If you eat within an hour of training, ditch the shake. If not, then a shake is a sensible alternative.
*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***
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I'd still have done the chins, chins are such a good back work out. Do the negatives as slow as you can if you can't manage 4s. Good to see people moving over the volume training! 
You see, that's weird, because my strength when shooting up afterwards!
I get it too, but it's not a sense of trepidation, more a sense of excitement and anticipation!
I don't do many front raises as my front delt doesn't need the development and I don't feel I achieve much from them. Side raises are critical though IMO.
You're doing them wrong or using too heavy a weight. Furthermore when you start failing, get a spotter to help you on the way up, and fight it on the way down. Side raises need not be heavy to be and effective exercise.
They are one of hte best exercise for the middle delt, certainly if you use cables as it keeps the tension on.
Indeed - though the cracking could just be tightness in the tendons around the RC.
Good - let us know how you get on. Seriously, start with the 2.5-5kg they're a good exercise.
Thanks
All raw, no belt or straps.
I don't own them anyway, so I work to keep form as good as possible, if my form fails or I can't grip it. It's too heavy and I need to improve
Good attitude to have.
Good lifting - keep it up dude.
AGVT's going well, but I've under egged my weights a little, so I'm going to have to adjust them. So a bit frustrated at myself but I'm just going to bump the weight increases a bit more just to give myself more of a challenge. I've been increasing them by the 6-9% as per the routine, but I under egged them from the beggining so I'm not feeling as challenged as I should - still killing me a little, but not as much as it should! 
Still, loving the slow negs - makes me happy!
Still, loving the slow negs - makes me happy!
We're not, we've posted pics and there's a wide range of physiques. But 74kg at 6'4"?! I think I was about 16 last time I weighed that much! 
But 74kg at 6'4"?! I think I was about 16 last time I weighed that much!
We're not all massive! We have a few monsters among us but most of us are what I'd call 'average joes'. We've also some incredibly strong folk here that you wouldn't think it to look at them!
Most of us have been training for quite some time so don't stroll into a gym for the first time and bang on impressive lifts!
Keep at it, progression takes time
Indeed, size doesn't always equal strength.
I, for example, have been training seriously for about 3 years so it's taken a while to build up to the numbers I have in my sig.
So it takes time to progress, but when it happens it's important to compare your lifts to your first lifts. Your progression is then much more visible.
Did a quick check on measurements just for a laugh:
bis (flexed) just over 18"
thighs (flexed) knocking on 28"
calf (flexed) over 16.5"
waist still at 36"
chest just over 47"
forearm touching 14"
no wonder my bike leathers were feeling a bit tight over the weekend!!
sure most of it will undoubtedly be some water but what the heck eh?!
bis (flexed) just over 18"
thighs (flexed) knocking on 28"
calf (flexed) over 16.5"
waist still at 36"
chest just over 47"
forearm touching 14"
no wonder my bike leathers were feeling a bit tight over the weekend!!
sure most of it will undoubtedly be some water but what the heck eh?!
I don't bother giving people advice in the gym anymore - I just let them get on with it as long as it doesn't put me in harms way. If people come to me for advice, I'll give it, but I just can't be dealing with ignorant people anymore.
Steedie, sorry buddy, but you're being ridiculous, washing your car will not over train you.
Steedie, sorry buddy, but you're being ridiculous, washing your car will not over train you.
Nah, the load you'll be putting in your arms and your shoulders will be minimal - to "hurt" your muscles and body, you really need to put them under a lot of strain (i.e. weight) to cause them to actually cause microtears in the muscle fibres. I train when I have DOMs too - it's all good!
I spend around 90mins but just weights but with 5mins of warming up. I typically have a 90s rest. But 2mins on big leg days.
Managed half a dozen reps on my last set of 3 on the leg press for 400kg (not including the sled weight). So quite chuffed with that. I reckon I've got 454 (1000lbs) in the bag (soon) which would rock! Would be interested to see how I get one without doing 40-50 reps of squats and 40-50 reps of deadlifts first though!
Would be interested to see how I get one without doing 40-50 reps of squats and 40-50 reps of deadlifts first though!
Jeeeeebus, you could nearly leg press an F1 car minus the driver
Well I don't know how much the sled weighs, being conservative and say 15kg, that's 415kg for 6 reps (I may have done more, I was too busy trying to push the weight!
). How much does an F1 car weigh?I should just go down to the gym one day not do silly amount of squats and give the leg press a go just for an ego massage!
It's an easy exercise to be fair, and my legs are pretty strong. Though I can see my squat over taking my deads soon, as they're really getting strong now!
New target then! *watches his knees go pop!*
*watches his knees go pop!*
A silly, silly question, I know... but with deadlifts you lift the weight with your legs and then bring your back/hips into a standing position before dropping your shoulders back, right? I'd rather ask a silly question then injure myself badly.
Yup. The initial movement is created by pushing with your legs (through your heels), then when you're able to "tuck" your knees under the bar you drive forward pushing your hips forward.
At no time should you be pulling with your arms/traps. It's possible to do this when it's light, but when it gets heavy it's not going to happen.
Your arms are there as anchor points onto the bar. Nothing more. They do however (as does your back) take the strain, and stretch the muscles so clearly they have a secondary involvement.
Do you guys take rest weeks?
I'm thinking about taking a rest week every 6 to 8 weeks or so but not sure if this is too often and what not, advice please chaps?
My rest days are currently Sat/Sun and every two weeks or so i will take an extra day off but not sure if I should add a rest week instead, I'm confused.. :/
Nothing wrong with it. I do when I go on holiday, and if anything it helps my body composition and recovery. In fact it's probably good to have a "light" week - I don't think i could switch off completely apart from holiday time, but a week off won't do you any harm and IMO/IME recommended.