For the algorithm

my goal is to be healthy and happy for as long as i can. i saw a video of a 60 year old man who could still do gimbarr moves, its so awesome how long our bodies can be strong

Try some fasting it may help with the pains

I train for rowing, so by default it’s a strength/cardio mix. However i used to train for strength only, so it’s gonna be hard to get to the same numbers again..

Why the k2 without vitamin D?

Amazing brother! You are becoming by far one of the most well rounded athletes and humans we have ever seen, my friend. Big round of applause goes your way! 👏🏻🔥💪🏼😉👍🏼

In the last 2+ years my focus has shifted back to endurance training via long-distance cycling (Mountain & Road). Stopped biking and only powerlifted for 10+ years but got back on the bike again and realized how much I love it. I'll be 45 in a month & my endurance is thru the roof. That said, I've struggled with balancing resistance training & have lost a lot of strength and mass. I know it's due to improper nutrition off the bike & in general not eating enough protein. I don't want to look like a road biker but riding is addictive even tho very catabolic. I'm trying to find the balance between the two passions.

Great video.

Love your content sir, what i love the most is how open you are about your relationship with God. It helps me to stay focused aswell. God bless from the Netherlands

Just tried Good mornings yesterday with weight. We used to do them in CrossFit with PVC pipes as a stretch. I feel it in lower back and hamstrings today. I could have gone heavier but wanted to see what recovery was like at this level. It is an awkward moment… but sometimes the gym needs awkward. 😂 I put it on leg day so I could recover and do deadlifts and lower back extensions on back day.

pretty basic. improving my higher rep maxes on weighted dips and weighted chins, and then percentage based training on squats and deads.

I'm 27, lifetime drug free, been competing in IPF for 7 years. I hold the total record (837.5) for Hungary, as well as deadlift (350.5). I compete in 105-, and for me, the main goal is to podium on an international competition, then health, then aesthetics. I am quite lean naturally so I don't think that would change a lot unless I went to 120+. I've learned to not purely chase numbers anymore, although 900 total@105 sounds amazing. I try and focus on "what would the world champion do in my shoes", and just act every single day like that. If you act like a world champion with their consistency, it's the best thing you can do to become as close as you can to that! Apart from all that, if I didn't have as good genetics for the sport, I still love the community. So even if I got completely put out of powerlifting, I'd referee/hang out at the gym to hype people up.

I had been running 5x5 type training for a bit over a year and then recently went cold turkey for a month and half and just did running, now back to powerlifting doing cube, I like the mix of the big 3 and then some more hypertrophy movements

Health, Strength, Endurance, Aesthetics

Hybrid approach

I'm looking for that balance too, been eating much better recently, just need to cut down on the drinking. Looking great Pete.

I’m in this torn position right now. I want to keep entering powerlifting meets and progressing my total, but I also want to be lean and actually look like I workout and good with a shirt off. But I also want to be healthy because like you said.l at the end of the day if you don’t have healthy what o you

At 32 years old I'm building back from an L5/S1 herniation that occurred last year. Getting back to my pre injury strength. I'm doing light running, I despise running, and getting into boxing for cardio.

Currently an intermediate hypertrophy-bro and novice runner, the running has definitely supported my weight training!

Great stuff Pete! 👍 How did this set feel RPE-wise for you?

100 chin up 205 ohp 300 bench 405 squat 500 deadlift With accessory’s balanced.

Hey Pete! Over a period of not working out and only riding my bike my knuckle issue resolved itself. As a new form of exercise last Oct I started going to Muay Thai/Boxing classes and eventually Jiujitsu. Strength being put on the back burner as speed and endurance are much more important. Eventually, I started running to improve my cardio and continue to track my progress as I go from 9:30 mile to around 7 minutes currently. In terms of cardio, I try to focus on explosive short sprints and sprinting up hills rather than distance as I go in between classes and time is limited. Incorporating strength training was difficult to juggle in with training in the gym as much as possible and running as my body would get to sore. However, for the past several months have I been able to start consistently strength training. The goal being prepared for a MMA fight sometime next year in terms of not just physically but also with technique. 1. Health - started going to the gym to get exercise and fit outside the dungeon. Working out for strength became an addon to being able to stay as injury free as possible and helping with recovery. Time outside the gym sessions was focused on stretching/recovery exercises from the physio, improving speed/agility or hitting the heavy bag. 2. Strength - being able to move heavier weighs with greater ease always helps, but with more focus on speed and explosiveness. However, as I got the ball rolling again in terms of being fit again, I have now added more strength training trying to get 2 bench/upper body accessories and one leg day per week. Still struggling to fit leg days in and being able to kick the subsequent days therefore only able to get back to I was with deadlifts, squats are lagging, but bench is blowing up as I am using my arms so frequently. 3. Athsetics - The harder you train the better you will look and isn't a focus. Want to get as lean as possible to stay as light as I can rather than looking good.

I love the channel. You're transformation has been very impressive!! I wish i would have known way more about nutrition when i was younger, now in the best shape of my life at 45, not as strong as my 20s, but i have a more balanced package of aesthetics and strength. I just want to be strong and healthy. I find poeebuolding has been great, a couple heavy compound exercises coupled with lots of accessories for hypertrophy, its getting results and its a fun way to train. I've heard you say a couple times now you are going to cycle in creatine, is there a benefit to not being on creatine on a regular basis?

Definitely struggling with this as a current powerlifter with a cross country and track background. Went back to running in 2021 and did a marathon and since then went back to powerlifting. Just still unsure of what I’m actually working towards, it’s tough…

I want to deadlift 700lbs natural at around 215-220 bw. but i also just work to be healthy and for fun so many different targets. hard to choose but that's the biggest one

Maxing out this week then going to start cutting down for wrestling. Hit 295 power clean (30lb PR) and 565 deadlift (15lb PR) today at 224lbs bodyweight, gotta get down to 197 for competition

The 260 for 4 was nice

Health, strength, aesthetics.

Balancing losing 10-15lbs with maintaing strength. Hoping cardio and general energy improves as the weight comes off.

Just turned 42. In the best shape aesthetically of my life, also after some serious mileage with a jump rope over the last 3-4 months I’ve probably got my cardio to a level it’s not been at for years and years. Pete’s coaching has gotten me here.

Look JACKED!!! Boom!

My goal is to be the best balance of strength, health, and aesthetics for my children.

I’m gaining atm, still riding my bike daily but my goal is to gain muscle atm and then eventually do maintenance lifting with a cardio focus.

As a new father and a girl dad like yourself Im finding the most difficult part about lifting is having the energy to do it with 3 hours max sleep per day and being somewhat delusional everyday lol.

Goal is the same it's been from day 1 lifting. To get strong as shit and stronger than previous best, maintaining best health and life quality possible.

Lately I just wanna be lean and healthy. I’ve had this goal to be 200lbs and single digit BF. Got down to 211 and 11% last year. Gonna try again and really push for under 10%. I’ve gone the powerlifting route and been fairly successful. 600 squat/dead and 400 bench in the past. Burnt out on that.

You are my inspiration! Stay drug free.

Definitely a hybrid focus now I’m approaching 50. 210lbs+ seems to be my tipping point for BP. If I go above 210, regardless of how much lean mass, my BP goes 130/85+. There is a lot of metabolic gold to be had in the HRZ 2 zone… walking and light rucking.

Been focusing on Powerlifting recently however I feel my quality of life has decreased, I am heavier than I really want to be and my cardio is practically nonexistent. Sure I move heavier weights than I ever have but honestly I don't see the point in it. I don't earn my money with PL and it has gotten to a point where my life is better without such a rigid approach. So my new goal is to keep some form of general strength training & also train for a half marathon. I achieved most of my PL goals anyways, the only thing I would eventually like to do is Deadlift 300kg (660lbs) which I got fairly close to. However it is not important enough for me to prioritize it over other things in life or my general well being.

I'm going for the same thing more or less. Used to be a serious amateur cyclist back in the day, but had to quit due to back injuries. That's when I discovered deadlifts, cured my back. But I really miss the feeling of being in high end cardiovascular shape. Miss the feeling of how my body felt like a well oiled machine with a cardiovascular engine that just hummed along and I could rev the engine at will. I think there are some things you keep from this. I can easily go out and jog without any training, but my feet will go to putty unless I give it time to strengthen. Right now I'm focusing on building strength and some mass, but defiantly will return to my roots in endurance training. If I were to bet on the health returns I suspect that endurance training will give way more in terms of health, but strength is also important in the long run without a doubt.

Strongest pound for pound human ever

Pete are you a fan of the great Smokey’s ? Also how much did Varun pay for the interview ?

My goal is to see if I can handle Dinitrophenol in a godly dose to lose 25 pounds in 3 days.

My weight gain is apocalypse survival storage. It's not the kind of "well rounded" you're speaking of.

Hows the shilagit? I see It everywhere and wondered about it when i start back training adding it in if it will benefit me in a way.

Been following since the basement days. Love your content Pete.

Nothing currently! Lol, got a few more weeks of nothing over 20lbs smh.

Your dips are really deep. Isn’t that a formula for injury? Serious question! Been watching you since the beginning of your YT journey.

Pete how much did the Varun interview cost?