Lots of heavy singles in my gym. Mostly male.

Everyday is 1 rep max day when your crush is in the gym

I did a 275 squat, im ao proud of me

When you get new editing software.

Alan's deadlift is beautiful. Seriously that shit is beautiful.

Metal changed my lifting life

I raced bicycles for years. And although power lifting and cycling are vastly different sports, there's a common thread as far as neuro-muscular development and muscle "memory." Doing those heavy singles so you could understand and know that weight is so critical. In racing we always would say, "If you never go 35 mph, you'll never go 35 mph." If you don't train to achieve that speed, you sure as hell won't hit it, or maintain it, during a race. If you do, there's a tad of "luck" involved. Same with weight. Oh, and yes; Metal is a must when lifting. ;-) Great channel.

4:04 - Pantera "Strength Beyond Strength" 4:10 - Meshuggah "Future Breed Machine"

It's good the know I'm not the only lifter listening to Death during heavy lifting.

I'll do some HEAVY SINGLES at my gym............as long as they have a pretty face and a nice personality.

Alan Thrall reaching that 10 minute mark. Legend.

Allan Thrall is one of the BEST, informative and entertaining (and motivating) channels on KZfaq.

1:19 Candlemass! I like you more than ever now Alan.

i find heavy doubles or singles much more fun than doing boring 8-10 rep sets

That Candlemass riff in the beginning was just the right thing needed for starting. Thank you, Alan!

1:40 Death - Spirit Crusher playing in the background is so amazing. I'd pay like double price for such playlist in my gym.

Lots of food for thought here, Alan. Great presentation. Thanks and semper fi

Dat 10:00 ad revenue boi

Hey Alan, Glad you're back with regular videos!

Thanks for all the great content, Alan! Keep'em coming!

Doing a single @8 makes the working weight feel so much easier!

Was it hard to resist from naming the video "why you should be doing heavy singles"?

Like the new style video, as always informative content. Good job Untamed Strength!

Alan, 80 year old trying to get stronger.. Have limited mobility so I bought a hex bar and did rack pull singles with shrugs every single. My hex bar was resting on four 2 inch (actual measurement is 1.5) boards. Worked my singles up to 285 went to 3 boards for rack pull. Added sets of 5 with lighter weight 85% of max. Got to 300 lb rack pulls and went to two boards for rack pulls and am working my way back up in weight. That 1.5 inch was harder. Mobility has improved and I do 3 sets of 5 hex bar dead lifts from the floor with 205. A year ago it was a max effort to do a few squat reps with a 95 lb dumbell. Learned a lot about training from your site.

Alan, I took your advice and bought my self some Nike romaleos. OMG! My form is perfect now. Thanks bro.

Vinnie Paz / Jedi Mind Tricks - Uncommon Valor playing @ end. Great selection! When I take a break from listening to Metal, I usually turn to JMT and Immortal Technique.

I have been starting to incorporate this lately, and it has had a great effect on the amount of fun I have in the gym.

Seems like every time i have a question on my mind, you post a video with an answer. Thanks for the great content 👍

Shout out for metal intro and Ruggedman outtro

DUUUUDE. I saw your other metal video while you were eating breakfast. Downloaded a bunch of As I Lay Dying and Hatebreed. Bench went from 185 to 205 in one week.

Love when Alan has videos with some personality. Love the informative serious ones also. But these are just more enjoyable to watch

weekly exposure worked for me. It gives motivation to continue the sport. Thanks Alan ❤️

And I thought I was confused, thanks for the logic

5:04 WAAAAAAAR ENSEEEMBLEE

Alan, I just want to say thank you for putting the link for the music that you used for your intro...I can’t get enough of Bloodeagle

Missed the AZ seminar by a year, but had to comment that AZ is easily the most metal and fitness-oriented place I've ever lived. Loved it.

Good job on the sketches. Nothing better than blasting metal while lifting heavy ass weight.

Hey Allan, been watching your videos and they're pretty helpful. I'm trying to get my low squat form properly but still feel a bad pain in my lower back. Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

nice video improvement! the video quality has been improved and even the voice recording is now smooth! :)

Awesome Video man. Kinda new to RPE training and this will definitely help out for my loads each day.

Mike tuchscherer does program heavy singles@8 followed by rep work. Frequent exposure to singles makes it easier to gauge progress and gives you confident dealing with heavy weights.

I always do 1 rep singles. Honestly I never liked training/going into the gym, but I decided that I disliked being weak fat dude and damaging my eyes in front of a computer screen even more. However, lifting personal bests is the only thing i like at training. Right now, i perform them just during squats, deadlifts, overhead presses and bench presses. Usually during my 4th set (the first 3 I consider "warm up sets"), then i proceed to 3-4 sets of 3-5 reps, do 3-4 "supporting" exercises and finish the day with no weight squats/light lat pullovers/light ohp/push ups (depends whether i train legs, back, shoulders and boobies:) ), 3 sets of 30 seconds workout and 30 seconds rest. Been feeling great since I started this routine, and i put up ~20% to my max for each exercise in 2 months. Sometimes I can't lift the weight, so I just "drop it" (except for bench press, where I ask people to spot me (but if they touch the bar, i never count it), because rolling the bar down/dropping plates at side is not really comfortable, haha:)) ) Gotta recommend this routine to everyone:) And thank you Alan very much for your videos! I've learned a lot from you - Snatch (though i need to practice it a lot more, but i keep trying!) , squats (always used to do atg, but stopping a bit below parallel is more difficult (as you said!) and i do not round my back anymore) and much more:)

Dude your such a beast. Much respect. Love the knowledge gains as well

This channel is the shiznit. Thank for all that you do Mr. Thrall!

More cooking videos, please

Reminds me of Westside barbell. :)

Excellent points. Well presented.

Best lifting channel on KZfaq. Great content

"Does your music suck?" lol. Best song you could've chosen. Kodak Black would suit it pretty well too.

1:40 Spirit Crusher !!!

So glad you've made a video about this, I've been doing singles on deadlift for about a year now and I can say I'm doing great; I don't like volume work and my body doesn't like it either (I do deficit and paused deads for reps though). I mix % and RPE for it, but usually start at about 60-70% and do 15 singles, with the last one a bit heavier, 5kg usually. Next week I use that weight, for 11 singles + 1 heavier single and so on. Got 200kg for a "almost dead" grinder in November 2016, then 220kg in March 2017 and 240kg kinda grinder in October. Hit it relatively easy last week. I think everyone should be doing these, makes you more concentrated for that single lift, plus you think about the form.

Uncommon Valor, awesome song at the end. Thanks for the advice too, man. I’m gonna give this a try for a few months to see if it helps me get past this plateau in my Deads

arms are looking bigger Alan!

Alan please announce the next time you go to iron born so i can meet you pleaseeee

Jedi Mind Tricks in the background at the end 🤘🏻 you fuck with all the best lifting tunes.

Yesterday I was at the gym playing World of lies and I immediatley thought of this channel! Great Pavlovian conditioning.

Yeah thanks to your and A Baraki's instagrams I have started putting a set or two of heavy singles/doubles before sets of lighter higher reps.

Someone's a Death fan. SPIRITT CRUSHERRRR

Always enjoy Alan's videos

I heard that jedi mindtricks song in the backround! Thanks for the amazing video

Lifting turned me into a metalhead, also what shoes would you recommend for squats and/or deadlifts

4:08 Meshuggah Future Breed Machine

this is just what I needed to hear today...TY

Unleash the Archers FTW! Fav band to blast while working out or existing in general

4:09 Meshuggah!

I weight over 180 and im single, ma i a heavy single at the gym?

Great video Alan!

Love the comedic touch

Would you recommend heavy singles before or after your working sets? I've been doing them afterward for most of this year, and some singles have already matched my old PR's. When I do them before, I feel more fatigued and like my form is breaking down.

Nice Candledance!

The most creative/informative KZfaqr out there 😂😂😂

Started doing the bridge today, was having trouble figuring out my 1 rep max to work out the percentages because I don't have a lifting partner, but extrapolating it from a regular heavy set is a great idea! thanks!

*#MetalSingles*

What is the benefit of standing on plates when deadlifting?

I never thought I'd see a reference to the Bewitched music video in a lifting video lol. Great stuff.

Great video Alan, thanks a lot!

Meshuggah!!

How 2 build janoy cresva physique?

Using singles as a diagnostic tool has also been really helpful for me during my cut.

Heavy Metal loud as it could be! Finally a new Video!

What song is at 1:20?

What are those shoes at 2:02?

Uncommon valor at the very end of the video. Dopest track ever for hip hop. Vinnie p and r.a. all day. Good job alan

CANDLEMASS you are now my favorite fitness youtuber

I took youre advice and im in hospital waiting to undergo spinal fusion surgery.....thanks man!

for powerlifting yes. but for bodybuilding?

This is great information and it's something I've been thinking about a lot lately. I've noticed people like Mike T regularly hit heavy singles in training but I've never seen or done a program that incorporates them. I'm going to add singles to my training now.

Great video happens to be posted on my 1rep@8 from the bridge program

If you have the upper body is it harder to build the legs ?

I love your videos by I have to wait til 1:40 til you get to the meat.

Now this a fucking video I am interested to see/ hear Alan's thoughts on... Just watched and this is one of the best training-related informative videos I have ever seen on KZfaq. Totally agree with this method in most if not all circumstances of trainees, even novices would benefit from such training principles if supervised and coached correctly by an experienced trainer. This is the way to get stronger and seriously progress because adjustments can be made so accurately after the one - three rep-max is performed/ established.

The most important aspect of Alan’s shared knowledge is to incorporate much more metal into your music life, this cannot be overlooked if you have any plans for future progress in life.

his beard is so thick but I can read through it

CANDLEMASS!!!!

Jedi Mind Tricks! Great tune and thanks Alan

Alan you are a beam of light in a dark fitness industry

America as a whole would be in better shape if more gyms played metal.

$1 GRAND for a barbell medicine seminar...Will Obama-Care pay for it???

pin squats look like so much fun omg i need to try those.

This video really comes right on time. I just started reading Dinosaur training!