vary your workouts, change them every time you train.
[quote]Uncle Fester wrote:
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”.
Lol, excellent advice.[/quote]
Definetely, this one is a keeper!
And to show that I am taking on advice:
Don’t be so ignorant.
[quote]algian wrote:
Uncle Fester wrote:
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”.
Lol, excellent advice.
Definetely, this one is a keeper!
And to show that I am taking on advice:
Don’t be so ignorant.[/quote]
You’re an idiot. See, it works.
[quote]BoxBabaX wrote:
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. [/quote]
haha…
yes, he was a master at stating the obvious…
What the? Why did I reply to myself? I guess we’ll never know…
- The more tuna fish I eat…the better I seem to look
- The happier I am…the better I seem to look
- The drunker I am…the better she seems to look
#3 is quite obvious…but it should never be forgotten!
Bango
[quote]DPH wrote:
5) 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…
- wipe up after yourself…it’s courteous to the other gym patrons…[/quote]
Does tip 6 follow tip 5 in particular?
[quote]El_Animal wrote:
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 ?
It’s called hyperirridiation. Pavel talks about it a lot.
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There is also a reflex that makes you stop moving your legs if your hands open up. This is in case you drop your dick, you don’t leave it behind.
As far as the deadlifting and shin issue, Dave Tate says to keep the bar a few inches in front of you and pick it up by “falling backwards” a little.
[quote]Hanley wrote:
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.
Great point.
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If working out does not make you more energetic, save time in the long run, and have more capacity to spend time with your kids you are overtraining.
If training negatively affects your sex life, you are overtraining.
When in doubt, train the upper back.
This was alluded to before, but if you train purely for power, you will forget how to flex your muscles against resistance, and not gain as much as you might. Likewise, if you train exclusively by flexing your muscles againt resistance, you will forget how to heave up the heavy stuff and your strength will lag behind.
Most of the time, keep your workouts at 45 minutes from the start of your first non-warmup set.
If your progress stalls, for at least a week cut back on sets, up your intensity, and get in and out in 25 minutes. You may find yourself doing as much in 25 minutes as you had been doing in 45 minutes.
Adding muscle takes time, but for God’s sake get your bodyfat under 17% once and for all before your 30th birthday.
Get a set of bands.
Use maximal isometric holds-not locked out-before your main sets for any lagging bodypart.
Don’t train more than 2 weeks without a day off and don’t take more than 1 week totally off.
- Learn how to eat all over again
- Learn the olympic lifts and all their variations and learn how to do the old lifts like the bent press, turkish get-up, dumbbell swing, etc.
These 2 tips will take your training/athleticism to the next level.
This is a great forum!Thanks Redbones and thanks you all! I really appreciate all the cool tips from my t-buddies!
Here’s a couple of tip that’s helped me:
a) Try to cook two meals in advance for lunch. This will prevent you from eating junk food.
b) Make it a practice to carry a 1.5 litter of water where ever you go. Then make a mental note of all the people in your day thatdon’t do this. You’ll be surprise at the lack water msot people don’t drink. Don’t be like everybody else. If you train hard, you must hydrate your body.
c) Write down your workouts. I been training for over 20 years and I just start doing this. It really helps with what your are going to next and improvements that you can make for the next workout. Journaling about my workouts have been the most importance thing I done this year in terms of my training.
Don’t offer advice unsolicited to strangers in the gym. If they want help, they’ll ask. Introduce yourself and leave it at that.
flip side, don’t be afraid to ask for help
Blueberries and lots o’ green tea do wonders for the immune system.
I know this thread is old, but I got this from Paul Kelso:
You can scratch a nail along your fingernails to help improve your grip, especially in a hooke grip. Just use a sharp object, scratch vertical lines into your thumb (horisontal lines on your other fingers if you use a mixed grip)and it might help you get a better grip and keep your hands closed.
SUPERSETS are better than regular sets, that’s why they have the word SUPER in them.
That is my only tip. My whole routine is supersetted, every muscle group. I feel my workouts are quicker and more destructive to the muscles.
I LOVE SUPERSETS. Just remember after you have done the first set… pain is your friend on the second set. I LIKE PAIN… it makes my muscles grow.
No more tips from me… that’s all you get.
People always emphasize unilateral training to iron out imbalances. This can be effective, but don’t abandon the basic compound movements (squats, deads, chins, overhead presses, etc. . .) with PERFECT form for correcting imbalances.
Do 3-6 sets above 90% on ME Days. Or do 2 different lifts on ME Days. Just maxing out on 1 set for 1 lift won’t yield optimal results.
Eat Frequently. Who cares what you eat as long as it isn’t total crap. Follow common sense and never miss a meal. As long as you eat 5 meals a day and keep lots of amino acids flowing through your blood, then who cares if your supplement regime is right or if you’re exercise selection for calves is optimal?
You can’t get away without Squats, Deadlifts, and Rows.
If you want to be a better athlete, then you should be doing 40-60 Yard Sprints, Power Cleans, Power Snatches, Box Jumps, and Depth Jumps. It’s not enough to have big muscles if you’re an athlete. You need to condition the muscles to be quick and powerful.