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- Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:03 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Adding weight to calf raises
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8034
one legged calf raises, using your opposite arm to balance you (right leg, left arm). As you get used to them, drop the supporting arm to work on balance. I personally do a body-weight calf raise program. I start out doing 25 on each leg to warm up. Then I move up to 30, rest 1 minute, 35, rest 1 mi...
- Tue Dec 05, 2006 3:10 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bench Press Plateau?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8179
Bench Press Plateau?
I'm helping my cousin work out and he's been pretty steady in his progress. He started in September benching 115 5 times. Now he's up to 145 pounds, 3 sets of 10. However, he's been at this level for a month. All his other lifts are improving (squats, deadlifts, overhead press, etc...) What can I do...
- Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:09 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: how many of u people workout your wrist and forearms?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9706
For general strength and ability, I'd work out my wrists and forearms. Though you do excercise them a bit when you do your lifts, I find that it is not enough to make significant progress. I may be a different example, but as a breakdancer, wrist strength is paramount. If you want to do a handstand ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:11 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Hard Work versus Genetics. bull$h1t?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13260
Hard Work versus Genetics. bull$h1t?
Before you go apenuts on me, read this: http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/genetics.html Without rosying anything up or trying to bull$h1t you or convince you that I'm right, I'll lay it on the line right now. Your physique and ability to power lift is determined more through genetics tha...
- Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:30 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: new abdominal excercise
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5411
new abdominal excercise
This is beyond unreal. The soreness that is in my abdominals is unmatched from any number of crunches or situps I have ever done. So let me give you some back story. I'm learning how to breakdance and I'm practicing a few moves with my friends. We have some mats so we try doing some one-handed trick...
- Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:41 am
- Forum: Psychology
- Topic: Mental Toughness & Focus
- Replies: 10
- Views: 37466
This is the first thing I thought of. http://youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc The message that you should get is that you shouldn't be afraid of failure. It happens to the best and it is a fact you have to accept. A unreasonable goal is to stop failure. A reasonable goal is to learn from your failure...
- Fri Oct 06, 2006 12:36 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bench Press woes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10633
- Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:42 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bench Press woes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10633
- Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Basketball Height
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11707
- Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Bench Press woes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10633
Bench Press woes
So I recently started bench pressing. I've done different kinds of excercises and I'm pretty advanced in terms of those. Explosive pushups, dips, handstand pushups, elevated pushups, etc. Now when I first benched about a month ago, I could do about 6 reps of 135. Today, I can push out maybe 12 reps ...
- Thu Sep 28, 2006 10:54 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Working out early in the mornings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9176
In terms of it being healthy or not, there is no harm in working out in the mornings. You want to make sure that you warm up and stretch well, especially in that order. 20 minutes of cardio before you lift weights is more than enough to get your blood and energy level flowing. I think the hardest th...
- Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:54 pm
- Forum: from General
- Topic: Question about HIIT Schedule
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16621
I think you should start with 30 second intervals at first and adjust it to how your body feels. I did 30 second intervals for my first 5 weeks. Then, one day, I just decided to try out doing 15 second intervals with the same amount of time. Since I'm mainly focused and shorter, faster sprints, I li...
- Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:55 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Cleats and joints
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3685
Cleats and joints
What is the long term effect of wearing cleats compared to turf shoes for knees and ankles? I am in the market for a new pair of cleats. I want to know if I should consider turf shoes as an alternative, since most of the ground I play on is hard grass. Specifically, I am looking at these cleats. htt...
- Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:32 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: foot contact while sprinting...
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6888
- Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: fix my posture please (picture included)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 29487
You can work on your posture just by sitting and standing up straight at all times. Try rolling your shoulders back, basically sticking your chest out a little bit. Stand as tall as possible whenever you are on your feet. It takes a little bit of effort to do this, but that's what good posture is al...