The Bodybuilders Thread!

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Slootvreter said:
I'm also not convinced all these supplements are all that wonderful. I haven't taken anything in years. Just finished a jar of NeuroCore Preworkout, not sure if it even worken :erm:
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Duno about NeuroCore Preworkout but the SPS Vitargo Trigger, Muscle junkie inferno and currently evox 3DT certainly has an effect on me. And not just the hair raising, skin tickling kind. I can have a mean workout and afterwards feel I still have energy for some more.

The SPS gave the most hair raising, skin tickling sensation, but that may be because it was my first venture into pre workout.
 
But how?
How do you people gym in the winter, never mind eating right :-(
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It's not easy when everyone around you is eating food that tastes good and smells awesome, it was slap chips day in the office yesterday, I was drooling.
Winter is tough as I gym in my large garage so just gym with a hoodie on, sweat like a beast.
The diet cuts your strength down by a huge amount , i still push flippin hard like last night Chest and volume, I was stuffed come 8pm.
Had a large meal of mince, sweet potato and lots of veg all mixed together in cottage pie type of meal.
 
prOd said:
Anyone did a muscle up before? Going to try one soon.
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Attempted one...muscle up 100, Tinuva 0.

You should at least be able to do 12 pull-ups easy, but you should be able to do it in such a way that you can easily pull-up with force so much so that you can let the bar reach your chest. You should also be able to do quite a number of dips. I can do both of those, but just just not manage a pull-up. I get stuck inbetween the two exercises where you need to move your hands to the top of the bar when in the transition between the two.

Either way, best of luck :)
 
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Attempted one...muscle up 100, Tinuva 0. I get stuck inbetween the two exercises where you need to move your hands to the top of the bar when in the transition between the two.

Either way, best of luck :)
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I know what you mean. I've seen most people start off using kipping to ease the movement. Anyway, I can do about 15 full extension pull ups in one setting (when fresh), and normally do 10x3 sets of weighted dips. Last night in the gym I kinda screwed around and noticed that it's pretty easy for me to get my head above the bar and just under my chest.

But thanks, I'll report back soon ;P
 
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Tuesday deadlifting went pretty great :cool:

15 x 60kg (x2)
15 x 100kg
10 x 140kg
10 x 180kg
5 x 220kg
2 x 260kg
1 x 280kg
1 x 260kg
and then to end it, another 10 x 220 kg. Almost threw up afterwards.
 
I can do one easy on a bar, I can do one on rings as well it just takes a bit more effort :)
 
Yip, did a muscle up yesterday with not too much hassle, light bulb fused went in my garage, no ladder so moved squat cage to below the light, muscle up on bar, sat on bar, climbed on bar and changed bulb - how does a bodybuilder with NO ladder change a light bulb :)

I have a pullup bar attached to my wall, might try a muscle up on that!
Sore today so will have to try on the weekend.
 
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Inspired to try doing dips at home now. What's the best way to do dips at home?
Something like this would be nice: http://www.ultimatebodypress.com/ $80 in the USA.

Googling it they say using two chairs and doing chair dips or even the area where two kitchen counters meet.
Or here are some tips from Building a chest like Daniel Craig.

I truly suck at dips, not sure I can even do a proper rep at the gym. Have not tried in about a year.
 
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Hemps said:
Yip, did a muscle up yesterday with not too much hassle, light bulb fused went in my garage, no ladder so moved squat cage to below the light, muscle up on bar, sat on bar, climbed on bar and changed bulb - how does a bodybuilder with NO ladder change a light bulb :)
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Why am I having some trouble believing this... how tall are you, how tall is your squat rack and how high is the ceiling?
I suspect you're average height, your squat rack is average height and your ceiling is average height. Which means it's highly unlikely you did a muscle up, more likely you stood with hands on the top of the squat rack and jumped into a sort of dip.
(I'm afraid nothing short of a vid clip will prove you did a true muscle up...)

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I have a pullup bar attached to my wall, might try a muscle up on that!
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Yeah let us know how an actual muscle up attempt goes. From a dead hang.
Sorry if this seems harsh, but I think you've been, wittingly or unwittingly, fooling people in this thread with your claims of doing 50 reps of wide pullups. Most people would assume that is a single set, only to later read
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I could only manage 5 wide grip (past shoulder width) pullups at a time, completed my usual 50
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It's quite a long way from a 5 rep set to a 50 rep set. Even further to go from a standing grip on the bar to a dead hang muscle up. But I like to call myself open-minded, so I'm ready to watch...
 
Yeah let us know how an actual muscle up attempt goes. From a dead hang.
Sorry if this seems harsh, but I think you've been, wittingly or unwittingly, fooling people in this thread with your claims of doing 50 reps of wide pullups. Most people would assume that is a single set, only to later read
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I do 5 reps at a time, rest, then another 5 reps until I reach 50 (5reps x 10 sets), then onto another back exercise or start a pushing exercise.

The squat rack is a trojan setup with brackets on highest placing with a simple bench press bar on it, I'm sure most fit people here could grab it, sits about head height and "fling" for better word themselves up into a dip position, not from hanging position, will have to try that on wall mounted pullup bar.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15615970/Pullup Bar.jpg

My issue is if I wanted to try a "muscle up" which seems like a decent core exercise, that pullup bar is now flush with my garage wall, as it is I have to tuck my legs when I do pullups to avoid bumping into the wall.

It's quite a long way from a 5 rep set to a 50 rep set. Even further to go from a standing grip on the bar to a dead hang muscle up. But I like to call myself open-minded, so I'm ready to watch...
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My bad if it confused, i only do 50 in total after 10 sets at 5 reps per set, that does sound better.
 
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Inspired to try doing dips at home now. What's the best way to do dips at home?
Something like this would be nice: http://www.ultimatebodypress.com/ $80 in the USA.

Googling it they say using two chairs and doing chair dips or even the area where two kitchen counters meet.
Or here are some tips from Building a chest like Daniel Craig.

I truly suck at dips, not sure I can even do a proper rep at the gym. Have not tried in about a year.
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I made my own a while back using steel brackets and pieces of wood which I then sanded from square to more comfortable shape to wrap my hands around, have not used it for a while, that link you posted they have something similar at Game but costs about 1k+ but it has nice comfortable grips.
 
Hemps said:
The squat rack is a trojan setup with brackets on highest placing with a simple bench press bar on it, I'm sure most fit people here could grab it, sits about head height and "fling" for better word themselves up into a dip position, not from hanging position, will have to try that on wall mounted pullup bar.
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lol okay that makes sense, I was trying to picture how high your ceiling would have to be that you could muscle-up from a hang without knocking your head in, was not succeeding.
Muscle ups, like most bodyweight moves, are not as simple or easy as they might appear and typically take some dedicated training to achieve, I expect it would be very rare that someone who's never done one just decides "gonna bust out muscle ups today" and actually pulls one off. I'm following a bw program and I wouldn't expect to achieve a muscle up for another 2 years, maybe even longer.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15615970/Pullup Bar.jpg

Did you make that yourself? How is the bar fastened onto the supports?
I'd really like a proper pullup bar, but commercial ones run about R2k... I'm sure it could be done for a tenth of that with brackets and the right sort of bar.

Hemps said:
My bad if it confused, i only do 50 in total after 10 sets at 5 reps per set, that does sound better.
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Yes, there is no ambiguity there :)
 
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