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11-23-2013 , 11:50 PM

#1826

BustoRhymes

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If someone doesn't make fun of you for buying a shirt one size too small, you're doing it wrong

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11-23-2013 , 11:54 PM

#1827

BookToMarket

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Originally Posted by BustoRhymes

If someone doesn't make fun of you for buying a shirt one size too small, you're doing it wrong

I think this should be my motto to live by going forward

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11-24-2013 , 01:38 PM

#1828

cha59

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http://www.ericcressey.com/leg-curls-are-for-wankers

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I’m not a fan of leg curls at all. Your hamstrings will never work in isolation like that; they’ll always be co-contracting with the glutes, adductor magnus, and smaller hip extensors. When you do a leg curl, you really just encourage an overactive muscle to tighten up even more than it already has.

http://articles.elitefts.com/feature...-eric-cressey/

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Strengthening the posterior chain with closed chain movements like deadlifts also reduces the risk of injury. Weak hamstrings are a serious risk factor for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, patellofemoral pain, and a host of other problems in the knee, hip, ankle, and lower back. Conversely, leg curls simply won’t get the job done because they don’t require co-contraction of the glutes and hamstrings. They’re open chain and occur in a fixed line of motion. Our body is far smarter than some piece of inflexible equipment.

http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/...-vs-leg-curls/

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If our goal was to create clients and athletes that utilize proper stabilization patterns, then we need to train those patterns in each and every exercise that we choose. Leg curls are typically performed in a hips flexed position, which only further magnifies these poor stabilization patterns.

Last edited by cha59; 11-24-2013 at 01:52 PM.

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11-24-2013 , 02:12 PM

#1829

BustoRhymes

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Uh oh.

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11-24-2013 , 02:29 PM

#1830

Syndr0m

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Originally Posted by cha59

http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/...-vs-leg-curls/

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To answer your question, there are times when I might consider using the leg curl in a specific client's program. For example, if a client was a bodybuilder, figure athlete, or any sort of physique athlete, their goal may be solely to develop hypertrophy in the hamstrings. In this case, a leg curl may be beneficial.
Remember, if your goal is solely to maximize muscle hypertrophy, machine-based training could be of value. It may not be my first option, but it would definitely achieve their goal of building bigger hamstrings.

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11-24-2013 , 02:39 PM

#1831

cha59

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yeah, but I thought loco's goal was to be a powerlifter?

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11-24-2013 , 02:50 PM

#1832

Syndr0m

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I don't know. I just felt that paragraph helped me to put things in perspective between all that negativity about isolation/machine exercises.

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11-25-2013 , 03:24 PM

#1833

BustoRhymes

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11/25
Weight dropped again. I'm so stupid. Must not be eating what I think I'm eating.

Bench
45x5x2
135x5
165x3
195x2
220x1
225x5x3 (failed rep on last set)
215x5x2
185x5 xtra slow

Not surprising I had a bench hiccup. Shooting for 225x5x5. Nope. Damn. Didn't even hit x3.

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
175x3
195x2
205x2x2
225x1
250x5x3
195x5

Wow! Surprisingly easy after the bench press fail. Onward!

RDL
225x8x2

Thanks for the tips saw et al. This was hard as fack.

Pull ups
Bwx5
+40x5x3

Toes to bar
15x2

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11-27-2013 , 02:58 PM

#1834

BustoRhymes

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11/27
OHP
45x5x2
70x5
95x3
110x2
125x1
135x3x2
95x5

Lolllllll. Apparently my upper body has AIDS. Not sure what else I expected after posting in Soulbro's log.

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
175x3
195x2
205x2
225x1
240x1
255x5x2
255x2 (+3f)
225x5

Repeating 255 next time. So close! 1RM estimate is at 280ish. Gotta get the work sets up to 270+ so I can mail 300x1. Full month to gain 15 more squat pounds? Should be doable.

Incline
165x8x2

In honor of realbusto. So flat bench and OHP weakening every session. Incline and squats getting stronger. Dafuq?

Curls
75x8x2

V sit Ab rockers
1mx2 (1m rests)

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11-27-2013 , 03:08 PM

#1835

kidcolin

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are you eating? Are you gaining weight?

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11-27-2013 , 03:13 PM

#1836

BookToMarket

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Originally Posted by BustoRhymes

11/27
Lolllllll. Apparently my upper body has AIDS. Not sure what else I expected after posting in Soulbro's log.

In honor of realbusto. So flat bench and OHP weakening every session. Incline and squats getting stronger. Dafuq?

That's my territory too brutha. Squat goes up. Bench goes down despite training 3x as much. Kill me.

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11-27-2013 , 04:25 PM

#1837

BustoRhymes

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

are you eating? Are you gaining weight?

Minimum 3k calories. Some 3200 days. Not sure about my weight. I weighed myself a few days ago and the scale laughed in the face of 3k calories, but it's a different gym, different scale. Wasn't even digital. I don't trust it. I'll have a better idea once I'm home in a couple of days and can weigh myself on my usual scale.

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That's my territory too brutha. Squat goes up. Bench goes down despite training 3x as much. Kill me.

The lifter's dilemma. You can only have one. Heavy squat or heavy bench. Which do you choose?

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11-27-2013 , 04:44 PM

#1838

BookToMarket

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Bench going up really slowly. Squats going up too. It's a miracle! Nah, just getting fat. Oh look, tomorrow I'm going to eat all the food and be even more fat. Cannot wait to lift Friday. Super unreal PRs please.

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11-30-2013 , 03:39 PM

#1839

BustoRhymes

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11/30
Good news bros. Unofficial weigh in at 164.

Bench
45x5x2
135x5
175x3
205x2
225x1x2
245x3 (PR)
245x2 (+1 assisted rep)
185x5

Hooray! Nevertheless **** saw and his never-ending string of bench PRs. Only consolation is that with his legs out of commission, his powerlifting total is barely over 300

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
175x3
205x2x2
225x1
240x1
255x5x3 (PR)
205x5

Weighted dips
Bwx5
+105x5x3 (PR again FU Monte)

These were hard as fack. Almost failed a couple of reps

Mach flyes
150x10x2

Iso rear leg curl
60x10x2

Super setted flyes and leg curls.

Ab wheels (standing, feet side by side)
10x2 (2 second hold at bottom)

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11-30-2013 , 07:42 PM

#1840

saw7988

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I haven't PR'ed once. And when I PR on Monday, I will be ashamed. Because I am so ****ing fat right now.

I bought a new pair of jeans because I'm so ****ing fat. 1 day later I can barely fit into them.

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11-30-2013 , 07:48 PM

#1841

BustoRhymes

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Let me reel my jimmies back into order.

How many cookies did you eat on Thanksgiving?

PRs will console you bro. I mean it's hard to rough out fatness when you aren't hitting PRs, but I imagine your self-loathing will diminish considerably once you hit those sweet, sweet PRs.

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11-30-2013 , 07:55 PM

#1842

saw7988

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Meh. I'd rather bench 270x5x3 at 180 than 275x5x3 at 200. It's kind of a PR... but not advanced enough that that small of a PR justifies such fattiness.

To answer your first question: all of them.

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11-30-2013 , 08:33 PM

#1843

Soulman

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Crapping PRs all over the log :chathumb:

SAW, you would bench 5 lbs less at 20 lbs lower BW? Really? Wow, what a sacrifice

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11-30-2013 , 10:24 PM

#1844

saw7988

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I'm not saying I would right now, but that's close to what my weight was when I got to 270x5x3 for the first time.

And the first part of that sentence is even more of a reason Mondays PR will be a bunch of BS

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11-30-2013 , 10:27 PM

#1845

BustoRhymes

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Originally Posted by Soulman

Crapping PRs all over the log :chathumb:

Yeah bro, who knew steady training, good sleep, and a slight caloric surplus would lead to gainzzz? Sounded like broscience to me, but seems to be working.

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11-30-2013 , 10:38 PM

#1846

BustoRhymes

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So excited to use straps for my first time tomorrow. Going to add at least 50lbs to my deadlift. Bring on the PRs.

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11-30-2013 , 10:43 PM

#1847

cha59

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It doesnt count if you use straps

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11-30-2013 , 10:43 PM

#1848

nuclear500

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Maybe, maybe not.

Depends how weak your grip was to begin with, which I don't think it was (relatively)

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11-30-2013 , 10:45 PM

#1849

BustoRhymes

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cha,

We can't all have gorilla hands.

But I should probably get some chalk, too.

nuclar,

My grip failed at 335 deadlift for reps. Not even the majestic hook grip could save me.