It will have a negative effect, but if you enjoy those things then keep doing it.
[quote]Witduncan wrote:
I am 6ft4 and trying to get into bodybuilding and away from my sports background. Would continuing sport (tennis and rugby) and other activities (yoga and pilates) have a negative effect on muscle gains or would it be beneficial to building muscle (being a tall bloke)?[/quote]
If you want to gain muscle, calories in > calories out. As long as you’re offsetting your energy expenditure with more food, and not letting your sports get in the way of your gym recovery time, I don’t see a problem. Plenty of rugby players look more muscular than 90% of the guys at most gyms I’ve been to…
Being tall is it’s own reward.
[quote]Larzker wrote:
Being tall is it’s own reward.[/quote]
Seriously. Having even a decent muscular frame makes you look that much bigger. My older brother is probably 6 inches shorter than me, and has probably 60 lbs on my bench, but everyone says I look like the big guy in the family 
I just train…I’m a little over 6’2 myself, closer to 6’3, but can’t change that…so I train like everyone else that is at a level that I want to achieve, and anyways…a filled out tall dude is a more powerful presence than a filled out short dude…
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
I just train…I’m a little over 6’2 myself, closer to 6’3, but can’t change that…so I train like everyone else that is at a level that I want to achieve, and anyways…a filled out tall dude is a more powerful presence than a filled out short dude…[/quote]
What do you mean “but can’t change that”? You would want to be shorter if you could?
[quote]Larzker wrote:
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
I just train…I’m a little over 6’2 myself, closer to 6’3, but can’t change that…so I train like everyone else that is at a level that I want to achieve, and anyways…a filled out tall dude is a more powerful presence than a filled out short dude…[/quote]
What do you mean “but can’t change that”? You would want to be shorter if you could?[/quote]
No, I embrace being tall, prefer it, and think unless your like 6’5 kind of tall, you really shouldn’t have to train different than someone 5 inches shorter.
How could you assume I’d want to be shorter with the last comment in my post?
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
How could you assume I’d want to be shorter with the last comment in my post?[/quote]
Because you brought up that you couldn’t change your height. Usually people shrug off and accept a negative quality in that manner, like 'I’m short, nothing I can do about that".
[quote]Larzker wrote:
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
How could you assume I’d want to be shorter with the last comment in my post?[/quote]
Because you brought up that you couldn’t change your height. Usually people shrug off and accept a negative quality in that manner, like 'I’m short, nothing I can do about that".[/quote]
Well I love being tall.
Me, too. I grew 10 inches taller from 9th to 12th grade. I wouldn’t trade 1 inch for 50 lbs of muscle.
Does anyone experience knee pain when doing the hack squat (machine)?
I suspect the machine isn’t properly configured to accommodate someone of not-average height.
[quote]get_ate wrote:
Does anyone experience knee pain when doing the hack squat (machine)?[/quote]
Yes, I do (6’2’'). Don’t know why, though, but whenever I’ve added hack squats to leg day after about 4 weeks or so my knees wear out.
[quote]Larzker wrote:
Me, too. I grew 10 inches taller from 9th to 12th grade. I wouldn’t trade 1 inch for 50 lbs of muscle.[/quote]
Well put that way I’d sure as fuck sacrafice an inch for 50 lbs of muscle.
[quote]get_ate wrote:
Does anyone experience knee pain when doing the hack squat (machine)?
I suspect the machine isn’t properly configured to accommodate someone of not-average height.[/quote]
Not really, but I get horrible knee pain doing actual hack squats with a barbell.
[quote]OsakaNate wrote:
[quote]get_ate wrote:
Does anyone experience knee pain when doing the hack squat (machine)?[/quote]
Yes, I do (6’2’'). Don’t know why, though, but whenever I’ve added hack squats to leg day after about 4 weeks or so my knees wear out.
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Hack squat machine feels weird and bothers my knees. I do like a leg sled though, plate loaded machine that is more parallel to the ground. 6’2".
i get pretty bad knee pain doing any kind of machine leg movement. I have to stick to the basics, squats, lunges and deadlifts
I read an article on Men’s Health that said for tall guys throw in some heavy DB step ups. I tried them and youget a good burn without any knee pain Im 6’2 plus you work your forearms and core
[quote]PEDRODAGREAT wrote:
I read an article on Men’s Health that said for tall guys throw in some heavy DB step ups. I tried them and youget a good burn without any knee pain Im 6’2 plus you work your forearms and core [/quote]
So that’s what I’ve been missing in my quest for 30+ inch legs.
[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
[quote]PEDRODAGREAT wrote:
I read an article on Men’s Health that said for tall guys throw in some heavy DB step ups. I tried them and youget a good burn without any knee pain Im 6’2 plus you work your forearms and core [/quote]
So that’s what I’ve been missing in my quest for 30+ inch legs. [/quote]
See, you should have renewed you subscription…
Just found this thread through google and I had to register!
I’m 6"4 and ~187lbs, I began lifting at 21 and was on a 3day split for a year, was doing mostly leg presses on leg day and it dig wonders for my legs.
6 years and a depression later, I’m back at the gym, now I am doing freeweight on a program like SS and had trouble with squats, it wasnt developping my quads correctly. I’m trying out zercher squats right now, I like it quite a lot but after reading this thread I’m thinking about going back to leg press and hack squat again. I remember at 21 I used to love hacksquat, It made my legs so powerful, when I was running I felt like my legs were pushing the floor like sangoku ahah