Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread
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Hoss
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As I said earlier, I learned to do it behind my head. I never did anywhere near 405 though. I think 225 is probably the most I ever even tried. Lean your head forward to keep from hitting it. If I remember correctly, the coaches were adamant about it being behind the head so we wouldn't get all bowed up and lose flexibility.
Gravel
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That's also Klokov, who's one of the strongest motherfuckers around right now. He's doing, at most, a 285 pound push press (probably less, they look like 100-110 pounds). Shit, the dude has a press named after him; the Klokov press.
I also wanted to point out that I mentioned before that some people have the flexibility to do behind the neck. Klokov is freakishly flexible. He's the example of "big guys can still be flexible."
I also wanted to point out that I mentioned before that some people have the flexibility to do behind the neck. Klokov is freakishly flexible. He's the example of "big guys can still be flexible."
Hoss
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Pretty sure I mentioned flexibility too. Also, that may be uncommon flexibility, but it's not freakish. Maintaining flexibility is the easiest part of a training regiment. The problem is people don't care about it because their ego makes them only care about throwing up as much weight as possible.
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You know there's a difference between push press and military press right? Oh ok.His shoulders look fine, but that pussy is about to get destroyed.
And yes, let's use a genetic freak as an example. Completely comparable dude.
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I know there's a difference, but how does that matter for what we're talking about? You said doing them behind the neck would destroy your shoulders. Period, end of story. Not that you could hurt yourself if you did them wrong (which is true of any lift AFAIK) but that the likelihood was high enough that doing them was stupid. This guy obviously practices it. I looked for a gif of someone doing behind the neck and chose that one because of the girls.
Easiest way to get super flexible is to start stretching when young and never stop. Kids are all pretty pliable and if you keep up even a minimal amount of stretching you won't lose it. When you start strength training you have to be disciplined and do exercises in such a way that they strain your flexibility. For instance the behind the neck press (since we're talking about it). It's too easy to decide that a certain way is better because you can lift more like that and ignore the exercises that will work those weaker muscle groups. I mean sure, if you're in a mine collapse and you have to lift a sagging timber so 40 men can scramble from a would be grave, you wanna do that shit with the big muscles in front. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't work it the other way with lighter weights too.
By the way, if I'm in a mine collapse, I want Big Bad Brahm there with me. I promise we'll make it back down with the jacks and timbers bro.
Easiest way to get super flexible is to start stretching when young and never stop. Kids are all pretty pliable and if you keep up even a minimal amount of stretching you won't lose it. When you start strength training you have to be disciplined and do exercises in such a way that they strain your flexibility. For instance the behind the neck press (since we're talking about it). It's too easy to decide that a certain way is better because you can lift more like that and ignore the exercises that will work those weaker muscle groups. I mean sure, if you're in a mine collapse and you have to lift a sagging timber so 40 men can scramble from a would be grave, you wanna do that shit with the big muscles in front. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't work it the other way with lighter weights too.
By the way, if I'm in a mine collapse, I want Big Bad Brahm there with me. I promise we'll make it back down with the jacks and timbers bro.
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As the article says, people that can handle behind the necks with any sort of intensity are as rare as people that can smoke for decades and not get cancer. I concur.
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Looking to improve my diet and want to track my caloric intake and stats. What is the best tracker out there now? Mobile app integration desired but not required. I'm mostly just looking for an easy way to punch in what I ate and it tell me how far I am off my goals.
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Myfitnesspal still shows macros in the free version. I don't like the new(ish) version of it though. It just feels so clunky now compared to what it was. It works well, but when you look up items, make sure you double check the nutrition information, as its mostly user submitted items. Sometimes its far from accurate
Hoss
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i used myfitnesspal too. Stopped sometime around october because I'm lazy. But I really liked how you could scan shit in if you had a barcode and if you have something you make all the time you can enter it once and use it again and again. I guess that's what they're calling macros, but I don't remember what MFP called it.
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I usehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/d...repebble&hl=en
I don't want any of that scanning shit or adding friends stuff. Very minimal and easy.
I don't want any of that scanning shit or adding friends stuff. Very minimal and easy.
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Because most people simply cannot handle a load behind their neck from an anatomical perspective. That's the point.