Barbells

[melon....]

Time to mix it up so I tried this rhythm on dumbell incline bench yesterday, and then at the end of my workout did decline bar drop sets to failure - still (good) sore today.

Short hard bursts with no bludging in between absolutely destroys your fabric. Its a great shock treatment. You touch on a very important factor as well as form - rhythm. Sometimes mixing the rhythm up without changing the routine is enough of a kick start.

 

[melon....]

Mine is just sitting on the floor and doesnt move at all. You shouldnt have to bolt the thing in if its made properly

Just on the bulking up thing too. If you want to gain mass in any area it is far more effecticve to build muscle over all to achieve maximum gains, ie dont neglect your lower body just because you want to build a bigger chest or arms. Doing squats and deadlifts engages your bodies major muscle groups and stimulates the release of testosterone and other muscle building hormones enabling you to get much better gains. Also, consumption of high quality protein and carbs directly after an intense workout will feed your muscles and help you maintain the hard earned bulk.

Goes without saying protein and carbs for energy and repair are important. What a lot of people dont realise is how big a part water plays in muscle mass...or more importantly how much muscle loss dehydration causes.

 

[macavity]

Short hard bursts with no bludging in between absolutely destroys your fabric. Its a great shock treatment. You touch on a very important factor as well as form - rhythm. Sometimes mixing the rhythm up without changing the routine is enough of a kick start.

I have been on opposed supersets for the past 6 weeks or so - i.e. alternating bench then rear flyes, or lat pulldowns then overhead press - 3x10 for everything, but really focussing on form (got in trouble from the physiologist when I did my AC)

Keeps my heart rate up and have dropped about 4kg, but haven't been bulking.

Before that I was on power drop sets - improved strength but again not really bulking.

Might be time to see if I can put some bulk on :crazy:

 

[Geohood]

Short hard bursts with no bludging in between absolutely destroys your fabric. Its a great shock treatment. You touch on a very important factor as well as form - rhythm. Sometimes mixing the rhythm up without changing the routine is enough of a kick start.

Trained biceps n back yesterday.. for biceps with little rest I could barely lift the same weight I lifted during my first set (15kg) during my second, had to drop the weight to 10kg straight away. By the 4th set I was struggling to lift 5kg..

I then struggled through some hammer curls... do I do one set of normal curls, 1 set of hammer and alternate between them, or do all of the one specific exercise at once?

Btw not sure how heavy other people can lift but I've only started a couple of months ago

 

[melon....]

Trained biceps n back yesterday.. for biceps with little rest I could barely lift the same weight I lifted during my first set (15kg) during my second, had to drop the weight to 10kg straight away. By the 4th set I was struggling to lift 5kg..

I then struggled through some hammer curls... do I do one set of normal curls, 1 set of hammer and alternate between them, or do all of the one specific exercise at once?

Btw not sure how heavy other people can lift but I've only started a couple of months ago

It will come. You need to build strength first to be able to lift the weights to build mass.

 

[Mad Dogg]

Thought I'd put this question in this thread.

Should I get the normal barbell or one of those ones with the v shaped curves for handholds? I'm guessing the normal straight one has the more variety in uses and is the recommended one.

 

[Twizzle]

I cant see it making that much difference, I've never seen them at the gym.

 

[aqua_duck]

Thought I'd put this question in this thread.

Should I get the normal barbell or one of those ones with the v shaped curves for handholds? I'm guessing the normal straight one has the more variety in uses and is the recommended one.

I assume you're talking about the EZ bar, it's a good bar for arm exercises like preacher curls and skull crushers but I'd definitely be sticking with a normal straight bar. I'd personally get one big olympic bar and a set of dumbbells, add a decent power rack and adjustable bench seat and you're set.
Most people get a small thin straight bar with the screw on clamps but if you plan on taking your workouts seriously that just won't do