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NOS2Go4Me,Jan 5 2006, 09:51 AM Wrote:Now that I've got music, working out is easy again. Well, painful now, easy later :)

I need to figure out some back and shoulder exercises, but so far I have:

Standing dumbell curls
Bench flyes
Incline flyes
Free-weight squats
Leg Extensions
Leg Curls
Situps / pushups
Overhead press (dumbells)
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If I can make a suggestion or two try doing your curls on an incline bench it's going to put less strain on your back at make it harder to cheat. I would add lunges to your free weight squats for some variation and if you can do pushups work on dips as they will work your back shoulders and triceps. For shoulders I do a Front Raise, Lateral Raise and the upright row. For back since most any exercise will work your back to some degree I usually stick with just lat pull downs and rows.

Might sound silly but I use far less weight now than when I was training before, I spend more time focusing mentally on the muscle group and really pushing to get that specific burn. For example I only use 35lbs on my decline and incline flys I can't get the same level of isolation when I use even just 5lbs more.

Not sure if any of this will help at all, but I've been working since 5am so I needed a mental break.