Recent content by Calkid

goodness no! the whole point of rowing is to get your back involved. your scapula should move thoughout the entire rep The way I now do it the arms are so minimized that it's almost like a backwards shrug.

Not a huge deal, just don't stuff your face with food after day 2 post workout.

I go through the same thought processes as you probably 2-3x per year. With me it's different though, I have such a fast metabolism and low appetite that if I eat according to my hunger I will lose 5 lbs. per month. If I get sick, that becomes 5 lbs/WEEK. So I go through cycles of losing and...

does this NO have a similar effect to viagra?

Depends on the cardio. Some cardio is leg-taxing like cycling or elliptical machines. Running or swimming on the other hand distributes the muscular work so is less likely to tire anything. I'd say keep the running, cardio is good fo ryou

You know something odd, I know my core strength must have skyrocketed because the core exercises are all much easier. However, even given all the touted benefits of having a strong core, I don't feel particularly enabled, and nor have my strength increases been particularly impressive. You...

yeah I totally forgot you bought the book... your question seems redundant now that you have it. How are you liking the program coincidentally?

alright fine, I think vacuums are pointless if you can already activate your TVA frequently. Also, keeping your waistline trim ... I think that would only happen if your TVA was in a chronic state of tightness, which might happen if you worked vacuums to lactic acid failure. Certainly not worth...

search vacuums, I think there was a thread recently. with respect to core work, I advise looking into core performance by mark verstegen. My core strength has increased ridiculously. The first time I did the core exercises I was panting and dripping sweat. Now they're almost easy, and that's...

A lot of bbers get the rounded shoulder look from doing steroids, which preferentially grows the shoulder girdle muscles due to higher concentration of androgen receptors. So the current bodybuilding culture's concept of "good shoulders" ends up meaning "steroid shoulders.&quot...

What about bench tosses on the smitch machine? there's a way to easily and safely train explosively without chains or bands and no, I WISH it was the RSF... wouldn't have to pay private gym fees ;)

I recently started taking mixed martial arts (MMA)... it's like muy thai/brailian jiu-jitsu/wrestling/me getting exhausted. Right now I'm performing the Core Performance workout by Mark Verstegen (google it or amazon it, it's a book) Basically designed to be a covers-every-base type workout...

page 7 of the results thread. or just here http://www.hypertrophy-specific.com/iB_html....0_2.jpg

Most weight gainers are big buckets of sugar with some whey thrown in. There's this carb loophole they take advantage of... There's a carb called maltodextrin. It's a disaccharide, so not technically sugar, but has a higher GI than pure glucose. They make it chiefly maltodextrin and then it...

hah! Appreciate the input. Actually, the covert goal of this is to give them a routine that's effective yet both flexible and formulaic so they don't have to bother me later ;) I get bugged a lot with "hey man, you're all into weights, you gotta show me sometime!" I'm like...