I know bodybuilding is all about symetry and that it is common to have a more dominant side of your body especially when it comes to strength which ususally leads to one side being slightly bigger than the other.
Is there a technique or strategy to bring up one side? My left arm is smaller than my right because I'm right dominant. I asked someone for advice before and they said to just keep lifting. I thought maybe doing a few extra sets on the left side might help. Any suggestions? Did you have to deal with that when building your base? Thanks bro.
Hey man just wanted to say those Videos were fucking AWESOME, Your larger than i'd imagined and your weights are crazy, you truly are an animal, and a great man of the tradem, you and Arnold are my biggest inspirations when things look low
Hey man I appreciate that. Me and ARNOLD?! That's just crazy talk.
This is going to sound like some goofy ass shit, I know. Let me try and state my reasoning for doing it beforehand, 'it allows me to get it done.'
What the hell am I talking about? I blend up all my food and drink it. All 4 whole food meals in the day. Why the hell would I do that? My frustration with how long it takes me to put down a regular meal using the chew, drink, swallow method. My lack of willingness to spend more time prepping my food to make it taste better and have a better texture. It seriously works, for me. I put 12 ounces of cooked chicken breast in the blender, along with 5 oz of yams and a couple cups of spinach. Add about 3 cups of water, puree, then I pound it. The discomfort for slamming throw up is by far worth it to me, seeing as how the meal takes 30 seconds to finish, and I'm not throwing any of it away.
Apologies for the long winded story. My question is; from what you know about diet, nutrition and how the human body uses food, if I were to continue doing this for awhile (I've already been doing it for the past 4 mohths) are there any ill effects or things that may happen to my body as a result of doing this? Easiest thing I see is my teeth aren't getting used as much. Haha
I don't know that there's anything wrong with it. The only thing i can think of is that if/when you have to resort to actually chewing your food, your digestive system may not be used to it. That's just a guess though. If it's working for you then there's not much to say.
whoa whoa whoa, im not the best here haha! no where near you are where i wanna be, just doing the best i can do. those 8 dont happen everyday but i try. and i didnt even know they sold the caps man so thanks for the heads up on that one. i usually never have an issue with caps so im gonna give em a shot. thanks for the response its much appreciated!
Gotta say first that your new article has shed new light on my training sessions. I don't walk into the gym and have the "pressure" to have the best workout of my life each time, and it's actually made my workouts better. I just go in and lift. Period. Without all of the thoughts of how good/bad the session is going it has been much easier to concentrate on the task at hand. Thank you.
I also wanted to ask you about cardio. I do empty-stomach morning cardio for 30 min and have already started to have results. I have heard research suggesting that to truly take advantage of cardio though, a person needs to go for at least 45 min to an hour, but was thinking that this study may have been done with the subjects ingesting food prior to the tests. Just wanted to know your take on the whole idea, seeing as how you are an endo-/meso-morph like myself.
Thanks
Glad to hear your training is going well. As for the cardio, if you're getting results how CAN you possibly doubt yourself? Fuck that. Carry on.
quick question; what do you think is the best way to do a dumbell bicep curl? i know alot of guys start the curl with their palms facing them, inward....and rotate them to finish at the top with their palms facing up....i know everybody does them that way, but i sometimes tend to start off with my palms facing up,or forward and just curl it that way...to me that way seems a little tougher than to start with my palms inward...what do you think? what is the best way? sorry if this sounds (or is, lol) a noob question..and thanks alot for your time! much appreciated!
I have no scientific insight to offer you. However, I do know that part of the bicep's function is to turn the hand. Sit there right now with your hand in your lap and turn your hand back and forth. Feel your bicep contracting slightly? I think both ways is useful. Switch it up here and there.
Gotta say Loving the Video's Ox! and its pretty awesome to see more of what the Strongmen get up to on the "off-season" the mixing it up sessions are definitely a good way to keep the stimulus going and muscles shaking! Your insanely strong yourself dude! wow!...but of course Derek is just Retarded strong..lol
Derek IS ridiculously strong. Glad you liked the vids. It was definitely inspiring for me to train with that big bastard.
I know bodybuilding is all about symetry and that it is common to have a more dominant side of your body especially when it comes to strength which ususally leads to one side being slightly bigger than the other.
Is there a technique or strategy to bring up one side? My left arm is smaller than my right because I'm right dominant. I asked someone for advice before and they said to just keep lifting. I thought maybe doing a few extra sets on the left side might help. Any suggestions? Did you have to deal with that when building your base? Thanks bro.
That's a common problem for a lot of people. Just keep conscious of it and it will all even out. I dealt with the same shit but it just came together eventually.
I saw a video of you where you were talking about preparing meals and what to eat and what not to eat from "MD" and i was just curious in general since it showed your pill case, what all do you take?
Max Bench - 285 lbs
Weight - 176 lbs bf 9%
Max Military - 185lbs
Max Deadlift - 485 lbs
Max Squat - 505lbs
That's a common problem for a lot of people. Just keep conscious of it and it will all even out. I dealt with the same shit but it just came together eventually.
i read on MD awhile back that if you want to bring it up all you really gotta do is start off all your curls with the weaker arm,..and put more mind muscle on that arm,.eventually it should even out
"There's only so many times that you can kick a dog until it either rolls over and dies, or fights back... AND I'M THE ONE WHO FIGHTS BACK." - Mike Katz from Pumping Iron
"Shit man, it all started with the weights... I just loved lifting weights and that's how bodybuilding got started." - Seth Feroce [ bodybuilder]
just move more iron on the basic lifts and eat ur ass off
i read on MD awhile back that if you want to bring it up all you really gotta do is start iff all yuor curls ith the weaker arm,..and put more mind muscle on that arm,.eventually it should even out
I do a form of that, i only do as many reps on my right arm as i can with my left
Max Bench - 285 lbs
Weight - 176 lbs bf 9%
Max Military - 185lbs
Max Deadlift - 485 lbs
Max Squat - 505lbs
I remember reading your article about the apple a day, and how it helped your digestion, and I find it works for my digestion, too, but when I start my cut in March, Rage wants me to cut fruit from my diet, because of the sugar (or, at least he did when I was first working with him and dropped from 283 to 223). Did you do that when you were cutting for the NY Pro? Just curious.