The Mature thread

[njflex]

calf ,,lol..bored.

[Primemuscle]

calf ,,lol..bored.

You look jacked in both your photos as usual, Steve. If I may be so bold, your calves could be fuller. This coming from a guy with 16" calves who probably has no right to comment.

I sometimes see guys who are so out of shape with these amazing calves and forearms....makes me wonder, could these muscle groups be the thing that gives us up for who we really are? Steve Reeves had great calves or so I've read. He attributed them to having a paper route when he was as kid in a hilly area. Maybe it is time to get my fat ass back on my bicycle. Hills are not a problem where I live. 

[njflex]

You look jacked in both your photos as usual, Steve. If I may be so bold, your calves could be fuller. This coming from a guy with 16" calves who probably has no right to comment.

I sometimes see guys who are so out of shape with these amazing calves and forearms....makes me wonder, could these muscle groups be the thing that gives us up for who we really are? Steve Reeves had great calves or so I've read. He attributed them to having a paper route when he was as kid in a hilly area. Maybe it is time to get my fat ass back on my bicycle. Hills are not a problem where I live. 

i agree,,thats why i still pound them 2x wk,,i like the shape of them and there decent considering my quads lol,,,i like the twisted up looking muscle behind the knee above that tho,looks like twisted marble where it ties in to back over the calf ....

[oldtimer1]

njflex, Do you use any form of steroids or hormone replacement? I know many won't admit but you do have a good physique that makes me wonder. No accusatory malice intended.

I believe you wrote you're the service manager at a Volvo dealership? I guess this doesn't happen at new car dealers but I just can't believe the how much the air filter/ac filter scam is so rampart at local oil change mechanic places. For those who don't know when you go for an oil change the mechanic or tech will come out with a filthy air filter that he keeps handy so he can run up the bill when you consent to them putting in a new one. I put a brand new air filter in my daughters car 10 minutes before an oil change and the guy comes and shows me a filter that looks like someone was riding off road.

[njflex]

njflex, Do you use any form of steroids or hormone replacement? I know many won't admit but you do have a good physique that makes me wonder. No accusatory malice intended.

I believe you wrote your the service manager at a Volvo dealership? I guess this doesn't happen at new car dealers but I just can't believe the how much the air filter/ac filter scam is so rampart at local oil change mechanic places. For those who don't know when you go for an oil change the mechanic or tech will come out with a filthy air filter that he keeps handy so he can run up the bill when you consent to them putting in a new one. I put a brand new air filter in my daughters car 10 minutes before an oil change and the guy comes and shows me a filter that looks like someone was riding off road.

SVC ADVISOR AND NO I REMOVE THE ONE AND SHOW THEM IF ITS DIRTY OR LOOK UP SERVICE HISTORY AND NEVER SELL SOMETHING THATS NOT NEEDED,,,I AM DRUG FREE SIR,,,WHAT THAT MEANS IS I USED STEROIDS 88/91 SMALL TIME STUFF BUT FEW CYCLES ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A PRETTY FAR BASE THAN IF I NEVER USED ,,BUT THIS IS HARD WORK CLEAN SINCE 1991,,,

[Donny]

calf ,,lol..bored.

you remind me of a guy who talked to me a couple of Days ago in the Gym.. he said yeah my calfes aint so good... you should be proud of them and i am sure you are . Talking of calfes.. we have a machine that has you like sitting with your back on a rest.. so it would be like doing donkey calf raises only on a slide machine at an angle.. works well and i have explained this to the Young Boys that it was done with a Partner on your back ..ala...Venice Beach years ago...I have to correct People all the time on this machine partly due to a very misleading Picture on the machine . It Shows execution of the exercise with a very bent knee..so i have seen guys doing a leg press movement  ...well never mind. Steve you got great calfes !!

[njflex]

you remind me of a guy who talked to me a couple of Days ago in the Gym.. he said yeah my calfes aint so good... you should be proud of them and i am sure you are . Talking of calfes.. we have a machine that has you like sitting with your back on a rest.. so it would be like doing donkey calf raises only on a slide machine at an angle.. works well and i have explained this to the Young Boys that it was done with a Partner on your back ..ala...Venice Beach years ago...I have to correct People all the time on this machine partly due to a very misleading Picture on the machine . It Shows execution of the exercise with a very bent knee..so i have seen guys doing a leg press movement  ...well never mind. Steve you got great calfes !!

DONNY #1 PR GUY HERE 4 ME LOL,,,,I USED THAST MACHINE LOVED THE DONKEY CALF 2 VERSIONS SWIVEL LOWER BACK PAD ONE I DISLIKED,BUT THE VERSION THAT HAD STRAIGHT PAD DIDN'T MOVE IT WAS A GOOD,,THESE WORK BEST WITH A SLIGHT KNEE BEND 'GOOD LUCK'

[Donny]

DONNY #1 PR GUY HERE 4 ME LOL,,,,I USED THAST MACHINE LOVED THE DONKEY CALF 2 VERSIONS SWIVEL LOWER BACK PAD ONE I DISLIKED,BUT THE VERSION THAT HAD STRAIGHT PAD DIDN'T MOVE IT WAS A GOOD,,THESE WORK BEST WITH A SLIGHT KNEE BEND 'GOOD LUCK'

Steve ...i know what you mean Bro...   "Good luck" ...

[Donny]

mean while back at the Ranch..... so a guy was telling me today he had shoulder pains. He wanted to to Smith machine seated presses behind the neck.. so i asked him does this cause you pain? ummmm ,,yes it does. So i said why do it ? listen i said.. lets do some seated machine press with a neutral grip(Hammer)..oh well ..surprise no pain. then seated side machine laterals and then rear delt machine, Job done without pain.

[Donny]

i have to admit i was lazy today myself... i just had enough today and wanted to go home if you understand what i mean.

[Primemuscle]

mean while back at the Ranch..... so a guy was telling me today he had shoulder pains. He wanted to to Smith machine seated presses behind the neck.. so i asked him does this cause you pain? ummmm ,,yes it does. So i said why do it ? listen i said.. lets do some seated machine press with a neutral grip(Hammer)..oh well ..surprise no pain. then seated side machine laterals and then rear delt machine, Job done without pain.

It is amazing what some folks do when it comes to working out and pain. Shoulder injuries seem pretty common when you look around the gym and notice more than a few folks with surgical scars on their delts. One fellow kept reinjuring his shoulders so often that his doctor finally told him that if he got another injury, he wouldn't be his surgeon.

I've done Smith behind the neck presses and they've been fine for me. I start with pretty light weight and work up. They are not my favorite should exercise. I prefer the Hammer machine press for a couple of reasons, one is the three grip variations, the other is that each shoulder area is worked separately, which disallows using one side to help the other.

One time I did something to compromise my shoulder. It took a long time to heal. I just backed off any delt work that aggravated it until there was no more pain. Seems like the commonsense approach to me.   

[Primemuscle]

i have to admit i was lazy today myself... i just had enough today and wanted to go home if you understand what i mean.

Although I am feeling a little better, I am still coughing like a fool. I don't think folks at the gym would welcome me yet. I am still hopeful that I will avoid this going into bronchial pneumonia, so I am doing everything possible to take care of myself. I do miss the gym though.

[njflex]

It is amazing what some folks do when it comes to working out and pain. Shoulder injuries seem pretty common when you look around the gym and notice more than a few folks with surgical scars on their delts. One fellow kept reinjuring his shoulders so often that his doctor finally told him that if he got another injury, he wouldn't be his surgeon.

I've done Smith behind the neck presses and they've been fine for me. I start with pretty light weight and work up. They are not my favorite should exercise. I prefer the Hammer machine press for a couple of reasons, one is the three grip variations, the other is that each shoulder area is worked separately, which disallows using one side to help the other.

One time I did something to compromise my shoulder. It took a long time to heal. I just backed off any delt work that aggravated it until there was no more pain. Seems like the commonsense approach to me.   

I RATHER DO FRONT PRESS OVER BEHIND NECK AND DO A DUMBELL PRESS,,,BEHIND NECK SMITH IS A BIT BETTER YOUR RIGHT JAY...

[wild willie]

ARM TRAINING:


DIPS (BODY WEIGHT)  4 SETS

KNEELING CABLE EXTENSIONS  4 SETS


LYING DB EXTENSIONS  2 SETS


STANDING EZ BAR CURLS  5 SETS


PRECOR MACHINE CURLS   5 SETS

[Primemuscle]

I RATHER DO FRONT PRESS OVER BEHIND NECK AND DO A DUMBELL PRESS,,,BEHIND NECK SMITH IS A BIT BETTER YOUR RIGHT JAY...

The fellow I mentioned before preferred dumbbell presses. His movements were erratic and he tended to hoist more weight then he could handle with good form.

[njflex]

The fellow I mentioned before preferred dumbbell presses. His movements were erratic and he tended to hoist more weight then he could handle with good form.

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[Donny]

The fellow I mentioned before preferred dumbbell presses. His movements were erratic and he tended to hoist more weight then he could handle with good form.

i see this every day in the Gym...Young bucks who are hungry to build big muscles... of course there are a few "know it alls" who try to spread their advice to others in the Gym. Do not get me wrong we have some Guys with a wealth of knowledge and i see it in their Training and i talk to them.. exchanging ideas and such... I tend to find that the Guys who "know it all" tend to have inferior physiques and tend to Change their workouts too often. I tell Young Guys to Keep it simple and stick to the Basics in the beginning.. i look at them and if i think they have good genetics i will start them on a 3 day split. If they Need more time a full Body workout with Basics.

[Donny]

so i have 3 days off and work again Tuesday... i have time to do a few things. I think maybe i will go Swimming later... relax a bit. Thank god itīs cooler here now.. donīt know how you US Guys tolerate hot weather. I am more like an ice bear, although i do go Brown very fast in the sun.

[TightBody]

3 mile walk on the beach xoxo

[Donny]

3 mile walk on the beach xoxo

had Trouble reading that...

[wild willie]

I WILL WORK LEGS THIS EVE:


LEG EXTENSIONS  4 SETS


SMITH MACHINE SQUATS  4 SETS


LEG PRESS  4 SETS


ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS  4 SETS

[wild willie]

I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!


I AM HEADING OUT OF TOWN TOMORROW AM.......FIREWORKS.....H EINEKEN......STEAKS..... ..REST AND RECREATION!!!!



NO TRAINING FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK!!!!

[njflex]

had wife's college friend and husband over,,grilled some filet mignon,corn,pasta with mozzarella,broccoli,artichokes,calamata olives and pesto nice cold dish,sangria ...kids off to bed went into basement used machine 1/2 ,,
2 sets chest press
2 sets chest press up and down grip
2 sets pushups
2 sets pulldowns
2 sets narrow grip pulldowns
2 srts cable curls
2 sets pushdowns
2 sets kick backs
2 sets side raises w dumbells
2 sets cable behind back raises
2 set up right cable
reps 15 mostly pumped to get some extra work..

[Primemuscle]

had wife's college friend and husband over,,grilled some filet mignon,corn,pasta with mozzarella,broccoli,artichokes,calamata olives and pesto nice cold dish,sangria ...kids off to bed went into basement used machine 1/2 ,,
2 sets chest press
2 sets chest press up and down grip
2 sets pushups
2 sets pulldowns
2 sets narrow grip pulldowns
2 srts cable curls
2 sets pushdowns
2 sets kick backs
2 sets side raises w dumbells
2 sets cable behind back raises
2 set up right cable
reps 15 mostly pumped to get some extra work..

There you go making everyone jealous of your machine in the basement.

This morning there was about an hour when I wasn't coughing my fool head off. I thought, good I can work legs today and then the coughing started up again. I am shooting for Monday now.

My wife is much more sick than I am. She finally got up at noon today. She ate breakfast and headed into the living room to crash in the recliner. I had to wake her up for dinner at 7:30 p.m. because I was hungry. I made dinner easy by getting a roasted chicken from the market, some potato salad and I fixed a green salad too. I bet if I go into the living room right now, she is crashed again. The bedroom chair was askew when I went in to check on her this morning, which suggested she might have fallen during the night. When she woke up I asked her about it and she finally admitted that had happened. She said she was only on the floor for a few minutes, but last time she fell she was down for several hours before I heard her calling me. I am not sure I believe her. Frankly, I am concerned.

My workout today was a day of catching up on gardening. I did some pruning, weeding, planting, watering and I mowed the lawn. It is past time for late spring fertilizer, which I may do tomorrow. -Townhouse, here I come. 

[Donny]

had wife's college friend and husband over,,grilled some filet mignon,corn,pasta with mozzarella,broccoli,artichokes,calamata olives and pesto nice cold dish,sangria ...kids off to bed went into basement used machine 1/2 ,,
2 sets chest press
2 sets chest press up and down grip
2 sets pushups
2 sets pulldowns
2 sets narrow grip pulldowns
2 srts cable curls
2 sets pushdowns
2 sets kick backs
2 sets side raises w dumbells
2 sets cable behind back raises
2 set up right cable
reps 15 mostly pumped to get some extra work..

nice home workout there...