The Flame-Free Confession Thread

bpick86 · June 10, 2013, 4:24pm

[quote]sexyxe wrote:
Sweet! Cheers for all the follow up lads. I knew hammer curls hit the forearm a bit, and I had also heard that thumbless curls could help too, but I get a weird twinge through my wrist as it puts them in an awkward position.

Ill give the thumbless cable curls a go, as I’ll be able to have my hands on the end of the bar and should make it a tad easier. I’m also thinking some heavy negatives might help me out too?

I’ll give the ‘limp’ wristing curls a shot too. [/quote]

Limp wristing always seemed to fatigue my forearms worse, but I had a hard time not initiating at least some lifting with my wrist. My favorite exercise when my forearms got tight, barbell curls are the worst for me, was lying high cable curls for higher reps. Lie on your back, take a high pulley cable with a thumbless grip and curl it to your forehead.

krillin · June 10, 2013, 8:36pm

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.

spar4tee · June 10, 2013, 8:41pm

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha

Bauber · June 10, 2013, 8:58pm

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha[/quote]

Yamcha dated Bulma bro. He has made skillz with the women.

JoabSonOfZeruiah · June 10, 2013, 9:01pm

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha[/quote]

Yamcha dated Bulma bro. He has made skillz with the women.[/quote]
…

spar4tee · June 10, 2013, 9:02pm

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha[/quote]

Yamcha dated Bulma bro. He has made skillz with the women.[/quote]
Krillin got 18 though, and he has no skills. Yamcha became a professional baseball player. IRL he’d be pulling a lot of puss. Losing to a Saibaman isn’t a good look though. Then there’s Vegeta…

spar4tee · June 10, 2013, 9:03pm

[quote]JoabSonOfZeruiah wrote:

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha[/quote]

Yamcha dated Bulma bro. He has made skillz with the women.[/quote]
…[/quote]
It’s best to not ask questions.

rds63799 · June 10, 2013, 9:18pm

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

[/quote]

A little bit of core work every day, just kinda doing what I felt. Dead bugs, leg lowering, stir the pot and bird dogs were my favourite. Although mine is better, it’s still not perfect.

Really, the most important thing is just being conscious of how you are standing. I have taken to correcting my standing posture a LOT which has done more for the issue than any amount of core work. Back feels better because of it too.

JoabSonOfZeruiah · June 10, 2013, 9:30pm

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]JoabSonOfZeruiah wrote:

[quote]Bauber wrote:

[quote]spar4tee wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

As for the confession part

Related to the above: “Abs are made in the kitchen” is way too overstated
Aside from looking at eating good/genetics/etc, I believe steady state cardio isn’t necessary for long term heart health and longevity; walking is probably good enough (based on taking a look at the type of people who lived to be in their 90s or 100s)
all soda and chocolate (except white) tastes like garbage
I kind of enjoy all the S—storm threads where posters are insulting each other and can’t help myself from clicking “refresh” repeatedly.
[/quote]
Who revived you this time? #stillbetterthanYamcha[/quote]

Yamcha dated Bulma bro. He has made skillz with the women.[/quote]
…[/quote]
It’s best to not ask questions.[/quote]
lol

krillin · June 10, 2013, 9:44pm

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

[/quote]

A little bit of core work every day, just kinda doing what I felt. Dead bugs, leg lowering, stir the pot and bird dogs were my favourite. Although mine is better, it’s still not perfect.

Really, the most important thing is just being conscious of how you are standing. I have taken to correcting my standing posture a LOT which has done more for the issue than any amount of core work. Back feels better because of it too. [/quote]

Wow, thanks for the quick response and your input. Didn’t think about standing posture being related (since my abs still stick forward no matter how I stand) but maybe over time it will make a difference. It’s just something I really hate since my abs look awesome only when flexed.

ryanbCXG · June 10, 2013, 11:31pm

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

[/quote]

A little bit of core work every day, just kinda doing what I felt. Dead bugs, leg lowering, stir the pot and bird dogs were my favourite. Although mine is better, it’s still not perfect.

Really, the most important thing is just being conscious of how you are standing. I have taken to correcting my standing posture a LOT which has done more for the issue than any amount of core work. Back feels better because of it too. [/quote]

Wow, thanks for the quick response and your input. Didn’t think about standing posture being related (since my abs still stick forward no matter how I stand) but maybe over time it will make a difference. It’s just something I really hate since my abs look awesome only when flexed.[/quote]
Rds what do you mean correct your posture. What exactly do you do?

rds63799 · June 11, 2013, 12:01am

[quote]ryanbCXG wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

[quote]krillin wrote:

[quote]rds63799 wrote:

I think its important to do a bit of “core” work too just to keep the midsection tight (don’t want a weak core giving you the appearance of a belly. I used to have that; it looks like shit when your gut sticks out in a t shirt despite you having a 6 pack). Not to mention it’ll help with back problems which we’ve all had at some point.

[/quote]

Yo rds, I have this same problem, even though I have big blocky abs it looks like I have a belly when I wear a t-shirt. What ab exercises did you do that helped you fix this? I have started to train abs again doing ab wheel rollouts and leg raises.

[/quote]

A little bit of core work every day, just kinda doing what I felt. Dead bugs, leg lowering, stir the pot and bird dogs were my favourite. Although mine is better, it’s still not perfect.

Really, the most important thing is just being conscious of how you are standing. I have taken to correcting my standing posture a LOT which has done more for the issue than any amount of core work. Back feels better because of it too. [/quote]

Wow, thanks for the quick response and your input. Didn’t think about standing posture being related (since my abs still stick forward no matter how I stand) but maybe over time it will make a difference. It’s just something I really hate since my abs look awesome only when flexed.[/quote]
Rds what do you mean correct your posture. What exactly do you do?
[/quote]

it’s kinda hard to explain man but I’ll try. Essentially I just use my abs and glutes to posteriorly tilt my pelvis, but I don’t really forcefully contract either.

My problem with my standing posture was (is) that I would stand with my knees locked out. This essentially deactivates the glutes, and puts loads of pressure on the IT band. It also has the has the effect of making you stand like a pregnant lady, with your pelvis tilting waaaay forward.

What I do is “soften” my knees by unlocking them, but not bending them (see this is where it gets hard to describe, lol). This makes my tailbone naturally want to tuck under (reversing the anterior pelvic tilt) and I feel my abs and glutes engage.

I think that focusing on core work by doing a little every day improved my MMC with my core so I can feel it switching on, when I couldn’t before. That feeling of switching on is what I use to judge when I am standing correctly, and I do it when I am walking too.

It’s still a work in progress, but it definitely seems to be working. It used to be the case that if I was walking around all day, following the mrs around shops or whatever, that my lower back would tighten up and get really uncomfortable. Now, if I feel that starting to happen I just stand still, do the posture correction thing that I described and concentrate on keeping that posture as I walk. After concentrating on it for a hundred meters or so it’s like your muscles just sort of accept it and you stop thinking about it but keep doing it.

The posture correction in my hips translates over to my upper body too. I used to try and correct my posture by forcefully pulling my shoulders back as I walked, but now the hips thing takes care of that without even really thinking about it.

So there we go, I dunno how well I explained that there but that’s how I do it.

ryanbCXG · June 11, 2013, 12:05am

Thanks man. Didn’t mean for you to have to type a book. But I can picture exactly what you mean

rds63799 · June 11, 2013, 12:07am

[quote]ryanbCXG wrote:
Thanks man. Didn’t mean for you to have to type a book. But I can picture exactly what you mean[/quote]

no worries man, I’m not very good at short posts anyhow

bwilliamsr89 · June 11, 2013, 1:14am

I love dragon ball z. And love that that is seemingly common amongst guys that are in to body building. Kind of makes sense I guess.

lumbahjack · June 11, 2013, 8:58am