The Weightlifters Thread

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nbakerld said:
Yates has very detailed, and brief workout videos. They are great resources:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86TYYpaMoA[/youtube]
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I just finished watching the series. Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

At the very least a good motivator
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#1,677
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nbakerld said:
You can lift the rest of your life. I envy you. Enjoy football while you still have a chance to play.
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Thanks man. You're right. I love playing football. I just wish I could have the best of both worlds, but there just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day for that.
 
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ORANGE & WHITE said:
Honestly, my real problem is I've been lifting for over a decade and I'm bored right now. I have lost some size since cutting back but I'm okay with that. At one point I was hovering at about 280 and moving some heavy weights. I didn't like being that bulky so I cut back. I just need to find something new to spark my interest again.
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Do a bodybuilding competition.
 
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kwebbvols2344 said:
Nbaker, have you ever thought about competing in a show?
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I'd like to someday, but I don't have the size. I have good shape, but at 6' 2" about 180 lbs would be my competition size. If I can maintain till when I'm older I could compete in masters. I guess I could always juice. I haven't been able to grow much over the last 2 years. I'm continually improving shape, which makes me appear bigger, though.

I also have scoliosis, and winged scapula (shoulder blades that stick out like you see on a little kid). After 4 years of lifting, my back has come a long way, but I'm still trying to improve on weaknesses, slowly but surely.
 
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nbakerld said:
I'd like to someday, but I don't have the size. I have good shape, but at 6' 2" about 180 lbs would be my competition size. If I can maintain till when I'm older I could compete in masters. I guess I could always juice. I haven't been able to grow much over the last 2 years. I'm continually improving shape, which makes me appear bigger, though.

I also have scoliosis, and winged scapula (shoulder blades that stick out like you see on a little kid). After 4 years of lifting, my back has come a long way, but I'm still trying to improve on weaknesses, slowly but surely.
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Give it a try, at least for the experience. I have never been on stage but help prepare and train a girl for the Tennessee Ms. Fitness. Trust me, it's not full of low b.f., jacked up freaks as some may think. There is a ton of average joes competing. They were all athletic looking but not muscle bound in the least. The last one I went to happened to be in Knoxville a few years back. Another good thing is the free gear and goodies you get, not only as a competitor but even the folks who go to watch. If this is something you are interested in, seriously, get your feet wet.
 
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nbakerld said:
I'd like to someday, but I don't have the size. I have good shape, but at 6' 2" about 180 lbs would be my competition size. If I can maintain till when I'm older I could compete in masters. I guess I could always juice. I haven't been able to grow much over the last 2 years. I'm continually improving shape, which makes me appear bigger, though.

I also have scoliosis, and winged scapula (shoulder blades that stick out like you see on a little kid). After 4 years of lifting, my back has come a long way, but I'm still trying to improve on weaknesses, slowly but surely.
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Man you should definitely try it, I have been lifting for 2 years and eating right. I would love to do a natural show in a few years, I am 6'5 about 215. I would have to put on some good clean weight to be able to stand a chance.
 
#1,682
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I've started lifting in the mornings before I go to work. I like it a lot, makes me feel good the rest of the day.
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Started putting a stronger emphasis on negatives. Can't quite do the same weight, but I really feel the effect. Feels more thorough
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golfballs03 said:
Started putting a stronger emphasis on negatives. Can't quite do the same weight, but I really feel the effect. Feels more thorough
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Slow and controlled reps work best for me. Not quite a negative but I definately lower the weight slow. Use good form and you will see progress. Too many people have bad form.
 
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kwebbvols2344 said:
Slow and controlled reps work best for me. Not quite a negative but I definately lower the weight slow. Use good form and you will see progress. Too many people have bad form.
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You're right. They try to lift too much. Proper technique provided better gains,
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I think I hurt my rotator cuff. I've had to skip upper body since last friday. It's still sore today....
 
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golfballs03 said:
I think I hurt my rotator cuff. I've had to skip upper body since last friday. It's still sore today....
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Do you warm it up adequately? Maybe a dumb question, and maybe I'm the only dumbass who never did, but I recently started doing it properly and it's made a huge difference. Especially playing softball. My arm was always jacked, but if I do the rotator warm up before I start actually throwing in warmups, I'm good.

Yates demonstrates proper warm up and reasoning in the first minute here. I usually do it without weight:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86TYYpaMoA[/youtube]
 
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nbakerld said:
Do you warm it up adequately? Maybe a dumb question, and maybe I'm the only dumbass who never did, but I recently started doing it properly and it's made a huge difference. Especially playing softball. My arm was always jacked, but if I do the rotator warm up before I start actually throwing in warmups, I'm good.

Yates demonstrates proper warm up and reasoning in the first minute here. I usually do it without weight:
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I think I tweaked it doing my last exercise, overhead dumb bell press. It didn't hurt doing the exercises, but got sore after. I iced it down, and it helped slightly, but here almost a week later it's still sore.
 
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milohimself said:
5'10.5" 225
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Oh ok, I may have been thinking of another poster. That's pretty dang stocky if you're mainly muscle.

milohimself said:
Tough to maintain since I've been essentially vegan in diet for quite a bit now, but I'm holding up. Lots of legumes.
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What made you decide to become a vegan? I almost became one after I saw a documentary on fast food meat. It's tough though.

govols/cc said:
I use to finish my workout with 20-25 reps. Never just went all out to see how many without being a little worn out.

6' 225
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You freakin beast. ha.
 
#1,696
#1,696
Go watch Forks Over Knives.

And yeah, no meat sucks sometimes but you get over it fairly quickly. I still use very, very modest amounts of dairy and meat for flavoring but not often.
 
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#1,698
I spend way too much money on supplements off the net. I think they help a lot but it could be placebo. I just finished doing 3 scoops of Jack3d for 2 1/2 months and now that I'm off I can't make myself work out over a half an hour. Not counting tread and sauna.
 
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