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

Just a lot of flat benching or any variation?

I hit 405 by doing everything but benching. Work on front delts, inner triceps, upper chest, the supporting muscles. Then by the time you're sorta plateuing with them, go right back to benching! Flys (cable and dumbell) helped a lot too

Did 6x1x105kg bench today. Feeling good.

12 reps of 4 sets deadlifts at 140 kg, holy crap that was hard. Pretty damn happy I got so many reps with that though, haven't lost my touch even though I had a little back injury [editline]1st May 2016[/editline] also on a cut atm so trying to just keep the reps high, won't be that high but around 8 from now on I think

Did some alright weight yesterday [thumb]http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u423/Lawblind/Mobile Uploads/image_zpseipzawi1.jpeg[/thumb] Still 2 plates short of my PR. I find the heavier I go the easier it is, like I can feel more feedback in my legs if that makes sense? Just cant rep it too much so I'll probably stick to 700-something and build back up to 1000 (The machine is 118lbs starting weight) i did 405 on the hack squat machine too, when I was repping that and the leg press the entire machines moved (felt fuckin glorious!)

I get my college football workout program this week and I'm super excited, can't wait to play this fall. Gotta get huger tho, currently 6'4 275lbs bench 315, squat 425, DL 450, clean 275. Trying to get to 350/475/500/MAAAAAYBE 315 on clean by this august when they test us on our lifts. Ideally, I would like to stay around the same weight, maybe get up to 280, and just be a tank.

Anyone hate going super heavy and low reps for squats? Idk if its just me but i always like to keep it around 6-12 reps, going heavier and lower reps just doesn't do it for me. Sure its easier to gain strength that way but i can increase it by 10 lbs every 2 weeks still doing a higher amount of reps. oddly enough, I hate high-rep deadlifts.

[QUOTE=lexus04;50222912] gonna go for a free day today to check it out, hope it's as good as it looks[/QUOTE] update: it is, got an extra month each for referring my parents too lol, maybe my dad will stop being a fatass also the hammer strength lat machines and seated isolateral rows oooh mama that lat DOMS is something I haven't felt in a long time also had a leg day there on saturday and now I walk like a 90 year old granny

Going alright on the weight loss thing and muscle gain [t]https://i.imgur.com/ljSBb4V.png[/t] Red line is bodyweight, the rest are the weights for excercises.

i'm finding myself plateauing at 150lb for bench press (not even being able to do 2 sets of 5). how can i break it?

more volume more food

I haven't even been training bench for the past few months and I felt like the movie Unbreakable today. Started at 225, didn't feel too great but I rocked out 5. Up to 245, felt the same and got another 5. 275 and it still didn't feel like it was getting any heavier, got 4. Did 295 twice and racked it because I was freaking myself out, still felt like I could do more. And this was on 2 hours of sleep at 5:30 in the morning. Was weird as hell.

was it a dream? was it real?? tune in at 11 and find out

[QUOTE=Deadman123;50239943]I get my college football workout program this week and I'm super excited, can't wait to play this fall. Gotta get huger tho, currently 6'4 275lbs bench 315, squat 425, DL 450, clean 275. Trying to get to 350/475/500/MAAAAAYBE 315 on clean by this august when they test us on our lifts. Ideally, I would like to stay around the same weight, maybe get up to 280, and just be a tank.[/QUOTE] not too damn shabby I did 1625 combined in High school but I was 295 and all I did was eat,sleep, football and workout. What position do ya play?

Tomorrow marks 1 month straight of me tracking food, dieting properly and going to the gym 5 days a week. I'm feeling great, looking better, and feeling much more confident. It's honestly turned into a habit at this point, I don't even notice me pulling out my phone to track food and it's no longer a struggle to get my ass to the gym. This is one of the best changes I've made in a while.

[QUOTE=PandaJuggernaut;50249036]not too damn shabby I did 1625 combined in High school but I was 295 and all I did was eat,sleep, football and workout. What position do ya play?[/QUOTE] OL, probably playing guard in college. Lots of pulling in the offense they run, and thats what I specialize in so its gonna be sweet.

[QUOTE=Deadman123;50252401]OL, probably playing guard in college. Lots of pulling in the offense they run, and thats what I specialize in so its gonna be sweet.[/QUOTE] Where are you playing mang?

[QUOTE=Deadman123;50252401]OL, probably playing guard in college. Lots of pulling in the offense they run, and thats what I specialize in so its gonna be sweet.[/QUOTE] Nice I played Strongside LB and nose tackle on D and Right Tackle on offense in highschool hell I would of played college ball had a few offers but I managed to fuck up both my knee and my shoulder senior year. Where are ya playing at?

WPI in Worcester, Massachusetts. D3, they're building a solid program with solid recruits. Opted for D3 instead of D1 because I have potential to play all 4 years and start 3 of them. Had looks from Lehigh, Lafayette, Assumption College, few others but I'm going into engineering and want to play ball, so WPI was the best choice.

hey man congrats looks like a good team and I do see what you mean about lots of pulling on the offense should be a good fit

I've been able to lose weight consistently without lifting for a good while now (lost about 7kg while lifting and another 15.5kg without any lifting) and I'm thinking of maybe getting back into it soonish. I intend to shed at least another 5kg though until my abs are more visible, is there much point in going back to lifting now or? I imagine it'd be much more rewarding to lift while bulking than when lifting on a 750 calorie deficit. I still also have a fair chunk of fat around my gut which would hide any progress I make. sounds like a better idea overall to just wait until I've finally gotten my body fat down to a level where muscle is actually visible. I'm definitely very close to that point, there's just a liiiittle left.

Legit think heavy (like 3-5 reps max) squats are probably the greatest leg/lower body builder you can do, all the guys I know who have the biggest legs prioritize heavy squats, and the best gains I've seen have actually been from sets of singles and doubles. [editline]5th May 2016[/editline] also somehow I got 90 kg bench for 6-8-6 when I've been struggling with 95 for 3 the past few months, don't know what happened

Got my summer football workout, just the agility drill/speed training/conditioning/nutrition section is 103 pages. The lift itself is super intense as well, gonna be a grind between working construction and working out. Im fukkin amped, gonna get riiiiiiiiipped(maybe)

hex presses are amazing and i recommend them to everyone

hey guys, my friend has lower back issues but wants to get into working out and generally just getting healthier and more fit. what exercises do you guys recommend for her as someone just starting out with lower back issues?

if its fairly bad, she should see a doctor about it, exercises can only do so much and if done improperly can cause further injury.

[QUOTE=SpaceGhost;50279159]if its fairly bad, she should see a doctor about it, exercises can only do so much and if done improperly can cause further injury.[/QUOTE] it's not bad, just want to give her stuff that she should be able to do without too much stress on it.

[QUOTE=NixNax123;50279188]it's not bad, just want to give her stuff that she should be able to do without too much stress on it.[/QUOTE] It's probably easier to tell her what she should stay away from or be very careful with because there are so many good exercises she can do. She should avoid exercises where the low back is twisted or held in a bad position for several seconds, especially when seated because the pressure on the discs is much larger then. Here are a few bad one's: planks, unless she has great core control and don't do them for more than a minute. sit ups, pretty bad low gain exercise that no one should do IMO, smaller crunches are ok. bicycle crunches, unless she can do them slowly without twisting her low back to much. russian twist, same as above. seated ab-twist, terrible exercise that has destroyed countless backs. To strengthen the low back she might eventually wanna do deadlifts but she must work her way up there carefully and be able to pick the weight up with a neutral spine while loading the hamstrings. It's probably better if she learns the romanian deadlift first. Some good body weight exercises that can help her get there include superman raises and small bridges. [editline]8th May 2016[/editline] Also, if the back gets worse she should see a physical therapist, you don't have to be seriously injured to see one and it's impossible for me or anyone else to give anything more than general advice with a good conscience if we don't know what causes her back pain.

Went and hit upper body hard at the gym Friday for the first time since I started physical therapy (ended up being 5 1/2 months of suck cause my shoulder was FUCKED) It was definitely nice cause it's been 5 1/2 months of leg day all day and piddly shit that doesn't include my right shoulder. Didn't do too damn bad 225 on bench and 215 cleans definitely a lot lower than I was doing lost about 100lb on each but I don't get a rep done and have my shoulder go "hey motherfucker I'm still here, Here's some shooting pain" so that was nice

hopefully I'm able to bench 150lb this Wednesday, did a lot of chest today and a few days ago so it should be easier (e.g. I should be able to complete at least 1 set of 5)