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siriusface
Australia3 Posts
Just wondering if I should be doing lifts? I've been working out without deadlifts etc seriously for 2 months, and have seen significant improvement, but the more the better  . So should I add the into the routine or are they simply another exercise that'll be mo different? What do they target? Thanks and have a merry Christmas :D | ||
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Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
On December 21 2010 08:24 siriusface wrote: Evening TL brethren, Just wondering if I should be doing lifts? I've been working out without deadlifts etc seriously for 2 months, and have seen significant improvement, but the more the better . So should I add the into the routine or are they simply another exercise that'll be mo different? What do they target? Thanks and have a merry Christmas :DIf you do one lift in the gym, it should be squats. If you do two lifts in the gym, they should be squats and deadlifts. For three lifts, it depends more on your goals, but generally power clean, press, or bench are good options. | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
squats don't do so much for ur upper body | ||
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decafchicken
United States20090 Posts
 @siriusface. Few things in life are certain. Squatting and Deadlifting are two of them. They work approximately everything. Had one of the best workouts of my life (got lots of videos btw ). Almost didn't even get into the gym, i would have been devastated  Wore my Sambas which are a million times better than running shoes for lifting. Also switched to hook grip which even though my thumb is tender and i have new calluses felt pretty awesomeGot snatches pretty solid up to 195 as can be seen here: + Show Spoiler + http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvvLlkXleWQ Having matched my PR in snatch, obv time to start C&Jing heavy with new and improved form(grip/catch). Clean and jerked 245: + Show Spoiler + Around this time, two randoms that were prob at the school to watch a girls bball game come into the gym. One promptly goes to the bench to show his buddy his sicklife 205 bench(almost dropped it on himself) At this time I load up 255 with the intention of just cleaning it. I get it up super ez so i jerk it like a boss (destroying old PR by 20kg). Kids give me weird/awe looks as they leave the gym. Cleaned a couple more times. Partner reminded me i was jumping(DURR why do i forget this) and i missed 275(10lbs off pr) but then got it here: + Show Spoiler + I feel like i'm pulling it pretty high and kinda unnecessarily squat cleaning it? Maybe i could do a lot more? idk Still had energy so i did 3x5@155 for OHP and 12 8 8 for chin ups. Made huge improvements on my form and all my lifts and all around probably one of my best days in the gym ever. | ||
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RosaParksStoleMySeat
Japan926 Posts
On December 21 2010 11:42 travis wrote: if there's one lift u do, shouldn't it be deadlifts? squats don't do so much for ur upper body The reason why I chose squats is because you can do them 3 days a week for 3-5 sets a session, depending on your level. Obviously it's hard to compare the two in terms of order of importance, but deadlifts are generally done once or twice a week for 1 set a session. Again, it's kind of hard to compare the two and I'm sure there will be people disagreeing with me here. I just prefer to call squats the #1 exercise for that reason, with deads being a close second. Decaf: Goddamn nice workout. The most impressive video for me was that 245 C&J; that was beautifully executed. Obviously the 275 clean was damn nice too. And here I am backsquatting in the 240-265 range ;_;. Anyway, I can't compete with Decaf in terms of kickass workouts, but today I did alright. Backsquat at 245x5x3, three sets of weighted dips (12x5x3 lol), three sets of weighted pull ups (25x6x3), and bench (190x5x3). If my dumb ass would stop getting sick I could start catching up to the beasts around here. | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
pulling high is fine. Just gives you more time to get under. | ||
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Sabu113
United States11075 Posts
You guys are terrible. It was really hard to avoid smirking >< | ||
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decafchicken
United States20090 Posts
God damnit i've become such a workout elitist snob | ||
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AoN.DimSum
United States2983 Posts
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NonY
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
I've never heard of that one though. I've heard of the Krispy kreme one where you run 2 mi and eat 12 in an hour though. Of course, I absolutely cannot recommend any of these things from a health standpoint but yeah... | ||
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G_Wen
Canada525 Posts
On December 21 2010 13:38 eshlow wrote:Of course, I absolutely cannot recommend any of these things from a health standpoint but yeah... I can't recommend it from a health standpoint but I'd love to see some ladder games after 24 beers. | ||
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Sabu113
United States11075 Posts
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NonY
8751 Posts
On December 21 2010 13:38 eshlow wrote: lol Tyler... don't kill yourself! I've never heard of that one though. I've heard of the Krispy kreme one where you run 2 mi and eat 12 in an hour though. Of course, I absolutely cannot recommend any of these things from a health standpoint but yeah... as far as i know, the challenge is spreading amongst college cross country teams. it's at least at duke and yale and texas. but yeah, completely unhealthy haha | ||
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
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terr13
United States298 Posts
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Deleted User 3420
24492 Posts
im sure it doesn't really hit ur upper body though but i don't think there is an equivalent for that. gymnastic isometrics can hit that stuff real good though | ||
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
Definite new years resolution this year, quit drinking for a few months. But not tonight! | ||
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