The Weightlifters Thread

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#2,176
golfballs03 said:
How long to you plank for?

I really like using the wheel or just using a towel on the floor, but after doing upper body I just can't do it. And it takes me a while to feel anything doing situps and crunches.
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I plank as long as I can stand it, about 3 min at the moment.
 
#2,177
#2,177
nbakerld said:
What makes decline useless? You basically use the same muscles as you do flat bench, but you incorporate less delts, so you're actually putting more work on the chest. On top of that you're less likely to tear a pec. I don't understand how changing the angle a bit can make it useless.

I wish I could get bigger. I don't care to get stronger. It's not my goal, but it goes hand in hand with shaping. You can however get stronger while shaping is bad. I'm not saying I'm avoiding getting stronger. It's just not my objective.
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A lot is just individual make up. Declines do nothing for me, I do dips instead.
 
#2,182
#2,182
kwebbvols2344 said:
Knee raises, rope crunches, and a few others. Keep the rest periods to 20-30 seconds, and use slow and controlled reps. You will not see your abs unless your nutrition is good and you do some cardio (depends on the type of person).
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you have a target set/rep or just use about the same weight every time?
 
#2,185
#2,185
golfballs03 said:
you have a target set/rep or just use about the same weight every time?
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I usually aim for around 10-15 reps. I try to go up in weight but I use strict form. This is the only weighted ab exercise I do. Everything else is bodyweight.

golfballs03 said:
nutrition aka low body fat
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Unfortunately yes, but with the right nutrition it will work.
 
#2,186
#2,186
bamacheats said:
I know they are basically the same thing, that's why I mentioned it, the steeper angle of a dip works for me, where as the shallower decline doesn't.
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Got ya. I like to do decline on the smith machine or with DB's because the mobile decline bench at my gym goes really steep.
 
#2,187
#2,187
nbakerld said:
What makes decline useless? You basically use the same muscles as you do flat bench, but you incorporate less delts, so you're actually putting more work on the chest. On top of that you're less likely to tear a pec. I don't understand how changing the angle a bit can make it useless.

I wish I could get bigger. I don't care to get stronger. It's not my goal, but it goes hand in hand with shaping. You can however get stronger while shaping poorly. I'm not saying I'm avoiding getting stronger. It's just not my objective.
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I'm basically on the notion that you can't shape a certain area of a muscle you just add or remove other muscle groups. Decline basicaly cuts rom in half so I see it as pointless. I'm sure some think they are shaping lower chest so let them think it if they want. If I do decline it's a close grip & it seems to isolate tris pretty good.
 
#2,188
#2,188
govols/cc said:
I'm basically on the notion that you can't shape a certain area of a muscle you just add or remove other muscle groups. Decline basicaly cuts rom in half so I see it as pointless. I'm sure some think they are shaping lower chest so let them think it if they want. If I do decline it's a close grip & it seems to isolate tris pretty good.
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At the 1:30 mark Yates explains why decline is superior and uses the whole pec. I guess it may not be for everybody, but as he points out there are a lot of misconceptions about decline.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86TYYpaMoA[/youtube]
 
#2,191
#2,191
4 inches in 10 months is pretty much impossible without juice. Especially considering she probably had 10" arms to start with. I doubt a 40% increase can happen over 10 months without the right "supplements".
 
#2,193
#2,193
nbakerld said:
At the 1:30 mark Yates explains why decline is superior and uses the whole pec. I guess it may not be for everybody, but as he points out there are a lot of misconceptions about decline.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86TYYpaMoA[/youtube]
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Exactly it uses the whole pec not just the lower pec. Heck there is no actual lower pec muscle. I focus on flat bench & do dips about twice per week. Occasionally I'll do decline but definitely not a staple in my routine.
 
#2,199
#2,199
milohimself said:
Legs and back on the same day seems like not such a great idea.
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Yeah. Looking back it wasn't such a great idea. I'm trying to cut weight now and my rest periods are going down. I'm doing a whole lot of supersets and giant sets. I didn't go heavy at all but I did a lot of reps. Still sore in the hamstrings and the glutes. I will be doing some form of circuits today. Shoulders, tris, abs, cardio. I don't plan that many workouts in advance and typically just go by feel.
 
#2,200
#2,200
I'm trying to do as much cardio with the weights as possible right now. I can't stand doing cardio (treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, etc.) for long periods. When I do focus on cardio I have to do intervals so I don't get so bored.
 
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