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Morba said:
that is just mind blowing, no matter how many times i read it :p
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If its my first set I can do another say 30kilos:p.
Jeffstar said:
Aye, he's nearly up there with that other lad who was doing 170Kg pulldowns :p
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TBH it can be tricky because if I'm not careful I'll almost pull myself off the ground lol.
Morba said:
hehe, good thing though is tank is rather large, unlike SK08 who was about 8stone when wet :D
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In all fairness I'm fortunate enough to have a cable pulley to attempt such silly weights, where you guys focus on dead lifts and squats I focus on a lot on pulling motion exercises so we will be stronger than one another in other areas.
 
Morba said:
thats shocking, its a plate loaded pulley system, if it had a big rack weight then fair enough, but all you are paying for is a pulley system!
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youd be hard pushed to get a plate loaded (or otherwise) hi-lo pulley set for less than 300, trust me i looked! Then you factor in the space saving element of having it fit directly onto your existing rig and its a good deal. Strong well machined kit too i loaded mine with over 200 for some cable shrugs and it was fine. My wide pulldowns on it are about 65kg max so considering i can do wide chins @ 110+kg there is no assistance from the rig at all which minimizes weight required

Delvis, i wouldnt do shoulders and chest on the same day m8, theres just no point in it whatsoever. Do them on leg day or something
 
Ultra_Extreme said:
Delvis, i wouldnt do shoulders and chest on the same day m8, theres just no point in it whatsoever. Do them on leg day or something
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Any reason? I ask, because most exercises I do currently, tend to work both muscle groups...Sooooo.

My routines are based on the sticky currently, however my exercises are what I've looked at and thought would be 'best'. (remembering I only have dumbells currently...but it isn't stopping me from trying, and i've seen improvements so to speak already considering)

The only thing I do on leg day currently is Ab work, as I don't really do much of it with the exercises I can do at the moment. If I do shoulder's on my leg day, I have a fear of not being able to stand up properly after working on my legs then going straight into a shoulder routine :p

Unless someone can come up with something for me to try out for a couple of weeks...I'm not sure what else I can substitute thing's for.

I 'could' move shoulders to Fridays, as it would give them a bit of a rest after Monday's chest session, but then I wouldn't be working my tri's as much on Mondays...Unless I did tricep extensions or something.

Exscuse the lengthy post :(
 
Morba said:
that is the exact reason. you are relying on chest work to work the shoulders.
set aside some time to do direct work only, really hit the delts hard that way.
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I don't just do chest work to work on my shoulder's...I do different exercises for my shoulder's specifically so to speak.

As in lateral raises / upright rows sort of thing.

If I just did say, bench press work on my shoulder / chest day, I wouldn't feel much of a workout on my shoulder's as I do now.
 
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Morba said:
lat raises and upright rows... do you do any shoulder pressing?
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Yeah :)

Lat raises, upright rows, shoulder press, rear flys.

Only reason I don't do as 'much' shoulder pressing, is because I don't have a decent seat to rest my back, otherwise I'm sitting upright with no support, which isn't exactly healthy for your back.

Only thing I can think of doing is putting my bench against my cuboard and using that as an upright seat =/...Which obviously isn't ideal.
 
Morba said:
its fine for your back if you stand with good posture. do standing presses, or seated with no back rest, will make you stronger as you will not have something to push into while pressing :]
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True...I'll just try it with a lower weight for now, so I get used to it, otherwise I can see myself not being able to push it up properly then using my back.

So...People think it would be better for me to move my chest day to the end of the week with my legs / abs?...

I just 'worry' because if I do that, I'll be doing benches/flys/pullover's, meaning I'm working my tri's again...

I just hate the way every exercise crosses over one another :p
 
Another good session for me tonight. Kept the weights the same as last week but changed my squats to ATG and repped out on my last set of deadlifts.

Squats (ATG)
100K x 10
120K x 10
140K x 10

Deadlifts
100K x 10
130K x 10
160K x 17

Calve Raises
150K x 20
150K x 20
 
Euro_Hunter said:
About to get this one myself for £165 which I think is pretty good value, of course no good unless you have the right power rack to fit it to though.

http://www.gymratz.co.uk/weight-training-gym-equipment/item536.htm
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I have the Powerline Rack and Hi-Lo pulley. It was really the price of the pulley system that attracted me to the rack in the first place, at less than half the price of some of the other systems at the time, it made the whole thing a reasonable purchase. Only issue with it is that it sticks out the back by quite a long way forcing the rack out into the room further than I originally thought.
 
Morba said:
Delvis, whats your full normal weekly routine?
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As I'm new, I just do the routine that is in the Sticky at the moment, untill I can actually use some equipment in a Gym / at home.

Currently only have the use of Dumbells and a bench.

So....

Monday:Chest/Shoulders/Tri's
Wednesday:Bi's/Back
Friday:Ab/Legs

And depending on how my arms feel, I'll do my forearms on a certain day of the week.

I can go into detail on which specific exercises I do if you wish...But basically think dumbell limited.

EDIT: Cardio

Oh, and due to my hands being big girls I can't use my bike much recently due to cold weather, as I get Reynaulds in them....And my right knee is pants as well, so even cycling can be an issue sometimes.

So swimming might have to be introduced soon...which means more money spending (even though I don't have any at the moment =/) and of course learning how to swim properly without drowning myself ;)
 
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Not new to lifting but I am also basically following Gordy's routine and this evening did:
Chest/Shoulder/Triceps)

Flat Bench Press
Incline Dumbbell Bench
Tricep extensions
Close Grip Bench Press
Standing Military Press
Lateral Dumbbell Raises
 
Morba said:
well, abs really done need that long to be worked on, so just do a ocuple of sets after each session or every other session.

chest/bis
back/tris
legs/shoulders

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Hm, I'll give it a shot...I must admit though my ab's have gotten better in general, not sure if that just due to general weight lifting and trying to keep my posture more or because of the specific day...

I'll stick an ab session in after each workout I guess, just not a massive workout? Or say mondays and fridays... EDIT: Or as you said every other which is probably best :)

Thank you for the input though, but why back and tris on the same day...As I'll be working my bi's on my back day due to the ROW's I do...Same with the chest as i'll be working my tri's more, due to the bench press / flys.

See, that's my predicament ^ :p

Unless I just swap the two around.
 
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