Ravi Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I was in the gym the other day, and a friend of mine (very big....265lb former football player) asked if I wanted to workout with him a bit. I figured it would be good to do so. He is a certified personal trainer, and could check out my technique and give me a few tips. At one point, he asked if we wanted to bench...to which I said "I don't bench." This was the truth. I hurt myself bench pressing about 6 months and just never did it again. I stuck with dips and cable flys instead. Well, I figured to give it a try again and see how I felt. IT FELT GREAT! Looks like my injury was a thing of the distant past. Why then, have I been avoiding one of the best exercises for upper body development? Next, we went to do pull ups. Now, I have been doing pull ups at almost every workout for the past year. I never vary my grip in any way. Sometime I use a weighted belt for extra resistance, but that is it. My friend immediately grapped a angled bar (used for cable rows), threw it over the pull up bar, and started doing these super-narrow grip pull ups. I never even thought of doing such a thing. I tried it out...AND IT FELT GREAT. Again, I was activating a different part of my back. Next, we moved onto deadlifts where he showed me another tip (really squatting down super-low to engage more of the glutes). The day after my legs really felt it. That's a great thing. The point is....dont be afraid to mix up your workout a bit. Every couple of months, make it a point to do so. Don't get in a rut and think that YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR ROUTINE. Changing things up will help you grow and make it more fun in the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Mixing stuff up really is what keeps you in good shape. I learned this once I started to throw Pull ups and dips into my work outs. I'm going to start doing more push ups, but I've excelled with upping the weights on my exercises when I do other bodyweight stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I like to mix it up between weights and bodyweight excercises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVOJAMACADA Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 That's right Zack(from saved by the bell?).I do the same.I also always chuck in cardio a few times a week.I ussually do a different routine every 4 weeks in the gym.Often I'll take a clean two weeks off to recup nicely-the growth afterwards is saaaWICKED. Good point to bring up-very very important.Thx. Cheeios....Dorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveliberate Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Heya Ravi, I saw yr sister yesterday - she said ya'll took photo's of you in yr VB&F t-shirt in India. Please share them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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