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Deadly Ferret

Deadly Ferret

Deadly Ferret

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I've fallen back into the habit of using dumbells, due to injury scuppering my programme. (I was purely following a regime that uses only the self beforehand, and combines body building with fitness.) In the early days before the programme, I used a pair of 7.5kg dumbells for basic exercises. I now find that too easy, especially for my shoulder raises, so I've cannibalised the weights from a spare identical dumbell to the pair I have (lost its twin a while ago, long story) to make them upto 10kg each. It's still not enough, so I've had a look at upgrading them, with a pair each of 12.5kg and 15kg in mind.

That's the background which led me to the site out of the way, now onto what I find amazing: whilst on this website I saw pairs upto 60kg! Who uses those, a bloody yeti?! :eek:

Back to me, a question: it seems to me that my shoulders are leaving the rest of me behind so to speak. I think it's for the simple reason I've done lots of different stuff that has built them compared to other muscles, both since I started my various exercises in the last couple of years, and whilst working beforehand. However, aesthetically this can only been seen when I flex everything, and even then it's not immediately noticeable, I've just been looking for it.

Could this be particularly bad in the future? If I just try to balance future exercise more, can I not worry about trying to make up the difference?
 
Bad in what way? It won't cause any problems physically being built better in a particular area..just may look a little strange aesthetically.I fell in love with dips a few years ago and did sets every day.Just dips... needless to say my triceps looked like horseshoes hanging off a clothes-line :D

I then went onto a proper routine and the rest of me caught up,quite quickly too.One benefit was my bench press was high from the start.

I'd say don't worry about it particularly.
 
for every push exercise you must perform a pull exercise to balance out progress.

Its why when you walk into most gyms you see the odd few meatheads (you know the ones) slumped over looking slightly deformed because they spent years working out the 'beach' muscles and ignoring the stabilisers
 
jdderbys said:
for every push exercise you must perform a pull exercise to balance out progress.

Its why when you walk into most gyms you see the odd few meatheads (you know the ones) slumped over looking slightly deformed because they spent years working out the 'beach' muscles and ignoring the stabilisers
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agreed, in my gym wer i PT we call them "gym monkeys" due to their neaderthal like look about them (shoulders forward), look at these guys side on and see how much their shoulders come forward making them look like hunch backs this is because they work on chest chest chest, and are often found hogging the flat bench-press!

on a side note of jdderbys comment you don't need to perform both push and pull in the same exercise session! but you must work opposite muscles within that week!
 
Deadly Ferret said:
I've fallen back into the habit of using dumbells, due to injury scuppering my programme. (I was purely following a regime that uses only the self beforehand, and combines body building with fitness.) In the early days before the programme, I used a pair of 7.5kg dumbells for basic exercises. I now find that too easy, especially for my shoulder raises, so I've cannibalised the weights from a spare identical dumbell to the pair I have (lost its twin a while ago, long story) to make them upto 10kg each. It's still not enough, so I've had a look at upgrading them, with a pair each of 12.5kg and 15kg in mind.

That's the background which led me to the site out of the way, now onto what I find amazing: whilst on this website I saw pairs upto 60kg! Who uses those, a bloody yeti?! :eek:

Back to me, a question: it seems to me that my shoulders are leaving the rest of me behind so to speak. I think it's for the simple reason I've done lots of different stuff that has built them compared to other muscles, both since I started my various exercises in the last couple of years, and whilst working beforehand. However, aesthetically this can only been seen when I flex everything, and even then it's not immediately noticeable, I've just been looking for it.

Could this be particularly bad in the future? If I just try to balance future exercise more, can I not worry about trying to make up the difference?
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Yep 60kg dumbells yummy i use them a lot on chest days and they do get bigger :eek: :D
 
$loth said:
Probably the biggest guy on Ocuk...
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I wouldnt say that but i do work hard for it just like the others here. I reached my goal of 20 inch arms this year :p and for pictures dont have any im not vain :o. Anyways i will be coming into this thread a lot more when i move house as me and my best friend are building our own gym in the garage. Its setting us back about £4,000 its been a dream since are early teens, i know sad :D. Pictures will be uploaded then to prove im not a 5st geek but a 21st monster and to show everyone the gym set up. :cool:
 
^TANK^ said:
I wouldnt say that but i do work hard for it just like the others here. I reached my goal of 20 inch arms this year :p and for pictures dont have any im not vain :o. Anyways i will be coming into this thread a lot more when i move house as me and my best friend are building our own gym in the garage. Its setting us back about £4,000 its been a dream since are early teens, i know sad :D. Pictures will be uploaded then to prove im not a 5st geek but a 21st monster and to show everyone the gym set up. :cool:
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Nothing to prove as far as I'm concerned. Don't know why you would want a gym in your house though... I prefer leisure centre

Heavy, heavy dumbells are quite hard to use. I have two that weigh 70kg between them and they are pretty heavy - hard to manipulate
 
cleanbluesky said:
Nothing to prove as far as I'm concerned. Don't know why you would want a gym in your house though... I prefer leisure centre

Heavy, heavy dumbells are quite hard to use. I have two that weigh 70kg between them and they are pretty heavy - hard to manipulate
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you should be pressing 35's quite easily tho with your current 1rm for barbell surely?
 
Ah, these heavy dumbells are used for pressing. I don't do that, rather things such as having one in each hand standing, and raise both upto eye level thirty times.

Are the heavy ones also used for normal exercises done standing up, one in each hand? That was what I was having difficulty wrapping my head around, as it would be like having virtually two and a half bags of plaster in each hand, and the average labourer won't carry more than two bags at once using both hands...
 
cleanbluesky said:
Nothing to prove as far as I'm concerned. Don't know why you would want a gym in your house though... I prefer leisure centre

Heavy, heavy dumbells are quite hard to use. I have two that weigh 70kg between them and they are pretty heavy - hard to manipulate
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I want a gym at home so i dont have to wait my turn on things also it works out cheaper in the long run and i can do a workout any hour of the day i want :).
 
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