How to Lift Like the Ancient Greeks | SideQuest Animated History
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- The Ancient Greeks are famous for their contributions to philosophy, but that wasn't the only thing they were good at; in fact, the Greeks were also religiously devoted to training their bodies. In this episode of SideQuest we'll learn how the Ancient Greeks pumped iron.
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Plato was also a wrestler who earned the nickname 'Plato' for his broad and muscular physique. He also stressed combining mental acuity with physical strength, claiming: "“He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, too effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete; the man of thought and the man of action.”
I thought it was for all the plates he'd load on his barbell
That's totally understandable even in today's days, you can be :
1) brainless weight lifter who makes a lot of noise in the gym
2)the nerd who can't do any physical exercise
3)the Plato guy.
I go with the Plato approach
so he was like Teddy Roosevelt
Wow💪
It's true Henry Cavill was there...
I want to bring back philosophy gyms.
You make a good argument, Plato, but how's your lifting form?
Yes me too! I am 15 and have an open area in the woods and I have a bunch of logs, stones, tires, chains and I use them to workout
@@blackiceberrys that's the way man! Get fit and get strong. Don't neglect cardio, if ya can't breath ya can't lift
Its called Bro science these days
@@bellyovertoesguy5852 no its not, nerd
Would love to go back in time just to see Milo in his prime, dude sounded like the damn hulk
Milo had lost only once from a powerful shepherd and he said: "Gods gave us a new Hercules!" Milo died in a forest when he tried to rip a tree in half. The tree stuck his arm and he was eaten by beasts of the forest later.
@@icedragongamemaster6797 he wanted to taste defeat
@@Ernest_XX should’ve went to Tokyo
@@abh3designs364 ayyyyyy
@@abh3designs364
Oh man just finished Baki and when I saw this comment I understood it completely. It feels so good
My dad used to use calves at his uncles farm to practice defensive technique for playing basketball. That calf grew to be a large bull and many years later my dad took me to that same family farm. The bull heard me talking and saw me near my cousin at the fence and came running. It was friendly to me and very excited. I climbed the fence and played with the bull and it seemed overjoyed. I still believe it had mistaken me for my father and felt his old friend that used to play with him had finally come back.
That's amazing.
It must have been so happy.
@@mrillis9259 to my eyes it fairly danced
What a beautiful story, thanks for sharing
Who the fuck is cutting Onions 🧅
Animals are amazing! We need to treat them better 😥
So buy a calf and carry it all day, everyday, for 4 years. Simple enough.
Yep
They grow faster than your gains. Which is amazing
I wonder what sebiea is like at least tye north amiracan side of it across tye bering straight. Im talking about the plate not normy borders. Sorry about this being unrelated.
You have to be buck naked the whole time, too.
😅😅😂😂😂
Socrates was on the outskirts of a gym most likely cuz he was a hoplite, a Greek heavy infantryman, but Socrates wasn't just any mere hoplite, he was in fact an heroic figure. Once a battle ended (if the Greek had won) they would vote to who was the bravest (A.K.A. MVP) of the battle. Socrates was voted once as the bravest in one of the Peloponnesian battles, and was voted the second most brave man in another of those Peloponnesian battles.
During an enemy attack against the Athenians, Socrates’ friend and messmate, a young officer called Alcibiades, nearly lost his life. He was somehow unhorsed by the enemy, and lay wounded, having lost his armour, presumably his shield and perhaps also his helmet. Socrates reputedly stood over him and single-handedly defended him from the enemy. He not only saved his friend’s life, but also recovered his armour, thereby salvaging his honour.
Socrates would go on as a Hoplite (again, an ancient Greek heavy infantryman) from the age of 20 till his early 50s. Centuries later, Diogenes Laertius seems impressed that, at forty-eight, Socrates was still in good enough physical condition to fight in close-quarters combat alongside, and against, men half his age.
Absolute Chad
The socratic method takes a turn after reading this.
I built a home gym just so I could train barefoot, that turned into training in my boxers, eventually I began practicing the Greek method while training
Based
The Greek Method 😂
Going to start using that
Don’t all that oil funk up all the gym equipment and make the grips slippery AF?
@@tobygoodbar it just increases you grip strength
@@2scrimble9 Lol
Actually it was not due to a bet. According to the legend Milon’s (Μίλων) family was very poor and they had only one cow. When the cow was about to deliver a calf, both the cow and calf were in danger of dying, leaving the family with no property. Milon prayed to Zeus and swore if both mother and calf survived he would carry the calf to the market every day until he or the calf died. Both survived and the rest ishistory. Or more accurately legend. Of course nobody could ever carry a bull over his shoulders, but the legend shows that ancient Greeks already knew the concept of consistent and progressive workouts. Sorry for the long comment!
"Nobody could ever carry a bull"
That's a weak mentality Nick
Well now no one could, but you have to remember we have been breeding bulls for their size for higher meat production for 1000s of years. Back then bulls would have been non-debatably smaller meaning they would be easier to carry.
@@bigbeau1758 This is not 100% accurate. The older breeds [and especially the wild breeds] were far larger than the ones we have today. Also male cattle [bulls] were significantly larger than the female counterparts and females are the ones we have been experimenting with, in order to produce more milk and meat. In any case we cannot deduce the truth out of a legend.
@@nikkat79 This is not 100% accurate. We don't have any confirmed data on the size of the cattle in ancient Greece. We just don't. However the most accepted proposal was that they were around the same size as the steppe cattle weighing 350kg at maximum compared to the average modern bull weight of 700kg. It is still unlikely this man ended up carrying 350kg on his back but considering that could have been the maximum and his family were impoverished, there is a slim chance he would have been able to carry a malnourished ancient Greek bull.
Robert Edward “H.E” Mann would like to have a word with you. Because that man definitely did carry a bull on his back Milo style
This guy is one viral Reddit post away from 100's of thousands of subscribers
So let's make it real!
Remember, we were here before it was cool!
Came here from /r/mealtimevideos.
Me too !
And make his fanbase full of redditors? No.. just no.
Imagine a gym where there is a full on library attached and debates happening. Unreal.
Not so crazy. Look at any high school. It has a gym usually and class rooms.
@@nosuchthing8 except that all the men are completely naked, lathered up, and hyper fit
Gotta settle those debates somehow.
"a^2 + b^2 = c^2! Say it! SAY IT!!!!"
"alright, I give, uncle!"
-Ancient Greece, probably
I can imagine it, and imagine all the works are sweat-stained....what a pain.
We call that a YMCA. Or a high school.
Chad: what's your max lift
Marcopoulous:..2...
Chad :..2 what?...
Marcopoulous:2bulls
This is where it's at! Anyone else hit the books between sets?
"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable."
- Socrates
Training the body AND the mind. That needs to be adopted into today's world.
Agree 100%. 👍👌🏻
It already is: which is why schools have gyms.
But I guess what you're saying is that not enough of us take that symbiosis to heart.
@@Suite_annamite Precisely. Gym class is a hurdle to be gotten over. The essence of the subject doesn't seem to carry over in the students' personal life.
Not tiktok??
2022 and scientists are just now starting to fully realize how fitness and cognitive ability are intertwined in many ways. The Greeks figured it out, like many things, thousands of years ago.
Nah humans have definitely known physical health helps with mental health for at least 50 years
,good diet , rest and discipline i have been the nerd in school for the past five years but since i started going to the gym last year my grades got way better than before
"Fat shaming" and other newspeak trends are keeping us in pre-Ancient Greece levels of ignorance.
Also, Ancient indians, but they ignore their books
Just now? Scientists have been on this for years.
And there are countless other civilizations that have come to the same conclusions at the same time or earlier- they're just not European
Socrates to Plato to Aristotle.
Damn, what a direct lineage of thinkers! Imagine hearing them debate each other at the same time.
And Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great.
@@ub3rfr3nzy94 and Alexander the great tutored half of the world
BRO!!! MAXIMISE YOUR PUMPS!!! BEAT THOSE BOOKS!!!
You don't have to imagine it. You can always read Aristotle 's work and you will see that he had criticized the works of every philosopher of his time and before his time, including Socrates and Plato, by carefully examining their opinions and pointing out their "mistakes". It's much more fun that way😏
Pythagoras started that line.
It's interesting that in English gym or gymnasium means a workout place, but in German it means high school for the top 3rd academic performers, primed for university. Ironically the Germans made up their own pseudo-English word for workout place, which is Fitnesstudio.
We have the same here in Netherlands. Not german exclusive lol
Let's meet at the fitnessstudio in an hour😂😂😌
It's in most European countries. And the physical development part is quite lacking everywhere
Actually in Greece gymnasio(gymnasium is in latin) now its called the junior high school
And gysnastyrio the work out place its actually almost the same word because you know that the gymnasiums were schools too as it was said in the video the word just it was changed a little bit just to be more specific
@@commandergeokam2868 Gys-nasty-rio? Or gym-nasty-rio?
Oil was used so that it was difficult to submit your opponent ! and then the oil out of their bodies was considered "sacred" because it came out of the efforts of the athletes to honor the gods . Don't forget that for the Greeks those events they weren't "games" as modern people have falsely translated
“It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the strength and beauty of which his body is capable “
-Socrates
Now I can't stop imagining a jojo like scene where are all the characters are fighting with philosophy instead of stands
I imagine them sweating, fingers lock pushing eachother to the maximum of their muscles meanwhile they debate about their knowledge and push to the extreme their minds
The art style reminds me of Don’t Starve.
Love it.
What a well produced video for such a small channel.
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I don't usually like this type of animatic but this one is lit! I love it.
Whoa I was surprised at the sub count. Your channel quality is so good! Thank you for this informational video.
Commenting for the algorithm. You deserve so much more! It will happen, keep it up!
Me too!
You're someone I'd love to have on my podcast some day!
In ancient Greece there was a quote saying "νους υγιής εν σώματι υγιεί" which roughly translates to english "mind and body healthy", meaning you must exercise both of them in order to be healthy
I've been a subscriber for a few months and I just now realized that you only have ~4k subs.
I really like your videos, keep it up! :)
What the hell is going on? These videos are very very good! This channel needs hella more subs and I am gonna be the guy to share theses everywhere and people will think I know good content! Let's GO!
You forgot to mention in your video that after the games the city of the winner destroyed a part of it's wall that surrounds the city in honour of their hero and his powers! And of course the hero was a awarded with a crown made of a plant called "Daphne" in Greek: δάφνη
What did the Spartans do?
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I love the information I get from the videos but also the comment section is full of historians too that add to the information love the channel guys
3 small corrections:
1. The Map of Greece: Argos is at the eastern Coast of the Peloponnes not in its center. Sparta too is a bit more to the west. 1:32
2. The oil was good against infections and cuts, the opponent had less grip, and it was easy to wash away any sand and dirt afterwards (using a Strigil). 1:50
3. You used the double snaked and winged Rod of Hermes (god of Merchants) not the single snaked unwinged Rod of Asclepius (god of Medicine). 4:58
- Fun Fact: It's often misused because the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army uses it as its emblem since its founding in 1908. I guess they all know they messed up by now, but it's just too much of a hassle to change it.
You played total war troy as well didn't you?
Just subscribed. Awesome content
Thank you for everything you do!
Your humour is bloody brilliant!
I really like how you give thought to details.
Very well made, interesting video!
Amazing video nice work mate!
Amazing content. You have my sub and my 👍
5:50 you've inspired me to cover my body in oil.
Great content!!
Wonderfully explained.
“You do not have to smear your bodies in oil”
Don’t tell me what I do not have to do. *squeezes bottle of oil into my hands*
This video is underrated this should have more views, good video brother I love you.
Great video. It reminds me of the natural method (which I follow) also inspired by the ancient Greeks and natives populations that Hebert saw as a militar. The idea is to train the basic habilities (like swimming, running, carrying things...) and also your mind and spirit focused on helping instead of just building aesthetics at a gym or wanting to compete, "be strong to be useful" he said.
In Germany a Gymnasium is actually a high school. And I think I just learned why! Thank you for this video! 😀
We Greeks also call it gymnasium
And still in Greece we have 3 years in High School, called " Γυμνάσιο " ( Gymnasium )
Are married woman now allowed to enjoy your naked, muscular, oiled bodys in sun?
I’m setting up my workout area in my basement. Not only will it cut the travel cost, but I’ll be saving on laundry with the Greek method. Won’t have to worry about gym bags either.
I was surprised to see your subscriber count. I watched like 8 of your videos just now and assumed you had millions.
The Athenians had a great turn of phrase. "Those who do not exercise both body as well as mind will have their fighting done by fools and thinking done by cowards."
I would love to learn more about obscure and extremely effective work outs like carrying a calf until it'd fully grown
Nicely informative video
Why CZcams doesn't show me this channel before, it deserves more views, very interesting.
This channel is hidden gem
Looking at books in between sets has game changed my understanding of my studies.
Fun fact to the word "Gymnasium". In Germany the "highest" school form in which you can get "Abitur" (general qualification for university entrance) are still called "Gymnasium"
This youtuber is so much UNDERRATED, dont know why
Great video
Awesome video
These vids are just great
0:54 the smile
This puts a whole new twist on what the philosophers stone is. A rock just for the philosophers to lift.
Why don’t you have atleast 100k this looks original and the info can be comprhended easy
2:03 did he really say "verboden" here?? My guy is speaking Dutch out of nowhere
Ik schrok er ook van
This channel is awsome.
Brilliant channel
1:30 lol, “Athens, Argos, THIS IS SPARTA!!!”
"Rewarded by political positions." Democracy always had a problem with rewarding people positions of power for showing skills that have nothing to do with that position lol
Yes... sadly. Other forms of government also often have that problem though
In Denmark, we still call certain schools "Gymnasiums". They're where some students go after finishing 9th-10th grade. For three years, you take courses in math, sciences (biology, physics, chemistry), engineering, philosophy, and phys-ed. The latter is split between actually performing an assortment of sports and training activities, and learning about anatomy, fitness, health, etc.
Students can elect to specialize in language studies and humaniora, stem, and arts, including visual arts and music.
Speaking of which: I tried an olympic lifting workout for beginners, and it covers almost your entire body, the only exception being the chest.
Overhead pressing works the chest, more so upper chest
I like Plato's idea of lifting the baby animal whose weight will gradually grow
I genuinely learned so much during this video, you really need more subs. CZcams Algorithm you need to do your thing
Watching this while working out in my own gym. Thanks Greece.
Nice , thanks
How isn't this channel in the millions of subs
Funny because in real life the heavy lifters are usually also smart people, lifting is often only one aspect of their lifes. People who exercise regularily have set a stone rolling for self improvement in general.
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@@amh9494 if any smart person also exercises regularly it would only be a benefit.
@@accountreality1988 it's just not related at all, there are Jersey shore types, bro dudes and professors that weight lift it's entirely dissociated from intelligence.
This is too cool! Can I ask for some citations so I can read further into this topic?
As a greek i had bo ideas for this
loved. Just loved.
The cartoon character who was doing cardio (0:30) on the modern apparatus really had me when he mimics in Arnold's voice 😂
I'm into philosophy and fitness! Loved the video.
CZcams truly has a tutorial for everything.
This is interesting. Yesterday I worked out outside near a river that had a large rock quarry near it. I went to the quarry and practiced tossing boulders trying to get them to the top of the pile.
At 2:59 there was a landlord of the Sturdza family in the 19th century's Romania, who did like Milo of Crotona caring a calf till he grew like a full adult bull, only better cos he didn't gave up and slaughtered, but continued to do so for around twenty years till it died of old age.
I wonder how the bull adapted to this?
Did he has a special muh when he saw a cute cow and wanted Milo to move closer?
Subscribed.
Good vid thnks
This is so cool
I love you side quest
I need a side quest on ancient Greek water slides!
Production quality and voice of a million subscriber channel. I was here before he was big!
Im gonna workout like this now
Kyiriakoz grizzly, he's the greek sports nowadays xD
Yooo reply already.. what's the soundtrack in the background bro it's mesmerizing
In Sweden, the next step in studies after primary school is called: Gymnasium