I’m on it, nothing can get wrong if you have read Essentials of strength training and conditioning, scientific principles of strength training, and muscle and strength pyramids :vvv
@Yatin Kumar More muscle less strength can be safer theoretically speaking when it comes to training. It's nice knowing you have the muscle to lift X weight rather than trying to lift a weight you may or may not be able to lift with your amount of muscle. Both strength and size should be increasing together at +- the same rate but depending on your rep range one will take the lead.
@Yatin Kumar I was talking about training safely. It's safer to lift a weight your muscle can handle than to lift things your nervous system needs to adapt to handle. Both go hand in hand but I think you're less likely to get injured when you lift with lighter weights (e.g. 8-10 reps rather than the 3-5 reps or even lower powerlifters use). I mainly train for health. I don't think I'd ever want to stand on stage.
@@huss1836 You do know there is supposed to be something wrong with his math and not his english right? You're actually an idiot. That's all I can say.
As someone who’s been skinny all my life but always worked on core and gained strength to the point where I could fairly hold my ground against people bigger I love how often lack of muscle and lack of strength is so easily confused
Muscle density plays a big factor. If your muscles are more dense it means the fibers are closer together and ready to help eachother out. Geometry also plays a role. The most force you can apply a point is in the perpendicular, so the more your muscles can all push together in one direction, then the more force you'll be able to apply.(This is generally speaking,because you still have to account for how muscles are going in different directions to support each other because we often move in multiple directions at once.) An active muscle is also a lot more likely to put its weight worth of energy into whatever force you're enacting vs a muscle that's been in disuse. Muscle mass does matter but having "bigger muscles"(muscles with more volume) isn't necessarily.
I usually do 6-8 weeks of strength training then 6-8 weeks of volume training. Ive noticed i can definitely lift heavier from the strength training so i suggest incorporating it into ur training as well
I was thinking about doing 1-2 sessions per week of each. Ie; Monday- strength Wednesday-hypertrophic Friday-strength Saturday/Sunday-hypertrophy. Do you know if there are negatives to this approach versus your 6-8weeks intervals?
@@liammorgans7329 to back Akg you can do both but should split it into blocks like 8 weeks of strength 8 weeks of volume. You can still have volume in strength workouts though if you build it correctly
Right so are you saying that there basically isn’t enough recovery time of either strength or hypertrophy so they end up overlapping and reducing the benefits of the other?
I started lifting when I was 15 and made huge amounts of progress when it came to muscle size but strength was lacking up until I was 17 and started doing heavy sets with high reps. It seems to me that if you build endurance up when doing weight training is coincides with strength. I have a buddy who I workout with from time to time that does low reps and moderate weight and he’s strong but i do heavy weight with as many reps as I can do before failure.
I’m so confused with you people. If it is heavy, you aren’t doing high reps. No matter how heavy you think it is, if you’re doing “high reps” you aren’t actually going heavy heavy. I don’t doubt you’ve gotten size and strength, especially when training to failure, but the high reps heavy weight part isn’t right, unless you mean volume, and you’re doing a shit ton of sets lol
Progressive overload builds both size and strength, I never do more than 5rep sets on the squat and rarely do any more than 3 sets a session or 6-9 sets in a week yet I have 32inch thighs with a clear tear-drop shape. I'm blessed genetically when it comes to my quads but my legs were smaller when I started. If you do 10 sets of 10 and increase the weight once a week or even once a fortnight by the time you go from say 40 pounds or kgs to 80 you will have gained significant size and strength. If you kept the weight at 40 you would stop growing after a week or 2. Sets and reps are adjusted to stimulate between neural efficiency and volume but if you aren't progressing by either adding reps or weight you won't get far.
@@alexandervashchuk7795 you're training muscular endurance, if you want to increase your arm size (muscular hypertrophy) you need to be lifting a weight that you can only lift 4 times maximum (4rm) for muscular strength is 4-8 RM 8-15 for muscular endurance and 15+ for speed. Muscular hypertrophy will happen in each section except for speed depending on what size you are. If you already have big arms, you will need to be doing muscular power (1-4 RM) or muscular strength (4-8 RM)
I do both strength training and hypertrophy I’ll probably start adding higher reps when im content with my size and strength if it’s still possible to maintain my strength and muscle
they are muscular, but their muscles arent as round as bodybuilder's. they are dense and thick. typical manual work rarely has movements like classic bizep curl in it.
That's thank to heavy work mostly. Their work makes them work out long and intense. Is kind of similar to strenght training with less reps and more intense and heavy workout.
could you do a video where you recommend or provide specific workout routines for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level users depending on their goal (strength, weight-loss, aesthetics, etc)? Love your content! Its helped me get back in shape but looking for more specific advice now.
He is not a free coach. Besides that, if you research enough, you will be able to get a coach and still understand if they are right or wrong about things. In my opinion you should always start with a coach, even if they just show you things you've already known.
The main reason that I do not create specific workout programs is not that I don't want to help (or even do it for free), but more so that I personally believe programs need to be tailored specifically to each individual's needs. Providing a generic cookie-cutter program, IMO, is doing lots of people a disservice, even if such programs would work for many people. Lots of other fitness personalities do it for a quick buck, but it's really not my style. Hopefully you can learn things from my videos and start piecing a program together for yourself! You're also free to join our discord community if you have any questions specific to your matter.
He did a video recommending 5 other fitness youtube channels, the number 1 on that list was Jeff Nippard. I recommend you check out his content i think he has the videos you are looking for and picturefit recommended him himself
Weight-loss: Nothing specific, simply achieve caloric deficit. Aesthetics: Push/Pull/Legs worked for me. Strength: Stronglifts 5x5 for starters and when it gets hard go with the Texas Method.
In short: For shape/size gain, increasing volume is more important, which is the multiple of sets times reps times intensity(weight). 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps is the sweet spot. For strength gain, lower reps are more important (1-5 reps per set with 85-100% 1rm)
Honestly I thought you were just another generic fitness channel, but seeing the amount of research and quality/care that goes into your videos proved me otherwise, especially with how much you care about your fans. Definitely subscribing and pledging.
As of right now, I'm doing an upper lower split for six days a week and with each passing day, the intensity decreases, but the sets and reps increase. This has helped me personally work on both strength and hypertrophy the past 2 months consistently.
Thanks to your videos, I am able to get stronger without necessarily adding a lot of weight! I've lost a lot of fat and my legs do exactly what I want them to after my HIIT training. Also, PROTEIN!!! THANK YOU!
Don’t underestimate the power of compound exercises. Make sure you include them in your workout routine. They’re your best tools for maximum muscle growth. 💪💪X
Wow, I’ve always been confused about the physiological differences of building muscle vs building strength, but now I understand much more clearly. Thanks.
The thing about strength training is that you need to build the right muscles to get through the high intensity training. That's why I like it more, besides that the strength world is alot less toxic than the fitness world.
@@johankaruyan5536 If that's the case, I don't believe you're asking the right people. There are a lot of quacks giving pseudoscientific advices, and these are the last people you should ask help or talk about training.
@Chad Thunder it’s in the name though “progressive” which implies over the time spent and “overload” saying to carry more (not drastically more) on what you are already considering a regular “load”
@Chad Thunder but he is right as long as u do that ur gonna make gains and get much stronger than before and if u can’t understand what progressive overload is by the title then idk what to tell you
I think its important to note that Myofibrillar and Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy adaptations don't happen independently to each other, They develop together. I don't think at the same rate or proportionally to each other. Biggest guys are generally strongest (Muscle Cross-Sectional can effect the potential force a muscle is able to produce) So even if you want to get stronger, you should devote some time to more volume as well as being strength specific and doing higher intensity (load)
@@DannyBoy426 Depends on the accessory lift. Usually I utilise dropsets on the smaller muscle groups. As I gain more experience I'm finding out what works best for my body.
@@darkstar19 When should I start adding more weight? For example I was struggling to get past 225 squat for 4 reps, but this past Monday I did rpt and got 7 reps.
This is my tip for strength training since that is what I've been studying the most for some reason. The first set is 10 reps of weight 2.5kg under your most that you usually lift the second set is 9 reps of the weight that you normally lift then the third set you do 8 reps of 2.5 kg over the most weight you can lift. Do the third set twice. Keep doing this untill you feel comfortable with the 2.5 kg over your heaviest weigh then repeat. You get the point The first 2 sets feel bit piss easy but thats only warming up your muscle for the heavier weight
So, to break this down: 1st: Max - 2.5kg = 10 reps 2nd: Max = 9 reps 3rd: Max + 2.5kg = 8 reps 4th: Max + 2.5kg = 8 reps Repeat until Max + 2.5kg = New Max
What wasn't mention here but very important for strength building vs muscles is the types of exercises, choosing exercises that uses almost your whole body, like squats and pull ups instead of exercises like the biceps or chess machines, or doing legs press that isolates muscles, will give you more overall strength. Matter of perception here, but I like to train movements that I do on a regular day, at work or in a competition of some sort, wrestling or whatever the sport is.
Your channel is incredibly empowering and so is the discord community. Thank you sooo much for existing, I have no words to describe how greatful I am to your content and community. I have just became a Patreon for only 1£ because I am broke at the moment but I will most certainly increase when I can afford it and will till everyone the source of my gains as they happen. Thank you man
I love your channel, Picturefit! I watch every single of your videos, train hard, eat well and I managed to lose 30 pounds in 4 months. Keep up with the good work and get your protein!
i do 5 reps one arm pull ups a set a week, sometimes if i feel good, i might be able to do +5kg oapu for 3 reps. My 1rm is +12kg and i try to surpass this number whenever i feel pretty pumped up after doing leg workouts. I look like a regular guy when relaxed, even have a belly slighty bigger than my chest... but when I squeeze my muscles, I am a totally ripped 8 pack abs gymnast.
I do want a good physique, but it’s not my number 1 priority. My reason for working out is to make the voices stop and I like the pain, but besides the mental side of things I like the athletic carryover that you get from calisthenics too.
lol what? youtube is a platform where content creators create content. do you expect to consume all content for free and without any slight inconveniences? i understand that some people take it too far (for example just repeating the same thing over and over to kill time), but there is nothing wrong with someone talking about their store, patreon, etc.
1)=What people DO NOT understand is that is, that even if you do 1 set 1 rep workout(heavy enough), as long as you are damaging your muscles, they will repair and grow stonger, doesn't matter if you do 5000 reps with 0.1kg and just 1 rep of 100kg, both will damage the muscles and will result with the muscle growth.
Be thankful you have smart parents lmao my dad thought a banana milkshake and a vanilla milkshake were the same thing. He also thinks he's smart when he's ridiculously dumb lol I can't believe a thing he says. You should trust in your dad
Maybe the reason why both groups had the same muscle but different strength measures was due to increased bone density from heavy weight training. As well as an adapted nervous system
I lift heavy PPL 8-10 Mon, Tues, Wed, and then lighter PPL 12-15 Thurs, Fri, Sat. It's been very beneficial for me in both size and strength. On the lighter days I also do more control, concentration, and occasional burnouts.
@@quandaledingle3262 I don't lift anymore, but when I did PPL mean (push, pull, legs) and it goes like this Monday Heavy Push (so bench, dumbbell press, flys, incline press, Dips) Tues Heavy Pull (rows, lat pull downs, curls, reverse dumbbell flys), Wed Heavy legs (Leg press, leg curls, extensions, dumbell walking lunge, I also do abs on leg day) Then repeat the PPL for Thur, Fri, and Sat. (lighter and more focus on form and occasionally burn out). I always kept variation from week to week, High grab for flys, then low, then mid, Wide grip, narrow grip, hit the chest from every angle. Once you've been going for over a year or 2 you start to get a rythem and know what you like and dont like. If you hate doing an excersize then that probably means you should do more of it. I need to go back. I lifted for 3 years and was strong AF, now that I haven't been in almost 2 years and I've lost a lot of my conditioning.
That one minute long advertisement you had towards the beginning of the video was a complete turn off to watch the rest of it. It’ll probably be best to save it for the end of the vid
There are some good advantages to both sides. If you have big muscles you don't need to fight since u look fckin scary and most people won't wanna mess with you. And when you have more power u can defend yourself more.
Stamina allows you to stay alive. The amount of reps you do when you have to push and keep your opponents away from your QB for the WHOLE GAME: Tell me, what is the reason? Is it building Strength that keeps your O-Line strong or the amount of reps that keeps your O-Line strong?
I think the sets x reps x intensity is a pretty good guideline for building muscle mass. However, what about the importance of heavy compound movements vs isolation work/machines for building muscle mass? E.g. assuming the same volume, will the muscle mass gains be different?
Good video! Although, I believe we can become stronger, but still not grow bigger muscle. Hypertrophy is a result of progressive overload WITH sufficient protein (.8-1gm per lb of lean body weight) and calories (10-15% over your TDEE).
Well is there any difference actually? I lift heavy, I become stronger and I build muscle ass well so…. Is there a dissent study that compares these two by these terms? I‘ll be glad to read it. Most of the time we combine info from different studies in our mind to come to a conclusion, but this is not pretty accurate isn’t it?
You'll gain muscle with strength training, but not as much as with volume training. You'll gain strength with volume training, but not as much as with strength training. You can train closer to one of the two methods depending on your objective. Me in particular, I don't really care about muscle, so I train at a very high intensity. I've gained a lot of strength but not as much volume as I would by training hypertrophy - however, I did gain muscle and a pretty intense definition.
I wanna get the strength first then the muscle+strength. I kinda want my muscles to be more compact at the beginning so later i can have more room to get even stronger along with muscle gain.
I’m 31. Never really lifted but I tested my one rep max. At 19, it was 135, and I just tested it yesterday and it was 210. Must be from gaining more man strength as I got older.
Be cool if you made a similar video for climbers, specifically bouldering vs lead/top rope, since one is strength and other is endurance. For my fellow climbers: we only want strength and less volume, for that, climb at your limit, take a grade higher above your flash (first try send) and only climb at the limit, its boring at times since for weeks you can project a route with seemingly no progress at all but it builds a lot for strength. And for those who dont climb, I recommend you do, it is probably in my (biased) opinion best way to build strength ever, training and strengthening your tendons is also a very big added benefit. You may look small in clothes, you may not look intimidating but as one smart man once said: Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak - Sun Tzu.
I'm thinking about doing small quiz/questionnaire based on each video for prizes. What do you guys think?
PictureFit sounds cool.
That will rock for sure !
Easy w
Cool but ultimately, it depends
I’m on it, nothing can get wrong if you have read Essentials of strength training and conditioning, scientific principles of strength training, and muscle and strength pyramids :vvv
100 pushups 100 situps 100 squads 10km run everyday and no AC in summer for 3 years
Just out of curiosity, what are the benefits of having no AC in hot weather cuz I’m doing something like that now
just a banana in the morning is fine
Will give u heat endurance after u go bald
*3 years*
I see what you did there ;) ;)
TL;DR
4:26 MUSCLE GROWTH
5:14 MUSCLE STRENGTH
Thank you, man.
thank you, man.
Why do people say for strenght lify heavier but in the video he says the complete opposite at 5:30
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Awesum Bear
Thx my G
But I prefer starting at 2:05
Save u 7 minutes ( according to the video )
Muscle training = sets x rep x weight lifted.
Strength = more wight less reps.
But like is it super heavy weight to where you can only do 3-5 reps until you are burnt out or 2 sets of 10 reps and that's max you can do
green eggs and ham thanks
BRYAN G 3 to 5 reps with almost max
5:30 disagrees with you
What the hell is wight ?
Who else wonders if this guy is ripped or not
He is too busy making vids. So theres your answer
Doesn’t really matter as long as the information is high-quality
Shoaib Shoaib “iT dEPenDs”
He’s skinny fat I know him
Probably don't even lift. I stumbled across this wondering why 925k ppl are taking fitness advice from a cartoon
Building muscle was never my goal, I always just wanted strength. I was like the only one out of my friends who thought that way.
You need to build muscle to get strong.
@@Mr-ye1vu yeah
@@Mr-ye1vu but you can focus on more dense if you want that's what I want to do though
Anthonyy_vivid good luck to you 💪🏼👍🏻
Why not follow both?
Who else is like me and wants strength and not too much muscle
Use static exercise it stops to much muscle mass but helps use the most muscle fibers. So will help you get stronger but not too much bigger
Just you
Me as well I don't like that bulky look tbh
me, i dont to be big and bulk but strong asf, like bruce lee
@@arijrauf3069 2200 people disagree with u
less muscle more strength your enemy will underestimate you hahahaha
@Yatin Kumar More muscle less strength can be safer theoretically speaking when it comes to training. It's nice knowing you have the muscle to lift X weight rather than trying to lift a weight you may or may not be able to lift with your amount of muscle. Both strength and size should be increasing together at +- the same rate but depending on your rep range one will take the lead.
muscle is too bulky and restrictive
@Yatin Kumar I was talking about training safely. It's safer to lift a weight your muscle can handle than to lift things your nervous system needs to adapt to handle. Both go hand in hand but I think you're less likely to get injured when you lift with lighter weights (e.g. 8-10 reps rather than the 3-5 reps or even lower powerlifters use). I mainly train for health. I don't think I'd ever want to stand on stage.
@Yatin Kumar How's the experience been? I've never made any progress with that, but to be fair I was to heavy for my muscle when I tried it.
Thats me lol
You know that when this music plays you have a 10000% chance to get educated.
your engrish hurt me
Jeff nippard
@@huss1836 its still understandable
You must be 6 year old kinder gardener if you problem understanding his english
i read educated as abducted i was so so confused hahaha
@@huss1836 You do know there is supposed to be something wrong with his math and not his english right? You're actually an idiot. That's all I can say.
As someone who’s been skinny all my life but always worked on core and gained strength to the point where I could fairly hold my ground against people bigger I love how often lack of muscle and lack of strength is so easily confused
Really now? What you did?
you muscle is just weak it not about big or small
How did u improve your firbess
Muscle density plays a big factor. If your muscles are more dense it means the fibers are closer together and ready to help eachother out. Geometry also plays a role. The most force you can apply a point is in the perpendicular, so the more your muscles can all push together in one direction, then the more force you'll be able to apply.(This is generally speaking,because you still have to account for how muscles are going in different directions to support each other because we often move in multiple directions at once.) An active muscle is also a lot more likely to put its weight worth of energy into whatever force you're enacting vs a muscle that's been in disuse. Muscle mass does matter but having "bigger muscles"(muscles with more volume) isn't necessarily.
I usually do 6-8 weeks of strength training then 6-8 weeks of volume training. Ive noticed i can definitely lift heavier from the strength training so i suggest incorporating it into ur training as well
u should have hypertrophy seasons and strength seasons
I was thinking about doing 1-2 sessions per week of each.
Ie;
Monday- strength
Wednesday-hypertrophic
Friday-strength
Saturday/Sunday-hypertrophy.
Do you know if there are negatives to this approach versus your 6-8weeks intervals?
@@liammorgans7329 to back Akg you can do both but should split it into blocks like 8 weeks of strength 8 weeks of volume. You can still have volume in strength workouts though if you build it correctly
Right so are you saying that there basically isn’t enough recovery time of either strength or hypertrophy so they end up overlapping and reducing the benefits of the other?
Where does the idea for 8 weeks come from?
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@@King-lw3dm I don't get it, can you tell me? Lol thanks
4:20 thought you were going to rap for a second 😎
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Bruh but when he was talking it was going with the beat
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Here before the 'it depends' comments
its not it depends its intensity vs volume very clear. god.
But still, it depends on......
Depends on bio-mechanics.
Well, it depends..
Af Shonubi06 it depends on if there were depend comments before you tho
I started lifting when I was 15 and made huge amounts of progress when it came to muscle size but strength was lacking up until I was 17 and started doing heavy sets with high reps. It seems to me that if you build endurance up when doing weight training is coincides with strength. I have a buddy who I workout with from time to time that does low reps and moderate weight and he’s strong but i do heavy weight with as many reps as I can do before failure.
I started lifting really light when I was 16, now one year later I have got a labrum tear fml
Did u still grow taller after that
@@suji2bizzy340 training doesn't mess up your height.
I’m so confused with you people. If it is heavy, you aren’t doing high reps. No matter how heavy you think it is, if you’re doing “high reps” you aren’t actually going heavy heavy. I don’t doubt you’ve gotten size and strength, especially when training to failure, but the high reps heavy weight part isn’t right, unless you mean volume, and you’re doing a shit ton of sets lol
@@hata6290 ig ppl say "heavy" comparing it to the average gym goer, not to the strength they have. You are right tho!
Build muscle you'll need to Set x Reps x Intensity
Strength: Lift Heavy
By muscle you mean endurance or a arm size
Please explain to me if at my work out I'm doing 10 sets X 10 reps pull ups what do I train?
@@alexandervashchuk7795 you would add more weight, and if you dont do it, use the complete range of movement. I do calisthenic to.
Progressive overload builds both size and strength, I never do more than 5rep sets on the squat and rarely do any more than 3 sets a session or 6-9 sets in a week yet I have 32inch thighs with a clear tear-drop shape. I'm blessed genetically when it comes to my quads but my legs were smaller when I started.
If you do 10 sets of 10 and increase the weight once a week or even once a fortnight by the time you go from say 40 pounds or kgs to 80 you will have gained significant size and strength. If you kept the weight at 40 you would stop growing after a week or 2. Sets and reps are adjusted to stimulate between neural efficiency and volume but if you aren't progressing by either adding reps or weight you won't get far.
@@alexandervashchuk7795 you're training muscular endurance, if you want to increase your arm size (muscular hypertrophy) you need to be lifting a weight that you can only lift 4 times maximum (4rm) for muscular strength is 4-8 RM 8-15 for muscular endurance and 15+ for speed.
Muscular hypertrophy will happen in each section except for speed depending on what size you are. If you already have big arms, you will need to be doing muscular power (1-4 RM) or muscular strength (4-8 RM)
@@alexandervashchuk7795 You train for hypertrophy and bodybuilding more than strength.
I like to go extreme high reps with moderate weights to improve both strength and endurance. It also helps with the whole nerve motorway thing.
For me that ended in overtraining, i wouldn't recommend it
Alvaro Rivas not for me tho even with weight lifting class and sports both I recovery fine (for the most part)
@@sikkuntche349 Yeah, I just put time between each session and I recover just fine.
Same, low reps is confusing and dangerous. Its not for me, id rather be able to impact a mass many times. It could be an issue of definitions.
I do both strength training and hypertrophy I’ll probably start adding higher reps when im content with my size and strength if it’s still possible to maintain my strength and muscle
In fact people that do heavy works (farmers, bricklayers ecc ecc) are very strong, but not so muscular
they are muscular, but their muscles arent as round as bodybuilder's. they are dense and thick. typical manual work rarely has movements like classic bizep curl in it.
it because they do same thing over and over again
That's thank to heavy work mostly.
Their work makes them work out long and intense.
Is kind of similar to strenght training with less reps and more intense and heavy workout.
@@GamerDisturbed yeah my 16 year old friend whos not that big but he litterally lifts boulders half hes size
But they don't build up a specific diet to look aesthetic
could you do a video where you recommend or provide specific workout routines for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level users depending on their goal (strength, weight-loss, aesthetics, etc)?
Love your content!
Its helped me get back in shape but looking for more specific advice now.
He is not a free coach. Besides that, if you research enough, you will be able to get a coach and still understand if they are right or wrong about things. In my opinion you should always start with a coach, even if they just show you things you've already known.
The main reason that I do not create specific workout programs is not that I don't want to help (or even do it for free), but more so that I personally believe programs need to be tailored specifically to each individual's needs. Providing a generic cookie-cutter program, IMO, is doing lots of people a disservice, even if such programs would work for many people. Lots of other fitness personalities do it for a quick buck, but it's really not my style. Hopefully you can learn things from my videos and start piecing a program together for yourself! You're also free to join our discord community if you have any questions specific to your matter.
He did a video recommending 5 other fitness youtube channels, the number 1 on that list was Jeff Nippard. I recommend you check out his content i think he has the videos you are looking for and picturefit recommended him himself
Weight-loss: Nothing specific, simply achieve caloric deficit.
Aesthetics: Push/Pull/Legs worked for me.
Strength: Stronglifts 5x5 for starters and when it gets hard go with the Texas Method.
Because
It depends
In short:
For shape/size gain, increasing volume is more important, which is the multiple of sets times reps times intensity(weight). 3-5 sets of 8-12 reps is the sweet spot.
For strength gain, lower reps are more important (1-5 reps per set with 85-100% 1rm)
I do both in the same set
Honestly I thought you were just another generic fitness channel, but seeing the amount of research and quality/care that goes into your videos proved me otherwise, especially with how much you care about your fans. Definitely subscribing and pledging.
I appreciate that, thank you.
As of right now, I'm doing an upper lower split for six days a week and with each passing day, the intensity decreases, but the sets and reps increase. This has helped me personally work on both strength and hypertrophy the past 2 months consistently.
Thanks to your videos, I am able to get stronger without necessarily adding a lot of weight! I've lost a lot of fat and my legs do exactly what I want them to after my HIIT training. Also, PROTEIN!!! THANK YOU!
Congrats!
Hit training? What kind Hit training you do?
what kind of Hiit do you do
Don’t underestimate the power of compound exercises. Make sure you include them in your workout routine. They’re your best tools for maximum muscle growth. 💪💪X
Wow, I’ve always been confused about the physiological differences of building muscle vs building strength, but now I understand much more clearly. Thanks.
Glad to help!
The thing about strength training is that you need to build the right muscles to get through the high intensity training. That's why I like it more, besides that the strength world is alot less toxic than the fitness world.
Who cares about the world, training should be something personal above all. You train for yourself.
@@MrLoowiz toxic as in, when u ask someone a question or tak about it they answer u in a very unhelpful way
@@johankaruyan5536 If that's the case, I don't believe you're asking the right people. There are a lot of quacks giving pseudoscientific advices, and these are the last people you should ask help or talk about training.
@@MrLoowiz how do I ask the right people ? U don't know if someone is toxic or not until u ask them
@@johankaruyan5536 Credentials.
Progressive overload, clean nutrition, good sleep. The end.
Low to no stress and allowing your body to recover.
@Chad Thunder it’s in the name though “progressive” which implies over the time spent and “overload” saying to carry more (not drastically more) on what you are already considering a regular “load”
Good sleep? Guess I gotta stop watching these videos after 12am then
@Chad Thunder but he is right as long as u do that ur gonna make gains and get much stronger than before and if u can’t understand what progressive overload is by the title then idk what to tell you
Lmao
I think its important to note that Myofibrillar and Sarcoplasmic Hypertrophy adaptations don't happen independently to each other, They develop together. I don't think at the same rate or proportionally to each other.
Biggest guys are generally strongest (Muscle Cross-Sectional can effect the potential force a muscle is able to produce) So even if you want to get stronger, you should devote some time to more volume as well as being strength specific and doing higher intensity (load)
I'm such an advocate for RPT. I've found my chest, triceps and biceps have responded so well to this method for strength gains and muscle gains.
wats that
@@S1999-w3r Reverse pyramid training
@@darkstar19 do you do rpt on accessory lifts?
@@DannyBoy426 Depends on the accessory lift. Usually I utilise dropsets on the smaller muscle groups. As I gain more experience I'm finding out what works best for my body.
@@darkstar19 When should I start adding more weight? For example I was struggling to get past 225 squat for 4 reps, but this past Monday I did rpt and got 7 reps.
This is my tip for strength training since that is what I've been studying the most for some reason.
The first set is 10 reps of weight 2.5kg under your most that you usually lift the second set is 9 reps of the weight that you normally lift then the third set you do 8 reps of 2.5 kg over the most weight you can lift. Do the third set twice. Keep doing this untill you feel comfortable with the 2.5 kg over your heaviest weigh then repeat. You get the point
The first 2 sets feel bit piss easy but thats only warming up your muscle for the heavier weight
Dumbbells?
I wish people would stop talking about kilos
I guess that's called progressive overload
So, to break this down:
1st: Max - 2.5kg = 10 reps
2nd: Max = 9 reps
3rd: Max + 2.5kg = 8 reps
4th: Max + 2.5kg = 8 reps
Repeat until Max + 2.5kg = New Max
@@jeffreybabino1411 bro the US is the only country that uses pounds as weight why are you complaining?
Just as I was about to change my program. Legend.
I was thinking about this channel just yesterday. BEST ON TH-cam!
this video was really concise and straight to the point. I've been trying to find something like this for ages. thanks for the great vid. keep it up!
What wasn't mention here but very important for strength building vs muscles is the types of exercises, choosing exercises that uses almost your whole body, like squats and pull ups instead of exercises like the biceps or chess machines, or doing legs press that isolates muscles, will give you more overall strength. Matter of perception here, but I like to train movements that I do on a regular day, at work or in a competition of some sort, wrestling or whatever the sport is.
Your channel is incredibly empowering and so is the discord community. Thank you sooo much for existing, I have no words to describe how greatful I am to your content and community. I have just became a Patreon for only 1£ because I am broke at the moment but I will most certainly increase when I can afford it and will till everyone the source of my gains as they happen. Thank you man
That explains why my dad has more strength than me. Even though I am more muscular than him. Thanks for the wisdom.
Same, like he can open bottle cans even the hard ones easily, meanwhile me who's bigger and more muscular than him can hardly do that
The patreon fill in took way too much time man.
Then skip it
I agree. It's pretty annoying, you don't have to be a pushover in order to show appreciation.
Lol if 30 seconds or so annoys you so much but you will spend that or more than that to complain? It a video that you can literally skip
@@Uniacoty wtf is your typing speed? 1wpm? lmao!
If you want to attain Myofibrillar Hypertrophy(Which increases Strength), then do short reps (3-8 reps), with around 2-3 mins break, but lift heavy
nah lift heavy risk or injury and slow down your exercise .you just waste time
So basically
muscle = apple phones
strength = android phones
Underrated
No
Muscle weak S class heroes
Streght saitama
God = Nokia
Exactly we all know android does more, but Apple just feels right and looks right.
EXACTLY
This channel is one of the best just talking or cartoon style fitness Info channels out there nuff said #protein
Thanks bud!
I love your channel, Picturefit! I watch every single of your videos, train hard, eat well and I managed to lose 30 pounds in 4 months. Keep up with the good work and get your protein!
1:03 Thank You for that poll!
In fact that is the very reason I just found out about this channel.
My brain:Don't say it.
Me:*inhales* IT DEPENDS!!!
can we take a moment to appreciate the Allen Iverson shout out?
The answer 🔥
I was thinking more along the lines of shape yourself into the shape you want, then maintain it while going more for strength...
i do 5 reps one arm pull ups a set a week, sometimes if i feel good, i might be able to do +5kg oapu for 3 reps.
My 1rm is +12kg and i try to surpass this number whenever i feel pretty pumped up after doing leg workouts.
I look like a regular guy when relaxed, even have a belly slighty bigger than my chest...
but when I squeeze my muscles, I am a totally ripped 8 pack abs gymnast.
I do want a good physique, but it’s not my number 1 priority. My reason for working out is to make the voices stop and I like the pain, but besides the mental side of things I like the athletic carryover that you get from calisthenics too.
this is the guy who wears a hoodie to the gym
They’re the most insufferable people lol. I don’t get why they always feel the need to let everyone else know how much of a sadboi they are
voices😂 shut up kid
the voices are u possesed?
turn to allah
The voices? Really? At this point stfu
5:50 So basically play heavy class in tf2 or you wont ever have muscles
I did not expect a TF2 reference here, at all.
Amazing.
Dude spent 2:10 just killing time. I gotta get off the youtube platform too muxh filler in videos.
Well he wants to profit mate you gotta understand that. Just skip forward :)
Then feel free to watch someone else bruh
lol what? youtube is a platform where content creators create content. do you expect to consume all content for free and without any slight inconveniences? i understand that some people take it too far (for example just repeating the same thing over and over to kill time), but there is nothing wrong with someone talking about their store, patreon, etc.
Agreed. Annoyed me too. Don't plan on coming back.
@@matejr1013 on twitch he would get banned, I dont know how youtube feels about people asking for donations.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A VIDEO ABOUT THIS! THANK YOU!
Glad to help!
Disclaimer: 1/3rd of video about patrion
2/3 is good information.
Pretty annoying and excessive.
1)=What people DO NOT understand is that is, that even if you do 1 set 1 rep workout(heavy enough), as long as you are damaging your muscles, they will repair and grow stonger, doesn't matter if you do 5000 reps with 0.1kg and just 1 rep of 100kg, both will damage the muscles and will result with the muscle growth.
picturefit is the best, I do see your videos and follow your advices.
Love from India
@RS63 Who hurt you?
My dad talked about this.
He’s smarter than me
Jordy 229 you’d expect him to be smh
That's why he is your dad
Тино брахойл how do you know he’s not smarter? Anyone of any age can be smart
Be thankful you have smart parents lmao my dad thought a banana milkshake and a vanilla milkshake were the same thing. He also thinks he's smart when he's ridiculously dumb lol I can't believe a thing he says. You should trust in your dad
You'll be at a million before you know it! Contents be great lately keep up the good work 👍
Thanks bud!
You called it 💯
Awesome key notes
Just in time for beach season 💪
4:26 Me and the boys after quarantine.
underrated
Lmao
Yo thanks for your vids my guy, chill videos with a lot to learn from you and athlean X are my two favorite channels
Who else doing this to win a arm wrestle?
Maybe the reason why both groups had the same muscle but different strength measures was due to increased bone density from heavy weight training. As well as an adapted nervous system
Awesome videos, lovely chilled background music and relaxing, satisfying explanation within the video, class
Can you tell me this music?
I lift heavy PPL 8-10 Mon, Tues, Wed, and then lighter PPL 12-15 Thurs, Fri, Sat. It's been very beneficial for me in both size and strength. On the lighter days I also do more control, concentration, and occasional burnouts.
Can you give a more explained workout? Like what days you do what because I really like the sound of your plan
@@quandaledingle3262 I don't lift anymore, but when I did PPL mean (push, pull, legs) and it goes like this Monday Heavy Push (so bench, dumbbell press, flys, incline press, Dips) Tues Heavy Pull (rows, lat pull downs, curls, reverse dumbbell flys), Wed Heavy legs (Leg press, leg curls, extensions, dumbell walking lunge, I also do abs on leg day) Then repeat the PPL for Thur, Fri, and Sat. (lighter and more focus on form and occasionally burn out). I always kept variation from week to week, High grab for flys, then low, then mid, Wide grip, narrow grip, hit the chest from every angle. Once you've been going for over a year or 2 you start to get a rythem and know what you like and dont like. If you hate doing an excersize then that probably means you should do more of it. I need to go back. I lifted for 3 years and was strong AF, now that I haven't been in almost 2 years and I've lost a lot of my conditioning.
@@james4wd236 I’ve screenshotted this and appreciate your time for commenting this, be safe and thank you
Will make a donation when I get paid next week.
No worries brother, you watching is more than enough. Thanks!
This channel needs more subscribers
I d c about size im here for strength
- Armwrestling player
That one minute long advertisement you had towards the beginning of the video was a complete turn off to watch the rest of it. It’ll probably be best to save it for the end of the vid
Monday to Friday training
100 pushups
100 situps
100 squats
100 calisthenic dips
100 pullups
100 dumbbell bicep curls
100 dumbbell upright row
100 dumbell lateral raises
100 Bent over dumbbell row
100 standing dumbbell fly
100 dumbbell overhead press 3 styles we
100 dumbell bench press
100 pistol squats
Run till failure
Martial arts shadow boxing
There are some good advantages to both sides. If you have big muscles you don't need to fight since u look fckin scary and most people won't wanna mess with you. And when you have more power u can defend yourself more.
Thanks for doing what you do.
Stamina allows you to stay alive. The amount of reps you do when you have to push and keep your opponents away from your QB for the WHOLE GAME: Tell me, what is the reason?
Is it building Strength that keeps your O-Line strong or the amount of reps that keeps your O-Line strong?
@5:20, lovin’ the AI shoutout lol
If I had a option to be a pro at, I’d choose strength!
Just the video I've been looking for! Thank you.
0:12 or so we've been toad
I think the sets x reps x intensity is a pretty good guideline for building muscle mass. However, what about the importance of heavy compound movements vs isolation work/machines for building muscle mass? E.g. assuming the same volume, will the muscle mass gains be different?
Love the chill Beats, thanks for the knowledge 🎉
Good video! Although, I believe we can become stronger, but still not grow bigger muscle. Hypertrophy is a result of progressive overload WITH sufficient protein (.8-1gm per lb of lean body weight) and calories (10-15% over your TDEE).
5:19 HAD ME DYING!! 🤣😂
Thank you, I've actually wondered what the difference was, and you provided the info, thanks a thousand times!
You're very welcome!
@@PictureFit youtubers barely reply to comments
High and low reps both build strength. Only eating in a caloric surplus will build size regardless of your rep range.
Every kind of training builds strength AND muscle. That's not the point of the video.
And then theres monsters doing volume of heavy weights. Specimens.
This video helped me out a lot. Thank you so much
I dont care about looks, i just want strength
same
I care about both
@@justaguywhocomments4795 train for hypertrophy(size) first if u are a beginner, then focus on strength training(strength)
Even i do both😀😊
same
Well is there any difference actually? I lift heavy, I become stronger and I build muscle ass well so….
Is there a dissent study that compares these two by these terms? I‘ll be glad to read it. Most of the time we combine info from different studies in our mind to come to a conclusion, but this is not pretty accurate isn’t it?
You'll gain muscle with strength training, but not as much as with volume training.
You'll gain strength with volume training, but not as much as with strength training.
You can train closer to one of the two methods depending on your objective. Me in particular, I don't really care about muscle, so I train at a very high intensity. I've gained a lot of strength but not as much volume as I would by training hypertrophy - however, I did gain muscle and a pretty intense definition.
@@MrLoowiz whats the workout plan?
@@bayarea1342 3 exercises for every muscle group. Usually 4-6 reps to failure.
That was very insightful. Thanks 👍
I wanna get the strength first then the muscle+strength. I kinda want my muscles to be more compact at the beginning so later i can have more room to get even stronger along with muscle gain.
Agreed
I’m 31. Never really lifted but I tested my one rep max. At 19, it was 135, and I just tested it yesterday and it was 210. Must be from gaining more man strength as I got older.
31-32 is usually the peak in strength, look at UFC
Thank you I was so confused but now understand more weight more strength build
Can you make a video on biomechanics and how different body types do different things
mister señor you cant pretty much
5:20 Allan Iverson had me dying
You build muscle to look strong. You build your strength to actually be strong
Can do both!
Anyone else not able to join the discord because the link is “expired/invalid”?
I'll update it! This one doesn't work? discord.gg/picturefit
PictureFit still says “this link is invalid or expired”
@@get_shanked9433 That's strange because that would be the permanent link. Here's a temporary one for you to use! discord.gg/3QpQCN
Get_Shanked it depends
Urash I was, I am no longer banned thanks to the great staff team
Oh lmao thats why i was shocked how strong school boy was without him having any bulky muscles
Hes about 6 foot 5 you know
Be cool if you made a similar video for climbers, specifically bouldering vs lead/top rope, since one is strength and other is endurance.
For my fellow climbers: we only want strength and less volume, for that, climb at your limit, take a grade higher above your flash (first try send) and only climb at the limit, its boring at times since for weeks you can project a route with seemingly no progress at all but it builds a lot for strength. And for those who dont climb, I recommend you do, it is probably in my (biased) opinion best way to build strength ever, training and strengthening your tendons is also a very big added benefit. You may look small in clothes, you may not look intimidating but as one smart man once said:
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak - Sun Tzu.
Lmao nice timing, I need this👌
Video starts at 2:10
You create such great content and have such a unique channel I love it
Im a simple man, I see a picturefit vid and I press like
You could gain muscle with 15 reps but you could have more endurance and little strength