Caporegime
I do skullcrushers but get no pains yet...shall wait for this to ensue 
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Man of Honour
Don't like skull crushers... too much scope for smashing your face when you fail! lol!
CGBP, cable work, french press and dips are all you need
Prefer 100s of bicepz kurlz though innit.
CGBP, cable work, french press and dips are all you need
Prefer 100s of bicepz kurlz though innit.
Soldato
I'm going to try out LiE's BB front raises tonight 
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Don't like skull crushers... too much scope for smashing your face when you fail! lol!
CGBP, cable work, french press and dips are all you need
Prefer 100s of bicepz kurlz though innit.
Yeah but.. I seem to have permanently 'twinged' my elbow since that one time I did skullcrushers (with too much weight probably).
And it flares up on the above exercises, no doubt once I switch my routite and go tricep pulldowns/dips etc it'll be worse.
Any suggestions?
By the way I use elbow straps to compress the elbows now during shoulder press.
Caporegime
I'm going to try out LiE's BB front raises tonight
You will die
Key thing to remember is maximum effort at trying to pull the bar apart. Should hit those rear delts nicely.
Soldato
Yeah, think I'll replace my rear raises with them. Think 10kg is okay to start with, or shall I see if I can find one of those plastic bars (5kg?) to start with?
Soldato
Packing on a bit of weight over this xmas period (looks like im currently going for the ´Santa´ look!) Going to get stuck back in to it in the new year.
Man of Honour
Sounds like tendon inflammation - see your physio about it, could be trapping somewhere, or it's never healed fully.
Caporegime
You can use 15kg like me, as long as you can raise it smoothly and hold at the top. Reason I don't use big weights for these types of exercises is because it's all about focusing on contracting/squeezing the muscles. If you go up in weight you start to bring in other muscles, 30kg for example and your biceps will be working hard to keep your arms straight.
Soldato
I'll give 10 a go, if it's too easy, move it on up
Will let you know how it works out, but it's certainly piqued my interest!
Will let you know how it works out, but it's certainly piqued my interest!
Caporegime
It's the third exercise I do on shoulder day after db shoulder press and side lateral db raises. So you may want to put it in later on rather than going at it fresh like a boss!
Soldato
Will be doing:
OHP + Leg Press
Dips + BB front raises
Pull Ups
C&PP
so supersetted with dips, could be interesting!
OHP + Leg Press
Dips + BB front raises
Pull Ups
C&PP
so supersetted with dips, could be interesting!
Aye. Am pretty achey anyway so wont be doing anything apart from PLP / Mwod and maybe a couple of APT stretches.
Feels really weird being achey having not done any weightlifting in 1.5 weeks (uni ski trip last week)
Soldato
Awesome session, BW+20kg weighted dips, 4x5 and 4 reps on the last set, couldn't quite squeeze out the last but happy regardless!
And finally hit 5x5 bodyweight pull ups, which is an achievement for me =)
And finally hit 5x5 bodyweight pull ups, which is an achievement for me =)
Caporegime
How did you get on with the BB front raises?
Soldato
Oh yeah! Good, tried a couple of sets at 10kg and felt a bit light so went up to 15. Really massive pump in my shoulders in general, but I've got to work on hitting the muscles a bit more. Some reps I could feel the burn, some reps I felt like I was cheating! But great movement none the less and it'll be staying in my routine
Caporegime
Don't like skull crushers... too much scope for smashing your face when you fail! lol!
CGBP, cable work, french press and dips are all you need
Prefer 100s of bicepz kurlz though innit.
What are the above two?
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