Summer Cutters Crew Volume 26: Tall & muscular or short & sloppy?

[Hamzzza]

face-pulls + not relying on a spotter and you probably won't have any serious shoulder problems

at least i didn't have any at all when i ran smolov for my bench and did it 4x/week

[Farley1324]

if you already aren't boucning it you should be going down slower because you seem to lose control of the weight a bit

you're also losing overall tightness throughout the lift and not really making use of leg drive...maybe planting your legs a bit further beyond and flexing your glutes harder would help

it's ''good'' though definitely

I don't use much leg drive. Never have. Never been any good at it. That ^ is about as much "leg drive" as I get for that number of reps.

Half the time I try to legit choke up my feet and drive into a halfway decent arch I either **** up and lift my ass off the bench or cramp a hamstring like a retard

[tpage318]

If I take a day off from lifting my weight goes down and if I lift heavy 3 days in a row (ppl) my weight goes up. Wtf thinking about doing what capq did and not use the scale for a while.


Oh and made poverty deployment proats damn crappy p butter milk, cnc casein and apple cinn oatmeal. Can't wait for my package with natural peanut butter and huge thing of oats!

[Hamzzza]

i dont know if i agree 100% with this. The flat barbell bench is a strong movement if you have good form your using legs, back, shoulders, chest. Besides the deadlift this might be the 2nd best mass building powerlift

looks to me like we're agreeing

yes, it's a compound movement, but for chest hypertrophy purposes working with db's is better, for shoulder health decline press is better and for bringing up the mostly lacking upper chest obviously incline is better


but flat benching allows to master the form to include as many muscles as possible - but nothing special for ''isolating'' chest and definitely not a necessity to build up your chest

[brandonbourgoin]

thanks. protein powder has fat in it doe but I'm gonna go with some broccoli and egg whites

cmon man, only like 1-4g lol
but atta boy, my poverty cal meal of choice for sure.

Do you make sure and balance your upper body pushing/pulling?

No, you do not have to go to failure, I definitely agree there.

Not that I have accomplished jack ****, but I have made progress, especially since I got back into actually lifting last October through now. I have failed exactly 1 bench press rep that entire time...and it was a burnout/backoff set with like 170 lbs where I tried to get 20 reps but failed on the last one.

Yes my back is deff superior to my chest, my shoulders are also to par. but its all practice and consistency man. I just want to be the best i can at every aspect of my fitness journey (nutrition, rest, training, forum, stretching/mobility/myofacial release ) Always work to better ourselves. Thats why we will make it

[Hamzzza]

I don't use much leg drive. Never have. Never been any good at it. That ^ is about as much "leg drive" as I get for that number of reps.

Half the time I try to legit choke up my feet and drive into a halfway decent arch I either **** up and lift my ass off the bench or cramp a hamstring like a retard

flex your glutes(and getting legs a bit further behind helps with this)...that keeps the ass from rising...

[beepjeep]

cmon man, only like 1-4g lol
but atta boy, my poverty cal meal of choice for sure.



Yes my back is deff superior to my chest, my shoulders are also to par. but its all practice and consistency man. I just want to be the best i can at every aspect of my fitness journey (nutrition, rest, training, forum, stretching/mobility/myofacial release ) Always work to better ourselves. Thats why we will make it

http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...powder-i303003
I'm already over for the day w/ fats

Ate first meal at 11am then 2nd at 8pm and now I'm not really hungry for last 450 cals. Thinking about just saving them for tomorrow. Any other brahs do that sometimes?

[brandonbourgoin]

If I take a day off from lifting my weight goes down and if I lift heavy 3 days in a row (ppl) my weight goes up. Wtf thinking about doing what capq did and not use the scale for a while.

DOMS has been known to add water weight to the scale for me. If your tracking calories and training consistant there is no need to weigh yourself daily. Trust the deficit. If you were loosing weight before chances are you still will be for quite some time. Keep in mind at a lower weight you probally will have to drop cals / adjust macros. But weighing daily is pretty useless imo.

looks to me like we're agreeing

yes, it's a compound movement, but for chest hypertrophy purposes working with db's is better, for shoulder health decline press is better and for bringing up the mostly lacking upper chest obviously incline is better


but flat benching allows to master the form to include as many muscles as possible - but nothing special for ''isolating'' chest and definitely not a necessity to build up your chest

agreed man! same page here. I actually like to do my bench pressing midworkout once a week out of my 2 push days. i start with my weaker pressing (incline). My other push day starts with shoulder pressing. I dont shoulder press on my first push day, only side raises. I always make sure i include some sort of flys both push days tho to get full contraction

[Elvis.Costello]

i hate plain greek yogurt and i hate wasting sugar cals on the flavored one. therefor i dont eat it at all. Cottage cheese >>



i dont know if i agree 100% with this. The flat barbell bench is a strong movement if you have good form your using legs, back, shoulders, chest. Besides the deadlift this might be the 2nd best mass building powerlift



This is good form bro. Couldnt complain about much here. Maybe elbows closer to sides. The arch is pretty good, maybe a tad too much. just my opinion. Nice work

Do you even plain ffgy + mio? The goat.

[Farley1324]

looks to me like we're agreeing

yes, it's a compound movement, but for chest hypertrophy purposes working with db's is better, for shoulder health decline press is better and for bringing up the mostly lacking upper chest obviously incline is better


but flat benching allows to master the form to include as many muscles as possible - but nothing special for ''isolating'' chest and definitely not a necessity to build up your chest

I personally strongly like and will not do decline. To me, it seems like the single most dangerous exercise (risk of serious injury or death) that is commonly performed. Heavy loaded metal barbell in a position where gravity would pull it straight to your throat/neck/face...strong no thanks jeff.

flex your glutes(and getting legs a bit further behind helps with this)...that keeps the ass from rising...

I probably should do that

[brandonbourgoin]

http://caloriecount.about.com/calori...powder-i303003
I'm already over for the day w/ fats

Ate first meal at 11am then 2nd at 8pm and now I'm not really hungry for last 450 cals. Thinking about just saving them for tomorrow. Any other brahs do that sometimes?

who cares. going over your fats wont do anything. Calories are what matters. And dont do that. Be consistant. How many grams of fat are you at a day?

[brandonbourgoin]

Do you even plain ffgy + mio? The goat.

cant say i have or will. I take in way too many artificial sugars as it is. Im trying to cut down bigtime on my intake of them

[beepjeep]

Do you even plain ffgy + mio? The goat.

holy chit this is a great idea
poverties

[brandonbourgoin]

holy chit this is a great idea
poverties

450 cals isnt poverty. Thats about the average cals of my meals during the week. I can make a huge meal for 450 cals. (lots of salad with mustard and sugar free relish, ton of egg whites, tons of broc, tons of fruit)

[beepjeep]

who cares. going over your fats wont do anything. Calories are what matters. And dont do that. Be consistant. How many grams of fat are you at a day?

I know that I just try to abide by eating less fats on lifting days. The change is probably immaterial though. Hitting 46g of fat per lift day

[Reko1993]

Weighted dips = GOAT chest mass builder srs

[ramonski]

face-pulls + not relying on a spotter and you probably won't have any serious shoulder problems

at least i didn't have any at all when i ran smolov for my bench and did it 4x/week

how did you like the smolov program, I was thinking about running it after I'm done with my cut to try something new

[Farley1324]

Weighted dips = GOAT chest mass builder srs

That is one of the few exercises I would like to have 'specialized equipment' for in my garage. Someday I'll make room for and acquire a dip station/bars.

[mh22]

Weighted dips = GOAT chest mass builder srs

Remember the days when dips were my favorite go-to exercise and felt good af doing them. Now i never do it cause of my upperback/scapula problem

[beepjeep]

Weighted dips = GOAT chest mass builder srs

they hurt my upper ribs for some reason whenever I add weight... dunno mane

[gpelefty90]

ffuuuuuu such a lonnggg day. woke up 515.... got home around 9.... new job is sweet doe. im happy with it. until I move closer (2 hour commute round trip now) I have no free time :/

[Hamzzza]

how did you like the smolov program, I was thinking about running it after I'm done with my cut to try something new

i got good gainz from it but trust it's not ''fun'' and you'll soon stop looking forward to benching that high volume that often

ran it double with smolov for squats but i got a slight injured because of my wraps (went for a heavy set after my smolov numbers just to feel the weight on my back but the wraps cut into the back of my knee/hamstring kind of badly)

[tpage318]

DOMS has been known to add water weight to the scale for me. If your tracking calories and training consistant there is no need to weigh yourself daily. Trust the deficit. If you were loosing weight before chances are you still will be for quite some time. Keep in mind at a lower weight you probally will have to drop cals / adjust macros. But weighing daily is pretty useless

Yeah I think having trust in deficit will keep me away from bingeing. Not going to weigh myself until 1 September.

[getbustered]

Having ample carbs in diet is awesome. Going to enjoy it before they drop. Made my favorite cutting food today.

Fat free strawberry chobani Greek yogurt mixed with light cool whip spread over a crust of cinnamon roll flavored oatmeal. Frozen overnight and eaten post-workout this morning. Just made another one for tomorrow morning.

Day 1 of summer 15 diet in the books lol.

[brandonbourgoin]

I know that I just try to abide by eating less fats on lifting days. The change is probably immaterial though. Hitting 46g of fat per lift day

wut 46g. way too low if your really 180. Im at 70g at 150. 0.45g per pound for me. 0.35 should be the min. Im too lazy to do the math right now but i bet your not at 0.35g per lB. eat your fats bro dont be scared

Weighted dips = GOAT chest mass builder srs

agree i love dips. I usually do towards the end of my workout tho. Since im pretty light now i can bang out so many reps and i hate hanging 45+ off me with a belt. Dont wanna snap any RCs

ffuuuuuu such a lonnggg day. woke up 515.... got home around 9.... new job is sweet doe. im happy with it. until I move closer (2 hour commute round trip now) I have no free time :/

did you have time to gym it brah?

Yeah I think having trust in deficit will keep me away from bingeing. Not going to weigh myself until 1 September.

if you have a binge problem then do us a favor and go outside, bring your scale, and run it over with your car

[brandonbourgoin]

Having ample carbs in diet is awesome. Going to enjoy it before they drop. Made my favorite cutting food today.

Fat free strawberry chobani Greek yogurt mixed with light cool whip spread over a crust of cinnamon roll flavored oatmeal. Frozen overnight and eaten post-workout this morning. Just made another one for tomorrow morning.

Day 1 of summer 15 diet in the books lol.

try not to look at this as a diet. I try to look at this as just eating less than what i normally do. If you mindphuck yourself and psych yourself out that your on a "diet" you will mentally become weak very fast. Once you become mentally weak, youll become physically weak. Stay strong. Just eat less, and dont be lazy. Cheers bra

[Reko1993]

agree i love dips. I usually do towards the end of my workout tho. Since im pretty light now i can bang out so many reps and i hate hanging 45+ off me with a belt. Dont wanna snap any RCs

I have pretty bad shoulder problems, and I'm almost able to get up to 3 plates without any discomfort

[getbustered]

try not to look at this as a diet. I try to look at this as just eating less than what i normally do. If you mindphuck yourself and psych yourself out that your on a "diet" you will mentally become weak very fast. Once you become mentally weak, youll become physically weak. Stay strong. Just eat less, and dont be lazy. Cheers bra

Good call. I get impatient, which I'm sure everyone understands. I want all the shreds now. Just got to trust the process.

[fishnbrah]

Holding it down for fridge hipped brahs everywhere

[brandonbourgoin]

I have pretty bad shoulder problems, and I'm almost able to get up to 3 plates without any discomfort

im happy for you. But. With my job, i cant risk injury to myself in the gym. I play safe brah

Good call. I get impatient, which I'm sure everyone understands. I want all the shreds now. Just got to trust the process.

If you want the shredz, maybe a bigger deficit will help you. It will for sure decrease the time dieting. But it will be more taxing on you mentally and physically. At the slow cut you plan on doing , theres no way you should even feel like your on a diet. You shouldnt have that feel unless you in a 1k+ deficit honestly. And btw ty for reps ill get ya back when im off cooldown bro!