biglizard225
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When I first started out lifting I power-lifted and did a few accessory moves for arms and what not. I looked at powerlifers as these brute savages who squated until there nose bled and ate tons of junk food to be huge.
Well as the years have progressed and I transitioned to bodybuilding I still stuck to basic barbell movements and got decently thick. Up until the age 24 I refused to do certain excercises because they just looked easy or pussy or whatever you wanna call it and I just figured there's no way those could work because they don't look like they could make me wanna throw up after doing them.
That being said about 2 years ago I started doing more cable and machine movements, stricter form, lighter weight really feeling the muscle contract and let me tell you I've never ever gotten the look my body has now from just free weight movements. Don't get me wrong I still do my free weight movements but I really feel like I've gotten a lot of quality hypertrophy from these "easier movements"
Here's a little list of movements I incorporate now that I wouldn't before. I know some of you may have been in my shoes what's some of yours??
•wide grip pull downs (facing opposite direction, no thigh support) usually done rest pause style or fst-7 style
•quad extension (hated these because for some reason I thought they just didn't work) I've always been a squatter and a leg presser
•rope attachment low cable pulley rows
•cable bicep curls (pretty much any kind)
•adductor machine
•stack loaded cable leg press
•cable crossover tricep extensions
Also I like a lot Dr. Stevensons and Jon Meadows stuff, they have lots of ideas and stay thinking outside the box. Keeps it interesting
Well as the years have progressed and I transitioned to bodybuilding I still stuck to basic barbell movements and got decently thick. Up until the age 24 I refused to do certain excercises because they just looked easy or pussy or whatever you wanna call it and I just figured there's no way those could work because they don't look like they could make me wanna throw up after doing them.
That being said about 2 years ago I started doing more cable and machine movements, stricter form, lighter weight really feeling the muscle contract and let me tell you I've never ever gotten the look my body has now from just free weight movements. Don't get me wrong I still do my free weight movements but I really feel like I've gotten a lot of quality hypertrophy from these "easier movements"
Here's a little list of movements I incorporate now that I wouldn't before. I know some of you may have been in my shoes what's some of yours??
•wide grip pull downs (facing opposite direction, no thigh support) usually done rest pause style or fst-7 style
•quad extension (hated these because for some reason I thought they just didn't work) I've always been a squatter and a leg presser
•rope attachment low cable pulley rows
•cable bicep curls (pretty much any kind)
•adductor machine
•stack loaded cable leg press
•cable crossover tricep extensions
Also I like a lot Dr. Stevensons and Jon Meadows stuff, they have lots of ideas and stay thinking outside the box. Keeps it interesting