Blindly copying someone else can actually be some of the most productive training people can do.
Doing it half halfheartedly though, yer that is not going to produce results
On YT fitness…
OR…the immature Dr Mike Isreatal, i dont find him funny, and as for using a full rom and reps in reserve…thats nothing new, those things have been around for many decades. I also get the impression a real days work would kill him. Does nothing to inspire me.
UR…Channels such as blood & guts 2.0, an everyday working class family guy whom isnt selling anything or out looking money for old rope. No camera men or high end production teams. He just trains very hard in his basement with basic rusty equipment and gets the family involved. I find such individuals with strong work ethic much more inspiring.
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Probably most misguided, which I will equate with “Overrated” is bulking only to find themselves too fat. Always seeming to be trying to either gain or lose. But at least, they are doing something, even if it’s wrong.
“Underrated” is not fully understanding seedtime and harvest. Also, building on a solid foundation.
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It gets tired really quick.
That reminds me:
Home gyms–underrated
That’s one reason I have no idea what most people do at the gym. My information mostly comes from here and… social media.
Deadlifts do seem popular with the social media crowd. Chad Waterbury and Charles Poliquin, and many others, both programmed pulls–and there are some very, very good deadlifters on here–it’s just a lift that doesnt work for me. That’s what I meant: overrated for me. A powerlifter would probably feel much differently.
RDLs are a different story
I agree on him trying too hard to be funny. And failing. While he presents interesting ideas, it seems his positions, like with volume and intensity, have done a complete 180 the past couple years.
I see them go hand in hand most times. You could get 100 people to copy pwn and because they’re blind and don’t understand the goals they wouldn’t put in the required effort or intensity.
They’d just get tired.
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or injured. LOL
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Underrated
Train like a gymnast.
Long time goals.
Have a trainingspartner
Overrated
Have no beer at the weekend
Videos with the title learn that Skille in 2 weeks
Overated
- “Tried and true” programs–the difference maker will always be the person, not the program. Following a pre-written program will not suddenly make an unmotivated trainee kick ass in the gym. And for those who are seriously committed to the game, even as a beginner, they will have no issues by following their own program and will likely even be better in the long run for it. Everyone has their own imbalances, injuries, and areas they want to prioritize so they are best off following their own program. I don’t care if it’s written by an elite powerlifter or bodybuilder. They don’t know you and can’t customize the plan to you unless you pay them boatloads.
- The MCU–Don’t get me wrong, I love a good comic book movie universe, but to treat these movies like they’re going to be classics decades from now is a bit much. There’s not a single MCU film that will come close to touching the legacy of The Dark Knight for example. Maybe the first Iron Man for kicking starting it all, and back when it was a simple story with sincerity and not forced meta jokes and cultural references every 5 min undercutting any emotional beats.
Underrated
- Functional range conditioning. Seriously look it up if you’re unfamiliar. I’m pretty sure it was developed by and for dancers, but has made its way into weightlifting community to great effect.
- Time completely off from weight training. Such a great mental and physical reset, and sometimes you even make some gains when you finally let your body fully recover.
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Good looking out with that function range conditioning.
Gonna play around with that
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Under-rated:
Consistency
Calf raises (since I heard @simo74 came to fight!)
Training gloves (hell, I might as well fight all of you)
Over-rated:
Barbell bench press
Treadmills, ellipticals, ski-ergs
Inspirational quotes on gym shirts
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Now people are just saying total nonsense 
I can’t think of an exercise that delivers less results for most people.
But I guess The question is whether they do them properly or don’t take them seriously because they are underrated. Hmmm
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Do you think most of us need any real customization? What I like about plans is not having to think; it removes an obstacle.
Not one I expected to see. Why do you think they’re underrated?
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Mother Nature gave me really skinny calves. I got tired of being asked “Are those your legs, or are you riding a chicken?”
So I started doing calf raises. Now my calves are less skinny and people tease me about other shit instead.
A lot of people have genetically good calves and don’t need them, or do a lot of hiking and don’t need them, so whenever you ask some-one with good calves if you should do raises they will tell you it’s unnecessary.
And because calves are SO hard to build (since they anyway get so much stimulus from walking and other non-direct training), most people with skinny calves give up on them, and they’ll also tell you raises are a waste of time.
Not true. Calf raises WILL build muscle IF you work hard enough at them. Therefore: underrated.
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Pec-deck
Foam rolling
Curls with max body English
Squats to a depth of 6 inches
Direct ab work for fatties
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Oh my goodness yes. The deadlift’s starting height is completely arbitrary. The idea it’d be an ideal lift for anyone is goofy.
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It’s why I so constantly advise people NOT to follow me. I don’t even know where I’m going, haha.
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This was not my experience when I was powerlifting. My best total prior to signing up for personalized coaching was after following a series of Sheiko programs exactly as they were written. I surpassed that total when I signed up for personalized coaching from a top IPF powerlifter at a very reasonable monthly cost.
Now that said, I agree with you 100% given where I am now with a bunch of accumulated injuries and goals outside the gym. Following a “tried and true” program for me at this point would be silly.
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Overrated,
1.) Grass-fed anything. Just take some fish oil. If you’re going into competition and need to shave off every last calorie, then maybe, but at that point you’ve got bigger issues to navigate.
2.) Using numbers only as goals instead of feedback for progression. Punctuated equilibrium has been a good approach for me (YMMV), but trying to calculate volume by weight x sets x reps and increasing the total number by increasing one variable at a time each workout to achieve linear results seems unsustainable.
3.) Pre-workout stims.
Underrated,
1.) Ramping up and finishing techniques.
2.) Targeting smaller muscles, especially side delts, lower traps, calves, forearms, psoas. Basically anything that you would use in an IRL 3D movement.
3.) Upper-body cardio.
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