May 2018 Most Improved Competition [FINISHED: Results in post #5]

[PeanutbutterDC]

Whatever...

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Legs look good.
Am I the only one who noticed the shadow?

[hollowedzeus]

Legs look good.
Am I the only one who noticed the shadow?

Hahhahaa

[charger69]

Legs look good.
Am I the only one who noticed the shadow?

I guess so. At least he took my advice about proper lighting. LOL


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[HoldMyBeer]

Strong lifts there Zeus.


This nice piece of equipment is alone at gym most of the time.



I'd need a spotter but might have finally found somebody, was thinking to start BB bench pressing on that one.

Flat BB always hurt my right RC, how does the decline fare in the regards of shoulders stress?

What is proper form? Do I need to arch back like in the flat?

Those decline benches are kinda intimidating, if you cant get that last rep up, you are in a bad spot

[hammerheart]

Legs look good.
Am I the only one who noticed the shadow?

I didn't LOL ok now it got gross.

[hammerheart]

Those decline benches are kinda intimidating, if you cant get that last rep up, you are in a bad spot

I only lift to failure obviously I'm gonna need a spotter if using the BB.

[hammerheart]

Shoulders -

Smith shoulder press
lateral raises sset upright rows
Cable laterals negs
Front raises negs
Rear delt machine
Cable rears negs

DB shrugs (wu only).


Those negatives at the cables have been devastating. Liked the smith, can get the isolation in shoulders.

Arms and traps tomorrow then I'm done for the week.

[cousinmuscles]

Legs look good.
Am I the only one who noticed the shadow?

Took a while before someone mentioned this. Gave me a good laugh!

[HoldMyBeer]

I only lift to failure obviously I'm gonna need a spotter if using the BB.

I am curious what people thing about this, I like Jeff Nippard because he makes a lot of videos on different studies:







if you are feeling inpatient (like I usually am when someone posts a video), here is the conclusion:
https://youtu.be/PNDpzfmj5dQ?t=699

[hammerheart]

I am curious what people thing about this, I like Jeff Nippard because he makes a lot of videos on different studies:

AAS change the game, training to failure works best with gear imo.

Not talking gains I do it cause I like it, actually. It's the only way I could train, when at gym I won't leave until I got nothing left in the tank. Not even claiming true muscular failure, as my strength isn't 100% atm but at I do try and reach the point of volitional failure on most movements.

[cousinmuscles]

I am curious what people thing about this, I like Jeff Nippard because he makes a lot of videos on different studies:







if you are feeling inpatient (like I usually am when someone posts a video), here is the conclusion:
https://youtu.be/PNDpzfmj5dQ?t=699

Sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about. (Sorry for the harshness lol). Beware of YouTube personalities they often market their theories and methods to the consumer, adjusting it to what people want to hear. Nobody wants to hear they should do something they don't have the guts to do.

Low volume is a different method altogether. There is a trade-off between volume and intensity. Personally I am not much for pumping a muscle with light weights, it never did anything for me either. I even recently experimented increasing volume a bit and lowering intensity, so no failure on the first of three sets, only to learn again that the best response for me is going to failure and only focusing on progressive overload, not how many total reps on three sets of anything like that. Whether my goal has been hypertrophy or strength it's the same except for rep range and exercise selection, I have always gotten the best gains after I have been able to increase the weights I train with, and this is easiest done with maximal effort and compact workouts, max intensity.

[hollowedzeus]

Picked up some inj l carnitine cheap a couple of weeks ago. Not sure on how clean the stuff is so i just pinned subq on my knee incase i need to slice and drain it. Id rather have a hole in my leg than my stomach

Had to make do with subq through a 23g. First time ever doing it. Its an infectious type of pain. I like it.


L car is probably a load of shite but if i dont try it i wont know.
Tastes RANCID btw

[Mr.BB]

I am curious what people thing about this, I like Jeff Nippard because he makes a lot of videos on different studies:



if you are feeling inpatient (like I usually am when someone posts a video), here is the conclusion:
https://youtu.be/PNDpzfmj5dQ?t=699

The term train to failure gets thrown around but some ppl dont really know what it is.

If you are doing more than 2-3 sets per muscle (not exercise) to failure, you may be doing some hard training, but you are not really training to failure. If you train to failure one muscle group and you feel you can train it again in the same week you re doing something wrong too.

The definition of failure (in some cases real pain) changes according to how developed or experienced are.

Just want to add that bodybuilding training is not a competition between ppl, its a competition with yourself. You should not use more weight because the previous guy was using that weight. It can be much more anabolic to do a 10 reps set than a 4 reps set with more weight. Weight is a factor in intensity but not the only one.

[bethdoth]

Interesting that this topic should come up today. I feel I trained chest to failure yesterday and unlike the vid I feel going to failure doing a compound exercise is best.

Yesterday for flat bench, I put 135 on the bar and did 15 reps not even close to failure for a warm up. Left shoulder felt tight so I did some stretching. Put 225 on the bar and did 12 reps fatigued, but not failure probably two left in the tank. Then I put 315 on and got a spotter. Did 7 reps with no help then had help with 2 more. Then I dropped back to 225 and was able to do 9 reps. dropped back to 135 and did 12 reps very close to failure because with 135 a guy can cheat a bit and push it up because it is light. Rested about 1 minute and 15 seconds between sets. I felt pretty strong yesterday for some reason? 315 isn't bad for an old guy that weighed in at 204 yesterday.

My chest is sore today and I feel it's because of the one set at 315 and the last at 135.

[hollowedzeus]

Time for another progress update i suppose.

Sitting around 93kg yesterday. Slightly heavier than prev weeks and im on day 5 of low carbs. I feel like im getting bigger.
Strength is through the roof.

Not sure whats going on tbh. Pushing my low carbs to 6 days then having a clean carb up.

2 shit lighting real photos
And a few from my arms session today. Looks like 2 different people to me

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[KittyO1]

Time for another progress update i suppose.

Sitting around 93kg yesterday. Slightly heavier than prev weeks and im on day 5 of low carbs. I feel like im getting bigger.
Strength is through the roof.

Not sure whats going on tbh. Pushing my low carbs to 6 days then having a clean carb up.

2 shit lighting real photos
And a few from my arms session today. Looks like 2 different people to me

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Looking leaner to me!!


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[charger69]

Looking leaner to me!!


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Agreed!


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[hammerheart]

Shoulders are quite sore, side especially, bit less rears but no so much front. Front delts are quite stubborn, never managed to get them sore, not even negatives last night did the job.

Arms in an hour, reporting later.

[hollowedzeus]

Thanks guys

Arms today

Rope pulldowns
60ish kg partials

Overhead db extention
50kg drop to 40kg (dropped this back down and it clattered on my shoulder, sending my headphones flying off my head which i caught in midair whilst putting the massive db down. It was a sight to behold)

Reverse grip tricep pulldowns

50ish kg to failure. (Took grip too wide. Elbows felt pain)


Ez bar curls
2 sets 52kg and partials

Drag curls
45kg to failure

30 mins cardio.

Not my best. Energy was lacking but decent

[Couchlockd]

Thanks guys

Arms today

Rope pulldowns
60ish kg partials

Overhead db extention
50kg drop to 40kg (dropped this back down and it clattered on my shoulder, sending my headphones flying off my head which i caught in midair whilst putting the massive db down. It was a sight to behold)

Reverse grip tricep pulldowns

50ish kg to failure. (Took grip too wide. Elbows felt pain)


Ez bar curls
2 sets 52kg and partials

Drag curls
45kg to failure

30 mins cardio.

Not my best. Energy was lacking but decent

Drag curls are some of the best curls to do

[hammerheart]

Arms day

BB curls
Incline DB curl
CC curls

Close grip BB bench then smith
Overhead tris ext
Pushdowns
Skull crushes with dry oly bar

Forearm curls.


Wished to do hammers after the CC but just couldn't... tried the incline curls for the first time and loved them, they squeeze my bis like nothing else so far.

I'd say my tris improved a lot in terms of endurance and strength, then can take some shit now. Performance at the presses got on another level, too. Time for some serious benching next chest day.

Liked close grip benching at both the oly bench and smith but I'd say I felt more isolation with tris at the smith. Difficult to find the right positioning though.


Nothing left in arms, feeling disabled now. Rest the we then starting again with back on Monday.

[hammerheart]

Was near an IFBB pro guy today. The fvcker is not that big yet quite solid, defined and hard. Too bad I'm going to dwarf him by the end of the year.

[Capebuffalo]

Drag curls are some of the best curls to do

That’s some good old school stuff there Couch.

[guitarzan]

Theres alot of opinions out there on how to build big biceps, I've never heard of drag curls. Just looked them up, looks like a good movement. Obviously, biceps are not gonna grow unless the whole body grow, I cant get my brother to understand this. He refuses to work legs or do compound exercises like deadlifts. He does however do a million curls... lol

[guitarzan]

Anyone seen this chart? It's almost spot on for me, except I'm not 10% bf. My bi's are a little bigger than what it says, but I bet if I were 10% it would probably be dead on

[Mr.BB]

Anyone seen this chart? It's almost spot on for me, except I'm not 10% bf. My bi's are a little bigger than what it says, but I bet if I were 10% it would probably be dead on

No. Im not 6'6''

Bet my calves are spot on (or smaller) for my height lol

[hammerheart]

Anyone seen this chart? It's almost spot on for me, except I'm not 10% bf. My bi's are a little bigger than what it says, but I bet if I were 10% it would probably be dead on

Looked up that formula, I can add 4 inches to bis and 2.5'' to calves, apparently. I'm only 12.5 (32cm) and 16 (40cm) respectively.

And oh, 220lbs at 10%. Naturally. I don't believe so lol

[HoldMyBeer]

Anyone seen this chart? It's almost spot on for me, except I'm not 10% bf. My bi's are a little bigger than what it says, but I bet if I were 10% it would probably be dead on

I assume that is for nattys? I would assume someone whos 5'10 and enhanced could get much bigger than 199lbs

[guitarzan]

I'm 6'1", 215 lbs (atm) around 18% bf. Bi's are just under 18", around 17 7/8". If I dropped to 10% bf and muscle stayed the same, I'd be around 200 lbs. My legs have suffered because of lower back, so I'm thinking if they were where the should be, I'd be around 215 or so at 10%? I've only been back lifting for less than two years, after a five year break, and I usually cycle just when I'm cutting. Genetically I believe I could be 220 lbs and 10% bf natural, but wouldn't want to do it natural...lol

[hollowedzeus]

Im 1.8m and i had 17" biceps at the start of the comp. Not sure how accurate that is....

I would think ive got maybe another inch in me naturally.

[guitarzan]

1.8m?

[hollowedzeus]

1.8m?

Height. 1m 80cm or 5'11

[guitarzan]

Height. 1m 80cm or 5'11

Gotcha. Gotta dumb things down for me...lol

[hollowedzeus]

Gotcha. Gotta dumb things down for me...lol

Damn metric system!!!

[hammerheart]

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[guitarzan]

Just got this email

I've never ordered from them, but I'm bout to revisit their page!

[Couchlockd]

That’s some good old school stuff there Couch.

Everything I learned is old school. Lol

My dad and me watched "pumping iron" when I was 10. All his methods we're old school.

"Start every day before work with 3 sets heavy dumbell presses and 3 sets lat pulldown and 3 sets rows."

[guitarzan]

Everything I learned is old school. Lol

My dad and me watched "pumping iron" when I was 10. All his methods we're old school.

"Start every day before work with 3 sets heavy dumbell presses and 3 sets lat pulldown and 3 sets rows."

Hey man, wheres ob been?

[Couchlockd]

Anyone seen this chart? It's almost spot on for me, except I'm not 10% bf. My bi's are a little bigger than what it says, but I bet if I were 10% it would probably be dead on

5'6" 162lb 16" biceps

[PeanutbutterDC]

Hey man, wheres ob been?

I know! I'm concerned