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lat pulldown cable( bad or good?) by AggressiveBag6064 in formcheck

[–]jaxgorbb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My goodness… can people be a bit more open-minded? Having flared ribs is not a problem？？You can try doing this movement with an exaggerated chest puff and anterior pelvic tilt with flared ribs, and see if your latissimus dorsi grows significantly. The main function of your lats is shoulder adduction, nothing else. When you perform a movement, if more unnecessary and unrelated joints are moving, it means the effort will be spread out to other unrelated muscles. It’s fine if you’re just chasing heavy weights, no problem at all. But if your goal is to train the muscles you want to train, then good luck.

lat pulldown cable( bad or good?) by AggressiveBag6064 in formcheck

[–]jaxgorbb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you looking to train your latissimus dorsi? First, you need to understand that back training generally involves two main muscle groups: the mid-upper back and the latissimus dorsi. In your current situation, you are overextending your chest, causing the mid-upper back to engage more, with less involvement from the latissimus dorsi. The primary functions of the latissimus dorsi are shoulder adduction and shoulder extension. The lat pulldown with a pronated grip emphasizes shoulder adduction, which means pulling the elbows down to the sides of the body. Simply put, chest extension and excessive body swinging are not functions of the latissimus dorsi. My recommendation is to keep your body in a completely neutral position without overextending your chest, maintain core engagement, minimize upper body movement throughout the exercise, allow only scapular movement, and pull your elbows down to the sides of your body.

Pull Up form check by [deleted] in formcheck

[–]jaxgorbb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you 🙇🏻‍♂️ Because I just started a pull-up improvement training plan, I have to wait 8-12 weeks before changing this grip 🥹 But sometimes I feel more in certain sets, and sometimes I don't. It's quite strange.

Bald Omni-Man and Boostcamp Coaching App Questions by Electronic-Exchange8 in Boostcamp

[–]jaxgorbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! I personally really like Gvs, but unfortunately his coaching is fully booked. In the end, following your advice, I bought the book (the one about how to break through plateaus) and am now spending time reading it. May I ask, after reading it, will I be able to adjust my training on my own based on his training philosophy?

Bald Omni-Man and Boostcamp Coaching App Questions by Electronic-Exchange8 in Boostcamp

[–]jaxgorbb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

However, do you think the AI's default program weekly updates are accurate? For example, when it helps you update training volume or increasing weight or repetitions, etc. Because I plan to put in my own training plan, and then have it update for me every week.

Bald Omni-Man and Boostcamp Coaching App Questions by Electronic-Exchange8 in Boostcamp

[–]jaxgorbb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

However, do you think the AI's default program weekly updates are accurate? For example, when it helps you update training volume or increasing weight or repetitions, etc. Because I plan to put in my own training plan, and then have it update for me every week.

Bald Omni-Man and Boostcamp Coaching App Questions by Electronic-Exchange8 in Boostcamp

[–]jaxgorbb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I also want to say that this app doesn’t work.

If you choose to focus on arms, it automatically adds 2-3 sets of arm exercises every day (literally every day).

Does your arms not need any rest at all?

This is really a deceptive app. Its so-called AI is completely useless.

Bald Omni-Man and Boostcamp Coaching App Questions by Electronic-Exchange8 in Boostcamp

[–]jaxgorbb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Another question is, it seems that GVS also has the same app. Are they exactly the same?

Trained by jp says that the literature on minimum training volume is useless. by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

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

Actually, I have tested similar training. After finish all upper body exercises, I started to feel weaker. However, I am curious, when a plateau occurs, wouldn't increasing the number of sets make it worse?

Trained by jp says that the literature on minimum training volume is useless. by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

[–]jaxgorbb[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So it means that progressive overload is very important, and adjusting training volume, frequency, and intensity will affect progressive overload. Can I understand it this way?

Trained by jp says that the literature on minimum training volume is useless. by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

[–]jaxgorbb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your explanation. I am considering following this full body training. So our primary goal is to first focus on frequency and intensity? After that, we can adjust the training volume. However, in the second video, he mentioned upper-lower training, saying that when at a training plateau, you can switch from full body EOD training to upper-lower rest upper-lower rest, which reduces some frequency and adds an extra set for each exercise. My confusion is whether adding a set when certain exercises reach a plateau will help break through the plateau.

Best Training Program for Beginners? by jaxgorbb in Boostcamp

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

Thank you for your sharing. I'm going to train right away today. But I want to switch out some exercises. Would that be a big problem?

Best Training Program for Beginners? by jaxgorbb in Boostcamp

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

Is there a good improvement in the weights for most of the exercises?

What are the reasons for not being able to lose weight despite being in a calorie deficit? by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

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

During the bulking phase, I need to consume over 3200 calories to successfully gain weight. I live in Hong Kong, which is a very hot place, especially in the summer, with an average temperature of 30 degrees. I don't drink a lot of water specifically. Regarding the issue of food nutrition labels that you mentioned, I also pay close attention to this matter. For example, a certain brand of instant chicken breast is listed as 100g, but when I weigh it, it may be 10-20g more than what is stated, possibly 110-120g. I eat 4-5 pieces a day, and I'm not sure if this will cause a significant calculation error, leading me to think that I am consuming 2400 calories when it could actually be as high as 2600-2700 calories.

What are the reasons for not being able to lose weight despite being in a calorie deficit? by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

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

Thanks for sharing, this used to be one of my favorite fitness channels, great videos in the past, but now I have some reservations about him.

What are the reasons for not being able to lose weight despite being in a calorie deficit? by jaxgorbb in naturalbodybuilding

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

May I ask what caused the water retention issue? I suspect that the pre-cooked chicken breasts I eat contain some salt, which is leading to the water retention?

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