I love doing mule kicks. I probably do way too many of them. Side note: since I'm a gym noob I've been scared of doing weight squats cause I don't wanna fukk myself up with a bad form but luckily my gym has a weight squat machine that kinda makes it impossible to have bad form squats. Yesterday I finally decided to hop on it and ended up doing 20 30 weights squats and 2 sets of 20 60 weights. Doesn't seem like much but super stoked about my progress and even doing that much. Also been upping weight on my mule kicks. I need to work some upper body work outs into my routine since I basically just focus on lower body every single day hahahaha. Oh, well..I'll get there eventually.
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you mean a smith machine? dont use those as it isn't a natural movement. Just start out with bar only and watch youtube vids to perfect form
PortCityProphet
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Man I need to go hit these traps again today. Tried to hit em friday but dude who been wanting to workout with me joined me and threw everything off. 1. I hate workout partners so my mindset was off. 2. He wasn't ready.
Now I gotta go do em right today.
Legs still hurting from Thursday tho
Now I gotta go do em right today.
Legs still hurting from Thursday tho
YO when you do gvt how strictly do you follow it?
I'm a lean 6'6, 235 and I don't use any supplements, barely even mess with protein powder at this point. I'm like the exact opposite of who you're describing. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Whenever I do GVT, by the end of it I'm mad defined and my strength goes up significantly.
- Impactful Exercise Choices. Pick exercises that provide the most bang for your buck. Don’t opt for an easier machine movement, or less taxing compound exercise, when you can go all out with the biggest and baddest compound movements. You will be performing only one 10×10 exercise per muscle group.
- Sets and Reps. You perform 10 sets by 10 reps for each primary exercise.
- Rest Periods. Rest between the 10×10 sets on main lifts is kept to a strict 90 second. Rest for accessory lifts is limited to 60 seconds between sets.
- Antagonistic Muscle Groups. If you can, work using antagonistic muscle groups – Chest and Back, an Overhead Press and a Lat exercise (pull down or pull ups), Quads and Hamstrings, or Biceps and Triceps.
- Weight Additions. You only add weight when you are able to perform 10 reps for each of the 10 sets. Do NOT train to failure on any of the sets.
- Beginning Weight. Start with approximately 60% of your one rep max, or a weight in which you could perform a single 20 rep set with.
- Accessory Exercises. Use 3 sets for 10-20 reps.
- Frequency. Training each muscle group every 4 to 5 days is optimal.
- Tempo. Charles Poliquin advocates using a specific tempo depending on the type of lift. For long-range movements such as squats, dips and pull ups, a 4 second negative is recommended. For shorter range movements such as curls and tricep extensions, a 3 second negative is recommended. It should ne noted that “tempo” is considered the least important variable in German Volume Training, meaning if you do not focus on it at all, you will still make amazing progress.
Number 3 it says keep the rest periods short but then it says don't go to failure on any set. :cmonjay: that doesn't seem possible.
Adam3000
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Its because you are supposed to use lighter weights. Ego lifting don't match up with GVT
It should be a weight you can perform for approximately 20 reps or so, otherwise you won't make it through without cheating
First couple sets are gonna be easy as fukk. Once you get to 4 or 5 sets its gets tough. If you finish all 10, use more weight next time
What about with chinups?
Adam3000
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Gotta use an assistance band since you workout from homeWhat about with chinups?
I been doing pull ups GVT wit the pullup/dip assist machine, today I used 50 lbs assistance and barely finished (strict 60 second rest breaks)
You wont be able to do it properly at home without those bands, unless you got that gymnast strength
PortCityProphet
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man went and bout some fly shirts today. now i can't grow for awhile. I wasn't trying to grow much anyway but still that shyt happens when you lift weights 
One of the regulars who goes to my gym who I've become friends with is a cross fitter and a trainer and dude motivates and inspires the fukk out of me
Tried to save the video off Instagram but can't cause his shyt is private so I screen capped it
Here's him doing 245 overhead lunges
Dude has come so far. So inspiring seeing the results of hard work and determination
He used to be fat
Before/after
So awesome.
Makes me wanna go so hard
Tried to save the video off Instagram but can't cause his shyt is private so I screen capped it
Here's him doing 245 overhead lunges
Dude has come so far. So inspiring seeing the results of hard work and determination
He used to be fat
Before/after
So awesome.
Makes me wanna go so hard
Start with the little 20lb barbell or one of those little yoga bars. Back squats will get u right. I can tell by ur posture and legs now u could probably do the legit barbell for reps though.
jilla82
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shyts the worst...man went and bout some fly shirts today. now i can't grow for awhile. I wasn't trying to grow much anyway but still that shyt happens when you lift weights
...Was going thru my closet the other day and realized I sold some clothes last year because I gained weight...Now I lost the weight and wished I had them.
She's probably speaking of the hack squat
But you can most definitely do proper form squats in the smith machine with natural movement
tripleaamin
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Man I don't know if I pulled something or in just really really sore from the 10 rep deads. Like it's not pain but it's more irritating then any sorenes I have ever dealt with except my doms after my first time doing deads. On the good side of things it doesn't feel any different when I use my lower back muscles.
I might hold off doing deads and cleans this week and do 2 fullbody workouts. ill see how I feel on Wednesday.
I might hold off doing deads and cleans this week and do 2 fullbody workouts. ill see how I feel on Wednesday.
