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Summary
TLDRThe video script features a personal account of the individual's fitness journey, focusing on their recent decision to transition from a lean phase to a bulking phase. The speaker, Lydia, discusses an encounter with a man named Steve Gagnon and reflects on their conversation about fitness and nutrition. Lydia shares her shopping experience for groceries to support her new bulking regimen, emphasizing the importance of protein and a balanced diet. She also talks about her viewing habits, recommending shows like 'Prison Break' and expressing her newfound appreciation for bodybuilders who undergo strict diets for competitions. The narrative delves into Lydia's past experiences with injuries and her approach to training, highlighting the need for consistency and proper form to avoid further harm. She outlines her strategy for improving her squat and deadlift techniques, emphasizing the importance of engaging the posterior chain and using no belt to build a stronger core. The summary encapsulates the essence of the script, providing a glimpse into Lydia's fitness philosophy and her commitment to health and strength training.
Takeaways
- ποΈββοΈ Prioritize strength training and progressive overload to maximize muscle mass.
- π€ΈββοΈ Focus on the big compound lifts like squat, bench, and deadlift for overall muscle development.
- π« Avoid abrupt increases in training intensity to prevent injuries.
- πββοΈ Gradually ease back into heavy lifting after a break to allow your body to adapt.
- π§ββοΈ Incorporate a wider stance and sit-back technique in your squat to engage the posterior chain more.
- π½οΈ Experience cravings and food intake challenges during a cutting phase, emphasizing the discipline required for bodybuilding competitions.
- π« Recognize the importance of proper form over lifting heavy weights to prevent back injuries.
- ποΈββοΈ Utilize beltless squats and deadlifts to develop the core and posterior chain muscles.
- π€ Learn from past training mistakes and be consistent in your approach to avoid future injuries.
- π Grocery shopping for food items like Snapple, blueberries, and cereal signifies a shift towards a bulking phase.
- πΊ Watching TV shows like Prison Break and Game of Thrones provides entertainment and relaxation between intense workout sessions.
Q & A
What is the main topic of discussion in the transcript?
-The main topic of discussion is the speaker's personal fitness journey, including his experiences with bulking, cutting, and dealing with back issues that have affected his training.
Why did the speaker decide to start a bulk after cutting?
-The speaker decided to start a bulk after cutting because he realized that his legs were neglected and he wanted to focus on overall muscle growth and strength, rather than just getting lean.
What is the speaker's opinion on the difficulty of cutting for bodybuilders?
-The speaker has a high level of respect and appreciation for bodybuilders who go through cutting phases, acknowledging the willpower and discipline required to restrict food intake for an extended period.
What is the issue the speaker has been facing with his back?
-The speaker has been experiencing pain and discomfort in his back, which he believes is due to an old injury from static holds during high school, and it has affected his ability to perform certain exercises like squats and deadlifts.
How does the speaker plan to improve his squat form?
-The speaker plans to improve his squat form by adopting a wider stance, focusing on sitting back and keeping his center of gravity over his mid-foot, and ensuring his knees do not go too far forward.
What changes is the speaker making to his deadlift technique?
-The speaker is focusing on performing deadlifts without a belt to increase core engagement and reduce the reliance on his quads. He is also concentrating on improving his form by ensuring proper hip positioning and engaging his hamstrings, glutes, and erectors.
Why did the speaker experience back pain during flat bench presses?
-The speaker experienced back pain during flat bench presses because of the arch in his back, which aggravated an existing issue with his spine.
What does the speaker think about the importance of consistency in training?
-The speaker emphasizes the importance of consistency in training, stating that taking time off and then returning to the gym with high intensity can be detrimental, especially as he has gotten stronger and his body may not be ready for such abrupt changes.
How does the speaker feel about his current physique after the cut?
-The speaker feels that he has become extremely lean after the cut and experienced cravings for food, which is unusual for him as he typically does not enjoy eating.
What is the speaker's strategy for getting back into squatting and deadlifts after his back issues?
-The speaker's strategy involves easing back into squatting and deadlifts gently, focusing on proper form, and avoiding heavy loads initially to prevent further injury.
What is the speaker's view on the role of strength in muscle growth for natural lifters?
-The speaker believes that for natural lifters, prioritizing strength and focusing on progressive overload is crucial for maximizing muscle mass. He emphasizes the importance of the squat, bench, and deadlift as foundational exercises for building strength.
Outlines
ποΈββοΈ Personal Training and Dietary Changes
The speaker, Lydia, discusses her recent personal training experiences and dietary habits. She talks about a conversation with Steve Gagnon and her decision to start bulking up after being too lean. She shares her shopping list, which includes Snapple drinks, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, cinnamon buns, water, Frosted Flakes, pretzels, and Noa bars. Lydia also mentions her TV show preferences, including 'Game of Thrones' and 'Prison Break,' and her plans to cheat her diet with a burrito, chips, and queso cheese.
π΄ Food Cravings and Bodybuilding Admiration
Lydia expresses her recent food cravings, something unusual for her, and talks about her brief experiment with a mini-cut diet that left her extremely lean but also craving food. She respects bodybuilders for their discipline and willpower, especially those who compete and endure long periods of restricted eating. She also discusses her plans to go to the gym and her current physical state, including her 42-inch waist and the discomfort from a recent ab workout.
ποΈββοΈ Addressing Back Issues and Training Consistency
The speaker talks about his struggle with back issues that have affected his ability to perform optimal lifts like squats and deadlifts. He recalls a specific incident in high school that may have caused his back pain and how it flares up with certain movements. He explains his strategy to alleviate the pain through static holds and how he has adjusted his training to avoid aggravating his back. The speaker emphasizes the importance of progressive overload and consistency in training to maximize muscle mass and prevent injury.
ποΈββοΈ Squat and Deadlift Form Improvements
The speaker details his efforts to improve his squat and deadlift form to avoid further back injuries. He discusses the imbalance in his muscle development, with his quadriceps being more developed than his posterior chain, and how this affects his squat technique. He is adjusting his squat stance to engage his glutes and hamstrings more effectively. Additionally, he talks about going beltless to increase core engagement and improve his deadlift form, aiming for a safer and more effective lifting technique.
πΆ Music and Motivational Closing
This paragraph consists solely of musical notes and applause, suggesting a transition or closing segment in the video. It serves as a backdrop to any concluding remarks or actions that the speaker might be making, possibly while heading to the gym or ending the video session.
Mindmap
Keywords
π‘Aggressive Bulk
π‘Mini Cut
π‘Progressive Overload
π‘Compound Lifts
π‘Back Tweaks
π‘Hip Adductor Injury
π‘Static Holds
π‘Incline Bench Press
π‘Quad Dominance
π‘Deadlift Form
π‘Beltless Lifting
Highlights
The individual is considering starting an aggressive bulk after a period of being shredded and focusing on upper body workouts.
Discusses the importance of consuming enough protein and the challenges of maintaining a low-calorie diet.
Mentions the experience of going through a mini cut and the cravings for food that followed.
Talks about the difficulty of eating enough when not naturally inclined towards large appetites, especially for bodybuilding shows.
Expresses newfound respect for people who go through bodybuilding shows and the willpower required for strict diets.
Describes the experience of being in a food coma after indulging in a burrito, chips, and queso cheese.
Details the impact of a back tweak on training, particularly the inability to squat and deadlift without pain.
Shares the decision to focus on upper body exercises due to the back issue and the resulting muscular imbalance.
Discusses the strategy of easing back into squatting and deadlifting to prevent further injury.
Talks about the need to fix form and technique in squats and deadlifts to improve safety and effectiveness.
Mentions the switch to beltless squats and deadlifts to better engage the core and posterior chain.
Explains the focus on a wider stance and sitting back in the squat to engage the glutes and hamstrings more effectively.
Describes the adjustments made to the deadlift form to ensure safety and maximize the use of the posterior chain muscles.
Reflects on the importance of progressive overload and strength training for natural lifters looking to maximize muscle mass.
Provides an overview of the individual's current fitness journey, including their recent experiences and future plans.
Recommends the TV show 'Prison Break' as a must-watch, currently on season 1, episode 19.
Discusses the experience of dehydration and the importance of replenishing fluids, as evidenced by purchasing a large water bottle.
Lists the groceries purchased for the week, including Snapple drinks, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, cinnamon buns, cereal, pretzels, and protein bars.
Transcripts
longest a [Β __Β ] you have come inside one
I think a guy's got a job for you
no learn what do you mean I'm Lydia I
was meeting Steve Gagnon and I were
hanging out and we're talking on the guy
roads and he's like oh yeah like getting
the conversation something that I try to
offer me Chavez and now I'm good but I
was friend him I want one please like
and see gag on the house for you I've a
treated not see 20 minute out of a huge
deep work here does not working and he's
in line to buy [Β __Β ] the first time
there's an actual lot will restrain you
know I the old shirtless no I'm not
going to insert this I didn't take this
doesn't disappoint me going in what do
you care what do you mean what [Β __Β ]
what's the point where I turn you just
talk to him gonna ask you questions
what's up like feel you out and [Β __Β ] and
try to offer you a job because I'm
wearing denim huh yes I'm gonna go get
him
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night shooting this yep
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nothing his job where I'm from because I
tell me to [Β __Β ] off yes okay I can't put
that part
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future
so just drop Jonah off at his house and
on my way back I'm pretty much I saw
shop where that's kinda where I am right
now and I was thinking I might need to
get a few things so I stopped on about
to walk inside and what I'm going to
talk about later in this video is pretty
much me starting off a pretty aggressive
bulk I'm done this whole being shredded
thing I kind of went on a little cup and
outside you guys about later but yeah so
if you don't stop eat some snap foods
so step back from shopper and pretty
much I don't really get like my entire
whole thing of like a bulky souza just
kind of got like a few dudes that I
didn't really have to kind of fill in
the gaps of the food that I don't really
have if that makes any sense at all so
she are just some snapples because when
I get my cheesesteaks in the morning I
get a Snapple and the probably cheaper
at shop right so just got like a whole
pack of six of them here some
blueberries some cherries and something
about milk being in a glass container
just seems like this just seems like how
to post a scene you know what I mean
some raspberries some quick cinnamon
buns and when I came in to shop but I
was really dehydrated because I don't
have any trace to me as a beach so got
this entire water on which I'm about to
devour after my shower so quick cereal
frosted flakes some pretzels to restock
up on and we're Noah bars so yeah that's
pretty much what I got from shop red
I'll show you some more foods that I
have here I'm going to add for 11:00
p.m. right now so like I said I'm about
the shower and yes you got next to that
oh yeah so I'm about to murder this
entire watermelon this plastic little
spoon right here and another show right
that you guys need to watch so I'm all
the way caught up with power
I'm obviously caught up with a game of
Thrones right the new episodes came out
last my Sunday episode to Prison Break
okay you guys need to watch this show
called prison where I'm currently on
season 1 about to start episode 19 as
you see over here and yeah I'm telling
you if you have any other shows you're
watching like I said true detectives
like Power Game of Thrones all these
obvious ones tax Breaking Bad whatever
Prison Break definitely added to that
list watermelon stone and right now just
some reason it was really really craving
a breather so I'm going to cheat a
little really quick go to burrito some
chips some queso cheese to dip it in
that's the best by the way comeback
finish that's probably gonna be mama
before I go to the gym so yeah so
cheetah there's literally nothing better
than taking a chip right dipping in some
nice queso cheese first time in my life
I feel like food so I'm in like a food
coma right now we got padam down this
burrito and yeah I pretty much have a gh
cut right now and a little quick little
chica that sound these little these
little Dianabol a que Dianabol Deanna
more ha becalmed little smacking Zoar of
60 calories for things really just chug
it down one shot see it goes out super
easy so I want to show you guys my gut
right now my stomach oh I'm literally
obese right now and it's funny because
one of the that of when I did that ab
workout with Doug that was like my first
time getting abs and like who knows how
long and I was cramping up so bad in the
next few days I was so sore and I'm
still sore today but I feel like my
lower abs right like really right below
like down here there's stuff like so
worn inflamed so I already wake up every
single morning sorry about that
with little like a little GH Gus like I
literally have just like physical this
sheet of muscle which is my lower
abdomen is like so inflamed Lilly droop
so I really have to like suck in when I
stand up so hopefully that has oh I hope
I don't have any like prominent damage
so that Kamala just how much I eat right
now I have like a 42 inch way so I'm
completely stuff and went all that
through digest and I'm actually gonna
take that shower now because I've been
in take it when I said I was going to
take it because I wanted to eat so yeah
I'm gonna shower and then Jim alright so
pretty much I finished season one of
present break I literally I got out of
shower or even before the shower wash
solution episode and then when I get out
of pretty much finish the season like I
said before great show you have to go
watch but really quit hasn't put my new
feeds on I'm about to get
legs I'm going to talk about this little
mini cut that I went on so I guess well
kind of want to start is that I've had
this little tweak in my back that I'm
going to talk about after in a little
bit and do that tweak I haven't been
able to squat and deadlift like properly
like without pain so I've kind of just
just been neglecting squawking Devils in
general to what my back heel and just
because I couldn't really get movement
to Rosemont said whatever and I'm just
pretty much trained upper body every
single day in the gym and that's why I
saw where if you check all my recent
like videos right workout videos even
normal blogs whatever this training
footing that's pretty much it's all
upper body chest back shoulders all that
stuff and I started getting kind of lean
and I was like you know what like I want
to see how far I have to push it so like
before I even started this like mini cut
I was already getting mean like I said
and I was putting a lot more focus on my
upper body and my probably my upper body
did grow a little bit faster a little
more but my legs just were completely
neglected they shriveled up but yeah so
that was happening and then I pretty
much I started getting leaner lean or
leaner said you know what I'm pretty
lean ah let's see how lean I can get up
for a whole lot said 400 I wanted to go
in a little cup for a whole week so I
saw them about three or four days after
I kind of stopped and pretty much my
whole just was you know I'm going to try
to eat 200 grams of protein a day as
many I mean not not 200 in suppressing
today and virtually no cars and they'll
fat just enough that time keep healthy
for months I can maybe like 60 70 grams
and after doing that I did get really
really lean and I started craving food
for the first time ever if you guys saw
me if you guys know that I really don't
like eating at farm attorneys since it
inconvenience I just hate like eating
bulking swimming walking is hard for me
and then after cutting for those three
or four days like putting it constantly
I was like you know I stop I sort of
bulk immediately after going all out and
now it's actually easier for me to get
my food in which is extremely extremely
convenient so yeah my my circulations
getting cut off by our stand up these
sleeves on Skelly legs
I also have an extreme amount of respect
for people that actually go through
bodybuilding shows that whether you're
natural or even not natural just a
restrict food for that walk is like take
you for me I'm someone who does not like
food what so I hate eating I have
terrible appetite right so I just go in
with a quick little 3-day cut and I
literally I quit like three days after
but it wasn't like a big deal it's
actually in my best interest to play
because that you need to be bulking but
for someone who likes food right
normally have to be normal a plate slash
above-average appetite then to go on a
cut for this long period of time for
like a bodybuilding show get
ridiculously using the amount of
willpower that must take is just
ridiculous and on I now have a very
small appreciate like I have a small
glimpse of what that's like to be in
those people shoes so I have a very high
appreciation respect for what they do
it's probably not a good idea let's go
to the gym let's believe it's almost
it's almost 10:00 right now so just once
in 7-eleven finish this thing of coffee
and yeah pretty much going to talk about
my back right now so when it comes to
lifting the most optimal a minute it's
recording it is recording when it comes
to lifting the most optimal way as a
natural lifter to maximize your muscle
mass which is what everyone wants you
need to really prioritize strength and
focus on progressive overload while
getting stronger and then once you gain
that strength you use that you use that
strength to push heavier weight and high
rep ranges in a hypertrophy rep range or
so strengthen the priority and the squad
bench and deadlift or the three lifts
that you need to do the three big
compound lifts so for the longest time
maybe you're like two years I've been
having so many tweaks and issues with my
body that I have been able to do those
movements like optimally incorrectly and
I'm not going to sit here I mean the
thing is I'm not going to sit here and
blame it all on these little injuries
like that's honestly maybe like 60
percent of a 40 percent of its just not
being like consistent just being sloppy
with training and all that but so let's
talk about what happened first
as you guys know you heard me bitching
and whining about a while ago about this
issue with my hip adductor like
somewhere down here we took like on with
my hip adductor someone down there and
that pretty much that I had to literally
take six months off squatting and
deadlift and completely to let that heal
up and I'm glad and I was honestly
terrified that I'll have that issue for
the rest of my life but I luckily don't
and it's completely healed I'm good on
that but there's some issue with my
spine that's been there for like a while
and here's what I think happened I
specifically vividly remember I think it
was junior year of high school towards
the end I was doing static holds and
what static holds are pretty much as
when you uh have a weight on your back
that you by no means can squat it's like
a hundred pounds of your squat neck and
you're standing there holding it for
like a minute and I pretty much
conditions your CNS and I was doing that
and I kind of like relaxed and I kind of
got lazy with him and I felt a sharp
pain in my back and I instantly jolted
up I was completely fine I went away
then I racked away and then for some
reason I just wanted to hit hit a bench
single during that workout that's what I
would do all the time
I put 295 on the bench press did my big
arch everything hit that single then as
soon as I got off the bench it was just
this ridiculous just like pain in my
back where I couldn't bend over at like
sit on the ground and it was like
terrible and ever since that day kind of
been on and off and here's what's weird
if I view if I were to stand up right
now put 500 pounds on my back as a
static hold it would actually relieve
the pain so I noticed that one of my
spots compressed the pains relieved
right now if I were to hang from a
pull-up bar on the other hand it
actually bring that issue back and yeah
that thing in my back would probably get
agitated on squats and deadlifts but the
main thing that I would get agitated on
is flat benching any type of arch
whatsoever would agitate it and that's
why I would always kind of jump back and
forth go under the incline bench because
like one incline is better for overall
chest development and to the main thing
which is probably should be number one
is that I don't have that pain in my
back when I do it I can go all out on
the incline without out in that pain so
I do that I go the incline that pain
goes away my ego comes back in I want to
hit five because you could hit heavier
weights on flight so I go to flat then
they shoe starts happening with my back
so now I'm completely dropping flat
solely focusing on incline and I'm
fixing some essential flaws in my squat
and deadlift for me kind of working from
the ground
up now notice of the long run you guys
got to stick with me on this it is still
recording yes it's still recording so in
the past
well my chain would be super consistent
to be super good and for whatever reason
like I would say too much school worker
or bubble or whatever I would take me
like a week off the gym or like some
time off the gym or some period of time
where my training wasn't like ideal
right would it be squatting dead lifting
and then when I would get my [Β __Β ]
together I was going full force no
easing back end just going right away
hit it as hard as I can and I'd be fine
and the reason I was wrong is because
back then the weights that I was
handling weren't really that heavy
nowadays if I try to do that because I'm
a lot stronger than I was back then my
joints my soft station my connective
tissue isn't ready to handle that such
abrupt load of intensity and weight all
at once I have to really ease my way
back in so now I'm very gently easing my
way back into squatting and dead lifting
and let's look at some things I'm trying
to fix on my squat I'm very very very
quiet onon t'right my quads are easily
over developed compared to like my
posterior chain like my glutes and my
hamstrings my erectors so when I squat
I'm very quiet dominant so my amount of
knee extension in me travels just bigger
my knees go very far past my toes and
that's not necessarily a bad thing it
all depends on like how your body's
built but for me I do kind of push it to
the extreme to the point where I'm
really not engaging my ' and as much and
just really relying on my quads and what
I'm trying to do now is have a wider
stance on squat I'm trying to go back to
live our full time and just really focus
on sitting back having my center of
gravity over a mid-foot and have my
knees not really goes forward so I'm
really engaging a lot more my glutes my
hamstrings my records which are muscles
that I really really want to develop and
also squatting like that is going to
make me lift more weight and I'm going
to be able to push more poundage because
it's a more optimal leverage than how
I've been squatting in the past because
the way I'm squatting in the past is by
no means optimal for a maximum amount of
weight but since my quadruped on Bassem
also great but really really develops my
quads and so my quads look so good it's
because I was squat that type of style
but
completely content on my squads look I'm
just trying to move as much weight as I
can as safely as I possibly can so
that's what I'm working on squat which
I'm going to work on right now and with
the deadlift right my conventional
deadlift is one of the most snapped up
things ever right I'm going to explain
since my posterior chain is extremely
weak I hardly ever load it and I use
just a bunch of quad drive and I just
kind of use my back and kind of just
somehow lift up the weight and it's just
not safe for my back at all and I've
been doing that over the years years and
years and I've been able to get away
with it but it's been kind of catching
up to me along with that issue my back
that I've talked about recently so now
I'm going beltless on squats and
deadlifts because when you wear a belt
right it actually increases the amount
of work that your core does and reduces
the amount of a director stimulation
that you get so I'm pretty much using no
belt really develop my rector's having
perfect form on the deadlift really
really focusing on loading my entire
posture your shading having my
hamstrings glutes everything nice tight
unloaded finding the right place to put
my hips and everything and just I'm
going to polish that form which on
someone I'm going to be doing some
deadlifts today and yeah so I don't know
hopefully I got everything I needed to
across in that long ramble but yeah I
don't know what I'm missing
hopefully Holmes has been recording holy
[Β __Β ] this is seven minutes yeah I
definitely know my caffeine you kicked
in so let's go to the gym and wash me
slowly rehab my squats deadlifts can be
very boring bus
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