Dr. Mike Israetel is no longer a new name in the fitness world. Since he began a mission to call out all the bad workout and eating practices online, his critical approach has caught on like wildfire. Be it a Hollywood actor or a renowned bodybuilding legend, the doctor seems to have no second thoughts before critiquing them. However, this time, he might be a little less harsh as the subject of his recent video is 5-time Mr. Olympia, Chris Bumstead.

Recently, the Exercise Scientist critiqued Bumstead’s training. Despite his dissatisfaction with certain practices, Dr. Israetel gave his physique out-of-the-box marks.

Exercise Scientist Critiques Chris Bumstead’s Leg Training

In a recent video uploaded by Renaissance Periodization, the Exercise Scientist talks about Chris Bumstead’s training methods. Coming true to his criticizing nature, he pointed out something that the training of the bodybuilding legend lacked.

Showing some leniency because of Bumstead’s proven track record, Dr. Mike Israetel said, “Grading a Mr Olympia is very difficult because he just better than all of us.”

Complementing Chris Bumstead’s ripped body, he said, “I’m not grating his physique which to me is a 12 out of 10, it’s revolutionary. It’s, um, changing the structure of our sport literally.”

Yet, looking at Bumstead’s leg press, the Exercise Scientist pointed out some posture issues with the bodybuilder’s stance. Later, he gave a contradicting verdict and rated Bumstead’s methods a tad lower, “This training I would give an 8.5 out of 10.”

Even though he could not neglect the prowess of the body of Chris Bumstead, he demonstrated his logical analysis with related to the legend’s leg training. According to Dr. Israetel, the bodybuilder came true to his expectations on many things such as great on the basics, good foundational control, and awesome arrangement of the exercise.

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Dr. Mike Israetel called out Sam Sulek’s training

Recently in an Instagram post, Dr. Mike Israetel was seen mocking Sam Sulek for his poor form while doing a heavy set of bench presses.

Having a look at his poor bench press training, the Exercise Scientist said, “Not an ideal bench press technique here on the incline.” Later, he explained that Sam Sulek did not have the required control and pauses during the exercises; hence the exercise became ineffective.

The doctor added, “You want a slow controlled eccentric and then a slightly more explosive or normal speed concentric.”

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He even said Sulek’s approach of lifting heavyweight was nothing but a waste of time. He said, “Is it this impressive? No”. The Exercise Scientist shared his wisdom on why it is important to have good control and pauses during workouts.

Do you approve of his analysis he made on training methods?