Shadowing Practice: Training & Shooting w/ Classic Physique Competitor Chris Bumstead - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I remember when I used to be your daughter, writing songs like this, giving them all to you, to you, to you.
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I remember every single time you didn't have my back, we didn't have my warm eyes, I said that I'm not regretting songs like this,
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giving them all to you, to you.
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So we just got to my hotel.
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I've literally never been in a hotel like this before it's
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kind of like they said it was like a bungalow setup
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on the inside it kind of has like your typical bed your bathroom your little desk
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but the ceilings are just stupid high and what makes it unique is
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that when you open the door you're basically outside i thought
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that was pretty cool
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but the reason i'm in los angeles right now i've been here like quite a few times recently
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and this time around it's for a photo shoot with jim
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shark with mr chris bumpstead we're going to be shooting i
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believe the day after tomorrow it's going to be for the new legacy line
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which is i think some of this stuff
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so that's gonna be pretty cool
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and right now I'm pretty much gonna meet up with him we're gonna get some food
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because I'm starving I haven't eaten since like I don't even remember the last time I've eaten up
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so I'm here with my boyfriend Chris Bumstead date night in LA we're going to this uh steakhouse
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that he recommended he literally said like this is the supreme fucking location to go to
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if you're in LA
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if it doesn't lead up to expectations building way more hype
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than I than I put out there I said it might be good
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because my uber driver suggested it and David asked me on a date
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so you know he's buying for it also for people for
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those of you on my channel who may not know Chris Bumstead is virtually men's physique no not men's physique
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classic physique Olympia champion he's literally he's like
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that close he's second place not quite there yet are you
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gonna be there do you have plans I have plans for it I do I don't know when but it'll happen
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it is bright today not anymore i'm in the shade 9am
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woke up let's go get some breakfast what do champions eat for breakfast ketchup
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and onions is this gonna win you the fucking olympia ketchup
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and onions they get fucking juicy just ketchup onion
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and a banana do you even get eggs no this is
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what second place guests are here some fucking brown sugar some watch
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that oatmeal eggs and like these synthetic sausage patties i don't know i really don't know
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we'll find out i need you to explain to me again these synthetic powdered just eggs are made like
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so 90 percent of hotels what people don't know is they don't have just eggs
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that they have put into a big bowl
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and mash it up they literally buy like a i don't know what
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that word is but like like an astronaut he's like in space
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but it's a powdered egg you literally just add water to it like milk
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and butter and stuff and just like mix it up
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and then they add expired pancake batter to it like i hope i hope pancake batter into their omelet
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so that it's so fluffy and tastes so good
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and that's why there's like a two egg omelet is like 1500 calories
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so we're essentially taking like three years off our life just eating
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that approximately i've decided to not eat these eggs this oatmeal is all right
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but i just don't want to eat it take the fruit the sausage patties and And sebum, he just fucking ate everything like a fucking rhinoceros.
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Come on. Did I do it?
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Nope.
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That doesn't count?
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That doesn't count.
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No, it's got to be face down.
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What?
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It's got to be face down.
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It's got to be face down.
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It's a fucking knife.
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I mean, your thumbs.
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Nope.
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It's close.
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I'll do it super slow.
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You just put it like this.
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You just start here.
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I'll do it so slow you take it and you rotate it down
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and one done fast looks like
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that it's real slow just spin it around take it for
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a ride big man come on give it a spin I
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have no head -eye coordination for the bullshit oh holy shit you know no one's ever fucking gotten
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that without me having to literally walk through it like baby
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steps magic we're gonna have to step it up a notch we need a pack of cards all right
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so because of
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that fucking zero out of time breakfast we're gonna stop by
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Whole Foods get some real nutritional whole food dude this apple
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tastes like shit this is such a horrible apple I give
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you a good apple after breakfast I'm literally gonna put this in a fake plant
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and just like hopefully bring some life to it I want a poker face, alright?
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What are you giving me?
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This is great for your immune system.
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I want you to keep a James Bond straight fucking alpha face, right?
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Don't even crack a smirk or anything.
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How fucking bad is it?
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Do you already take it today?
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Yeah, I'll take it again if you want me to.
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Do you want to put it on my tongue?
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Anywhere, you got to swish it around your mouth kill all the bacteria.
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Bullshit, I swallow it, right?
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No, you swallow it, but not right away.
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Let it marinate for a second.
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Let it sit there.
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Why?
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Just experience it.
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Swoosh it, swoosh it.
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Delicious.
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Yeah?
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How delicious is it? Is it that bad?
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Oh my fk It's like spicy I take this shit recreationally Wow Yeah,
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but we're not going to get AIDS or anything now Or any weird L .A bacterias and stuff Yes, you get rid of the AIDS.
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You don't mind your trunks and satellite.
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I guess I'm crying out with the oil of oregano.
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My eyes are burning.
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Fuck.
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That shit used to be like half the size of that, now it's like a fourth.
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It's just kind of chunky.
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spectacular thank you
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but we're at the iconic whole foods right now in venice
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got a bunch of fucking clean palm tree action everywhere i
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got a bunch of tables outside there's a whole court in there with a bunch of organic shit
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that i'll show you we're gonna get that and we're gonna eat out here
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mmm look at this oh god there's one Whole Foods at
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my house like by my house it's an hour away
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and it's a very sad situation I might move to LA literally just for all this fucking healthy shit
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let me just describe the situation right chris is just sitting
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out here like he has a good understanding of the surroundings around him he knows he's in los angeles
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that gravity still works how it's supposed to he's eating his
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salad he's on his phone talking to his friends everything's great
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like you have a conceptualization of reality right now that's about
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to be fucking shattered into a million little pieces directly in
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front of you right now i don't want you to be
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traumatized i don't want you to scream i don't you want to make any loud profound noises Just, just experience it
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We're, we're having a difficult spectator Everyone, I just want to let you know You want me to sign it?
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Yeah, I want you to sign it You need to take the deck, examine it, shuffle it You need to fucking shuffle it, right?
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Right here, let me sit Okay, hold the camera, grab the camera You see his card right here?
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It's the seven of spades.
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It's been signed with Mr. Bumstead's beautiful little signature.
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Now, I'm going to need your shake and coffee.
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So here, let's just...
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Well, you know what?
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Do you have your wallet on yet?
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Beautiful alligator skin wallet.
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Chris has no issue killing alligators.
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I'm like fucking morally posturing eating his clean salad right here.
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But it's cool.
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We're going to open this wallet up.
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I'm going to take the seven of spades.
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And I'm going to fold it in half.
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I'm going to fold it in half again, then I'm going to take this little pouch in here, which is custom made just to take this card,
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close it up, and I'm going to put it with the Gucci wallet,
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put the shaker bottle, I want you to do me the honors of uncapping that Sharpie right there.
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Be a gentleman and cap that for me please.
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So we have an ace of hearts with a DL, right?
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I'm going to take that ace.
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Now, I'm going to remove the camera, right?
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I'd like you to open up your wallet and take a peek.
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Was that the same card?
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Yeah, it was the same fucking card.
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What do you mean?
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Yeah, it was how I put my DL there.
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Are you paying attention?
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I was, but I kind of forgot, I'm overwhelmed, okay?
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I don't like magic.
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Mmm.
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It scared me.
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Don't be checking that deck out there, Chris.
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I'll be checking it.
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What if I found another eighth of hearts with a BL on it?
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You could, but you won't because it's fucking magic and Harry Potter doesn't slip up like that.
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Daniel Radcliffe taught me himself.
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All magic aside, I got this just fucking epic salad.
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Last time I was in LA, I went to Whole Foods a few times.
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And just getting these just nutritionally clusterfucked dense salads just like, just fills up my soul, which is happiness and peace.
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Then you have Mr. Bumstead with his happiness and peace right there.
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The skeptic trying to contemplate how I do all my magic, trying to figure me out.
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I was trying to figure out the trick.
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He's a fucking hater.
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We're just going to give an update to everyone what just happened.
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Can you please give a quick narrative, a quick summary of everything that's happened up to this point?
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He told me to pick a number.
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I picked number seven.
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He said, grab my wrist.
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Alright.
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I want you to squeeze it real tight, right?
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I want you to take your other hand and also squeeze my wrist tight, both of them.
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I want you to close your eyes.
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Close your eyes.
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I want you to visualize the number seven, not from a numerical perspective, but how it looks.
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Just the shape of it.
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The line and then the 45 degree debatable line that just slashes at the side.
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That's like 1 .7 times the size of the first line.
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And just really visualize.
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And think red.
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Just bloody, bloody red.
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Now squeeze hard.
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Visualize seven, seven, seven, seven, seven, seven.
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Seven, let go.
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Let go.
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You see that, Mr. Bumstead?
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I do.
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They're even like lying that way.
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It's like the proper old school seven.
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Are you gonna be like flat and small in the gym today?
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Are you gonna be like big and impressive and like intimidate Calum
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and Moeber and all like the fucking cool kids in the gold gym? flat, super small, very skinny, a little bit chubby, not muscular, weak, it's gonna be stronger than me.
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That could be mitigated by like a proper pre -workout, what do you need?
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What can you take today to look bigger than Frank Zane in his prime?
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What?
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You gotta go spend like an hour in the salt ocean, salt water, just let it seep into your pores so you get that sodium, drink water with salt in it.
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Why don't we just get two cups of coffee? And sodium.
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It's not gonna dry you out though, I've been in like a salt water pool.
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Drinking water.
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I don't believe it really works like that much.
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You don't got a lot of belief, Chris.
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I have no belief in any bullshit.
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You need more faith.
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I'm a simple man.
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What I know works.
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That's it.
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That's a form of belief.
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Fair enough.
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What is, um...
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What is this bulletproof coffee place?
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Everyone should know what bulletproof is.
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I don't know how you know.
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Wait, everyone knows but me, you're saying?
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Yeah.
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It's so trendy lately.
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So for me and like the three other people watching this video that don't know what it is, can you explain it?
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No, it's two other people.
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Two other people.
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They put this brain octane is what they call it.
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Like empty tea oils with like medium chain triglycerides into your coffee.
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And some butter as well, I believe they put ghee butter or something into it.
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Just some healthy fats and high caffeine just to kind of keep your brain focused and give you some energy.
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That's very interesting.
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We're going to give this a review.
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it's pretty it's like black but I was like butter and weird shit in here tastes pretty good
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I don't think it's black box you see that what
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if it's all like the butter and the medium chain triglycerides like my coffee every day at home it's hidden black
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i luckily
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that bulletproof coffee thing shop thingy thing bulletproof something it's like
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walking distance from gold here we are the most iconic gym
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on the planet we're gonna go inside what are we gonna
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hit today we wanna play around with some calves yeah Don't show them.
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Don't look.
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Don't look down there.
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No, we're not hitting some calves.
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We're going to hit some shoulders, and we're going to go all out on the seat of shoulder press.
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Now, see, Chris, he has this huge issue where back where he trains at home in Ottawa, whatever fucking gym he goes to, they don't have dumbbells above 100,
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so he has to stick with these light -ass 100s.
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He just bangs them out for 20, and he's not even exhausted, and it's kind of boring.
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He's on his phone with his third hand while he's on there.
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It's just really shitty and stuff, but now we're in golds, and they clearly have dumbbells that go over 100, So we're gonna push him to the limit and see what he can press around.
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I'm not ready for this, but 200s for 5s?
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I just got called out, so 200s.
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They don't have 200s here, thank God.
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They don't?
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I think it only looks like 140 maybe?
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All right, so we just secured a bench over here.
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He's all snapped up and shit.
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He's got to warm up his shoulders, do some weird rotator cuff exercises.
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Luckily for me, despite all my back injuries and stuff like that, shoulders is the one part that's pretty much always been healthy for me.
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I'm good to go.
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After his warm -up, we're about to flap some heavy shit around.
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Alright, little man, do your warm -ups.
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Do your little fucking five -pound...
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I'm literally...
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All I need to do is some pull -ups.
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I just pry my last, and I'm good.
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Alright, let's do some pull -ups.
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We'll be right back.
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Let's go.
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We'll be right back.
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Let's go.
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like i feel we should just get something right now like fucking like what like
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if you want sushi later i've been this whole time i got all your secrets on tape
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and we're back the same old cheesecake
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that we were at yesterday i'm just going to get steak an insane amount of rice some sweet potato fries
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and chris is probably going to get the same shit
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so like realistically like what do you think the chances of you like winning next year
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or like this year this year yeah depends how the prep goes
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and if i stay healthy like that bullshit didn't happen like last year
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so you've done the olympia twice came second twice the same person won both times
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but last year you got really sick with an autoimmune disease
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and that kind of like how premium you could have came in on stage oh yeah
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because four weeks out i was like in the hospital
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and like holding on to like 15 pounds of water one thing
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that like differentiates you like two things
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that differentiates you between pretty much everyone else in the classic
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physique stages one you're like drastically younger than everyone else like
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that who came in first you said he's like 39
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or some shit like he's old like 38
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or 39 yeah damn he's a he's an old buck
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and two what differentiates you is
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that like you don't really like give a fuck in the sense
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that you don't have this crazy like hyper bodybuilding ego like
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everyone else you kind of say giggle it off kind of
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super fun like everyone's like i have like whatever i put my effort into i'm going to put my all
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and fucking i'm only going to do something to try to win it
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but it wasn't like i grew up like Reading bodybuilding magazine
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posters on my walls like all these guys like I didn't
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even know who any bodybuilders until I was like 19 Huh
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like to remember you were saying like how like right now
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like in the fitness world There's like this division between like the people
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that can and kind of like everyone else maybe like doing social media
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and stuff and like there's like this crazy division like big ego like on both sides
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and you're just kind of like like this is fucking ridiculous
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like just right in the middle like for some reason bodybuilding people compete helps like elite mindset
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that they're like better oh yeah because they push themselves a little harder
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and do a little more bullshit you know
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and then on the other end the fitness people feel more adequate
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because they make more money
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if you just do like bodybuilding exclusively there's literally no money
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there you have to pay to get your pro card it's just like literally it's just a financially dry
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situation not a good
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so like do you think you're gonna bring like your best package to the stage this year
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if you have like no health complications or anything like
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that i'd say so yeah kissy why not i have never not improved in bodybuilding until last year
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and you've done nine shows yeah Do you uh do you take creatine?
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No
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So we're stopping at CVS because
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my hair is all like stringy and off and I
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Couldn't bring the shampoo with me on the plane
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or my conditioner Chris was telling me just like hey Just like don't wash your hair for like an entire year.
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I did that something like that I used to have a man bun, believe it or not, back in the day.
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Disgusting man bun.
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I did not have great hair, and I went literally, I think, maybe nine or ten months without shampooing or conditioning and nothing.
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It never got really greasy.
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Maybe that's just genetically lucky for me, but after like two months, it just started to like clean itself with water.
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My natural oil just came out, and it would just wash out, and it was just always clean.
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Soft.
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Never once smelled at all.
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It was perfect.
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Hmm.
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I feel like I used to do that too when I was like a little younger.
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I was just like...
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When I was like six and shit, I was like splashed myself with some water.
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But, yeah, we gotta shoot tomorrow And I gotta shave all this shit over here Gotta clean this up So,
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yeah, we're gonna get some fucking conditioner I gave my eye to you You said You're never gonna break me
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And now I'm turning to Can't believe You left me here swimming Alone
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Calling your name when you're not around Feeling so lost and I can't be found
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You're everything I thought I wanted but you left me here to drown Feeling so lost,
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feeling so lost You let me drown
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Let's go Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh an hour to one
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and a half hours last night that's as much as i
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slept obviously feel pretty tired right now about to roll up
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to my hotel get my camera equipment drones some stuff like
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that then go to sebum's room
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and then we're gonna take an uber to the shoot i
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don't really know much about it like the in the itinerary it says
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that it's it's pretty long it's probably gonna be videos
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and pictures it's for the new gymshark legacy line
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which is like kind of this old school lego
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which is personally some of my favorite stuff that gymshark makes
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so yeah i mean it's going to be fun i'm like a fraction of the size of sebum
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but hopefully i could you know talk to the cameraman make some barrel distortions
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and make a few agreements and stuff and then we can make something work
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and yeah whoa what's going on here look at you all well rested got the glycogen going,
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like, well recovered, cortisol levels at zero, like, good for you.
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So Chris did some fucking witchcraft, got these four eggs, just out of nowhere, and I'm eating this.
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There's carb loading, sodium, trans fats.
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Trans?
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You think she has trans fats?
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In your bacon?
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You think so?
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Are you serious?
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Hey.
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Is it because it's shit bacon or all bacon?
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No, it's because it's shit bacon, right?
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It's probably just processed pork and fried 20 times.
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This shit doesn't have trans fat, right?
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Mate.
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Are you fucking around?
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I don't know.
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Come on.
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Tell me Santa Claus is real.
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This is healthy, like...
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Okay, yeah, you're right.
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The two fairies are going to come to you tonight.
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I like to counteract all this trans fats and this horrible stuff I just ate at that virtually space food, artificial hotel room breakfast.
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I got my whole food salad from yesterday still incomplete I'm gonna complete it I'm gonna feel holy
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and wonderful look at this big ice truck just got all
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his bags like his little courtesy wave like his fucking matching
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socks different other pair of socks just fat free mass index
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of like 30 yeah I'm just I'm just a premium ass human like yeah just how it is hot water
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decaf big regular for big ice truck and then we have small regular for me.
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Chris?
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David.
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Fuck.
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You want to fucking deadlift?
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You trying to deadlift?
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I haven't deadlifted in six months.
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Yeah, me neither.
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I deadlift like 275.
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What about you?
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I could deadlift 405.
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how's
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that feel a little man damn i feel very masculine yeah
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i feel like your estrogen just increasing by the minute test
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is going down she lost 50 pounds fuck look at me shady all right
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you know don't get dizzy now just drink
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that coffee yo what do you think about this gym apparently
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they filmed Creed in here it's not even a real gym
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it's like he did I thought it was like Arnold it was the best they're both there they were chatting
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and stuff but yeah they're gone now
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but this is basically global fitness they got like lighting
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and shit like up top like this isn't a jam it's
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like specifically made for yeah filming I don't know filming shit
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yeah what's up taking over the jordan brand 5x all everything just have like your
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cap like joint showing and that's it yes look like this whoa
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yeah have you ever like done have you ever done like
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a sport have you ever been in like a locker room
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before a sport yeah you seem like you have a complex
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No more tears will be fine No,
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I don't ever wanna see you cry No more tears will be fine No, I don't ever want to see you cry No,
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I don't ever want to see you cry No,
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I don't ever want to see you cry Cry, cry, cry, cry, cry, cry,
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cry No, I don't ever want to see you cry No, I don't ever want to see you cry Got a mid shoot,
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snack, some green leafy lettuce look in action, some white rice with the coloring of yellow and some fish on a stick,
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what are you eating Mr. Sebum?
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I got fish on a stick, salmon?
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Yeah salmon.
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I got the exact same thing but garlic, hummus and chicken on a stick.
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Mr. Nikon.
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My chicken is not on a stick, it's already chopped up, easy to eat mm -hmm
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so what's like one thing
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that you could say to everyone watching to get people to
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switch from Canon to Nikon what would it be black lenses
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are cooler than white lenses it's reasonable it's reasonable I'll consider it
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No more tears will be fine No more tears will be
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fine No more tears will be fine No more tears will be fine
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My dreams will take my life, no one's done in my life
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All right, shoot's a wrap.
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Okay, you got it?
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Really good shoot.
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It's like 3 .40, so it's at 5, so we got done earlier.
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Nice, healthy little pre -workout snack.
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Why do you eat like that?
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You swear we're bad for one another You swear it's all
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just under cover As I don't need to lie I don't need to apologize
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You're my kind of crazy,
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crazy, crazy Yeah, I'm kinda crazy Just want you to put on my arm
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Everything is better with you Better,
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better, better with you Everything is better with you Everything is better with you It's better,
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it's better with you Everything is better with you Everything is better with you Everything is better with you It's better,
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it's better with you Everything is better with you Everything is better with you
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You swear that we stay falling apart That we just crashed and burned from the start No need to lie,
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yes No need to apologize You're my kind of crazy,
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crazy, crazy Yeah, my kind of crazy Just much better without me Yes,
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it seems better if you have I've known this love before I was made for you
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I've known this love before I was made for you I've known this love before
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Oh My god you like don't even fit in the camera
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3, 2, 1, go!
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Oh god.
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Ooh, brutal.
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Wait, wait.
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3, 2, 1, go!
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I got this.
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Oh god.
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Three, two, one.
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Go!
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Damn, he's so...
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It's the explosive thing.
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I got a...
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Oh, fuck.
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No, I'll go one more time.
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I gotta get you on the...
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Oh, God!
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This is not gonna end good.
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You probably counted?
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Three, two, one, go!
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I feel accomplished.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Training & Shooting w/ Classic Physique Competitor Chris Bumstead”. This video has 464 sentences and 4597 words to shadow. The speech runs for 35:42. The speaker talks at a steady 129 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| translation noun | /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/ | The conversion of text from one language to another. |
| wallet noun | /ˈwɑl.ət/ | A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc. |
| bacon noun | /ˈbeɪ.kən/ | Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig. |
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| belief noun | /bɪˈliːf/ | Mental acceptance of a claim as true. |
| fitness noun | /ˈfɪt.nəs/ | The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate. |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
| onion noun | /ˈʌn.jən/ | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| sodium noun | /ˈsəʊ.di.əm/ | The chemical element (symbol Na) with an atomic number of 11 and atomic weight of 22.990. It is a soft, waxy, silvery, reactive alkali metal that is never… |
| differentiate verb | /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ | To modify so as to create a difference or distinction. |
| happiness noun | /ˈhæpinɪs/ | The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. |
| horrible adjective | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| deck noun | /ˈdɛk/ | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| warm up verb | /ˌwɔː(ɹ)m ˈʌp/ | To become warmer. |
| call out verb | To specify, especially in detail. | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| eat up verb | To consume completely. | |
| fall apart verb | To disintegrate, to break into pieces. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What are you giving me?
- Do you already take it today?
- Do you want to put it on my tongue?
- Why don't we just get two cups of coffee?
- Wait, everyone knows but me, you're saying?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be · used to have · used to do |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | i've been · haven't eaten · have put |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are made · been signed · could be mitigated |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | here, which is · soul, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 194 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: synthetic /sɪnˈθɛtɪk/, eighth /eɪtθ/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: translation /tɹænzˈleɪʃən/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
- Long words — get the stress right: differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, virtually /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tear, butter, translation.
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.