You're Probably...Undertraining (Cold Hard Truth)

Almost all successful advanced natural lifters I've talked to had a phase where they did a LOT of VERY hard training. They didn't die. Some got injured. Some got burnt out. Adjust and move forward. But many adapted and even thrived on plans that might look silly to the average lifter today. In the silver era a lot of this stuff was standard. Doing more than a couple sets on a movement was just what people did. You only find what is too much by...well...doing too much. Don't be afraid of the work. You can always scale back volume, that is indeed a thing. Just because you are natural doesn't mean you should coddle your body. It can recover from a LOT. With a reasonable plan that has a variety of joint-friendly exercises and rep ranges, you can build up to more quality sets than most people think, and you very well might HAVE to if you want to grow your best. People usually want the extremes, either 8 hour arm workouts (that they do either ONCE...or most likely never) or 6 minute abs. The reality is that it's going to take a LOT of work to even sniff your potential, which is probably also a lot higher than you think (that's the good news). Listen to your body, build up gradually, get in your quality sets, track them over time (BOOSTCAMP IT) and keep learning. I have zero issues with HIT if it's gotten you great results. That's fucking awesome and I love seeing people train hard. The bigger issue is that when it stalls it has a limited number of levers that you can pull to keep making progress, and you never see the ones that flatline on it but who would have kept growing just by doing a bit more. Quality and quantity BOTH matter, and you can often do more of both than you think. Books that will help sort out the details (yes, they matter!) Book 1: SWEAT (beginners/intermediates) www.verityfit.com/product-page/sweat Book 2: Ring Training For Hypertrophy (ring enthusiasts) www.verityfit.com/product-page/ring-training-for-h… Book 3: Resurrecting Your Gains (intermediates/advanced lifters) www.verityfit.com/product-page/resurrecting-your-g… Can check the site for full Tables Of Contents of each book. Appreciate the support!

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Greg is gonna get harder than last time when he sees this…

If the average person thinks they’re overtrained, what they really mean is they work too much and sleep too little, lifting weights is hardly a part of it

I would say most people are not overtrained, but overSTRESSED

Most people get a feeling of overtraining because of their state of mind. Always stressed= close to 0 recovery ===> overtraining/burn out symptoms

Absolute facts and a reality check most people need “It’s going to be hard, it’s going to be harder than you thought it would be, and that’s why most people don’t get the physique that they want, because it is difficult, but that’s what makes it worth it”

Oh and I'll post the 140k Q&A on the community tab sometime this weekend!

Undertraining is killing your gains!!! We've come full circle.

People forget the work capacity is another training parameter that they can train and manipulate. Overreach constantly (and recover after) and you'll increase work capacity.

The limiting factor for a few of us isn't that we can't add sets but rather we can't add time in the gym. For me the only variable I can really manipulate is intensity because I just can't be spending more than 1.5 hours in the gym every day and I'd need to cross over that in order to add more sets (unless I compromise the rest times between sets)

When it comes to overtraining in my experience is joint fatigue is the real killer. As someone who has an asshole shoulder, it's really easy to lose shoulder strength and stability throughout a workout let alone a week of lifting,MMA training and doing a moderately physical job. I have re aggravated my shoulder so manytimes training how I like. But now having hard limits on any form break down has helped maintaine me being pain free but actually feel stronger everywhere else in life despite numbers on the bar being way lower than they used to be for that rep range. Overtraining is something that can quickly sneak up on you espcailly if you have pre existing conditions.

Don't waste your bulk - train hard 👤

So true... Besides myself and my friend (who is 19 and hopped on juice sadly), I legit never see anyone getting to or even close to failure. It's a sad reality where people are not willing to put in the work

Thank u for keeping us big as hell

It's almost like every body is different and everybody should experiment to see what their body responds to instead of being a sheep

Since I have discovered your channel, my gains really increased. I feel like the increased intensity in my workouts is one important dimension of my recent progress. All I have to do is, recovering well between sessions. x)

Yo this is what I need to hear. Keep them videos coming man. I appreciate it

This is why I fw you brodieGVS. You’re the only person on here that unapologetically goes ham regardless of the fear-mongering of too much volume. I always laugh when I see these volume vs intensity debates bc these people are so pathetic and helpless. Like aw geez I wanna work out hard and I wanna work out a lot but I just don’t now which gosh darn one to pick🙄! Everyone always acts like you have to sacrifice one for the other when really you should be trying to maximize both (within reason)

One of your best videos, Geoff, for that I salute you!