Gym mega thread (gymcels GTFIH)

[jacksonchris]

high iq post bump

 

[whitethorn]

What’s your opinion on EAAs

 

[combatingNorwooding]

What’s your opinion on EAAs

Wdym my opinion lol? You should get them daily. It’s easy to get them too many foods have all the EAAs

 

[whitethorn]

Wdym my opinion lol? You should get them daily. It’s easy to get them too many foods have all the EAAs

I’m saying like supplements, like I get 10g of EAAs and creatine while I work out, and I was wondering if you knew any that

 

[combatingNorwooding]

I’m saying like supplements, like I get 10g of EAAs and creatine while I work out, and I was wondering if you knew any that

There is benefits to taking EAAs during workout actually so you can take it yes it’s great

 

[Deleted member 245685]

Don’t do 1 set per muscle group even if you do full body (a very CNS fatigue demanding split), do at least 2 sets.

Very late response but I just want clarification if this means 2 sets per exercise like pec fly's for chest, or does it mean I can do 1 set of pec fly's and 1 set of incline bench for the chest? Resulting in two sets for the chest.

 

[combatingNorwooding]

Very late response but I just want clarification if this means 2 sets per exercise like pec fly's for chest, or does it mean I can do 1 set of pec fly's and 1 set of incline bench for the chest? Resulting in two sets for the chest.

I meant sets for muscle group not exercise

And yes, 1 set of pec deck and 1 set of incline bench will count for 2 sets per muscle group

 

[Bipolar2Cel]

I totally recommend doing the hip abductor machine too if you want to maximize glutes gains, super underrated for building gluteus medius + minimus + outer and upper fibers of gluteus maximus + TFL muscle. Really takes you from having decent/good glutes to having a next-level ass. Just 1-2 high rep sets to failure at the end somewhere or supersetted with other leg machines will take you very far. Also it is good for hip health & stability and training the external rotators and secondary abductors aka the "rotator cuffs of the hips".

Great you also mention training adductors OP that is underrated as fuck for maximizing thigh gains and size too, doing the hip abductor + hip adductor machines cured me of my hip impingement issues also. Great way to increase hip mobility and make squatting/leg pressing deep more comfortable too. For guys just doing the adductor machine with increasing ROM over many sessions will open up their hips and squat depth as fuck without lots of painful and boring hip adductor stretching.

And yeah having next-level glutes as a guy actually mogs, super underrated high SMV muscle. If you have a top % ass women will notice and comment on it if the rest of you is attractive enough, actually. Big glutes also make your waist look much thinner or thin as fuck from the side especially if you are lean and got a good upper body. Almost want to gatekeep training glutes as a guy due to how good it actually is/looks lol.

 

[Bipolar2Cel]

Incline bench press only is not enough for lower pecs.. I laugh at this common broscience trope these days. Incline bench doesn't give full lower pec ROM and the fact it biases upper + upper-middle pecs over lower means it can't work lower pecs as much.. makes zero sense. Flat bench also is a "whole pec" exercise it is not really that lower chest dominant. Ideally do decline bench or dips + incline + flyes for complete maximized chest development. Full ROM decline bench or dips are great too for the lengthened brutal stretch on the upper pec fibers too, you just don't get the full max peak contraction ROM for upper pecs, so even decline bench or dips can be pretty amazing for stimulating upper pec growth. Lower pecs is what makes you actually look like you have a big chest and "nice pecs" overall, upper pecs are just a smaller detail. Besides that, that huge massive full upper pecs look is something you mostly get on roids anyway, many guys are coping when they think spamming incline bench will give them that and end up with lagging lower pecs. You want to maximize gains in both areas for nicest big pecs possible. Lower pecs overall is the most important part for having "nice big pecs" that stand out like big slabs of turkey breasts slapped onto your chest/ribcage.

Saying "incline bench is enough for lower pecs" is actually disgusting, don't be that broscience-brainwashed guy!!! Make sure to work lower pecs TOO and remember that full ROM decline bench/dips are still great for getting a deep stretch on upper pecs as fuck.

Also finish every workout with some flyes/pec deck to failure, it is a no-brainer move for maximizing pec gains lol. You can adjust those for lower or upper and upper-middle pec bias by height and resistance path. Even pec deck with long handles you can put your hands around shoulder or slightly above height to really hammer upper pecs.