ValorOfOne

Current stats... 60 Attack 99 Strength 1 Defense 31 Prayer (With firecape) 94 Mage Problem I'm facing is.. DDS/Claws fail hard on rune for some reason. In short, I simply can't hit.. Even with prayer/pot. So.. I'm wondering if I should get 70 attack.. So I could use a whip. But.. I'm afraid it would practically ruin my account.

True dat. Wide grip is so much harder. Question: what's a great way to neutralize swinging? Crossing the legs? Or just forcing yourself to go up and down? Swinging will not occur if you fully extend and pause at the bottom of the pullup. Doing this ensures that you are not using momentum to lift your body.

Crossfit (When don't properly) is the most intense training regimine that you can find in the civilian sector. However there seems to be drastic inconsistencies between the training programs that the providers offer. In short.. Go to your local gyms that offer Crossfit.- If the class doesn't involve screaming, crying and vomiting, It's not the crossfit you're looking for. Crossfit is intense, so much that you should litterly want to crawl from the training room.. Resist the urge to pass out when driving home.. And finally fall over 3 feet inside your door and take a nap next to your coffee table.

Depends on the type of pullup you are refering too.. The palms in pullup is just a different form of a curl and in all intents and purposes is about as easy as it gets as long as you arent a fatass. In most communities.. The palms facing you pull up isn't even considered a pullup, and you get made fun of for even doing them at the gym.. As for the other pullup.. Palms out. Arms spread past shoulder width. Thats a mans exercise.. And I suspect that 99% of the forums could not complete 5 reps to save their life. But if I had to give numbers.. Without swinging, with perfect form and full arm extension I could pop out 20 easily if we are speaking of palm in. Palm out, I'll get 12 on a good day.

Too right, most teenagers can't put in those kind of hours, that's just what I demand if they aren't going to attend the PT sessions but want to get straight into the local MMA club. Valor is right. Cardio is both your best friend and your worst enemy. Calasthenics (sp? Its almost 1am) are an amazing workout but so many guys refuse to do it. Once again I agree completely and I would like to build on a few things that you have said.. Cardio- Elevated heart rate, sustained for a period of 45 to 60 minutes. Endurance training- Pulling out the stops, E.G. Suicides, Jog/Sprints. Mile Sprints. Phantom Boxing. If you are hoping to compete in any sort of MMA (To the User) I would suggest a balance of both types of training. While Endurance training does indeed provide cardio, it does not effectivly burn the calories as cardio would over a sustained portion of time.. (Simply put, when you're starting out.. You might be able to do 20 minutes of solid endurance training.. Thats pushing it. Whilst you could perform cardio in the pace of 2.5 miles an hour walk, at incline for 60 minutes.) Why do you need to burn calories.. ? In short.. Making weight is a Biznatch and a half. You will want to cut all the fat you can in order to find your optimum weight class. (My opinion.)

I've been lifting since highschool however I was not physically tax'd until I started my military career. However, when I am on a bulk cycle I will focus on my diet first and foremost to ensure that I'm maintaining proper nutrition when taking in my protien to carb ratios. (I feel this is important.) But generally to build my strength I followed a very simple rule. If I could do 7 reps, I wasn't lifting heavy enough. Essentially I would do 6 rep maximum sets until I could push 7, and I would increase weight for one of the sets, gradually working my way up. However, as far as my body fat is concerned.. I'm unsure as to the policy this forum has on supplementation. But an ECA stack does wonders. The weight I posted are current as of last week. But I'm currently on a cutting cycle.. I've noticed a Rough 25 pound loss on my bench and about 5 on my curls.So on a strength cycle, I sit roughly at 315 for safe max on bench. I've been cutting for aproximately 2 months. I'm in Iraq, one of the best things a man can do is go home shredded.. It works well with the "I just got home from War" Story. I would do research on full body exercises that can be done without the use of weights. P90x uses many of these techniques and may be good for a person of you goals. However, I tend to shy from fitness fads of that nature. Look into, DiverBombers 8Count Bodybuilders Reverse Pushups Also, to get biceps.. You need to work your back, simply put. Concentrate on your pullups.. (Wide grip.. Palm out.)

While I completely agree with everything you have said in this post, I do not feel that the average teenager would be able to sustain or even dedicate that amount of time to physical fitness. However, I am in complete agreement that those kind of hours are indeed needed to see absolute results; However I do not feel that the shock regimine will suite the client as well as starting with a standard exercise routine. If you are extremely limited to what you are able to do.. EG (No gym. No money) I would suggest a solid cardio routine like above along with calastetics. However, I do not feel that this would be nearly as effective as if you had a gym available... Or if you were able to devote the time noted in my Quoted post.

I agree with your points and your compounding input, Assassin. However my thread was not directed at you or Crossfit, it was merely my personal opinion on muscular fitness. As for my contradiction.. I feel that the body building techniques that I did reference have benefitial effects, and as a result I felt it relative to the users question. However you do indeed make a valid point. You are also spot on. My routine follows a very strict protocol and could fall under the bodyguilding genre of physical fitness. However, who lifts without wishing to see the visual effects of hard work? I recommend a bodybuilding routine that is modified to the users specifications and goals.. Only due to the fact that seeing the results adds to the motivational presence that is absolutely needed to sustain adequate dedication. EDIT- To touch base on crossfit. Crossfit is about as extreme of a training you will find in the civilian sector. However proper research into your local crossfit program is needed to ensure proper methods are being taught. Recently Crossfit has been plagued with imitations and half assed impersonations claiming to be crossfit. In short, go watch a crossfit training session... If the patrons aren't dragging their half dead bodies across the floor and or vomiting, then it's being done incorrectly.

Height- 6'4 Weight- 190 LBS BF%- 4% Benchpress- 3 Rep 275LBS Deadlift- 400LBS(Havent ever needed to pass this. However, I could.0 Squat - Unsure (Should be in the high 300LBS to low 400LBS) Standing Bicep Curl(One handed)- Max- Undetermined. Rep Weight- 45LBS Offnote- The body in the first picture can be obtained in a few months with proper diet and carb cycling.

Whilst I understand the benefit of higher reps over low reps when compared to endurance/strength gain; I must disagree with the above advice on a few key points. As a starting lifter, I would recommend core exercise as the poster above said. However I would not recommend starting with a high rep routine simply due to the fact that your physical conditioning may not be to level that your current muscular structure would be able to support. I would instead recommend that you look at the under effects before thinking too far into your work out routine. First and foremost you should start reading on nutritional health. And I'm not talking about Bodybuilding.com articles with some half assed opinion one what someone thinks you should do. Rather you should focus on the actual science behind your body and how it takes and holds the nutritional support that you give it. As a basis you should establish your eating routine before even thinking of hitting a gym. In my opinion.. Your work out is no more or less than 20% of the game when it comes to physical fitness. Rather, I feel that diet and proper meal cycles are the base fundemental that must be developed before jumping head first into the world of the alpha male. Second, you need to make yourself mentally ready. In doing so you will find motivation in what you do, and in doing so you will be driven to succeed and see results rather than waiting for something that may never come. Set goals for yourself before you even step foot in the gym. Ensure that they are reasonable goals and not some excessive intergalactic pile of musclemag trash. Be realistic to what you think you can do. As far as your diet.. Water- Drink this all day, every day. Supplement with Crystal light if you can't stand the taste. Drinking water keeps your body in a hydrated state and also drastically decreases water retention in key areas such as the stomach,wrists and calfs. Sodium- Or in basic principals, Salt. Watch your sodium intake. While sodium is indeed needed for the body to maintain hydration. Too much of it has adverse effects on your circulatory system and also causes water retention. Eating Habbits- Take everything you think you know about food and discard it. As a basis you need to start eating smaller meals spread throughout the day. When you eat, your body will digest food, in turn causing your metabolism to peak for approximately 2 hours. So as a rule of thumb, aim to eat 6 small meals a day, two hours apart, whilst drinking all the water that you want. Also, as a rule of thumb the last meal of your day should be light on carbs, however not too light that you will turn catabolic by morning. So in practice.. Eat some natural oatmeal before heading to sleep. This ensure natural muscle retention and restoration while keeping the metabolism slightly active through your sleep. Absolutely NO- Carbonated beverages E.G. Coca Cola. Gatorade- Worthless to your body unless you are in the middle of an extremely intense situation such as a football game. Should not be drinking just for the taste. Too much sodium,sugar and worthless calories. Candy- To include every candy bar you can think of down to the simplest of breath mints. In short, they do nothing for your body other than provide worthless fats,carbs and calories that will stack up. Exercise- Hit every muscle group. Follow prescribed methods above in this thread for great effect. As a key, you wish to isolate a single muscle group per day. In theory doing so gives adequate rest before your next session with the same group. Also, as a truth.. You can't get biceps without working your back. Your shoulders won't grow without working your chest, and your chest isn't going anywhere without working everything. Core,Core,Core.. thats what you need to work on. Deadlift,Squat,Flatbench(and potentially legpress). ((I seriously do not recommend deadlifting on your own.. Head to a gym, and speak to someone who is performing the deadlift, then speak to a trainer at the gym and have them show you the correct way to obtain proper form when performing a deadlift. Deadlifts are in my opinion the most amazing exercise a person can do. However, if don't improperly, it will ruin you- Period )) == Afternote: Everything in this post is my own personal opinion. It is not to be taken as truth and should be discarded just as every other post is on a forum. Read at your own risk. A little about me : I'm Active duty, Military.

All nonsense aside, my driving purpose for staying in shape would be the asthetical effects.