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Ninja1200
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 Posted: 09/11/07 - 21:45 Post subject: |
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The lats are your back muscles, see here:
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Quads or quadriceps, your thigh muscles.
It is good to work your chest, shoulders and triceps becuase they all work together in the same motion. The same applies with your back and biceps muscles, they work together. You could also work only your biceps and triceps in the same workout for a change of pace.
As far as dumbbell selection, just see what you can afford. I've used all sorts and as long as you don't drop them they should all work fine and last a lifetime.
| Quote: | | as long as i exercises till i cant do anyore it should still be effective right? |
Exactly! You can't equate intensity with duration. They seem to be mutually exclusive. Give it your all and ignore the clock. If you are done in 15 minutes, enjoy the rest of your day! |
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| Posted: 09/12/07 - 08:51 Post subject: |
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so when werking your chest shoulders and biceps, i'm doing all those push up variatiosn you told me about, i did those yesterday and my whole upper body is saw, next time i work on my arms ill do more tricep specific werk, so should i take do something like, take away the high Push Ups and wide ones, and add two that work more on the tricep, then the next week go back to the other 2 etc.
i think thats pretty much everythinng for now, thx again for all your help |
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Ninja1200
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| Posted: 09/12/07 - 18:12 Post subject: |
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When working your chest and shoulders, you should finish off with your TRICEPS as they are the pushing muscles in your arm. Save your biceps to work with your back muscles as they are the pulling muscles.
You said your whole upper body is sore, that's a great sign you did things right. This is also the reason your next workout should focus on your lower body so your upper body will have a chance to recover. |
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| Posted: 09/12/07 - 18:39 Post subject: |
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| so should i some tricep exercises the same time i work my chest and shoulders not on a diferant day. |
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| Posted: 09/12/07 - 21:49 Post subject: |
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| Yes, I like to finish with close hand position or "Diamond" push-ups to really finish off the chest and shoulders and absolutely fry your triceps. |
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| Posted: 09/13/07 - 06:10 Post subject: |
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ok thx  , i'll have to leave the bicep specific work until i get some dumbels i think, i've tryed doing the pull ups on the door frame, but its too much strain on the fingers becouse theres no room i have to pull with practicly with my finger tips lol.
i'm currently now doing all of the push up variations you told me about and a few other ones, they should also work the biceps aswell as the trices, chest and should right?
ok i promise thats all the questions i have for now lol, thank you for your patience, youve really helped me alot |
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| Posted: 09/14/07 - 10:09 Post subject: |
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For your pull ups, do you have any trees nearby? 
The Push Ups will strech your biceps and work them a little but nothing like direct work with a curling movement. The next time you have an empty milk jug, save it and fill it with water. It's got a handle built in and will give you something to use in place of a dumbbell until you get some. If you have 1 milk jugs you can curl both arms at a time.
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| Posted: 09/16/07 - 09:31 Post subject: |
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ok ill try doing that, when using dumbels, is it better to do one arm at a time, or both arms at the same time using two dumbels, also, is it better to lift one arm as the other arm is going down or both lifting at the same time?
what do your normal everyday push up work the most? your triceps? |
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| Quote: | | when using dumbels, is it better to do one arm at a time, or both arms at the same time using two dumbels |
There's no real advantage to either, it depends more on your own ability to control the weights and avoid bouncing or swinging the weights. Typically I advise my new trainees at the gym to do one arm at a time and complete one full range of motion before moving the next arm. For example. starting with your weaker arm curl the weight up and then lower it under control. Once it comes to rest by your side, move your attention to your strong arm and repeat the process.
The advantage to beginning the movement BEFORE the other arm has returned is you'll place the biceps under more constant tension and I'll typically use this cadence for "Hammer Curls" when I'm towards the end of a workout and using less weight.
Curling both arms at the same time is a good variation to throw in now and then but can place some strain on your lower back holding yourself in position. I'd advise leaning backwards against a pole or wall with your upper back to keep the strain off your lower back and help keep your form extra strict. This takes the momentum and swinging out of the movement and ensures your biceps will be doing all the work.
| Quote: | | what do your normal everyday push up work the most? your triceps? |
I would estimate it typically works about 40% chest, 30% front deltoids (Shoulders), and 30% triceps but there are a lot of variables that will change the primary focus. Hand position, depth of the rep, tempo of the rep, and individual physiology. In the most basic terms, the closer together you position your hands, the more emphasis on your triceps. The wider you place your hands the more emphasis on your chest.
The complication arises in that your triceps are smaller muscles than your chest so they will typically hit failure BEFORE your chest muscles so a workout of push-ups alone could build more triceps muscle mass than chest (at least in the beginning). You could incorporate a dumbbell flye into your chest program to pre-exhaust your chest BEFORE you start your push-up portion for more chest muscle recruitment if this is a concern. |
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| Posted: 09/25/07 - 06:00 Post subject: |
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| when exercising, doing push ups, or sit ups etc, after every set, should i have less than a minute rest, then do the next set, then another rest, should i do it like that with everything, like when werking arms or abs etc, have brakes between each set, or should i try and do a set, then go straight to the next set without a brake if i can? |
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