Dr.Mike has entered his Palpatine era

S Tier: Deficit Push-Ups Prime Machine Row Dumbbell Pullover A Tier: Barbell Bench Press Incline Barbell Bench Press Pull-Up Cable Overhead Tricep Extension Barbell Bent Over Row B Tier: Machine Rear Delt Fly Barbell Front Raises Hip Thrust C Tier: Cable Crossover Barbell Curl Leg Extension Dips D Tier or Lower: Dumbbell Kickback Standing Barbell Overhead Press Deadlift Seated Calf Raise

here before eric bugenhagen turns this into a 24 episode 4 season anime adaptation

The balls to have him as a guest, just after putting him in the A-Tier of Fitness Influencers.

I like the fact that he clarifies the teir list as being specific to hypertrophy of specific muscle groups. Not whether or not it’s a “good exercise”.

0:40 Barbell bench press 02:08 Cable crossover 04:05 Incline barbell benchpress 06:00 Dips 07:11 Deficit push-ups 08:14 Barbell curl 09:40 Dumbbell kickback 12:12 Cable overhead extension 14:40 Standing overhead press 17:18 Machine rear delt fly 18:33 Barbell front raises 21:39 Barbell bent over row 24:08 Prime machine row 25:46 Pull-up 27:01 Dumbbell pullover 28:16 Deadlift 31:26 Hip thrust 33:38 Leg extension 35:50 Seated calf raise

S-tier: 7:09 Deficit Pushups 24:08 Prime Machine Row (or Chest Supported T-Bar Row if not available) 26:59 Dumbbell Pullover (or Lat Prayers if you can’t do it).

13:05 - Classic Mike... explaining how he can't do a certain lift because his muscles are too big

Sith look always works for Russians

MIKE'S CALVES

This, but for everyday strength exercise is something I'd really like to see. Like, a tier list for the strength conscious everyman.

"These are not the exercises we're looking for" Jedi energy at 6:54.

I rate both you and Dr. Mike a 10/10.

How on Earth could you do this whole list and not even have the barbell back squat on it? Insane.

Love the rip into the seated calf raise. Utter garbage movement that so many people use as their only calf raise movement. And boy oh boy do a lot of those people complain about their calves not growing. The big thing that I'm surprised Dr. Mike didn't mention is the stretch/lengthened position. The calves attach at the top to the femur, above the knee, and to the foot below the ankle. Thus, in order to stretch your calf, your knee must be straight and your toes have to be pointed up (ankle dorsiflexion). It is outright physically impossible to stretch your calf with your knee at a 90 degree angle, and thus cannot be in the lengthened, most stimulating position. Super easy to feel, too. Sit down with your knee bent. Try to pull your toes up like you're trying to touch them to your shin. While keeping your toes up, straighten your leg, and you'll feel the calf stretch. Want an effective calf movement? Gotta feel that stretch during the exercise.

I am hyped up for the second part! (The horsecockery-commentary part)

More tier lists please, they're awesome!!!

Dr Mike Darth Vader Arc

The dumbbell pullover is becoming my fav lat exercises

I think Mike Israetel is my favorite guide. His intelligence, experience, and humor are hard to match.

I save every video Dr. Wolf puts out in order to watch it. One day he’ll actually put chapters and I’ll finally watch one.

He is absolutely right about the deadlift the deadlift is actually more of a whole body power movement so it will be great for martial artists boxers or powerlifters

Damn Dr Mike is baked once again🌱

Darth Isreatel is actually so fitting

The best are the ones you will do consistently

The Tren is strong with this Sith

Dr. Mike is saving/salvaging the health and fitness industry. Such a breath of fresh air.

18:17 was wild

:30 pinky pushers :56 dominate dumbbells 1:39 foot twerve 2:34 shoulder snuggles 3:01 glooty claps 4:00 sit downs superset 4:44 couch cushions 5:30 Cobb salad 6:21 bicep bracelet 7:09 wrist wrestles 8:02 Donald trump trunks

Dips for me are the most S tier chest excercise. Nothing gets my chest as pumped or as sore. Ring dips are even more crazy, but I only do weighted dips on a Dip bar for safety.

Ty for bringing Darth Mike The Stretch Lord.

I would like to add one thing on the rear deal discussion. Doing rear deal work as a entry-level intermediate lifter has really helped my shoulder joints. I think my shoulders were kind of out of whack from years of sitting in a chair and bad posture, so that may be a factor.

10:00 - I like how he doesn't have an immediate answer on the absolute worst tricep exercise. But he has yet another hilariously inappropriate analogy ready to go. Never change, Dr. Mike.

Dr Mike is SSS tier

So nice to see varg vikernes interviewing Mike

Dr.Mike looking like a sith Lord here. Love it

Superb video I did standing overhead presses for ~10 years after following the Starting Strength crowd. Took me the whole decade to try something new and when I substituted them with seated OHP, I had much better front delt SFR. Standing presses are bullshit. Have fun with your low back and everything else limiting you

In the name of the Galactic Senate of the Republic, you're under arrest, Chancellor

That dudes incline bench press form was absurd

One of my new S tier exercises I learned from Dr Mike a month or so ago, the elevated smith machine reverse lunge. It makes me really tired so I end my workout with them, but the glute stimulus is absolutely insane and I don’t really feel them anywhere else other than a bit in my spinal erectors, but I need to use such little weight that it doesn’t really cause any fatigue accumulation but I swear I can feel my glutes actively growing.

I appreciate your insights, Milo. That's why I subscribed to your channel. That's also why I was disappointed you didn't offer any insights in this video. Mike puts out a ton of content - I know which exercises he likes and which he doesn't. I would have preferred more point-counterpoint btn you. You recently did a bicep video where you weren't to high on Mike's lying bicep curl (though I think you did it incorrectly). A discussion btn you and Mike on that would be great!

This video is so much important because it helps all the community to know how to choose exercise

When the top two coaches in the same class in one video “Gets the juices flowing” amazing hats off to Doc Mike and Doc Milo 💪🏻

Darth Mike rocking the scary comp prep face

That was a really good rating of exercises, with scientific reasons, keeping in mind how most people work out. Thanks.

Love the Imperator ranking gym exercises 😊

Dip machines are S tier. You can manipulate the angle of your body very easily, don’t have to focus on balance, and can weight load it. Easily gets me the best stretch of any chest workout

You picked the worst exercises. No dumbbell variations whatsoever

Damn kickback always gave me best stimulus to start with so I always loved them as starting warmup😢. Guess I could start trying alternatives.

I disagree with him on deadlifts - but switch out the Hex Bar for the straight bar for hypertrophy and the legs and traps and back grows a ton.

He's so right with the cable machines. It's always hard to have it for yourself😢

I have learned as much on hypertrophy has I did on metaphors on going out with girls, and for that, I am thankful!

ITS NOT ABOUT YOU, JEFF!!

Darth Mike is very knowledgeable in lifting and using the dark side of it.

Dr. Mike looking like the Sith on clone wars ⚡️

This is an S tier video.

Commenting to demand S-tier justice for pull ups Great video btw

Dr Mike in the Assassin's Creed phase

great mike, never did a crossover and never will

What is the benefit of extreme arching on the incline barbell bench press? Then you're essentially doing a flat bench press. 04:25

I understand Mike's logic, but I still can't justify deadlifts as a D. He throws out all the different muscles it hits as a negative, and I understand what he's saying, but that can also be a positive for a lot of people, in that it gives you a lot of bang for your buck even in terms of hypertrophy. But besides that, I feel like strength training, and increasing strength is a great tool for hypertrophy training. Hitting heavy deadlifts is probably gonna help you increase the load on a number of different "S/A tier" exercises, and that's a really good thing!

100% on deficit push-ups. Best, most stimulating chest exercise I’ve ever done. The stretch is phenomenal, and if you do flat dumbbell bench press, you get another amazing stretch and ROM. Slow eccentric, pause at the bottom for max stretch, then explode up. Excellent for superior chest growth.

I've neve seen anyone dip that low, there is no way that could be good for your shoulders long term.

Loved this video! You guys should do this again!

Great vid! btw where'd you get the shirt with Atlas holding the universe? looks awesome

You guys ought to do a "Best Manly Exercises" video.

For the algorithm. Love your videos!

Had no clue shoulder press barely worked the side delts

doc on his Sith Lord grind rn fr

That dip form tore my rotator cuff

Milo is like John Connor teaching slang to the T-800

Dr. Wolf, I'm confused about the overhead cable triceps extension having high tension in the stretch, wouldn't there be minimal tension in the lengthened position at the start if you point your elbows up to the ceiling as high as possible (as is typically recommended) since your arm is pretty much in line with the cable pulley below and behind you? And the beginning of the motion will have your hand move further back behind you as it arcs up, but there's no force trying to pull your hands forward, only downward, so tension will be minimal and gradually increase until it's maximized when the elbow reaches 90° and now the cable force is perpendicular but at this point only the long head may be slightly stretched due to the elbows being overhead and that means there's minimal tension in the stretch during the initial motion for most of the triceps. To increase tension at the start for all 3 heads wouldn't you need either your elbows to come forward and down keeping your hands by your ears or some weird cable/machine that is trying to pull your hands forward in front of your body at the start, so the force is perpendicular to the initial motion? But at that point you're not stretching the triceps long head as much since your elbows are no longer overhead or need some special equipment which I haven't seen before.

Id love to see this for strength not hypertrophy but i still get some good hints

Very interesting I wish there would be more exercices! Do a part 2

how is a bb curl the hardest at the top? it's the hardest in the middle cause of the lever arm.. i've never seen someone fail the curl at the top

Mike is such a good guy

“One stop shop for a fucking jacked back” is poetry

Forgetting squat is a crazy oversight

The man absolutely violated seated calf raises! It giving the illusion of strength and progress really hit home😢

I understand why most people hate them... but i love deadlifts, they're fucking awesome

We're skipping legs day with this tier list ⚡⚡⚡

I want another video ranking exercise for sheer athletic power for like wrestling and mma

I do deadlift but I agree with the criticism. The warmup time and fatigue from that exercise is insane.

Incline Db Press S tier for chest

love DB pullovers, he’s right about the tricep activation too, mine are always fried the next day

can't say I like the video because it lacks the magnificent view of Dr Mike's head but it still is full of useful informations

Best video you’ve ever dropped.

Damn, I didn't expect Dr Mike to put Barbell Hip Thrust and Standing OHP in S-Tier

I'd just like to add that horizontal extension in the shoulder, especially the excentric part of the movement is EXTREMELY important for the health of the joint. I would like you to be a bit more carefull with the statement that most people dont need to train their rear delts because it is very much needed, even if it is trained in other compound movements. Just like the excentric part of the hamstrings is important for knee stabilization(h/q ratio)

I wanted to know rear delt a tier as well. Should've put a few of a tier of everything so that we could have a nice rotation

Fellow Belgian PhD here 🤘love the work, Milo! Also, Mike’s mouth looks like it’s glued onto the rest of his face 😂

would be nice to have a very quick visual example before each excerise slots into it's rank

Overhead tricep workouts cause my tendons to flip around my bones and hurt

24:43 what the hell Dr. Mike?! HAHAHA LOL

Kinda need one of these with all free weights for peeps like me with a home gym set up.

DB pullover roasts tricep long head like nothing else, I agree with S-tier ranking!

Thanks for this Dr Mike you're the best. I would have appreciated getting the best replacement exercise for the worst one in the same section or at all in the video 😅

You have to realize this is strictly for hypertrophy. Deadlift are great for general strength for instance

Can you do the same video but for strength instead of hypertrophy

I dig Dr. Mike playing the sith lord in this one. Wait. Did you ask him to cover his head so the spot lights don't cause a massive reflection from his bald head? The fun thing about overhead barbell press is that I had never ever felt those muscles in the upper back work that were active in overhead press. And in a way it started helping some of the odd stuff going on with my back and shoulders and arms due to learning to keep tension and pushing in a stable manner. Like the exercise just doesn't allow your scapulae to do whatever they want. They will keep tight and glide on the ribcage like they were supposed to. But for side delts snatch pulls were awesome. Doesn't make much sense to me why they were the ones that made a huge difference, but it was a nice side effect. And judo off-balancing is a lot of pulling from the sleeve and lapel to face level, elbows up, secret exercises. Do like 100 reps of those every session and surprise your delts grow. Honestly just doing it for some minutes is killing the shoulders.