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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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Or a flat out, I can't do that. I love food too much. I feel like saying, well good luck with this whole weight loss thing. 90% of it is how much time you spend on the treadmill. Diet has very little to do with it!
You don't need to do something crazy and be extremely strict, because you have to keep this habit up for the rest of your life. The trick is to eat just enough of the bad stuff to keep you sustainable, and to make the good stuff as tasty as possible so you don't even miss the junk.
Maybe eat one cookie, but only one after each lifting session. Or just eat one now and throw the rest in the garbage. You have to cut down on the junk but you're kicking an addiction, it's not easy for your body to adjust its hormonal and neurotransmitter chemistry and takes time.
Keep us posted on your progress!
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The thing is, if you love food too much, you should abandon the hope of a small, slim body. It's alright to be a big fat if that's what you can accept. I don't judge people on that. Be a fat, whatever - you're still a PERSON to me.
If you love food too much to adjust your intake for a long time, though, don't try to find some other shortcut.
You should see the nutrition for those smoothie bar drinks. They advertise as being healthy, but some of them have 70+ grams of sugar in them. 70+. your pancreas and waistline will explode.
It is true though that people can't always jump from 0-60 all at once. It might be best for them to make small changes. Some fun tricks are for people to eat off of smaller plates, to cut out liquid calories, something like that to get them started then you just add in more and more until their diet is pretty good and they're achieving their goals.
I couldn't care less if someone puts their love of food before their desire to have a slender healthy body. But.... Don't ask me for advice and then disregard it seconds later.
Today was the first time I have ever failed a squat and it wasn't even that heavy :S Thank god for the squat rack! A couple of years ago I would have felt so embarrassed, today I didn't give a shit. People were looking at me though, but it was mostly in a surprised/scared "is-that-what-you-have-to-do-when-you-fail?" kinda way. Half of the people in there aren't even sweating... Haven't seen that many cute girls in yoga pants in one place before though, so I'll stay there for a while 
Fake Edit: Holy shit I sound like a douchebag bro...
Fake Edit: Holy shit I sound like a douchebag bro...
Today was the first time I have ever failed a squat and it wasn't even that heavy :S Thank god for the squat rack! A couple of years ago I would have felt so embarrassed, today I didn't give a shit. People were looking at me though, but it was mostly in a surprised/scared "is-that-what-you-have-to-do-when-you-fail?" kinda way. Half of the people in there aren't even sweating... Haven't seen that many cute girls in yoga pants in one place before though, so I'll stay there for a while
Fake Edit: Holy shit I sound like a douchebag bro...
it better have been over 375 pounds
My gym teacher and football coach friend just tried to talk to me about how 5/3/1 isn't going to stimulate my body like muscle confusion exercises will.
So, a football coach basically wants me to forget about the Olympic lifts that make the players he coaches and start doing Tony Horton shit to "get big."
So, a football coach basically wants me to forget about the Olympic lifts that make the players he coaches and start doing Tony Horton shit to "get big."
Today was the first time I have ever failed a squat and it wasn't even that heavy :S Thank god for the squat rack! A couple of years ago I would have felt so embarrassed, today I didn't give a shit. People were looking at me though, but it was mostly in a surprised/scared "is-that-what-you-have-to-do-when-you-fail?" kinda way. Half of the people in there aren't even sweating... Haven't seen that many cute girls in yoga pants in one place before though, so I'll stay there for a while
Fake Edit: Holy shit I sound like a douchebag bro...
When I failed my first squat it was 165. It happens!
Agreed on the girls. No one looks as good as a girl who works out and cares about her body.
Seems like poor form is fucking my shit up on deadlifts: http://www.livestrong.com/article/384904-can-deadlifts-irritate-the-piriformis-muscle/
Pain in my left buttocks shooting down my leg when I walk.
Pain in my left buttocks shooting down my leg when I walk.
BruceLeeRoy
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I would say its 50/50. You can lose weight through one method exclusively but its a slow going process without the other half.
Also if your referring to "fasting" as your advice I understand people having that reaction. I did it for a month last spring and came away thinking it was fine but that going the no-carb route is much more to my liking. Plus even though it isn't it just sounds extreme.
You lift with a partner or solo? I always have a mirror if I am solo to check my form. To easy to drop back into bad habits.
Today was the first time I have ever failed a squat and it wasn't even that heavy :S Thank god for the squat rack! A couple of years ago I would have felt so embarrassed, today I didn't give a shit. People were looking at me though, but it was mostly in a surprised/scared "is-that-what-you-have-to-do-when-you-fail?" kinda way. Half of the people in there aren't even sweating... Haven't seen that many cute girls in yoga pants in one place before though, so I'll stay there for a while
Fake Edit: Holy shit I sound like a douchebag bro...
You fall to your knees or shrug the weight off?
I failed a few weeks ago on my second set of 185. Not my proudest moment, but yeah, it happens. I've deloaded some and am working my way back up.
FallingEdge
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Deload week! Not too bad. I think I want to do calves everyday. They are so tiny ;_; Measured around 17 inches. Can be much, much better.
And I think I need to start to eat more. I feel like I am losing weight too fast. I'm sure it is from lack of carbs but I'm sitting around 231/232. Don't like it but I have gotten lots of comments on how big my arms are.
More traps/chest comments plz.
Just throw it all in my mouth.
And I think I need to start to eat more. I feel like I am losing weight too fast. I'm sure it is from lack of carbs but I'm sitting around 231/232. Don't like it but I have gotten lots of comments on how big my arms are.
More traps/chest comments plz.
EPIC CHEAT MEAL!!!!
The best part.
All this sushi was free.
Just throw it all in my mouth.
BruceLeeRoy
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Hahahaha, sooooo good though.
Bro do you even cheat meal?
Now that is a proper cheat meal.
I know that feel man.
Just grabbed a box of brownie (they were out of cookie dough) for 13 bux and change, thanks for that coupon.
Solo...I go perpendicular to the mirror so I can check. I'm guessing that I'm lifting with my back before my knees are locked.
Gonna skip a few weeks of deads to see if this heals up. Squats feel okay but I'll go lighter today to be on the safe side.
Also..
ipitydatfu
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Bro do you even cheat meal?
man i wish i have the capacity to eat all of that. slightly more than 1/2 is what i could probably take in comfortably
Brownie? You dun goofed.
BruceLeeRoy
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Bro do you even cheat meal?
My man! *high five*
Planning to go to sushi bar after workout. Not even cheating bro, hitting those high carb macros after lifting.
FallingEdge
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This is how you eat properly. Fuck yo sushi.
Seriously though, I do love sushi. Might go to all you can eat this weekend!
Seriously though, I do love sushi. Might go to all you can eat this weekend!
Lol I think its the second best- heated up its pretty good.
Question- In my continuing quest to even out my bod (Read- shrink my thighs/butt), I've encountered issues in maintaining core/back/trap development. Thinking about incorporating Trap Bar Deadlifts... How much will that impact posterior development?
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All that sushi. Good shit. I remember I used to eat 2 entire sushi boats, 30+ pieces each. I can eat sushi forever and NEVER get full.
I'm not referring to fasting but rather a shift in what they eat. When you tell them to avoid large amounts of bread, pasta, and fruits you can see them checking out from the conversation.
About it being 50/50 I disagree. If I had to put it in percentages I would say 80% diet and 20% exercise is responsible for weight loss.
Yeah at least 80-20 possibly 90-10. My soon to be ex went from fat to skinny without exercising once.
BruceLeeRoy
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Ah gotcha yeah thats just ridiculous. People hate effort.
If your doing both I think it avg out to 80/20 but I think they bost stagnate to about the same rate is your doing one or the other.
Used to love this.... Now my routine doesn't use the rack at all, and it suckssss waiting for shit.
You mean it actually wasn't bicep day for any of them. Incredible.
I am sad as fuck...
one of my best friends, he began working out several months before I started and it was yet another thing we had in common. He says he's saturated with Gym talk and gym stuff and he'll quit.
after 2 years, he looked great, very disciplined, no bullshit guy.
watching anyone quit like that breaks my heart...
I would like to yell at him " MAN, YOU HAD IT, WAKE THE FUCK UP". but as a friend I can only support his decision....
and I don't give a fuck about aesthetics, you just don't quit what you started, I wished people took these things with more passion. I was so proud of him... bah, fuck it.
one of my best friends, he began working out several months before I started and it was yet another thing we had in common. He says he's saturated with Gym talk and gym stuff and he'll quit.
after 2 years, he looked great, very disciplined, no bullshit guy.
watching anyone quit like that breaks my heart...
I would like to yell at him " MAN, YOU HAD IT, WAKE THE FUCK UP". but as a friend I can only support his decision....
and I don't give a fuck about aesthetics, you just don't quit what you started, I wished people took these things with more passion. I was so proud of him... bah, fuck it.
I made the mistake of eating 1 sausage biscuit from mcdonalds along with my breakfast. ONE.
I have like 13 fats I can eat for the rest of the day now. Smh.
ONE
Attempting stupid amount of weight with 1/128 range of motion tomorrow.
I have like 13 fats I can eat for the rest of the day now. Smh.
ONE
Shiiet, if thats the case he needs to help the kid hit a 600 deadlift
Attempting stupid amount of weight with 1/128 range of motion tomorrow.
I'm bout that 1 inch press life now, gonna throw up 525lbs on the bench with the beard gawds technique.
That's kind of strange, I go to the gym and I rarely ever talk to anyone. I just do my sets and go home. Can't he just do that? Maybe something else is going on.
as his friend, tell him to stop being a punkass bitch. or whatever your choice of words might be.
my avatar seems to be taking over my brain.
After I was done squatting today, a fit, skinny girl went into the rack and squatted 100 kilos. Perhaps not earth-shattering stuff, but I've never seen any girl squat more than 80 kilos here, including the big tough ones. It takes quite a lot of guts to put so much weight on, especially for a twig like this one that probably weighs only 50 kilos herself. She didn't go very deep, but still. Impressed!
Edit: Also, a guy put a step-box into the (only) squat rack and did jumping exercises in there for 45 minutes. Why.
Edit: Also, a guy put a step-box into the (only) squat rack and did jumping exercises in there for 45 minutes. Why.
Yeah something like this. I just can't believe that's his real reason.
While that might be the case, if someone ends up talking about the gym 24/7 then they can get sick of it. It's like when you have something tasty but then you eat it all day every day and after a while you can't stand the sight of it.
What he should do is just go to the gym and not talk about it or read about it all the time. It should just be a part of someone's day; some people make it such a big focus of their lives, like they have nothing else going on.
my 2 little brothers (12 and 10) and I just did this whole thing. seriously one of the most difficult things I've ever done. right up there with basektball sprints right after country country ended and p90x/insanity yoga. goodness.
I talked to him and he says he is way too obssesed with this activity and that it was consuming his life.
I kind of understand. Before I started going to the gym, my life was all piano and videogames ,now I am just waiting for 8:00 P.M. to see what I am going to do at the gym, it's addicting and it can truly distract you from other things, if you let it..
but damn, why must living with passion be a bad thing? :'( I mean, this is something good, this is an investment for the future, it's about a healthy body and many other positive things, like the meaning of discipline.
I hope he wakes up.... I never thought that a friend saying " I don't want to lift anything anymore" would make me feel this emotional.
either he wakes up or I get over it, whatever.
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