Tom Yum

Remember Specter man?

EmptyneSs

i dunno about all that man. bodybuilders may do isolation exercises, but trust me, no real bodybuilder does only isolation exercises. they do compound lifts in addition to isolation exercises. u always mention how bodybuilders muscles are all for show and how they arent that great, but i think ur wrong man. i dont know any true bodybuilder that ONLY does isolation exercises. true bodybuilders do all kinds of lifts and workouts.

also who would be stronger, a guy who does only functional strength lifts, or a person who does functional strength lifts as well as isolation exersises?

btw, u mention how isolation exersises are of no use, but i totally disagree.....i cant even count how many times ive been able to save myself from being armbared from the strength i gained from doing curls and isolation lifts for my biceps. functional strength exercises are best overall, but isolation lifts have their place too.

Tant01

I once took a "body" guy to work on the farm.... For weeks on end he talked about his muscles and how strong he was and insisted it was not just for show... After about 45 minutes of throwing 75-90 lb bails of hay on the wagon he was done... his hands were blistered and his wind was gone. Then I offered him gloves! LOL He wasn't the only buffed muscle man to fall victim to my work ethic. Sent one up a hill packing (6) steel fence posts, he got so mad when I caught up that he threw them down and hurt himself.

My cousin "Tiny" is a competitive strong man and champion armwrestler. He can curl a few hundred pounds but even his arm will lock out with a good Jujigatame.

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While the old form, jujutsu, was studied solely for fighting purposes, Kano's new system is found to promote the mental as well as the physical faculties.

T. Shidachi, 1892

Tom Yum

I know what you mean. Work is different than muscle; you have to have some muscle to do work but just because you have muscle doesn't mean you can work.

I shovel snow in the winter. Cleared an area of about 700 sqft and 12" deep within 2 hours. Its probably not record time, but you put your legs and back into it and don't stop until the job's finished.

HtTKar

I love watching the "strong" guys fall apart doing field work. They get all sunburned, attacked by every insect that exists. Then they fall apart in a puddle of sweat, winded, crying to their momma. But that's how a lot of the bigger guys are. They're strong as an ox, but tire quickly. Of course it's an exercise that they're not used to. I've never found someone that could keep up with me doing fieldwork. But I would not be able to keep up with them lifting weights.

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polegirl

So, so true. I too have had buffed men fall victim to my work ethic!
You can do it put your back into it, you can do it put your ass into it, put your back into it, put your ass into it....

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EmptyneSs

????? what nonsense are u talking about?

polegirl

If I have to explain it to you I feel very very sorry for you.

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Tant01

LOL When I was a little boy my daddy told me "Son when you grow up you're gonna have fifty pounds of swinging meat and two hundred pounds of pile driving ass"





He lied....

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While the old form, jujutsu, was studied solely for fighting purposes, Kano's new system is found to promote the mental as well as the physical faculties.

T. Shidachi, 1892

Broadsword2004

Emptyness, those are the lyrics to a rap song by Ice Cube; it is in the movie "Save the Last Dance." And then of course there is the meaning to lyrics as well, which you should understand.

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"NOTE - never piss off a guy who can clean in excess of 350lbs as the upward pulling motion transfers very nicely to the atomic wedgie" - lifter

Tom Yum

uh huh, I'm sure you do...jj

EmptyneSs

i feel sorry for people who dont know what 40's are.

SamTheMan

ho ho - im not physically imposing, im like 5'3. But i've got pretty wide shoulders and big arms (press ups before bed when i was growi'n) and i armwrestled a few friends, and bet em all - so then i took on most of the year, and i think my slightly better than average strength and the power of surprise helped me beat practically everyone. The rugby players were very surprised. Thats an example of when the small guy wins, even in a strength match. The big person expects an easy ride and it makes them more voulnerable.

(as the dwarves say: When his hands are higer than your head - your teeth are level with his groin) Lol.

HtTKar

You're not a biter are you, samtheman??

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(Vince Lombardi)

Tom Yum

I don't look big, therefore I have no athletic ability whatsoever....(tom yum slothenly returns to the couch with ear marked body indentation)

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