I have realized my conditioning tends more towards vascularity/graininess than a lot of separation. Which makes me somewhat of a sad panda, I think super deep muscle cuts look awesome, but I guess you just gotta live with the cards you are dealt. I was mirin' my chest today while lifting and it looked like it the skin was paper thin, add in lat veins, and a vein running through one of my shins(lolidunno) and I can't be too mad. It does push me to towards the conclusion(which I kind of already accepted) that I am structurally/genetically better built for competing in BB'ing rather than physique(if I ever decide to compete). I guess I can't be a no-legged phaggy man in board shorts.
Also my workouts have started reaching the point of getting disgustingly hard. I started a little lower in my 5RM estimations, but have been increasing weight aggressively(and ended up adding over 10 more sets per workout). After my workout today, I barely made it home before I passed out and took a one hour nap. It is now almost 3 hours after and I still feel like someone sapped every bit of energy out of me. Probably gonna push another 2 weeks before I deload(unless I get to the point where I feel completely done), but my angus is not peppered.
Hit 405x5 on rows(which was a short term goal) and incline pressed 125 DBs. Good day minus a squat which is increasing well, but sadly still far behind.
Thanks for listening diary.
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GHR can be done without a GHR machine. Numerous varieties, but one of the easiest is to kneel and have someone hold your ankles/tuck ankles under a machine.
GHR can be done without a GHR machine. Numerous varieties, but one of the easiest is to kneel and have someone hold your ankles/tuck ankles under a machine.
destroys my knees
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Squatted 375 x 9 for four sets today (Smolov FML) and then followed that up with some pressing PRs: 225 x 10 followed by 245 for three sets of paused triples, then finished up by DB Benching 110 x 5 and 100 x 6. Obamanotbad.jpg
Originally Posted by snrygo
destroys my knees
Because it's not a GHR.
I've still got 3 workouts left for Smolov and they're pretty daunting:
395 x 7 (5x)
415 x 5 (7x) <- fffuuuuuu
445 x 3 (10x) <- inb4 death
I will probably celebrate that last workout with an epic meal.
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Squatted 375 x 9 for four sets today (Smolov FML) and then followed that up with some pressing PRs: 225 x 10 followed by 245 for three sets of paused triples, then finished up by DB Benching 110 x 5 and 100 x 6. Obamanotbad.jpg
Because it's not a GHR.
I've still got 3 workouts left for Smolov and they're pretty daunting:
395 x 7 (5x)
415 x 5 (7x) <- fffuuuuuu
445 x 3 (10x) <- inb4 death
I will probably celebrate that last workout with an epic meal.
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Could underdeveloped biceps be a cause of my arms not fully straightening? I noticed a while back that they are embarrassingly thin...and my arms look so fukked from a side angle.
Holy hell you were right!!! (not that Im surprised) Far easier with the hips higher. I was able to hit all three working sets at 5x205, which is up by 10lbs from last time (prior DL session from vids I posted.)
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Originally Posted by SOJA
What develops tris really well other than CGBP and cable tri push downs/pull downs? GJ Spice.
If CGBP and weighted dips are not doing the job for you, and tris are a weak point... try some decline skull crushers.
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Not a weak point. I thought they were until I started eating like a man again. I just want some size. Ever since I hurt my wrist flexor, I stopped working on tris. So now that it's better, I would like to add or rather re-arm my tris. Biceps have grown about a quarter inch or more in the last 2 months.
Not a weak point. I thought they were until I started eating like a man again. I just want some size. Ever since I hurt my wrist flexor, I stopped working on tris. So now that it's better, I would like to add or rather re-arm my tris. Biceps have grown about a quarter inch or more in the last 2 months.
I've seen my tris grow well while doing heavy CGB 1x/week, supplement pressing 2x/week and direct triceps work every other week.
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Originally Posted by greekmanman
You prefer weighted dips over skull crushers?
To some extent yes. Granted arms tend to need some isos, but generally speaking unless correcting a muscle imbalance, I would rather go to a compound than an iso for the vast majority of hypertrophy work. This isn't to say that isolation movements do not stimulate growth but unless it is creating an imbalance I would rather multitask than sit around isolating a muscle in the gym that isn't undersized compared to the whole body, when I could be stimulating more overall development. Now if your triceps started to lag and your pecs and delts are outpacing them, then clearly doing a lot of isolation volume (as a bodybuilder of course) for triceps would be warrented.
For bodybuilding purposes: your heavy compounds, as long as you aren't a retard and doing tons of flyes and laterals thus shortchanging your triceps on chest and shoulder presses, and maybe some cgbp should handle your tricep development... if you are going to toss in an isolation movement (again for bodybuilding not powerlifting) pick something that at least puts a little focus on the long head as this is the most likely head to be lagging from doing tons of heavy pressing... so some type of stretch position movement (behind the head extention variations) or the decline skullcrusher address this.
Originally Posted by SOJA
Screw dips. I've never liked them. Lou, SC's are aight, but my wrist still acts up with an EZ bar. DB skullcrushers?
I've said repeatedly skulls should be done with an Oly bar never an ez curl bar for the sake of your wrists, elbows and rotator cuffs.
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To some extent yes. Granted arms tend to need some isos, but generally speaking unless correcting a muscle imbalance, I would rather go to a compound than an iso for the vast majority of hypertrophy work. This isn't to say that isolation movements do not stimulate growth but unless it is creating an imbalance I would rather multitask than sit around isolating a muscle in the gym that isn't undersized compared to the whole body, when I could be stimulating more overall development. Now if your triceps started to lag and your pecs and delts are outpacing them, then clearly doing a lot of isolation volume (as a bodybuilder of course) for triceps would be warrented.
For bodybuilding purposes: your heavy compounds, as long as you aren't a retard and doing tons of flyes and laterals thus shortchanging your triceps on chest and shoulder presses, and maybe some cgbp should handle your tricep development... if you are going to toss in an isolation movement (again for bodybuilding not powerlifting) pick something that at least puts a little focus on the long head as this is the most likely head to be lagging from doing tons of heavy pressing... so some type of stretch position movement (behind the head extention variations) or the decline skullcrusher address this.
I've said repeatedly skulls should be done with an Oly bar never an ez curl bar for the sake of your wrists, elbows and rotator cuffs.
Gotchya. I just don't have a dip belt and have always stayed away from heavy dips due to possible injury lol
Soja, I have been using set weight bars that vary by increments of 5 lbs. 95 100 105 110 etc.
I'll have to start using the mini straight bars(25 lbs iirc) and add my own weights on there lol
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Interesting proposition tomorrow morning, I have worked out I have exactly 40 minutes to complete my workout. Have to get to the airport to catch a flight quite early and gym doesn't open until 7am. Well technically 6am but the lights don't come on in the weights area until 7, ****ing cardio bunnies are alright from 6 though! Going to run with 1-2 min rests and supersets - see what I can salvage from this less than ideal situation- unless anyone in here tells me different!
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