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

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FedPostalService said:
Not thought about upping the dose though. How long was it before you started noticing a difference?
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About a week and it’s stayed at that level for now. Just feel sharper and can go harder longer.
I’d assume that higher doses would be more beneficial for people who’s training is long and hard, and the reason creatine works is because it allows you to recover quicker and all that. So, it makes sense to me that if you need to use your muscles for prolonged periods of time higher doses could be a good idea.
Think of people like swimmers or rowers or grapplers, they output good amounts of energy for moderate to long periods of time. It’s just creatine, it works and who knows what dose would be best for you personally but at least I’m personally finding benefits.
 
VeteranOfTheRetardWars said:
About a week and it’s stayed at that level for now. Just feel sharper and can go harder longer.
I’d assume that higher doses would be more beneficial for people who’s training is long and hard, and the reason creatine works is because it allows you to recover quicker and all that. So, it makes sense to me that if you need to use your muscles for prolonged periods of time higher doses could be a good idea.
Think of people like swimmers or rowers or grapplers, they output good amounts of energy for moderate to long periods of time. It’s just creatine, it works and who knows what dose would be best for you personally but at least I’m personally finding benefits.
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Thanks, I might give it a go. I box so it could really help me out.
 
TETRABAX said:
I mean if my little brother is throwing weight over his neck, I'm not sparing the expense to get him safe and swole
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I use a power rack with some safety bars cause I don't have a spotter. Then you can use the same setup for bench press, squats, and pull ups. They are pretty modular so more stuff can be added later.
 
Burekbossman said:
I use a power rack with some safety bars cause I don't have a spotter. Then you can use the same setup for bench press, squats, and pull ups. They are pretty modular so more stuff can be added later.
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Same, my gym doesn't have a dedicated bench press station, just racks and standalone benches, so I don't feel bad about it either. Most days I'm in one rack for literally the entire workout, I might as well bring a tent and a sleeping bag.
 
On the topic of failing bench press, actually happened to me last week.

I'm not strong enough to be using scary amounts of weight, and was able to at least slow the descent. So it was mostly just slightly uncomfortable, and slightly embarrassing.

Bar comes down down on my chest, go to roll it forwards, toward my hips, so I can sit up and get out from under it. Unfortunately, the shithole ghetto gym I was at had a massive fucking pillar right next to the bench, so the path of the bar was blocked. Had to shimmy my body around on the bench, bar on top of me, bringing my ass to where my head was, so I could finally sit up, and get it off of me.

This was my first time actually failing a lift. I try to train pretty close to failure, under the theory that as a beginner, I probably can't reliably estimate how close I am. If I try to leave 3 reps in the tank, it'll probably be 7. So on most my movements, I try to aim for 0-1 reps away from failure. Squat/Deadlift are a bit more conservative if my form starts to break down. I would say 90℅ of the time, I manage to get the last rep out, occasionally I get halfway through and decide its better to just rack the weight at that point, but like i said, this is the first time I've actually failed, and dropped some shit.

On the bright side, it looks like confirmation that I've been getting as close to failure as I thought, so its cool to know I haven't been training like a pussy this whole time
 
Yeah, it's called the 'roll of shame'.. I've done it a few times, and no shame in it. Worst thing you can do is panic and roll it on your neck like some guys. Good way to get a feel for it is purposely fail with a lighter weight, but even with the heaviest weight you can rest it on your chest for quite some time. I actually prefer this because spotters don't know how to spot even if I tell them what I want and I don't trust any mother fucker enough to put my life in their hands. Plus doing it myself adds to the intensity because I'd rather die than fail and it gives me a bit more of a push knowing noone is there to rescue me.
 
I prefer the shameful drop weights on one side, then drop on the other. You'll get a lot of stares, but hey atleast you're not fucking up your body by trying to roll up from under the barbell.
 
I always bench with clips off, but after a while I figured out how to improve my roll of shaming to just outright bringing the weight to my midsection and sitting up with it. Even managed to do that when testing to see if my last 1RM would turn into a 2 rep, but I ended up having to bail on the second one. However, I'm still a ways off from 3 plates, so I'm not sure how well that method would hold up when the bar truly gets heavy - though I have seen vids of strong as shit people failing with over 4 plates and managing that same thing.

If you bench a shitton you'll eventually learn how to fail better. Regardless, I do prefer having the clips off as a backup. Safety bars are another good bet as well.

KillaSmoke said:
Bar comes down down on my chest, go to roll it forwards, toward my hips, so I can sit up and get out from under it. Unfortunately, the shithole ghetto gym I was at had a massive fucking pillar right next to the bench, so the path of the bar was blocked. Had to shimmy my body around on the bench, bar on top of me, bringing my ass to where my head was, so I could finally sit up, and get it off of me.
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Goddamn, that's a hell of a first time fail. It's good you were able to maneuver around it at least.
 
Looking to change up my plan from the ultimate beginner one I was following. My body's starting to change shape noticeably and there are areas that have been left completely behind, like the top of my chest, lower legs, and triceps. Maybe my back too but we all know why that is.

The progression feels good. Thank you for shooting the shit with me so far.
 
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Looking to change up my plan from the ultimate beginner one I was following. My body's starting to change shape noticeably and there are areas that have been left completely behind, like the top of my chest, lower lets, and triceps. Maybe my back too but we all know why that is.

The progression feels good. Thank you for shooting the shit with me so far.
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Iron Jaguar said:
That's easy. Niggers only go to gyms to try to hit on White women, so make it a private, invite-only club for men. Then play the Whitest-possible music at all times. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, Mozart and Elton John on repeat.
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I feel like the members of this club will be incredibly gay. But at least they're white, I guess.
 
>Bro, do you have a program?
>Can I buy your program?
>I tried to do the thing but it's hard what should I do?
I seriously hope none of you have ever bought a program. This is worse than "how do I learn to code?" which is a little more involved than spamming pull ups.
 
CrunkLord420 said:
>Bro, do you have a program?
>Can I buy your program?
>I tried to do the thing but it's hard what should I do?
I seriously hope none of you have ever bought a program. This is worse than "how do I learn to code?" which is a little more involved than spamming pull ups.
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I bought JaxBlade's My Hero Academia program, and honestly on a sale and as a teenager that shit absolutely helped explain and demonstrate how to actually run a fucking program. If you want to support someone who gives good advice, and I'm talking the dudes who are legit top coaches like I did with the late John Meadows and learned a ton from those programs, no problem.
If you are buying a program from a SARMs goblin TikToker, you are legitimately mentally disabled.
 
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