a LOT + diet.
Have you talked to a professional about this? Doctor or physiotherapist?
I donāt think thatās a healthy way for hands to react to such light stimulusā¦
You might have some nerve damage, or arthritis, or carpal tunnelā¦I dunno what, maybe its nothing, but it sounds pretty strange to me.
8lbs is pretty light, unless youāre like 5feet tall and 100lbsā¦
So any suggestions on how to burn excess mass off the thigh area? Is it just cardio + low weight/high rep squats? Or is there something else that I should be doing? Iām a little wary of doing cardio since Iām trying to bulk up, which is why Iām asking.
Getting a six-pack is more about diet than anything else. If I recall correctly, I believe that you need 10% body fat or lower, which is pretty damn hard to pull off. You need to eat right, and do lots of cardio.
For sit ups, the info varies widely. People suggest treating your abs like any other muscle group, i.e. doing high weight/low rep sets to increase ab muscle mass. . .which makes sense to me.
I agree with Epicurus for you to see a doc or physiotherapist.
But an exercise I like for grip strength are farmers walks. Other exercises that have really taxed my forearms are chin-ups with an inside-shoulder width grip and overhand grip on power cleans & deadlifts. Pinching plates seems to be popular too, but Iāve never tried them. Iām sure youtube has videos of others performing them.
High reps wonāt really be a benefit and doing them everydayās not going to get you the six pack.
For exercises, reverse crunches are good, using an ab wheel or doing kneeling barbell rollouts are great, and cable station woodchops. Though for the cable station woodchops, itās better if you can start with rotational resistance exercises such as suitcase deadlifts before actually performing rotational exercises.
Low body fat percentage is the key to really getting them to show.
Itās a small amount of fat, then it might be tough to burn the fat since you are trying to bulk. Reducing overall body fat is a better goal to pursue since spot reduction is insignificant. Focus on a clean diet (with lots of veggies) and follow your own advice on the high weight/low reps. :tup:
i think there are a couple factors to it. I didnāt do much physical labor growing up, I was overweight. but this is not genetic, since my ancestors and family members are all lean and skinny people. I was just fat. Even when i was fat, my hands did not āplumpā to proportionate my fatness. If that makes sense. They stayed lean-sized, and i wasnāt the only one to point it out. For a time i wore carpel tunnel splints when i was a teenager, this is because I did martial arts and kinda was just a jackass about myself. This about the time i also learned about the Internets and Computers, so iāve been improperly typing for 14 years.
for some perspectiveā¦ My ring size is a 7. Yeap. They donāt make menās rings smaller than 8. Sound seriously effed up, eh?
I havenāt talked to a doc about it, iām being boneheaded. I might have deficiency in muscle mass in my hands and I canāt improve it, or I could have mild carpel tunnel, or both.
So it seems iām destined to struggle with power lifting?
depends on your attitude. Iāve seen lifters overcome crazy obstacles.
example: http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/weik78.htm
russian kid with no hands and only one arm.
Probably a good idea to talk to a doctor about it, and do some more research.
Itāll take time, but iām determined. I can bench more than i did a week ago, so progress is being made.
Holy shit you just said you can spot reduce.
THIS IS WRONG, SPOT REDUCTION IS A MYTH AND DOES NOT HAPPEN. Itās not āinsignifigantā It actually does not exist.
The muscle does not āownā the fat that is on top of it, your body chooses where it takes the fat from.
Also, donāt do everything high weight low reps. It will work well for a while, and then youāll plateau really quickly. After you finish your main exercise, moving into higher reps is generally more beneficial.
Also, conjugate method > all
http://alwyncosgrove.blogspot.com/search?q=spot+reduction
The study says otherwise.
Not everything is concrete in the world of science. Heck, doctors were recommending smoking at one point in history.
I think eating right is a lot more diffcult than weights.
and cardio more difficultā¦ takes a toll on my mind every once in a whileā¦
I almost there
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c107/supersoniccheesy/today.jpg
same weight , less B/F.
how do i balanced diet?
eating right is hard.
iād settle for eating the exact same shit everyday if it is all nutritionally balanced and shit.
eating right is wayyyyy more difficult than actually exercising.
I guess that topical cream makes your body more likely to use that fat source?
But other than that, saying that you can in any way is still misleading. You might as well say that you canāt.
Plus I already donāt like that guy, he sounds like a personal trainer, of which a very high majority donāt know anything 
EDIT: Eugene, if you think cardio is more difficult then lifting because lifting doesnāt strain your mindā¦
Youāre doing it wrong
Been doing 5x5, incorporated more legs into my routine, and have been eating a bit more than usual. Tried some Monster Milk today, its ok. Its got a bit too much fat, 6g I think and 350 calories, but it tastes great. Also, NO-Xplode is the best supplement Iāve ever tried.
All my lifts have gone up dramatically and Iāve noticed a small increase in size.
yup great link here.
that 90% is key! also, the one disagreement i have, is to replace the green tea with white tea, and drink it before bed for some overnight metabo boost!
I said in my original post it was insignificant.
And that trainer runs one of the most successful gyms in America with a number of sucessful clients that heās worked with.
White tea definitely trumps green, but Iām not sure how much caffeineās in it. If a personās caffeine sensitive, it might screw with them when theyāre trying to go to bed.
I would buy white tea, but I donāt find any of it organic in stores near me. I usually just get organic green tea packets.
Perhaps, but if the data is statistically significant it becomes a different thing than just a single study showing results. Hopefully more studies will be done to see just how repeatable this process is (statistical significance is an indicator of this), and how exactly it occurs.
Successful does not mean good. Personal trainers get a lot of clients, but their programs are often shit.
There is a reason why the strongest people in NA train under louie simmons.
I really get the personal trainer vibe from this guy, like someone who tells me to do some slow cardio for 30 minutes to burn my fat.
And then shows me how to bench half reps.
5x5 is alright for a beginner, but you should look into switching you training into something more useful
See, your problem is you donāt eat enough
Not everyone wants to be a powerlifter. Louie Simmons doesnāt coach the USAās weightlifting team, they have their own coach.
Not sure why youāre attacking the guy, but if you honestly think he sucks, then by all means believe that. Just cause you get a āvibeā that doesnāt mean much. You have no basis for thinking heās bad at what he does.
Iām done discussing this, it serves no purpose to continue.
Alwyn Cosgrove has a better rep than the random people in the SRK Weightlifting forum, thatās for damn sure.