Forum: Exercises

Hello, would appreciate some help to figure out why I get back pain after deadlifting; pain is about 2 inches above the bottom end of my spine. Height: 172cm (5'8"). Bodyweight: 70.5kg / 155lbs Deadlift weight in videos: 89kg / 196lbs Video of a few sets: youtube /watch?v=yq_DGZGYMa4 It...

For everyone’s reading pleasure. https://www.tomfurman.com/the-lost-basic/ After toying around with BW leg extensions and sissy squats, I’ve determined my legs really aren’t as strong as they could be. So today, after doing my trap bar deadlifts (strap and belt less, of course) and my leg...

Hello all, I'm currently experiencing a sharp pain on my left shoulder whenever I perform my warm-up sets on the bench press. However, as I proceed on to my main set (531 pyramids at 79%-96% my 1RM), I do not feel any pain whatsoever. Does anyone know the reason behind this? I recently...

https://youtu.be/z5KYZ74OAak?t=92 This scene has always inspired me. If you haven't seen Conan the Barbarian, you should go fix that and then come back. :) In all seriousness though, there is a wheel of pain event in the Arnold Classic - but does anyone know of any gyms that have similar...

Yo... put one of these up with my pendlay row the other day. Another one I am trying to get down is the front squat. Going super light in weight, going to incr. 10 lbs a week but want to make sure I got the form down first. I think I have a butt wink, and maybe knees too far forward? Idk, think...

Is it normal to experience some reduction in strength on various exercises after transitioning from a calorie surplus to maintenance? I've had this happen before, but was wondering if it's the norm.

Apologies for the wall of text. I hope this is one piece of the puzzle that makes it come together for me. Bear with me - thanks. Ok, I’m debating what to do next. I’ve been working out for a couple years and after making mistakes and other setbacks I’ve kind of figured out what work and what...

Been lifting for almost 3 years now and my rotator cuffs occasionally get discomfort from flat bench. I do keep my pulling volume ahead of pressing and I do face pulls for shoulder rehab yet shoulder issues always seem to come up every few months. Incline bench feels far more comfortable than flat...

I know it sounds dumb, but I just wondered. My gym is 2,5 km away and I prefer walking to the gym and home to burn slightly more calories, since I dont do any other form of cardio. Now, if I make sure I'm eating in a surplus (pretty small, 150-200 cals) and I gain weight little by little...

Hey guys, I gave blood last Friday and it’s Monday now. I didn’t do any exercise over the weekend I just gave myself plenty of rest time. I did notice though sometimes when I did the reverse curl motion like to scratch my head or something there was a popping on the top of my forearm. Today I went...

I am making very little progress with my bench press. (Flat and incline) On flat press I am constantly between 185 and 205 for reps going to 225 x 1. Recently I have really struggled with flat bench and am having a hard time at 195 for reps. I am looking for some advice on how to progress my...

Hi ladies and gents I'm a beginner when it comes to gym... been going on and off (2 months tops) for years and am wondering what is the best way to gain leg muscle and calf muscle as these just dont want to grow on me 😅. I currently run 2 miles every other day (18mins) just for fun and if...

Anyone ever gotten better overall back hypertrophy by switching from standard BORs to Yates? I decided to switch it up the other day and felt a significantly better contraction in my entire back—mostly lats—than I do with BORs. I figured incorporating more bicep would yield the opposite. ...

So I know 8 to 12 reps is the sweet spot for building muscle mass with free weights (arguably with 15 to 20 for isolation exercises), but how does that translate to calisthenics exercises? If I can only do 5 neutral grip pull ups and 5 dips in one set, am I going to be stimulating muscle...

I'm 23y old male my hips are wide & v shaped legs My chest is 36'inches waist is 36'inches, but my hips are 40' inches, & it looks abnormal makes me feel really insecure, My shoulder are less muscular it's 16.5' inches wide. Any chances of having klinefelter syndrome here? I have normal semen...

I've finally gotten strong enough to do bodyweight pull ups, I can sets of 2 reps at 259 lbs bodyweight. I can get my neck to the bar for each rep and I can fully extend down all the way at the bottom of each rep. But what I have noticed, my knees come up towards my chest when I go to pull myself...

1st set is like 6 or 7/10 intensity. By the last set I’m completely dead. Takes me like 30 minutes including warmup. Always get light headed, and barely have energy left for accessories. I’m used to less volume like 3x5 or even 3x3 which I find much more manageable and enjoyable, but I...

I haven’t barbell squatted in months. The SSB just feels so much better. As a bonus, it trashes my upper back/mid-lower traps. Any reason I should program barbell squats? They’re a great exercise but I’m wondering if they offer anything the SSB doesn’t. I squat high bar anyway so the 2 movement...

EDIT: all these vids are about 30 seconds long so it'll be a quick watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzd59K2Qclo&list=WL&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q52jUKHgG0k&list=WL&index=2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDgF24CevE&list=WL&index=3 Haven't done deadlifts in over a...

Been lifting seriously for about 3 months and just hit 225 bench last week for a 1 rep max. My current max dead lift is at 270 and so is my squat (ATG) of both which I can do about 3 reps each of. I used to do a lot of push ups/planks as a kid so that's obviously why my bench is pretty good but man...