bench press, deadlift, etc. - Page 2

jinx · 02-26-2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

huh? really

Yeah totally, pull up and dips are huge... especially if you concentrate on using your back/should muscles on the pull ups and not just your biceps. You can do your lower abs with the pull up bar too if you set it up right...

Flint · 03-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Oh, yeah, I know, dips are hella compound. And pullups are THE thing, if you get that "my arms are just a strap connecting my hands to my lats" thing going. Got some Zoom Vomero 3s yesterday, gettin' my jog on. And as it turns out, I had one of these type things in storage:

TheMercenary · 03-01-2009, 09:19 AM

Those things rock Flint. I have not been able to find a pull up bar high enough. Doorway ones don't cut it.

runner pat · 03-01-2009, 01:33 PM

Do a search for "bodyweight exercises". There's an enormous amount of things you can do without any equipment.

Beestie · 03-01-2009, 04:35 PM

Crossfit for all your training needs.

Flint · 03-16-2009, 03:04 PM

Got my pullup station rebuilt. Using the Dip handles to rack an ez-curl bar (can't roll off) and do SQUATS.

Yeah. Ran my normal two-mile jog yesterday right after doing squats and deadlifts. Running uphill was hard.

classicman · 03-16-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

Running uphill was hard.

Both ways? in the snow? no shoes?

lumberjim · 03-16-2009, 04:32 PM

i'm going to use this thing. it counts calories, and records exercise. also weight and measurements.

I've been doing it on and off, but have resolved to do it 100% and see if it makes a difference. I think just having to know that I have to record what i eat will help. they have a forum we could troll too!

Bullitt · 03-16-2009, 04:49 PM

I'm all about body weight workouts: http://www.fitdeck.com/. Works for me because I'm just built a big dude. Mix in some stationary biking and elliptical training (to preserve my knees as opposed to running) and some racquetball for cardio, and I'm doin pretty good.

classicman · 03-16-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

i'm going to use this thing.

link wants me to sign in? got another or a description?

lumberjim · 03-16-2009, 06:20 PM

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

it's a daily calendar thing that you can plan your meals on, or just record them. also logs exercises. It's worth registering for, classic....
easy to use....

you can make custom meals for stuff you eat frequently and save them with your own names for them.

Flint · 04-27-2010, 12:42 PM

Update. Regarding basic "compound" movements.

I now have a real squat/bench rack (somebody was giving it away by the side of the road). The kind you can rack an olympic bar on, and also set safety stops at the bottom if you can't finish a rep and need to rack the weight. Now I can do barbell bench presses (been doing heavy dumbell presses) and heavy squats (been racking an ez-crul bar on the dip handles of a power station).

I also have perfected my deadlift form...the biggest thing to not rounding your back is LOOKING UP. Your posture follows your eyes--try to look BEHIND yourself, over the top of your head (I got that from yoga).

Regretfully I have determined that Clean and Presses are just not something that I can do safely. I have frequent wrist issues and do not want chronic pain there. I'm still working on an alternative...I noticed that the "log lift" as in strongman competition is done with a hammer grip. I'm thinking I should get a hammer grip/tricep bar and do them this way. Tried with heavy dumbells and found that it puts my shoulder in a bad position trying to cheat the dumbell up.

Maybe I will just do seated military presses on my new rack. Squat + Bench + Deadlift + Military Press. I've been doing all incline presses to hit the front deltoids with the pecs, so I probably just need to go to a flat bench and a true barbell shoulder press.

In any case I am bigger and stronger than ever before, and now I don't care so much about carrying some extra fat.

squirell nutkin · 04-27-2010, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I'm in the worst shape of my life! Mid-thirties, with a wife who is a genius in the kitchen, and a two-hour commute to a sit-down computer job.

BWAAAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

MMMMWWUUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH

Flint · 05-05-2010, 12:09 PM

Quote:

I'm in the worst shape of my life! Mid-thirties, with a wife who is a genius in the kitchen...

Revised: I have a wife who is a genius in the kitchen, which is allowing me to reap the full benefit of a weightlifting regimen, by constantly flooding my system with a surplus of calories and nutrients!

Last night, we went out to eat, I had a bacon-chili-jalapeno-cheeseburger and multiple beers and fried everything, and I said "This doesn't conflict with my training regimen, as long as I'm training to be a turn-of-the-century strongman..."

You can't get really strong without carrying some fat.

jinx · 05-05-2010, 12:33 PM

I could totally kick your ass.

03-01-2009, 09:03 AM	#17
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Oh, yeah, I know, dips are hella compound. And pullups are THE thing, if you get that "my arms are just a strap connecting my hands to my lats" thing going. Got some Zoom Vomero 3s yesterday, gettin' my jog on. And as it turns out, I had one of these type things in storage: Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-01-2009, 09:19 AM	#18
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Those things rock Flint. I have not been able to find a pull up bar high enough. Doorway ones don't cut it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#20
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	Crossfit for all your training needs. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-16-2009, 03:04 PM	#21
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Got my pullup station rebuilt. Using the Dip handles to rack an ez-curl bar (can't roll off) and do SQUATS. Yeah. Ran my normal two-mile jog yesterday right after doing squats and deadlifts. Running uphill was hard. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

03-16-2009, 04:32 PM	#23
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i'm going to use this thing. it counts calories, and records exercise. also weight and measurements. I've been doing it on and off, but have resolved to do it 100% and see if it makes a difference. I think just having to know that I have to record what i eat will help. they have a forum we could troll too! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-01-2009, 01:33 PM	#19
runner pat Kinda New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Turlock, Ca Posts: 1	Do a search for "bodyweight exercises". There's an enormous amount of things you can do without any equipment.

03-16-2009, 04:49 PM	#24
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	I'm all about body weight workouts: http://www.fitdeck.com/. Works for me because I'm just built a big dude. Mix in some stationary biking and elliptical training (to preserve my knees as opposed to running) and some racquetball for cardio, and I'm doin pretty good. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

03-16-2009, 06:20 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ it's a daily calendar thing that you can plan your meals on, or just record them. also logs exercises. It's worth registering for, classic.... easy to use.... you can make custom meals for stuff you eat frequently and save them with your own names for them. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

04-27-2010, 12:42 PM	#27
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Update. Regarding basic "compound" movements. I now have a real squat/bench rack (somebody was giving it away by the side of the road). The kind you can rack an olympic bar on, and also set safety stops at the bottom if you can't finish a rep and need to rack the weight. Now I can do barbell bench presses (been doing heavy dumbell presses) and heavy squats (been racking an ez-crul bar on the dip handles of a power station). I also have perfected my deadlift form...the biggest thing to not rounding your back is LOOKING UP. Your posture follows your eyes--try to look BEHIND yourself, over the top of your head (I got that from yoga). Regretfully I have determined that Clean and Presses are just not something that I can do safely. I have frequent wrist issues and do not want chronic pain there. I'm still working on an alternative...I noticed that the "log lift" as in strongman competition is done with a hammer grip. I'm thinking I should get a hammer grip/tricep bar and do them this way. Tried with heavy dumbells and found that it puts my shoulder in a bad position trying to cheat the dumbell up. Maybe I will just do seated military presses on my new rack. Squat + Bench + Deadlift + Military Press. I've been doing all incline presses to hit the front deltoids with the pecs, so I probably just need to go to a flat bench and a true barbell shoulder press. In any case I am bigger and stronger than ever before, and now I don't care so much about carrying some extra fat. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-05-2010, 12:33 PM	#30
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I could totally kick your ass. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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