[quote]esk221 wrote:
X, you started dieting yet?[/quote]
Nope. I did 450 for ten reps this morning. That is my personal best. Things like that are why is hard for me to diet…I like getting bigger/stronger more than I care about abs. That isn’t a cop out though, I just need to quit bullshitting.
Plan to start in about 2 weeks or less.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
esk221 wrote:
X, you started dieting yet?
Nope. I did 450 for ten reps this morning. That is my personal best. Things like that are why is hard for me to diet…I like getting bigger/stronger more than I care about abs. That isn’t a cop out though, I just need to quit bullshitting.
Plan to start in about 2 weeks or less.[/quote]
wait you benched 450 for 10 reps x? damn haha
Hey X, can you break down what you think are ideal exercises for each major muscle group i.e. exercises that suit you best? I know ideal is a loose term and what works for you may not work for others but I just wanted to get an insight. Also, currently what is your split routine like?
[quote]Gup wrote:
Hey X, can you break down what you think are ideal exercises for each major muscle group i.e. exercises that suit you best? I know ideal is a loose term and what works for you may not work for others but I just wanted to get an insight. Also, currently what is your split routine like? [/quote]
What would be “ideal” for me at 180lbs might not be ideal for me at 240lbs. I relied on barbell bench presses when I first started. I got up to being able to do 405lbs as a max with a spotter. I then started using dumbbells as the bulk of my routine. Once I got to a weight on those that pretty much required someone else to spot me (which was getting harder to find since not everyone can spot someone safely when they are going that heavy) I then switched to more Hammer Strength movements.
This is about PROGRESSION. That includes your physical progress and your exercise choices. There are no blanket responses for what exercise always works best because you base what you do on h9ow your body responds NOTHING ELSE.
As for the last question, I don’t have a set routine. I am training shoulders today. I will worry about what I train tomorrow when I find out how my body feels after todays workout. The only rules I go by are whether muscle groups are overlapping. I will not be doing a pressing movements tomorrow if I train shoulders today meaning tomorrow will either be back, biceps, or legs.
About 3 months ago I read professor X mention eating 5-6 thousand calories daily. So obviously I went out the next day and tried it. It was probably harder then an actual workout, but I felt like a man for the next 12 hours. I think I dropped 5 massive shits the next day and my throttle was stuck on the rabbit icon…
[quote]Professor X wrote:
As for the last question, I don’t have a set routine. I am training shoulders today. I will worry about what I train tomorrow when I find out how my body feels after todays workout. The only rules I go by are whether muscle groups are overlapping. I will not be doing a pressing movements tomorrow if I train shoulders today meaning tomorrow will either be back, biceps, or legs.[/quote]
No offense to Gup personally, but you have stated this so many times (in this very thread) that I have no idea why every other week some fucktard wants to ask you what your current split is. You’ve been crystal clear on this many, many times. Are people even reading this thread before jumping in and asking the same questions over and over?
Edit: It’s that damn 2009 class again.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Professor X wrote:
As for the last question, I don’t have a set routine. I am training shoulders today. I will worry about what I train tomorrow when I find out how my body feels after todays workout. The only rules I go by are whether muscle groups are overlapping. I will not be doing a pressing movements tomorrow if I train shoulders today meaning tomorrow will either be back, biceps, or legs.
No offense to Gup personally, but you have stated this so many times (in this very thread) that I have no idea why every other week some fucktard wants to ask you what your current split is. You’ve been crystal clear on this many, many times. Are people even reading this thread before jumping in and asking the same questions over and over?
Edit: It’s that damn 2009 class again.[/quote]
Prof… So what is your split like? Do you use TBT? I heard all the biggest guys do TBT.
And Prof X were is the picture of your private parts? If i recalled it was one of the first request, Professor you gotta give what the people want!
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
Professor X wrote:
As for the last question, I don’t have a set routine. I am training shoulders today. I will worry about what I train tomorrow when I find out how my body feels after todays workout. The only rules I go by are whether muscle groups are overlapping. I will not be doing a pressing movements tomorrow if I train shoulders today meaning tomorrow will either be back, biceps, or legs.
No offense to Gup personally, but you have stated this so many times (in this very thread) that I have no idea why every other week some fucktard wants to ask you what your current split is. You’ve been crystal clear on this many, many times. Are people even reading this thread before jumping in and asking the same questions over and over?
Edit: It’s that damn 2009 class again.[/quote]
No offense to you either bud but why the fuck do you feel the need to post about getting your panties in a bunch if I asked a question to X, about X’s training, and X replied? BTW, the thread is over 20 pages and I probably missed if he had answered my query earlier.
[quote]BrownTrout wrote:
About 3 months ago I read professor X mention eating 5-6 thousand calories daily. So obviously I went out the next day and tried it. It was probably harder then an actual workout, but I felt like a man for the next 12 hours. I think I dropped 5 massive shits the next day and my throttle was stuck on the rabbit icon… [/quote]
If anything I’m surprised he isn’t eating more than that. 5-6k calories isn’t a lot.
[quote]w00tage wrote:
BrownTrout wrote:
About 3 months ago I read professor X mention eating 5-6 thousand calories daily. So obviously I went out the next day and tried it. It was probably harder then an actual workout, but I felt like a man for the next 12 hours. I think I dropped 5 massive shits the next day and my throttle was stuck on the rabbit icon…
If anything I’m surprised he isn’t eating more than that. 5-6k calories isn’t a lot.[/quote]
5-6k calories isn’t a lot? Considering that Dorian Yates says he averaged 5500-6000 calories, I’d say that’s quite a bit. I’m not sure some people realize just how much food that is, even if you aren’t too worried about eating clean.
[quote]Hatari Samaki wrote:
w00tage wrote:
BrownTrout wrote:
About 3 months ago I read professor X mention eating 5-6 thousand calories daily. So obviously I went out the next day and tried it. It was probably harder then an actual workout, but I felt like a man for the next 12 hours. I think I dropped 5 massive shits the next day and my throttle was stuck on the rabbit icon…
If anything I’m surprised he isn’t eating more than that. 5-6k calories isn’t a lot.
5-6k calories isn’t a lot? Considering that Dorian Yates says he averaged 5500-6000 calories, I’d say that’s quite a bit. I’m not sure some people realize just how much food that is, even if you aren’t too worried about eating clean. [/quote]
I never looked into how much the big guys eat, I just thought it’d be more, considering I’m hitting around 5-6k calories pretty consistently, and it’s not exactly junk food. Sure, it’s not mostly made up of broccoli and carrots, but it’s not soda and ice-cream either.
[quote]w00tage wrote:
Hatari Samaki wrote:
w00tage wrote:
BrownTrout wrote:
About 3 months ago I read professor X mention eating 5-6 thousand calories daily. So obviously I went out the next day and tried it. It was probably harder then an actual workout, but I felt like a man for the next 12 hours. I think I dropped 5 massive shits the next day and my throttle was stuck on the rabbit icon…
If anything I’m surprised he isn’t eating more than that. 5-6k calories isn’t a lot.
5-6k calories isn’t a lot? Considering that Dorian Yates says he averaged 5500-6000 calories, I’d say that’s quite a bit. I’m not sure some people realize just how much food that is, even if you aren’t too worried about eating clean.
I never looked into how much the big guys eat, I just thought it’d be more, considering I’m hitting around 5-6k calories pretty consistently, and it’s not exactly junk food. Sure, it’s not mostly made up of broccoli and carrots, but it’s not soda and ice-cream either.[/quote]
Metabolism/age/genetics and activity levels have a lot to do with how much you need to eat… Guys with very physical jobs who are on their feet all the time, possibly carrying heavy shit to boot… Will likely have to eat way more than someone with a less physical job, no?
Some eat 8000 cals a day or more because they have to, others don’t…
[quote]DJS wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:
Professor X wrote:
As for the last question, I don’t have a set routine. I am training shoulders today. I will worry about what I train tomorrow when I find out how my body feels after todays workout. The only rules I go by are whether muscle groups are overlapping. I will not be doing a pressing movements tomorrow if I train shoulders today meaning tomorrow will either be back, biceps, or legs.
No offense to Gup personally, but you have stated this so many times (in this very thread) that I have no idea why every other week some fucktard wants to ask you what your current split is. You’ve been crystal clear on this many, many times. Are people even reading this thread before jumping in and asking the same questions over and over?
Edit: It’s that damn 2009 class again.
Prof… So what is your split like? Do you use TBT? I heard all the biggest guys do TBT. [/quote]
LOL
X, you use T-bar rows as I recall, how strict are you about form on those? I usually crank out a few more reps with jerky form, rather than stop the set. Did you ever use Bent-Over Rows, and if yes, why do you prefer T-bars?
This may not be very relevant, but I remember Poliquin once said that the only man he ever saw doing T-bar rows ‘right’, was Ronnie Coleman.
[quote]Mr.Purple wrote:
X, you use T-bar rows as I recall, how strict are you about form on those? I usually crank out a few more reps with jerky form, rather than stop the set. Did you ever use Bent-Over Rows, and if yes, why do you prefer T-bars?
This may not be very relevant, but I remember Poliquin once said that the only man he ever saw doing T-bar rows ‘right’, was Ronnie Coleman. [/quote]
I don’t do them as much lately as I did in the past but my form was not “jerky” at all (simply because HS has just about every possible angle of row covered if you have access to them). There may have been some minor cheating, but no major extraneous body movement. That quote from Poliquin is irrelevant because if it makes my back bigger, stronger and I avoid injury, it doesn’t matter what someone else’s opinion of my form is.
I preferred the overall movement of the T-bar row over that of bent over rows. I could also use more weight on them so that is what I stuck with.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Mr.Purple wrote:
X, you use T-bar rows as I recall, how strict are you about form on those? I usually crank out a few more reps with jerky form, rather than stop the set. Did you ever use Bent-Over Rows, and if yes, why do you prefer T-bars?
This may not be very relevant, but I remember Poliquin once said that the only man he ever saw doing T-bar rows ‘right’, was Ronnie Coleman.
I don’t do them as much lately as I did in the past but my form was not “jerky” at all (simply because HS has just about every possible angle of row covered if you have access to them). There may have been some minor cheating, but no major extraneous body movement. That quote from Poliquin is irrelevant because if it makes my back bigger, stronger and I avoid injury, it doesn’t matter what someone else’s opinion of my form is.
I preferred the overall movement of the T-bar row over that of bent over rows. I could also use more weight on them so that is what I stuck with. [/quote]
Is this comparable to how you do them as far as back angle and strictness of form?
Edit: And do you think it’s a good idea to use 25 lb plates, to increase the ROM?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Alquemist wrote:
Do you do your T-Bar rows with a barbell, or have you tried the chest supported machine?. It gives an interesting manner of controlling whether you want to squeeze the lats, or focus on the upper back harder.
Besides that, I’ve read this thread and it’s been insightful.
Using those T-bar rows with the chest pad becomes more and more uncomfortable the more weight you use. I quit using them a long time ago.[/quote]
I find this to be the case as well. It is especially uncomfortable if you have short arms and have to roll your shoulders forward to reach the handles.
[quote]Mr.Purple wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Mr.Purple wrote:
X, you use T-bar rows as I recall, how strict are you about form on those? I usually crank out a few more reps with jerky form, rather than stop the set. Did you ever use Bent-Over Rows, and if yes, why do you prefer T-bars?
This may not be very relevant, but I remember Poliquin once said that the only man he ever saw doing T-bar rows ‘right’, was Ronnie Coleman.
I don’t do them as much lately as I did in the past but my form was not “jerky” at all (simply because HS has just about every possible angle of row covered if you have access to them). There may have been some minor cheating, but no major extraneous body movement. That quote from Poliquin is irrelevant because if it makes my back bigger, stronger and I avoid injury, it doesn’t matter what someone else’s opinion of my form is.
I preferred the overall movement of the T-bar row over that of bent over rows. I could also use more weight on them so that is what I stuck with.
Is this comparable to how you do them as far as back angle and strictness of form?
Edit: And do you think it’s a good idea to use 25 lb plates, to increase the ROM?[/quote]
Yes I do them that way and no, the only reason to use 25lbs plates is if you are very short like Dexter Jackson. I have only used 45lbs plates for this.
Ah its good to see this !