Recent content by steig

Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n i have the 5x5 intermediate and advanced file. PM me if you want a copy of the file or tell me how to post an excel file. Right now i'm getting and invalid file upload error on the site.

Building up strength and size has both helped and hurt me in sports. I am faster and stronger and able to compete more. However, I lost the natural cut in my fastball as my arm strength increase and that greatly hurt my pitching capabilities.

One of my friends at the gym cycles his use of a weight vest. He does his entire workout, minus bench press work, with the weight vest. He even used the vest for squats, deadlifts, arms, and shoulders. He felt it changed the center of gravity and that taxed the body different.

I vote 6-pack, but that is probably b/c I've had to work my way up to 155 and have no aspirations of ever reaching 200 and above.

I like them but not until after I learned that I was putting my hands to close together. If my hands are to close it bothers my wrist. I put my thumb knuckle on the beginning of the knurling. It works out to be a little more than 1 hand with closer than my normal grip. I've been starting with...

It's a complete waste, dumbest purchase I've ever made.

your form is ok. IMO deadlift form depends a lot on the person and your build. i personally would try to get your butt lower at the start and pull back a little more at the time. I personally feel the lats squeeze more when i pull back at the end of the lift. The important part is your lower...

I had a similar experience. A couple of people were staring at me while I was doing floor presses and finally one of the guys walked up to me and told me i could use his bench so i could bench for the full range of motion.

I completely understand. Recently a super Gold's was built close to my home. I wanted to join b/c the ownder vowed to have the largest free weight are in town along with a basketball court (my main addiction). When the gym opened and I visited for a few workouts I found a free weight section...

I work out at a commerical gym/health club. But I'm in the middle of building a home gym. I have a Poertec Rack system on order, powertec bench, 400 lb in olympic weights, fat V bar pushdown attachment, fat lat pulldown attachment, and a used commerical treadmill.

Maybe you haven't been looking at 5'10" guys that weigh in the low 150's but there are plenty of guys like this that I would consider strong. I'm 5'10" tall and weigh 152 lb. I'm benching 275, deadlifting 375, and squatting 290. I don't consider myself to be exceptionally strong but for 150 I'm...

I'm looking at buying a power rack and setting up a home gym in the next month or so. I already have the rubber flooring on order and have a treadmill from a commercial gym. I'm looking at the following two racks. the powertec rack system...

thanks for the response. I like the dips handle picture also. i think i'm sold on this rack. The gym i'm currently using is eliminating a sports only training area with basketball court and sprint area. Then they are replacing it with ballroom dancing...wtf? So, i'm looking hard into the home...

How low do the pin holes go on the powertec rack? i am looking at ordering one. I would like to have pins low enough to do floor presses with the bars in place for safety.

I always bench and squat in a power rack or squat rack. I hate waiting for spots and even then most of the time the spot is bad. The only problem is if I have to wait for some loser that thinks it's a curl rack. But I've been so annoyed by it lately that I've have told some of them to just move...