Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started.
Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE:
If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point. [Reply]
My right achilles tendon is acting up every time I try to sprint on it recently. Do I just need to rest it for a week or something, or do I need to see a doctor?
I gave it about 3 days rest last week, and was able to go on a jog, but the next day it was fucking killing me again. Ibuprofen helps, but I would really like to be able to sprint every other day, and right now it's not letting me.
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams:
Read a thing yesterday that said bench presses and traditional machine fly's are useless.
Recommended push-ups and cross-overs.
Thoughts?
LOL. Push ups are great. You can do them anywhere and if you do the Hindu variant, they're great for posterior chain flexibility. But if gaining strength is the goal? No fucking way it's better than BP. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams:
Read a thing yesterday that said bench presses and traditional machine fly's are useless.
Recommended push-ups and cross-overs.
Thoughts?
Useless with regard to what goal? Definitely not useless for strength. Not useless for building size in the chest, either, although there may be more effective exercises for this. Dips come to mind. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Numbah One:
OK, so serious question here:
My right achilles tendon is acting up every time I try to sprint on it recently. Do I just need to rest it for a week or something, or do I need to see a doctor?
I gave it about 3 days rest last week, and was able to go on a jog, but the next day it was fucking killing me again. Ibuprofen helps, but I would really like to be able to sprint every other day, and right now it's not letting me.
Originally Posted by lewdog:
That's fucking retarded. That's simply looking for readers with bullshit like that.
Alright. So here's the deal: I have a shitty right rotator and can not bring the bar all the way down to my chest, and can only go 1/2. Am I reaping any benefit from benching, or should I just do the push up variations where I CAN come all the way down?
Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud:
I've decided to eat 831 pounds of cod this year in order to get in shape
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Williams:
Read a thing yesterday that said bench presses and traditional machine fly's are useless.
Recommended push-ups and cross-overs.
Thoughts?
The "new" trend in fitness is all the body weight, convict conditioning bullshit. There's nothing wrong with it, but expect to see a TON of broscience coming out about how "real" strength is built with body weight training.
And I'll admit that there is a ton of impressive stuff people are doing out there (planches, hand stand pushups, etc.. etc..) that is really attractive, but it doesn't time tested and true exercises. [Reply]
