Abs burn alot more because there a high endurance muscle, for this same reason it is very difficult to add bulk to your abs. As core stability is utilized all the time while your awake your abs are...
Erm upper back off the bench? Never seen/heard of that one, sounds like alot of strain on your lower back though. If you ever watch professional power lifting videos you'll see they bench with there...
The amount you lift may not be going up but how do you look? If you look and feel stronger/bigger, dont worry about the weight. Just push yourself as hard as you can and let natural progression do...
Rack deadlifts
Full ROM deadlifts
Bent over rows
T-bar rows
Lat pull downs (overhand grip)
Lat pull downs (narrow reverse grip)
bent over dumbbell flys.
Personally it usually takes me around 2.5 hours to workout but I usually do 2 muscle groups per session, so an hour on back and an hour on bi's for example.
Get the weight to the right level so as you max out at 8-10 reps. Once you get a weight which is 8-10rm you'll gain muscle size. For strength aim for 3-5rm.
Just keep at it, make sure there's a slight bend in the elbow and really squeeze your pecs together. I found it took quite some time for my shoulders to strengthen up and make this exercise...
A very unusual and probably silly question but no doubt there's a few people in the same boat as me thinking about this. Like many others i'm here after years of losing weight to get into better...
My 2 cents, I've seen a few replies relating to functional strength and the importance of compound movements to achieve this. Can I add that body building isn't really about functional strength, Jay...
He doesn't really seem to have anything other than abs so I voted them, although possibly airbrushed in the movie to exaggerate them still a good feature.
