I'm guessing like cracking a knuckle.
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Fitness |OT3| BroScience, Protein Dysentery, XXL Calf Implants, and Squat Rack Hogs
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My squats and deadlifts have been progressing weekly. My bench is progressing much more slowly. I am still in the cutting phase and once I reach my goal I will transition into slow bulking phase on leangains.
Complex Shadow
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guys i haven't gone to the gym in a week. and i have to go to the hospital tomorrow and ill prob go to the gym after that. but i was wondering is there anything i can do at home to work out my core. something that doesn't hurt my spine or require me to lift wights?
parrotbeak
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Dead bug, bird dog and planks.
I still need to read this as its a goal of mine too but the issue is my shoulder after 2 surgeries is very sensitive and vulnerable.
I can do a few with my left arm but if I do any with my right I could muscle through a couple but my shoulder feels horrible after.
I probably need to just lengthen the progressions as obviously me having done push-up variations for the past 6 months isn't enough.
One of the best sites ever imo, so glad I joined. It's a great way to keep track of your progress and the community is amazing. It's a bit like Facebook of fitness if you will except that there's none of the shit you'll find in FB. The "game part" is the points you get from work outs and the leveling. Theres also quests and achievements for you to do that might encourage you to try new things.
But all in all: Great site, great community, great interaction between the devs and users and a brilliant way to track your progress. And if you are just starting out with fitness, the points system is a good way to increase your motivation.
Set up your account, dummy. Then we do battle.
LOL, it was already set up when I asked now what!
Seems interesting, I might be a little too lazy for it though, I haven't kept the logs up to date on JEFit on my phone.
Set up your profile and occasionally remember to log your workouts
Because I am beyond beginner workout and my body seems to handle extra sets pretty well even at my age.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
That's funny. You're adding more, I'm removing more.
J Tourettes
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This one will add you to the neogaf group automatically: http://www.fitocracy.com/register/?invite_code=NEOGAF
Urban Scholar
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So when it's really cold how do you guys fit that mental block of hitting the gym.
Does the mind shout "Get your lazy ass in there & f@#$ the weather?"
Does the mind shout "Get your lazy ass in there & f@#$ the weather?"
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I took enough (not by choice) cold showers in the Army, no thanks. I've had my quota for a life time.
Grats on the chinups btw.
How tall?
Oh god, what have I done.
I just joined. I'm already unlocking shit.
I'm 6'3.
I am still tinkering with mine. I will try out 5 exercises and drop to see how I feel.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Oh god, what have I done.
I just joined. I'm already unlocking shit.
Well fine then. I'll just be over here, being short.
Did you look at my routine a page or two ago?
IMO you don't need to be hitting the same muscle twice (at least on the same day).
Sometimes less is more.
In the Summer, sure. But now, in the middle of Winter? Fuck that.
Urban Scholar
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I live in Miami, FL & we just hit a cold snap where mornings are 48-51 for the past few days. : /
Well, two of my workout days I go immediately after work and since the gym is relatively close to so I just drive there regardless of how I feel (aside from having an actual illness of course). It also helps that I switch to my gym clothes in my office just before living so it makes me feel like I'm obligated to go. I live in Buffalo so it can get pretty tough to get yourself to go during the worse parts of winter. Last winter I only went once a week. I've been able to keep it up so far this year however.
On a side note, I got my iron gym pullup bar today. Unfortunately it doesn't fit on any of my door frames. I live in one of those old mansions turned into apartment buildings so the framing is very old and slightly larger than it can fit. I think I'll keep it for when I move or visit my parents.
edit: lol I just saw that you live in Miami. Get your ass to the gym and stop whining.
The Iceman commeth.
Can't believe you weren't already a member. Its great for tracking stats and having them available anywhere, anytime.
Where in Buffalo if you don't mind me asking? In in Amherst so I go to the Best Fitness at the corner of Eggert, what gym do you go to?
Do you have any proof that you don't need to hit the same muscle twice?
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Yep, I just 2 days out of my routine anyway. First thing tomorrow morning ice queen or not.
cuevas. PhD.
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Eh I just use google docs.
I live in the Elmwood area but I go to Teri's in North Buffalo, since it's relatively close to work. It'd be a great place if it had a platform with bumpers but it being cheap makes up for it. You know, I've been meaning to ask if you were still around Buffalo, considering the Sabres avatar.
They have pretty good community as well that encompasses all different facets of training from running marathons or cycling to lifting heavy weights.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
lol, yeah, someone called it an MMO and I steered clear.
Here's my account.
Add me!
http://www.fitocracy.com/profile/AlienShogun/
That's not even what I said.
Uhg, forget I even began talking to you. Go about your own thing man.
I'm not going into this, especially since you seem pretty defensive already.
BlueScrote
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BAC Suburban (like 2 blocks away from Planet Fitness) here. The free weight room is big enough that I generally don't have to wait for the curlers on the squat racks.
I wish I had been logging my stuff since June but oh well. Since June has been mostly rehab and me getting back into the swing of things since my back injury, shoulder surgery, and 4 years off.
I have every workout on my computer in a journal though which I don't plan on ignoring even with Fitocracy.
What is the point of following people in Fitocracy if you see all the member's posts as long as their in a group you are in as well? For example, the difference between me being in NeoGAF vs. following everyone in NeoGAF?
lol, yeah, someone called it an MMO and I steered clear.
Here's my account.
Add me!
http://www.fitocracy.com/profile/AlienShogun/
That's not even what I said.
Uhg, forget I even began talking to you. Go about your own thing man.
I'm not going into this, especially since you seem pretty defensive already.
You are the one being defensive.
I am just asking whether doing multiple exercises that hit the same muscle multiple times is inferior or superior than doing multiple exercises that each hits different body parts in the same workout. In my experience I have always grouped workouts that work similar body parts in the same workout like back/bicep, tricep/chest.
One thing is that if you follow someone, that person is notified that you are following them where if you just join a group only the moderator of that group is notified.
Patriotsbball5460
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Hey guys, I sometime pop in to just see the conversation, and I decided to join in on your fitocracy group. Been working out for about 8 months now, and I have all my routines down by now. At this point I have just been switching it up to keep the body guessing. Looking forward to seeing how the website works since I have never actually tracked my progress on paper or on my computer
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Same, I'd have an awesome robe and wizard hat by now.
I'm not following everyone in NeoGAF anyway, I'm following the main people who post and anyone I may know who is also on fitocracy.
I especially wanna keep up with deadbeef and a few others since they are about or superior to where I am with the main lifts.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Don't really see the point of Fitocracy unless you're really social about your lifting numbers. All I use is a trusty small flip notebook and pen.
Well, you can log from your phone at the gym, so that's nice.
Also, I'm pretty social about my lifts. I'm gonna ask my law enforcement professor (Ex Army Ranger) if he's interested in this thing.
This is funny as hell, I just put up my pullup bar on the door behind me, and my wife keeps trying to do a pullup, lol.
It's a small world! A few more gaffers and we have enough guys to bro it up downtown!
On the topic fitocracy, I quit that about a month ago mainly because I got lazy. I didn't specifically need it for motivation or to keep track of my numbers. I felt like my routine and numbers aren't anything special to share and for people to follow. If a few real life friends stuck with it, I probably would have kept going just for the social aspect.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
The bar graphs charting progression are good enough to keep me there I think.
My brother lives down by you guys.
Some town called chugawugachoochoo or some weird shit like that.
Edit: Found it. Cheektowaga.
Damn I'm dumb. Been doing SL 5x5 (really need to switch to 3x5 I think but that's another discussion). Haven't been feeling great but have still been powering through my workouts. Do my squats last night which were weirdly difficult then I totally fail on my second set of bench at 225. I only got 3 and had to drop to 215 to finish everything up. Crazy because I pretty easily did 270x5 4 days ago when I was messing around. Wake up today feeling even worse, coughing up blood and lung butter so I went to the doctor.....I have pneumonia and I guess I've had it for awhile. Gotta stop working out when I'm sick but I feel like shit mentally when I don't.
cuevas. PhD.
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