Life Hacks - The Gym Edition

Yes cult members. Here’s the timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Upgraded Bench Press 07:51 Skull Crushers, Myo Reps & Simplified Split Squats 17:05 Best Exercises for Glute Development 25:04 Deep Lunges, Eccentric Speed & Landmines 31:56 How to Get Motivated, Barbell Hacks & Stimulants 50:42 Is Calf Training a Scam? 54:19 Netflix Recommendations 1:03:59 Who Should Be the Next Bond? 1:05:41 Where to Find Jonny & Yusef

“Life is much simpler when you stop explaining yourself to people and just do what works for you!.”

As the saying goes: the best exercise is the one you do.

Agree with the Seal row, absolutely amazing exercise. Normal bent over rows after deadlifts on my pulldays don't go well due to fatigued hips & lowerback. Seal rows are a game changer.

Boys back together again it's always a joy to see

if you are struggling with rep motivation on the squat or bench perhaps, then counting down from 8 to 1 works better than counting 1 to 8 reps.

This will come in handy this year for me. Thank you,Chris!

My gym tip: Watch fight scenes or epic moments from shows you like before working out

Excellent vid. Propane fitness team is very well informed.

Re calf training - it's easy to turn it into an exercise for your achilles tendon by bouncing and using elastic recoil and not pausing at the bottom each rep as other than letting you use more weight it doesn't do much for the calf itself. Getting a good stretch and a pause at the bottom should be mandatory. Also seated puts more emphasis on the soleus which is the smaller of the calf muscles (doesn't cross the knee) where as standing works the bigger gastroc (which does cross the knee) more so I always think it's better to get more calf training volume from variations where the legs are straight. Of course, the easiest way to get your calves to grow is just to go full on GOMAD for an extended period of time.

Life hack 2 for 1 time saver - Abs while driving. I've been doing this for 10+ years trust me it works, no more wasting time on Abs in gym

Thanks boys! Going to add some of these in.

What are all your thoughts on 'knees over toes guy' and his methods of training.

Great episode, subscribed. If you like the landmine shoulder press, you can do it with both arms at the same time by making a makeshift Viking press. You put 2 barbells across the safety bars in a rack. One end has a small plate like 5kg to stop the barbell sliding off, the other ends that you hold will have a 20 or whatever. SO the press angle is slightly away from you if you don't like a regular military BB press

When I first got serious about weights training, I went to use the squat rack one day and some big dude had left the bar fully loaded up with a shit tonne of weight. I didn't know about the balancing weight thing at the time, and fully unloaded one side and the bar flipped off the rack and nearly hit some guy in the head. That actual caused me to develop a bit of fear around the squat rack 😕 I still do my squats, but just always super careful with safety. Also, here's my safety tip - if you're doing standing calf raises using the Smith machine and a step, put a 20kg weight plate on the step on the opposite side to you and remember to use the safety stopper clip things (I don't know exactly what they're called, but the things that stops the bar from crashing all the way down to the ground). I once had the step slip away from my feet and 50+kg came down on me because I wasn't using the safeties. Luckily I was able to get from under the bar in time. I've also seen the same thing happen to a kid at my gym. I rarely see anyone use them on the Smith machine 😕

great information!! How do you record this with 3 different guests??

I’ve got to say, close grip bench press is THE BEST for triceps

I hate to be simple, but walking is amazing. Put the headphones in and walk for an hour or two take in the views and burn calories. With a good diet you'll be good for the gym within a few weeks.

I had the gym figured out then the canadian govt developed a solution where they just shut everything down every 2 months for 2 years now.

Killer tips! Righteous.