I prefer barbells but it's all about the contraction. If you're concentrating on the muscle you're working you'll get a similar effect.OneBuckeye;1164898 wrote:So the gym i go to has this device for rows. Thoughts on the difference between this and doing pendlay rows?
WSM competitors are motherfuckers. They look like slobs but they have to be in pretty good cardiovascular shape. Doing the farmers walk and carrying that giant boulder/ball, then putting it on that shelf, has to blow you up. That's why I bought that Prowler.LJ;1162135 wrote:Guys, I've decided my goal....
I need to grow 10" and gain 150 lbs of muscle.... but I'll get there someday
For real though, anyone watch the World's Strongest Man every year?
LJ;1166178 wrote:[video=youtube;cZjKG__isOY][/video]
Yeah, she's a friggin brown noser.Sonofanump;1166903 wrote:2:24, Katie and her fucking corn cobs. Annoying bitch. </SPAN>
as long as you go as heavy as you can for 5-8 reps. it won't substitute pull ups, but those are good if you have no place to do pull ups.ernest_t_bass;1167380 wrote:Are lat pull downs a good supplement for pull ups?
Raw Dawgin' it;1167621 wrote:as long as you go as heavy as you can for 5-8 reps. it won't substitute pull ups, but those are good if you have no place to do pull ups.
I use to take my laptop to the gym in a friends apartment complex and would do as many pull ups as i could then finish off at the pull down machine. So as long as you don't substitute them for pull ups you're good - but i definitely agree they'll help when you can't pull yourself up anymoreernest_t_bass;1167625 wrote:I just want to make sure I'm maximizing my workout. Went with pull ups today, and was glad I did. Already seeing improvements.
Where are you seeing your most gains? I'm starting my 2nd recovery week today. I've lost inches, gained muscle, gained some size. Haven't really lost any weight, but the gained muscle is offsetting. I really want to try to stick to a more strict diet this third phase. I still have plenty of blubber around the waist, and I'm not really a "fat" guy. Just "beer" guttish type stuff.LJ;1169953 wrote:I am entering my first recovery week. I am pretty pleased with the results so far. Definitely enough to keep me motivated to keep going.
Give it up for two weeks. You'll reduce your tolorance and when you start back up again, only drink good beer with a APV above 6%.ernest_t_bass;1169966 wrote:I really want to try to stick to a more strict diet this third phase. I still have plenty of blubber around the waist, and I'm not really a "fat" guy. Just "beer" guttish type stuff.
My stomach has shrunk (most likely from the tightening of the ab muscles and less because of fat loss) and I have really seen a change from my shoulders across my chest. I've lost 4 1/2 lbs. I feel like I just look overall more solid too. I'm gonna go hard this week with the cardio type stuff and really try to shed some fat. I'll probably throw in a long bike ride after Stretch this week.ernest_t_bass;1169966 wrote:Where are you seeing your most gains? I'm starting my 2nd recovery week today. I've lost inches, gained muscle, gained some size. Haven't really lost any weight, but the gained muscle is offsetting. I really want to try to stick to a more strict diet this third phase. I still have plenty of blubber around the waist, and I'm not really a "fat" guy. Just "beer" guttish type stuff.
I gave it up for over two months during basketball season. I only drink two days per week, too.Sonofanump;1169971 wrote:Give it up for two weeks. You'll reduce your tolorance and when you start back up again, only drink good beer with a APV above 6%.
Yeah, I mean two weekends.ernest_t_bass;1169975 wrote:I gave it up for over two months during basketball season. I only drink two days per week, too.
Would you get enough depth on tricep dips?LJ;1169981 wrote:I am thinking about getting something like this
http://www.amazon.com/Stamina-50-1690-1690-Power-Tower/dp/B002Y2SUU4/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1337001824&sr=8-11
and putting it in my garage, but I would have to run back and forth to do them, but whatever. I'd also much rather do dips on that than a chair
I'm only 5'9, so yeah I wouldn't have a problem. Used to do them on one the same size all the time in college.Sonofanump;1169988 wrote:Would you get enough depth on tricep dips?
Same here. I have a wide back (just my build, not from giant muscles) so my shoulders go way behind me to do dips on a freaking chair.OneBuckeye;1170015 wrote:You could also get a belt and do weighted dips much easier. Chair dips are rough on my shoulders.
Do dips between benches (feet on one bench, hands on the other) with weights in your lap. That will solve it. Putting feet on the floor is weak.Raw Dawgin' it;1170016 wrote:chair dips are eh...the tricep exercises in general aren't great on p90x.
