"There are many right answers" Dr Mike is clearly a Doctor of philosophy too.

@theveryplumdarcey

Жыл бұрын

@@ShermanKyle Oh thank you.

@ensnaredbyflesh1030

Жыл бұрын

Literally what PhD means in fact

@theveryplumdarcey

Жыл бұрын

@@ensnaredbyflesh1030 Indeed

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

@@ShermanKyle Hey! Thanks for the props! - Dr. Mike

@ShermanKyle

Жыл бұрын

@@RenaissancePeriodization you do great work doc!

Dr. Mike continues the "it depends" series and I LOVE IT!

@Shvabicu

Жыл бұрын

After a couple years of lifting I intuitively understood it's mostly autoregulation and not what all those instagram form police channels show

@Devil-ig7kl

Жыл бұрын

​@@Shvabicu exactly and all of the excercise are good.....

@TheExplosiveCandy

11 ай бұрын

@@Shvabicu to o

@catedoge3206

2 күн бұрын

yuh

"I am a freight train of stability and strength" is my daily mantra

@m_js5709

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@t1nna885

3 ай бұрын

what does this mean

@Tomyum19

Ай бұрын

@@t1nna885IT MEANS HES A TRAIN!!! 🚂

@David_99778

Ай бұрын

@@Tomyum19 😂😂

@pdannysan13

Ай бұрын

Freight train or fright train? Cause it wasn't clear to me. ;)

I'm in my 40s and never worked out in a gym in my life. I started watching your Channel and started going to the gym. Watching these types of videos that you put out has helped me to know what to do while at the gym. I appreciate this type of content, thank you. 👍🤘🙏

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

Amazing, keep up the work! - Dr. Mike

@CredibleHulk10

Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful!

@matthewbusse1059

Жыл бұрын

Just started doing this a few weeks ago with 25's, the stretch and activation is awesome. The small guys doing 75's next to me keep giving me funny looks

@akmal94ibrahim

Ай бұрын

I started working out at the gym 2 months ago and for the past few weeks, have been watching Dr Mike's videos the day before I do my workouts, just to remind myself of the form, the tips and for motivation. Doing chest tomorrow

@amirianozakwano

16 күн бұрын

@@matthewbusse1059 Shouldn't bother about what others are thinking or even what weight they are doing. You do you, set a progress goal and work towards it. Be the strongest version of yourself. Not the strongest dude in the gym. Never try to ego lift. Little by little, you will reach your goal.

I love this series. It’s giving me the confidence to try things that work for me instead of years of doing “perfect form” someone else’s way

You know he’s legit when he’s say “ there are multiple variations”. That was it for me. Because there is no one specific way to do any movement. So many people with different sizes and shapes. Not everybody will conduct movements the same way. As long as you’re getting a good contraction, and feeling the specific muscle you’re targeting. Good video

The shoulder blade tip really helped me. I identify with your cauliflower ear Dr. Mike. 52 years old and BJJ keeps me young!

Mans giving me a top tier kinesthesiology lecture in a faygo shirt. Words cannot describe how much I love this channel. Appreciate the knowledge--as always!

Tried this today and I've never felt my upper chest stretch like that. Thanks doc, just when I thought I knew it all, you never cease to amaze!

Liked for you being so knowledgeable and not being stuck in the mindset that one thing works best for everyone I hate people who think like that.

Not only outlines the exercise parameters and benefits, but makes it patently clear that it is what works best for your body that works best. Excellent advice. Love it. 💪😎.

This is already my favorite chest exercise, and I think I'm going to like it even more after I incorporate the tips I learned in this video. Thanks!

Genius Dr. Mike 😇.. thank you for improving our training daily/ regularly 🙏

Everytime i watch a video, i learn new stuff. You are a blessing!!

Thank you so much for this, there is so much to learn. Please never stop this series :)

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

Well I hope we can keep them cranking, but there are only so many exercises! - Dr. Mike

Thank you very much for this video! I tend to retract my shoulder blades on this exercise and I've always thought my technique was off. Can't wait to apply this and see if my technique and feeling cleans up!

Thanks again! I've been doing seated dumbbell work at 15 degrees in addition to Incline Bench at 30 degrees, and standing Arnold. I feel inspired to try my seated dumbbell at a different angle for the sake of my shoulders since my delts are so well covered.

This has become one of my fave chest exercises for sure.

@David_99778

Ай бұрын

Yeaa frr same for me

Was literally doing these yesterday and thought about Dr. Mike doing a video and I open up to this today. It’s like he knew 👀😳

This is excellent. Just tonight I implemented the step of not retracting my shoulder blades, and the dumbbell press hit my upper chest so much better.

Thank you, Dr Mike. I focussed on the bottom stretch and felt my pectoralis minor activate more during my five rep strength training. It was truly stimulating!

Appreciate the solid info and sense of humor. Giving these a shot tonight cause my upper chest is lagging with just flat bench. Great video!

So glad to see the scapula section, keeping my shoulder blades locked and pinched wasn’t only fucking with my stability, it was irritating the front of my shoulder as I wasn’t letting them get in their strongest position, down and out (as opposed to down and in)

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, it's a common carryover from barbell pressing that doesn't ... carry over! - Dr. Mike

@NieLL1

Жыл бұрын

yeah me too, I tried inclined DB pressing yesterday and kept getting weird clicks on my shoulder, very annoying. Now I know why! Thanks Dr. Mike

Awesome video, sick and tired of folks half repping their incline dumbbell presses, not even touching the chest.

@JoshBenware

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I worry so much about other people too!

@giannil2498

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshBenware i don't care about how other people train, I care about misinformation spreading. Some influencer will say "only go down to 90 degrees otherwise you'll injure your shoulders" and bunch of clueless people will start doing it and preaching it

@timmian85

Жыл бұрын

I think its good that other people dont get any gainz, makes me look bigger.

@Ryry-ig6sn

Жыл бұрын

Everyone's biomechanics are different, so what works for someone might not work as well for someone else 🙄🥲😉

@rossnicolson4615

Жыл бұрын

Can you explain how continuing to internally rotate at the shoulder past the point of full pec lengthening in order to touch the chest would result in more pec growth?

Mike has helped me lift so much better. Thank you RP

Shoulder - Chest - Traps section looking real good Mike 🎯🙌

Fantastic video, covering all the angles. Thank you Dr. Mike!

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! - Dr. Mike

This vid came out right on time for my upper pec training. Thanks Dr. Mike!

@JimmyR83

Жыл бұрын

Hey bro start doing some drop sets if you aren’t already. I bust out the 80s for 10-12 then immediately grab the 35s and try to blast out 20 if you can. It’s making my chest grow like crazy

Loved this. I was retracting my shoulder blades which was causing the exact issue the Dr. Mike described here. Can't wait to try incline DB press again and feel my upper chest fire up.

Been waiting for this one. Thanks Doc!

Awesome tips Dr Mike. I had to do incline dumbbell pressing today and I noticed the difference immediately. Thanks Doc.

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

Excellent! - Dr. Mike

Best advice iv ever heard regarding training chest. Which is something I really have struggle with activating .

this is some actual real advice, i have been going to the gym for about 1,5 years give or take and Dr mike is the only one that says, "try a bunch of stuff" and see how it feels, this is as legit as it can get

"different variations of awesome" positiv and inspirational quote of the year.

Been struggling with shoulder pain from a previous boxing injury (rotator cuff tear)when I do any horizontal press for years (weirdly which even physio's are unsure why OH is way easier) and found that switching dumbbells for kettle bells has not only really helped (I suspect due to the leverage of the KB promoting a degree of external rotation) also allows for a super deep stretch. Would love to get Dr. Mike's view on this, as has been a game changer for me in promoting 'correct form' whilst understanding the differences in human structure mean that its actually slightly and even wildly different from person to person(you wouldn't believe how wide this short guy has to have his feet when squatting to connect, get depth and avoid knee pain)

I needed this today, great video Dr Mike!!

Incline dumbbell is one of my favorites. Amazing SFR personally

i love the music and the transitions

I swear these always come out at the perfect time

Great video👍 I like it how you encourage people to experiment with different variations because one size does not fit all.

God this is such an amazing series. Thanks a bunch!

Wow. What an amalgamation of knowledge and humor.

Thanks Dr. Mike. Incline DB Press has never worked super well for me, but I'll give it another shot with these tips

@chaoctic7278

17 күн бұрын

How did it work out brotha❤

Best video on incline pressing I've seen yet.

Great video (pace, content with explanations)! Thank you.

Thanks Dr.Mike. I am watching and putting it to practice in the Caribbean island of St.Lucia

Wow this is a humbling experience. Pressing half the weight now. Would love one of these for the lat prayer

Thanks Dr. Mike! Great series for review

Mike is just a legend. Funny without being funny. 🤣 Need more of these. Bible of technique

Thanks for the video, Mike. I did these today at the gym, and I haven't really before. My triceps tired out way before my chest did, so I'll try the stretch method next time.

Good tips as always! Thanks Dr Mike!

I need something like this for flys. I feel my delts getting hammered way more than my pecs with the flys.

@xy5844

Жыл бұрын

i uswd to do flies (peck machine seatted flies) with my bb friend and never felt it in my chest properly till i kind arched my back. i dont if its a good idea though

Great vid Mike, will incorporate some of these tips in my next session 🙌

Thank you so much! I have always had the issue of not feeling my chest during my bench press until I saw this video particularly the Elbow Angle. I'm one of few people who have to tuck in their elbow to feel the chest (I can barely feel my chest in a 45-60 degree elbow position and I can't feel my chest at all beyond 60 degree)

By the way, great info. By watching your video on lats I can finally stimulate mine to grow at 64 years old.

Kept wondering why I didn't feel anything I did in my chest - turns out I wasn't getting deep enough for a good stretch and had my elbows in a bad position for me. Thanks for the help!!!

Great tips - thanks for sharing! Would love more dumbbell specific exercises as I don't have access to a gym..

good timing I was just adding this exercise

Literally perfect. Thanks, great video

I trainmmy chest exactly like the Doc says we should. You just cannot go heave. My max weight I use 55lbs dumbells at best but optimum rep range is 45lbs. The other guys in the gym use 2x 110lbs but their chest look like crap and they are half my age. I'm ancient. This channel is a wealth of information and even I learn new stuff.

@leecourtney1225

Жыл бұрын

Spot on, I had this realisation and fairly strong for a small guy, wasn't until I really lightened the load and learned to connect, use drops, rest pause etc that I started to 'grow' training for hypertrophy and power lifting isn't the same, even that is more nuanced as some muscles like weight (lats for me) others like lots of blood higher rep (biceps/chest for me). Also dropping the weight I suspect can actually put more weight on the muscle, sure at 65KG I can press 60lb dumbells for 8s no probs, but probably get 30lb on the chest 20lb loaded on the front delts and the rest on my triceps whereas with 45lb probably 35lb on chest and far less on my delts as if the weight is too heavy, the body is amazing and you can be damn sure other muscles will jump in (traps on everything😂😂) . I get it that its a compound lift and the shoulders and tri (back as well weirdly) going to be involved but its a damn chest exercise 😉

@JM-tj5qm

4 ай бұрын

But I want to get stronger…. I don’t really care about size that much

Thankyou for this video. I need to try these variations. I have trouble getting my shoulders to grow especially with the width of my shoulders from lateral raises.

Thanks for the video! I had my first proper chest workout in a looooong time. I started going to the gym consistently over the past few months doing barbell and dumbbell presses but hardly ever felt the pump or soreness. 6 hours after my workout i could already feel soreness starting, now 21 hours after the work out the soreness is super there. I’m afraid what the next 24 hours bring hahaha. Looking forward to these gains.

Thanks Dr Mike. dumbbell incline is King for developing Upper / Middle chest.

Great timing as I'm currently specializing the upper chest using the RP Custom Templates (which are awesome BTW).

@RenaissancePeriodization

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you like it! - Dr. Mike

This was an exilet video. It really illustrated some very good queues. I have been having difficulty feeling one pec dude to a shoulder tear. Hopefully this will help bring in my lagging pec.

For me limiting the amount of arch and shoulder retraction has worked a lot. I seen Eugene teo talk about not arching and kind of keeping a flat back ( flat bench) and letting your shoulders actually go forward a bit and that’s helped me feel chest more than the standard arch your back pinch your shoulder blades back throughout

@williamlezotte7954

8 ай бұрын

Same here

Trying this on Sunday thanks a bunch !!!

Again! Just what I wanted to know about after having sub-optimal inclined dumbbell sessions recently

Been taking the deep stretch very seriously lately, max possible depth going wider on the way down to do so, pausing in that deep stretch. Currently my bread and butter chest movement. Getting better at it has improved both of my weekly barbell benches (flat and incline), reliably. Tears my pecs up every time even with just 2-3 truly hard sets

Intro was siiiiick. RIP scott the video guy…. So sad he hear he passed Edit: it has come to my attention that Scott the video guy may still be alive

@WildAsDaTaliban

Жыл бұрын

Where did you hear that?

I like how he always points out the variables of each lift...which is real life.

Dr Mike, please make a video on flat dumbbell press. I’ve been feeling my forearms while doing DB press not my chest for some reason😢

These series are Great, thanks

Thanks Dr Mike. You're awesome 👍

Another amazing video. Thank you.

Can we get a future video on TRT training/prep? What,if anything, is different when going from clinically low T to replacement levels with exogenous hormone?

Here is a fun finishier for this. If you like rather high incline. You can use the lower steps as a mechanical dropset. Instead of changing the weight you drop a step... Since you are stronger in horisontal push than vertikal.

Great video. The faygo shirt is absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥 too!

I would love to see your teachings on the barbell incline press.

Man, im spamming these targeting the muscle videos before each workout, these are freaking gold!

Knuts on Doc... I'm pushing 70, you have been a huge, positive influence. I've dropped 28# fat while gaining mass. Common sense is not common 😅 Thanks for SHARING

Yes, I like to do different angles. It all works

I really like doing them Seb Oreb style, almost completely neutral, with a pause at the bottom. A pretty hard, self limiting variation, only need a few sets after bench to smoke all the prime movers. I like 2x8, or 1x6-8, 1x12+ lighter, with myoreps after. I like to test 30 seconds and go for half as many as I got on the first rep out. I track these and if the initial lighter set isn’t a PR, the map reps will be.

Appreciate the Detroit area shout out.

I was guilty of the shoulder blades being squeezed for this movement, thanks for informing me on this!

@grunge-mb9sb

Жыл бұрын

Amen I was always like wtf if I tuck the shoulder blades when I press they slide out making me feel really unstable and takes focus off the movement

@slackerm1

Жыл бұрын

It's because of Chris Jones and these other bullshit channels talking about retracting the scapula so much. It went over the top. I fucked my shoulders up focusing on the "retraction" and not the fucking lift. Fitness dogma is fucking retarded

@michelrood2966

Жыл бұрын

Powerlifter movement. Doesnt squeeze / contract the chest much

@nicehatmrdog5265

Жыл бұрын

I retract my shoulder blades while doing incline DBs and have never had the problem he said, i can lock out just fine without un-retracting them, doesn't feel weird to me. I'm also not arching as much as he was in the bad example so maybe i'm just squeezing them together more gently, who knows

I got up to doing the 100s for my dumbbell press, got up to 12 reps. 100s are the biggest my gym has, and I kind of hate barbell pressing, so I was trying to figure out where to go next. I was however only touching the weights to my chest. Found this video, and on the next chest day I selected the 80 pounders instead. Went as deep as I could possibly go on the stretch. Also decided to slow down the eccentric even more, I was usually pretty good about doing that controlled, but just slowed it down even more. Held about 1 second pause at the top and bottom too. Got 8 reps out of it. Did 3 sets of that and felt absolutely cooked, but also had the biggest pump I've had in months. And holy crap the DOMS the next day was like the first time all over again. Like A Virgin by Madonna, if you will. Now to work back up to the hundos doing it this way.

2 requests I would love to see a video just about elbow angles and their effects for the most common exercises. I would ask for future videos in this series to have different camera angles during the movements or for the camera person to walk around more to better showcase your amazing instructions. Thanks Dr. Mike!

Increíble como siempre!!!! Gracias!! ♥

Great video. Very informative.

Great video thanks for the upload

I alternate each chest day between which compound I start with, flat or incline. Last was flat, but I finished with just 40lb db incline like this video. I've never done that much depth with incline and my shit was more sore than usual, and I used weight I curl with even.

Hell yes! Thanks, Doc!

You can also think about the line of force being perpendicular to the muscle you want to hit. Higher up you go, more front delts. People also contort themselves on the incline bench with their butt up, making that line of force with respect to body like that of a flat bench. Ego is usually the culprit, which can be solved by starting at ~70% of flat dumbbell weight. You can always add more if you're finding it difficult to reach desired RIR within a certain range

Amazing explanations ❤

Thanks Doc Mike!

DB bench benefit vs that of barbell is so so much better. Involves balancing small muscles, better range of motion=more contraction, less injury prone.

PLEASE do incline DB fly's, really need to perfect it

Dumbbell press (a good candidate for "the best" pec exercise if there could ever be one) is one of those exercises where it's so important to put your thinking cap on and make those adjustments to see how much stimulus you can squeeze out of a given weight dumbbell. This is especially true if, like me, you like to work in the lower rep range; it can be so tiring to work with such heavy weight, so do whatever you can to avoid needing a heavier weight than necessary! What are you, training for the incline dumbbell powerlifting championships?

I find it impossible to feel my chest in this and most pressing movements, and I have no upper pecs. I’ll try a few of your tips here and see if that helps. I tend to have my elbows far out and never go below parallel to the floor. I also pin my shoulders back, so I guess I’m doing it completely wrong. Time to dial back the weight and try out your tips. Thank you

3:20 "I haven't, but I'm trying"... Pure comedy