One of the guys I was working out with yesterday was talking about the log press. How they lean back and almost turn it into an incline and then straighten out at the end to lock out. It's wild to think someone can do that standing up with 400+ lbs, I believe the record is over 500, 509 and change. It's crazy for me to think that someone's overhead press is on par with my deadlift
Hey as long as you’re working your shoulders you’re fine lol. I don’t do much overhead pressing anymore but when I did I liked to get a little leg drive in also, basically a push press but not as much leg drive.
I would EQ sucks IMO. Primo shits on it.
Bro RLT is the biggest scam. Did that crap for months for injuries and did nothing but drain my bank account
Everyone's got different stuff that works for them, l always have amazing results with EQ, and I don't get any side effects from it, that's why I tend to use it the most. Second to testosterone. What I've been using it on every cycle I've done for the past year and a half that's the main reason I'm swapping it. Primo I would say is probably the most comparable in regards to anabolic strength and estrogen management and that's why I'm hoping it's an even swap.
I would say I'm doing more of a push press than an overhead press. I took a video of it but I can never post them here. If someone else knows how to post it without me doing the YouTube thing (yes I'm aware I can load videos to YouTube) but I don't want to lol. But if someone else wanted to post it I'll send them the 15-second video I don't mind. When I do overhead press for high reps or push press for high reps I'm actually usually standing in my boxing stance, I like having that split in my legs where my I'm driving the same way I would if I was throwing a punch. When I do a lot of the strength and conditioning with the younger guys I modify the exercises to be done from a boxing stance and I definitely feel like the carry over to punching power is very significant
I think some people would say you using a boxing stance is wrong, but to me and knowing your boxing background you’ve posted about, I think it makes total sense. You are your strongest and balanced in that stance and it’s carrying over when you do certain movements. What works for you may not work for others and that’s totally fine!
I agree, when I do strict reps I always stand completely normal or do them seated. I prefer to do them seated with a back support. But the split stance also gives me a little extra balance too. I basically saw the split snatch like 20 years ago, moved my feet in a little closer like the fighting stance and It actually makes me more comfortable to press heavy overhead in that split stance then if I was standing with my feet shoulder width apart. Il find a picture of my foot placement.
Hey whatever works, right? I used to do more seated overhead barbell presses than standing, but I don’t do very much overhead at all since I started powerlifting. I have a degenerative labrum tear in my left shoulder and anything heavy overhead just isn’t worth it to me. I just focus on bench press variations, isolation shoulder work with bands and dumbbells, and back work for my shoulders.
Its weird, I have a lot of shoulder issues that come and go, the reason I've been into so much pressing lately is because my shoulders have been feeling pretty good for quite a while. Now the reality here is I should ignore that and just leave them alone
. But you know I got to push for some strength games while they're not hurting like the dummy I am. Oddly enough I've never had any shoulder pain overhead pressing, it seems to just be the flat bench and dips that really hurt my shoulders. If they're already irritated than any pressing will hurt but I usually don't have any issues unless it's flat, and I can't do dips at all anymoreRide it out while you canIts weird, I have a lot of shoulder issues that come and go, the reason I've been into so much pressing lately is because my shoulders have been feeling pretty good for quite a while. Now the reality here is I should ignore that and just leave them alone
. I’ll be 53 next week and I’m stronger now than I’ve ever been. I’m going to keep riding out this powerlifting big I’ve been bitten by until I can’t do it anymore, then I’ll adjust and figure out something else to do. The only thing I regret about getting into powerlifting is not doing it sooner.
That’s awesome, you should start a log up as well !Ride it out while you can
I thought about it but sometimes I get ghost from this forum for a little bit then come back.
I’m like the tide w that
I really hate when people try to marginalize strength with bodyweight. It doesn’t increase linearly with bodyweight, it is hell gaining and maintaining more size, AND you still have to physically lift the bigger weights. There’s a reason all the fat people at Walmart can’t even benchpress 225. Plus, you can probably count the number of actively competing open weight pro strongmen over 400lbs on one hand. Most are low 300s at the highest level.
That's awesome, and a great accomplishment. Getting stronger is never going to be counterproductive in life. I want to be the strongest most athletic 40-year-old around, and eventually I want to be the strongest most athletic 50 year old around, and I want to be that 1% till the day I die. There's not a lot of things in life that we are 100% in control of. Given that someone doesn't have something severely wrong with them, you always have control over improving yourself. Eventually age will be a limiting factor, but you can still set those limits.Ride it out while you can
Thanks bro! We aren’t promised anything in life. It’s our join to reach out and grab it, make it happen. Can’t wait to see what your bulk gets you too. Stay focused! I’m in for the ride
I woke up to 16 in of snow and it's still snowing lol.
Damn that’s a lot of snow. Perfect timing for a bulk!
If you go shovel that, you’re going to need a lot of cookies.
its possible you had a crappy RLT, or gain enough naturally that it would have no effect on you. with over 4,000 peer reviewed studies on the topic, there are a plethora of "proven" (I use the word cautiously) examples of its results. I personally have 100% noticed improvements in energy during the dark northern months, as well as healing skin after a year+ of fighting redness and acne that I couldn't figure out. hair growth increase, skin improvement, energy improvement, and it did a lot for my swollen knee when I applied the RLT directly the the knee daily for 15 minutes every morning.
The blueberries definitely cancels out the chocolate and sugar, along with the milk.
Yep, antioxidants are good for the heart!
Pfffttttt..... 32 fucking inches on my doorstep
Looks like a good balanced breakfast.
Are you in Providence area? My buddy is up that way, he told me he had 30+ in
Bro no way your penis hits your doorstep
he IS the plow service
Very hard to have a 2,000 calorie meal without a shitload of fat. What, you gonna eat 500g of carbs and protein in one sitting? Lol
Yup a few miles north
Good point
its wild to see you hitting my daily in one sitting as I'm cutting and you're bulking LOL
Man 500grams of protein in one sitting would be about 5 pounds of ground beef. I think I’d puke knowing I would have to eat again in a few hours
I'd already be shitting halfway throughMan 500grams of protein in one sitting would be about 5 pounds of ground beef. I think I’d puke knowing I would have to eat again in a few hours
Even from just carbs - that’s a lot of rice, sugar, kids cereal etc. And it’s possible, but it’s just not really something that’s done is my point.Man 500grams of protein in one sitting would be about 5 pounds of ground beef. I think I’d puke knowing I would have to eat again in a few hours
just looked up the carbs in a family sized box of Frosted Flakes. With no milk the entire box is 561 grams of carbs! Yeah I’d defiantly puke!
It’s so much man, especially in meat like you said. People get fixated on low fat & high protein, but if you’re going over 5k calories routinely you will need to do it by any means necessary at a point. And if you’re in a surplus you don’t even need much protein if it’s spaced out well; it becomes comical how low you can go. The paradox is how much is optimal when cutting, when you have so few calories to spend!
The common person has no clue on how much healthy food you have to eat to keep up a high caloric level, if you’re try to keep it somewhat clean but there’s no way to avoid the fat to get the calories in.
its why "dieting" and "cutting" really are a lot easier if a person just eats real food lol. its naturally clean and is gonna put you in a pretty fast deficit, lol.
you may grow feathers!its why "dieting" and "cutting" really are a lot easier if a person just eats real food lol. its naturally clean and is gonna put you in a pretty fast deficit, lol.
I wonder what would happen if I jsut ate nothing but 4lbs of chicken a day for a week
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I have the weirdest brain. I read this 2 1/2 hrs ago and I could hear the girl saying the quote but all the sudden it just popped into my head that when you said that, I was picturing Jenny from Forest Gump.you may grow feathers!
Damn that looks good. I’m jealous of how good you cook those eggs!
I say that **** all the time in that fake southern accent she has in the movie. Just fyi I live in the south so I already have a southern accent lol
Honestly, I have a habit of ruining my eggs by cooking them too long. This particular one in the picture tho
Ha, now you’ve got me wanting to make omelets for breakfast.