Shadowing Practice: What your push-ups are actually missing (feat. Red Delta Project) - Learn English Speaking with Video
Les maken...
1
Yellow Dude brought in legends to make your training go bananas.
2
Today, it's Matt from Red Delta Project to make your push-ups and pull-ups actually count.
3
Greetings my friend, Matt Schifferle here for the Red Delta Project.
4
Today we are talking about how you can build more muscle
5
and strength than you've ever had before with a routine that is comprised of primarily push-ups and pull-ups.
6
Because simple routines have lots of advantages to them.
7
They're simple and efficient as far as time, energy, and equipment requirements.
8
You don't need a gym, and you don't even need to have a lot of complexity in the programming.
9
A constrained approach to your strength training doesn't allow you to be lost in variety and a lot of novelty,
10
nor can you hide in complexity to distract you from the job at hand,
11
which is getting really strong and powerful at very basic fundamental exercises.
12
But don't make the mistake of thinking that, okay, I will do push-ups and pull-ups until I'm just completely sick of the movements and burn myself out on them.
13
Always remember that success comes from improving how well you do the techniques, not just how much you do it until you exhaust yourself.
14
And for this, I have two suggestions for you.
15
The first of which is to set your tension before every set of push-ups and pull-ups.
16
So for the example of doing push-ups, lay down on the floor, position your hands and your shoulders and every inch of your body where you want it to be,
17
then purposely flex the muscles you're going to work, chest, shoulders, triceps, even your glutes and your abs, before finally applying resistance when you push off the floor.
18
When it comes to your pull-ups, you want to grab onto the bar, set the tension, squeezing all of your back muscles,
19
your shoulders, biceps, even your grip muscles before lifting your feet off the floor or off of some sort of a support, like a sturdy chair.
20
Doing this will ensure that you are using your muscles to a very high degree in every repetition, for every set, in every workout,
21
to not only produce a much stronger stimulus for building muscle and strength, but it also helps to protect your joints.
22
The second thing I recommend to do is to put a little bit of acceleration to emphasize the concentric
23
or lifting portion of each repetition.
24
Lower yourself down smooth and under control
25
and then drive yourself off the floor for push-ups or up towards the bar when you're doing pull-ups.
26
This acceleration for the concentric phase makes your muscles work just a little bit harder
27
and engage all your muscles as a cohesive unit for functional power, athleticism, and to stimulate more strength and hypertrophy.
28
And speaking of which, if you want to use this to program with an emphasis on building muscle, two to three hard sets,
29
pushing about 10 to 20 repetitions, close to failure for at least two to three sets.
30
If you want to program this for strength, four or five sets, keeping a few reps in the tank, but with a heavier level of resistance,
31
either weighted or with progressive technique, so that you force the muscle to hold more tension.
32
This way, you can use push-ups and pull-ups to achieve whatever goals that you want and improve your proficiency in each technique.
33
Best of luck in your workouts this week.
34
Be fit and live free.
35
Two moves, that's it.
36
If your push-ups still look rough after this, that's on you.
37
This one was a team-up with Matt from Red Delta Project.
38
Want more of these?
39
Drop a name in the comments.
40
Now train.
41
Go bananas!
📺 Zelfde Kanaal
✨ Aanbevolen Video
B22
33 zinnen
The Psychology of Discipline: How to Make Your Brain Want to Start
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B23
43 zinnen
This Fixed My Anterior Pelvic Tilt More Than Stretching
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
300 zinnen
Hany Reacts | The Jay Cutler Video I Haven't Watched in YEARS... Until Now
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B12
167 zinnen
How Strong Should a Woman Actually Be? 6 Strength Standards That Matter
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B2142 zinnen
PURE DOPAMINE + BEAST ENERGY Motivation
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B22
407 zinnen
I Went From 500 to 857 Testosterone at 48 (5 Simple Tips)
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
143 zinnen
Spring Bulk Day 1 - Legs
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B24
128 zinnen
10 drawing exercises to dramatically improve your anatomy ✏️
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
135 zinnen
I Wasted 6 Months Being Skinny Fat Until I Fixed This
Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B21
148 zinnen
How I Became Aesthetic (Simplified)
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B23
96 zinnen
Think faster and speak 🗣️
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “What your push-ups are actually missing”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: muscle, push, pull, strength, floor. Deze video bevat 41 zinnen en 636 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:47. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 168 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 81% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| repetition zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ | herhaling |
| concentric bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /kənˈsɛn.tɹɪk/ | concentrisch |
| acceleration zelfstandig naamwoord | /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | versnelling, acceleratie |
| banana zelfstandig naamwoord | /bəˈnænə/ | banaan, pisang |
| workout zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈwɝk.aʊ̯t/ | training, oefening |
| complexity zelfstandig naamwoord | /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/ | ingewikkeldheid, complexiteit |
| biceps zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ | biceps |
| constrain werkwoord | /kənˈstɹeɪn/ | dwingen |
| hypertrophy zelfstandig naamwoord | /haɪˈpɜɹ.tɹə.fi/ | hypertrofie |
| proficiency zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/ | competentie, vakkundigheid |
| sturdy bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈstɜrdi/ | solide, stevig |
| comprise werkwoord | /kəmˈpɹaɪz/ | bevatten, omvatten |
| novelty zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈnɑvəlti/ | nieuwigheid |
| stimulate werkwoord | /ˈstɪm.jəˌleɪt/ | stimuleren, aansporen |
| greeting zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/ | begroeting, groet |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, you're, doesn't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, acceleration /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, proficiency /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, acceleration /əkˌsɛl.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, complexity /kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/, athleticism /æθˈlɛtɪsɪzəm/, hypertrophy /haɪˈpɜɹ.tɹə.fi/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als repetition, concentric, acceleration.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.