Recent content by Chris Benoit

Do you guys know whats a good bombproof adjustable flat/incline bench for home use? I don't need one with uprights because I have the IronMind squat and spotter racks which serve perfectly as benching uprights, just the plain bench. Thanks.

You can get a cheap 300 lb olympic set for 100-150 dollars, but the quality is pretty shitty, and the plates often vary considerably from the stated weight. I personally own a York barbell olympic milled set that cost 300 dollars and I love it. The plates are milled to within 2 percent of the...

What's up everyone, I'm thinking about trying stiff legged deadlifts for low reps, 5 or 6 for multiple sets. Anybody here done them for low reps and not gotten hurt, and seen good results? Most everywhere I've read says do them for moderate to high reps, for safety, but I just don't see good...

I just wanted to know who here trains to failure or not, and if you do do you train every set of every exercise to failure?

Try to pick up and carry big rocks and press them overhead if theres any around. If you're strong enough deadlift the back or front ends of any cars or vehicles that are around, and farmers walks with heavy equipment

Now that I think about it you're right, even if you push up you're legs still have to lift that weight. I'll probably give it a try next workout see how it feels and if it helps at all

No offense taken :) Maybe you should try becoming a Navy SEAL. :D Seriously it sounds like you have the personality to go through the training necessary.

SubjectiveIllusion, Please don't take this the wrong way but I think you shouldn't do this. You already have health problems and doing these kinds of tests on yourself could just end up making it worse. Why don't you just try to channel all that effort you would put on trying to live on water...

No, the way I understand what the article said you should try to press the bar off, not actually press it off. It shouldn't be possible to actually press your squatting weight off unless you were doing high reps. Anyway I've never done this, it just seems like a way to lift more and sounds like...

Um, don't touch poison ivy lol

Does anybody here do this when squatting, pushing up with your arms trying to press the bar off the shoulders to lift more? I've never done it, but I read an article on squat form over on cyberpump.com that describes this technique. Anybody here ever do this?

I totally forgot to mention interval training or sprints, either running or on the bike, maybe cuz I've never done them much. But I remember after doing them laying down on the ground and nearly falling sleep, just like sometimes after squats or deadlifts lol. I've puked a few times but I have...

Shrug bar deadlifts for reps. In my opinion harder than squats as far as physical effort required, but easier as far as being able to maintain form. squats, deadlifts stiff legged deadlifts, I sometimes still have a tendency to punk out early and not finish the set if I don't prepare mentally...

Bulk up, you can't cut up muscles that aren't there yet :)

I bought a pair of chucks over the net and I can't stand them I'd rather lift barefoot lol