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HF Boards' Healthy Body Transformation Thread - Part 5
I don't really care what my calves look like. Maybe you care about what they do but they don't matter to me. I'm training to be stronger, not trying to have sexy calves.
If you think anyone on here should be using the program of a geared competitive bodybuilder, you're nuts.
Bodybuilding is lame these days anyways. There's some wrong with guys who want shave their body, turn their skin orange, get greased up and prance around on a stage in a banana hammock.
This thread isn't only for people who need to lose weight.
And besides, I only posted the video to show some total idiot who uses machines. Only an idiot would take it as a suggestion.
When do you guys do deadlifts? On your back days or on your leg days? I do it for legs personally... Did a 3 sets last night and I know I'm not doing it 100% correct because my left leg has this pinching/twitching feeling when I get up.
Back days.
Try going lighter until you get the technique right. Then you can start adding weight.
Easy to screw up your knew though. If you squat properly you should have no problem with your back.
If you think you should be doing extra leg exercises after you squat and deadlift then you aren't training hard enough.
Speaking of "not training hard enough"...if you seriously follow squats up with deadlifts, then I'd almost guarantee you're not working either one of them hard enough, or lift some relatively light weight.
Tiring yourself out with one of the most intense compound lifts, and then following that up with probably the next most intense compound lift...genius.
And btw if your entire leg circuit consists of just squats and deadlifts, you are severely under-training your quads.
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Speaking of "not training hard enough"...if you seriously follow squats up with deadlifts, then I'd almost guarantee you're not working either one of them hard enough, or lift some relatively light weight.
I've already stated that I use jellydick weights.
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Tiring yourself out with one of the most intense compound lifts, and then following that up with probably the next most intense compound lift...genius.
These days I don't. Or at least not with heavy (for me) weights. I'll do heavy deadlifts and then some light sets of squats. I used to do heavy squats then press followed up by deadlifts.
But I'm not the one who is looking to do leg presses after deadlifting.
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And btw if your entire leg circuit consists of just squats and deadlifts, you are severely under-training your quads.
Leg circuit? Are you some aspiring bodybuilding?
Don't be worrying about my quads. I already have a hard enough time fitting them into straight leg pants.
I went to gym all week save for Friday, fighting the flu. Didn't lose a pound, and instead of feeling good after each session, I just felt really meh.
I'm eating healthier too, and calorie counting, I'm having trouble keeping UP with the maximum amount of calories. Appetite isn't there.
trying to drink water consistently too.
Frustrating, but I think the flu had a big part of it...oh well tomorrow is rest day and going back on monday.
You are better off giving it few days rest to get over the flu. Tried training with the flu but you are kinda half-assing it and just going thru the motions.
Speaking of "not training hard enough"...if you seriously follow squats up with deadlifts, then I'd almost guarantee you're not working either one of them hard enough, or lift some relatively light weight.
I follow squats with deadlifts, or to be specific, back and front squats then deadlifts.
You'd be wrong, I work hard on squats and deadlifts. With squats I push myself to whatever I can handle, with deadlifts I set 90kg (my bodyweight) while I am working on my flexibility as I deadlift off of a 20kg plate/blocks rather than the floor.
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Tiring yourself out with one of the most intense compound lifts, and then following that up with probably the next most intense compound lift...genius.
It all depends on what you are used to. But I appreciate the judgement.
Yes, we get it. Crossfit sucks. But at least it gets women away from the stupid treadmills and ellipticals to get them lifting weights. Remember the adage - Crossfit turns men into women and women hot.
I follow squats with deadlifts, or to be specific, back and front squats then deadlifts.
You'd be wrong, I work hard on squats and deadlifts. With squats I push myself to whatever I can handle, with deadlifts I set 90kg (my bodyweight) while I am working on my flexibility as I deadlift off of a 20kg plate/blocks rather than the floor.
It all depends on what you are used to. But I appreciate the judgement.
I was never too concerned as I figured I was just fatigued from the holiday. Tired in general and I had eaten things I hadn't eaten for months. I'm not saying that's what it was, but you never know how your body is going to react to things like flour when you never eat it, and then you're having three pieces of cake on Christmas.
Still though it was nice to get a good solid session in.
None taken. As I said its short term while I improve my flexibillity. Which is why I can handle squatting then deadlifting. I just didn't appreciate the judgement from the otherguy when the circumstances weren't known.
If I was pushing myself hard on both then fine, probably not sensible.....I know that already
I was never too concerned as I figured I was just fatigued from the holiday. Tired in general and I had eaten things I hadn't eaten for months. I'm not saying that's what it was, but you never know how your body is going to react to things like flour when you never eat it, and then you're having three pieces of cake on Christmas.
Still though it was nice to get a good solid session in.
How are you feeling?
Pretty good! Did a lighter leg workout today.
I know there's quite a bit of people posting all these crazy leg workouts, but I've been sticking to three leg routines, with body weight (since I haven't gotten the correct posturing down): Squats, Lunges and calf rises. Sometimes I'll do leg extensions with the machine, but I decided to skip that today.
Definitely feel it lol. But I didn't feel drained like I did last week, but good afterwards, so the flu must be going away soon here!
Finally started chest lifts again (flys and presses) after tearing my inner chest wall in 2010..... only to feel like I tweaked it again.... How depressing. Now I'll be on the shelf for a couple weeks most likely.
I don't get it though, to avoid tweaking it I avoided direct-pec exercises and went shoulder and back heavy (deads, squats, crucifixes, lat raises, military presses). They were all fine, no chest pain. Soon as I start pec flys, felt the tweak. Lifts such as crucifixes still use your pecs though, which is what I don't understand.
Are you some aspiring bodybuilding? 
