My rows have gotten better since starting, but what do you mean by bench setup?Oscar_Actuary wrote:How's your Rows coming along ?
How well braced/tight are you in your Bench set up?
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- Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:34 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Bench press weight
- Replies: 27
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Re: Bench press weight
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:27 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Bench press weight
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33061
Bench press weight
Hi all, So i've been lifting since the end of Feb this year, doing 2 day push/pull splits, 4 days a week (if that makes sense). So push on Sun and Wed, and pull on Mon and Thurs. I have seen great improvements in both weight and reps with nearly all my exercises, except for my chest. I do a barbell ...
- Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:42 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Smart phone app
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9495
Smart phone app
All i'm saying is that there should be an ExRx iPhone/Android app! Something that was broken down by each section of the website so, for example, all you had to do was go: "app-muscle/exercise directory-pectoralis major-" and voila! That way if you wanted to switch up a routine even at the gym you c...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:37 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Changing to a workout for size
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5485
Re: Changing to a workout for size
And i have also heard isolation exercises are better for building size. Is that true? Or could i build just as much muscle mass doing squats ad i could doing leg extensions on a machine?
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:15 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Changing to a workout for size
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5485
Re: Changing to a workout for size
and you need to eat like a man possessed. That is one of the most confusing parts... A friend of mine who competes as a strong man mentioned this to me also, but he has what LOOKS like a beer belly. I'm sure it isn't bec i don't think he drinks and he has been lifting and competing for quite some t...
- Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:11 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Changing to a workout for size
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5485
Changing to a workout for size
Ok so i've been lifting for strength for about a month and a half now, and am seeing some good strength gains (success!). My next question is about lifting for size. I am training for the next rugby season so i want to mix in a month ish with exercising to gain mussle mass and size, over just streng...
- Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:55 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Training schedule confusion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27094
Re: Training schedule confusion
Deleted post- i posted it somewhere else in a new thread. Thanks for all the info everyone!
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:21 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Adding muscle lbs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11495
Re: Adding muscle lbs
My workout is a 2 day split push/pull. I am lifting 3 sets of max 6 reps per exercise. Would that be for more strength or size? And so what i'm hearing most from here is that 5lbs is more than likely not all muscle. What is an average expected MUSCLE weight gain per month/yr/whenever, doing a workou...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 11:55 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Adding muscle lbs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11495
Re: Adding muscle lbs
Chasing a bigger number on your bathroom scales has a tendency to make you fat. A very sound piece of knowledge haha I just wasn't sure if what i was experiencing was what i THOUGHT was going on... Thanks for the info! Just to clarify, i understand the "depending on how much you are hydrated" part,...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:31 pm
- Forum: Exercise Science
- Topic: Adding muscle lbs
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11495
Adding muscle lbs
Hi all, I've started working out recently (as in started about a month ago), and was wondering how fast one puts on lbs of muscle. I know muscle weight comes MUCH slower than fat weight (or even fat loss in some cases) but before starting a month ago i was at 175 and today i weighed myself and i was...
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:30 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Training schedule confusion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27094
Re: Training schedule confusion
Yea i figured it wouldn't be as easy as a blinking "PLATEAU HAS BEEN REACHED" neon sign, but everything said did give me a better understanding of when would be reasonable to expect it.
@Jungledoc: what do you mean by "changing your rep-set scheme"?
@Jungledoc: what do you mean by "changing your rep-set scheme"?
- Sat Mar 16, 2013 5:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Rugby Workout
- Replies: 43
- Views: 31777
Re: Rugby Workout
Look at the prowler, you'll see that it mimics a lot of the rugby movements. Thanks hoosegow, believe it or not i've never even heard of the prowler before your post...but i googled it and it looks pretty intense. The website i found seemed to be only pushing it in different speeds/times/distances ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:49 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Training schedule confusion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27094
Re: Training schedule confusion
Yea i figures as much... Any eta on an average timeframe when most people plateau? One month? 8 months? Etc? And how much/what kind of change is best? Total wotkout revamp? Or just mix in a few new exercises?stuward wrote:Change your program when it no longer works for you.
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 9:33 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Training schedule confusion
- Replies: 39
- Views: 27094
Re: Training schedule confusion
Another question i just thought of (figured i could post it here since it is somewhat related instead of posting an entirely new thread)... After how long should someone change up their workout routine so they don't plateau as much? I know it's not for a number of months, but i wasn't sure what was ...
- Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:51 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Rugby Workout
- Replies: 43
- Views: 31777
Re: Rugby Workout
I'm still a rookie to the whole exrx network... So what happens if this thread gets locked down?Stephen Johnson wrote: Hopefully,this thread won't get locked down. I have my worries, though.