I'm a fan. Anybody else?
that's pretty harsh. you don't think he understands powerlifting?He is a joke
hes strong forsure. I'm not sure he is trying to grow.He basically is reading new studies, then making a video about it, telling everybody that he always knew it -and all the others were wrong. Omitting the fact that he didn't manage to grow an inch in years.
I admit that he is lifting some good weight (for singles) nowadays (after YEARS of failing) -but all the bullsh1t he was telling in the past (code name: Hemingway - look it up, LMAO) buried him for good.
I can't get passed his delusions, I just can't. No matter if he has to say something informative.hes strong forsure. I'm not sure he is trying to grow.
I like how he calls out fake natties and BS training.
I also think he will become an elite lifter in his 40s. I wish I had enough you tube followers that I could do Bulgarian style. you have to have some free time to train like that.
I saw joe rogan do the stolen valor stuff.I can't get passed his delusions, I just can't. No matter if he has to say something informative.
Did you see some vids of his haters, where they called his outrageous lies? HOURS of ment!
[video=youtube;JXJmrYzjmIY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXJmrYzjmIY&t=896s[/video]
that video is hilarious.I saw joe rogan do the stolen valor stuff.
yeah he's definitely weird. but strictly his PL stuff I like.
Well, he better sticks to PL, instead of wacking people as a mercenary, LOL!gthe suddenly part I'm not sure about either HG, hes been PLing for awhile
He talks from a position of authority when he has achieved very littlethat's pretty harsh. you don't think he understands powerlifting?
Now he is showing some heavy lifts, even with good form, I admit. Judging him by his strength and execution, nothing bad to say... BUT the guy is a delusional jerk, you have no idea how much I hate him, LOL (But I'm enjoying it, its my daily dose of cringe).He talks from a position of authority when he has achieved very little
I know a lot of people that are strong and are stupid as ****. Blaha giving advice is the equivalent of the 16 year old that squatted 500lb at your local high school giving advice on how to train.Now he is showing some heavy lifts, even with good form, I admit. Judging him by his strength and execution, nothing bad to say... BUT the guy is a delusional jerk, you have no idea how much I hate him, LOL (But I'm enjoying it, its my daily dose of cringe).
Id chose Mark bell, silent mike, Alan thrall, Chris duffinIf I had to choose a youtuber as a role model, it would probably be James "Tiny" Vest, followed by Athlean-x.
The reason I'm not particularly following any of them is, James has a "sleep inducing kind of transmitting knowledge" -and Athlean-X needs about 20 minutes of anatomy lessons before showing an exercise.
He's logging Bulgarian training. That's a first I believe.I know a lot of people that are strong and are stupid as ****. Blaha giving advice is the equivalent of the 16 year old that squatted 500lb at your local high school giving advice on how to train.
Completely blows my mind that he can take the work of Bill Starr, Mark Rippetoe and Glenn Pendlay, add some close grip bench and arm isolations and market it across the biggest websites out there
Tiny's great...If I had to choose a youtuber as a role model, it would probably be James "Tiny" Vest.
My IQ was tested at 148 and it's really not as smart as everyone seems to think. I'd say the main difference between me and the average guy with a 100 IQ is that I know I'm stupid and they don'tGenius level 147 IQ (99.9th percentile of population).
I know at least one person with an 140+ IQ who can't piss a hole into snow. Even IF Blaha has a high IQ, it wouldn't mean anything.My IQ was tested at 148 and it's really not as smart as everyone seems to think. I'd say the main difference between me and the average guy with a 100 IQ is that I know I'm stupid and they don't
Seeing as Blaha doesn't know he's stupid, I'm calling BS on that as wel
He's not doing "Bulgarian" training, he is squatting up to a daily maxHe's logging Bulgarian training. That's a first I believe.
He just stated that newbies should learn to dead with hook grip.
I have to agree.
He also said nobody actually does true bulgarian training.He's not doing "Bulgarian" training, he is squatting up to a daily max
IE - Doing the least work possible in the gym
I did this style of training for a year, it's not how the Bulgarians actually trained, Abadjiev went through how they trained in many interviews. Abadjiev never even discussed "daily maximums" and neither did anyone else that he trained. The daily maximum was actually coined by Matthew Perryman and utilised by John Broz to avoid their lifters from getting hurt (The Bulgarian system was designed in a way that only the genetic elite could survive)
In the real Bulgarian training, if the loading called for a max then the lifter would attempt a max - none of this "daily max"
Bulgarians train 3xs a day right?He's not doing "Bulgarian" training, he is squatting up to a daily max
IE - Doing the least work possible in the gym
I did this style of training for a year, it's not how the Bulgarians actually trained, Abadjiev went through how they trained in many interviews. Abadjiev never even discussed "daily maximums" and neither did anyone else that he trained. The daily maximum was actually coined by Matthew Perryman and utilised by John Broz to avoid their lifters from getting hurt (The Bulgarian system was designed in a way that only the genetic elite could survive)
In the real Bulgarian training, if the loading called for a max then the lifter would attempt a max - none of this "daily max"
And let's not forget that he's also claimed that he has more lean muscle mass than Serge Nubret. Even if true (doubtful) who cares? The guy looks like a big giant blob of feces. When Nubret was 65 years old he looked better than Blaha on the best day he ever saw.You forgot:
-He killed people in combat
-was a mercenary
-Science fiction writer
Did he really say that? Nubret was actually a few inches taller than him, and twice his size. I don’t think it’s every been close.And let's not forget that he's also claimed that he has more lean muscle mass than Serge Nubret. Even if true (doubtful) who cares? The guy looks like a big giant blob of feces. When Nubret was 65 years old he looked better than Blaha on the best day he ever saw.
Maybe his science fiction is all these things he’s claimed to have done?You forgot:
-He killed people in combat
-was a mercenary
-Science fiction writer
So his consistently insane and inane comments and fabrications don’t undermine his credibility and reliability for you? It’s not like he’s an elite-level lifter/bodybuilder/etc, not that being one would be sufficient to take his advice anyway, but him also being more than a little delusional doesn’t sort of turn you off of his advice? Honest question.I'm just interested in his lifting.
Not his fantasy stuff. I know he's weird.
I Havnt heard any false lifting advice. Have you?So his consistently insane and inane comments and fabrications don’t undermine his credibility and reliability for you? It’s not like he’s an elite-level lifter/bodybuilder/etc, not that being one would be sufficient to take his advice anyway, but him also being more than a little delusional doesn’t sort of turn you off of his advice? Honest question.
I get he's lied, but just the powerlifting stuff, so far seems legit. I've only been watching since his new home gym.So his consistently insane and inane comments and fabrications don’t undermine his credibility and reliability for you? It’s not like he’s an elite-level lifter/bodybuilder/etc, not that being one would be sufficient to take his advice anyway, but him also being more than a little delusional doesn’t sort of turn you off of his advice? Honest question.
They started at 3x a week, added sessions as they adapted until they were eventually training 3x a day yes. But by 3 times a day, it would be like front squatting in the morning, a 30 minute smoke break, then clean and jerk, 60 minute lunch break, snatch.Bulgarians train 3xs a day right?
Interesting. That's a good way to separate the men from the boys.They started at 3x a week, added sessions as they adapted until they were eventually training 3x a day yes. But by 3 times a day, it would be like front squatting in the morning, a 30 minute smoke break, then clean and jerk, 60 minute lunch break, snatch.
They also only ever front squatted. They would only do back squat if they had some sort of hand problem that stopped them front squatting.
What I’m saying is that when we KNOW that he’s said some incorrect things (to put it lightly), it would just be a huge red flag for me to question the legitimacy of everything else he says. Why rely on him when there are people who don’t make up so much nonsense? What about him leads you to believe that he gives better advice than what you can find elsewhere? He’s clearly not always honest, he’s quite obviously delusional, and he’s not even an elite lifter himself.I Havnt heard any false lifting advice. Have you?
In not taking knife fighting advice, or parachuting .
Yeah, A lot of people say that it's just a system that is used to rinse through lifters and only the elite survive, however their actual pool of lifters was far smaller than say the USAInteresting. That's a good way to separate the men from the boys.
uh, bro I'm talking about watching a you tube video. Homie I watch like 10 different you tubers. Blahas have been good IMO since he got his little home set up. I don't take it that serious. But recently he said novice lifters should learn to deadlift with a hook grip. That advice is golden.What I’m saying is that when we KNOW that he’s said some incorrect things (to put it lightly), it would just be a huge red flag for me to question the legitimacy of everything else he says. Why rely on him when there are people who don’t make up so much nonsense? What about him leads you to believe that he gives better advice than what you can find elsewhere? He’s clearly not always honest, he’s quite obviously delusional, and he’s not even an elite lifter himself.
well hes squatting 500lbs daily.....have you seen other people do that on you tube?I watched one video of his a year ago and almost blew my brains out trying to comprehend how people like him even have a following.
I would trust Jason Genova over Blaha.
I’m not saying you can’t or shouldn’t enjoy watching his videos, some people enjoy watching train wrecks; I’m only saying that I wouldn’t rely heavily on anything he says, at least not without heavy and intense outside verification. I’m sure there are other non-delusional people giving similar or better advice.Feels like I'm defending him.
All I'm saying is I enjoy his powerlifting videos. And the busting fake natties is cool too.
Marc lobiner( who I watch) just on TRT hehehe
Well again his powerlifting stuff is dead on.I’m not saying you can’t or shouldn’t enjoy watching his videos, some people enjoy watching train wrecks; I’m only saying that I wouldn’t rely heavily on anything he says, at least not without heavy and intense outside verification. I’m sure there are other non-delusional people giving similar or better advice.
To each his own I suppose. It’s not like there’s not other people who are equally as “dead on” that don’t spout delusional nonsense, and I personally wouldn’t want to support someone so delusional and inflate their already massive ego. But if you like him; watch him. I just don’t see the appeal.Well again his powerlifting stuff is dead on.
I do watch a lot of other guys too.
Yeah, maybe, but the guy is just parroting whatever he happened to find in a google search that day and sometimes he doesn't even get that right. Why not just find videos and articles by someone with a normally functioning brain who actually knows what they're talking about?I Havnt heard any false lifting advice.
Joe Rogan has a pretty good podcast about Stolen Valor these people that fake to be military people and stuff, Its pretty interesting. There is definitely something wrong upstairs to fake being a mercenary.Yeah, maybe, but the guy is just parroting whatever he happened to find in a google search that day and sometimes he doesn't even get that right. Why not just find videos and articles by someone with a normally functioning brain who actually knows what they're talking about?
While I thought that his fake natties videos and some of his earlier lifting videos were actually pretty decent the guy just lost all credibility with me when he went loony with his fake merc insanity.
When he was living in the UK he was a bleeding heart liberal vegetarian. When he moved back to the US he reinvented himself as a right wing conservative who advocated literally catapulting illegals back into Mexico.
And let's not forget about the time that internet trolls put up a fake craigslist ad for tranny sex and when someone showed up at Blaha's apartment he held them at gun point and stole the guys ID.
So yeah, F*$# this loon. I won't watch his videos even for a joke anymore for the simple fact that I don't want to give his channels any views. There's plenty of more credible people on YouTube who aren't just sitting in a wheelchair like Blaha, making bullets cranking out video after video that he has to pad and drag out to hit the ten minute mark for more advertising revenue.
The problem is that his credibility is so suspect that even if he did show a video of himself squatting 600lb or pulling 700lb few would believe it was legitimate and would probably conclude, given his past history of "exaggeration", that he was using fake weights like Brad Castleberry.I want to see if he can squat 600lb and pull 700lb. That's interesting to me
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