The Weightlifters Thread

#2,802
#2,802
I do them whenever I finish my workout with enough time left over. Usually once or twice a week.

If you really want to improve posture, come do deadlifts with me.
 
#2,803
#2,803
Thrasher865 said:
I do them whenever I finish my workout with enough time left over. Usually once or twice a week.

If you really want to improve posture, come do deadlifts with me.
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Deadlifts and deadlifts with rows are one of my very favorite moves. I do light weight, high reps though.
 
#2,804
#2,804
Ab routines are a waste of time, IMO. They're not showing up with any amount of exercise unless you incorporate proper dieting.

Diet and Genetics are 95% of the battle. I just warm up my mid-section, and then flex my abs as I do other lifts. This is all Franco Columbu did, and he won "best abs in show" many times.
 
#2,805
#2,805
vollygirl said:
Deadlifts and deadlifts with rows are one of my very favorite moves. I do light weight, high reps though.
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Most females do low weight, high rep on every exercise just to tone. Nothing wrong with it.

I'm proud of you for doing them at all. I think a lot of women are intimidated by lifts like deadlifts, bench or squatting on a squat rack. Most women I know stick to plate/cable machines.
 
#2,806
#2,806
Thrasher865 said:
Most females do low weight, high rep on every exercise just to tone. Nothing wrong with it.

I'm proud of you for doing them at all. I think a lot of women are intimidated by lifts like deadlifts, bench or squatting on a squat rack. Most women I know stick to plate/cable machines.
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Most women are intimidated by regular lifts that are not on machines. My fiancee lifts and she knows that machines are not going to get you in the shape you want. She deadlifts and squats with better form then 90% of the guys at my gym haha. For women looking to tone, I would say use reps around 15-20. Good job on the deadlifts volleygirl.
 
#2,807
#2,807
I don't care for machines much. I tried some of 'em when we joined The Rush.

Here's a typical workout in the system I use at home. I normally use anywhere from 5-12lb dumbells.

squats (76 reps plus pulsing)
lunges (front/back, 94 total plus pulsing)
chest presses (64 plus pulsing)
bent leg deadlifts/deadrows (30 deadlifts, 54 rows plus pulsing)
pushups/rotator cuff (45 pushups, 32 rotator cuff)
tricep dips/french press (24 dips, 56 french press)
bicep/hammer curls (46 curls plus pulsing, 36 hammer curls)
one leg squats/wide squats (44 one leg plus pulsing, 38 wide plus pulsing)
overhead press/lateral raise (34 overheads, 28 lateral)
abs
 
#2,809
#2,809
vollygirl said:
I don't care for machines much. I tried some of 'em when we joined The Rush.

Here's a typical workout in the system I use at home. I normally use anywhere from 5-12lb dumbells.

squats (76 reps plus pulsing)
lunges (front/back, 94 total plus pulsing)chest presses (64 plus pulsing)
bent leg deadlifts/deadrows (30 deadlifts, 54 rows plus pulsing)
pushups/rotator cuff (45 pushups, 32 rotator cuff)
tricep dips/french press (24 dips, 56 french press)
bicep/hammer curls (46 curls plus pulsing, 36 hammer curls)
one leg squats/wide squats (44 one leg plus pulsing, 38 wide plus pulsing)
overhead press/lateral raise (34 overheads, 28 lateral)
abs
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Here's where the opposite effect comes in. :)

I love lunges. They tear my ass up. But, I feel goofy doing them in the gym, because they kinda come off as a chick workout.

I do them anyway, but I feel like the 300 lb gangsters that lift next to us laugh at me.
 
#2,810
#2,810
Thrasher865 said:
Here's where the opposite effect comes in. :)

I love lunges. They tear my ass up. But, I feel goofy doing them in the gym, because they kinda come off as a chick workout.

I do them anyway, but I feel like the 300 lb gangsters that lift next to us laugh at me.
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Lunges are awesome. Not only for your butt, but your legs, core, all your stabilizers. They're really boring though.
 
#2,812
#2,812
Thrasher865 said:
I didn't literally mean they tear my ass up :)

My quads get destroyed, among other muscles.
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I know that dufus.

One thing I learned last week doing a Chalene Johnson video is that if you lean forward just slightly, it it works your butt way better. I feel it in my quads and calfs mostly, unless I make that change, and then it's all glutes. Awesome!!!
 
#2,814
#2,814
Lunges are the worst thing ever. I never plan to do them because I may end up skipping my training session. I have to spring it on myself once I'm already in the gym.
 
#2,816
#2,816
nbakerld said:
Ab routines are a waste of time, IMO. They're not showing up with any amount of exercise unless you incorporate proper dieting.

Diet and Genetics are 95% of the battle. I just warm up my mid-section, and then flex my abs as I do other lifts. This is all Franco Columbu did, and he won "best abs in show" many times.
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Franco was juicing everything in the book & like you said probably already had genetically gifted abs. I think all Ronnie Coleman does for biceps is a few sets of preacher dumbbell curls. I think a lot of people do a lot of overkill.
 
#2,819
#2,819
nbakerld said:
Lunges are the worst thing ever. I never plan to do them because I may end up skipping my training session. I have to spring it on myself once I'm already in the gym.
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I despise lunges with every ounce of my being.


On another note, I'm still making gains while cutting. I pulled 445 on deadlift just now. My journey to 500 is almost complete. I tore a callus off on my right hand in the process, so the rest of my workout sucked.
 
#2,820
#2,820
xJesusx56 said:
I despise lunges with every ounce of my being.


On another note, I'm still making gains while cutting. I pulled 445 on deadlift just now. My journey to 500 is almost complete. I tore a callus off on my right hand in the process, so the rest of my workout sucked.
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Awesome man, I have 16lbs in 7 weeks and my strength has stayed the same or gone up also. Keep killing it.
 
#2,822
#2,822
My doctor told me I won't be able to workout at the gym with weights for a long time, back surgery, so I purchased some of those resistance bands and I'm gonna start at home. Miss the gym like a bad habit, you guys make me jelly.
 
#2,823
#2,823
SandoVOL said:
My doctor told me I won't be able to workout at the gym with weights for a long time, back surgery, so I purchased some of those resistance bands and I'm gonna start at home. Miss the gym like a bad habit, you guys make me jelly.
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Sorry to hear, hope recovery goes well.
 
#2,824
#2,824
SandoVOL said:
My doctor told me I won't be able to workout at the gym with weights for a long time, back surgery, so I purchased some of those resistance bands and I'm gonna start at home. Miss the gym like a bad habit, you guys make me jelly.
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Stop doing dead lifts.
 
#2,825
#2,825
SandoVOL said:
My doctor told me I won't be able to workout at the gym with weights for a long time, back surgery, so I purchased some of those resistance bands and I'm gonna start at home. Miss the gym like a bad habit, you guys make me jelly.
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I'm actually testing out a new method. There are claims that training with 50% of 1rm will get you the same results as working with 90% of 1rm.

Since working in the 70-90% range hasn't yielded much growth in a couple years, I figure I have nothing to lose going with lower weight. The bonus is that it will be easier on bones and joints (which is a concern since I have scoliosis).
 
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