You mean to tell me, that as prolific and talented a writer as you are, you can’t save your own thread from that? You did post the Powerthirst ad. Though I find the Brawndo one to be funnier. Nothing really beats a 300 ft pony covered in chainsaws.
It will make you use your fists for everything. That should fix your slight delt imbalance methinks.
[quote]wiggles wrote:
You mean to tell me, that as prolific and talented a writer as you are, you can’t save your own thread from that?
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One can easily pluck from the lyrical genius that resides within the depths of the soul; whether or not another chooses to receive said words is another matter entirely.
Not to mention that a clever turn of phrase or seemingly mystical correlation amongst words can only inspire and drive a group so much before thoughts, ideas, and feelings become redundant, repetitive, and dull.
With that being said, i attempt to lay a modified proverb before you…perhaps in hopes that tomorrow one will awake with a new found drive, a rekindled sense of desire, or possibly even a greater grasp on their own fortitude:
By pushing yourself to your limits and beyond, one can discover a strength previously thought impossible. But one cannot reach a great goal without great exertion. When is the time to set said goals into motion? Next week? Tomorrow? What is ‘Today’ but ‘Yesterday’s’ ‘Tomorrow’? There is no tomorrow, there is only Today.
In essence, i believe an underlying message that could be taken from this all could be - Do not limit yourself to what you think is possible, do not allow yourself to be restrained by the shackle others conjure, such as “genetics,” or even “reality.” Do not allow simple words to bog down your focus. Obsession is simply a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.
Now i ask you, did this conjured up bevy of words bring a new group of followers? Did it return those who have lost interest already? Did it do nothing? Lol my belief is that option 3 is probably the closet thing to true. The thread was dying well before you posted. I responded out of boredom… =(
That inspiring proverb definitely rekindled the thread that you are afraid will be extinguished, plus it inspired me to get a lot of stuff done today, and not next week, which was originally my plan…
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
You mean to tell me, that as prolific and talented a writer as you are, you can’t save your own thread from that?
[/quote]
One can easily pluck from the lyrical genius that resides within the depths of the soul; whether or not another chooses to receive said words is another matter entirely.
Not to mention that a clever turn of phrase or seemingly mystical correlation amongst words can only inspire and drive a group so much before thoughts, ideas, and feelings become redundant, repetitive, and dull.
With that being said, i attempt to lay a modified proverb before you…perhaps in hopes that tomorrow one will awake with a new found drive, a rekindled sense of desire, or possibly even a greater grasp on their own fortitude:
By pushing yourself to your limits and beyond, one can discover a strength previously thought impossible. But one cannot reach a great goal without great exertion. When is the time to set said goals into motion? Next week? Tomorrow? What is ‘Today’ but ‘Yesterday’s’ ‘Tomorrow’? There is no tomorrow, there is only Today.
In essence, i believe an underlying message that could be taken from this all could be - Do not limit yourself to what you think is possible, do not allow yourself to be restrained by the shackle others conjure, such as “genetics,” or even “reality.” Do not allow simple words to bog down your focus. Obsession is simply a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated.
Now i ask you, did this conjured up bevy of words bring a new group of followers? Did it return those who have lost interest already? Did it do nothing? Lol my belief is that option 3 is probably the closet thing to true. The thread was dying well before you posted. I responded out of boredom… =([/quote]
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
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Excellent. Thanks.
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
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Don’t know if you’ve tried this, but I like to do facepulls on a seated cable row machine. Allows you to go heavy and hit it at a good angle.
[quote]thoughts1053 wrote:
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
[/quote]
Don’t know if you’ve tried this, but I like to do facepulls on a seated cable row machine. Allows you to go heavy and hit it at a good angle.[/quote]
I have. And it actually works pretty well with a rope from that angle.
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]thoughts1053 wrote:
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
[/quote]
Don’t know if you’ve tried this, but I like to do facepulls on a seated cable row machine. Allows you to go heavy and hit it at a good angle.[/quote]
I have. And it actually works pretty well with a rope from that angle.[/quote]
I always use a rope. How do you do it from the lat pulldown?
[quote]thoughts1053 wrote:
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]thoughts1053 wrote:
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Well done, sir!
I actually have a relevant question. Seeing as how you are a higher volume guy, and I know myself to respond better to higher frequency, lower volume, I’d like a different view on this. How long upon adding in a new exercise to your rotation do you wait until you decide it worthy or unworthy?
I tend to keep stuff for around 4 weeks, and if I’m not making progression either in reps or weight, I trash it and switch something else in. Seems to work pretty well when lifts go stale too (like my bench), because when I rotate it back in I progress swiftly for a time.
Your thoughts?
[/quote]
Quite quickly actually. Im becoming more and more of a “Feeler.” Its about becoming more in tune with your body and its workings. Maybe 1-2 sessions. If i dont like the feel of it, i wont do it again, or if i do try it again, i try it much later down the road (talking months). Lets take my experience with face pulls for example:
So several months back, i decided i needed to take my upper back a bit more seriously. So i started trying to include Pendlay rows and face pulls into my back routine. So we’re talking the first time i actually had dedicated upper movements. Well i do the pendlay rows. it felt great, i loved it. Then later i attempted some Face pulls on the cable lat pulldown machine.
Well doing them felt awkward to me. It didnt feel like i was at the right angle, the movement really didnt FEEL like it was hitting me properly, etc so i just cut it out there. So for a good while, i was sticking with pendlays as my only Upper back movement. Then down the road i tried face pulls again. It felt like my upper back was really getting nailed by it this time. So, i began incorporating them again. And my upper back is ballooning.
Now, im the type of guy who usually switches up a good portion of his routine. I keep my big, compound lifts in every workout, by a majority of the isolation changes weekly. So tying this back into your original question, Go by the feel. If a muscle is being worked properly, you will feel it. If it feels like a good movement, it probably is.
[/quote]
Don’t know if you’ve tried this, but I like to do facepulls on a seated cable row machine. Allows you to go heavy and hit it at a good angle.[/quote]
I have. And it actually works pretty well with a rope from that angle.[/quote]
I always use a rope. How do you do it from the lat pulldown?
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Use a B-bar style bar, lean back a good bit, and pull to the chest. Works just fine. As with any exercise, you just have to keep your form in check.
Facepulls and pendlays will do wonders for upper back thickness. I agree with rotating isolation/assistance exercises quite often aswell Akuma. Just curious, when you do rotate, do you try to pick a variation with a similar movement/target area each time?
for example, on my back day i will almost always start with heavy v-bar rows followed by heavy DB rows (these are my back staples but i rotate deadlifts with squats for lower body) and then for isolation i will usually pick a movement that targets upper back thickness ( could be: facepulls, pendlays, high seated cable rows w/ lat bar, etc.) and then follow that up with a movement that targets lat width/tie in (could be: low cable rows, supinated lat pull down, pullover, or my favourite straight-arm lat pushdown).
[quote]coolusername wrote:
Facepulls and pendlays will do wonders for upper back thickness. I agree with rotating isolation/assistance exercises quite often aswell Akuma. Just curious, when you do rotate, do you try to pick a variation with a similar movement/target area each time?
for example, on my back day i will almost always start with heavy v-bar rows followed by heavy DB rows (these are my back staples but i rotate deadlifts with squats for lower body) and then for isolation i will usually pick a movement that targets upper back thickness ( could be: facepulls, pendlays, high seated cable rows w/ lat bar, etc.) and then follow that up with a movement that targets lat width/tie in (could be: low cable rows, supinated lat pull down, pullover, or my favourite straight-arm lat pushdown).[/quote]
Lately ive started alternating Lat mvoement with upper back movement, giving my lats 3 movements and my upper back 2. Some staples i use on my back day are Yates Rows, Pendlay Rows, and HS isolateral row. Then for the other exercises, i can rotate around (for no given reason, possibly someone is on one machine or i simply feel like using another) a variation of face pulls, pullups, pulldowns, another form of BB rows, DB rows, etc etc.
Now, a combination of things are wrong with these pictures-
But i figured i should throw up something.
Some leg size. Now, i will say what you are looking at is completely solid. Very little size will be lost on my leg through cut, and i have to say from this view i will be happy with my legs when i reach the end.
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Some leg size. Now, i will say what you are looking at is completely solid. Very little size will be lost on my leg through cut, and i have to say from this view i will be happy with my legs when i reach the end.[/quote]
Nice SNES.
I’m sure those legs will look even better once shaven and tanned lol.
[quote]Rocky2 wrote:
[quote]Akuma01 wrote:
Some leg size. Now, i will say what you are looking at is completely solid. Very little size will be lost on my leg through cut, and i have to say from this view i will be happy with my legs when i reach the end.[/quote]
Nice SNES.
I’m sure those legs will look even better once shaven and tanned lol.[/quote]
That bitch has super mario world in it too. Lol 2 feet to the left is a nintendo, with Ninja gaiden laying out. Old school ftw, bitches.
haha that bad of an update eh? Ok, the next one will be better.
YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!
Welcome to the club, of recent hair-cutters. Now we both look like “part of the crowd” 
except your 50lbs bigger than me x2
[quote]pro-a-ggression wrote:
YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!
Welcome to the club, of recent hair-cutters. Now we both look like “part of the crowd” except your 50lbs bigger than me x2[/quote]
Yea did it on a whim. Was driving by the hair salon after school and was like “meh, guess ill donate today.”
