when I set fitness goals I always set relative strength goals strength compared to body weight although by internet standards none of us actually lived striving for certain numbers of relative strength in a few key movements is the best way to reach your your goal physique dude your little put some meat on your bones I stronger than you in every lift that may be true but is your relative strength better you see unless you want to impress your prison friends relative strength is better than absolute strength as an indicator of the quality of your physique also as an indicator of Aesthetics the first time I came across this concept was from Gregor Gallagher of Kino body he said strive to hit certain standards of relative strength in a few key lifts and you will get muscle growth and Aesthetics as a natural consequence huh turns out he's right every time I've improved my relative strength I looked better when I bulked if my relative strength stayed the same it meant I gained fat I wasn't gaining strength faster than I was gaining body weight so I looked worse when I cut if my strength stayed the same it meant I improved relative strength and I look better wow what a neat concept if you want a certain kind of physique learn what standards you need to hit to achieve it that's it and for the first time ever you have clearly defined fitness goals you know what you need to do here's the key however strength correlates with size only when strength is gained in a medium rep range this is why your strength goals should be set in the range of 5 to 8 reps per set not less want to learn more about this stuff then get my free eBook The to your go physique my mom said it's it's pretty awesome and uh she's proud of me although she may be a little biased because I'm her child and what [Music]