Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.4 - I wanna look like that guy from Fight Club
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[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;38363973]yeah same here, I can only manage power snatches atm. I have the technique/grip down for the most part, it's just getting it down in the full squat position. And yeah I don't use mirrors, esp since I don't have much of a choice lolz (3/4 of the walls are clear windows wtf). 52kg is pretty damn good though.
I'm actually learning through a PE weight training class at my university, and the teacher is a strength and conditioning coach who did a lot of work at the main olympic gym in colorado, so I'm pretty spoiled atm.
are you doing oly lifts for fun or do you hope to compete?[/QUOTE]
Both actually, I'll hopefully be good enough to do some competing laters.
[editline]8th November 2012[/editline]
Also, I have a question. When weighing yourself, are you supposed to do it before or after you've eaten?
You're just supposed to weigh yourself when in the same condition as when you weighed yourself before, so it's a good idea to weigh yourself in the mornings after having the morning leak/dump but before eating.
[QUOTE=Major Helper;38368020]You're just supposed to weigh yourself when in the same condition as when you weighed yourself before, so it's a good idea to weigh yourself in the mornings after having the morning leak/dump but before eating.[/QUOTE]
Damn, that means I gain like 4kg's after a meal. ah well, at least I've gained some.
Edit: Recorded some snatches today(only 45 kg, since it was hang-snatch day).
[video=youtube;gbInjjeoVf8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbInjjeoVf8[/video]
As you can see Mr. Sleepy-head, I'm having the same problems as you, but it has gotten a bit better. I've just started on my 5th week of oly liftan.
So uh
I noticed we keep having people come here and make new threads for shit that's already been covered a million times
So I thought, hmm maybe the sticky isn't that helpful. So I went back and read it again. Nope, despite the retard speak and the truth about casus's identity it's actually really straightforward and you would have to be a retard to fuck it up.
So I've come to the conclusion that people are either pants on head retarded or you motherfuckers are just disgustingly lazy and can't read before offloading your problems because you think you are a unique snowflake.
Fuck this section.
i love you jagerfuckshit
[QUOTE=HarveySpecter;38371440]i love you jagerfuckshit[/QUOTE]
please why doesn't anyone believe me about who casus really is. They think it's a joke.
The greatest trick casus has ever pulled is convincing you all that he's not who I say he is.
Terry Crews is a terrible person.
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;38371473]please why doesn't anyone believe me about who casus really is. They think it's a joke.
The greatest trick casus has ever pulled is convincing you all that he's not who I say he is.
Terry Crews is a terrible person.[/QUOTE]
its because on the internet, ethos is a lot weirder to manage, especially for an online forum
Caysus may be king of advice but its not like we boast about him in other sections or anything
plus tbh i felt like i needed to be convinced a bit the first time i PMd him
Random question here guys. Say I was looking for the best way to target quads but only had access to either a squat rack, leg press machine or leg extension machine. Which would I be better off with?
Tough question actually. If I were left with a choice, I would go with the press machine; simulates the squat, and much less harmful for the knee.
If you're looking to isolate quads then the leg press machine would be a better bet. Extension is meh. I don't see why you'd only have access to one of the three though. Are you looking to buy one? If you're making a purchase, the squat rack would be a better bet simply because it's more versatile.
Too expensive to buy, I plan on building. The squat rack is simple so I'll probably end up with that eventually. I'll start out with the leg press then.
If you plan on building then go with the rack, as shovel pass explained...
But why is it more versatile? I already have a bench and I have places to do pullups and chinups from.
Rack pulls, shrugs, squats, military presses, pull ups, dips, inverted roes all of these motions can be used in a rack for the most part... Building a leg press is a bit tougher besides than a rack
Hey good call. Dips and military presses would be nice addition.
[QUOTE=HarveySpecter;38373363]Tough question actually. If I were left with a choice, I would go with the press machine; simulates the squat, and much less harmful for the knee.[/QUOTE]
But... but... squats ;_;
[QUOTE=Thaard;38368079]Damn, that means I gain like 4kg's after a meal. ah well, at least I've gained some.
Edit: Recorded some snatches today(only 45 kg, since it was hang-snatch day).
[video=youtube;gbInjjeoVf8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbInjjeoVf8[/video]
As you can see Mr. Sleepy-head, I'm having the same problems as you, but it has gotten a bit better. I've just started on my 5th week of oly liftan.[/QUOTE]
have you tried snatch balance? I think that's what it's called. it's where you have the bar as if you're gonna back squat, but you grip the bar for a snatch. you create a counter motion and basically dive right into the full snatch position. i'm gonna try it next time I head to the gym, my coach said it would be a better way to train for now
[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;38389763]have you tried snatch balance? I think that's what it's called. it's where you have the bar as if you're gonna back squat, but you grip the bar for a snatch. you create a counter motion and basically dive right into the full snatch position. i'm gonna try it next time I head to the gym, my coach said it would be a better way to train for now[/QUOTE]
Ive gotten some tips from people on fitocracy, so today I'm going to practice snatch only. I've added snatch balance and overhead squats to my workout routine. And I need to thrust my hip upwards like a whip.
[i]Make no mistake, I’m a huge fan of squats, bench press, deadlifts, overhead press, RDL, etc. These are movements that I think most should have at least some competency with and the beginning stages of training are a good time to get that competency. How much of a given training program they will make up down the road, of course, depends but at least learning how to do those movements is important. If for no other reason than to learn that they aren’t a good fit for a given trainee (you won’t know until you try).
Yet, for many trainees, trying to do so may be an exercise in either futility or pointlessness. And, as noted in Part 2, unless someone is competing in powerlifting (where squat, bench and deadlift must be done) or Olympic lifting (where clean&jerk, snatch must be done), there is no single exercise that anyone must do for either general strength or hypertrophy. Rather, the optimal exercise for a given trainee for a given goal simply depends on so many factors that I’m not going to get into much detail here.
Some of this is simply one of levers. As I discused in Squat vs. Leg Press for Big Legs – Q&A, some trainees have horrible levers for squatting and get very little leg stimulus out of it for either leg strength or size. In that case, another movement or *gasp* a properly performed leg press can be superior. There are plenty of other examples and I’m sure I will lose much credibility by admitting that, when I was personal training, I almost always started beginners with machines.
Now, before you jump down my throat in the comments section, I want folks to honestly consider something as I go off on a bit of tangential rant: in all the time you’ve been in the weight room, how many people have you ever seen with good squat, deadlift or bench press form (I’m assuming here that you know what good form is yourself)? How about power cleans? Ever seen much of anything in most commercial gyms that didn’t make you cringe?
Because unless you train in a serious powerlifting gym or with Olympic lifters, the odds are that you’ve seen very few people performing those movements anywhere close to correctly. But honestly take the time to count them up in your head, the ones who were doing it even close to correctly. How many have you seen. 10, maybe 20? If that. And that’s out of how many hundreds of people you’ve seen training.[/i]
[QUOTE=Kabstrac;38394745]you know, I find it very hard to advance my squat despite lifting with good form and consistency. If I wasn't working at home, I'd try leg presses, but I gotta make due with what I have. My upper body develops way faster than my legs.[/QUOTE]
Opposite for me..
thaard that's awesome
[QUOTE=Kabstrac;38394745]you know, I find it very hard to advance my squat despite lifting with good form and consistency. If I wasn't working at home, I'd try leg presses, but I gotta make due with what I have. My upper body develops way faster than my legs.[/QUOTE]
Do you do squats every workout?
[QUOTE=HarveySpecter;38395003]thaard that's awesome[/QUOTE]
T-rex mode engaged and all that. It helps doing 2-3 different squats each training session.
Anyways, had a session today with just snatches and snatch related exercises. Going to go back to my usual schedule tomorrow.
give me huge legs and I give you my entire upper body
that pumped up feeling you get after pullups where you can hardly bend your arm enough to touch your shoulder
Anyone know any Black Friday deals coming up for protein?
some dumb bitch working at the gym today told me I can't drop weights on the oly platform
like what the fuck
why is it there then
what's the fucking point
you dumb bitch
then she has the ovaries to tell me I should lessen the weight and work on my technique, since I was dropping the bar because I couldn't clean it up (I was going for PRs today)
fuck that bitch
[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;38405689]some dumb bitch working at the gym today told me I can't drop weights on the oly platform
like what the fuck
why is it there then
what's the fucking point
you dumb bitch
then she has the ovaries to tell me I should lessen the weight and work on my technique, since I was dropping the bar because I couldn't clean it up (I was going for PRs today)
fuck that bitch[/QUOTE]
should have body slammed her with your massive pecs
then she'll know whos boss
[QUOTE=Sleepy Head;38405689]some dumb bitch working at the gym today told me I can't drop weights on the oly platform
like what the fuck
why is it there then
what's the fucking point
you dumb bitch
then she has the ovaries to tell me I should lessen the weight and work on my technique, since I was dropping the bar because I couldn't clean it up (I was going for PRs today)
fuck that bitch[/QUOTE]
fuck bitches, get PR's.
She doesn't know what she's talking about.
Tell her ok and keep doing what youre doing
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