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Originally posted by Spartan i have no idea what workouts you are doing, but to get big faster do more dumbell workouts, esp dumbell incline and dumbell bench press, this will bulk you up much faster than freeweights.

DB's are free weights. I think you mean Barbell presses. And if you mean increasing your max rep weight each month, that I would agree with. Not progressing leads to stagnation and muscles need a shock to grow, the same routine/weight they will become accustomed to. Adding even 5 pounds on your bench every other week is very important. But if you mean maxing out, by doing only one rep, that serves no benefits and as FF said is only a penis size competition.

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thats not a girl thats a guy pretending to be a girl

whats maxing out? and whats someones pleatau?

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Maxing out is finding the weight that , trying as hard as you can, you can only lift 1-3 times.

A plateau is when youve been doing the same amount of weight for like 3 weeks and every time you try a heavier weight you cant do it. This is from the muscles becoming accustomed to your work out and they stop growing. You need to do shock therapy at this point. normally it goes chest back chest back for a day. to shock you chest chest back back and just really hit that muscle hard. Lower the weight and do insane number of reps, etc...just change it up.

Heres a little story. 1 month ago i had been working out a lot, as usual. I was benching the 60s and 70s. A mini plateau had been reach. For the past month i havent gone beyond 50 lbs. Ive just been doing 4 sets of 15-20 with weights ranigng from 40-50 and going until failure a lot.

1 month ago: 80lb dbs 2 timees
today: 2 sets of 8 with the 80s i coulda hit the 90s up

Moral: correct weight lifting will bring strength of its own you only need to try for strength occasionally to help shock them !!

shit don't you hate when you're at the gym and you just get owned. man, i got there tonight and i just didn't have the energy. i cry when i think of the way i used to look...whoa to me

yeah...usually when im hungover to hell

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Originally posted by Floorfiller shit don't you hate when you're at the gym and you just get owned. man, i got there tonight and i just didn't have the energy. i cry when i think of the way i used to look...whoa to me

Man, I've been having one of those WEEKS! I've had no strength and no pump for my last 3 workouts.

I hate to admit it but, I'm pretty sure I'm overtraining and not getting enough sleep. I might take this weekend off and veg a bit; chow down on mass quantities and sleep like a bear.

Might be kinda mental tho too...I've been pining for my new turntables on Friday and I've got my end-of-year review tomorrow...need to just focus and block that shizz.

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yeah...ive been eatin less and I have more energy than ever and ive been makin better strength gains...dunno if that means anything. Im mainly just loving goin in there and i just keep friggn goin until Im just pulsing with veins lol. Once i get there i just gotta get every thing as hard as I can. Grunting helps!

and no this isnt about sex >8(

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Originally posted by Ygrene Man, I've been having one of those WEEKS! I've had no strength and no pump for my last 3 workouts. I hate to admit it but, I'm pretty sure I'm overtraining and not getting enough sleep. I might take this weekend off and veg a bit; chow down on mass quantities and sleep like a bear. Might be kinda mental tho too...I've been pining for my new turntables on Friday and I've got my end-of-year review tomorrow...need to just focus and block that shizz.

man i'm telling you man. my senior year in high school...i was repping 210lbs for 10-12 reps on bench...i won't even say what i'm struggling with tonight...it's just pathetic

i think for me it's totally two things...

1. i've basically lost the last four years and haven't lifted consistantly...

2. my diet is shit and that including my long day leaves me with no energy...

i need to improve the diet and then i'll be able to hit that shit...it's just so disheartening though hahaha...fucking stupid working out


it's all good though...i just need to get the shit together...

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Originally posted by Orbax and no this isnt about sex >8(

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Originally posted by Floorfiller ....fucking stupid working out

Those two statements just made me forget about my crap workouts.

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