Workout/Lifting Thread and Health Thread

• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  BR1986FB;1678477 wrote:Back in the day, Tom Platz, known for his freakishly monstrous legs would put those numbers to shame. I'd heard Platz did well over 100 reps with 315. I'd be spitting out lung.

  I just googled some of his videos, his legs look bigger than my waist. How the fuck do you find pants?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678479 wrote:I just googled some of his videos, his legs look bigger than my waist. How the fuck do you find pants?

  Zubaz
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678479 wrote:I just googled some of his videos, his legs look bigger than my waist. How the fuck do you find pants?

  Custom made
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Just looking at pictures and videos, it's crazy the difference between current bodybuilders and golden era.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678484 wrote:Just looking at pictures and videos, it's crazy the difference between current bodybuilders and golden era.

  Guys like Frank Zane and Lee Labrada were more about aesthetics & symmetry. A lot of the guys today are just freaky mass monsters who can get ultra-ripped due to drugs & advanced diets. Arnold was the man but comparing his bodyfat levels to todays bodybuilders is like night & day. Guys like Ronnie Coleman & Dorian Yates took freaky/huge/ripped to a new level.
• Automatik

  

  Different drugs/methods, different times.
  
  I'm glad to see pro shows are now deducting points for those ridiculous HGH guts.
  
  Obviously, going back Arnold is the GOAT, but I've always like the look of Serge Nubret.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  BR1986FB;1678485 wrote:Guys like Frank Zane and Lee Labrada were more about aesthetics & symmetry. A lot of the guys today are just freaky mass monsters who can get ultra-ripped due to drugs & advanced diets. Arnold was the man but comparing his bodyfat levels to todays bodybuilders is like night & day. Guys like Ronnie Coleman & Dorian Yates took freaky/huge/ripped to a new level.

  Yeah today's bodybuilders definitely have more of a "freak" look.
• BR1986FB

  Nubret had a ridiculous shoulder to waist taper. Such a tiny waist on that dude.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678488 wrote:Yeah today's bodybuilders definitely have more of a "freak" look.

  Yeah, most have blocky/thick waists are just huge. The Synthol freaks are a whole different story.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Automatik;1678487 wrote:Different drugs/methods, different times.
  
  I'm glad to see pro shows are now deducting points for those ridiculous HGH guts.
  
  Obviously, going back Arnold is the GOAT, but I've always like the look of Serge Nubret.

  Look at his shoes lol
  
  
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678491 wrote:Look at his shoes lol
  
  

  He's wearing sweats but I thought it was jeans for a moment. For awhile, one of the "trends" was squatting in blue jeans. The Barbarian Brothers made this famous. I actually tried it and it will give you about 50 lbs on your squat if the jeans are tight enough. Almost works like a squat suit for powerlifters. Also saw a lot of guys squat in work boots and competitve powerlifters deadlift in ballet slippers (less distance between the foot and the floor = less distance to pull).
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  BR1986FB;1678492 wrote:He's wearing sweats but I thought it was jeans for a moment. For awhile, one of the "trends" was squatting in blue jeans. The Barbarian Brothers made this famous. I actually tried it and it will give you about 50 lbs on your squat if the jeans are tight enough. Almost works like a squat suit for powerlifters. Also saw a lot of guys squat in work boots and competitve powerlifters deadlift in ballet slippers (less distance between the foot and the floor = less distance to pull).

  I use different sneakers for squats and deadlifts. Thin sole and flat. If i forget them i go barefoot.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1678493 wrote:I use different sneakers for squats and deadlifts. Thin sole and flat. If i forget them i go barefoot.

  I wear Vibrams for deads. Almost the same as barefoot. I've seen guys pull (and squat) in Chuck's too. Although I'd be hesitant to try squatting in Chuck's with the flimsy ankle support.
• like_that

  

  For you runners out there, my marathon training is hitting a wall. I got up to 16 miles, but my IT band has been killing me, and now i have plantar fasciitis to boot. I have laid off from running this week, and both feel much better, but does anyone have treatment/prevention tips?
  
  I have done some stretches and bought a foam roller for the IT band. As for the plantar fasciitis, i just bought some insoles since i over pronate (i hear this would help with the IT issue as well). I started doing an ice plunge as well. My body may not meant be mean to run 26 miles.
• thavoice

  like_that;1679201 wrote:For you runners out there, my marathon training is hitting a wall. I got up to 16 miles, but my IT band has been killing me, and now i have plantar fasciitis to boot. I have laid off from running this week, and both feel much better, but does anyone have treatment/prevention tips?
  
  I have done some stretches and bought a foam roller for the IT band. As for the plantar fasciitis, i just bought some insoles since i over pronate (i hear this would help with the IT issue as well). I started doing an ice plunge as well. My body may not meant be mean to run 26 miles.

  I really dont have any advice other than the training for the full has sidelined many, many people. That is the reason I wont even attempt it as I have seen too many people that are very good runners have issues. I just stick with the halfs.
• birddog23

  like_that;1679201 wrote:For you runners out there, my marathon training is hitting a wall. I got up to 16 miles, but my IT band has been killing me, and now i have plantar fasciitis to boot. I have laid off from running this week, and both feel much better, but does anyone have treatment/prevention tips?
  
  I have done some stretches and bought a foam roller for the IT band. As for the plantar fasciitis, i just bought some insoles since i over pronate (i hear this would help with the IT issue as well). I started doing an ice plunge as well. My body may not meant be mean to run 26 miles.

  Foam roll the shit out of your IT band. Also hit quads, hammys, calves, and back.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I'm still doing Focus T25, starting Beta round next week. Took this week off and I feel like shit for doing it, however I've refereed 4 days this week, but it's not the same.
  
  I'd like to start lifting, but only 2 days per week. I'd like to hit everything from the core up. Not too focused on legs b/c I work the shit out of them in T25, work them reffing basketball, and I don't want stiff/sore legs while trying to run up and down the floor. Anyone have a good 2-day/week workout routine?
• Automatik

  

  Automatik;1676464 wrote:Interesting. I've never heard of that. It seems like higher rep routines are kinda "in" right now.
  
  A friend recently shared this. He's been making some solid gains and only been on it for around 8 weeks.
  
  Kelei Routines
  http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=162992991

  
  So I started this last week. I altered the workouts a bit accounting for what exercises I'm able to do and what was available to me at the gym. It seems like a rather simple program to follow, but those fuckin reps though. I was getting gassed as hell last week, but I'm liking it so far. My friend has been making some solid gains and has only been at it for 2 months.
• Sonofanump

  ernest_t_bass;1679926 wrote:Anyone have a good 2-day/week workout routine?

  Machine? Dumbbell? Bodyweight? Barbell?
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Sonofanump;1681597 wrote:Machine? Dumbbell? Bodyweight? Barbell?

  Since by myself, not as much barbell. But I have access to all.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  ernest_t_bass;1681618 wrote:Since by myself, not as much barbell. But I have access to all.

  You try what i sent your or are your legs too sore? lol
• ernest_t_bass

  

  Raw Dawgin' it;1681619 wrote:You try what i sent your or are your legs too sore? lol

  I haven't done anything yet. I'm working out every morning (t25), but I need to drop the excuses and lift after work.
• BR1986FB

  ernest_t_bass;1681624 wrote:I haven't done anything yet. I'm working out every morning (t25), but I need to drop the excuses and lift after work.

  Depending on how far your commute home is, I often take a shaker bottle full of NO Xplode to drink when I'm halfway home so it jolts my system and gets me in the right frame of mind to work out. My commute is over an hour and if I don't get some kind of caffeine in my system, I can easily talk myself out of working out.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  BR1986FB;1681637 wrote:Depending on how far your commute home is, I often take a shaker bottle full of NO Xplode to drink when I'm halfway home so it jolts my system and gets me in the right frame of mind to work out. My commute is over an hour and if I don't get some kind of caffeine in my system, I can easily talk myself out of working out.

  I live a mile from my gym and i've turned around before getting there.
• BR1986FB

  Raw Dawgin' it;1681714 wrote:I live a mile from my gym and i've turned around before getting there.

  I can do you one better. I have a commercial gym 50 feet from my back door and I've talked myself out of going out there. lol