Despite the fact that most of the real men here do deadlifts. IN the real world(or atleast at my gym) NO ONE DOES THEM!!
Seriously NO ONE! I cant belive it. No other excercise is more benificial to the everyday man and woman, no other excercises work as many muscle fibers. Period. I wont even argue about it.
Wich brings me to the one I see everyone doing that is most over rated> Bench press, incline, decline. Whatever.
Its a good mass builder and strength builder. But totally unneccesary for 95% percent of the people wo do them.
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10-17-2003, 05:13 PM #31Super Member
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10-17-2003, 07:05 PM #32Registered User
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The gym where I go is a pretty big place. I'd guess that there are at least a couple hundred semi-regulars in the weights area. I'm also at the place a lot, at least an hour a day five or sometimes six times a week. In over a year of regular attendance, I have seen *maybe* five or six people deadlifting. Maybe.Originally posted by TarvMan
Despite the fact that most of the real men here do deadlifts. IN the real world(or atleast at my gym) NO ONE DOES THEM!!
Seriously NO ONE! I cant belive it. No other excercise is more benificial to the everyday man and woman, no other excercises work as many muscle fibers. Period. I wont even argue about it.
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10-17-2003, 07:29 PM #33Train smarter not harder
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maybe they all have back injuriesOriginally posted by TarvMan
Despite the fact that most of the real men here do deadlifts. IN the real world(or atleast at my gym) NO ONE DOES THEM!!
Seriously NO ONE! I cant belive it.
Booo
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10-17-2003, 07:37 PM #34
Really though, I think that most back injuries in older people are due to weak back muscles which deadlifts once a week could help
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10-17-2003, 10:47 PM #35Super Member
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tight hamstrings, combined with a loose overstretched lower back is the main problem. Most people foolishly pick things up every day with a bent back.Originally posted by lucubration
Really though, I think that most back injuries in older people are due to weak back muscles which deadlifts once a week could help
In order to maximize back strength and avoid injury, it is absolutley imperative that you learn to fold your body through your hips and and have enough flexibility in the hamstrings and glutes to allow yourself to do so.
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10-19-2003, 02:23 AM #36Registered User
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hey man always lookin for ways to strengthen/protect my lower back (coz its kinda messed).. what do you mean by fold at the hips and how can i improve flexibility? just stretchin?Originally posted by TarvMan
tight hamstrings, combined with a loose overstretched lower back is the main problem. Most people foolishly pick things up every day with a bent back.
In order to maximize back strength and avoid injury, it is absolutley imperative that you learn to fold your body through your hips and and have enough flexibility in the hamstrings and glutes to allow yourself to do so.
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10-19-2003, 07:26 AM #37
you know on some boxes it says lift with legs not with back.
Like that.......
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10-19-2003, 09:25 AM #38lolOriginally posted by amusclehead
maybe they all have back injuries
In my gym, I have seen two people deadlift. 3 if you count myself :|
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10-19-2003, 03:41 PM #39Registered User
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UNDERRATED : squats
I'm the only one in my gym who does Squats...
OVERRATED : pushdowns , machine butterflys, 200rep crunches, leg extentions.
a typcal tricep routine in my gym :
straight bar pushodwns
V bar pushdowns
rope bar pushdowns
a typcal chest routine in my gym :
flat bench
incline bench
db flys
machine flys
opt. : cable crossover
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10-19-2003, 04:29 PM #40Registered User
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While not by any means common, squats are not as rare as deadlifts in the gym where I go. From what I've heard, that may be because squats are a part of many weight-training regimens for high school and college athletes, thus many people are exposed to them and sometimes continue doing them even after they're out of school.Originally posted by Seahawk
UNDERRATED : squats
I'm the only one in my gym who does Squats...
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10-20-2003, 04:17 AM #41Senior Member
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overrated: DB bench press
underrated BB bench press
i know you will all call me a noob now but i notice on this board almost everybody says DB is far better. well i am still geting better results with a normal BB press.My only desire is to be the best !
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10-20-2003, 06:15 AM #42Fallen to Ruin
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overrated:
stiff legged dead lifts (I hate doing them and don't find them very effective)
lunges (not very effective, but unlike sldls I'll still do them once in a while)
dips (Dips are good, but they are NOT the most effective chest exercise)
underrated:
decline bench press (a good chest exercise that hardly anyone does)
incline dumbell curls (another good exercise few people do)
reverse grip pressdowns (good for hitting the long head of the tricep)
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10-20-2003, 08:45 AM #43Train smarter not harder
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booooooooooo, dips > allOriginally posted by Tim
dips (Dips are good, but they are NOT the most effective chest exercise)
Booo
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10-20-2003, 09:52 AM #44Shutup and lift...bitches
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1. SLDL's are very good for hamstrings if done correctly.Originally posted by Tim
overrated:
stiff legged dead lifts (I hate doing them and don't find them very effective)
lunges (not very effective, but unlike sldls I'll still do them once in a while)
dips (Dips are good, but they are NOT the most effective chest exercise)
underrated:
decline bench press (a good chest exercise that hardly anyone does)
incline dumbell curls (another good exercise few people do)
reverse grip pressdowns (good for hitting the long head of the tricep)
2. I dont know about your gym, but alot of people decline becasue they can handle more weight, I actually feel that decline is an overrated exercise
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10-20-2003, 12:50 PM #45Old School
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Originally posted by amusclehead
booooooooooo, dips > all
Blah!
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10-20-2003, 01:13 PM #46Registered User
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Under rated - Dips
Over rated - Flat Bench
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10-20-2003, 03:06 PM #47Fallen to Ruin
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BB bench works better for me too.Originally posted by awesome
overrated: DB bench press
underrated BB bench press
i know you will all call me a noob now but i notice on this board almost everybody says DB is far better. well i am still geting better results with a normal BB press.
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10-27-2003, 06:51 AM #48Beastly Member
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I think that reverse grip bench is underrated. Great triceps workout.
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400lb Dead Lift
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10-27-2003, 07:06 AM #49Registered User
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Originally posted by Tim
dips (Dips are good, but they are NOT the most effective chest exercise)
i know i'm just gonne be in repeat but dips are has great has any chest exercise
many people drop bench and do chest dips alone, i did it for some time and found it gave me the same gains
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10-27-2003, 08:26 AM #50Registered User
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Over: Overweight people working abs more than once a week, especially with no resistance, expecting to trim down their waists. You! Get back on the cardio machines!
Under: Deadlifts. Besides myself there is only one other person in the gym that I have ever seen do deadlifts out of hundreds!
Squats are close second. Very few people in our gym do squats. So many big chests. So many chicken legs!
These boards have been extremely educational for me. I've learned more in the last year hanging out here, and made bigger gains in the last year, than I did in the previous 13 years combined.
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10-27-2003, 09:44 AM #51we sohabs
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i can only say this:
at my gym, the bench press is king...i think im the only one there that does deads.
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10-27-2003, 12:12 PM #52Registered User
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I agree with the under ratedOriginally posted by SloopJB
Over - I know most people swear by them but Skullcrushers have never hit the spot for me.
Under - weighted Pull ups & Dips. A lot of people do pull ups or dips but I seem to be the only one to do them weighted, the rest just seem happy to bang out the same reps each week.
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10-27-2003, 12:23 PM #53Registered User
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This forum is fugged up...
Whats wrong with flat BB???
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10-27-2003, 01:22 PM #54Registered User
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it doesn't come close to best chest builderOriginally posted by kappadonna
This forum is fugged up...
Whats wrong with flat BB???
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10-27-2003, 07:39 PM #55Registered User
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which is....?Originally posted by midian
it doesn't come close to best chest builder
Honestly, I am still learning...please tell me
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10-27-2003, 10:39 PM #56Registered User
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I bet he's talking about dips.
In my gym:
Overrated: tricep kickbacks
Underrated: Squats, I'm the only person that I've ever seen use the rack besides some guy shrugging in it.
On this board:
Overrated: Dips. Yeah they are good, but jeez people, they aren't everything
Underrated: Incline press. People are too busy shoving dips to notice the rest of the pec that this works.I'd rather be lifting.
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10-27-2003, 10:40 PM #57Beastly Member
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Pec deck has to be on the list of overrated. I see people do it all the time and I can't help but think about what a huge waist of time it is.
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10-27-2003, 10:43 PM #58Beastly Member
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Originally posted by kappadonna
This forum is fugged up...
Whats wrong with flat BB???
Just cause you don't agree with one person's opinion doesn't mean that the entire forum is "fugged up."6'3'' 220lbs
305 Bench Press
225 Military Press
400lb Dead Lift
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10-28-2003, 02:39 AM #59Registered User
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chest dips, it's been covered that the only exercise you need for chest is ches dips, like D&G used to say they are like squats for the upper body, people THINK they do them correct but i haven't seen many people using perfect form trueout the exercise, lean foward, (try weighted), look down (this one is important, many people look up when they are going up but keep looking down), then FULL rom and elbows fairly close to body that will work the chest and tri's like nothing elseOriginally posted by kappadonna
which is....?
Honestly, I am still learning...please tell me
saying dips won't work the chest is like saying squats don't hit the quads
i challenge anybody to do perfect dips and drop flat Bb bench and they will see the same and even better results
(i'm such a ches dip disciple )
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10-28-2003, 03:10 AM #60Registered User
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I am in total agreeance, i like incline presses and think they are great. Also - for some reason i dont feel my chest too much in dips (sometimes straight down the middle, but other from that my tris are working the most). I lean way forward and all but i dont seem to get as much outta them as decline presses. Everyones different though and i spose youve gotta do what works for you.Originally posted by ahab
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Overrated: Dips. Yeah they are good, but jeez people, they aren't everything
Underrated: Incline press. People are too busy shoving dips to notice the rest of the pec that this works.Train for strength and size, not ego.
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