[QUOTE=Derubermensch;38621786]Hey guys, started lifting about four months ago. I kind of had some setbacks into the last weeks because I noticed I was starting to get too fat to have perdy mussels. So I started a diet and I'm not sure if it has just been cutting into my gains. Here is my modest contribution to the thread.
Age: 18
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs
Bench: 185 lbs
Haven't maxed out squat in a while
Sorry for shitty cell phone quality, selfy pose, etc.[/QUOTE]
You've only been lifting for 4 months and you have that bench? Impressive weight, you're currently lifting more than me and I've been at it for about a year now.
Try getting a reading on your deadlift and squats, too.
[img_thumb]https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69761651/IMAG0256.jpg[/img_thumb]
after a nice little shoulder/tri workout
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after a nice little shoulder/tri workout[/QUOTE]
fuuuuck, seriously
it's like your photoshopped
Daymn what do you do for your tris? mirin' them.
btw natty or not?
Weighed in on monday, down to 98kg from 106kg at the beginning of October, upped my Deadlifts to 110kg, although my grip needs some work, but I don't want to resort to using straps at that kind of weight. Really excited to drop more fat.
[editline]30th November 2012[/editline]
Also, what are your tips on improving grip strength?
hook grip? if you really need to.
i suggest using athletic tape though. you can google tutorials
[QUOTE=Duckie;38649589]Also, what are your tips on improving grip strength?[/QUOTE]
Just do some wrist curls dude, improve the endurance of your forearms and wrists. Both sides of your forearms have to be strong to have a good grip strength, one can't be lacking.
[QUOTE=Duckie;38649589]
Also, what are your tips on improving grip strength?[/QUOTE]
Romanian deadlifts are amazing at building grip strength since you're holding on to the weight for the entire time and not setting it down after each rep. Even if you do them light, you should feel some serious burn in your forearms after a while. On top of that, they target hams and glutes which will improve your overall deadlift quite a bit. They're the ultimate deadlift plateau busting lift, next to rack pulls.
Farmer Walks.
[QUOTE=Maucer;38645177]Daymn what do you do for your tris? mirin' them.
btw natty or not?[/QUOTE]
All natty, for now... Waiting till I plateau then gonna think about riding some bicycles.
Tri exercies- Overhead dumbell extensions, tri pushdowns with both bar and rope, single hand cable pushdowns (palms up), skullcrushers, and weighted dips- 2 plates for 8.
[editline]30th November 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=JohanGS;38644595]fuuuuck, seriously
it's like your photoshopped[/QUOTE]
No photoshop ;) just a lot of training.
[QUOTE=its shortie;38654349]No photoshop ;) just a lot of training.[/QUOTE]
Teach me your ways
[editline]30th November 2012[/editline]
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay9QMnrLWTo[/url]
towel pull ups
they will give you better forearms than anything else
[QUOTE=Alternativ;38658796]towel pull ups
they will give you better forearms than anything else[/QUOTE]
not when you break the towel
[QUOTE=Bleach Qeef;38661216]not when you break the towel[/QUOTE]
cuz u fat
Thanks guys!
@Shovelpass: The closest I get to resting the weight on the floor is only when I'm done with the set, I just barely touch the ground with the plates after each rep. I think I'll do Romanian Deadlifts every second week, I hear a lot of good from that exercise. Thanks so much man.
if you're fat or generally a big person then that's reasonable.
I'm an ectomorph. :c
everybody is an ectomorph nowadays, it's bullshit. hypertrophy is a rather complex subject and so just going 'im an ectomorph' is absurd as i can hardly spit out half the reasons as to why your biceps grow and why some will have bigger biceps than you.
I was just trying to say I'm nowhere near being big.
Still doesn't make sense why I couldn't bench 21kg even if my country depended on it.
[QUOTE=Cursed Vodka;38669034]I was just trying to say I'm nowhere near being big.
Still doesn't make sense why I couldn't bench 21kg even if my country depended on it.[/QUOTE]
da fuck. 20kg's is the bar. are your arms made of pipe-cleaners or something?
fuck yeeeeee finally 160 lbs at 5'8, dat dirty bulkan
[QUOTE=Cursed Vodka;38668569]I'm an ectomorph. :c[/QUOTE]
Ectomorph is god tier. You're just not working hard enough.
Both my deadlift and squat improved by 40kg in a year, I don't even..
Yeah 20kg is pretty much the bar; maybe it's just my form?
we need a video to confirm. too many question to be asked in order to answer this....
have you been consistent with training, with food, with your sleep? How long have you been training without taking a break, are any of the lifts stalling?
I have been training 3-5 days a week the past half year with few to no cheat days. Had 2 load off weeks as well. I have almost only been eating healthy food, and eating as much of it as possible. I sleep 6-8 hours a day. Only my shoulder press and bench.
Yeah being ectomorph is probably a god tier when it comes down to being shredded. But I have to eat like a beast to look like a beast, my gym partner can eat half of what I eat and get the same results. (My partner's bench is improving just fine, and we're using the same technique)
the whole" i am ectomorph and i need to eat more" is bullshit, energy expenditure is dependent on so many things, maybe, like 5%, 4% of it is your own metabolism demands which I again, hardly credit for.
here's the only math you need to do when it comes to food; depending on your weight, get between 100-150g of protein (i am assuming you aren't carrying a lot of mass) and 200g of carbs. weight yourself every weekend, if the scale is going up, keep at it. If not, add 50g more of carbs.
now, deload both shoulder and bench. follow eating regimen above. if you're still stalling then it's probably an issue with your form and posture.
[QUOTE=Cursed Vodka;38674123]I have been training 3-5 days a week the past half year with few to no cheat days. Had 2 load off weeks as well. I have almost only been eating healthy food, and eating as much of it as possible. I sleep 6-8 hours a day. Only my shoulder press and bench.
Yeah being ectomorph is probably a god tier when it comes down to being shredded. But I have to eat like a beast to look like a beast, my gym partner can eat half of what I eat and get the same results. (My partner's bench is improving just fine, and we're using the same technique)[/QUOTE]
There is no such thing as an ectomorph.
Tbh you sound like a t-rex
[QUOTE=Cursed Vodka;38674123]I have been training 3-5 days a week the past half year with few to no cheat days. Had 2 load off weeks as well. I have almost only been eating healthy food, and eating as much of it as possible. I sleep 6-8 hours a day. Only my shoulder press and bench.
Yeah being ectomorph is probably a god tier when it comes down to being shredded. But I have to eat like a beast to look like a beast, my gym partner can eat half of what I eat and get the same results. (My partner's bench is improving just fine, and we're using the same technique)[/QUOTE]I still can't fathom how you can only bench the bar yet Dl and Squat high amounts. I assume your technique is correct if you're able to do these two without fucking up your back with shit technique.
Try using dumbbells instead of the bar and work your way up like that.
[editline]2nd December 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Chrille;38674278]There is no such thing as an ectomorph.
Tbh you sound like a t-rex[/QUOTE]Actually there is in the medical world. It just shouldn't be transferred over to bodybuilding in that way.
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This is a few weeks back, I don't look much like a t-rex, do I?
I need a better camera. -.-
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