Elliott Hulse

Strength Camp is exactly what it sounds like. It is a hardcore, metal, powerlifting, sweaty gym in St. Petersburg, Florida. The founder and leader of Strength Camp is none other than the natural “Merlin of Weights” Elliott Hulse. Strength camp is mostly powerlifting-orientated, but I recommend everyone watch this channel no matter if you are a powerlifter, bodybuilder, strong man, cross fitter, or the average Joe trying to get some gains. Strength Camp’s motto states they want their members to be “The Strongest Version of Themselves.” They have male and female members of all ages. Strength Camp does not care who you are as long as you are willing to push yourself to the limit. They lead their members through a three-step training process: structure, strength, and speed. They make certain you know the proper form before they push you in order to maximize results.

 

In Elliot Hulse’s YouTube channel, he incorporates routines from his Strength Camp; the same routines he uses to train professional lifters and athletes. He uses his football and professional powerlifting background to his, his clients’, and his subscribers’ benefit. His channel has 612,503 loyal subscribers, who stuck around waiting while Elliott took a six month break from YouTube. Nonetheless, he’s back! Elliott is back to his intense, knowledgeable, entertaining, comical videos. In many of his videos Elliott stands within a foot of the camera and stares directly into the lens with only his thick neck and traps showing. His videos vary in topics from Health and Fitness to Relationships and Love, from Personal Development to Mental Toughness, and from Meditation and Bioenergetics to Business and Success. Elliot knows in order to have an aesthetic, strong body you need to have a healthy mind and spirit, be involved in a healthy relationship, and be successful in more than just the weight room. A lot of what you learn mentally in the gym will help you in all aspects of your life. Elliott also goes in depth about the biology, chemistry, and physics of the body. He speaks of all sorts of motions and parts of the body that I had never heard of. With his videos, not only are your learning about strengthening yourself mentally and physically, but you are also getting that Biology class you didn’t pay attention to in high school. I have been watching and listening to Elliott for about three years and he is completely genuine; this can be seen in his videos in which he gets personal, close, and emotional with his fans. Elliott Hulse is a great guy and so is his channel.   

Jeff Cavaliere

Jeff Cavaliere is one of the most knowledgeable and credible fitness trainers on YouTube. Like many of these fitness celebrities, Jeff started weight training in high school. He wanted to can stronger in order to be able to tolerate the physically challenging sports he was a part of.  His physical therapy background allows him to look at training from a biomechanical perspective, which he uses to modify his clients’ workout routines. Due to his physical therapy background, Jeff literally knows every muscle and bone in the body, and he uses his knowledge to his clients’ benefit. Jeff has trained the New York Mets, other professional athletes, and many celebrities. Considering the importance of his clients, Jeff always elaborates on safety. Jeff makes sure his clients know the proper way to perform exercises in order to prevent injuries. On his YouTube channel “ATHLEAN-X” Jeff posts weekly videos on material he also shows to his actual clients. His videos show how to get six pack abs, bigger biceps, more muscle definition, better legs, a bigger chest, a wider back and how to improve overall athleticism. Jeff also talks in depth about diet planning in order to reach a specific goal. Though I enjoy his videos on muscle growth, abs, toning, and dieting, I mainly watch his for his videos on how to prevent injuries. He breaks down these videos into extreme depth. Jeff tells you which muscles are involved in a specific injury, what the muscles do regularly, what you did to cause the injury, the results the injury caused on the muscles’ movement, and ways to fix and prevent the injury. Everyone can use these videos to great use because no matter what sport or training you are doing there is always a high potential for injury and injuries are expected. Your shoulders are a very sensitive part of your body because of the large tension and strain we place upon them all day; the slightest improper form on exercises can injure then severely. I personally have had multiple injuries in my history on weight training including my shoulders. I used Jeff’s videos to fix my injuries and I continue to do the proper stretches to prevent future injuries. Jeff Cavaliere is very knowledgeable, which is why he has 1,339,698 subscribers on YouTube and I am one of them. I enjoy his channel and watch it regularly to improve my knowledge on the body because I too want to be a physical therapist.