Fitness Myths Series – Barbells are a MUST for growth
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I am 70 and do barbell compound exercises. I don’t know the science. I only know I feel great. Better than sitting on the couch 😂.
It’s not a “must” but it’s the best tool for the job for natural novices to intermediates, which constitutes 99 percent of the YouTube audience who is getting started learning about this stuff. These are folks who need the highest raw stimulus. Fatigue is something you really need to manage once you get more advanced
I feel like I get better results from DBs tbh
If you’re a body builder on drugs yea do what you want. If you’re a busy dude getting a barbell and a squat rack and a bench will give you all the gains you need without dicking around in the commercial gyms.
The biggest upside of favouring barbell excercises is not having to set up cable machine.