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Fitness |OT3| BroScience, Protein Dysentery, XXL Calf Implants, and Squat Rack Hogs

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ezrarh

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reilo said:
Deadlift? Did you miss the Clean?

I only watched the squat and deadlift and that was enough for me. But I just watched the clean...I didn't know you could screw it up that much lol.
 

yacobod

Banned
while his form is bad, you have to admire his determination and he does give max effort and balls to the walls.

and even if his form is bad, he still deadlifts a lot more than most gaffers. most true max effort lifts usually look a little bit ugly.
 
Luscious LeftFoot said:
We're talking about poor form? No demonstration is complete with my man diesel weasel showing you how it's (not) done.

Squat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uRGBJ3ALOs

Deadlift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7h4ns3UhpQ&feature=related

Clean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMjl2zrBrHo

Bench
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p0y2mMOFZ0&feature=related

Check out this interview with the guy doing the lifts: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/interview-with-max-misch-the-diesel-weasel.html

Apparently a world-class strongman coached him after seeing his vids, and now he's a pretty good lifter with much improved form.

And a meet vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFmwU1HsCg&feature=channel_video_title
 
yacobod said:
while his form is bad, you have to admire his determination and he does give max effort and balls to the walls.

and even if his form is bad, he still deadlifts a lot more than most gaffers. most true max effort lifts usually look a little bit ugly.

Yup. No denying his strength, and some of the comments say he's nationally ranked.

I just don't understand how he hasn't been broken in two.

Price Dalton said:
Check out this interview with the guy doing the lifts: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/interview-with-max-misch-the-diesel-weasel.html

Apparently a world-class strongman coached him after seeing his vids, and now he's a pretty good lifter with much improved form.

And a meet vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFmwU1HsCg&feature=channel_video_title

Good for him on improving. Even with the god awful form, you could tell he was naturally strong as hell.
 

yacobod

Banned
ya i read a few years ago that he started training with some strength coach or strongman and he started competing in strongman events or something of the like.
 

ezrarh

Member
Price Dalton said:
Check out this interview with the guy doing the lifts: http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/interview-with-max-misch-the-diesel-weasel.html

Apparently a world-class strongman coached him after seeing his vids, and now he's a pretty good lifter with much improved form.

And a meet vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFmwU1HsCg&feature=channel_video_title


Good on him for improving his form and determination to keep going. He has been blessed with a great back that didn't give out on him.
 

DogWelder

Member
The Lamp said:
I just tried on a pair of boxers I used to wear. My ass and hips and legs are filling them out pretty quick--they're almost like boxer-briefs on me now.

It's the little things like this that are amusingly exciting lol.

I think I'm going to post before/after pics in a few weeks if this weight-gain continues. :D

And yes I'm seriously drinking a gallon a day. It was hard the first couple of days with lots of trips to the bathroom (where I crapped but it was never actually diarrhea).

Now it's not hard at all so long as I start early in the day and finish before my work out. My body's finally adjusted to digesting all that lactose, too, I think.

I think if you stick with the GOMAD diet the first week it isn't too hard afterwards. I know people recommend you ease into it, but I (possibly unwisely) just started drinking a gallon of milk out of nowhere. Like I said, left me extremely bloaty and made my intestines hate me, but now I'm okay and the diet is doing it's thing.

EDIT: HOLY CRAP. Guys I just checked my work-out log.

These were my lifts for one set, 8-10 reps.

June 20--last week. I could only lift 45 lbs. on the leg extension machine, 65 lbs. on squats, 15 lbs. on the military press, and 35 lbs. on the multi-bench-press machine.

Today I easily lifted 95 lbs. on the quads/hamstrings leg extension machine, 95 lbs. on squats, 30 lbs. on the military press and 45 lbs. on the multi-bench-press machine.

WTF are these kinds of improvements in just ONE WEEK normal??? O_O
You are doing GOMAD and are a beginner, why are you doing leg extensions and using a bench machine?
 

MjFrancis

Member
Cool story to read, and improving his game rather than cowering under the criticism makes him an even better character. Guy's awesome.
 
b.mak said:
I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place or not, but I don't want to bump older threads. I'm 21, 6 feet tall and weigh 140. I go to the gym about 4 to 5 times a week and I'm trying to build mass. What protein supplement do I use? I live with my parents and they are vegetarian, so unless I eat out, protein shakes are my main source. How much protein should I take a day? And which protein powder should I buy? I usually use EAS whey protein, but I bought muscle milk a month ago and just finished it today. I felt that muscle milk worked a little better than EAS.
Also, should I start taking creatine? I'm finding it hard to gain weight...

Try to get 150 grams of protein a day if you can.
Milk, cheese, whole eggs are a good source if your parents allow. Six eggs a day will go a long way to help you reach your target, 4 cups of milk, a tub of cottage cheese. Can get expensive though.
I use Kaizen brand whey protein, vanilla flavour, but inexpensive choices are limited here - I don't rely on the whey, it is a supplement after all.
 
ipukespiders said:
Try to get 150 grams of protein a day if you can.
Milk, cheese, whole eggs are a good source if your parents allow. Six eggs a day will go a long way to help you reach your target, 4 cups of milk, a tub of cottage cheese. Can get expensive though.
I use Kaizen brand whey protein, vanilla flavour, but inexpensive choices are limited here - I don't rely on the whey, it is a supplement after all.
Right. A true strength athlete wants at least a gram of protein per pound of body weight a day. I usually have 2 scoops of whey a day which gives me 46 grams from whey. I drink a lot of milk throughout the day which is really helpful and have taken a big liking to Greek Yogurt. A tiny cup has about 14 grams.
 

X-Frame

Member
Price Dalton said:
Apparently a world-class strongman coached him after seeing his vids, and now he's a pretty good lifter with much improved form.

And a meet vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFmwU1HsCg&feature=channel_video_title

I know you can't expect to maintain 100% strict form when you're going for PR's and maxing out, but to me it looks like he's still rounding his back a lot during the DL .. just seems like he's missing out on a lot of power if he kept a neutral back to utilize more of his glutes.
 

Hyunkel6

Member
Is there a way to tell if one is doing high intensity interval training adequately? I'm pretty tired and soaked by the end of my training, but I'm not sure if I'm doing too much or not enough. I do the standard training:

5 minutes warmup
1 minute high intensity followed by 1 minute low intensity (repeat 6 times)
5 minutes cooldown
 

reilo

learning some important life lessons from magical Negroes
Heh, so after the discussion we had earlier about curling using an olympic bar on the squat rack, I noticed a guy doing just that when I went to the gym after work.

You got it: 15lbs on each side. He must have done at least ten sets (felt like he hogged that thing up like he owned it for a good 30 mins) of 5-10 reps without ever extending his arm all the way..

The funniest bit though, was when he got finished using the olympic bar, he walked over to the dumbbells and started doing dumbbell curls.

I couldn't make this shit up if I tried.
 

Datwheezy

Unconfirmed Member
I've seen a few suggestions posted before, but thought I would try and get a more definitive answer: What's everyone's favorite way of keeping track of calores/food intake? Preferably web browser or iOS based.
 

X-Frame

Member
Hyunkel6 said:
Is there a way to tell if one is doing high intensity interval training adequately? I'm pretty tired and soaked by the end of my training, but I'm not sure if I'm doing too much or not enough. I do the standard training:

5 minutes warmup
1 minute high intensity followed by 1 minute low intensity (repeat 6 times)
5 minutes cooldown
It's all about pushing yourself, so there's many ways to go about HIIT. You can keep rest periods the same but slowly increase your work intervals each week, or keep work intervals the same and reduce rest periods. Or keep all the same but increase the intensity or difficultly of your work sets.
 

SeanR1221

Member
So elliptical or treadmill?

Is one better than the other?

I find myself wanting to use the elliptical, but I figured I'd ask here first before switching over.
 

X-Frame

Member
SeanR1221 said:
So elliptical or treadmill?

Is one better than the other?

I find myself wanting to use the elliptical, but I figured I'd ask here first before switching over.
Personally, I hate the elliptical. When I use it, it just doesn't feel natural. Like the human body wasn't designed to move in it's limiting ROM.

If you can't run for whatever reason on a treadmill, I still think a fast walk at a high incline is a better workout and it's more natural.
 

SeanR1221

Member
Ok, I'll stick to the treadmill then.

I usually do a 5 min warmup (6.5mph), lift, then cool-down cardio at 5.5-6.0mph for 15-20 minutes.
 

MjFrancis

Member
SeanR1221 said:
So elliptical or treadmill?
Personally, it's treadmill > elliptical. I like to jog, run, and hill sprint outside of the gym so the treadmill has more carryover for me relative to the elliptical.

SeanR1221 said:
Ok, I'll stick to the treadmill then.

I usually do a 5 min warmup (6.5mph), lift, then cool-down cardio at 5.5-6.0mph for 15-20 minutes.
I like the treadmill for a good warm-up, too. Great for when I don't want to run in the rain and hit the weights soaking wet.
 

SeanR1221

Member
Years back I was doing it backwards.

I'd run for 25-30 minutes, lift, then walk back to my dorm.

Didn't realize you should save the longer cardio for later till about a year ago.
 
Personally I love the elliptical. It was the main thing I did when first getting back to the gym after back surgery, and I still use it for most of my HIIT, since running outside is hard on my knees and back. I don't hold the handles and my feet naturally shift a lot on the pedals, so I think that might help with the limited ROM. I keep the incline and resistance fairly low also. If I want steep incline I'll run hills, and I get resistance from weights. It has it's own feel of course, but I think of it as riding a bike while standing.
 

Cheeto

Member
Tire Flips, yarrrrrr
feels good man
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nilbog21

Banned
hey guys i've been experiencing some mild pain in one of my knees (when running) and in one of my wrists (when doing pushups). does anyone know foods/vitamins/nutrients I could take to strengthen my joints?
Thanks :S
 

mr stroke

Member
Anyone here use these for lifting?

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Nike Free?


Looking for something in the middle ground of weight lifting shoes and running/cardio shoes. I don't want full on lifting shoes or Chucks because I do cardio/HIIT/circuits after lifting and I don't want to bring two pair of shoes to the gym either.
 

ezrarh

Member
I use the vibram five fingers for lifting sometimes and they work great. They're also obviously good for running if you're comfortable with the whole no sole thing.
 

X-Frame

Member
I have the Nike Free 7.0's and love them. Very comfortable but they're not very "free" and they have a thick sole. The 5.0 and 3.0 I assume are more towards barefoot.

I'm looking to get the New Balance Minimus Trail shoes, or the Merrell Barefoot Trail shoes. Both have Vibram soles, but no funny looking finger-toes.
 
nilbog21 said:
hey guys i've been experiencing some mild pain in one of my knees (when running) and in one of my wrists (when doing pushups). does anyone know foods/vitamins/nutrients I could take to strengthen my joints?
Thanks :S
That pain in your knee probably means your shoes arent supporting your knees enough. Go to a store that sells running supplies and let them analyze your feet and how you run so they can recommend some good running shoes. Or, if you already did that, start over and do something like couch to 5k to give your knees more time to adjust to running.
 
So I took a week of from the gym and pretty much been eating like crap. On Tuesday, I started to eat right again and am slowly getting back into the grind of things but I feel like I shrunk and have gotten weaker. I'm pretty sure it is all in my mind as it only has been a week. No worries though. Just need to eat my protein and be good haha.
 

Brolic Gaoler

formerly Alienshogun
Ok, so when I did my max on Tuesday for bench I thought it wouldn't have "worked enough" so I followed up by two sets of 225 by 10 to finish off.

My chest is fucking killing me. I'm guessing the act of maxing alone was enough. I've never done a 1rm day before so this was new to me.

Shit's almost crippling.
 

deadbeef

Member
X-Frame said:
I have the Nike Free 7.0's and love them. Very comfortable but they're not very "free" and they have a thick sole. The 5.0 and 3.0 I assume are more towards barefoot.

I'm looking to get the New Balance Minimus Trail shoes, or the Merrell Barefoot Trail shoes. Both have Vibram soles, but no funny looking finger-toes.
I have the NB Minimus and they are great for squats and DLs. I wear them wherever I would normally wear sneakers. I've gotten lots of compliments on them. It's a nice looking shoe.
 
X-Frame said:
I have the Nike Free 7.0's and love them. Very comfortable but they're not very "free" and they have a thick sole. The 5.0 and 3.0 I assume are more towards barefoot.

I'm looking to get the New Balance Minimus Trail shoes, or the Merrell Barefoot Trail shoes. Both have Vibram soles, but no funny looking finger-toes.

I think I have to go up to 7.0 because I have a broken bone in my foot that is never going to heal :\
 

X-Frame

Member
I want to try this but damn would I look funny doing this in the gym ..

Weighted Glute Bridge

deadbeef said:
I have the NB Minimus and they are great for squats and DLs. I wear them wherever I would normally wear sneakers. I've gotten lots of compliments on them. It's a nice looking shoe.

That's good to hear. I keep hearing great things about the shoe so I think it might be what I'd get. Though on the website there's only 2 colors? Seems kinda weak ..
 

deadbeef

Member
X-Frame said:
I want to try this but damn would I look funny doing this in the gym ..

Weighted Glute Bridge



That's good to hear. I keep hearing great things about the shoe so I think it might be what I'd get. Though on the website there's only 2 colors? Seems kinda weak ..
Yeah it is. I have the black/yellow ones. Hopefully they'll add more colors as the shoe remains popular.
 

Tijnisch

Neo Member
Hey Fitnessgaf

A few days ago I vowed to change my eating pattern to get more gain out of my excercises.
I'm trying to gain some more muscle, whilst not gaining too much fat.
I'm 5'9" and 144 lbs
I play soccer twice a week and I work out twice a week.

So this is what I do right now:
Start the day with a bowl of oatmeal (5 scoops) and milk with a banana.
For lunch I try to eat 3 or 4 slices of bread with either chicken, cheese, egg, or a combination of those. Afterwards I eat a bowl of blueberries or a small salad, whatever I feel like.
Then, for dinner, I eat a pre-made microwave meal. Yes I know this is really bad, but I barely have time to make my own meals with my current time schedule.
In between these meals I think I drink about a liter of skimmed milk a day and some water. I try to keep my snacking down to fruits and boiled eggs.
Also, after each workout/soccer training, I take a whey shake

So what does GAF think?
 
Tijnisch said:
I barely have time to make my own meals with my current time schedule.

I'm of the belief that a person's health is the most important thing to them, and what you put in your mouth is one of the easiest ways you can affect your health.
Maybe adjust your schedule, there must be something you can give up if it means having the small amound of time needed to prepare a meal.

...and eat more protein.
 

Lamel

Banned
cuevas said:

That guy is tiny, how was he expecting to squat (from the looks of it) 225 pounds? Sadly I know a lot of high school guys who would attempt this...plus I would never trust that guy as a squatter.


Luckily whenever I was in the gym at our high school, my friends who actually knew how to squat helped me out quite a bit, that's where I started to get into my workout limbo.
 
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