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Im just repeating what calf training experts say. But I do feel a huge difference in doing so

When doing a calf raise, letting your body sink down so you stretch the calf muscle, but making sure you hang in the stretch as deep as possible that it hurts

It's from being fat

ive seen fat people with tiny calves, but ive also seen fat people with huge calves

being heavy certainly helps

will skipping rope a shitton daily help blow up my calves? its like my new obsession i want them to get fucking huge

Hey there big guys
I asked a couple times here for advice and I was told to do c6w for lower and 28 free (3x int mid) for bench.
How does the following look?
LUxFxUx
>Saturday
C6w lower day 1
>Sunday
28f Bench day 3
C6w upper accessories
>Monday
Rest
>Tuesday
C6w lower day 2
28f bench day 2 between squat and deadlift
>Wednesday
Rest
>Thursday
28f Bench day 1
C6w upper accessories
>Friday
Rest

Pls respond

>never done a single calf raise in my life

Feels fucking good

doubt it tb h one function of the calf muscle is be elastic so it can absorb impact better

doing calf raises with a deep painful stretch is a proven method. Feel free to try the rope thing tho

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Why not just do it exactly like c6w, but just change bench. c6w already has 3 upper body days so it fits perfectly.

I'm actually black.

start wearing these

should I not be using lifting shoes when squatting lowbar?

Firstly, start squatting highbar you fool.

Secondly, wear shoes once you start squatting heavy (3 pl8 minimum)

then go back to africa

i did highbar for months and then /plg/ told me i should be doing lowbar

im so confused

Try out both. See which works better for your proportions and mobility.

>Implying there's a weight requirement to use lifting shoes
They're designed to compensate for ankle and hip mobility.

He could be posting from Africa right now you idiot, did you just assume his whereabouts?

Do whatever is most comfortable for you, I squat low bar in heels

You should squat whichever way you like more

is there a walking way to incorprate in daily life that builds calves?

see

How to into spinal decompression at home

it's fine

Yeah I was just memeing man, follow and advice, especially about the form of squat you do. Do whatever feels best for you.

As for weight shoes, I started using them when doing heavier weights to help my form and flexibility

How to Cowboy Method with upper lower split and 3x squatting?

Monday Intensity
Thursday Volume
Friday Light

How is this setup?

there isn't one with normal shoes?

hang yourself

Make me dyel.

I mean youre not wrong

Are you posting from Africa?

Yup

how come not even one (1) nigger country has appeared at worlds (unless you count USA) Tbh?

ok cool thanks for the advice homies

Three reasons
1) /plg/ tells me c6w is bad for bench
2) c6w only has 3 days bench in the first week or two, it tapers down to 1
3) weekends are fine but I can't afford to train 3x weekdays. 2x max.
Ayyy thanks bby
what are your stats please? Have you ever done either routine?
Bumping if anyone else wants to reply

Most Africans would rather do other shit than powerlifting. The ones that do lift do it to actually look good and not obese but strong. Pretty much no one cares for powerlifting here and it's not really endorsed here.

just hang from a pullup bar/ anything you can grab up high. Its just as effective as an inversion table imo.

This is true of literally every single country in the world, there is not one (1) nation in the world where people actually care about powerlifting.

You guys also literally have the single least functional anti-doping agencies in the world and you can literally buy roids at the supermarket. Should be easy to foster a champion.

Same. I'd make one but Excel is like a foreign language to me

>Its just as effective as an inversion table imo.
it isnt since most of your weight is located in your torso

normal hanging lets just the weight of your leg decompress your spine while in an inversion table the weight of your torso(which is objectively more weight) will decompress your spine

however its better than nothing

Can you clever people explain this

imgur

Probably better quality plates.

Lads, I'm having trouble choosing between Texas Method and Madcow. What do you recommend?

TM gives you more wiggle room and will force you to change things over time and learn more about yourself

tm for squats, madcow for the rest. doesnt matter that much, stick with it. half a year is nothing in the bigger scheme of things, consistency is key.
dont forget conditioning

The fuck are these? Fitness mannequin shoes?

>tfw the season started at Dicks and im in the front row in the window

those are calf building shoes user

cowboy method

EXPLAIN???????????????

Can i get some advice

Whenever i do Romanian deadlift i feel dazed. Today i literally fainted after the set warming up with 55

Is it because im not breathing correctly? Never had this with other lifts

Unless you are BB, big calves are shit if you like sprinting and being fast.

why does fil have a midget gf?

My lower back gets sore from arching in bench. is this normal or not normal

Thanks anons. Any recommendations for conditioning? Trying to get into intermediate territory without snapping my shit up

I spent 8 hours sitting playing video games and my lower back and neck hurts and I feel nauseous as fuck

Won't be doing that again

Does anybody know a good version of this song?
youtu.be/9K7rmxjk5RQ

I like the song but fucking hate female singers for some reason

Definitely breathing man. Breath more.

>My lower back gets sore from arching in bench. is this normal or not normal
Abnormal, but it happens. Reinvent your bench set-up.

Post k/d ratio

Considering switching to the sumo deadlift even though i'm 5'11 and not a manlet

pros/cons?

Its like 0.8
I only play gun game now

Pros:
>you might have better leverages for it
>you might lift more in the long run
>might find it comfy

Cons:
>trains your muscle groups slightly differently to conventional
>might not make your conventional pulling much better, while conventional dead lifts will likely make your sumo deadlifts stronger
>you have to take time to learn the lift and work up to your conventional weights
>might find it uncomfy

She looks like a fridge with arms

I am considering switching conventional dl's with trapbar (low handle) and doing sumos otherwise in my routine. what will happen to me?

i don't like conventional very much.

You might be gay

i am

If you pull sumo as your main deadlift variation, with the sole intent of powerlifting training? You'll get stronger at pulling sumo.

Don't bother with the trap bar in my personal opinion, do power cleans instead if you want some conventional pull work that isn't heavy and feels shit.

Take slightly longer strides and tense your calves right at the end of each step. Pretty much pretend a hotty is walking behind you at all times and you're trying to subtly show off your calves to her.

Not all homos pull sumo, but all sumo pullers are homo.

Which is fine.

>longer strides

instagram.com/p/BWVxurXgkC_/

16 DAYS

i enjoy the trapbar though

and with low handles it's same height as regular deadlift so i feel like it's effective for volume work

We can tell

you're the wrong type of gay, only flamboyant skeleton gays use it

greg cuckols said it's good

Yes. Skip with 1 leg at a time doing something like 50+ reps at a time on each leg so you feel a burn and make sure you're jumping fairly high. You don't want it to be so easy that it turns into cardio.

You can try it with normal strides but you will look like a retard bouncing up and down each step as you're trying to activate your calf muscles.

Is it possible to make it anywhere in powerlifting if you highbar squat?

lowbar hurts my shoulders alot

Haack. Williams.

low bar is for RIP shoulders benchlets.

Haack sucks, williams is a nigger. Next

i thought they did lowbar

They do midbar which may or may not exist

So lowbar? Its either resting on your traps or not

Didn't candytoe talk about a hybrid squat?

The bar is mathematically exactly halfway between your traps and rear delts

Its pretty hard doing high bar movement with the bar resting below your traps.

I've recently switched to sumo and I've torn holes in both my socks and my shins

Where do I get thicker socks?

His methods are suboptimal so i wouldnt listen to him

Dont use socks?

How strong are you

But then I'd have even bigger holes in my shins