cheaper than comparable whey protein at the store for more protein per serving... I dunno
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cheaper than comparable whey protein at the store for more protein per serving... I dunno
AFAIK egg protein should digest slower so if you want to nitpick you might want to drink that in the evening instead of whey which digests really fast.
But it really doesn't matter that much to a regular lifter so just get regular cheap whey and you're good to go.
thats a good pace. i try to stay in the 1:45-1:55 500's when i do a 5k row. my fastest 500 so far is a 1:28 but i couldn't have gone any further after that. my fastest 5k is 18:38. how often do you work on a rower?
Thanks a lot for the recommendation
The DVD really helped me visualize what the lifts should look like. I found the DVD an even better resource than the book.
It's entirely in the forearm, it feels like a cord going from my elbow to my wrist. Went to the Doc's today, they haven't a clue but I'm up for an MRI on Thursday. I don't have any lasting numbness, but if I try to do the presses again, it'll ding and my hand'll be tingly for the rest of the day.
I row twice per week, I usually do 5k or 30mins sessions. The other days I go running or swimming, to maintain my cardio(total of about 5-6 cardio sessions per week).
FallingEdge
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7 reps @ 160 OHP. Then BBB OHP. Face pulls and chinups.
Final week of traditional 5/3/1 before switching over to the BBB 3 month challenge. Getting my food ready.
Final week of traditional 5/3/1 before switching over to the BBB 3 month challenge. Getting my food ready.
Goddamn you're a beast. Only makes my OHP failure yesterday sting more.
FallingEdge
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Haha. Not a beast. It took me just under a year to break my PR. Last year, my 1RM was 155. Just trying to get stronger and bigger and doing what I can.
Keep at it. OHP is a hard lift, that is for sure.
How much does being in a completely new gym/environment affect your concentration/lifts?
I've tried 3 new gyms in the past month and it's so goddamn hard to concentrate on lifting in a totally new environment. Being comfortable in a gym is a huge plus imo. That, plus all of the fucking equipment feels so different than I'm used to. Mental thing, and I hate it.
I've tried 3 new gyms in the past month and it's so goddamn hard to concentrate on lifting in a totally new environment. Being comfortable in a gym is a huge plus imo. That, plus all of the fucking equipment feels so different than I'm used to. Mental thing, and I hate it.
Canis lupus
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If everything goes right, I'll resume fitness this week. I need 20 kilos off my body.
Stick to barbells and dumbbells for most of your lifts, you'll never feel uncomfortable around equipment again!
RumblingRosco
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I assume most of you have a specific brand of protein powder you prefer to stick with, but if you're like me and are willing to jump to the cheapest brand (within reason; I still try to stay aware of ingredients and nutritional content), I've found Slickdeals to be really, really awesome as a way to keep on the look-out for good deals.
Basically, when I get down to having less than 2-3 weeks supply left, I start checking SD once a day. Recently they had a deal that was ~$110 for 20 lbs of whey, which, after all the damn price hikes that have been going on over the past 2 years on whey, is a pretty outstanding deal.
Just a heads-up for my fellow GymGaffer that enjoys the convenience of protein powder, but is trying to stick to a limited budget.
Basically, when I get down to having less than 2-3 weeks supply left, I start checking SD once a day. Recently they had a deal that was ~$110 for 20 lbs of whey, which, after all the damn price hikes that have been going on over the past 2 years on whey, is a pretty outstanding deal.
Just a heads-up for my fellow GymGaffer that enjoys the convenience of protein powder, but is trying to stick to a limited budget.
I post the various slickdeals/fatwallet deals in this thread whenever I can. People just have to be willing to spend more up front and stock up for HUGE savings.
RumblingRosco
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Good man! I hadn't noticed, but that's awesome.
My god, protein prices today are absolute bullshit.
Here's a screen of me ordering 5 lbs of ON Natural back in 09 for $20.
Nowadays it's $60+. I think the cheapest I see these days is WalMart protein.
Yeah, I feel like the average non-sale price is around $10/lb for most brands. I consider myself very lucky if I get anything near $5-7/lb. It has had the awesome side-effect of causing me to consume more whole proteins/real food instead of relying on supplements like whey, but yeah, still a pain in the ass because I really enjoy the convenience of a quick protein shake.
It has gotten absurd. I order true nutrition recession plain whey in bulk for like $7 or so a lb, but that's ordering 50lbs, and most people won't invest that up front.
Etrian Oddity
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Extremely angry right now, to the point of wanting to just type out a string of expletives.
Despite careful intermittent fasting, calorie auditing, eating healthy foods, and maintaining a three-day split, I've only gained weight on my cut. I need to lose weight and get below 210 lbs in order to enter the military after leaving college; it's not just a body image thing.
Pardon me if this comes off as impatient, irrational, or what have you. But I cannot put into words how frustrated and how angry it makes me that it's a Mount Everest for my body to lose weight. Wanted to kick the scale when I saw I'm back up to 229. Looks like I have no choice but to go keto and go to a drastic caloric deficit.
Despite careful intermittent fasting, calorie auditing, eating healthy foods, and maintaining a three-day split, I've only gained weight on my cut. I need to lose weight and get below 210 lbs in order to enter the military after leaving college; it's not just a body image thing.
Pardon me if this comes off as impatient, irrational, or what have you. But I cannot put into words how frustrated and how angry it makes me that it's a Mount Everest for my body to lose weight. Wanted to kick the scale when I saw I'm back up to 229. Looks like I have no choice but to go keto and go to a drastic caloric deficit.
Do you feel you're getting enough sleep/rest? Since you seem to have a strict goal and time to meet that goal, do you feel you're under a lot of stress to meet this goal? I don't have answers on how to get around these issues but I do know that when I'm under a large amount of stress at work and/or having a tough time getting the rest my body needs, my body has a difficult time responding how I'd like it too. Keep in there and don't give up!
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
My first reaction is that you're doing something very wrong.
If you're at a caloric deficit you should be losing weight. How "careful" is this "calorie auditing?"
Etrian Oddity
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I normally get 7 or 8 hours of sleep a night.
I read labels, carefully measure my food into portions, and log them on MyFitnessPal. (I normally write up a day's food entry a day ahead of time.)
You sure you're not just eating too much? How did you count your BMR? Did you adjust for activity and is it possible you over-estimated it?
I know this feel. Glad that plateau is over with I really was starting to go nuts. Hopefully you'll be past yours soon.
Are you sure you've calculated your BMR and TDEE correctly?
It's all relative, but cutting is really dependant on where your current body fat is.
Rice-Eater
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Like Immortal said, it's depends on your current BF%. Since you say you have quite a bit more muscle compared to the last time you were lean(at 140) then 153 sounds like a good weight for you. But you won't know until you get there, or you may not get there and stop before you reach it because you may find yourself pretty satisfied at a slightly higher weight.
Like you, I'm also 5'7, but I'm more like your former self and not your current self. I don't have much muscle. I've been cutting for 8 weeks now and currently weigh 146. My current BF % is 12.6, 3-4 more weeks of cutting and I'll probably be 140-142 at 10-11%. Then I'd like to do a slow bulk. Good luck with the cutting though.
fredrancour
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I'm in college and suck at time management so I often wind up very sleep deprived and I skip workouts when I'm in that state out of fear of injury (as I have aggravated injuries that way before). Any ideas on how I could safely lift heavy while less energetic and coordinated? The dorm just got a few small kettlebells and I like using those. I suppose I could use that.
Domino Theory
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Has anyone stuck to a rep range no higher than 5 reps for most (or all) of their lifts and actually gained some substantial size over time or do you HAVE to do the 8-12 rep range for size?
entremet
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Unless you are a Hershel Walker type genetic freak, it will be hard. I'd say no.
Why can't you use weights? Calisthenics don't really cut it for gaining mass, although wide grip pull ups might help some.
fredrancour
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If your posture is crap some stretching of your chest and practicing of good posture can give the impression of a broader chest/ shoulders.
Um as far as bodyweight shoulder stuff goes, headstands? handstands? handstand pushups? might do something for mass. will do loads for strength if you can manage to start doing em.
if you mean widening your shoulders like broadening your torso for the v taper, pullups.
Reason I was asking about exercises without weights is because I don't have access to a gym at the moment and I don't have any weights at home.
And yeah, wasn't looking so much as to make my shoulders bigger, but just widening/broadening them.
And yeah, wasn't looking so much as to make my shoulders bigger, but just widening/broadening them.
fredrancour
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Well you can't really do anything to widen your frame. It's just optimizing what you have. Good posture + developing the lats to emphasize the size change from waist to shoulders.
I have been doing 2 weeks heavy lifting (4-6 reps) followed by 2 weeks lighter lifting (8-12 reps) and it seems to be working.
I also do barbell lifts one week and dumbell lifts the following week.
L0st Id3ntity
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Are you sleeping at least a bit hungry? I know weight loss too much, at least for my body. If you want to get somewhere and relatively quickly, especially if you're below 12%bf, you'll have to feel the hunger. Low carb + intermittent fasting is my super tool for losing bf quickly.
Good luck man.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
TheDarkStark
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You will gain size doing 5 reps, just as you will gain strength doing 8-10 reps, it just depends on what your priorities are.
5 reps will get you stronger quicker, 8-12 will get you bigger quicker.
TheDarkStark
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I agree. Unless you have a health issue that you're unaware of (diabetes, under-active thyroid, low testosterone), then it's impossible to gain weight on a caloric deficit.
Edit: sorry for the double post.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Well, 27 pullups at 222, almost at 30, gonna feel good to hit that.
Taking a week or 2-3 off from squats/deads to let this piriformus issue resolve itself. My compression/warm pants should arrive today, so we will see if that helps. Still going to hit chest/back as much as I can and up the cardio though.
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Also, my compression shorts just arrived.
Taking a week or 2-3 off from squats/deads to let this piriformus issue resolve itself. My compression/warm pants should arrive today, so we will see if that helps. Still going to hit chest/back as much as I can and up the cardio though.
Edit:
Also, my compression shorts just arrived.
FallingEdge
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Pretty damn impressive. I think at 225, I max out at 15 in one shot. I need to do more pullups.
Squats today. 10 reps @ 315. Kinda want to keep going with traditional 5/3/1 but the BBB 3 month challenge is just too tempting. It is about time I start focusing on size anyway.
Anton Sugar
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What's the BBB challenge?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Anton Sugar
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Oh shit son! That sounds awesome...too bad I just started his 5/3/1 yoke work last cycle. I am planning on doing GOMAD from January to March 2013, so maybe I'll do the BBB challenge then.
So I've progressed a lot over the past 12 weeks, but I can't for the life of me complete a full set of Pullups/chin-ups. I'm able to jump and get 1, but when I go down slowly and relax, I cannot get back up at all--my arms just feel like deadweights. Are there any basic exercises I can do to get to the stage where I can successfully do a few pullups in a row? I'm not overweight, I'm in pretty good shape, and I feel stronger in every area except for this .
.Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
So I've progressed a lot over the past 12 weeks, but I can't for the life of me complete a full set of Pullups/chin-ups. I'm able to jump and get 1, but when I go down slowly and relax, I cannot get back up at all--my arms just feel like deadweights. Are there any basic exercises I can do to get to the stage where I can successfully do a few pullups in a row? I'm not overweight, I'm in pretty good shape, and I feel stronger in every area except for this
Hang there.
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