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A Natural Bodybuilder's Perspective
- Thread starter Shrek
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NPR
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Zarkov
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How natural is natural????!!!How many calories do you eat a day?How much protein?More that is naturally needed?
In my (former) "natural" state I couldn`t bench 100 kgs because in my daily natural life it wasn`t naturally necessary.
Now you are just being picky to support your argument.
P.S. Gyms don`t exist in nature.
TrentZor
Member
Hell yeah.I saw a skinny arsed young Japanese guy the other deadlifting 145kg for 4 reps.He couldn `t have weighed much more than 60 kgs.
Musta been on the juice
I was trying for 150kg but i think my glutes pulled and now i cant sit down!!
Come on diesel, you should know by now: everyone weaker than me is a pussy, everyone stronger than me is on steroids.
Yeah lol - forgot the golden rule - won't happen again
NPR
Member
I find it great motivation.
NPR
Member
I know.
I compare myself to whoever I'm trying to beat at the next comp. Or with those whos strength and/or opinion I admire/value. This gives me a good direction to take my training.
In the immediate future I'll be focussing on pressing and chins. I had just finished focussing on the deadlift because this if where others were gaining the greatest lead on me.
Comparisson gives me perspective.
Is my 150kg bench strong? If I trained at fitness first and compared my lifts to others in that gym then yes.
But when I aalk into PTC any other strength focussed gym, compare lifts to the people who lift there and a 150 bench is only doesn't raise an eyebrow.
I compare myself to whoever I'm trying to beat at the next comp. Or with those whos strength and/or opinion I admire/value. This gives me a good direction to take my training.
In the immediate future I'll be focussing on pressing and chins. I had just finished focussing on the deadlift because this if where others were gaining the greatest lead on me.
Comparisson gives me perspective.
Is my 150kg bench strong? If I trained at fitness first and compared my lifts to others in that gym then yes.
But when I aalk into PTC any other strength focussed gym, compare lifts to the people who lift there and a 150 bench is only doesn't raise an eyebrow.
Goosey
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In any competative sport, Id say using "comparison" is a tool for sure.
Body building, power lifting, oly lifting and strongman: all these sports use particular exercises to perform , become stronger at the lifts they are judged on.
Exercising for health on the other hand should not be confused with the above IMO.
Someone exercising for health and a better quality of life should not copy or cherry pick from the above modalities and think it will really make then fitter or healthier.
I think that most of these proffessional athletes are that way in spite of they train rather than because of the way they train.
A "natural" body biulder" could not, should not compare themselves to a drugged bodybiulder, they cannot train the same way.
How do you know they are drugged? You can guess?
Then the discussion gets ugly- it always does.
Having said all that and possibly not making any sense to some anyway a bodybiulder can benefit training like a strong man, power lifter and such just as those could also learn something training like a body builder - at times.
It irritates me when a person who is blessed with natural strength picks on a person whom is genetically challenged.
A great coach has the ability just to look at an individual and tell whether this person is either chicken soup or just chicken s h i t.
Body building, power lifting, oly lifting and strongman: all these sports use particular exercises to perform , become stronger at the lifts they are judged on.
Exercising for health on the other hand should not be confused with the above IMO.
Someone exercising for health and a better quality of life should not copy or cherry pick from the above modalities and think it will really make then fitter or healthier.
I think that most of these proffessional athletes are that way in spite of they train rather than because of the way they train.
A "natural" body biulder" could not, should not compare themselves to a drugged bodybiulder, they cannot train the same way.
How do you know they are drugged? You can guess?
Then the discussion gets ugly- it always does.
Having said all that and possibly not making any sense to some anyway a bodybiulder can benefit training like a strong man, power lifter and such just as those could also learn something training like a body builder - at times.
It irritates me when a person who is blessed with natural strength picks on a person whom is genetically challenged.
A great coach has the ability just to look at an individual and tell whether this person is either chicken soup or just chicken s h i t.
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