Lifting like a body builder...

[iHulk]

I think that would be a good change if its not something you regulary do... but even then your body will adapt to that routine after several weeks and you'll need to change it again. I also think what your on at the time has a lot to do with how you train. Go heavy when bulking and lighter when cutting. Just a matter of physics... u need mass to lift mass. But as you cut you tend to lose a bit of that weighted water mass so you back the load off the bar but crunch out a few extra reps.

so what do you think about 1 week heavy and the next light then repeat? Would that shock em?

 

[Harleymarleybone]

i lift to look like brad pitt

So you stay in the women's section. HEHE.

 

[Inhibitor13]

I think that would be a good change if its not something you regulary do... but even then your body will adapt to that routine after several weeks and you'll need to change it again. I also think what your on at the time has a lot to do with how you train. Go heavy when bulking and lighter when cutting. Just a matter of physics... u need mass to lift mass. But as you cut you tend to lose a bit of that weighted water mass so you back the load off the bar but crunch out a few extra reps.

How do you go about shocking the muscles if you dont mind telling that is..

 

[iHulk]

How do you go about shocking the muscles if you dont mind telling that is..

For me its supersets. I've always been a big proponent of them. For example after an incline bench I'll immediately go into either flies or sometimes I'll hit the incline row to get a push-pull superset. Other times its just maxing the weight and other times its doing excessive reps with x-reps thrown in there. Anything to pump the shit outta the muscle.

 

[talus29]

How do you go about shocking the muscles if you dont mind telling that is..

Find a lamp , unscrew bulb, put finger where bulb was and the turn lamp on.. Guarantee to shock all the muscles instantly lol
Seriously though shockin the muscle can be as easy as changing up the excersises u do for a particular body part .. Supersetin , drop sets , low reps high reps , negatives all these forms of training have a place in everyones routine.. Just by varying ur routine from one workout to another ur body can never adapt and will always keep growing..

 

[solidspine]

What is a power lifter, nothing but a fat body builder?

You have to lift heavy there is no conversation or debate, if you want to build your muscles and be a body builder you have to lift heavy


OVER

 

[chazk]

What is a power lifter, nothing but a fat body builder?

You have to lift heavy there is no conversation or debate, if you want to build your muscles and be a body builder you have to lift heavy


OVER

This debate takes me back to a time over in clearwater florida i walked into the gym to see hulk hogan and eddie robinson a pro ifbb bodybuilder training biceps
keep in mind hulk has big arms and liftes very heavey
but eddie had 20 inch arms also and lifts what most would consider light
eddie was curling 80lbs with a straight bar that was it.he was using strict form 3 seconds up 3 seconds down flexing on the top and not relaxing at the bottom always had the stress on the biceps
eddie is 5'8 and stepped on stage with 20 inch arms at 6% bf in the mid 90's
While hulk was curling 225lbs swinging his whole body back and fourth wroking his biceps
both guys at that time had roughly the same size arms

that was the point in my life where i relized that bodybuilding and just slinging weight were two totally different things

besides no one on this board has even defined what heavy is .
is heavy bench pressing 2-3 times your body weight for one rep?
or lifting your body weight for 12 reps.

A 150lb man bench pressing 300lbs double his body weight
is more inpressive then a 260lb guy only pressing 500lbs not even double his body weight
lb for pound the smaller guy is stonger

the debate can and will go on forever.but for bodybuilders the only thing that is true is the body has red fibers and white fibers that respond to low reps heavey weight and higher reps lighter weight
so both fibers must be trained to build the maximum amout of muscle one can achieve.

 

[Inhibitor13]

This debate takes me back to a time over in clearwater florida i walked into the gym to see hulk hogan and eddie robinson a pro ifbb bodybuilder training biceps
keep in mind hulk has big arms and liftes very heavey
but eddie had 20 inch arms also and lifts what most would consider light
eddie was curling 80lbs with a straight bar that was it.he was using strict form 3 seconds up 3 seconds down flexing on the top and not relaxing at the bottom always had the stress on the biceps
eddie is 5'8 and stepped on stage with 20 inch arms at 6% bf in the mid 90's
While hulk was curling 225lbs swinging his whole body back and fourth wroking his biceps
both guys at that time had roughly the same size arms

that was the point in my life where i relized that bodybuilding and just slinging weight were two totally different things

besides no one on this board has even defined what heavy is .
is heavy bench pressing 2-3 times your body weight for one rep?
or lifting your body weight for 12 reps.

A 150lb man bench pressing 300lbs double his body weight
is more inpressive then a 260lb guy only pressing 500lbs not even double his body weight
lb for pound the smaller guy is stonger

the debate can and will go on forever.but for bodybuilders the only thing that is true is the body has red fibers and white fibers that respond to low reps heavey weight and higher reps lighter weight
so both fibers must be trained to build the maximum amout of muscle one can achieve.

Good point ! Then from the way it sounds Ive been doing what I was supposed to be doing. I LOVE supersets ! Makes me feel like Ive actually worked that muscle to the max that day. I do a lot of heavy lifting but its really just on my compound lifts and even after that I drop some weight and bust out a quick 12-15 rep set. I still like hearing what other people do though just to get some ideas when I change it up again.

 

[mattdan]

This debate takes me back to a time over in clearwater florida i walked into the gym to see hulk hogan and eddie robinson a pro ifbb bodybuilder training biceps
keep in mind hulk has big arms and liftes very heavey
but eddie had 20 inch arms also and lifts what most would consider light
eddie was curling 80lbs with a straight bar that was it.he was using strict form 3 seconds up 3 seconds down flexing on the top and not relaxing at the bottom always had the stress on the biceps
eddie is 5'8 and stepped on stage with 20 inch arms at 6% bf in the mid 90's
While hulk was curling 225lbs swinging his whole body back and fourth wroking his biceps
both guys at that time had roughly the same size arms

that was the point in my life where i relized that bodybuilding and just slinging weight were two totally different things

besides no one on this board has even defined what heavy is .
is heavy bench pressing 2-3 times your body weight for one rep?
or lifting your body weight for 12 reps.

A 150lb man bench pressing 300lbs double his body weight
is more inpressive then a 260lb guy only pressing 500lbs not even double his body weight
lb for pound the smaller guy is stonger

the debate can and will go on forever.but for bodybuilders the only thing that is true is the body has red fibers and white fibers that respond to low reps heavey weight and higher reps lighter weight
so both fibers must be trained to build the maximum amout of muscle one can achieve.

You just took all the fun outta ribbing the BB's here.

 

[BigCracker]

besides no one on this board has even defined what heavy is .
is heavy bench pressing 2-3 times your body weight for one rep?
or lifting your body weight for 12 reps.

A 150lb man bench pressing 300lbs double his body weight
is more inpressive then a 260lb guy only pressing 500lbs not even double his body weight
lb for pound the smaller guy is stonger

the debate can and will go on forever.but for bodybuilders the only thing that is true is the body has red fibers and white fibers that respond to low reps heavey weight and higher reps lighter weight
so both fibers must be trained to build the maximum amout of muscle one can achieve.

I stated that heavy was a relative term in my earlier post. Isn't there something the poerrlifters call the Schwartz Formula that determines strength:bodyweight??? Or is it just some fancy bagel recipe?