I def co-sign the high pulls. They work fast and unlike other movements that lead to trap growth, high pulls won't cause any imbalances or neck pain.
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People are going to be pissed when I set that up on Monday.
Pool_Shark
Can’t move with me in this digital space
About to eat my dinner now. Last meal of the day 
Messed up and ate my lunch ahead of schedule 
Messed up and ate my lunch ahead of schedule 
Adam3000
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I can do perfect or near-perfect dips with 50% of my bodyweight for 6-8 reps and my chest is by far my most underdeveloped and imbalanced bodypart
Now...I'm not saying that dips aren't the best because for all I know they are, but his little anecdote about bench press is not relevant. The reason there are a lot of bird chesters with a decent bench is because more people do bench. Very few people do dips, so the sample size is smaller.
The truth in chest as well as the truth in every other bodypart is that genetics are significantly more important than your exercise selection. I destroy my chest all the damn time and it just flat out does not grow the same way all of my other bodyparts do. (I'm talking proportionally. I'm pretty small everywhere, but I'm shapely and balanced elsewhere).
What's going on these days with your programming? You haven't updated in a while.
doesn't have to be done off blocks though. I do mine for conditioning purposes at the moment. My heart rate gets up to 160bpm and my traps + legs + middle-back all blow up.People are going to be pissed when I set that up on Monday.
You pull the snatch grip from your knees?
from the floor. I don't go too crazy with the grip width. Index fingers are placed just outside the outer rings.
Adam3000
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Ehhh....I kinda hit that point where I no longer feel the need to do too much. I hit that wall where adding more muscle was just too tough, and I hate hate hate the idea of going above a certain fat threshold in order to jumpstart my muscle gains again. So I have graduated into the permanent maintenance faze, where I just hope that I can slowly still add strength and muscle over time (won't be as fast as bulking, but I'm also not wasting time cutting either)
I pretty much stick to 2000-2500 calories on most days but go over that more often than I would like. I'm purposely not as strict as I used to be, because since I am just maintaining I don't mind the up and down fluctuations of a few lbs here and there.
My routines are cut shorter than before because personal stress has bled over into my gym life. I usually shoot for 30 minute efficient routines during the week focusing on weighted pullups, dips, rows, DB pullovers, etc.. Sometimes I only do about 6 sets and go home. Mostly on a push/pull/legs rotation, but I skip legs a lot
Sometimes I have strength setbacks due to lower energy since I consistently eat low calories, but I still find myself able to bust out another rep or two on many days and thus am still progressing with my strength.
I have rarely squatted recently. I have to go to a different gym than my normal one to squat, and that personal stress I mentioned earlier has zapped my motivation to go to that other gym. I have been deadlifting instead, sometimes straight bar sometimes hex.
I am in no danger of quitting the gym, but at the same time I know that I need to get back into my more hardcore grind
Personal issues and moving cross country...only went to the gym like 4 times in the past 3 weeks. Just started the 5/3/1 workout Thursday. I'm ready to get back to it.
Jk
Jokes aside I ain't lift seriously in a couple months.....
I always fall off in the gym when I'm getting too much ass....
Hope shyt works out though breh hmu whenever
did the stairmaster (mill) and then the arc trainer for cardio today. I'm starting to think the cardio high > pump 
arc trainer was weird. Felt like i was doing nothing but was still tiring. Felt it more in my arms though
guess it's good for low impact, but idk. we'll see
arc trainer was weird. Felt like i was doing nothing but was still tiring. Felt it more in my arms though
guess it's good for low impact, but idk. we'll see
Yes, without "cardio"
