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at least they can do their pathetic weight numerous times
She (and I) could probably do their pathetic weights the entire day without braking a sweat.
Who curls a 5kg barbell... my bother.
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She (and I) could probably do their pathetic weights the entire day without braking a sweat.
Who curls a 5kg barbell... my bother.
I want 300 by end of this year...but due to my eating and drinking habits this might not happen
Yeh - I've realised how important the eating part is in making gains, and I'm going to put everything into my diet, with only a "party" weekend every 3 weeks or so.
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hahahahaha respect :/
I wouldn't brake a sweat either
so then what you curls, how many reps over how many sets?
reactor_sa
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I dunno, 80kg is a decent workout, I can do 4 sets of 10 10reps controlled. I've seen guys doing 5 sets or more of 6 reps or less, but they always drop the weight from the top position which to me is more like a half rep. All my exercises I've lowered the weight but done much more controlled movements, and the results are about the same as my previous methods, except a lot less injuries these days.
hahahahaha respect :/
I wouldn't brake a sweat either
so then what you curls, how many reps over how many sets?
I don't really work arms, depending on what I do, anything from 30kg to 60kg for 20 to 10 reps... For 3 sets, its purely an accessory exercise. I'd imagine when I go back on carbs it'll increase a good percentage, I'm suffering everywherr at the moment.
(I don't do more than 3 working sets currently, and then 3-4 warmup sets)
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Most gym's don't allow that.
If you've been doing it awhile, then my guess is you're doing it wrong somewhere... and you should try and get it right, a year and a bit a go I was going deadlifts incorrectly, and struggled with 120kg... (my weight at the time).
Besides, there's nothing more satisfying than being able to lift a multiplication of your body weight
Have a look here at standards:
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/DeadliftStandardsKg.html
EDIT: fiancée is considered "intermediate"
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lol answer the question, you are not curling 30 to 60 kg over 10-20 reps :/ what are you doing 30-60kg for 10-20 reps? i thought you didnt ever do so many reps?
I did answer the question? How am I not curling 30-60kg over 10-20reps?
But I'll try simplify it ... depending on the curl type (preacher curl, reverse-grip curl, barbell curl, EZ-Bar, etc) , anything between 30 and 60kg....
Now - depending on the weight, anything between 10 and 20 reps.
And then - 3 sets of the above.
I don't usually do high reps, but the program I switched to for the last two months has all the accessory exercises between 10 and 20 reps... its not something I like, and can't wait for it to be over in the next couple of weeks.... thereafter it'll be a max of 10 reps.
On my main lifts, its still a max of around 7 reps currently. (5+ is the target)
And before you ask - main lifts would be bench, deadlift, squats and shoulder press.
Hey Guys/Gals , sorry if this has been asked before , from what I have read its better to take Casein as a meal replacement rather than whey protein as whey protein should be taken Immediately before your workout,During your workout and or Immediately after your workout , is this correct ?
Should I rather get ON Gold Standard 100% Casein instead of the Gold Standard 100% Whey?
Meal plan as is:
Meal 1: Oats ,1 fruit
Meal 2: Shake (either whey or Casein)
Meal 3: Chicken Breast + Veg / Steak + Veg
Meal 4: Shake (either whey or Casein)
Meal 5:Same as meal 3
Your thoughts/suggestions ?
Should I rather get ON Gold Standard 100% Casein instead of the Gold Standard 100% Whey?
Meal plan as is:
Meal 1: Oats ,1 fruit
Meal 2: Shake (either whey or Casein)
Meal 3: Chicken Breast + Veg / Steak + Veg
Meal 4: Shake (either whey or Casein)
Meal 5:Same as meal 3
Your thoughts/suggestions ?
Kloofvreter
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I did answer the question? How am I not curling 30-60kg over 10-20reps?
But I'll try simplify it ... depending on the curl type (preacher curl, reverse-grip curl, barbell curl, EZ-Bar, etc) , anything between 30 and 60kg....
Now - depending on the weight, anything between 10 and 20 reps.
And then - 3 sets of the above.
I don't usually do high reps, but the program I switched to for the last two months has all the accessory exercises between 10 and 20 reps... its not something I like, and can't wait for it to be over in the next couple of weeks.... thereafter it'll be a max of 10 reps.
On my main lifts, its still a max of around 7 reps currently. (5+ is the target)
And before you ask - main lifts would be bench, deadlift, squats and shoulder press.
How many barbell curls of 60kg?
Standard barbell curls - 60kg for 8 reps. (but this was quite sometime ago, 6 months+). EZ-Bar, 12 reps.
Currently doing high reps on standard barbell curls so using between 35-40kg for 20 reps, hurts like a mofo. I have serious joint issues, knees and elbows, think I've mentioned it before, so prefer to stay away from high reps that use these joints.
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at least 10
Are you feeling inadequate or something?
I apologize if you are one of the guys that needs a spotter benching 25kg.
Tinuva
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Barbell curl for 60kg doesnt sound that hard...I am sure I could do it. But really, who go and focus on barbell curls anyways. Unless you do it as an accessory exercise because you feel you lack in biceps, I dunno.
If I want to work out biceps, I rather go and do a bunch of close-grip pullups/chinups and get a better workout. I strongly believe in full-body workouts over isolation exercises, and it has done good so far for me.
Squats rock, deadlift rocks, bench-press is ok, overhead-press is damn hard, but rocks, pendlay-rows are good too. Then after that I usually (not now until fully recovered) do chins/pullups/dips as my accessory exercises.
If I want to work out biceps, I rather go and do a bunch of close-grip pullups/chinups and get a better workout. I strongly believe in full-body workouts over isolation exercises, and it has done good so far for me.
Squats rock, deadlift rocks, bench-press is ok, overhead-press is damn hard, but rocks, pendlay-rows are good too. Then after that I usually (not now until fully recovered) do chins/pullups/dips as my accessory exercises.
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Hey guys I just bought:
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Any good?
Whats your opinion?
Thanks'
Edit: http://reviews.bodybuilding.com/Universal/Super_Cuts_3/
I see guys say its useless
Great
Waste of money in my humble opinion, more efficient cheaper ways to do it
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Are you feeling inadequate or something?
nope was merely pointing out how you said between 10 and 20, so it must be at least ten, is that hard to comprehend?
25kg is clearly way too much to bench without at least 2 spotters, c'mon now :/
I agree... except I can't do pullups or chinups because of my joints
It sucks, because I used to love them... although I recently was able to do standard dips, as opposed to machine dips without any pain, so maybe the joint supplements are finally starting to work.My squats suck at the moment, I don't know what's wrong any-more... it feels like I'm not lifting with my legs, but rather my back... On the link I posted, all my lifts are in-between, intermediate and advanced, but my squats have dropped back to Novice :wtf:
No matter what I try, I can't seem to get the feeling that I'm working my legs with squats anymore.
Tinuva
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I never find squats to be easy, in fact I always have to give 101% on them, especially when pushing for new PRs.I agree... except I can't do pullups or chinups because of my joints
My squats suck at the moment, I don't know what's wrong any-more... it feels like I'm not lifting with my legs, but rather my back... On the link I posted, all my lifts are in-between, intermediate and advanced, but my squats have dropped back to Novice :wtf:
No matter what I try, I can't seem to get the feeling that I'm working my legs with squats anymore.
In the meantime I also managed to switch over to low-bar squats, I think that definitely helped me, but I couldn't do that immediately, it took some time. I started by doing my warm-up sets and 1st work-out set as low-bar, then switched to high-bar for the rest. 2-3 months later and I am not doing only low-bar squats, with some high-bar every now and again just to stay in touch with them.
Maybe you can try a few other squat exercises to get back to where you were? I am going to add in box-squats later when I am over 100kg squats, which is about x1.35 body-weight for me, and some front-squats as accessory exercises.
But most importantly, I think your diet made it hard on you. I found, personally, if I eat A LOT of carbs the night before my work-out day (which goes against my current diet plan) I have a much easier time on squats specifically. The amount of energy I spend on squats requires that carbs, and the good thing is, I know my metabolism speed is increasing because of squats going up, meaning I can gradually increase my carb intake without adding bf% or body-weight even.
ShaunSA
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May as well ask this now... else I will be forever ashamed to
I weigh 46kg's and am 1.65m tall
Ja ja I know! Skinny charo. Small bones. Tell me something I haven't heard before lol.
But what kind of weight should I be looking to move. I am trying to put on weight but so far the only success was on my belly. Have managed to get rid of that and start from scratch. Hence I have gone down from 58kg's to where I am now. And trust me all the extra weight was on my belly!
I am looking for what I should be aiming for in my bench presses, curls and squats in particular. I may not get there. My bony wrists always let me down lol. But I can certainly try
I weigh 46kg's and am 1.65m tall
Ja ja I know! Skinny charo. Small bones. Tell me something I haven't heard before lol.But what kind of weight should I be looking to move. I am trying to put on weight but so far the only success was on my belly. Have managed to get rid of that and start from scratch. Hence I have gone down from 58kg's to where I am now. And trust me all the extra weight was on my belly!
I am looking for what I should be aiming for in my bench presses, curls and squats in particular. I may not get there. My bony wrists always let me down lol. But I can certainly try
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