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Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread
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Hey my mom came on an airplane, not a raft. She did it the right way! Trump loves her!No but your cuban half has to go back
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Sir Funk
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Bulgarian Split Squats are the real deal. They wreck my legs in ways that barbell squats never do. I do both, but if I had to choose one, I'd keep the Bulgarians!
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You're doing dumbbell squats with 200lbs? How the fuck? Or is that your body weight + the dumbbell? I thought you were like 190+?
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I guess do you just hold them down by your side? I always pictured dumbbell squats like this:
But I guess you could also do them like this with 100lbs on each side:
Doing 200lbs on squat even with dumbbells is a decent amount already, IMO. Thats relatively strong for your average guy.
ZyyzYzzy
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Yea like the second pic. Idk, 200lbs isn't too much, but then again I've done dumbbell squats exactly 0 times. Almost seems like grip would give out before anything else.I guess do you just hold them down by your side? I always pictured dumbbell squats like this:
But I guess you could also do them like this with 100lbs on each side:
Doing 200lbs on squat even with dumbbells is a decent amount already, IMO. Thats relatively strong for your average guy.
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And seems like you're guaranteed to bang those 100lb DB's into your knees every other rep
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First one is a goblet squat.
Grip strength and balance would definitely be an issue. I personally have done plie dumbell squats at an elevated position with 120 pound dumbell and that tends to tax me pretty well, although I'm sure the elevated position plays a factor there. It's an alternate to belted hip squats if you don't have the equipment for it. Works the butthole real nice.
Grip strength and balance would definitely be an issue. I personally have done plie dumbell squats at an elevated position with 120 pound dumbell and that tends to tax me pretty well, although I'm sure the elevated position plays a factor there. It's an alternate to belted hip squats if you don't have the equipment for it. Works the butthole real nice.
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I do the second one. Grip is definitely a limiting factor. I also do squats where I put the weights on my shoulders, I could probably get to 80lb dumbbells on those.
I'm at the point now where I had planned to upgrade from my setup to a real gym and start focusing on barbells. My plan was to get comfortable with the DBs so I could utilize them as sort of a "maintenence" health plan that didn't involve heavy workouts and trying for progression. As in, something I could do with minimal (half hour every other day) commitment.
However, I'm sticking with the dumbbell setup for a few more weeks because I'm going to pump my breaks on fitness come December, so I have more time to play the next EQ expansion. I know it sounds silly but the hour and a half workout I do, plus all the other time I spend around the workouts, is pretty much 100% of my free time.
Maybe in January/February I'll pick up lifting again, and will join a gym and likely follow a popular program centered around bar bells.
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So, I've finally recovered enough from my injuries to begin lifting again and I've been back at it about 3 months. I had a really strong base before my surgery, and muscle memory is very real. I'm still quite a ways from my goal as I am carrying too much bodyfat and my wheels are lagging because I am extraordinarily careful because my back is so fucked up. I also got diagnosed with Hypothyroidism about 6 months ago and that's been a real challenge.
For reference - I'm 40, 6 foot, currently 200 lbs and I took these photos today. My BF is probably 18 or 19% and the goal is 12-14%. How far I go will depend on how much lean mass I lose along the way. Currently eating about 2300 calories a day (maint is 2900).
I don't use any supplements but protein and that's just because it's cheaper and more convenient than eating. Creatine just makes me bloated for minimal benefit. I also take 400mg of caffeine as my pre-workout.
For now, I'm doing M/W/F full-body routines and completely avoiding bro-splits. They're really not that effective unless you're a juicer and/or an advanced lifter and I am neither.
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Grabbit Allworth
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About two months. I was on 2400 for the first month of the three months I have been cutting. I'm going very slow to minimize lean mass loss.
My thyroid problems aren't completey under control so my energy levels vary a lot, but I don't feel any worse now that I'm on a deficit if that answers your question.