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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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Yup. It takes some work but not being a slave to food goes a long way. It brings up your focus EVERYWHERE else as well. It makes things a lot easier to conquer.
haha.
I only eat chicken and turkey. No sea food, beef, pork, lamb, sausage, etc.
/ fish has great protein and health benefits
I would love to eat more seafood...wish I lived in a coastal city.
Word. Seafood is a smell and texture thing for me. All seems gross.
If she can get comfortable sitting back into the motion a bit better to get her weight on her heels she would probably be fine. Maybe have her try some bodyweight squats dropping her butt back onto a bench to learn the motion better (like a box squat). Even doing the body weight moves while hanging onto something for the first couple of times can help people learn the mechanics.
She shows great commitment to keeping her chest up and forward.
But you can see that just as she starts pushing the weight up her balance shifts. To me it looks like she never really gets the weight onto her heels ever, stops at midfoot.
And if she has a pair of shoes flatter or at least more solid than those I suggest she wears them instead. The Zag is a really poor shoe for any type of weight training. It would be a poor choice if the midsole had solid material just due to the lift and how soft it is, but the zag design creates an even more unstable shoe.
wow lol.
Looks great for somebody who is not into eating healthy
I don't eat red meat, but take away the sausage :0
Even if it was red meat, the closest thing that McDonald's has is a lighter shade of gray.
She looks like my wife...
If anything, she could stand to go deeper (more to parallel)...if she can't go that deep have her try widening her stance a little bit.
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Anyone have some good links on Carb Nite? I think that's what I'll transition to, from keto and no exercise to training program and Carb Nite.
Not a pro by any means....wouldn't chest flys hit that area?
edit: found this chart...i guess i'm wrong
I appreciate the concern. Maybe I threw out the comment before I gave it a lot of thought. I don't really enjoy fries so I wasn't planning on having them anyways. But maybe I can have a milkshake on the side or something.
But after a couple of days of limited carbs I was getting the "hypo sweats" something serious. Dropping sugar from my diet completely was a bit of a shock to the system. My prescription of Dr.Pepper was pretty high. So I was just considering the possibility that my body would not react well to even the carbs that would accompany a large burger. I started showing insulin sensitivity issues many years ago and ALA has always been nice to me. Was more worried that I would be having low blood sugar issues an hour after the meal if I didn't take something to help me out.
What exactly do you mean? Are you thick elsewhere through your pecs compared to there? Or so you feel that you have a large space in between your pecs?
What chest exercises do you currently do?
Edit: nice graphic CrankyJay
Hello this is mi first post in this thread and I have a question, is the p90x lean workout worth for burning fat and grown a little bit of muscle? actually i'm in the first week of that workout after triying the classic and failed miserably due to my fisic condition, i'm not obesse or fat but i i need to loss 8kg or 10 kg and gain resistance any advice?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Yes, it's possible to lean out and put on "a little" muscle in the process, especially if you're a beginner.
edit: If you want more specific p90x questions there is a thread dedicated to it! http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=55579948
Flys
Straight arm pullovers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1iizuTNl2k
Close grip DB bench -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0nVKVnTbEA
Squeeze at the top and your chest will feel like it's on fire.
See? You think so too...my center of my chest has always been on fire when doing this...or is this a misleading sensation?
Thanks for the input guys. I've told her to ditch the shoes before or go barefoot. I'll encourage her to work on her flexibility. Maybe we'll work on it together
Huge props to her and you for getting her to squat...been trying to talk my wife into this as well.
Thanks for the answer and the link!
Thanks for the input guys. I've told her to ditch the shoes before or go barefoot. I'll encourage her to work on her flexibility. Maybe we'll work on it together
Barefoot takes some strong feet and if she wears heels most of the time I'm gonna guess flat footed training might be hard on her.
I'm not saying go buy Chuck Taylor's for her squat sessions. But the lower that sole the better. Sucks if she likes to run of the treadmill after workouts though cause a shoe that is best for squats will be the least comfortable to run in.
Nope not misleading, I feel it there too, as long as I squeeze at the top I get a burn in the middle of my chest.
It's the finish that does it though, and it can be iffy with flys. For instance, some gyms have larger dumbbells which wouldn't let you fully flex your chest during flys.
FWIW, much like the chart suggests, I've had good response from narrow grip presses.
I got lucky my gym has DBs of all sizes, the rack must be about 50 feet long.
The best inner chest workout for me so far has been the close DB press, by the 8th rep you feel like you might be having a heart attack on both sides.
It's been a long struggle but letting her find her own path, while giving lots of positive reinforcement, has helped. I'll be interested to see her results on 5/3/1.
She rarely does cardio anymore (if she does she bikes). They make "cute" crossfit squat shoes I'm sure I could get her to wear.
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Man, it's really hard to find reasons why I should switch to Carb Nite over staying with keto. I guess mental sanity? My keto weight loss is starting to plateau and I want to get in the gym again, and I think Carb Nite is better for that.
It's REALLY tough to find info out there without getting a fast one pulled on you by their marketers.
It's REALLY tough to find info out there without getting a fast one pulled on you by their marketers.
Gotta google the real world results and how regular people adapted their lives to this...I did something similar for lean gains.
TheFightingFish
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My. This thread *is* full of good advice...
In all seriousness though kudos to her. I actually got to know my (future) wife as she was the one girl in our group of friends who wanted to lift with the guys in the weight room. If anything it's probably even more important for women than for men to help with preventing bone issues later in life.
haha.
I only eat chicken and turkey. No sea food, beef, pork, lamb, sausage, etc.
/ fish has great protein and health benefits
Any specific reason you don't eat red meat? Just curious.
Squats are way too high. She needs to widen her stance a bit and shove her knees out (with toes pointing outwards).
She also needs to get rid of those marshmallow running shoes.
lol, didn't intend the double entendre
Not a pro by any means....wouldn't chest flys hit that area?
edit: found this chart...i guess i'm wrong
Hmm if this is true it might explain why i'm pissed at my chest development. My upper and outer pec are fine. Just the middle part really sucks.
BruceLeeRoy
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Straight arm pull overs are so much more effective off the bench with just your shoulders resting.
fredrancour
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What I've always been told:
Inner chest can't really be isolated because of how muscle fibers work. Inner vs. outer chest isn't really a thing and the distinction is bro-science. When a fiber squeezes, the whole length of it contracts. You can't just have the left half of it relax while the right half squeezes, or vice-versa. Fibers run from the middle of the chest to the armbone. Thus, each pec fiber is one continuous piece of muscle with no distinct 'inner' or 'outer' part. The shape of the muscle along the sternum is mainly determined by genetics. All you can really do for the middle is make the pec as a whole as big and strong as possible.
I don't mean to offer this as advice so much as to ask if it's true. Never studied anatomy.
Thats how i always used to do them but i feel them in my lats more.
this is all true
but sometimes broscience just feels right
although you do have a pectorialis major and minor
FallingEdge
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decline
incline
pec dec
all you need brah!
If you want to do a chest periodization scheme, do this one - http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4_weeks_to_a_bigger_chest
I replaced all flat BB bench with decline and loved every minute of it.
incline
pec dec
all you need brah!
If you want to do a chest periodization scheme, do this one - http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/4_weeks_to_a_bigger_chest
I replaced all flat BB bench with decline and loved every minute of it.
I'm sorry but this made me laugh so hard...
Similar story my roomie was getting a deep tissue massage and when working the forearms the girl goes "So you must do a lot of tennis or golf!" and he goes "Umm... no...."
I'm in a similar boat as you though, with my right arm, and I've found by doing the same weights it is catching up a little bit, instead of pushing my left arm to its max and leaving the right arm out
Zoe
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That's why I have three pairs of shoes in my gym bag.
(Vibrams, minimalists for jogging outside, and cross trainers for cardio with resistance bands)
Jason's Ultimatum
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lol. Too many pointless exercises in that program.
BruceLeeRoy
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If I can't dip my waist below the bench and really stretch my chest I don't get the same impact
Brolic Gaoler
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Some of you guys actually eat fast food?
You don't? The fuck is wrong with you son? #foreverbulk
I literally LOLed. Literally.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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lol
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