i find them to be uncomfortable also, because it limits my range of motion, my back is so taxing when im at the bottom of the squat, but i cant do normal squat because i dont have a partner/ spotter with me  anyway, thx man, now i feels good squatting at smith machine

I just try out a week
but if you're talking bout pressing movement.its fine actually . i use it for shoulder press .
but i ditch them when comes to dumbell row cause my aim is build a bigger phyisque,aesthetic is my main priority
I use it time to time.seriously go grab a pair and try it for your deadlift
dont be upset cause for the 1st few weeks you sure cant lift heavy with your current poundages but once your grip catch up it should be no problem

I need supporter for my squat =="

yesterday i did 4 plates for squat and went to deep below, cant get up. So just left the barbell on the safety bar.. is too friggin heavy

Well, if you don't have a safety or a spotter, you got 50% chance of failure. But you can do what ever you want to do.

yes, only start using for 2nd week because kinda sked if go so heavy. Thanks to the bar or else the bar still on top of me right now.. I try to go really heavy but is not the time yet...

A bit phobia ade lol hhaha..

4 x 5 lbs plates counted? lol

weh weh... everyone have their own strong point i would say.. I just try to go heavier haha.. dl hm.. i tried 4 plates lol.. 2-3 oni

still trying to learn..

@razorboy: what u mean by macro or split? i jz simply train hahaha...

Delivered! LOL

Those look like 2.5kg plates, in which case it'd be 120kg with the bar total!

Mike, u are joining some marathons as well right? How's ur nutrition like when training for the run to prevent muscle loss?

Best workout for a V shape body besides lat pulldowns? Getting tired of losing my side belly fats.

Dont think i'm able to do pullovers due to my lower back. My spine has problems. So basically for appearances i should to close grip? Even lat pulldown, i should do close grip too? I always do wide grip.

First of all, shoulder = deltoids.

For me, it is better if you pair a large muscle group with a small muscle group together than 2 large muscle groups in one session.
Perhaps, you can do Back and Shoulder day, A Leg day and a Chest and Arms day (both bicep and tricep).

And don't make a Leg and Cardio day. If you want to do cardio, do it either on the rest day (if you have one) or after finish your daily routine. Btw, after you train your leg, I don't think that you will still able to do cardio, unless you didn't train your leg enough.

Hi guys.

I'm 179-180cm at 56kg (underweight) so I recently started my gym life like two weeks ago at Jaya 33's true fitness.

So after asking some of my bigger size friends who were well, quite buff themselves, I came up with this routine:
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays with 5 reps of Squats, 3 reps of deadlifts (not too sure about this one) and 5 reps of benchpressing.
I was advised to avoid targeting the small muscle groups with machines like the biscep curl machine and work on my core first because it's bleeding weak (can't do more than 2 chin-ups D:)

On another note, my fellow skinny friend (who started at the beginning of the year and gained nearly 10kg's already) told me that I shouldn't do deadlifts and squats alone in the gym alone because he got laughed at when he started out with the bar and 5kg's, also that it's dangerous to do so without someone watching your form.
So just to check...Any improvements that can be made with my routine or am I doing it completely wrong? (better I get it right from the start haha)

Hello guys, how do you guys think about this workout? No lifting weight no equipment, is this suitable for people for wants to grow bigger in size?

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Bloody hell. Have any of you ever had a lat strain? And have you ever had it caused by training legs? Because I have... twice. Both times this strain has come up is right after leg day. I'm suspecting front squats but I'm thinking "Wtf, how?!". This is irritating.  

Anyways, how do you guys normally workout? Let's just say today is biceps, back and abs. Do you workout like #1 Bicep Exercise, #2 Bicep Exercise, #3 Bicep Exercise then #1 Back #2 Back #3 Back then #1 Abs #2 Abs #3 Abs OR in a circuit way, for example #1 Bicep #1 Back #1 Abs then #2 Bicep #2 Back #3 Abs and so on? Just curious #1,2,3 states the type of exercises.

Idk too. Well he's short, really short compared to the average 18y/o teen so perhaps he looked weak for the weights. Or maybe it was the fact that the bar nearly fell from the safety pins when we were trying to get the sticky side unstucked from the rack. Her reasoning was simply that we should build more muscles at a machine before attempting the squats, and that the people around us were concerned for our safety (My friends back was straight, no sign of trembling or anything, just regular squats). I honestly don't know lol. I know this old uncle beside us wanting to do his benchpress was starring, but I don't know if anyone else was. I did my set without any unwanted attention though, since I did it with only 25lbs on each side.

But then again, seeing a skinny tall dude and a short normal dude doing squats together might give you the impression that we're a bunch of kids not knowing about what we're doing..

I always wanted to record myself! but I only own a cheap Nokia 'call and sms' only phone...

I never understand the word 'rounded back', so correct me if Im wrong,

='rounded back' is the shape of the back when someone is bending forward touching his foot (no contraction but streching of the back). 
='tight' is the shape when we tried to sit straight (chest move back, hips go in front)

I tried google for definition but I failed at it and I cant ask people at gym as even the trainer/member as most do 'suka hati' (partial squat, partial bench, 500xsitup, curl non-stop..)