Nitty Gritty Shoulders....Best BASIC lifts?

[The Red Dragon]

So the amount of hormones released is proportional to the amount of muscle fibers recruited? Why are the hormones released anyway I'm quite curious, I know because it speeds up repair for adaptation but any other reasons? Where do the hormones originate? Anterior pituitary/testes?

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Various places. We are talking about alot of different hormones. testosterone, hgh, igf-1, various prostaglandins and growth factors.

 

[casualbb]

Debaser, we're on the same page when it comes to big compound stuff -- I love 'em, and wouldn't do it any other way. I'm just saying, for weak points and stuff, isolation work does put more absolute load on a muscle and takes it through a bigger range.

 

[Debaser]

Debaser, we're on the same page when it comes to big compound stuff -- I love 'em, and wouldn't do it any other way. I'm just saying, for weak points and stuff, isolation work does put more absolute load on a muscle and takes it through a bigger range.

Unacceptable. BEGIN FLAME WAR.

j/k

 

[sinjinsmythe33]

give the barbell presses a try. seated or standing. dont do them after flat benches or inclines. occasionally you may want to superset them with pull ups or chins. two compound, antagonistic (sp?) movements will give you a good pump. compund is the way to go as deaser said. throw in some bent over raises after the presses. doing them one arm at a time will allow for beter concentration and higher poundages.