What Sam Sulek has said about Training intensity versus optimisation
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 1, 2026
Sam Sulek, American professional bodybuilder and YouTuber, has been quoted on Training intensity versus optimisation 2 times in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on October 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sulek says he prioritises training intensity over training precision.
“I'd rather train super hard than super smart is kind of how I would put it”
Modern Wisdom: How To Go Hard, Even When You Don’t Want To - Sam Sulek - #1157 (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 9:34
Sulek argues exercise science studies use subjects unrepresentative of serious lifters.
“the people in these studies are not me. And they're not a lot of other people who want to work out super hard either”
Modern Wisdom: How To Go Hard, Even When You Don’t Want To - Sam Sulek - #1157 (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 9:49
Episodes
How To Go Hard, Even When You Don’t Want To - Sam Sulek - #1157Modern Wisdom · Oct 1, 2026 · 1 h 41 min
Chris Williamson and bodybuilder Sam Sulek discuss training hard over optimising, married life, winter discipline, bodybuilding culture, self-coaching, and peptides.
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