Thread: Anyone else here ever go to bodybuilding.com?

It's full of great information and the best bodybuilding/weightlifting forum on the internet. If any of you have a bodyspace (kinda like facebook but for bodybuilding/stat-tracking) on there add me: Bodybuilding.com - JakeByrd's BodySpace

Dang you're built better than me, then again I have yet to find a cheap local gym.
Nice going bro.
I order from the site often, but won't be starting my own body transformation for 2 more weeks.
Seems like you gotta work on your bench more, cuz your biceps are much more defined than you triceps. Just my opinion.
Though that's not saying much where I'm the opposite of you (tri>bi)

I'm curious: how'd you build your chest so quickly? Jack3d can't be THAT effective

What's your workout technique? I see that you have supersets down, which is always a great workout. But as far as lifting the weights do you go 10 seconds on the incline 10 seconds on the decline, see how many you can do in ?min, go until you're exhausted, or simply have a set number of reps?
What workout routines have your tried or rather which ones do you prefer?
For instance there's the pyramid technique in which you start off with 12 reps of a weight, increase the weight by usually 10-20lbs and do 10 reps, and finally increase it again by 10-20lbs and do 8 reps.
Then there's a push-pull method (much like a superset) where you go from doing let's say a pushup to a pullup, benchpress to a row, and so forth.
...there's 1 or 2 more but I can't remember 'em at this time.
What gym do you use? University's?

Originally Posted by whiteryu

What's your workout technique? I see that you have supersets down, which is always a great workout. But as far as lifting the weights do you go 10 seconds on the incline 10 seconds on the decline, see how many you can do in ?min, go until you're exhausted, or simply have a set number of reps?
What workout routines have your tried or rather which ones do you prefer?
For instance there's the pyramid technique in which you start off with 12 reps of a weight, increase the weight by usually 10-20lbs and do 10 reps, and finally increase it again by 10-20lbs and do 8 reps.
Then there's a push-pull method (much like a superset) where you go from doing let's say a pushup to a pullup, benchpress to a row, and so forth.
...there's 1 or 2 more but I can't remember 'em at this time.
What gym do you use? University's?

I've tried several things. My favorite workout is truly Arnold's from his book. I hit each major muscle group with around 15 sets ( split up between 3-4 exercises), 8-12 reps each set, and 3-4 minute rest period. Works great for strength and hypertrophy, kind of in the middle. The only downside is I'm in the weightroom lifting for an average of two hours a day and most people don't have that kind of time.

I also go against everything you read and 99% of the time do every single set to failure. My goal every time I go into the gym is to make my muscle's sore when I wake up the next morning. i do splits and work each muscle group twice a week.

Pyramid technique is garbage. For me anyway. if I pick a weight that I know I can only do 12 reps, do it 12 times, then go up in weight, i'll only be able to rep it a few times. Try drop-sets if you want to quickly increase strength. Lets say for instance you can bench press 225 8 times, and you know this. Do 225x8, drop 20 lbs, then go for 205x8, etc, until you've done 4 sets, are down to 165, then you rep it out as many times as you can. Usually by the 4th set you can barely rep that weight more times than you could the original weight even with an 80 lbs difference. Good technique for your first exercise in your workout anyway.

Push-pull supersets are fun. Haven't done them in a while but I've been meaning to throw some back in here in the near future.

Focus on Major movements. Bench Press, Squat, Deadlift, Powerclean, overhead press, or even the almighty clean + press, pull ups, bent over rows, etc. Don't waste time with many isolation movements they build less muscle and use less energy.

I work at the local YMCA, I occasionally workout there but clients always come up to me if I try to workout and it's just not the best mental environment for serious workouts. usually I go to a small-town gym that a bunch of powerlifters workout in, and sometime's I'll go to the school gym. Just depends on if i have a workout partner for the day and my schedule. My advice on gym selection is go somewhere with powerlifters/bodybuilders for motivation/inspiration. If you want to learn more than you ever could from magazines, bodybuilding forums, or even years of personal experience, pick up a copy of the Modern Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding written by the man himself. (Arnold, of course). It will be worth every penny.

Around here I call your "drop-sets" technique "exhaustion"
I would try it any chance I got, but unfortunately I usually only workout on my days off. If I workout to the point where it hurts to move (which happens about once a month, ZMA + Nitro Core 24 at night help) the next day, my workday doesn't go so good.

Though one thing I will be doing at the end of the month (when I start my body sculpting) is get a 100lb weight vest (currently own a 20lb one from Wal-Mart). And I'm not one to build up to such a weight. I simply put it on and wait weeks for my body to adjust (even if I have to sleep with the vest on). I'm sort of wondering if you've ever worked out with weighted clothing (even wrist or ankle straps).

Even as a soccer player (on the side), I hate doing squats and deadlifts! I don't know how you can put up with them.
I'm gonna buy that book next time I'm out.
I gotta ask: do ya take Jack3d and the creatine supplement still? 'Cause that's just like a double boost of creatine there.
And this is all Creatine does to ya:

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hehe, creatine adds strength and size. Love it. I take more than they say, but not a crazy amount. Squats rock, btw, I'd do them 7 days a week if I could...

I ordered my book from amazon: Amazon.com: The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised (9780684857213): Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Dobbins: Books
$17 and it has like 1,000 pages or so so you're basically getting your money's worth if you use it for toilet paper it's so cheap.

I would not suggest a 100 lbs weight vest. It is a waste of money Unless you're training for a specific event that requires a heavy load over long distances. Several reasons. I've had 100 extra lbs to carry around. Trust me when I say you won't be able to keep it on all day long unless you're sitting on the couch playing some call of duty. I have the same 20 lbs vest from walmart and use it occasionally when I go for runs. It's not too bad but if I'm doing anything other than walking 100 lbs would be way too much and would hurt my shoulders before long. I wouldn't recommend wearing a weighted vest around all day anyway. if you're heart rate stays elevated, you're basically doing cardio all day long, and after 45 min. or so cardio will go from burning fat, to burning a combination of fat/protein, which can be bad news for you trying to put on muscle mass.

I only go there for the epic troll threads.

Originally Posted by jake

I would not suggest a 100 lbs weight vest. It is a waste of money Unless you're training for a specific event that requires a heavy load over long distances.

Yeah, I plan on carrying drunk people out of bars. My goal is to be able to carry up to 250lbs about 100 yards.
Quite a goal huh?

That's quite funny yet sadly, something I've done.