Deadlifting

on some real shit tho I'd like to be in better shape I already work my ass of at work just gotta eat better and do a little exercise...

[Jason]

muscle ups are like 50% confidence... they seem very difficult .. you just need to commit to pulling yourself up and KNOWING you can do it ... once you know you can do it youll get much better at them quickly

I've never tried to do muscle ups before. Should give them a go.

[Manhattan]

Ya Dave but trust they are hard as fuck. I can do 5 but that's because my strength to weight ratio is pretty damn solid. I know dudes who are ripped the fuck up and can bench more then I squat and can't do a single muscle up and yet I also know tiny guys who can do muscle ups like theyre pull ups. Ya your right Jason its true and all about getting your chest almost parallel to the pull up bar. I've got my Lv 1 Crossfit Cert and my pops owns a gym

which part of the insane shit in that video that black dude was doin was muscle ups... homeboy is a beast :/

[Manhattan]

@38 seconds....looks easy but its not

I'll drink an 8 pack of Dutch Gold and then do 10 muscle ups. No one pre-trains like me!

[Askari]

Ok Vitty here's my two cents on the matter....

Personally I deadlift once a week in conjunction with a back/shoulders routine. It's a great compound muscle workout and one that I feel some of my best gains have come from. I swear by it but I can get why a lot of people rubbish it these days, it can lead to injury - both long and short term - if you don't do it correctly.

For me, the most important factor in gaining muscle, the out and out BEST way to bulk - or at least the best foundation for bulking - is FORM. That goes for ANY ANY ANY lift or exercise you do, I can't stress that enough. I feel confident in my deadlift form ergo I deadlift as part of my sets with increasing weight weekly. Same goes for any workout, without proper form you will a) struggle to gain muscle and b) fuck all your shit up.

I don't use deadlift and deadlift alone; as stated it's part of my shoulder/back set, although of course it works legs and a little chest also. On the days where I deadlift the rest of my set consists of bent over front rows, military barbell press, pull ups and incline bench press. Keeping as many compound, free weight workouts in there as possible to build muscle. Deadlift works well, but I couldn't imagine it would do you any real favours doing that and nothing else.

I recommend deadlift, but make sure you get some real advice on proper form so as to avoid injury, limit it to once a week and make sure your other exercises are compound as much as possible too eg barbell/weighted squats on leg day, flys, switch pushups and bench presses chest day. I like to stick to one/two areas of focus on each day, with a day of rest between, hitting each muscle group with focus only one day a week. That's just my regime though, find what works for you man.

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That hannibal for king vid just made me feel like a fucking 6 year old ballerina forreal.

[ViTRiOL]

I think I'm going to ask my massively hench albino gym instructor to help me with true form today. Haha. It's back/shoulders as well, coincidentally.