Feb 19, 2015 Sure, if you'd like to do that that works. If I were to do compound exercises with an isolation movement. I would work the antagonist muscle in the isolation. Only reason being if you're going to tire out your secondary muscles (ie smaller muscle groups) it MAY take away from helping the larger muscle do work. So an example below would be: Bench press to work chest and triceps, then do standing curls to work biceps... so you get Chest through the multijoint, triceps through the multijoint and then through the isolation you work the bicep. Getting a bigger b--- for your buck. That's only if I want to add an isolation movement in, which is rare :P
Feb 19, 2015 For most people who consider themselves "skinny fat" going on a cut would really be useless as you will really have no muscle mass to cut down to Stick with a basic program: Push/Pull/Legs and go with 5x5 for sets and reps. Keep track of how much weight you are lifting so you can actually hold yourself accountable and track your progress And just in general most people shouldn't be able to spend over an hour lifting weights at a time. Up the weight being lifted and your intensity
Feb 19, 2015 I feel you and to each his own. I know people that like to superset completely unrelated muscle groups (ie. Chest & calves) simply to hit muscles that are lagging in between sets. I use supersets like I said when i feel like I need to really work a certain muscle. Thats why I do compounds that work a muscle indirectly then hit it directly with an isolation eexercise. Best way to trash your muscle fiber if you're looking to target a specific muscle imo.
Feb 19, 2015 I'd just superset 2 back muscles in that case. Could do 2 compound multijoint exercises or a single joint as the second. But yeah, it's all about what you want to do really. So I would do 2 multijoint back exercises to target the biceps in that case. A good grouping would be like... sticking with back since biceps were the target muscle originally. Superset 1: Bent over BB row, cable straight arm pull down. Superset 2: Lat pulldown, Cable Iron Cross Superset 3: Cable seated row, reverse pull up Superset 4*: Close grip pulldown, bent over DB row * = Supersets 1-3 with 4 sets = good for volume. Supersets 1-4 with 3 sets = good for volume. You could do more of course, but then it maybe getting a bit long and tedious as well as taxing on your muscles. In particular here especially since we're targeting the back specifically. ** I don't put back extensions in with back workouts, I will put them with core. So if no one in here reading this is doing back extensions then substitute it in for superset 3 or 4.
Feb 19, 2015 dont think i could superset a large muscle group with itself efficiently. Props to you if you can. I would be lol
Feb 21, 2015 Any truth to this stuff? Normally I just blow past them, but weird to see ESPN writing about it: http://muscle-mag.com/1?post=j1-usm-30 Edit: lol never mind. Why would they fake their site as ESPN
Feb 21, 2015 And how correct is this? My Father said Always do your pulling excersises on one day and your pushing on the other. So, you would work your chest and triceps on one day, then your back and biceps on the other. Legs would be a different day Give your muscles at least one day of rest in between workouts, maybe 2 days Basically, don't work the same muscles more than 2 times per week.
Feb 21, 2015 @Everett Depends on what his goal is.....does he want to lose weight or build mass? If lose weight then start doing cardio & just focus on that until he sees that he's losing weight. If he's trying to build mass he should start lifting & that fat will turn into muscle, but he's short so he'll look weird looking too big lol. My suggestion, start doing cardio first & then lifting once he's lost some weight.
Feb 25, 2015 3rd day back in the gym, 1st time I've done back in a very long time, did 140kg/308 lbs 3 sets of 8-10 reps, after those 3 sets I was talking to some dude who gave me advice on my form and i couldn't even stand and talk to him, I sat on the nearest beach with my head in my hands and said I'm gonna be sick lmao, dude said I went way too hard first day back and said I'm gonna be funked tomorrow, which I agreed he's probably right. Moral of the story, dont be a dumbass like me and jump straight back into it, I couldn't even finished my back day and had to go home
Feb 25, 2015 Also I'm a human skeleton now, lost a lot of mass, I undereat heavily if I'm not gyming it. Weighed myself yesterday and I'm 5'11 171lbs at around 12/13%bf
Mar 10, 2015 Maxed out 7 plates & 25s on legs yesterday. I'm 6'0 & weigh 176, not bad I guess? Honestly that's only because I started with leg press first instead of squats....too many people were using it & it got annoying waiting till they were done.
Mar 10, 2015 My leg press is s--- for some reason but I squat an alright amount. I just saw a woman visit snap city on leg press. Now I'm Scared to use it again DO NOT WATCH IF YOU HAVE A WEAK HEART!!!! I'M WARNING YOU THIS IS GROCE!
Mar 10, 2015 @AnalOnFirstDate Her form was off on her second rep. You're suppose to not extend your leg like that, keep your knee in a bent motion instead of extending it if that makes sense. I'm squatting 3 plates atm, lunges, leg press, leg raises, leg curls, box jumps, etc. Taking legs seriously.
Mar 10, 2015 Id never do Leg Press or Leg extensions. I always do Squats & Deadlifts as they stabilise the muscles in your legs & help preventing injury. Leg extensions put pressure on your ACL & u don't want to tear that.
Mar 10, 2015 @Mikey1990 Do you do deadlifts & squats the same day? I do it separate days cause I got heavy on both & I'd pass out if I did them both on the same day lol.
Mar 10, 2015 Yeah I've done them the same & got PR's in both the same day. I do RDL's now though instead of normal Deadlifts.
Mar 10, 2015 @Mikey1990 Nice! One thing that scares me sometimes is when someone goes heavy on deadlifts or squats & ends up injuring their back or legs....makes me wanna quit doing it, but f--- it.
