Man of Honour
*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***
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Soldato
Think you misunderstood...
It's jumping on boxes, not jumping in your boxers!
That said, you are looking..
kd
It's jumping on boxes, not jumping in your boxers!
That said, you are looking..
kd
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When doing chinups is it wrong to relax and go to a dead hang on each rep?
Associate
I don't think so, I always hang for a split second before doing each rep. Pretty sure it works you're lats more!
Soldato
It's wrong not to do that.
Man of Honour
You need a full extension, but you need to keep the scapulas activated (or "put them in your back pocket"). ie. don't disengage your scaps.
O lawd kai
300 workout...
I don't even...
But...
I thought...
:X
Performed once a week, i do zero cardio at the moment this is done purely to keep fitness levels up.
Disagree totally, apart from the one workout above i lift hypertrophy 5 times a weeks. As for my diet it clearly is not rubbish as i am SLOWLY adding mass while staying lean without any cardio. I manage to stay between 7 - 9% b.f all year round and hold a decent amount of mass??
I don't think he's made much progress recently at all. I think his greatest progress has been made when he followed basic workouts and tried and tested diets. Since he got lean and done well for himself, I don't think he's made too much progress and this seems to coincide with his ridiculous choice in workouts etc..
Not to sleight the guy as I think he looks great, I'd kill to look that good. I just wish he'd stick to something he'd actually make decent gains with and get better. Rather than blowing smoke up his ass
It's clearly my day of being honest today
Very honest, but yet again i disagree the amount of progress i have made from May - December 2012 is probably the most i have made since i started training, i have managed to add mass while staying around single level b.f you only have to look at very first photoshoot in May 2012 to my latest one Nov 2012. This has come through as above hypertophy training, lifting heavy and eating lots.
I post workout's like the following to give people a different insight into training; my weekday training is no doubt like 90% of others here. Here is tonight's training session
Front shoulder press - dumbbell
Seated Bent-Over Rear Delt Raise - dumbbell
Driving wheels with weight plate
Arnie press - dumbbell
Front delt raises - dumbbell
Rear shoulder press - dumbbell
Side lateral raises - dumbbell
3 sets, 6 - 10 rep range hardly crazy?
Correct, as above, no cardio is performed while training heavy, this is merely done to keep fitness levels.
I guess the problem he has is the constant chopping and changing of contracts leaving him little time to settle into a decent routine. However - since he started, I agree entirely, he hasn't changed much - but he's nearing his potential naturally now in terms of huge obvious changes anyway. He's done most of the hard work. Unless he's allowed to go a little "soft" he won't really get the chance to grow as much.
Would you REALLY kill to look like that? Sure he's lean and well defined - but.... anwyay it's not fair to have a pop at him.
Correct, its really difficult to just "pig out" and gain mass quickly. However, i have made my sponsor aware and they are understanding i dont want anything planned untill May. This has given me 8 months to concentrate on adding a little mass.
Diet is really nailed
BMR is 1700 i have added 1200 calories for daily activity giving 2,900 calories a day (% ratio changes depending on high or low level) i plan to stay covered up untill May when i attend the Bodypower.
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Caporegime
Not sure if I'll be able to do the gym tonight, meaning I might be doing four days on the trot, then the meet on Saturday. It's going to be fun 
Caporegime
Caporegime
Excited
Caporegime
Nice one
I thought that we would be doing deadlifts tonight in the gym, hence my overhead work yesterday. Seems that we might be doing a pressing session though, log and bench! That will be interesting 2 days of pressing in a row
Caporegime
Good bye sweet shoulders
Damn right. Might just have to lower the weight and hit a shed load of reps. 100x5 for 3 sets would be nice, but can't see it happening lol.
Soldato
I think Dom, Ice and LiE will be in the same weight class this time around.. Now that is something I'd like to see!
Caporegime
I think Dom, Ice and LiE will be in the same weight class this time around.. Now that is something I'd like to see!
Correct.
My hip is healing up so depends how it feels. Should be able to smash bench and deadlifts
Is it sad, that I'm overly excited about the new gym were getting built?
Supposedly more racks, lifting platforms for deads etc. One of the guys is talking about setting up a powerlifting club too! Not that I'll be in the same league as some of the guys but be nice to see more of it going on.
Supposedly more racks, lifting platforms for deads etc. One of the guys is talking about setting up a powerlifting club too! Not that I'll be in the same league as some of the guys but be nice to see more of it going on.