Weightlifting for Kiwis - Discussion and support regarding the art of swole

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clara said:
"Water is too wet" ass reply
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Why did you add a disagree sticker to my post then? Bitch

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Dean Pentel said:
Something I've been working into my programming that's paid dividends on my squat, deadlift, and OHP is picking up something heavy and carrying it around at the end of a workout. It doesn't even have to be an object you hold in your hands/arms, it can be something resting on you like a yoke. I do it for time, and the next time I use whatever implement I'm using, I'll add a minute. For example, today I loaded up a trap bar with 250 lbs and walked around with it for 10 minutes total. I didn't use straps for the first 6 minutes (trying to increase my time there too). I've done similar with heavy sandbags, farmer's carry handles, a barbell held about waist high in front of me, a medicine ball, etc.

Try it and see what you think.
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That sounds absolutely insane. I never got into strongman type stuff like atlas stones or yokes but always wanted to try. Did you just do like 10x1 minute sets. I feel like youd barely be able to walk inside the trap bar without hitting your shins
 
whatsupwthat said:
Doing pull exercises with straps so you don't use your forearms can help you feel your lats more, but really "feeling" the muscle doesn't matter as much as influencers would like to make you believe.
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Thanks. I couldn’t find straps so I forced my hands to stay as still as possible. I still didn’t feel anything but my lats are so sore I can’t move my hands to scratch my ass - lats destroyed. Wonderful advice.
 
Clavicular said:
Leanbeefpatty is too lean
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No she's not.
Michael_Jordan_Peterson said:
That sounds absolutely insane. I never got into strongman type stuff like atlas stones or yokes but always wanted to try. Did you just do like 10x1 minute sets. I feel like youd barely be able to walk inside the trap bar without hitting your shins
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Just pick up something heavy and carry it around the inside of the gym or the parking lot for at least 10 minutes straight.

I use some equipment common to strongman but I'm not doing any strongman stuff. Well, if you want to get technical, I guess you could say the Húsafell Stone is but I rarely do that one because even unloaded that thing is fucking heavy.

The trap bar I'm using is the Kabuki Strength one so it's open on one end. That end I put in front and I have no issues.

It's satisfying on a very basic level to do this. Try it. Start off with a sandbag, a keg, or a 100 lb plate. See how long you can move around carrying it before you have to put it down. Doesn't matter how you hold it.
 
Dean Pentel said:
It's satisfying on a very basic level to do this. Try it. Start off with a sandbag, a keg, or a 100 lb plate. See how long you can move around carrying it before you have to put it down. Doesn't matter how you hold it.
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Messed around with zercher carries for a bit with just plates on a barbell and they were very interesting. Those and zercher shrugs are two movements that seem like they'd be fruitful to hit more frequently.
 
hog cranking frog said:
Rucking on top of lifting now. Feeling damn strong all over. Getting up some steep terrain with a weighted pack. Funny thing, I hate running. Hate it. Despise it. Just wanna lift, but put a tactical prepper load out in the mix and now running is good again.

Probably gonna overdo it though.
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You shouldn't mix rucking and running, it's extremely high impact. Exmil and tacticool fags do it because it makes them feel like they're in the military but forget that the military doesn't give a FUCK about their personnel or what happens to their joints after they're discharged.

But yes rucking fucks, just take it slow, or trail run without a load. I'm tempted to post my nigger rigged quick deploy armored plate carrier backpack thing because it's so fucking cool but I don't want to dox myself.
 
dick brain said:
You shouldn't mix rucking and running, it's extremely high impact. Exmil and tacticool fags do it because it makes them feel like they're in the military but forget that the military doesn't give a FUCK about their personnel or what happens to their joints after they're discharged.

But yes rucking fucks, just take it slow, or trail run without a load. I'm tempted to post my nigger rigged quick deploy armored plate carrier backpack thing because it's so fucking cool but I don't want to dox myself.
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Thanks that's some good advice.

I'll add, im at the age where my unfit peers are hitting the wall of pain, that post work out high makes you feel invincible, especially when you look over at your buddy that struggles to go on a long walk. Gotta watch out for that I guess.
 
whatsupwthat said:
Doing pull exercises with straps so you don't use your forearms can help you feel your lats more, but really "feeling" the muscle doesn't matter as much as influencers would like to make you believe.
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Lol I guess I’ll be resting today. I couldn’t do anything, but I hope tomorrow my back will be ready for more.
 
This is gonna sound really retarded and rhetorical but ontop of back/arms day, is there any risk to just getting an adjustable dumbbell, taking it to work and just tear your arms up that way a couple times a week? I assume it should be on back/arms day as well so you have time to recover.
 
Magnitude2717 said:
This is gonna sound really retarded and rhetorical but ontop of back/arms day, is there any risk to just getting an adjustable dumbbell, taking it to work and just tear your arms up that way a couple times a week? I assume it should be on back/arms day as well so you have time to recover.
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The only (potential) issue is recovery, but that's a concern with literally everything you do.

Since you said arm day, singular, I assume that right now, you're only hitting arms once per week. Assuming that's the case, if you added the dumbbell work on the same day, and you're already working hard in the gym, there's a good chance hitting arms twice is just going to mean that one exercise tires you out enough that you're not really able to perform well for the second one. You might just make yourself twice as sore, without doing anything productive. It would probably be a better idea to space them out 3/4 days apart. You might feel a bit rough for the first week or two, but once you adjust to it, that should give plenty of time for the muscle to recover. Systemic fatigue is another story, but that's more personal, and depends on everything else you're doing, how you sleep, how much stress you have from work/family, etc... But unless you're riding really close to that line already, a few sets of dumbbell work probably aren't gonna push you over it

If I'm wrong, you're already hitting arms 2 or 3 times per week in the gym, ehhh... You could probably throw in some isolation work on Delts, or something like that if you wanted. Those smaller muscles recover super fast, most people can get away with working them everyday. But I think you'd probably be pushing it if you were trying to do a general upper body dumbell workout, on top of everything else.

If you were already hitting arms 2-3xweek, and still wanted to work them more, I'd probably take that as a sign that you're not working hard enough in the gym. You could add additional exercises, but if you're not an autistic bodybuilder, and just want to get generally a little bit bigger and stronger, I'd probably adjust your existing routine. If your individual sets aren't very challenging, then you could probably start by increasing weight, or reps. If the sets are intense enough that you start slowing down in the last rep or two, but you still feel like you're not training arms hard enough, you might be better off adding an additional set
 
hog cranking frog said:
I'll add, im at the age where my unfit peers are hitting the wall of pain, that post work out high makes you feel invincible, especially when you look over at your buddy that struggles to go on a long walk. Gotta watch out for that I guess.
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Agreed, it's kinda depressing. I'm in my 40s and my peer group is mostly data science/database people; I've managed to cheerlead one guy to go swimming regularly but the others refuse to do anything remotely physical and had serious problems staying on their feet more than an hour or two at a convention we went to at the beginning of the year.

KillaSmoke said:
If you were already hitting arms 2-3xweek, and still wanted to work them more, I'd probably take that as a sign that you're not working hard enough in the gym. You could add additional exercises, but if you're not an autistic bodybuilder, and just want to get generally a little bit bigger and stronger, I'd probably adjust your existing routine. If your individual sets aren't very challenging, then you could probably start by increasing weight, or reps. If the sets are intense enough that you start slowing down in the last rep or two, but you still feel like you're not training arms hard enough, you might be better off adding an additional set
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To add to this: If you're like me and have elbow/shoulder issues, there's some serious utility in just dropping your weight to like half of your normal load and doing exhaustion sets. It's my default whenever they're acting up; you can get a decent burn off them as long as you're not on a strict schedule and can add a few minutes to your gym time.
 
ducktales4gameboy said:
Agreed, it's kinda depressing. I'm in my 40s and my peer group is mostly data science/database people; I've managed to cheerlead one guy to go swimming regularly but the others refuse to do anything remotely physical and had serious problems staying on their feet more than an hour or two at a convention we went to at the beginning of the year.
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Is there anything you can do to smuggle in exercise that doesn't make them think it's exercise? Hiking is good as it gives you and your friends a chance to catch up and have a chat and get a meal and a pint at the end of it. Start with a nice easy circular or trail and after a while he'll want more adventurous routes.
 
ducktales4gameboy said:
Agreed, it's kinda depressing. I'm in my 40s and my peer group is mostly data science/database people; I've managed to cheerlead one guy to go swimming regularly but the others refuse to do anything remotely physical and had serious problems staying on their feet more than an hour or two at a convention we went to at the beginning of the year.


To add to this: If you're like me and have elbow/shoulder issues, there's some serious utility in just dropping your weight to like half of your normal load and doing exhaustion sets. It's my default whenever they're acting up; you can get a decent burn off them as long as you're not on a strict schedule and can add a few minutes to your gym time.
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Cut those faggots out. Do you better yourself.

We can all do better. We love you (no homo) lift for yourself lift for your frenz. They will want to join in or be jealous.

I'm an office monkey too. I understand social issues.

I'm covered in wounds also. What ever you do eat right skip the free donuts at work, change into an office shirt after dead lift sweaty. You'll be better and if they hate you for it. Fuck the, 90% they will not have a Arnold dead join but want to spot into.

my best wishes fren.

Unrelated had a good semi tech hike after work only 4 miles... still feels nice.
 
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