Nothing warms me up better for squats than doing squats

My problem is not wasting time IN the gym. My problem is delaying going TO train because I'm watching all these untamed strength videos on HOW to train lmao

1. Plan in advance 2. No excessive warmup routine 3. No phone 4. Time rest periods 5. Drop excessive assistive works

first 55 seconds are comfy af

B-b-but, I wanna waste my t-time in the gym, i-i-it's my escape from the reality...

Always remember... TRAAAAIIIIINNNNNM ONNNNN TIIIIIIIIAAAAMMMEEEEEEEEE ⏰⏰⏰

For me personally since I sit a majority of the day I have found that the 10-15 minutes of dynamic warming up and stretching helps a lot with my knee pain and elbow pain etc

I'm watching this video in the gym, does this count as wasting time?

Playing Lamb of God in the gym?? I need to move to Sacramento holy heck. I'm tired of the "2017 Chillpop Summer Gym Hits!" they play at Gold's.

I too am pressed for time in the gym. One way I keep on track is I got a small magnetic digital cooking timer to keep me honest with my rest times. I just stick it to the bench or squat rack and go. When it dings I know to start the next set. Works great. Since it isn't my phone I don't have to worry about losing it (it only cost $3) or getting distracted by my phone or other lifters in the gym. The timer's ding has gotten me out of a TON of 'hey bro' conversations since I started using it. :-)

lol, I argued with people on other forums that the warmup routines you posted were incredibly excessive and not a good use of time for regular people and now you're mostly disowning it. about damn time.

One of my favourite channels to follow by far with consistent, valuable content. Most other fitness youtubers have useless, self-absorbed content. Yours is always spot on. Thank you for this. Keep putting it out there!

#4 was a huge, positive change for me. I started timing my rest periods a couple months back and it's not only made my workouts quicker, but it showed me that the extra rest had little to no impact on my overall strength.

Last time I was this early, Alan was still preaching ass to grass squats #NotificationSquad

I just found your channel. Started hitting the gym 2 months ago after a 4 year hiatus. Figured I'd relearn everything right the first time. By far the best place I've come across for legit help on lifting. Thank you so much.

Hey Alan, I like that when you are wrong you are prepared to say so outright and then share your new knowledge & wisdom. This channel has been my favourite source of information about lifting since I came across it and the fact that it just gets better over time is great. Thanks!

1:25 yo you forgot to edit in the plates after

Love your stuff Alan!

Hey Alan, this video has been really useful not just to organize my time in the gym, but also in many other aspects. Setting in advance the things you're going to do a certain day at job, for instance, is very helpful in order to manage time properly and not feeling like you have spent a lot of time and done nothing in the whole day. Will apply it from now on!

Thanks Allan! I already implemented most of what you have suggested before i watched this video but i felt like i was sinning in the gym cutting my warmup almost totally out of my daily routine. Due to my very busy schedule. I almost never have more then an hour to work out. Im glad im not hurting myself or my gains in the long run. Thank you Allan for all your hard work and your informative and entertaining vids.

But mah dorsiflexion

hell yeah. diggin the slightly stoopid in the background.

Thrall I just wanted to say I’m cycling back through all your videos. Love your content man you have helped keep me on track for a long minute!

Honeslty, I've watched a bunch of your vids and this is probably my favorite one. It's kinda emphasizing a lot of things I learned during my time that I went back to school and still tried to keep the exact same routine I was doing before. I went from "I didn't get my limber 11 in, I literally can't attempt a squat pr today" to "it's ok if I can't fit accessories in and only get the compound lift today".

Another strategy I just started applying is to fraction my training days. I now do 4 days a week (about 50min each) , instead of 3 days a week (about 1h20 each). I found that way, I can focus more on fewer exercices, and execute them better.

I really like it that you have Tool on your playlist at the gym

Good video. I've been lifting for decades and thanks to videos like yours, my technique has improved big time in the squat and deadlift...and consequently everything else. Lifting sucks when we hit plateaus. Everything is better when you're improving. Keep up the great work.

whoa cant you believe you just dropped this bomb about stretching/foam rolling i love your stretching routines and your even who i found out about foam rollers through!

And always remember train on TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

I think having Fear Factory, At the Gates and Tool played in my gym would make me squat more too

Alan you are keeping it real...you are authentic.

I know you don't read these, in the off chance you do, Thank you. Love seeing your awesome progression over the past few years, not to mention the last 8-9 months. You introduced me to Starting Strength and Barbell Medicine. I've become stronger, more disciplined, and happier by following your simple steps that helpwd me increase my lifts. Thanks again, continued good luck and success. Dont Stop Don't Ever Stop.

Same here Allan. I ditched the stretching and so far I don't see any difference. However, I do a stretch before I go to sleep which helps me relax.

The first time I have seen a gym playing Tool. Sounds like a good gym :D

Watching this now your form on squat has gotten so much better man

This channel is pure gold!

6:37 The Pot - Tool. Much respect. Adds 100 pounds to the squat min.

I don't usually stretch unless I'm doing any olympic lift but if I didn't stretch my ankles I can't Squat (low bar, high bar) with a empty barbell without falling backward. I need at least plate on to Squat properly. So if I have the time I like to do some weighted stretches to gain some dorsi flexion for the training session.

Nice video, watching your videos for months now, thank you for all the effort you put in making them :)

Appreciate the suggestion to forgo warmup . Am prone at times to get so down in the noise with excessive prep that will lose focus on the main FOCUS of the training day. As strongly suggested in an outfit we once were members ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION !

I really admire your willingness to evolve your points of view as you evolve as a coach, Alan. On that note, I remember your recommending novices who couldn't reach depth to place 2.5lb plates under their heels. Would you still recommend that today now that you've become so good at teaching the squat? Also, production game is on point. Cinematography game on point. The coffee looks delicious.

I stopped doing stretching before squats and my mobility actually improved. 5 min of biking and some dynamic work is all I need.

Danggg you stronk!! I love that overhead press style! What a great idea

Loving the return of untamed strength. Favourite youtuber!

And stop being a social butterfly in the gym :P that helps too XD

My background is endurance sports. It has been shown that stretching reduces muscle power output. If you are compelled to warm up, warm up, but I think stretching should be reserved for the end of the workout if at all.

Dude this videos with your new camera rock! It's like learning in HD👌🏻

Cool! looking forward to the accessory vid!

I have about 45 lbs to lose. I'm losing about 2-3lbs a week, counting my calories and walking 8 miles a day. I haven't been in a gym for a few years. I'm confident I'll lose whatever weight I need to lose. Should I lift also? The gyms over in Ireland are opening in June. I'm in the mindset that you have to be in a calorie surplus to build muscle. Can I build a nice physique while losing weight and lifting?

I absolutely agree on the stretching part, thanks for your honesty

Great video man. Wish I was close to your gym. Your music selection would make it way easier for me to leave my phone in the car. I've cut down my warm up to a few minutes on the rowing machine and actually found my sessions to be way more productive. Thanks for the videos.

Cool video Alan, I've found the same as you when it comes to warm up and stretching, I used to spend 10-15 minutes before even getting under the bar, now I just go through a rough first warm up set of squats and then the rest of the sets are all good.

It's worth pointing out that for someone with no mobility or restricted mobility, they should probably warm up, foam roll and stretch more than just squatting with body weight or an empty bar

I use jefit so on top of logging my work outs and timing my breaks I have my workouts there so i know what I'm doing and whats next.

That bonus tip at the end was great! Train on time!

New intro on point!

Its like Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast at the beginning lol

Alan: Not stretching and foam rolling Stretching and foam rolling: I'm gonna end this man's whole career

In every video Alan confirms to me that he's the only relevant lifting channel on YT. 80% of the things he covers I've already discovered on my own. BUT it's great to see them confirmed in nearly the exact same opinion I share. I do 10 min on the elliptical with the resistance and inclination set to MAX. I start at low intensity and crack it up as time passes. it's my warm up and have never needed any additional stretching.

Quickly becoming my favorite lifting channel

“Hashtag, Crossfit” LOL

Its extremely rare that I'd give a thumbs down on an Alan Thrall video but this is one of them. The advice on warming up/mobility work before starting your session will eventually fuck a fair percentage of people up if they follow it consistently!

Look forward to the next one Alan, I get 30 mins every other day to train in my garage so have to plan very well

Great video, great tunes.

I actually like spending 3-4 hours at my gym (I'm an outlier, just sharing my thoughts) simply because I like where I lift. That being said, I have to drive 45-60 mins to the gym I go to here in Jersey as it is the best option for my girlfriend and me. So, I like to foam roll and stretch considering that I'm in a chair driving for a long period of time.

Free pizza at planet fitness while you workout! That will take your time!

Thanks man, I really needed this.

another great video! also that breakfast looks incredible.

Alan "Extra Crispy" Thrall

Please make a video on "how to ditch the bar" If you feel you're failing a squat Rep or chest press or any barbell related rep, where to dump the bar, how to dump the weight safely without injuring yourself .. I'm not saying ORMs, but in fact with or without spotters .. or even as a spotter ..

Another excellent video Mr Thrall

I thumbs Up’d as soon as I saw your breakfast😋!! Love your vids!

I literally just started actually timing between sets and my time in the gym has gone from 3+ hours to being in the gym 2h30min at most including getting dressed and warming up(which is 5min on bike and light band work)

just home from the gyn where i looked around me during a rest and saw EVERY OTHER PERSON in the gym sitting looking at their phones. FFS.

Less than two minutes in, I hear you listening to OG Slightly Stoopid and some fucken Tool. Best of the best right there man

I swear Alan you just literally described exactly what I was doing a year ago and what I'm doing now after all of your content and interacting with baraki and Feiganbaum. I was doing this stuff called FRC which is kind of like exposing yourself to tons of joint end ranging and control in end range--it did make me quite flexible overall, but did fuck all for all my lifts or the shoulder tendinopathy which was detrimental to my training. Stopped that shit ran starting strength for 7-8 months, read aches and pains and spoke with baraki and now I'm far more stronger and walking around pain free with a deadlift that's 215+ lbs heavier, squat that's 150+ lbs heavier, a bench that's 100+ lbs heavier, and a Press that's 80+ lbs heavier. Now running the bridge and I'm getting even stronger and getting a little leaner too surprisingly while maintaining my weight.

Honestly, i liked your old intro more.

I'm never giving up dynamic stretching. I'm not looking for ways to get an injury.

I loved your tip(s), my man

Your so cool! I enjoy your videos and tips! Keep them coming!

I never trust anyone who cooks their bacon that much.

One guy was doing 135 for like 6 reps for 5 or so sets quarter squatting and texting on the phone with a 5-7 minute rest. Jesus I wanted to throw him out the gym.

Great video! Another reason to focus on the main lifts, in my opinion, is to spend your energy on what matters, specially if you have another activities during the day (a regular job, for example).

The footage of this new cam is awesome Alan

I do need a bit of stretch as everything is just so tight when going into the gym. Literally nothing is activated enough to even lift an eyebrow in the beginning.

GODDAMN that intro made me hungry

I can hear The Pot by Tool in the background. You have a new subscriber for your useful training tips and great taste in music.

Great !! There should be more such content on increasing day's efficiency. Time is money.

Literally watched this in the gym between sets..........

Watched this video, didn't stretch now I'm injured. Irony is I now have loads of time as I can't go to the gym anymore. Thanks Alan! :-)

love the music man, love it!°

Best intro for fitness channel so far.

Alan on a bulk?

I switch the phone off and wedge it between by breasts when I squat. At first because women's clothing doesn't come with pockets but I discovered it's great for maintaining your squat form; you'll drop/break it if you slump your shoulders or your chest falls forward.

Always playing awesome music in the background

Great video. The SS system is really great stuff. Total game changer for me.

WE NEED ANOTHER THRASH METAL VIDEO, I'M OUT OF GOOD SONGS!

Bacon was over cooked 😒

Low bar ftw.. helped me finally sort out my squat form.

the video quality and editing has improved immensely, reflected by your subscriber count now