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Welll - according to this one guys book - my legs are as big as they can go without gear. So I'm pretty much sorted in that department :p
 
Alright, I tried today again to do the low-bar squat, and finally felt comfortable ding it, at a little bit lower than my previous maximum.

I was able to do 87.5kg before with regular highbar squat, but because it was a new maximum, form was terrible. I was at the end of my 3 month program anyways, so took a week off, was suppose to start legs tuesday already this week, but missed that morning workout because of a work emergency.

Anyways, today managed 85kg with low-bar squat, and while I could feel it was quite heavy as always, form felt a lot better, especially my back!

This video helped me a lot to manage to get the low-bar squat position perfect: (although my hand placement is still a bit wider)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtPN-ftmxG8
 
I must add squats to my routine again, never enjoyed them.
That and exercising biceps.

You guys should enjoy your gymming before you have any kids because once you do you'll have very little time for yourself and gymming will be tricky to resume unless you have a very understanding wife. :)

It's the reason I have had to redo my gymming session to be as fast and intense and possible.
I'm trying to figure out how to do the 2 second to lift and 2-3 second to drop per rep to fit into +-40min of workout time.
 
I'm up at 4:45 - home at 7ish - bed at 10-11ish... don't think kids will make that much of difference, just need to adjust accordingly :p

Really need to relook my squats - I actually want to try and find a powerlifting coach for assistance - since hurting my hip I just can't get the weight up anymore, its driving me insane. I can lift 200kg+ from the floor, but can't get my squats away from 100kg anymore. they were almost double that in November :(
 
I'm up at 4:45 - home at 7ish - bed at 10-11ish... don't think kids will make that much of difference, just need to adjust accordingly
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lol - wait son wait. :)

My kid wakes up about 4 times a night and I'm told that's normal, there are kids worse than that, one lady I work with - son had the flu and went to sleep at 5am this morning only.
My Little man was up at 4:15 this morning, I have morning duties :), it will get better I'm told.
 
Really need to relook my squats - I actually want to try and find a powerlifting coach for assistance - since hurting my hip I just can't get the weight up anymore, its driving me insane. I can lift 200kg+ from the floor, but can't get my squats away from 100kg anymore. they were almost double that in November
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I would actually also like to get a pro's opinion on some things I do, Youtube and books can only give you so much.
Sometimes it's the personal touch you need to help.
 
I have never "enjoyed" working arms but have dealt with it in the past.

Anything wrong with this routine for biceps and triceps?
Exercises are followed directly after each.

Barbell Curls x8
no rest
EZ Bar curls x8
no rest
Seated dumbbell curls on incline bench.

Tricep rope pushdowns x10
no rest
Skullcrushers x8
no rest
dumbbell triceps extensions on incline bench

Goal is for definition.
 
Why you doing barbell curls and EZ Bar curls?

I generally don't have a specific arm workout... relying on my other workouts to build arm strength
 
I found my biceps and triceps are growing with the other exercises I do, so I don't actually specifically target them, yet they are growing.

The only thing I do however do every now and then, is try work my forearm strength, specifically to get my grip strength up for deadlifts, which I can see have helped, I can use overhand grip for heavier weights than I was able to a few months ago.
 
Why you doing barbell curls and EZ Bar curls?
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The barbell is the heaviest in the routine, then the EZ bAr and finally incline curls.
The EZ Bar after the barbell seems to hurt from the start maybe because it's a lighter weight, but I pulled it from a MuscleMag routine and the triceps workout I got from Franco Columbo youtube video.

Problem I have is time, i have very little of it at the moment so I need to make the most of it.

My triceps are not so hot, my biceps are big but no definition.
 
The only thing I do however do every now and then, is try work my forearm strength, specifically to get my grip strength up for deadlifts, which I can see have helped
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I found farmers walk with heavy dumbbells and boxing helped me with my grip.
 
Hemps said:
The barbell is the heaviest in the routine, then the EZ bAr and finally incline curls.
The EZ Bar after the barbell seems to hurt from the start maybe because it's a lighter weight, but I pulled it from a MuscleMag routine and the triceps workout I got from Franco Columbo youtube video.

Problem I have is time, i have very little of it at the moment so I need to make the most of it.

My triceps are not so hot, my biceps are big but no definition.
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I'd drop the EZ-Bar and find something else.... maybe reverse barbell curl which targets your forearms more.

I actually don't do the EZ-Bar curl anymore - just barbel curl. (I also recall reading somewhere that it builds better too) - and the nice thing about Virgin Active, is they have a nice curl rack - I've seen just about everyone using it, so now I do too (used to be called a "squat" rack, but it would seem this is seldom done these days)
 
Had a nice workout yesterday:

New PB on the dead-lift of 186kg.
I have to psyche myself before I do that exercise at least 2hrs in advance.

I have also included Tyre dragging in my routine - I have a 4 car garage so take one car out, tie two tyres together add some weight, tie to a chain and pull it up and down.
My entire upper back is eina today, nice exercise to quickly tire a person out after a hectic dead-lift session.
 
WoW hectic exercise I imagine.

The Virgins Tygervalley is doing refurbishment of their entire gym, except for the weights section, a most squash courts and the swimming pool, so very few people there lately. Love it, I actually don't waste time this week at the gym.
 
The Virgins Tygervalley is doing refurbishment of their entire gym, except for the weights section, a most squash courts and the swimming pool, so very few people there lately. Love it, I actually don't waste time this week at the gym.
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Used to hate having to wait at the gym for a bench or something to become available, by the time it was empty I was cold again.
 
xrapidx said:
I generally don't have a specific arm workout... relying on my other workouts to build arm strength
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Ignorance here - if you're hitting your biceps and triceps while exercising other groups, are you achieving the maximum result on the other groups? Ex. if you're hitting your biceps doing a bench press, you aren't achieving the optimum chest workout. Similarly hitting triceps instead of back on pull downs etc.

Again - this is ignorance asking. I don't claim to be a guru.
 
Bench, squat, deadlifts - it'll be impossible to do them without hitting other muscle groups.

(you'd be hitting your triceps on bench press)
 
unskinnybob said:
Ignorance here - if you're hitting your biceps and triceps while exercising other groups, are you achieving the maximum result on the other groups? Ex. if you're hitting your biceps doing a bench press, you aren't achieving the optimum chest workout. Similarly hitting triceps instead of back on pull downs etc.

Again - this is ignorance asking. I don't claim to be a guru.
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Triceps would be working on bench and biceps on back.
/me fades back into the shadows.
 
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