HeavyThrower Making You Leaner and Bigger

Training
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did day one just minutes ago. ugh, tough.

i wont post numbers on pre- exhaust stuff, just the pressing and deadlifts,

swiss bar bench 5x3x95kg

snatch grip deadlifts with 180lbs chain 3x8x100kg

i managed 3 sets of the chest shoulder pre exhaust and 3 sets of the low body in the 10 minutes allowed.

i have always stated the best workout is the one you have not tried yet, this was no exception, it KICKED my ass Stronghold.

edit: i have no means to do reverse bands on benching, so i added 80lbs of chain to the benching. (2 per side)

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Man I can’t believe how big your legs still are with the knee issue you have.

Regarding training legs, I would make the suggestion of pulling and dragging the sled.

Very easy solution. Get an old worn out tire, drill hole through tread, put an eyebolt through the tread with several big washers on each side. Attach handle and chain tot he eye bolt and you got a homemade sled for about 10 bucks. The friction of the tire makes it much harder than a regular sled and it will blow up your quads, calves, hams, etc.

Hope some of that helps you bro, good luck in your journey!

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Them quads. WTF. Huge.

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omgz, you are going to look so fucking huge when you are shredded haha!

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:
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Holy mother of god. Those are some crazy erectors you have, Heavy. I assume it is from all the many many years of heavy deads/squats/good mornings?

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[quote]DSSG wrote:

[quote]heavythrower wrote:
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Holy mother of god. Those are some crazy erectors you have, Heavy. I assume it is from all the many many years of heavy deads/squats/good mornings? [/quote]

I guess so, thanks for the compliment. my back and hips have always been overdeveloped compared to the rest of me.

also, i dont want to sound preachy here, but i have only been doing direct back work in the traditional sense for the last 5-7 years or so.

for the vast majority of my training life, the only “back work” i have done is variations of the deadlift, olympic lifts, and olympic pulls.

i am not saying that my back is all that, but what i am saying is you can build a fairly big back without going anywhere near the dumbbell rack, chin up bar, or lat pull down machine.

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[quote]Monopoly19 wrote:
Man I can’t believe how big your legs still are with the knee issue you have.

Regarding training legs, I would make the suggestion of pulling and dragging the sled.

Very easy solution. Get an old worn out tire, drill hole through tread, put an eyebolt through the tread with several big washers on each side. Attach handle and chain tot he eye bolt and you got a homemade sled for about 10 bucks. The friction of the tire makes it much harder than a regular sled and it will blow up your quads, calves, hams, etc.

Hope some of that helps you bro, good luck in your journey![/quote]

i tell you, doing lots of pulls builds your legs, but i have squatted for 20 plus years too though.

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[quote]Chushin wrote:
Huh, imagine that.

Guys really helping each other out here.

Cool.[/quote]

ya, wtf? i feel i need to insult somebody, ummm,

stronghold, your a sissy.

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thanks for all the compliments, makes an old broken down washed up meat head feel good. :slight_smile:

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Where u live HT?

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northern cali

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[quote]Monopoly19 wrote:
Man I can’t believe how big your legs still are with the knee issue you have.

Regarding training legs, I would make the suggestion of pulling and dragging the sled.

Very easy solution. Get an old worn out tire, drill hole through tread, put an eyebolt through the tread with several big washers on each side. Attach handle and chain tot he eye bolt and you got a homemade sled for about 10 bucks. The friction of the tire makes it much harder than a regular sled and it will blow up your quads, calves, hams, etc.

Hope some of that helps you bro, good luck in your journey![/quote]

thanks!

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Damn. I must bring up my quads…

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funny, i never thought my legs were much to look at at all, in fact, with xception of my calves, i never have gotten compliments on my legs, i guess our perceptions of ourselves can be very different than how others see us.

anyhoo, cant wait to get started on the diet!

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[quote]Marzouk wrote:
Them quads. WTF. Huge. [/quote]
This and the back as well.What’s up TANK…

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[quote]jppage wrote:

[quote]Marzouk wrote:
Them quads. WTF. Huge. [/quote]
This and the back as well.What’s up TANK…[/quote]
ill trade you some back for some of your leanness !

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:

[quote]jppage wrote:

[quote]Marzouk wrote:
Them quads. WTF. Huge. [/quote]
This and the back as well.What’s up TANK…[/quote]
ill trade you some back for some of your leanness ! [/quote]

You are gonna have both soon!

I believe you are gonna look extremely similar to shredded dave tate

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thanks, i can only hope.

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btw rattler, are you gaining right now? just judging by your most recent avatar, you look like your filling out.

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:

I guess so, thanks for the compliment. my back and hips have always been overdeveloped compared to the rest of me.

also, i dont want to sound preachy here, but i have only been doing direct back work in the traditional sense for the last 5-7 years or so.

for the vast majority of my training life, the only “back work” i have done is variations of the deadlift, olympic lifts, and olympic pulls.

i am not saying that my back is all that, but what i am saying is you can build a fairly big back without going anywhere near the dumbbell rack, chin up bar, or lat pull down machine.[/quote]
Yeah, you probably can build a good back with only deadlifts/rack pulls/snatch grip deadlifts/frontsquats/ and good mornings.

I just like back work in general (especially deadlifting), and I spend more than my fair share sitting down and reading/internet/ect. So I try to balance out my upper body pressing with upper body pulling along with hitting it hard with heavy exercises like the ones mentioned.