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This post has been edited by razorboy: Oct 24 2011, 10:25 PM

do you mind, posting a video on how you do your side raises? I believe I can help you out on this. On FB if you wish

exactly my sentiments. Having a reverse grip is not going to build you 500% more muscle. It may stimulate a little bit more pec muscle but is it worth to take the risk and go under such an awkward position and like a few of us mentioned, having your wrists and shoulders be under so much pressure? You can go incline , decline and flat or go under a HS machine to vary your angle so why try this? I'm turning 21 this week and I'm a young lad, but I have had to understand very quickly that it's all about moving the max amount of weight, maximizing the max amount of targeted muscle in the best technique and form IN THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT that's going to help me build my body. I don't care if says that I'm a sissy for not doing BB bench so much or only BB squatting once in a fortnight or only doing Smith Machine Shoulder Press. I don't care if I get laughed at for strapping up my wrists when I do presses and strapping up my knees when I go heavy with legs or strap a belt on when i'm shoulder pressing. I have my reasons for doing it and if I get laughed at, so be it. At least I know I'm not training with my ego and I'm not gonna potentially die on the gym floor

This post has been edited by razorboy: Oct 25 2011, 09:45 AM

you are in a position that you're able to let the weights do the talking. I have a thick skin. But guys that just start out, they are always concerned about this kind of things. In the gym, unless you're confident to hold your own, the newer guys will always succumb to wanting to looking macho, lift heavy ass weight without any concern. I've always had problems with my shoulder to begin with, so I had to find out and understood a lot about training safely. And I've been thick faced all my life. but i'd be lying if my ego never once came into mind.

good solid advice

Try bodybuilding.com too

How do I put a video here without using YouTube?

Btw, please don't crucify me when I post my video. I know I'm fat

Oh believe me, just make sure you guys back me up when I get crucify. @@

my internet is being a b****. BUT GUYS, PLEASE DON'T CRUCIFY ME, I will run to my corner and not come back anymore. lol.

Seriously, don't -_____-

In the mean time, this was the load

Wow, I didn't expect that. LOL. Man, if I was curling that, at any point in my life. I'll pay for all of ya'll's supplement bills for a year. LOL.



This post has been edited by razorboy: Oct 26 2011, 04:30 PM

Here goes nothing, BTW, TURN DOWN YOUR VOLUME, i tend to be a little loud psyching myself for the lift. Empty gym FTW.

And no it's not a full deadlift, it's a partial deadlift, I mentioned why I do this instead of a full dead in my workout journal, it's just a personal preference of wanting to concentrate on my back rather than go full ROM and involve my legs.

The only rack available is attached to the smith machine. I do with what I have. And quite frankly, if i were to lose my grip, it's just a matter of letting it drop on the floor. As safe as the situation allows it to be.

nah, that was my 18th set from the whole workout. Everything is fried already. I don't like playing with fire. I was at 315 for 6, and I figured i can get like 3 on this. 1 rep and I realized ,damn, my system is out. So I just rack it back. This was the first time I had it recorded, and I was getting concerned that my form is breaking cuz of the fatigue, so I had one of the PTs check my form on the 315 and on this.

one more thing, it was getting really hard to balance the bar cuz it was kind of bending. Took me awhile to go into starting position before going down for the rep because of that.

This post has been edited by razorboy: Oct 26 2011, 05:08 PM

thought about it before and I did it before this. Then I made the switch to just pick it off the rack instead. Bringing that bar up from the floor takes a bit out of me before I even start the set. So i figured to just cut down the work I had to do to go into position. Actually I don't get why you guys say that it's a bit dangerous to walk out like that? The only thing I can think of is that I lose my grip. Unless you guys are talking about tripping over ?

All right mates. Thanks for the advice. Maybe I'll try not to walk out that far back, and stay close with the rack

cut-TING. I was even rounder b4 this.

very nice hip drive. However, when you do lock out at the top, try control your body movement a bit mate, you're almost bouncing with the bar on your back.

The rack is basically an extension of the smith machine. If I put the safety pins , it won't even be lower than my knees. That's why I need to reverse walk a bit