Crazymike:

I didn't want to hijack your cycle progress thread, so I've spun off a new one.

My question -- can you hoist those 115s up from the floor to your shoulders by yourself, or do you need a helper? If so, then I am deeply impressed. If you can't, then what are the heaviest DBs that you CAN get up by yourself?

The reason I ask is because I can't boost anything heavier than 70 lb. dumbells from my knees to my shoulders by myself, but I can do those in sets of 12. I have no idea how much I could do on DB shoulder presses for low reps (certainly not as much as your 115x3...).

I've been working shoulders on chest day, but starting this week they're getting a day of their own. Maybe if I'm not spent from benching, I'll be able to handle some bigger DBs. Won't find out 'til Thursday...

--dnb

I've never managed to master that little kick up. I see other people doing it, but I just can't get any momentum from it. --dnb

Reply » Shoulder Question for Crazymike

Practice getting the weight up with lighter weights. I sure the heck would want to experiment with 115lb DB's Mr. dB.

Reply » Shoulder Question for Crazymike

Quote: Well, yeah, of course. I'm sure that 115s are beyond my 1RM for shoulder presses anyway. CM is a lot stronger than me -- I could keep up with his listed arm workouts, but the numbers he's listed for other body parts are well beyond my present ability. I was just impressed, and a little dismayed, that he can get those 115s up to his shoulders by himself. I've seen a lot of BIG guys in the gym who need help hoisting up 80s or 90s. I can't get anything bigger than 70 lbs up there, but when I do, I can do 10-12 reps. After a couple of sets, though, I can't even clean the 70s to my shoulders. Anything 55 lbs or less, I can pop up there like they're nothing, and can clean 'em both at the same time. I suspect that this is more a matter of overall strength than just technique. What groups of muscles are used to clean dumbells up from your knees to your shoulders in order to do seated DB presses? And what could be done to strengthen them? I wonder if doing BB cleans would help? --dnb    Reply » Shoulder Question for Crazymike Quote: Update: Won't find out 'til next week. Wednesday morning I woke up feeling like crap. I barely choked down my breakfast, and stumbled out to the gym for back day. I managed four sets of BB bent over rows, and four sets of cable pull-downs before I just had to bail out and run home with my tail between my legs. As the day progressed, I began experiencing more flu-like symptoms -- body aches, fever, dizzyness, needing to crap every hour. I couldn't eat lunch, barely had any dinner, and also blew off the protein shakes and other snacks. This morning I feel just as bad, and all I've eaten is one banana. Going to the gym for shoulders is right out of the question. I'll probably have to blow of Friday arm day too. This fucking sucks, getting sick in the middle of a cycle. I don't know what the hell it is, at first I was afraid it was salmonella 'cause I take too many risks with raw eggs, but there's been no nausea or diarrhea. I don't have any resperitory symptoms, so I guess it's not the flu. If this doesn't start getting better I may actually have to go to the doctor, damnit. --dnb Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5   Bodybuilding » Bodybuilding discussion forums » Discussions about other sports