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The exercise, weightlifting and fitness thread vers. HMPH GRR AGHHH!!

redleader and care,
at my old gym they had this simple but awesome forearm contraption which is basically a frame which holds standard plates on an inner frame with a gap betwen the two on top. squeezing the two together lifts the plates.
bit like this
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but completely vertical.

you could probably make one using something like a chair with a back rest and some rope.

now i just to reverse forearms curls with a light barbell to get those tiny back of arm muscles competing with the bigger forearms which are tested automatically with my bicep/back group muscle exercises.
 
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my old gym is run by an ex mister universe or whatever, so all the equipment is old school. his thing was the older version of the above. very simple, just one frame inside another.

i've never seen such huge dumbells. they're pretty much just decoration now, cuz no one can use (or even move) them.
 
Been doing workouts from the Nike training session workouts and a lot of cardio
 
14 mile hike up to 10k feet elevation with 3000 foot elevation gain yesterday.

Needless to say im sore as a motherucker today.
 
drop sets

one technique I like to mess around with is adding in some drop-sets to my basic routine. You can do this with with free-weights or machines. I've found it to be easiest to perform with dumbbells and machines.

Basically you start with your normal set (maybe 6-8reps?) of a good weight and work to failure. Then immediately(no rest period) reduce the weight(change to lighter dumbbells or move the pin on the machine) and work to failure again, reduce weight & repeat 3rd, 4th x as needed. You can literally start out moving big weight and then struggling and shaking to lift ordinary weight by the end of a full drop set.

These are godsends for certain muscles/groups. Soreness is a good tip-off. Some muscles/groups get sore the next day from your basic workout, and others never seem to get sore (maybe deltoids? for example). The ones that don't normally get sore can withstand almost a full drop-set at high intensity. The ones that tend to get sore don't need drop-sets and could be counter productive.
 
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Im about to go hiking next week for 45 miles, 4 days and 3 nights at 10K+ feet in the most beautiful wilderness in the world. I am arguably more excited about this than my snowboarding trip last year.

GET ON MY LEVEL!

pics incoming.
 
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Im about to go hiking next week for 45 miles, 4 days and 3 nights at 10K+ feet in the most beautiful wilderness in the world. I am arguably more excited about this than my snowboarding trip last year.

GET ON MY LEVEL!

pics incoming.
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I have 2 friends currently hiking the PCT. They have kept a blog and its been interesting watching their progress and reading their stories. Have fun!
 
Are they doing the full thing?? If so thats intense. Much of the trail ill be doing is on the PCT.

I would love to try it someday but getting a few months of free time is problematic.
 
shimazu said:
do you guys buy the shorter arms = easier bench press theory or is my friend just a pussy?
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Nah man it's definitely the truth. I can't bench much bc I've got an 82in reach, but I can do massive lifts on a row machine, curls, etc. it's all about the fulcrum of a lever. The sshorter it is the easier the weight is moved.

Im someone that people think is ripped up, but I don't work out as much as I should. It's because I've got legs shorter than the average man yet I'm 6'5. My body type is like fools gold I guess.

I'm pretty much all glamour muscles, kinda prison built but Im a bit too lean for my tastes right now. Once the super burns on my fingers/palms heal I'm back on the weights. I've also gotta use my resistance bands for my hip flexors, you need reqlly strong hips/lower core and a strong ass to do judo.
 
Some photos from my most recent backpacking trip. We spend 2 nights in the 1000 island lake area exploring.

hail, lightening and thunder on the way up
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Thanks.

However, they hardly it justice compared to the real life experience.
 
idk about you guys but does anyone else feel like the harder they grip a weight or bar the easier it is to lift?

Im no doctor but I would think due to the increased pressure from your hands that it might make it easier to move

idk, I just feel like unless your knuckles are skin tight you probably arent lifting as much as you really could
 
^yes, not in the slightest.

if you have a weight secure in your hand, it doesn't matter if your fist is closed or open how much you can press.

Corazon said:
one technique I like to mess around with is adding in some drop-sets to my basic routine. You can do this with with free-weights or machines. I've found it to be easiest to perform with dumbbells and machines.

Basically you start with your normal set (maybe 6-8reps?) of a good weight and work to failure. Then immediately(no rest period) reduce the weight(change to lighter dumbbells or move the pin on the machine) and work to failure again, reduce weight & repeat 3rd, 4th x as needed. You can literally start out moving big weight and then struggling and shaking to lift ordinary weight by the end of a full drop set.

These are godsends for certain muscles/groups. Soreness is a good tip-off. Some muscles/groups get sore the next day from your basic workout, and others never seem to get sore (maybe deltoids? for example). The ones that don't normally get sore can withstand almost a full drop-set at high intensity. The ones that tend to get sore don't need drop-sets and could be counter productive.
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dunno why i only just saw this. yes, i like to add drop sets sometimes. they feel so productive at the end of a session.
 
shimazu said:
idk about you guys but does anyone else feel like the harder they grip a weight or bar the easier it is to lift?
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Yes, this is true, gripping harder will make lifting easier. The best exercise(s) to see this in action are the pull-up or deadlift.
 
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Ive never noticed a difference.

Ive always considered a tight grip necessary for deadlifts more because of how much weight im lifting, not as a strategy to make the lift easier. Most other exercises I do with a normal grip. With bench I usually dont even grasp the bar with my thumbs.
 
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