Recent content by Bong Hog

The way I see it, you should have one isolation movement in your tricep routine because the long head runs across two joints, the shoulder and the elbow. What this means is that, during a press or a dip, the long head will shorten at the elbow, but at the same time lengthen at the shoulder. So...

Try to have all the goodies most gyms don't bother to get. Glute-ham raise, reverse hyper machine, bands and chains, those elbow cuffs for hanging hip raises, weight harnesses, trap bar, heavy balls, 45 degree side bend apparatus, an oblique twist machine, neck flexion/extension/rotation...

No advantages that I can think of. Disadvantages: Won't be getting that natural test increase that's all so important. Won't be hitting the glutes. Less sport application.

http://www.exrx.net/Muscles/TricepsBrachii.html Basically what this is saying is that the long head is worked best during overhead extensions, and the other two are worked best in a pushdown motion.

So what's up with the broomstick twist.. I tried it just now for shits and giggles and it actually felt kinda good. The stretch I got when I got turning fast was something new. I definately see the sport benefit from doing this, but there's no use for this movement in a body building routine...

Mmm, eccentric strength.. Good reply, Nate. I can see the usefuless of pullovers for functional strength of the serratus (holding the scapula to the ribcage against a load), however, it's still an antagonist in the motion. Saying that you can cause hypertropy in a muscle using an antagonist...

"Overhead compound movements such as overhead presses and upright rows, etc (any movement that would retract the shoulder blades)" Oops, it's "protract", not "retract".. See, the theory is that the rhomboids and the serratus are opposing muscles. One works to pull the scapula in towards the...

"Well it looks like DB pullovers it is." :confused:

Cool, bro.. I was hoping to get a respose from you, Nate, as you obviously know your shit. You're on it in regard to upright rows, however with a very narrow grip, the inferior angle of the scapulae are what's protraced in the motion, causing superior rotation of the shoulder blades. This, I...

This is a question that's bothered me for a while now. According to exrx and a couple books I've read, the serratus is responsible only for protraction of the scapulae, and other similar motions. Therefore, movements of the spine could not be influenced at all by the serratus muscles. And...

That's a whole lot of volume you're doing there. Dude, man that freaks me out. You're doing 3-4 sets of 8-10 for each of those exercises three times a week? You're certainly not getting near failure, I take it. Are you following an HST type scheme? Lower the volume regardless. I take it...

I tried a GM/leg ext/calf raise giant set yesterday after front squats, and I must say, it was a GREAT workout. Kept my heart rate way up, and I didn't feel any fatigue prior to each set. It's almost like the leg extensions helped work the lactic acid out of the hammies before it was time for...

Creatine makes your body hold more water, doesn't it? Wouldn't that cause a higher than normal reading?

Well, you're right, bfold. Going all the way up probably is better. I just like to save my tris for other motions, and I feel that most of the delt contraction is in the bottom half of the motion. Just personal preference, I suppose. Though all the way down is essential.

The biggest mistake I see people make when doing military presses is not bringing the bar down far enough to stretch the delt. Try a just wider than shoulder width grip, let the bar come down to the clavicle, and press only up to parallel. After parallel, tris do most of the work, as the delts...