What Are Your Gym/Fitness/Routine Moans?
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TheJimi said:
Goes the other way too - I know plenty of guys who look tremendous, yet don't do a great deal in the way of heavy compound stuff.
Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
The guys that already look great can afford to 'sculpt' minor muscles. I think that for guys who are clearly just starting out, curls etc. should be the last thing on the list.Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
Edited by TheJimi on Sunday 9th April 14:25
Regarding your edited comment, of course, no-one has to do heavy anything, but they certainly do help. At least from my experience. I love mixing hypertrophy stuff and power moves in each session, best of both worlds. (For me, at least)
TheJimi said:
Goes the other way too - I know plenty of guys who look tremendous, yet don't do a great deal in the way of heavy compound stuff.
Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
You're always going to have some people with "better" genetics who look pretty good from the start where as others have to try much harder.Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
Edited by TheJimi on Sunday 9th April 14:25
And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
oceanview said:
TheJimi said:
Goes the other way too - I know plenty of guys who look tremendous, yet don't do a great deal in the way of heavy compound stuff.
Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
You're always going to have some people with "better" genetics who look pretty good from the start where as others have to try much harder.Edit: clearly, simply hammering the arms isn't gonna get you anywhere fast, but equally, you don't HAVE to do heavy bench, squat, deads etc in order to look good.
Edited by TheJimi on Sunday 9th April 14:25
And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
oceanview said:
You're always going to have some people with "better" genetics who look pretty good from the start where as others have to try much harder.
And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
Cycling chic: Passable upper body but non-existent legs. I guess it's whatever makes you happy, but it must take a lot of effort to develop the upper body at the same time as pushing Strava times And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
ORD said:
Cyclists are sometimes muscular, even in their legs. Running is a different matter. One way trip to looking old and ill for men and women.
You say running makes one look old? Do you mean that from an injury perspective?I cannot run anymore due to repeated injuries. Most runners I know are either injured, have just been injured or are about to be injured.
popeyewhite said:
oceanview said:
You're always going to have some people with "better" genetics who look pretty good from the start where as others have to try much harder.
And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
Cycling chic: Passable upper body but non-existent legs. I guess it's whatever makes you happy, but it must take a lot of effort to develop the upper body at the same time as pushing Strava times And not every one who uses the gym wants/can look like next months cover model (what with the popularity of running and the weedy look!)
So said:
You say running makes one look old? Do you mean that from an injury perspective?
I cannot run anymore due to repeated injuries. Most runners I know are either injured, have just been injured or are about to be injured.
Haggard faces. Frail bodies. 30 year olds who look 50 are pretty standard.I cannot run anymore due to repeated injuries. Most runners I know are either injured, have just been injured or are about to be injured.
ORD said:
Cyclists are sometimes muscular, even in their legs.
You must have bumped into Chris Hoy.ORD said:
Running is a different matter. One way trip to looking old and ill for men and women.
Distance running you mean. Not sure about ill but they definitely look old. All the weather/sun causes wrinkles and low bf makes them look drawn IMO. However like true addicts the psychological and physical addiction results in instant denial if this is ever pointed out. My gf is nearly upon her 100 marathon and any suggestion this amount of running might not be good for her results in a furious argument and the cold shoulder for a week. Sadly she now definitely looks beyond her years but won't have any of it. Nice backside though. 
ORD said:
So said:
You say running makes one look old? Do you mean that from an injury perspective?
I cannot run anymore due to repeated injuries. Most runners I know are either injured, have just been injured or are about to be injured.
Haggard faces. Frail bodies. 30 year olds who look 50 are pretty standard.I cannot run anymore due to repeated injuries. Most runners I know are either injured, have just been injured or are about to be injured.
Some of the guys at work run and are always in physio, or "getting back into it", then another injury, one guy I reckon is the offspring of a seventies Italian Supercar he is so unreliable, goes like the clappers for one day, then six months of being fixed.
Ok, some manage fine but I think it is perhaps a less is more pursuit, it gets so competitive, marathons and stuff, we arent really designed for that, it is why we invented cars ffs !
ORD said:
Haggard faces. Frail bodies. 30 year olds who look 50 are pretty standard.
I've noticed that as well. I have a mate who has fairly recently started taking his running very seriously. He already had very little fat on him, but he now says he's lost a further 2 stone. Not a very good look at all really. There's also a girl who lives on our estate and every day she must run into town and back with her buggy with the child in it. She's clearly very fit but to be honest she looks like she's been on the chemo for the last year or so.J4CKO said:
Ok, some manage fine but I think it is perhaps a less is more pursuit, it gets so competitive, marathons and stuff, we arent really designed for that, it is why we invented cars ffs !
Agreed, humans are traditionally hunter gatherers. Back in the day, humans would have scavenged for food and set traps. The only time they would run is away from a bigger predator in all likelihood or to briefly run after pray. This is short bursts of sprinting, and not the turgid long distance jogs that seem so popular nowadays. If we were designed for running, surely we would have 4 legs? Here's a question for you: have you ever seen a jogger that looks like they are actually enjoying it? TameRacingDriver said:
Agreed, humans are traditionally hunter gatherers. Back in the day, humans would have scavenged for food and set traps. The only time they would run is away from a bigger predator in all likelihood or to briefly run after pray. This is short bursts of sprinting, and not the turgid long distance jogs that seem so popular nowadays. If we were designed for running, surely we would have 4 legs? Here's a question for you: have you ever seen a jogger that looks like they are actually enjoying it?
However, humans are one of the most efficient long distance runners in the animal kingdomhttp://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/sports/g...
we probably used this ability to slowly wear down our prey
TameRacingDriver said:
J4CKO said:
Ok, some manage fine but I think it is perhaps a less is more pursuit, it gets so competitive, marathons and stuff, we arent really designed for that, it is why we invented cars ffs !
Agreed, humans are traditionally hunter gatherers. Back in the day, humans would have scavenged for food and set traps. The only time they would run is away from a bigger predator in all likelihood or to briefly run after pray. This is short bursts of sprinting, and not the turgid long distance jogs that seem so popular nowadays. If we were designed for running, surely we would have 4 legs? Here's a question for you: have you ever seen a jogger that looks like they are actually enjoying it? http://www.myrunningtips.com/persistence-hunting.h...
https://www.outsideonline.com/1996281/does-persist...
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