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Heavy lifting is just that - if you lift something and it feels heavy, that's heavy lifting. 5 reps, 12 reps - both can be called heavy if you're pushing yourself to get them finished. The only thing I'd call not heavy lifting is doing 20 reps or more - that's endurance training. Look up New Rules of Lifting for Women -…

Diet: Varies, usually at maintenance levels Time: about a year, and I usually do deadlifts 2, maybe 3 times a month (it's not a primary workout for me - I focus more on throwing exercises). Gender: Male, last time I checked. Body weight: 360 @ 6'3" My max deadlift is 565, but I still make too many form mistakes to have…

Box squats are good to take the stretch reflex out of the lift. It takes the "spring" out of the bottom of the squat, and forces you to push up fast out of the hole. I wouldn't go with a bench, though - that seems a little high for a box squat to me. I'd shoot for a little beyond parallel. I gave up trying to track down…

Agreed - work up to it nice and easy. If you can handle one-a-day, start working in one or two doubles a week. Keep hydrated and eat properly, and you should have no problems working out twice a day. Listen to your body - don't fight through excessive muscle pain. Going into the gym exhausted is a great way to injure…

Save a life. That doesn't mean pulling someone from the burning wreckage of a car (wouldn't stop me from doing it, though). I want to make sure that at least one person turns out for the better because of my actions. That will make things worth it.

Luckily, there's enough people at my gym who would tear a guy a new one if he tried that here. Most gyms have it as an unwritten rule, we have it as a written one. You're looking for a workout? Consider unracking those weights your cooldown before the next exercise. And to the unfortunate one who got hit by the walking…

Hit 34 inches on the box jump - almost half my height!

I have to pick ONE? :(

BMI is a four letter word in my book. I'm an amateur strength competitor - I train maybe 2, 3 times a week. That mostly involves heavy lifting, but I work in some conditioning (mostly tractor tire flips). I'm not ripped at all - I'm just large. My BMI is 46. Seriously. 6'3", 360 lbs. I do not deny that I'm overweight, and…

If you have it hurting your neck, you have it too high. It should rest a few inches lower - if you have a red line going all the way from shoulder to shoulder after you're done, then you've got it right. Try pinching your shoulders together and "wedge" yourself into position before you lift off.

I'd go with losing weight to start with - get trimmed up before you try to make serious muscle gains. You'll probably continue to make newbie gains in your strength in the meantime. I'd wait until you are stuck at a specific weight (like "I've been lifting for a month and I haven't made any improvement") before even…

Bench press - 600+ squat, but just broke 270 on bench. Too much work on throwing, not enough lifting.

You can get stronger without significant muscle growth - you're training your muscle utilization instead. You are engaging more of the muscle fibers in your movement, which equates to more strength. Normally, you only use a portion of the muscle fibers to move around, and an untrained lifter's central nervous system is…

Bannockburn by Steve Macdonald - a great way to get ready to take on the English... I mean lift some iron!

- When you have more computers in the house than you have rooms, and all of them functional. - When you have spent more on comics, manga, and anime than you did on your first car (and you bought that new!) - When your man cave's center of attention is your signed and framed #1 issues of your favorite comics, surrounded by…

There's little to no muscle on your fingers - the motion is all tendons attached to muscles in your forearm (with the exception of the pinky, which the muscle lies on the side of your hand). All you'll lose is fat, and your fingers will only get smaller.

Here's a good way to introduce yourself to lifting - dumbbell squats! Grab yourself a pair off the rack, let them hang at your sides, and squat away. Start light to get your legs used to the motion (about 10 reps is enough), then increase a little and do some more. Holding onto the dumbbells will also get your grip ready…

Lifts, then cardio. Lifting always has better results when you lift with fresh muscles, as you can do more at higher weights. Once you've burnt through your fast reserves and you can't do that last squat or deadlift, then jump on the bike or elliptical and burn out your calories. Doing it in reverse may let you go faster…

Whoever set up the obese scale to be tied to BMI needs to have their head examined. I am 6'2", and 363 lbs. By the BMI scale, I am Super Obese (able to leap a pizza in a single bound! Stronger than Limburger!). However, here are other stats: Fat %: 25-27% - I couldn't pinch an inch on my legs with a pair of pliers, much…

Definitely watching this one. I've got a naturally crappy grip (short fingers - I can't even do a hook grip). I can double overhand to 315, but have to switch to mixed grip if I have to do reps, and anything nearing 400 and over I have to use straps. This makes for a problem in my sport, as I'm spinning in a circle trying…

6'2", current weight 363. Now that I'm on a "cutting" regimen, I'm going to see if I can hit the magic 300 before the end of the year. After that, I'll go have a BodPod bodyfat test done to figure out what my % really is - calipers and tape tests have been giving me odd results for years, and I would love to have the…

I was Chewie in high school - I was the 6'2", 280 lb gorilla in the computer lab. In the gym, I'm "Godzilla" - first day I met the powerlifting group, I walked in and warmed up with 315 on the squats (I was already warm from moving servers right beforehand). Combine that with the green shirt I was wearing... you get the…

I generally go to parallel for the heavy squats - no need to go further. However, on lighter weights, I'll go as low as I can possibly can. Not only does it strengthen the parts of the chain that don't get worked on the upper half of the movement, but a few seconds' pause at the bottom makes for one heck of a good stretch.

Any PR is an accomplishment, no matter what it is. You're not competing with everyone else, just yourself. Count me in the list of weirdos, then - my squat's 70 lbs heavier than my deadlift. (615 vs 545).

You consider sleeping in your recliner because you barely have the energy left to stand up to head to bed.

I'd say your deads going up are more in line with your back and posterior chain getting worked (which leg presses don't work on). Squats do just as much for your legs as leg presses do, and do a better job. I stopped doing leg presses when I got my squat form down and I could squat heavy enough to get a workout. Try…

Got down to 338, then bulked up to 360 over the past 6 months with my heavy lifting and eating. After this weekend's competition, back to a cutting diet I go - aiming for that even 300!

Behold, the lazy cosplay (that got some unexpected approvals!)

A victory was claimed for 300+ today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOySFCFKydY Reach as high as you can for your goals, and you may just end up reaching PAST them!

I've been doing heavy squats for a while, and then spent some time doing squats for speed. That's what helped the most - weight training does more than just make you strong. It can make you quick, too!