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Helpful Hints?
I was wondering if everyone would like to share their hints that may not be well known to those starting out or even forgotten by those that have gotten so into the swing of things they may have forgotten.
For example last night while doing EZ bar curls, my friend at the gym pointed out that I needed to keep my wrists flexed back more at the top because I was unknowingly curling them inward towards my body. I didn’t even realize that I was doing it until he pointed it out. He had me pick up a much lighter weight and curl it with my wrist flexed back more so that I could see how much more strain it put on my bicep. I really couldn’t believe the difference. Especially when I have seen pretty good gains with my biceps in the last couple months – I honestly thought I was doing everything right. Would anyone else like to share helpful little hints like that? Maybe we could get a list together of little things like that to help out new people – and of course remind the “veterens” of things they may not realize they are doing.
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10-09-2007, 03:20 PM
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Hint #3: Make sure to thoroughly warm up and stretch before every session
Hint #4: Don't lock out your elbows on 90% of most lifts Hint #5: Train your fvcking legs Hint #6: Add the words Deadlifts & Squats to your vocabulary
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10-09-2007, 03:28 PM
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10-09-2007, 03:33 PM
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Definitely a good thing to do * It lubes up the joints so it helps you maintain longevity in the sport. * Not to mention it will heat up the muscles by rushing blood into the muscle bellies and therefore saving you from possble muscle tears/pulls/strains, etc.. Warm up people!
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10-09-2007, 03:35 PM
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I agree with this 100%. I'm finally able to spend more time at the gym now and I've added a pretty decent leg workout (finally! I was being a chicken for some time). Anyway, last Friday I went and I did a few little stretches. I was completely out of the mindset that I needed to take it easy on my legs because it has been a while (1.5 years or so since I've done a "real" leg day). I could feel it on my 1st set of squats. Things were really tight and just not moving smoothly. By the second set I had definetly stretched something that wasn't supposed to be stretched. It was really sore for a couple of days. This week I really stretched good beforehand and things went much smoother. I felt looser, stronger and much more "fluid" in my movements. No "abnormal" stretching or pain this week!
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10-09-2007, 03:39 PM
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* Use light weight * Do 3/4 squats and each week work on going deeper and deeper
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10-09-2007, 03:56 PM
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Hint #9: Judge by the mirror not the scale . Last edited by BiggerGuns=LongerDrives; 10-09-2007 at 04:00 PM.
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10-09-2007, 04:59 PM
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Hint #10: If you take protein shakes, your going to get the farts... for a while... lol...
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10-10-2007, 12:50 AM
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Hint #11 Avoid overtraining
Hint #12 Avoid steroids until reaching body maturity Hint #13 Have a spotter when needed Hint #14 Have a good routine Hint #15 Make goals
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10-10-2007, 04:11 AM
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Warm-up before working out but stretching not necessary. I stretch after my workout, not before. I do a 5 minute warm-up, usually on a treadmill and then I go into my warm-up and acclimation sets in my weightlifting and then onto my working sets.
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10-10-2007, 10:40 AM
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You need to get the heart rate up and raise your core temperature with a general warm-up that will get the blood pumping and the joints lubed up. So far as stretching out before, I do believe in "light" stretching before hand, just to get the muscles stretched out a bit so they are not as tight, but nothing major, just some quick stretches. The serious stretches are for after, I'd agree . Last edited by BiggerGuns=LongerDrives; 10-10-2007 at 10:45 AM.
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10-10-2007, 11:59 AM
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Agreed on stretching!!!!
I do light stretching for everything except legs. For leg day, I actually do a couple of sets of squats at bodyweight looking at myself in the mirror focusing on perfect form and going all the way down. I then do a set of 10 squat jumps.....then some hammy stretches, calf stretches and quad stretches. I am basically at the squat rack for 10-15 minutes before I do set 1. I may stretch shoulders a little longer too - since I've had a separated shoulder years ago and I hate shoulder pain. Depends on how I feel that day. #98 - SET REASONABLE - ATTAINABLE GOALS. WRITE THEM DOWN. Setting a goal of benching 405 by Christmas if you're benching 225 now is not reasonable. Make it something you CAN reach, but that you'll have to work for. Good luck.
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10-10-2007, 12:44 PM
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Hint #<whatever we are on>
Don't like someone by the name of Hank Jr Or Bubba Jr spot for you regardless of the exercise. lol 
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10-10-2007, 01:08 PM
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Take time to research nutrition. Read labels. Don't just assume "low fat" or "low carb" = good for you.
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