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Dont know much.. I keep on finding what is new or how it is done.. Curious by nature.. my friends call me a RAT..
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Nov 21 |
answered | is it necessary to do exercise that target only one muscle a day |
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Oct 29 |
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Exercise for Upper chest i gain around 5 pounds a week. Bench is 200 pounds. inclined bench is 150 pounds. |
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Oct 29 |
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Exercise for Upper chest Somehow the best program that worked for me(after years of experimenting) was Starting strength. This gave me the best size and strength results for all body parts. The once a week routines seem to be less volume for me and the typical 3x8 (2 or 3 exercises) per body part twice a week quickly makes me a touch smaller. I know it is not easy to comprehend :-) One small tweak that I did to SS from my side was to do 5x6 instead of 5x5. I think my body doesn't like more than one exercise per body part. I would like to know your thoughts on this. How would you add volume to such a guy ? |
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Oct 29 |
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Exercise for Upper chest @DaveLiepmann , Moses : Yes, I eat enough. Like I mentioned I have a defined lower\mid chest and a strong back with good arms. The shoulder also develops well with more volume. However the upper chest doesn't respond. To be honesst I have failed at exercises(either weight or volume) but never felt a pump in the upper chest area. I am 6ft 1 inches and 198 pounds. |
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Oct 28 |
accepted | Does Muscle Fiber type matter? |
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Oct 28 |
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Exercise for Upper chest Greg : I do make good strength gains on any exercise if I put it up in my SS routine. My problem is my lower chest is more developed than my Upper chest when I try to emphasize it I am not sure I am able to isolate it enough neither do I see much returns in terms of size. |
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Oct 28 |
asked | Exercise for Upper chest |
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Oct 12 |
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Safe progressions to a full bodyweight squat yes, the program can get advanced but it really starts as a beginner. the site name is startingstrength.com but i suggest buying books from Mark. one more thing you get good at doing Squats by doing them so some leg soreness in the beginning will be there. As Dave mentions you could start with a leg press machine or starting without a Bar. the good news is that you build strength very quickly in as less as a week :-) |
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Oct 12 |
answered | Safe progressions to a full bodyweight squat |
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Oct 7 |
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Does Muscle Fiber type matter? Thanks Dave, it is true that cutting fat on linear progression will halt the progress. Currently all my lifts are close to 200 pounds in the 5 rep range which is enough strength for basic activities of life like moving objects or travelling. Also I don't want to cut a lot of fat, may be a couple of inches on the mid section. I gained 20 pounds on SS in 3 months, if i lose 5-7 pounds, I might be back in shape. I am thinking of adding biceps & abs work on off days to SS program to burn a few calories. Do you think it will work ? |
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Oct 6 |
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Does Muscle Fiber type matter? Thanks Dave, I do agree. May be I should not worry too much about 'fast twitch' etc. Some how moving over to other program doesn't sound like a good idea. My problem is I would want to lose some fat while being on Starting strength. I spent my day searching the SS forums on how to do it and I wasn't convinced with some of the answers. Do you have any suggestions ? |
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Oct 6 |
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Does Muscle Fiber type matter? @Dave Liepmann : I did all type of BS. Barbells, free weights, machines. So you can say approx 30% barbell work i used to do. I guess I used to do more isolation exercises which left me energy drained. With SS, I leave the Gym with a lot of energy left in me. |
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Oct 5 |
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Does Muscle Fiber type matter? added 3 characters in body |
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Oct 5 |
asked | Does Muscle Fiber type matter? |
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Sep 27 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Sep 26 |
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Help to add muscle for a skinny guy with fast metabolism Added more information |
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Sep 25 |
answered | Help to add muscle for a skinny guy with fast metabolism |
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Sep 14 |
answered | Why are compound exercises better than isolation exercises for mass gain? |
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Aug 31 |
answered | Are there health risks associated with protein shakes? |
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Aug 31 |
awarded | Critic |
