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  • teetee1281
    teetee1281 Posts: 1,076 Member
    Thanks for the info, going to check out the links!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Great post... this gets written up in one form or another almost every day- if not every other- so nice to have it all written down- will save us a lot of typing LOL!!!
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Excellent post. You basically just described my workout. <thumbs up> :happy:
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    too like chest supported rows instead of bent over rows. Much harder to cheat and many people have an issue with keeping core tightness.

    I like bent over rows (where my opposite knee and hand are on a bench). The chest supported rows...is that the machine where you sit upright and pull two levers back while there is a padded panel on your chest?
  • BreeJaxon
    BreeJaxon Posts: 128
    Great post....like button!
  • buzybev
    buzybev Posts: 199 Member
    bump!
  • druburt
    druburt Posts: 9
    bump!
  • LolBroScience
    LolBroScience Posts: 4,537 Member
    too like chest supported rows instead of bent over rows. Much harder to cheat and many people have an issue with keeping core tightness.

    I like bent over rows (where my opposite knee and hand are on a bench). The chest supported rows...is that the machine where you sit upright and pull two levers back while there is a padded panel on your chest?

    chestsupport1.jpg - Chest supported row
    onearmmachinerow1.jpg - Unilateral row machine
  • kdeanosu
    kdeanosu Posts: 31 Member
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  • rpyle111
    rpyle111 Posts: 1,060 Member
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  • BarbellApprentice
    BarbellApprentice Posts: 486 Member
    Bumpity
  • jen_zz
    jen_zz Posts: 1,011 Member
    following
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    Here's a very good standing overhead press video, goes over some of the nuances in getting the form just right. Follow his advice and you'll improve your lifting: http://youtu.be/sqKhLR1zRaU

    There are several different bent over barbell rows, but the one to learn IMO is the Pendlay Row: http://youtu.be/ZlRrIsoDpKg Nothing is better for building a strong back and biceps. Bent over rows are why you don't need to waste your time with dumbbell curls or any other bicep curls.

    So true!!

    Great post!

    Thanks for posting all the links!
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
    bummp
  • pixlamarque
    pixlamarque Posts: 312 Member
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  • RedRider230
    RedRider230 Posts: 89 Member
    Thank you for this post, I'm planning to start lifting very soon!
  • stephv38
    stephv38 Posts: 203 Member
    This is great info, thanks for taking the time to post!
  • laurenawolf
    laurenawolf Posts: 262 Member
    Thank you for this!
  • czallstarwes
    czallstarwes Posts: 2
    I would "complicate" this just a bit by saying that everyone should train both bilaterally (classic bench press, squat) and unilaterally (dumbbell bench press, one-legged squats or lunges) through all of those movements.

    Great lifting "Bible" for beginners (male AND FEMALE): "Men's Health Power Training" by Robert dos Remedios

    Coach Dos also has a cardio book out called "Cardio Strength Training."

    The OP mentioned the New Rules books by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove, I would also recommend "Maximum Strength" by Eric Cressey and "Built for Show" by Nate Green.

    All of these authors advocate training the body through movement-oriented exercises as opposed to the body-building mentality of isolation exercises. Compound lifts like these burn more calories and create a greater hormone response as well.
  • denise31992
    denise31992 Posts: 51 Member
    Thanks!
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    Tagging for the videos, thanks!
  • khd8n
    khd8n Posts: 16 Member
    Bump
  • Heatherybit
    Heatherybit Posts: 91 Member
    WooHoo for compound lifts!
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I agree with the others that said they prefer the machines for some lifts. I definitely prefer the seated cable row to a majority of the free weight versions.

    Also I wanted to link to this website, it's very good for explaining exercises, you don't have to watch a whole video it's an animated photo. I use it a lot!

    http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/DeltoidLateral/DBLateralRaise.html
  • sheilaq14
    sheilaq14 Posts: 35 Member
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  • KylaDenay
    KylaDenay Posts: 1,585 Member
    Thanks!....I so needed this!
  • bethfartman
    bethfartman Posts: 363 Member
    bump

    Really great info, thanks!
  • Rogiefreida
    Rogiefreida Posts: 567 Member
    Awesome post.

    Another program that I find well structured and focuses on compound lifts is PHUL. It's split between upper and lower body and is probably more intermediate than beginning but it focuses on compound lifts with a few isolation lifts thrown in at the end of the workouts. Can't give any thoughts on results as I just started it last week. So far though, so good. Did NROLFW before that, also a great program and taught me a ton.

    http://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/phul-workout
  • flannery2012
    flannery2012 Posts: 58 Member
    Great thread, thank you
  • SweetestDisaster
    SweetestDisaster Posts: 56
    very informative, saving this for later! :wink:

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