You guys should do a classic Ilya Ilyin training day where you do snatch, C&J, front squat 3x in a day.

Its like a Podcast but actually interesting, entertaining, about something I actually care about in a way thats not dry as dust and by people I can bare to listen to for more than 30 seconds. Oh and its not two or more dudes wasting my time by just telling random ass Storys for 2 hours. Stuff is actually happening in a reasonable amount of time.

I asked the following to ChatGPT: "Make me an olympic weightlifting program but make it funny" Here is what it responded with 😂... Here's a silly and humorous Olympic weightlifting program: Day 1: Snatch and Grab Warm up with 10 minutes of chicken dancing 5 sets of 3 reps of barbell snatches, with a weight that makes you say "Whoopsie Daisy" every time you lift it 3 sets of 8 reps of bicep curls using the heaviest kettlebell you can find, because why not Finish with 3 sets of 12 reps of deadlifts, pretending you're picking up your boss and throwing them into a dumpster Day 2: Clean and Jerk Off Warm up with a game of duck, duck, goose using medicine balls 5 sets of 3 reps of clean and jerks, with a weight that makes you yell "This one's for my ex!" every time you lift it 3 sets of 8 reps of overhead presses, imagining you're squishing a giant fly each time Finish with 3 sets of 12 reps of squats, pretending you're sitting down on the throne of your kingdom Day 3: Rest Day Take a nap, play video games, or just do anything you want (but not anything that'll make your muscles sore) Repeat the program for 4 weeks, then switch to a different silly weightlifting program!

Zack, the exchange you had with Dylan about twenty-four minutes in really hit home. You said, "Once you get to a certain level, they (C&J) are meant to scare you." Dylan said that you need to be "Down for pain" if you want to get better at C&J. I'm trying to get better. It hurts, and I'm sometimes not sure I'll make my percentages. I might be moving in the right direction, but I wish I had started doing this before I turned 51. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement and the content. I'm really enjoying the sessions with Dylan.

Your videos always drop just when I need them lol.I was wondering if you could answer a question for me... have you ever tried any of these new custom meal plan tools? I just got one from Next Level Diet to help me add some muscle and I actually like the plans they came back with. Just wondering if you've ever heard of or tried any of these tools? Thanks man!

Lmao I was waiting for somebody to do something like this

I’m about 6 years into training for weightlifting and y’all’s new content is exactly what I need. It feels like a lot of the lifters I loved to follow have retired or gotten popped, the cal strength media era is over, weightlifitng house’s brand and media focus has changed and y’all are really filling a gap in weightlifitng content. It’s been hard to feel connected to the sport lately and your videos have made me excited to be a part of the sport again rather than feeling obligated to train just cause. It’s nice to enjoy the weightlifting space and community again

LOVE that by watching you guys train we get to see some of the cues you use for technique. Dylan mentioning not having full leg extension at hip contact is something I'm going to focus on in my training this week. Thanks guys!

I really like that you guys dont feel the need to fill all of the quiet space with talking. This was really meditative and inspiring to watch. More of these please!!!

Zach, please make more videos like this. I love and watch nearly all of your videos, but these style of videos (workout vlogs/training sessions) are the best. Granted this is my opinion but this is the content I subbed for! Plus I love watching Dylan lift his technique is incredible

I've barely been watching youtube lately but i'll keep coming back for these. GREAT format

Did what Dylan asked and used his question - Give me an Olympic weightlifting workout for an experienced lifter. ChatGPT: Here is a sample Olympic weightlifting workout for an experienced lifter: Warm-up: 10-15 minutes of light cardio (jogging, jumping jacks, etc.) Dynamic stretching and mobility exercises for the hips, knees, and ankles 3 sets of 5 reps of empty barbell snatches, clean and jerks Snatch: 3 sets of 3 reps at 75% of 1RM 2 sets of 2 reps at 80% of 1RM 1 set of 1 rep at 85% of 1RM Clean and Jerk: 3 sets of 3 reps at 75% of 1RM 2 sets of 2 reps at 80% of 1RM 1 set of 1 rep at 85% of 1RM Assistance exercises: 3 sets of 8 reps of back squats at 70% of 1RM 3 sets of 8 reps of strict press at 70% of 1RM 3 sets of 8 reps of pull-ups or chin-ups Cool-down: 5-10 minutes of light cardio Static stretching for major muscle groups Hydration and nutrition to promote recovery Note: The percentages and sets/reps listed here are just a general guideline. Individual factors such as training history, recovery ability, and goals should be taken into account when designing a workout. It's also recommended to consult with a certified strength and conditioning coach for a personalized plan.

My current program is a mix between chatgpt and all your tutorials on strength training and program building. This series is amazing it was very fun watching and learning from you two.

I love this idea. Keep going in this direction with the content. Real conversations with real weightlifting. So Good!

Not gonna lie, loving this format. Been real busy with life recently but great format. I love the positivity and openness and just showing how you can approach that sort of conversation in a not weird way.

Love this series so far.

My only issue with how chatGPT was used is that very little context or description was given to it to generate the program - I know it wasn't fine tuned for the task of creating workouts but giving it more description with what your trying to achieve might help with it's generating capabilities. Enjoyed the vid though -- its really helpful for someone like myself who does alot of research into how these models perform on real world tasks.

S tier intro, all videos should start like this

C&J tripples with 70-80% are very useful for more volume. For example, when training in waves, so tripple, double, single; your topset should be around 80% (3-4 waves with a steady increase in intensity). (Not for a beginner obviously)

What an absolutely wonderful video concept 10/10, now my favorite video serie on KZfaq

The sudden shift in tempo and attitude when you guys hit the C&J section was intense. Loved this one.

10:50 to 11:10 that's pure gold. And then shown so flawlessly in practice. Powerful 20 seconds!

This was the best thing I've seen all week

Love the information you guys share during your training

This was great! You guys are beasts! Ima push harder next workout after seeing this :)

Awesome! I like the review of the programming. Keep up the great work!

Great stuff man love this format

I watched this whole thing while I did a Zwift workout. Thanks! Motivation for my lifting tomorrow while I cardio today

Loving this series guys. The music, the sexy guys, the chat, the lifts, the content. All perfect. Keep it coming.

loving the content so far telander

Decided to give this workout a try at home. Pretty tough but fun to hit some bigger percentages than I'm used to! Love this format; been loving the lift(ing) companion

love the intro style and music!

The memeing in the intro is a nice touch. Possible topic for a video: How would you go about "off-season" training for a recreational lifter (someone who's not necessarily looking to compete or make it to worlds) in a year to year sense? For the sake of generalization let's say someone who's been weightlifting for a few years and is comfortable with technique.

Awesome content always!

dont EVER stop this series

love the format, throwback with some good ol' training. please figure out the audio (when lifting, mic has some not so nice noises if its clipped to y'all)

enjoyed that it wasnt obnoxious music playing in the background throughout the video. just sounds of weight lifting

This serie is very interesting, i'm already learning a lot 👏

Best series on KZfaq

I can predict that i will be thoroughly entertained for the next 35 minutes of my life

Top notch graphics. Intro was 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 "text" "text" amazing though. You didn't lose me in the warm-up. I went and joined y'all on my peloton that i haven't used in over a year because I'm addicted to CrossFit and thought that was enough. But I sat and pedaled with the machine off and it was real nice lol. Can't wait for more

I asked chatGPT to do a powerlifting program wit a hypertrophy phase, strength phase and peaking. It couldn't do all i asked for at once, like understanding 15 different things i wanted, but it correctly added complexity as I asked for it. What it produced was reasonable but quite generic at first. Then i asked for accessories, rpe instead of percentages and changes in frequency of the lifts only played around for about 10 minutes, but I think you could make it work. I wonder how it would do as a coach if you kept reporting in after every week and do adjustments. It can also create macro plans and complete meal plans.

I do really enjoy lift companion, keep this series

So fun to watch!!!

Love this content

so many valuable insights from this one.

Love it lets goo! Intro fire

I love this format. It feels like you’re training with someone and shooting the shit

Love the various form and other points you and Dylan raised during the warmup and workout. It appears chatGPT generates "hypoxic" workouts :D

I greatly enjoy the lift companion.

Best Intro in Internet History

The lifting companion is the best thing to hit the internet since my space.

I've played around with this a bit and got it to write me a nice powerlifting program. After asking enough questions I got a super customized program

was literally just messing around with chatgpt last night building different workouts. was honestly a little impressed with it

Love the intro

great captions

Intro is DEADLY

great format! based on what I have seen i agree with Dylan - too much volume in that workout - it seems it was not observing Pilepin's chart in an overall sense for each given movement - right?

This is some Zack ASMR

Amazing series, fun as fuck to watch before training

Love the old school intro.

LiftGPT Artificial Intelli-gains

I’ve been doing a program I had chat GPT make for me for about 3 weeks and so far it’s doing good I guess? Not really sure what to look for but I’ve added about 10lbs to each lift over that time. I think the added weight is also due to other exercises I’ve been doing outside of the program it generated. Extra push ups pull ups and air squats on days the program felt light, along with maybe 4-6 miles of running a week. It is good to have something to follow and have it available for free. I think that it is the main reason I’ve been getting back in shape recently too.

My coach former Canadian National Team Coach always told me and this always resonated with me ZT- if you have 60% of load use 60% effort coming off the floor but 100% of the movement. That helps you control the speed and timing of the lift- what do you think of that?

I fkn loved that intro

My dude, again with the Deus Ex music at the end!

Love this

this is awesome

Did I miss a few videos in the past? when did you two live together so closely? haha

16:10 that is a good motive marker for sure. Progressed is earned, not raced for

Intro music rocks !

Yes - stoked that I’m not the only one in pain when they sit on their ankles. Fuck that stretch/need to do more of

Great content. Just watching a couple of dudes lift weight and talk about weight and stuff they like .wats nice watch

Genuine questions (not a troll): 1) on the snatch portion, why aren't you standing up fully when you're in the hole? 2) zach are you practicing/working on squat cleans vs catching in the power? just trying to further my oly knowledge. awesome video boys

this content is great！！

I really liked the camcorder 80s style intro

Dylan's example of sipping the air was a perfect demonstration of how us Swedes from the northern part of Sweden say "yes".

I see all future Crossfit wods programmed this way

I do wonder if you had given the chat gdp more info whether it would have done a better job? Something like “program a Olympic weightlifting workout for a lifter who has a max c&g of … and max snatch of … focus on the second pull of the snatch and jerk of the c&g” for example 🤷🏻‍♂️

There's the song name in the intro's corner, but I cant find it anywhere, where can I bro?

I feel like the lads are going for an awesome Mustache March

Sick intro

What microphone do you have in y’all’s hats?

Clarence would have gone for the BackSquat as an accessorie.

Friendship ended with, "we go jim." Now, "gym do," is my best friend.

Maybe I’m missing on something bur why they only extend on the last rep of every set? I mean when they are overhead they just drop and go, barley completing the rep

So when doing the 3x3 and 3x2 it looks like you don’t completely stand up on the first and second rep. What is the philosophy behind that?

Zack what happened to all the old training make podcasts? Di they get deleted when you started come correct?

theme song slaps!

When do decide to use straps?

OP intro

I asked chat gpt to make a weightlifting workout that will help me improve the second pull and was pretty solid.

be careful with copyright strikes on those background music. You can use apps to cover it

Lmao at the thumbnail

I legit went to the gym after this video and did the “sip air technique” I went from 82.5kg pb snatch to 95kg 😮😅

I rlly like that format xDDD, little question, I want to start olympic weightlifting in the future, hopefully this summer and I'd like to lay a good strength foundation for that. What's your advice for me to do? And should I bounce up from my squat or do the descend slow and try to make it up as explosive as possible? thx!

The mustaches are a NEED

You lost me at the bike 🚲😔 ... 😅👏👏

Does he only exhale on the jerk??

I have very limited weightlifting knowledge so can someone explain to me why it is obvious or logical to not do back squats after the sets of snatches and clean and jerks?