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Reply 80

username81886

I did nack all today.

Ooops.

My legs are aching a bit though which I will see as a good thing.

Reply 81

Powerlifter

Peter North

wahey I was right :wink:

whats your opinion on on hack squats with a barbell?

Not done them, don't intend too lol

Reply 82

Tufts

Peter North

wahey I was right :wink:

whats your opinion on on hack squats with a barbell?

I've been looking into it. What are the benfits?

Reply 83

Khanage

Looks like a backwards deadlift? Lol.

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Quadriceps/BBHackSquat.html

Reply 84

username81886

I remembered what I wanted to ask.

How can I improve my upper body strength - like to make climbing into boats from the water and stuff easier?

overhead press

ok, how do I do that?

Reply 87

Planto

Sandhu

overhead press

Surely lat work is more important for climbing?

Reply 88

Powerlifter

Both would be since they control the same part of the body i.e the upper arm, lats, traps, delts and pecs - and abs & errectors goes without saying

Reply 89

Khanage

icantthinkofacoolusername

ok, how do I do that?

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidAnterior/BBMilitaryPress.html

Oh good god :indiff:

Lol! What would you have preferred? =p

Reply 92

username81886

I don't know...something that isn't demonstrated by a beast of a man...

Reply 93

Powerlifter

What is wrong with beasts? I feel sad now :frown:

Reply 94

username81886

Well, nothing if you're a man.

But also beasts are strong. I am not. So beasts doing things like that make them look like I will drop the weights on my head or something.

Aaaanyway, I went to the gym. It feels a bit stupid saying this cos, I've only run twice, but it does feel a bit easier already. Maybe it's just positive mental attitude cos now I know I won't die...
Also I did some shoulder presses because they looked kind of like the things in the video and the sticker said military presses tooooo, and the weights room was really full of boys and stuff so there wasn't really anywhere for me to go and mess around and drop things trying to find the right weight.

Also I was wondering about that thing where you kneel on the platform and pull yourself up with your arms? I was guessing that would be good for me and it looks hard and hard seems to be what works so yeah. Thoughts?

Reply 95

Powerlifter

icantthinkofacoolusername

Also I was wondering about that thing where you kneel on the platform and pull yourself up with your arms? I was guessing that would be good for me and it looks hard and hard seems to be what works so yeah. Thoughts?

Sounds like an assisted chin/pull up to me, good fo the upper back, arms and grip (well the freeweight version is) I personally think these are **** and would do pulldowns with upto about 20kg above my bodyweight then move onto chins

Reply 96

username81886

Ok.

What are pulldowns?

And chins

Reply 97

Bebbs

Pulldown

chins

Reply 98

username81886

Ohhh ok.

I already do pulldowns.

And chins looks exactly like what I was trying to describe apart from you have a platform under your knees attached to weights.