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Flip-Flop said:
Do any of those work pecs? Calves and stomach I do at home when not at gym to try and speed it up, but do not know what I can do to get my pecs going faster?
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Close grip pull ups are good for Pecs.

Situps obviously are great for stomach/abs.

Calves thats another story not sure what you could do at home for those.
 
Flip-Flop said:
Do any of those work pecs? Calves and stomach I do at home when not at gym to try and speed it up, but do not know what I can do to get my pecs going faster?
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Push-ups. And vary your hand width and angle of your body to keep it interesting and more challenging. Mess around with timings as well to vary the time under tension. Can make some good progress with the good ol fashioned push-up :)
 
Deadmanza said:
Close grip pull ups are good for Pecs.

Situps obviously are great for stomach/abs.

Calves thats another story not sure what you could do at home for those.
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For calves I stand by the wall with hands on it to keep my balance and then up and down on my toes. Save effect as the calve machine at the gym, but without the weights. Because you do no have the weight you just do a lot more. I do a bout 50 in each go. Gives a very nice burn in my calves.
 
Deadmanza said:
Buy a pull up bar, the type that you hang on the door frame. I think game sell it the "Iron Gym".

Than Push ups, sit ups, pull ups. Cant go wrong.
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Great, I have one of those already.

Anything specific I should be eating?
 
Orihalcon said:
Push-ups. And vary your hand width and angle of your body to keep it interesting and more challenging. Mess around with timings as well to vary the time under tension. Can make some good progress with the good ol fashioned push-up :)
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Had no clue push-ups work pecs. I will start doing them. Thank you.
 
Put one hand against a wall, and place your other hand on your pectoral muscle of the hand against the wall. Lean forward and push. Will feel the muscles in your chest working. Ala pectoral :)
 
Flip-Flop said:
For calves I stand by the wall with hands on it to keep my balance and then up and down on my toes. Save effect as the calve machine at the gym, but without the weights. Because you do no have the weight you just do a lot more. I do a bout 50 in each go. Gives a very nice burn in my calves.
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Point your feet outward/inward and you'll get the burn much much quicker. I do all 3 in succession. No hands on walls though, balancing is part of the work you need your legs to do
 
Archer said:
Point your feet outward/inward and you'll get the burn much much quicker. I do all 3 in succession. No hands on walls though, balancing is part of the work you need your legs to do
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My balance is really bad. You must see me do lunges. It is ridiculous :)
 
OK, so I did deadlifts for the first time ever last night, and today I am feeling a little lower-back pain.
Not anything like a sharp pain or anything, just a bit of a "niggle".
Is this a sign of bad form?
I did 3 "warm-up" sets, then 3 heavy (for this noob anyway) sets of 85kg - 6 reps
 
CodeMaster said:
OK, so I did deadlifts for the first time ever last night, and today I am feeling a little lower-back pain.
Not anything like a sharp pain or anything, just a bit of a "niggle".
Is this a sign of bad form?
I did 3 "warm-up" sets, then 3 heavy (for this noob anyway) sets of 85kg - 6 reps
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Sounds like you lift your hips too early. Your whole back to be at a 45 degree angle during the first half of the movement. Only after the bar pass your knees are you allowed to start moving your hips into line with the rest of your body. If your hips move upwards too early, eg. before the bar is above your knees, you risk your lower back doing too much work, and while you still doing light that is ok, but once you go heavy expect lots of pain in your lower back. Trust me, it is not something you want.

Stay light, or go even lighter, and focus on using your legs in the 1st half of the movement to drive your body upwards, pretty much like a squat from the bottom up, except in this case you holding a bar with weight infront of your legs. Whilst doing that, contract your abs and back muscles, the idea here is to have your whole upperbody solid. This is mostly to protect yourself, but also the deadlift is full body exercise, even though many says it is only for the back, it really is your whole body, with emphasis on the back.

The upper half of the exercise, really is just to keep your whole body stable, and hang on to the weight, especially when you go heavy. At heavy weights you should feel up hands and fore-arms working extremely hard to keep up. The next day and/or 2 days after you will feel your upper back muscles hurt from the deadlift exercise.
 
Thanks for the in-depth explanation.
Even though I did watch the videos and read instructions, I think I was moving my hips as I was pushing with my legs.
I will try pay more attention to my movements next time.

This picture shows it like you explained it - back at 45° until the bar it practically at the knees.
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Deadmanza said:
Close grip pull ups are good for Pecs.

Situps obviously are great for stomach/abs.

Calves thats another story not sure what you could do at home for those.
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Flip-Flop said:
Had no clue push-ups work pecs. I will start doing them. Thank you.
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Push ups works pecs but pull ups dont.

The chest is a pushing muscle meaning it only gets worked to the max when you do a pushing movement.The back and biceps are involved in all pulling movements.You are going to be working your biceps and back more if you intend doing close grip pull ups for chest...stick to wide and medium grip push ups as well as dips on the edge of a study chair or table to isolate those pecs.
 
xrapidx said:
I've found pre-workouts give you the edge for a short while, then you're body adjusts and you're back to where you were.

Now its just a black coffee for me, otherwise I'll end up sleeping in the car before I get to gym.

On another note, saw the funniest thing at gym today, was like the pictures you see on the net.

Walked out the gym with my wife, and a black Audi TT pulls up at the front entrance with some guy and his girlfriend/wife, I noticed weird patterned maroon spray paint on the passenger side, thinking, "why would you do that, it looks ****" - then when crossed in front of the TT, and in the same maroon - P.OES!!! Guess the guy pissed off someone :p
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I saw this car next to our office building, Tyger Valley Chambers! Must suck tremendously...
 
I know most people are against Herbalife products, but my wife sells the stuff and she convinced me to try the "Strength Rebuild" protein shake as a post-workout.
It contains BCAA's and Glutamine, but is it enough?
BCAA's - 4300mg / serving
Glutamine - 1700mg / serving
 
Pullups, dips, pushups etc. are the best measure of upper body strength, because you are training in proportion to your own body weight. I found that 4 months of pullups increased my bench press by 20kg, deadlift by 40kg, and gave me a lot more power in my arms.

People need to realise that it isn't only your chest working during bench press. Often someone's bench press can be inhibited by weak triceps, stomach and even lats. Everything tenses up and works together during the lift.

Pooky, pushups will be the fastest way to build your chest at home. Just remember that your muscles grow when you aren't actually working out. As such, it is better to do 100 pushups on monday, wednesday, friday than it is to do 50 every day. Your muscles need a chance to repair the tiny tears you are making in them when you work out.
 
CodeMaster said:
I know most people are against Herbalife products, but my wife sells the stuff and she convinced me to try the "Strength Rebuild" protein shake as a post-workout.
It contains BCAA's and Glutamine, but is it enough?
BCAA's - 4300mg / serving
Glutamine - 1700mg / serving
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Every bit helps. Glutamine will help to prevent D.O.M.S. BCAA's will help keep your muscles anabolic post workout, and are metabolised faster than normal whey protein, particularly if you train on an empty stomach. But, those dosages are quite low.

Flip-Flop said:
Is Evox Creatine HCL a waste of money still compared to creatine mono?
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Creatine HCL is basically Creatine Mono chemically bound with Hydrochloric Acid. There has been no proof thus far that it is more effective than normal Monohydrate.
 
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bromster said:
Creatine HCL is basically Creatine Mono chemically bound with Hydrochloric Acid. There has been no proof thus far that it is more effective than normal Monohydrate.
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Thank you. I will just get the mono then. Much appreciated.
 
Flip-Flop said:
I use the Cipla pre-workout. It works fine. Gives a tingly feeling a few minutes after drinking it. Use Evox Whey. Think I will switch to the Evox pre-workout when I finish the Cipla one. Would prefer to stick to one brand. Why does the Evox not work for you?
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Don't get results with Evox.
 
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