The bench press will, if not balanced by pulling, exaggerate the internal shoulder rotation.ĭeadlifts, Rows, Pullups (or lat pulldowns if you must) - all strengthen the back, and offset the shoulder rotation issues. Most "gym rats", as you say, seem to do nothing but bench press and curls. On the contrary, weight training will address exactly that, provided you balance pulling with pressing. > Two things that weight training doesn't address is inward shoulder rotation/slumping and "turtle neck," something all people working at a keyboard are prone to. Yes, its corny, but it got the message across and got the 'trainers' off my back. Besides, there's no harm in adding bling after you've got your own finely-tuned German engine under the hood" Surprising side-effect: I don't feel 'clumsy' anymore.Īnd yeah, I get into long winded arguments with the 'trainers' twice a month, about why i don't use the cable machines for 'ze body'.Īs an engineer at heart, I like to explain the idea to them something like: "You can pimp your cheap-ass car with all the bling you want, but when it counts, the German engine is going to make the difference. I'm on Stronglifts 5x5 for a month now and my lifts are definitely improving and so is my flexibility and core 'balance'. I'm maybe 1 of 3 people in the whole gym clientele(all male) that even uses the Squat Rack. The trainers have no experience with proper form coaching for the basic powerlifting exercises.Īll the gyms here promote themselves as 'Bodybuilding gyms'.Īll the members want to look like the muscle-bound moviestars from 'Bollywood' (presumably to get 'ze girls' :p)
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Most "personal trainers" I saw knew nothing about basic, free weight lifts. If you're doing enough pulling like you should, curls can usually be skipped all together. Please go buy a book like mentioned above and just follow a workout from it. The person who gets to the gym and busts their ass a few times/week will be way ahead than the guy stuck sitting on his computer researching the best way to do finger curls. People are looking for an easier solution when there simply isn't one. The problem is the same one that comes up with diets. It's hard to improve if you're not measuring. As an aside, a close second to the first point is to log everything. Learn enough to do the basic exercises safely and then.GO DO THEM! When you can do them with a certain weight, add more weight.
Friends who just start working out come to me with questions like 'what if I miss a rep on my workout' or 'should I use avocado oil instead of olive oil'? Huh? It's not that complicated. This point cannot be stressed enough! I've been strength training for years and have seen way to many people over think what needs to be done. Learning the minute details of weight training, nutrition, and other (important!) subjects is for marginal gains on top of a base level of fitness which the majority of the population lacks.
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