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Not a bad surface article Stuward, but definitely brand biased. Is what the article states, the main purpose of all athletic tape? Or just the kinesio tape? And how might it pertain to posture?

A coworker of mine had a shoulder injury a few months back and last PT session, got her shoulders taped to keep them in good posture (i.e. No rounding forward) while things kept healing. It got me wondering.... To help facilitate good posture, would it work to tape your shoulders in good posture aft...

Here is what I came up with for a potential workout routine. It's a push/pull split, 4 times per week A,B,x,A,B,x,x. Both the push and pull routines start off with a weighted compound exercise (mainly because I like both of the exercises haha) and then from there go into 3 mini-circuits. Push: Barbe...

Jeannay wrote:
you can also do bodyweight stuff for strength. gymnasts/bar athletes have very very strong upper bodies.

Thanks! A gymnist type body is what i want as an end result down the road actually! They are crazy strong, but not overly huge! Iron cross in maybe 4 years from now haha

Hi all! So I'm trying to build a good exercise routine and I need some help. I do have access to a gym and gym weights, and time really isn't an issue. My problem is that I want to get stronger. Size is a second concern, because I know that even if i'm not training for hypertrophy, i'll gain some si...

Any other thoughts anyone? Is it good as is? Any flaws? Etc?

robertscott wrote:don't you want size on your legs?

Yea i do... Legs are worked into push and pull days. Quads and calves on push and hamstrings on pull

Next question: Does this workout plan make sense at all? Mondays lifting for strength full body: 3 sets of 6 rep max. Tuesdays doing core workout plus intense cardio/endurance/agility training. Thursdays doing a push exercise day lifting for size: 3 sets of 8-12 reps. Fridays same as thursdays excep...

Thanks all! Especially Doc and Ken. I tried benching again and couldn't find any 2.5's to add on each side to bump up my weight 5lbs total. So instead i grabbed 2, 5 lbs and gave it a try. I still might need a spotter to really get a feel for my "max weight", but i was able to push out 3 sets of 8 w...

Basically yes. Don't trust how it feels. Test the limits. Of course, don't go doubling the weight, just add a bit and see what happens. Yeah, that's a good thought. You don't really know that you are 1-2 reps shy of failure if you've never been to failure. No, don't do it on a regular basis, but yo...

KenDowns wrote:Aha. The missing part of the story is "perceived effort." If I am understanding you, you are sticking with what you think you can do, because it seems just as hard as it always did.

Makes sense... So that would that explain why 105 feels just as heavy now as it did 2 months ago?

This post has been bothering me because it seems, to put it bluntly, impossible. I'm pretty sure something is missing from the story. 1) weight and reps. You are benching 105 since day 1 for how many sets and reps? 2) you have been unable to improve the reps or the weight? 3) are you going to failu...

Ok so what should my next step be to start showing gains for bench?

I started with 45lb for Bench Press (Row and Press) and about 90lb (rounded because I normally calculate with kg) with Squats. Fortunately I was able to improve weight (5lb) each session for the Bench Press and now I do 115 lb (and 180 lb with Squats)... I`m sure I will have to repeat a weight with...

Another thing... did you really start with the same weight on Squats and Bench Press? When I started, I used a lower starting weight for Bench Press, Row and Press than the starting weight for Squats and Deadlifts. So when you started to high on weight, you could just do a setback with the weight a...