[quote]papabear5 wrote:
i was just wondering whats a good way to increase my bench. i swear it’s been about 3 months and the most i can do in bench is 1 set of 225 5 times. the best i ever did was 8 times. how can i increase my bench??? plz help. it looks like you go it down pretty good.[/quote]
i always start with form. post a vid of you benching something near a max and we can go from there.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
To strong for your own good!(sounds like my mom) How long do these things take to de-bulge?[/quote]
honestly i wasn’t listen all that close. when he started talking about bouncing up and down on a rubber ball, i lost interest. i’m just going to do the ol’, if it’s not killing me to do it, i’ll do it.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
To strong for your own good!(sounds like my mom) How long do these things take to de-bulge?
honestly i wasn’t listen all that close. when he started talking about bouncing up and down on a rubber ball, i lost interest. i’m just going to do the ol’, if it’s not killing me to do it, i’ll do it.
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Are you serious about the ball?? He said that?? People don’t understand that docs and nurses really know very little about nutrition and sports.
Danjo on this forum is a PT. Maybe get his thoughts on your injury.
As cliche as it might sound, things like reverse hypers, GHRs, back extensions, ab work, etc really are what got me back. Never did much of them before.
Nice benching!!! I cannot believe they play Journey at your gym
I have a friend who had a bulging disc, who went to an ART type who sorted him out.
really worked, kid is pain free now.
I have some bulging and fused shit in my neck, not fun but you can work around it.
Im thinking of some art- I just cant find anyone who will take the insurance We are on.
kmc
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Nice benching!!! I cannot believe they play Journey at your gym
I have a friend who had a bulging disc, who went to an ART type who sorted him out.
really worked, kid is pain free now.
I have some bulging and fused shit in my neck, not fun but you can work around it.
Im thinking of some art- I just cant find anyone who will take the insurance We are on.
kmc[/quote]
Can you find an ART person who does chiro? They should be able to bill your insurance as a Chiro vist. Might be different for N’Yawk, but we can do that here on the Left Coast.
That is a good point.
my chiro only takes cash the fugger.
I should look into that, we changed up our insurance to cover us at the weekend house…
but I bet your right.
sorry for the hijack meat.
A couple of things I used to do relieve any compression was
Okay - that’s three rather than a couple. But find out if that’s contra indicated for your condition. Used to be painful as hell for me, but I think it opened up space in the vertebrae.
rub some dirt on it pussy
just kidding. the art/chiro sounds like a good idea. might help in other areas of your training, too.
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
rub some dirt on it pussy
just kidding. the art/chiro sounds like a good idea. might help in other areas of your training, too.[/quote]
rub dirt on my pussy?? how did you find out about my fetish??
anyway… i’m so damn lazy but i’ll probably look into it. i’m really not concerned about it. it appears that any type of hyperextending of the back is what really irritates it, so i’m going to stay away from doing that for awhile. i can still do a ton of other stuff and i’m guessing my quads are really going to blow up now considering that front squats are going to be my bread and butter lower body movement for awhile:)
there are worse things than swole kwads
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
mjnewland wrote:
rub some dirt on it pussy
just kidding. the art/chiro sounds like a good idea. might help in other areas of your training, too.
rub dirt on my pussy?? how did you find out about my fetish??
anyway… i’m so damn lazy but i’ll probably look into it. i’m really not concerned about it. it appears that any type of hyperextending of the back is what really irritates it, so i’m going to stay away from doing that for awhile. i can still do a ton of other stuff and i’m guessing my quads are really going to blow up now considering that front squats are going to be my bread and butter lower body movement for awhile:)
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Def go the chiro/ART route, you will need somebody to work that disc back in for you. Otherwise it won’t get better.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
A couple of things I used to do relieve any compression was
Okay - that’s three rather than a couple. But find out if that’s contra indicated for your condition. Used to be painful as hell for me, but I think it opened up space in the vertebrae.[/quote]
On 3, do not, I repeat DO NOT, make squealing noises like a pig.
accessory night- shoulders, back and biceps
-tonight was all about high reps and pain.
seated dumbell overhead press
40’s x 10
70’s x 10
100’s x 22- definitely more reps than i’m used to doing. i will definitely be doing more of this sort of stuff.
drop set
100’s x 15, 70’s x 15, 40’s x 30
seated cable row
120 x 10
200 x 10
stack x 20
drop set
stack x 15, 200 x 15, 120 x 30
lateral raises
25’s x 30 x 3- very little rest between sets
circuit
cybex preacher curl- one arm at a time - standing calf raise - seated calf raise
some x 30 x 3 some x 30 x 3 some x 30 x 3
good night… great pump.
bodyweight- 262
Nice dumbell presses Meat. Looking sexy too, lol. BTW I am guessing you are like me, you have so much ab development, and are so used to keeping ‘big air’ in your belly when you go for lifts, that even as your body fat drops you are going to still have a pronounced belly. Last time I really cut big time, and went down to upper 220s/lower 230s, when wearing a shirt and exerting myself I had that look of being a full time beer drinker in the mid section. Shirt off, or standing passive, relaxed, gone. Can kind of fuck with your head though as to where you are at with a body recomp/cut. We will never really look like Abercrobmie motels, dangit.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
Nice dumbell presses Meat. Looking sexy too, lol. BTW I am guessing you are like me, you have so much ab development, and are so used to keeping ‘big air’ in your belly when you go for lifts, that even as your body fat drops you are going to still have a pronounced belly. Last time I really cut big time, and went down to upper 220s/lower 230s, when wearing a shirt and exerting myself I had that look of being a full time beer drinker in the mid section. Shirt off, or standing passive, relaxed, gone. Can kind of fuck with your head though as to where you are at with a body recomp/cut. We will never really look like Abercrobmie motels, dangit. [/quote]
yep… i resemble that comment. i always look like i have a gut but you can see abs on me now. my obliques have a clear outline and they are thick as shit. unfortunately in clothes i look like i have a Dickdo. the price we pay for being strong… and not just looking that way.
So, what’s your cutting diet look like Meat? Down to 2 cows a day from 3, or …?
You are the very first person I’ve ever seen press 100# dumbbells. Wow.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
You are the very first person I’ve ever seen press 100# dumbbells. Wow.[/quote]
you must be stuck in a commercial gym like me.
Oh yeah. The wimpiest commercial gym there is. The 100# dumbbells exist, I’ve just never seen anyone touch them.
Certainly not me – I’ve got some strengthen-ing up to do first.