The Gym Topic

[djbmc]

i didn't work my arms in isolation at all for a few years until my back started to look too big in relation, probably what repsol honda is getting now, so i concentrate on doing some bicep work in addition to the work they get when i do my back, as for triceps, mine get enough of a workout on chest and shoulders days so i rarely do them in isolaiton

[Aquaman]

Theres no real point doing too much arm work in isolation if you aint strong on other lifts. For example if you cant squat, bench or deadlift heavy weights lets just say for arguments sake 100kg. Then you aren't going to be able to curl and/or dip with heavy enough weights to actually give you big arms.If you are good in some departments though i'd say weighted dips are the best arm exercise or some form of curls after your main lifts on back days

im gonna try the weighted dips thing, safebut i think the rest is bad advice for some, as bmc said some parts u can find grow faster. maybe my post was too vagueim saying my arms are lagging behind the rest. so if i bench more surely thats just going to compound the problem. don't really get how squatting 100kg is goin to help either can u expand on this?

[Guest M12 Part 2]

Theres no real point doing too much arm work in isolation if you aint strong on other lifts. For example if you cant squat, bench or deadlift heavy weights lets just say for arguments sake 100kg. Then you aren't going to be able to curl and/or dip with heavy enough weights to actually give you big arms.If you are good in some departments though i'd say weighted dips are the best arm exercise or some form of curls after your main lifts on back days

im gonna try the weighted dips thing, safebut i think the rest is bad advice for some, as bmc said some parts u can find grow faster. maybe my post was too vagueim saying my arms are lagging behind the rest. so if i bench more surely thats just going to compound the problem. don't really get how squatting 100kg is goin to help either can u expand on this?

http://robkingfitness.com/supplements/how-squatting-gives-you-bigger-armshttp://www.noeman.org/gsm/health-fitness/49889-how-squat-huge-arms.html

[GrimmyGrimGrim]

lol @ expecting curls to make ur arms grow when you dont even squat and deadlift

[Aquaman]

who said i dont squat and DL tho u battyman.M12 when u say squat 100kg do u mean 10 x 3? ima step my squats up to 3 times weekly nowwas only doin dem on legs day prior. done 90kg for 7 reps today

[Guest M12 Part 2]

i mean working sets as in a 6/8/10 not just a 1rm. Apparently you only reach "intermediate" levels of strength when you can squat your 1.5x times your body weight for reps. I aint there yet! Im on about 1.25. Just make sure your form is good, most people only do quarter and half squats. If your depth aint like this guy you're only lying to yourselfhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eZ1HzoH0Rw

[Aquaman]

well dem dons in jo's topic sit on a box n say sum other shitso whos really right? (i do full atm altho my form was iffy last set today)

[Guest M12 Part 2]

a box is meant to be set at at least parallel. So you should at least be doing a proper squat off one. ive not watched them other vids yet though will do later

[Skenghis Khan]

if you can squat 1.5 ur body weight for reps your 1rm should, in theory, be around double ur bw. but most guys wont be able to pull off their theoretical max because they wont have the technique or be able to enter the mind state necessary to perform a single rep with a maximal load, especially if singles or triples arent part of their regular training.i dont see any conflict between the video m12 posted and the ones i posted, they set the box up at parallel.i recommend everyone watches the 'so u think u can squat' videos, multiple times. that matt wenning knows a thing or two about squatting, guy has squat close to half a ton in competition, and the guy he's coaching has very common issues with his form - lack of upper back tension, quad dominance etc.

[djbmc]

i need to watch those again, i know my squat form is horrendous.

[Black.]

Went swimming today f*ck*ng sick

[Bobby Reds]

just done First gym session after 2 weeks of bingingfeel like im gonna throw up

[NiNES.]

is flat benching important?? i never do it i just use dumbells

[JOHN DOE]

puss

[NiNES.]

"pooossp"

[djbmc]

is flat benching important?? i never do it i just use dumbells

mix it up. dumbells give you a better range of motion and they work independently so one side of ur chest isn't supporting the other but u can go heavier with the barbell, at the mo i'm starting with decline bench and then doing incline dumbells, soon i'll switch it up again once i can do 100k 4 or 5 times

[carpedeum]

a box is meant to be set at at least parallel. So you should at least be doing a proper squat off one. ive not watched them other vids yet though will do later

true, i do bench quats too sitting in the bench, at a parallel angle.the thing is some people only seem to look at ONE way of doing things,its all about variety. doing box squats, parallel and going lower than parallel all work the legs in different degrees of intensity.i also do jump squats.if you want to add more intensity and depth to your quad devt. but i cringe when i see big guys go very heavy on squats and do it so badly.

[JayB]

12 week body building programme - http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kris-gethin-12-week-daily-trainer.html - a daily video covering weight training - some good stuff on nutrition etc etc - it is a bit extreme but could get some serious results in time for summer.

[Aquaman]

I was following a body building ting but f*ck all datits all about power, keep ur beach muscle

[Guest M12 Part 2]

my right shoulder is shegged. Cant do any pressing. FML. Just gonna have to squat and do pulls for at least a week. I hope i dont lose anything off my bench been coming hard recently

[NiNES.]

had this on and off pain for almost 3-4 weeks now in my left hip, definite a result of either deads or squatssometimes i find it very hard to bend, anyone else experienced this?

[GrimmyGrimGrim]

might be squats try getting one of those foam rollers

[NiNES.]

always use that

[Skenghis Khan]

no one stretches/warms up enough before lifting.it really is worth taking the time

[JOHN DOE]

wowhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bryEeecj0FE&feature=related