Shadowing Practice: Reacting to My First Videos 10 Years Later - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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This video that you're about to see just took off on our Highlights channel
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and it was basically me watching old clips of my own content like 10-13 years ago.
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Enjoy!
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Hey guys, thanks so much for opting in and taking control.
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So what we're looking for is people who are super motivated to take our free 6 week challenge.
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But we don't just take anyone,
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we take people who are really motivated and demonstrated that by their actions.
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So, right now you're actually receiving an email from me.
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Hey guys, and in your next installment of the Mind Game series,
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I just want to talk about love versus discipline.
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And it's a topic that I feel like gets totally misconstrued within the fitness industry because trainers are saying,
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you've got to grit your cheeks and get through it.
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Like, you know, he who does 10 more reps will succeed.
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And you know, eat clean or die trying.
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And like all those like fitness memes,
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like they're great and whatnot.
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It's awesome.
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dude this one this one I'm I didn't even put a shirt on
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and it's a video and I don't look good
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yes okay so measuring yourself is a really important thing I track your progress so
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that you can make a justice to your meal plan makes
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sense you want to track as many variables as you possibly can just for
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that it's not Not because you want to see.
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What?
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Who was recording that?
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I don't know.
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A trainer?
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I have no idea.
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Hey guys, welcome back.
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I wanted to record one more video because I love you a lot.
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And because people ask some really good questions about bioelectual obedience, okay?
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Body fat measuring machines, the two that we have.
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And I want to explain a little bit more
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because the water fluctuation video today explains a little bit about
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how we store water in our muscles in our liver etc
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so the way
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that this machine works let me show you this guy this one you've seen this one before
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and then uh the handheld machine that we have the gym is that uh it's
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i like to go impedance so what it does is it actually sends a little electric shock through you
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and then it measures.
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Are you tired of fitness places that don't make you have fun or give you the results you want?
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Well, United Fitness is ready to change that.
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And you know how?
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We're going to have you lifting weights.
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We're going to have you following custom nutrition plans in color.
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Hi, guys.
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I'm Alex, and I'm the owner of United Fitness.
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So welcome to our family.
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Thank you for the opportunity to earn your business.
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So I just want to tell you a little bit more about what we do.
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United Fitness, we strive to be the leading body and life transformation business out there.
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For men and women who want to.
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Dude, it's so fucking tough.
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Hey dudes, good morning.
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I hope everyone's crushing their roles and accomplish what they want.
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I was just, I've just been a part of a bunch of masterminds recently.
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And with the little campaign that we got going on here in DC,
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I'm actually driving in right now.
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I was just kind of thinking about some stuff because planning versus executing,
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you know, Should you do it?
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It's just it becomes abundantly clear
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if you start sitting in on like higher income type circles of people who are doing really well
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and really achieving things is
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that a lot of times it's like there's like there's no
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secret it's just uh how many people like to what extent
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you're executing like that's it you know um you set out with plan
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and then you execute and the thing is like that plan doesn't need to be um
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really really detailed and most of the time it's
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because gosh i can't remember it's like there's a german general
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but what he said was um no plan survives first contact with the enemy
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and so i'm saying like you know what you're doing is the enemy uh
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or who you're working with is the enemy
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but uh you're going to change it the moment you actually start doing something
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so just don't obsess over about it like don't over analyze
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because it's just not going to even be what you think
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it is anyways you know like i changed my i didn't
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know i was making this time before i finally figured out what was working
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and i guarantee you it wasn't like i wouldn't have figured it out unless i like actually just did it
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and had people you know to actually train uh so Pretty uh Just just something to like I guess take into consideration.
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We're halfway through the video and that sounds like I'm rapping Mike
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Trying to build something you're trying to
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Make a new product you're trying to make a new service
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or figure out how to launch it a lot of times Just find the customer some only fact
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that you're gonna help them in some meaningful way
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And you're not gonna leave until they're satisfied with like
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that you like me That's good help them to go away two
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and a half minutes to get there I recently started a different service where I actually help gyms launch
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and I just do it for free.
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I go in and I just launch the gyms
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and basically we just kind of split up what I can bring in for the gym.
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And before I actually had the service,
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someone saw me speak
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and they were like dude can you like just can I
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buy something from you like I don't know like it's like
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how much is gonna be I was like I don't know we'll figure it out
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and it's how I ended up just going out
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but I promise like I'll just help you make more money at your gym
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and he was like cool like just sign me up.
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So, so it was like the weirdest,
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funniest sale I'd ever done, uh, from the stage.
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But, uh, but anyways, all that to say,
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um, it's actually sprouted the entire new business.
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And a lot of that happened just in the last month by launching three different gyms this month,
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kind of going fire ain't ready.
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Like I'll go in and I know that I can deliver value and help you make more money and help you operate,
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you know, more leanly.
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Um, and so, yeah, so anyways,
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Sorry if you're sounding everyone's eyes,
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but I hope everyone's freaking crushing the goals and I will talk to you guys soon.
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Easy.
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Bye.
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Hey guys, real quick.
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Many of you guys are getting started in business and don't know,
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but other entrepreneurs have already tried to help.
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And so 3.6 million copies were donated by other entrepreneurs in my book launch,
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and I'm donating these books as well.
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And so if you're starting in business and you would like the ultimate business backpack,
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all three books, this one shows you how to figure out what to sell.
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This shows you how to get people to find out about it.
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And this one shows you how to make money from it.
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When you have all three,
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you can actually get started.
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All right.
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On top of that, you have 30 days of school that you can get absolutely free.
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And all of this, including the books,
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including school, including shipping is 16 bucks.
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Yeah.
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Like we lose money on this.
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So go grab it.
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It's the ultimate thing I can give you, my gift.
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Enjoy.
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If you go there and it's shut down,
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it's because we ran out.
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But as long as the link still works, there's books.

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Why practice speaking with this video?

This video offers a unique opportunity to enhance your English speaking skills through a highly engaging context. Watching the speaker reflect on their past while sharing insights about fitness and motivation allows you to grasp everyday conversational elements. More importantly, practicing speaking with this video can boost your confidence and fluency. By imitating the speaker, you can refine your English pronunciation and diction using the shadowspeaking method.

The video showcases a personal and relatable narrative, making it easier for learners to connect with the content. As the speaker discusses various aspects of fitness and personal growth, you can identify key phrases and expressions that are vital for everyday discussions. This practical application of language, combined with emotional resonance, helps reinforce both your understanding and retention of the material.

Grammar & Expressions in Context

Analyzing the language used in the transcript, we can identify several key structures that English learners can incorporate into their own speaking practice:

  • Conditional Sentences: The speaker uses phrases like "if you want to succeed," which can help learners express possibilities and consequences. These structures are essential for discussing hypothetical situations.
  • Imperative Sentences: Commands such as "track your progress" are direct and clear, making them useful for giving instructions or advice.
  • Conversational Fillers: The speaker employs phrases like "you know" and "like," which are common in spoken English. Mastering these can enhance your fluency and make your speech sound more natural.
  • Expressions of Opinion: The phrase "I feel like" highlights how to express personal opinions, a crucial skill for engaging in meaningful conversations. Practicing this structure can boost your IELTS speaking practice significantly.

Common Pronunciation Traps

While practicing with this video, you may encounter several tricky pronunciation aspects:

  • “Fitness” and “Progress”: These words can be challenging due to their consonant clusters. Focus on breaking them into syllables: fit-ness, pro-gress.
  • “Challenge”: Many learners mispronounce this word. Ensure you stress the first syllable: CHAL-lenge.
  • “Motivation”: Pay attention to the rhythm and stress of this three-syllable word: mo-ti-VA-tion.

Applying the shadowing technique can help you improve these pronunciations by mimicking the speaker’s intonation and pacing. This technique is especially effective as you will deepen your understanding of how to articulate tricky words while also improving your overall English pronunciation.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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