Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread
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Hoss
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Itlan
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Yes, because everyone who works out has the exact same goals.
And one of those goals is to impinge my shoulders by doing stupid fucking btn presses. You got it bro.
Brahma
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Ok
Fuck that behind the neck shit. I didn't even attempt them. Even taking the bar off the damn bench feels awkward.
I was able to get 280 on the standing press ( got the 405 on my normal incline/shoulder bench). It wasn't that my shoulders were weak...It was the balance and my fuckin core. My spine felt like it was going to be crushed!
Fuck that behind the neck shit. I didn't even attempt them. Even taking the bar off the damn bench feels awkward.
I was able to get 280 on the standing press ( got the 405 on my normal incline/shoulder bench). It wasn't that my shoulders were weak...It was the balance and my fuckin core. My spine felt like it was going to be crushed!
Itlan
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Love how I got negged for saying btn presses are shit.
Also Brahm, if you're not used to doing it standing your form may be off and you may be leaning way too much. For the record your max is about 100 pounds more than mine lmao. My shoulders are currently a mess though, I should probably see a physio.
Also Brahm, if you're not used to doing it standing your form may be off and you may be leaning way too much. For the record your max is about 100 pounds more than mine lmao. My shoulders are currently a mess though, I should probably see a physio.
Brahma
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Yeah...and the one guy I could have asked for proper technique was not at the gym.
Itlan
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The main difference is you're locking the weight over your head when standing, versus when sitting it's more like you're locking it above your chest. Personally prefer standing but whatever works for you.
zombiewizardhawk
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Lol... I now have a strange desire to see this happen at some point (when I sign up for a real gym).
zombiewizardhawk
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First day hitting the weights today, it kicked my butt. Ran out of juice on some of them before I could get all the sets in that I wanted but I guess it gives me goals to work up to. All sets of 10:
Bench: 45, 65, 85, 85 (barbell)
skull crushers: 35, 35, 35
bent over rows: 20, 20 (two sets each arm)
shoulder press: 15, 15, 15 (two dumbbells)
one legged squats: 35, 35 (two sets each leg)
Bench: 45, 65, 85, 85 (barbell)
skull crushers: 35, 35, 35
bent over rows: 20, 20 (two sets each arm)
shoulder press: 15, 15, 15 (two dumbbells)
one legged squats: 35, 35 (two sets each leg)
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Brahma
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When you're a super beginner, you dont need to split. The body is so unaccustomed to dealing with the stress you are putting on your muscles, that 3 sets for each muscle group is likely sufficient. In the very beginning stages of starting a routine. That's how I was when I started lifting as a teenager and everyone else who started as skin and bone.
Brahma
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Daelos
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NOT doing full body workouts as a beginner is stupid.
Most people that start out lifting can easily go 3-4 months of three full body workouts per week before they need to ease off and focus on single body parts. And that's if they stick with the regime. Most normal people who miss some workouts and don't always eat/sleep well can probably do 6-9 months of full body.
Most people that start out lifting can easily go 3-4 months of three full body workouts per week before they need to ease off and focus on single body parts. And that's if they stick with the regime. Most normal people who miss some workouts and don't always eat/sleep well can probably do 6-9 months of full body.
Shonuff
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Shoulders are delicate, period. And yeah, you've got to be cautious with them at all times. I don't train to failure on shoulders presses for a reason.