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Fitness |OT4| Squat Booty, Summer Cuts, and Super Swoletrophy
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He doesn't have to say a word, but we all hear it.
Shit that got me totally suprised. haha
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Thanks gents, that actually brings my 5/3/1 estimated deadlift 1rm up to 567. I'll probably be pulling 600 well before this year ends. These hamstrings/back be quakin'
You're going to pull a Xena Onnotopp and start strangling fuckers with your thighs soon.
Man I caught the meanest cramp in my upper abs. For a second I thought I had a hernia.
lol
Oh /fit/, never change
lol
Oh /fit/, never change
the_log_ride
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Grats to Alienshogun.
And from OT:
And from OT:
Oh wow, so tonight again I spewed up my weight gainer. There goes all of that and my entire dinner too, what a waste of calories. I started to feel a bit queasy the second I drank all of the weight gainer so I kept swallowing to try and keep it down. Was not successful.
What the actual fuck?
edit: really fucking pissed off, so demotivating
What the actual fuck?
edit: really fucking pissed off, so demotivating
why do you try to chug it? I sip my shakes like a fine wine.
velociraptor
Junior Member
What is a good 'clean' homemade weight gainer? I barely manage to eat 2000 calories each day. My weight has stayed the same for the past month or two. D:
I drank it all in 4 goes, and took a 10 second breather between. Maybe I should leave the gainer out for a couple of days..?
Milk. Just drink it constantly along with all the food you eat; maybe a quarter to a half gallon a day. Don't stop eating solid food. You'll gain weight.
just try drinking it slowly, like over a 20-30 minute period right after your workout. if you can't because it tastes bad, then suck it up, get a new weight gainer, or get calories from somewhere else.
I'll try drinking it slowly then.. it tastes just fine. Dunno whats up..
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
About programs and the "types" that follow them.
http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/integrity-of-programming/
excerpt I'm about to post from this article is someone we see here, a lot.
http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/integrity-of-programming/
excerpt I'm about to post from this article is someone we see here, a lot.
You have to take it easy! Make your stomach adapt to all that food instead of trying to become a buffet-wrecking monster in one day.
By this I mean: do a sort of "linear progression" with the amount of food. The first week, eat just enough food and sumplements so that you can keep it down. Then, increase portions by 15% or so the next week, 15% the week after that and so on.
I can easily chug down 2 liters of milk now back to back, but when I started training I could barely handle a couple of glasses.
This is beautiful. I'd wager that most beginners fall into this category. If left unchecked, they'll keep mutating their programs to fit their "uniqueness" until it's completely unrecognizable. One kid I met at the gym who was trying to do 531 kept changing it up because he claimed the rules didn't apply to him because he had "a weak back".
One of the most valuable lessons I've gained from weight training is that I'm not special; I'm not unique; I'm not a magical snowflake. I'm just another dude. The only thing that could ever distinguish me from everyone else is hard work and discipline.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Bros, crushed up graham cracker with keylime greek yogurt.
So good.
So good.
manipulate
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Nobody got any ideas for workout programs for a poor guy with a busted knee? 
Nobody got any ideas for workout programs for a poor guy with a busted knee?
Poor as in can't get to a gym? Planet Fitness is like $5 a month or something ridiculous. Almost most universities have a fitness center which in my experience were pretty easy to sneak into.
That being said, my right knee is bone-on-bone with cartilage damage and I don't limit myself on leg days. Only a sleeve for squats and dead lifts.
Is this the Chobani jammie?
http://chobani.com/products/flip-key-lime-crumble/
Nice fucking DL record btw. Some day...
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Nah I just smashed up some crackers and threw them in my oikos key lime Greek yogurt.
And thanks!
Silphonica
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Thoughts on throwing in diamond push-ups 5x5 on bench day of stronglifts 5x5?
The only part of my arm that hasn't gained any mass is my tricep below the shoehorn area just above the elbow at the back, i'm hoping this helps. Or should I do close grip bench instead?
The only part of my arm that hasn't gained any mass is my tricep below the shoehorn area just above the elbow at the back, i'm hoping this helps. Or should I do close grip bench instead?
manipulate
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Haha nah, I have a gym membership. I was doing starting strength and squatting heaps and got really significant gains until I completely fucked my knee playing indoor soccer. Now I can't do any leg stuff until I get surgery but I still wanna keep up upper body strength at least. But I don't know how to structure my days and what exercises to do and stuff now that I can't do leg stuff =/
Oh, edit: I have a torn ACL and probably a torn meniscus as well
Can't wait to see a bunch of dudebros trying that one day.
I wouldn't try do anything with ligament damage. Wait for surgery and then rehab.
I suppose it's possible you could still do -some- upper body exercises. Just get some splits going and such. I'd definitely be wearing a brace on your knee at all times, though. Would suck if it gave out on you trying to rack dumbells or something.
I wouldn't try do anything with ligament damage. Wait for surgery and then rehab.
I suppose it's possible you could still do -some- upper body exercises. Just get some splits going and such. I'd definitely be wearing a brace on your knee at all times, though. Would suck if it gave out on you trying to rack dumbells or something.
Squatting on a bosu ball.... Yea i saw it with my own eyes... apparently its real.... and it doesnt just happen on the Internet. Yikes
Either way i was impressed, dude was prob abput 160-170, squatted 225, squatted parallel, pretty good form, and for the most part was well balanced
Either way i was impressed, dude was prob abput 160-170, squatted 225, squatted parallel, pretty good form, and for the most part was well balanced
entremet
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Close grip bench is my favorite tricep builder. Plus you can add weight easier to it as you progress.
I'm going to try to find some strangers at the gym to join in group pushups with me.
Is that an intro scene to one of those Corbin Fisher flicks, or something? 'Cause I just see that going to a certain direction.
entremet
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Again lol.
FallingEdge
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Wtf for?
WTF? How?
And gentlemen, I present to you my new "Time for Squats" song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_tMjx4fz-Q
Spiritreaver
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Hohoho.... I hope so.
Biggest thing I notice is that your shins are leaning too far forward in your initial setup. They should be more vertical. When you adjust that, you'll have to adjust your back/hammy positioning so that your butt sticks out a little bit more and your back is at a slightly lower angle relative to the ground.
While this isn't helpful for form, I found this deadlift compilation video to be pretty motivating:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc44CzJnl3k
edit:
This is a littleb it more helpful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql-N9hAuxNs
You're trying to keep your back too vertical. You need to stick your butt up like ezrarh says. Otherwise, by trying to keep your back vertical, your hamstrings shorten and thus they participate in the lift less. Flat back doesn't mean vertical back.
I really like this 70sbig image illustrating this last point. Your hamstrings should be really tense, and this is achieved by raising your butt:
It's hard to see in your video, but the bar should be over the middle of your foot when the lift begins. And by middle of the foot, I mean the actual middle of the foot, not the part you can see.
On the way down, remember you are doing the same movement in reverse: that means you need to shove your hips back to lower the weight. And the knees don't unlock until the bar has traveled down past them. Otherwise, you end up with this:
Notice how your knees are unlocked even though the bar is still nowhere near them? That results in the bar meeting the knees, with the the latter getting in the way. Which results in a non-vertical path. And which can be a literal pain in the ass if you come crashing down with 400lb onto your knees.
Re-read the deadlift chapter in SS. And then read it again.
And then, read it again.
Also: don't bounce your Deadlifts
Also, are those running shoes?!?
Keep the bar straight. You're it bringing too far forward as you go down, and too much to your stomach when you're going up.
I'd recommend against it. Doing a lot of push-ups will impact your pressing recovery. You're a novice and it'll take a little time to fill out. More isn't always better when it comes to working out; ss is a good example of that, with fairly low volume and extremely rapid gains.
I'd recommend dips over them anyways.
Yeah, I just watched it again, it looks like the bar is going down either near or at the front of his shoes. Should be closer toward the middle.
Hey Crossfitters, you know how your like "God damnit Veezy, why you hate on us so bad?"
Well...
there's a few reasons. Can anybody tell me what modal domain that shit is supposed to be?
EDIT: Oh, here's something interesting. Part 1 Part 2 Lose 40 lbs of fat in 63 days, with strength training. Good read.
Well...
there's a few reasons. Can anybody tell me what modal domain that shit is supposed to be?
EDIT: Oh, here's something interesting. Part 1 Part 2 Lose 40 lbs of fat in 63 days, with strength training. Good read.
Probably the "typical liberal gaf" in the dead Pakistani kids thread.
L0st Id3ntity
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Honestly, I thought I was doing low bar. Ha! I'd rather do what's best for me, and if low bar is the right choice, then that's what I want to do.
Alright. I'll do that then. Thanks Fitness Gaf.
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