Recent content by Scott S

Yes, drag queens will not help you at all. Trust Daniel. ;)

Sounds like you were using a little much weight and had to cheat. No biggie. If you want a great way to load your biceps all the way up and down, drag the bar up your front, letting your elbows move backward. :D

One-legged calf raises.

That and it forces their shoulders down.

One tip when rowing is to start the lift from the back, and pull to the lower abdomen (with a barbell) or toward the hip (with a dumbbell). You'll probably have to use less weight to get the feel of this, like the others said.

Are you sure your biceps are lagging more than, say, your back?

Olive oil.

No reason why you can't. HST doesn't include a "multiples of 5 principle" after all.

There are several ways to do 5x5. In some readings, such as John McCallum's, start with a weight 100 lbs (or so) below your 5RM and do 5 reps. Next, add 50 lbs and do 5 reps. Then, jump up to your best weight for 3 sets of 5. Otherwise, you could get warmed up and do 5 sets of 5 with the...

Usually, whenever I see the term "shoulder press" it's done with dumbbells. If that helps the confusion any. :)

What I usually do is to devote a whole week to finding rep maxes. Sunday I'll do 15s. So I'll try really hard to guess at what I can lift for 15 reps and go until light failure. If I've over- or underestimated by a bit, I'll subtract or add 5-10 lbs, but I don't do any more sets. Wednesday...

$845 for a chair?? OUCH! (And BTW, standing all day blows. Try working in a factory sometime.)

Try using less weight, keeping your arms straighter, and focusing on squeezing your chest.

Try some adjustible dumbbells and a simple bench for starters. That's what I plan to do eventually. Then DB squats, SLDLs, bench, rows, presses, will all be doable without a cage or anything.

Hey all, sorry I've been gone from the internet for a while... Kate, what I meant was that no one seems to recommend letting the back flex. It would seem that weighted hypers and rounded-back goodmornings would also be a no-no. I've always done my SLDLs with back flexion, figuring that it's...