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a few sets of one leg extentions. yep I know I've advised against them in the past...but...i'm back to using them lol. After doing tons more research recently, i've concluded that they actually are ok if you A. do one leg which requires less weight. and B. don't lock out at the top of the motion. just go up about 80-85% and back down in a fluid motion. Because it's less weight, you can do this for 10-15 reps. i've been doing them and they've felt great, really hitting the quad. Oh and also, I've done them after having already done the majority of leg work, so the legs are already extremely warmed up and worked. You guys can make you're own choices on them, but I think this way is extremely productive with low risk. Try it out.
a few sets of one leg extentions. yep I know I've advised against them in the past...but...i'm back to using them lol. After doing tons more research recently, i've concluded that they actually are ok if you A. do one leg which requires less weight. and B. don't lock out at the top of the motion. just go up about 80-85% and back down in a fluid motion. Because it's less weight, you can do this for 10-15 reps. i've been doing them and they've felt great, really hitting the quad. Oh and also, I've done them after having already done the majority of leg work, so the legs are already extremely warmed up and worked. You guys can make you're own choices on them, but I think this way is extremely productive with low risk. Try it out.
But they still exacerbate the problem of an imbalance between quad and hamstring strength, so doing them still puts someone at an increased risk of knee and hamstring injuries.
a few sets of one leg extentions. yep I know I've advised against them in the past...but...i'm back to using them lol. After doing tons more research recently, i've concluded that they actually are ok if you A. do one leg which requires less weight. and B. don't lock out at the top of the motion. just go up about 80-85% and back down in a fluid motion. Because it's less weight, you can do this for 10-15 reps. i've been doing them and they've felt great, really hitting the quad. Oh and also, I've done them after having already done the majority of leg work, so the legs are already extremely warmed up and worked. You guys can make you're own choices on them, but I think this way is extremely productive with low risk. Try it out.
But they still exacerbate the problem of an imbalance between quad and hamstring strength, so doing them still puts someone at an increased risk of knee and hamstring injuries.
but only if you don't equally work the hamstrings right? through like hamstring curls and deads and good mornings? if you keep things balanced, tit for tat, then do you think its straight? Or in your opinion, it's just a bad exercise overall?
Real talk, I kinda remember you saying you train professionally right? I'm glad you're on here to offer insights and whatnot.
Energy was through the roof tonight.
Knocked out shoulders/traps and burned abs out. Naturally my jumprope was picked up consistently. My other addiction, next to shoes.
Only downside to tonight's session...nothing but jail bait at the gym.
Warmed up with some light overhead presses on the machine pressWhat'd you do for your shoulders/traps?Energy was through the roof tonight.
Knocked out shoulders/traps and burned abs out. Naturally my jumprope was picked up consistently. My other addiction, next to shoes.
Only downside to tonight's session...nothing but jail bait at the gym.
I started dieting and exercising a year ago when I turned 30. I started out at 468 and my goal is to drop 200 pounds. It's been a year this past November and I'm down 130 pounds. I've learned a lot, and the main thing I've learned is diet is 90% of it all. You can't worry about calories, fat, carbs, sugars, etc. at the same time, you have to narrow it down to one or two things to avoid. I went with concentrating on not eating so much white-colored foods (white rice, pastas, sugars, flour) because those are just carbs and empty calories, and to eat clean foods as much as possible. I also hired a personal trainer who specializes in strength training (powerlifting).
I'm gonna reach my goal before the end of summer, but my life has already changed for the better: I'm not carrying around all that weight, I'm getting stronger, I'm getting more attention from girls, I get to buy some nicer clothes. I'm new on here, but I plan on posting on this thread quite a bit.
What'd you do for your shoulders/traps?
Warmed up with some light overhead presses on the machine press
- Dumbbell presses
- Upright rows
- Lateral Cable raises supersetted with light upright rows
- Rear cable delt flyes
- Smith machine shrugs, regular and behind the back
- Shrugs with two 45 lb plates on each side, palms facing body followed by arms to the side, palms facing forward
Now my traps are on fire typing.
if you want huge traps theres no better trap builder than deadlifts.
i love gripping a barbell behind you, loaded with weight and shrugging that. also works great for forearms.
I've always been a bit confused as too when to do deadlifts. I was going to do them today with my back workout but I spoke to my boy and he recommended me do them on leg days. Said it wasnt always a good idea to do them every time I did back.
and farmers walks. LOVE THAT EXERCISE. that works a lot of stuff yo. def makes the traps burn. and forearms again!
Very true. Deadlifts build pretty much everything. I either do them on back day or leg day.if you want huge traps theres no better trap builder than deadlifts.
I really need to start targeting forearms like I did last year. Such a pain in the *** to maintain forearms, you blink and the mass disappears if you neglect them.i love gripping a barbell behind you, loaded with weight and shrugging that. also works great for forearms.
and farmers walks. LOVE THAT EXERCISE. that works a lot of stuff yo. def makes the traps burn. and forearms again!
Deadlifts on back or leg day...yeah, I don't know either Did them on back day...did them on leg day...I suppose it's all preference.
And farmers walk? I'm all ears for trap building exercises. Most difficult body part to build next to calves for me.
Deadlifts on back or leg day...yeah, I don't know either Did them on back day...did them on leg day...I suppose it's all preference.
And farmers walk? I'm all ears for trap building exercises. Most difficult body part to build next to calves for me.
1.Is playing basketball a good form of cardio? (3-4 tough full court games)
Got a couple questions guys
1.Is playing basketball a good form of cardio? (3-4 tough full court games)
2.Is playing basketball after a good workout a bad thing, why do I always hear people saying "you lose your workout/soreness" ?