I just realized how weak my left arm is. Today I was lifting 8kg weights, 8 rep. Managed it fine with my right arm, but only managed 3 with my left arm before it was completely dead. Any suggestions what I should do? If I lift lighter with my left arm, won't that sort of fuck up my workflow?
Push your left arm more, it'll catch up eventually.
Also, try fapping with your left arm. :v:
[QUOTE=Carne;26777269]I just realized how weak my left arm is. Today I was lifting 8kg weighs, 8 rep. Managed it fine with my right arm, but only managed 3 with my left arm before it was completely dead. Any suggestions what I should do? If I lit lighter with my left arm, won't that sort of fuck up my workflow?[/QUOTE]
Try handling lighter weights your left arm can handle. Your left arm will eventually catch up with your right arm. Of course your right side will always be a bit stronger if that's your writing/fap/throwing arm.
[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;26777121]Find a bench and do some dips.
I had this kickass guide that someone on /fit/ gave me in the summer when I wanted to try some bodyweight exercises, but I lost it. But I did find a cool tip on how to use woodworking clamps as a pullup bar.
[url]http://www.criticalbench.com/pullups_without_bar.htm[/url]
You can also do pullups on door frames, since you're pretty light weight. Just find a sturdy looking one.[/QUOTE]
thanks i can add that to my list.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26769262][B]Monday- Rest
Tuesday- Back and Abs
[/QUOTE]
why do you have shrugs on your back and abs day???
[editline]18th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=Maucer;26775682]Guys instead of max weights, let me know how much you can lift relative to bodyweight and how long you've been working out?
Weight/bodyweight*100
I've never had a regular exercising perioid, but I've tried to exercise at home, run and randomly go to gym to keep myself fit. But I'm going to start going to gym after christmas regularly.
Bench 115%
Deadlift 215% (I did this the first time a few days ago)
Squat Don't know, my knees don't like it.
Leg press 330%+sled (this is an estimate, never tried max but I can do 4*15-20 reps with 280%+sled quite easily)
Around 20 pull ups reversed
Around a year ago I did 26 regular pullups, but I don't think I can do more than 20 anymore.[/QUOTE]
dude you can do 215% deadlift? that's pretty good, mine was around 215% but now I gained a bunch of weight (bulking) and haven't maximized my strength for my weight yet so the precentage went down
My bench is like 120%
deadlift 200%+
Squat is like 180%
Leg press is like 500% lol
no calculator I just did all these rough estimates in my head lol
[editline]18th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=shemer77;26775957]So I'm on vacation now, no gym, no pullup bar, no weights :( Im going a bit nuts, but I do have heavy suitcases though :). If anybody can recommend me some excersises to do, anything will help, I want to try to target all my muscle groups so if I don't gain much muscle its ok, I just dont want to lose anything.
I thought of pushups and every single fucking variant of it, i can do curls and forward/lateral raises with the suitcase, and of course shit tons of abs, a bit concerned with my back though. If anybody's been in the same situation, share your experience of what works! Thanks in advance!
135 and rising, but still staying lean
curl 30-35
bench - 170
20 pull ups/chin ups
Also another question: Do you think its better to just wake up early and start working out for an hour or so, or do isolation excersies through out the day? Ex. 5 sets of pushups at 9, 300 situps at 12, 5 sets of curls at 3.[/QUOTE]
when you work out, have one or two large sessions-not a bunch of things all throughout the day
[editline]18th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=DrumStick;26776480]I need help, I am 6ft or 6ft 1, I'm fairly skinny, about 57kg, 58kg, and I want more muscle. I have 2 dumb bells that weigh about 5 or 6 KG. I can do about 100 -110 reps (if that's the correct term used) on each arm, which took me about 5 weeks to get up to after adding 10 reps per week onto each arm starting from 50. After the holidays started, I stopped for a week or so and now I've dropped down to being able to 90 or so reps on each arm.
Seeing as I'm not strong person, or have many muscles, I've started doing push up's which I could get to about 20 (sounds pretty lame but the only thing I do all day is play on my computer, play drums or play in my band and I'm not sporty) but like I said before, since the holiday's have started, I stopped doing my "mini" work outs before bed. I want to build up arm muscle again, and stomach muscle. I'm wondering, how long would it take for me to get any results out of it? I know it takes time, and repetition, but if I were to work out every night, or every night possible, how long should I expect to get anything out of it?[/QUOTE]
doing 100 reps of something is pretty useless, it`s like the same as you high fiving someone 100 times and thinking it will give you muscle
you need to do weight that will stress your muscles and you should only be able to do 8-10 reps with the 3rd set going to failure at the 4-8 range
Well shrugs work
[IMG]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/TrapUpperHalf.gif[/IMG]
and a bit of
[IMG]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/TrapMiddleHalf.gif[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/LevatorScapHalf.gif[/IMG]
I guess you can call it neck workout but I don't have a day dedicated to strictly neck workout.
[IMG]http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/LevatorScapulae.html[/IMG]
i do shrugs as a part of my regular routines
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26785407]Well shrugs work
[img_thumb]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/TrapUpperHalf.gif[/img_thumb]
and a bit of
[img_thumb]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/TrapMiddleHalf.gif[/img_thumb]
[img_thumb]http://www.exrx.net/Graphics/LevatorScapHalf.gif[/img_thumb]
I guess you can call it neck workout but I don't have a day dedicated to strictly neck workout.
[img_thumb]http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/LevatorScapulae.html[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
do them on shoulders day
Yea you're right.
I just finished up shoulders day with shrugs, and holy shit raises are pretty tough, def going to be sore tomarrow. I'm really sore today from yesterdays leg workouts lol.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26786994]Yea you're right.
I just finished up shoulders day with shrugs, and holy shit raises are pretty tough, def going to be sore tomarrow. I'm really sore today from yesterdays leg workouts lol.[/QUOTE]
I did shoulders and traps yesterday, and legs the day before
still sore from both
oh well, now 2 days to rest :dance:
Alright, so right now my weight is 165 pounds. My short term plan is to bulk to 180-185 (february???)
then cut, but with minimal cardio (so I don't lose muscle), and ExTrEmEEEEE :c00lbert: dieting, i.e.
chicken breast, salmon, rice, tuna, cottage cheese, etc. all day
I'm currently doing the same: starting with my late bulk, going on untill february/march and from there I'll slowly progress towards the cut. Untill late may, then I will stay on my normal daily intake.
Currently at 89kg (196lbs) want to go towards 92,5/95kg (204/209lbs).
Guys what should I drink with my whey?
With milk it tastes like chocolate milk but it digests slowly.
With water it tastes like... shit but digests way faster.
the fuck should I do
I think Whey Chocolate with Water tastes awesome.
The same with the strawberry shit.
Who the hell uses milk with their protein shake? be a man gulp it down with water.
[QUOTE=NotMeh;26801725]Guys what should I drink with my whey?
With milk it tastes like chocolate milk but it digests slowly.
With water it tastes like... shit but digests way faster.
the fuck should I do[/QUOTE]
I've had to drink it with water when I was out of milk before, it tastes pretty bad.
Just put it in milk.
I can't stand whey protein in water.
Drink it with water and man the fuck up, it won't kill you!
I'm spending a small fortune each month on lunch at work! Getting on £100 a month. Need to find some decent foods for cheap, was thinking of making a big batch of pasta with chicken or tuna, or both and spreading it out over the week. Yay or nay?
I wish i could find cheap ropes that they use a lot in workouts.
artofstrength.com wants 150 for a 1.5 inch rope. That's wayyy out of my budget.
It looks like they would be fun to exercise with, but shit, i don't have 150 to drop on Godzilla's shoelace.
[editline]19th December 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=GamerKiwi;26806566]Just put it in milk.
I can't stand whey protein in water.[/QUOTE]
My cookies n' cream isn't half bad.
[QUOTE=sam.clarke;26806658]Drink it with water and man the fuck up, it won't kill you!
I'm spending a small fortune each month on lunch at work! Getting on £100 a month. Need to find some decent foods for cheap, was thinking of making a big batch of pasta with chicken or tuna, or both and spreading it out over the week. Yay or nay?[/QUOTE]
Yay.
That's what I was hoping, don't wanna over do it with the carbs though. I'll give it a shot and see how it goes.
[QUOTE=JohnStamosFan;26806793]I wish i could find cheap ropes that they use a lot in workouts.
artofstrength.com wants 150 for a 1.5 inch rope. That's wayyy out of my budget.
It looks like they would be fun to exercise with, but shit, i don't have 150 to drop on Godzilla's shoelace.[/quote]
[editline]19th December 2010[/editline]
Looks like a waste tbh. Why not just use conventional weights?
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26806932][editline]19th December 2010[/editline]
Looks like a waste tbh. Why not just use conventional weights?[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't say it's a waste. Just a different way of doing things.
Not only just a different way of doing things, it's also a hell of work out! I'd rather train with ropes than with some conventional weights. It's good cardio, gives you lot's of strength and a much better muscle coördination than most conventional weights can give you. Oh, and it's fun and very exhausting.
So I can feel with you bro, if I had the bucks to spend on one those I would.
[img]http://www.pycfitness.com/ab_machine/images/AB_Lounge(1).jpg[/img]
Does this thing even work or am I just better off with average sit ups?
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;26811936][img_thumb]http://www.pycfitness.com/ab_machine/images/AB_Lounge(1).jpg[/img_thumb]
Does this thing even work or am I just better off with average sit ups?[/QUOTE]
Assuming this isn't a joke,
that is a massive waste of money. I can't even begin to explain why.
What I CAN give you is a GREAT kind of sit up that are x10 more effective than your average sit up.
Its called a Janda sit up.
Drive your heels into a surface and flex your hamstrings. Now, sit up using JUST your abs, no help from your hamstrings. (Keep your hands behind your head)
If you need further explanation, look it up online, its a pretty common ab exercise.
[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;26811936][img_thumb]http://www.pycfitness.com/ab_machine/images/AB_Lounge(1).jpg[/img_thumb]
Does this thing even work or am I just better off with average sit ups?[/QUOTE]
Oh god. That thing looks like its about to collapse. Junk.
It looks like one of those foldable fisherman's chairs.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;26812178]Oh god. That thing looks like its about to collapse. Junk.[/QUOTE]
It's been in my garage for like several years and I sat on it and it doesn't bust.
Well... what are you waiting for? Get rid of it, burn it in a fire!
I may possibly be stuck to bodyweight exercises for three weeks due to break
What the fuck to do
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