Recent content by ClayEdgin

I'm on my third partner in six months. The other two got discouraged that they weren't getting results as fast as they wanted to and quit within a month of paying for a full year's membership. The guy I train with now, who is also my best friend, is as serious about becoming frighteningly...

I've never taken any supplements but would like to start in order to increase my strength gains and burn more fat. What would you folks recommend? Thanks.

I'm working on benching bodyweight. I'm 281 as of this morning and benching 260. My long-term goals are to bench, overhead press, deadlift, and squat twice my bodyweight. I think I should be sufficiently strong enough then to do whatever the hell I want :)

Malachor, if you experienced such quick gains with heavy lifting, why not continue the low-rep, heavy weight scheme?

I don't know what my current bodyfat percentage is right now. It's been disappointing losing so much weight so far and still having a gut and manboob. Thankfully, I can begin to see where the fat is melting away there so I think I will just have to stick it out and keep losing fat. I really...

Prince, you're right. I should have rephrased what I said. Ultimately, if you don't keep lifting heavy, you'll lose the muscle mass. However, there are some things that can help you at least feel like you're staying strong - handstand pushups (feet resting against the wall for balance)...

This is so frustrating. I've lost nearly 60 pounds, made great gains in my lifting, but I still have this one saggy pectoral. Okay, a b!tch tit, if you will. Manboob. Chesticle. How can I get rid of this? Just more dieting and lifting more weights?

As long as you know how to do pushups, hindu squats, and situps, you should never lose any muscle. Bodyweight exercises shouldn't be overlooked

Chicken Daddy, I don't know what pronated is, but my hands palms were facing me. Our gym has the assisted bar dip/pullup machine as well. I started doing pullups and bardips with 130lbs of assistance. Now that I've lost a few tons and grown some muscle, I don't need to use it anymore :)

So THAT'S what the top of the pullup bar looks like! I finally got my big ass (292lbs) to do a pullup last night for the first time. I hadn't tried in a long time and was surprised that I actually got up. Tried for two but that was a no-go. Not much else to report really. Just gloating :)

My workouts are never longer than an hour unless I do cardio at the end of my lifting. I typically do 5-9 exercises depending on how demanding they are and always do 5 reps for 5 sets. My rest periods are only long enough for me to get my ass off the bench and put more weight on and take a...

When I started lifting I had the same problem, except that it was my entire left arm. I could see a little bit of definition in the right arm, but none in the left. I didn't do anything special to cure it; I just kept lifting equally with both hands and now my arms are symmetrical and have a...

The really strong guys are pinching 2 45's and 5 10's together ;) No, the first gripper isn't that tough. It's rated at 100lbs of pressure, which is about twice what those cheapy grippers you can buy in sporting goods stores are. If you can't pop off 20 reps with a store-bought gripper, then...

Mudge, having the ability to hold 315 without it slipping is a pretty good indication that the Trainer gripper is just a waste of your time. If you want to challenge yourself, get the #2. You may or may not close it right away. But they're fun. When I go bar-hopping, I like to bring the #2...

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