Quote (TempoONE @ Jul 18 2016 11:18pm)

Hey Raynor,

I'm looking for you to debunk some popular myths in the bodybuilding world.

1) Are Upright Row actually bad for the shoulders? Not unless you use horrible form or more weight than you can effectively do on your own
2) Are Beind-the-neck OHP bad for the shoulders? Depends on your anatomy - however, this particular exercise is not even that effective and mostly should be avoided due to the high risk low reward nature
3) Are DB Flys bad on the shoulder joints? Not if you adjust your grip to a more neutral position (depending on your anatomy) to accomplish better stability/form.
4) Are Leg Extensions bad for the knee joints? Not unless you overload it and start using the hip flexors and joints to do the work. As long as the weight is not too heavy and you are using good form, it's fine.

Side note: What are your thoughts on the butterfly machine vs the pec fly machine? Both are good, but standard pec flies with dumbbells are superior

Also, I've finally made the transition to full on body-building from now on after 5 years of powerlifting and I want to get swole, dense, and tick af.

What is in your experiences, your favourite training principles to grow massive (i.e. constant tension via not locking out vs. full contractions via lockout etc...) and what do you recommend in terms of a split, program, or whatever. Please don't suggest any intermediate programs I should 'try' out first. Thanks in advance man.

I understand, there is muscle tension, muscle stress, and metabolic damage in which one can manipulate. The best way to gain tons of size is with a true hypertrophy routine. IE: huge amounts of volume, don't lock out, constant muscle tension, breakdowns, failures, etc.

http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=345358141
Hypertrophy Plan 3-on-1-off (regular)


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=352563664
Hypertrophy 5 day split (modified)


http://forums.d2jsp.org/topic.php?t=21269614&f=60&p=353331310
Hypertrophy Plan 3-on-1-off (modified for BB, DB, and Bench)

Quote (noob_whacker @ Jul 19 2016 03:11am)

ok thanks. but this response about the neck makes me even more worried, lol.

why not any great quantity near the neck?

because its my supraspinatus and upper trapezius thats on my neck that has all of the pain. the upper trapezius is part of my neck? i do have quite a bit of pain here

Quote (leemyungbak @ Jul 19 2016 01:46pm)

Also you mention Omega 3 only in my case, should I find a supplement for which exclusively contains just Omega 3 or stick with the Now! Super Omega 3-6-9 that you have recommend a lot from what I've observed.

Quote (carteblanche @ Jul 19 2016 08:49pm)

all the olive oil mayonnaise i've seen at the store are mostly soybean/canola oil with a little bit of olive oil. i was in costco today and saw an 100% avocado oil mayo. it's the highest monounsaturated fat ratio i've seen. do you know of any better mayonnaise?

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Quote (TempoONE @ Jul 20 2016 02:08am)

Also, how does one obtain that dense and thick look?
I'm as big as a friend of mine, but he just looks on another level, his muscles are harder and firmer, why is that? What achieves that?

Is that genetics? I heard that heavy carries helps achieve that look i.e. farmer's walk but is that just heresay?

Quote (brownside @ Jul 21 2016 11:18pm)

How you doing

So my predicament is that my big toe hurts on left foot. The only way o can explain it is that it's super tight and it hurts when I hike especially up steep terrain. I'm not really sure what to do I've been rolling out my feet stretching my toes and my calves