Search:

Congrats, maybe now you can change your name to LittleRalph!!!

Greg

Good post. It sounds like you finally have your goals set on one thing. There is something to be said for the mental side of weightlifting and being focused while you lift. Who knows where you...

There is nothing wrong with doing them, but I think the main issue might be that you wouldn't be able to hold the same amount of weight with db's as you can load on your back. Nothing wrong with...

This is probably true, but since I work out alone, the thought of having too much weight on the bar and not being able to handle it doesn't exaclty thrill me.

So I figure squatting in the smith...

This how my wife and i do it since she isn't on the same type program I am.

Greg

I actually workout to failure on Monday, then Wednesday and Friday do about 80 to 90 percent, hitting all muscle groups( sort of like a circuit). This seems to work best for me. This is because...

I figure that it's better than not doing squats at all, so go for it. Since I don't have a spotter I use it. Better than nothing....

Greg

Same here...

Give the Velocity Diet a try.....I've seen some pretty amazing things come from that. Just an idea....

Greg

I do clean and presses all the time. At 5'9 160 I need to be doing all the compound exercises I can do!!

Greg

I feel your pain, I'm going through a sinus infection right now and it's knocking my dick in the dirt....

No way am I training today.

Greg

I do them at the end of my workouts, I'm too exausted to do anything after deads. But I make sure I'm not worn out to do them, I can't imagine trying to do deads and being tired.

Greg

I can squat twice a week Monday and Friday but there's no way I could ever do squats two days in a row. If you can, you probably aren't pushing it hard enough the first day to have any real effect....

If you are waking up that many times a night you aren't really sleeping that well. The body HAS to rest.....

I don't worry about cutting/bulking, I just attempt to eat as clean as possible and keep lifting. Of course, I never intend on competing, so maybe this whole cutting/bulking thing isn't for me...

I have to say that while you may not have made the gains you wanted, no time in the gym would be "wasted" time(unless you are just standing around doing nothing). At least you were in the gym...
...

My goal is to get my diet dialed in. I know I train consistently but my diet is holding me back from really getting to where I want to be.

It actually hurts my back more than a regular squat. The reason is because when you do a normal squat the bar is allowed to move a little with your natural movement. Since the smith machine only...

Interesting question because I just started something new last week. I go all out on Monday to failure on each exercise. Then on Wednesday/Friday I use about 80 to 90 percent of the weight and just...

Maybe they do? It's sometimes nice to get information about things that I might be encountering when I get a little older. I think the over35 forum is set up fine right now, we all get a diverse...