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Cute farmers tan!

 

The half arm tan will be the new trend!

Nice work on that 8 pack!

 

Awww look at those gloves. What do you do to treat the vagina's on your hands?

 

Hi guys, I first saw this thread back in may, and looked thru a few pages of it, and it helped motivate me to actually go to a gym and lift heavy objects. Im still a beginner, but im making definite progress and im gonna stick with it. In TW speak, im doing some overdue mods and upgrades on my stock model self. Anyhow, even tho yall didnt know, just wanted to say thanks for pushing me over the edge into action.

 

^^ Hell ya buddy......keep it up!

 

I always felt gay wearing gloves but I'm not sayin shit cause that dude would prob kick my ass! LOL

 

Those gloves are awesome! The Bionic brand, with padding at all the right pressure points. They are very grippy, I've repped out 345 on deadlift with those gloves and no lifting straps..

I don't feel like a pussy wearing gloves, I feel like a pussy wearing a support belt. If you've gotta wear a belt to support you body and stabilize your core, you're lifting more then you can handle!! Strengthen the core and support muscles then start lifting heavier. Nothing should ever replace a strong core. I mainly use gloves for hand protection instead of chalk as they are not as messy and reusable

 

When I'm messing around on the pull up bars at the park I wear some football style gloves for grip and they def keep the ripped callluses at a minimum!

 

Hey, I meant to ask you what your eating looks like? Calories, macro break down.....low carb? Your ripped brother and about as much muscle as i'd like to have (no homo) lol!

 

When I had a hand surgery my sophomore year in college I started using wraps and gloves.

About 6 months later I tried to clean without them and couldn't pull over 315 past my knees my grip got so weak.

I Haven't used them since and my grip and forearms have gotten a ton better. I usually go in to the high 4's on dead lifts and high 3's on shrugs now with no grip issues.

IMO gloves/ wraps/ knee wraps/ belts/ bench shirts have a place in the world. But if used more than once in a blue moon they create weak links in the body.

 

Gloves do have their place and it's all personal preference for sure. I don't do dead lifts, cleans, or anything of that sort so I'm always handling everything with my bare hands.

 

If your going to lift really heavy weight a belt is a must. It's pretty cheap insurance that could keep you walking.

I no longer use any of that stuff but I also don't allow myself to go over 5 plates on squats or dead lifts anymore. I only lift to stay healthy now. No need to hurt myself.

When I was still playing ball and lifting "heavy" I did use a belt, I also used wrist wraps maxing on cleans.

 

That's fine.

I've never used a belt, and never will. I hold to my statement that you need a strong core and that if you can't lift something properly and with good form without a belt, don't lift it.

 

I typically use a belt to hold my pants up when I'm NOT at the gym.

 

Monday- Chest
Flat Bench 135x8, 225x4, 315x10, 405x1, 405x1
Push Ups (All out)
Cable or Machine Fly
Machine Incline 225x12 (4 sets)
(if not burnt by now, I do negative flatbench, chains on flat bench or rubber band on flat bench)

Tuesday- Cardio (running, stairmaster, or skills course at work)

Wednesday- Back, Shoulders, Lats
Seated Military Press 125x10, 225x8, 225x6
Bent over Rows 225x10(3 sets)
Upright shoulder fly (machine or free weights)
Upright Rows (cable or free weight)
Cable rows 200x10 (3 sets)
Lat Pull downs 160x10 (3 sets)
Shrugs 315x10 (4 sets) barbel or 100x20 (3 sets) dumbel

Thursday- Legs
Squats 135x10, 225x10, 315x10
Leg Ext 3 sets
Leg Curls 3 sets
Calf 3 sets
30 mins stairmaster

Friday- Arms(bi and tri)
Dipsx12 4 sets
Preacher Curls 50x10, 70x10, 90x10
Cable Curls 3 sets
Seated Curls 3 sets
Cable pull down 3 sets
Skull crushers 3 sets
Negative Curls 3 sets
What ever else untill I cant move my arms

Weekend OFF


Supplements- B12 injections, Arimidex, 200mg Test Cyp once a week

 

^^^ this.