EddieF23’s BodyBlog

So i been using a scale to calculate my body fat and it always reads 24-26% bodyfat. And i never think thats right. So today at work i used to hand held one which my boss told me is alot more accurate than any scale. And it read 17.3 % which i was absolutely thrilled about. So i couldn’t be happier after i saw that and it completely made my day. I want to get lower than 17.3% but still better than thinking your 25%.

So randomly i just started thinking one day about deadlifts and can’t really decided on how to answer these questions so i figured why not through them on here and see what some people know or what some people think. So please post all thoughts and opinons on this.

When i powerlifting i used the Suma style. Now i use the conventional but i still do a set or two suma style and really i’m not sure which one is the key style for me because i lift the same weight both ways. Stiff leg i lift less but i thinks thats because i only do it after heavy squats.

1) What style of deadlift utilizes your stength capabilty the most ? (Suma, Conventional, or Stiff leg)

2) How do you decide on a style ? (I would say personal choice, but if you have a stronger back than hamstrings than do you suma style deadlift? or do you develop your hamstrings with conventional and than use suma ?)
2) What are the advantages/disadvantages of each deadlift sytle, pertaining to targeted muscles. Which style will develop the back the most? the hamstrings the most?
3) It seems that all styles are working the same muscle so is the different style of motion effect your joints differently?
4) When i trained it was always with 45’s on the bar so the bar was higher off the ground. If you trained with let say loading the bar with 25’s so it sat lower to the ground would that be an effective way to increase your deadlift ?

My thought on this is basically the hardest part of the deadlift is the first rep off the ground. By increasing your capacity to lift the weight at a lower level will make it easier to lift that weight at a higher level.

I basically using the thought behind the 90 and 45 degree squat. If you can squat a weight to 45 degrees when you only go to the 90 degree mark it seems easier.5

5) Finally is it better to keep with one style or change your style ? Or is it better to do all styles in a workout ? Or do you change up your style every week, every 4 weeks, or every new workout?

So today I got a Personal Trainer Job at Work out World, I can finally use all this knowledge I have.

In my junior year of highschool I messed up my knee pretty bad in football. I went through physical therapy twice - pre op and post op. After the physical therapy post op i was stilll not even 60% recovered but i had my senior year football season to prepare for.

I pushed myself and trained with a desire to overcome this adversity. Before this accident i was training with people preparing for powerlifting competitions. Once my knee was able to handle weight i went right back into training with them.

I was able to rehabilitate myself to where I was the second strongest person on the team with the combination of squat, bench, and deadlift.

I majored in Biology in college and developed an excellent knowledge of the body. After exploring the Pharmaceutical Industry, making bulk pharmaceutical drugs to treat autoimmune diseases, i’ve decided that this career wasn’t for me.

I go to the gym everyday and help people in so many different ways. This is where my heart is and this is what i have to pursue a career in. I’m getting my personal trainers certification now and I’m taking additional college classes so that i can enroll to get my doctrate in physical therapy.

I know one day that i will be helping people of all ages and all sizes over come pain from a variety of injuries.  And possibly lead them down a long and healthy life.

So today I’m quiting my job and starting my prepartion to enroll into a Doctrate Program in Physical Therapy.

Why are you spending hours at the gym? Probably because your time inbetween sets is too long.

Depending on the weight your using the recommended time between sets is 60sec - 120sec. If you take more time than that you should adjust your workout. Two reasons why, first read my other blog about doing your work out within 60minutes. Second this will promote more mitochondria in you muscles cells, this means faster and more ATP production. So basically more power in less time will improve your endurance. Endurance is than used to increase strength which will lead to more size.
The other key reason behind this is the activation of your fast twitch muscle fibers. Fast twitch muscles are what generate your force. Force is what you need to push or pull weight. Fast twitch muscle fibers fatigue faster than slow twitch muscle fibers. By increasing their compacity your’ll be able to handle more weight longer. Also for them to increase in compacity they need to grow. So this type of training will stimulate growth.

And remember Nutrition and hydration also play a part.

Most of the time people tell you to do your work out with in an hour time frame. But if you don’t know why than continue reading.

Your body is powered during physical exercise by three things. First is Glucose, second is fatty acids, and the third is amino acids. These three things are used by the Kreb cycle in that order to produce ATP. ATP is the energy you use to lift.

Glucose is used by the Kreb cycle for the first 30-40 minutes of your workout until the supply is used up. Next it uses the Fatty acids for 20-30 minutes until that is all used up. Finally it uses amino acids to conitue to produce ATP.

The amino acids its uses are derived from your muscles. So the longer you work out the more your taking away from your muscles.

This will lead to over training and no gains. This is also why its important to eat, take your protein shake, or post work out shake within 30 minutes of your work out. It will re-supply your body with the neccessary nutrients and stop the denaturing of you muscles.

Also remember hydration is important to limit fatigue or your muscles.

How many times have you gone to the gym and seen people not breathing during their set? They turn red and come out of their set grasping for air.

Of course everyone knows that it’s important to breath. But do you know what your breathing is affecting?

The power your muscles get to lift weights come from ATP. ATP is produced in the mitochondria of your cells by the Kreb Cycle.  The Kreb cycle is an aerobic cycle, which means it requires oxygen to work. However, it also produces ATP anaerobically, which is without the presence of oxygen.

The Kreb cycle uses glucose molecules( which come from carbohydrates) to produce the ATP in your muscles. If you lack to breath during your set your Kreb cycle is running anaerobically. When you run anaerobically your only using a small fraction of the energy in the glucose molecule. Also the by product of the Kreb cycle anaerobically is lactic acid.

Therefore if you don’t breath through out your set your losing energy and your causing lactic acid in your muscles. This will lead you to tirer faster and fatigue faster.

By breathing continuously you get the most amount of energy out of your glucose molecules in your body and you have less lactic acid build up in your muscle.

So remember to breath throughout your sets.