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Built my scaffold squat cage at the weekend, not bad for £126, even if I do say so myself.
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Fitness |OT3| BroScience, Protein Dysentery, XXL Calf Implants, and Squat Rack Hogs
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parrotbeak
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Thanks man, I will check that out and try adding it to my workout.X-Frame said:
For tuna aficionados, there's an article on tuna salad in the new Cook's Country magazine. I got it in the mail since I subscribe to Cook's Illustrated. I like their work because they approach cooking like a (grade school level) science experiment, trying a bunch of different things and writing down what worked best and a hypothesis on why. They get a bit complicated, even for recipes that are usually simple (like tuna salad), so I usually just read and hope that the ideas find their way into my cooking. I have rarely actually tried to replicate a recipe, but the ones I've had were amazing.
Looks like the full recipe is subscriber only online: http://www.cookscountry.com/recipes/detail/25721
But the basics are: use solid white (fancy) tuna, pat it dry, mash it up, season some olive oil and let it soak into the tuna for 10 minutes, and then finish it in the usual way.
Hit my target of squatting more than my body weight today. Hit 80KG for 8 reps. Feels good man.
Went to the gym with my much bigger brother, and him screaming at me and just being there fueled my motivation and I pumped out some good reps. Hit 120KG on the Leg Press, 75KG Leg Extensions with a triple drop set to failure, then blasted 10 mins of HIIT on the stationary bike.
I can just about walk right now.
Went to the gym with my much bigger brother, and him screaming at me and just being there fueled my motivation and I pumped out some good reps. Hit 120KG on the Leg Press, 75KG Leg Extensions with a triple drop set to failure, then blasted 10 mins of HIIT on the stationary bike.
I can just about walk right now.
cuevas. PhD.
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I don't get how people can read and shit on cardio machines. I was doing my hiit on a bike with some guy reading a book on the one next to me. The thing that bothered me was that he kept looking at my screen. Motherfucker you're reading a book and not breaking a sweat don't be looking at my shit.
I try to keep my HR at like 185-190 (I seem to max out at 190) for at least the last 8 minutes of my session.
I try to keep my HR at like 185-190 (I seem to max out at 190) for at least the last 8 minutes of my session.
Depressing doing 3 sets of 8 Bench Press at 80kg, knowing you were able to do around 90 or so a couple of months back and then went through a lazy no-gym streak. 
I've asked before but I'll ask again, my diet is high in calories but ideally I'd like some opinions on if it's OK. I try to eat these every day in the same order with some additional stuff thrown in if I feel like it. Most days though, this is the core of my daily diet:
Tuna pasta (with veg) - 900+ kcal
Hungarian sausage with 3 slices of white bread - 600+ kcal
Chicken & bacon pasta - 1100+ kcal
Greek honey yoghurt - (dependent on what is available) 550+ kcal/700 kcal
Thoughts? I'm bulking so figured I'm on a good road.
I've asked before but I'll ask again, my diet is high in calories but ideally I'd like some opinions on if it's OK. I try to eat these every day in the same order with some additional stuff thrown in if I feel like it. Most days though, this is the core of my daily diet:
Tuna pasta (with veg) - 900+ kcal
Hungarian sausage with 3 slices of white bread - 600+ kcal
Chicken & bacon pasta - 1100+ kcal
Greek honey yoghurt - (dependent on what is available) 550+ kcal/700 kcal
Thoughts? I'm bulking so figured I'm on a good road.
sixteen-bit
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But look how buff she was!Para bailar La Bomba said:
cuevas said:
I like to have music at the least, and sometimes have a bmx vid for motivation, but books? Seriously?
Might try Of Mice and Men next time I'm doing HIIT. Could do with some Steinbeck during the rest periods...
Constant 160 bpm for me throughout, and always max it out for the last 3 mins on standard high intensity cardio. HIIT though, I go until I can't feel my legs. Feels so fucking good after.
parrotbeak
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Haha, ya, when there's a long wait for the cardio machines, that irritates me more than squat rack hogs. I need the elliptical to get a regular HIIT session, since my body can't handle sprinting on solid ground regularly. They'd get a better workout just walking on the ground, since the elliptical's momentum is doing a lot of the work for them.cuevas said:
One dude always kicks people off the machine as soon as it's his turn, but then goes long and makes the next person tell him to get off. He leisurely strolls the entire time while reading. Literally, he walks on the ground faster than he's walking on the elliptical. It's like he thinks being on a machine magically makes it exercise.
Price Dalton
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I had a one-on-one session with KStarr yesterday at SF Crossfit. He fixed my squat (which I haven't been able to do without significant knee pain for weeks) and spent twenty minutes working my shoulder/hip internal rotation range of motion, of which I had nearly zero.
I highly recommend seeing him if you're ever in the area, even if you think you don't need it. It was $125 for an hour.
I highly recommend seeing him if you're ever in the area, even if you think you don't need it. It was $125 for an hour.
I always get a weird sensation, that after doing steady state cardio, my arms feel smaller. IS it just me? I mean the day after they feel alot smaller and not as hard when I flex, it is mostly in the bicep area. Is it just me or am I being paranoid?
Chinese Electric Batman
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Conceited said:Zyzz
Son of Zeus.
That sounds awesome, and worth every penny for an individual one-on-one assessment and advice. I wish I was close to someone like that. I work in NYC but it seems all the coaches, trainers and therapists I follow on T-Nation, blogs, videos, etc are elsewhere.Price Dalton said:
The closest to me is Cressey Performance but that's in Boston and a 5 hour car ride. I would love an assessment though, even if it's like bi-yearly check-ups with one of those guys.
$125 is a far cry of what would happen if you ended up getting hurt like I did because of poor lifting habits in college and now have back problems and spent 10x on medical costs.
Of course injury prevention isn't the only reason, but a lot of people I think should assess their movements, posture, and imbalances before they turn into problems. Why I like Kelly's channel a lot.
I just wish KStar organized his videos better in sections or something!
cuevas. PhD.
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Chinese Electric Batman said:
Why is that bodybuilding.com thread full of people calling it a "troll"?
Carbonox_Ratchet said:Depressing doing 3 sets of 8 Bench Press at 80kg, knowing you were able to do around 90 or so a couple of months back and then went through a lazy no-gym streak.
I've asked before but I'll ask again, my diet is high in calories but ideally I'd like some opinions on if it's OK. I try to eat these every day in the same order with some additional stuff thrown in if I feel like it. Most days though, this is the core of my daily diet:
Tuna pasta (with veg) - 900+ kcal
Hungarian sausage with 3 slices of white bread - 600+ kcal
Chicken & bacon pasta - 1100+ kcal
Greek honey yoghurt - (dependent on what is available) 550+ kcal/700 kcal
Thoughts? I'm bulking so figured I'm on a good road.
Seems way too carb heavy, especially all the pasta and white bread. My goodness.
Any point going on a "bulk" for two weeks? I'm currently experiencing tension headaches so it looks like I'll have to take a couple weeks off to recover ("taking it easy" just seems to be prolonging the problem) *then* I'll be going to Europe for two weeks (during which I probably won't be doing weights).
What do you suggest I do during the two-week period in between the breaks to prep myself for when I return from my holiday? The last month or so has been such a flop :\
What do you suggest I do during the two-week period in between the breaks to prep myself for when I return from my holiday? The last month or so has been such a flop :\
Luscious LeftFoot
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Decado said:
The whole point of "bulking" is really to help facilitate muscle growth. Really not much you can do in two weeks.
Now if you just want to say fuck it and spend two weeks eating whatever the hell you want. Ain't nothing wrong with that. Go for it.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Reading Zyzz's diet:
I don't get this: He ate 300g of protein from the chicken and 200g of protein from tuna chunks?
I don't get this: He ate 300g of protein from the chicken and 200g of protein from tuna chunks?
Jason's Ultimatum
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So 300g is roughly over half a pound, correct?
Jason's Ultimatum
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Ah. 22 years old, too and had a cardiac arrest. Supposedly his friends were telling him a few before he died to "take it easy". Whatever that means.
Even if he was juicing, which he body would suggest he was but he says he wasn't (I'll withold judgement), that wouldn't cause cardiac arrest. Hell, that diet is super clean. The man looked quite fit.Jason's Ultimatum said:
However, attractive guy that likes to party, I'm pretty confident we can think of a list of recreational substances that can cause your heart to go a bit too fast.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Veezy said:
Valtrex mixed with redbull?
Anton Sugar
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Ugh, stomach bug killed me. Down below 190 for the first time in years.
Napoleonthechimp
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Zyzz supposedly had a heart defect that no one knew about until after he died.
Got my new bloodwork results back.
Less than 2 weeks ago my ALT was at 196 (normal level below 50) and my AST was 56 (normal level below 40 I think)
Now my ALT is at 123 and my AST is at 53, so it declined quite a bit just stopping the diet. I think I'll be back to normal soon. I had had some tylenol over the weekend anyway due to a minor operation and having a cold.
Lost more weight again, too. Down to 168.
All in all the GOMAD diet was interesting. I guess it was worth it because of the strength gains and getting some fat where I was previously bone and skin.
I don't think I'll be doing it again though. But I'm going to be eating a lot while I work-out so I keep results (which I'll start again in about a week).
Less than 2 weeks ago my ALT was at 196 (normal level below 50) and my AST was 56 (normal level below 40 I think)
Now my ALT is at 123 and my AST is at 53, so it declined quite a bit just stopping the diet. I think I'll be back to normal soon. I had had some tylenol over the weekend anyway due to a minor operation and having a cold.
Lost more weight again, too. Down to 168.
All in all the GOMAD diet was interesting. I guess it was worth it because of the strength gains and getting some fat where I was previously bone and skin.
I don't think I'll be doing it again though. But I'm going to be eating a lot while I work-out so I keep results (which I'll start again in about a week).
Lamel
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The Lamp said:
Damn you're losing weight fast like that...make sure it's mostly fat too, keep eating protein and stimulating your muscles. Otherwise you'll lose the muscle and be near square one (this is for the long term, of course it won't happen instantly). And good on you for stopping Gomad.
Saadster said:
I'd love to but I couldn't work out the past two weeks because my doctor wanted me to be off of protein and fat for at least a week for the bloodwork, and I'm going to be a counselor at a week-long camp this Thursday, so I can only do it when I get back
I'm anxious to work out again, though. Hopefully I didn't backslide in strength two much in two weeks.
Jason's Ultimatum
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If you eat 2,000 calories a day, you'll be able to at least maintain your weight.
cuevas. PhD.
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So you gained like 20 lbs really fast and are now losing weight while not working out but hoping its not muscle? Tbh you probably lost all the muscle you gained.The Lamp said:I'd love to but I couldn't work out the past two weeks because my doctor wanted me to be off of protein and fat for at least a week for the bloodwork, and I'm going to be a counselor at a week-long camp this Thursday, so I can only do it when I get back
I'm anxious to work out again, though. Hopefully I didn't backslide in strength two much in two weeks.
http://tinyurl.com/4y6x78jJason's Ultimatum said:
cuevas said:
I mean I must have gained some muscle if I was able to double my squatting weight and increase all my other weights like I did in just a month. I doubt I'm back at square one after not being able to work out for two weeks.
If people lost strength that easily in just two weeks I guess no one would ever go on vacation :l
And I gained 25 lbs. in about 4 weeks but have retained 18.
I haven't been able to eat as much as I should the past couple of weeks though, especially since I've been driving all over the state and moving into a new place, taking finals, doctor appointments like crazy. It's been a crazy past week or two.
cuevas. PhD.
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And people with anime avatars wonder why no one takes them seriously.K701 said:ZYZZ IS DEEEEEAD
Why was I late to find out? WHY? WHY WAS I READING HELLO KITTY MUST DIE INSTEAD OF BROWSING 4CHAAAAANNNN?!?
Bulknutrion.com has a sale on Gaspari Supplements, 5lb Myofusion for 30 bucks shipped when you use bulkisback @ checkout.
Site had a bad rep, but I went ahead and ordered over the weekend, got my stuff today. Seems like the site was sold so it's under new management.
Myofusion tastes great (chocolate or banana), can't go wrong for 30 bucks.
Site had a bad rep, but I went ahead and ordered over the weekend, got my stuff today. Seems like the site was sold so it's under new management.
Myofusion tastes great (chocolate or banana), can't go wrong for 30 bucks.
So my squats and deadlifts have been really lagging behind in my beginner progress because of some severe back issue that gives me so much pain during the workouts that I don't push myself or stop them early. Basically I get a stinging pain above my tailbone in the lower spine area when I do these lifts and return to the standing position. With deadlifts the pain specifically comes in when I push my hips forward during the return movement.
It's so bad at times that yesterday, I could barely stand a few minutes after the workout.
Does anyone know what this could be..? My technique has been checked by a PT and it's OK...hope I don't have to give up on these...
It's so bad at times that yesterday, I could barely stand a few minutes after the workout.
Does anyone know what this could be..? My technique has been checked by a PT and it's OK...hope I don't have to give up on these...
Jason's Ultimatum said:
Apparently he took heaps of illicit drugs, ecstasy etc.
Yes he has admitted using steroids.
So yeh that could taken a toll on him, lethal combination.
I dont really buy that heart condition causing his death, he may of had it, but he put heaps of shit down hes throat...
It's odd to think that I've been intermittently fasting 5-6 days a week all year now. That's pretty consistent. After days where I've broke 4,000 calories I may not even be hungry after the sixteen hour fasting time has been broken. But, since I like to eat two hours before I train and don't want to find out how long I can go until muscle catabolism kicks in, I eat anyways.
Today has been one of those days where I've been sweating and working hard, and looking up at the clock. Breaking the fast 1 1/2 hours early isn't going to kill me. It's a regimen of convenience after all, so like zen master whatshisface said, when hungry, eat. When tired, sleep. Shit's not complicated if you don't want it to be.
Now, if I were trying to muster up the will to diet down to 6% bodyfat, I just might have to conjure up the patience of said zen master...
Today has been one of those days where I've been sweating and working hard, and looking up at the clock. Breaking the fast 1 1/2 hours early isn't going to kill me. It's a regimen of convenience after all, so like zen master whatshisface said, when hungry, eat. When tired, sleep. Shit's not complicated if you don't want it to be.
Now, if I were trying to muster up the will to diet down to 6% bodyfat, I just might have to conjure up the patience of said zen master...
TheRagnCajun
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twofold said:
You should really try not to mix stimulants with depressants.
Hey guys I am in the business of buying a treadmill on craigslist, but there are A LOT Of different brands and models. Could someone who knows a little about treadmills get me started on which brands to look for and which to avoid? Thanks !
Like, what do you think about this?
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/spo/2541729515.html
Like, what do you think about this?
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/spo/2541729515.html
Chinese Electric Batman
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cuevas said:
He would troll a lot, like all the time, so people were/still are skeptical.
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