Where Are You on the Genetic Scale? (probably not where you think...)

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[robh]

“The more consistent you are, the fewer people you’re competing against” is very good life in general advice, not just lifting/fitness advice. 10:30

[gregdoucette]

People with amazing physiques in general overestimate their effort and dedication and underplay their genetics.
People with shitty genetics tent over play the fact that it’s genetics and under play the hard work

[gregdoucette]

30 pounds of muscle in five years just to correct the information that would be qualified is very good or elite level genetics as in amazing genetics. In the course of a lifetime as per Jeff nippard’s video the average person can expect to gain 20 to 40 pounds of muscle and so if you gain 30 pounds of muscle in only five years you most certainly should expect to gain at least 40+ pounds of muscle throughout your life. Unless you start training at 15 years of age or are you start off as being someone who’s anorexic dating 30 pounds of muscle in five years is extra ordinary it’s amazing

[nelsonhoffman]

Joe gradually morphing from the chad of the fitness industry to the dad of the fitness. Offering us sound advice and guidance that could save us years of frustration in every new upload. A metamorphosis I am thoroughly enjoying, btw.

[addawg]

“The more consistent you are, the less people you are competing with” that stuck with me man! Love your videos!

[samuelmunoz]

I started working out when I was 13, 5’5”, and 120ish pounds. Now I’m almost 22 and weigh around 160, 5’5” still lmao and at around a BMI of 10% or so. This video has helped me so much because I was definitely stuck in my own head for a long time thinking I wasn’t good enough compared to everyone. God bless man

[blakslee]

It took me a long time to accept that my “dream physique” was either, never gonna happen, or going to take an extremely long time. I’m 5’7” and for most of my 20’s, I was 220-240 pounds. Obese, not muscle. With diet an exercise, the lowest I got was 160, and even then, I had man boobs and couldn’t see my abs.

During Covid, I crept up to 180, not in a good way, and re dedicated myself to training. Right now I’m 195, still around 30% fat, but I can do 8 pull ups, sumo DL 315lbs for 2-5 reps and bench 190 for 5. My resting HR dips into the 30s and my cholesterol is fantastic. As you probably guessed, at 30% fat, I’m nowhere near a beach bod. But I’m strong, healthy and comfortable in my own skin.

Lately my goal has had nothing to do with physique. Just strength and longevity. I never want to be too tired to fix the house or play with my future kids or please my future wife.

[nimamaleki]

You've turned into an elite educator. Precise, on point, and entertaining.
Joey Delany is my hero🎉

[fredborge]

I've gained about 20lbs in my first year (~51kg-60.5kg), started out totally fresh, no experience or wisdom. I try to go to the gym every other day, and i read and watch a lot of content on fitness. Really enjoying the hobby!

[AlexanderRodriguez-lmqw]

Most of us prolly don’t need to be worrying about genetics too much. Put in a decade of consistent intense lifting on a proper program with a solid diet and we will prolly have a physique we can be proud of.

[docloco]

I'm not genetically gifted, but I take pride in being a natural athlete. At nearly 38 years old, I'm proud of the relentless effort I've put into my training. I dedicated myself to intense workouts from ages 20 to 30, which sculpted the foundation I've maintained today despite dealing with more frequent rest days and injuries.

[alexds]

I was getting disappointed on my physique as a huge hard gainer, but you gave my back again some hope.
Gracias!❤

[paulmarshall]

People who are highly suited to a particular sport generally start well ahead of where people who are poorly suited to that sport finish. That's how it works with bodies, brains, and pretty much everything else.

[jeanvictorhajjar]

Derek being part of the mob absolutely killed me 😂😂 that was top tier meme

[dannywatts]

Joey D and Great British Bake Off are the only things I watch religiously

[paulelverstone]

Always solid, no-nonsense advice. Probably one of only three yt trainers I follow now...

[davidnelsonjr.]

I have been a runner for the past few years. I am 17 and have been skinny most of my life. I am 5'10 and have been lifting on and off since January ( about 7-8 months) . Pretty inconsistent though. (Due to lack of motivation at the start, and having to skip so it would not effect running workouts, also I was out of town like all summer). I started in maybe the high 130s ( according to some journal entry of mine), and now I am sometimes in the low 160s. It is very weird though because I do not feel like I put on much weight. I am still pretty insecure about my size. I always feel like the small one, but I am hoping to put on a lot more muscle, and hopefully grow another inch or two. I do not know exactly why I am writing this, maybe because I am feeling very stressed right now about lots of things. But I hope my genetics are good enough to be able to be a very serious and natural lifter one day and it is good to know so many others are on similar journey to mine.

[saint]

Ive put on about 33 pounds or 15kg of muscle in 9 months, for reference im 6'4 260 pounds now at 20%bodyfat, when I started I was 255 pounds at 32% bodyfat. My bench went from 165 pounds to 297, my squat went from 245 to 485, and my deadlift went from 250 to 507 pounds. As of now my biceps unpumped are 18.5 inches they were 15, my forearms are 14 inches they were 13, my quads are 29.5 inches they were 26. Ive trained 6 days a week without ever skipping a session since 1st of February this year after being inactive and sedentary for the last 12 years.

[tehphoebus]

1. Great video and great advice. Thank you. 2. Dr. Casey Butt is not "some dude", and he always made it clear that it is the theoretical maximum if everything is perfect. A VERY simplified explanation of it is, the amount of skeletal muscle humans can naturally hold are highly correlated to skeletal frame size and mass. Ankle and wrist circumference along with height are proxies for that. The last contributing factor is the amount of body fat, the more body fat you have (within reason) impacts the maximum amount of skeletal muscle tissue one can hold on to.

[Jensviva]

This is why Joe Fazer is so great. He is the only fitness influencer out there, that I know of, with bad genetics. That makes him a realistic guy to compare to.