While the boss is away............Thread

Status
Not open for further replies.
I would have had Rachel Bilson in my top ten personally. And Im not a huge fan of Christina A. but damn she is smoking in those photos.

So is it a bad impression to dry heave after squats on your first day in a new gym...and then nearly fall down the stairs on your way out because your legs wont work. Then I had to run home, because my dumb ass decided it would be a good idea to run to and from the gym. :frustrate
 
Nabisco said:
I would have had Rachel Bilson in my top ten personally. And Im not a huge fan of Christina A. but damn she is smoking in those photos.

So is it a bad impression to dry heave after squats on your first day in a new gym...and then nearly fall down the stairs on your way out because your legs wont work. Then I had to run home, because my dumb ass decided it would be a good idea to run to and from the gym. :frustrate
Click to expand...

Did you shart?
 
If you can successfully navigate through a sharting episode without being embarrassed, the ladies will definitely be impressed and yet horrifically disgusted enough to never talk to you
 
Maxims top 100 is lame as ****.
Alessandra should place much higher than that imho.

And, whats the deal lately with women that have hips narrower than their waists? They look like skeletors.

Speaking of Mark Train...thats not quite a Spoonerism, but what is it?

Reminds me of this joke.

In the middle of the African Continent, along the shore of an inland

lake, lived a tribe of native bushmen. In this lake lived some porpoises.

The tribesmen worshipped the porpoises and believed that they would live for ever. However, one year during a drought, the myna birds, which were the main food of the porpoises were dying out.

Fearful that the porpoises would starve the tribesmen headed toward the coastline where they knew there to be an abundance of myna birds. They trapped many of the birds and placed them in sacks and carried the sacks over their shoulders back towards their lake.

Walking through the jungle paths they came upon a lion standing in the middle of the path. It was a very regal and dignified looking lion and they were terrified. However, they knew they had to get the myna birds back to the porpoises, so they very carefully, and quietly stepped over the lion and continued on their way.

Suddenly a game warden stepped out of the bushes and arrested them for transporting mynas across a stately lion for immortal porpoises.
 
In addendum I did heavy machine hacks followed with barbell hacks with 185lbs for 5-8 reps to get my form down, and for what ever reason every now and again as I'd go up, the damn bar hits me in the middle of my hams.

From what I can tell in the mirror I might be uprighting my torso too soon. It seems if I keep a slight forward bend and after the bar is past my knees start to upright my torso it doesn't hit.

Either way the damn bar drags my calves legs and ass. I'd just rather it doesn't hit my hams and throw me off balance.

I might just have to mess with foot width and hand placement.

Xj, you might have posted form on the barbell hack, but I can't find it. You got anything handy so maybe my won't be slamming the bar into my ass or hams doing these things?

As far as negative reps go, barbell hacks have to be the perfect exercise. Seems more natural of a movement than squats or dead lifts.
 
In addendum I may or may not have coined a new word. I was talking with my girl about teh s3x and I called her vagina magic, then I called the whole thing "vagic".

If something is vagic, its pretty amazing.
 
In order to perform a true Barbell Hack Squat, you need a barbell and an adjustable rack so you can place the barbell at an optimal height for picking up and racking the bar. Your heels should be elevated by at least a two-by-four so that you can squat with a straight back and your hips will be under your shoulders in the bottom position (I prefer to use a wedged board instead of a two-by-four so that the exercise is more comfortable for the arches, but a two-by-four will do).

Set the two-by-four about four to six inches in the middle of the power rack. Set a barbell on the rack so that it is about four to six inches lower than your gluteal line. Standing with your back to the bar, grab the barbell.

Walk forward until your heels rest on the board. Initiate the squatting motion by allowing your knees to travel as far forward as possible, without allowing your glutes to move back. Keep a slight arch in the lower back. Once your knees have gone as far forward as possible, lower your hips to the bottom position of the squat. Be sure to keep your back upright by pushing the bottom of your sternum up. Don't allow the shoulders to round forward, and be certain your hips are under your shoulders in the bottom position.
 
The Real Hack Squat

I’m not talking about that machine in your gym that you may call the "hack squat." While the machine is a standard piece of equipment in many gyms and can have a positive influence on your training, you’ll never get the total benefits of this lift until you try it the old fashioned way with an Olympic bar.

The hack squat received its name from its inventor, George Hackenschmidt, known as the "Russian Lion." Mr. Hackenschmidt was a man of epic size, a champion strongman and wrestler known for his voracious appetite in life as well as his unique approach to diet. He’s well known for taking a walk with an average size horse on his shoulders! (Note to self — get rid of wheelbarrow, buy Clydesdale for next year’s linemen).

Hackenschmidt developed a simple exercise that, while not commonly performed today, isolates the quadriceps tremendously without the need of expensive equipment. In performing his trademark lift in 1902, he completed 550 reps with 110 pounds!

Performing this lift with a barbell will enhance the hypertrophy of a bodybuilder or an athlete; plus it’ll assist with strength development for a powerlifter and improve his numbers in both the squat and the deadlift. From an anatomical perspective, this exercise will encourage powerful growth in the vastus medialis of the quadriceps, which is the teardrop shaped muscle above the knee.

Some lifters find it easier to initiate the movement by starting with the barbell supported in a rack or blocks, rather than starting with the barbell on the ground. This is purely a personal decision, so find what works for you. I think you’ll find the hack squat has a small learning curve and you’ll be very comfortable almost immediately. This is a simple movement, with a visual look best described as a behind-the-back deadlift.

Invalid Link Removed

Stand in front of a loaded barbell. Address the bar with your feet about shoulder width apart. Reach behind you and firmly grasp the barbell. With your back straight and shoulders pinched back, drive from the heels. Maintain an angle of ascent with the bar near the calves and as the weight nears your hamstrings, punch the hips forward. Return the weight to the floor by reversing the motion.

I typically use a tempo of 301, i.e. lowering the bar for a three second count, taking no pause, and lifting to a one second count.
 
The Broncos look pretty good last night. They were firing on every aspect of the game. Cutler may yet live up to his potential, if only Denver would stick with a single running back for some consistency.
 
Nabisco said:
The Broncos look pretty good last night. They were firing on every aspect of the game. Cutler may yet live up to his potential, if only Denver would stick with a single running back for some consistency.
Click to expand...

You do realize Travis Henry is hurt, so they went to the 2nd string Selvin Young, who got hurt during the game, and had to opt for their 3rd string back Andre Hall...
 
I haven't watched any of Vince Young's games. I knew he could run, and he basically has the same rep of Michael Vick, minus the dog killer and hippie lettuce charges. All run no throw...

But Young looked impressive for the most part, but his receivers have stone hands.
 
hey xj, where do you think flys would fit into this as an addition and what sort of set count rep count since I value your opinion but am still not sure why

Bench press (free weights, barbell) 3 sets 6 reps (fast-twitch white muscle fibers)
Incline press (free weights, barbell) 2 sets 10 reps (intermediate muscle fibers)
Vertical bench press (machine) 1 set 20 reps (slow-twitch red muscle fibers)
 
xjsynx said:
You do realize Travis Henry is hurt, so they went to the 2nd string Selvin Young, who got hurt during the game, and had to opt for their 3rd string back Andre Hall...
Click to expand...

I was refering more to their year to year switching of running backs, not necessarily this year. It seems every year they bring in a new back, and although they tend to do well this way. I think it would help Cutler to have a back he is very familiar with. So if Travis Henry sticks around for another year or two I think it will help Cutler's production.
 
EasyEJL said:
hey xj, where do you think flys would fit into this as an addition and what sort of set count rep count since I value your opinion but am still not sure why

Bench press (free weights, barbell) 3 sets 6 reps (fast-twitch white muscle fibers)
Incline press (free weights, barbell) 2 sets 10 reps (intermediate muscle fibers)
Vertical bench press (machine) 1 set 20 reps (slow-twitch red muscle fibers)
Click to expand...

I would add another set to the first two exercises, and use flys for the post-exhaustion technique, and I would actually do incline first, and instead of a machine I would do decline or dips (leaning forward).

A) Incline press (free weights, barbell) 4 sets 6 reps (fast-twitch white muscle fibers)

B1) Bench press (free weights, barbell) 3 sets 10 reps (intermediate muscle fibers)
B2) DB Flys 3 sets 10-12

C1)Decline bench press (barbell) 1 set 20 reps (slow-twitch red muscle fibers)
 
EasyEJL said:
hey xj, where do you think flys would fit into this as an addition and what sort of set count rep count since I value your opinion but am still not sure why

Bench press (free weights, barbell) 3 sets 6 reps (fast-twitch white muscle fibers)
Incline press (free weights, barbell) 2 sets 10 reps (intermediate muscle fibers)
Vertical bench press (machine) 1 set 20 reps (slow-twitch red muscle fibers)
Click to expand...

fine, I'll let you call me xj

I would put it at the end, along with the slow-twitch fiber exercises because it's an isolation move

how often do you do this routine, though? An extra exercise may not help any if your doing it more than once per week.
 
Nabisco said:
I was refering more to their year to year switching of running backs, not necessarily this year. It seems every year they bring in a new back, and although they tend to do well this way. I think it would help Cutler to have a back he is very familiar with. So if Travis Henry sticks around for another year or two I think it will help Cutler's production.
Click to expand...

I agree we need to get that steady back, which is why the Broncos signed Henry to a 5 year contract. However, I don't think Cutler becoming familiar with a back is as important to him getting accustomed to a receiving core.

And being that he didn't start until the end of the season last year, it doesn't make that much of a difference.

The pieces of the puzzle are in place, and if these pieces would have been there for Plummer, we would have already been Super Bowl champs...
 
bitterplacebo said:
fine, I'll let you call me xj

I would put it at the end, along with the slow-twitch fiber exercises because it's an isolation move

how often do you do this routine, though? An extra exercise may not help any if your doing it more than once per week.
Click to expand...

once a week as of now. I just feel I need to add a little more to my chest workout
 
EasyEJL said:
once a week as of now. I just feel I need to add a little more to my chest workout
Click to expand...

Everything you had is right on, but for mucho benegits I would add an EQI...

A) Incline press (free weights, barbell) 4 sets 6 reps (fast-twitch white muscle fibers)

B1) Bench press (free weights, barbell) 3 sets 10 reps (intermediate muscle fibers)
B2) DB Flys 3 sets 10-12

C)Decline bench press (barbell) 1 set 20 reps (slow-twitch red muscle fibers)

D)EQI Stretch - Duration 60-90sec
 
Hmmm, not sure exactly what to post but I noticed that I had 299 posts. Now I have 300, funny how that works :blink:
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top