Summary of My Simple Approach To Getting Strong
Key Wellness and Strength-Building Strategies from "My Simple Approach To Getting Strong"
- Consistency with Movements
- Stick with the same core lifts and movements for a long time to deeply understand them.
- Consistent practice helps overcome plateaus and roadblocks by learning how your body moves within each exercise.
- Avoid quitting a movement just because it becomes challenging; persistence leads to growth.
- Embrace and Learn from Roadblocks
- Plateaus are inevitable, even for elite lifters.
- Use roadblocks as opportunities to adjust technique and improve.
- Examples given include:
- Changing dip technique by starting from the top rather than the bottom to progress weighted dips.
- Adjusting squat setup (footwear, torso position, walkout) to improve performance and comfort.
- Modifying bench press grip, bar path, foot placement, and arch to increase bench strength.
- Confidence and Mindset
- Self-belief is crucial and builds over time through consistent effort and incremental progress.
- Celebrate small wins and the process of overcoming repeated failures before success.
- Confidence compounds as you keep showing up and pushing through challenges.
- Increase Frequency for Skill Acquisition
- Treat strength training like learning a skill (e.g., playing an instrument or a sport).
- Increase the frequency of practicing a specific lift to accelerate learning and mastery (e.g., bench pressing twice a week instead of once).
- More frequent practice helps you learn movement patterns faster and more effectively.
- progressive overload and Incremental Increases
- Aim to gradually increase the load (weight) over time.
- Incremental progress boosts confidence and strength.
- Focus on increasing weight rather than just reps or volume.
- Becoming a Movement Specialist
- Deeply understand and specialize in your chosen lifts.
- Consistency, practice, and adaptation to challenges make you stronger and more proficient.
Presenters / Sources
- The video is presented by a strength coach or fitness enthusiast sharing personal experiences and coaching insights (name not provided).
Notable Quotes
— 02:59 — « Do you think anyone who has a crazy outlandish lift like a 300 kilo squat, 400 kilo deadlifts, 100 kilo dip didn't meet roadblocks or plateaus at some point? Of course they did, and it's from those roadblocks that you learn more about the movement, how you move within it. »
— 06:06 — « Any good relationship you don't just leave your girl when things get tough, you figure it out, you get through it together, you're stronger. It's actually a great comparison. »
— 06:51 — « When you try a weight for the fifth time after failing four times before, and you finally get it, it's incredible. It's a mixture of 'Oh my god I did it, that was amazing,' and relief like 'Thank God I got it.' »
— 07:59 — « Learning strength movements is like learning a new skill: learn how to play an instrument, learn how to solo the ball on your bad foot. If you want to improve your skills in any department, you expose yourself to it and you do it a lot more. »
— 09:20 — « If you want to get better at something, just do it more, just practice it more. There's that element of practice too; if you practice the movement you will get better at it. »
Category
Wellness and Self-Improvement