Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.7 - let's see if more people care about themselves - General

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48636051]It appears that the community is divided on the use on where and when to use the belt while lifting.[/QUOTE] People like to push their own (uninformed) opinions on to others. Big surprise. Use leather strength belts during big lifts, and generally only during work sets. Cloth ones can be great for exercises like snatches. Don't use the shitty "bodybuilding" belts that don't have an equally big surface front to back. Placement depends on personal preference. Just make sure your abdominals can still properly push against the belt. It's not fucking rocket science. Finding a decent belt, however, is.

Could I get some guidance? I cant progress in bench What I do is, I bench then do 4 other exercises But would it help if I just focused on benching for chest? Strength is my only goal really Im progressing in everything else

[QUOTE=dnqboy;48627273]I feel like I'm on to something here that's more than just coincidence. For PWO, I'll get my Keurig going and make a full cup of coffee, and whereas I used to just let it sit and cool off for an hour before I chug it, the past few times I have put some ice cubes in there to immediately cool it down. When I do this, I feel like instead of just feeling more awake (as per usual with caffeine), I get a rush and I'm jittery and some of my lifts are boosted much more than before. My deadlift went from 250lbx5 to 275x5, and my squat is also like 40 pounds heavier. I don't know if anyone else feels like testing this weird theory but does icing a hot coffee somehow affect it, or is this just some placebo?[/QUOTE] how bout this you save some money on the coffee and instead pay me one lump sum to hide in your house with a knife and every time you get ready to go the gym, ill jump out and try to fucking kill you This way you get a massive adrenaline rush PWO if you survive, and if you die we have one less dumb cunt in the world lmao

[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;48638708]how bout this you save some money on the coffee and instead pay me one lump sum to hide in your house with a knife and every time you get ready to go the gym, ill jump out and try to fucking kill you This way you get a massive adrenaline rush PWO if you survive, and if you die we have one less dumb cunt in the world lmao[/QUOTE] Creative solution

[QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;48638708]how bout this you save some money on the coffee and instead pay me one lump sum to hide in your house with a knife and every time you get ready to go the gym, ill jump out and try to fucking kill you This way you get a massive adrenaline rush PWO if you survive, and if you die we have one less dumb cunt in the world lmao[/QUOTE] But what if they beat the shit out of you and you die? [QUOTE=dilzinyomouth;48638708]we have one less dumb cunt in the world lmao[/QUOTE] oh yeh

blegh i need to start packin on the pounds, im 5'11 and have plateu'ed around 155-160 after being injured and its really pissing me off food is honestly a massive bitch at college

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;48641634]blegh i need to start packin on the pounds, im 5'11 and have plateu'ed around 155-160 after being injured and its really pissing me off food is honestly a massive bitch at college[/QUOTE] Are you serious. Food was my enemy in college. I packed the pounds thanks to my uni friends almost always going to eat at restaurants.

What are your guys' favorite triceps isolation exercises? I need to start hitting the hell out of them, they're lagging and my bench is suffering because of it.

[QUOTE=Kiamberm;48643125]What are your guys' favorite triceps isolation exercises? I need to start hitting the hell out of them, they're lagging and my bench is suffering because of it.[/QUOTE] You can't go wrong with cable push-downs. Bonus if you're using the rope attachments. Try doing 3x12/15 and you'll get that lovely feel.

[QUOTE=Kiamberm;48643125]What are your guys' favorite triceps isolation exercises? I need to start hitting the hell out of them, they're lagging and my bench is suffering because of it.[/QUOTE] Standing overhead cable extension is good. You can't lift as much as pushdowns but I've found you can get slightly more range of motion, and it's harder to accidentally involve the lats.

Does anyone have any recommended exercise(s) for increasing arm and leg muscle?

[QUOTE=TheAlkaline;48643580]Does anyone have any recommended exercise(s) for increasing arm and leg muscle?[/QUOTE] squats chin-ups dips

[QUOTE=Kiamberm;48643125]What are your guys' favorite triceps isolation exercises? I need to start hitting the hell out of them, they're lagging and [b]my bench is suffering because of it.[/b][/QUOTE] Not telling you to avoid tri's, but if you're throwing isolation work-outs in throw some stuff with delts in too. it will help your benching.

[QUOTE=stupid10er;48643648]Not telling you to avoid tri's, but if you're throwing isolation work-outs in throw some stuff with delts in too. it will help your benching.[/QUOTE] This, I used to be stupid and neglect shoulders, stalled my bench and ended up hurting my shoulders because i rarely worked them.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48643019]Are you serious. Food was my enemy in college. I packed the pounds thanks to my uni friends almost always going to eat at restaurants.[/QUOTE] thankfully, I am too poor to go to restaurants that often. It really depends on whether you start in an apartment or a dorm. people that go to community college are so confused by the concept of a freshman 15.

dilzinyomouth confirmed jason genova [img]http://i39.tinypic.com/ir6hvm.jpg[/img] [I]pissening[/I]

Starting my first cut now. Bulked from 165 to 185 over the summer at 6'2". Gonna be biking 10 hilly kilometres a day getting to and from class so I'm gonna get lean as fuuuck. I'll keep you posted on my progress and how much of the weight turned out to actually be muscle.

tfw squat bruises fucking love it makes me feel like I actually worked out [editline]9th September 2015[/editline] also got a piss easy 150 3*3, gonna bump it to 160 and see if I can do 1 set of 3 next time

Cramp in chest in the morning sore all day from it wooooo Still did a leg workout :v: although deadlifts hurt like fuck.

[QUOTE=Antdawg;48643434]Standing overhead cable extension is good. You can't lift as much as pushdowns but I've found you can get slightly more range of motion, and it's harder to accidentally involve the lats.[/QUOTE] Anything can be a compound exercise if you try hard enough

i bet none of you even overhead deadlift

Anyone squat and deadlift on the same day? Squatting gets me primed to deadlift, and certainly feels easier.

[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;48648362]Anyone squat and deadlift on the same day? Squatting gets me primed to deadlift, and certainly feels easier.[/QUOTE] I'm stilled classed as untrained so I do everything on the same day, nearly every day... Pull ups, dips, seated dips (love them), bench, curls, rows really need to start proper deadlifts. oh and legs...

So I discovered that that silly squat exercise that I described earlier was actually the Box Squat. :v:

this seems like the closest relevant thread: what can i do about sweating? not like, during a workout, or whatever, just while sitting around the house. california doesn't usually get humid enough to carry heat well into the night, but it's now that humid here now, so...like 80-89 in the day and easily still 80 at [B]3 am[/B]. [B]In a desert beach climate. what.[/B] Since June, I've taken to just wearing underwear around the house, but it's just become the bare minimum of survival. anything more than briefs = portable blast furnace. i don't eat as much protein/meat as I should, so my sweat doesn't smell as badly as it could, but what am i supposed to do about this? it sucks taking a shower and then feeling like i have to take another shower 1 hour later while just browsing the internet with the window-fan blaring, door open, and every window in the apt open, nevermind when i try to play a game. like, i'm underweight and not wearing clothes, what is this. question for the people that live in perpetually hot climates: do i just assume that everyone else is having the same issue and hope that everyone's standards are lowered?

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48643153]You can't go wrong with cable push-downs. Bonus if you're using the rope attachments. Try doing 3x12/15 and you'll get that lovely feel.[/QUOTE] Rope pushdowns are honest to god my favorite excercise, the activation feels so damn good and nothing else works the triceps quite like it. I have to train at home now since i'm at uni, does anyone know of a good substitute that hits as good? I did rope pushdowns & reverse tricep pushdowns and nothing else feels even close as good. [QUOTE=General;48638021]Could I get some guidance? I cant progress in bench What I do is, I bench then do 4 other exercises Im progressing in everything else[/QUOTE] Where are you faltering in bench? It's either your chest needs more development, or your triceps. If it's the lockout (extending your arms) then add another excercise for the tris, if it's chest mess around with dips/incline dumbbell press. As mentioned it's also your shoulders. It's really hard to tell. Post routine so we can see if you're hitting everything enough.

Got complaints again for noise, this time from both a member and a personal trainer The fucking personal trainer told me that if I was making noise on deadlifts I was doing it wrong, refused to tell me what he thought I was doing wrong and said he would show me next time

[QUOTE=Waterpi;48652908]Got complaints again for noise, this time from both a member and a personal trainer The fucking personal trainer told me that if I was making noise on deadlifts I was doing it wrong, refused to tell me what he thought I was doing wrong and said he would show me next time[/QUOTE] What? Most of the people I see DLing in my gym almost slam the bar to the ground.

[QUOTE=myalt22;48652119]Rope pushdowns are honest to god my favorite excercise, the activation feels so damn good and nothing else works the triceps quite like it. I have to train at home now since i'm at uni, does anyone know of a good substitute that hits as good? I did rope pushdowns & reverse tricep pushdowns and nothing else feels even close as good. Where are you faltering in bench? It's either your chest needs more development, or your triceps. If it's the lockout (extending your arms) then add another excercise for the tris, if it's chest mess around with dips/incline dumbbell press. As mentioned it's also your shoulders. It's really hard to tell. Post routine so we can see if you're hitting everything enough.[/QUOTE] Rope pushdowns (pulldowns?) are my favorite exercise, but as I got bigger my lats got in the way so I ran out of rope or had to roll my shoulders an assload. If you take two of the ropes and put them on one karabiner then pull them to one side making two long ropes I found I was able to get a longer range of motion and a better pump. Tricep kickbacks are also my favorite, no matter what they always work if done right. Want to take them up a notch? Start with say 25lbs, do 10, then go to 15lbs, 10 reps again, repete for 10 and 5lbs and for the 5lb set make sure to go slow and squeeze on the contraction. Drop sets work really well for the dual ropes too, crank out as many reps as you can then pin to a lower weight and continue until you get to the lowest weight you can do while still feeling the burn and just keep pushing till your knees go weak.

[QUOTE=_Axel;48653003]What? Most of the people I see DLing in my gym almost slam the bar to the ground.[/QUOTE] I wish I went to a gym like that, I honestly don't give a fuck how loud other people are in a gym, unless of course you're unnecessarily screaming with like babby weight or tricep pushdowns or something, otherwise idgaf get as hyped as you need to for a lift. I'm starting to lose track of how often I get complaints, even with pad's underneath them. I need to have 2 sets of pads, one being a yoga mat doubled up, in order to have an acceptable level of noise. Then again remember this is a town where the most hardcore commercial gym you can go to is a virgin active