Ivan Djuric has been squatting for 1500 days straight in his garage (he's on YT), absolutely has a passion and thirst for squatting knowledge, and figuring it out his own way, puts up impressive numbers and is a joy to watch him talk us through his training. Doesn't need crazy hype music or weird fitness trends, the man just needs a barbell and a squat rack. He also works full time as a shift worker nurse and still manages to upload daily for us, an absolute hidden gem for anyone who wants a break from this fitfluencer shit. Great vid as always mate.
@bvdog8 ай бұрын
Agreed
@NotesOfInebriation8 ай бұрын
He really put me off when I left a really innocuous comment on one of his videos a couple years back. Seemed like a bit of an ass and decided to stop watching his content ever since.
@petrinafilip968 ай бұрын
@@NotesOfInebriation I don't think hes a native english speaker and they way he responds to comments can be a bit stiff/cold. Those two things could be related. But he almost always responds, which is pretty cool.
@Itstime12318 ай бұрын
@@NotesOfInebriation What was the comment?
@brianmeen21587 ай бұрын
Why is he squatting for 1500 days straight? What’s the purpose?
@odobasian76648 ай бұрын
I'm gen z (21) and I watch people like you, mike israetel, more plates more dates, etc. I eventually found this side of the fitness internet after months of watching bullshit influencers. I believe that if you are truly interested in this, you will eventually find good information. If you care just because of a trend, then you will watch just surface level "haha I skip leg day" stuff
@michaelmcdonald16208 ай бұрын
Share the word!
@dsg.20778 ай бұрын
So much false info goes around (deadlifts bad risk to reward ratio, squatting only for good leverages, etc) and the issue is its perpetuated by creators with low barriers to entry who actually dont know much of what they're talking about (Sam Sulek is a good example). But youre right, most go to the gym as its trendy on tiktok and dont really have a passion/love for fitness and lifting. Weird dynamic where actual FITNESS influencers like RP, Zack, OmarIsuf and MPMD get stifled as rhey dont appeal to the "skip leg day preworkout pump cover tren twins wegojim" sphere
@herbalsnails8 ай бұрын
I'm a millenial and honestly if you switch some of the proper nouns out for mid 2000s stuff (p90x, zumba, facebook, etc) this wouldn't be dissimilar to what we had to sift through before finding useful information. The few of us that did find the useful stuff eventually, I mean. Of course most people go through their whole lives never finding the info that would actually help them.
@pissoff2478 ай бұрын
Dr. Mike is the best! Team full ROM!!
@hayesdelezene45908 ай бұрын
@@pissoff247 team partial rom gang checking in. I’m thoroughly in my muscular feels at the thought of these youngsters going down the wrong path😔. Wolf Pak podcast is muy bien
@yukkuri_lifter8 ай бұрын
People need to stop "respecting the hustle" and adopt a hostile opposition to it instead when it peddles stupidity.
@pissoff2478 ай бұрын
I'm absolutely about the anti hustle. I have no ambition to move up any further at work. I make good money. I'm happy with that. I take as much slack at work as I can possibly get while still getting my job done and making my boss happy. I want to travel and enjoy the 28 days of vacation time I get, not work every day until I die at a young age
@DominicMunnellythisistheway8 ай бұрын
It would be easier to adopt a hostile position if it was reflected in society eg sports stars, musicians singing about it etc gen Z needs their rage against the machine
@yukkuri_lifter8 ай бұрын
@@DominicMunnellythisistheway Perhaps, but it isn't. Rather than wait for a miracle to happen, the more that do what they can to oppose this rampant nihilism, the more there will be to opposite it to become the collective Force of Will that will be the change for the better manifested into reality.
@datnip798 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more Zach. I’m 46 and was doing bodybuilding shows in the early 2000s when Bodybuilding, Women’s Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness were the ONLY categories. Now you regularly see people with 25-30% body fat talking about carb cycling, hi/low days and cheat meals. This generation has perfected putting the cart before the horse. Obsession over the smallest of minute details without training consistently or just stringing together a few weeks of eating solid. We need more people like you with the platform that can let these folks know that if they just focus on the boring basics but do that over and over, they will be much better off and the results will come much faster.
@brianhopkins52518 ай бұрын
They want the results without the hard work.
@datnip798 ай бұрын
@@brianhopkins5251 that part too
@Sammidonut8 ай бұрын
All the myths that are around now were around when I started lifting 20 years ago. The older we get the better we were.
@mrbloat13108 ай бұрын
Gen Z doesn’t enjoy fitness, they enjoy the simulacrum of fitness as presented through social media
@isaacstetson57208 ай бұрын
Ye? Did you call gen z up and ask him and he said that? Lol
@lolbubs111118 ай бұрын
Like every generation before them, tho
@mrbloat13108 ай бұрын
@@lolbubs11111 other generations weren’t inundated with social media and other forms of digital media like gen Z. It is a novel phenomenon.
@zacharycollierAW-PL8 ай бұрын
@@mrbloat1310 While it is true that Gen Z is inundated with social media, it is just untrue to say an entire generation doesn't enjoy fitness.
@mrbloat13108 ай бұрын
@@zacharycollierAW-PL it’s not a claim about every single gen z-er but I’d argue the claim holds at the group level. Of course there are gen z-ers who genuinely enjoy fitness.
@LazarusLifts_8 ай бұрын
My Dad bought one of those steppers from a shopping channel in the early 2000s. He literally used it once and put it under his bed just like you said lol.
@YourContentSucks.8 ай бұрын
Gen Z is the literal reason I no longer train at gyms and have built a setup in my shed. Training with a Brown Recluse Spider as a spotter is preferable to a broccoli haircut having, pajama pants wearing, pencil necked goofball
@DearyLeary8 ай бұрын
Elmo is the fitfluencer now.
@joed8998 ай бұрын
dude I'm 100% with you. After years of combat sports, powerlifting and weightlifting coaching, I got sick of teaching people how to move properly then they turn around and say "I watched this workout on youtube/insta and I'm going to do that." Then they go and do eleventy billion bicep curls. Or it was a case of "I'm a footbal player so I want to train for that." Same person the next weel "I want to train for powerlifting" then the next week, "I want to compete in thai boxing". So I quit. I'm happy to help those who want to learn but keeping focus with so many bullshit trends is so frustrating.
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
I mean they don’t know any better and you should know that. Just wait til they come around or question why you have great results and they don’t
@ecosan26557 ай бұрын
I'm a gen Z fitness guy here. May I ask why is it that nowadays everything's Gen Z's fault? But, asides of that... I can tell you: fitness nowadays really is MARKETED as "fashion" or a "quick fix up thing" to us. I'm 22 as I'm writing this, and I was a semi-pro swimmer, turned to callisthenics, martial arts and then straight arm calisthenics. I've been physically active for most of my life. I notice that, when I talk with most people, and specially people my age, they seem to think this is just something that you either fitness is thing that you either have to get this bullshit piece of equipment, a quick fix-up thing, or a mix of both. I want to turn into a PT and strength trainer, and have been working as a ST for 2 years by now. As I was listening to this memories of my older sister trying to get into "fitness" (bullshit cardio videos "for women"), and me telling her that it would be way better, healthier and effective for her to just take a walk for 10 minutes daily than doing poorly taught (and thus executed) jumps and air curls. She was pissed at me, and said she "wouldn't walk for 5 minutes cause it was boring". I was baffled at this, and immediately understood that to her fitness was just a series of fashion choices rather than healthy choices as cleaning your teeth. I often compare the two because, whilst it's true you don't "have to brush your teeth" everyday right now, in the not-so-distant future you will regret not doing it. In any case, yeah: I agree with a lot of your vid, though I would say the core issue lies more on how it's presented and taught to people nowadays than on the people getting the info.
@QuickQuips8 ай бұрын
Gen Z is the new millennial to be blamed for everything.
@bendingriver71018 ай бұрын
I have a couple thoughts about Gen Z and fitness. 1. A lot of Gen Z and even a lot of millennials view fitness as a fashion statement, both in terms of how it makes your body look, but also the idea of gym clothes as a signifier of status has grown dramatically. It's not enough to go to the gym and lift, but to do so you have to be wearing Lululemon or YoungLA or whatever, and you have yo he wearing clean Nike running shoes that you've never actually ran outside in. I think a lot about this dude at my gym. He shows up in jeans with paint and dry wall mud stains and a plain Carhartt shirt. Dude is casually squatting 500+. He gets it. It's very rare that you can't perform some type of workout with the clothes you already own, the exception is with some sports (rock climbing shoes etc.) but even then thats few and far between. 2. We are seeing a growing desire to one up or do something more wild in fitness and this will lead to an explosion in adventure sports and extreme sports. I think we will see an explosion in sports that are flashy because that makes for good content. I feel as though parkour or something like that will blow up while more traditional sports like football won't die, but they won't enjoy the same level of interest in play from Gen Z.
@strictlyaesthetic92028 ай бұрын
Bro.... You forgot .....Soloflex, Ab-roller, Total Body Gym, The "WHEEL", Bosu Ball, Step Mill, Aero-Dyne Bike, Ab Rocker, AB- Suspension, Body Ball, Nautilus, Tread Stepper TAI-BO, Kettle bell, The Step, Low - Fat, Low Carb, Atkins Program, South Beach Diet, EAS Challenge The "Broomstick" Fitness Consultant, Amino Acids, Ultimate Orange, Jackd 3D, Pure Protein, "VITAMINS *wink-wink* " and of course my favorite......CYBERGENICS.... The 90's were great..... We were the guinea pigs of fitness...You Are Welcome.
@williamlozier23238 ай бұрын
All this talk about back squats and adding weight makes me feel like Zack’s about to tell us he’s becoming a starting strength coach
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
You are saying that you’ve only heard of the back squat and strength training twice in your life?
@hayesdelezene45908 ай бұрын
@@yoeyyoey8937 I can’t speak for William, but this is my fourth time, I’ll have you know. The last thing I learned was that Bulgarian weightlifters have historically done well because of their superior technical model and perfect form on the Olympic lifts
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
@@hayesdelezene4590 you should keep learning there’s a lot more to this. The Bulgarian model isn’t really what you think it is, it was mostly used to weed people out and you ended up with the most determined and talented people, it’s not a system that makes anybody that great, it justfilters the populations for a type of greatness
@hayesdelezene45908 ай бұрын
@@yoeyyoey8937 mayhaps read my comment again
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
@@hayesdelezene4590 can you just tell me what you meant cause I’m lost
@Sammidonut8 ай бұрын
There has always been a lot of nonsense surrounding the fitness industry. I remember doing ‘insanity’ workouts 20 years ago thinking it would make me look like the roided up trainers in the video.
@Deuce7Off8 ай бұрын
There has been nonsense, but has there been a megaphone of this size created for previous generations? Having a megaphone in the past had a barrier of entry, today anyone can have one.
@jasonshults3688 ай бұрын
My workouts consist of the ThighMaster and Tony Little's Gazelle.
@MyNameAkhim8 ай бұрын
Those tiny elliptical contraptions can be useful imo My friend who works at home and herniated her disk recently from powerlifting uses it here and there while she’s working Overall though, agree with you
@FLYWHEELPRIME8 ай бұрын
The edits on this video are beyond top tier
@corneliusthecrowtamer19378 ай бұрын
"If you want a new idea, read an old book"
@Arms.Enthusiast8 ай бұрын
I’m a young guy, I have lots of friends who go to the gym but know less than nothing about fitness. The snooze fest that would ensue from trying to teach them about training principles and practical application would rival nap time at a kindergarten. It’s still worth trying to teach though on the chance that they do actually want to make something Of themselves fitness wise
@UnprofessionalAthlete8 ай бұрын
It's the eyes glazing over for me lmao
@letterkeys44408 ай бұрын
Do you take them individually or in a group? Hopefully its the former and you can single out which of your friends actually have the potentially mentally to lift
@Arms.Enthusiast8 ай бұрын
@@letterkeys4440 I train in my home, and meet with them individually, they go to more commercial gym type spaces.
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
I mean what are you even telling them? And why don’t they want to follow your example, aren’t the principles working for you?
@hayesdelezene45908 ай бұрын
Ngl my eyes would be glazing over cuz my mind starts wandering in the direction of Kyriakos Grizzly whenever a mortal starts to speak
@crazybluelemur57388 ай бұрын
Incredible editing on this. Love it.
@freakied05508 ай бұрын
That intro was straight bussin' ong no cap fr fr
@zacktelander8 ай бұрын
fr tho 👊
@mcbronsh8 ай бұрын
Two types of people; lungers and squatters The pipeline of shit re fitness has been flowing for 50+ years. In some ways things have gotten better and some ways worse.
@colinmilky8 ай бұрын
Elmo is now part of this channel. As always love your work Zack
@pbnsmf8 ай бұрын
Peloton’s stock price is down over 95% since covid
@alecempire89828 ай бұрын
Hey the stepper is cool for getting those 10000 steps in. You don't have to drive anywhere, watch Netflix etc..
@rico91638 ай бұрын
elmo gonna blast RAD-140 now!
@DrAJ_LatinAmerica8 ай бұрын
He has been overdosing red dye 40😅
@therealforestelf8 ай бұрын
this video made me think about how little interest people genuinely seem to have in anything and what a bunch of immense weirdos we in this bubble here are caring about exercise nuitrition health and looking okay just because we're in the realm of weightlifting and these are some side-effects :D
@whodatboi25678 ай бұрын
Forgive my ignorance or if I may have missed the point, but I fail to see the problem with the stepping machine. A quick Google search doesn't seem to show it as being significantly ineffective which, again, I'm welcome to being shown evidence proving otherwise. Assuming this is the case, I find most of your critiques to not be convincing. Most people's fitness goals are to lose weight and thus would value LISS cardio over weightlifting. Sure, people could also go for a walk instead but people may not have the opportunity to go out for long walks; making the convenience of stepping machines more appropriate. I also find the whole 'the machine will collect dust' argument to not be a strong one when 2/3 gym memberships go unused which would make this argument hypocritical as I doubt you would criticise the existence of commercial gyms.
@connorjames95538 ай бұрын
I love the Video Game backgrounds Zack. They're always a nice touch
@drip3698 ай бұрын
That step counter isn't going to build your glutes because you're not using your glutes to propel the body forward like you would if you were outside, and you would also get more brain activity if you walked outside barefoot then if you were to use a treadmill or that weird little contraption. I also vote we quit saying the word Peach with girls because they have a smooth plum as Peaches are typically hairy, like men😂😂
@o-neil8 ай бұрын
Peach fuzz bro, assess have hair
@familyfununboxing84088 ай бұрын
You haven't inspected many girls up close have you?
@sleeper96388 ай бұрын
"lets spend a solid decade creating bs fitness trends and knowledge and then blame gen z for it"
@DavidWied8 ай бұрын
🧻
@TheGudeGym8 ай бұрын
I’m 24 , the top range of gen Z, I don’t honestly get a lot of the tik tok crap but I think the points about the sale of dust collectors is a symptom of a deeper issue. Most people are looking for the easiest simplest way, the cure all pill for their goals. The true side of Fitness/strength/training on KZfaq or any where else will never be as big because while it may seem simple to us it’s not. Finding good information requires a lot of searching, not just because of the boatload of crap but also because of the scarcity of real teacher/coaches. It’s more or less fighting against the darker side of human nature which craves an easy way out. It just so happens that in fitness that manifests from cheap garbage machines or workout videos that have always been there. It’s also the side of human nature which detests doing hard things. Real progress requires really hard shit that might even scare you. That’s true in any field of self improvement and the average person will never chose to take that leap. Why, in my opinion is the denial of dignity which demands better out of us because our true nature is being better.
@jacobesnard8 ай бұрын
The sale of dust collectors has been an issue since the dawn of fitness culture
@JerseyJake988 ай бұрын
Gen Z didn't ruin anything lol theres "influencers" as old as their 50s stirring up drama and contributing to this nonsense as much as the young guys are. I'm Gen Z (25) and fitness is a central part to my life at this point and has been even before the current wave of "influencers" like eubanks took over.
@yoeyyoey89378 ай бұрын
Yup this is a tale as old as time. Some roided out guy screaming at you telling you what to do lol
@JerseyJake988 ай бұрын
@@HerniatedDiscGuySpot on. Nobody at my gym is as unhinged as those online community weirdos lol
@fuosdi648 ай бұрын
You're barely Gen z 😂
@JerseyJake988 ай бұрын
@@fuosdi64 Anybody born from 96 to 2006 is Gen Z so I'm Gen Z yeah
@fuosdi648 ай бұрын
@@JerseyJake98 Wrong. Gen Z goes from 1997-2012. You're on the cusp of millennial/Gen z since generations are fuzzy.
@mikel.21888 ай бұрын
Had one of these stepper for years and had some good cardio workouts on it. Was a life saver during lockdowns. Not the only thing in my home gym, but just another tool in the toolbox.
@MikeXCSkier8 ай бұрын
If you enjoyed using it, got your heart rate up, used it consistently, and was part of a larger toolbox, then I would agree that it would not be the worst piece of equipment in the world.
@MorethanGUNZ8 ай бұрын
As someone who has seen so much improvement in the fitness sphere over the last several year - Zak, Brom , Omar, RP, Sean N., Adam P. It is sad that we are going backwards.
@emilystude8 ай бұрын
I can understand having the stepper for a parent. It’s not ideal and won’t put on muscle, but my friend can’t just get outside and go for a walk as easily as “get outside and go for a walk” 😂 where we’re at in Texas the allergies are terrible right now until January/February so on high allergy days we need something indoors. If someone likes the stepper and it gets them moving, great 🤷🏼♀️
@dathrevann8 ай бұрын
lol
@rustyscar46268 ай бұрын
Exactly, its more comparable to a trendmill alternative than a squat/strength exercise alternative which Zach seems to be focused in on
@TwaZiify8 ай бұрын
How can you not just go outside and go for a walk?
@mikhailkosyan97358 ай бұрын
Grifters gonna grift, that's not a new gen Z thing
@Xilladan0938 ай бұрын
More prevalent
@Xilladan0938 ай бұрын
Did u not watch the vid
@otterdonnelly99598 ай бұрын
It’s funny and shocking how much more susceptible Gen Z and Gen Alpha are to falling for scams and fraud. They fall for things more than Millennials and Gen X.
@mikhailkosyan97358 ай бұрын
@@Xilladan093 I think my comment agrees with and somewhat summarizes the vid while dispelling the click bait title
@pianomanhere8 ай бұрын
At this point, as a Baby Boomer, curmudgeon and old fart (but loveable little fuzz ball), I would honestly pay Elmo more for fitness advice than most self-proclaimed 'personal trainers' or 'fitness influencers' these days.
@catalystactual64917 ай бұрын
HL2 background goes hard. I remember that mission, I hated it lol
@deeross14348 ай бұрын
Could be good for winter! Ive thought about getting a walking tredmill for winter.
@MistyMustache8 ай бұрын
Reminded me of that scene about 6 minute abs in Something About Mary lol
@danaaxelson62008 ай бұрын
OMG. Remember the Tony guy with hat and ponytail. Hawking the Gazelle. It cracked us up. So much hype vomiting out of his pie hole. People can’t even give it away now.
@Dranomoly8 ай бұрын
It’s less about fitness.. more about being able to sell and ship a cheap product for profit. Easier to ship this than a bike or barbells and dumbbells.
@Pile_of_carbon7 ай бұрын
I can see Khaby Lame tiredly shaking his head in front of a stepper, then showing an actual staircase.
@Himothy7048 ай бұрын
I'm 43 and I still use a stepper. 6'2 217
@sir0nion8 ай бұрын
Speaking of gimmicky fitness products I do like the Booty Sprout, I can bang out hip thrusts without having to load up a barbell with a bunch of plates.
@legendary77088 ай бұрын
My God, I love Elmo.
@JimLakes8 ай бұрын
Worlds strongest man (Mitchell Hooper) did a split jerk video. would love to see you react or better yet collab
@DrAJ_LatinAmerica8 ай бұрын
Bring back the Tony Little's Gazelle Glider exercise machine 😅😅😅😅 and the Susan Summer Thigh master 💪😅😅
@sir0nion8 ай бұрын
Bring back pony tails through a baseball hat.
@jasonshults3688 ай бұрын
They never left. Elite athletes such as myself are still using them. I'll look just like Arnold someday!
@DrAJ_LatinAmerica8 ай бұрын
@@jasonshults368 sounds like you need the Covert Bailey Health Rider early '80 version (had one in my college dorm cerca '85) as it actually offers progressive overload. Get the original, no Chinese imitation.
@randybowman8 ай бұрын
I see old 90s stepper things like that at the thrift all the time for like 3$. Even at that price I don't want it.
@dryadstardragon86018 ай бұрын
Buy it and resell it online.
@robschilke8 ай бұрын
With TikTok Shop a thing, Gen Zers will use and sell anything fitness related to earn a quick buck.
@meganbaumann94308 ай бұрын
Lifting weights has changed my life so much for the better! Get outside, take a walk, lift something heavy!
@jakedo45778 ай бұрын
When I was 21 and 22, those last years were miserable for me. Eating nonstop, gaining to 210lbs suck for me. I made a commitment to change myself. I took up bodybuilding, slowly I found weightlifting and now BJJ. At of this point I am happy with myself, my confidence and thinking are much clearer. It’s easy for me to say this cause I went through it by myself. The point that I am trying to make is this. It’s easy to workout and get better. All it takes is the first step, ignore the naysayer and just do it for yourself. But the concern for Gen Z health is real, cause we are so easy to buy into what is easy and what works for the least amount of time. So please, if you read this, just ask yourself are you ok with your current health.
@YouTubeChillZone8 ай бұрын
The most important thing is to keep trying to improve and ignore the people around you, because they will always try to discourage you because of their stupidity or laziness
@harleyzeth8 ай бұрын
I know this isn't a popular opinion, but gen z has a far better understanding of fitness than ANY generation in the past. Of course there are some tards, but it was far worse 10 years ago and even worse before that. In all sports, gen z is outperforming past generations by every metric of athletic litmus tests. There are highschoolers running 4 minute miles, and 16 year olds benching over 4 plates with a thorough understanding of programming that was unheard of even just 10 years ago.
@meptoo8 ай бұрын
At least half of the people i see at my gym are gen z, and most are in very good shape. Sure, some of them are working off a little excess fat, but it seems that they are attacking that problem at a much earlier stage, before it becomes very difficult.
@harleyzeth8 ай бұрын
@@meptoo Not just that, but Gen Z actually lift like they're serious. Almost never saw other millennials doing squats, front squats, or deadlifts 10 years ago at the gym unless they played football. Now it's very common to see 16 year Olds repping 3 or 4 plates on deadlifts instead of thinking squats and deads are bad for your back.
@jordanguernsey77168 ай бұрын
The Elmo cuts got me
@jennys19838 ай бұрын
NO! 😂
@blueclube300008 ай бұрын
The only thing I can see with the it's a safer tool to use if your live in a bad neighborhood
@Samaker8 ай бұрын
Nice Half-Life 2 bridge ya got there
@pisles7 ай бұрын
Why does Zack Telandar call himself a coach? Not asking as a criticism or judgement, but out of curiosity and genuine interest in who he is. Have been loving the content.
@MEWOVER90008 ай бұрын
1:00 is that the bridge from Half Life 2?
@fleshmotorcycle94278 ай бұрын
The amount of ads I get for what is essentially a pvc pipe with rubber bands on it for $500 fucking dollars is depressing
@tripptemoney87638 ай бұрын
A new LA fitness opened near me and I started going. I’m 29 and the place makes me feel like an old man. If gen z isn’t horse playing around then they’re on their phones holding up the equipment or just standing around. Shits infuriating.
@BurstingVeins17 ай бұрын
Bowflex is actually pretty great, but not great for advancement, it's just a warmup machine for me now. But ya, it probably would just be better to spend the money on the free weights.
@K4R3N8 ай бұрын
My kids (14, 12, 10) are learning proper diet and fitness. Macros, compound exercises, carbs based on cardio etc. I'm doing my part. And I don't allow them on social media, we prefer old school media (books, movies)
@Brainwave202418 ай бұрын
Hey man bowflex is legit lol I used to get insane pumps and workouts on one of those. It’s pretty much a cable system honestly. At least the one I had is almost as good as any cables I use now at the gym
@zacktelander8 ай бұрын
You’re the exception to the rule though. I can assume that just by viewing this video your understanding of training vastly higher than the average person. Don’t take that as a gatekeeping/holier than thou approach. It’s just important that we don’t underestimate just how insanely limited the average persons knowledge on training and fitness truly is.
@Conformist558 ай бұрын
Kids who grew up without PE or recess.
@raymondjurado92038 ай бұрын
Elmo loves fitness information.
@Noobgainsforever8 ай бұрын
Is that HL2 in the background😂
@MrGrey-vo2og8 ай бұрын
Gen Z, is all about staying lean and never really putting on much muscle
@Real288 ай бұрын
Already fking dead at the intro 😂 A good portion of GenZ literally afraid to go outside. I started my 100lb weight loss just by literally going for 1-2mi walks around my neighborhood. Guess if you're in a super sketchy neighborhood...but otherwise, go outside for a walk. Dude, Pelaton suffered a MASSIVE hit this year. In August, they lost 20,000 customers. Reported loss of 335.4M this year. Which is technically UP, as they lost 439M in 2022 compared to 2021. So yeah...
@g00zik978 ай бұрын
bro what the hell you doin under the half life 2 bridge :o
@gamebros878 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this one.
@snorelax39088 ай бұрын
People know about fitness. But people are lazy and want a quick fix or a machine that makes it easy. These gimmicks and gadgets will continue to turn up. It often takes a health scare for people to actually start giving a crap about their health. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make them drink.
@michaelmcdonald16208 ай бұрын
honestly this isn't on the gen z'ers it's on their parents. their parents failed them in not raising them to know what productive and healthy gym culture looks like so they turned to the internet. parents: YOU GOTTA DO BETTER
@JerseyJake988 ай бұрын
All this Gen Z hate bs is just parents avoiding responsibility. I'm Gen Z and my parents didn't raise me to be so vain and retarded like many of these "influencers" are
@DnyAln8 ай бұрын
There has never been a generation where parents teach their children about health and fitness. Absolutely not the parents fault they can’t control what information is on the Internet. This is something an individual has to do for themselves. trial and error.
@michaelmcdonald16208 ай бұрын
@@DnyAln there are parents in every generation who prioritize health and fitness and pass that knowledge along to their kids.. it's def not the norm but that doesn't mean that parents don't have a responsibility to instill these things in their kids when they're young so they can make good choices when they grow up... you know kind of like just about every other aspect of parenting
@nerf27528 ай бұрын
Why half life bridge is behind you ?
@entiliojones46968 ай бұрын
Yo what's the outro? Sounds cool.
@zacktelander8 ай бұрын
NISVANIS - Muu Zurshil
@Tony.Ashford8 ай бұрын
I like your point with common fitness influencers are making a fashion statement in a sense. lol I came to the conclusion a while ago that most people in the space are people that look cool and happen to work out and have decent strength
@RyanZerby8 ай бұрын
Eugen Sandow had his 'Light Dumbbell System' which was created to be saleable, not necessarily effective. He didn't use that system to get his body... and Charles Atlas didn't use isometrics to get his body. Suzanne Somers didn't come up with the "Thigh Master" even.... Some people DID make gains on those systems, but those were the people who would have made gains on any system. So, I agree that this is snake oil and selling a fantasy more than the actual product, but it is not new to Gen-Z. Think of Jogging in the 80s... terrible on the knees and no more effective than walking for most people.. Became popular because it was an easy exercise to show in movies and TV, and so became fashionable... I also think 'jazzercise' became popular during the VHS era because of the people performing the activity more than the activity itself. If you were fit enough to keep up with the video tape, you probably didn't need the video tape in the first place.
@jennys19838 ай бұрын
I saw that 5lb grip trainer dumbbell Sandow sold on a documentary about Arthur Conan Doyle last week! Doyle went on a course that was supposed to make you look like Sandow 😅
@igoresque8 ай бұрын
Why do you have a bridge from half life 2 as your background?
@DominicMunnellythisistheway8 ай бұрын
Those that are encouraged to stay on their phone and live an atomised, consumer driven life should make sure they get at least some of their fitness in a public or group setting as it would be best for their mental health
@JohnSmith-zc3yc8 ай бұрын
12:25 😂😂 is that a Nate Diaz impression
@krossxeye6607 ай бұрын
As someone who went to an LA fitness and couldn't find a bench on a school day, then transferred to Barbell Brigade for 3 months, i can't stand teenagers. I'm not even 21 and i feel like I'm sone kind of alien in a commercial gym. I'm not even too buff or strong but good lord
@KVCunknown8 ай бұрын
Feels like in any area of interest there will always be two groups of people: the minority of passionate, invested fans, and then the majority of the general population who doesn't engage with quality information because frankly they aren't interested enough but still feel like they need to participate in some way because they're "supposed to". Most "fitness" influencers should actually be called "exercise" influencers, because they're catering to that uninvested majority.
@justinwright74698 ай бұрын
I would appreciate it if Zack would start adding tha in front of his sentence when talking about social media platforms. When he said I don’t understand how ticktock works. I wanted to hear, I don’t understand how tha ticktock works. Just to help emphasize his point 😅
@AWhistlingWolf8 ай бұрын
Isn't the stepper pointless because the pressure you apply is just your own weight? You lift one foot a little bit, your weight sinks the opposite pedal in. You're not doing any exercise.
@BlackoutMS8 ай бұрын
Stressful Half-life 2 bridge spotted
@dojadog79898 ай бұрын
is it Gen Z or is it the commercialization of fitness within technological means?
@mattpen79668 ай бұрын
lots of great takes here
@pareto97987 ай бұрын
Shout out to the Half Life 2 bridge background
@attananightshadow7 ай бұрын
Some Gen z’s are fine; a lot are like Elmo here and needed a slap over a decade ago.
@flacmcfae28808 ай бұрын
Someone needs to bring back the perfect push up things
@Alejandro-te2nt8 ай бұрын
Point well made Zack. Just one question. Whats a Man-you-festo?
@freekout18 ай бұрын
the look on kids faces when they ask how to get big like me when i tell them "give it like 10 years buddy"
@J4MTV8 ай бұрын
Mitchell Hooper wants tips on Olympic lifting according to his newest video. Might be worth looking into? 👀
@robjaniszewski28418 ай бұрын
My hope and belief is that the success of this pedaled nonsense will be as transient as the internet trends they follow, whereas the substantive content (such as yours) will thrive in the long run because it is rooted in core principles delivered in an intelligible fashion. Will it result in huge spikes in viewership? No. Will it be a huge net positive in aggregate over time? Absolutely. Keep at it man, merry Christmas
@ericcuevas77578 ай бұрын
Ab Roller still gold.
@Jackedtarheel8 ай бұрын
Good stuff zac
@nickr78018 ай бұрын
You’re getting old, Zack! But hopefully this reaches even one gen z who needs to see it. Let’s face it, there’s a huge proportion of the population (in every generation) that is eagerly looking for a quick and cheap(ish) fix to their unhealthy diet and lifestyle. Getting to a mental state where you look forward to gym time takes time and hard work before it’s rewarding.
@cameronjones48958 ай бұрын
Zack, you gotta buy a stepper and superset back squats with the stepper. Chase that pump 🍑
@-bm1ir8 ай бұрын
So TikTok affiliate links have got young people peddling junk to each other, technology rocks.
@MikeXCSkier8 ай бұрын
If I'm an example of the type of people you attract then you definitely don't attract the cool kids. :) I really enjoy your Olympic weightlifting content, and that goes for your buddy Dylan "Put Some Stank on the Bar" Dozer. I've bought products from both of you. You also introduced me to Torohktiy whose teaching method was a game-changer and it revamped my technique. I'm a 56-year-old tax attorney, which is about as uncool as it gets, trying to improve in Olympic weightlifting. Anyway, thanks for your content.