I'm not sure there is a right answer here. The only muscles I work twice a week are legs. Everything else is always once a week. I am in no rush and have always enjoyed giving smaller muscles like chest a full week to rest and repair. Technically I know I can probably go every 5 or 6 days but I never saw the point.
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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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did my first squat. I went with light weights but 4 sets of 5.
still having hard time with bench press. From youtube videos, you're suppose to pop ur chest a little bit and arch ur lower back? is that right
still having hard time with bench press. From youtube videos, you're suppose to pop ur chest a little bit and arch ur lower back? is that right
sounds like you have a case of fuckarounditis.
what are you hoping to achieve?
how long have you been lifting seriously?
we need a lot more info.
Retract your shoulders and rest your upper back on your traps. This should arch up your lower back in the process.
Well not exactly for a standard flat bench press. Tighten your back, back and down. by squeezing your shoulderblades together and down. Plant your feet firmly on the ground. Tighten up your entire body, keeping your back in a neutral position (no huge arch for now). Squeeze the bar like you're going to leave fingerprints in it, and when you unrack it don't shove it up and lose the tightness in your back and lats, just get it over the lip. When you bring it down, touch your shirt but don't bounce it off your chest, and keep tight during each rep.
So the lower back will be slightly arched but not a big arch.
FallingEdge
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One month in full body progress pic
we getting there baby!
we getting there baby!
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Can't save that godawful hairstyle but yes, the statue is beginning to take shape! Those goddamn quads! Gonna be PISTONS. Your chest is gonna be bitchin too.
dripdripsplash
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Oh sorry for being vague guys!
I've been lifting for about 3 years now, 2 years seriously. I'm bulking at the moment and I was just wondering if there was anything to what my buddy was saying in my first post.
today, after countless leg raises in wacky and crazy variations, coupled with some crunches thrown in there, I went to the lockers, took my shirt off, looked at the mirror and for the first time ever, possibly with help of the light and the angle...... I saw a SIX PACK.. :O :O :O I swear it was there, I could tell exactly where each square was, never ever had I been able to tell the squares apart. Not at my leanest, not at my bulkiest, never.
It helped that I been going to the toilet and getting rid of lots of stuff I had been carrying with me, lol.
conclusion: the body is fucking crazy. When I took the "after" pic of my last before/after some pages back, I was so incredibly bellied, now I am seeing squares, WTF..that was just 5 or 6 days ago..
sad that they'll be gone until who knows when after I eat my dinner tonight but it was nice seeing them
It helped that I been going to the toilet and getting rid of lots of stuff I had been carrying with me, lol.
conclusion: the body is fucking crazy. When I took the "after" pic of my last before/after some pages back, I was so incredibly bellied, now I am seeing squares, WTF..that was just 5 or 6 days ago..
sad that they'll be gone until who knows when after I eat my dinner tonight but it was nice seeing them
I still need to find a pair of those short shorts.
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FallingEdge
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yo!
My hair is straight up bed head. Woke up ran my hand through my hair and that was about it! I promise you that it looks a lot better when styled.
like this!
I got the polo, I need to get the shorts and shoes now.
My hair is straight up bed head. Woke up ran my hand through my hair and that was about it! I promise you that it looks a lot better when styled.
like this!
I got the polo, I need to get the shorts and shoes now.
Get some chubbies online!
Hah you gotta post a picture when it's all together.
Dang. I have one of those Omron digital body fat devices and it says I am at 11.5% and I look not nearly as cut as him. Going off my thing I would have guessed he was in the 8-10 range.
with all that muscle he can look far more cut at higher % bodyfat. I'd need to hit 7-8ish to get similar cuts.
Who knows and who cares! I guessed 9 because I've been tested much fatter than this and it said 12 percent. Of course it is entirely possible it was inaccurate. If I'm 12 now I must have been 15+ a few months ago which seems crazy to me but I don't claim to be an expert on mens body fat percentage.
Who knows and who cares! I guessed 9 because I've been tested much fatter than this and it said 12 percent. Of course it is entirely possible it was inaccurate. If I'm 12 now I must have been 15+ a few months ago which seems crazy to me but I don't claim to be an expert on mens body fat percentage.
bottom line is most of us would kill to look like that, especially after a 3 week cut.
we of course realize it's been years and years of actual effort to get there.
kudos. mad jelly.
They aren't very accurate. I think they're good to see trends, but there are variables like water that affect the test. You could probably get different results pre and post workout. Also I believe they're pretty much useless under 10percent bf.
SquiddyCracker
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This talk about bodyfat percentages.
I have a ridiculously high BF%, but I don't want to cut it until I've bulked up at least another 10KG of lean mass.
I have a ridiculously high BF%, but I don't want to cut it until I've bulked up at least another 10KG of lean mass.
if you're ridiculously fat you can probably do both
hell, a shower and a glass of water can alter it by several % points.
Darren870
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Who knows and who cares! I guessed 9 because I've been tested much fatter than this and it said 12 percent. Of course it is entirely possible it was inaccurate. If I'm 12 now I must have been 15+ a few months ago which seems crazy to me but I don't claim to be an expert on mens body fat percentage.
What kind of diet did you follow for your cut?
Daily fasting and high protein low carb eating at night hovering around 2,000 calories a day.
Do these actually fit squat booties and quads? Might be too short but I am a short guy.
Thanks. Kudos to you my man because this has been the easiest cut I've ever done by far thanks to the amazing discovery of our favorite protein bar!!
THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
I've had a cookie dough and a peanut butter supreme today.
I will have at least one more at the hockey game tonight to help avoid nachos.
Must buy more.
So good.
Do you mean people are seriously considering wearing these shorts? I wouldn't even wear those sarcastically.
I have every intention of sporting a pair this Summer.
Some of us just rock an overflowing amount of confidence.
FallingEdge
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BruceLeeRoy
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For that matter don't go on Google either. The Internet in general will tell you one of three things for any description of symptoms:
1) It's torn
2) It's a tumor
3) it's cancer
Hahaha.
Day after day, we see wearers of Cargo Shorts self-consciously hiding their God-given gams when all their legs want to do is experience a little freedom and sunshine.
Why all those pockets? Do you really need to carry that many things on a daily basis? Or is it that the bulk of those pockets serves to further constrict your thighs and extend the confidence-shrinking effect of those ever so lengthy shorts?
Haha. I applaud their mission. But I'm hella confident in the shorts I wear. Even the ones with all those pockets.
Dude I was just on WebMd last night and I think I may have torn my cancerous tumor!
That's borderline high-top man lol. Looked much better slicked back and tapered.
The Lamonster
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So Craze is amazing. Best preworkout I've ever taken.
aaaaand I'm pretty sure there is speed in it. I'm serious.
aaaaand I'm pretty sure there is speed in it. I'm serious.
It's just sugar, caffeine and broscience. It's not that serious.
SquiddyCracker
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Brolic Gaoler
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It's probably just an inflamed piriformus bud. My right leg was numb as shit and my lower back on the right side ached something serious. My MT took care of it. See a doc and/or a MT.
Also look up piriformus stretches.
It contains the deconstructed components of ephedra, it IS that serious.
Not sure if serious...
Overpriced coffee with creatine. Neither of which should be considered god-tier.
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I used to take ephedra back in my early 20s, hellacious feeling but I got mad REALLY quick and felt like my heart would pop. I can't recommend anything related but uh, it definitely does THINGS. But it was a huge part of me assaulting an employee long ago so you might feel weird or pissy.
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