Back To (Old) School...

[H_T_]

i've been hitting mostly basic barbell movements for the last few months. i honestly think it's the only way you'll stay and be strong. the old timers that i started lifting with 20 years ago were big barrel chested fuckers that could squat and bench 365 cold & were 60+ years old. "Put some weight on your back" was what they would tell you if you asked what to do for size.
today, i see much of the same, preacher curling, benching, lat pull downs. and not many impressive physiques. what i want to do here is this: get back to doing basic and brutal exercises. i get excited thinking about what i want to do in the gym that night, but i can only manage 1 or 2 of these exercises per. which is the way it's supposed to be. if you're doing 5-6 sets of squats, then leg presses and extensions and etc., you're not training very intensely. today, i did SQ's and V bar dips, hands about 12 inches apart. that, with 4 sets of lunges was all i could manage.

i wanna make a list here of exercises that are hardly ever performed.

i tried barbell hacks today. i'm still scratching my head on how these are performed. next, i think i'll try some Jefferson lifts. looks akward and unrewarding. must be a great exercise. how about Zercher squats?

 

[Smurfy]

lol those jefferson squats looks totally unwieldy, zerchers not so much but still brutal. i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of you doing jefferson squats.

 

[H_T_]

lol those jefferson squats looks totally unwieldy, zerchers not so much but still brutal. i wouldnt mind seeing a pic of you doing jefferson squats.

i'll see if i can rustle up a pair of the 70's gym shorts with the piping for any SQ pics. the zerchers, well, i think a madman invented those. because they hurt like the bejesus. i haven't ever tried the Jeffersons, so i don't even know if i'll wind up rocketing my testes into my torso.

 

[Smurfy]

i'll see if i can rustle up a pair of the 70's gym shorts with the piping for any SQ pics. the zerchers, well, i think a madman invented those. because they hurt like the bejesus. i haven't ever tried the Jeffersons, so i don't even know if i'll wind up rocketing my testes into my torso.

yeah if you keep a closer grip, you have less of a chance of racking your nuts on the bar, or so Ive been told. wider grip = not good for cajones.

here ya go...

 

[fortunatesun]

If Zercher squats tear up your forearms you can try wrapping a towel around a 2x4 and cradling the barbell on that.

Otherwise I highly agree w/your post. I used to work out at a gym with all the latest Hammer Strength iso machines but I'm much happier now at a place that has just the basics and an atmosphere that lets me do what I want.

 

[H_T_]

If Zercher squats tear up your forearms you can try wrapping a towel around a 2x4 and cradling the barbell on that.

Otherwise I highly agree w/your post. I used to work out at a gym with all the latest Hammer Strength iso machines but I'm much happier now at a place that has just the basics and an atmosphere that lets me do what I want.

it's the trend now of gyms to sell memberships. it's a big business now. i started off at a freakin' racquetball club. and before that, i got passes at the Y when i was a teen. the "new" stuff was old nautilus & heavy dumbells. things you didn't have in your basement or garage. it's sad though, cuz the old gyms & hardcore ones are going the way of the drive-in.

 

[H_T_]

yeah if you keep a closer grip, you have less of a chance of racking your nuts on the bar, or so Ive been told. wider grip = not good for cajones.

here ya go...

those are exactly what i was talking about. and some high, 3 stripe socks.