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Title: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Sculpter on January 17, 2006, 08:54:39 PM
in regards to training? There are "pullers" (barbell rows,pulldowns) & then there are "pushers" (bench press,military press). Which category would you place yourself in?Myself, I am definitely a puller more so than a pusher.Others here?
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: blaster on January 17, 2006, 09:09:00 PM
in regards to training? There are "pullers" (barbell rows,pulldowns) & then there are "pushers" (bench press,military press). Which category would you place yourself in?Myself, I am definitely a puller more so than a pusher.Others here?

I'm definately a puller. My gf has been away for 2 months almost and I've been pulling the whole time.

Seriously, I have big arms compared to the rest of me, especially bis, so I'm better at back than chest.

I do however try to do all bodyparts evenly with equal intensity and I've been trying to bring up my chest strength.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Arnold jr on January 17, 2006, 09:21:37 PM


Seriously, I have big arms compared to the rest of me, especially bis, so I'm better at back than chest.

I do however try to do all bodyparts evenly with equal intensity and I've been trying to bring up my chest strength.
Same here
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: blaster on January 17, 2006, 09:24:13 PM
Same here

Yeah, when I was a kid, all I did was bis 3 times a week. Then one of my mates told me tris wee 2/3 of the upper arm, so it was bis AND tris 3 times a week. Every now and then I threw in some legs or chest for shits and giggles, and then a bit of back until back became my fav part to train. Now I try to hit everything once  a week. My shoulders are pathetic, but like everything, they come up ok on a cycle.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Bear03 on January 17, 2006, 09:36:26 PM
I'm definately a puller. My gf has been away for 2 months almost and I've been pulling the whole time.

Seriously, I have big arms compared to the rest of me, especially bis, so I'm better at back than chest.

I do however try to do all bodyparts evenly with equal intensity and I've been trying to bring up my chest strength.

haha blaster i dunno if the yanks on here would get that one.....

i'm a puller, although i've got a real solid incline bench/tricep press.  So far it's been shoulders that are my weak point in all aspects.  Working on bringing them up now.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Borracho on January 17, 2006, 09:52:35 PM
I'm definately a puller. My gf has been away for 2 months almost and I've been pulling the whole time.


hahahahah

I'm also a puller.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Jr. Yates on January 17, 2006, 11:07:35 PM
Im stronger at pulling i think but not much more...i have a strong close grip bench.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Ursus on January 18, 2006, 08:27:19 AM
pusher i think.

shoulders and tris are so much stronger porportionaltely than rest of me
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: GET_BIGGER on January 18, 2006, 09:22:25 AM
I would have to say I'm pretty balanced......maybe favoring a tad bit on the pusher side.....
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: G.R.H. on January 18, 2006, 04:08:39 PM
definitely a pusher! (why does this sound like "drug" talk?)
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: alexxx on January 18, 2006, 05:41:47 PM
i say i beat them both  ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: davie on January 19, 2006, 01:55:03 AM
Fairly even, though i am beaten by couple training boys from my gym at pushing exercises, but not pulling ones.
I have pathetic bench press, my incline db is better then my flat bb (confused-so am i).
i have good shoulder pressing and very strong tri's, but all in all id guess im slightly better at pulling.

davie
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: BigAlski on January 19, 2006, 04:43:47 AM
My strength is definitely pulling.  When I do back I will do warmup sets of 20-24 with a 100 for bent rows very strict with a broad range of motion.  FYI, peoples of Nordic and Scandanavian bloodlines as well as northern German/British Isle are stronger in the back...glutes on up.  Watch any WSM or alike, even Olympic lifting you will get the notion. 
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: sarcasm on January 19, 2006, 07:40:30 AM
My strength is definitely pulling.  When I do back I will do warmup sets of 20-24 with a 100 for bent rows very strict with a broad range of motion.  FYI, peoples of Nordic and Scandanavian bloodlines as well as northern German/British Isle are stronger in the back...glutes on up.  Watch any WSM or alike, even Olympic lifting you will get the notion. 
100 pounds, you're a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Bossa on January 19, 2006, 09:15:48 AM
I had reconstructive surgery on my shoulder so i am horrid at anything where my arms are away from my body...DB's are no prob for pushing but with teh bar not so great.  I am def a puller anyways
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: runnerbabe on January 19, 2006, 11:22:14 AM
I am a "puller" for certain! ;D
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Unknown8471 on January 19, 2006, 01:53:12 PM
im a pusher
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: jets7772003coach on January 19, 2006, 04:05:21 PM
Im a pusher my back and bis suck
my bench and military are good
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: BigIronMike25 on January 20, 2006, 12:42:33 PM
Im definitely a pusher.....Back has never been quite as strong as shoulders (my strongest bodypart) or chest....thats the one thing im really workin on..adding both width and thickness to my back!
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: lilbg on January 20, 2006, 01:00:53 PM
Pusher... my partner jokes with me that no matter what exercise im doing... im using my shoulders.  Im a small dude.. 5'4 150lbs.. shoulder pressing 80s and 85s.. benching a 1RM of 300.  Weak on biceps and weak on back.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: NoCalBbEr on January 20, 2006, 01:46:46 PM
i'm a much better puller then pusher by  a lil bit...
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: BigAlski on January 20, 2006, 07:45:56 PM
100lb DB for 24 dude.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: newdumbell303 on January 20, 2006, 09:42:05 PM
I'd say I'm pretty even, although my biceps are and have ALWAYS been my weakest bodypart but grow nicely (I dont get it). I might be a pusher, I dont bench press but my DB Presses arent too shabby. My triceps are easily my strongest bodypart, 120lbs on overhead extension easy for 12 plus reps...I've been doing them one handed for a little while so dont know how many reps exactly. My back is actually pretty strong which is what confuses me the most on whether I'm a pusher or puller.

Overall, I may lean slightly to the pusher side.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: candidate2025 on January 22, 2006, 03:05:27 PM
i am def. a puller.

Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: gcb on January 22, 2006, 09:53:20 PM
I'm a puller as well. Always have lagged behind with strength on pressing movements.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Jr. Yates on January 22, 2006, 09:58:44 PM
Id say its pretty even between pushing and pulling....i was sure there'd be more pullers.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Loomis on January 24, 2006, 04:21:03 PM
I'm pretty even, but a little stronger pusher.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: BigAlski on January 24, 2006, 07:16:40 PM
Maybe there are more UNDISCOVERED pullers.  It seems benching and pec work is more popular and getting a big back takes a little longer, IMO.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: gcb on January 24, 2006, 10:30:27 PM
there are a lot more pullers out there they just don't want to talk about it
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: BigAlski on January 25, 2006, 06:28:48 AM
Yes I think this is the truth.  They are SENSITIVE pullers and are not comfortable talking about it in public. 
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: Cavalier22 on January 25, 2006, 05:06:24 PM
bigtime pusher.  my deads are not near what they should be compared to my bench
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: bmacsys on January 25, 2006, 05:17:31 PM
I'm definately a puller. My gf has been away for 2 months almost and I've been pulling the whole time.



Blaster, the key is switching hands to keep your symmetry. ;) Thats what I do.
Title: Re: What's Your Strength...
Post by: blaster on January 25, 2006, 06:15:35 PM
Blaster, the key is switching hands to keep your symmetry. ;) Thats what I do.

Yeah, very true. 6 more days and I'm off to meet her in Thailand, so I'm gonna give the pulling a rest and hopefully the symetry will balance out a bit.

It's gonna be like a bomb going off in a yoghurt factory!  :o