Recent content by TheHighwayman

BFTT, I understand exactly what you're saying. I'm not anti-WSB, not at all. I'm not going to try to discredit WSB or anything, that would be silly. I'm just saying that it's not really for ME. More power to the guys who like it and want to do it. Like I said, I'm not 100% into...

BigArnie, I can do about 80% of my 1RM. I start off slightly below parallel. I am a high-bar deep squatter, so this is actually a little high for me. But, any lower and it is really hard to set my back. And yes, it is very hard to break the inertia with heavy weight. As far as being a...

BigArnie... You do bring up a good point. It is harder to set yourself starting from the concentric. It takes practice to set yourself up tight from the bottom position, and some may find that it just doesn't suit them. There still is an eccentric part of the lift though, because you have to...

How about squatting from the bottom postion in a power rack? I prefer these over box squats. I perfom them as a set of singles rather than touch and go reps. Between each rep I let the bar completely rest on the crash bars, loosen my form, and then reset. Each rep is a true push from the...

Hey, guys. I'll give you a few words about high pulls. First, that website is a really good website. I've referred to it for a long time. I think most all the videos on there are sped up a bit, so just keep that in mind when checking out any of the exercises. I do not think it is necessary...

Any close-grip type of press is good (bench press, floor press, rack press). I'm not a big fan of tricep isolation exercises, but they seem to work well for a lot of guys. What about weighted dips? Do any of you guys do dips? I've had great results in building tricep strength with heavy...

Hey, guys. Thanks for the welcome! Back when I first started lifting in the late 80's, I was living in Ft. Lauderdale. Everyone who lifted was "automatically" a bodybuilder. It was all about beach muscles. I didn't even know anyone who was into lifting for strength. I guess it served it's...

Hello, I've been lurking here for a little while, so I thought it would be polite to introduce myself before I start posting anything. There seems to be a lot of cool people here, and the "off color" boards are freaking hilarious. Anyway, I'm 30 years old, and have been lifting since high...