*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

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Freefaller said:
No denying the work he's put in - it's phenomenal. However, I can't say he looks good. Sure he looks lean and so on, but to me he's just not aesthetically pleasing at all and really to me looks like a freak. However, when you've done more drugs than a heroine addict at a crack party, it's not surprising, his body has mutated.

Again, he's worked his arse off, and no one can take that away from him - and he's lifting some big ass weights - however, I'm very "meh" about him and modern day bodybuilders. :(
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Fully agree here, would never want to look like that. Although, as you've said, I respect the hard work I just can't see the point personally.

But then people can't see the point why I go to the gym, so each to their own.
 
I can see the point, as that's what he does day in day out (other than his work), he does it to compete.

If I was to be competing and potentially earning money from it to cover my out goings, then hey, why not.

Mind you, I'm not aspiring to get that big, so it won't happen :p
 
Putting my body through unchartered waters just for the sake of winning a freakshow isn't really my idea of a sensible lifestyle.

Although Arnie and Franco (my idol) did pop pills, it still took hard work to get to where they are, and they got there over a longer period of time, and makes their efforts more valiant in my eyes. Anybody here could become a genetic freak of nature with enough non natural assistance. Sure you may not be as big, but since all your organs would swell and get bigger as would your skull/jaw etc... you'd fill out nicely anyway ;)

At least despite popping pills there was still something relatively "old skool" about the Arnie days which I prefer.
 
I just loved that era, would have been amazing to be about at that time.

Simple foods, simple training, (simple pills :p), done.

Which reminds me, I need to purchase his bodybuilding book at some point
 
I have a question for squatters. How do you manage to squat without using barbell pads? For me I can't even do 60kg without pads - the bar just hurts so much!

Steedie said:




Ronnie just blows my mind everytime, 3:47 onwards is just ridiculous
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I don't know much about bodybuilders but that guy is huuuuge!
 
Delvis said:
High or low bar back squats? Or front squats.

Probably purely down to how you have it sitting on your back.
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Freefaller said:
Pads make the bar so unstable. Get big traps and a big back, lots of padding then ;)
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I think its high bar back squats, I just but the bar below my neck and squat. I've tried it on my traps too but it hurts way too much - the bar just seems to dig in.
 
Temi_D said:
I think its high bar back squats, I just but the bar below my neck and squat. I've tried it on my traps too but it hurts way too much - the bar just seems to dig in.
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Your doing it wrong, or expecting lifting heavy weights to feel comfortable? It's never going to feel comfortable, just need to man up check your doing it right and get rid of the pad.
 
Temi_D said:
I have a question for squatters. How do you manage to squat without using barbell pads? For me I can't even do 60kg without pads - the bar just hurts so much!
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I transitioned from pad to no pad when i deloaded while i started stronglifts.

It hurt like hell for the first 2 weeks, squatting every day without a pad. Might be worth ditching the pad, deloading to 60% ish and squatting every day for a few weeks, add 2.5kg to the squat every session. You will find that your body gets used to it very quickly.
 
Steedie my good man, I decided to go on a hypertrophy route for the time being and really liked the abuse my back got during the session in the OCUK meet.
Any chance you could share a full routine to us young padawans?
 
opethdisciple said:
Dont get cheesed off with me guys, the effort is there.

I havent changed anything yet - but would be changing if I was to do what you recommended before. To be honest it looks good obviously. But I was of the assuption that the less I do the more energy I would have to concentrate on the main excersises?

Day 1:
Bench Press5x5
Incline DB bench 3x8
DB Fly 3x12
Barbel Curls 3x10
Plank
Power walk home from gym 30mins

Dayoff: 30 mins swimming laps

Day3:
Pull Up's 5x5 - add weight
DB row 4x10
Tricep isolation exercise 3x10
Face pulls 3x10
Leg Raises

Power walk home from gym 30mins

Dayoff: 30 mins swimming laps

Day5:
Leg Press 4x12
Military Press 5x5
Reverse lunge 3x8/Step ups 3x10
Lateral raises 3x10
Rear delt fly 3x10

Dayoff: 30 mins swimming laps
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What Tricep isolation exercise should I do here?
 
opethdisciple said:
Might just carry on with the every 6th day thing, as Im currently on that schedule.

Or as I did day one yesterday, might just do Sun, Tue and Thursday then.

I did quite like the idea of what I ws doing beofe tho, becuase in effect your doing everything twice a week rather than once.

And my freind said that that the extra day off a week accumulates to a lot of lost opportunities over a year.
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At the risk of going all ad hominem, is your friend jacked? Can he squat 2x bodyweight?

The gym is full of nonsense "wisdom", but most of it is of little substance and is more about making a person feel clever. There is a reason that what works, works.

If you want to train muscle groups more frequently, do a full body split. Here you won't be smashing your muscle groups as hard, but over the week the loads can be higher.

Body part spits (as you chose to move to) require that you obliterate your muscles once a week, or you simply aren't creating enough adaptation stress.

All your friend is doing is trying to do something in the middle, but judging from what you posted you were doing, you were getting the worst of both scenarios.

Temi_D said:
I have a question for squatters. How do you manage to squat without using barbell pads? For me I can't even do 60kg without pads - the bar just hurts so much!
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Aren't you the guy who was claiming the 3x bodyweight deadlift? And you use a... PAD?! for squatting?

Proof is now required :p
Begbie said:
Your doing it wrong, or expecting lifting heavy weights to feel comfortable? It's never going to feel comfortable, just need to man up check your doing it right and get rid of the pad.
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It really isn't that uncomfortable, even with heavier loads.

What IS uncomfortable is using crappy bars that rip the skin off your shoulders so you bleed for all three times a week you squat.
 
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