• Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.4 - I wanna look like that guy from Fight Club
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Then why does any martial art class end with static stretching? If you want to do dynamic stretching you have to do some static first. Otherwise what's the point.
is it possible dumb people exist?
[QUOTE=Behemoth_PT;35572504]Then why does any martial art class end with static stretching? If you want to do dynamic stretching you have to do some static first. Otherwise what's the point.[/QUOTE] I've been to a lot of MMA gyms and the ones that do stretching (most favor a basic warm up via agility exercises) do it prior to a workout, not after. Stretching after a workout is almost entirely useless. Stretching has to be done while the muscle/tendons are "dry" for maximum effect. Once the muscle becomes pumped with blood it becomes more elastic, removing tension. Whether or not you think static stretching is beneficial, even those who do know stretching post-workout is a waste of time.
From my experience in sports that's not very accurate. You see, when I used to practice Tenis, we stretched after the training. Even in gymnastics at school we used to do that. Stretching before workout does nothing. [QUOTE][B]Runners, Stretch After, Not Before, Exercise[/B] Recent studies have shown that stretching before exercising does nothing to improve performance and may actually be injurious. I agree. As a chiropractor and yoga instructor, I have found that stretching muscles that have not warmed up sufficiently can cause micro-tears, inflammation, and ultimately pain and dysfunction. However, stretching immediately after exercise, is, in my experience, the single best way to prevent injury and prolong your level of activity well past middle age. Musculo-skeletal health is based in large part on good joint alignment and good muscle balance. Degenerative conditions and repetitive injuries over the years happen not because of what we do, but how badly we do what we do. When a muscle is being used, it contracts and shortens. Take your biceps for example--the muscle in the front of your upper arm. At one end, the muscle inserts on the bone of your forearm just below the elbow; the other end attaches to the top of your arm bone at the shoulder. The biceps' job is to bend your elbow.When it contracts, it actually pulls on the bone of the forearm lifting it up. When the biceps relaxes, your elbow straightens. What happens when you continuously call upon a muscle to contract, as in lifting weights, or running long distances, it fails to lengthen completely. Then each time you use it, you start from an ever-shortened position. The degree of shortening is small, but over time it adds up. A hard, bulgingmuscle is not a flexible, healthy muscle. Eventually, this shortened muscle will change the normal range of joint motion which, over time, means trouble. A chronically shortened achilles displaces the heel bone backward and upward causing, or at least contributing to, painful heel spurs and plantar fascitis. Chronically shortened calves, hamstrings, and/or quadriceps can misalign the knee joint and have led to the rash of surgeries so common to runners. Immediately (and I mean before sitting down or getting in the car) after every run, every hike, every climb, stretch out the muscles you've just used. There are many books out there showing specific stretches for specific muscles. Start with the achilles and move upward. Stretch slowly, holding it for 10 to 15 seconds. Don't bounce. A very tight muscle may hurt when you stretch it. Back off a little, take a breath, relax and stretch some more. Stretch achilles, calves, hamstrings, quadreceps, inner thighs, outer thighs,hip flexors and gluteals. If you don't know where they are on your body, or how to safely stretch them, contact me. Stretching promotes flexibility which is equal in importance to strength, speed and endurance for runners. Correct running posture is also vitally important. Picture Michael Johnson, Olympic Gold Medal sprinter. As he runs, his body is aligned perfectly over his feet. His footfall is perfect--heel, midfoot, toe-off. He crosses the finish line with almost no stress to his muscles and joints.[/QUOTE] Be that as it may, I'll ask my teacher about it.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/stretching.png[/img] Upper left area is most relevant.
Wow, I can still remember making the first weightlifting/bodybuilding thread in general discussion, getting a lot of views, and then me talking to Garry during the subsection creation and finally making the "witness the fitness" section. All seems so long ago :3 I lurk once in a while on here and I'm honestly proud of you bros, keep the fitness going, too bad I can't put "started witness the fitness subsection on FP" on my resume :( tl;dr I AM YOUR CREATOR, BOW DOWN TO ME jk youre all cool :D
[QUOTE=VQ35HR;35586141]Wow, I can still remember making the first weightlifting/bodybuilding thread in general discussion, getting a lot of views, and then me talking to Garry during the subsection creation and finally making the "witness the fitness" section. All seems so long ago :3 I lurk once in a while on here and I'm honestly proud of you bros, keep the fitness going, too bad I can't put "started witness the fitness subsection on FP" on my resume :( tl;dr I AM YOUR CREATOR, BOW DOWN TO ME jk youre all cool :D[/QUOTE] Where have u been?
Stay and post here, don't lurk!
i lurk all the time going for a 325lb bench in a week or two.
[QUOTE=Thaard;35586550]Where have u been?[/QUOTE] university got really hard all of a sudden for some reason, and i just lost interest in posting online :( i usually just lurk bb.com's misc section lol
Just realised I don't want to develop my leg's anymore then they are. They look huge as fuck for my height. I squat 400 anyways..
ya rite . take a vid and post it
Ok I lied I squat 365.
[QUOTE=ImTerryCrews;35590627]ya rite . take a vid and post it[/QUOTE]
I would, If I had a camera.
i honestly doubt you can squat that much with proper form
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWNdjEafof8&feature=slpl[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_V_2BFWahc&feature=channel&list=UL[/media] Listen to this while liftin'. Edit: And I got to lift today, whoo, fuck you work.
Feel so low at this point. I was sick for the past 2 weeks and was unable to work out. I will probably not work out this week and thus far I have dropped from 165lbs to 146 lbs. This is very disappointing as I used to look muscular but now I look skinny and as if I barely ever worked out.
[QUOTE=tesher07;35599835]Feel so low at this point. I was sick for the past 2 weeks and was unable to work out. I will probably not work out this week and thus far I have dropped from 165lbs to 146 lbs. This is very disappointing as I used to look muscular but now I look skinny and as if I barely ever worked out.[/QUOTE] 2 weeks is nothing remember muscle memory get back into it and within a few weeks tops if you're into it like you were before you'll be back to pre sickness strength/weight/size :D also don't pay too much attention to your weight, when you're sick you can be dehydrated, not eating, etc. so once you start eating/drinking like a normal person again you'll be fine i have exams for 2 weeks and i JUST got back into working out all the time again, so i knowthatfeel :(
Just got back to the gym after being a bit dormant the last year or so. Feels good already! I have to get a schedule though, so I don't screw it up again..
I went to the doctor last Thursday, second week, and the diagnosis was that it was bronchitis.
i love going to the gym instead of just working out at home. the people there are amazing. i think i've seen people do 15 different kinds of curls.
[QUOTE=sp00ks;35618774]i love going to the gym instead of just working out at home. the people there are amazing. i think i've seen people do 15 different kinds of curls.[/QUOTE] I once saw someone do curls with an easy bar with no collars, doing as much as half a squat to bounce the bar up, as fast as he possibly could.
i can barely even explain some of the things i've seen
I've seen someone bench with a ez bar before. I was like "bro you're doing it wrong" and he called me scrub and started to bench 60 with the bar. What the fuck.
I've seen a dude put 3-plate on and squat, but he only bent his knees a teeny bit. I can't believe he thought he was squatting. Also some crossfit douche told me I was doing pull-ups the hard way, and started doing these fast spastic pull ups, kicking with his legs like a mackerel.
My jimmies get rustled every time I see a guy doing kipping pullups at the gym.
[QUOTE=sp00ks;35618774]i love going to the gym instead of just working out at home. the people there are amazing. i think i've seen people do 15 different kinds of curls.[/QUOTE] I'm guessing this post is sarcastic but going to the gym is actually 10x more awesome than working out at home for sort of this reason. I mean I DO enjoy the occasional shirtless at home workout but going to the gym is great, the atmosphere is a huge part of bodybuilding and at the same time you learn how to (or how not to) do things simply by observing others. yay people [editline]19th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Shovelpass;35625982]My jimmies get rustled every time I see a guy doing kipping pullups at the gym.[/QUOTE] crossfit is for beta phaggots/10 SRS 99% of them suck dick at everything they do, and their form is shit yet they think they are part of some ultra exclusive tree house club and walk around like they own the place
Nobody rustles my jimmies after i started lifting. Shits great mang. I'm at 140 13% BF Started around 110 with 8.8% BF
[QUOTE=Kabstrac;35627383]IS there even a benefit to doing kipping pullups?[/QUOTE] Nope, on the contrary; It damages tendons and ligaments and you obviously use momentum instead of a full range of motion which decreases the stimuli needed for muscles to grow.
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