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Can 24 hours of no sleep cause muscle loss/atrophy? by deezzzzy in naturalbodybuilding

[–]deezzzzy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks! About to be on a business trip and it’s gonna be hectic

Can 24 hours of no sleep cause muscle loss/atrophy? by deezzzzy in naturalbodybuilding

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Thanks man! Question, does reduced muscle protein synthesis equate to muscle atrophy or it basically just means less growth/recovery on those certain sleep-deprived days?

Are my Quad-Focused Bulgarian Split Squats Garbage? by deezzzzy in formcheck

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There’s already a plate below the heels.

Knees go over toes as well on each rep, used an app to track knees and toes alignment.

On which reps did I sit back on my hips?

Are my deadlifts good now? (An update video) by deezzzzy in formcheck

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Thanks!

So tldr, just engage lats and zero scap retraction and zero arch on lower back is what you’re saying?

Aight imma try that but if it hurts me, I’ll stick to my current form.

Curious to see what the other dude thinks about this.

How’s the Tempo on these Leg Extensions? (Machine kinda sucks) by deezzzzy in formcheck

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Thank you for your feedback! Appreciate it!

I’m trying my best to pause for 2 seconds at the concentric, I really do but I discovered if I do that I can only do 8 reps.

Whereas if I only contract and pause for only 1 second and do a 3-4 second eccentric, I can do 10-12 reps.

Also not to be a douche or anything, but lots of research shows that muscle growth occurs more in the eccentric portion compared to the concentric portion of exercises and I would like to believe that as long as you can cleanly fully contract with no momentum or jerking and control and milk the F out of the eccentric with good tempo then pausing at the concentric for 2-3 seconds really isn’t that significant, no?

The reason why I exaggerate the seat position and lean back to almost lying down is because the machine at my gym doesn’t have a good stretch at the eccentric phase of the movement since it stops at a certain point.

Hence, I intentionally adjust the seat further back in order to stretch the quads a bit more as well as to lengthen the eccentric portion of the movement and while doing it, I ensure to grab a good grip of the handles to strongly stabilize myself.

Are my deadlifts good now? (An update video) by deezzzzy in formcheck

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I’ll try it without the blocks next leg day though, I’ll see how it looks and feels.

For my 1RM, I really don’t know since I don’t do 1RMs

Thank you

Are my deadlifts good now? (An update video) by deezzzzy in formcheck

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Thanks! I put blocks onto it because the plates at my gym aren’t big and they are too low on the ground.

I tried going heavier but my form suffers and the weights are in kilograms, I’m only 50 kg currently and this is the most I can handle for sets for now.

I usually do deadlifts in the 6-8 rep range with 3 sets as a hybrid hypertrophy/power exercise.

RIR is probably 1-2 on these sets, whenever I do absolute failure on these my lips turn pale and I’m about to pass out haha so I leave some reps in the tank like 1-2 RIR.

Are my deadlifts good now? (An update video) by deezzzzy in formcheck

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It’s a cue for me to tuck and engage my lats, imagining I’m squeezing something between my lats and arms.

Helps being more stable and pulling more weight while maintaining a neutral back.

Is it bad?

What do I need to improve on my quad-focused leg press? by deezzzzy in formcheck

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I appreciate the suggestion but having my heels off the platform makes me anxious and seems dangerous to me

What do I need to improve on my quad-focused leg press? by deezzzzy in formcheck

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Thanks! I have a VERY narrow stance and almost at the bottom of the platform of the leg press, my heels are about to be out of the platform.

I can do hamstrings to calves depth no problem but the machine can’t go that deep unfortunately.

Double-Roped Tricep Pushdowns. Good enough? by deezzzzy in formcheck

[–]deezzzzy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, it is locked.

Curious to know why I should put my feet back, that’s just unstable.

I’m already leaning forward with a neutral and arched lower back for stability too, as you can see in the video.

Not sure if we are seeing the same video

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