the stronger you are the more warmup sets you need , the weeker you are the less warmup sets you need. Someone that does 500 for 10 reps would or should do...
... John Casler writes: It is just a normal PD machine, but it only has a weight stack to 240#, so I have put chains over the top of the weight stack so that...
... John Casler writes: Hi Seth, The exercise I was talking about was the "pulldown", and there is no way to actually know what and where the tensions are the...
My name is Michael, and I'm very happy to be here. I have just finished reading through the posts for June - 300+, and now I have some comments, but first a...
Seth - Loved that post - Why not 17...what temp, etc. Loved it. After about post 150 or so, I needed that. Greg - Yeah, you're right. Failure isn't necessary...
Amit - You are sure right-on about long-term injuries. They need to be addressed. I have no idea whether your legs can withstand doing squats, but what I was...
Dave - Hey bud, aren't you asking your body to do two different things at the same time - be lean like a runner and hefty like a bodybuilder, or are you going...
Miguel - Please explain the high rep pushdowns - what does that consist of, why do you do it, how long is your Time Under Load? Thanks! Chris Chand - Thanks...
... Well, duh. The guys who squat and _don't_ have problems don't see a doctor about them. "Hey, doc, I've been doing squats for 10 years and my legs don't...
guess you didnt read my correct logical explanation of why not 17 post from seth. Failure is necesary for best results. If you feel tired you rest. Ive and...
Don't be a wienie!! _-_-_-_-_-_ Reminds me of 'No pain, no gain', etc. Not exactly good advice to follow a mantra (does that make sense) or slogan or whatever...
... Why do you say "the limitation imposed by the concentric abilities"? Isn't that true of training at, say, 2/2 also? Eccentric is stronger than concentric...
I like the pulldown and bench being 'opposite' movements. A curl and pressdown could be one too. Leg extension, leg curl. Shoulder press, pulldown is another. ...
Hello to you all! Sarn here, after another hard day at work. Way back, in 1991, when I was around at a friends house, I spied up on his book shelf a book...
Sarn Ursell
polyverse2002@...
Jul 4, 2005 12:16 pm
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Michael wrote: <Gary - Delt problems/no more heavy lifting...What are you doing now instead? I'm always trashing my bicep tendons doing chest moves. I'm so ...
Hi there, Cool body John, your arms, in that photo, do not look as big as Bill pearls arm's and they were 18 5/8 you said your were 19, but I think you are a...
You are right. I`ve stopped working my legs completely. In fact the only thing I`m doing right now are push-ups, pull ups, sit ups. About my confusion... I...
Impy wrote: I like the pulldown and bench being 'opposite' movements. A curl and pressdown could be one too. Leg extension, leg curl. Shoulder press, pulldown...
Hi there, This is why HIT won't work for me (55 years old. My joints refuse to take the intensity and heavy weights. Gary Wayne thought, Why not try super slow...
I do on every workout. Like with pushdowns, . Dont even use a bar. Just grab the pulley and use it. Or on the t bar row, just wrap your hand around the bar...
... John Casler writes: Wayne you have absolutely no idea how big Bill Pearls arms are/were. Additionally, you cannot judge from a picture how big "anyone's"...
why dont you just superset, aka pre exhaust and do slower lifting ... I'm so ... I started ... sets with ... the Hindu ... correctly now). ... directly up like...
... Seth wrote: Why do you say "the limitation imposed by the concentric abilities"? Isn't that true of training at, say, 2/2 also? Eccentric is stronger than...
For those following my knee injusry posts: OK I visited this Physio on staurday. First of all I`m happy to be visiting this one- I`m not saying that shes a big...
... Perhaps because after a dozen workouts, he'll be up to 90+% of his previous max using SuperSlow (and quite possibly over 100%). At least, that was my...
<SNIP>Impy says:I like the pulldown and bench being 'opposite' movements. Sarn says:I would say that the bench press and the bent over barbell rows are...
Sarn Ursell
polyverse2002@...
Jul 5, 2005 4:43 am
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... Joint mobility exercises. This is _not_ the same as stretching. ... No, do the joint mobility before working out, the stretching afterwards. Seth...
Hey Sarn, I thought your post was pretty interesting. I'm an artist and a drawing teacher. I know of Betty Edwards' book, and I've heard of the other one you...