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...done nothing to eliminate my breasts while my legs and gut gets smaller. However I am really weak on the bench press (max 130). Neither wieghts nor exercise has really done too much. What can I do? Al...
... splitting my routine, so that I do squats, deadlifts, and stiff legged deads one workout, then the next bench press, close grip bench press, and dumbell rows. I would still workout three times a week...
...oing till i fail, then add more weight to the movement the next week. Mon: powercleans Tue: squat Thu: bench Fri: deadlifts I have two questions, 1) for a strength routine, should i sub anything...
It's June 3rd and today is the great Charity Bench Press Competition between the employees and spouses of all the various medical facilities around here. I leave in an hour for the weigh-in. I have fo
...te more muscle fibres because you're lifting a weight that is maximumly humanly possible (ie. if you can bench 50 kgs for 10 reps even if you go on and do 100 reps you're still only recruiting 50% of ...
...er chest? My lower outer chest is really big compared to the upper inner part. I've been doing incline bench, seems to be helping a little. Also, I stopped doing flat bench about 4 months ago in f...
...s. O.K., I actually do kind of know what trapezoids do, but I mean this question in the context of the bench press movement. I ask in regards to the following article excerpt from http://testosteron...
Anyone have a routine for someone with a barbell/weights? I have very little room don't even have a bench
...t add weights because my shoulders and back of neck don't support more...(I'm training at home with just bench, weights, dumbellbars and long bar (sorry I don't remember it's name...) thanks again f...
...ly 1 set of each: #1 Squat Dip One arm dumbell row Overhead press Curl Calf press Crunch #2 Deadlift Bench Chin Overhead dumbell press Dumbell hammer curl Calf press Crunch I get plenty of cardi...
...ery non-heavy lift day. So: Week 1-2 Mon-Wed-Fri heavy HST compound single superset, 6-8 reps- squat/bench/leg-curl/weighted-pullups/tricep/bicep/straight-leg-deadlift Tues-Thurs - shoulders/sto...
...1: Chest DAY 2: Back DAY 3: Rest DAY 4: Shoulders/Triceps DAY 5: Biceps DAY 6: Rest DAY 7: Legs Chest: Bench Press Incline Bench Press Dumbbell Flyes Pec Deck Back: Wide-Grip Pulldown Narrow-Grip ...
...he products, just read the page on routines. I have been weighlifting for a couple of months now, mostly bench presses and starting out with about as much weight as I could do for 15-20 reps and doing...
I am 19 and have been lifting (mainly bench and curls, deadlifts, rows, and shrugs) for 2-3 years now. For the first time ever really, I decided to start squatting today. Now, due to genetics and uphi
...t sick amounts more than me and c) a BW chinup is one of those silly newbie-goals I'm shooting for (like benching my bodyweight). Thanks BLink Brian Link in St. Paul, Minnesota...
...hine looks like this. You sit on it and can adjust the seat high. Then in front of your chest you have a bench which is a little bit going down (I think this is incline) so that your arms are going a ...
Wow. That's news to me. So if the triceps aren't used in a dumbbell press (bench, military, or whatever), what muscle is used to straighten the arm? Patrick Falcon
...and am not sure if i'm even able to get much bigger because i have such a small bone structure. i'm flat benching approx. 250 lbs and curling standing approx 110 lbs with my back against a wall. as fa...
... only been lurking about a month. I have a question about static contraction training. I've been doing bench presses of 325 for a ten second hold, twice a week. Thusfar I have upped my normal bench ...
...ould do different, here is what i have been doing for lifting squat or leg press calf raises leg curls bench assisted pull-ups dips military press preacher curls cable row tri-extensions (pushdowns)...
... I guess I 'could' even just use my bed for now, right?? Anyway..... I guess I should forget abt the bench and make my priority the dumbbells and weights, correct?...
...ld get at least 363. Live and learn; I need to be able to adjust better to how they are calling depth. Bench went a little better (relatively). I opened with 92.5(203.9) and got it easily. My second...
I am doing some exercise all the time because they are the most effective: bench press, squat, shoulder press, etc. Is is a good idea to avoid them just to vary the workout?
...orkouts per week, loading based on a idea similiar to what I'm used to. But less sets and reps per squat bench and deadlift workout and more squat, bench and deadlift workouts. This program has much...
...I chalk it up to upper body gains. That day was heavy chest day, was *very* surprised to put up 275 flat bench for a double (2sec descent). Previous best was 255 for a single. Guess the strength gains...
... Now, I'm improving in all exercises (meaning I can lift more every couple weeks or a month), except the bench press. I'm stuck at 110 lbs. I've been lifting that weight for more than 3 months now (3 ...
...intake I suppose. My lifting routine is below. I do this Monday and Friday and sometimes Wednesdays: Bench: 150x8,145x7,140x7 Seated Hamstrings: 70,75,80x10 Squat: 155x8, 135x10x2 (just below para...
...g to look out of place. It is lagging all around (front, back, and sides). I work at work-out at home (bench and some dumbbells). I will say that I dabbled around with a towel while adding my own re...
...f-legged Deads, Deadlifts & EZ BB Curls, Hammer Curls, Lying DB Curls) TUE: Chest & Forearms (Inclined Bench Press, DB Flyes, Declined DB Press, Depth Push Ups & Forearm Curls, Reverse Forearm Curls...
...ccur through normal usage: Has anyone seen/experienced a retail cage fold or collapse during squats/DL/benching? I've poked around a bit and couldn't find this info online - links/FAQ/book referen...
...een experimenting with different ways of minimizing the strain on my chronically sore left shoulder when bench pressing. Using dumbbells is much easier than using a barbell, which should come as no su...
On all three. How trendy am I? Benching my own bodyweight's come a lot easier since losing 17 kgs since Jan 1. Thankyou Atkins! Thankyou Lyle!
...found is best for placement of different exercises in your routine ? Example, squats first or last ? Benches before or after overhead presses ? How many times a week do you workout and for how m...
...roup. Please help. :) The situation is that I'm finding myself rather in need of a pretty basic weight bench to allow me to do a larger range of exercises with my trusty Evil Fixed Weight Dumbbells[...
Hi Everyone, I'm going to buy a FID weight bench and some dumbbells to get started on the road to fitness. I'm having a hard time deciding which kinds of dumbbells to purchase, so I thought I'd see
... just came off a diet at that time from 185 lbs of pure fat! When I first started lifting I could barely bench the 45 lbs bar 10 reps and I could only curl 10 lbs per arm for 10 reps max. After the fi...
...oks like a squat stand with spotter bars, it is cheaper, well made and in stock. Along with a basic flat bench it would do the job. There is also a decent looking powertec model with attchable bench. ...
...sts' and, yes, it must stay in there. Weight rack that houses hex dumbells from 2.5 lbs to 50lbs. Weight bench - (does not have a rack for bar weights) that is adjustible on both incline and decline, ...
...owering weight and exhale when lifting weight. This seems natural in pushing movements such the presses (bench, military, etc.) but how does it work in pulling ones? As an example, for chin-ups, one w...
...s will draw water into your muscles to fill them up and also lubricate your joints. (Remember, this is a bench meet, not a bodybuilding show so it doesn't matter if you look like a bloated whale) You ...
...ondering if anyone has made any devices they use to work out alone to act as a spotter. Specifically for bench press. I'm thinking of making up a couple of 'cradles' like one for each side that would ...
...to life huge amounts of weight, right? OK, I am training in a reasonably small living room with a simple bench and some dumbells. I want very much to get into the habit of using proper form, however, ...
... may be typical (I would like to find out how typical it is), but is is not for me. I am around 2.1 X BW bench and 2.5-2.8XBW for Squat/DL....
Hey guys/gals... My local Sam's Club has a Weider weight bench with Olymbic bar and 280 lbs of weights for $345 + tax. It has a wide pull down bar, the cage is a squat rack with safety spotters and
.... I usually do 4 sets of increased weight/decreased reps. In particular I have made no progress with the bench press. I have not been able to bench any more than 225 on my final 2 sets for almost a ye...
...Hammer gains are really high, are you doing those first? Or all on the same day? If you want to focus on bench, you might want to consider making sure that bench is first after warm up, and you may wa...
I don't have a decline bench yet, so will dips work as well as the decline inpress? Thanks, I am wanting big jugs!!!
bench, military, squats, abs-day one pulldowns, deads, rows, abs- day two stairmaster/rowing machine ad nauseum repeat until buff? will this work, or should I make it a little more complicated
when my friends and I bench, we do this thing at the end that we like to call the 'slaughter round'... basically we'll do 2-3 sets of normal benching, failing between 5-8 reps... but then, after our l
...? The only equipment that is accessable are dumbells: 5-85 lbs. In 5 lbs increments (w/ a flat/incline bench) =and= a pull-up bar (w/ wrist wraps) Currently 3 dead hang pull-ups palms out can be a...
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