mass is good but dont neglect PROPORTION thread.

[satchboogie]

the gym is full of different physiques. from recreational bodybuilders to powerlifters to professionals you'll see many variations in muscle sizes and physical appearances.

now, nothing is more unpleasant to the eye than an unproportional physique. like the dude who is always either bench pressing or working on his biceps. he has massive arms and front delts but no abs, no back and in the locker room when he takes his shirt off you say to yourself something like "damn, that mother fucker is so augmented".

or that dude who is constantly working on his upper body but has toothpick legs. rest assured that shorts will not be on his summer shopping list.

so take a look at the mirror and say to yourself... what muscles are lagging. then, train those muscles for a good month or two and get em up to par. there's nothing wrong with not working out your chest for a few weeks if its over-proportionate to the rest of the body. give the big muscles a rest and focus on other lagging parts.

often neglected muscles:

rear deltoid
abs
lats
hamstrings

MASS AINT SHIT IF PROPORTION AINT THERE!

 

[Lee]

hehe, thats me. i got little legs for my body size, i just started workin em yesterday and had a really good workout, did the 75 rep calf raise as a finisher, burned like mad, couldnt get up for a minute. but today my legs feel good, arent too sore even though destroyed em yesterday.

 

[satchboogie]

hehe, thats me. i got little legs for my body size, i just started workin em yesterday and had a really good workout, did the 75 rep calf raise as a finisher, burned like mad, couldnt get up for a minute. but today my legs feel good, arent too sore even though destroyed em yesterday.

good stuff man. keep it up and before you know it your legs will catch up.

 

[Lee]

hehe, thats the idea, right now im avoiding free weight squats though, ive always had somewhat messed up knees, so for now im doin machine hack squats.

 

[gmanlax7]

free weight squats are definatly worth giving a shot, if your form is good they shouldn't hurt your knees.

its pretty amazing how fast they have added size/definition to my legs.

 

[TheOak84]

often neglected muscles:

rear deltoid
abs
lats
hamstrings

rear delt - never
abs - sometimes
lats - ??? are you kidding.. NEVER
hamstrings - never, never, never

 

[satchboogie]

Re: Re: mass is good but dont neglect PROPORTION thread.

rear delt - never
abs - sometimes
lats - ??? are you kidding.. NEVER
hamstrings - never, never, never

yeah, we know.

YOU'RE GOD!

 

[bigbadmadmanD]

yes proportion is key but i dont agree with your tactics

never look at a muscle(ie chest) as ahead of others, but instead think of the lagging muscle(usually legs) as needing to catch up.

instead, hit the lagging muscles right after your rest days when you have the most fuel, prioritize them. But never neglect one muscle in order to bring it down to the level of a smaller muscle.

if that theory held water, then i shoulda never lifted, i was perfectly proportional when i had all small muscles at age of 14.

 

[satchboogie]

yes proportion is key but i dont agree with your tactics

never look at a muscle(ie chest) as ahead of others, but instead think of the lagging muscle(usually legs) as needing to catch up.

instead, hit the lagging muscles right after your rest days when you have the most fuel, prioritize them. But never neglect one muscle in order to bring it down to the level of a smaller muscle.

if that theory held water, then i shoulda never lifted, i was perfectly proportional when i had all small muscles at age of 14.

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i must disagree with you on that one.

if my middle and rear deltoids were proportionally smaller, for example, then my front deltoid, i would neglect doing any military presses or any chest presses for a few weeks. during that time i would focus on exercises for the lagging parts.

but dont get me wrong... every few weeks i would hit my chest and front delt with a hard workout.

if we could come up with a formula to proportionate our bodies it would be:

3 workouts of the lagging muscle then 1 workout for the others.

that's my theory.

 

[gmanlax7]

i don't compete, so i don't worry that much about symmetry.

I just want everything to be as big and strong as possible, so im not gonna punish my chest for being bigger than my shoulders by skipping a chest workout.