CALIgula Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 S'waste of $$$$ tho. . true...it can get expensive. gonna hit up shoulders and traps today. besides facepulls, anyone want to recommend a good mid-lower trap workout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Deadlifts kill all parts of your traps. Check out incline shrugs too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGSHITOFFUCKMOUNTAIN Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 deadlifts + squats, that's the answer to everything started my regime after 1.5 yrs off today I'm pretty humbled by the weight i'm lifting - it's amusing. I also almost slipped and killed myself in the shower after legs and chest today. contemplating creatine, but i feel like that's kinda a krink question in this thread, i'll figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 creatine cant hurt. get an increase and size and strength. if you stop taking it, water retention is gone and you should have developed a little more lean muscle. and its inexpensive compared to a lot of other supps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Creatine, along with maybe 5 other supplements that aren't steroids/prohormones is worth taking. 5 grams a day. Then never stop taking it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 i stopped taking it. will start creatine loading again soon. as for mid-traps, I guess youre right about deadlifts, but i was looking for more isolation. incline shrugs are definitely a good idea, but im already doing bent over rows...feels redundant...i miss the old t-bar row machine at the other gym that im no longer a member of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 try incline dumbbell rows. It should actually hit the mid traps pretty well. Its gonna work other muscles too but hit the mid traps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I mean, creatine does what it says it will do but not taking it is no biggie. I read though, that it improves brain bullshit too, so I guess its a good idea to just take the shit and reap the rewards however small they may seem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Gets your heart pumping, and it not a bike or elliptical. The feeling is almost scary like you're about to die from explosion. The shaking, the panting, the feeling of your brain swelling up in your skull lol. Feels good once you calm down tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I hate that feeling like your heads going to pop. Too much damn blood pumping too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hua Guofang Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 My teeth all fucking ache when I bash myself with sprints, interval or beep test type exercises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLBERThOFFMAN Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Went to the gym yesterday for the first time in like 8 months. Packed on a fair amount of fat, thank you fast food, beer and a slow metabolism. I was with my buddy and his frat bro friends and they were all doing arms/chest shit. I went straight to the squat rack and did my thing, then did some split squats and stiff leg deadlifts. I overheard them talking about not really needing to work legs because of cycling blah blah. I walked over to them and was like yeah, but cycling won't get you this and flexed my quads. Their faces were priceless and I laughed while they all shut up. I'm glad I didn't lose much size over my hiatus. Gonna start taking it seriously again. Jello legs today tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bed framed Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Worked legs yest too. Leg press and bicycle...shoulda did more reps but I went to the gym before work and I have to stand for 8 hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 yeah, i hit legs yesterday too...today was back and arms. thinking about throwing some calisthenics into my routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 lol those faggots probably saw pix of professional cyclists with huge legs and figured that all they do for huge legs is ride bikes. honestly, what kind of nincompoop would look at these things and think that only riding a bike could produce something so disgusting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bed framed Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 bike+steroids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 think we found our answer ^ I've run into two people that i know at the gym i go to. both asked "what did i do to squat 3 plates?" replied with one word. Consistency. I am not the most aesthetic person nor do i want to be. these people thought you have to look ripped to lift heavy. referred them both to the 5x5 program i started with. leg press nearly killed my ass last week. hit 720 for 1 rep and almost didnt make it back up. i know that feeling about working out before work bed framed. no bueno. gotta go light too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Those bike guys squat their asses off as well...and celltech...lots of celltech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 ive been seeing a lot of people at the gym recently doing squats with 3 plates on each side, but are neglecting the full range of motion...its really sad...i wish someone would go and tell them to take some weight off and get lower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Every gym on the planet has that problem. I love watching them walk in and load up 3 plates without a warmup and then proceed to do knee bends. Tuff sesh, brah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Yeah I know exactly who you're taking about. Same shit with leg presses. Or the dudes who don't touch the bar against their Chest on bench press. The other day I saw someone dead lifting with the worst fucking form ever. I actually spoke with him for a few. Told him I ain't trying to tell him how I lift but that he was going to hurt himself if he kept doing t that way. Arching his back and stretching his neck all the way back I was like WTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Arching his back and stretching his neck all the way back :eek: oh hell no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Incognito Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 a homie of mine has been getting into lifting, and he's always been kind of a fat dude, especially within the past couple years. He is slimming down for sure, through dieting and getting to the gym but he's still in that beginner lifting phase where he doesn't really know what the fuck he's doing. He gets way too stoked on wrist curls and useless bullshit like that, at least for a beginner. Tomorrow I'm meeting up with him at his gym to run him through some basic exercises and show him form and what not. I haven't been to the gym consistently in months, not to mention even stepped foot in my gym in over a month now, so I feel pretty outta practice. But, I feel like i gotta show him the ropes. hopefully this will get me into the swing of things again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 The only bad thing about people like your friend being in the gym doing bullshit like wrist curls aside from wasting his own time is that people like that get in the fucking way. If he doesn't already have it, do us all a favor and be sure to teach that nig gym etiquette. Then make him do shit that counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 If he doesn't already have it, do us all a favor and be sure to teach that nig gym etiquette. this! they should make everyone take a mandatory gym etiquette class when they first sign up at a gym...rerack your weights, wipe down machines, try to limit your time on benches, squat racks etc by not doing 30 sets or supersetting with equipment on the other side of the gym etc etc on Monday I had to wait 25 minutes for a flat bench to open up...one had this huge brotha supersetting with like 4 other workouts and just left his shit on the bench...the other had 2 fat hmong dudes doing like 15 sets each..the third bench was 2 scrawny high school kids benching with 2 10's on each side but alternating back and forth until failure.:( kinda hard to work through when u go to a ghetto ass gym with no gym etiquette...i miss my old gym, but cant afford it anymore so now I just go to this ghetto gym with gang members on this inside and hookers working the parking lot outside. /end rant lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I had to wait for this dude doing endless sets on the leg press with 2 inch range of motion thinking he was actually doing something for his legs. I can't get mad at most of the retards at my gym tho because they are all so chipper and polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I had to wait for this dude doing endless sets on the leg press with 2 inch range of motion thinking he was actually doing something for his legs. I can't get mad at most of the retards at my gym tho because they are all so chipper and polite. i know exactly what you mean. same thing what CALI said about waiting for benches and squat racks. A lot of the time you see people just wandering around waiting for that person to leave. I just hit them up between sets, ask them how many more. Sometimes i just jump in rotation and end up getting a spotter. met some cool people doing that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yeah, I work in wherever possible, but dear god it's frustrating dealing with these superset warriors and shadowboxing mma retards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 A lot of the time you see people just wandering around waiting for that person to leave. i was wandering...it sucks too when they pull out there phone and get on it between sets...but i cant call them on it...they might not be texting..they might be changing their music, looking up form, or using a fitness app...i use my ipod touch to keep track of weight/reps/sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasfacevictm Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 If someone is doing something I don't consider to be bullshit I don't even get annoyed that they are occupying shit I want to use. Heavy loads or widowmaker sets could leave someone needing 5+ minutes between sets sometimes. LOL, I'm constantly changing music on my Ipod between sets. That doesn't bother me. THINGS I DON'T CONSIDER TO BE BULLSHIT: Anything programmed with a clear cut goal and within fair use standards of the equipment being occupied. THINGS I CONSIDER TO BE BULLSHIT: MMA punching bullshit with dumbbells, bands or cable resistance, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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