inch calves? Wow man and your natural you should be in Mr oylimpa
Isn´t 45 minutes for one muscle group, enough? 24 sets for chest for example, can be done in that time. Biceps don´t want so much volume, so it can be done in even less time.
Love this guy's attitude!
He says thst had the “basics” only back then I thought Lee only used basics like test, deca.. said he tried gh once or twice never used again. In this vid he was definitely on gh lo
3:30 isn't weight lifting a type of cardio? just labelled to a different type of cardio
Great guy makes sense thanks Lee
I totally agree with Lee's mirror comment. I never weigh myself to measure my progress, i really don't have any idea what I weigh. The mirror tells you everything you need to know.
People talk about over training like its some mystical thing that you can accidentally do. If you've over trained, your whole body is sore, even if you didn't work out that body part it still hurts. You eat and eat and eat and never get full, and you sleep for 10+ hours and still wake up tired. If you over train you seriously know about it. I think its worse to be scared of over training and never push hard rather than occasionally over train a bit.
TheDave000 Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
is hard to over train the muscle but centrall nervous system can be done
I train at least 1,5 hour when not counting rest. With rest it is 20-30
minutes or more depending on what muscle-group I am training and what
intensity I intend to be training with.
Also it depends on what split i am using. If training only chest or training chest and biceps which I often do, training only chest will take less time but more taxing on the chest and if I train chest and biceps then it takes about the same time but less strain on chest.
The "heavy chest" workout is every other chest workout. That way chest gets a little bit of rest when "light" chest day comes but still gets the blood in there and keeps it active.
Same principle goes for every other muscle for me. Overtraining is when you feel like shit and cant even power through a workout.
If I feel good overall and have good energy when going to the gym then logically I am not overtraining.
Now when I am free from work for 4 weeks i train everyday and go for walks and keeps active.
When I work I rarely workout more than 5 times a week because I feel that when working I dont have the energy for it.
This works for me but that is my personal experience and it might change when i get older as recovery time gets longer with age.
So you basically do a deload E/O week.
Lee Woo this is the truth, I got severe burnout and depression for 3 years straight. Lost my girlfriend, job and social circle, adrenal fatigue and hpa-axis dysregulation is for real!!
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Rafael S Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
That’s me every time I do legs I am short of breath 😂
This is part of the beauty of working out, everyone has a different opinion lol.
Interesting video. Keeps it real. I like his last sentence
This is all subjective. The human body has no concept of 45 minutes or 2 hours. There are a ton of variables involved. No two people are alike.
Finally an intelligent comment.
Overtraining is real, we studied this shit back in middle school.
The comparison between body builders and other athletes is not exactly scientific. Bodybuilding is a high intensity sport, the muscles get stressed way more therefor they are prone to overtraining.
However, it takes a lot to overtrain a muscle, as long as your muscles aren't uncontrollably shaking then you're not overtraining.
account account Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Lee priest doesn't need all of these negative opinions from all the comments below. He's a very accomplished bodybuilder.... I didnt see any phil heath or jay cutler screen names in the comments so your opinions aren't worth shit. People always have an opinion and it seems to always be negative. Positive feedback is scarce it seems like the glass is half full concept is no longer a thing.
Yeah, when you are talking that long between sets, it can really take 2-3 hours.
From what I can tell the misconception is assuming that those who aren't using hormones are able to work out as long and as hard as those who are natural. I mean if your body is processing protein at twice the rate then one who isn't using then yeah your obviously going to be able to train harder and longer but there needs to be clarification between the two scenarios. For me if I train like the guys on synthetic hormones do I end up getting injured quickly.
Joseph Williams Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
I do zero cardio eat a strict diet and lift intensely 4 to 5 days a week naturally for over 13 years I don't look like shit but have fun training 4 times a day you know some people have jobs and responsibilities
Disagree with Lee on this one. I think the first 45 min of an intensive training is the most effective (intensive ! not talking with only 20-30 sec rest between sets ). I guess you could train 45 min twice a day with a couple hours rest between and that would make it 1.5 hours a day.
Kris Simon Lee Priest is an idiot, most pros agree that a workout should not exceed 45 minutes "FOR BODY PART " not for the whole workout, if you work 2 muscles = one hour and a half plus maybe and and cardio all together someone can spend 2 to 2 hours and a half in the Gym. Now, working out too much or too often is considered overtraining, old school bodybuilders overtrained that is why they are not as big as bodybuilders from these days, now another important thing is that it depends if you are a beginner, medium or advanced bodybuilder, either you are natural or on steroids, the frequency and lenght of the workouts depend on all of those factors, Lee Priest is the worst advisor I don't know how so many idiots gave him thumbs up on his B.S video.
Its different for everyone. Some people cant lift for 2 hours a day i no people who train 45 min to an hour and look great. Train am hour but train hard your fine if u can train more time even better
awesome vid as usual from Lee. legend
Arnold wanted guys to think he trained 2 hours, 3x a day. He didn’t.
Why would he want guys to think he trained harder than he actually did? Makes no sense.
@@MR12AMAZING So that he would get everyone else to overtrain.
@I Isaiah get in their heads
I feel like this is my biggest issue. My pumps are ridiculous when the muscle I am training is completely fresh however that only seems to occur when I haven't trained it for 7 or 8 days. I'm guessing this is because genetics is an issue with me? Perhaps it is better for me to just kill that muscle group such as Lee says for 2 hours and see if I recover in the same period of time?
Fkn says it as it is! absolute legend! Good ol ozzy bruva!
Amen Lee Priest that's why you are still a badass at what you do