A bunch of Brie fans here are missing the point. Dr. Israetel is not criticizing her. He is angry at the "trainer" that is selling her smoke and pretty much defrauding her and just in this specific "training" video. The fact that she got stronger eventually, like anyone would with regular training does not mean that this specific video by this trainer is not terrible. Again, his issue is with the trainer not with Brie.

@2adamast

10 ай бұрын

You think the point for Israetel is anger management. Besides that, him selling muscular hypertrophy as a way for kinetic abilities is certainly smoke and defrauding in most cases.

@jimnagel5611

10 ай бұрын

@@2adamast INDEED - HE'S AS FULL OF SH1T AS THE NEXT GUY - I DONT HAVE A REAL ISSUE WITH ANYBODY THAT CAN MOTIVATE SOMEBODY TO GET OFF THEIR A$$ & ENGAGE IN ANY KIND OF EXERCISE - BUT TO ALWAYS SAY THEY'RE ALL WRONG IS GETTING KINDA OLD

@1776Jan

10 ай бұрын

There are Brie fans?

@Froschemints

10 ай бұрын

@@1776Janthat is what I wanted to say

@isaiahfarris3539

9 ай бұрын

@@1776JanI’m one.

Hollywood training mantra: 'Complexity is king'

@Madchris8828

Жыл бұрын

"What is this doing? We have absolutely no idea! But you know what? It looks hard and that's really the point right?" LOL probably what they say behind doors😂

@MZ-9993

Жыл бұрын

Well, they would be dissapointed if they went to the guy and he was like: "squat, hinge, push and pull 3x week to failure, multiple sets. Ok 15k $ please"

@aberwood

11 ай бұрын

@@MZ-9993 Not when they also say 'Oh and I have access to a discreet steroid dealer that will 5x your results and I'll happily lie on record saying it's just chicken, broccoli, and rice for you so you can keep your squeaky clean image. I'll also help promote your movie in the top fitness magazines.' Now that $15k seems like a bargain.

@dm_9428

11 ай бұрын

Meanwhile Charles Bronson just did push ups and pull ups at his apartment and looked awesome.

@MZ-9993

11 ай бұрын

@@aberwood sure, and its probably the case most of the time

The exercises were selected to make her tired and worn out so she would “feel” she was making progress after each workout. They were also selected for they’re “coolness” factor so she could look cool doing them, and by extension make the trainer appear innovative. Would love to see a before and after, especially since he never mentions what her goals were.

@gooble69

8 ай бұрын

"They were also selected for they’re “coolness” factor so she could look cool doing them" Sums up the entire fitness industry from the last 40 years...

@dustyking8851

8 ай бұрын

She had 9 months & this "trainer" was talking about stunt? Maybe she should have been doing some fighting routines as well. The studio paid for this guy? Strength, speed, resilience can be done by different fighting styles. Marvel studios needs to get their money back.

@stopstalkingyouspookybastard

7 ай бұрын

if you cant read/write well or are not intelligent enough to differentiate between their and they are you probably should thread carefully when you criticize

@iamapokerface8992

7 ай бұрын

their*

@jaysynclendenning388

7 ай бұрын

​@@gooble69no, it really doesn't.

I've been a trainer now for 3 years and would still consider myself a "novice" trainer. It's so reassuring to see people and coaches such as yourself calling out workouts like this - when I look at those or watch them and query ...maybe these celebrity trainers know something I don't. It's nice to realise they actually don't and it's best to stick to the science and the "unsexy" yet effective workouts. New subscriber thank you for the excellent content and clear breakdown.

@JustTheFlecks

2 ай бұрын

Trainers “to the celebrities” have a talent for sales and know how to market their brand (themselves). I’ve been going to gyms since the 80’s, have a Health Science teaching credential, and I’ve seen a LOT of exercise fads and trainers come and go. I couldn’t watch many of those “training” videos… and dbags like “V Shred” drive me nuts. I discovered Dr Mike and it was so cathartic to see him call out the bad trainers and give props to the good ones. He looks and sounds like a meathead, but he’s incredibly knowledgeable. If your instincts were in line with what Dr Mike is saying you know what you’re doing. Stay confident.

@TheAvprobeauty

2 ай бұрын

been a trainer since 2019 and still dont know anything according to my professor who has been “self employed” through NASM exclusively. Experience and education are both important. And if someone is only experienced screaming into their own echo chamber, these are the kind of “trainers” well get.

@BoxStudioExecutive

2 ай бұрын

They do know something you don't. They know how to bullshit their way into top $$$ paychecks training multi-millionaires.

@chrishouterman4772

Ай бұрын

Been a trainer since 2017, still learning new things all the time. Another great thing to come to terms with, EVERY SINGLE trainer has told and instructed clients in things that you later find out are not ideal or sometimes flat out wrong. You grow, you learn, you do your best to be worth their time and money 💪

@nostalji75

Ай бұрын

Thats a good attitude! Even Professors should consinder themselves to be students. Thats the only way to actually learn. Especially if you work in a branche that sells 90% BS.

What I'd REALLY like to see is a video by a trainer who trains all the stunt doubles.

@ColtonBarrett

10 ай бұрын

They may not even need a trainer cause they actually know what they're doing.

@VIEWITIS

9 ай бұрын

Or just pay the stunt doubles to train the actors. Also pay a doctor to prescribe them all steroids.

@dagazrune6453

9 ай бұрын

The Stunt men and women are the real heroes of these movies!

@nadaalwabel2498

9 ай бұрын

Yes 👏🏼

@paulnicholson5997

8 ай бұрын

You 2 beat me to it. Stunt doubles are some of the finest people on the planet.

Mike, thank you so much for mentioning that someone doesn't need to physically help with hip thrusts or touch their clients when they are doing them. There are so very questionable "glute gurus" out there who touch their clients constantly, and it is not needed, and it is creepy behavior.

@auturgicflosculator2183

11 ай бұрын

Very.

@jenm1

10 ай бұрын

That's unfortunate. :(

@neldormiveglia1312

10 ай бұрын

*cough* Bret *cough* Contreras.

@konz2891

10 ай бұрын

They're "motivating you" you absolute heathen ;).

@miraxus6264

10 ай бұрын

I agree! There is almost no reason to touch a client....you can touch the weights if spotting...maybe if your trying to help with mind muscle connection 💪

I would love to see a celebrity train with Mike and get an actual workout in.

@crackaassedcracka

2 ай бұрын

he wouldnt be approved by the studio for being a real human

@rangequeen

Ай бұрын

I’d pay to see that shit

I don’t know how I came across your vids… but I love your commentary. Your exercise advice is traditional without the fluff. I’ve been working out for 4 years now 4 days a week, you just confirmed for me that traditional exercises never fail.

I used to work in a gym for a movie studio lot and almost no one actually did any training, 95% of all the “exercising” that was done was similar if not identical to a lot of what was covered in this video. The only reason anyone lost weight was because they ate less, but of course most of the people attributed their weight loss to the complex exercises they did. I somehow managed to work there for 7 years while I made a transition to software.

@Peter-hz3vs

10 ай бұрын

Are they on steroid to make those shapes. Those exercise are not near effective let alone optimal. Is the guy in the video just bluffing?

@Kwisatz-Chaderach

10 ай бұрын

Dropped this 👑

@MyNameJeff..

10 ай бұрын

@@Kwisatz-Chaderachlol what?

@Kwisatz-Chaderach

10 ай бұрын

@@MyNameJeff.. King shit

@MyNameJeff..

10 ай бұрын

@@Kwisatz-Chaderach lmao cringe

I think what people are not getting it is that these trainers are selling the illusion that they're not getting the actors ready to look a certain way but instead to perform the difficult tasks they need during filming. Which is absolutely bullshit, but that's why they always show these "functional" obsessed workouts and always justified them with the "they need to be able to do this for the character" non-sense. It's all smoke and mirrors to not admit actors train for looks and not for performance (mostly at least).

@Galuche1L1U

Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the goal isn't to trick the actor as well. If you're doing legit training, it's easy to seek out strength standard on legit exercises and realize you ain't shit after 9 months of training. But with random nonsense, you'll get better at it and won't have any reference to compare. You can then feel like an actual superhero while these yes-men trainers feed your ego in that sense. Kind of like the dudes with mediocre gains and S/B/D who go for strength on weird exercises like lat raises and then scoff at the big guys using mere 10 lbs dumbbells. Just a thought.

@canererbay8842

Жыл бұрын

Mike isn't missing it though. He directly addresses it saying things like "the suit is a prop that is actually light, the actor isn't really gonna need to jump 50 feet into the air, you're training them to *look* a certain way" etc.

@acg1189

Жыл бұрын

100%. I remember RP did the breakdown of Henry Cavil one and the training had him do some weird dumbbell thing for "holding and wielding a sword." And I'm like....I'm sorry but swords aren't heavy in general and the sword is rubber in anything except a glamour shot anyway....

@fastenedcarrot9570

Жыл бұрын

​@@Galuche1L1U I'm the best person I know at reverse hyperextension with a kettlebell held on the back of my neck that I know. Take your 315 bench and suck it pleb.

@bubonic285

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. And it’s very interesting how all these other men’s health celeb “train with me” (or whatever) workout videos never show them working their legs even though you can see they do.

This guy is gold! Your roasts are both funny and educational. How shocking that Hollywood even screws this up. I kind of feel sorry for Brie for wasting nine months with this yahoo when she could have made serious gains with a competent trainer.

@Holret

2 ай бұрын

OKay first of, I can tell this dude is really looking to create content. some points are valid some are just as pointless as the workouts hes trying to call out. 2. she did get in good shape for the movie, thats not even a matter of question so obviously the results speak for themselves. So clearly not a waste of time.

@Purlio11

Ай бұрын

@@Holret Ok first of all, if he’s not here to create content, why would he be on youtube? Of course he’s here to make content, but it’s educational because he has a PhD in sport physiology. What are your credentials? And secondly, yeah she “got in shape”, whatever that means, but not effectively. Maybe it wasn’t a waste of time per se, but it sure as hell was a waste of money. He’s pointing out that for the time she spent training, if she actually had a knowledgeable trainer, she’d have MUCH muscle growth OR she could’ve gotten to the same place she is now in less time.

Gotta say, I‘ve been working in the Gym for 14 years now and rarely watch Fitness Influencers because they all try to come up with the one-exercise-to-rule-them-all and often prefer flashiness over effectiveness or believe that the more challenging an exercise is, the more effective it gets (pistol squats on a Swiss ball with one kettlebell overhead). Your advice and insight here was so refreshing and helped me reflect again on how I evaluate exercises for my clients

I love how you just not reject the exercise by just saying 'this is not effective ', but immediately rationalize and back up with solid reason. Also Dr. Mike provide us with better solution. This is the epitome profession and what I'm striving for to become in specific area. Great video as always btw!

@markmoore618

10 ай бұрын

But rejecting every exercise isn't a good thing lol. It's the biggest problem with fitness channels and influencers. Always have to criticize and reject other people's ways and promote your own. There's no 1 exact way to get big. Everyone is different. It feeds into the toxic gym culture if you just reject and criticize.

@swaters5127

9 ай бұрын

Epitome profession?

@Gingnose

9 ай бұрын

@@swaters5127 yes, if you don't agree that's fine

@pro711200

9 ай бұрын

​@@markmoore618if someone is incompetent you call them out on it. This guy isn't even trying to promote anything.

@2lowkey100

9 ай бұрын

@@markmoore618Yeah but that doesn’t apply here though. There were multiple exercises where even I as someone that’s only been lifting for 8 months knew was bs and would limit hypertrophy. For “building a superhero body”, this is absolutely a nonsense workout that is actually counterproductive. Genuinely, what on earth was the purpose of the small blue exercise ball underneath her during the press up? Needlessly complicated, and counterproductive. Stuff like that needs to get critiqued harshly.

Amen to the commentary regarding unnecessarily touching your clients. This is a big pet peeve of mine. I've been a personal trainer for 12 years and can think of very few reasons to put my hands on a client. You can teach clients exercises without touching them. You can also correct form discrepencies mid set without touching them. Tons of trainers automatically resort to grabbing, tapping, or poking clients when they're trying to explain how to perform an exercise. Use your words, use analogies, demonstrate for them. If you're touching them you're in their personal space. Unless you're dealing with some kind of safety concern, step back and give the client enough space to do whatever you've just told them to.

@El_Ophelia

9 ай бұрын

When I first began training, we had a "guest speaker" come in who taught us to "not be afraid to touch your client," and I turned to my Director and said, "I'm walking out." I was the top earner in the club so I wasn't forced to stay and listen to this kook, and this was years and years ago, way before this whole MeToo climate! I did just that, and walked right out, leaving the Director, the "guest speaker" who was another trainer (!), and all my fellow trainers listen to this drivel. Even back then, I knew.

@faervas1234

9 ай бұрын

You have to ask what they were hiding?

@El_Ophelia

8 ай бұрын

@@faervas1234 Huh?

@PinkMonkeyBird

4 ай бұрын

I like touching

@motarded4214

4 ай бұрын

You could also have a conversation with your client about the touch correction. Some people, such as myself, don't give a shit if someone touches me.

Your video commentary is gold for so many reasons. They are actually hilarious listening to you dispel much of the substandard fluff training and back it all up with science. Very entertaining and REAL....thank god.

This channel has great content. Dr Israetel knows what he is talking about, explains things clearly and is entertaining. Attributes of an excellent teacher. I do not understand how the Hollywood trainers get away with their pretentious and ineffective training advice. Finally, just *look* at the different physiques. I know who I’d intuitively expect to be the better trainer.

"She got as strong pound for pound as any guy I know... no seriously I suck at training my male clients and am advertising this willingly"

@Mutiny960

11 ай бұрын

He had to push that stupid "Everything is Equal between genders" narrative that Disney has been spewing everywhere since the new Star Wars. He got big $$$ to tell that obvious F'ing lie.

@5050TM

11 ай бұрын

😂😂

@nealsterling8151

11 ай бұрын

🤣

@daikatarokamegawa542

11 ай бұрын

I've seen girls at my local gym that have muscles on their muscles, real great definition, competition material. They load the machines about as much as me, a 2 months newbie.

@magnetowrecksnaziscum7288

11 ай бұрын

Brie Rules

I’d like to see Dr Mike actually speak and debate the training with one of these guys. I mean how bad could it be? Seedman bad?

@MattRadioheadhead

Жыл бұрын

He's very careful to not be too assertive now in debates. See the Greg Doucette fanbois after their debate.

@SantosAl

Жыл бұрын

@@MattRadioheadhead You honestly don't need to be a Doucette fanboy to come off that debate and think that Dr. Mike was overly combative and condescending. and I'm saying this as someone that prefers Dr. Mike.

@Flahtort

Жыл бұрын

@@MattRadioheadhead , isnt that was couple years ago and now they cool yet some people still be like: "Yeah rost Greg!!!"?

@terminator2348

Жыл бұрын

@@SantosAl The same idiots who call a Sports Science guy "Dr" regardless of having a PhD, are the same ones calling Ivy League PhDs and some of the world's top scientists by their first name.

@SantosAl

Жыл бұрын

@terminator2348 I'm sorry, english isn't my first language, so it might be my fault, but i feel like I'm missing some context from your comment. What are you trying to say? Why did i call him dr. Mike: Mike has a phd. Doesn't that give him the title of Dr.? Also, i mostly used it because that's how he introduces himself on the videos.

I've been a personal trainer for over 20 years, and I LOVED your assessment and breakdown. I would also love to be one of your clients! I found this workout questionable as well as her "transformation." It was very underwhelming. For 9 months, she could have achieved far greater results. Jessica Biel looked great for Blade 3, for example. The only thing I'll defend is putting the blue air paid under her pecs while she's doing the pushups. Air pads are relatively thin and my guess is he put it there simply for a kinesthetic/tactile feedback so she could get a physical contact while maintaining her posture and quickly resume her pace and not drop down or collapse. It's not like it was as big as a Bosu ball or anything. Otherwise, her routine seemed way off the mark for what I would ever design for a "super hero's" physique, regardless of gender. It was obvious because even in her costume, she did not look sufficiently "fit." Terrific review and spot-on comments!!

@kathyjacques2688

7 ай бұрын

Guess Brie never saw Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2

@elecow17

4 ай бұрын

i liked the air pads too for the same reasons you mentioned and use them for my clients as well. its a great way to progress the push ups too; air pads this week, a thinner 10kg plate the next, until they can go full ROM chest to ground.

Great video! I enjoyed this immensely. Happy to subscribe.

I'm so happy this came up in my recommended. As a woman who has started novice weightlifting relatively recently, I have always innately felt confused and perplexed by the exact things you point out in this video as unnecessary or inefficient to add to strength training routines, but insecure that everyone seems to be doing them. It is SO validating to hear someone advocating for more direct hypertrophy exercises and dismissing the pop fitness fluff as fluff. I subscribed instantly.

@eddardgreybeard

11 ай бұрын

You'd love Martin berkhan. He called this "fuckarounditis."

@grandwizardnoticer8975

11 ай бұрын

GJ!

@TheSuperappelflap

8 ай бұрын

The problem is, most people dont want to accept exercise is simple, and takes work and discipline. Lift weights. Do calesthenics. Do cardio. Eat well. Sleep 8 hours. Every day. They just try to make it more complicated because they lack discipline and dont want to do all the work.

@-John-Doe-

8 ай бұрын

Who is _’everyone’_ ? These aren’t basic compound movements like _Bench / Squat / Deadlift._

@-John-Doe-

8 ай бұрын

@@TheSuperappelflap Correct. If you’re fat, it’s because of eating. Eat less. Go for a walk. You would think this is common sense.

I love these videos because they make me momentarily feel superior to people who are exponentially more successful than me

@sid.h

11 ай бұрын

If you call making an (unreasonably good) living by being a clueless self-confident motherfucker who professionally rips even more clueless people off, then yes, they're "successful".

@Agnes135

11 ай бұрын

I know what you mean... LOL

@nooblifter390

11 ай бұрын

Like how?

@NorthernSpartan

11 ай бұрын

@@nooblifter390 Intelectually superior. These are trainers who have 0 clue about exercise science.

@KL9702.

11 ай бұрын

Ah, true self awareness. Lol.

I'm bingeing your videos. I love your channel 🙌

I just found this channel and it's my new favourite pastime! Mike, you're hilarious as well as really informative :D

I don't know if this means anything to you guys but these types of videos are definitely the ones that I find most entertaining (I'm undecided if they're my favorite but pure entertainment wise they take the cake)

@fastenedcarrot9570

Жыл бұрын

They're also very good for educating noobs who might otherwise think this is actually a good workout.

@MarcRitzMD

Жыл бұрын

Same. It's also therapeutic because getting exposed to these weird workout vids can leave me feeling insane, thinking I'm suddenly living in some bizarro universe

@LS69420

11 ай бұрын

hating is fun. always has been

This guy earns $1000 an hour to "train the stars" ...

@XXLRebel

Жыл бұрын

Nah, they're not training celebrities ALL the time. They have regular clients too. They also can't just charge triple the amount JUST because someone has money. That would be like McDonalds charging $50 for a burger to a rich person😂

@Flahtort

Жыл бұрын

@@XXLRebel , why dont they?) If they know befire hand that person is rich they might be like: "For you I have special programm! It would be more expensive, yet..."

@vance9090

11 ай бұрын

@@XXLRebel I bet if he’s in “demand” with celebrities or clients that wanna “train” like the celebrities, he cranks that rate up pretty high. I don’t think he changes the rate based on who makes more money, but I bet he’s increased his price to a degree that it detours the poors

@gregkelland

11 ай бұрын

@@XXLRebelna bro that’s exactly what people do. At least in the online space. There’s these courses that teach people how to sell “high ticket coaching”. It’s just online coaching marketed to rich people with a massively inflated price.

@danielkanewske8473

11 ай бұрын

@@XXLRebel literally how a market functions ...

Love your emphasis on full range of motion.

I love your videos. I was thrown into a trainer position with only a 2 month "cert" and worked there 3 years. I have learned more watching your videos than I was ever taught in that gym! ❤ Thank you for going back to basics!

I love this 🤣!! I learned the same stuff you have mentioned like "the best warmup is using lighter weights doing the same motion" while working at Golds Gym back in the early 2000's lol.

I think the skill of these trainers is that they pad the actor's egos by letting them work with a bunch of weight by modifying the exercise to be impractical

@Darth_Bateman

10 ай бұрын

Think of it this way : do you REALLY think these actors are going to show up again if you make them work hard and leave them feeling exhausted??? These people who are becoming big names working with rich people and are about to be on the silver screen. Do you really think they are about that life? Hollywood is a chain of confidence-men and marks, bro.

These are great and very informative. It is great to know what workouts don't work as intended.

I know nothing about training and starting my gym experience now.... But you have me convinced. Very funny video, and educational. Thank you!

"This is gonna be as tough as it is pointless" ... Ha ha, that is a classic. Literally laughed out loud at that. This are now my favourite videos.

@edwardburroughs1489

Жыл бұрын

TBF that looks like great cardio!

@Czechbound

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardburroughs1489 It's not only the words, but the perfect deadpan delivery that gets me. Hollywood, make the call !

@steverottini3826

11 ай бұрын

Fluff

@gabrielemagnabosco8926

11 ай бұрын

@@edwardburroughs1489 you could also bike for cardio and do actual overhead presses and deadlifts and you'd get more results out of them

The fact that you ever worked around crossfitters and didn't immediately start yelling at them is a testament to your patience.

@1retiredknight

8 ай бұрын

You mean puking at every workout isn't really a good metric for how effective the set is? That was what the guy at the crossfit gym down the road from me used as a selling point.

@southboundguitar

8 ай бұрын

Crossfitters are the worse, lol!!!

@CheekiTiki

3 ай бұрын

I think crossfitters get a bad rap. Just about every crossfitter I know is pretty strong and chill. The one and only real problem with CrossFit as far as I can tell are certain gyms pushing beginners to do advanced lifts that they aren't ready for.

I love your approach to fitness. More science please, that would be awesome

My first video of yours I’m watching! SUBSCRIBED!

Best part of most of these 'train for a movie' workout videos from Men's Health (always them, isn't it?) is when you see the celebrities instagram later and they've switched to much more effective exercises. Oooh, there's a new series for Dr. Mike - compare the 'celebrity workout' from 'globo-gym publications' to what celebrity is actually doing on insta.

@GeorgeousGeorgeousGeorge

11 ай бұрын

Used to buy Men's Health when I was a teenager in the 90s, until I found out all of the models in the magazine do steroid cycles in the cutthroat competition to get the exercise photo shoots. It's always been all bs

@countyboy3988

11 ай бұрын

All channels do this they go by a short video clip from the workouts and assume it's the whole thing 😂😂

You said " when you're a 270# person, you sweat no matter what you do " I thought I was going to choke. 😂😂 your humor is awesome and I'm sure we'd be good friends.

@nustada

5 ай бұрын

Being that weight myself for a time, it is no joke. Being that overweight is like wearing as 70 pound jacket all the time.

My 1st time watching you, but I got a good laugh mate, bloody awesome mate you got a sub!

Great info and critique. 👍🏼

Bret Contreras obviously has a different take on hip thrusts, would like to see a discussion between you two on that

@Morpheah

11 ай бұрын

Not really, people cherry-pick and take his statements out of context but Contreras himself deeply understands the essentiality of the squat/deep stretch

@staceydi6787

11 ай бұрын

I was so confused when Dr Mike said this. I squatted for years and while my glutes looked nice they were never big. It wasn't until I added hip thrusts to my squat and lunge routine that I saw massive growth. I've also never felt such soreness or felt my glutes work as much as I do in that exercise. Eh, to each their own. You couldn't pay me to stop doing hip thrusts because they're so effective for me.

@fluntimes

11 ай бұрын

Yeah Dr Mike is just wrong on hip thrusts. It is a specialty exercise and the research on it as a glute builder is strong and growing. Yes there are other exercises, no one is saying lunges and sumos aren't great, but the "thrust doesn't work the stretch portion" doesn't match the reality that thrusts produce phenomenal glute growth.

@SophiaSolis1

11 ай бұрын

​​@@staceydi6787yes! Same.

@cesarbrenes9184

11 ай бұрын

@@staceydi6787Same, idk where the hip thrust hate comes from…..

I'm a trainer and decided to watch the training video first and come back to this one after to see what I could assess. Agreed it was very gen pop, wayyyyy too much warmup, and so much random stuff thrown in there to make it *seem* cool and sciencey. Hearing you talk about having a specific physique goal and having exercises tailored to that specific goal, I was applauding you 👏 Reassuring to know that I am in fact a trainer worth my salt 😆

@goldenpony822

11 ай бұрын

I was wondering though, isn't all this shizz about feeling the body (for expression) and looking cool for the screens rather than usual fitness related goals? Are we positive they even had the same goals in mind than regular people working out? Isn't this like a painter commenting a crayon picture?

@RogueHero

10 ай бұрын

Same here lol

@thememelord6510

10 ай бұрын

@@goldenpony822no I don’t think so because there is a right and wrong way to do things, some things can change based on your goals but there are still things that could be tweaked to be objectively better. For example if someone’s goal is training for a sport, they will train specific body parts, but those excercise still have to be done correctly.

@El_Ophelia

9 ай бұрын

Same. CPT here as well and I came here to write the same thing! :)

@sparks6177

8 ай бұрын

@@goldenpony822 perhaps not, but considering Brie was meant to play a super hero it seems weird that they wouldn’t focus even a little on actually looking muscular. If you are playing a intergalactic soldier turned super hero you are going to need to look like you’ve trained for longer than a week. I do suspect some of these exercises were designed specifically to not give her full and deep reps because the producers or Brie didn’t want her to gain too much muscle and would prefer her to just work thighs and buttocks.

Awesome video - you rock!

Thanks for the front foot elevated lunge mention. It's useful info for me

I'm addicted to this series, really good combo of entertainment and info

Don't stop with these videos! The unintentional education I'm getting from this is amazing. And I def plan on trying a month on the app, just not in beta stage. I'm following this channel so I know when the bugs are worked out and the full version is available.

Yo Dr. Mike does the Hypertrophy app say how to get the body flowing and what the optimal temperature is to prime my nervous system?

I just stumbled across this channel but i could listen to this guy ripping entitled hollywood people a new one for days straight. LOVE IT!

Don't quit Mike!!! We need YOU and others like you to cut through the BS of these "trainers." Take my sub and keep up the great work!

Dr. Mike please never change, love your videos

This video just randomly auto played and I’m a big fan of criticizing Hollywood so what the heck I’ll give it a watch. Great video,,,watching your frustration build was funny, good work! 🙏🏻 Sub’d

Wow, impressive insight. Thanks. I'm going to listen to this guy.

My theory is the workout was designed to feel challenging but not actually put on that much muscle because either Brie, her agent, or the producers of the movie(s) didn't want her to be "too muscular".

@MehdiGlz

11 ай бұрын

That would make sense. It's the same with Wonder Woman, the only women that look like they lift anything in both Captain Marvel and WW movies are secondary characters

@kinein

11 ай бұрын

Pancake bootie is infamous

@hujron

11 ай бұрын

Excellent point. From interviews, she started filming first for the end credit scenes, before starting filming on her own movie. Which means she was fitted for the costume pre-workout. Marvel costumes are notoriously tight, but yes her workouts aren't helping.

@Vincent-fv1ch

11 ай бұрын

You are an idiot. Women don't magically put on "too much" muscle.

@oldvlognewtricks

11 ай бұрын

Don’t want to be too muscular, but still want to pay for multiple expensive daily personal training sessions? There’s a word for that…

So you don’t recommend hip thrusts for glute hypertrophy? Because in a RPStrenght article from 2020 you do list them as a top choice for the glutes. Has your opinion changed since then or am I missing something?

@HazeLmao

11 ай бұрын

she’s using too much weight it’s obviously too heavy, the guy is literally grabbing the bar. you should focus on form not having a buddy lift it for you.

@Ailieorz

11 ай бұрын

@@HazeLmao Yeah that shot was setup purely to make her look stronger than she actually is. Some people believed she was thrusting 400lbs and every time someone said it I nearly choked on my own vomit

@horvathbenedek3596

11 ай бұрын

​​@@Ailieorzxactly. If someone can do 400 lbs hipthrusts, they can do pushups. Those were probably fake weights. Even then, not for a second was she in control of that weight.

@panteleymonschekochikhin-k1978

2 ай бұрын

@@HazeLmaothat's not the point. He said several times in this video that hip thrusts themselves are not optimal.

Dog rescue videos and Mikes deep analyses of these hapless training regimens make my day.

Hi Dr. Mike, I'm very curious to know your opinion of kneesovertoesguy's exercises. Would you consider doing a video on them?

@tanukhan

Жыл бұрын

seconded

@Captainspamo

Жыл бұрын

Squat university too

Yo!! Dr. Mike and Dr. Bret Contreras should have a convo about hip thrust!! 🙌🙌 I would love to see that

Nice... imagine how many have tried this workout. And spot on about the awkward hip thrusts it seems shes been taken advantage of...

It's wild that this is the first time I've heard someone say hip thrusts were a terrible exercise for the glutes

@BWater-yq3jx

6 ай бұрын

Because they're not the prime mover. You can actually lift your hips without using the glutes, which means you have to consciously squeeze them, which makes it more of an isometric exercise for glutes. But women love doing exercises that are like sexual positions, lol.

@devilsadvocate2643

4 ай бұрын

They're decent. You have 10 exercices much better.

I love the comment on the best warmup for squatting is squatting. So so true. I spent so much time as a beginner lifter doing weird shit to get ready for compound lifts but just doing the lift with only the bar or a small amount of weight actually gets you ready to go. Stretching is great to do before as well but complicated activation exercises are ridiculous

@maddieek6865

10 ай бұрын

Same here!

@Tedphoenician

9 ай бұрын

Stretching before an exercise increases likelihood of injury. Warm-up before and stretch after. Source: The US military.

@aethylwulfeiii6502

8 ай бұрын

I always found that jump squats, cyclist dumbell squats, front squats overhead squats, are all superior to barbell back squat, for the legs.

@BWater-yq3jx

6 ай бұрын

And applies to almost any exercise. Best warm up is a light easy version of the exercise, progressively increasing in intensity. Scrap the stretching though. It will temporarily weaken your muscles and connective tissue. Working the target muscle through range of motion will actually give an immediate increase in flexibility.

Best one yet. Mike's already thin facade of sanity is slipping away more each video. Great stuff.

Nice video. You got the perfect balance between funny, sarcastic and kinda mean. 😂And you seem very competent. I bet you're a great person to be around.

Thanks for the tip about glut bridge not being thr best choice and explanation about it

This is the “I don’t want to get too bulky, just toned” and “I’m the celebrity and you’re the trainer so what I’m saying is correct” workout

@Flahtort

Жыл бұрын

-I dont need to like like gym girl! I need to look like superhero -What is the difference? -Superheroes are not real

@passenger175

Жыл бұрын

Ha, "toned muscles". That is another good one

@user-is7xs1mr9y

11 ай бұрын

I was one of those "just toned, don't want to look like She-Hulk" girlies and now I cringe at the thought.

@TheBaumcm

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, those always make me giggle. Especially when you look at the amount of work behind bulking. I actually was trying to lose fat and knew that minimum cardio with maximum strength is my jam, from previous gym exploits. Started to bulk and I am now in the process of getting accidentally on purpose bulked and ripped, Linda Hamilton without the speed is my aesthetic, mostly because I don’t want to hit 50 and break. My goal is to gain as much muscle so that when sarcopenia (age related muscle loss) hits, I’m still strong enough to exercise and move and keep what I have. I don’t care if I look like She Hulk because at least then I don’t have to worry about being weak.

@Flahtort

11 ай бұрын

@@TheBaumcm , dont bulk. Maintain healthy bodyfat % and gain muscle with it.

I love these video concepts. You reactions are always instructive or hilarious

Ah ! ❤ the knowledge you have Dr. Mike

My nervous system got activated and I really felt the flow while watching this.

The sweating comment really rung home. I'm 210 lbs and I sweat liberally. I often have to remind myself at the gym... that just because i'm dripping doesn't mean I've really worked hard.

How have I only just discovered this channel? This was so funny and educational, now I have to go binge your content XD

I have an honest question. Would you recommend those activation exercises/stretches like the Y-T-W's and whatever the other thing was for an athlete (like a football player or something like that)? I can imagine they would be beneficial if you were going to be taking impacts, but I'm just a chimp with a gym pass.

@godlikemusic6407

4 ай бұрын

The question wasn't directed to me but it has been 2 months and you haven't got an answer so I'm jumping in. I don't think that "activation" exercises are really a thing, at least not in the way that Brie's trainer was using them. Just like Mike said, you are better off doing the exercise or the movement you are trying to do with a smaller load for more reps. The only situation where "activation" has a place would be when you are recovering from an injury and are unable to do the actual exercise. Stretches are a whole story and there seems to be mixed results and studies that point in different directions. I'm not a fan, especially if you are planing to do them before you workout, but try and see how you feel. Use yourself as a lab rat and see if you feel good or not. Sometimes there is not a clear cut answer. With this being said, I'd only recommend stretches to any of my clients as part of a mobility routine, completely separated from your workout.

I do like that push up progression too as someone who is trying very hard to get my pushups back!!

"She worked her ass off" Well that explains why she had no ass in that movie.

@kanikagaral7637

11 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@hokieham

11 ай бұрын

Yup…….

@AlexxxPerales

11 ай бұрын

Her body double had a decent one one some scenes

@2B_or_not_2B

11 ай бұрын

@@AlexxxPeralesthey should have used the body double for the acting scenes too…

@user-vs6dt8yw1q

11 ай бұрын

Brie has an amazing fit a ss you incel

I only workout 2x per week, upper/lower, but I only focus on the basics, full ROM and take on as much tips of yours as possible. Seems to do the job, I'm happy with the shape I'm in

@user-ot2pu3qv3e

11 ай бұрын

would be way more beneficial to do fullbody twice a week . do some research if you believe iam wrong

@alondjeckto

10 ай бұрын

​@@user-ot2pu3qv3ebruh

@Weese2strap

10 ай бұрын

@@user-ot2pu3qv3edepends how heavy he’s working but it’s not the same for everyone maybe for you and many you know

damn!, I know being harsh is fun, but your points really speaks how expert knowledge you have about the matter

Excellent and well spoken as usual 🙂

The way normies think EVERYTHING needs to be spotted is beyond me. I see gym bros helping push their friends weights on machine lifts and everything in between. Damn near mounting bri larsen just to uselessly put your hands on the bar while she's doing hip thrusts just takes the cake.

@kaspershaupt

Жыл бұрын

No need to spot on a hip thrust the floor already does that

@TheMasterfulcreator

Жыл бұрын

@@kaspershaupt exactly!

@steveloge8119

Жыл бұрын

To think, she was in pretty damn good shape in those films. Can you imagine an RP trained Captain Marvel rocking up to Thanos??? Tony would have lived.

@Pepe-pq3om

Жыл бұрын

​@@steveloge8119 I doubt she obtained her physic doing the training covered in this video

@komred64

Жыл бұрын

maybe the trainer just wanted to touch the hollywood celebrity... unpopular opinion pretty much all bs trainers hit on their female clients

I wanna see Mike Vs Brett Contreras debate the Hip-Thrust please!

So I've seen incredible results with Paul Carter's programming and his work put out about glute/lower body hypertrophy. Seems to contradict Dr. Mike who I just discovered and greatly respect. Since abandoning deadlifts (in favour of RDLs) and not doing sumo movements, which I found gave me killer adductors, I've found incredible and thankfully quick muscle growth with very noticeable visual changes that I havent seen in YEARS (even after working with a crappy trainer for a year, sigh). Hip thrusts/glute bridges done right and going very heavy was a game changer for me. Wondering if anyone has any info/experience on their opposing glute hypertrophy views. I greatly admire the work/information they put out, thank you.

She got in great shape...then wore an all in one jump suit for 90% of the movie She needed to be able to do stuff...then got a stunt double a green screen and ropes and pulleys to do it all for her

@zaynes5094

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. All that work but no show on screen for the work. I get the suit and all that, but she's still supposed to stay in top shape while working on the film. To me, she looked more fit and lean in Endgame than in her own movie. I know they don't want her to do anything, she's just supposed to act, but she should at least do most of the stuff. She said she does all the stunts, I very much doubt that.

When i was young, a coach at my high school suggested doing 1 hour warmup if you plan to take playing baseball seriesly, mainly to help keep injury at limits. Years later after injuring my spine working at a rock quarry around 2014. I realized in 2023 this year he was right, i now do clam shells to warm up glute area and a hip hing and laying down front kick to help the glute that atrophied do to back injury. My main workout split squat, or weight on one side squats. Man it takes getting injuries to teach yourself correctly.

@TheBaumcm

11 ай бұрын

I would say one hour is excessive for those of us with real world lives, but I get for someone who is a professional and trying to extend a career that would make sense. After my knee surgery, warm up, dynamic stretch, and keeping my opposing muscles in balance is essential.

@christopherspohn8071

11 ай бұрын

Yes that was what i was getting at, sense i hurt my body it requires preworking out to do a main workout. Yes 1 hour is a way up there. The workout i do for my hip glutes muscle takes good 40 minutes. Then do certain squates.

@shane_rm1025

10 ай бұрын

Same I was never able to make much progress weightlifting due to repeated injury until I started doing mobility/stability work and now I'm able to make steady gains. Squat University and Connor Harris are my rehab go to people on KZread for this.

i love ur video man so good🔥

She took 9 months to get in the shape she was in for that role? Even standard hollywood "steamed broccoli" methods, that seems like very minimal progress

Do you think they actually train normally and then do this show for the cameras or do you think she actually spend nine months pre-activating the stabilizer muscles of the shoulder complex (whatever that means) ?

@ULTRAOutdoorsman

Жыл бұрын

Considering the way most female "superheroes" look I would guess they're on a strict regimen of cigarettes, anorexia, some light jogging, and plastic surgery more than something that would be described as normal training

@andersbjrnsen7203

Жыл бұрын

I will bet almost anything they do a lot of normal meaningful training too, way more of that than the Circus numbers they sometimes show.

@gregkelland

11 ай бұрын

Surely if the trainer had any kind of integrity he would take issue with showing the audience a program that he didn’t actually use. But your right maybe it was just 1 meso of many

@user-is7xs1mr9y

11 ай бұрын

Judging by how she looked in the movie, I'd say she did the latter.

@HkFinn83

11 ай бұрын

In general that’s true IMO, they probably just do a lot of pumping exercises with machines, use juice and eat a little more protein than usual (males). But looking at this actress who doesn’t look like she’s trained after 9 months, yeh I’d believe she’s doing this silliness

I wonder how (besides knowing popular people) these PTs get the job of training actors, they are terrible at what they are doing lmao

@powerliftingpremedcrafter473

Жыл бұрын

Right! I wonder that too

@ULTRAOutdoorsman

Жыл бұрын

There is no "besides knowing popular people" in this case

@Flahtort

Жыл бұрын

They are good at what they are doing. Mislead and sell. We call it "pee in your ears" in my language.

Glad I found your site

This was actually a good informative vid? Thanks my guy

As a trainer with a degree in Exercise Physiology I whole heartedly agree Dr. Mike. From the warm-up and goal consideration to the ROM and all your other comments. And funny!

Mike needs to let us know if/when this advertising works and the first film star contacts him for training.

@ViJt-oq5nq

6 ай бұрын

I've seen Mike make other body builders cry making them lift past their perceived limits. These soft Hollywood actors will be complaining to their Managers the training is too hard lol.

God you have such an amazing channel! Keep it up!!

This is entertaining, thank you.

Thanks for highlighting how weird touching her needlessly was. Especially as beginners some women don’t know what’s normal so calling it out clearly is very helpful

Women often do hip thrusts instead of squats because they sometimes want glute hypertrophy without quad hypertrophy.

The analysis was spot on. Great comments, super educated and professionally knowledgeable. Entertaining too.

Major respect for pointing out the trainer’s inappropriate conduct. You would think a “professional” would know how to spot correctly.

Curious to see when Contreras comes out with his research. He thinks thrusts are the holy grail of glute hypertrophy.

@Bigredfitnessmoshe

Жыл бұрын

He is just wrong. He loves the hip thrust and has built his whole brand in training women’s butts. Women do 10 different exercises , multiple times a week. He wants to give credit to hip thrusts. Imagine someone said a partial range curl with no stretch was the best movement for biceps ? People would laugh

I like the face expressions of Dr. Very funny and interesting when he explains the training. Make me want to see more of his videos.

First time on this channel, just curious about how bad was the work out plan for a exercise scientist to get mad Learning a lot of stuff from you! Subscribed already

I think “The world’s greatest stretch” is a silly hyperbolic name, too, but this guy didn’t come up with the name. It’s referred to as that a lot in the fitness world.

I love these workout critique videos! Keep them coming!

I've seen some of Mike's stuff but never paid much attention. But after this comment I LOVE you, Mike!