Recent content by socal girl

reverse grip is not to back as dbs are to chest. if that was the case, then what would dbs for rows be? k, check this out. now you are saying that dbs provide a greater rom than a barbell. i'll take that. however rom has nothing to do with fully contracting a muscle. also, i fail to see...

i don't believe that anything of what you just said is necessarily true. 1. if you can't get a full contraction with an overhand grip pullup/pulldown, the weight is probably too heavy. 2. reverse grip is not necessarily stronger than an overhand grip. this depends on the individual and the...

try the ladder technique that i read about through an article by pavel. this works for increasing the reps you want to perform for about any exercise. on pullups, you'll probably want to use a rest interval of approximately 1-1.5 minutes after going above 5 reps. the first few sets probably...

actually, when you squat your feet will point out some. how much depends on the stance you use for squatting. i squat fairly wide and my feet will point out around 45 degrees. i'm not so sure what you mean by your knees going to the side, but when you squat, you want to effectively spread...

165 will only go up! enjoy the squatting. it's only been two weeks since i sprained my ankle and i think i will have to wait another week, based on current healing progress, before squatting again.

i'm surprised to see that a lot of your protein comes from whey. i usually like to use meats, but now i'm wondering if i should change over to whey for the majority of my protein and save some money...

actually, can i spank instead? all the boys can watch. :D seriously, i agree with my LordSuston about performing so many high repetition sets. if you have a goal of increasing the weight/reps for low rep sets, you should train for that goal. sounds like bfold is conjuring up some magic...

i don't think there is anything wrong with this. when you increase the weight used for 5x5, you'll use more energy up and performance on subsequent sets may suffer. if your 5x5 weight is increasing, you are meeting the goal. think of the subsequent sets as an assistance lift and don't focus...

i don't know what my girlfriend would think about that! (yes, i'm lesbian, but that has nothing to do with training of course.) we can be friends though. :)

my school gym is gay enough to never have never had a chain belt for dips and chins. what i do instead is use is the large weight belt on the loosest notch. stick one of a dumbbell in there. as long as you aren't too big around the waist, you can use this method for even large dumbbells (90lb+).

me and you think alike. :)

i don't see why not?! you'll gain greater core strength. ;) i prefer standing ohp to any other shoulder exercise.

just like gymtime said: genetics. (training methods plays a smaller role i believe) i don't necessarily like to be as big as the boys, but i like to be as strong, if not stronger, than them.

awesome job! my only comment is that if you want to improve your strength, try working in the lower rep range for squats. i like to do up to 5 reps for 4-5 sets and i will also do speed squats (your legs can still grow like this). read up some and try it, you might like it!

hi all. i am 21, and the weed definitely helped the pain last night (imo, weed is one of the best pain relievers). i will have to hit up the doctor after class my ankle now hurts again so much! i need to make sure nothing is fractured so i allow for proper recovery before i lift on it again...