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On January 11 2013 01:21 rEiGN~ wrote:
I like walking, more so than running. More resistance would make it more interesting.
Stairs and uphill doesn't sound bad but you really need the right kind of environment for that.
Elliot Hulse said that he sometimes pulls a metal sleigh around which he can load with weights that suit his needs. Otherwise a backpack made for carrying stuff, and load it with stones or old school books
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On January 11 2013 06:57 Ahzz wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2013 01:21 rEiGN~ wrote:
I like walking, more so than running. More resistance would make it more interesting.
Stairs and uphill doesn't sound bad but you really need the right kind of environment for that. Elliot Hulse said that he sometimes pulls a metal sleigh around which he can load with weights that suit his needs. Otherwise a backpack made for carrying stuff, and load it with stones or old school books
That would be sick if I lived in the countryside.
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I noticed that the PowerBlock guys now make a straight barbell so you can attach PowerBlock dumbbells to either end. I've been using PowerBlock U-90s as a home gym, doing dumbbell squats, weighted chins, romanian/stiff-leg dumbbell deadlifts, and dumbbell floor press. Now that I've reached 90 lbs per hand on squats, it seems like grip is starting to hold me back. I'm looking to eventually hit 20 reps at 90 lbs per hand for squats, but I think my grip is stagnating. I'd also like to get more range of motion on my press than floor press allows. I think that this bar, in conjunction with a power rack and utility bench, would solve my problems. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a power rack that would accommodate a bar of this length. The website says 55" total length and 40" bar length. There's also this demonstration video ( http://www.powerblock.com/StraightBarvideo.php ) that seems to suggest that you have to set up your weight on a flat surface, which would suck quite a lot for trying to get the loaded bar up to the racked position. I'm thinking I could build some 'stands' of my own to sit outside the rack and allow me to change the weight while the bar is racked.
edit: http://www.treadmillfactory.ca/p-1789-c-8-sa-multi-power-squat-rack.html Here is a rack that I'm looking at. Seems well-priced, but it says the assembled dimension is 51" wide. You can see some sort of pegs coming out of the sides of the rig in the picture (I'm a noob and don't know what these are) and I'm wondering if those would be included in the assembled width. I'm not sure how this relates to the width of the rack/safety bars. Is there a standard width for these sorts of things?
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Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
On January 11 2013 06:57 Ahzz wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2013 01:21 rEiGN~ wrote:
I like walking, more so than running. More resistance would make it more interesting.
Stairs and uphill doesn't sound bad but you really need the right kind of environment for that. Elliot Hulse said that he sometimes pulls a metal sleigh around which he can load with weights that suit his needs. Otherwise a backpack made for carrying stuff, and load it with stones or old school books
Getting too much weight in a backpack may be bad for your back, weighted belt is the safest way to go. But generally, you don't need a lot of weight to notice the difference.
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Papua New Guinea1059 Posts
On January 12 2013 16:26 KaoReal wrote:Now that I've reached 90 lbs per hand on squats, it seems like grip is starting to hold me back. I'm looking to eventually hit 20 reps at 90 lbs per hand for squats, but I think my grip is stagnating. Work on your forearms and buy straps. Should help a ton.
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Hi, ive started working out for past month or so, eating the right foods and im starting to gain... everywhere but my forearms... what do you guys recomend to try and increase forearm size? i use to be skinny with a high metabolism, and by eating the right food and proteins im starting to shape on my upper body and my biceps are a lot bigger, but my forearms still look like twigs... Any help would be appreciated! I also was workin out before the last month but my workour was illa dvised and not gaining after a while! Now ive started using barbells and more free weights comapred to machines!
EDIT:Ive actually foudna great site for lots of different exercises! Sorry for this post 
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On January 12 2013 19:55 Tommylew wrote:Hi, ive started working out for past month or so, eating the right foods and im starting to gain... everywhere but my forearms... what do you guys recomend to try and increase forearm size? i use to be skinny with a high metabolism, and by eating the right food and proteins im starting to shape on my upper body and my biceps are a lot bigger, but my forearms still look like twigs... Any help would be appreciated! I also was workin out before the last month but my workour was illa dvised and not gaining after a while! Now ive started using barbells and more free weights comapred to machines! EDIT:Ive actually foudna great site for lots of different exercises! Sorry for this post
Heavy Deadlifts (probably best with double overhead grip/ hook grip; you have to use chalk/ liquid chalk: you cannot gain the maximum out of those pulls, if the weights are limited because of sweaty hands)
Heavy weighted Pull Ups/ Chin Ups
Heavy weighted Dips
If those won't make your forearms grow, wrist curls for sure won't either.
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On January 12 2013 16:26 KaoReal wrote:I noticed that the PowerBlock guys now make a straight barbell so you can attach PowerBlock dumbbells to either end. I've been using PowerBlock U-90s as a home gym, doing dumbbell squats, weighted chins, romanian/stiff-leg dumbbell deadlifts, and dumbbell floor press. Now that I've reached 90 lbs per hand on squats, it seems like grip is starting to hold me back. I'm looking to eventually hit 20 reps at 90 lbs per hand for squats, but I think my grip is stagnating. I'd also like to get more range of motion on my press than floor press allows. I think that this bar, in conjunction with a power rack and utility bench, would solve my problems. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a power rack that would accommodate a bar of this length. The website says 55" total length and 40" bar length. There's also this demonstration video ( http://www.powerblock.com/StraightBarvideo.php ) that seems to suggest that you have to set up your weight on a flat surface, which would suck quite a lot for trying to get the loaded bar up to the racked position. I'm thinking I could build some 'stands' of my own to sit outside the rack and allow me to change the weight while the bar is racked. edit: http://www.treadmillfactory.ca/p-1789-c-8-sa-multi-power-squat-rack.html Here is a rack that I'm looking at. Seems well-priced, but it says the assembled dimension is 51" wide. You can see some sort of pegs coming out of the sides of the rig in the picture (I'm a noob and don't know what these are) and I'm wondering if those would be included in the assembled width. I'm not sure how this relates to the width of the rack/safety bars. Is there a standard width for these sorts of things?
Those pegs at the top and bottom are for attaching bands, and they are probably not included in the dimensions of the rack. Usually those are an option to be added to racks, at additional expense. The "standard size" of a power rack is large enough to accomodate an olympic barbell, inside the sleeves, plus a few inches wiggle room - that bar is ~51.5 inches, so most racks are right around 4 feet wide. Even if I'm wrong by as much as 3 inches per side, that bar is still not going to be rackable. The website also says "urethane" bar... so you're buying a bar that's a) not steel, b) expensive for what you're getting, c) not easily upgradable and d) not ideal for what you're trying to do.
I would recommend trying to pick up a cheap 300 lb barbell set on craigslist to get you started if you're serious about home gyms. Probably can find something from CAP or Weider that is way less than what you spent on those DB's anyway, let alone DB's + Bar.
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On January 12 2013 16:26 KaoReal wrote:I noticed that the PowerBlock guys now make a straight barbell so you can attach PowerBlock dumbbells to either end. I've been using PowerBlock U-90s as a home gym, doing dumbbell squats, weighted chins, romanian/stiff-leg dumbbell deadlifts, and dumbbell floor press. Now that I've reached 90 lbs per hand on squats, it seems like grip is starting to hold me back. I'm looking to eventually hit 20 reps at 90 lbs per hand for squats, but I think my grip is stagnating. I'd also like to get more range of motion on my press than floor press allows. I think that this bar, in conjunction with a power rack and utility bench, would solve my problems. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a power rack that would accommodate a bar of this length. The website says 55" total length and 40" bar length. There's also this demonstration video ( http://www.powerblock.com/StraightBarvideo.php ) that seems to suggest that you have to set up your weight on a flat surface, which would suck quite a lot for trying to get the loaded bar up to the racked position. I'm thinking I could build some 'stands' of my own to sit outside the rack and allow me to change the weight while the bar is racked. edit: http://www.treadmillfactory.ca/p-1789-c-8-sa-multi-power-squat-rack.html Here is a rack that I'm looking at. Seems well-priced, but it says the assembled dimension is 51" wide. You can see some sort of pegs coming out of the sides of the rig in the picture (I'm a noob and don't know what these are) and I'm wondering if those would be included in the assembled width. I'm not sure how this relates to the width of the rack/safety bars. Is there a standard width for these sorts of things?
I'm also looking for a power rack and saw that exact rack today. It's 50.1-51" wide from end to end of the rack which is barely enough to fit a standard olympic bar. This is $50 more but is 48" wide and has a rubber surface on the safeties.
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Hi, I recently started lifting to increase my weight / mass
I started about 1 month ago at 108 lbs, and now I'm about 115. I've been eating about 2k - 2.5k cals a day.
I also drink this weight gainer shake once a day http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3480829, as well as an Ensure Plus.
I eat small meals every 2-3 hours, the weight gainer and ensure plus I count as meals.
I'm consuming about 100g of protein a day, and for the most part eat pretty clean, sometimes I'll have fast food.
My concern is that all the weight is going to my belly and it looks like im pregnant... I know I'm gonna gain fat during my bulk, but my stomach looks completely bloated, and the rest of my body looks relatively the same (well my thighs are bigger)
One thing I do is I'll wake up in the middle of the night and eat, then go right to sleep -- is this bad for me?
Is it the sugars in the Ensure Plus and Weight gainer shake that are making me look super fat and bloated?-- besides those 2 things, thats about the only "sugary" things I'll eat (40g a day) -- there's 3 grams of creatine in the weight gainer shake- is it the water retention making me look bloated?
As for my workout routine I do full body workout every other day which consists of squats, barbel curls, overhead press, bentover row, bench press, calf raises, ab crunches (i plan to start isolating in a month of two)
Also, another question is since I started at 108 and I'm super skinny, should I just do a massive bulk to my desired weight (~140) or should I do bulk/cut cycles until 140.
I would show a pic but my stomach dosen't look that big when I try to take a pic of it.
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you say your stomach is bloated, but doesn't look bloated when you take a picture of it. You also say that you're super skinny, which you probably are at 115. What's your height? All I'm saying is, it may all be just in your head.
I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure creatine helps your body retain water with regular dosages at least.
Also, I know that it's probably hard for you to do because at the moment you're very conscious about the way you look, but you will feel better and look better if for a moment you focus on increasing your squat, bench and deadlift. Your size WILL increase, but it will increase with good proportions, so don't be alarmed by that. You probably WILL gain some fat if you want to ensure you gain enough calories to maximize gains. However, with your weight I wouldn't be worried about that.
What are your goals? If you wish to have a good looking body with more strength, most will recommend you compound exercises like squat, bench, deadlift, overhead press three times a week, and eating enough that you gain weight consistently (to ensure muscular growth). Eventually when you reach your training goals, you may wish to cut some extra fat away, but honestly, if you maintain a REALISTIC grasp on your body and what it should look like, you can add or take away some calories from your diet to adjust if you are having trouble gaining or your get too much weight in a short period of time.
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Your stomach is bigger because you eat more, doesn't have much to do with fat. Creatine increases total body water retention, it doesn't change the distribution of water, meaning it doesn't make you look bloated.
If you need to get up in the middle of the night to actually fit your food that's probably fine, but it's not necessary. Your body doesn't give a shit if you wait untill the morning.
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i tend to sleep after eating bfast/lunch/dinner, is that a problem to my body? I have no ways to cure that at all...
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Hmm, yea I just got back from the gym and my stomach does look a little more slim might be my mind.
Another thing is when I do bench press I feel like my arms getting worked out way more than my chest... after doing bench press today my arms were super soar, I could barley feel any "pump" in my chest
Same with doing overhead press and bent over rows-- I feel like my arms are feeling all of the burn and not my back/shoulders, (I've been told my form is okay)s and when I can't do anymore it's because my arms are too worn out.
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That only means that your arms are weaker than your chest, relatively speaking. It is completely common, especially in novices, that some body parts are underdeveloped compared to others. Things will get different while you're getting stronger. Always keep in mind that these exercises are called 'compound' for a reason, many muscles at work.
I'd also like to know how tall you are. But don't sweat it, unless you are smaller than 5'0 there is no way in hell that you have a belly at 115lb. It is all in your head.
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I'm 5'7, I mean I don't have a "belly" but it feels all my weight is going into my stomach :/
edit: Right now for overhead presses, the weight I'm doing gives me some trouble on the 11th-12th rep especially on the second and third sets...but is it better to do a heavier weight but do maybe 7-8 reps?
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It's not like you gonna bulk up in a month. Building new muscle is a really long process. And no, keep at 8-12 reps. If you cant finish last few reps, just pause for a second or so, without letting go off the weights.
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So question about reps, I do 3x10 x 20kg bicep curls, if I try with 25kg I can manage to only do 5. Will it be better to do 5 x 25kg and then the next 5 with 20kg? or should I raise to 3x15 x 20kg for a while in hopes its easier later to do 25 kg?
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This is probably not the right place for this, but I think it is...i might be wrong though...And this also may have been asked/answered, and I'm sorry for these things, but I'm seriously looking for help here..
IT involves my sc2 play...when I'm in a game for longer than say 15-20 minutes i notice my mouse hand keeps going numb/tingly. I know that this is not good, what I'm looking for are suggestions to help alleviate this, i.e. Stretches that might help, a way to better position my mouse/keyboard that'll help...I'm just not sure what I should be doing.
Right now, I keep my mouse/keyboard towards the edge of my computer desk and try to keep good posture holding my arms up (sort of like almost a right angle bend in my elbows). I do this b/c I don't technically have a computer chair, my desk comes right up to my bed and i sit on my bed when at my computer.
any help/suggestions is greatly appreciated, since i can only play like 1 game every 30 minutes and then am forced to take like a 10 minute break.
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Get a proper setup or you are going to fuck your wrist for a LOOOONG time
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