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Quote from: ccameron on April 15, 2011, 01:13:25 am

Sweet thanks for the info man, I completely forgot about weight releasers!

edit: it seems strange to me that an athlete would have minimal eccentric strength gains from concentric only training. If someone made giant gains in their deadlift say 400lbs, something way beyond the extra 30% strength of eccentric contraction and whatever minimal eccentric gains they get since they dropped the bar at the top on each rep.  Would it be possible that they couldn't at all lower their max deadlift?

Yeah exactly... if I train 3 months using deadlifts and dropping the bar at the top (so concentric only) and raise my deadlift from 100 to 160 kg, I find it hard to believe (impossible to believe) I won't be able to lower the 160 kg bar down to the floor.

I would agree, but would also argue that you would be able to faster increase your strength if you include the eccentric portion because of increases in muscle size leading to more strength anyway. Also, it'll increase your work capactiy, and therefore allowing you to do more reps which has a larger training effect.

To refute that though, you can say you can do more reps with only concentric contractions anyway...

This is interesting, I feel like I want to do an experiment.

I thought I was over-training while doing smolov jr. But I was hitting PR's while fatigued. Then when I rested up I tested my max. Shot up 80lbs in 9 weeks.

Eat more and sleep more. You don't have to hit non-fatigued PR's. Just focus on hitting fatigued PR's. They will eventually catch up to your all-time PR's. Surpass those by a good amount. Then when it's time to rest up and test a PR you're physically/mentally ready for, you'll be shitting bricks of joy!

What is the difference between having your toes elevated on a box as opposed to just having the feet on the ground in plantar-flexion phase?.

More ROM. With your toes elevated, the starting point of the rep can begin in dorsiflexion as opposed to a neutral position (defined here as soles of feet being parallel to the floor) if you don't have them elevated.


Btw, did calf raises today for the first time in 2 years. WOWWW I miss them! With my toes elevated, of course

Do calf-raises with your toes elevated on a box or stack of two 45lb plates. If you go all the way up and all the way down where your heel is lower than your toes, you can get a bigger ROM and won't have to do so many damn burning reps to get them to grow. And if you have big feet, this really makes a difference. You can get like 10inches of ROM.

I think I'm going to start doing calf raises again. I think it'll really make a difference in my speed since my calves are small and I'll probably get quick newbie gains out of them. Haven't done calf raises in 2 years I think.

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My quads and glutes are HUGEEE to my non-existant hamstrings. Like they just swallow my hammies. But as my squat to bodyweight ratio goes up, my vert always went up with it. I don't even know if there's any of a benefit to directly train my hamstrings. I'd rather save the energy for an extra set of squats.

But what about my calves? They are pretty small as well. I don't know if it's worth directly training that either, but since it barely causes any detriment to my squatting performance, I think I'll start adding in heavy calf raises anyway.

Well if I'm a woman and go to a guy and say "hey, listen, how about we have some sex", I don't usually need to ask twice. The same DOESN'T apply to a guy.

And just WHICH girl is asking me to do this? If she's under my standards I'm going to say no and vice-versa.

People may think "omg look at that girl, she can get any guy she wants. Why can't I get any girl that I want? It's not fair!" Okay but is SHE drooling over YOU? Guys tend to compare themselves to girls better looking then themselves and wonder why it's easier for girls to get guys than the opposite... it's not a good comparison.

Think about all the ugly nerdy girls, you think they don't have sex drives either? They're all looking at all the hunks in their high schools and thinking "OMGGGGG I wish I had him he's sooooo cuteee (btw girls obsess more than guys do so....). Why can't I just have any guy that I want??? life sucks!"

Believe me, girls want sex probably MORE than guys do. AND THAT'S A FACT. It's just a matter of getting them past the "socially induced slut feeling."


And I'm anticipating this in a rebuttal to a statement which I said up in the beginning of my post:

And just WHICH girl is asking me to do this? If she's under my standards I'm going to say no and vice-versa.

Yeah but if she's over your standards, you're going to say yes. But if you're over her  standards, is she necessarily going to say yes? No, because she'll be labeled a slut."

I'll address that as well... How many guys actually just GO AND ASK a girl for sex straight up? Not many. And the girls that do that? Not many. So it evens out anyway.

Plus... I know a guy who literally just walked right over to a girl who he was flirting with in his apartment (never even kissed her before, just chatted) and just straight up PUT HIS COCK IN HER MOUTH. And you know what? He fulfilled her fucking fantasy. Imagine a girl coming over to you and straight up shoving your face in her tits out of nowhere, and you've been dreaming about that. Yeah you'd be thrown off guard but you're not gonna say no motherfucker...

stop being pussies and realize that pussy needs dick too (not you raptor,  just in general!)

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Quote from: Dreyth on March 21, 2011, 11:54:49 am

I thought up some ideas on how to be smart with financing before (even with an okay job and after cutting costs) and it was an awesome idea, but I forgot it. But another idea was: im the superintendent of my building so I don't pay rent. The best thing I can do is buy an apartment (2 bedroom for like $35,000) from a government owned building, then once it goes private, rent that out for like $10,000 a month while I stay home and collect bank. Or sell it for close to $800,000. My friend just recently did that, except he wasn't a super so he just chose to live in the new, soon-to-be $800,000 worth apartment for only $35,000. THAT'S A STEAL. It woulda been worth like $350,000 but he spent $100,000 to renovate it, and that makes it's worth skyrocket, especially after the building is owned by a private contractor and not a government anymore.

Are you aware that there are people in this world that have a severe medical condition which causes them to be that way? My mother for instance is one of those people. She is a truck driver that has bad knees and a bad back from driving the truck but you probably do not care about that case either. Oh well I am not one of those people I am 6'4" 245lbs and I exercise every day. I would love to see you say something like to my mother in front of me. Probably never happen though you are probably just an internet tough guy. I doubt very seriously you would say that to someones face. Just my thought.What do you think. Oh I am sorry you probably do not have a brain. I on the other hand will be happy to buy you a plane ticket to come here and see if you have the nerve to say that to someone I know.

I'm so confused...

The problem is you're focusing on the things in life that don't really matter. When I was a kid I had hopes and dreams. We all did. But over time, the daily grind gets in the way and you miss the things that really matter, even though they are right in front of you, staring you in the face. I think the next time you should ask yourself "Am I on the right track here?". I don't mean to be rude but people like you I really pity. So maybe you could use the few brain cells you have and take advantage of the knowledge I have given you now. Good luck.

wtf is going on have u been hacked