The Weightlifters Thread

#2,428
#2,428
Oh yeah, or squat. That one guy must not have had the safety stop set. (3:55) Looked like it killed him!

Why lift on the safety rack if you're not gonna use it?
 
#2,429
#2,429
Having to use the safety rails can be embarrassing, but its better than an injury.

Last time I did was a while back on sit downs with 365 lbs.
 
#2,431
#2,431
nbakerld said:
damn!
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For about a year, I would always go all-out on my leg workouts, and I have had relatively little issue with pushing solid weight with squats, sit downs, deadlifts, leg press, etc. but it's given me some serious issues with my hips and I had to decide at some point that I don't need to be putting that kind of stress on my body. My thighs still measure about 25" which I'm happy with.
 
#2,432
#2,432
milohimself said:
For about a year, I would always go all-out on my leg workouts, and I have had relatively little issue with pushing solid weight with squats, sit downs, deadlifts, leg press, etc. but it's given me some serious issues with my hips and I had to decide at some point that I don't need to be putting that kind of stress on my body. My thighs still measure about 25" which I'm happy with.
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I know. Unless you're an extreme power lifter you reach a certain point where you're good & it's not worth the stress or risk of injury.
 
#2,434
#2,434
My arms are so sore today. Just as sore as they were week 1, which I think is a sign that I did something right yesterday.
 
#2,435
#2,435
Legs are what separate the men from the boys, IMO. Not that you have to go in and squat an elephant every week, but going hard on lower body is essential. I never thought I'd care about my legs that much (especially since nobody sees them) but I'm pretty proud of my hamstring peak, and modest outer sweep I've developed. I rarely squat heavy, but like I said I go hard and my thighs are over 23".
 
#2,436
#2,436
nbakerld said:
I never thought I'd care about my legs that much (especially since nobody sees them) but I'm pretty proud of my hamstring peak, and modest outer sweep I've developed. I rarely squat heavy, but like I said I go hard and my thighs are over 23".
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You go HAM on your hammys?

:birgits_giggle:

Sorry.
 
#2,437
#2,437
nbakerld said:
Legs are what separate the men from the boys, IMO. Not that you have to go in and squat an elephant every week, but going hard on lower body is essential. I never thought I'd care about my legs that much (especially since nobody sees them) but I'm pretty proud of my hamstring peak, and modest outer sweep I've developed. I rarely squat heavy, but like I said I go hard and my thighs are over 23".
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Legs are a must. You do not have to squat crazy weight, but you have to at least hit parallel IMO. I am 6'5 and I squat to parallel, all the dbags in my gym do the quarter squat. It is very comical.
 
#2,441
#2,441
I still do all that, I just don't do work on 350+ lbs with everything anymore, I wind up reducing that by about 20% and more reps.

Power lifting wreaks all sorts of havoc on my legs.
 
#2,442
#2,442
Friday night and I'm headed to the gym. Think I may do legs and the bike for a while afterwards. I don't see HIIT on the treadmill going well.
 
#2,444
#2,444
I'm walking like a baby deer at the moment so bike it is. Did stiff legged deadlifts and my lower back is painfully tight. Not painful as in I hurt it, but just tight I guess you'd say. When I find the perfect position to stretch it it is heaven.
 
#2,448
#2,448
lylsmorr said:
Quite the experience. I curl my legs up to my stomach and bench sometimes. Gotta go way down on the weight to do it.
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That's how I bench. I just do reps of 225 now. I got up to 300+ but quit trying to climb higher. I'm happy with what I got so I just run maintenance.
 
#2,449
#2,449
I usually push 245 or so with normal bench and sets of 5-8 reps. No crazy sets though because I dont do it often and I dont use aspotter
 
#2,450
#2,450
milohimself said:
I eeked out four sets of fifteen reps with 155 and 30 second rests. ridiculous
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One of my favorites: do flat bench in the power rack. Set the bumpers just a hair above your chest. Do a slow negative, and before doing the positive let it rest on the bumpers for a good count. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes with the lift when you eliminate the possibility of using momentum. You might think you aren't using momentum when you do flat press, but it's likely you are.

If anybody knows what this lift is called (the chest equivalent of sit-downs), I'd be much obliged.
 
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