Muscle Gain Forum

Total: 95. The ladder format is sneaky, you think you're fresh then round 6 humbles you. Doing this on my rest days for extra volume.

Space saving, cost, and quick changes - sounds like the clear call for my setup. Just won't drop them. Thanks all, adjustables it is.

The 'don't drop them' thing worries me a bit for heavy work.

Small home gym, limited space and budget. Torn between a pair of adjustable dumbbells and slowly building a rack of fixed ones. For those who've used adjustables long-term, are they worth it or do they get annoying? Space is my main constraint.

I'm at a sad 1, maybe 1.5 on a good day. Joining anyway, that's the whole point of a challenge. Negatives and band work here I come.

New to BCAAs—95-lb bench, sip ‘em mid-set—tastes like candy!
No idea if it works—should I ditch for water?
Your newbie take?

Flat back newbie—95 lbs, feels solid but chest’s weak.
Tried arch—slipped off the bench! Sticking flat—critique my flat setup?

I’m at 5 days lifting, 2 off—weekends are sacred! Hit 95-lb bench, but I’m wiped. Too much rest, or just right? What’s your split?

First time—rolled my IT band after 95-lb bench—screamed into a pillow! Next day? Less tight. Leaning yes—how do you push past the ouch?

I was over it—then watched Rocky IV. Next day, 95-lb bench felt like nothing!