
Originally Posted by
creactiveprotein
I agree, sometimes things get in the way, such as college and work, and at the time school/work was more important, so training was put on the back burner.
Regarding the straps - they are important even if you are using 10lb dumbbells, you want to minimize using other muscle groups, for example, doing lateral dumbbell raises, you are working the delts, using straps minimizes the amount of forearm involvement placing more emphasis on the delts. I do notice a difference, and this is common practice with many IFBB pros.