Real Talk: Progressive tension overload

[TheSituation234]

Exceptional content as always, I'm very grateful.

[ChrisGymFit]

Nice, very well spoken, 100points

[musclesuccess]

how much u weight?

[THExxxMEANxxxCRITIC]

Forget the haters man, your videos have some great info in them.

But lift some more brah, if you get bigger i bet more people would take your words more seriously.

[LiftingForLife]

@THExxxMEANxxxCRITIC This is true.

[Olliebucknollie]

Seems like a bit of copy + paste from Ben Pakulski's Mi40 training principles tbh.

[LiftingForLife]

@Olliebucknollie No, I've known about this a while.

[Serenity4589]

Awesome video man, I feel this is overlooked by many poeple. Its not all about the numbers. Keep the videos coming!

[Dallasisacity]

Why can't I like this video?

[dgwear69]

@sebbbi91 i have

[DuretteMuscle]

Every lifter should see this, amazing video man!

[MvP1292]

great video. subscribed.

[daldreww]

awesome video, can you please do a video on the effects of alcohol in regards to training?

[Mr8000D]

Ian you really should emphasize the idea of learning to become a bodybuilder by doing your OWN research. Great video by the way regardless.

[LiftingForLife]

@Mr8000D I'm not sure what you mean by that.

[Mr8000D]

@LiftingForLife I mean people who really do want to become bodybuilders really should listen to what you say and also do some research of their own. The more knowledge they have about lifting/macros/recovery/etc. the better equipped they will be. A real bodybuilder is always learning new things. :)

[liftbrah7]

Quick question to anyone who is knowledgeable to answer. Macros : Cal 3500 Carbs 300 Protein 203 Fat 101. Say I want to gain weight in muscle mass and I am hitting my macros. But my diet is as follows: Pizza, Hot dogs, some veggies, some fruits, water, chips, burgers, fried chicken and a slice of pizza before bed. I hit my macros is there something wrong with this if I want to gain muscle? Thanks and good video bro.

[MrDerrick614]

how do you learn all this ian ? i would like to learn the same information

[PassionForWater]

Do you follow this 4 negative, pause and explosive positive for every exercise? Or just certain ones?

[LiftingForLife]

@PassionForWater No, depends on the movement.

[PassionForWater]

@LiftingForLife Will you be going more in depth on which you exercises then?

[pjgmorgan]

you, sir, know your stuff

[LiftingForLife]

@pjgmorgan Thank you!

[Ven0mB0Y]

so it's like people who do pull ups really fast vs people who use a chair for pull ups and slow negative, right? and since this is bodybuilding we care primarily about how the body looks not so much on performance, so we want to focus on growing and stimulus. We still care about how it can perform but it's not powerlifting/football. Make the muscles want to grow in size not strength so much (we still want strength, but size even more).

[saamstorch]

this is your best video yet

[LiftingForLife]

@saamstorch Thanks!

[angryguywalking911]

Surely this does not apply to some circumstances like 8-12 rep ranges and exercises like deadlifts, squats, shoulder press....?

[LiftingForLife]

@angryguywalking911 Why would it not apply in those cases?

[angryguywalking911]

@LiftingForLife Well for deadlifts, it's more or less a safety issue. Squats and shoulder press, my cardiovascular system seems to wear out on those much quicker than something like chest flys, so longer negatives==>longer set and TUT, was hoping these methods needn't be used on those exercises. As for the 8-12 rep range, it's the same thing in that it just makes the set longer but the TUT is already adequate without bringing in the slow negatives

[GooodYoou]

Video on stretching would be sweet man, I think a lot of people neglect the importance of it.

[LiftingForLife]

@GooodYoou Will do!

[camlam84]

Best video yet

Nice work.

[LiftingForLife]

@camlam84 Thank you.

[Toshie1337]

lol no dislikes so far...looks like someone got a fanbase

[666janeair]

That kinda explains why I am bigger than many chicks who lift more weight than me...Always wondered about that.

[Poontangclannn]

I made that deliberate decision recently. Felt great.

[rambo2670]

I see great success in your future.

[TheKevstreet]

 interdasting

[PapaAnimal]

Very interresting and i totally agree! however, you think you should use slow negatives on every single set? when i say slow i mean like 7-10seconds on the negative phase

[eastsideogbloodgang]

Agreed, interdasting.

[Jokk3asd]

"Whats the best bicep exercise to get big biceps?" your biceps dont know what movement youre doing for em, its about the form and mindmuscle connection..

[evilzed67]

Hmm interdasting

[johnafer]

Good video and Well said Ian, Its like what Rob Ritches said on one of his old videos, that your muscles dont have a mind of there own they dont know anything about sets and reps you need to get that mind to muscle connection and you will understand the fatuge

[Tullijatt604]

Nick Wright needs to see this, ASAP.

[OfficialGundem]

This is entirely true. Im one of the light weight guys lifting the same wieght as heavy weights and I always thought maybe this was gentics or something involving my CNS. My lifts stopped increasing eventually and I was just gaining fat and no muscle. Then I took a step back and really tried to focus on placing tension on the muscle. I used lighter weights better form and felt the muscles work like they never worked before. Good stuff!