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Anyone have an idea on making it easier for chin ups. This seems to be one of my hardest motions. I can get about 3-4 clean chin ups before im almost fatigued. At the 5th set, im burnt. I cant lower the weight because i havent added any yet, just body weight at about 210lbs.
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You're not alone. They're difficult for me also. Just keep on doing them. You can prioritize them by doing them first in the workout.
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Here is my workout. If small changes need to be made let me know. It has been effective thus far.
Big thanks to Built, aka, Mari Anne Anderson for this wonderful workout. She can be found at the following link, Got Built? . |
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5x5 chins - body weight + 10lbs(first time ever adding weight and it feels like im back to square one but atleast there is weight).
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What is the time table for creatine to start absorbing water?
I found a bottle of monohydrate laying around that i was using in the past and decided to finish it off before i either restock on mono or try out CEE. Ive been on it for three days and my weight has jumped about 3-4 pounds over the average. Is this all water weight? Diet seems to be in check, and yes i am drinking more water than normal with creatine now. Also, when should i be taking it. I take a tsp before workout and tsp after which might be over kill. Its powder form if it helps kris |
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I only take it on workout days usually after my workout in my post workout drink. I couldn't tell you if I'm bloated from it or not since I've been using it pretty much all the time for like 5 years plus now.
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Re: Squat technique
There is a lot of debate on form. I'm a fan of the Mark Rippetoe camp, so that's where I get the basis of my form critique from. To each his own. Starting from the ground up: Since you are at home, you may want to consider going barefoot. Your footwear can alter how you balance yourself. Athletic sneakers typically get your weight forward which is not what you want. Are you familiar with those Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers? Their flat soles are fantastic for allowing you to balance properly. Barefoot works too. You mention keeping your toes straight? Why so? Rotating your feet out externally allows for your knees to trace out wider, allowing for greater glute/hamstring recruitment at the bottom. Now, there is a difference between needing to rotate your feet to get to parallel, and choosing to rotate your feet to improve strength out of the hole. Those are two different things. If you cannot get to parallel (I'll touch on this in a bit) then you need to work on getting there. Foam rolling, dynamic stretching...check out the sticky on the topic. Moving up: You're not quite getting to parallel. This puts a lot of stress on your knees and takes a lot of the glute/ham element away from it ---you'll find it difficult to get out of the hole at heavier weights. Can you get to parallel with no load on your back? It's tough to tell in the video, but since many don't do it, i'll mention it. You want to maintain a degree of tightness throughout your body. Deep breath at the top to create the necessary intra-abdominal pressure, and hold that pressure throughout the rep. Feel free to breath out as you get to the top. You need to maintain a tight core, back, everything throughout the exercise. It's tough to tell if you are tight or not in the video, but it's something to think about. It also looks like you may be shorting yourself out of some hip drive. It appears that you may be lifting your chest as you are coming up. It's a bit tough to tell though from the available angles. You want to focus on pushing your tailbone/butt/hips upwards. Again, hard to tell from the angles, but it is something to think about. Moving to the top: Any particular reason that you are looking upwards? Aside from putting unnecessary pressure on your neck, a non-neutral neck position tends to eliminate hip drive. Hip drive is crucial to strength. Next time you squat, try looking down at a spot a few feet ahead of you. If you are familiar with motorcycle riding, you may be aware of the concept of "You'll end up where you are looking." That isn't the case there. You won't fall down. Keep your neck neutral, and focus on one spot a few feet ahead of you throughout the entire rep. |
| Starting from the ground up: Since you are at home, you may want to consider going barefoot. Your footwear can alter how you balance yourself. Athletic sneakers typically get your weight forward which is not what you want. Are you familiar with those Chuck Taylor Converse sneakers? Their flat soles are fantastic for allowing you to balance properly. Barefoot works too. |
| You mention keeping your toes straight? Why so? Rotating your feet out externally allows for your knees to trace out wider, allowing for greater glute/hamstring recruitment at the bottom. Now, there is a difference between needing to rotate your feet to get to parallel, and choosing to rotate your feet to improve strength out of the hole. Those are two different things. If you cannot get to parallel (I'll touch on this in a bit) then you need to work on getting there. Foam rolling, dynamic stretching...check out the sticky on the topic. |
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Moving up: You're not quite getting to parallel. This puts a lot of stress on your knees and takes a lot of the glute/ham element away from it ---you'll find it difficult to get out of the hole at heavier weights. Can you get to parallel with no load on your back? |
| It's tough to tell in the video, but since many don't do it, i'll mention it. You want to maintain a degree of tightness throughout your body. Deep breath at the top to create the necessary intra-abdominal pressure, and hold that pressure throughout the rep. Feel free to breath out as you get to the top. You need to maintain a tight core, back, everything throughout the exercise. It's tough to tell if you are tight or not in the video, but it's something to think about. |
| It also looks like you may be shorting yourself out of some hip drive. It appears that you may be lifting your chest as you are coming up. It's a bit tough to tell though from the available angles. You want to focus on pushing your tailbone/butt/hips upwards. Again, hard to tell from the angles, but it is something to think about. |
| Moving to the top: Any particular reason that you are looking upwards? Aside from putting unnecessary pressure on your neck, a non-neutral neck position tends to eliminate hip drive. Hip drive is crucial to strength. Next time you squat, try looking down at a spot a few feet ahead of you. If you are familiar with motorcycle riding, you may be aware of the concept of "You'll end up where you are looking." That isn't the case there. You won't fall down. Keep your neck neutral, and focus on one spot a few feet ahead of you throughout the entire rep. |
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Which set were you referring to as being good and i could do more, wide stance or the narrow. RDL's could probably go an inch or two lower. I was worried about my back rounding out. Thanks for the support. |
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Just took a really good look at the videos and i see what M11 is talking about. Im looking at my outside fridge, i need to bring my head down a little. Maybe ill put a playboy on the ground to "read the articles" while im lifting.
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well if you consider being able to do a 5x5 with 240 on the bench weak, what is it that you consider strong?
keep up the good work, your weights are really getting up there, I haven't been in here in a while, but I was impressed, especially by the rack pulls, awesome stuff man are you still playing modern warfare? I won the damn thing already, and I'm not really into the online stuff, so I just pissed away $60,. I should have just rented it, but I had no idea it would be so damn short. |

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Im all about the online play. I get my bro in law, father in law, and brother then we get down to business.
Well, 240lbs doesnt seem like much(i guess comparing myself to others is a big no no). This comes back to the jokingly debate i had with built about a correlation to big bench numbers and getting laid. My wife is unhappy with my bench so i dont get any ![]() I struggled every bit on the 240(reps 4/5), but i still think it might be wise to deload and build up again(unless you think its pointless). Chest is by far my weakest muscle(most pushes are). Im a strong PULL guy. Back, biceps and legs i own. Just trying to get my numbers up there. Diet will do the rest for the physique. Thanks for looking stewart kris |
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