raysugar1234
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You can see from the pic i posted he is much taller than ronnie who is 5"11
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You can see from the pic i posted he is much taller than ronnie who is 5"11
Whens the last time you had a full check-up ? If you havent gained alot of weight lately or start noticing your more out of breath or sweating more than usual it could be heart related . I was the healthest SOB I knew and I had clogged arteries . My only symptom was shortness of breath . Nowdays I charge up hills and can squat 250lbs for 10 reps x 10 sets and barely get out of breath . OGH
Grizzly2
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I've seen so many rumors on how tall Arnold was... I've even seen where they said he was 6'1 or 6'2... I don't understand how it can be so hard to figure out how tall he really is haha, someone needs to take a damn tape measure up to that guy.
Well I'm 35....have a perfect lipid profile, no markers of CV risk and can run 3 miles at a brisk pace without being out of breath. No other times do I find myself inappropriately winded.
I think at the end of the day I'm a big dude (tall at 6'5" and heavy at 270lbs) and I'm lifting a lot of weight (myself plus the bar).
My advice, change up the workout routine. Lighten the weights and shorten the rest intervals. I'd shoot for 30-45 seconds between sets and lower the weight. Go for more of a pump up type workout, the cardio benefits will be present during the workout session from the short rest intervals.
The weight is really just a tool to work the muscle, once you learn how to contract your muscles harder under lighter weights you can really get the same benefit, maybe even more. Try to get rid of that mindframe of what you think you should be using and start focusing on how the muscle feels. I will purposely use less weight than I know I can do, and squeeze harder. If I know I can bench press 315/12, I'll use 275 instead and try to make it feel like 315. If I would instinctively grab 50's for alternate db presses, I will purposely use only 35's. You wont get any smaller dude, trust me on that. You may find new growth!!
The weight is really just a tool to work the muscle, once you learn how to contract your muscles harder under lighter weights you can really get the same benefit, maybe even more. Try to get rid of that mindframe of what you think you should be using and start focusing on how the muscle feels. I will purposely use less weight than I know I can do, and squeeze harder. If I know I can bench press 315/12, I'll use 275 instead and try to make it feel like 315. If I would instinctively grab 50's for alternate db presses, I will purposely use only 35's. You wont get any smaller dude, trust me on that. You may find new growth!!
Great post DD.....I recently found this to be true with my arms. I can curl 55lb DB in sets standing or sitting up and I get a decent workout. After doing some reading I now do my curls reclined with 35's - I let my arm hang down as low was it will go (stretched as much as possible) and then do an explosive contraction, hold at the top and squeeze and a long negative down. The first few reps like this feel easy but buy the 4th of 5th rep I'm really feeling it. By the third set I'm REALLY feeling it.
I've seen more development of my biceps in the last month than I did in the year before that - better size, definition, better width of the muscle which has made my arms look much bigger from the front.
I've been doing the same for many other lifts but I hadn't thought about it for squats or DL.....
I've seen more development of my biceps in the last month than I did in the year before that - better size, definition, better width of the muscle which has made my arms look much bigger from the front.
I've been doing the same for many other lifts but I hadn't thought about it for squats or DL.....
squats and deadlifts are sort of an exception, I'd keep those explosive. I could def see possibility for injury going too slow on those, especially on deadlifts
Datman
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For compound movements such as squatting and deadlifting if you are pushing or pulling even light to moderate resistance close to failure your hr should be very high.
Yeah I know.....I guess what I noticed was there are guys all lifting impressive weights doing squats and dead lifts who finish and just walk away breathing normally without a bead of sweat on them. They are either dogging it and not lifting anywhere near what they should be (however I doubt it because some of them are big dudes and you don't become a big dude dogging it) or they are just in incredible shape (some are big but still fatties). FWIW....I consider myself to be in shape as far as cardio goes.
Datman
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I would bet theirs heart rates are high, it just may not be as visible and some people just don't sweat much, I however am not one of those people.
BIGMESC
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Glad I found this tread. I am a little guy 5'7" in shoes lol but I huff and puff like the big bad wolf after sets, especially squats. Was thinking there might be something wrong with me. Cardio I am fine, run 2 miles in under 20 min and my heart rate is back to normal in minutes. I know that's not fast for you big guys but my 30" legs have to move pretty quick at that pace [
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Go to slow on deadlift and you could possibly get an hernia or blow your back out from the stress
