New Workouts(upper body)

[V-Opolis]

Alright so i think im hitting a plateau(and im not to informed on the concept of plateauing and how to avoid or fix it) and was wondering if any of yall had any unique or interesting workouts yall do to change it up some. Might as well see what yall say while i google this shit and GET INFORMED.

the workouts i do now(so you dont name any) are:
(if you need a description because you call some of these something else and dont know what htey are let me know)
General
bench
bench machine
pushups?
Tricep
tricep extension
tricep curls
tricep pulls(cable)
Bicep
bicep curl
bicep curl(cable)
Deltoid
deltoid press
military press
dumbbell raises(shoulder, side and front)
Chest
cable pulls(fly)
cable crossover(fly)
pushups
Shoulder Girdle
bentoverrows
pullbar
laying pull bar
Back
Back extension
superman

Ill add as i remember. theres a few more.

[MariaMariaaa]

EDIT I don't do shit for my upper body. I heard it could harm your boobs.

[V-Opolis]

EDIT I don't do shit for my upper body. I heard it could harm your boobs.

i got abs and legs under control, prob shoudla said that

but i do jog(or run)

[Paladin Catling]

EDIT I don't do shit for my upper body. I heard it could harm your boobs.

This calls for proper investigation.

Pic of boobs pls, kkthx.

[V-Opolis]

EDIT I don't do shit for my upper body. I heard it could harm your boobs.

harm em how?

[MariaMariaaa]

Pic of boobs pls, kkthx.

[Torian]

I'd love to see Maria's Papayas.

[Bad Hamster]

EDIT I don't do shit for my upper body. I heard it could harm your boobs.

What boobs? I don't have them
The real workout is a ghetto workout!
Search it on youtube and you'll know :3

[V-Opolis]

guess i shoulda known i wouldnt get anything outta ya unathletic bums.. :3

[witness]

20 lbs? that's a dangerous jump in wieght kinda... be like addin to much mileage in running.sorta?

Sort of, it depends. My goal is to gain as much mass as possible naturally and to do this I researched that I have to use the heaviest amount possible for atleast maybe 3 reps. These type of workouts work with slow-twitch or fast-twitch muscles ( I forgot which) that brings size to ur muscles. So, it's not really dangerous as long as I have a spotter to make sure I keep a good form and don't kill myself. I'm not sure if this type of workout will make you as significantly stronger as working with smaller weights and more reps though. I'm just looking for mass.

[V-Opolis]

Sort of, it depends. My goal is to gain as much mass as possible naturally and to do this I researched that I have to use the heaviest amount possible for atleast maybe 3 reps. These type of workouts work with slow-twitch or fast-twitch muscles ( I forgot which) that brings size to ur muscles. So, it's not really dangerous as long as I have a spotter to make sure I keep a good form and don't kill myself. I'm not sure if this type of workout will make you as significantly stronger as working with smaller weights and more reps though. I'm just looking for mass.

like you were doing 3 reps with your weight, then put 20 more on and tried to rep 3 times?

fast twitch im pretty sure, and nah doin high weights is good, but jumpin 20 lbs isnt to safe i dont think. could be wrong and its nothing like running on your body.

but im thinkin of doin this 7 day break thing, may help.

[witness]

like you were doing 3 reps with your weight, then put 20 more on and tried to rep 3 times?

fast twitch im pretty sure, and nah doin high weights is good, but jumpin 20 lbs isnt to safe i dont think. could be wrong and its nothing like running on your body.

I would, but it seems too dangerous for me :P and exhausts me like hell. So I try to avoid it. Besides, I don't want to be super muscular. Just want to get a nice build that fits me, so this super training isn't all that necessary for me.

[Serix]

Mix some Atlas and Hindu Push Ups in there as well.

Also Superman Push ups just to strengthen your core.

[V-Opolis]

Mix some Atlas and Hindu Push Ups in there as well.

Also Superman Push ups just to strengthen your core.

those superman pushups looked painful....just what i needed.

edit: damn, couldnt even do 1 lol, maybe i was stretched to far out to start. Nope...damn hard pushup.

[Richard0]

Take a week or so off. Do some cardio, or yoga. Change your workout plan after a break to "shock the body". The reason you plateau is because your body will eventually get used to the exercise and or weight. Let it rest or change the workouts. Even changing the days of your workouts will help. For example, if one monday you did chest, do chest on a different day.

21s are a common bicep exercise and are pretty easy to do. Curls from your hip to midsection 7 times, midsection to chest 7 times, then from your hip to chest 7 times.

I forget what they are called, static curls perhaps? Where you keep one arm with a dumbell at 90 degrees while curling your other arm. Very tiring but effective.

Chinups workout the back as well.

You can always youtube these exercises if you don't understand them.

Also, various of the exercises you listed work more than one body part, which is something you should know when choosing what muscles to work out.

Hope this helps man.

[MrWafflez]

This thread confuses me.


When working on your body for strength and not endurance, it's common knowledge to have two sets of routines to go through whenever you workout and switch between them after intervals such as sometime around 4-6 weeks (that's the time period I use, different for everyone I assume).


So I'll work out three times a week, and for the first six weeks I'll do Lat. Rows/Pulldowns, Bench Press, etc. Then, after say, 5 weeks, I'll switch to a new set that are similar such as doing the Bench Press with two dumbbells or at an angle (different but can be helpful).


For Lat. Rows you would kneel on a bench and have a dumbbell in the opposite hand of the knee on the bench and pull upwards. Same style workout, different way though.



Switching between two routine sets like this regularly prevent plateuaing at a certain point.


Also, if you're going for strength, I hope you're doing multiple small sets such as three sets of 12 reps, not two sets of 20 reps. Less reps with more intense sets builds muscle better, whereas longer relaxed sets build endurance.

[Breathe]

guess i shoulda known i wouldnt get anything outta ya unathletic bums.. :3

Why don't you do more advanced workouts then call us nonathletic bums? kkthx bai

[LedZephlin]

I'm made of radiation and high fructose corn syrup, so I give all my fat to YOUZ!!!!! 3:3

[girtrute]

Yea superman pushups was one bruce lee's favorite. They're defnlty the hardest pushup becouse it targets muscles that dont get as much a leverage type workout.
When you workout your shoulders and chest do you do it to the extent were you cant do even 1 more. Then you stretch i mean over stretch too cause all the rips in the muscles to rip even more. After stretch Practice holding your block up like a boxer and punching as fast as you can but always keeping your block up at the same time,Do that for about 15 mins with 1 min rest inbetween each 5 mins by that time your shoulder should be nearly restless stretch them one last time and should be good.This will leave you with the upper body physique of a boxer. If you not sure how you should hold your block and bobble/sway movement watch some mike tyson videos.
Platueing sucks but besides switching up your training or taking a break from a certain workout for a week and doing it again.Theres ways around that with stretching and speed movement after workouts, becouse the work out will still wear muscles out but not rip them like it should if your platued so you over exert them and cause them to rip by stretching and moveing them quikly to cause the muscle to rip. Its all about getting your muscle to rip.
Whats great about ripping them that way is you keep your speed and gain even more flexability.

[V-Opolis]

Yea superman pushups was one bruce lee's favorite. They're defnlty the hardest pushup becouse it targets muscles that dont get as much a leverage type workout.
When you workout your shoulders and chest do you do it to the extent were you cant do even 1 more. Then you stretch i mean over stretch too cause all the rips in the muscles to rip even more. After stretch Practice holding your block up like a boxer and punching as fast as you can but always keeping your block up at the same time,Do that for about 15 mins with 1 min rest inbetween each 5 mins by that time your shoulder should be nearly restless stretch them one last time and should be good.This will leave you with the upper body physique of a boxer. If you not sure how you should hold your block and bobble/sway movement watch some mike tyson videos.
Platueing sucks but besides switching up your training or taking a break from a certain workout for a week and doing it again.Theres ways around that with stretching and speed movement after workouts, becouse the work out will still wear muscles out but not rip them like it should if your platued so you over exert them and cause them to rip by stretching and moveing them quikly to cause the muscle to rip. Its all about getting your muscle to rip.
Whats great about ripping them that way is you keep your speed and gain even more flexability.

what do you mean by blocks?

[ZormaX]

Yeo guys. I have a question so im gonna steal this thread.

Im 13-14 so I cant go to the gym. Im extremely skinny...and I can do like 2 pushups in a row (hardly). My lower-body seems fine and im a fast runner. I can go up to about 50 sit-ups in a row.

What would be a good quick workout that will not make me too tired. I don't get alot of free time too...ty

EDIT: oh and i dunno if I should be lifting weights...does lifting weights affect my height?

[girtrute]

what do you mean by blocks?

You know Boxing holding up your block can creat big shoulders thats why you see boxers with such huge shoulders.
You can use arms wieghts or just some light weights with it. Basicaly telling you to practice boxing after you do your shoulder or chest exercises and not to let your block down.Youll notice big difference in your shoulder strength and shoulders stamina.

[V-Opolis]

Yeo guys. I have a question so im gonna steal this thread.

Im 13-14 so I cant go to the gym. Im extremely skinny...and I can do like 2 pushups in a row (hardly). My lower-body seems fine and im a fast runner. I can go up to about 50 sit-ups in a row.

What would be a good quick workout that will not make me too tired. I don't get alot of free time too...ty

EDIT: oh and i dunno if I should be lifting weights...does lifting weights affect my height?

nah thats a myth...youd have to do HEAVY lifting for it to affect your growth much...

considering you only do 2 pushups, id start there, do pushups, if you can only do 2, do like 6 sets of 2. and gradually increase it each week. not to sure what to do with that few pushups.

You know Boxing holding up your block can creat big shoulders thats why you see boxers with such huge shoulders.
You can use arms wieghts or just some light weights with it. Basicaly telling you to practice boxing after you do your shoulder or chest exercises and not to let your block down.Youll notice big difference in your shoulder strength and shoulders stamina.

blocking a punch? i dont box not to sure what you mean, tried youtube didnt help.

[girtrute]

Yeo guys. I have a question so im gonna steal this thread.

Im 13-14 so I cant go to the gym. Im extremely skinny...and I can do like 2 pushups in a row (hardly). My lower-body seems fine and im a fast runner. I can go up to about 50 sit-ups in a row.

What would be a good quick workout that will not make me too tired. I don't get alot of free time too...ty

EDIT: oh and i dunno if I should be lifting weights...does lifting weights affect my height?

Over use of wieghts at young age can cause alittle bit of stunted growth maybe. Becouse when your workout your muscles bulk and hold onto that bone so gives your bones trouble growing.
I'd say speed exercises it will wear you out but that is what excersing is spose to do ro you will not get anywere with it.
Maybe stand up drill as many straight punches as you can. But once again practice flexability it is one the best ways to build strength all over in your body since it builds more then just muscle strength helps strengthn tendants/joints.Instead of doing situps do crunches and leg lifts.

[ZormaX]

Over use of wieghts at young age can cause alittle bit of stunted growth maybe. Becouse when your workout your muscles bulk and hold onto that bone so gives your bones trouble growing.
I'd say speed exercises it will wear you out but that is what excersing is spose to do ro you will not get anywere with it.
Maybe stand up drill as many straight punches as you can. But once again practice flexability it is one the best ways to build strength all over in your body since it builds more then just muscle strength helps strengthn tendants/joints.Instead of doing situps do crunches and leg lifts.

My leg muscles are fine....its just the arms lmao.

So i'll start with pushups then..

EDIT: Doc told me not to because im growing but again, that was 5 months ago