* The 2011 Gym Rats Thread *

LiE · 3 Aug 2011 at 11:47

Yea, wasn't impressed with that. I'm not keen on telling people what to eat and think it's a better idea to help people understand why they need to eat a certain way.

Delvis · 3 Aug 2011 at 15:43

Psycho Sonny said:
lol in the second link his forearms are just as thick as his legs, weak leg genetics or doesnt train legs much?

Meh, interesting read.

Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2011 at 15:49

Delvis said:
Meh, interesting read.

the first link had some nice pictures in it though, certainly raised my test levels

Delvis · 3 Aug 2011 at 15:55

Psycho Sonny said:
the fist link had some nice pictures in it though, certainly raised my test levels

Congratulations

Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2011 at 16:17

bicep monkeys, we have an update :cool:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=136915653&p=729188093&viewfull=1#post729188093

looks like this may even work, lol :eek:

BRB going to gym for 8 hours to do arms

davetrace1 · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:13

Straps just came today. Hopefully be able to pull some serious weight now

Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:24

ever tried mixed grip?

IceBus · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:36

Second workout having switched from regular dumbbell curls to hammer curls and I'm noticing way more pump at the same weight level. Hopefully this'll even up my bicep growth as they seem to be lagging behind triceps at the minute.

GarethSouthgate · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:39

I thought 'pump' largely means bugger all?

Delvis · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:40

Odd...You would think dumbell curls would do more

davetrace1 · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:41

Psycho Sonny said:
ever tried mixed grip?

Yes, all the time, but my wrists ALWAYS give way especially when I'm deadlifting.

Dj_Jestar · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:42

sigma said:
I thought 'pump' largely means bugger all?

It does in direct terms of growth, but I guess it's your bodies way of indicating where and how much work you've done. No pump = no work, some pump = some work, lots of pump = lots of work etc.

The actual growth of muscle happens far away from any weights though. It's when you're asleep they actually grow.

Delvis · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:59

Dj_Jestar said:
It does in direct terms of growth, but I guess it's your bodies way of indicating where and how much work you've done. No pump = no work, some pump = some work, lots of pump = lots of work etc.

The actual growth of muscle happens far away from any weights though. It's when you're asleep they actually grow.

Aye...I just say 'pump/pumped' when a certain part of my body feels tight after an exercise due to the increase in size (ooh er)

For instance my forearms where so 'pumped' the other day I had to stop...lol...Veins on my arm where about to explode I think

IceBus · 3 Aug 2011 at 17:59

Oh I know the pump won't last, but to me it's good as it feels like I'm working my biceps properly again as I'd hit a bit of a wall where I couldn't get a good rep with decent form with a heavier weight. Doing a few weeks of hammer curls will hopefully help bump up the stabiliser muscles and help me jump up some weight.

I only care about pump before I go on a night out

(joking, obviously

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Psycho Sonny · 3 Aug 2011 at 18:48

i think pump may push the muscle fascia to its limit, so to speak, so the bigger the pump, the more likely chance of the muscle growing bigger.

if you get what i mean, like when people inject synthol, they are basically expanding the muscle fascia with "oil", but with pump you are expanding the muscle fascia with blood and lactic acid

toxic · 3 Aug 2011 at 18:49

davetrace1 said:
Yes, all the time, but my wrists ALWAYS give way especially when I'm deadlifting.

Straps are also good for tying your arms to pullup bars...so you cant let go doing pullups. You always get a few more reps for this and some rows...as your arms will nearly always go before your back.

LiE · 3 Aug 2011 at 19:06

I've recently ditched straps after using them for years and now use chalk. It's been good, much more comfortable lifting and slowly working back up to the weight/reps I could do with straps. Today I did 175kg x 5 x 2 which was good.

GarethSouthgate · 3 Aug 2011 at 22:40

LiE said:
Good read about abs.

http://community.myprotein.com/cont...tm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ENMP-_2087880688

Thanks for that. Even though most of it has already been stated by people on here I found it a great read.

RIZZEE · 3 Aug 2011 at 23:40

LiE said:
Good read about abs.

http://community.myprotein.com/cont...tm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ENMP-_2087880688

Thanks for that, nice read.

Gotten slightly bigger over the months, always a plus. Just need to work on my mentality and try and not to rely on my shoulders so much.

Messiah Khan · 4 Aug 2011 at 12:21

Had another session at the physio yesterday re my back which as been hurting on and off for years. Yesterday it was pretty bad, which allowed the physio to get a better idea of what is going on.

Looks like it is a crushed/squashed/bulging disc!

It would certainly explain my symptoms. It should hopefully be somewhat fixable through strengthening my core muscles and being careful. But I am going to have to be especially careful when squatting and dead lifting.

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