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LOL, that pic just proves his point. Many powerlifters are fat and ugly.

Yeah, Bobs has a point. I guess if you are bodybuilding, it would be nice to work the major muscles beyond the point that the support muscles went out. Just depends what you are going for.

Arnold explains calves in Pumping Iron. Since you walk hundreds of steps per day, each calf is able to easily support your entire body weight. So you need to put much more than your weight on each...

That's a nice sentiment, however you can eat 20,000 calories a day, and it doesn't mean your body can use all of it to repair.

405 @ 175 lbs 6'2" 18yrs

NO straps
NO belt
NO vagina

Try doing it by kneeling backwards on a seated calf-raie machine, with your feet under where your knees would normally be. It's a lot harder, maybe you can spot yourself with a wooden rod or...

Stretching may not help recovery directly, but it realigns the muscle fibers and helps flush lactic acid, and those are precursors to recovery, so there is a definate indirect help by stretching.
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Thanks guys. I was pretty sure that kid was a jackass, but I'm not great at explanations.

Yeah, the only times when it is useful to wear a belt is if you are competing. Only on your heaviest sets,...

What the hell is so hard to understand? If you use a tool to help you every time you squat or DL, you are not going to be as strong as if you had done it with no equipment. It's simple. If you can't...

A belt is only a crutch. If you always wear a belt, your core will never get strong. I know there are some serious guys who use belts because they are competing and they need to put up the highest...

his training DVD is coming out in 2 weeks too. Mmmmm, tastey.

Bro, you sound like my doppleganger. 6'3", 395 DL, never wear a belt for ****.

Raw lifters unite!

That's a big boy. Anyone got his stats?

Your first time squatting will feel very akward. I'm 6'3" and I can do close-stance squats. Anyone can, it's just getting used to the technique. It's also a lot about flexibility. If your squatting...

It may not be a staple of your power day, but it looks like the granddaddy of all dynamic-day movements. Great speedwork and coordination move.

Actually, I use a 45 on my chest, and kept still, it's not cheating. I don't feel like holding a 10 lb weight at arm's length over my head. It's not an arm workout.

Just wait until you are gripping a 45 plate. Try to hold that thing behind your head.

YES! They are a friggin great powerlifting move, or for any bodybuilder that wants a supporting excersize to help squat heavier.

Just roll the bar down to your abs, and drop the weight to one side, using the lever to push the weight off you.

I think what JohnnyFive was saying is not that grip training is useless, but that using grippers for your grip training is useless. He's saying there are better ways to train your grip.

I still...