Date: December 13th, 2009 11:24 PM Author: erotic pisswyrm market
lol
I should clarify - I mean the type of form we were saying the other day, a little wider than shoulders. If you're using chinup distance and just turning your hands the other way 20's not so so bad (I think I could hit it, actually)
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:25 PM Author: erotic pisswyrm market
ok, yeah, man, that's what I was saying - and locking out totally, and clearing the chin on each rep, and not swaying the body. it's insane how many people at my gym cheat, bro.
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:27 PM Author: Ocher adventurous pocket flask marketing idea
well i don't consider the different grips cheating, although i mostly do the wide grip since it's harder. definitely lock out, clear chin, etc. though. people cheating on pullups is one of the less lulzy things i see at my gym though
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:32 PM Author: erotic pisswyrm market
serious man? i always hate seeing it - and yeah, i do the wide grip to start, then deadlift/chinup supersets then deadlift/neutral grip supersets... it's killer man.
what else do you see? what i see:
- the only other dudes i ever see besides me doing weighted chinups will literally end up moving about six inches during each chinup... then act all exhausted after doing sets of 12 like that
- i'd say 80% of people squat hips to halway up their thihg, instead of hips to knees
- 20-30% bench by bringing the bar halfway down, then pushing it up
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:39 PM Author: Ocher adventurous pocket flask marketing idea
to be honest, at my gym i don't see many people doing chin- or pullups; it's usually people who have some idea of what they're doing.
I do see people doing the most RIDICULOUS things in the squat racks, like doing weak-ass modified pushups by basically leaning against the bar at a 45 degree angle and pushing off -- no joke
half-squats are highly prevalent, as are doods on roids putting like 900 lbs on the leg press and then only doing it halfway while screaming
also, any use of that calf-raise machine
people doing standing db curls but swinging and contorting their body and using inertia from this to get the db up
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:43 PM Author: erotic pisswyrm market
lol, yeah - I think at the gym I'm at right now about 3/4 of people who do legs don't squat, they jsut use machines (and even with those go about half extension). I'm actually about to move, and I've already been to the gym I'll go to at my new place... there it's even worse, man.
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:47 PM Author: Ocher adventurous pocket flask marketing idea
yeah, it's probably the case everywhere. I'm no weightlifting expert, by any means, and I try not to let it get to me unless someone is taking up the squat rack with some faggotry. One day I just want my own rack & set of weights... would be so much more convenient
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:25 PM Author: unhinged boltzmann
maybe i haven't been around long enough. i can never figure out whether this board's obsession with weightlifting is real or not. i suspect that it's at least partially in earnest--most dudes who are really into weight lifting in their mid 20s are either professional athletes or guys who were nerdy in high school and lack self-confidence.
you will be healthier and carry more lean muscle mass. you will stay thin with far less time in the gym once you can achieve these numbers. strength is the most generalized athletic area - the best way to improve power, endurance, etc is to get strong.
I think static barbell holds or 10-rep pin pulls of 125x max DL would be a decent metric. I've never tried any CoC grippers, so I don't know how credited closing one of those would be here.
Date: December 13th, 2009 11:29 PM Author: Ocher adventurous pocket flask marketing idea
yeah, i meant without the straps. I only deadlift about 300#, i think my grip strength is actually holding me back so I should familiarize myself with some grip exercises
Pin pulls, dude. Start high and go down a pin every week or two.
PROTIP: Competitive powerlifters rarely perform standard deadlifts outside of competition; instead, they use a variety of similar exercises, partial or full, that simulate the various motions of the DL. Try focussing more on pin pulls, chain-suspended good mornings, reverse hypers and other heavy exercises that strengthen the "DL muscles", including grip strength.
I'm a PLer. I never do OH movements. Rarely see other PLers do them, either. Seems that it's more limited to oly lifters, IME. I'd probably dislocate my shoulders if I mixed heavy OHPs with my bench regimes. (TBF, I naturally suck at benching and OHP; it's probably easier for someone with a better upper body and shoulder area.)
I'm a triceps bencher, so I've only ever worried about technical form, speed, and lockout. It's super easy for me to overtrain my tris doing 3x/week pushing/tri stuff, so overheads would require a total change in training style (I use a modified Westside/Metal Militia routine).
those numbers arent bad either. i dunno. i think mine represent what most men could get to with a lot of hard lfiting and heavy eating over a couple years and maintain even when lean and/or participating in activities like 5ks or weekly hoops.