As much as I like the Hodgetwins, I have the same point of view as you when it comes to the science, and sifting though the bullshit broscience. So keep on doin what youre doing. I'll be sure to make it a point when I become a pro.
hey im commenting here because you disabled them on the hodgetwins video, but i totally agree with you. i can see a lot of people dont like you for whatever reason but you just speak the truth and fact. just found you (from nicks video link) and have watched 10+ of your videos in a row. keep it up man you speak really well and are super intelligent! subscribed.
I don't know from experience, but it seems logical that shaping exercises do work. I mean, if you do preacher curls, they work directly on the lower end of the biceps. If you work on the peak more often than for the mass of the biceps, eventually you'll have a more shaped muscle.
hey lifting for life you should do a video about the incident its going to happpen about the SOPA law , we gotta take a stand man we cant let stupid government take our favorite sites , just to watch tv again...?
what i dont understand is that how come the pros do different types of training such as high and low volume so that they come into future shows looking different than they did in previous shows, like when u see some bodybuilders they may not look bigger but their shape is so different. can u just explain this please? im so confused thanks
Hey, is it ok to lock my knees out on the leg press machine and hack squat machine? I've seen your other leg videos, and it seems you don't lock them out. I do have a tendency to lock them out, and don't think it's too big a deal since I lock my knees out on squats anyways and they are tougher on the knees. Should I stop locking them out? Please answer. Thanks
Can you either do a video / explain the importance of the negative portion during a repetition and any myths surrounding it?
I've always heard that more muscle is built during the negative portion however I feel that, that sounds like perfect idea for a bodybuilding myth without any scientific claim to back it.
I'm just curious about it because I always hear people stressing the negatives and saying they're far more important than the positive movement. Thanks!
you can shape your muscle groups to some extent. for example incline db bench press/gillotine press will form ur upper chest whereas decline press will give you bitch titties. i do agree with you that genetics play a huge role in how your muscles develope as you get bigger
@CertifiedHustler68 you will not get the "bitch tittie" doing that.its just a myth bro. You have to balance it out with incline press so that you develop a full balanced chest. Also muscles lift not sag so how would you get tits from that. I would think if you would get tits it would be from from just doing upper chest alone becaus you would be lifting the upper peck and pushig down on the lower. However that would be imposible as well. Bodybuilders do decline and they are ok
@LiftingForLife I noticed discussions of knee problems and leg extensions. I have to say, I had knee pain when combining squats, leg press, and leg extensions. I absolutely love squats and leg presses so I eliminated leg extensions and the pain went away. Maybe there is no direct impact from leg extensions on the knees, but in a combo with other heavy exercises there may be a problem. Then again, everyone responds differently to varying situations so this may be an personal issue.
@LiftingForLife:Talking about biceps peak, big part is genetics, but you have to realize that even if some bodybuilders don't have super peaks, they are still isolating the outer head to optimize what they do have. There are limitations on all bodies, it's not as simple as sculpting with clay, but we can isolate the two heads (long and short) with these exercises, not to mention recruit the brachialis with hammer curls, etc.
@LiftingForLife what do you mean? if you hit chest lets say and you do incline more of the muscle you gain from it will be at the top of the chest compared to flat or decline right even though its one muscle?
HI IAN, I attacked you for your arrogancy in some of your videos, never for the content, as the content I miught agree or not, its always in all sports an individual experience. On LEG EXTENSIONS I agree with you, it is an excellent bulking excercise and in plus the only one top exercise for the two knee muscles. Knee Stretches and strengthening exercises for the knee muscles help relieve knee pain in virtually every condition. This is not my opinion but the opinion of nearly all orthopedics!
@cfcjt93 You cannot say "it's worked for me" when discussing something that is literally a physical impossibility. Your biceps have an improved peak because they have increased in size, not being preacher curls actually changed the shape of the muscle. Any other exercise would have the exact same effect.
@LiftingForLife Your bicep has an inner and outter head so one exercise could hit one or the other and give better peak to the muscle group as a whole. You are starting to piss me off the more I watch you and see this video. Not all your videos but this one definately how about clarifying shaping the way you speak and the context in which its actually being used in bodybuilding as in shaping a group as a whole by targeting different heads of a group to shape the group as a whole.
@LiftingForLife Can't you put more emphasis on a bicep head depending on your grip width, i heard that if you put you arms closer on the barbell-curl the more it works the inner head of your bicep
@LiftingForLife Do you think leg extensions are bad for the knees? Iv'e read stuff saying it puts stress on your knees and I think my old physical therapist said there not good for people with knee problems.
I agree completely with this video; progressive overload will always stimulate muscle strength and size, regardless of the exercise involved. I've noticed that virtually everything you are advocating these days is prompting a childish reaction elsewhere on the web. I was even banned from LM's channel for simply asking him that if he feels science is bullshit, why does he continue to buy supplements on the strength of scientific claims? He banned me and deleted the awkward questions.
Can you do a video on hydration please dude, like maybe the effects of creatine on tissue water and blood water vol. I would like to hear what you think about the effects of creatine storing water in the muscles and if i lose too much water through sweating if i will be at risk of dehydration. Will the creatine keep water in my muscles and not replenish blood volume? Is this something to worry about? Im guessing I should just drink more water if I take creatine.
thanks for the info. I never believed it when people said these exercises and cable exercises dont' work. If one constantly challenges them self and makes progress, then those exercises are obviously working.
when people say leg extensions shape or define the quads they mean exactly that. They shape and define. No body ever said leg extensions change the genetic shape of the muscle.... at least i have never heard someone say that.
@Liftfforglory211 I'm going to guess...but are you fully extending your legs at the end of the movement? That puts a lot of pressure on the knee joint.
@masterhogan1 You completely miss the point. There is a ridiculous view that is quite commonly held, and a kind of talk often going around gyms that some exercises, often cables and more isolated movements, are not for "bulking" but for "shaping" muscles. The response to that, could not have been better put than in this video.
great video mannn. dude you're looking pretty big man! you've been hitting the gym lately or what?! You probably benching bout 350. Keep up the good work and keep making these very entertaining videos!!
you are getting very good at conveying a lot of quality information in a very watchable fast paced way :), nice job, good going disabling the dislikes since that was all trolls had lol
True but squats and leg press will ultimately build more muscle mass and strength because you are lifting much more weight and they are compound exercise.
Lol at this, muscle shape is all genetics ^^ I still laugh my ass off when I hear people want to shape xD Only thing possible to get a different look is to not train a smaller part of a general muscle group, like not doing the inner calf muscle....
@CertifiedHustler68 Youre shape will always change with size. If you go from being 150 to 180 the "shape" of your muscle will obviously be different, but honestly thats just from growth. There's never gonna be an exercise to change the shape, just get bigger.
True but in the video you used quads a genral muscle when in fact its multiple muscles so by developing different muscles in the group you effectively shape the group as a whole...Thats all I was trying to relay.The use of shaping in the bodybuilding sense.I didnt realize you brought up striations in the video.
@LiftingForLife WTF? Dude you are the most literal mofo Ive ever seen.If you want to be technical the rectus femoris attaches at a different loction at the end away from the knee it crosses your hip so you can activate it in differnet movements than the others and if you want develope it more pronounced and effectively shape the group as whole. Shape being in the bodybuilding sense.But in the striations part you are on point.
@LiftingForLife Didnt mean to come off mad I'm not. I was just pointing out that your video is somewhat misleading you put out a bodybuilding video and used the scientific sense of changing the shape of the muscle instead of the bodybuilding sense.It makes all the difference.
In bodybuilding people speak of shape in regards to groups as a whole and body as a whole so its technicaly not a myth its used in a different sense.By clarifying this you wont have people confused.
@LiftingForLife Yea their response to your video was idiotic. They proved themselves to be morons. They didn't do anything but criticize you. In psychology I learned that once you attack the person directly in an argument then you have lost. Hodgetwins and their minions are a bunch of idiots. They don't even try to prove you wrong because they arent smart enough to comprehend what you said! haha
Not true at all certain grips and execution on certain exercises will fatigue and tear down a muscle in a certain area like flys make the inner tie ins on your pecs sore so by doing the movement it tears your inner chest down which in turn thickens that area. Also certain portions of a movement can load one end or another of a given muscle and by executing only this portion of the rep you can tear down and thicken it in that area thus shaping it...
@TheBigBigg That is totally incorrect - there isn't even such a thing as the "inner ties ins on your pecs" or an "inner chest" so your entire argument is moot by default.
@LiftingForLife Maybe shape is the wrong word you can build more muscle in certain areas. By tie in Im referring to the connection to the skeleton on each end of the muscle.Multiple lifts are needed to fully develop a given muscle or group. I would concede when a muscle is developed to its fullest potential that its shape will be determined by genetics and not the exercises you've done.I guess the term shape comes from developing certain muscle groups to achieve the shape of the body as a whole.
@TheBigBigg Yes, but you have to realize that the shape of the muscle itself does not change. The muscle can get better, which makes the existing shape more pronounced, but it won't actually fundamentally change the structure of the tissue.
@LiftingForLife Example if you do excessive amounts of lower pec work your chest as a whole appears saggy due to lack of upper chest development. People think of the chest as a whole same with shoulders theyre actually a group.You can control the devlopment of certain parts of the group to achieve a given shape or appearance and in bodybuilding thats what they refer to as shaping Now if you get all technical about every little intricacy then no the shape of one given muscle cant be changed.
@TheBigBigg When I refer to "shaping" I'm referring to people that believe that doing leg extensions will add striations to one's quads - truth is that striations are an entirely genetic feature. Do you understand now?
@TheBigBigg.... You cant im afraid. Especially the pecs, i understand what you mean about total development. But, if you only done decline bench then your saying your upper chest wont grow? Untrue, as the pec is one muscle (not counting pec minor)... Putting stress on a certain part of that muscle wont stimulate growth in that one area... The muscle will either grow as a whole or not. Its impossible to isolate a particular area of one muscle.
dont squats work the entire leg as opposed to just the quads. as well as muscles around the knee area? if i was to do just leg extension for quads using P.O. or Squats using P.O.
do you think my results will be the same.
personally i think not, but that's the debate here isn't it
@UpalKashey The results won't be the same overall, but the point is that Leg extensions will build muscle in the quads as opposed to some people's belief that it won't build any muscle. Yes people believe that.
Very good video. Just to add some clarification, people shouldn't confuse this with not being able to alter the shape of an area by targeting certain muscles or heads i.e. 'shaping' the chest by doing incline movements is actually valid, but 'shaping' by doing flies is not.
@adgeee000 I dont think anyone believes that leg extensions build zero muscle in the quads...But in bodybuilding one wants to get as big as possible as fast as possible so in that sense leg extensions are not the optimal execise for this.Leg press and squat are far superior for putting on mass to the leg.Extensions are an isolation exercise to top of your quad development.Its more like you could build bicep muscle by curling a pop can a 1000 times but there are more effective ways to do this.
Squats + leg press (in that order) with some straight leg deadlifts and calf raises is a fantastic leg workout. Keep it simple and intense = muscle growth. Yeah, leg extensions might help your legs grow but no where near as much as squats and press will, so why do them?
While I agree with what your saying I feel that the time spent in the gym could be much more effectivly used doing movements such as squats and deadlifts ect. Which in my opinion are much more effective exersises in building overall leg muscle
@TheS3NS3Y No, progressive tension overload refers to gain in strength while using correct form and rep tempo. Training to failure is unnecessary and typically counterproductive.
@LiftingForLife How do you explain that many pros and also your favorite youtubers, the twins, have always trained to failure and still gained lots of muscle?
My point why pressing movements are superior is b/c I can use relatively more weight (I am not talking about the absolute weight, which is also more). Using leg extensions it puts a lot of pressure on my knees whereas I feel alot safer doing squats or other pressing movements.
@aaronothepea You think doing leg extensions is going to put more stress on your knees than squats with several hundred points on your back? Nah. Might as well not train legs. ;)
@LiftingForLife Yes I do. Imagine the strain on the tendon that joins the knee to the tibia. The weight you're lifting wants to go one way, whereas the tibia wants to go the other because of the load. I know you're an intelligent guy, Ian, but I've got to go with the physio's this time.
@LiftingForLife Yeah but to be fair, are you a physio? I wouldn't expect you to see anyone.. plus, most people don't understand the risks of using them so unless you physically see someone mess up their knee, then most probably they won't tell you its from a leg extension. I'm not a big Halo player, although I do sit at home a lot and play GoW 3 and BF3.
As much as I like the Hodgetwins, I have the same point of view as you when it comes to the science, and sifting though the bullshit broscience. So keep on doin what youre doing. I'll be sure to make it a point when I become a pro.
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hey im commenting here because you disabled them on the hodgetwins video, but i totally agree with you. i can see a lot of people dont like you for whatever reason but you just speak the truth and fact. just found you (from nicks video link) and have watched 10+ of your videos in a row. keep it up man you speak really well and are super intelligent! subscribed.
rjp9871 1 month ago
I like these 60 second videos. Gets right to the point.
lansky52 1 month ago
I don't know from experience, but it seems logical that shaping exercises do work. I mean, if you do preacher curls, they work directly on the lower end of the biceps. If you work on the peak more often than for the mass of the biceps, eventually you'll have a more shaped muscle.
Backstabbinbasterd 1 month ago
@Backstabbinbasterd "they work directly on the lower end of the biceps". No, they do not. The entire length of the muscle fires.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@LiftingForLife so what's the point of preacher curls?
Backstabbinbasterd 1 month ago
@Backstabbinbasterd They are a good way to fully isolate the biceps.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@LiftingForLife Makes sense.
Backstabbinbasterd 1 month ago
hey lifting for life you should do a video about the incident its going to happpen about the SOPA law , we gotta take a stand man we cant let stupid government take our favorite sites , just to watch tv again...?
Bngkillerxxx 1 month ago
@Bngkillerxxx The author of SOPA abandoned the bill, sir. Don't worry about it.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
The HomoTwins think they can get peaks on there biceps by doing more preacher curls LOL.
xMaNiiKx 1 month ago
@xMaNiiKx They believe a LOT of stupid, nonsensical bullshit.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
did you go to college?
sexygamer2121 1 month ago in playlist More videos from LiftingForLife
@sexygamer2121 Yes.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@LiftingForLife
major?
abcdrcill1 1 month ago
Did he say a calorie deficit comes from diet only.
ediot6969 1 month ago
@ediot6969 will always come down to how much you've eaten.
keironewoodgate 1 month ago
what i dont understand is that how come the pros do different types of training such as high and low volume so that they come into future shows looking different than they did in previous shows, like when u see some bodybuilders they may not look bigger but their shape is so different. can u just explain this please? im so confused thanks
christian9418 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@christian9418 ITS CALLED STEROIDS
pjgmorgan 1 month ago
@christian9418 STEROIDS LOL
FitnessGuru91 1 month ago
CALORIE DEFICITS
johnnyboy562 1 month ago
subbed. this stuff makes sense.
mliniman 1 month ago
Good shit man. subbed.
abcdrcill1 1 month ago
@abcdrcill1 Thank you sir.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
Funny how this was uploaded after Luimarco uploaded a vid with his take on the Leg ext. :P anyways, this vid gives you the truth.
digniFisk 1 month ago in playlist Fler videoklipp från LiftingForLife
@digniFisk I'm pretty sure this was uploaded before. Either way this was not intended as a response to him at all.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@digniFisk Do you know how the date/time system works? this was uploaded the 5th, lui was on 7th... More Luimarco responded to this....
Siedlerdeo 1 month ago
@Siedlerdeo Thank you. That's what I thought had happened.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
@LiftingForLife Oh, I thought you added this TODAY lol. I subscribed to you and it appeared as the newest video :P
digniFisk 1 month ago
Hey, is it ok to lock my knees out on the leg press machine and hack squat machine? I've seen your other leg videos, and it seems you don't lock them out. I do have a tendency to lock them out, and don't think it's too big a deal since I lock my knees out on squats anyways and they are tougher on the knees. Should I stop locking them out? Please answer. Thanks
FAA041909 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
You should major in exercise science, brah. I like your style.
TheJr478 2 months ago
@TheJr478 Thanks.
LiftingForLife 1 month ago
Got any new videos coming soon? how often do you release videos?
Keystone25210 2 months ago
@Keystone25210 I should have one in the next few hours.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Awesome vids man keep em comin, just wondern would you be able to do a video on HIT? thanks
PrinceGyno 2 months ago
Hey ian, love your vids man. Would you be able to do a video on Dorian yates HIT, and HIT workouts in general.
TRiCEPboy 2 months ago
You are cool.
714Gt 2 months ago
do you have any videos on resting in between sets? Specifically how long to rest.
SnapCity1 2 months ago
@SnapCity1 Depends on your goals, If your doing a cardio circuit, no rest.
If your weightlifting for strength, 3-5 minutes.
Siedlerdeo 2 months ago
why don't you respond to my research link Ian?
Kamisei85 2 months ago
@Kamisei85 What link?
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife
Well I can't post links in comments but I've sent it to you some days ago, 5 january, so check your inbox for it.
Kamisei85 2 months ago
@Kamisei85 Okay.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
TO IAN!!!: PLEASE RESPOND
Can you either do a video / explain the importance of the negative portion during a repetition and any myths surrounding it?
I've always heard that more muscle is built during the negative portion however I feel that, that sounds like perfect idea for a bodybuilding myth without any scientific claim to back it.
I'm just curious about it because I always hear people stressing the negatives and saying they're far more important than the positive movement. Thanks!
Cornbreadddd 2 months ago
you can shape your muscle groups to some extent. for example incline db bench press/gillotine press will form ur upper chest whereas decline press will give you bitch titties. i do agree with you that genetics play a huge role in how your muscles develope as you get bigger
CertifiedHustler68 2 months ago
@CertifiedHustler68 Decline presses will not give you "bitch tits".
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@CertifiedHustler68 you will not get the "bitch tittie" doing that.its just a myth bro. You have to balance it out with incline press so that you develop a full balanced chest. Also muscles lift not sag so how would you get tits from that. I would think if you would get tits it would be from from just doing upper chest alone becaus you would be lifting the upper peck and pushig down on the lower. However that would be imposible as well. Bodybuilders do decline and they are ok
ThePFitness 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife I noticed discussions of knee problems and leg extensions. I have to say, I had knee pain when combining squats, leg press, and leg extensions. I absolutely love squats and leg presses so I eliminated leg extensions and the pain went away. Maybe there is no direct impact from leg extensions on the knees, but in a combo with other heavy exercises there may be a problem. Then again, everyone responds differently to varying situations so this may be an personal issue.
kingofweightloss 2 months ago
@kingofweightloss Perhaps your knee was too far from the seat, which might have strained it. It's easy to get lax about form while on a machine.
vivthefree 1 month ago
hey man can you make a video about gluten?
19ShengKai92 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@LiftingForLife:Talking about biceps peak, big part is genetics, but you have to realize that even if some bodybuilders don't have super peaks, they are still isolating the outer head to optimize what they do have. There are limitations on all bodies, it's not as simple as sculpting with clay, but we can isolate the two heads (long and short) with these exercises, not to mention recruit the brachialis with hammer curls, etc.
Horoe 2 months ago
@Horoe You cannot isolate different heads of one muscle.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife what do you mean? if you hit chest lets say and you do incline more of the muscle you gain from it will be at the top of the chest compared to flat or decline right even though its one muscle?
boneTHUGS111 2 months ago
@boneTHUGS111 That is true, yes.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
HI IAN, I attacked you for your arrogancy in some of your videos, never for the content, as the content I miught agree or not, its always in all sports an individual experience. On LEG EXTENSIONS I agree with you, it is an excellent bulking excercise and in plus the only one top exercise for the two knee muscles. Knee Stretches and strengthening exercises for the knee muscles help relieve knee pain in virtually every condition. This is not my opinion but the opinion of nearly all orthopedics!
musclesexpert 2 months ago
How about preacher curls? Those create a peak on your bicep
cfcjt93 2 months ago in playlist More videos from LiftingForLife
@cfcjt93 That is incorrect.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife it's worked for me and it's worked for others. Are you going to say hammer curls don't either?
cfcjt93 2 months ago
@cfcjt93 You cannot say "it's worked for me" when discussing something that is literally a physical impossibility. Your biceps have an improved peak because they have increased in size, not being preacher curls actually changed the shape of the muscle. Any other exercise would have the exact same effect.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Your bicep has an inner and outter head so one exercise could hit one or the other and give better peak to the muscle group as a whole. You are starting to piss me off the more I watch you and see this video. Not all your videos but this one definately how about clarifying shaping the way you speak and the context in which its actually being used in bodybuilding as in shaping a group as a whole by targeting different heads of a group to shape the group as a whole.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg Both heads of the bicep fire together. You cannot "hit one or the other and give a better peak to the muscle".
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Can't you put more emphasis on a bicep head depending on your grip width, i heard that if you put you arms closer on the barbell-curl the more it works the inner head of your bicep
Sulky1010 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Sulky1010 Yes, but I can't see it making any visible difference in practice.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@cfcjt93 lol you watched too much luimarco
ballzyification 2 months ago
@ballzyification Oh lord... expect to get harassed for that comment lol
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@ballzyification Inb4 Lui Marco shitstorm
t678r 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Do you think leg extensions are bad for the knees? Iv'e read stuff saying it puts stress on your knees and I think my old physical therapist said there not good for people with knee problems.
jritch8 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@jritch8 I'm not convinced they put more stress on the knees than heavy squats or leg presses.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
I agree completely with this video; progressive overload will always stimulate muscle strength and size, regardless of the exercise involved. I've noticed that virtually everything you are advocating these days is prompting a childish reaction elsewhere on the web. I was even banned from LM's channel for simply asking him that if he feels science is bullshit, why does he continue to buy supplements on the strength of scientific claims? He banned me and deleted the awkward questions.
TheLKline 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
Science in 60 seconds is one of my favorite things you do on this channel. Good stuff Ian! Stay safe champ~
KeithCMuscle 2 months ago
Hey Ian, quick question, do you really think it is better to never work out to failure?
Or is that only advisable from a longevity perspective and perhaps not a maximum muscle building one?
I recall you mentioning the central nervous system.
JeffSims009 2 months ago
Can you do a video on hydration please dude, like maybe the effects of creatine on tissue water and blood water vol. I would like to hear what you think about the effects of creatine storing water in the muscles and if i lose too much water through sweating if i will be at risk of dehydration. Will the creatine keep water in my muscles and not replenish blood volume? Is this something to worry about? Im guessing I should just drink more water if I take creatine.
aTrueMartialArtist 2 months ago
Very accurate information in this video! Great job Ian!
ewgfhnm 2 months ago
@ewgfhnm Thank you.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
thanks for the info. I never believed it when people said these exercises and cable exercises dont' work. If one constantly challenges them self and makes progress, then those exercises are obviously working.
MmaNcovers 2 months ago
why did you disable likes/dislikes?
jtbeast85 2 months ago
@jtbeast85 Too many trolls.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Any creatine you recommend?
jtbeast85 2 months ago
How about a BULKING vid? I just cant seem to man up and down 3500 cals/day to bulk (checked calculator, extreme ecto here)
BasedJatt 2 months ago
good to hear it great vid.
blazersfan7 2 months ago
@blazersfan7 Thanks champ!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
when people say leg extensions shape or define the quads they mean exactly that. They shape and define. No body ever said leg extensions change the genetic shape of the muscle.... at least i have never heard someone say that.
masterhogan1 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@masterhogan1 That makes no sense whatsoever, sir.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife any reasons to why extensions are making my knees hurt?
Liftfforglory211 2 months ago
@Liftfforglory211 I'm going to guess...but are you fully extending your legs at the end of the movement? That puts a lot of pressure on the knee joint.
PeteyBoy10150 2 months ago
@masterhogan1 You completely miss the point. There is a ridiculous view that is quite commonly held, and a kind of talk often going around gyms that some exercises, often cables and more isolated movements, are not for "bulking" but for "shaping" muscles. The response to that, could not have been better put than in this video.
taskmasterblaster 2 months ago
@taskmasterblaster Agreed.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Great video. as always! keep them no bs videos coming sir
Jokk3asd 2 months ago
Keep videos short, this was good. Fuck them 30 min shits
spritzer3p 2 months ago
you can't really change the shape of a muscle BUT you can try to target particular heads to try and change the proportions a little.
So0h 2 months ago
@So0h but dem quads aint got diff heads dat u can isolate.. we aint talking deltoids ova hea bruh
WhatTheFuckIsUpDoe 2 months ago
are lentils and beans a good source of carb / protien to bulk up on and build muscle?
Phearix 2 months ago
@Phearix The short answer is no, they aren't.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Hey, thanks for answering my question bud!!!
Now I just need to find out if cortisol is released after 1 hour of working out....*hint hint*
dou 2 months ago
great video mannn. dude you're looking pretty big man! you've been hitting the gym lately or what?! You probably benching bout 350. Keep up the good work and keep making these very entertaining videos!!
714Gt 2 months ago
Great video
deadheadbiker 2 months ago
Good job man keep it up don't listen to the haters
JamieMacManus 2 months ago
@JamieMacManus Thanks!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
you are getting very good at conveying a lot of quality information in a very watchable fast paced way :), nice job, good going disabling the dislikes since that was all trolls had lol
genericteen 2 months ago
@genericteen Thank you for the support!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
True but squats and leg press will ultimately build more muscle mass and strength because you are lifting much more weight and they are compound exercise.
Colombian1796 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Colombian1796 That's true.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
you can change the muscle shape a little bit
CertifiedHustler68 2 months ago
@CertifiedHustler68 "A little bit"?
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife
Lol at this, muscle shape is all genetics ^^ I still laugh my ass off when I hear people want to shape xD Only thing possible to get a different look is to not train a smaller part of a general muscle group, like not doing the inner calf muscle....
Irgendeinidiot 2 months ago
@CertifiedHustler68 Youre shape will always change with size. If you go from being 150 to 180 the "shape" of your muscle will obviously be different, but honestly thats just from growth. There's never gonna be an exercise to change the shape, just get bigger.
brink2992 2 months ago
crossfit review and diet tips!
omreg123 2 months ago
Thank you thank you thank you!
itsthemagic1 2 months ago
BRUH, this video was tight!! Me and my boys watched this shit and it put an end to an argument we were having about leg extensions! Thanks a lot kid!
WhatTheFuckIsUpDoe 2 months ago
Allow us to LIKE!!
mcspolif 2 months ago
True but in the video you used quads a genral muscle when in fact its multiple muscles so by developing different muscles in the group you effectively shape the group as a whole...Thats all I was trying to relay.The use of shaping in the bodybuilding sense.I didnt realize you brought up striations in the video.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg All four muscles in the quads fire together.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife WTF? Dude you are the most literal mofo Ive ever seen.If you want to be technical the rectus femoris attaches at a different loction at the end away from the knee it crosses your hip so you can activate it in differnet movements than the others and if you want develope it more pronounced and effectively shape the group as whole. Shape being in the bodybuilding sense.But in the striations part you are on point.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago 13
@TheBigBigg You're just arguing semantics. Calm down, bro.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Didnt mean to come off mad I'm not. I was just pointing out that your video is somewhat misleading you put out a bodybuilding video and used the scientific sense of changing the shape of the muscle instead of the bodybuilding sense.It makes all the difference.
In bodybuilding people speak of shape in regards to groups as a whole and body as a whole so its technicaly not a myth its used in a different sense.By clarifying this you wont have people confused.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
Ian I switched my subscribtion from the Hodgetwins to you ;)
Daavisonfire 2 months ago
@Daavisonfire Oh really? lol
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Yea their response to your video was idiotic. They proved themselves to be morons. They didn't do anything but criticize you. In psychology I learned that once you attack the person directly in an argument then you have lost. Hodgetwins and their minions are a bunch of idiots. They don't even try to prove you wrong because they arent smart enough to comprehend what you said! haha
Daavisonfire 2 months ago
@Daavisonfire I agree, and thanks!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Great video, straight to the point, no bullshit. Keep them coming.
chachles 2 months ago
@chachles Thanks, I will.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Youre actually quite correct, although i do think the twins know this , its just semantics.
ShaxAMV 2 months ago
Not true at all certain grips and execution on certain exercises will fatigue and tear down a muscle in a certain area like flys make the inner tie ins on your pecs sore so by doing the movement it tears your inner chest down which in turn thickens that area. Also certain portions of a movement can load one end or another of a given muscle and by executing only this portion of the rep you can tear down and thicken it in that area thus shaping it...
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg That is totally incorrect - there isn't even such a thing as the "inner ties ins on your pecs" or an "inner chest" so your entire argument is moot by default.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago 19
@LiftingForLife Maybe shape is the wrong word you can build more muscle in certain areas. By tie in Im referring to the connection to the skeleton on each end of the muscle.Multiple lifts are needed to fully develop a given muscle or group. I would concede when a muscle is developed to its fullest potential that its shape will be determined by genetics and not the exercises you've done.I guess the term shape comes from developing certain muscle groups to achieve the shape of the body as a whole.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg Yes, but you have to realize that the shape of the muscle itself does not change. The muscle can get better, which makes the existing shape more pronounced, but it won't actually fundamentally change the structure of the tissue.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Example if you do excessive amounts of lower pec work your chest as a whole appears saggy due to lack of upper chest development. People think of the chest as a whole same with shoulders theyre actually a group.You can control the devlopment of certain parts of the group to achieve a given shape or appearance and in bodybuilding thats what they refer to as shaping Now if you get all technical about every little intricacy then no the shape of one given muscle cant be changed.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg When I refer to "shaping" I'm referring to people that believe that doing leg extensions will add striations to one's quads - truth is that striations are an entirely genetic feature. Do you understand now?
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg.... You cant im afraid. Especially the pecs, i understand what you mean about total development. But, if you only done decline bench then your saying your upper chest wont grow? Untrue, as the pec is one muscle (not counting pec minor)... Putting stress on a certain part of that muscle wont stimulate growth in that one area... The muscle will either grow as a whole or not. Its impossible to isolate a particular area of one muscle.
SJLiverpoolPT 2 months ago
@SJLiverpoolPT lokk at an anatomy chart pal. Upper and lower chest is 2 independant muscles...lol
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
@TheBigBigg No, the pec major is one muscle.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
Awesome as always Ian! Love this 60 seconds stuff! Keeping it real
Siedlerdeo 2 months ago
@Siedlerdeo Thanks!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
dont squats work the entire leg as opposed to just the quads. as well as muscles around the knee area? if i was to do just leg extension for quads using P.O. or Squats using P.O.
do you think my results will be the same.
personally i think not, but that's the debate here isn't it
UpalKashey 2 months ago
@UpalKashey The results won't be the same overall, but the point is that Leg extensions will build muscle in the quads as opposed to some people's belief that it won't build any muscle. Yes people believe that.
Poontangclannn 2 months ago
Very good video. Just to add some clarification, people shouldn't confuse this with not being able to alter the shape of an area by targeting certain muscles or heads i.e. 'shaping' the chest by doing incline movements is actually valid, but 'shaping' by doing flies is not.
adgeee000 2 months ago
@adgeee000 I dont think anyone believes that leg extensions build zero muscle in the quads...But in bodybuilding one wants to get as big as possible as fast as possible so in that sense leg extensions are not the optimal execise for this.Leg press and squat are far superior for putting on mass to the leg.Extensions are an isolation exercise to top of your quad development.Its more like you could build bicep muscle by curling a pop can a 1000 times but there are more effective ways to do this.
TheBigBigg 2 months ago
So using the leg extension as the last exercise of the day is better then using it to build size?
vFighterHD 2 months ago
can you make more diet videos? specifically for cutting?
MaXXXXX2 2 months ago 18
@MaXXXXX2 agreed ! make moar diet video !!
TheKevstreet 2 months ago
@MaXXXXX2 Sure!
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
i like these short video clips
larssonk22 2 months ago
is lifting barefoot good or bad?
also is it safe to lift heavy for people with bow legs ?
CIarKent 2 months ago
so does that mean that if im already doing squats and leg presses i dont really need the extensions?
juchukhen 2 months ago
@juchukhen
Squats + leg press (in that order) with some straight leg deadlifts and calf raises is a fantastic leg workout. Keep it simple and intense = muscle growth. Yeah, leg extensions might help your legs grow but no where near as much as squats and press will, so why do them?
AtoZyzzyva 2 months ago
hey ian, please let me know what you think of scott herman.
Really like your clips especially science in 60 seconds.
TheFreshbum 2 months ago
Be right back, Altering genetics.
AverageLifter07 2 months ago
Hey Ian do a video on prohormones.
aka2010ism 2 months ago
Good talk here Ian - short and sweet and best of all, true.
SquatsOats 2 months ago
so does that mean pec flys are usefless?
woo2fly21 2 months ago
@woo2fly21 No.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife what are they good for?
woo2fly21 2 months ago
@woo2fly21 why???
TheFreshbum 2 months ago
@woo2fly21 he didnt say that
spicktacular08 2 months ago
While I agree with what your saying I feel that the time spent in the gym could be much more effectivly used doing movements such as squats and deadlifts ect. Which in my opinion are much more effective exersises in building overall leg muscle
BOKproductionz 2 months ago
@BOKproductionz I think you missed the point of the video.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
I agree with jimbo
pargarful 2 months ago
So what are you saying working out till failure makes muscle grow?
TheS3NS3Y 2 months ago
@TheS3NS3Y No, progressive tension overload refers to gain in strength while using correct form and rep tempo. Training to failure is unnecessary and typically counterproductive.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife How do you explain that many pros and also your favorite youtubers, the twins, have always trained to failure and still gained lots of muscle?
savestheday88 2 months ago
@savestheday88 ...progressive overload and a calorie surplus, just like anyone else.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
U RIGHT .
kabylis 2 months ago
Very fucking informative!!
hewhoslapshoes 2 months ago
My point why pressing movements are superior is b/c I can use relatively more weight (I am not talking about the absolute weight, which is also more). Using leg extensions it puts a lot of pressure on my knees whereas I feel alot safer doing squats or other pressing movements.
TheFreshbum 2 months ago
do you have a site for example which gives food choices for losing weight? thanks
Sahand119 2 months ago
So true. Although leg extension will destroy your knees.
aaronothepea 2 months ago
@aaronothepea You think doing leg extensions is going to put more stress on your knees than squats with several hundred points on your back? Nah. Might as well not train legs. ;)
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Yes I do. Imagine the strain on the tendon that joins the knee to the tibia. The weight you're lifting wants to go one way, whereas the tibia wants to go the other because of the load. I know you're an intelligent guy, Ian, but I've got to go with the physio's this time.
aaronothepea 2 months ago
@aaronothepea Number of knee injuries that I've ever seen related to leg extensions: zero.
Physios also tell you not to squat or do deadlifts. Again, might as well just sit at home and play Halo.
LiftingForLife 2 months ago
@LiftingForLife Yeah but to be fair, are you a physio? I wouldn't expect you to see anyone.. plus, most people don't understand the risks of using them so unless you physically see someone mess up their knee, then most probably they won't tell you its from a leg extension. I'm not a big Halo player, although I do sit at home a lot and play GoW 3 and BF3.
aaronothepea 2 months ago
always good to learn from you sir
TheKevstreet 2 months ago