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Thread: Tall bodybuilders unite!
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10-23-2012, 12:43 AM #361
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10-23-2012, 01:39 AM #362
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10-23-2012, 11:53 AM #363
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10-23-2012, 02:59 PM #364
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10-23-2012, 03:02 PM #365
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10-23-2012, 04:18 PM #366
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10-23-2012, 10:58 PM #367
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10-24-2012, 06:25 PM #368
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10-29-2012, 04:15 PM #369
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10-31-2012, 04:18 PM #370
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10-31-2012, 05:24 PM #371
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10-31-2012, 06:25 PM #372
- Join Date: Jun 2012
- Location: Bristol, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Age: 35
- Posts: 581
- Rep Power: 425
6'3" signing in, and shocked how tall some of you guys are!
I swear tall bodybuilders look like absolute beasts compared to short stocky guys."Today’s bodybuilders are carrying too much muscle for their frames, which distorts and obscures the natural lines of the body. Why these men would aspire to deform themselves at such tremendous sacrifice is incomprehensible."
-Steeve Reeves
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10-31-2012, 11:00 PM #373
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11-01-2012, 05:53 AM #374
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11-01-2012, 10:55 PM #375
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11-01-2012, 11:37 PM #376
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11-02-2012, 05:33 AM #377
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11-04-2012, 12:11 PM #378
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11-05-2012, 06:51 AM #379
Not "work" attire, but Large Nike Dri-fit's are perfect for me. Plus they don't shrink. I have one Nike Medium/Tall college football shirt that is my absolute favorite gym shirt. Old navy Large tee's and polos fit me pretty well too, and my size is pretty even among my whole body. Not freakishly long legs with a short torso or anything.
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11-05-2012, 10:20 AM #380
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11-07-2012, 12:30 AM #381
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11-07-2012, 12:41 AM #382
/me looking over manlets heads and seeing TALL bbs unite; hi tall brahs!
It is very hard to build up a tall body, but once you did it it's one hell of a body and impressive as phuck.Last edited by Blacksmith80; 11-07-2012 at 12:47 AM.
>> I don't play against a particular team. I play against the idea of losing. ~ Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona <<
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11-07-2012, 01:49 AM #383
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11-07-2012, 02:41 AM #384
- Join Date: Sep 2012
- Location: Michigan, United States
- Age: 61
- Posts: 2,183
- Rep Power: 2460
being tall can be a pain in the ass. I hit my head on more crap...
as for work outs that don't kill your back doing squats. I don't use a free bar. I use a hack squat machine that is back supported. for those of you who need it find a gym with a lay down machine. the one at our gym is an old chunk of iron but it works well. I still do ten plates at age 50. I have had compressed vertibre and ruptured discs and I'm still going. almost 2" shorter then I was in high school ( gravity sucks!)
dumbbell snatches from floor to sky one armed is a good torso builder and great for shoulders. http://danjohn.net/2009/12/one-arm-lifts/
as for clothes good luck. I find good deals at TJmax and Burlington coat factory. shoes can be had at www.bigshoes.com or www.zappos.com right now I have a nice pair of size 16 redwing boots with steel toes. they fit well and support my bad feet. makes life bearable. oh yeah the other places for shoes if you have one is Dunhams sports or mc sports. they have a annual big shoe sale where they clear out old stock. one year I bought 13 pair of shoes for $20 eachYetti
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11-07-2012, 03:56 AM #385
- Join Date: Jan 2012
- Location: Gurgaon/ New Delhi, Haryana, India
- Age: 40
- Posts: 440
- Rep Power: 295
Speaking out against squats, in some parts is like speaking glowingly about Hitler.
I am 28, and have been squatting for 3 years. And I agree with you about squats not being the best exercise for us tall people. I find it better to do partial reps on the squat, lighter weights.
Deadlift I can go all out.
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11-07-2012, 05:38 PM #386
- Join Date: Sep 2012
- Location: Michigan, United States
- Age: 61
- Posts: 2,183
- Rep Power: 2460
I have been doing more of the seated arm press stuff on the machine. I can do 6 plates and it doesn't kill my back because it gives me time to adjust my posture. if I was throwing up a bar it would get me out of position easy and make me work on balance more then lifting. as is I don't try and kill myself with huge weight often. I can do a crap ton on leg press but with the replacement knee I have to limit how often I max it out. I have done 28 plates for 5 reps and its a hell of a strain on my quads.
Yetti
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11-07-2012, 05:46 PM #387
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11-07-2012, 05:49 PM #388
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11-08-2012, 08:22 AM #389
I'm completely the opposite. I squat 335lb now with no problem. It's not a full rep(like 75%), but it's enough to get the job done. I full rep 225 (ass to grass) with no problem, but when it comes to dead lift, my heaviest is 305, and that's with my hooks. I think the grip strength isn't there, and I've recently started getting Golfers Elbow, so that's not going to help that out, at all.
We know the feeling, man. Long muscles, bigger frame = more work to fill yourself out. It's irritating to see shorter guys bulk up in "no time", but when they hit their max, you can keep on going. You just have to patient and worry more about the strength than the size.
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11-08-2012, 02:11 PM #390
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