what? this reads like you said the same thing twice

for building muscle. seems to be two schools of thought hanging around

i got a ez bar specifically for skull crushers but the s*** hurting my elbows without any weights on it even decided to try close grip bench instead

this bullshit has been spreading for a while

to build muscle in an optimal way you only need the strict minimum of protein intake. 0.8 / 1 per lb. That's literally all you need.

the only reason anyone should consider a higher intake is when they are in a cut and need to keep as much muscle mass as possible.

a f***load of research on people not having even close protein intake and they still built muscle. I reckon nowadays some narrative is being pushed by protein retailers to sell more tbh

try Ripptoe's version of skulls, it helped me with doing skulls elbow pain free

Yeah I can do it easy but that s*** hurt the next day tho. I’m 145 for reference

I hate how there's so much conflicting advice around what seems so simple lol. But going by 0.8, I've been about 10g's under that everyday

good looks I just checked that out and imma give it a shot. you noticed good gains with it?

yea man nowadays it's all marketing nonsense

same goes for diet, bro how can you be so ed to believe that if you eat banana after 8 PM you gonna gain weight

keto diet, carb diet etc

you wanna gain weight = eat in surplus, wanna lose? eat in deficit, why complicate your life so much and you get to eat whatever you want and still reach your goal. how healthy/limited the diet is depends on your preferences but there's no "magic" food that makes you gain or lose weight/fat. lol people really need to learn the basics well and stick to them

definitely yes, skulls and rope pusdowns are all I do for tris basically. sometimes I go for close grip bench but yeah skulls are my go to

besides I feel like if you reach a certain weight with bench press, isolation exercises only become a bonus for tris. that bench overload will make it very hard for anyone not develop decent tris imo

Dope. I wish I had some attachment to do rope pushdowns but I'm just working with what I got rn. I'm weirdly finding bench press to be my most consistently progressed lift right now as opposed to all my compounds which I'm having to correct my form and go down a lil weight sometimes (I'm on LP)

Both can get dangerous but I know plenty of guys who hurt their backs deadlifting and sometimes it's not just a big injury it's progressively having a bad back for life lol. Like construction worker level backs.
I remember Robert oberst talking about how deadlifts can get really dangerous and might not be worth it for most people.
I do agree though if you do it safely I think it's good but honestly it's not a risk I like to take often lol

actually same lmao

I even posted here not long ago saying my bench was stronger than my squats at that time

all lifts caught up now but in perspective my deadlift so weak compared to my bench.

I still have one issue on my bench though is that if I go 70% or + of my 1RM, that first rep feels so f***ing tough like it's about to snap me in half and then the following reps are easier. It's annoying as hell.

Managed to get my cardio to a point where I’m cutting my breaks in between HIIT intervals to 30 seconds. Feel like a gawd Been keeping logs since Jan and the progress has been amazing.

this healthy? Potatoes made with olive oil and different seasoning on a skillet

Prob could go oatmeal but I love home fries

Anybody got a home work out plan? They closed gym and all I got at home is a pull-up bar

powerblocks in stock

Those eggs are overcooked fam

Most people deadlift with improper form, yes. Most people bench with improper form too and don't retract the scapula. Considering that most people are amateurs, it is way more risky and likely for them to get injured from Deadlifting than from bench pressing, I wasn't comparing the exercises done with perfect form. Perfect form is developed from significant time spent training which most people don't have.

But to end,

"Despite the fact that the deadlift exercise seems to cause the majority of powerlifting injuries,6 8 there is only a limited amount of research reporting the occurrence of specific injuries."
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059276/#:~:text=Despite%20the%20fact%20that%20the,back%20injuries%20and%20meniscus%20tear.

An actual source for your peon ass, not speculative bs. Now have fun skydiving without a parachute :)

subelite to elite lifters report that 22%–32% of their injuries are related to the squat, 18%–46% to the bench press and 12%–31% to the deadlift exercise.

Lol.

bulking? try egg whites n yes oatmeal to

i eat greek yogurt i dont consider itb a bad food

Only thing missing is a kransky or chorizo 😩😩😩😩 low carb, good protein and high fat. good substitute for bacon if you get bored 👍🏽👌🏾