The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

because i've never "maxed" out on deads. i usually do my deads with a set of 5-8 reps. i didn't want to lie and assume i can do 400 lbs one time.

just saw my error. I meant to say squat 375

 

Thats one big ass phone!

 

Mjp also, what else did you do for lats besides weighted pull ups?? Mine are failing....

 

I find too that my body reacts better to the compound exercises like you mentioned. Just never been able to get my lats to "bulge out" like that. I'll try doing more pull ups, maybe get my weight vest out of the drawer and wipe the dust off lol

 

Shit, I used to use it a lot! Its very....unconventional..so people make fun of you.

 

I was wondering what was going on in here, so I read the whole thing. There is some good work going on. Some decent workouts as well. Props to you guys for getting it done.

 

those are the people who dont need to be in the same part of the gym as you! i get the funniest looks when im doing dips with 2 45's and a 25 hanging from my belt and i waddle around in between sets with the weights clanking around and people give me the stink eye

 

Jokes on them. Weighted dips are the single best way to get bigger arms.

Anyone tried a form of HIT training? Been lifting for a couple years and HIT has given me the best gains I've seen since I started.

 

never heard of HIT ive been doing max-ot for about 1.5 years now totally changed my body

 

HAHA!! I know this look! A lot of the people that give me that look when I'm doing weighted dips are the guys that come in and do really crazy shit and yell and wear the designer work out gear and listen to gangsta tunes on wrap around head sets with the volume louder then the gym music! Sometimes I just have to laugh at some of the people that come in...they obviously don't get the concepts of muscle building and working out! And some spend more time texting then they do lifting! I wanna work out with Animal, lol squat till you puke! I love the quotes on his tee shirts.

 

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), such as Crossfit?

 

That shits too funny i have this dude at my gym who will stack up 405 on the smith machine and incline press it but just move it enough to roll the hooks back then let it come down maybe an inch or two this is no shit and rep it like 5 or 6 times like that yelling his ass off then get up and walk around all puffed up makes me laugh he wont for the life of me get on an actual bench press though???

 

Uh range of motion much? I mean thats where you get your growth from!!! I can understand negative reps but moving weight an inch is.....like dipping a ball in, it gets you nowhere.

 

My bro in law does crossfit and hes shared some info with me sounds pretty intense im just not into group stuff i like to hit the weights hard solo and its always been that way.

 

Did you start with form first? Getting good form with that is important. I have 4 weeks worth of a starting point crossfit style workout if you interested Colton. Its all laid out, daily, sets, times, etc.