“Positive stress:” Strength training advice on 11 Fitness
IT’S TIME FOR 11. FITNESS AND QUINTON DAILY IS JOINING US LIVE FROM PLANET FITNESS. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? I’M GOOD. AND I ASKED YOU, ARE YOU STARTING TO SEE PEOPLE DROP OFF AT THE GYM WITH THEIR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS GOING TO WASTE? BUT I’M LOVING IT. PEOPLE ARE STAYING WITH THEIR GOALS, AND IT MEANS THAT THEY’RE PROBABLY HAVING SOMEBODY LIKE YOURSELF TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND ADHERE TO THEIR PROGRAMING A LOT BETTER. WELL, I KNOW YOU HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE FOR SURE AND YOU GET THEM MOTIVATED. AND TODAY WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT STRENGTH TRAINING. YES, YES, YES. SO WE KNOW WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE HEART AND THE LUNGS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE YOUR CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM IS READY TO HELP YOU OUT. BUT STRENGTHENING MUSCLES IS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY TO MAKE SURE YOU CAN DO DAILY FUNCTIONS A LOT BETTER. AND IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. AS WE AGE. MOST DEFINITELY BONE DENSITY GOES UP THE WELL. ATROPHY SETS IN, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET OLDER. SO THE MUSCLE STARTS TO GO AWAY A LITTLE BIT. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE FUEL IT WITH AN EXTERNAL STIMULUS I CALL IT THE POSITIVE STRESS IF YOU WILL. RIGHT. HOW HOW MUCH ARE THOSE. THOSE LOOK HEAVY. THESE ARE 20S. HE BROUGHT ME TENS. HE BROUGHT ME TWO TENS. I SAID 110 WILL DO ME. SO I’M REALLY BAD AT STRENGTH TRAINING BECAUSE IT’S BORING. YOU’RE RIGHT. AND WE CAN MAKE IT FUN. SO I GOT A WAY TO DO THAT. WE’RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF CIRCUIT TRAINING HERE TODAY. OKAY. SO WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO I WANT YOU TO HAVE THAT WEIGHT UP TOWARDS YOUR SHOULDERS, JUST LIKE SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY HOLD BOTH SIDES OF IT JUST LIKE THIS HERE. OKAY. SO BOTH SIDES OKAY. YEP. PERFECT. AND THEN WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO FROM THERE IS WE’RE GOING TO END UP GETTING INTO A SQUAT, OKAY. WE’RE GONNA SQUAT AND THEN PULSE. SO A LITTLE PULSE UP DOWN REALLY FAR. YEP. RIGHT THERE. COME BACK DOWN OKAY. AND THEN COME UP OKAY. SO THAT PULSE WILL ADD ALL THE TIME UNDER TENSION. PERFECT. SO YOU GO DOWN SQUAT WE PULSE. WE COME BACK I TRY TO GET RIGHT. HOLD ON. HOLD. YES. THERE IT IS. TWO OF THEM. OKAY. TRY IT AGAIN. PULSE. AND I CAN’T DANCE EITHER. IT’S OKAY. COORDINATION IS EVERYTHING. I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU, OKAY. DOWN. PULSE AND COME UP AND THEN UP. OKAY. OH, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT IT? YOU’RE A GOOD TEACHER. I TRY TO BE ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE A POWER CLEAN. NOW, THIS ONE I WANT YOU TO DO WITH, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE IT, I’M GONNA LOAD UP A LITTLE BIT, SO WE’RE GONNA BEND DOWN SLOW BEND DOWN. OKAY. AND THEN WE’RE GONNA EXTEND. AM I AM I HUNCHED OVER A LITTLE BIT? I NEED SPECIFIC THAT’S IT RIGHT THERE. YES. SO YOUR CHEST IS ALMOST FORWARD TOWARDS THE GROUND. OKAY. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO EXTEND THE HIPS BY STANDING UP AND BRINGING THAT WEIGHT UP. AND THEN LIKE THIS. JUST LIKE THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO GO BACK DOWN AGAIN OKAY. AND THEN PRESS OKAY. YOU DID IT. TRY IT AGAIN OKAY OKAY. DOWN. EXTEND UP. GOOD. LIKE A FAT STAND UP. EXACTLY TO IT, TO IT. BUT YOU’RE GOING SLOW AND YOU GO UP WITH THE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CONTROL IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TRY IT ONE MORE TIME. READY? OKAY. DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN UP UP UP. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. DALENCIA, AS WE WORK ON THIS, YOU GIVE US OUR WEATHER FORECAST. WE’LL KEEP GOING. KEEP GOING. I’LL KEEP WORKING. LOOK, IT’S NOT THE BEST DAY FOR A WALK OUTSIDE FOR YOUR EXERCISE. WE GOT A CHANCE OF WINTRY WEATHER MOVING IN. THAT WILL BE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, EVENTUALLY ENDING AS RAIN. 40 IS GOING TO BE THE AFTERNOON HIGH. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TOMORROW. YOU GUYS ARE STILL GOING.
“Positive stress:” Strength training advice on 11 Fitness

Updated: 1:01 PM EST Jan 17, 2026
Trainer Quinten “Q” Dailey from Planet Fitness demonstrates a few simple exercises to build muscle for practical tasks.
Trainer Quinten “Q” Dailey from Planet Fitness demonstrates a few simple exercises to build muscle for practical tasks.