Which 3 muscle groups?

DZ said:

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Pulldowns get tricky with much more than body weight (you've got to
anchor the body somehow). I find chins easier.

I have no problem anchoring, as some machines are well designed for
that. But...

I used to do lots of weighted pulldowns, in addition to bodyweght
pullups. Then I got myself a dip belt with the weight holder (like
this - http://newyorkbarbells.tv/1100.html) and started doing weighted
pullups/chins instead of the weighted pulldowns.

The weight that I can now pull down with the weighted pulldowns
increased much beyound what I could do by just practicing them. So it
is somewhat contradictory to common sense - practice the target
exercise to be good at it.

I had the same experience.
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JMW
http://www.rustyiron.net

Jim said:

JMW said:

DZ said:

Donovan Rebbechi <[email hidden]> wrote:
> Pulldowns get tricky with much more than body weight (you've got to
> anchor the body somehow). I find chins easier.

I have no problem anchoring, as some machines are well designed for
that. But...

I used to do lots of weighted pulldowns, in addition to bodyweght
pullups. Then I got myself a dip belt with the weight holder (like
this - http://newyorkbarbells.tv/1100.html) and started doing weighted
pullups/chins instead of the weighted pulldowns.

The weight that I can now pull down with the weighted pulldowns
increased much beyound what I could do by just practicing them. So it
is somewhat contradictory to common sense - practice the target
exercise to be good at it.

I had the same experience.
--

What is a good way to do weighted chinups at the gym?
Bring your own dip belt? I never seen anyone do it..I would stand out.

<gasp!> You would "stand out"?!?! How embarrassing!!

Butch up. Buy a dip belt. Use it.
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JMW
http://www.rustyiron.net

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Quoted message said:

Maybe he'd be less conspicuous if he popped a boner and stacked
weights on his penis.

Another way Viagra can help the world.

Fraser

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Quoted message said:

If in an hypertrophy session you were to pick 3 muscle groups to work
which would they be and why?

I'm guessing chest, legs and back since if I were to select only 3
exercises to measure a guy's 1 rep maximum I'd probably pick bench
press, squat and lat pulldown but I may be off base here so I'm open
to suggestions.

André

I alternate three exercise for the bulk of my training. I also use a
different three on each session, sometimes two different, sometimes three.

Squat
Incline press, narrow 16" grip or so,
neutral grip chins.
----------------------
deadlift
bench
seated vertical row
------------
push press
pull ups
squat or deadlift, whichever I didn't use last.

set up weight and alternate between the three, sometimes more sets than
others.
warm up with progressing weight hang [censored], into hang clean.

weight I vary session to session, terminating sets with a marked decrease in
technique or rep speed.

find what you like, use whatever hits the most area, and enjoy.