The value from this channel is insane you are not going to get this kind of information anywhere else and the way Mike explains and shows everything is high grade content. I also love the honesty & realness from him because immediately I had to re assess and hold myself accountable for some of the dumb shit I do in the gym in terms of how to use certain equipment, learning how to connect with your body and addressing ego lifting.
did a back only session today. Never have I felt my back on pull downs like that. So good. So glad i came across this channel. Great filming and colour grading as well!! (Just a bonus)
I agree! I just started doing them this way and it’s awesome. I have a rear shoulder injury caused by putting it in bad positions on many lifts over the years. With this technique, I’m not feeling the pain from it.
His explanations are so simple to understand and makes it so clear as to what angles your body needs to be at and why. Most people just say certain things and assume you know what it means in practice. I finally felt my back work yesterday for the first time in a long time listening to these videos.
Best coach on TH-cam hands down you explain things very well keep doing what you are doing Everything you have shown shows that I was doing it wrong as far as chest tris so I actually started doing it the way you do it I can say I have been sore and with less weight so keep up the good work Big Mike 💪🏾💪🏾
Unbelievably useful, in-depth and logically explained knowledge. We are able to incorporate it to our training almost instantly. Thank You for sharing 🙏🏼
I watched you back training episodes I saved them and watch them over and over again I lost 40 lb of fat my back open up now my Parsha is improved it took me .a year-and-a-half watching your videos to learn how to properly open your back thank you
Thank you Mike! I am starting to understand how the body must move for the muscle to work / grow. It is the little things that people like me don’t know but you are showing us !!! Big fan....
Legendary video! Another video where you can join in and work out with the wycked master! Really enjoyed this video to help the back grow only one way... THE WYCKED WAY!
These so damn clear explanation every time on why you are doing what you are doing! It is really satisfying to listen to. Taking notes at the same time ofcourse, thnx again, Sir!
Only those who are smart and able to take their egos down can understand you and value the tips you give. That's the reason why there are many people go against you
Hi Mike, just found your channel, it is really great, thank you for all these videos! I have one question, does it make a different when i do a (small) hammer grip or a neutral (wide) grip on the seated row (14:15). What i read about it is that the wider the grip, the wider the back. Or is that BS? Thanks for your answer! Edit: found the answer already on your other video: ATTACKING BACK FROM ALL ANGLES | MIKE VAN WYCK. Thanks! 😄💪
That track warm up analogy is the piece of info that sticks out most to me! Incredible! My last 4 back days have been so much better with the info you put out. Thank you for helping us all!
Ever since I started watching you I like 2 do a couple of sets of lat pulldown and cable tricep extensions before I bench press and I been getting great results!! So thank you for all these awesome videos Mike !
Working back has become one of my favorite days thanks to these videos. I worked with lighter weights than I normally would for about 3 months after finding this channel. Yesterday I hit a PR on bench press. It actually works, using lighter weights, yes you build muscle and power! One question though, on back, you mention to keep your elbows in front of you during contraction - is it detrimental (physiologically) to squeeze them back further? There's no pain or stiffness if I do, but I see you limiting it a bit. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks for the vid Mike. Keep them coming! Think I'm going to have to make a trip to Canada and schedule a session!
Bro u got fire form!! I salute u for calling people out and teaching the correct way becuz before I watched some of ur videos I was doing excercise completely wrong and now I know. Appreciate you my boy!!! Mike wycked
Appreciate the way you take the time to properly explain the exercises i had a great back / traps workout today from following it all! Keep Killin' It Brotha, look forward to trying more workouts & tips/tricks!
Nice watching your movement on the one arm plate-loaded row machine. I have been wondering how my form stacks up with yours just going off mental queue's I've picked up off of you here and there. Killer tempo as always. "Look off" mental note helped me a lot as well. Killer video as always
14:10. I had tried almost single-arm movement under the sun but still couldn’t connect w lat. Last month, I tried this w my gym’s hammer strength machine and, thank the Lord (and Big Mike), I connected w lat. Hard soreness in lats next 2 days confirmed it. Thx, Mike.
Hey Mike! I would love to see a video where you explain training and nutrition from scratch. What would you recommend from your personal standpoint and point of view to somebody who steps into the gym for the first time
@@Noughtnowknoteva OMG thank you 🙏 such a big personality replying to a msg posted from a man from a remotest mountain ghetto in northernmost part of India. You are down to earth and close to our hearts. Unique Bro 😎 🙏
Hey Mike , just a brief second i want to thank you from explaining all these things. I have been Bodybuilding/training for about 15 years now. I screwed up my shoulderblade thanks to listening to so many claimed know it all's. Keeping my SCAPULA locked all the friggin time has created a lot of pain over the years. If anyone reads this, DON'T do it ! Thanks for the knowledge Mike 🙂. Greating from another Mike , from Belgium.
The Most accurate part was the last 4minutes! 1st 30mins is preference, personal assumptions, opinion on what’s happening during various movements-as expected. *hopefully in 20yrs exercise science will have caught up & done all the hard research to have textbooks laying 80% out as black & white. Then they can have 9hr Long 600 pg US National PT exams that test you on every fact in every textbook of note as well as test your ability to think critically on client cases etc. This alone should weed out 80% of online “coaches” & can be done in every area too (ie. Diet, PED/Pharmacology-yes you’d actually have to learn all of pharma not just 3 mechanisms of action)
Man the amount of priceless, gamechanging cues Mike gives us in these videos are incredible🤯 I find myself hearing a new one from him then immediately standing up to practice it to hopefully make that connection with my body to brain 🤷♂️🤣💪
Thank you so much mike since I’ve been watching your back stuff my back got a lot bigger and now I actually feel the pump and the activation when before I struggled getting it on every back day thank you so much 😊
Hey Mike, would love to see how you structure your arm or shoulder workouts. Those are some weak points for me so it would be great to hear some tips and technique from you on those muscles.
I have been working out for years and watching these videos and realizing I’ve been doing so much stuff wrong and changed my training . I must say I look a lot fuller and my back now is unbelievable and detailed .
Bodybuilding Wyckipedia! 🙌🏼💪🏻 Added in a back workout and did a follow along with this video and really improved my cable pull down. Night and day. Also fine tuned my row more. Very helpful content Mike!
Awesome Mike! Could you possibly demonstrate in a video doing cable pulldowns with the prime fitness handles? I've been using the medium width ones. Just wondering how your movement is with those instead of a bar.
I appreciate you and your knowledge so much man thank you for what you're doing for not just bodybuilding but for lifting and lifters in general. I hope to be able to spread your word and ideas man genuinely love it keep up the good fucking work you're on your way to something great.💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you for putting your shoulders on the line to show us how “Alphas” ruin the workouts😂 these help a lot keep em coming! as always #InBigMikeWeTrust
If recall both reading and watching Dorian it wasn’t the positive he emphasized it was the “slow” negative retraction to the top (at least 5 second count) letting it return to the top. That was one of his main exercises for last and barbell rows.
Hey Mike, I just got on your stuff and it’s awesome. Do you mess with deadlifts at all? This is the first video on TH-cam I’m watching so forgive me if I didn’t see something on the topic
The value from this channel is insane you are not going to get this kind of information anywhere else and the way Mike explains and shows everything is high grade content. I also love the honesty & realness from him because immediately I had to re assess and hold myself accountable for some of the dumb shit I do in the gym in terms of how to use certain equipment, learning how to connect with your body and addressing ego lifting.
“iT’s gOoD eNoUgH fOr DoRiAn” 🤣🤣🤣 big Mike constantly spitting gold
Just spitting...
Didn’t get it smh
@@papizer4473 Dorian Yates was a pro bodybuilder known for a massive back
did a back only session today. Never have I felt my back on pull downs like that. So good. So glad i came across this channel. Great filming and colour grading as well!! (Just a bonus)
I agree! I just started doing them this way and it’s awesome. I have a rear shoulder injury caused by putting it in bad positions on many lifts over the years. With this technique, I’m not feeling the pain from it.
These are some of the greatest lifting ques I have ever come across. Definitely original content that you CANNOT find on any other channel! Legend
Thanks.
My chest been growing massively because of you man!! Thank you!
Awesome
LMAO.. "Wounded Seal". Priceless.. Dig the rants and channel info..
His explanations are so simple to understand and makes it so clear as to what angles your body needs to be at and why. Most people just say certain things and assume you know what it means in practice. I finally felt my back work yesterday for the first time in a long time listening to these videos.
Best coach on TH-cam hands down you explain things very well keep doing what you are doing Everything you have shown shows that I was doing it wrong as far as chest tris so I actually started doing it the way you do it I can say I have been sore and with less weight so keep up the good work Big Mike 💪🏾💪🏾
First like, then watch. Cant believe how much this man helped me connect with my back. It feels like i can feel it more than my biceps xD.
Awesome
Unbelievably useful, in-depth and logically explained knowledge. We are able to incorporate it to our training almost instantly. Thank You for sharing 🙏🏼
I could listen to Mike all day. The wisdom blows my mind. I'm using his principles and seeing excellent gains and results. Thank you Mike.
Awesome to hear
I watched you back training episodes I saved them and watch them over and over again I lost 40 lb of fat my back open up now my Parsha is improved it took me .a year-and-a-half watching your videos to learn how to properly open your back thank you
After years of watching TH-cam bodybuilders, this is by far the BEST back tutorial ever. Period. Happy thick back development and contractions fellas!
Thanks mike
Thank you Mike! I am starting to understand how the body must move for the muscle to work / grow. It is the little things that people like me don’t know but you are showing us !!!
Big fan....
Keep the content coming, Mike! Big fan from Vancouver!
Mike's videos should be kept under z+ security protocol, insane knowledge this Man has ❤🙌
Legendary video! Another video where you can join in and work out with the wycked master! Really enjoyed this video to help the back grow only one way... THE WYCKED WAY!
These so damn clear explanation every time on why you are doing what you are doing! It is really satisfying to listen to. Taking notes at the same time ofcourse, thnx again, Sir!
Appreciate that
Only those who are smart and able to take their egos down can understand you and value the tips you give. That's the reason why there are many people go against you
Let them be against me. I’m here to help the wycked few
very intuitive
light weights does affect the over all size though, really depends on what course and substance you take.
Legit the best fitness advice on TH-cam. Mike is a straight up g
Thanks chazz
Hi Mike, just found your channel, it is really great, thank you for all these videos! I have one question, does it make a different when i do a (small) hammer grip or a neutral (wide) grip on the seated row (14:15). What i read about it is that the wider the grip, the wider the back. Or is that BS? Thanks for your answer!
Edit: found the answer already on your other video: ATTACKING BACK FROM ALL ANGLES | MIKE VAN WYCK. Thanks! 😄💪
That track warm up analogy is the piece of info that sticks out most to me! Incredible! My last 4 back days have been so much better with the info you put out. Thank you for helping us all!
Appreciate u guys watching
Ever since I started watching you I like 2 do a couple of sets of lat pulldown and cable tricep extensions before I bench press and I been getting great results!! So thank you for all these awesome videos Mike !
Happy to help Ramon
Try seated cable row instead of lat pulldown before bench press
Working back has become one of my favorite days thanks to these videos. I worked with lighter weights than I normally would for about 3 months after finding this channel. Yesterday I hit a PR on bench press. It actually works, using lighter weights, yes you build muscle and power! One question though, on back, you mention to keep your elbows in front of you during contraction - is it detrimental (physiologically) to squeeze them back further? There's no pain or stiffness if I do, but I see you limiting it a bit. Just thought I'd ask. Thanks for the vid Mike. Keep them coming! Think I'm going to have to make a trip to Canada and schedule a session!
Come on up
Bro u got fire form!! I salute u for calling people out and teaching the correct way becuz before I watched some of ur videos I was doing excercise completely wrong and now I know. Appreciate you my boy!!! Mike wycked
No BS advice, straight to the point. Your much appreciated,
Yes !! Mr Wyck what you said about Kevin L. is right
This is one of my favorite videos you have put out! So much great information and so many little tips! Always appreciated Mike:)
Thanks
I absolutely love these videos. Mike is just like me and I love it!!! So much info in 1 video, listen up young ppl
You make sence .. been looking into reworking Back routine .. going to watch this over again .
Appreciate the way you take the time to properly explain the exercises i had a great back / traps workout today from following it all! Keep Killin' It Brotha, look forward to trying more workouts & tips/tricks!
Nice watching your movement on the one arm plate-loaded row machine. I have been wondering how my form stacks up with yours just going off mental queue's I've picked up off of you here and there. Killer tempo as always. "Look off" mental note helped me a lot as well. Killer video as always
big mike! do you do online coaching services?
This video was crazy good thanks mike
Thanks
Wycked Wise! Brother can you drop that merch??
It’s dropped and gone. Might be relaunching in may
Love the shirt
Thank you for making this so damn simple to understand. My back development has made so much progress since your videos
14:10. I had tried almost single-arm movement under the sun but still couldn’t connect w lat. Last month, I tried this w my gym’s hammer strength machine and, thank the Lord (and Big Mike), I connected w lat. Hard soreness in lats next 2 days confirmed it. Thx, Mike.
This guy’s knowledge of bodybuilding is something else..something you don’t find easily on TH-cam
You keep going Mike. 💪
I think for me he breaks down like no other person…I understand how and why my back or any other body part reacts! Truly one outstanding coach!
Thanks John
You’ve changed the way I train forever maaan thank u 🙏🏽 love from Morocco 🇲🇦
Excellent video Mike. Thank you. Where can I get a Wyckedwise shirt?
Pre order was 2 weeks ago.
Outstanding information, thank you
Thank you sir!!! Pushing and tucking the chin/head back is so critical!!! Nobody talks about this. So important for back work and staying injury free
Another awesome video and straight to the point. Don't stop keeping it real 💯
I won’t
I'm so happy I found Mike. Thank you, Fouad
Hey Mike! I would love to see a video where you explain training and nutrition from scratch. What would you recommend from your personal standpoint and point of view to somebody who steps into the gym for the first time
Keep it simple Stupid. Aka the KISS formula.
Mike's the coach I needed 30 years ago. Awesome!
Thanks again. So much detail... Have to watch it multiple times again to absorb those. Keep the good work.
For the algorithm ✅
You are a legend Mr Mike
Appreciate that
@@Noughtnowknoteva OMG thank you 🙏 such a big personality replying to a msg posted from a man from a remotest mountain ghetto in northernmost part of India. You are down to earth and close to our hearts. Unique Bro 😎 🙏
Been wrecking my body for years... Guys like Big Mike and DJ Sal Money are helping me start to love this shit again 🔥🔥
Hey Mike , just a brief second i want to thank you from explaining all these things. I have been Bodybuilding/training for about 15 years now. I screwed up my shoulderblade thanks to listening to so many claimed know it all's. Keeping my SCAPULA locked all the friggin time has created a lot of pain over the years. If anyone reads this, DON'T do it ! Thanks for the knowledge Mike 🙂. Greating from another Mike , from Belgium.
Love your videos! You are the most underrated BB on you tube! Great info 🙌🏻
Man! My training style changed since I've watched your first video
Happy I could help
Blood and guts
I remember that bodybuilding com routine 💪🏼
Been doing calisthenics and doing wycks back workouts, really understanding scapula movements to get the most of it
Man this guy knows his shit 👏👏👏
The Most accurate part was the last 4minutes!
1st 30mins is preference, personal assumptions, opinion on what’s happening during various movements-as expected.
*hopefully in 20yrs exercise science will have caught up & done all the hard research to have textbooks laying 80% out as black & white. Then they can have 9hr Long 600 pg US National PT exams that test you on every fact in every textbook of note as well as test your ability to think critically on client cases etc. This alone should weed out 80% of online “coaches” & can be done in every area too (ie. Diet, PED/Pharmacology-yes you’d actually have to learn all of pharma not just 3 mechanisms of action)
Man the amount of priceless, gamechanging cues Mike gives us in these videos are incredible🤯 I find myself hearing a new one from him then immediately standing up to practice it to hopefully make that connection with my body to brain 🤷♂️🤣💪
Thank you so much mike since I’ve been watching your back stuff my back got a lot bigger and now I actually feel the pump and the activation when before I struggled getting it on every back day thank you so much 😊
Happy to hear that
Hey Mike, would love to see how you structure your arm or shoulder workouts. Those are some weak points for me so it would be great to hear some tips and technique from you on those muscles.
you can watch ken chang's channel or even HD muscle's channel (mike is ken's trainer and HD muscle just dropped an arm day video with mike in it)
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@@walle.6446 yes good options.
Changed the hold part at the end and my back fricken grew so fast. Thank you Mike
I swear every damn video you upload is GOLD I need to train with you 💪
Only thing better then the videos is mikes sneaker collection
I love listening to Wycked, but man pullovers did a great job building my lats.. That machine is amazing when using it properly.
That track analogy was a huge eye opener for me
I have been working out for years and watching these videos and realizing I’ve been doing so much stuff wrong and changed my training . I must say I look a lot fuller and my back now is unbelievable and detailed .
Bodybuilding Wyckipedia! 🙌🏼💪🏻 Added in a back workout and did a follow along with this video and really improved my cable pull down. Night and day. Also fine tuned my row more. Very helpful content Mike!
Awesome
14:59 LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just love watching Mike training its like watching a movie
pull overs are a great activator for back. dorian started with the pullovers for that reason i bet
Amazing tips and tricks.
Your explanations of everything to the smallest detail is next level 💪
Absolute gold. Thanks for listening to suggestions....pete
Educational true teacher
Awesome pearls
I want that tshirt
“Crying like a wounded seal” Thats why im here Bro 🤙🏻
Awesome Mike! Could you possibly demonstrate in a video doing cable pulldowns with the prime fitness handles? I've been using the medium width ones. Just wondering how your movement is with those instead of a bar.
Great channel. Great knowledge.
Love to shirt Big Mike. Gotta grab one
Appreciate your videos and knowledge. Thank you.
maximum fiber recruitment is THE game THANK YOU for all your knowledge shared 🙏 it works if applied period 💯
Bingo
He's incredible!!!!!!!!!
Wicked Wicked Wicked!!!!!!!!
I appreciate you and your knowledge so much man thank you for what you're doing for not just bodybuilding but for lifting and lifters in general. I hope to be able to spread your word and ideas man genuinely love it keep up the good fucking work you're on your way to something great.💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you for putting your shoulders on the line to show us how “Alphas” ruin the workouts😂 these help a lot keep em coming! as always #InBigMikeWeTrust
Appreciate the support Dawson
Can you make a new video about rear delt mike pls
I will soon
If recall both reading and watching Dorian it wasn’t the positive he emphasized it was the “slow” negative retraction to the top (at least 5 second count) letting it return to the top. That was one of his main exercises for last and barbell rows.
Now that's a good 📹🎥
Awesome content Bro!
For the first time in training for decades I finally feel my muscles. Thanks Mike!
There’s no way I could be your cameraman, I’d be giggling and shaking so much from all the impressions and funny shit you say 🤣
She usually rolls her eyes lol
Great fucking video man.
Hey Mike, I just got on your stuff and it’s awesome. Do you mess with deadlifts at all? This is the first video on TH-cam I’m watching so forgive me if I didn’t see something on the topic
Mike talking about the meathead grunt n yell . And the false reps or “assisted “ reps is so needed in the community right now .
Forcing chin down and back has been a game-changer for me.
One of the biggest lessons from Mike for everyone using a Hammer Strength Row is take ALL plates off. Not some, not leave one, ALL.