Saying that you lift for women makes you sound like a twat.Kmar wrote:
I might have to rethink the whole not targeting just my arms thing, as my girl just told me that one of her biggest turn on's is arms..lol
I've just had no energy for weeks, and been quite busy. Meh, I'll get back into it soon...pirana6 wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
I've seemingly lost all motivastion. Help!Kmar wrote:
girl just told me that one of her biggest turn on's is arms
Yeah it happens. I took (much to my dismay) 4 and half months off (moving across the state, no money, no job, no time, etc). Got back into it a few weeks ago. Lost a bit of power and size but how could I not? Certainly not starting from square one so you just have to take each set-back (including lack of motivation) in stride.Jaekus wrote:
I've just had no energy for weeks, and been quite busy. Meh, I'll get back into it soon...pirana6 wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
I've seemingly lost all motivastion. Help!Kmar wrote:
girl just told me that one of her biggest turn on's is arms
tongue in cheek really.Kampframmer wrote:
Saying that you lift for women makes you sound like a twat.Kmar wrote:
I might have to rethink the whole not targeting just my arms thing, as my girl just told me that one of her biggest turn on's is arms..lol
Saying that you don't makes you sound naive.
WAT.Best Rest Period For Strength & Mass: 2-3 Minutes
Research confirms that resting three minutes between sets allows you to do significantly more reps than resting just 1-2 minutes, and performing more reps with a given weight equals more strength. But what about size? A 2009 study published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research had male subjects follow a 10-week weight-training program with rest periods of either one or 2 1/2 minutes between sets.
Subjects’ arm sizes were measured before and after, and researchers found that the group resting just one minute between sets increased their arm size by 5% while the group resting 2 1/2 minutes increased theirs by 12%.
Last edited by pirana6 (2011-11-09 21:49:56)
...HaiBai wrote:
if you want size, go 1-2 minutes.
if you want endurance, go 45-120 seconds.
Rest Time Between Sets: 20-60 seconds
Type Of Rest: Incomplete
Most Ideal For: Muscular endurance, metabolic training/circuit training, burning some additional calories.
Rest Time Between Sets: 1-2 minutes
Type Of Rest: Incomplete/Complete
Most Ideal For: Building muscle, getting "toned," looking good.
Rest Time Between Sets: 2-3 minutes
Type Of Rest: Complete/Incomplete
Most Ideal For: Building muscle, getting"toned," looking good, increasing strength.
Rest Time Between Sets: 3-5 minutes
Type Of Rest: Complete
Most Ideal For: Strength and muscular power.
Last edited by HaiBai (2011-11-10 21:03:59)
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.Jaekus wrote:
Ummm, pretty sure it's almost universally agreed that lifting AFTER cardio is generally a no.
e: sorry, what i typed made very little sense, was a bit distracted.Poseidon wrote:
So I was doing pretty good yesterday... upped all of my weight limits on every machine I do, and I've been doing 50 pushups and 50 sit ups a day at home in addition to the 2.5 miles I run. I was focusing on upper body all day. But as I finished up and did my last machine, I was doing an ab machine, sort of like a vertical pulldown? It's hard to explain, but I was in the midst of my 2nd set when I got extremely nauseous and had to stop. My head started spinning and I decided to just call it a day.
Is that normal? Never happened to me before.
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why would you tire yourself out before you lift?Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.Jaekus wrote:
Ummm, pretty sure it's almost universally agreed that lifting AFTER cardio is generally a no.
You don't really want to be squatting heavy when you're tired from running for 30-45 minutes.Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.Jaekus wrote:
Ummm, pretty sure it's almost universally agreed that lifting AFTER cardio is generally a no.
Well I do not do squats or power lift. Just some basic chest, arm, shoulder, and back stuff.Jaekus wrote:
You don't really want to be squatting heavy when you're tired from running for 30-45 minutes.Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.Jaekus wrote:
Ummm, pretty sure it's almost universally agreed that lifting AFTER cardio is generally a no.
So basically you completelly neglect your legs?Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Well I do not do squats or power lift. Just some basic chest, arm, shoulder, and back stuff.Jaekus wrote:
You don't really want to be squatting heavy when you're tired from running for 30-45 minutes.Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.
No I do the basic leg machines.Kampframmer wrote:
So basically you completelly neglect your legs?Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Well I do not do squats or power lift. Just some basic chest, arm, shoulder, and back stuff.Jaekus wrote:
You don't really want to be squatting heavy when you're tired from running for 30-45 minutes.
And no, cardio does not count as training you legs in the same way that a bench press trains your chest
I thought it was due to glycogen stores.Chardee MacDennis wrote:
Why is that? I have always had better lifts after cardio.Jaekus wrote:
Ummm, pretty sure it's almost universally agreed that lifting AFTER cardio is generally a no.
Worked it out the other week. Thumbs need to be the same side as fingers, stops your wrists twisting.PrivateVendetta wrote:
Wrist curls with barbells are uncomfortable for me as my wrists twist inwards when I bend them towards me. I'm guessing using dumb-bells makes no difference?
