No idea..u can conclude what u want from it..among my group of 5 friends i was the tallest in form 3..

all of us were 175cm above in form 3..now im the 3rd tallest..lol

Like i said..maybe yes,maybe no..my friends who did not lift overtook me in height

Anyone here know if the HELP Residency flats have a gym or something?

I don't stay there, but it'd be very convenient if they did (have a gym).

I could find out myself, but I don't have any classes until Monday, so I figured I'd ask here first.

I don't stay at HELP Residence, but I roughly know the area. If I'm not wrong, there's a Celebrity Fitness in Bangsar Village, and also Fitness First near the HP Tower, near Wisma HELP.

Tq mike. That's really help me.


p/s: sometime reading alot can make ppl confuse.

Hi guys,

just wanted to ask, anyone using wrist wrap? is it useful? kindly share your experience..

There's also CHi Fitness in Bangsar Shopping Center.

I use em, but only when I need em. Say, on the 2nd set my wrist started feeling funny, i just strap it on. Only on pressing movements though.

I form 5 still 168cm Regret starving myself in form 2 and 3

I think i'm a late bloomer though.

You guys realize that the lifting makes you short myth is fake right ?

I was taller than my friend A at form 2, we call him shortie, then I started weight lifting at 15, now he is 3inch taller than me

but thats ur fren. diff genetics right. so u cant compare like that

Falk B, Eliakim A. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2003 Dec;1(2):120-7.

[Resistance training, skeletal muscle and growth.]
Resistance training in youth and its effectiveness, possible effect on growth and safety considerations, has received considerable public and scientific attention in recent years. Although few early studies questioned the usefulness of resistance training in children, numerous recent studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in both children and adolescents. Nevertheless, the optimal intensity and volume of training for youths of different ages requires further study. The increase in strength following resistance training in youths, especially in prepubertal children, is believed to be due mainly to neural adaptations and only minimally, if at all, to muscle hypertrophy. Few studies have examined the long-term effect of resistance training on growth. The few which have, found that, contrary to the common misconception that resistance training may retard growth. Scientific evidence indicates that resistance training results in increased serum IGF-I and that there is no detrimental effect on linear growth. Finally, numerous studies have demonstrated that with appropriate supervision and precautions, resistance training can be safe and effective for children and adolescents.

alright.. thinking of getting one... thanks bro..

As usual, darkseifer sifu answer our questions

Hey guys, do you do narrow grip bench press? Will it help in buiding inner chest muscles? I'm disappointed with my inner chest. Any tips?

Narrow grip bench press hit your tricep more, i think fly or pec deck machine will help.

this is what i heard/read as well
everytime after a normal BP, I'll do narrow BP

Hmm I think the 'narrow grip bench press' you are referring to is close grip where the distance from both your hands would be approx an inch. The narrow grip I am referring to the distance grip at approx shoulder width. Example below :

Guys in the gym I go to,there is only a Smith Machine and the one like in the pic above posted by elvenchou1987 for bench press.So if I want do squats,I don't want to use the Smith Machine as I heard it's bad.So how should I get the barbell to my shoulders?

dont use the fixed bar..ie the one on smith
use "free" bar but put it on one of the barbell rest of smith machine..(the spike2 thing u see on the pic)
from there you can rest it on your shoulder and lift it up quite easily
then when u want to put it back also easy....if you find it quite hard...ask someone to help

That's a good idea,but the Smith Machine in my gym doesn't have those spikes.Actually I'm not sure,but I think it doesn't. Sorry I'm new to all these

The one in my gym looks something like this:Smith Machine

This post has been edited by bigbangformula: Apr 13 2012, 07:16 PM