How to Make Your Training More FUNCTIONAL – A Beginners Guide
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Really enjoying the videos thanks for doing them. Really wanted to know if you had any data on how late is too late to train? I’ve heard lots of different things but I’m curious to get direction on how late is too late when it comes to proper sleep? Thanks
Every second of the video was interesting and so informative. Thank you so much!!!
Would you say strongman training overlaps with functional training?
Honestly, other than to b9st your own ego, bodybuilding is such a waste of time. Why train to solely look good when you can train to look and feel good?
Just want to leave a quick comment here for Bioneer. I struggled all my life with extra weight. I have gained and lost over 150 lbs. 4-5 times in my life. At one point I was in amazing shape doing MMA, then life got in the way and I started just straight powerlifting. I got pretty strong, benched 395, dead 550, squat 450. It was fun. But I got fat, and after a while my exercise time fell off and I gained weight again and spent ten years over a desk and ballooned to over 420 lbs. I got gastric bypass surgery and started losing weight and got back into lifting. Guess what, at 40 yrs. old I realized that powerlifting achieved zero things I wanted in life, had ruined my knees and shoulders (that was mostly desk disease). I have been watching these videos and others and worked with rubber bands and kettlebells. I have nothing to prove now but being able to get on my knees and play with my baby and doing some crappy fighting with guys half my age. Functional training is the key for living a long life and a fulfilling one. I can exercise anywhere and can do things I never even thought possible. Just wanted to thank you for your insight on a lot of these things – my shoulders feel better and knees hardly squeak anymore. Still trying to correct my knees but thanks for the long life tips dude, very helpful!!! Oh yeah I am 230 now and thanks to the functional training pretty ripped around all the loose skin. My wife thanks you for the kettlebell training lol.
Powerlifting doesn't even involve power… tell me you don't know what you're talking about without telling me
You definitely need a functional fitness in today's World!
Areas to consider for functional training that he listed in the video (for my reference and yours):
cardio
shoulder mobility
pelvic alignment
core stability
weak glutes
hip mobility
grip strength
gate and running form
rotational strength
ankle mobility
hip flexor strength
balance
explosiveness
single leg strength
frontal plane training (side to side)
straight arm strength
ankle stiffness
tendon strength
scapular control
strength endurance
Note: This list is not comprehensive by any means, but a good place to start 🙂
At 61 it's a stretch … im probably at around level 1 to 2 looking at what you perform here. However, my goal is increasing my overall fitness, thats why I'm here. I have improved during the last 18 months in most areas. Doing it also for avoiding lower back problems coming back. Thanks for the inspiration.
Very well done mate.
how about heavy strength training and muaythai? will it make me stiff and inflexible?
I'd pay anything to have this guy as my PT
I’m in the military and I’m looking to start your functional training to help increase my strength outside of the gym so I can better take care of myself and my guys! I love the content man!
I want this guy to be my personal trainer, the stuff he teaches is awesome
In my mid 40s and got back into seriously training just a little over 7 weeks ago after nearly 5 years off. And thanks to your highly informative channel, among a few others, I have totally switched and upped my training to concentrate solely on functional fitness, doing a combination of strength training, kettlebells, plyometrics, cycling, jogging, rucking, and mobility drills. And life in my middle aged years have gotten and continue to get better. Much thanks and much respect! 🤘
I can't wrap my head around this guy! He's living the dream and it costs him nothing
“Or it maybe it means you want to be able to do cool shit” 😂😂😂😂 Ngl, you summed up at least a 4th of my goals
The terminology is wrong. If it takes a 20 minute video to explain what “functional” means then maybe that isn’t the best word to describe what you’re doing.
Man you are the best! I love everything about this channel. I share the common interest of movement, performance, and psychology, so this channel is very helpful and entertaining. Keep up the good work.
Subscribed and clicked your sponsor. I have for years been wearing mostly sandals which has allowed my toes to naturally splay further apart. Shoes like these would be nice to have for training. In my youth I trained in Kung Fu and it was all about functional strength. Now in my mid 50's I'd like to get back to it.
Does anyone know how often you should be training any of these areas? Id like to keep powerlifting, i usually go three times a week for an hour and a half, tuesdays and thursdays i do a mile jog. But how often do these functional things need to be trained?
I do functional training for my job witch indurance is very important for my back. Its like i do workout 8 hours straight
Impressive pistol squat
good stuff
cool shit club
i can literally feel my body getting stronger with functional. and calisthenics training
Hey man, love your videos, i want some advice. I have always been into sports and was recently doing high rep bodyweight pushups and pullups uptill absolute failure since i didnt have access to a gym, untill just recently, i joined a gym. So after working out for 3 weeks, i've progressed a lot in terms of strength but just today, my mom told me i was starting to get bigger but not in a good way sort of, she said i was loosing the natural leen look i had and it turns out she was right. So i'm worried if i'm training wrong or will i lose my sporting abilities by lifting heavy and if so, what to do? And what type of training to follow?
Hi I bought a course and I can’t access it ! Where can I contact you so I can solve the problem please !
HELLO ANS THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS THEY'RE VERY USEFUL AND VERY PRACTICAL PLEASE MAKE MORE SO I CAN WATCH THEM
@6:52 I thought you were whipping an animal around.
Great video brother
In our times you are half-god … Greetings from Poland!