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Atavachron 
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 Posted: August 26 2014 at 04:16 |
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Arms tomorrow, I switch between triceps presses w/ elevated feet and curls with the heavy bells, maybe some chin-ups to finish.
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 05:49 |
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Doing a little chest-wrecking myself tonight flat on the floor with knees bent, 45 lb bells; 6 sets of six flys, 6 sets of six presses, finished by intensive pectoral firing and chest isolations.
...and a nice big shake afterward of course
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Atavachron
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Posted: August 24 2014 at 00:10 |
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Doing a little chest-wrecking myself tonight flat on the floor with knees bent, 45 lb bells; 6 sets of six flys, 6 sets of six presses, finished by intensive pectoral firing and chest isolations.
...and a nice big shake afterward of course
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Posted: August 23 2014 at 12:49 |
Just DESTROYED chest with my buddy.
140lbs (63.5kg) (my bodyweight) on the bench for 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 55lbs (25kg) dumbbell chest fly 5, 5, 4, 4, 1 Tricep pulldowns 65lbs (29kg) 10, 8, 6, 4, then 70lbs (32kg) for 2 Chest press until exhaustion on 35lbs (16kg)
Overall, a VERY solid day at the gym! |
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 06:22 |
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I remember that too from when I was training at the gym. Often it was during the small breaks that I grew. I'm not sure most youngins down at the gym know how important it is to rest. In fact, I think most of their ideas on how best to go about bodybuilding is completely faulty at heart. My slogan has always been: It's not about how much weight you can lift, but about how correct you lift. Everything else is just for show (and injuries). |
^Exactly. It's even worse when everyone's on their phones the entire time, breaking tempo, getting in the way, etc.
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 06:02 |
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yep; I moved a tree once that had listed toward the sidewalk and
put it back straight. I just put my weight behind it and it was
pretty easy, but it must've looked impressive
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 06:00 |
I remember that too from when I was training at the gym. Often it was during the small breaks that I grew. I'm not sure most youngins down at the gym know how important it is to rest. In fact, I think most of their ideas on how best to go about bodybuilding is completely faulty at heart. My slogan has always been: It's not about how much weight you can lift, but about how correct you lift. Everything else is just for show (and injuries).
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:58 |
Atavachron wrote:
PrognosticMind wrote:
When I'm in the gym I tend to "pop" really quickly, and almost appear to be inflating during my workout. I look like a professional wrestler for a good 30 minutes post, then I go back to my usual size, lol.
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 Yeah pretty much-- though sometimes I will get a growth spurt after a few days rest and it'll be worth it (even though they're far and few between.)
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My favorite are the looks I get when I move things that should be too much for my size relatively easily, lol. Shoulder-shrugging 100lbs+ on the cable machine using a tethered (and additional) 60lb bar  .
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:56 |
PrognosticMind wrote:
When I'm in the gym I tend to "pop" really quickly, and almost appear to be inflating during my workout. I look like a professional wrestler for a good 30 minutes post, then I go back to my usual size, lol.
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Yeah pretty much-- though sometimes I will get a growth spurt after a few days rest and it'll be worth it (even though they're far and few between.)
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:55 |
Food is good Jude is good Mood is lord Food is dog Dude is God
Eat your greens people! Or I'll summon my mother.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:52 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
'The muscles are always greener'Tae Bo with Bruce Banner |
He's always angry, that's his secret.
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:51 |
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Heh...most of my friends are like that too, and I've always been a little jealous of them. I mean some of these guys can live off Mars bars and still go hide behind a lamp post. Damn cheat if you ask me. All I have to do is look at chocolate and my stomach instantly heaves.Then again, I'm blessed with not having to do much in order to look like a bear, which my friends then are extremely jealous of  Winning is impossible. |
I'm one of those skinny fellows who can eat and eat and eat, and lose weight in his sleep .
I'm the epitome of ectomorph, and it shows. When I'm in the gym I tend to "pop" really quickly, and almost appear to be inflating during my workout. I look like a professional wrestler for a good 30 minutes post, then I go back to my usual size, lol. I don't eat that much junk food because I want my body to even out nicely when my metabolism starts slowing down after 30-ish or so.
Eating clean is the secret, no matter what body type/age you are!
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:50 |
'The muscles are always greener'Tae Bo with Bruce Banner
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Atavachron
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:47 |
Guldbamsen wrote:
Heh...most of my friends are like that too, and I've always been a little jealous of them. I mean some of these guys can live off Mars bars and still go hide behind a lamp post. Damn cheat if you ask me. All I have to do is look at chocolate and my stomach instantly heaves.Then again, I'm blessed with not having to do much in order to look like a bear, which my friends then are extremely jealous of  Winning is impossible. |
I know, the muscles are always greener
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:44 |
Heh...most of my friends are like that too, and I've always been a little jealous of them. I mean some of these guys can live off Mars bars and still go hide behind a lamp post. Damn cheat if you ask me. All I have to do is look at chocolate and my stomach instantly heaves. Then again, I'm blessed with not having to do much in order to look like a bear, which my friends then are extremely jealous of Winning is impossible.
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:43 |
Chest flys are my favorite, as well. I can really feel those muscle fibers tearing when I go deep and wide.
And that's awesome, Guldbamsen!
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:36 |
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^ Yes body type plays a big role, I've noticed how muscle forms differently on people. I used to be disappointed that I was a "hard gainer", but as I've progressed I'm kinda glad I'm small-boned and skinny by nature.
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:32 |
I train in short bursts, meaning that if I have 20-30 minutes to myself, I'll do some push-ups, chin-ups, revisit my old hand weights (36 pounds each) or do some dips. It works for me, probably because I'm naturally big-boned. I don't need a lot of training to take on muscle, so I keep it to this. I've gone all out before with heavy lifting and protein diet galore, but I very quickly get clumsy to look at. My own take on this, is that whenever your muscles start interfering with your flexibility, it's about time to call it quits or conversely start looking at some smaller weights and an increase in repetitions. Atm I'm 1.90 m (6.2) and weigh 90 kilos (198 pounds). I guess that's pretty proportionate, but I'd like to get down to 85 kilos. |
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Atavachron
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:26 |
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Ah yes, my chest-blast is coming up this weekend. Flys are my personal favorite, I've gotten to letting the bells touch the floor each time between reps, good challenge. I mix that with presses, the bells lengthwise to my body rather than the trad hold with elbows out (definitely makes it a bit harder).
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Posted: August 22 2014 at 05:16 |
I love mixing pushing and pulling on any given gym sesh. We really switched it up this week to keep our bodies guessing by starting with deadlifts (back/whole body) and a back day on Tuesday, instead of the typical chest Monday. I'm still sore in my lower back and shoulders three days later!
Chest-sanity sesh tomorrow.
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