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The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Discussion in 'Health' started by TyT, Jan 31, 2011.

  1. Jan 22, 2013 at 9:22 AM
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    T-Rex266

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    Standing calve raises: 10 reps, hold for 10 seconds flexed-that's one set. Do 4 sets of these.

    Seated calve raises:3x10 heavy
     
  2. Jan 22, 2013 at 10:03 AM
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    After having got back into the swing of things the past few weeks, I would have to say that my body responds best to compound lifts and workouts catered towards that. Early last year I started doing stronglifts 5x5 workout and seen great results with that as far as improving on my strength in regards to major compound exercises, but for whatever reason, isolation excercises do not seem to be effective. Maybe my workouts are intense enough or I'm allowing too much time in between sets?? Idk.

    Kodiak, have you had a chance to get a workout routine together, I know you are busy tasing guys and what not, but thought id ask lol. No rush, just curious.
     
  3. Jan 22, 2013 at 7:45 PM
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    Look at it from a volume stand point.....tricep kick back vs dips (granted dips hit upper chest and anterior delts synergistically, which is actually a bonus).

    Kickback - 50lbs at 3x10reps = 1,500lbs moved
    Tricep Dips - 185lbs (bodyweight) at 3x10reps = 5,550lbs moved

    Gymnast look better than bodybuilders IMO and they hardly ever isolate, its primarily compound bodyweight strength in the lower rep ranges.
     
  4. Jan 23, 2013 at 12:33 AM
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  5. Jan 23, 2013 at 12:48 AM
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    ^^^ I'm gonna do this.
     
  6. Jan 23, 2013 at 12:49 AM
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    then go straight to pushups, say you're crosstraining and look everyone around you straight in the eye as soon as you're done with your sets
     
  7. Jan 23, 2013 at 7:01 AM
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    Then if DB kickbacks are useless, then what are your views on skull crushers? BB, kettleball, or DB skull crushers...same movement
     
  8. Jan 23, 2013 at 1:09 PM
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  9. Jan 23, 2013 at 1:18 PM
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  10. Jan 23, 2013 at 3:11 PM
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  11. Jan 23, 2013 at 3:16 PM
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    I was watching that one after the first one lol!

    I wanna do that OH ITS A TEXT!!!! And throw something.

    Intro to walking around....101, Barhopping LOL!
     
  12. Jan 23, 2013 at 3:24 PM
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    hell yeah dude. that guy is funny as shit
     
  13. Jan 23, 2013 at 3:30 PM
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    If he was on Jersey Shore, I'd watch it.
     
  14. Jan 23, 2013 at 6:40 PM
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    So I got all backrocked Obama in the gym today, also worked on my Con and Sent.

    :cool:
     
  15. Jan 23, 2013 at 6:50 PM
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    Now I'm all up in the kitchen workin the eggs and beans to get my 50 shades of gains, becoming the museum of muscle history BITCHES!!!!!
     
  16. Jan 23, 2013 at 9:37 PM
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  17. Jan 23, 2013 at 10:51 PM
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  18. Jan 23, 2013 at 11:04 PM
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  19. Jan 24, 2013 at 6:47 AM
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    Lookin like a hipster arab
     
  20. Jan 24, 2013 at 7:54 AM
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    Lol......no skinny jeans!

    Chest is lookin thick!
     

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