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Tell us about today's workout/exercise (v.new thread, finally)

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badboybrian said:
meh, got lazy last night. didnt do the lunges. and i traded the lat pull downs for pull ups. also, ran 2 miles and did jump rope for about 15 minutes before weight training.

ive got volleyball league tonight so will only have time for cardio after work. im thinking more jump rope. i need to work on the double skip (or stop showing off, either one). lol.
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badboy brian! shame haha :!

pulldowns do NOT equal pullups (despite how similar they look).

as your rule of thumb, nothing beats moving your body through space as opposed to moving a weight through space. Imagine the difference between pullup/pulldown or squat/leg press. The lift where YOU move through space is the best one almost always.
 
Matsuo Munefusa. said:
badboy brian! shame haha :!

pulldowns do NOT equal pullups (despite how similar they look).

as your rule of thumb, nothing beats moving your body through space as opposed to moving a weight through space. Imagine the difference between pullup/pulldown or squat/leg press. The lift where YOU move through space is the best one almost always.
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i dunno, bro. they look pretty much the same to me.

LAT PULL DOWN EXERCISE PROFILE
Primary Muscle(s): Back
Secondary Muscle(s): Biceps
Mechanics: Compound
Equipment: Machines
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exercises/lat-pull-down.html

WIDE GRIP PULL UP EXERCISE PROFILE
Primary Muscle(s): Back
Secondary Muscle(s): Biceps
Mechanics: Compound
Equipment: Bodyweight
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/exercises/wide-grip-pull-up.html






got 'em!
 
Well that's just because of the way pulleys work to decrease force needed to move an object. If you put the lat pull down on high enough weight that you're requiring the same force for the same movement, then the exercises are identical.
 
good stuff with the running b3!

i did my chest, tris and shoulders yesterday.
 
About the only differences I can think of between pull ups and lat pulls are very minor stabilization issues, the fact that the weight of your arms assists you in the lat pulls, and you can use your core in the lat pulls.

IMO, the lats are a difficult muscle to isolate. And for most mortals, it's very difficult to focus on the lats while pulling your entire bodyweight (ie, you'll put a lot of biceps, teres, and other muscles into the movement as you struggle to complete it). I have had good luck doing pre-exhaust supersets of straight arm pullovers and BW pull ups.
 
aanallein said:
Well that's just because of the way pulleys work to decrease force needed to move an object. If you put the lat pull down on high enough weight that you're requiring the same force for the same movement, then the exercises are identical.
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well, I disagree. I get way more growth from pullups... something to do with muscle fiber recruitment I guess. They are different dont tell me you dont notice very real differences. They may be like the difference between rack pulls and deadlifts or front squats and back squats...not a HUGE difference but enough of a difference.

Also it just feels badass to do pullups with one or two 45s hanging off you. How many guys do that in the gym? =D

my dream is to do pullups with three 45s off of me someday.
 
Binge_Artist said:
About the only differences I can think of between pull ups and lat pulls are very minor stabilization issues, the fact that the weight of your arms assists you in the lat pulls, and you can use your core in the lat pulls.

IMO, the lats are a difficult muscle to isolate. And for most mortals, it's very difficult to focus on the lats while pulling your entire bodyweight (ie, you'll put a lot of biceps, teres, and other muscles into the movement as you struggle to complete it). I have had good luck doing pre-exhaust supersets of straight arm pullovers and BW pull ups.
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For most people its difficult to focus on lats while doing BW pullups!? For most PEOPLE perhaps, but athletes have very little difficulty doing BW pullups. My brother did 45 straight pullups (he's a marine). I can rep out BW pullups about as much as that and Im heavier than him taking into account height/weight ratio.

Next time you do a BW pullup try this...on the negative slow it down to a 3-4 second count...really squeeze the lats, mind-muscle connection, and concentrate on them. Now feel them getting ready to coil up like a spring and explode up on the concentric. I bet that will improve your mind-muscle connection to your lats! You can also do this with flat/decline/incline pressing. Lats are very important with these presses.

I think its awesome to blast out really heavy pullups (weighted) like 3-5 rep range then go do 2-3 sets of higher rep pulldowns.

my back workout is like:
back width: 3x3-5 pullups, 3x8-12 pulldowns
back thickness: 1x3-5 rack pulls, 3x8-12 BB rows

feelin the growth with that!
 
First time squating and deadlifting since breaking my foot 9 months ago. I've missed being scared of stairs after a workout =D
 
45 minutes power masturbation, then 4 fluid ounce milk carton lifts, 8 fluid ounce coffee cup lifts, another 45 minutes of power masturbation with the other hand (important to avoid " one sided bodybuilder masturbation muscle syndrome") and then the real killer, 8 steps to the bathroom.

The whole thing can be repeated up to 5 times a day as long as there is no chaving / carpet burn

That's pure will power right there!!
 
on a more serious note i find cycling the easiest exercise. then pullups, push ups, stomach crunches and shoulder presses. nevermind the lower body or anything else as long as the guns are bulging
 
matsuo inspired me to stop neglecting my legs.

today smashed them on 5 machines for the best targetting workout they've had in years
dunno the machine names, but i'll describe
seated press/squat 115kgs x 10 x 2, then 120 x 10 x 2
seated quad 75 x 10 x 3
calf press 110 x 10, then 120 x 10 and then 130 x 10
seated hamstring 80 x 7 x 3
then a machine you stand upright and push one leg at a time straight behind you. 80 x 10 x 3, then 80 x 5 (these were for each leg)

this broke a fairly good sweat took my breath at times. hobbled home.

good stuff. tomorrow i'ma gonna cry.
 
biceps and back.

armcurl bench, 20kgs x 6 x 3 (ouch)
seated row, 60kgs x 10 x 3 and then 1 more set after the rest
pull down, 65kgs x 10 x 3
different pull down machine, 60kgs x 7 x 2
lower back reverse crunches, holding 5kgs x 10, then holding 10kgs x 10 x 2

i'll compliment these with some dumbell work later tonight at home.

yeah my legs still fuckin hurt
 
Changed said:
swam for 30 minutes then sat in the sauna for 10.

not sure the sauna counts as a workout- though it is 'healthy living'
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i love going in the sauna after the gym. feels so fuckin good. then you get out and the air is so breezy and cool ahhhhhh.%)
 
chest, shoulder and triceps

seated fixed fly (i think it's called) machine for just chest, freeweight 20kgs dumbells inclined, freeweight 10kgs dumbells above head tricep curls, seated pully press ups, freeweight 7kgs dumbells raises (shoulders), seated pully chest pressy thingy and roped tricep pull down.

legs still hurt :) can't run :(
 
rode my bike 10 miles then did body weight squats/pushups/dips/pull-ups/crunches.

getting back into this routine + eating 75% raw is pretty awesome.
 
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