Recent content by dolf215

First off, we are not arnold and what worked for him most likely will not work for us. Second overtraining is not a myth. It is real and has more to do with your CNS recovery than muscle recovery. Listen to your body and train smart using periodization to avoid it

I stopped using a belt about a year ago. I feel my lifts actually have gotten stronger from it. I have pulled 560, oly squat 405, and ohp 315 all without it. It has made my core much more stable and i don't think i will ever use one again

DC is meant for very advanced lifters! If you do not have a good couple years in the trenches under your belt then don't even try it. It is not only a way to train. True DC is a lifestyle. He tells you how to eat, train, and do cardio... This is not for everyone! But because i say this i...

Invest in some inzer wrist wraps. they have helped my wrists a lot

The pump. Haha! The 5x5 is a great program for everything. If you want size eat more.. If you want to be more lean adjust your diet and do more cardio. It's that simple.

That's why i don't lower it. I drop it but still hold on to it.

Yes, i know this but i was making the point that he attained all that muscle with the big lifts and is proportional when dieted down. That family does have some great genetics to boot. His little brother deadlifted in the 800's i want to say when he was 19. Smoked it too

Another thing to all the volume "magazine" routine guys. Dave built his physique using heavy weight on compound lifts. Look at his arms... They are proportional to his body. I doubt he did 21's and drop set dumbell curls compound setted with 1 arm isolation cable curl bull shit. Stick to the...

I just didn't want to be the one to say it. Haha... I would waste away pretty quickly on that diet.

I still brew and EQ doesn't crash! So my guess would be it's either completely bunk or it's a different/ cheaper compound that you paid EQ price for.

Yeah upright rows. Do you have a problem with squats, deads, rows, chins, or overhead presses? Do the whole 5x5 routine and i guarantee your bench will go up faster. The body gets stronger as a whole, especially with big lifts like squats and deads. Forget about curls. Concentrate on your core...

If you're doing a 5x5 why are you doing flys anyways?

If it's from the ground then is a power clean or a high pull. If it's from the hang. it could be hang cleans. Are you talking about up right rows? Where is the rest of the routine. Have you ever tried the 3x5 or 5x5 posted in stickies?

Oh, my bad. Late night posts. But it still doesn't matter. Popping joints= bad... So i say again. STOP DOING IT IF IT HURTS! It's not worth messing a shoulder up for good.

Usually heat it up on stovetop and swirl. I can't believe your eq crashed, that's the easiest compound to get into solution!