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Strong like bull (exercise/BIGMAN thread)
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There's this one trainer who's a huge African fellow. I don't know how much he weighs, but he is massive.
He benched 120 kilos and then started to incline press 40 kilo dumbbells like it wasn't no thang.
But yeah. Those 40 kilo dumbbells are pretty scary.
One day I will shoulder press those fuckers. It's annoying though because our gym doesn't have the 40s, it goes from 37.5 to 42.5. It is going to be hell to make that final jump
Not necessarily. I can bench 95 lb dumbbells for reps but my barbell bench max is 240.
also, i kicked the shit out of myself in the gym. 33 sets (including warmups) in 2 hours 10 minutes. average weight for the 27 working sets: 305 lbs
thankfully, only my leg day takes that long. most days fall around 1:15. and my two core days only take 45 minutes
Do you think that we tell everyone to use freeweights because we have stock in york or something
Or do you think the reasons laid out in every second thread of this page just don't apply to you because you, above all people, are special and different
I swear, if it wasn't for the exrx strength standards thing telling me that my squat isn't actually all that terrible for my size, I would have quit long ago.
Just deadlift & rack pull everyday.
front squat
I guess there's a technique to it I'm missing.
I've said it before, but one day I will give front squatting a proper try.
But not today.
maybe you should try training in increased gravity
anyway
I'm way out of shape, I had a few health issues that were capped off with getting double pneumonia (nice) because of the filthy biological hell hole I work in. So I'm about 6 months out of shape.
I used to lift a decent bit, my schedule started to not permit long workouts so it fell to the wayside. Things are much better now, so to get back into things, the first few weeks do I start with lifting, or cardio, or both? Basically, is there any benefit from easing into one before the other? Obviously with the eventual goal of doing both routinely
The great thing about lifting is you don't really need more than half an hour to get a somewhat decent workout in if you're pressed for time.
Lifting or cardio really depends on your goals. You say you're going to do both eventually, but what do you want to accomplish with them? Macho Man Randy Savage, or Haile Gebrselassie?
The problem is because of the regular fitness tests I have, I can't let cardio take a huge backseat to lifting. So basically when I was short on time, if it came down to running or lifting, I had to take running.
and suddenly you can manipulate it with perfect form
I collapse, shivering, my face bright red like a new born babe dropped by a negligent nurse onto the cold hard floor of the delivery room.
Lady Ga Ga's Poker Face booming in the background.
edit: Not being sarcastic. It sold the scene haha. Oh gyms and their music.
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life without a gym is sad
but it is just too much money to join until just the end of july
i am so sad without a gym
i have to do stupid bodyweight stuff in my room but i don't even know what to do, because all i did last semester was lifting big metal things
i guess i could spend the money but...
well, anyway, least i have been running some, when i wake up early enough
If you have dumbells in your room, i'd recommend bi-cep curls, tri-cep extentions, dumbell presses and sit ups/stomach crunches.
A gym is of course miles better in every way possible.
I have an extremely fast metabolism. I am also poor. My freshman year of college, I would eat two chicken breasts, a big bowl of cottage cheese, pasta, a big bowl of yogurt, etc. every night for dinner, and I STILL had a lot of trouble putting on weight. This included post-workout shakes (That Mass XXX stuff that was mostly protein and calories).
So basically, do you guys have any advice as far as ways to better put on weight for someone who has a fast metabolism, and isn't in a position to go out and buy the large amounts of food I need? Supplements? High calorie/protein foods (healthy foods, of course.)
I'm at an impasse here.
I've lost about 15 pounds of muscle since I've left the comforts of buffet-style dorm food and financial support of my parents. It's not like I'm starving, but I can hardly afford to eat the pile of food every day I've needed in the past to put on weight.
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I like them, plus it helps if you have bad skin.
according to something i read last night, flax seed is not as good as fish oil for us
our bodies just don't process it the same way
and yeah, a gym is miles better... but i guess i will survive a month and a half more. will be home in august and have access to a tiny fitness center, which doesn't have a squat rack so i can't do squats, but at least it has a cable thing and a bench + barball and dumbells and whatnot, which will hold me over until september when i can use my school gym again and get back to big man stuff.
any running tips though, since that's one thing i'm trying to focus on this summer? (all that lifting last semester was good at building some muscle but uh, still have trouble running over a mile without dying)
like with regards to stretching and warmups and whatnot?
and should i run every day or every other day?
Man I just looked at those standards and I am actually doing ok. Only by virtue of the fact that I'm inbetween untrained and novice (not quite 3 months yet, woot) but still. I'd love to be benching 164 by the time I've been lifting for 7 or 8 months (it's just not happening at 3).
i have no idea what i am because i never tried 1RM for anything
I've just started running over the past couple months, and it's surprisingly easy to do it all wrong. It wasn't until my sister and mom (actual competitive runners) saw me and gave me pointers that I had any idea how off my approach was.
The biggest thing is that I was going way too fast. Most people who aren't runners probably have this problem, I'd think. I didn't want to look like the slow guy jogging and struggling down the street, so I started at probably 70 or 80%. Within 15 minutes, I'd be barely moving and need to stop.
Unless you're specifically doing short sprints on a track, you should run at a fairly relaxed pace. My mom's rule of thumb was that you should be able to carry on a conversation. Over the weeks, you'll gain some endurance and be able to increase your pace and distance, but still follow that rule.
I'm a swimmer, and even though we're supposed to stretch, I've never been on a team that bothers to on any sort of regular basis. Runners apparently enforce it like crazy, so I've taken to stretching afterward. Stretching is one of those things where I can't honestly tell if it's helping me, but I figure it's better to be safe.
I'm not sure, but I think you should at least start off with giving yourself rest days between runs. I've been told that having a day or so between runs doesn't hurt you as much as it would in swimming (just two missed practices can hurt your feel for the water). Right now, I'm running for 40 minutes three days a week, and lifting the other four days (in addition to my 5-6 swim practices). So I do have a fair bit of downtime between runs.
that seems good
first day i went running in many months made my legs hurt for DAYS
hip flexors and calves specifically
I am on week 8 of rebuilding my squat after deciding I didn't like my form/depth/everything. It was pretty humbling to chop my weight back (even lower than my bench for a bit) but I'm really starting to enjoy it again. I still don't have a monster squat but I'm progressing, and it's good knowing every rep is perfect now. Also, it is nice that I am no longer benching more than I squat.
Shazkar, you can use the exrx 1RM calculator to work out your 1RM if you've never tried it.