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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #25 on: October 23, 2006, 04:30:36 AM »
Leg training is sometimes more psychologically demanding than physical - if you can get your head round just getting to the gym and getting through the warm-up then that's half the battle won.

You can see who the hardest workers in the gym are just from their legs.

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #26 on: October 23, 2006, 04:36:21 AM »
Leg training is sometimes more psychologically demanding than physical - if you can get your head round just getting to the gym and getting through the warm-up then that's half the battle won.

You can see who the hardest workers in the gym are just from their legs.


What I find amazing is the guys with actual leg development tend to not use insane amounts of weight but rather focus on proper form, there are probably 2 dozen or more guys that use more weight then I do at my gym but lack any kind leg development.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #27 on: October 23, 2006, 04:43:29 AM »
NOTHING looks worse than someone with 20 inch arms and 22 inch legs. lol

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #28 on: October 23, 2006, 04:48:31 AM »

What I find amazing is the guys with actual leg development tend to not use insane amounts of weight but rather focus on proper form, there are probably 2 dozen or more guys that use more weight then I do at my gym but lack any kind leg development.

That's probably true - I've used as much as 15 plates a side on the leg press and got nowhere with it - doing slightly higher reps in the 12-15 range and concentrating on form has produced wonders for my leg development.

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #29 on: October 23, 2006, 05:01:02 AM »

What I find amazing is the guys with actual leg development tend to not use insane amounts of weight but rather focus on proper form, there are probably 2 dozen or more guys that use more weight then I do at my gym but lack any kind leg development.

maybe they are more concerned with building their ego.  After all it is the biggest muscle on the body
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #30 on: October 23, 2006, 05:11:14 AM »
maybe they are more concerned with building their ego.  After all it is the biggest muscle on the body

Their range of motion is about the size of their penis', 3-4 inches give or take ;D
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #31 on: October 23, 2006, 05:14:15 AM »

What I find amazing is the guys with actual leg development tend to not use insane amounts of weight but rather focus on proper form, there are probably 2 dozen or more guys that use more weight then I do at my gym but lack any kind leg development.

Yep very true I see it all the time.  They pile on tons of weight and do partial reps, which equals no muscle or strength gain.  You would think they would catch on and get a clue.  These same guys look the same year after year, they also apply the same methods for all their body parts.  If you saw most of them outside the gym you would not even know they worked out.

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #32 on: October 23, 2006, 05:18:19 AM »
These same guys look the same year after year, they also apply the same methods for all their body parts.  If you saw most of them outside the gym you would not even know they worked out.


Funny you say that, Sometimes I look up members on the computer to see how long they have been coming and how often. I see some have been coming a few days a week for years (5+) and here I am thinking they are new to training or just joined the gym recently, how can these retards not realize that they are getting almost no gains after years of training. ;D
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #33 on: October 23, 2006, 05:38:33 AM »

Funny you say that, Sometimes I look up members on the computer to see how long they have been coming and how often. I see some have been coming a few days a week for years (5+) and here I am thinking they are new to training or just joined the gym recently, how can these retards not realize that they are getting almost no gains after years of training. ;D


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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #34 on: October 23, 2006, 07:46:30 AM »
ever since i saw on youtube that old fucker with the reporter doing 1000lbs for reps with the piss ant legs doing quarter reps i just laugh when i hear anyone mention the leg press. honestly, after seeing that i don't care if you use 5000lbs on the leg press. i'm sure whoever you are, you've found a way to make the movement as easy as possible. leg press is just a show pony exercise to me.

leg training for me is squats. there's never been a choice really. i have to have functional strength and power and legs, hips and trunk are the priority. upper body with no legs would be like strong branches with a week trunk, ready to collapse from the first decent hit.








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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #35 on: October 23, 2006, 07:56:10 AM »
translation= he just described you to a T.
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Not really, everyday is squat day  8)

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #36 on: October 23, 2006, 07:57:26 AM »
got me, bitch ;D


Not really, everyday is squat day  8)


of course it is. ::)
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« Reply #37 on: October 23, 2006, 07:59:57 AM »
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #38 on: October 23, 2006, 08:00:38 AM »
I'm doing HST.
are you up to 165 yet?
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« Reply #39 on: October 23, 2006, 08:01:36 AM »
are you up to 165 yet?
on the squat? Not yet, Im trying to work my way back upto 185 for a brutal set of 5.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #40 on: October 23, 2006, 08:02:08 AM »
on the squat? Not yet, Im trying to work my way back upto 185 for a brutal set of 5.
i'm talking about bodyweight.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #41 on: October 23, 2006, 08:02:26 AM »
I'm sure there are those in every gym. I guess legs can be covered up when you hit the beach but usually the top is exposed. ;)

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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #42 on: October 23, 2006, 08:04:18 AM »
Yea, are you confusing me with toxic ya jewbag?
i'm the furthest thing from jewish you'll ever see.
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« Reply #43 on: October 23, 2006, 08:04:54 AM »
i'm the furthest thing from jewish you'll ever see.
It's ok, I get called a paki all the time.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #44 on: October 23, 2006, 08:13:26 AM »
My D*ck is bigger than Sarcasm right leg ;D
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #45 on: October 23, 2006, 08:14:39 AM »
My D*ck is bigger than Sarcasm right leg ;D
i train my d.ick with high reps by pounding your girlfriend.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #46 on: October 23, 2006, 08:27:36 AM »
i train my d.ick with high reps by pounding your girlfriend.


 ;D I'm surprised you even know what pussy look like
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #47 on: October 23, 2006, 08:32:16 AM »

 ;D I'm surprised you even know what pussy look like
i see your girlfriend's every night.
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #48 on: October 23, 2006, 08:32:34 AM »
Daaaamn, I just checked...weighing in at a monstrous 165 lb after ramadan. Monster starvation.  ;D
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Re: Upper Body Only
« Reply #49 on: October 23, 2006, 08:33:32 AM »
I joined a nearby gym over the summer and have become addicted to the weights. I love training my whole body with different exercises. Every week brings new rewards and new challenges. Lately though, I have noticed a lot of people who only train their upper bodies. I know for some people with injuries or such, this is their only option.  But most of them are healthy and just do not train their lower body.  To me, this is definitely not the way to go.  Who cares if you have a huge chest and massive arms, when you walk around on toothpick legs. What's everyones opinion on this? Just wondering.

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