I don't do lat pulldowns, but if your goal is to isolate lats then it's better than pullups. Also its an advanced exercise, need good mmc to do it properly.
Deadlifts
My lower back feels like a goddamn brick wall from doing deadlifts, will probably prevent many injuries down the road
Sumo diddlies. Only work your nonce muscle, nothing more
Agree with this, shittier form and rom just so you can throw more weight on the bar
Dumbbell flies. Doesn't work the pec in any capacity nor any more than doing the motion with your bare hands. Weight just increases the stress on your shoulder in the stretched position which is an injury risk. EMG backs me up too if basic physics about gravity isn't enough for you, since nothing is pulling against you when you bring two dumbbells together.
On a cable machine it's one of the best things for the chest, because there's actually resistance.
dumbell flies. machine or cables are much better cause you always have 100% muscle tension
Agree with this too
doing anything on the smith machine
Don't use the smithy but I disagree with this, it's good for low weight high rep work and you can push yourself to a point of hypertrophy that would be less safe with free weights
Lmao. Straight and curved bar are dogshit but there's these attachments where your hands grip in an angled but largely neutral way that are unreal, one of the finest isolation exercises ever when done that way.
Dumbbell flies. Doesn't work the pec in any capacity nor any more than doing the motion with your bare hands. Weight just increases the stress on your shoulder in the stretched position which is an injury risk. EMG backs me up too if basic physics about gravity isn't enough for you, since nothing is pulling against you when you bring two dumbbells together.
On a cable machine it's one of the best things for the chest, because there's actually resistance.
I tend to agree here.
Cannot figure out what abductor-adductor machines are for. Doesn't grow jack shit but gives me doms from hell.
These are great, they're these small muscles in the inside and outside of your upper leg area or whatever it's called. I love taking them away from wxmen
Isolation forearm work.
I don't do any currently, but it used to be a fun way to end a workout and felt great
https://i.imgur.com/8ygYq0B.jpg
queerest shit ever
literally for women and homosexuals
why not just run or do jumping jacks? moronic shit
Probably the best cardio out there, totally disagree
They are deep, deep in the hole if they think its the exercise and not the moronic amount of weight that they're pulling that's dangerous. Their perception of what the average person can deadlift is off.
Deadlifts fixed my posture and cured my back pain.
Eddie hall said it too, he's actually the one that recommends to use the hex bar for dead lift if you're a regular gym goer.
They are deep, deep in the hole if they think its the exercise and not the moronic amount of weight that they're pulling that's dangerous. Their perception of what the average person can deadlift is off.
Deadlifts fixed my posture and cured my back pain.
Actually most of them said the main reason why people should avoid it was because of the "technical skill" and "proper mechanics" is too difficult to perform for regular people especially at higher weights. That's why they recommend the hexagon bar.
Deadlifting is not only safe but incredibly beneficial as long as you are responsible with it. >Stop deadlifting if you feel something is about to go bad in your back >Don't let deadlifts down slowly >Don't always do low rep sets >Don't always try to increase weight
Dumbbell flies. Doesn't work the pec in any capacity nor any more than doing the motion with your bare hands. Weight just increases the stress on your shoulder in the stretched position which is an injury risk. EMG backs me up too if basic physics about gravity isn't enough for you, since nothing is pulling against you when you bring two dumbbells together.
On a cable machine it's one of the best things for the chest, because there's actually resistance.
This is like the fifth take of the shark attack scene and she's giving the director attitude because she's pretty sure they got it in 2 and the water is cold.
Arnold press. It's not a useless exercise, just a pointless, inferior variation of the normal shoulder press. When I see someone doing it,I instantly know they don't understand biomechanics.
>inb4 But Arnold did it!!!
Yeah when you have elite genetics and blast all the roids under the sun, then you can maybe get away with doing an inferior movement
Please explain the biomechanics that make it strictly inferior. My impression is that one sacrifices a little front delt force production for a minor degree of rear delt activity, which is a bodybuilding win.
Walking, jogging. and running.
I rarely hear people doing something useful while walking, like going to the store or work. They usually walk in a loop or go to a gym to walk.
Weighted assisted pullups.
Based. If you can't do a pull-up, you should just have a nice day.
I’m sorry about your shit reading comprehension
t. my biggest achievement is being able to do pullups
Underrated
Lat pulldowns. Just don't be a weak, overweight piece of shit and do pull-ups. Simple as.
I don't do lat pulldowns, but if your goal is to isolate lats then it's better than pullups. Also its an advanced exercise, need good mmc to do it properly.
My lower back feels like a goddamn brick wall from doing deadlifts, will probably prevent many injuries down the road
Agree with this, shittier form and rom just so you can throw more weight on the bar
Agree with this too
Don't use the smithy but I disagree with this, it's good for low weight high rep work and you can push yourself to a point of hypertrophy that would be less safe with free weights
Any stretch or cardio
Lmao. Straight and curved bar are dogshit but there's these attachments where your hands grip in an angled but largely neutral way that are unreal, one of the finest isolation exercises ever when done that way.
I tend to agree here.
These are great, they're these small muscles in the inside and outside of your upper leg area or whatever it's called. I love taking them away from wxmen
I don't do any currently, but it used to be a fun way to end a workout and felt great
Probably the best cardio out there, totally disagree
Talking to women.
running
this 100%
just swim or bike if you wanna get good at cardio
Tryna meet standards for a military selection, gotta get that run time down. Useless or no, gotta do it
Anything a woman does
Front raises
Deadlifts
I've seen a lot of pro strongmen say that regular folks shouldn't even attempt deadlifts that it is not worth the risk of injury.
What's the alternative? Roman chair?
Diddly-lifts work a lot of muscles at once, they're far from overrated, just may be risky.
Some of then recommended using that hexagon bar if you still wanted to do deadlifts.
of course moron, they are powerlifters
the risk of pulling 900 pounds is not worth it
the risk of pulling 405 is
They are deep, deep in the hole if they think its the exercise and not the moronic amount of weight that they're pulling that's dangerous. Their perception of what the average person can deadlift is off.
Deadlifts fixed my posture and cured my back pain.
>a lot of pro strongmen
Literally only Oberst has said this and it's a cope because he's known to have a weak deadlift relative to his competition.
Eddie hall said it too, he's actually the one that recommends to use the hex bar for dead lift if you're a regular gym goer.
Actually most of them said the main reason why people should avoid it was because of the "technical skill" and "proper mechanics" is too difficult to perform for regular people especially at higher weights. That's why they recommend the hexagon bar.
It is not bad advice at all though. I've seen so many frick up their backs trying to flex on deadlift.
Deadlifting is not only safe but incredibly beneficial as long as you are responsible with it.
>Stop deadlifting if you feel something is about to go bad in your back
>Don't let deadlifts down slowly
>Don't always do low rep sets
>Don't always try to increase weight
I don't care. I'm going to keep deadlifting and I will shake the floor when I smash the plates on the ground after every rep you homosexual cuck,
agreed just do rdls and you're fine
That is because their mindset is that of someone who lifts to compete and be in the top 20.
Breathing
Sumo diddlies. Only work your nonce muscle, nothing more
Dumbbell flies. Doesn't work the pec in any capacity nor any more than doing the motion with your bare hands. Weight just increases the stress on your shoulder in the stretched position which is an injury risk. EMG backs me up too if basic physics about gravity isn't enough for you, since nothing is pulling against you when you bring two dumbbells together.
On a cable machine it's one of the best things for the chest, because there's actually resistance.
Barbell reverse fly extension
Arguing with women
Cannot figure out what abductor-adductor machines are for. Doesn't grow jack shit but gives me doms from hell.
Isolation forearm work.
walking on a treadmill
doing anything on the smith machine
crunches
This. Crunches are completely and utterly worthless.
What is this facial expression trying to convey, bros?
This is like the fifth take of the shark attack scene and she's giving the director attitude because she's pretty sure they got it in 2 and the water is cold.
And she only got the job because the producer wants to bang her.
She wants your load right now, doesn't matter that you are 200 meters off the coast
That she is a camel
>I swallowed seawater and it does not taste very good lol
What else did she swallow? Hehe.
Arnold press. It's not a useless exercise, just a pointless, inferior variation of the normal shoulder press. When I see someone doing it,I instantly know they don't understand biomechanics.
>inb4 But Arnold did it!!!
Yeah when you have elite genetics and blast all the roids under the sun, then you can maybe get away with doing an inferior movement
Please explain the biomechanics that make it strictly inferior. My impression is that one sacrifices a little front delt force production for a minor degree of rear delt activity, which is a bodybuilding win.
dumbell flies. machine or cables are much better cause you always have 100% muscle tension
planking
Planking fun as frick tho
turkish getup. there is just no fricking point to that whole thing
queerest shit ever
literally for women and homosexuals
why not just run or do jumping jacks? moronic shit
It is great for boxing and combat sports.
yeah I'm forced to do it at the kickboxing gym
its god tier, too bad i have shit ankles so i dont do them
Front raises
Walking, jogging. and running.
I rarely hear people doing something useful while walking, like going to the store or work. They usually walk in a loop or go to a gym to walk.
Weight assisted neck hangs
Any one-handed variation of a two-handed lift. What's the point? Just increase the weight and do both arms at once. Quicker that way.
women