BlueScrote
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Man you guys weren't kidding about the whey prices. Both EAS and ON have went up like $10 since the last time I bought them. I will definitely be trying out the Twinlab stuff.
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Fitness |OT3| BroScience, Protein Dysentery, XXL Calf Implants, and Squat Rack Hogs
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FallingEdge
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For real. No more subscribe and save from ON which is disappointing. I might look into alternatives as well.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Yea Whey prices went up. GNC had a deal not long ago for 50% off the second item and 20% with membership was cheaper than buying online from SVN, saved like $140 off 4 tubs.
Lasthope106
Member
This is definitely the approach I've taken over the last few months. Try to eat healthy, no junk food everyday and chose healthier options when eating out. But for the most part, lifting heavy weights should take care of the rest. Of course, this is from someone that doesn't care about being extremely ripped. Strength, power and endurance are more important to me than aesthetics.
Also WTF with whey protein prices. Are we having a diary crysis or what? The prices are ridiculous right now. Perhaps companies are trying to take advantage of all the New Year's resolutions people. Supply and demand folks amrite?
FallingEdge
Member
Will do.
And I was gonna hit up the gym today but body still feels weak from the past few days. Gonna get me some soup and meat, take it easy today and grind it out hard tomorrow.
cuevas. PhD.
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Whey has gone up cuz of the milk shortage and Gatorade buying a shit ton for their products.
Whey went up months ago, people are just noticing as they need to resupply. Demand has increased as more products (like gatorade said above) demand it so they can throw "8g protein" on their labels. I don't see prices coming back down anytime soon.
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Do one of them for at least 6 months
Anyone have good experience with hip flexor stretches? I've tried the 90/90 stretch and the kneeling lunge stretch, whatever its called. Neither are very effective, I'm been very tight for a while now, not sure how to get rid of it.
Tightness is right here:
I'm having the same issue (mentioned it here a couple of weeks ago), but it's not tightness, it's discomfort/mild pain. I waited about 6 weeks before starting back into squats, and the pain is gone but the uneasiness is still there. Not sure what to do, but I'm going to try the stretches that others responded to you with and see if that helps.
Be lucky you don't work where I am, Tim Horton's cookies and donuts almost every day. Thankfully my resistance has gone up since starting working out. I remember being the first to have my pick, and then often hoping for a few extras leftover to have another one.
Oh I'd be able to resist that easily. It's just that these cookies or sweets that are usually brought in are home-made and better than any store-bought stuff I can buy at an affordable price.
Following the protein shake discussion:
I've been purchasing the Syntha-6 5 lb tubs off Amazon. The subscribe & save option put me right around $38. I tried Cookies and Cream first, which was amazing, and now I'm on Chocolate Peanut, which is really rich and good substitute when I want something sweet like a milkshake. Recommended.
I've been purchasing the Syntha-6 5 lb tubs off Amazon. The subscribe & save option put me right around $38. I tried Cookies and Cream first, which was amazing, and now I'm on Chocolate Peanut, which is really rich and good substitute when I want something sweet like a milkshake. Recommended.
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Checked myself out after showering today. I've been dieting since September. I've come a long way and still got a ways to go.
Checked myself out after showering today. I've been dieting since September. I've come a long way and still got a ways to go.
I'd go for real chocolate milk personally.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Thanks guys.
I'm about to go eat a fucking giant hamburger. Hells yeah.
Your pelt needs work, it's not as full and lustrous as mine.
I go through 5lbs in a little under a month, so I noticed quick. Thank god for subscribe and save.
I'm about to go eat a fucking giant hamburger. Hells yeah.
Your pelt needs work, it's not as full and lustrous as mine.
I go through 5lbs in a little under a month, so I noticed quick. Thank god for subscribe and save.
I don't consider that cheating
Nope. Just sounds delicious.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
FallingEdge
Member
What is your preferred brand of choice?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Regular ol EAS, the price is nice and it tastes good enough not to hate.
I used to use Myoplex all the time, but that shit's way too expensive on my budget now.
I think I'm going to get in on the 5/3/1 gravy train starting next week. I'm not progressing very much right now and need a change of pace anyway, been getting bored doing the same thing. Although I think my screwed up sleep is hampering my lifts somewhat but I'm not sure what I can do to not have my body wake up an hour before the alarm goes off.
parrotbeak
Member
Haha, it's good enough not to hate. That's a good description.
Whenever I use my friends' protein powders I realize how EAS is really just scraping by on the palatability compared to more expensive stuff.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I wouldn't call it a gravy train, especially if you do big but boring. It's going to make you earn your muscle. There isn't a part of my body south of my neck that isn't sore right now. My quads just finally are getting "good" and I did squats on Monday.
That said, I would squeeze any progression you can get out of other programs first before doing 5/3/1 since progression is very slow.
By gravy train I mean, real slow progression but as long as there is progression I'm happy. My squats are pretty high at the moment (up to 340 for 1x5 at 148ish bw) so I think now would be a good transition point for that. Bench and press are not as good however but I'll take slow and steady for now since my upper body has always been lagging and getting plateaued at various spots.
mr stroke
Member
what do you consider fat?
5'8, 242lbs. Obviously.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Yeah? Well my 1/2 lb hamburger had real pepper jack cheese on it.
BOOYA.
Me.
Ding Ding Ding.
BAM, FAT!
But I'm working on that.
Gotcha.
Gravy train to me means shit is given to you easily.
Ok, will do! Man, I'm so excited even though I'm such a newb at this.
parrotbeak
Member
Or when you can't stop shitting.
Perhaps gravy train wasn't the best way to describe the program heh. Any progression is gravy to me at this point. As long as it's no the diarrhea kind.
RIP Alienshogun's keyboard.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
parrotbeak
Member
Hmm, maybe gravy train is when multiple people in the same house have the shits at the same time.
FallingEdge
Member
man this thread...
lololol.
lololol.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
If at least one more person in the thread has it we will have our very own gravy train!
Parrot just made this a thing.
Buckethead
Banned
Couldn't rack the bar on my last rep.
Feels bad man.
Oh well, good reminder on humility.
Feels bad man.
Oh well, good reminder on humility.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Wow, you ain't kidding.
parrotbeak
Member
Bacon anyone?
Anton Sugar
Member
How did the sedentary man grow his quadriceps IN HIS BRAIN?
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