Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[Malta]

Good discussion

I guess my question is who ever started at ground zero and go ripped doing isolation? I doubt there is an answer there.

I'm sure plenty of people have, some people start out all over the place and see results.

As long as you're working hard, all those different paths lead to the same place. Dudes coming out of prison looking like Demigods even though they can't use weights in a lot of facilities

 

[tripleaamin]

If you wanna be safe then doing squats on the smith machine aint a bad idea. I just personally would feel uncomfortable doing squats on them. But I've seen people doing deads and rows on it which just seems retarded to do.

On another note I just got back from the doctors and thank god I don't have hernia. But honestly at this point I'm just gonna do deads once a week. Not worth the risk as I am going heavier and doing my next lower workout 2 days later isn't giving my lower back enough days to recover. Just gotta figure out a replacement on the 2nd lower day or just take out deads and just do 4 major lifts of power cleans, front squats, lunges and stepups.

 

[K-Deini]

It's the limit, for sure. But I'm being so sincere - I've never felt stronger than after doing GVT. And cut the fukk up too. I also bike about 100 miles a week these days. I've never been in better shape all around, not even at my peak of high-level basketball.

you do this while on a cut or bulk?

 

[semtex]

first leg day on GVT. Hex Bar deficit deadlifts with 225. Ya boy was doing the stanky leg after the 9th set but I got it done. I wasn't as wiped out as I have been though

 

[The ADD]

If you wanna be safe then doing squats on the smith machine aint a bad idea. I just personally would feel uncomfortable doing squats on them. But I've seen people doing deads and rows on it which just seems retarded to do.

On another note I just got back from the doctors and thank god I don't have hernia. But honestly at this point I'm just gonna do deads once a week. Not worth the risk as I am going heavier and doing my next lower workout 2 days later isn't giving my lower back enough days to recover. Just gotta figure out a replacement on the 2nd lower day or just take out deads and just do 4 major lifts of power cleans, front squats, lunges and stepups.

I've done rows on them at the very end of upper body day. The assistance helped keep the form strict when I was pretty gassed.

 

[Walt]

you do this while on a cut or bulk?

Bulk. Although in my experience it works either way if you tailor it to your needs.

 

[K-Deini]

anyone have any suggestions on a workout plan for cutting? just finished an 8 week program, lost 13lbs and need to hop on something new next monday. i was thinking a heavy 3x5 kind of deal but was looking for an outline of a program so i can follow and track progress instead of making my own.

 

[krackdagawd]

play rugby brehs

 

[GunRanger]

@CrimsonTider If your goal is just to have bigger legs and look better, you can use the smith machine, one of the best body builders of all time didn't even do back squats or flat bench. Dorian Yates did leg press only and fukked with decline/incline bench without flat, you can build muscle any way you please. People harp on the compound lifts too much, the general population are not elite athletes so do whatever works for you and gets the results you want.


If people really wanted to build stabilizer muscles they'd do swimming or get a heavy ass weight vest and go hiking with it.

Yeah; the Hodgetwins have great physiques and they dont squat. In fact, they mostly use machines outside of benching. (They have fukked up backs.)

 

[The ADD]

http://mmqb.si.com/2015/06/02/nfl-nick-hardwick-weight-loss-san-diego-chargers/

 

[brother walt]

@theadd what weight u coming down from bruh

 

[brother walt]

anyone have any suggestions on a workout plan for cutting? just finished an 8 week program, lost 13lbs and need to hop on something new next monday. i was thinking a heavy 3x5 kind of deal but was looking for an outline of a program so i can follow and track progress instead of making my own.

do 5x5 strong lifts

 

[The ADD]

@theadd what weight u coming down from bruh

Not sure what you mean. From the March 1st thread?

 

[brother walt]

Not sure what you mean. From the March 1st thread?

nall just in general did u start skinny or big

 

[The ADD]

nall just in general did u start skinny or big

Oh dude I've been big all my life. Best estimate I have been as high as 260 pounds. I didn't start attempting to lose until 2010, started lifting in 2012.