Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[Adam3000]

Had a highly productive cardio session this morning then completely ruined it by massively overreating

 

[semtex]

My body is seemingly forcing me into a one day on and one day off schedule

 

[Exiled Martian]

A big to them hyper alpha type manz who think along the lines of 'my ass is getting too big ' that is some suspect type self analysis


How do us guys (& ladies) really feel about male glute?


Personally I'm of the opinion that a well developed lower body is what separates the contenders from the pretenders, the video does do a decent job of reinforcing the importance of having Buns of Steele!

I actually happen to have come across some girls who weren't shy to cop some ASS from time to time...sometimes It made me feel like ....later on though I was reassured it was on some flex!


Flat booty brehettes watch & take note..if your mama didn't give it you, All you need is;

• ATG squats
• Deadlifts
• Glute Bridges
• Good Mornings

& maybe some lunges for that curvy C shaped booty

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I saw that vid earlier today. I think he may be on to something. My back gets trashed on heavy deads, which lines up exactly with what dude is saying. My problem is, I already have big glutes and I don't want them to get any bigger But maybe some glute work will help me learn to pull them into the movements more. Glute activation is highly underrated and really hard to master.

 

[jilla82]

All the main muscles involved in deadlifts respond best to medium-high reps

how many reps are you doing w/ DL's?

 

[Roid Jones]

Any brehs run or ran Wendler 5/3/1 boring but big, if so how did you find it?

 

[semtex]

how many reps are you doing w/ DL's?

Usually no more than 5

 

[Flackaveli]

feeling these gains

 

[jilla82]

Usually no more than 5

I thought you were saying you did high rep?

 

[semtex]

I thought you were saying you did high rep?

I just said that apparently higher reps would be more suitable according to that chart I posted earlier.

 

[semtex]

I thought you were saying you did high rep?

I just said that apparently higher reps would be more suitable according to that chart I posted earlier.

 

[Spliff]

A big to them hyper alpha type manz who think along the lines of 'my ass is getting too big ' that is some suspect type self analysis


How do us guys (& ladies) really feel about male glute?

Hunting for pants that fit or taking them to the tailor gets old fast breh.

Those of us with football glutes can attest; "my ass is getting too big" has been a concern at one point or another, especially if you also have a small waist

 

[King Koopa]

Yall are killing me man


This shyt is so inconsequential and it legit has you worried

A single twix means nothing
A little bit of pizza means nothing

It only matters if you turn that little into a lot

I have ate a slice of pizza or a serving of candy or both nearly every day of my cut the last month. And every time I stepped on the scale I knew it was going to be lower. And it has been, except for the one time I saw no change.

Make this a lifestyle, not a set of rules.

Best believe I'll be getting it in with some pizza tonight

And some whisky

 

[Adam3000]

Did my first full Zercher Squat session today

The verdict: Subpar for leg development due to lower poundages being lifted. Stellar for overall real world, useful strength (the F word....). I loved it. I don't care about getting fat quads, I care about getting stronger. I think I will make these a regular or semi-regular thing.

I can't remember the last time I did a real life movement that mimicked a back or front squat. But I can think of a dozen times that I did something that mimicked a Zercher. Upper back and core was like , but legs didn't feel like they were sharing enough of the load


Question though....what type of poundages are yall doing relative to your weight and to your back squat?

I had no idea where to start, so I did sets of 5 and just worked up. 45, 65, 95, 115, 135, 155, 165, 175, 185. I fell a slight drop off in my core tightness and form at 185 so I stopped there. But honestly I felt like 205 X 5 was probably a realistic number for me if I structured it better. This is dangerously close to my back squat number, I thought the drop off would be more dramatic. Tells me that my back and core are much stronger relative to my legs compared to what a normal person would be


Looks like I might need to actually start doing some leg presses

 

[semtex]

Did my first full Zercher Squat session today

The verdict: Subpar for leg development due to lower poundages being lifted. Stellar for overall real world, useful strength (the F word....). I loved it. I don't care about getting fat quads, I care about getting stronger. I think I will make these a regular or semi-regular thing.

I can't remember the last time I did a real life movement that mimicked a back or front squat. But I can think of a dozen times that I did something that mimicked a Zercher. Upper back and core was like , but legs didn't feel like they were sharing enough of the load


Question though....what type of poundages are yall doing relative to your weight and to your back squat?

I had no idea where to start, so I did sets of 5 and just worked up. 45, 65, 95, 115, 135, 155, 165, 175, 185. I fell a slight drop off in my core tightness and form at 185 so I stopped there. But honestly I felt like 205 X 5 was probably a realistic number for me if I structured it better. This is dangerously close to my back squat number, I thought the drop off would be more dramatic. Tells me that my back and core are much stronger relative to my legs compared to what a normal person would be


Looks like I might need to actually start doing some leg presses

Zerchers kill my legs and glutes. I bet if you recorded your form it'd resemble a zercher good morning more so than a zercher squat