On a forum, whenever you disagree with someone’s suggestions or tips, always call them an idiot then go on a rant about how your system is perfect and all others are a waste of time. Throw in some nutro-techno-microcellular mumbo jumbo then finish the post with an appropriate salutation like “don’t be so ignorant” or “open your eyes”.
[quote]Leeuwer wrote:
hueyOT wrote:
not all people should do deadlifts with the bar starting right at their shins. some people are better off with the bar a little bit away from their shins. it depends on the dimensions of the lifter. main point: keep your delts BEHIND the bar at all the times .
Not all people.
Your delt quote is very true.
Here’s my tip, for a good measure :
On deadlifts, shins close to the bar, shoulders behind the bar, chest out, chin up, and push through the heels.
And don’t wear shoes if you wanna pull more. [/quote]
Squat and dead barefoot (if the gym lets you). As far as the scraping of shins, I use the one bar in the whole place that doesn’t have that diamond-cut grip right where my legs are. I end up dragging the bar up my shins a little, but the bar is smooth where it touches skin. Hope that makes sense.
[quote]PGJ wrote:
On a forum, whenever you disagree with someone’s suggestions or tips, always call them an idiot then go on a rant about how your system is perfect and all others are a waste of time. Throw in some nutro-techno-microcellular mumbo jumbo then finish the post with an appropriate salutation like “don’t be so ignorant” or “open your eyes”. [/quote]
Lol, excellent advice.
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Keep it in perspective, when you are old you won’t be counting your missed workouts but you might regret not spending more time with your children.
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grip the bar as hard as possible regardless of lift. Most people are amazed at the difference this will make.
[quote]PGJ wrote:
On a forum, whenever you disagree with someone’s suggestions or tips, always call them an idiot then go on a rant about how your system is perfect and all others are a waste of time. Throw in some nutro-techno-microcellular mumbo jumbo then finish the post with an appropriate salutation like “don’t be so ignorant” or “open your eyes”. [/quote]
i think they have that one covered around here for sure, LOL
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Record your workouts.
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Educate yourself, you have no excuse not to.
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The place I lift at has no weight belt for dips/chins, so I use a backpack pulled up as high and as close to my back as I can get it.
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WG Cable rows. Use the pulldown bar! Vary the grip.
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I second the soccer shin pads for deads.
[quote]Mr Sixty Percent wrote:
- Educate yourself, you have no excuse not to.
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Be careful with this one, one day you might wake up too smart. Just like if you lift too much you might wake up one morning way too big 
in regards to the deadlift shin scraping thing, think about it this way; skin grows back all by itself, muscles take hard work. Besides, if your shins start bleeding at the gym just smear some of it on your cheeks and forehead like war paint and grunt louder. Best way in the world to keep people from bothering you in the middle of a set.
[quote]morepain wrote:
- grip the bar as hard as possible regardless of lift. Most people are amazed at the difference this will make.
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I’ve been using this trick for some time now and it really works.
Anybody know why ?
some quality tips that I’ve heard from various people in the gym over the last 20+ years…
there have been some good suggestions so far, what could I possibly add?
hmmm…
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99% of supps you see in the bodybuilding mags are fucking worthless…
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your girlfriend won’t get pregnant if you blow your load in her mouth or ass (got this tip from the gym owner of the first gym I belonged to at the ripe age of seventeen)…
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party drugs (booze, cigs, pot, coke) will shit can your results if you’re an AAS free lifter (and they will stunt your progress even if you’re on AAS)…
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don’t talk to the hot girl with huge fake tits and a fake tan that’s been giving you the fuck me ‘eye’ until AFTER you’re done working out (got this tip from a local bodybuilder in the mid 90’s)…
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if you do talk to the fake tit&tan chick after your workout, make DAMN sure you wear a condom when you nail her in her apartment fifteen minutes later…
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wipe up after yourself…it’s courteous to the other gym patrons…
[quote]morepain wrote:
- Keep it in perspective, when you are old you won’t be counting your missed workouts but you might regret not spending more time with your children.
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Great point.
[quote]DPH wrote:
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if you do talk to the fake tit&tan chick after your workout, make DAMN sure you wear a condom when you nail her in her apartment fifteen minutes later…
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wipe up after yourself…it’s courteous to the other gym patrons…[/quote]
Just curious, but was point 6 in reference to point 5?
Somebody had to ask.
[quote]awesomepossom wrote:
DPH wrote:
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if you do talk to the fake tit&tan chick after your workout, make DAMN sure you wear a condom when you nail her in her apartment fifteen minutes later…
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wipe up after yourself…it’s courteous to the other gym patrons…
Just curious, but was point 6 in reference to point 5?
Somebody had to ask.[/quote]
of course! I should have been more clear…
[quote]k.elkouhen wrote:
morepain wrote:
- grip the bar as hard as possible regardless of lift. Most people are amazed at the difference this will make.
I’ve been using this trick for some time now and it really works.
Anybody know why ?
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It’s called hyperirridiation. Pavel talks about it a lot.
Tip: If you are just starting or just coming back from a long break, 9 sets of any exercises are enough for one workout.
If you are well conditioned don’t do more than 15 or 16 sets per workout because you should be going heavier and fatiguing before that.
P.S. THIS THREAD NEEDS SOME STARS!
[quote]DPH wrote:
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2) your girlfriend won’t get pregnant if you blow your load in her mouth or ass (got this tip from the gym owner of the first gym I belonged to at the ripe age of seventeen)…
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My goodness, that man was a fucking genius!!! This is the best tip so far.
When doing alternating exercises, like alternating db curls, count every rep, left and right. If you only count one side, that side seems to get emphasised, and the other sides gets a bit neglected.
Always pair antagonistic exercises. 1 set of chest then 1 set of upper back & repeat.
This way you’ll be able to keep your work outs short and dense.
[quote]m0dd3r wrote:
in regards to the deadlift shin scraping thing, think about it this way; skin grows back all by itself, muscles take hard work. Besides, if your shins start bleeding at the gym just smear some of it on your cheeks and forehead like war paint and grunt louder. Best way in the world to keep people from bothering you in the middle of a set.[/quote]
making yourself out to be a psychopath is little price to pay for the peaceful serenity you will be afforded using this tip
[quote]Wreckless wrote:
When doing alternating exercises, like alternating db curls, count every rep, left and right. If you only count one side, that side seems to get emphasised, and the other sides gets a bit neglected.
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Or count the reps only on your weak side if trying to correct an imbalance.
[quote]GribGrob wrote:
Sxio wrote:
And be good to your joints. You’ll be using them for a long time.
Anyone got any good tips on how to perform this tip?[/quote]
For me, I use fish oil religiously and control the bar at all times. No explosive descents! Most injuries occur when the bar is out of control.
I usually finish low rep work with one high rep set to fill the area with blood and ensure the joint is well lubricated, then stretch it.
Drink lots of water, helps with lubrication. That’s all I can get off the top of my head.