Bodybuilding vs Powerlifting vs hybrid

[scboss]

How do you guys train and why? Currently im doing a olympic lifting program and loving it. Losing a bit of size tho.

[scboss]

Im curious to why alot of you guys train. It seem alot of my clients either train for looks or health.

I try to train all aspects to give me great core strength and endurance

[Darkane]

When I started training I trained to be strong.

Now I hybrid. I add the strength portion base, followed by hypertrophy.

Olympic lifts are added in succession.

I basically follow Thibaudeau's Work T-Nation.

[wintonyk]

Like Darkane i started with strength and size. I used to weigh 135. I managed to get up to 190. But i wasn't comfortable there nor did i find it highly functional for myself.

I work in the health industry so part of my reasons for working out is to maintain my health. But i also work in another job where I must maintain my body. Although it does have to be slim and ripped.

I have taken the summer away from the gym (only going 1x week) and just hiking (1-2x 6 hours/week), hockey (2-3x), and running (2x 10k)

[A790]

I'm trying my first-ever specialization routine. Of course, hitting the arms.

Running 3 x 8 in all my core lifts to maintain what I built there, then higher rep schemes for accessories (3 x 10 or 4 x 6).

Promising so far.

[KRyn]

Powerlifting and Olympic lifting. I gave up training for size, my genetics just don't allow me to get jacked. I don't mind putting all the curl/bench guys that look strong to shame with my 12" guns.

[cet]

I was training for both size and strength as well, but not at the same time. I would do a stength routine for a while then a hypertorphy routine.

Starting next week i'm going to try Layne Norton's Power/Hypertrophy routine to see if I like it and the results.

[scboss]

Originally posted by KRyn
Powerlifting and Olympic lifting. I gave up training for size, my genetics just don't allow me to get jacked. I don't mind putting all the curl/bench guys that look strong to shame with my 12" guns.

Same I was at 220 for a while but I started to feel nasty as shit. (I'm 6'2)
I try to hit a bit of everything each workout making it a hybrid.
For example
Core (warmup)
2 power exercises
1 hypertrophy finisher
1 accessory lift
timed met con
I find by doing this I'm making gains in all aspects plus it is improving my conditioning big time when it comes to sparring and sports.
Since switching I am now between 195-200

[Darkane]

Originally posted by KRyn
Powerlifting and Olympic lifting. I gave up training for size, my genetics just don't allow me to get jacked. I don't mind putting all the curl/bench guys that look strong to shame with my 12" guns.

Hmm.. Lets dig into this a bit deeper.

Besides the obvious: How much do you eat? What do you eat? WHEN do you eat it?

Lets dig deeper, Have you had any blood panels done? Even a basic yearly?

Lots of info can be learned.

Don't give up hope yet if you feel your genetic calling card isn't size

[Darkane]

Anybody here Familiar with the Prowler?

Use it? I'm going to be adding it into my routine as soon as I can get some damned Olympic plates for it!

I'll even take rusty ones, I don't care. Paying 1$/lb is so expensive new lol.

[KRyn]

Yah last year I organized a beyond prowler push and sled drag day. It was torture! It was so brutal no one ever showed up again. If you want to buy a sled Darkane let me know, the price will be right. Also it was made by a fellow Beyonder!

[digi355]

Originally posted by Darkane
Anybody here Familiar with the Prowler?

Use it? I'm going to be adding it into my routine as soon as I can get some damned Olympic plates for it!

I'll even take rusty ones, I don't care. Paying 1$/lb is so expensive new lol.

I run mine regularly. I love / hate it. What do you want to know about it?

[digi355]

Originally posted by KRyn
Yah last year I organized a beyond prowler push and sled drag day. It was torture! It was so brutal no one ever showed up again. If you want to buy a sled Darkane let me know, the price will be right. Also it was made by a fellow Beyonder!

haha - yeah sorry I was at the first meet then I moved closer to the bike path and never had the motivation to drive anywhere further than that..

The guy that made his own was OzWhip or something like that, he's a regular on here.

[davidI]

Hybrid I guess. I change up my routines to keep me interested. Lately I've been doing a routine from T-Nation - I'll have to find it sometime (site blocked at work).

Basically, I got up to 175-180 which is a comfortable weight for me (I'm 5'9") and am now training for a combination of power and looks haha. I do cardio for health. I'd love to cut out all of my partying and shitty eating and become a RIPPED (~5-7% BF) 175, but honestly, I've been having way too much fun traveling, drinking, and eating nice meals on the company expense account.

[Darkane]

I have an econo prowler clone.

Just curious if you guys are using it as PART of the routine.

Attaching a pair of Blast straps, or TRX handles and using the prowler as Eccentricless movements.

Also using it as replacement Leg days:

Crouched Backward pull (quads)
Forward drag or push (Hams/all leg)
Pull throughs for reps/distance.

I'm going to use the sled a lot for conditioning as well (on it's own day).

But two a day workouts, one being sled based Should help a lot with recovery.

You guys been reading a lot of Christian Thibaudeas work lately? Very good stuff, people are blowing up following his protocols.

[scboss]

yeah im gonna grab a prowler soon. LMK if you guys do a beyond meet id be down. Now 1 question: How easy is it to transport these?

[Darkane]

Originally posted by warcaster
yeah im gonna grab a prowler soon. LMK if you guys do a beyond meet id be down. Now 1 question: How easy is it to transport these?

Depends if you have or know someone with a pickup truck

The bottom Ski's might scratch the box too, the shittier the truck the better.

Also needs to be able to carry lots of plates.

[max_boost]

I've taken a break from all lifting. My new obsession is trying to learn how to swim. I've also lost about 15lbs since early July. I just feel much more comfortable at 150. I'm a short guy 5'5 so the extra weight is definitely noticeable lol

The prowler is awesome and totally kicks your ass. I have an econo prowler which weighs around 40lbs and I can remove the top handles. The real prowler that elite fts sells weighs 50kgs I think The econo version fits in to my GTI but have to be careful, it does scratch things up.

I started working out two years ago on advice from my buddy. I did it for strength gains and along with it came size. My goal was never to be super strong or super jacked, it was just to improve on where I was before and I met those goals.

[max_boost]

Originally posted by KRyn
Powerlifting and Olympic lifting. I gave up training for size, my genetics just don't allow me to get jacked. I don't mind putting all the curl/bench guys that look strong to shame with my 12" guns.

Anyway, check out Tim Ferriss, he gained 34lbs in a month. Can you imagine how much food he ate? haha

http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...le-in-4-weeks/

[scboss]

natural i think not.

EDIT
Actually it could be, i didnt notice but the second pic is closer and way darker. Mix that with a bit of photo shop it may be possible. But there is no way he put on that much weight without some EXTRA help...... in one month anyways