not a good way to live your life like that. hope cardio works out for you and gets the tension out
Can’t wait for my shoulder (injured in doing judo) to get better so that I can do MT and judo again.
Hopefully before end of this year.
Nahh. I am not. Never cared for six pack on guys. If anything imo that signals to the self-absorbed personality of guy.
Some of the examples in the video weren’t pleasant however. But I am biased by my general dislike of Dicaprio
Common! You aren’t that sensitive 
if MMA is too extreme, try boxing workout. its 1 hour workout, first 15 min is warm ups then 30 min bag work then last 15 cooldown/core. the best aerobic workout i ever had
kickboxing on bag = winning
Need expert help here on shoulder shrugs.
Dumbbells or barbells? Straight up and down, or roll the shoulders back?
I use 45 lb plates (my plates are the kind with holes making them easy to pick up). I also do behind the back barbell shrugs.
As for the movement, straight up, towards your ears, hold for a tick, then straight back down.
Waste of time. Do some compound moves and your strength gain efficiency will explode. I’d recommend SDLPs (sumo deadlift high pull). This will hit your core, legs, lower back, shoulders and traps at the same time. Keep it low rep, 5x5s.
^I’m already doing a sumo deadlift. But what is a “high pull”? Does that just mean you do a shrug at the top of the lift?
FYI - Deadlift is by far my weakest exercise. I hate them. I hate them more than squats.
many people at the gym go way to heavy for shrugs. the key is to increase the time under tension. hold at the top of the movement for 2-6 seconds and feel the burn.
I always preferred bb
check this article out for one armed bb shrugs
http://www.strengthsensei.com/a-great-exercise-to-build-bigger-traps/
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE7hFpQuqHw]
start light. when lowering the weight you really have to engage your core to keep it under control.
Any way of improving grip strength for deadlifts? I just can’t hold on to the bar once the weight is high enough. Hacksaw, I know.
Pull ups or dead hang as long as you can from a pull up bar. Do you use mixed grip? If so hold off and use normal grip until it fails then switch to mixed at higher weight. Don’t be the douche who uses straps.
that’s actually a legit point. I can’t make up my mind if I should be using straps or not. I can go to about 275 w.o, and although I appreciate the “don’t be a dbag who uses straps” arguement, I do feel my grip gives up way before i can get more out of the exercise. With straps I can throw an extra plate on each side, and now we are talking.
I’d say it depends on reps. if you’re going high rep, straps are warranted because your target muscle is the back, not your grip/forearm.
if you’re going heavy and low rep, straps are acceptable at weights above 350
so your advice is - straps are acceptable. got it. thanks internet!
My best success at building the traps has been doing heavy farmers carries - just picking up some heavy dumbells, walking for a minute/rest for a minute. repeat for 3 rounds. Besides hitting the traps, it’s good for the core and grip strength. I haven’t done shrugs in years, I don’t think they are an efficient excercise.
^was going to mention those. they’re great!
Try using a hex bar. That’s the only way I’ll DL but that has more to do with trying to avoid injury than anything else. 405 used to be my starting point for grip issues and I could easily have seen that # being 100+ less on a straight bar. Pretty sure my grip strength was avg at best too.