:u: drink green tea, I’m sure you and your asian wife will love the stuff.
Gotcha. :tup:
Didn’t know it was called a a squat press.
So then is it better to split jerk or squat jerk the weight after cleaning it? I seem to find it easier to do the split jerk.
i usually do strict presses and make my reps, then since you can hit more weight with the erk n jerk i do those right after. if its a leg day, i’d probably stick with the erk n jerk.
fuck ya replace soda with water…
so when you are doing a military press barbell, standing or sitting is the proper from that the bar go down to your collar bone and press up from there??? ive seen people do that and to where your triceps are parallel to the floor…i do the triceps parallel to the floor because i have sholder issues but i was just wondering…
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Roberth
I want to thank everyone for the advice seriously.
I will keep myself updated in this thread as my journey goes. I really want to lose this. I went from benching 275 max to barely doing over 120. I went from triathlon type endurance to barely running a block.
Time to get my shit straight! I am turning 30 this month and I say this is my last year of getting the youth benefit before shit hits the fan.
Thanks everyone and please keep with the advice. :woot:
tell me about it man. i was in my best shape in high school when i played sports and i only played til my sophomore year. after that, i didnt work out til the end of my soph. year in college. its right then when i realized that my highschool sophomore self could woop on my college junior self. a 15 year old out lifting, sprinting, enduring, a 20 year old? thats harsh haha.
but now im 22 and been workin out on n off for 2 years. my cardio isn’t as good as back then, but at least im lifting a lot more.
Easy to gain muscle if you get just pound the burgers and fries. Yeah, you’ll turn into a giant slob, but you’ll also add a ton of muscle too. Getting fat is one of the oldest and most tried and true methods to getting strong. It also sends you to an early grave, but c’mon, do it for the glory!
Seems okay, I’m sure it’s got a ton of artificial sugars, which probably isn’t IDEAL, but shouldn’t kill you. 1 or 2 a day doesn’t seem like it’d hurt, but I’d personally get used to drinking just water. After a bit, sugary sodas and drinks all tend to taste way too sweet and gross.
Not many people squat jerk. A lot of the Chinese oly lifters do it, as well as Pyrros Dimas, but the vast majority split jerk. It’s pretty much the de facto standard at this point. To me, it feels a lot more natural, and the thought of actually doing a split/lunge makes my push a lot more explosive.
Bar to the collar bone. The bar sits in front squat/clean grip position between all of my reps. This ensures proper and full ROM as well as gives you the best position to transfer force from your leg drive to the bar.
Never do seated overhead presses.
Been trying a new meal plan combined with Animal Pak and Animal M-Stak and I feel really good. Alot of my lifts have gone up and I feel stronger and more thick. Ordered some regular Animal Stak and Animal Pump, but won’t try them for about a month til I’m done with this cycle of M-Stak.
Anyways, I’m excited lol.
Ive read nothing but positive things about Animal/Universal. M-Stak is supposed to be one of the better non hormonal sups on the market. I tried Animal Pump around July of last year (3 cans) and for the price it has a solid ingredient profile.
Have you tried Shock Therapy, Storm or Torrent, pre/post sups, Torrent has Waxy Maize starch etc. Im using them right now and my gains have been steady and I was plateaud.
Regarding Universal Nutrition (manufacturer of the Animal series of sups):
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2007-06-19-coria-trial_N.htm
Well after about 3 months of trying hydrolysed whey which is supposed to be absorbed faster I am letting it go. Didn’t notice any change, its freaking expensive and the only two flavours I can find almost made me give up on protein shakes…
Back to whey isolate/concentrate…
Why no seated barbell overhead press erco?
The ceiling in my basement is so low… I have no other choice… I try to keep my back straight, but is there another issue? Less of a balancing act?
:u: why would you need a faster absorbing protein than regular whey? besides for breakfast and maybe after workouts I would think a casseine/whey protein mix would be preferable than just straight up whey.
I take casein before bed
The hydrolyzed was for pre/during/post workout…
but not anymore…
Split jerking is hella weird for me. It just feels completely unnatural, I don’t know. I always do split jerk leading up to my 90%+ then it’s all power jerk/push jerk.
Squat jerk and powerjerk/push jerk are completely different. Squat jerk you pretty much go past parallel, glutes touching hams, whereas pushjerk/powerjerk (what Dimas does) you rarely go past parallel unless the weight is so heavy it forces you down there.
I didn’t know there were so many different types of jerks.
Split jerk feels most natural to me. The push jerk really makes me think too much of how to execute it properly.
at powerjerk…
powerjerk + power snatch = powerfull combination…
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Roberth
Well, they’re more similar to each other than a split jerk. However, I’ve rarely seen squat jerkers go far beyond parallel, and I’m pretty sure hams never touch glutes regardless of position =p But, ultimately, you’re right. Power jerking has more of an emphasis on strong shoulders and triceps to complete the lift, while squat jerkers focus on dipping low enough to avoid the red lights for pressing out.
Lowest squat jerk I’ve seen is Xugang Zhan, but most of the other Chinese squat jerkers only go to parallel or above.
From what I understand, a lot of the squat jerkers actually OHSquat (bottom up) equal to or more than they front squat, which to me is insane.
That is truly ridiculous.
I totally agree. Universal/Animal products are great, just a tad on the expensive side. I just ordered Stak and Animal Pump a few days ago, once I’m done with all that I’m gonna start some Purple Wraath and Green MAGnitude.
But I’ve heard alot of good things about Shock Therapy.