Working Out....

[ezza]

yeah they dont have the assistance shit at my gym i dont think :/

You can use the Smiths machine. Set the bar at it's highest, then rest your toes on the bench and do them that way.

ah cool

ill try that

[kruptah]

How many of you are on a daily routine?

[wub]

How many of you are on a daily routine?

I'm doing 6 out of 8 at the moment, depending on how the days fall.

[Jurrecane]

If you do 15 (perfect) pull ups in a set you are pretty strong. Get to deadhang and pull way up, not chin to bar but chest to bar.
If you ever get elbow pain stop the exercise and scale it back. You don't want to fuck with elbow tendinitis.
You'll get it due to weak tendons. Remember muscle grows faster then tendons, don't get to an exercise to soon. <- you see this all the time in general fitness.

[CreamLord]

I used to go gym 2-3 times a week but I've only been going once a week since sixth form started again, I'm thinking I'm just adjusting to that lifestyle again as I'm always tired so hopefully I'll be back in my routine within the next week or so

[CreamLord]

So I've realised that I've been neglecting my lower back and more recently my chest. Aside from chest presses, deadlifts and each muscle groups respective resistance machines, what are good workouts for them?

[nobody]

is chest press different to bench press? you can do cable cross overs, i think that's the name

and do like reverse situps for your lower back, so, lie on your front, anyone know what they are called? there are machines for it too

[wub]

So I've realised that I've been neglecting my lower back and more recently my chest. Aside from chest presses, deadlifts and each muscle groups respective resistance machines, what are good workouts for them?

For chest, vary your presses. Do flat, incline and decline to hit all of it.

Mix it up supersetting a set flat benches with a set of incline flys, rest, then repeat a few times.

Back extensions will help with lower back, hold onto a plate if you want a bit more of a challenge. Bent over rows I also find help with lower back.

[CreamLord]

is chest press different to bench press? you can do cable cross overs, i think that's the name

and do like reverse situps for your lower back, so, lie on your front, anyone know what they are called? there are machines for it too

My gym has a seated version of a cable crossover as well as one where you can do it standing, would it matter which one I did?

Thanks guys

[nobody]

I'd got for standing, I've not seen a seated one before

[CreamLord]

I might be giving it the wrong name, but it's similar except seated. When I do chest I'd use it cause there's usually someone on the cable machine cause it's multipurpose.

But I'll try out the standing ones

[nobody]

watch a few YouTube videos before you try it, to make sure your form is right

also, if you really wanna fuck your chest, when you get home, or in the gym, after your chest work out, do a few sets of push ups til you can't do anymore (imo)

[CreamLord]

What just keep doing push ups till failure or do like 3 sets of 5 then a fourth till failure?

[nobody]

1 or 2 sets til failure, i think any more than that is OTT, depends if you're up for it but it's a good way to end a chest day

(i may be wrong, i'm sure there are articles somewhere saying don't to it but if i don't do that, i don't really feel a sore chest the next day)

[CreamLord]

Sounds good, I'll try it out

[nobody]

stop eating so much bread sugar cabrs and fat u massive corn fed american

RIP

[NickUndercover]

is chest press different to bench press? you can do cable cross overs, i think that's the name

and do like reverse situps for your lower back, so, lie on your front, anyone know what they are called? there are machines for it too

cross-overs are more polyvalent because the part of your pecs that's working out depends on your position. But you can lift more with a chest press because movement lock.

Bench press also works out your triceps, something chest press doesn't do.

I usually do pecs-tri-bi because if I'm gonna bench press I might as well just work my arms to death

How many of you are on a daily routine?

4 days a week since I took it back up. 1 Day off between workouts because I've been out of it for a while and I've only been off tobacco for a month, still feeling the strain on my lungs. But even at high level I don't think a daily routine would be as productive as day-on day-off with a good diet, unless on some days you're doing light cardio. Overtraining is for real, your body needs rest

[CreamLord]

My triceps hurt a bit, is this normal or is my form bad

[nobody]

from doing chest, you'll also work your triceps

[goose]

my new gym suuucks hard. I've gone from 4x squat racks, cables for africa, brand new equipment and every attachment imaginable to dungy old rusted up machines, only two sets of cables and one squat rack. I'm gonna struggle here.