wtf u never blinking

dude theres a lot of exercise stuff on youtube but i stuck with your channel for years now cause its all clear cut no bullshit youre great!!

Your channel is like a hidden gem. Thanks a lot for breaking down the concept. It reminded me of "Greasing the Groove" a bit.

Informative as always! Your KZfaq channel is one of the few goldmines out there that actually deliver information along with Emmet Louis and GMB

question is is what do YOU do to look like that lol

Holy shit, this is one of the videos I've been waiting for!! Major knowledge bombs right here. I'm gonna try this the next time I go to the gym. Thanks Daniel! :)

exactly what i was looking for , thanks Daniel.

thank you! very helpful. I feel like I have a complete understanding of these principles now. I only halfway understood it before.

Great information, very concise. Excellent video.

Thank you for making this videos...I have learnt a lot from you!

Great explanation Daniel! I'm definitely going to try this method.

Great video, Daniel! The information is clear and straight forward. I will give it a try. Thanks!

love it. I read an article on t-nation talking about the same principal using total reps with higher intensity.

I've heard this before, so its good to see that someone else is suggesting it too.

Thanks Daniel. That was helpful indeed!

Over 50 you gotta motivate. All that strength you counted on to get you across the finish line with your workouts is ebbing fast. Great video! short, to the point.

Thanks a lot! This is the answer I've been looking for months! :)

Pure strength 🤛🏻🔥you are the best Daniel 👏

Wow I've never thought bout it. Thanks. Will try it this one for sure.

Great video man. Nailed it.

Thank you Daniel! You have chosen a nice topic in this video! What do you think about clusters training method? Salute bro!

thanks alot, really helpful!

This was really helpful!

+FitnessFAQS Hey Daniel, it would be nice to see a video on how to prevent swing on pullups or a tutorial on the iron cross! Thank you keep up the good work!

simple and informative

gonna try it ty daniel

very good video this is the exact way I train. heavy weighted calisthenics many sets but no more than 8 reps per set usually. strength and size have gone up significantly. (205lbs 6ft). but I would mention that training means nothing without a high protein diet. I watch bodybuilders at my gym doing hypertrophic workouts but I'm still getting bigger than alot of them. their diet most likely isn't in order. if you wanna get big you gotta eat big (healthy food of course no dirty bulking!)

Hey Daniel, great video as always! I've got three questions: 1. Does this work for every muscle group, or only for the "big ones" (chest, back and legs)? 2. How many exercise per muscle group is enough? 3. What happens if I can't do no more after half the total sets? Do I lower the weight, quit, rest more, do less reps or do negatives? Keep up the good work!

Still taking notes and reviewing in 2023 💪

could you please make a video, or even just comment on what you do for muscular imbalances (size and strength) in left or right sides! I have a fairly concise conditioning regime that covers everything because of both, your videos and an S and C degree, however it would be great to hear the thoughts on it from someone so clearly advanced!

great vids man...keep it up bro... i got 1 question...what would you change about your planche training if you werent doing hybrid training..?

5 sets 5 reps worked great for me

Thanks Daniel, I'm sure that I'll try this method :)

great video. i would also want to hear your opinion on failure and it's relation to hypertrophy. seems like 1-2 sets of moderate to high reps done to failure will almost always cause a hypertrophy responce.

Hey Daniel. In the context of advanced calisthenics or climbing where one is purely looking to max out one's strength to weight ratio, would there be any benefit in training for hypertrophy when your strength hits a plateau and then switching back to strength training to max out the strength of the added muscle tissue, or would the added mass only be a hinderance? In other words, would the increase in absolute strength capacity outweigh the increase in body mass?

I do all of those only lately instead of using added weight I simply do harder stuff... that's my moto for life - "do more hard shit" haha I used to do a lot of different exercise, now I do less exercises but they are harder variants. Today was push day so I did a circuit of 10 one arm pushups followed by 10 ab wheel followed by 30sec neck bridge. Love the ab wheel. It's a killer after a while. When I build my new pull up bar I'll go back to using weighted pullups and so on.

Thank u sir

Thank you very much :) I have one question. Im training Street Workout / calisthenics, so if I want train for Front Lever or Planche, so can I train with high volume , lower intensity (reps ) ? and how can I train it? with exercises for special muscle parts like shoulders, latisimus dorsi and core or do i have to train planche/ front lever through trying/repetition of this elements?

hi Daniel...thank you very much for this video! in addition to muscle & strength, what is the rep and set structure for building explosive power?

WOW!!! Totally eye opening tip Daniel !Would love so much to be trained by you.That would be insane! I absolutely l-o-v-e your content,your discipline on training,your sincerety,your devotion to making others better and your overall knoweledge of your craft! Just respect and i love you (not gay tho..) ! :)

Very good informations daniel

Big fan sirrrrrrr🙏🏻🙏🏻

Daniel can you please make a video on how to stay lean while bulking? You've managed to gain lots of mass while staying very lean, every time I attempted that I just ended up spinning my wheels and not gaining any muscle mass.

Hi Daniel, in a upper body session do you recommend doing all your push work then move to pull work (or reverse) or switching between a push and pull exercise for optimal muscle & strength development?

HI Daniel. I appreciate your work regarding your videos. I just have a question. Have you tested this method on your self? Did it work for you? Keep on doing you, man. Cheers

nice info...☺

Gold informations. The only problem that I found when I train with high intensity is the rest time, 3 minutes are necessary but are a lot of time, especially if you do 8 set (I usually stop at 4 set max, otherwise I won't get the best in the next exercises).. seriously, sometimes I prefer the pain during the difficult exercises than all that rest time. Anyway I have a question, I'm really struggling in chosing the best number of exercises during a workout (I do full body 3xweek) because for maintaining structural balance you need to do various exercise between pushing and pulling, but at the same time the best way to reach a goal is to focus on the less, do you guys have suggestions? I read Overcoming Gravity wich helped constructing my training routine, and I usually do 2 exercises for Pushing, 2 for Pulling and 2 for legs (if I feel I add core exercises in the end)

Informative and easy to understand video and concept. Imo 3x8 is on the lower end of bodybuilding hypertrophy training but overall you're totally right! Would you still pair exercises for 8 reps each or would you rather do straight sets with this set/rep scheme?

Thanks!! :)

Hey Daniel, I have really weak forearms, and can't seem to make time at the gym for these parts every day or every week. Can you please make a video on bodyweight exercises for forearms and wrists?

I really liked the video you had uploaded on KZfaq. I have some queries regarding the chest rib. When I workout at the gym and especially when I do the chest dip , there is a pain in the rib area which Adjoins both the chests. The pain is like quick and painful, like some sort of needle poking through. I want the workouts and strength technique to remove the pain completely. I am 27 years old Awaiting a favorable reply thank you.......

I think there are some dangers with recommending matching volume with high intensity work. Yes it is good that intensity should be high for strength gains but doing it at too high of a volume will cause too much fatigue accumulation over time. I think it would be g if u added in a disclaimer saying to beware of adding too much high intensity volume! I think the best appoah would be to do your high intensity sets first in the workout followed by higher intensity higher volume sets in order to have adequate strength gains while getting enough volume in! Great concise video tho!

Very informative and clear, thank you very much ! i got one question, im 16years old almost 17 in december, im pretty tall (6.2) (1.89cm) and i play basketball, is it healthy for a skkiny. youngster like me to lift weights and do what u advertised in this video going really heavy doing only 3repetitions ? or will this be bad for my body ?

Many thanks :)

Hi Daniel, how about progressive 5x5 training? Starting from even 5 sets of 1 rep, increasing reps up to 5x5 and then start to do more demanding variation of the exercise and so on.

good stuff, true

What about with statics?

you are right, but doing many low rep sets takes longer. I believe medium # of sets and reps is a better use of one's time, although not ideal for absolute performance. but that's real life..

yesterday i was doing 18 sets of 5 reps +5kg weighted chin ups. So made about 90 in 35 mins was resting 1min at the begining and like 3 mins at the end after each set. i dont feel any gains but numbers improve little by little each week. i do this once a week. and im wondering if im on the right path and how long you should train for example pulling exercises and how often in a week? People say its enough to train for like 20-30 mins if its intense but i think people who reached performance levels like You or like Frank Medrano i feel like you guys spent whole days training or at least few hours a day and not 20-30 mins? or maybe i shouldnt dedicate one day of the week only for 30min pull ups and do something more? Well i also train my handstands everyday but i dont feel that its enough to progress efficiently. Really would like to hear real life experience of your journey to this level. Sorry for my abd english i hope its clear enough :)Also awesome vids one of most informative guy on this matter so thank you for that :)

Please do a video about your legs workout

For the 6sets 3reps or the 8sets 4reps, should the rest period be 1-2 mins between sets?

I train also calisthenics and I do like 8 or 9 sets of 8~ reps, what am i working, muscle or strenght? Great video btw :)

so instead of doing 3 sets of 10 dips or pull ups I should maybe add a weight vest and do 6 sets and 5 reps?

daniel could you make a tutorial for planche and what you did?

Hey Daniel, could I do 8x2 instead of doing 8x4, would that make a big difference? c:

Can you work other muscle groups during rest period? For example, you do a circuit of pull-ups, legs and abs? Would this beneficial and efficient way of using time

when training for strength only , is it recommended to do high frequency? ( e.g one arm chin training 4x a week ) but only 3-5 sets each day

Would it be also good to make a program for 2 weeks, for example in week1 (Monday Strenght, Wednesday hypotrofy, Friday Strength) and in week2 just the other way around. ?

Does the volume build up if you work on 2 exercises of the same muscle group? For example: working OAC 3*1 and FL Rows for 3*5 (sets*reps)

In the context of using ones bodyweight: How do we determine the overall volume in the first place ? How do we determine if the intensity of certain move is high or low and how do we increase it when it becomes too easy ?

what do you think about doing one strenght training and next time doing muscle bulding training and to do that in lapse

So the only downside about matching the volume is the lengthy time it adds to your workouts, which you might not have the luxury of having.

Hi Daniel, for a project I'm doing I'm looking at strength training in regards to gymnastics do you recommend any methods or tests I can use to measure this, thanks

Do you recommend training with DOMS? I have doms from my chin-up/pull-up session after 3 days and I wanna train again

hey dude, with bodyweight training do you think it's possible to achieve think dense muscle as if you were training in the 5-1 rep ranges and as if you were using 80% of 1rm. You probably have answered this question before but I clearly missed it. Hope you can help. Peace.

Nice vid Daniel but 1 question: is your center face somewhat orange? or is it my monitor?

should the 8 sets of 3 (for example) be your whole workout? or for example with a back workout you do first 8 sets of 3 wide pull ups, then 8 sets of 3 rows and then 8 sets of 3 chin ups?

+FirnessFAQs If one were only able to do say three pull-ups and had a resistance band. If they were to do a high-set, low-rep scenario and do a drop set by adding the resistance band in the end would this be something that you recommended for strength/muscle gains?

thank you men !

Hi mate, for how long have you been working out?

So, once I am able to for example to 12 pull ups total, which is a high intensity exercise for me, it would be better for me to do it like 6 sets of 2, than 3 sets of 4? I never really though much about the intensity vs reps, go to take that into consideration as well.

+FitnessFAQs Daniel, can we find this method back in BodyByRings?

and what about doing super sets like this ?... pull and push in one set for example

So I play tennis, and that is why I workout. Am I correct in thinking I want high intensity, low reps, low sets. There is a lot of running in tennis so muscle would weigh me down, but I still want the upper body power. Thanks :)

What would you say was the most bang-for-your-buck exercise to achieve the OAC?

Can I use this method if I train calisthenics? I mean, there are any variations in that case or simply I can't do it, because do 3-4 reps each set is really low for me. If you can help me on this. Great video. Incredible Channel! Congrats. Greetings from Argentina.

If thats the case, do you recommend doing circuits of strength training exercises? For example chins, dips and squats in a circuit, or jump rope? This way you wouldn't be wasting time between sets.

how about for skill strength progression or static strength? should that be train the same platform?

This channel is amazing! I have some questions for you: First of all, which way of training is better for muscle+strength: 1) Upper Body - Lower Body - Abs and Core - Rest day (and repeat) 2) One or two body parts a day 3) or full body training each day? And finally, for muscle+strength, do you recommend doing one set of exercises (let's say between 3 and 8) without rest in between exercises and with rest between sets (like in most of madbarz routines, for example) or do your recommend doing exercise - rest - repeat, and so on? Greetings from Argentina. I discovered your channel yesterday and I'm enjoying it very much.

Can I use this method in a 3 days split routine? Cheers man ;)

If you are doing 8 sets of 3 routine, and your max weight is 100, what weight should you use for each set?

I know this is not super exercise related question, but what are those wireless headphones you use?

Will this work on body weight training too I mean it's been a long time since I had a major soreness from body weight exercise which is what I do only...

Yo Daniel where in Melbourne are you from? I'm in Melbourne too bro.

It's a decent video, but unfortunately it has a few misconceptions: 1) 0:34, to build muscle you DON'T need A LOT of total volume - you need to do more total volume than you've done before. So overall volume is not important, relative volume is. 2) Volume = sets * reps is incorrect. Total volume for an exercise = Sets * Reps * Weight. For bodyweight exercise - for comparison, one might replace "weight" with "difficulty". 3) Why is point 2) important? As a completely simple example - doing 3x8 of classic pushups is times less volume than 3x8 planche pushups. Thus, 0:69 "Match volume, 3 sets 8 reps = 8 sets x 3 reps" is also wrong when one speaks of different intensities. To match volume going from 3 sets of 8 reps of pseudo planche pushups to full planche pushups (being 1.5 times harder) you'd do 5 sets of 3. Just to clarify - one's (absolute) strength is capped by the amount of muscle mass one has. In the long run you won't be able to gain strength without mass or vice versa. When one goes low volume and sees strength gains, it's one's CNS learning to use muscle mass, that was built, and leverages better. Also working in 3x5-8 with appropriate intensity is strength training already. *edit*: important thing: don't forget guys, volume per session is less important than volume per week for example. And volume from doing dips and pushups adds up (as example)!

you train the same way for Strong Core?

What %of 1rep max should I use for those sets

What do you do for rotator cuff weakness/issues and scapular strengthening exercises?

DANIEL !!! Don't forget to blink, brother! :D 1 min no blink

How do you define high intensity?