Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.3 - General

Hey guys, I just have one problem and I though you could help me out with it. The thing is, I was told that it is a good idea to change workout techniques every 2 to 3 months (I am not exactly sure why, but I think it's meant to be a good way to stress and pump our muscles) Anyway, it was my time to switch from bench press to dumbell press. Here comes the problem. I have no idea how to get myself into "(starting?) poisition" for dumbell press. You know, when you lay back and your arms are fully extended with dumbells in each hand. I had no problems until I came to about 30kg dumbells. Thats where I really needed to struggle with that "first rep". Now I need to use the 38kg ones, which is impossible for me to lift alone. Luckily, I often go to the gym with my brother, so he always helps me to do that "1 starting rep". Once I hold the dumbells in "starting position", it is no problem for me to do 1 set. Same problem goes for my brother. I watched a bunch of youtube clips, where most of guys don't seem to have problems with that, even with twice as more weight. So I think I must be doing something wrong. So I ask you guys... are there any specific techniques to get yourself from sitting position to "starting" position for dumbell press without any help? or am I just doing something wrong? I apologize if I wrote this a little to complicated... might explain it differently if you wont understant... Thanks in advance!

pls stfu and go to ss or 5x5

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I'm probably going to be having a "few" drinks over the new years period. I'm aware of the issues with alcohol and fitness; plenty of carbs/sugar/alcoholenergy in them, slowed recovery time, interference with sleeping, you know the drill. What would be the best way to adjust to this though? Heavy weights would be suicide so maybe less weight, higher reps, maybe some low-intensity cardio to burn off the excess fat?

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I just drank 1.5L of an aloe vera drink, why do i feel slightly intoxicated?

[QUOTE=Kel|oggs;33976676]I just drank 1.5L of an aloe vera drink, why do i feel slightly intoxicated?[/QUOTE]youre not supposed to drink lotion

Holy fuck. I was eating kebabs today, and i decided to check how much calories are in each stick (each kebab is about a foot) Well guess what. It's about 280 calories, 6 G fat, and 30 G protein. Best, bulk food, ever. I can easily devour 3-4 sticks in each meal. Somewhere between 700-1000 calories. Not including my shake and carbs and shiet. fuk yes

@Chibej: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFcU-d5uDmM[/url] Just place the dumbbells on your tighs, then rock back onto the bench and use the momentum to bring them on chest level. There's a kebab shop right next to my school :D Edit: WOAH I just discovered how to bench without fucking your shoulders up. You have to keep your arms close to your torso, not in a 90° angle. And keep your shoulders away from your ears.

[QUOTE=Seith;33965713] I got ceramic floors to train on, metal plates. [/QUOTE] Same. [QUOTE=Seith;33965713] So, my advice as an experienced noise-make would be this; get a rubber mat (I'd say heavy duty one, up to 5cm thick would be great. Get some towels, place barbell on them. Lower slowly. I never drop. More grip work.[/QUOTE] I don't have problems with not being able to hold onto the weights, but it would be nice to know you won't completely destroy your floor if you accidentally drop a weight or something.

Well, if it were to happen, I'd go with some heavy duty rubber...

i can bench 65 lbs x 5 LOL being 5'5" owns

[QUOTE=Region;33977745]Holy fuck. I was eating kebabs today, and i decided to check how much calories are in each stick (each kebab is about a foot) Well guess what. It's about 280 calories, 6 G fat, and 30 G protein. Best, bulk food, ever. I can easily devour 3-4 sticks in each meal. Somewhere between 700-1000 calories. Not including my shake and carbs and shiet. fuk yes[/QUOTE] HOLY SHIT NEVER CALL MEAT ON A STICK KEBABS EVER AGAIN A Kebab is the best food in world, made by lebanese or turkish dudes, who are at war with each other, and is chicken and/or lamb in the most godlike marinade ever, inside two huge fucking flour or w/e wraps stuffed with whatever the fuck else you want in it and it is like 60g-80g carbs, 50g protein and probably like 30g fat please just i want to fucking murder you

[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;33984162]HOLY SHIT NEVER CALL MEAT ON A STICK KEBABS EVER AGAIN A Kebab is the best food in world, made by lebanese or turkish dudes, who are at war with each other, and is chicken and/or lamb in the most godlike marinade ever, inside two huge fucking flour or w/e wraps stuffed with whatever the fuck else you want in it and it is like 60g-80g carbs, 50g protein and probably like 30g fat please just i want to fucking murder you[/QUOTE] Dude.. I got it from an Iranian restaurant/store our parents' friends work at I'm half Iranian Half Iraqi I said meat on a stick to simplify it for people that don't know what the fuck a kebab is Calm down We had tons of restaurants that made kebabs back when i lived in Iraq It's not only Turkish and Lebanese. get your facts straight Iraqi kebabs are far more superior <3

no plz please just Stuff my kebab with your tender meat

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I am proud of the shitstorm I conjured. [url]http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1151532[/url]

congrats on getting spergy nerds riled up about things they pretend to know about [editline]1st January 2012[/editline] u 250 lb 6'2 fat pos !!

yesterday i tried to do a few miles on bike but it was so cold i went about 20 feet and went 'hmm nope, fuck this' im going to stay inside and hibernate like a bear

ur as fat as one too [editline]1st January 2012[/editline] hehehe hibernate like a moose more like it huehueaehuaehuae

looking at baby lover's modified SS program [QUOTE] B Front squat 3x5 MP 3x5 Deadlifts 1x5 Optional: 15-20 reps of dips, 3x8 tricep work [/QUOTE] What the hell is MP 3x5??

military press [editline]1st January 2012[/editline] just do practical programming ss

[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;33984162]HOLY SHIT NEVER CALL MEAT ON A STICK KEBABS EVER AGAIN A Kebab is the best food in world, made by lebanese or turkish dudes, who are at war with each other, and is chicken and/or lamb in the most godlike marinade ever, inside two huge fucking flour or w/e wraps stuffed with whatever the fuck else you want in it and it is like 60g-80g carbs, 50g protein and probably like 30g fat please just i want to fucking murder you[/QUOTE] kebabs are fucking divine they're like vaginas filled with godly tastes if you've ever had a proper kebab you will know what im saying.

[QUOTE=WuWei;33978583]@Chibej: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFcU-d5uDmM[/url] Just place the dumbbells on your tighs, then rock back onto the bench and use the momentum to bring them on chest level. There's a kebab shop right next to my school :D Edit: WOAH I just discovered how to bench without fucking your shoulders up. You have to keep your arms close to your torso, not in a 90° angle. And keep your shoulders away from your ears.[/QUOTE] If you're already following one aspect of a powerlifter's bench, then by all means, do it all the way through. Tighten the body, lift to lower-upper chest/abs, secure legs...

I thought tightening your body all the way was a thing to do in every lift. I don't know any other way.

If you weren't doing elbows tucked to body, then you probably didn't achieve tightness in the bench press.

With "tightening" I mean flexing every muscle in your body, i.e. crushing the bar with your grip, actively pulling the barbell down to your chest, contracting your glutes, press down into the floor with your feet,... You get more strength that way.

I know, but you can't expect maximum tightness if your feet are set straight on the floor. If I were to kick you in the legs they'd fly off like a spaceship. Even if you did try to tighten yourself every time, if you didn't realize tucking elbows until now.... I would suspect maximum tightness wasn't achieved.

What maximum tightness where? IIRC when I was doing bench press when I went to gym some years ago I just did the up down motion while making sure I wasn't falling off the bench. Was I terribly wrong in doing so?

@Seith: Yep, you're assuming right then. I've never spoken about actually having maximal tightness, just trying to my best to get there. And tucking my elbows in is just another factor. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until now. Thanks anyhow for your input :) @Major Helper: Just saw your post. There are different tiny tricks you can use to trick your CNS into giving you more power for short time. If your goal is to isolate the muscle group(s), then you wouldn't do this.