Stevo985 Posted April 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2015 My lat raises are always from a static position (i.e. not swung) and the movement at the top should be like you're pouring two jugs. Pinky finger higher than the rest of your hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2015 I actually love lat raises. Not sure why. Does anyone have that love/hate relationship with certain lifts? I hate squats. I do them, and I always wonder after why I hate them. but I spend all morning dreading them when it's leg day. Then there's other lifts like bicep curls that, despite the fact curls are one of the most painful lifts, I really look forward to. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I've got all sorts of issues, mostly related to poor posture which has been exaggerated by poor form and not resting with "tweaks" (for example my right shoulder is rotated forward to compensate for a rotator cuff injury sustained while arm wrestling!). I am converted and like Lazarus I will rise again. But my God, what a palaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2015 I'm scared of Arm Wrestling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) I actually love lat raises. Not sure why. Does anyone have that love/hate relationship with certain lifts? I hate squats. I do them, and I always wonder after why I hate them. but I spend all morning dreading them when it's leg day. Then there's other lifts like bicep curls that, despite the fact curls are one of the most painful lifts, I really look forward to. Weird. I'm with you on the squats mate. I actually dread doing them but once you get into them its fine. I actually prefer front squats personally though, whilst I can't go as heavy it makes my form much cleaner. I have a problem with squatting where I struggle to keep my back perfectly straight and my arse starts to stick out but on front squats there is no option but to keep your back perfectly straight. Dumbbell Pullover, Military press and incline dumbbell presses are probably my favourite. Edited April 13, 2015 by sexbelowsound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I'm scared of Arm Wrestling I remember the pain well. The guy was a unit, I had to kind of lean in and try and bench his hand down! Horrendous. I had 3 days off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Ah yeah. I find that helps take the strain off my girly wrists. Same here, definitely wasn't built for powerlifting thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Ah yeah. I find that helps take the strain off my girly wrists. Same here, definitely wasn't built for powerlifting thats for sure. pussy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 pussy. That actually made me laugh out loud! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I actually love lat raises. Not sure why. Does anyone have that love/hate relationship with certain lifts? I hate squats. I do them, and I always wonder after why I hate them. but I spend all morning dreading them when it's leg day. Then there's other lifts like bicep curls that, despite the fact curls are one of the most painful lifts, I really look forward to. Weird. Try the dead-stop raises. Fairly certain you'll love them. Really feel them in the shoulder with the trap taken out of the movement. I have a love hate relationship with glute ham raises. Dread doing them but love the feeling after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Well, wasn't too bad. I feel very rusty and I am very tired, but happy to be back in the game. I HATE standard bicep curls but quite like hammer curls. How's about that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You'll be tacking on mass in no time [emoji6]. Standard and hammer curls isolate different parts of the bicep. Standard supinated isolate the biceps brachii, whereas the hammers target the brachioradialis. I bet you were dying to know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2015 I like bicep curls, but I find them to be the biggest burn. As in, they hurt the most when I do them out of any other lift. Hurt in a good way, obviously! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 You'll be tacking on mass in no time [emoji6]. Standard and hammer curls isolate different parts of the bicep. Standard supinated isolate the biceps brachii, whereas the hammers target the brachioradialis. I bet you were dying to know that. Haha, unfortunately I already knew it. Though I did not know the Latin names! I will yes I'm sure. I was looking at some old selfies, you know the ones you're never happy with at the time? If I can get back to that without the injuries then I'll not complain this time. Even though my new routine calls for me to go tomorrow I'm going to take it off, properly recover. I can wedge an extra day in Saturday. Won't be going out anyway with Wembley up on Sunday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I like bicep curls, but I find them to be the biggest burn. As in, they hurt the most when I do them out of any other lift. Hurt in a good way, obviously! I have always felt like my biceps lag behind my big muscles in terms of strength to weight ratio. No matter what I do, basically, they never catch up. I find them incredibly frustrating. My outer bi's and tri's are really strong though, hence the hammer love. I guess that is from benching a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 13, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted April 13, 2015 Do you guys do cross body hammer curls or just normal out in front ones? Does it matter? (I stick to the latter, but I've always wondered if there's any difference) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexbelowsound Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 In other news, I picked some of this up at the weekend Giving it its first test run tonight. Working out later these days (about 8pm) so I need a bit of a boost. Been flagging after half an hour lately. Let us know how it goes with this stuff mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Do you guys do cross body hammer curls or just normal out in front ones? Does it matter? (I stick to the latter, but I've always wondered if there's any difference) I do straight out. I find I use too much shoulder (and trap oddly) on the cross kind, which is backed up by being able to use much bigger weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I read a good article by John Meadows where he recommended the cross body hammer curl as the best exercise for building the brachialis. Since then, I've alternated them with reverse curls each week (supersetting them with other biceps work) and found them excellent. I tend to do straight hammer curls on an incline bench. A great little biceps routine, using agonist supersets is this: 1A Standing EZ curl x 6-8 1B Standing cross body hammer curls/reverse EZ curls x 12-15 3-4 sets 2A Incline curls (palms supinated throughout) x 8-10 2B Incline hammer curls x 10-12 3 sets Do that once a week and boom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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