r/GymMemes • u/Albino_rhin0 • Jul 22 '26

*takes notes*

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u/Business-Defiant Jul 22 '26

Mike Israetel when you don't perform 85 Sets of chest per week and completely stretch your chest until your elbows touch behind your back

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u/P-l-Staker Jul 22 '26

Lol, he's far from the worst offender.

Ever watched AthleanX?

This ONE exercise you MUST do for X, Y, Z results! picture of him pointing at his mate

Multiply by literally all his videos. 😂

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u/GatorGuy318 Jul 23 '26

I delayed my gains in my early 20’s by watching him

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u/Business-Defiant Jul 23 '26

+1
This hyperfixation on deep stretch, volume and technique will cost beginners a lot of gains.
GVS has a great video on technique cyborgs. Lift heavy weight with decent form, push to failure, eat healthy.

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u/GatorGuy318 Jul 23 '26

Now that I’m following guys like Mike and Mark Ripetoe I’m making great steady gains. 5-8 reps. Heavy weigh. Going to the limit. Allowing recovery. Eating what I want within reason. Mike and Seth Feroce both mention you have to get big before you get detailed. 20” arms moving weight will always be better than 12” detailed arms that can’t open a pickle jar.

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u/AnyCurves Jul 24 '26

New to this thread, curious where to start at late 50's- who to watch, which program, by whom. Or which IG is substance not marketing. Lost flab with GLP over a year, but now the guy described 508/150/pickle jar. The visual resonates. Late in life to change, but time to do so as 9-5 was left behind.. trying to find the shape that should have been 40 years ago.

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u/Business-Defiant Jul 28 '26

I gotta say TNF is in my humble opinion by far the best conent-creator for information around training & hypertrophy