Fuck :/
I hope mine isn't that bad. I mean technically I haven't lost that much mobility and strength but it's definitely there and I don't want some chronic damn injury just because I'm not patient.
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Fuck :/
I hope mine isn't that bad. I mean technically I haven't lost that much mobility and strength but it's definitely there and I don't want some chronic damn injury just because I'm not patient.
Rice-Eater
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Sup Fitness GAF, don't know if you guys recognize me much but I've been lurking and posting a bit in this thread for the last couple of months. I just posted my results in the weight loss thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42945341&postcount=16817
I think I've done enough cutting for now. Now I want to eat again and get a little bigger and stronger. I thank you guys for giving me some help and advice when I asked for it and just for being around in general. Even if I don't participate much, it's still motivating to come into this thread and read about how other guys are doing and how motivated they are to keep going.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=42945341&postcount=16817
I think I've done enough cutting for now. Now I want to eat again and get a little bigger and stronger. I thank you guys for giving me some help and advice when I asked for it and just for being around in general. Even if I don't participate much, it's still motivating to come into this thread and read about how other guys are doing and how motivated they are to keep going.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Garbage breakfast, 5 slices of pizza and 1L of milk...
It sucks. You will lose some upper body strength and size but you can probably keep some of that size if you lift light and eat properly, not sure how long you've been lifting.
I did certain exercises that were pain free but I still kept the weight low/moderate, ie:
Chest: DB fly
Shoulders: DB Rows, DB Lateral raises
Triceps: LTEs, light cgbp (stayed at 200lbs)
I still get shoulder pain but it's from sleeping on my side and I don't get it from lifting anymore.
It sucks. You will lose some upper body strength and size but you can probably keep some of that size if you lift light and eat properly, not sure how long you've been lifting.
I did certain exercises that were pain free but I still kept the weight low/moderate, ie:
Chest: DB fly
Shoulders: DB Rows, DB Lateral raises
Triceps: LTEs, light cgbp (stayed at 200lbs)
I still get shoulder pain but it's from sleeping on my side and I don't get it from lifting anymore.
Etrian Oddity
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- It's been a rough month. My knee still hasn't fully recovered, so I'm sidelined on cardio for a while (the natatorium and pool have been unavailable). High-impact cardio is likewise not happening, since I want my bout of runner's knee to go away completely before I get back into jogging.
- Strength gains have been improving, but as far as the eating plan, I'm not sure how well I'm handling the IF approach vs. my traditional small meal eating plan. I think I'm going to give it another month of experimentation--with better precision and dedication, as to measuring intake--before I render my verdict.
- Was only able to hit the gym twice last week. Work and school are really kicking my butt, so I'm gonna have to kick it into overdrive to get my workouts in. Gonna buy some new protein today to restock and reload.
- A friend of mine has lost a ton of weight on P90x through two months. Would love to get back in on it, but I'd have to be creative to find space and time. Gonna think on this one. It's a wake-up call, considering he had more body fat than me and now he has the V-torso.
I have not done bench in months. I find it to be the most boring of all exercises.
entremet
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Nice work.
shindoku21
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Man, I feel you on these two points. A couple of weeks ago when I played basketball, I got a rebound and landed in a way so my left knee just absorbed all that energy. I've been playing with runner's knee since the beginning of summer and it was only affecting my right knee but since now both knees are feeling wobbly and weak, I decided to finally rest it out. So no cardio for me either and with weight lifting, some exercises I've omitted or done very light sets.
I also started school and I'm trying to find the energy and motivation to even do those lifts. After school I feel like taking a nap or playing video games. I'm sure once I adjust to school and after my knees recover, I'll be back up to speed. These knee problems suck though. There are times when I'm walking, my right knee won't bend. Or if I sit for a prolonged amount of time, it will start to hurt. I think my left knee is fine now. When it was both knees that were in pain... that was the worst. The only other injury I've had was an ankle sprain and that pain was terrible, but the fact that this knee injury lingers on and on makes me feel old and brittle.
I am missing bench. Crossfit like never does it
FallingEdge
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I like the pump. Feels great. Throw in some dips, pullups, and another arm/chest exercise and I feel like a bad ass lol.
It was frustrating for sure. But it's just a few months - injuries happen. Don't rush your recovery.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Someone needs to give Hugh Jackman a fucking tip.
How do you think the obsession with upper body development is perpetuated?
Someone needs to give Hugh Jackman a fucking tip.
How can his arm be bigger than his leg? He looks borderline deformed.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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holly shit
Great job, man. You've stripped away all the shit and now you get to build the muscle. Keep it up.
FallingEdge
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I refuse to believe that he looks like that. It has to be some weird angle going on.
Yea I don't knock Hugh for looking like that.
Oh man. That must be his trainer.
I took two weeks off and went back to it at a low weight, high rep/high volume scheme. Still hurts but no where near as bad.
Apparently it was deliberate (this blog is very NSFW):
"Toms role as Charles Bronson was very impressive. He managed to really bulk up for the part and looked like a real strongman. He put on 7 pounds a week while eating and lifting. [His trainer] had him doing volume training, working the muscles over and over to build bulk. His focus was on the upper body only, to build big arms, chest and a thick neck. His lower body was neglected, but this was intentional to look the part on screen."
Always has been. It's not something new.
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People hate working out legs.
They're extremely tough to workout and no one gets complimented on them.
mr stroke
Member
Someone needs to give Hugh Jackman a fucking tip.
Has to be a bad angle
He doesn't look small here. While he doesn't have linebacker legs, he is jacked like a mofo-
Speedos for truth!
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Has to be a bad angle
He doesn't look small here. While he doesn't have linebacker legs, he is jacked like a mofo-
Nope, same legs, look at him running on the left.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
LOL
I think those huge zits on his back should be a testament to how.
( even though I believe that's from TDKR )
I think that the problem stems from the isolation-centric mentality that pervades in most gyms, and that's something that started in the 70s when bodybuilding was catapulted into the mainstream. Suddenly 'legs' are just another body part that needs it's own training day in isolation and that makes them easy to neglect. Nothing wrong with isolation exercises but they can't constitute the bread and butter of anyone who really wants to be strong.
Functional strength is correlated to a) the posterior chain: the glutes, the hamstrings, the vastus) because that's where all of your explosive power comes from, and b) the ability to transmit that strength through an stable trunk. This is true whether one is playing football, doing Judo or throwing a discus. It's almost impossible too train these two aspects of general fitness without doing squats or deadlifts, but people either do them improperly or don't do them at all, thinking them dangerous and obsolete and something that can be replaced with further isolation (usually done as an afterthought after the 10000th biceps curl).
Functional strength is correlated to a) the posterior chain: the glutes, the hamstrings, the vastus) because that's where all of your explosive power comes from, and b) the ability to transmit that strength through an stable trunk. This is true whether one is playing football, doing Judo or throwing a discus. It's almost impossible too train these two aspects of general fitness without doing squats or deadlifts, but people either do them improperly or don't do them at all, thinking them dangerous and obsolete and something that can be replaced with further isolation (usually done as an afterthought after the 10000th biceps curl).
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Well, it doesn't help that in men's "fashion" long shorts/pants are the norm, so any work you do is largely going to go unnoticed unless you're naked.
Well, except for the muscular ass you're gonna develop.
Well, except for the muscular ass you're gonna develop.
OreoKraickerz
Neo Member
http://70sbig.com/blog/2012/09/the-revolutionary-guide-to-manly-short-shorts/
I plan on ordering up some military-style shorts for next summer so I can help bring 'em back. Fashion be damned!
I see it going one of two ways:
1) A trail of bodies will follow in the strides of my majestic thighs, unable to cope with their radiant splendor
or
2) I'll stop wearing them after a week or two when my wife grows too embarrassed to be seen in public with me.
FallingEdge
Member
I tried wearing short shorts. Just stuff at the Gap.
Didn't work out too well. I'd be down to wear them next summer. Suggestions?
Didn't work out too well. I'd be down to wear them next summer. Suggestions?
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Ridiculous.. our Olympic coverage had a half hour segment on cyclists legs.
Uhm... maybe I didn't explain myself very well? Or maybe it's true that it's bullshit? Oh well...
Again, thanks a lot guys for all the help!.
lol true. Especially when you start working out your legs for the first time. Stairs were my worst enemy the first/second week I did Starting Strength.
That didn't look too hard for him.. but why does he walk so far out of the rack + if he's going for a record, not have a spot? :/
FallingEdge
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fuck it. Summer 2013. Time to rock that. I don't care.
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