oh there program is prob like bill starr’s but different.
are you squatting like this http://www.straighttothebar.com/images/posts/071210_pisarenko.jpg
or like this http://worldfitnessnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/bad-stance.jpg
Yeah, didn’t give it a try though. I wanted to show people how a real man did pullups over at the army booth, but they wouldn’t hold my bag of samples for me, and somebody weasel would probably have snagged it.
I’m 5’10, around 140 ish pounds. What are good strength goals for bench, back squat and deadlift?
Anyone know a good place to get some supplements w/o paying gnc prices. Seattle area. Oh yeah, I do 5 hip thrusts everytime i bust out an ultra combo. 10 if its on Sagat. Good core excersize.
you must be a really skinny fit dude. am 6ft 200lbs. 2x body weight for the back squat and deadlift. am not too crazy about the bench press…I do more olympic weightlifting.
Last year the marines had a pullup contest in military island in times square. I did 20 full pullups(all the way down) and everyone else did that half assed bullshit you see in gyms.
Yeah that’s the kind I do when I workout, granted I have a spotter so I don’t end up flying into the mirror directly in front of the stand we have and breaking it. I did see one guy there go to around 35 or so and only started struggling around 30. I need to start working out again, but I’ve been really busy at work and got really sick during this winter, but going to the Arnold basically completely remotivated me to get in tip-top shape.
depending on what your into bodybuilding, strongman, or olympic weightlifting, the arnold could motivate anyone. slowly get back into it.
I just drop down and let the safety catches get the bar. When I did back squats last spring, I’d see my lowest position then put the safeties one notch below that. If I couldn’t make that last rep, I descended until the bar was resting on the safety bars. So my reps were hamstring touching calves, but a failed rep was hamstrings touching ankles-ish.
Whatever you try, be sure it makes sense. :tup:
Can you link pictures or a video of how you do pullups? I’ve started doing them recently and I think I’m doing them wrong and have bad form.
lol, you want good pullup form?
Just do em like matt kroc, you’ll be deadlifting 800 pouinds in no time.
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matt kroc is a beast. wish I had one of those monolifts.
Strict Chins/Pull Ups make no sense to me. The point of the movement, at least to me, is to be explosive enough to get yourself over that bar. It’s not an isolation exercise, you shouldn’t have to be strict. Be explosive. Kip, yank, jerk, whatever the hell you have to do to pull yourself above that bar. Imo, the chin/pull up is just a half-assed muscle up anyway. No one does a muscle up slow. Explode up.
[media=youtube]boLl8rGhJvE&feature=channel_page[/media] he does 55 “cheat” pull ups. And he deadlifts 950+ pounds.
If you want strict back/lat isolation, go do lat pull downs :arazz:
not sure if i go as deep as the first link. but definitely lower than the second pic. here’s a video: [media=youtube]xK6cV4uztfY[/media]. comments & suggestions are welcomed.
and i forgot to mention: a couple pages ago i mentioned my arms hurt from gripping the bar in squat form. i narrowed the grip a little and raised the bar just a bit on my traps. the pain went away heh. i was about to switch to front squats but thanks to a couple replies i changed my grip a bit and it worked. thanks.
Thats how low I squat so looks it looks alright to me. My brother always insists on me going all the way down so i’m not sure if its alright if you go parallel like that though. Go lower in weight and try going all the way down because its probably a better habit to develop from the beginning. Also, when you feel like you have to bend over your upper body a bit try and push your elbows forward it will help you stay upright.
Correct me if im wrong though.
http://www.ringside.com/detail.aspx?ID=26078
hows this gripper? looks like a sweet deal!
I picked up the habit of squating low too from a south african rugby trainer. He told me that the lower you squat the stronger you get. I had to use low weights around 60kg then I built up to 100kg. atg(ass to grass) squats are the best. You should pick up an ivanko super gripper.
Your form looks good. Make sure that you keep your heels on the ground. I do the same thing with the grip. It just feels more natural.
Oh, matt is definitely really strong, but his pullups are pretty funny with his hyuuge range of motion.
There is a video of jim wendler making fun of him, but I can’t find it right now 
EDIT:
STOP SQUATTING ON A SMITH MACHINE.
You aren’t hitting depth either, and sit back more. I’d reccommend doing box squats at a little bit below parallel, so as to learn how to sit back when doing regular squats.
Where would be a good place to order them?