[quote]dwall33 wrote:
Dylanj wrote:
dwall33 wrote:
Yea I’m ALOT smaller than you and I use 85-90 pound db’s for rows, I feel bad for you. Is it possible for you to find another new gym?
im at college with no job, i really dont feel like shelling out cash i dont have for another gym membership
Yea makes sense. If I were in your position id switch to BB rows.[/quote]
yeah im thinking of setting an incline bench up and laying on it chest down, and rowing like that, ill see how it works. ive got a ton of time to fuck around and see what new workouts work and which ones dont.
[quote]MODOK wrote:
I have the exact same problem and have been tying a 100 lb and a 50 lb together with my wrist wraps for rows. Just lay one across the other in an X and tie the handles together. Works like a champ. Now I ned to figure out how to do it for DB bench.[/quote]
[quote]Dylanj wrote:
MODOK wrote:
I have the exact same problem and have been tying a 100 lb and a 50 lb together with my wrist wraps for rows. Just lay one across the other in an X and tie the handles together. Works like a champ. Now I ned to figure out how to do it for DB bench.
thats another good idea![/quote]
You already got some suggestions for rows, so I’ll give you one for DB Shoulder Presses:
Instead of the usual way (sitting on a bench with back-support, facing forward), sit on the bench FACING THE BACK-SUPPORT. This works well on incline benches, it basically becomes a chest-supported overhead-press.
You’ll want the back-rest to be on maximum incline setting (not 90 degrees, whatever is one setting lower).
This is sort of like a btn press, and you can only use about 60 percent (maybe 70, depends on the angle) of your usual working weight.
Hits the medial delts somewhat more…
Hope that helps a little.
Get a little creative with the machines (if you have any good ones available): Overhead-Presses in the V-Squat or PowerSquat (if you aren’t too tall, like over 6 feet) or in the Standing-Calf-Raise machine… etc…
You mean you need to go heavy to get big??? jk. Like Plagueis said, you can use a barbell as a lever. I can’t remember the name of the exercise (I’m sure you know it), basically you put one end of the barbell (filled with small plates) at the corner of the room and then the other end with heavier plates and you row with the heavier end, sort of like a one hand t-bar row. I hope I’m making sense…
You could also use bands. There are a number of ways to do it, I do my DB rows standing, and not kneeling on a bench. If you do it that way, you’d put one end around the handle, stump with the near foot and wrap around the far foot. You can get different strength bands, and they’re fairly cheap, ie, $10-25 or so.
ive seen some people do a one arm row on the smith machine. basically just set the bench parallel to the bar and row the bar like you would a dumbell. could be worth a try.
[quote]hypnotoad wrote:
ive seen some people do a one arm row on the smith machine. basically just set the bench parallel to the bar and row the bar like you would a dumbell. could be worth a try.[/quote]
Mh… Well, you could also do a regular bent-over row in the smith.
I can guarantee that that works.
Dunno about the one-arm one, I think being restricted in that plane may cause a little bit of trouble… At least if you try to move some serious iron…
[quote]Plagueis wrote:
also, i like how you call 100 lb. dumbells ‘light’[/quote]
easy, big lifts such as dumbell rows shrugs and farmers walk all require a huge amount of weight. I am only 180 and I can easily row walk and shrug 100lbs.
Just went through this myself not too long ago. Gym only goes to 100# dbs.
I switched to loading up the Triceps Bar. It’s only a little longer than dumbbells and a lot more stable than trying to balance a barbell.
Load the weight you want then just turn the bar vertical and pull from the middle-top.
The only downside is that you lose a few inches ROM because of the weights being a little taller plus the bar being a little higher than center-- but you can work around that by adjusting the bench or whatever you can rig up at your gym.
[quote]steel_12 wrote:
try high reps(15-25) with a slow negative.This works very well, especially if your back is prefatigued.[/quote]
once again, id like to get bigger, not toned.
thank you for the barbell idea. and the duct tape, i think i will use the duct tape idea first. and use the barbell as an alternative exercise, in the same workout maybe.
[quote]WhiteTiger711 wrote:
The one at my new crappy gym only go up to 65…
However thats all i need i use a BB for everything i need higher then that[/quote]
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Just went through this myself not too long ago. Gym only goes to 100# dbs.
I switched to loading up the Triceps Bar. It’s only a little longer than dumbbells and a lot more stable than trying to balance a barbell.
Load the weight you want then just turn the bar vertical and pull from the middle-top.[/quote]
Hmm, good idea. That also suggests to me that the Iron Mind kettlebells almost undoubtedly have room to be loaded up well over 200 lb if using 25 lb plates. I personally haven’t gone over 100 lb in unilateral rows, and haven’t used the KB’s for some time, but I’ll check this week to make sure if the KB’s can be loaded as high as needed here.
They’re a bit of a pain in the ass in that the collar needs to be screwed on with a wrench (1/4" or 5/16", I forget)and Olympic weights flop around a little on them because they’re designed for standard, but that’s not that big a deal.
The db’s in my gym only go to 95#. I went to Academy and bought an olympic db handle and can load 3 25’s on each side.
I didn’t ask for permission, I just showed up one day w/my new toy and got after it. No one has said anything to me about it other that “damn, that’s a lot of weight!” To which I comment, “No, there is a guy (Matt Kroc) who uses 225#+ for hight reps…that’s a lot of weight.”
Hmm, good idea. That also suggests to me that the Iron Mind kettlebells almost undoubtedly have room to be loaded up well over 200 lb if using 25 lb plates.[/quote]
Thanks.
The bar at my gym has the same fittings for the olympic weights so it’s easy to just slap on 10-45’s, the only difference being the ROM you lose with the heavier weights.
I have a dumbell given to me that can be loaded up to 100kgs or 250lbs. Damn sure i can’t row that yet plus i have a bicep tendon injury. Can’t wait to use that dumbell though. My previous best is 60kgs or 135lbs for 13 reps.
