Originally Posted by LC21 (Post 7386560)

Fml, how to avoid shoulder injury? Been doing some rotator cuff exercises lately and a bunch of regular stretches but still feel a slight pain when i do shoulder press and sometimes db bench press.

Originally Posted by LC21 (Post 7386560)

Fml, how to avoid shoulder injury? Been doing some rotator cuff exercises lately and a bunch of regular stretches but still feel a slight pain when i do shoulder press and sometimes db bench press.

Originally Posted by Geoc (Post 7386582)

Why are people at the gym act like douchebags and stare you down for no reason are average looking, while the big and serious body builders are very friendly and approachable?

Originally Posted by white_guilt (Post 7386590)

Since someone graciously posted the Arnold Encylopedia of Bodybuilding, I'll pay it forward and post the 5-3-1 Manual AKA One of the best programs for intermediate lifters and athletes looking to add mass and strength. Intermediate as in those who have completed a Starting Strength cycle (see: Mark Rippetow). The book is no-nonsense and straight to the point written in Layman's term. The author is probably stronger than everyone on this board combined and his word should be treated as gospel. So check it out and see if you like it:

http://hotfile.com/dl/114168958/f4ec...anual.pdf.html

And don't say I didn't do you guys no favors.

Originally Posted by Geoc (Post 7386582)

Why are people at the gym act like douchebags and stare you down for no reason are average looking, while the big and serious body builders are very friendly and approachable?

Originally Posted by strykn (Post 7386636)

I've added a lot more raw power and raw mass doing a variant of 5-3-1, but I found doing higher intensity added more definition while the strength gains were there but not as exponential as 5-3-1 =P

Originally Posted by strykn (Post 7386453)

hal0 how many protein shakes were u drinking when cutting and did u drink milk at all ? thansk

Originally Posted by jimzilla (Post 7380227)

I use cocoa butter with aloe and vitamin E for my stretch marks, so far it is working.

and it smellssogood :troll:

Originally Posted by dhillon09 (Post 7382793)

Think I'm finally going to get a pair of straps. Today I realized just how bad a shitty grip can ruin your workout. Was doing back today, but I did a lot of narrow grip stuff mixed with widegrip for my lats/upper back and my forearms were just toast by the time I got to deadlifting. My grip failed, balanced got fucked and back got tweaked. Wasn't even lifting near my max for deadlift, ahhh. This kinda shit pisses me off ... and I swear when I fail I can feel all the negative energy from other people, don't get the same high I usually do.

Thankfully, after a long warm shower + heated seats for an hour I'm feeling a lot better. Never want to feel that kinda pain again.

I don't think I'll use the straps for anything other than my deadlift maxes/when my forearms are shot from the previous exercises so my forearms keep gaining strength.

Originally Posted by distanc3 (Post 7387009)

is there anything to look for when buying straps and where did you buy yours? thanks

Originally Posted by ddr (Post 7387317)

any comments on the following?
http://www.mensjournal.com/everythin...ness-is-a-lie/

i'm a noob so open to all sorts of comments.

Originally Posted by civicyvr (Post 7387383)

Well, if you are a noob, then you can't go wrong following this from the article.

"One book in particular, Mark Rippetoe’s Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training, inspired me to start with the very first of the Fundamental Four: strength. I liked the clarity of the word, and I liked the idea of keeping life simple, learning one aptitude at a time. Many pros will tell you that strength is the place to start, because once you’ve built pure strength, you’ll have no trouble adding power, size, and endurance. I decided to just follow Rippetoe’s bare-bones old-school program."

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