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Yea new to doing weights in the gym.

so would this be better

Deadlifts
Lat pull down
t bar rows
Curls heavey 6-8 reps 4 sets

That seem a better for back and bicep? Do i need some more exercises for bicep?

is the rest okay?
 
lynchy6789 said:
Yea new to doing weights in the gym.

so would this be better

Deadlifts
Lat pull down
t bar rows
Curls heavey 6-8 reps 4 sets

That seem a better for back and bicep? Do i need some more exercises for bicep?

is the rest okay?
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Looks good as a nice simple back routine to me, no need to add anything more for biceps not in the begining anyway they will be well worked while doing your back.
 
lynchy6789 said:
Yea new to doing weights in the gym.

so would this be better

Deadlifts
Lat pull down
t bar rows
Curls heavey 6-8 reps 4 sets

That seem a better for back and bicep? Do i need some more exercises for bicep?

is the rest okay?
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Yeah that works well imo. But make sure you warm up very well before doing deadlifts, and couple of warm ups on deadlifts pretty crucial imo.

Make sure your technique is good as well, watch some vids online and biceps you don't really need to have overkill. If it makes you happy throw another exercise in.
 
Quick form check. Did my "A" workout today:

Squats 3x5
Bench Press 5x5
Bent Over barbell row 5x5

Can someone critique my squat form please? I've uploaded one of my sets: do I look like I'm hitting parallel? Anything obviously wrong? I notice my knees sometimes buckle inwards slightly on working sets so I'm working on forcing them to follow the line of my feet.

 
From that vid I'd say reps 3, 4 and 5 would be short of parallel. Drop the weight and try to go lower, or find a box that is lower than parallel and do some box squatting for a bit :)
 
P4radox I would say you are going deep enough, but you look like you are over extending your back a little. It doesn't look as though you are driving your hips forward on your way up.

edit: probably better to listen to morba over me though ^^ :)
 
My scientific working out of not hitting depth is the lowest the barbell reaches. If you look at the first rep, the barbell passes the 2nd hole above the safety. 3, 4 and 5 doesn't
 
I think you've got your feet too wide apart to be honest. Which is why making sure your ankle and knee are in alignment is difficult and pushing them out to the side is tough. Narrow your stance (a little wider than shoulder width) and point your feet out a little more to about 30 degrees. Drive your hips and ass up.

Some nice power there though :)
 
Yeah just looked at feet, they look wider than shoulder width, though that could be because of the light on your England top
 
Heading out into garage in a bit, do some back work.

2.5 scoops of jack3d taken. 2 scoops had no effect, doubt 2.5 will make a difference tbh
 
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Yeah just looked at feet, they look wider than shoulder width, though that could be because of the light on your England top
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It looks like there's a lot of pressure on the outside of the knee which is whats causing them to come in. Similar to when forced into the splits. Most likely find there's an imbalance in abductor/adductor recruitment because of this and that it's also tough for him to drive up, as his ass isn't properly in the whole if that makes sense. You'd have a tough time squatting ATG with a wide stance like that, without some serious stretch/strain on the inside of the groin from what I can see in the video. Just my 2p.
 
Depth is ok imo if you are someone whos not interested in powerlifting etc etc. You're going lower than 80% of the people out there.

Someone posted a great video the other week about squatting if you can find it. Also try box squatting like Morba said, its ace.
 
Morba said:
Heading out into garage in a bit, do some back work.

2.5 scoops of jack3d taken. 2 scoops had no effect, doubt 2.5 will make a difference tbh
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Was it here or UK Muscle where the guy posted and said he'd taken like 10 scoops of some pre workout supp and had to leave the gym after warming up because he couldn't stop shaking.

I think you should put it to the test Morba :p
 
PAz said:
Was it here or UK Muscle where the guy posted and said he'd taken like 10 scoops of some pre workout supp and had to leave the gym after warming up because he couldn't stop shaking.

I think you should put it to the test Morba :p
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Here iirc, I think I'd drop dead
 
PAz said:
Was it here or UK Muscle where the guy posted and said he'd taken like 10 scoops of some pre workout supp and had to leave the gym after warming up because he couldn't stop shaking.

I think you should put it to the test Morba :p
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SkotchEgg I do believe.
 
Thanks for the input guys.

I'll try the following next time:
-Narrower stance: I think you're right about this being the cause of my knee movement.
-A little more depth: I definitely want to be at or below parallel.:)
-Driving more upwards with the hips: I watched the Ripptoe video where he recommended this, but I've found it pretty difficult to accomplish.
 
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