• Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.4 - I wanna look like that guy from Fight Club
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[QUOTE=Alternativ;38202997]bench, squat, and deadlift are the big 3[/QUOTE] You can't compile a workout with only those three, though. I see so many people doing that, and it's annoying.
[QUOTE=Alternativ;38202997]bench, squat, and deadlift are the big 3[/QUOTE] Where's ohp
got my full cleans up to 70kg, and squat to 110kg. yay progress
[QUOTE=Pandamox;38201720]fuck that deadlifts are in their own category of exercise all by themselves because they're fucking awesome [editline]27th October 2012[/editline] because i see it as one of the most essential exercises that anyone should do[/QUOTE] Why?
[QUOTE=HarveySpecter;38205228]Why?[/QUOTE] works your core, quads, traps, lats, hams, all kinds of shit. also probably the best exercise for building grip strength. arguably one of the best mass builders, aside from squats. just one of those exercises which engages a lot of your muscles and helps build a stronger base for other things.
[QUOTE=Pandamox;38205751]works your core, quads, traps, lats, hams, all kinds of shit. also probably the best exercise for building grip strength. arguably one of the best mass builders, aside from squats. just one of those exercises which engages a lot of your muscles and helps build a stronger base for other things.[/QUOTE] Also fun
[QUOTE=Pandamox;38205751]works your core, quads, traps, lats, hams, all kinds of shit. also probably the best exercise for building grip strength. arguably one of the best mass builders, aside from squats. just one of those exercises which engages a lot of your muscles and helps build a stronger base for other things.[/QUOTE] It's a great 'bang for buck' exercise, yet not essential in a hypertrophy perspective, and even strength. The fitness industry is all about "this is better than that" and macho bullshit, while reality is different. Deadlift from a hypertrophy perspective is not different in inducing hypertrophy, you can still get big regardless of you doing or not. If I really go indepth, I might even exclude deadlifts on the basis of strength curve leading to an overall far more fatigue on your cns and far less muscle tension. You can't do it 3 times a week, it's hard to push out a lot of volume on it and for someone a bit more advanced it will fatigue you and take away from other aspects of your training. Deadlift from a neural training (strength) perspective is a pretty good one. Although strength curve isn't full, it builds a powerful posterior (which is weak for most people) and basically your entire body. In terms of neural training, it is very effective and even granted if you want to put some more mass and strength. In short, Deadlift is a great one but not a nessecity.
[QUOTE=overpain;38204815]Where's ohp[/QUOTE] I meant as in the 1000lb club to unawares the 1000lb club is where your max squat, deadlift and bench equal 1000 or over
I'd tell people to deadlift purely because most people who never deadlift have the worst looking posterior chains ever. It looks like an ass above their actual ass.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;38182393]Don't worry about it dude..... Saturated fats are good for you....[/QUOTE] WELL........
Anyone got a link to a good diet plan for a beginner looking to bulk up? Thanks in advance.
[QUOTE=Databanks;38224322]Anyone got a link to a good diet plan for a beginner looking to bulk up? Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE] Just eat dude.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;38228455]Just eat dude.[/QUOTE] Eat a lot. Especially chicken. Gotta eat that chicken.
don't forget dem complex carbs yo re UP dat dere GLYCOGEN STORES
how often do you bros deload? i'm doing it on the 7th week currently. might start doing it on every 5th week soon
every 4th week currently, as I'm doing 531.
Anyone here doing muscle pharm assault?
When I can't add weight?
my coach praised me on my cleans today :')
Been drooling over some weightlifting shoes, more precisely Nike Romaleros 2. I'll have to wait, since I'll probably be moving soon.
Today I did traps, shoulders, and back. I can feel soreness in my traps and shoulders (got a damn good workout today), but I can't feel much of anything in my back muscles. Keep in mind, I only recently starting giving my back major attention. Is this normal? Any ways to make sure that I am engaging my lats?
muscle soreness (DOMS) =/= good workout. don't gauge the effectiveness of your workouts based on how sore you are. it doesn't really matter.
Either way I find the soreness cathartic. That being said, mid-exercise, like during a lat pulldown or pulley row, what are some tips on how to put more of the strain on my lats and less on my biceps?
Ah what the hell. I could not lift 180kg even once today. For comparison I've done 8x190 (I usually d fives tho) earlier. Something similar happened with bench too. Also, I noticed I've god a huge canyon between my lats traps and lower back muscles. It looks like I've got a second buttcrack.
idk how to explain it, but I try to keep my lats flexed throughout entire sets when i'm doing lat pulldowns. also, try to keep your shoulder blades locked in place. make sure you're using an overhand grip if you want to target your lats more [editline]29th October 2012[/editline] btw do rows. lots and lots of rows. row dat muthafuckin boat
[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;38241791]idk how to explain it, but I try to keep my lats flexed throughout entire sets when i'm doing lat pulldowns. also, try to keep your shoulder blades locked in place. make sure you're using an overhand grip if you want to target your lats more [editline]29th October 2012[/editline] btw do rows. lots and lots of rows. row dat muthafuckin boat[/QUOTE] Thanks, the quest for a Space Jockey back is every more doable.
[QUOTE=Thaard;38240866]Been drooling over some weightlifting shoes, more precisely Nike Romaleros 2. I'll have to wait, since I'll probably be moving soon.[/QUOTE] gay do it barefoot you weeping pussy
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[QUOTE=Maucer;38241758]Ah what the hell. I could not lift 180kg even once today. For comparison I've done 8x190 (I usually d fives tho) earlier. Something similar happened with bench too. Also, I noticed I've god a huge canyon between my lats traps and lower back muscles. It looks like I've got a second buttcrack.[/QUOTE] Happens I suppose, there's times where I lift my shit good then the next time I can't even lift it properly without dying anymore then I can lift it again another time.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;38241594]Today I did traps, shoulders, and back. I can feel soreness in my traps and shoulders (got a damn good workout today), but I can't feel much of anything in my back muscles. Keep in mind, I only recently starting giving my back major attention. Is this normal? Any ways to make sure that I am engaging my lats?[/QUOTE] do wide grip lat pulldown, underhand lat pulldown, and straight arm lat pulldown. make sure the weight isn't so heavy that you're sacrificing form (just like any exercise) and do it slowly while focusing on flexing your lats and bringing your elbows down rather than bringing the bar down if that makes sense. if you're trying to pull the bar down while doing pulldowns you're going to use more of your biceps in the exercise, i noticed that if i focus more on bringing my elbows down and in while flexing my lats that i feel it in my lats far more. also bent over rows [editline]30th October 2012[/editline] and t-bar rows [editline]30th October 2012[/editline] and seated rows [editline]30th October 2012[/editline] and deadlifts
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