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Yeah, it's a simple equation. Calories in vs calories out. Your internal functions might thank you for eating clean, but as far as lifting heavy things go..... surplus amounts of mcdonalds is better then a deficit of super duper squeaky clean vitamin x food.

I think bench has it's place amongst the compound lifts. The problem is the that it's hugely overemphasized at the expense of other lifts. I rarely see deep squats, deadlifts, rows, or overhead presses. I'd say benching is done at least at a 10:1 ratio of all those other exercises. I feel...

For sport carryover at least, it seems like the push press would be the most beneficial, simply because it's a total body movement that starts at the feet and ends with an upper body press. The co-ordination and transfer of power from lower to upper body is seems like it'd be the most beneficial.

I've been doing barbell presses standing, and occasionally dumbbell presses standing. I think standing db presses are a very underrated exercise. There used to be a difference between my standing and seated weight, but after doing standing so much, my core has caught up and they are the same.

been training a few years now, 6'0 185lbs dead 335x5 squat 215x5 bench 205x5 clean 205x2 pushpress 185x5 Yeah, ive thought about just doing the single factor, but ive done the dual factor in the past and it worked well, and it's working well this time, but maybe after this cycle i'll switch to sf

Hey, I'm in week 4 of a dual factor 5x5, and I was doin deads w/ 330 for 5x5. That's a big PR for me, and the weight felt very heavy...on the 5th rep of the 5th set I felt my back give out and round pretty bad, kinda scared me... I decided to end the workout there, and save the ohp and pullups...

Do not ignore the joy that is lifting heavy shit over your head. standing presses are your friend.

just eat more, gain 10-15lbs and the arms will follow. chuck in a lil assistance work at the end of the week. there, whammo, problem solved.

Figure I'll chime in here since I have the same physique you described almost to a tee.... big triceps, delts, traps, no chest, narrow shoulder girdle When I was younger, in highschool, I looked really silly. Very skinny with very oversized traps relative to my size, and no shoulders to...

Seems you are missing the point. No one (well at least not me) is trying to discredit Gene or calling shirt wearers weak at all. Just because those guys can bench 1000 times more than doesn't mean the logistics of the argument don't hold up. We're talking about the integrity of the sport. Will...

Yeah, exactly. Also, doesn't it seem a litte strange that the bench press record is higher than the deadlift record?

Of all the arguments in the world, this seems to be the most controversial haha. I can't even be sure what side I'm on. Here's a few points to some of the comments that have been made. First of all, the sport reference. Yes, equipment in other sports has evolved. There is no denying that. But...

bench 1x5 200lbs row 1x5 145lbs clean 1x5 probably 185-ish

6-8 drinks at the most sounds about right.

Hey, this question has been asked a lot but I've never heard your opinion on the matter. How much of a detriment is getting a bit drunk say two times a week when it comes to muscle and strength gains ?