Exercise selection: how to choose the next variation. In thinking something along the lines muscle bias, reducing overuse while retaining stimulus, and what and what not is a "different enough" variation
1 year ago | 129
A stalled progress checklist, setting aside the basics (diet, sleep, effort). Like when to try adding another set, switch exercise order, drop to a lower/higher rep range, add a heavy top set, or finally just rotate the lift
1 year ago | 58
You had mentioned trying to focus a bit more on calve training a few months back. I was really looking forward to hearing your insight on that training, which can be an area of challenge for many (myself included).
1 year ago | 58
The importance and nuance of conditioning and cardio when bulking. As well as what types of conditioning to incorporate. I've been bulking for awhile now and trying to incorporate 20 minute LISS jogs/stairmaster type exercises, but I find it harder to recover from them than HIIT conditioning like sprints or max effort bounds for some reason.
1 year ago | 19
1. Mobility / stretching routine / advices / tips avoiding injury in the long run / things to keep in mind when being someone who likes to lift heavy / New , updated wisdom on staying injury free and functional. 2. Maximizing rear delt gains with an expander ( might be dumb, i thought i'd list it tho) 3. If there are supplements you take for joint/bone health, what and why. 4. Video on stretching based movements, and if its worth to focus on them way more in your program 5. Abs isolation, and your thoughts and opinions.
1 year ago | 11
-Training differences between lifters in regards to body proportions ie long torso, short legs etc.(Should long arm lifter always run arm specialization for example?) -Varying rep ranges from meso to meso or what do consider jumping into a new meso -What muscle groups that especially benefit from the squeeze and not necessarily only the lengthened position as is most talked about.
1 year ago | 6
I would love to see a video on carries or marches. See quite some people doing it for grip, core, traps etc
1 year ago | 18
The difference between building muscle and maintaining it. A lot of people see what you and others are currently doing and think it might work for them, ignoring the YEARS of work that preceded it.
1 year ago | 7
I’ve got two slightly niche ideas which I think you’d have great insight on and haven’t heard you discuss before in a devoted manner: 1) elbow pain specifically caused by pull-ups. How to avoid and how to manage. 2) How to structure and adapt training if you have skeletal asymmetries. This can inherently unbalance many fundamental movements, increase injury risk in some cases, and make it difficult to establish a clean mind-muscle connection. Guidelines, tips tricks for managing this would be super interesting
1 year ago | 1
A video on Push Presses and its carry over to Strict Press would be a good topic.
1 year ago | 12
Can you cover a topic on coming back from an injury? I had a rotator cuff injury that had me essentially bed written for 6 months & did my own therapy & currently still working on it. Pretty much worked my way back to doing knee push ups to doing 205 on flat bench. I used to be able to do 240 for reps before my injury. Thanks Alex, been a supporter since 2018 & recently got back to the gym in late 2021!
1 year ago | 6
Heavy yielding isometrics and overcoming isometrics for all different tendons? Using a loading pin with a marital arts belt for forearm muscles? Pronation, supination, ulnar deviation, radial deviation. Wrist roller setups for wrist extension and flexion? Tibias? Weird ankle directions? Hang boards?
1 year ago | 1
Firstly thank you very much for all for all the excellent content and knowledge. Would love to see a typical full day of what you are eating when you are on a bulk and a full day of what you eat when on a cut.
1 year ago | 5
The best leverage of each muscle group, and top exercises for targeting those range of motion.
1 year ago | 3
More forearm and grip training. I know you covered a video on it recently but I feel like it needs to be talked about more considering most people prioritize other major muscle groups than forearms and hands.
1 year ago | 52
How to push to near failure in a commerical gym setting where everything isn't tailor-made for you.
1 year ago | 1
You’ve mentioned before that you’re more fit now than ever, even when considering your high school background of being involved in a lot of sports like track and swimming. What cardio have you incorporated in your training recently, considering how some of your instagram reels include dumbbell carries and sprints alongside your calisthenics training?
1 year ago | 15
Eccentric speed, technique and acceptable deviations, mind muscle connection and the importance (or lack thereof) especially during hard sets, how getting stronger is not everything there is to progressive overload. That's all off the top of my mind.
1 year ago | 10
It would be nice to make a video where you talk about what impact training at an elite level has over your life. For example: how often do you train, how much time of your day you dedicate to exercising, nutrition, sleep, how your relationships with other people evolved and how people percept you, how do you feel overall etc.
1 year ago (edited) | 2
An updated take on Grip Training; your 2018-2019 Grip Training video still holds up well. Also fat, thick handles training and how implement it accordingly whether with fat gripz (1.25-3 inches diameter) or thicker bar.
1 year ago | 5
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What important training topics would you like me to cover? Comment below!
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