The Bodybuilders Thread!

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xrapidx said:
So you're saying you can only lift that sort of weight using steriods?
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In my case, at my age, and my schedule, probably (depending on what you mean by that sort of weight). But that wasn't what I said. I said the site reckons roids are good for you.
 
When you said you didn't make the cut, and implied its because you don't use steriods.

So how old are you? I'm 33, get up at 4:45, gym, work till 6pm, home, prepare food, feed/walk dogs, watch TV till around 10:30pm... Then to bed... And from next week I add studying to that.
 
xrapidx said:
When you said you didn't make the cut, and implied its because you don't use steriods.

So how old are you? I'm 33, get up at 4:45, gym, work till 6pm, home, prepare food, feed/walk dogs, watch TV till around 10:30pm... Then to bed... And from next week I add studying to that.
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How many grandkids do you have grasshopper? :) yeh, studying deffo ads to the load, and a management job where the other half of my team comes online at 2pm doesn't help much. I do spend 45 min in the gym on average a day tho. That said, I am 6 ft and aim for around 90kg for maintenance. I don't really want to get that much bigger tbh.
 
What IS the best distance to grip the bar when bench pressing. I've seen folks online recommend 50 to 70cm between your hands. In my personal experience, if I grip at a distance of ~50cm I bench more than when my hands are further apart. However, the range of motion at ~70cm feels smaller and I wonder if it is even working that much.
 
thestaggy said:
What IS the best distance to grip the bar when bench pressing. I've seen folks online recommend 50 to 70cm between your hands. In my personal experience, if I grip at a distance of ~50cm I bench more than when my hands are further apart. However, the range of motion at ~70cm feels smaller and I wonder if it is even working that much.
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I'd say when your upper arms are horizontal to the ground, your upper arms should be perfectly vertical, ie. 90 degrees from you upper arms. That means, it would be different for every person, and you will have to test where the best position for you is. Took me a long while to find the perfect spot.

For other lifts its different, I found for OHP I use a position which is closer to my shoulders, while that increased the ROM I found that I am more comfortable as well stronger in that position. I use the same position for pendlays and deadlift too.

Struggling with low bar squats as to what position I have to use.
 
thestaggy said:
What IS the best distance to grip the bar when bench pressing. I've seen folks online recommend 50 to 70cm between your hands. In my personal experience, if I grip at a distance of ~50cm I bench more than when my hands are further apart. However, the range of motion at ~70cm feels smaller and I wonder if it is even working that much.
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I like to keep it simple, find the width where you can lift the most weight.
 
WoDotNant? said:
How many grandkids do you have grasshopper? :) yeh, studying deffo ads to the load, and a management job where the other half of my team comes online at 2pm doesn't help much. I do spend 45 min in the gym on average a day tho. That said, I am 6 ft and aim for around 90kg for maintenance. I don't really want to get that much bigger tbh.
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Kids and me don't gel :p

45min is more than enough, I don't think my weight training ever lasts more than that, with cardio I end up spending about 1h30m in the gym.

Although at 90kg you should be able to move a decent amount of weight? Unless, you're close on 60.
 
People tend to think that to bench properly is easy, but quite a bit of form is involved when you start to read and research.

As mentioned - a grip where when the bar touches your chest your upper arms are horizontal and your forarms are vertical is considered the optimal/best grip for most. This grip along with not flaring your arms out wide is what I find is best. Just go down into a normal push-up. Will give you a good idea of where your hands need to be.
 
As mentioned - a grip where when the bar touches your chest your upper arms are horizontal and your forarms are vertical is considered the optimal/best grip for most. This grip along with not flaring your arms out wide is what I find is best. Just go down into a normal push-up. Will give you a good idea of where your hands need to be.
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+1 your basic pushup will let you know, I go just outside of shoulder width at the moment to engage pecs and minimal "other" muscles.
Next day my pecs are sore and nothing else so must be doing something right.
 
Hemps said:
+1 your basic pushup will let you know, I go just outside of shoulder width at the moment to engage pecs and minimal "other" muscles.
Next day my pecs are sore and nothing else so must be doing something right.
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Interesting, I go quite a bit wider than my shoulders, and it is still mostly my pecs that are sore.
 
Any tips on increasing appetite? Started eating oats for breakfast with some raisins and honey and cinnamon and don't get hungry till 2pm...
 
Interesting, I go quite a bit wider than my shoulders, and it is still mostly my pecs that are sore.
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Now that I think of it I do actually go much wider these days, I was limited to the bench I used to use but now I bench from free bench with weight racked.
It is actually very wide, I'd say two hands outside of shoulder width.
 
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