Post fitness redpills
>reverse curls are a forearm compound
>super sets and giant sets are amazing timesavers and can replace part of your cardio
>most people egolift on RDLs, people should always go to the limit of their hamstring flexibility instead of just below the kneecap
>front lever pulls are free lat volume, throw them in on lower/leg days if lats are a focus for you
>pullovers are mandatory
>abs should be trained hard and frequently
>becoming flexible through resistance training is very easy
>calves, specifically gastroc, should be trained with an absurdly high intensity (10+ negatives after hitting concentric failure) to reduce the needed sets to a minimum so you don't skip
>adductor isolation is important so you don't get groin tweaks squatting
>deadlifts are good for strength but not necessary for hypertrophy, RDLs + lots of rowing can entirely replace them. doesn't mean they're bad for hypertrophy either though
>BTNP is safe if you know how to move your scapula correctly to avoid impingement
>pretty much anything on rings is amazing for hypertrophy, especially pushups and dips
>more people should isolate external rotation to prevent rotator cuff injuries
>lower traps and infraspinatus are very underrated muscles for back aesthetics
>pecmaxxers should train their pec minor for even more growth, most people entirely overlook this muscle
>myoreps are underrated
>leg machines are highly underrated, however there are also very obscure home gym alternatives for many of them that are just as good
>anyone can squat ATG given enough added heel elevation, but some people may not find this practical
>seated good mornings are to squats what RDLs are to deadlifts
>deep ring dips are one of if not the best chest exercise, as the rings accomodate for your build while allowing you to get an absurd stretch on your pecs
>forearm training is very important for aesthetics, large upper arm but small lower arm looks very unaesthetic
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Mandatory for optimal gains
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>pretty much anything on rings is amazing for hypertrophy, especially pushups and dips
Why? Shouldn't we aim for exercises with as much stability as possible to push the target muscle to controlled failure?
I'm not convinced ring exercises are bad for hypertrophy but I don't understand how they're good. I've done ring dips in the past (lockdown) & I appreciate how the rings made just bodyweight enough weight for me, but outside of that purpose, wouldn't you want stability?
Over time you gain the ability to control the rings extremely well, better than even dumbbells in my opinion because the rings are very light, you just need the rotator cuff strength to stabilize them well enough. The rings allow you to get a ridiculous stretch on your pecs that you can't really get anywhere else unless you have a cambered bar or a good machine chest press, and you can also fully adduct the humerus on ring pushups unlike normal ones. Though you can do deficit pushups and deep parallel bar dips I find that deep ring pushups and dips tend to feel much better on the joints due to the fact that they accomodate for your build, and for whatever reason even ignoring the joint stuff there's something about the rings that just hits different. I get insane pumps even with low reps and much greater DOMS than the fixed counterparts, and I end up being much weaker on the next press in my workout presumably due to my chest experiencing greater fatigue.
Anyway, I believe that rings are an investment. They won't be that good for hypertrophy initially because you won't be able to control them well enough, but over time as this improves they become incredibly good motions surpassing most traditional chest builders. Now looking at the pulling movements, I would say they aren't that much better than the bar versions but there's also no barrier to entry since the stability requirements are non-existent compared to the presses, so you can get a good session in on those from day one.
Besides all this, rings allow you to train your entire upper body, so they're valuable if you have periods of time where you can't go to a gym, so even with the negative points about them this alone should be reason enough for everyone to own a pair since they aren't that expensive for how much they do for you.
I bought some rings for Christmas. Control is definitely an issue. I can't even do dips with them properly. But I'm starting with pushups and you can adjust the angles to increase the difficulty. My stability has already improved a lot.
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>seated good mornings are to squats what RDLs are to deadlifts
i like most of what you said but why would you do them seated
Seated good mornings change the muscular emphasis from glutes and hammies to glutes and adductors, plus due to not being limited by hamstring flexibility you can go into much greater hip flexion that resembles the bottom of a squat moreso than other hinges. Essentially you're isolating the hip extension portion of a squat, which is why I made that comparison as the RDL isolates the hip extension portion of a deadlift. Of course the RDL will have more overall carryover to the deadlift but that's because a deadlift is mostly hip extension, while a squat has high levels of both knee extension and hip extension, but that's to be expected obviously.
Meh, they're not the same movement. I found db rows to be awkward, while pullovers light up my lats, long head of triceps, serratus, and surprisingly pecs while stretching my abs and ribs with little recovery cost.
Pullovers are uncomfortable as hell
I pooped myself
>pullovers are mandatory
Dumbbell rows are better
>giant sets
Where the frick did this term come from all of a sudden? It's just circuit training
Circuit training makes most people think of stuff that's more for cardio, while giant sets are explicitly for accumulating as much volume in a short period of time as possible while still keeping the set quality about the same.
It took me a year until I could do dips on the rings, so keep working at it. That being said I was also fairly weak when I first got them so if you already have a good base of strength it shouldn't take as long.
I found this to be true with dumbbells but I switched to a tricep bar and it feels much better, especially because I can just lie down on the bench and grab it off the floor instead of having to awkwardly grab the dumbbell then work my way into lying down on the bench while still holding it over me.
>adductor isolation is important so you don't get groin tweaks squatting
What adductor exercise do you recommend?
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Adductor machine if gym, weighted tailor's pose for reps if home gym. Seated good mornings and copenhagen planks good are options too.
I don't even feel a stretch at mid shin, I need to go to just above my toes with a wide grip with an arched back with my knees behind my toes to get a stretch now.
>people should always go to the limit of their hamstring flexibility instead of just below the kneecap
I feel zero stretch until mid-shin. I can get my chest flat on pike stretch though
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Reverse curls are not a compound, they are an isolation.
It contains 1 joint, the elbow.
This is true, I mean that they are a forearm compound in the sense that they hit every major part of the forearm. You train not only the brachioradialis but also the finger flexors and wrist extensors isometrically.
Very true
>10x3 gives you the best results in terms of size and strength.
>best isolation back exercise is the straight arm pulldown
>performing weighted dips is the best way to break through OHP plateaus
ultimate redpill
alot of weight on a certain muscle makes it grow you want big side delts you do lateral raises with 50lbs, you want big biceps you curl 60lbs dumbbells and so on
The gigaultimateuber redpill that sits above all others:
The overwhelming reason people fail to reach their physique/strength goals is that they are unable to commit to sustained caloric surpluses and caloric deficits
>strive for athleticism
>pick a competitive sport and build your gym program to support that
>do functional intervals and HIIT
>be you
>dyel afraid to lift heavy
>project onto others
>be you
>can’t run 3 minutes without fainting
>project onto others
running doesnt gets you b***hes machinist looking mf, get the frick out of my board
>go out more
>see the sun sometimes