Stryfe
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Please read all of this before replying so you understand my position.
Okay, so I have an issue that is starting to really make me negative towards certain workouts and I'm starting to feel really unsatisfied in the gym. I am hoping you guys can help me out.
My problem is, I ONLY feel shoulders, biceps, triceps, traps, and leg workouts. I feel absolutely NOTHING when I do chest, any form of back, lats, etc. This is really discouraging because those are the muscle groups on my body that I really need to target, and I can't get them to grow because I can't feel anything...I can't establish a connection directly to those muscles.
I have tried a ton of different approaches to this. I have researched a TON on forums just like this, I have watched countless YouTube videos on workouts for these muscle groups, I have asked for help from bigger dudes in the gym, I have tried slow movements while really focusing in the gym trying to get that mind/muscle connection, I have tried activating these muscles with no weight while looking in the mirror(i cant do it), I have tried using really heavy weight for low reps, I have had my friends force me to keep going past the point of failure, I have done countless sets/reps, etc, and after I am finished - I still feel nothing. My posture and form while doing these exercises is good, I make sure of that with every exercise I do.
For example, say I do dumbbell chest press, 60 lbs x 10 reps, in a really slow, focused fashion - trying really hard to contract my pecs and "pull" the weight up. All I feel is pressure on the back of my shoulder blades from the weight being above me pressing me into the bench, and my biceps/triceps get a little sore. And that's it.
When I do lats, or back, I feel nothing but stress on my body, nothing gets sore.
Dunno if it matters, but here are my current numbers, and I am currently on a 5/3/1 workout plan:
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 173lbs (I'm thin, trying to get bigger obviously..)
Bench 1RM: 225lbs
Squat 1RM: 275lbs
Deadlift 1RM: 275lbs
Press 1RM: 155lbs
Okay, so I have an issue that is starting to really make me negative towards certain workouts and I'm starting to feel really unsatisfied in the gym. I am hoping you guys can help me out.
My problem is, I ONLY feel shoulders, biceps, triceps, traps, and leg workouts. I feel absolutely NOTHING when I do chest, any form of back, lats, etc. This is really discouraging because those are the muscle groups on my body that I really need to target, and I can't get them to grow because I can't feel anything...I can't establish a connection directly to those muscles.
I have tried a ton of different approaches to this. I have researched a TON on forums just like this, I have watched countless YouTube videos on workouts for these muscle groups, I have asked for help from bigger dudes in the gym, I have tried slow movements while really focusing in the gym trying to get that mind/muscle connection, I have tried activating these muscles with no weight while looking in the mirror(i cant do it), I have tried using really heavy weight for low reps, I have had my friends force me to keep going past the point of failure, I have done countless sets/reps, etc, and after I am finished - I still feel nothing. My posture and form while doing these exercises is good, I make sure of that with every exercise I do.
For example, say I do dumbbell chest press, 60 lbs x 10 reps, in a really slow, focused fashion - trying really hard to contract my pecs and "pull" the weight up. All I feel is pressure on the back of my shoulder blades from the weight being above me pressing me into the bench, and my biceps/triceps get a little sore. And that's it.
When I do lats, or back, I feel nothing but stress on my body, nothing gets sore.
Dunno if it matters, but here are my current numbers, and I am currently on a 5/3/1 workout plan:
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 173lbs (I'm thin, trying to get bigger obviously..)
Bench 1RM: 225lbs
Squat 1RM: 275lbs
Deadlift 1RM: 275lbs
Press 1RM: 155lbs