*** The 2013 Gym Rats Thread ***

Hedge said:
Can anyone recommend a good Chest / tris session for tonight?

I usually do something like..

BB Bench,
DB Flys
Cable Crossovers
Close grip chest press (on machine)
Dips
Tricep Kickbacks.

I fancy mixing it up a touch. Maybe Incline DB press somewhere?

Im interested in what kind of routines some of you more aesthetically pleasing folk use.
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Dips 5x5, go as heavy as you need
incline db bench 5x3 - HEAVY
skull crushers - 3x10
 
Congrats with the comp! mirin' all your lifts :cool:

I've finished another cycle of HST and as always can't knock it however am beginning to find it a little repatative. I like the low volume and high frequency and the variety that comes with it. I don't have a prefence for a size or strength focused program, these are linked somewhat, but if I can acheive both it'd be spiffing.

I've been pointed towards The Texas Method and also have an acquaintance who recommended Wendler's 5,3,1.

I feel that if I don't have structure then I'm simply wasting my time and as I've found before after finishing HST I want to have a week or two to faff around but find by my second workout I'm lost and it feels a bit pointless.

I've only really got 3 training days per week with occasionally some time at the weekend.

Suggestions welcome :)
 
Freefaller said:
If you want a really hard roller which gets deep into the tissue I cannot recommend the black rumble roller. The blue one is a bit softer - but whilst it is whole new worlds of pain the rumble roller is world class! :D
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Saved to my wish list for birthday time, cheers :)
 
Hedge said:
Can anyone recommend a good Chest / tris session for tonight?

I usually do something like..

BB Bench,
DB Flys
Cable Crossovers
Close grip chest press (on machine)
Dips
Tricep Kickbacks.

I fancy mixing it up a touch. Maybe Incline DB press somewhere?

Im interested in what kind of routines some of you more aesthetically pleasing folk use.
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No to tricep kick backs - use a cable machine and a rope far better.

Do ring dips rather than regular dips - so humbling and so much better! However dips are good - but they need to be heavy.

Don't use the machine - do CGBP on the bench.

Barbell bench is good.

Try alternative DB incline press - that's rather humbling too.

Cable flies or DB flies are good as long as you keep the tension at all times.
 
Cheers for reply FF

Ill ditch the kickbacks, I do the cable/rope Tricep pushdown occasionally but the rope here is absolute crap. it looks like a dog has chewed it lol .

Dips are something Ive only recently began to do. They put so much strain on my shoulders they scare me. I have to be very strict in my setup and Depth with them.

Might try weighted dips tonight. Ill tell ya how I get on.

Also I think I might start videoing my form for critique.
 
Considering how much Ice has squatted in training and deadlifted for reps I think he's still the man to beat when fit and healthy but LiE's turned in to a lifting machine over the last year and just doesn't seem to stop, he's like a bloody T-1000! Makes it all the more interesting for us mere mortals though :D
 
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As I said yesterday, you absolutely stole the show.

Hopefully next time I can make things more interesting ;)

And yeah, the unfortunate truth is that someday Dom will outlift us all, it's just a matter of him getting a few more years of training. Then me and LiE will form our own federation/support group for OAP lifters.
 
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Forgot to say well done LiE. Of all your lifts that 202.5 squat was by far the most impressive imo. Not just because it was a PB but because the height and speed made it look incredibly easy for your heaviest squat to date. Personally think you had 210 in you yesterday :)
 
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