The grip machine with everything you need for forearms was brilliant!

@TheOlsonOutfit

8 ай бұрын

At first I was surprised they bothered with a big machine for grip. But after I saw how many exercises it facilitates I really want one.

@himesh2006

8 ай бұрын

Yep. It saves up a lot of setup time and additional equipments.

@user-ve4qq7bo4x

8 ай бұрын

It's a cool machine but I'm surprised how many people haven't seen one before. The first gym I joined over 15 years ago had one pretty similar.

@slackerm1

2 ай бұрын

Gym I go to has an older version of that Atlantis forearm machine with all of the different movements, it is fucking amazing

I swear the best part of trying out a new gym is using every unique piece of equipment. I can't imagine what it was like in this gym. Like a kid in a candy store.

@RenaissancePeriodization

8 ай бұрын

SUPER fun! - Dr. Mike

@matzanrock

8 ай бұрын

I thought the same

@LAVATORR

8 ай бұрын

That's how I felt after joining Lifetime.

Look at all this cool equipment my gym will never have (fortunately you don't need a lot of fancy machines to get a good workout, they're just nice to have)

@themondoshow

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@Kenlac92

8 ай бұрын

Thats a lot you crammed into parenthesis, more than your main statement.

@tpz1474

8 ай бұрын

I guess preemptively mentioning what he expected to be replied with

@Staniii2360

8 ай бұрын

You just need some dumbbells, a barbell, some plates and tren hard!

@CarlosFlores-pl3lb

8 ай бұрын

It's cool when gyms have unique equipment, even if they do something normal like rowing or leg pressing. It just feels like you're getting taken care of as customer lol idk how to explain it.

I just tried your advice for dumbbell incline bench, where I touch my shoulders and pause for a second, and I have to say that it was probably the best chest workout I've ever head, thanks for the awesome advice Dr. Mike

@RenaissancePeriodization

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! - Dr. Mike

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

Hell yeah

I am a 20 year old Chem student from Turkey. My dream is to learn French and move to Montreal. It was so pleasant to learn about this dream gym right there. Really motivating.

@artvandelay7553

2 ай бұрын

Yarramı olursun

Very interesting machines. I wish I had some of them at my gym. Also, I really need a video about the upsides of training wearing Crocs now.

@felipe367

8 ай бұрын

They give +10 strength 😂

@jamesh7469

8 ай бұрын

They give you the strength of a crocodile

@rm06c

8 ай бұрын

They're cozy. That's all you need

@RenaissancePeriodization

8 ай бұрын

I'll spare you the video: they are comfortable and easy to put on and take off. Those are the the only upsides! - Dr. Mike

@domepiece11

8 ай бұрын

Nah, I’ll stick to my Do-Win weightlifting shoes. I feel WAY more stable on literally everything. And they are great quality for like $100.

I would kill for that Bulgarian split squat machine

That bulgarian split squat machine is awesome. BSS always suck to set up, really hope to see that one go into production

@domepiece11

8 ай бұрын

My gym is filled with chicks using up a flat or incline bench to BSS. Get a freaking plyo box! I’ve recommended the gym get a BSS roller stand from Titan Fitness for cheap but I’m sure they won’t listen.

@bencohen6989

8 ай бұрын

This machine does exist. I've seen it called a 30 or 31 workouts in one machine

Nordic curls are an amazing exercise, but sadly very difficult, which is why most people never do them. That assisted nordic machine is a game changer.

@simplyfinny

8 ай бұрын

The only piece of equipment I’ve seen for this is the nord board which is more for measuring hamstring strength rather than training. Seeing something that can train nordics is awesome to see.

@domepiece11

8 ай бұрын

A few different companies make them. It’s just gyms don’t buy them, which sucks.

on the high cable row machine - I think you're supposed to put your feet up on the pad above so that you don't come off the seat

Love the explanations on how the machines move and function. Very interesting

I just wish this was a much longer video in more detail! ❤

I might train those random forearm muscles out of curiosity to see how they look visually but the main appeal is definitely the wrist curl, it looks perfect ergonomically. But you have to wonder if the price ends up being rather high with all the extra features

That forearm machine looks great and really liked the set up of the Bulgarian split squat equipment too

I have a chance to go to Marbella (Spain) every weekend and they have AMAZING gyms there, with Atlantis and prime equipment . These machines are gems

Welcome to Laval guys!! Atlantis is definitely our top gym here when it comes to equipment, wish I knew sooner that you guys were coming damn!!

3:53 how mike looked at jared while doing the sldl🤣🤣🤣

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

Such a pervy perv

Atlantis has a really cool calf press machine. You actively plantar flex your ankle and push a plate down instead of raising your knees

So nice that Dr. Mike involves his son so much.

This was cool Dr. Mike ! Thank you !

Great video, that forearm machine looks crazy 🙏

My boys wearing crocs while testing the machines. Absolute 🔥💯. Love your videos. Keeping dropping the quality content ❤

The vibe of this video is really cool! Good job, Scott, the camera guy!

Thanks for all the hard work, guys!

My gym has the curl machine and the high row machine. I go to fitness connection. They’re two of my favorite machines.

Dudes, before the pandemic I had a membership at World Gym in Chicago. They had TONS of antique equipment that was killer. Dip machines and Bistar dumbbells for side delts. I really miss that place, they closed and kept charging credit cards when the pandemic hit.

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

That's bad ass. I think I've been there

@davealaya

8 ай бұрын

@@JAREDFEATHERRP The pendulum things were called Bistar dumbbells! Oh my God they destroyed the shoulders; a good portion of the weight rested on top of your wrist, so your grip could be quite relaxed while your shoulder is suffering.

Please demo the technique/form of the incline press using a cambered bar. Love your channel and bought the bar just from seeing it on y’all’s videos!

I can also highly recommend DAS GYM in Vienna, if someone's ever there. Absolutely awesome atmosphere, they aren't bound to one company and they have their own welder.

my new ringtone will be Mike saying “ got 10 more sets” 4:40

Aw man that’s so cool. I love trying out weird and wonky machines…I’m kinda spoiled somehow cuz my Golds tends to get a bunch of random, old, interesting machines that end up being great but I’d kill for access to a prototype gym like this 😂 Ok now I’ve watched some of it and there’s like 3 machines that are very very similar to new ones at my gym. Maybe the owner is hooked up 😂

@garak55

8 ай бұрын

I think your guy knows a guy lol

@juhis5936

8 ай бұрын

I love how that 1 prototype looks like someone put it together in his garage

Canada is undefeated when it comes to best gyms and gym equipment.

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

Dubai is up there!

I love the plate loaded kickback machine. Something about it feels so satifying.

для души! )) видос супер, Майк, спасибо за контент))

Oh wow, that's next to where I live! When I was training at commercial gyms, it was filled with Atlantis stuff, and the statement is true... those are certainly one of the best out there. A plus when you live in Quebec, Facebook marketplace gor a lot of Atlantis stuff on the used market for cheap!! Great for the homegym! 😂 One thing, Laval IS NOT in Montreal, it's a different city with a different administration. But it's a bit up north.

Thank-you. I'm aware of the Atlantis test facility gym and it's bugged me that no one (recently) has done a vid like this

hey we actually have a few of these at our tiny towns local gym, its real well built and nice and clean. Man i love some of the equipment. I prefer mostly dumbells and barbells but there are just some machines that i just enjoy using

Worst thing that could happen to me is to go there feel my Lat for the first time and never being able to train on that Maschine ever again

I use an Atlantis side lateral machine at my gym in New Jersey. It is very smooth, and my favorite way to work side delts.

Atlantis machines are the best i started working on my form after using these machines so much less joint pain and faster gains with out the wear and tear

Gosh those look like a lot of fun

Yoo great timing, I'm traveling to Mtl in two weeks.

That decline press looks like I'd fall in love with it. I know decline press isn't as effective in terms of bodybuilding as an incline press, but it's kind of underrated in my opinion and I personally love the feeling I get when doing a "decline press" (just tilting my back slightly at a plate loaded chest press machine at my gym).

I have a question about the bottom position stretch for hypertrophy training: I feel this the most with lat prayers and incline DB press, where I can either keep the muscle actively flexed/engaged at all times and go as deep as possible, or relax the muscle and let myself passively be stretched even further. Is one of those two options particularly better than the other?

@NorThenX047

8 ай бұрын

im pretty confident that stretch under load promotes more hypertrophy but even a passive stretch before contraction has its benefits.

@user-vk5ub4ef8k

8 ай бұрын

I have better pumps when I relax the muscles for a split second during pull movements, but for push movements it's the opposite (for example, at the bottom of a bench press I keep the bar on my chest for half a second, doing a little force upwards to maintain a light touch but not moving the barbell). I think it's just personal preference and the best way to know what's better for you is experimenting both and seeing which method results in better pumps

@rm06c

8 ай бұрын

I think I'm general you want to be stretching your muscles as if you were getting ready to do another rep. If that means having them engaged, then keep them engaged. If it means relaxing and then going again, then do that.

@RenaissancePeriodization

8 ай бұрын

Not sure. But you can do them both! Stay tensed at the bottom for a second, then relax for a full second, then come back up! - Dr. Mike

@Simlatio

8 ай бұрын

My assumption from listening to Mike is this: In the context of hypertrophy, if you can gain significant increases in ROM by releasing SOME tension and relaxing into a deeper stretch, then this is preferable to maintaining maximum tension. A good example of this is the machine row, where you release some tension to allow your shoulders and thoracic spine to roll forwards to create the stretch. For you, this would apply to your lat prayers and incline dumbbell presses, where releasing a little tension to allow your lats to stretch or allowing your dumbbells to reach your biceps would be ideal. It is possible to stretch so excessively that you cannot produce force to initiate the lift and this would be a detrimental increase in ROM. If you gain hardly any ROM from releasing tension, then do not release the tension. An example of this would be the squat, where at the bottom of the squat if you release the tension you can squash your hams and calves for a little additional depth, but you will essentially be resting on your haunches at this point without or with minimal tension and may encourage you to bounce out of this position, similar to the bench press where you can allow the bar to depress your rib cage a little for extra depth at the expense of tension and again may encourage bouncing. For these movements, go as low as possible while maintaining full tension during a brief pause at the end of the eccentric phase and then commence the concentric phase without releasing any tension from the muscles. It goes without saying to listen to your body on this one, if joint pain or discomfort that isn't metabolites in the muscles crops up from these deep stretches then limit the range of motion, modify the technique or change the exercise. I for one have to pretend I'm a choo-choo-train on the eccentric of an incline dumbbell press using a neutral grip to avoid a tendon in my right shoulder going "TWANG", before I flare my elbows back out and touch my biceps for the concentric. If this didn't work for me, I would do partials in two ranges before and after the spot where my tendon snaps. This illustrates the point that sometimes you need to accept that the optimum technique can't always work for you and that you need to throw away the guilt and social anxiety of not performing to a global standard, so don't be afraid to experiment a little and see what you get the most out of, whether it be full stretch, full tension or a combination of both.

I sure as shit hope that forearm machine goes into production, that thing is rad

@jordansansoucy3052

7 ай бұрын

Forearm has been in production for years, just a new update aesthetic wise recently. It's not a prototype

@screwball69

7 ай бұрын

@@jordansansoucy3052 Good to know, would like to see it in a gym then

that machine at 4:07 you could also use a a viking press. I often use the hammer strength seated shoulder press as a viking press if standing and facing the seat pad also

5:35 - That's awesome!!

Some very cool stuff there

That seated cable row machine... it's really good if you put your feet on the other angled platform. It's one of my favourite machines.

@christopherburns6403

8 ай бұрын

I was so confused why they were complaining about no knee pad I was like yo you just put your feet up lol

Hey just thought I would provide some tips for anyone trying to replicate the the wrist curl aspect of the forearm machine that have really helped my forearms grow. 1. Use the rotating straight bar cable attachment so it rolls easily as you move. I suspect there may be a way to involve fat grips to make this even better. I am not a particularly strong person but I am able to wrist curl 80 lbs for reps with a slow eccentric on the cable machine, so I suspect many may be limiting themselves by using dumbbells due to the awkwardness of wrist curling them. 2. Do these seated with your wrists on your knees. Of course sam sulek is cool but its much easier to not cheat this way, and your back and arms arent as taxed for the rest of your workout if you are prioritizing forearms by doing them first. 3. Allow your fingers to uncurl enough so that you get a deep stretch in the forearms, but not so much that you accidentally drop the bar. 4. Consider keeping your thumb on the same side of the bar as your hand. With a supinated grip, i find the part of the hand thats inward can curl farther than the outward counterpart. This allows you to have a greater range of motion without making your wrists feel "crunchy" 5. As Dr. Mike has said in other videos, consider myoreps or otherwise approaching failure many times as the forearms recover quickly and if you train them individually you can use straps guilt free on any pulling movements I'd love to hear anyone else's tips or criticism of mine. Happy gainz ❤️

Dr. Mike is a good guy 💯

I absolutely NEED that assisted GHR machine.

Atlantis has a standing* single leg curl machine that feels AMAZING!

I'm so sorry for your loss. My dad died of esophageal cancer a few years ago. I was angry at him for the longest time because he smoked cigarettes and drank and that's what caused it. I thought, why didn't he stop? Why didn't he know better? He should be here for his grandkids! I was just questioning why all of the time and then I realized that I come from a family of addicts and its hard. But I forgave him and I love and miss him so much.

Actually some pretty dope prototypes

The grip machine is awesome!!

Be interesting to see you try a vitruvian and some programme design ideas

Prototype Nordic Curl just looks like a Westside Inverse Curl (amazing machine)

I loved this video please do more

My gym doesn’t even have a hack squat, this stuff makes me so envious

6:24 Look at the guy doing seated cable rows in the background. Would be funny to see Mike go over and critique his form. 😂

6 months later my gym has that exact split squat machine from Atlantis and it's really dope

The grip machine reminds me of machines Ive seen in arm wrestling gyms.

5:51 "we're gonna use that for sure" 💀🤣

Oh man that forearm training machine would be amazing in any climbing gym.

Since you guys are in Montreal does that mean another collaboration with Alex Leonidas is in the works?

@RenaissancePeriodization

8 ай бұрын

It's already been published, in fact! And there's another on the way. Here's the first one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJt81JmcZaeahKg.html - Dr. Mike

I haven't seen any of this stuff at my gym. There's some Panatta stuff though which is pretty good

Omg I want that assisted nordic curl machine so bad

Like that ham raise combo !

Hey dr. Mike! I hope you had a meaningful yom kipper! On that note, what should my post fast protocol be? Should I get in all my protein now? Or is it worth splitting into two meals, 2-3 hours apart ?

love that gym

Had majority of this stuff in some gyms in the UK for years

Hey doc, love the channel. Maybe you can clear up some things about apple cider vinegar. Does it really work in burning fat, and when should you be drinking it? Thank you for your time and I love the content and information you put out.

Neat trip. Where to next? Saying uveedimsa to Laval and salut to St. Petersburg?

So this place is like a test kitchen but for exercise equipment? Neat!

Wow! Ben tabarnak! First, I didn't know that Atlantis machines were made in Québec!! You guys came here!! I wish I could see you to say hello and shake hands! :D Hope that you enjoyed our distinguished Québécois accent!

Moving to Montreal for this

Most of the machines at my gym in Cheyenne Wyoming are Atlantis. I agree they make some good stuff.

To the point made at 2:15 -> isn't the pad above the one you guys are using for the exact purpose of providing said missing counter resistance?

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

Probably would hold you there better. For sure

This video is SICK

Its equipment like these is where i like working out, since its fun i find it very fun i workout to look good and be strong and all that, but its so hard to be consistent when you dont have equipment. Im not saying you need all these equipment since you can still variations of them especially for that forearm machine you can just do barbells and dumbells for those and it still is very fun. I love working, i love doing all these workouts but i generally lack the motive to workout when i dont have equipment but i still try since if i want to get the body i want in the future, then i need to do something to start and be disciplined through that.

David is an old Finnish gym equipment brand. They have lot of their machines this "bottom hevier" load curve, desinged in 90s. Great machines

Those machines look awesome

7:19 could Jared just slap Dr. Mike when he starts one of his rambling tangents

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

I gotchu..... next video

I wish they would make that High Row with a combo of plate and selectorized. Would love to be able to use the plate loaded for overloading the stretch and then shift to selectorized for a more even strength curve after frying the stretch.

hey Mike - earlier on the chest press machine you mentioned that it should be light at the bottom of the motion where you get the most stretch, and heaviest at the contraction at the top. This is inverse from your comments on the lat pulldown machine. I can make out why it would feel better that way especially for hypertrophy but can't really come up with an explanation for it. Can you elaborate? Cheers!

Missed opportunity to meet up with Alex. Bienvenue au Québec!

Finally the mauler twins started to do some good inventions for our society. Keep it up!

That forearm machine is sick

That neck machine is perfect to prepare for a concert full of head banging

@JAREDFEATHERRP

8 ай бұрын

Damn right 🤘

Proud to say my gym has some of this stuff, or things very close to them!

3:54 Nooo, bad doctor! Don't look at that.

WHAT CLUSTER MIKE, What Cluster! I'M BEGINING TO BELIEVE YOU HAVE MO IDEA

Mikes face at 3:54 like a caveman seing fire for the first time

Watching this while the only Gym near me doesn't even have a place to bench with safeties is pure torture.

If anyone is looking for Atlantis equipment in the DMV area, The Shop gym has a bunch of their specialty equipment.

Oh shit I live just by this place!! didn't know they were prototyping new machines

Lots of Atlantis gym equipment at my gym! They're very good!

That hamstring machine looks a lot like the inverse curl machine, Louie Simmons and Westside has had that for years.

I got excited because I was just about to visit Laval in Montreal in Quebec in Canada in North-America in the western hemisphere, but alas not on Planet Earth. Dangit!

my gym got a few new atlantis pieces. The pendulum squat and side lateral machine are solid. I don't like the atlantis leg press, it does too much of the work for you and the angle doesn't allow for a deep stretch at the bottom.