 Next question is from bag double zero MBA are mirrors and underrated piece of gym equipment mirrors You know, what's funny is we think that mirrors are I think a lot of people think mirrors in the gym So you could look at yourself and check yourself out while you're working most people think that I would assume the reality Is a mirror is a very valuable piece of exercise equipment because unless you have a trainer or a coach watching your form You oftentimes feel like you're moving a particular way and you're not like I all the time yes, like like for me for example shoulder presses a big one because I Had left my left shoulder. I had my AC joint resected years ago So I always have to be careful to make sure that my right and my left are balanced And if I don't press in front of a mirror Inevitably I have a slightly Just a little different between the right and left and I can't tell I can't tell when I'm not looking in the mirror I can't feel it. I have to look in the mirror and then actively bring one shoulder down to match So and that's what mirrors are for watch your form Critically make sure that you're symmetrical and things are moving the way they should In in balance things out because oftentimes the way you feel doesn't necessarily accurate. Yeah, it's interesting It was a it was definitely a shift when I didn't have a mirror when I'd squat because I was definitely dependent a lot on The mirror to be able to dictate those little nuances of oh, you know when I drop down a little bit on one side versus the other or you just see Visually some of these discrepancies as you're going down to the squat I would slow way down and really watch myself and then you know taking that away You did find why I found myself getting into the momentum of the squat a lot of times and having to check myself To you know to really pay attention and to really feel all of those different type of imbalances starting to form so I Do find they're very valuable. It's kind of comical because you're such an anti I hate the mirror at the same time because of the fact of all these people getting in front and just constantly doing the flex posing stuff But it really does I caught you one time. I mean, I do I do it just like anybody else I talk shit, but it's it's because I'm guilty of doing some of those things to if I get a good pump You just don't do it in front of everybody never just in the bathroom. Yeah always in the bathroom. I you know, I actually think this is Almost a silly question. I don't I think it's pretty obvious But I think there's a stigma around the mirrors like I think that there's this this idea especially if you're a It's a stereotype, right? Yeah, there's a total stereotype around using the mirror that it's this narcissistic Bodybuilder or woman's competitor that loves to look at themselves all night and of course that exists But I don't think that was the actual evolution of the mirror in the gym I don't think it was let's put mirrors in here for all the narcissistic people to stare at themselves Like I think it's pretty obvious that it, you know If you don't have a trainer or you don't have a partner who is actually trained in biomechanics or can help you with Your form the mirror is the next best thing or now using like your phone to video yourself And so that's the other thing too like I know we're quick to judge somebody who pulls their phone out and is Recording because it looks silly because of you know, we're making fun of influencers with that But I've used my phone many times to record myself not because I want to make a cool video of myself You know or post it later on it's because I'm watching my technique And I'm being hypercritical of my movement and even the mirror isn't enough feedback I get a little bit of feedback in front of me But I want to see behind me or I want to see the side of me and I want to Watch it and critique it and then go back to the drawing board and adjust And so I think mirrors have tremendous value and especially if you're someone relatively new now I think I can train today and in fact my garage has no mirrors. So when I train in my own garage I don't have a mirror in my garage and I'm completely fine. It's not workouts even count though Yeah, it's right. They may not even have you know, so I don't think it's necessary for an advanced lifter to have to have a mirror But man, I think they're I think they're very valuable it's just funny because Once you get once you get a recruitment pattern in your body something that you do very often it feels normal So if one foot pronates, but that's how you always squat When you get into position squat, it's gonna feel very balanced and normal because this is how you your body moves So you're not gonna notice unless you really that's a big one for me when I squat if I look at myself right straight ahead I watch my feet because that's where I notice the difference and I'm paying attention closely in fact one time I worked out at a gym. I thought this was brilliant. I don't see this being a popular thing though But I thought it was very smart the mirror had Lines so it had like a few vertical lines that were straight and they were perfectly straight And then a few horizontal lines so that when you're lined up in the mirror You you have these kind of these markers and you can see one shoulder is a little higher than the other In relation to the the lines that were on the mirror. It was really really cool I don't see it being a popular thing because I think it you know People rather look at a mirror without any distractions on it, but no, it's a very valuable piece of equipment I think if you have a home gym, you probably should put a mirror in there at least where you do Complex lifts in front of maybe not your isolation exercises, but if you're Squatting and overhead pressing and deadlifting and stuff like that. I'll record it Well, you're always gonna go to your default movement patterns to that point and I don't think that a lot of people realize like how far away that can get Sometimes if you haven't been critically analyzing yourself and and you know going through the technique and the movement of it It's it's very helpful to get feedback either from a coach or be able to see it visually totally Hey, if you enjoyed that clip you can find the full episode here or you can find other clips over here and be sure to subscribe