303lbsx3 on squats today, needed just 1 for this 1s week. Feeling really good. This 1s week has been terrific honestly, only issue is i twisted my ankle on sunday so i didn't workout till today.
Did you tape the ankle up?303lbsx3 on squats today, needed just 1 for this 1s week. Feeling really good. This 1s week has been terrific honestly, only issue is i twisted my ankle on sunday so i didn't workout till today.
guys, am I a savage? I always wipe benches down whenever I use them, but the other day I saw a guy spraying/wiping down the bar that he had just finished using. It has never even occurred to me to do this, and now I'm wondering if I'm one of the people that everyone else complains about because I don't wipe everything down...
Nobody does it at my gym. We probably should. Its pretty disgusting now that I think about it.
especially after people deadlift and leave blood on the bar.Nobody does it at my gym. We probably should. Its pretty disgusting now that I think about it.
IMO the most important thing is wiping down the benches and machines. For bars unless you bled on it or left a bunch of chalk on it, its fine.guys, am I a savage? I always wipe benches down whenever I use them, but the other day I saw a guy spraying/wiping down the bar that he had just finished using. It has never even occurred to me to do this, and now I'm wondering if I'm one of the people that everyone else complains about because I don't wipe everything down...
What's FitnessEra's approach to working out arms? My workout foundation is based on compound movements, and a few assistance exercises after to work on my weak points (e.g. incline dumbbell press for upper chest, face pulls for rear delts, assisted pull ups, etc). But I don't do any specific arm movements like curls because my elbows can feel somewhat sore after a session. But I'm managing the soreness by paying close attention to my technique, as well as icing afterwards. I know the arms get work from just my typical workout, but I would like them to be more muscular entirely for aesthetic reasons.
I had a dedicated arm day for my first year of lifting, but after that i relied on bench, overhead press for triceps and rows/pull ups for biceps.
I recommend looking at athlean x videos about your elbow pain since hes a trainer and a physical therapist.
Do you think a dedicated arm day made a significant difference with your arm growth, or do you think your arms would've grown at the same rate your first year by just doing your regular compound movements? This is also my first year of lifting.
It definitely made a difference, or at the very least, sped up the process.
The arm accessories allowed me to isolate those muscles while my chest/lats were able to recover from a previous workout.
This makes me feel a bit better, honestly. I don't need chalk yet, and I don't usually drag my shins so I should be safeIMO the most important thing is wiping down the benches and machines. For bars unless you bled on it or left a bunch of chalk on it, its fine.
Can anyone recommend a strength program that doesnt rely so much on squats? I have done SS and 5x5 for months, I just don't enjoy squatting so regularly.
Cheers
Just don't squat. No one is forcing you to. Lots of people who stop doing major lifts, if it helps you continue on happier, then do it.
Can anyone recommend a strength program that doesnt rely so much on squats? I have done SS and 5x5 for months, I just don't enjoy squatting so regularly.
Cheers
Both programmes have squats in every workout. So I'm looking for a programme that features LESS squats.
Also, the third sentence doesn't make sense.
Thanks?
Static strength tends to peak in late 30s, maybe early 40s. If I can find it there was an analysis done on when certain physical traits like strength, explosiveness, and endurance peak throughout our life times.
My ohp is stronger at nearly 41 then when I was trainer even harder at 38. My lifetime best back then was 185x1, I hit 200x1 a few months ago. It depends on the person really. It would be really hard to put a number and say it's definitive.
I'm on a 4 day gym regimen, with around an hour and a half of workout each of those days.I'm curious - how long is yalls workout sessions and how often do some of y'all work out?
I'm only doing 30 minutes 3 times a week. I feel like it's too little, but honestly - working out is boring as hell to me. It's as boring as standing in line. I have the stamina to keep going but I just can't. I've tried music and podcasts and it doesn't help.
I'm trying to lose about 40 pounds in 2 or 3 months. Do longer and less frequent workouts work better or can you do more workouts but spend less time doing them? I feel like it's either 3 one hour workouts or 4-5 30 minute works outs a week.
Any tips?
And yeah, I'm counting my calories as well.
Wiping down the bar is not a good thing. More like a way to ruin a barbell by introducing rust. A guy at my gym wipes down the barbell and it seriously annoys me.guys, am I a savage? I always wipe benches down whenever I use them, but the other day I saw a guy spraying/wiping down the bar that he had just finished using. It has never even occurred to me to do this, and now I'm wondering if I'm one of the people that everyone else complains about because I don't wipe everything down...
Anyone got a good technique video for DL's? I am
About to start doing them again and I have sciatica so it's kind of tough to find something that works for me.
Find a place that does a legit body fat reading. but id also check amazon for scales but then again lately they have been some suspect ones because of fake reviews. so idk lolI went to a store today to grab some scales and all 3 display models I tried ended up returning a much different weight. After experiencing this and the fact that the scales at my gym are busted as fuck, what am I supposed to do?
Can anyone recommend a strength program that doesnt rely so much on squats? I have done SS and 5x5 for months, I just don't enjoy squatting so regularly.
Cheers
Do use an app? Can you recommend one?5/3/1 only has you squatting one out of every 4 workouts, it's what I do now after quatting heavy 3 times per week became too much doing SS.
Do use an app? Can you recommend one?
The stronglifts app is great
Yeah same here, I've also used the FiveOneThree app but I actually prefer the print out (from BlackIronBeast) over having to take my phone with me.I use Google keep to doc my routine and use the black iron beast calculator to get my routine numbers. Been using it for years, my go-to setup.
Yeah same here, I've also used the FiveOneThree app but I actually prefer the print out (from BlackIronBeast) over having to take my phone with me.
Wish he would update the site with some of the Forever things.
continuously or broke it down into sets? i get tired after like 6 steps each leg lmao.
Wow. People actually bleed on barbells from deadlifts? I'm sorry, but that's freaking disgusting. Especially if you don't wipe that shit down afterwords.
If you know you're going to DL on a day, wear some kind of leggings or sleeve if you're going to scrape the shins. Smh