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BigTex said:
This time of year I have just the opposite problem. I have to stare at the chuckleheads doing curls or toe raises in the rack until they get uncomfortable and leave.
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Men's Health is always good for a "Get Big Guns in 4 Weeks" type of program this time of year.
 
blugold said:
Men's Health is always good for a "Get Big Guns in 4 Weeks" type of program this time of year.
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Let's not forget how to get shredded in that same time frame haha
 
Good workout yesterday. Squats bench press and power cleans.

I was squatting and was mildly impressed with the guys bench pressing as much as I was squatting, until I saw them stopping at the bottom a few inches above their chests. Nice job, good effort!
 
captaincaution said:
Good workout yesterday. Squats bench press and power cleans.

I was squatting and was mildly impressed with the guys bench pressing as much as I was squatting, until I saw them stopping at the bottom a few inches above their chests. Nice job, good effort!
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I like what you've become. Wait until you encounter your first quarter squater
 
blugold said:
I like what you've become. Wait until you encounter your first quarter squater
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Oh I was going to take a video of one on Saturday but it wasn't crowded enough to get good cover.
 
While I generally agree with the sentiment, it is a LOT harder to stop the weight an inch or so above the chest than to let it bounce off the chest. ;)

captaincaution said:
I was squatting and was mildly impressed with the guys bench pressing as much as I was squatting, until I saw them stopping at the bottom a few inches above their chests. Nice job, good effort!
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sudseh said:
While I generally agree with the sentiment, it is a LOT harder to stop the weight an inch or so above the chest than to let it bounce off the chest. ;)





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It's much harder to control the decent touch the the chest and press. Full range of motion is a choice. Anything less is laziness.
 
Started my next 5 week program yesterday.

Deads, DB Chest Press, Pullups (back to the fighter program for me, finished week 1). Core work, then some heavy KB swings and the bike for conditioning.

My legs are dead today.
 
Yes, definitely much harder to touch and go rather than bouncing, but I don't believe anything less is laziness. Not saying that the dude at the gym was doing this, but we used to do a lot of lower half and upper half reps to work the weaker half of our bench press.
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It's much harder to control the decent touch the the chest and press. Full range of motion is a choice. Anything less is laziness.
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Don't some bodybuilders 3/4 rep as a way to really target an area they are trying to build?
 
Evok said:
Don't some bodybuilders 3/4 rep as a way to really target an area they are trying to build?
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Yes. They will alter the ROM to help their pump and to add whatever shape they are aiming for.

When people say that you lose flexibility when lifting, those practices are why it happens.
 
blugold said:
Yes. They will alter the ROM to help their pump and to add whatever shape they are aiming for.

When people say that you lose flexibility when lifting, those practices are why it happens.
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Long as they can flex and pose it's all good.
 
Darn tootin'!

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Lol @ the dude inflating. :D

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I thought it was hilarious that he gets more and more spray tan lol
 
Evok said:
I thought it was hilarious that he gets more and more spray tan lol
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Truth be told, I wish it was like that in real life while working out...you just start hammering out curls and once you get to the desired amount of cut, you just stop and walk out of the gym. lol
 
Tonight I've got

Front squats
Pull ups
Incline one arm press
Romanian deads
Ab rollouts
Seated rows
Close grip pushups
 
Agent Jay said:
I personally like some of the workout DVD's I own. I'm just trying to get NEAR their look. I use them because it give me a plan to follow, simple as that.

SMH
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They didn't hurt your feelings because the people on the screen were pretty?
 
Evok said:
I read like 3 sentences and said fk it, what a worthless load of sh!t lol. Seems about right tho for our over sensitive generation.
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BINGO!

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Evok said:
I read like 3 sentences and said fk it, what a worthless load of sh!t lol. Seems about right tho for our over sensitive generation.
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Of course a faculty member at Oregon State tweeted about the article. I am going to see if you can see what I find really funny/ironic/sad/obvious about this tweet.

 
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