EPTGonna do this week over since wednesday sucked as well.
TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2012 - Page 129
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Hurricane
United States3939 Posts
Gonna do this week over since wednesday sucked as well. | ||
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
Guess I gotta get myself a gymbro. | ||
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FFGenerations
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solidbebe
Netherlands4921 Posts
On March 18 2012 05:26 Osmoses wrote: Read about stuff. Came to a list of dont's. One was benching to failure without a spotter. I don't see the problem with this, it's very easy to just dump the weights off to the side. I guess it might become more of a problem when I start lifting heavier though. Guess I gotta get myself a gymbro. Wouldn't that make the risk of pulling your biceps pretty high? | ||
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phyre112
United States3090 Posts
On March 18 2012 05:30 FFGenerations wrote: i hope that was a joke. a) dumping after failure or any other time is potentially going to injure yourself...or someone else b) you'll get kicked out of your gym c) you need to be spotted on bench press because the energy expended to lift-off from the rack by yourself severely rapes your pressing ability d) people suggest that you should never or infrequently go to failure because it fucks your nervous system/recovery Dumping after failure isn't a big deal, but it's not something you want to be forced into often. Rule of thumb is if you're not positive you'll get the set, just ask for a spot - it's probably going to help you in the long run, anyway because you're not going to stop on a rep you potentially could have had. And if you get kicked out of your gym for dumping a weight that's crushing you, you're at a pretty crappy gym anyway. Going to failure (and doing it often) can really wear you out, or lead to injuries that's true - but having a spotter doesn't necessarily change how often you're doing that. Just don't bench too often - you should be doing back exercises at LEAST as often as you do bench, and preferably more often, especially if you're already lagging behind on back. | ||
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funkie
Venezuela9376 Posts
On March 18 2012 04:05 Daigomi wrote: I dunno, as long as the guy lifts the weight on his own, who cares if there are 10 guys standing around him? It feels a bit like saying it's more impressive to squat in a squat rack without a safety catch. Even tho I do feel the sentimient behind having 10 people spotting for you, I do feel fucking umcomfy having just 1 guy behind me, "helping me". There was this time a guy "tried" to help me, but halfway through my lift I had to tell him, no bro, I feel unsafer with you. It did feel pretty douchy, but fuck, I hate it when I don't feel comfortable lifting my weight.  . | ||
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KOVU
Denmark708 Posts
On March 18 2012 06:52 funkie wrote: Even tho I do feel the sentimient behind having 10 people spotting for you, I do feel fucking umcomfy having just 1 guy behind me, "helping me". There was this time a guy "tried" to help me, but halfway through my lift I had to tell him, no bro, I feel unsafer with you. It did feel pretty douchy, but fuck, I hate it when I don't feel comfortable lifting my weight. .I agree so much on this. However, I think the people at sJarls gym know how to spot pretty well. | ||
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GuiltyJerk
United States584 Posts
But the good news is that it's back to the weight training on Monday :D:D:D::D:D (Might put it off to Wednesday if I don't feel at least 90% again by Monday) | ||
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Malinor
Germany4734 Posts
I didn't know what this could be before watching, even dumber than I could have imagined. | ||
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FFGenerations
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
i wonder how many calories ill burn if i attach it to my fap hand with jumpsnap i lost 11 inches from my brain | ||
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solidbebe
Netherlands4921 Posts
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FFGenerations
7088 Posts
On March 18 2012 08:47 solidbebe wrote: Wow..... damn tell sell garbage. Burn the stuff I say! after that new usa movie someones gonna get beaten to death with a jumpsnap. calling it | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
That aside finally got drivers license. EZmilk has arrived. Flexibility is the worst tho. Still stretching every day, very little progress. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
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Logros
Netherlands9913 Posts
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Osmoses
Sweden5302 Posts
On March 18 2012 06:28 phyre112 wrote: Dumping after failure isn't a big deal, but it's not something you want to be forced into often. Rule of thumb is if you're not positive you'll get the set, just ask for a spot - it's probably going to help you in the long run, anyway because you're not going to stop on a rep you potentially could have had. And if you get kicked out of your gym for dumping a weight that's crushing you, you're at a pretty crappy gym anyway. Going to failure (and doing it often) can really wear you out, or lead to injuries that's true - but having a spotter doesn't necessarily change how often you're doing that. Just don't bench too often - you should be doing back exercises at LEAST as often as you do bench, and preferably more often, especially if you're already lagging behind on back. Well I'm still relatively new at heavy lifting so I think I have a buffer in recovery compared to the advanced lifter. I don't gp to failure every time, maybe once a week, and I bench three times a week. Doing big three though, which means I also squat and deadlift three times a week. So far it's working out. I usually get more exhausted from the squats than the bench. I work out early in the morning, so spotters aren't really readily available (obviously I'm also not risking injury to anyone else because nobody else is around). And asking a complete stranger to pause what he's doing to help me isn't really in my world. As for the unracking, I've found simply lying further in on the bench solves this pretty well, don't see why you should unrack the bar to more than a couple centimeters from the rack. People also suggest you should give your first set 100%. Maybe not all the time, but doing less should be the exception. I really don't think I could be hurting my CNS at my level anyway. Oh, and obviously I'm not doing another rep if I don't feel strong, if I don't feel like I can do it. When I go to failure I usually just barely miss it. And at the moment, with only 75kg on the bar, it's not hard to lean the bar sideways to dump. | ||
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FFGenerations
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glurio
Germany597 Posts
On incline might be a different story, but on flat bench unrack it yourself. Maybe not on 1rm attempts but normal rep weight shouldn't be a problem. | ||
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On March 18 2012 19:43 glurio wrote: I'm pretty sure you should be able to unrack the weight yourself when benching. On incline might be a different story, but on flat bench unrack it yourself. Maybe not on 1rm attempts but normal rep weight shouldn't be a problem. It's not that you can't, but it fucking sucks. It's a waste of energy, puts your shoulder under unnecesary stress and ruins ur technique. | ||
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