@@grottphd9090 Yep, i just stand there and hold still untill failure with a manageable weight. Very easy to read progression because of two things: a) lets say you do benchpress for 10 reps with x weight.... the progression you have to make to do another rep is far more than just holding weights up for 1 second more forexample. So you can see the progression in real time. b) your form lets say on a squat can vary much, and not only your technique but your range of motion, so you may think you have progression but in reality you just had bad form the last time, or you didnt go as deep this time... etc etc...
Mike, if you do all your content in the voice you did at the beginning of the video you can move the Membership cost decimal point one place to the right and everyone will pay it. Your membership to Lambo ratio will be sweet.
Keep these videos coming Mike. By far the best bodybuilding/weight training channel on TH-cam and I have checked out a lot of them the past 3 years. Comprehensive information I have not found anywhere. Expertly broken down and presented. I have seen visible muscular gains and measurable strength gains since I have been applying what I have learned from you, since discovering your channel 6-8 months ago.
He could fill a very unique niche - stand up comedy with only bodybuilding jokes. Netflix should offer him to make a special. The Ricky Gervais for lifters.
@@Marco-pf3te Yes, I do but it is not on that level. The more knowledgeable you are on a subject the better jokes you can make about it. And BroScience is like 2% of Dr. Mike Israetel in that terms.
This channel is so much gold. Can someone help with a programming concept I haven't quite grasped even after the Build Your First Program series? When trying to analyze your recovery, how do you differentiate between the increase in # of sets vs progressing to 0 RIR as you approach the final week? How do I know what really left me toast after the workout - was it the higher sets or the 0 RIR?
Probably both. But do 1 hard set and you feel similar as before. Do 4 hard sets and you feel screwed. Also RIR and sets to fatigue are correlated. 10 sets at 3 RIR will still tire you
Thanks Dr. Mike. I've been trying to add more to my lats. I'll add in straight arm pulldowns. I don't want to specifically specialize on lats, to the exclusion of other body parts, just add a bit more. I didn't remember that rows are not specific to lats. Live and learn.
My favorite exercise that blows my lats up is a modified lat pull down facing a bench inclined. Make sure you're pulling vertically and not a face pull
Great video Mike, would love you see a similar video about chest, my gf doesn’t want me to get a big chest, so makes me wanna get a bigger one for sure, and is a weakness of mine, stay blessed!
I found my lats really grew when I started pull-ups and then weighted pull ups, then rows, then pull downs, etc. all strictly up right. Too many dudes lean back all the way with Lat pull downs and manage to turn it into a 45 degree row/face pull hybrid. They just load up too much weight and change the exercise. Then their mid back is huge but you can’t even tell because their lats are barely there.
I prefer doing the seated row, where ur sitting and just gotta pull the bar handles to you. Not the best breakdown I just gave but forgive me lol. It’s the only back exercise I do, been doing it for 3 weeks now.
I always forget about straight arm lat work! I need to remember to add these into a cycle and actually train them instead of just haphazardly trying them 5 minutes before I leave the gym haha. Would love to have access to a pullover machine. They're like hen's teeth in gyms in Ireland.
I like weighted pull-ups with a bit of thoracic flexion like how crazy strong calisthenics guys pull. Over time I settled on 4-10 reps. Also chest supported machine rows pulling my elbows roughly just beside my torso for maybe 8-12 reps
For reelz ....shows high intelligence. Some of the best teacher's I've ever had ....always had a good sense of humor...makes learning fun and keeps people interested
Ask and ye shall receive. The level of prescience with Dr. Mike is getting scary now. Does he visit us in our dreams like the hypertrophy fairy to glean our every hypertrophic desire and make a video that fits that exact need?
Aw man, I really can’t listen to these videos while training. It keeps ruining my sets when Dr. Mike pulls out his college teen girl voice and I have to burst out in laughter. 😡 😂 🙌
Yeah, of course. And they are such small muscles with such low fatigue that you could easily prioritize another muscle at the same time (or multiple other minor muscles.
Hard pressed to find a developed Baja back (bumps) that lacks width. Cop out for not doing enough rowing movements correctly where it adequately stretches the lats under tension. One arm DB rows, supported incline DB rows and bent over barbell rows. All concentrating on stretch. Pack meat all over those lats. Rows rows rows and more rows…. Correctly
I am enjoying the content! I have two questions. When you're a beginner, should you focus on higher reps and low weight? Also, should you only focus on proper form, or is it okay to sacrifice form slightly to lift heavier weights with lower sets and reps? Thanks to anyone who replies!
What volume should I drop my stronger body parts to just for maintenance of muscle mass so I can devote as much growth and recovery to these focused body parts?
Is it shoulder extension or shoulder adduction that better trains the upper lats? I’ve heard a lot of completely opposite opinions and research, so I’m not sure. I’ve always felt close grip pulldowns in my lower lats but I recently heard that they target the upper lats.
Would love to see more videos like this on other body parts like lateral delts!
This please
I do isometric holds with dumbells. 0 joint wear, and a lot of time under tension and easy to progressive overload.
We have vids planned on all major muscle groups, and a few of them have already been recorded and all will be released! - Dr. Mike
@@RenaissancePeriodization delts first please- I need to buy a new suit- and I don’t want it to be for my current shoulder width. Lol
@@grottphd9090 Yep, i just stand there and hold still untill failure with a manageable weight.
Very easy to read progression because of two things:
a) lets say you do benchpress for 10 reps with x weight.... the progression you have to make to do another rep is far more than just holding weights up for 1 second more forexample. So you can see the progression in real time.
b) your form lets say on a squat can vary much, and not only your technique but your range of motion, so you may think you have progression but in reality you just had bad form the last time, or you didnt go as deep this time... etc etc...
Mike I told you that story in confidence. Now my back is so wide but my heart is so empty.
in confidence that he would tell the rest of the internet.
Do some exercizes for Heart then
Train your heart. Don’t skip out on that cardio. 😂
The heart is the most important muscle in the body. 💪🏻
👀😂
@@joeydirckx2682 thanks greg
"Ladies want no rings from guys who got no wings" - Shakespeare, probably
"I'll be sure to show my wings around the young hotties and hide them around the diggies - Every smart lifter, EVER.
Bruh killing it
red bull
Mike, if you do all your content in the voice you did at the beginning of the video you can move the Membership cost decimal point one place to the right and everyone will pay it. Your membership to Lambo ratio will be sweet.
"Is it sustainable? Maybe not, but you don't need to sustain, you need bigger lats now." - Lolll, I will remember this.
Dr. Mike may not be the best salesman in the world but an honest one and I appreciate that.
Keep these videos coming Mike. By far the best bodybuilding/weight training channel on TH-cam and I have checked out a lot of them the past 3 years. Comprehensive information I have not found anywhere. Expertly broken down and presented. I have seen visible muscular gains and measurable strength gains since I have been applying what I have learned from you, since discovering your channel 6-8 months ago.
He could fill a very unique niche - stand up comedy with only bodybuilding jokes. Netflix should offer him to make a special. The Ricky Gervais for lifters.
You probably enjoy BroscienceLife channel!
@@Marco-pf3te Yes, I do but it is not on that level. The more knowledgeable you are on a subject the better jokes you can make about it. And BroScience is like 2% of Dr. Mike Israetel in that terms.
I know a guy with a smol back that will love this video
Damn Mike, best intro ever 🤣🤣🤣
Waiting for the 1-shoulder , 2-upper back/traps , 3-calves/abs/arms specialization programs...
What about CHESTICLES!?
@@Ivo9019 They made an upper chest one already
@@sonmohikan5964 link?
@@suuremvaldis th-cam.com/video/ijY9g7s-gRI/w-d-xo.html
@@suuremvaldis here you go th-cam.com/video/ijY9g7s-gRI/w-d-xo.html
Mikes analogies and reference stories always crack me up 😂😂😂
How is this man not a voice actor for at least 4 different female characters on Bob's Burgers?!
This channel is so much gold. Can someone help with a programming concept I haven't quite grasped even after the Build Your First Program series?
When trying to analyze your recovery, how do you differentiate between the increase in # of sets vs progressing to 0 RIR as you approach the final week? How do I know what really left me toast after the workout - was it the higher sets or the 0 RIR?
Probably both. But do 1 hard set and you feel similar as before. Do 4 hard sets and you feel screwed. Also RIR and sets to fatigue are correlated. 10 sets at 3 RIR will still tire you
If you aren’t sore at all after weeks of doing 3 sets even at a lower RIR than before, then increase sets
@@jackm7603 Gotcha. Thanks! I'll try that.
How did you know I needed this vid, keep rocking Doc, you da bestest‼️
Thanks Dr. Mike. I've been trying to add more to my lats. I'll add in straight arm pulldowns. I don't want to specifically specialize on lats, to the exclusion of other body parts, just add a bit more. I didn't remember that rows are not specific to lats. Live and learn.
Best intro ever
Dr. Mike is like Santa except he actually brings you presents and it's all year round.
Thanks Coach. Team FullRom gets it done!
this channel is a blessing from the gods im gettin huge boyz thanks dr mike
😂
That prom story is fucking great 👍👍 Dr Mike is legendary 👍
That intro had me crying. LMAO
I've never felt so seen (and unseen) as I did in your intro. Raw 😂
Thanks Dr. Mike, for the prose and the periodisation!
My favorite exercise that blows my lats up is a modified lat pull down facing a bench inclined. Make sure you're pulling vertically and not a face pull
Intro is gold🔥👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great video Mike, would love you see a similar video about chest, my gf doesn’t want me to get a big chest, so makes me wanna get a bigger one for sure, and is a weakness of mine, stay blessed!
❤
Awesome vidoe. Would love to see a back THICKNESS guide, specializing in the upperback
Yes this
that intro was amazing.
I found my lats really grew when I started pull-ups and then weighted pull ups, then rows, then pull downs, etc. all strictly up right. Too many dudes lean back all the way with Lat pull downs and manage to turn it into a 45 degree row/face pull hybrid. They just load up too much weight and change the exercise. Then their mid back is huge but you can’t even tell because their lats are barely there.
You know this makes more sense, it's like when you over arch an Incline Bench.
I prefer doing the seated row, where ur sitting and just gotta pull the bar handles to you. Not the best breakdown I just gave but forgive me lol.
It’s the only back exercise I do, been doing it for 3 weeks now.
As long as you pull the bar straight down you are working your lats regardless if you lean back.
excited to see how my workouts compare to your 'perfect' glute and ham program! i love the template so far :)
Mike you are amazing at presenting material and getting my attention.
If you specialize in everything, I would argue that is saying you are specializing in nothing. Great video!
My friend told me last night, I looked amazing… but my back needed some more Gerth? Thanks for the video! Perfect timing
i like this doc he gets straight to the point love it alot of what he says ive been already doing
Very cool, may the algo smile on you.
I always forget about straight arm lat work! I need to remember to add these into a cycle and actually train them instead of just haphazardly trying them 5 minutes before I leave the gym haha.
Would love to have access to a pullover machine. They're like hen's teeth in gyms in Ireland.
I like weighted pull-ups with a bit of thoracic flexion like how crazy strong calisthenics guys pull. Over time I settled on 4-10 reps. Also chest supported machine rows pulling my elbows roughly just beside my torso for maybe 8-12 reps
That intro! Lmao
Listened while delivering mail and had to glance down at my phone cuz I thought I clicked the wrong link. 🤣
I'd bet a hefty sum of currency almost everyone watching at some point flexed their lats during the video.
Eager for the Neck specialization video
Mike, you uploaded this video during my prom…
My lats will one day be big enough to enable the first ever human flight
This intro was the saddest and realest fictional story. I couldn't watch the rest because I was crying.
Since I got the promotion I have to wait several hours to watch Dr Mike attempt to ignite his stand up career
For reelz ....shows high intelligence. Some of the best teacher's I've ever had ....always had a good sense of humor...makes learning fun and keeps people interested
Them: "there is no such thing as a perfect back width growth program"
RP:🚶💥
Ask and ye shall receive. The level of prescience with Dr. Mike is getting scary now. Does he visit us in our dreams like the hypertrophy fairy to glean our every hypertrophic desire and make a video that fits that exact need?
Aw man, I really can’t listen to these videos while training. It keeps ruining my sets when Dr. Mike pulls out his college teen girl voice and I have to burst out in laughter. 😡 😂 🙌
LOL. Good intro. Very catching
Can you do this but for rear and side delts ?
Yeah, of course. And they are such small muscles with such low fatigue that you could easily prioritize another muscle at the same time (or multiple other minor muscles.
We'll be releasing vids for them in time! - Dr. Mike
that intro had me in tears
Whoever hurt little Dr. Mike. .. . thank you!!
The chad voice from the intro needs to be referred to as Dr Delts.
mike is fucking hilarious.. love these types of videos.
Intro alone earned a like.
I watch these at work and people look at me like I’m stooopid when I burst out laughing randomly…
Hard pressed to find a developed Baja back (bumps) that lacks width. Cop out for not doing enough rowing movements correctly where it adequately stretches the lats under tension. One arm DB rows, supported incline DB rows and bent over barbell rows. All concentrating on stretch. Pack meat all over those lats.
Rows rows rows and more rows…. Correctly
Awesome as always
That intro made me grow my abs
HAHAHAHA WHAT A LEGEND MIKE ISSSSSSS
greatest intro ever!
45 seconds of gold
Wider lats is actually how angels get their wings 💯
Would love some guideline’s for Shoulder & Back, V-Taper Specialisation 💪
Dude I watched this mid back workout and I can't stop laughing
Mike, you are the funniest!
Does this work to grow all widths? 🤔
Thanks! Can’t wait to get wide. 💪
Why would I go to Prom when I can be training my lats?
The opening story was intense, gripping, and tragic
-"I already know what you're going to say. Let's go back to your room."
-"yeah, totaleehh"
who else is on a Renaissance Periodization binge?
I am enjoying the content! I have two questions. When you're a beginner, should you focus on higher reps and low weight? Also, should you only focus on proper form, or is it okay to sacrifice form slightly to lift heavier weights with lower sets and reps? Thanks to anyone who replies!
That intro!
My goal body is a Flying Squirrel
ILS Crew checking in
Where my homies at?
“Idk wanna find out” hahahaha friggin doc mike
Weighted chins, wide weighted pull ups, and neutral grip lol. Get to sets of 100 lbs for reps. Back will be big natty. Then Work on getting 180 for 1
We want the program for every muscel please
Thank you but one question what's the difference between straight arm lat pulldown and lat pullover??
You made me laugh so hard with the story.🤣
What volume should I drop my stronger body parts to just for maintenance of muscle mass so I can devote as much growth and recovery to these focused body parts?
Your thumbnail looks like Bane….. sick
Best intro
Please more intros like this ❤
Sir Mike what do you for upperback, rear delts? please do a video for a thick back, specialiZation, new to the channel,
Dr. Mike i love you! Thank you. Entertaining and informative shit... I didn't go to prom, I went to all boys high school so umm 😐
Nice Romantic intro
Where is the link for the free guide? please tnx
Wow that was an amazing into 👏
mike i love your jokes youre awesome
MIKE CAN YOU DO A DEEP TALK ON MIKE MENSERS HEAVY DUTY TRAINING THEORIES PLEASE
How about the other body parts?
We want a video of the Lambos, Mike
Is it shoulder extension or shoulder adduction that better trains the upper lats? I’ve heard a lot of completely opposite opinions and research, so I’m not sure. I’ve always felt close grip pulldowns in my lower lats but I recently heard that they target the upper lats.
Absence makes the lats grow wider
Why you gotta make me cri in the first 30 seconds doc
My back workout today started with deadlifts, I did two sets then it started raining on me so I went inside.
Good one
I use cobra lats to soar away from my problems
As a complété beginner is that a workout that I should follow?
Are you doing other exercises for other muscle groups on these days too?