(slow electronic music)
- What's up guys, welcome to another vlog.
It's a beautiful day in Miami.
I finally got my fresh cut,
and today we're gonna be visiting
the bars on 9th street and Ocean.
I'm alive! - Holy shit.
- David has been out here before I've been out here.
When did you start training out here?
- 95. - 95, oh my god.
- Way before I've been training out here.
- This guy got me in the gym right here bro,
this guy got me in the gym like seven years ago,
I see you jumpin' out in the bar,
and I'm like, yo,
I gotta be like this guy, or better than him.
- It's an honor man.
- I always tell people I remember
the first thing you did (claps) clap
over there, I was like oh, he is hooked!
- Yo, this is Zay right here.
If you guys remember he was
the first place winner from the battle of the bars
competition, man, what's good bro?
- Chillin man, cause it's Sunday.
- What do you think about getting a work out in?
- Let's do it man, I'm always ready.
- I remember I saw your hand, literally,
your whole hand was bloody. - Yeah.
- [Chris] You're going like this
and there was like blood dripping off of your hands.
- Yeah, it took like two weeks for my hands to heal,
which is like, the longest--
- That's some dedication right there.
Alright, so we're gonna warm up
with the original five five five.
Five muscle-ups, five bar dips at the top, five pull-ups.
(upbeat music)
How deep are we going, bro, shoulders passing?
(upbeat music)
Tony has been out training since
I've been out here training man.
When did you start training out here?
- I followed you guys man, Mars Stars, man, Mars stars,
just follow y'all man, yeah.
- Big Tony's been out here giving
me motivation since day one man, that's what's up.
That looks dope, man.
- [Man] She don't weigh that much, bro.
- The weighted handstand pushups out here with a snake.
- [Man] Nice!
- So Zay man, it's obvious that
you're a bad ass when it comes
to how it's done, how did you get started?
- I got started about three years ago.
I actually started as a heavyset,
I was about 190 pounds,
but I was completely oblivious to it
until I tore my ACL and I had to go to the hospital.
I remember stepping on the scale
and the doctor was like, "You're overweight."
That was, like, a huge reality check for me.
Fitness Buddha was the one I reached out to.
- The one that you competed against to become--
- Yeah, I won against him this last competition.
I reached out to him cause I was
gonna sign up for, like, a gym,
I was gonna go to LA Fitness and start lifting
weights until he told me, 'Yo, you gotta stunt in."
It's the best way to shed fat, so--
- No, I remembered you when I was training out here.
You definitely didn't look the way that you look today.
You weren't even doing half the
things that we're doing today.
You started...
This guy started off super basic.
I remember when you were out here
you were doing something with gloves, pushups, sweet--
- I was barely doing pull-ups.
I was able to do like ten pushups but pull-ups were hard,
handstands were out of the picture.
- Now you're jacked, bud.
- The answer is not just about
looking good and being strong.
It's more about inspiring others and motivating others
to be a better version of themselves,
so that's why I come out here.
There's so many people out
here that train, that have the same passion,
that share the same passion, and that wanna be better.
- Yo Zay, this guy's the man bro.
Hey, you give me motivation too bro, seriously, man.
- [Chris] Nah, you crazy.
(crowd cheering)
Yeah, lean, bro!
- [Man] Told you it was in the hips.
(slow hiphop music)
- There it is. - Go, yeah!
- [Man] There you go.
- Hey, so it was fun hangin out here on the beach,
chillin with some old friends of mine,
but now it's time to show you guys
how I make some tracks, stay tuned.
Last 360 of the day.
(electronic music)
We gonna make a track today, boy!
We gonna make a track today!
I'm about to show you how I make some music.
Now, there are so many different ways to make music.
Music is like art in a way.
Art when you first start painting,
you have a blank canvas, well,
with music it comes with the silence.
So, you paint upon silence with sounds.
By the way guys, the program that I'm using
to make this music is called Ableton.
So, you can go ahead and download Ableton, check that out.
We're gonna be using probably samples throughout the video.
Now, before we get started,
there are many ways to get started on a track.
You can just start making a track
and just let your creative energy just flow
just like really make whatever you want.
Or, you can go in with an idea,
with a plan, y'know, I wanna make
trap music, jazz, metal, whatever, y'know, the case may be.
So today I chose the approach of one,
just tryna get in there creatively,
but I did have an idea of what I wanted to make.
I wanted to make something like,
a heavy hitting song, like, something
maybe, like, a little trappy.
So this is what I've got for you guys.
The first elements to making a song,
you always need, like, a lead,
a rhythm, you basically need some melody.
I started with this little sample
right here, this brass dab, sounds pretty dope.
I transposed it down so it sounds
heavier and then I wrote a melody
to it so it goes like this.
(deep percussive brass)
That's basically it right there.
I would either put some hi-hats
to just give it a beat, like some
steady rhythm (mimics hi-hat).
(hi-hat taps twice) Just a little tick.
So what I did was I just put a bunch
of them on every note, so it's
one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four.
And then when I was getting to the end
of the measure, just so it can have
like, a little different, I just took
out one, and then I took out one in between.
(hi-hat ticks)
Take one out, so it's not all
the way (mimics hi-hat) one way
through, gives it a little accent.
So, once you have that little hi-hat,
you mix it in with the little lead.
(deep brass and hi-hat beat)
But now I would drop in my kick,
maybe a clap (claps), there you go.
I'm gonna use a string staff, which'll sound like this.
(deep hiphop beat)
Y'know the different sounds that you're
using together as a combination is, always, at the end
of the day, what's gonna make it sound really dope.
I'm gonna put another synth shot
it can give it another little pump.
And that one is gonna be (high synth pops)
Once everything is done I'm gonna
finally add a little arpeggiator.
(epic percussive scale)
That's gonna give it, like, an ambiance
in the background, it's gonna give it like bed.
So, with everything together it
should sound something like this.
(deep hiphop beat)
Alright so I've basically built
the skeleton of the beat, so now we need our build-up.
The whole point of a build-up is
to slowly start adding in the instruments
that you've had, so at the beginning
we chose how we wanted it to sound in the end,
but now it's time to introduce
those sounds slowly so that we
start getting into that groove
and then we (claps) we drop it hard.
So what I've done is I've given it two measures.
On the first measure I just let
the real melody of the brass ride,
on the second measure I start to introduce
the hi-hats, and then I'm feeling
like right after that this should
just, like, give it a little space,
and then drop it like (clap) and then
just go straight in with the beat.
(deep hiphop music)
(percussive beats)
Smash that like button guys.
Four bars before...
That sounds crazy, right?
I love making all types of music
so if you guys have any requests
for the style of music for me to make
next time, whether you want me
to make some reggaeton, some hiphop,
metal, chill music, whatever it is,
you name it, challenge me, and I will
try to make it in my next vlog when I'm making some tracks.
Thank you guys so much for listening
and following along, if you guys like
any of the tracks, let me know in
the comment section down below
and I'll have these tracks available for you guys.
Alright, well, let's do a workout.
Alright, we're gonna do like a little
deadlift pyramid competition,
basically we're gonna start at some
really light weight deadlift and then
we're just gonna keep adding weight
until we start knocking people out.
The last person lifting the heaviest weight is the winner.
You in Kevin? - Yeah.
- [Chris] Ay, you gonna be part of this?
We're deadlifting, we're gonna do a deadlift pyramid.
- The deadlift, yeah; the whole thing, maybe not (laughs).
- This'll be fun.
We'll see how much everybody can deadlift.
(chill hiphop music)
That's like sword in the stone right there!
- [Gabo] You don't wanna use your arms,
you wanna use your legs, way bigger (all talking at once).
- Just keep a tight grip, try to keep it
right here, try to come up with
your legs (mumbles).
(boys cheer him on)
Man, took the sword from the stone.
Don't be scared man!
(Gabo exclaims)
- [Onlooker] Like nothing.
(boys exclaim proudly)
(weight clangs)
- Bro, got some more in the tank.
That's heavy as (beep) yo, holy (beep).
- Fake plates bro, they're lifting fake plates.
- That (beep) dents, the bar (laughs).
Alright, so, we're at the end of the pyramid
and it's just Gabo and me left, so, let's finish it.
(boys exclaiming and clapping)
(cheers)
(boys exclaiming)
Wasn't the best form but I had to, I had to.
I'm ready baby, I'm ready, I'm ready!
That's the only way to make them gains, baby!
(boys cheering)
(weight clangs)
- (beep) yeah! (beep) yeah!
- There's almost no more room left
to like, put any more weights on this thing.
Oh hell no, nah man, I'm done.
- But you did a good job, you did a good job.
- Hey man, this guy just killed, this guy just killed!
Next vlog I wanna definitely add
another tattoo story for you guys
and hopefully add in another nutrition
segment, show you guys another dish
to give you guys some more insight
on how I make those gains, like
some of you guys watched the last video,
you guys think that that's what
I eat Monday through Friday,
what I actually do is carb-cycling.
Next time I'm gonna show you guys
another dish that I like to cook
with more cabs, if you guys want
something else like vegan, vegetarian,
pescatarian, whatever it is you want
me to cover with that type of dish
let me know in the comment section down below.
And if there's anything else you'd like
to see in this vlog let me know
in the comment section down below.
I love showing you guys my journey,
taking you guys for the ride, so with
that said guys, I'm gonna finish
my routine but thank you guys so
much for watching and I'll see you
guys next Thursday at two PM USA eastern time.
Mad love. Peace out.
(chill music)
(percussive beats)
Smash that like button guys.