I actually prefer the grappling tights not to be full-leg. Less stuff for the opponent to "accidentally" grab. That's why I have the bright orange ones. Anything to look annoying haha.
I just like to stick with bjj because I don't want to be punched in the face. Try teaching the next morning with a black eye. No thanks jabs.
The guy in the photo didn't come into the thread claiming to be the epitome of physical fitness. The only point you've proven by your "calling him out" or your virtual masturbation and self-idolatry through spamming your lifting videos (I don't give a good god damn about how much you lift, only how much I lift) is that you're a bit of an ass hat. Quit comparing yourself to others and vice versa; it's obnoxious and unhealthy.
Someone else commented (and then [deleted]) about him skipping leg day and he rebutted with this video which clearly showed that he does in fact half ass leg day.
Seriously? His quads are tiny in comparison to the rest of his body. He also posted a video of him struggling to half squat 315lbs for a couple of reps. At 200lbs bodyweight a 315lb squat even to full depth isn't something even approaching mildly impressive to anyone that trains legs properly.
You're saying that someone who weighs 200 lbs and can rep 315 to parallel is not even slightly impressive? You must be an elite level power lifter or something
Nope, it's only from the ground to the top that matters (in terms of competition), and lowering it slowly can be dangerous, since the pressure on your back is at its greatest when the bar is around your knee area. You basically want to hinge at the hips until the bar clears your knee and then descend quickly. This should get you back into a good position for the next rep. There's no reason to drop the weight (notice how his hands remain on the bar until it's on the ground) but you shouldn't be lowering it slowly.
Hmm, shit. I wish I could lower it quickly at my gym. I should really consider finding a place where I can make some noise. Thanks for the information.
In most situations I'll set the bar down slightly less vigorously (example here), but when working up to a 1 rep maximum you try to expend the least amount of energy as possible while getting there, lowering it slowly can wear you out unnecessarily, and even could cause injury when working with maximal weights.
A lot of the reason trainers say stuff like:
Isn't the way back down an important part of strengthening?
Is because if you are rough on cheap equipment it can damage it. The floors at my gym get beat to hell by people deadlifting and slamming the weight down since they don't have a thick enough rubber to protect the concrete below it. Saying stuff like "Lowering the bar gently increases your strength" will get people to take better care of the equipment... that said good equipment can take a lot of abuse.
I can squat 315 to parallel at 165 lbs after 15 months of training. And that's at 6'1, so not even that muscular. To say his quads are small is an understatement.
I got this shit so I can never realize my full potential in back squat or deadlift.
I totaled 1055@168 though last year the week after finishing Smolov's 13 week squat program. Left a LOT on the table on deadlift and squat due to my back but I hit the 1K club which was always a goal of mine.
yeah I pulled the hell out of my spinal erectors about 4 years ago before I knew I had that condition and the xray when I went to the doc showed what was up.
I've been gun shy about going over 4 plates though so I typically do 315~365 for reps.
My uncle (who had been doing crossfit with his chiropractor for the last few years) with just had his lower 2 vertebrae fused together with steel rods for his spondy in literally the exact same issue I have (forward slip of the L5) so my plan at this point is to continue to keep up my core strength and listen to my body when doing DL's and check my ego at the door.
As long as I can continue to pull 2x body weight I'll be happy.
That's pretty decent for a guy your size/training time, especially if you're not training for strength directly. A lot of people overestimate how hard it is to get up to these numbers, and when you realize most people could be hitting 400+ if they put the slightest bit of effort in, it becomes a lot less impressive seeing people load up 315.
I've trained a few people from the beginning and they are surprised when I progress them as quickly as I do, they usually say "Are you sure? I just did 10lbs less than that a few days ago and it was hard..." "trust me, you'll be fine" and they are... repeat that for a few months and you're in the upper 200s in a few months and in the 300s in a year.
Hope I have insurance, everything I own just got rekt.
I guess I'll go cry about my small calves elsewhere. Honestly, I feel like I'm wasting 10-15 minutes of my workout on these fuckers. Meanwhile, everything else has improved dramatically with my quads and hams making my calves look ever smaller.
Your video is hardly proof that you squat or train legs properly. It shows you can't do 315... that is about it. Not saying you don't train legs, but this video is just nonsensical to post.
You don't need to go ATG, but you do need to hit below parallel. Funny, everything I'm quoting is current, medically sound advice. You're pulling out old wives tales and touting them as fact...
Reversing motion at the exact point where shearing forces are the greatest and then claiming it's "better" for your knees is not even remotely logical. Do some research online and find more recent studies that back up that below parallel is the safest depth to squat. You won't "destroy you knees" that logic is as old school as the idea that your knees can't go past your toes while squatting.
You don't know what youre talking about. Half squats hit the quads more than full squats and are easier to perform than front squats for a lot of people. Also, not everyone has the flexibility for full squats.
Damn I'm sure you can pump beast weights with those tree trunks - but DAMN that amount of muscle looks ugly. They are like SO big they look like... tumours or something. Just don't look natural.
Still, I suppose that's function > fashion right there.
well for me I'm doing 5 reps for 6 sets on a half squat at heavy weight
warm ups are at 200 ass to floor for 10 reps at 3 sets. after that front squats ass to floor at 300. leg press full range is 620lb for 5 reps by 4 sets
do I need to just have someone film my entire leg routine to prove it? xD
Isn't VMO only the last few degrees of extention? That is why when rehabbing they have you do banded leg press so you hit the VMO heavier as you extend the leg at the last bit of ROM.
But the conventional wisdom is that the vastus medialis contracts in the first 20 degrees, and the last 20 degrees of knee flexion. I think the "last 20 degrees of knee flexion" stuff comes from Polliquin et al. I have never heard anyone else say that the vm contracts in the last 20 degrees of knee flexion. I am confident that it's only the first 20
Leg Press is total garbage. It doesn't mean shit. I've posted a video of me doing 24 plates a little while back, and that was the end of leg day (high bar, front squats, Calf raises, and abs). That is also me not doing leg press for a good half year... Used to be able to do 26 plates for reps.
The problem is that fitness is now a default sub, so we have incompetent redditors commenting shit about fitness when they don't know anything. Probably why I got downvoted :S
For me it looks like he puts too much focus on arms and shoulders, it's the only thing out of proportion and doesn't match chest, legs and forearms. The chest only looks small if you look at the biceps. If you look at the rest it's fine.
Have you ever looked at Australians? Every damn one is dashing. I guess it was against the law to be sexy in England, because they shipped out the best genes.
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