In Jan it was like 265x5 squats, 275x5 DL, and 225x3 bench. Since then theyre 185x10 squat, 225x5 DL, 145x10 bench, which have all dropped 10-20lbs since Jan.
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I see a lot of really big guys doing very limited range of motion with completely insane weights, I can only assume they also do full range of motion with lighter weights and are isolating or doing something I don't know about. I just grab my pansy weights and do a lot of volume and call it good. Haha.
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If you're on gear, anything you do will work. Also 1/4 shoulder press is going to burn the shit out of your delts because of constant tension, it's really all about what you're trying to do. Phil Heath does quarter squats, are you going to tell him go full rom you pussy?
The best part of that video is Brahma doesn't even look like he's tight he's just like "ok well let's see how this goes." Wtf dude.
The best part of that video is Brahma doesn't even look like he's tight he's just like "ok well let's see how this goes." Wtf dude.
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6'3" 295.
You absolutely do half reps on shoulders. Not sure about 1/4. Never lock your arms, never bottom out. I get a MUCH better burn and workout.
To be honest my ROM just isn't there any more. I don't stretch, and over the years my injuries have prevented this a ton. Especially anything involving shoulders and legs.
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Yeah, he pins lol. If you find a dude who's huge and lean, 99% he's on something. When you're natural, you kind of have to pick one or the other.
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Jesus dude you're 1" taller than me and 110lbs heavier. You weigh more than me and my wife put together.
Your shoulder reps look fine, I was always told not to go past biceps parallel with the ground on shoulder reps. You went slightly past that so you're good.
I end up doing like 65lb dumbbells on incline or 155lbs on bar and just do 3 sets of 10 reps, rather than trying to go heavy. I have wussy joints I think.
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Late to the discussion about squats here, but this is my take.
You have to work the fuck off your legs for them to grow. What really works for me is supersetting. Ill do 3 "epic sets" after I'm warmed up. One set for me consists of:
405x6, just past parallel. Once I rack the weight, I IMMEDIATELY strip 2 plates off each side, only maybe 30s rest.
225x10-12 (as many as I can handle)
135x 10
That above would be an example of my last set of squats at my heaviest weight.
After each set of these, Im seriously on the verge of passing out, my vision will start going white after I rack the weight. Sweating through my shirt, huffing and heaving ect. I did this routine for a couple years now in order to work up to my 405lb squat.
You have to work the fuck off your legs for them to grow. What really works for me is supersetting. Ill do 3 "epic sets" after I'm warmed up. One set for me consists of:
405x6, just past parallel. Once I rack the weight, I IMMEDIATELY strip 2 plates off each side, only maybe 30s rest.
225x10-12 (as many as I can handle)
135x 10
That above would be an example of my last set of squats at my heaviest weight.
After each set of these, Im seriously on the verge of passing out, my vision will start going white after I rack the weight. Sweating through my shirt, huffing and heaving ect. I did this routine for a couple years now in order to work up to my 405lb squat.
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I get this sensation doing front squats, but it's probably just the bar choking me out.
Never wrapped nor worn sleeves. Fuck that shit.