Bullworker a Good Tool for Bodybuilding

Bullworker is still being sold?

Last time I saw one it was my uncle’s… back in the 70s.

[quote]Karado wrote:
Yolo84 Typed: “No one uses a bull worker because they are a piece of crap. Simple.”

That’s funny, I didn’t know you were such an Authority on the supposed ‘crappy’ benefits of “Isometrics”,
and you are sadly mistaken.
Isometric Training can be very benefical, and I have used an Old Classic Bullworker in the past
and it WORKS mainly for Strength and Toning, but it’s REAL tangible results for me was increased
Strength, and for just a 10 min. session 3-4 times a week was fairly impressive, It will NOT
bulk you up of course, but if one has an injury, this can be a great alternative to maintain
strength as well.
The Russians Were WAY ahead of us on this years ago in the same manner the Their Grueling KetttleBell Workouts are Finally going mainstream, Bruce Lee also knew the power of Isometrics as well,
Who would have have told Bruce Lee that Isometrics was “crappy”?
Not I.

We are sometimes so slow in the USA to “catch up” on shit here it’s almost laughable…do some reading
Yolo.[/quote]

LOL what a bunch of shit.

Why are you talking about “the Russians” and Bruce Lee? What Russians? The KGB-Jason-Bourne-kill-you-with-a-Biro functional training badasses like yourself?

This is a Bodybuilding forum.

No one uses a fucking Bullworker.

LOL at thread.

I aint even mad.

Perhaps you should stick to speaking it. Comma after because. I would have got hit with a ruler on the knuckles for that alone.

Why is a bit of additonal time under tension provided by the bullworker bad for chest development . Muscles that are used primarily in an isometric way.

The big one from Russia is plyometrics that truly revolionised athletics. Isometrics have been around forever really.

[quote]decimation wrote:
The big one from Russia is plyometrics that truly revolionised athletics.[/quote]

Are you implying a “Bullworker” “truly revolutionised athletics”?

You are bringing the lols to this troll thread, it’s alot funnier than the norm.

I think you will find bullworkers use isometrics not plyometrics. If you could use stretch shortening cycle on bullworker , you probably not be human.

I could have educated you on scientific bodybuilding principles in your own language, but it got edited out as off-topic. Which is fair enough.

Plyometrics revolutionised athletics not isometrics in the 1970s. Perhaps isometrics did in Greek antiquity.

I hate to be one of those people that mention reading comprehension but my last post was very short.

So who is trolling?

[quote]decimation wrote:
I hate to be one of those people that mention reading comprehension but my last post was very short.[/quote]

LOL, only Yoda could fully understand your posts in this thread.

Question: Is a 25lb dumbbell useful for bodybuilding and strength?

Answer: It can be used for certain things, but it can’t provide a full workout.

The same is true of the bullworker. I had one when I was 13. You can do some stuff with it, but you can’t work all your muscles well, as it advertises. It probably isn’t an ideal tool for any muscle.

But as you suggest, bending nails is awesome. I totally trash my quads doing that.

I’d like to learn pigeon English. Any good coo-llege coo-urses?

I used one when I was a teenager for a while , it was not very good for the lower body IMO.
I am going to try using two for the deadlift type movement I used to do . I wonder if it will work.
I guess it might awkward. That’s not a bad idea.

[quote]roybot wrote:
I’d like to learn pigeon English. Any good coo-llege coo-urses?[/quote]

Ha, well done on both of those. I wonder how many people will notice the first one.

Yolo84 keep it on topic please. I had the courtesy to at least stick to living creatures not fictional ones.

I am not being serious btw , the dialect is close enough to be mutually understandable.

I am afraid your college courses are the same as our high school ones so there is no need. You think I am joking too I am not. In all seriousness do some people skip the preliminary college courses .

Pidgin english , I was obsessed with animals in the thread.

To be fair that was very funny. Coo coo. Pigeon sic thank you for spotting the deliberate error.
Some of you bodybuilders are cleverer than you look

[quote]decimation wrote:
Pidgin english , I was obsessed with animals in the thread.

To be fair that was very funny. Coo coo. Pigeon sic thank you for spotting the deliberate error.
Some of you bodybuilders are cleverer than you look[/quote]

I’ve been told that in real life and have no problem with it. Better to be cleverer than you look and impress people than try to make an impact by acting smarter than you are…

So, serious question. You’re obviously interested in all the ‘gadgets’ that can be used to get into shape.

Why are you focusing on that, when basic barbell and dumbbell lifts can get the job done too? It seems like you’re overcomplicating the issue by throwing gadgets into the mix.

Sometimes a simple tool, some creativity, and enough knowledge are all you need. There’s times when gadgets can be useful; I mean, I have a nice overpriced, overengineered german apple corer, and I prefer using it… but a knife can do the job too.

I am not focusing on it. I just bought one at a car boot on the weekend, so I was thinking about it.
Plus they are a lot of them around. It represents a minimal part of my training in fact none really apart from trying to close it occasionally. I got a little book on everyday isometrics too and I am think they are ood for additional workouts i.e. pushing against a wall or neck isometrics work quite nicely too.
The stronger you are the better they work for you , as you have more control

I have not got a barbell at the moment I sold it along with my homemade heavy duty trap bar to save for bumper set. That’s why I have resorted to the sandbag jumps, as I have single dumbbells.

I do pushups(trx with a weighted vests and pushup handles) and powermetrics and plyometrics for the lower body. I enjoy using the grippers a little and the baoding balls and boules balls form the bulk of my grip training. I am working into a planche typw pushup progression so my hands are near hips with the pushups.

I have used some offset deadlifts a bit with 61kg in one hand and 90kg in the other. Also the ab wheel will be reintroduced along with gluteham raises. It is easily enough for the lower back and hamstrings.
The rebounder I got is nice for some medicine ball slams. You might be surprised how well it works the lower back if you jump on iy with some real vigour for extended periods.

Or the 46kg with the 61kg. Sometimes I just do croc rows with dumbbells I think that is enough for back mostly. They are home so don’t rotate at all really so they are not especially or safe to use for one arm cleans or snatches or swings.

As I don’t have access to a barbell , the isometrics especially something which mimicks the first part of the deadlift pull interests me a lot.

I may a lot more sled work soon too. As I can really load up on that.

I am focusing on getting my box jump a lot higher, which involve losing weight and also a high level powermetrics , plyometrics , eccentric squats and deadlifts and some bounding drills back and forth.
I going to use some dedicated drills. The programms will mostly be from Supertraining .

You got that video of you closing it yet?

I thought he said he could close the girl ones, but not the full strength one. And that he was mistaken, since he thought he had the real thing.

Give it a couple of days. I have bruised one finger and my elbow playing up a bit. I did the plyometrics yesterday so I have felt like shit all day. But I will do it when I feel well. It is not really a priority.
My grip was not too bad so that’s a good indicator . My finger is not to bad , I actually stubbed quite badly throwing a tyre on the rebouder that got away from me.

I was actually thinking of doing that (i.e the girl one ) but you beat me to it. You could actually overcrush the girls one and that would be a useful exercise. I may break it though, so I had better not.

[quote]decimation wrote:
Perhaps you should stick to speaking it. Comma after because. I would have got hit with a ruler on the knuckles for that alone.[/quote]

I used the comma as a form of parenthesis. I could also have used brackets or hyphens, but commas let the sentence flow more smoothly.
For you to then go on and criticise other people’s reading comprehension skills is hilarious, especially when the crap you’re typing makes less sense than the Jabberwocky.

You incensed brother?