[quote]BCpowder wrote:
Alternating dumbbell hammer clean pulls from the hang.
It’s a power movement not an isolation exercise.[/quote]
oh…uh-huh. Well, just yesterday I was doing a quadricep-facilitated, posterier-chain strengthening, isotonic abdominal curl movement. Some people call it “taking a dump”. Idiots.
That guy definitely wasn’t doing it as a power movement though. He was just trying to show off. I mean look at the guy, he’s trapless and has chicken legs.
You can do curls as a power movement. Dan John has written about their application to sport, especially discus. John Powell, former world record holder in the discus credited power curls as a wonderful exercise to increase his throwing distance.
WOW STRONG ARMS
I think after reading some more about hammer curls and arm training, that this guy is actually damn strong for his weight.
I didn’t know what he was doing at first, but I didn’t think it was idiotic simply because of the amount of weight being moved around. There seems to be some criticism around these boards.
So…anyone got an estimate on the months/years of training required to do this?
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
I’m more impressed by the adjunct video of the 5’11, 140# guy benching 110lb dumbbells.
That was quite impressive. What’s more, is that he did it without the grunting and squealing that most gym fuckwits seems to associate with lifting. And even more than that, he did it with that music in the background!
[quote]Angelbutt wrote:
Viking69 wrote:
Those are called hammer curls anytime u use weight that heavy form degrades slighty, but that looked ok to me
Are you serious or being sarcastic? He may as well be doing hip-assisted bent-over rows at that point.
-Dan (posting under Angelbutt’s name)
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No, I am serious. I use less than perfect form often with weights that are heavier than what I can handle.
Ex: At one time I couldnt bench 365 one time clean, but I could bounce press it for a few reps and lock it out. My ass came off the bench and I used a small bounce but I got it without risking injury. After a short time of handling the weight with bad form I built the strength to bench it with a pause and competition form.
The first time I squat a weight I may cut it a few inches high also, but I will build the strength and confidece to use that same weight at a later time in perfect form.
But you have to remember I rarely train to failure and would never use such shit form to the point where I feel I will risk injury. I know my limits.
[quote]kung_fu_king wrote:
Xen Nova wrote:
I’m more impressed by the adjunct video of the 5’11, 140# guy benching 110lb dumbbells.
That was quite impressive. What’s more, is that he did it without the grunting and squealing that most gym fuckwits seems to associate with lifting. And even more than that, he did it with that music in the background![/quote]
To me the best part was that he didn’t slam down the weights to get everyone’s attention like he was a badass.
yup, the db presses looked pretty good.
the full body hammer curls were done for a bet. That’s what the comment said anyway. Probably won a couple of beers with that bet.
Does that make it a “functional” exercise?
[quote]Wreckless wrote:
yup, the db presses looked pretty good.
the full body hammer curls were done for a bet. That’s what the comment said anyway. Probably won a couple of beers with that bet.
Does that make it a “functional” exercise?[/quote]
I’d say it takes a good amount of strenght to do full body hammer curls with that weight.
I think you boys should try doing some before you criticize.
Anybody care to answer my question about how long it would take a beginner to reach this level of explosive strenght?
[quote]FredShamrock wrote:
Anybody care to answer my question about how long it would take a beginner to reach this level of explosive strenght?[/quote]
Depends on the beginners attitude, body type, muscle fiber, training protocol, diet etc.
go deadlift.
A hard training endo, with 4 days a week training.
That looks like pretty normal form for cheated hammer curls. Plus it was a very impressive amount of weight. As for the chicken legs comment? He had sweat pants on, and he look like he had plenty of traps to me.
You can’t deny that his grip is pretty damn strong to be throwing those dumbells for that many reps. He’s strong, period.
[quote]Xen Nova wrote:
With some body english that really doesn’t seem that hard, more a matter of can you hold onto the dumbbell.
I’m more impressed by the adjunct video of the 5’11, 140# guy benching 110lb dumbbells.
Pretty good for that weight considering I’m the only person in my gym I’ve ever seen even TOUCH the 100lb dumbbells for anything but shrugs (and they never do that w/o straps)
I call bullshit on this video. The kid looks shorter than 5’11", heavier than 141 lbs, AND there’s no way those dumbells are 100 lbs.
[quote]DieselWeasel wrote:
WOW STRONG ARMS[/quote]
Nice clean/row/shrug hybrid exercise. Definetely not curls…
Well, I just tried it with 105 lbs and couldn’t do it. I’m about 175 lbs and have been training for 11 weeks. So, to answer your question, it will take you longer then 11 weeks to do that… whatever it was he was doing.
I stopped questioning what people are doing in the gym a long time ago.
There are far too many different goals and anyone could be at a number of different points in their training for me to criticize.
Just like I don’t want to be judged when I’m working up to a 1RM when training for powerlifting, or when I’m doing a circuit of very light weights with little rest in place of cardio.
Someone who looks like a beginner may very well be doing something right when he looks like he’s doing something wrong.
Someone who obviously looks like he knows what he’s doing may very well be temporarily changing up their routine due to boredom or just for a new stimulus.
If you really want to know why someones doing what they’re doing, ask them. You never know what their reasons may be.