Tues 4/3
Back -
4 sets of 15 - name? military pullsdowns?
4 set of 15 - name? latt pulldowns?
Ran/walk 4 miles outside
I'm guessing at the names of these exercises, I still don't have the strength training lingo down yet...
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Sounds like Military Press, whish is where you pull the bar below your Chin, and to memory has more of an effect on Chest than Back.
I never liked those and haven't done them in years.
The opposite of that, is Behind The Neck Press.
Lat Pulldowns, and BTNP's from personal experience, and from realising the fact are an unnatural movement.
There's only two ways to do the Pull-downs, because if you pull the Bar straight down, you'd hit yourself on the Head.
1. You tip your Neck forwards, which could put pressure on the Upper Vetebrae.
2. You have your Shoulders back past 90 degress, putting stress and pressure on the Joints and probably the Rotator Cuffs as well.
Or in a worse case scenario, the person doing them does both things.
Equate that to long term excecution of one or both of those movements, and you could have potentially an Upper Back / Neck problem 20-30 years from now.
So I would say, if you want exercises that will work the Lats better, with less potential long-term problems, try things like Bent-over Barbell Rows and Cable / Pulley Rows.
You could also do the Pulley Rows with a slight variation, using one side of a Crossover machine, and sit lengthways on an Aerobic step, to slightly alter the angle of attack if you wanted to.
Should you use the Machine, and also the step option, you could put a Mat on the step, incase the step feels a bit uncomfotable.
I never liked those and haven't done them in years.
The opposite of that, is Behind The Neck Press.
Lat Pulldowns, and BTNP's from personal experience, and from realising the fact are an unnatural movement.
There's only two ways to do the Pull-downs, because if you pull the Bar straight down, you'd hit yourself on the Head.
1. You tip your Neck forwards, which could put pressure on the Upper Vetebrae.
2. You have your Shoulders back past 90 degress, putting stress and pressure on the Joints and probably the Rotator Cuffs as well.
Or in a worse case scenario, the person doing them does both things.
Equate that to long term excecution of one or both of those movements, and you could have potentially an Upper Back / Neck problem 20-30 years from now.
So I would say, if you want exercises that will work the Lats better, with less potential long-term problems, try things like Bent-over Barbell Rows and Cable / Pulley Rows.
You could also do the Pulley Rows with a slight variation, using one side of a Crossover machine, and sit lengthways on an Aerobic step, to slightly alter the angle of attack if you wanted to.
Should you use the Machine, and also the step option, you could put a Mat on the step, incase the step feels a bit uncomfotable.