[quote]The Mighty Stu wrote:
No matter how I actually look (off season, contest ready, pre-injury, post-injury…) I always seem to think I look worse than I apparently do.
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This is very interesting because I always seem to think I look better than I apparently do until I see some real world photos. Not sure which thought is better. Although I would prefer to look better than I actually do.
If you’re not looking to get on stage/compete in BB, you can out train a pretty shitty diet.
● I believe you can be a jack of all trades but a master of only one.
● Sumo Deadlifts are not easier than conventional. People are built differently and are stronger in different positions
● I think everyone should be trying to get stronger even if physique focused however I also agree that you can build muscle without getting stronger
● Posterior training is more important than anterior
● Bent Over Rear Delts Raises get the best out of 15-70 and face pulls the best to 8-12
● Back > Chest, Triceps > Biceps, Traps > Calves and Abs, Quads > Hamstrings
I seem to squat best when RnB Fridays is playing on the local radio station.
I hate benching…
Oh, and also: I HATE the idea of activation and mobility. Just fucking train properly, OK? Don’t use fancy words for being able to execute the lift properly and making sure your joints don’t crap out.
I hate the entire training and eating well is a path to enlightenment crowd.
What really gets me is the food morality folks. It’s like they’ve been stripped of religion and now must use food to prove their righteousness.
Hey, look what I posted 3 years ago.
Ah, flame free, gotta love it.
Oh, contribution edit:
Sometimes I feel like I’m actually really fat and weak and I have trouble sleeping over it…
-I think most mobility drills are basically bullshit (I tend to find they work well for loosening me up for a work-out, though little else) what does work is progressive stretching + making a conscious effort to maintain good posture & movement patterns on a DAILY basis.
-DBs are better for building chest than barbells + lat pull-downs are superior to pull-ups & chins for building lats.
-Running short to moderate distances is the ultimate way to build all round fitness (ie: 400-1600 metres), especially repeats.
-Front raises are underrated.
-‘Pump’ type work really works well for certain body parts.
-Having teh perfect abs is overrated.
-People that go overboard on hating on certain things are lame! (unless of course you hate dubstep…that’s TOTALLY valid).
When I get stronger on bicep curls while focusing on using the biceps to move the weight, my biceps somehow get bigger. It’s the same with pushdowns. And dumbbell presses. Even side raises.
Since this does not work for anyone else on the internet, I believe I am a biological anamoly. The top 1% of the 1% of the training population.
Thank God this is a flame free thread.
At times I think people go overboard on exercise variations…especially when it comes to chest development. Never understood the need for 5 different movements for the same area in a single session.
I think a large % of the time when Beginners whom post their squat maxes and their numbers are pretty high IMO have NO idea what the term Parallel means. Especially , when their squats are way above what they can pull.
99% of the population doesn’t need to do direct arm work 
I have not been lifting for almost 2 years…won’t get into the reasonings now
3 months ago the Wifey and I bought a new house, 3 car garage, finally got my wish and built a home gym. Been back in it since then. I feel alive again. I miss some of you knuckleheads
I hate being around people at the gym.If possible I’d wake up at 4 am just to train alone
And especially when someone is acting like a moron,standing if front of dumbbells and stuff,although I keep being as polite as possible,I secretly think how disgusting,ugly,fat or whatever else I can think about them they are
My favourite is the guy who does flyes infront of the rack for 20. Can’t say I miss that stuff.
I keep waiting to have a bench press revelation. One day I’m going to make some small technical tweak and finally blow 350 off my chest like a broomstick. Slowly but surely, I am realizing this is not going to happen. Slowly but surely, I will have to train hard and claw my way to every measley gain on the bench. FUCK.
We can start a club.
Do like me and forget about the awkward bench press and focus on flat dumbell pressing. When you get to 160x10, there is a chance you’ll be able to bench 315x10 (160x2=320). Saves your joints too.
I hate dead lifting. There…I said it.