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Title: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on March 31, 2017, 10:16:09 am
We've had several fitness threads over the years, but nothing recent unless I missed something. I was super into clean eating and hitting the gym every other day in college, but the past few years as a stay at home parent I have gotten kind of gross and dad bod. I used to be super into tour biking and long distance hikes, complemented by power lifting and HIIT cardio in the gym. It's time to bring it back again.

2 months ago I started going to the gym every other day again with my brother. It's almost always 10pm or later, after busting our asses at work. Does wonders for my insane awful insomnia. In a few weeks the weather should be good enough to get my bike out of storage. I can't wait to glide through humid summer nights, powering over hills and coasting for miles under the hazy orange glow of street lights.

What is your gym routine? In the past, I split 3 days a week between upper body, core, and leg routines. Compound lifts that work multiple muscles will tire you out and swole you up faster than any isolated motions could hope for. I am still getting back into the swing of things though, and machines are much easier to start with than free weights. After weghts, I do 20-30 minutes of high intensity interval cardio after weights, feels great to squeeze that last bit of power from your legs even on leg day.

In my old gym days, I hit 375 for reps on the leg sled. A couple weeks ago I hit 400 and god bless my tree trunks. I can't wait to go cycling and power over any hills mother nature dares put before me. If you are a bike nerd lord like me post your bike, I'll post mine when it's out of storage. It's an early/mid 80s Japanese steel frame (STEEL IS REAL) road bike that is older than me, oversize custom frame. Previous owner was 6'6" and I'm 6'2" - it's the only bike I've ever owned that I didn't need to raise the seat to use. I will cry IRL when it rusts out because it was $75 on craigslist and its replacement will probably cost as much as a used car  :(
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Xant on March 31, 2017, 10:29:04 am
Bodyweight>gym once you've developed basic strength, tbh.

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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Torben on March 31, 2017, 11:28:49 am
yay! 

so I have a small shitty gym right next to my work,  its like a card gym with no opening hours and no staff.  I go in the early morning before work,  am always alone then and can blast any music I want over a jbl extreme, and nobody QQs around when I want to scream or jump around half nakid.
After work and on free days I usually do skiing or climbing,  so the workouts are layed out not to fuck that up,  mayhaps even enhance it a bit.  and I only have a bit more then an hour to do them.

heres what I did this winter:

MO
100 1/4 squats with weights timed and as fast as possible
5x5 cleans
100 pushups timed as well
10x3 bench press near 3rep max weight

Tue
5x10 rocket jumps
3x6 jumpsquats with weights
100 pullups timed
3x 12 one armed row

Thu
30 full squats with weights and timed
3 supersets of different leg machines
10 x 1 rep bench press near 1 rep max
3 supersets of butterflies and a few tricep exercises

Fr
5x ?  military press
3x supersets of different shoulder exercises
3x supersets of diefferent bicep exercises

I'll be changing all of that now that the season is finished,  but dont know exactly what I will be doing yet.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: njames89 on March 31, 2017, 01:00:40 pm
Inovative CRPG inspired weightlifting technique:
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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Panos_Tournament on March 31, 2017, 01:02:46 pm
I incline bench lift 170 kilos.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Bittersteel on March 31, 2017, 01:21:08 pm
I incline bench lift 170 kilos.

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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: IR_Kuoin on March 31, 2017, 07:36:33 pm
I incline bench lift 170 kilos.

Gym thread - I lift.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Umbra on April 01, 2017, 12:01:12 am
Im gay
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Thryn on April 01, 2017, 02:49:46 am
Im gay
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Teeth on April 01, 2017, 11:05:14 pm
I have never set foot in a gym, but I suppose bodyweight exercise counts. I initially started doing some pull-ups haphazardly a few years ago because I thought the way my arms looked sticking out of a t-shirt was a bit embarrassing. I have never really been able to care much about sports, and usually after about half a year I would stop going, but to my own surprise I enjoyed simple bodyweight workouts and have kept at them. I kept reading up on more information and expanding and improving my workouts.

In short, it turns out this picture that Xant posted is pretty much what I have been doing reasonably seriously for about 1.5 years now. Seems like a very nice piece of condensed useful information, I can recommend this to anyone, it is quick, effective and very easily possible to do at home. I just have about 5 square meters of free space in my room and a wall-mounted pull-up bar. The only thing I cannot really do at home as of now are dips, and I like dips, but I think I still scrape a pretty good workout program together.
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These are the exact exercises I do currently:
1. Freestanding handstand practice
2. Archer pull-ups
3. Pistol squats
4. Bent arm stand hold or wall handstand pushups
5. Archer pushups
6. L-Sit or Dragonflags (nearing full ROM, yay finally)
7. Jump Lunges

Pretty much all of these in 6-12 rep range, aiming for time under tension of about 30-40 seconds, and 3-5 sets. I do 1+2, 3+4 and 5+6 together in circuit with about 30 seconds rest, giving me 1.5-2 minutes in-between sets of the same exercise, while still keeping my workout nice and quick. Additionally I do five minutes of wrist and shoulder preparation, since I have had a shoulder dislocation and issues with forearm splints, and a quick Ido-Portal-ish warm-up of about five minutes. Depending on how anal I am about the clock and whether I take fun exercise detours, I take about 50-60 minutes usually. Three workouts a week.

No travel time, no waiting for equipment, 3 hours a week from start to finish. It keeps my metabolism nice and fired up, allowing me to eat whatever. My functional strength is much better, this type of exercise provides a great basis for gymnastics, climbing, swimming, martial arts, etc. I am happy with the way I look, nicely balanced musculature. I am pretty sure you can make far quicker size gains with a solid free-weights program, but I think the effort/benefits ratio of my current routine is fantastic.

Recently started taking flexibility work way more seriously. For the future I plan on starting a straight arm handstand press progression as soon as I get a decent pancake stretch, and from there on out I hope to eventually reach my goal of doing a planche. Also going to take up grappling or BJJ as soon as my classes conflict less with their class schedule.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Teeth on April 01, 2017, 11:24:35 pm
I supplement this with pushups, sit-ups, planks, squats and light free weights at home - I generally assign a given day to a given muscle or muscle-group as if I was still going to the gym. Just to build up in a way that's likely to not cripple me.
Splitting by body parts is really unnecessary, perhaps only useful if your are on steroids or doing very advanced powerlifting or something. Your muscles will not take more than 48 hours to recover with the way you are exercising, so you should try to do full-body workouts whenever you can, to refresh that muscle-building impulse. Seems to me that full-body is more fun as well, more variation.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gurgumul on April 01, 2017, 11:25:36 pm
Im gay
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Leshma on April 02, 2017, 12:31:26 am
Something useful Teeth said

I like this, I like this a lot. Exactly what I need, not too demanding time wise and balanced workout. Currently having same issues you did before you started working out, toothpick arms, skinny fat physique. Just want to straighten, tighten it up, no need for visible musculature or anything like it. Hopefully I can achieve little bit of cut look with it but it's not necessary. Can't imagine myself piling up extra weight, muscle or fat regardless.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Xant on April 02, 2017, 09:50:50 am
Bodyweight stuff is indeed better for doing functional, natural human things like martial arts, swimming, etc. Promotes a good kinetic chain as opposed to weights which break it by focusing heavily on a single area, plus balance, durability, MUCH less injuries, body control and kinesthetic awareness, list goes on.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gurnisson on April 02, 2017, 10:38:48 am
I probably should start doing more bodyweight exercises myself. I usually go to the gym 4-5 times, and play football 2-3 times per week. It's enough to still have progression in my training.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Laufknoten on April 02, 2017, 03:32:14 pm
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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on April 03, 2017, 02:40:37 am
Spent a couple of months just building up wrist and grip strength to deal with a small wrist injury I got last September that kept twinging when I put sideways pressure on the wrist. Since I started working out/building out muscles in that area it feels much better. It had previously been hindering any significant use of free-weights.

I tore my rotator cuff (in the shoulder) about 4 years ago, and I'm still really careful about upping weights on my upper body stuff. You can work around stuff like that to a point, but my upper body is absolutely behind my legs for now. Like I said in the OP though, heavy hiking and biking are my favorite athletic hobbies, so it's not a big deal for me.

The worst part of injuries like that is if you ever push it too far and hurt yourself again, it will probably be worse than the first time. Doesn't help that my dad recently got rotator cuff surgery, and my brother has injured his in the past as well...
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Paul on April 03, 2017, 01:31:15 pm
Let's post pathetic records:

190m, 95kg, 3(three) freestanding handstand pushups

I'll never be Jackie Chan. :( They are so much easier against a wall.



I incline bench lift 170 kilos.
Nice going. One day you'll be able to do a pushup.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Bittersteel on April 03, 2017, 02:01:55 pm
190m, 95kg

you're seriously underweight
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Jona on April 03, 2017, 04:05:42 pm
you're seriously underweight

Idk man, he's a solid 1 kg per 2 meters tall.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: njames89 on April 03, 2017, 04:19:04 pm
I have for the longest time not been using gyms now. I have a 10 lb mace, a 35 lb kettlebell and a 50lb kettlebell. They are the only weights that I use now. Mostly I do bodyweight exercises and hike/bike around as well. Spend a lot of time up in cottage country swimming and hiking. Always easy to keep fit when you have beautiful nature to explore.

My work is also pretty physical some days. Lots of heavy lifting and constantly on the move.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Kadeth on April 04, 2017, 03:35:54 am
my fellow ripped gamer dudes, how do i get fit and strong ?

i am 69kg 185cm and struggle to lift coffee mug to my mouth
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on April 04, 2017, 03:41:16 am
my fellow ripped gamer dudes, how do i get fit and strong ?

i am 69kg 185cm and struggle to lift coffee mug to my mouth

Start with twinkies and work your way up to twixes. Then go right for the coffee brownies.

You'll get stronk.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on April 04, 2017, 05:52:56 am
I have for the longest time not been using gyms now. I have a 10 lb mace, a 35 lb kettlebell and a 50lb kettlebell. They are the only weights that I use now. Mostly I do bodyweight exercises and hike/bike around as well. Spend a lot of time up in cottage country swimming and hiking. Always easy to keep fit when you have beautiful nature to explore.

My work is also pretty physical some days. Lots of heavy lifting and constantly on the move.

Hindu squats with a 2x10lb kettlebell or more will work your legs damn hard, and in a much different way than barbell leg routines. Pistol squats too, but I think I have bad form with them since my knees get sore fairly fast. Hindu squat form is super easy and feels really natural to me.


Farmer's walk lunges are great for this too. It will be absolutely brutal with a fraction of the weight you would lift doing squats or deadlift. Really funny to do in a gym too.


Just imagine doing that up and down the length of the free weight/mirror area. It's one of the only times someone has come up to me and asked wtf I was doing. Then we chatted for a little bit about other oddball lifts.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: njames89 on April 04, 2017, 12:30:38 pm
Don't mind me I'm just farmers lunging a marathon around the gym.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Kadeth on April 05, 2017, 12:05:51 am
Start with twinkies and work your way up to twixes. Then go right for the coffee brownies.

You'll get stronk.

no i'm serious, where's a good starting point for a pathetic weak nerd?
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on April 05, 2017, 12:18:53 am
no i'm serious, where's a good starting point for a pathetic weak nerd?

Dam.

Ok well what Xant posted is good (Start Bodyweight) as well  as Reddit's Bodyweight Recommended Routine. For weights, there's always stronglift's 5x5 or Rippetoe's Starting Strength.

Start Bodyweight: http://www.startbodyweight.com/p/about-start-bodyweight-program.html (http://www.startbodyweight.com/p/about-start-bodyweight-program.html)

Reddit's RR (Recommended Routine): https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine (https://www.reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness/wiki/kb/recommended_routine)

Stronglifts: https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ (https://stronglifts.com/5x5/)

Rippetoe's: http://startingstrength.com/get-started/programs (http://startingstrength.com/get-started/programs)

I've only done Start Bodyweight and Rippetoe's of the 4 listed but the other 2 are highly recommended as well by many people. They are good programs.

For running the "from couch to 5k" plan might be up your alley. I hate cardio (it kills your gains mang) so I'll let someone else pipe in on that one but couch to 5k is a good starting one for running.

I would start off with just one of the programs and add in cardio as you go though depending on your goals. Makes it easier to adjust.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Grytviken on April 05, 2017, 12:29:02 am
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Leshma on April 05, 2017, 12:38:08 am
no i'm serious, where's a good starting point for a pathetic weak nerd?

Get a kid, eat proteins, give sugar to him, carry him around everywhere and do all kinds of shenanigans.

I'm just kidding, your back will be in severe pain if you do as advised :lol:
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Kadeth on April 05, 2017, 05:25:04 am
twinkies it is.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on April 05, 2017, 06:33:57 am
On the question of where to start if you have never done a serious exercise routine, Mark Rippetoe's starting strength (Taser posted a link above) is what I did in college when I started lifting. I did gym class in grade school and went hiking with my family, but I was never on a sports team, never got into biking or skateboarding, etc. I was nerd with no gym experience. Practice form with an empty bar until you feel like everything is perfect (it isn't, but it will feel like you nailed everything). Don't start with weights too heavy, you can always move up next week. And you will move up FAST. You don't need to memorize a ton of different lifts, just do a couple and do them right. Once you have the hang of it, your gym sessions will be really short. The lifts you are doing work multiple muscle groups, so you are essentially doing the work of 5-8 sets on isolation machines all at once.

Give it a few weeks to become a regular rhythm. Once you can do it all with your brain turned off, start tweaking your routine. What parts of your body feel weaker, or like they're behind what the rest of your body can do? Add some isolation exercises (machine or freeweight) to help them catch up. By this point you should have a basic understanding of gym shit, and a basic level of fitness. Go hog wild! Try variations on the lifts you already do. Try something new. I found out that I really like doing rows (no particular reason, I just like them). I got into all the goofy variations on them for a while and loved it. At this point I was finally able to do chinups and pullups, which I had never been able to do my whole life. The majority of people you know probably can't even do a single one with good form. Well, here in America at least. That gave me motivation to keep at it.

Get a kid, eat proteins, give sugar to him, carry him around everywhere and do all kinds of shenanigans.

I'm just kidding, your back will be in severe pain if you do as advised :lol:

Witchcraft Jr. is kind of a picky eater and I don't just let him have chicken tendies or pizza when he won't eat his Actual Dinner, so he is a little on the slim side. Lil fucker is tall though, so he's still 50 lbs or so. Lift a Kid is good exercise and they think it's the funnest thing ever.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Torben on April 05, 2017, 09:05:54 am
Give it a few weeks to become a regular rhythm. Once you can do it all with your brain turned off, start tweaking your routine. What parts of your body feel weaker, or like they're behind what the rest of your body can do? Add some isolation exercises (machine or freeweight) to help them catch up. By this point you should have a basic understanding of gym shit, and a basic level of fitness. Go hog wild! Try variations on the lifts you already do. Try something new.

this is great advice
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gurnisson on April 06, 2017, 10:40:16 pm
If you're new to the gym you should focus how you move weights from point A to B, not just being able to do it. Poor technique and ego lifting will not help you.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Jona on April 06, 2017, 11:02:06 pm
Any of you have a go-to pre/post-workout food of choice? Used to just eat a banana cuz it was quick and easy, wondering if there's anything "better" I should be consuming.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: AwesomeHail on April 06, 2017, 11:02:46 pm
I recently got into longboarding again, and now my right leg is somewhat bigger in proportion than my left. Is there a nice way to train the left?

I'm also thinking about joining a gym, but I don't really know, I'm a skinny skeleton, (55,4kg, 178cm) so maybe it is quite a challenge. I heard a friend of mine say lifting is the best, as he had only 2 kinda lift sets that got all his muscles going or something.

Any tips?  :?

Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on April 07, 2017, 08:22:05 am
Any of you have a go-to pre/post-workout food of choice? Used to just eat a banana cuz it was quick and easy, wondering if there's anything "better" I should be consuming.

I pretty much only have protein shakes after a workout - no other time of day. Not for optimal nutrients, it's just easy to fill up real fast and move on to whatever's next for the day. Make it in the morning and you don't need any prep work later. Vanilla protein + banana + peanut butter + instant coffee is one of my favorites. Hard boiled eggs are another good prep-ahead option. Tupperware of greek yogurt + sandwich bag of granola/nuts/dried fruit. Roast a whole chicken or pork shoulder the night before, eat a bag of cold meat.

The big thing for me is that it has to be open -> eat, no other work. It's ready ahead of time in your fridge/lunchbox. You have no excuse to eat something shitty instead. Your good food is right there, waiting for you.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Torben on April 07, 2017, 09:59:52 am
that actually applies to everything:  create an environment that lets you develop and maintain consistency in everything you do.  Be it food or work out or what not.  Find things that work for you,  and are so easily integrated in you every day life,  that it feels natural to do.

because,  however awesome your work out plans are,  however great you knowledge of how to eat right,  it only works if you stick to it.


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ride fakie?  if  boarding is all you want to do,  and your left leg bothers you only aesthetically - dont wast time training it other wise.  just do the sport you like,  Im sure youll need about as much time to learn riding fakie as it would take to actually get results in the gym.

If you do want to train sth else anyway,  dont let being skinny keep you from the gym.  Its a fun place to be.  Get a buddy to join you and just have a good time fucking each other up ^^

building some strength will also help pretty much in any part of life, and with any sports you do.

yay weights,  oh how i love them <3
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Jona on April 07, 2017, 04:19:11 pm
Get a buddy to join you and just have a good time fucking each other ^^

So the tales of what goes down in gym locker rooms are true...  :shock:
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Torben on April 07, 2017, 06:56:30 pm
So the tales of what goes down in gym locker rooms are true...  :shock:

as chuck swarzenstallone used to say: "in young years its all about sexual experience,  no matter what hole mate"
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gravoth_iii on April 17, 2017, 10:06:30 pm
Considering attempting to start doing regular exercies at home now to build some upper body, already getting legs worked out plenty when delivering newspapers (climbing 2-3 story apartment buildings etc). I guess sit-ups, push ups and some back exercise is a solid enough base? Theres a lot of shit on that thing Xunt posted, i hope one can single out stuff from it and still be gucci. Already buttchugging fruits since a couple of weeks back, basically replacing soda and candy completely, should probably add eggs to my small rotation of foods. Maybe i should pick up protein powder, though i like the idea of having nutrients coming directly from what i eat to keep myself from starving.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Bittersteel on April 17, 2017, 10:59:36 pm
Get this http://www.gymgrossisten.com/abilica-doorgym/

Workout fullbody 3 times a week for about an hour in the beginning.

Pushups, pullups, dips, squats, leg raises and plank in 4-6 sets should be solid for starts. That's what I did in the beginning atleast.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gravoth_iii on April 17, 2017, 11:15:09 pm
Get this http://www.gymgrossisten.com/abilica-doorgym/

Workout fullbody 3 times a week for about an hour in the beginning.

Pushups, pullups, dips, squats, leg raises and plank in 4-6 sets should be solid for starts. That's what I did in the beginning atleast.

TY, I may. I think i have gymgrossisten in this villagesized city so maybe they even have one in the store.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Torben on April 18, 2017, 09:00:48 am
also consider finding a group of people you can work with.  either a t&f club, or some freeletics or whatnot.  training with people that push eachother is a nice experience and helps  to actually get shit done
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gravoth_iii on April 18, 2017, 03:50:23 pm
Maybe, but probably not. I only ever push my self fully if set my own mind on it completely and want to prove something to myself.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: WITCHCRAFT on April 19, 2017, 09:14:00 am
I find it's easier to stick to a core routine solo. Include friends or a group when you can/want to, but everyone has their own schedules. It can be really hard to consistently meet up with someone else to exercise, unless you sacrifice other things in your personal life. It's a lot easier to just fit 30 minutes of workout SOMEWHERE in your day.

In college, I set up my classes so I had a 3 hour break in the early afternoon. It was perfect - I could hit the gym, eat lunch, do all my homework, study, and still have time left to relax/goof off before my evening class. I'd kill to have that much free time now. Sometimes I can squeeze my workout in while making dinner, sometimes I don't get to it until right before bed. Sometimes it gets skipped for the day. Oh, to be young and dumb with all the free time in the world...  :?
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: njames89 on April 19, 2017, 01:20:48 pm
I find it's easier to stick to a core routine solo.

Definitely agree here I just do my same generic bodyweight/kettlebell workout everyday when I get home. Nothing too taxing on the body and just rotate doing legs/upper body/core.

What I really need to start doing is running again. Mostly biking around for cardio currently now that the weather is nice.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Gravoth_iii on July 22, 2017, 01:14:02 am

Found this randomly in a twitch chat, looked goofy as fuck so decided to try it. Feels pretty good tbh, much tougher than i expected. Will probably keep doing it just to avoid back pains etc, as i sometimes feel them sneaking up on me.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on July 22, 2017, 01:21:14 am
Definitely agree here I just do my same generic bodyweight/kettlebell workout everyday when I get home. Nothing too taxing on the body and just rotate doing legs/upper body/core.

What I really need to start doing is running again. Mostly biking around for cardio currently now that the weather is nice.

Cardio kills your gains bro! Don't do it!



Found this randomly in a twitch chat, looked goofy as fuck so decided to try it. Feels pretty good tbh, much tougher than i expected. Will probably keep doing it just to avoid back pains etc, as i sometimes feel them sneaking up on me.

Lol. 1:00 how to be a chicken.

You could do supermans too. Good stuff for your back plus you can pretend to be superman while your dick is mashed into the floor for 60 seconds. (note from taser's lawyer: Do not mash your genitals into the floor and taser in no way recommends such an activity for anyone in any capacity)
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Drunken_sailor on July 22, 2017, 02:03:16 am
They have started to design workout machines that use the energy input to create electricity so we can finally get those slaves... citizens to do something useful for once.

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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on July 22, 2017, 03:23:56 am
So that episode of black mirror was legit?
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: SixThumbs on July 23, 2017, 12:51:46 am
I am still just doing the ol' alternating squats/bench/deadlift and squats/press/power-clean three days a week. No more aches and pains and I'm stronger overall which is what I was going for.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Panos_Tournament on July 26, 2017, 08:59:11 am
https://www.facebook.com/PanosSxE/videos/vb.100010049834785/378815545796770/?type=3


Incline bench press  1x170 kgs (with the barbell).


I usually try to avoid doing 1 max out reps, because a) 1 rep sets are for powerlift training b) its so fucking easy to hurt your muscles, the bad way.


I took the video 8 months ago, I wanted to see my physical strength.


Incilne bench press 1x170
Bench press 1x220
Military press (sitted) 1x100 (I felt I could do more, but I was afraid AF)
Romanian deadlifts 1x240
Squats 1x150


Now I do the 3-1 split.

1. Lower chest + Front and mid Delts

a) Bench press 4x5
b) Peck deck SS with flyes 4x5
c) Military press 4x5
d) middle delt extensions with dumbells

2. Lower back + read delts/traps

a)Romanian deadlifts 8x5
b)Shrugs with a barbell
c) rear delts ext


3. Legs

a) Squats
b) Leg ext


will post the other half later
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Seadle on July 26, 2017, 09:05:13 am

Incilne bench press 1x170
Bench press 1x220
Squats 1x150




Bench is higher than squat, how are you gonna catch any Turks like that?

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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: the real god emperor on July 26, 2017, 09:07:57 am
Bench is higher than squat, how are you gonna catch any Turks like that?

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Can't be that hard. We are all fat.

He plans to become a vigilante and hunt tax evading greeks i think
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Seadle on July 26, 2017, 09:16:57 am
Can't be that hard. We are all fat.

He plans to become a vigilante and hunt tax evading greeks i think

A traitor to his own kind, I am ashamed of Panos, he is nothing like the stories said.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Panos_Tournament on July 26, 2017, 09:46:29 am
Bench is higher than squat, how are you gonna catch any Turks like that?

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I am 1.98m with flatfeet, squats were/will never be good as my other excersises, I have to live with that.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Seadle on July 28, 2017, 12:24:16 am
I am 1.98m with flatfeet, squats were/will never be good as my other excersises, I have to live with that.
We are the same height (I'm a little taller being 6'5") but my squat is significantly higher than anything else I can lift. I can clean 325, bench 350, I don't do incline because I hate it and it kills my shoulders, but my squat is 545, which is way higher than my other numbers. I'd love to have your stats Panos. I got football offers from D1/2 schools, but most were preferred walk-on. I NEED TO BE PANOS. I must start hunting turks on an average basis now.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Panos_Tournament on July 28, 2017, 09:25:38 am
We are the same height (I'm a little taller being 6'5") but my squat is significantly higher than anything else I can lift. I can clean 325, bench 350, I don't do incline because I hate it and it kills my shoulders, but my squat is 545, which is way higher than my other numbers. I'd love to have your stats Panos. I got football offers from D1/2 schools, but most were preferred walk-on. I NEED TO BE PANOS. I must start hunting turks on an average basis now.

Sometimes I wonder what my life couldve been if I was Murrican, with my body id be for sure a quarteback in college rugby, maybe a schoolarship for a fine Uni at the US of A, bang some hot horny college teens as a motherfucking jock, buy a nice house, hate the black in spanishs for being inferior....ah the motherfucking American dream.

Instead, I am stuck in the european Detroit, called Greece, full with stupid tax evading Greeks, who only have one thing in their minds, Money.


Fucking Turks, why did you lose in 1821...
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Drunken_sailor on July 31, 2017, 02:21:54 am
went to the gym, forgot they close early sundays, bought a large pizza and a 2L soda instead.  Gotta get gains somehow.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: njames89 on August 03, 2017, 02:00:52 pm
went to the gym, forgot they close early sundays, bought a large pizza and a 2L soda instead.  Gotta get gains somehow.

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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Bittersteel on August 04, 2017, 09:17:42 pm
I don't want to register on bodybuilding.com :rolleyes: so I'll ask here

I just trained shoulders and I'm progressing really nicely on all exercises except Side Lateral Raise and Front Dumbell Raise, I can feel that it's not heavy on shoulders, I could easily increase 10kg (20lbs or smth for americans) but my forearm doesn't allow me.

I also get a pain around the elbow after doing these two exercises. My friend told me his dad had "tennis elbow" and he had pain around his elbow because of that. I can't find much about this when googling. pls help, how do I solve this??? (Training forearms obviously but what about the pain around the elbow? Do I need to worry?)
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on August 04, 2017, 09:44:33 pm
Raises are more for mobility and warmup than trying to strengthen anything. It's such a long lever that trying to use heavier and heavier weights is not a good idea. Just use them as the mobility exercises they are and use some lighter weights and make sure your form is clean.

Not sure why your elbow is hurting from raises though unless your form is trash or your elbow is injured in some way already. Do you have pain in your elbow from other exercises? Pullup, presses (bench or overhead), and so on?

And unless you go to misc or the sup forums, bb.com is pretty decent for training questions.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Bittersteel on August 04, 2017, 10:07:50 pm
I do them inbetween Arnold Dumbbell Press and Upright Barbell Rows. I guess I'll make a new workout for shoulders. And I looked up some proper form videos on youtube and I can clearly see how shitty my form has been. I've simply been straightening my arm when I should bend it slightly.

Nope, I don't have pain doing any other exercises and this was the first day I've had pain while doing them aswell. There is a popping sound sometimes but that's normal, right? It happens in all joints and is because of gas bubbles or something I read.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: IR_Kuoin on August 04, 2017, 10:13:22 pm
A lot of exercises are outdated and there's almost always better alternatives (even if you do have damage you can do something similar that helps you "heal"), make sure you do research on everything you do or you might wake up one day with permanent damage, take care guys.

Personally I was doing bar dips improperly and my shoulders hurt for a good while even in a rested position, still kind of hurts really, don't be me.  8-)
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: Taser on August 04, 2017, 10:41:44 pm
I do them inbetween Arnold Dumbbell Press and Upright Barbell Rows. I guess I'll make a new workout for shoulders. And I looked up some proper form videos on youtube and I can clearly see how shitty my form has been. I've simply been straightening my arm when I should bend it slightly.

Nope, I don't have pain doing any other exercises and this was the first day I've had pain while doing them aswell. There is a popping sound sometimes but that's normal, right? It happens in all joints and is because of gas bubbles or something I read.

If this is the first time they've been hurting, it may be buildup from bad form or just you went too heavy and tried to force your way through the reps. *shrug*

Popping is fine. Long as there's no pain afaik.

A lot of exercises are outdated and there's almost always better alternatives (even if you do have damage you can do something similar that helps you "heal"), make sure you do research on everything you do or you might wake up one day with permanent damage, take care guys.

Personally I was doing bar dips improperly and my shoulders hurt for a good while even in a rested position, still kind of hurts really, don't be me.  8-)

Dips are one of those exercises that you can do them or you can't. Some people just can't do them even if their form is right on. They'll get injured regardless. Just seems that way from what I've heard and seen from other people and myself.

But some of the exercises that will never be outdated are squats, deadlifts, pullups and overhead presses. Just can't beat them. Not the end all be all but if you only did those 4, you're in good hands. It'd be better to have some other ones to balance things out like rows ofc but dam those 4 are juicy. Fuck the bench press. I may suck at it but still.. fuck it.
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: dagu807 on August 14, 2017, 08:39:01 pm
1x1000 cock raises for forearm strength
Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: dagu807 on August 14, 2017, 10:26:36 pm
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Title: Re: Gym Thread 2017
Post by: dagu807 on August 15, 2017, 11:43:02 am
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