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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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TOM f'N CRUISE
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god damn..
perineumlick
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That's good shit man. I'm afraid of those lifts, mostly the snatch clean and jerk. Scared I'm gonna wreck myself lol.
The machine I miss most from a commercial gym is the leg press. While the Order of the Free Weights is probably happy that I'm squatting more, I miss the quad pump I'd get with sets of 20 reps on that sled.
YES! I like to superset calf raises on the leg press machine with leg presses after my legs are already destroyed from squats.
Dude, I squat but I love that leg press. Shit makes my legs blow up.
my favorite is deadlifts at the moment now. squats are difficult, but deadlifts are a way more natural movement. I am considering dropping squats until my quad gets back to normal and my ankle is healed completely. or maybe doing them once a week. the leg extensions feel great to me though haha.
least satisfying...probably squats at the moment. they just are bad.
where do you lift?
I'd give my left nut for a room that size where I can lift while being foreveralone.jpeg
That's what I'm talking about
"Alright guyyyyysss give it everything you got, 5 minutes of abuCs!!!" - Some clown with headband and mic as people rupture their spleens
Completely unrelated, I just had 4 slices of pizza and still managed to be under 2300 calories for the day thanks to them being pizza hut style.
Don't give up on those cargo shorts man. You can be a confident man without having your quads visible.
My legs have been too muscular for normal shorts for close to 20 years now. If it wasn't for cargo shorts I would have to carry a "murse" or a satchel like Indiana Jones just for my wallet.
I'm jelly, you must be huge brah. Arnold pulled of wearing regular ol' shots, polos and sperrys when he was still swole as fuck.
I tend to wear similar style shorts (along with polos and sperrys). Wish I could look half as good as he did though.
a secret-boss
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R dips good chest exercise? or Bench still king
Do both
Bench is king for chest. Dips are mostly tri but they do hit your chest. Like Rando said, do both.
Don't give up on those cargo shorts man. You can be a confident man without having your quads visible.
My legs have been too muscular for normal shorts for close to 20 years now. If it wasn't for cargo shorts I would have to carry a "murse" or a satchel like Indiana Jones just for my wallet.
Ha yeah it's just that mostly I'd get looked at funny if I wore a polo and short shorts. I'm 38 and been dressing like a skater/surfer my whole life. Wouldn't mind some attention on my quads from the ladies though. My ex seems to like them.
I'm jelly, you must be huge brah. Arnold pulled of wearing regular ol' shots, polos and sperrys when he was still swole as fuck.
I tend to wear similar style shorts (along with polos and sperrys). Wish I could look half as good as he did though.
I'm a different kind of huge right now. But at what I would call my "peak" I had 28-30" quads (and wore 32-34" waist jeans).
I've always had bigger legs. When I was in high school the jeans that were cool were Levi 501's which fit me horribly. I had a 30" waist and had to buy 34" jeans just so I could get my legs into them. And they were uncomfortably tight in rear. It wasn't until the gangsta style of clothes started gaining popularity that I could find jeans that fit.
Big ass and big legs. It wasn't until my late teens when I started lifting weights and balancing my body out a bit that I started feeling confident about my lower body. I used to get mocked by other guys in school cause my jeans were so tight on my ass. Haha. Then years later they were asking me how I developed my legs.
Brag moment: many times I have had some massive bodybuilder come up to me and ask what I do for my legs and especially my calves. I did concentrate on them for sure but I have my grandpa to thank as well.
I also had a pro basketball player tell me to always flex my calves when I walked. Always push with your toes to fully flex your calves. He said chicks love it. Haha.
But I have never liked shorter shorts. I am a basketball guy. My shorts come to my knees or lower. It's my style and I'm cool with it. I could never rock shorts like Arnold.
Same age man. Skate and Baller style all the way!
gdamn man mirin quad stats
and yeah I <3 basketball shorts. they are comfortable as fuck. but if you wanna make chicks happy, try some shorter shorts that show off dem legs
gdamn man mirin quad stats
and yeah I <3 basketball shorts. they are comfortable as fuck. but if you wanna make chicks happy, try some shorter shorts that show off dem legs
Never had an issue with girls mirin the wheels haha. Married 15 years this summer and she is still a fan.
Had a Stacie's mom moment when I was 20ish. Was dating a girl and she wanted me to flex my calves and show her, I abliged, then she wanted her sister to see and then they got mom. Yes mom was rubbing my calves telling me how crazy they were. Haha.
Same here man, Jordan brand shorts 3xl past my knees.
I've been intermittent fasting for so long now and I've seen great results with it in terms of getting my fat % lower and maintaining it but its getting old and I'm afraid if I transition back into eating whenever I'm gonna get fat or idk just be negatively effected in some way
what have i done
what have i done
I measure across the peak of the hamstring bicep (Biceps Femoris).
I've been intermittent fasting for so long now and I've seen great results with it in terms of getting my fat % lower and maintaining it but its getting old and I'm afraid if I transition back into eating whenever I'm gonna get fat or idk just be negatively effected in some way
what have i done
y u fastin' brah?
u making sure you are satisfying your macro requirements?
there is a middle ground between fasting and "eating whenever"
Online food trackers are pretty awesome for that. I'd probably use a smart phone if I had a phone that was smart, since they seem to have an app. for everything nowadays.
When I used to monitor my food intake, I used fitday.com
I've been able to hit my macros well enough to be able to gain a decent amount of muscle since I started fasting, but I got used to eating a quite a bit within by 6-8hour eating windows. It's a lot tougher to maintain in terms of hitting macros though, some days I feel like I'm under and threes no more time to eat and other days I feel like I overate (and went into a big surplus) just cause I was afraid I wouldn't get enough food in within the eating window.
That being said I believe it has helped with limiting going into bigger daily surpluses because of the time constraint. I'm afraid this is a bad time to ditch fasting for a bit (to see how my body reacts) because I want to cut some body fat in time for the summer.
gahh I'm probably overthinking this -_-
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A More Normal Bird
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Only watched the squat vid. Looks pretty good. Since you're doing low bar, sit back a bit more/initiate more with the hips. This might help with your lower back rounding at the bottom. If you start to lean forwards on the way up as the weights increase, try looking more ahead; you can still keep your vision fixed at a certain point, just not one so close to your feet. Also, it might be worth it to try to narrow your grip on the bar.
L0st Id3ntity
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Cookie dough checking in
The hype is real, they are almost too good to be true. I will continue buying these until the inevitable study emerges that they are cancer inducing.
The hype is real, they are almost too good to be true. I will continue buying these until the inevitable study emerges that they are cancer inducing.
Spiritreaver
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Yeah I don't get the quest bar obsession either. But hey, whatever works. I make my own protein bars usually , if I really need them anyway.
Anyway, my schedule is fuck all messed up today. It's almost 2am and I am just about to hit the gym.
Also, they pants/shorts discussion made me smile. It's nice some of you can relate to pains of having huge legs.
EDIT: Also stop posting videos/back/chest pictures. I'm demanding you guys post some freaking leg shots. I've done it.
Anyway, my schedule is fuck all messed up today. It's almost 2am and I am just about to hit the gym.
Also, they pants/shorts discussion made me smile. It's nice some of you can relate to pains of having huge legs.
EDIT: Also stop posting videos/back/chest pictures. I'm demanding you guys post some freaking leg shots. I've done it.
Forgot to mention a funny scene at the gym today, some guy didn't unrack his weights on the hack squat machine. So some lady comes up and starts taking all the 45s off and just throwing them on the ground, literally dropping them from like 3 feet up. The guy who didn't unrack the weight was nearby watching, everyone is watching her as she's throwing weight after weight onto the unpadded ground. Once she was done he finally came back over and started picking the weights up off the ground (8 total) and re-racking them, all the while she was cursing at him in Portuguese, she was saying it nicely but the words were harsh and he was apologizing not knowing she was cursing him the hell out.
I was dying at the whole situation and him shamefully picking up the weights.
I was dying at the whole situation and him shamefully picking up the weights.
So many awesome things happen at the gym.
Do people at your gym unrack the machines? People at mine never seem to, particularly the leg machines.
I usually unrack down to a 45 on each side.
Spiritreaver
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I unrack everything, no question. I consider unracking the leg press machine another phase of the workout.
I'd say 75% of the time people do unrack, they have a strict policy, and there's this poor little guy that goes around and unracks then stacks the weights properly so you almost feel bad for not doing it.
I've noticed, It's hard to get pics where you can clearly show the quads without showing private parts..
And while I am definitely not the guy who should be posting leg images, if it helps get the leg party rolling, then be it
your turn everybody else.
cool!
strong legs there. (see, my dear fitness pals? hard to take leg pics not showing junk, lol)
theytookourjobz
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The cf gym I go to has a separate room with platforms and a few $1000 werksan and eleiko bars and a bunch of plates. It doesn't get too much use so I'm usually in there by myself. Fine by me.
Darren870
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Well I am back into the spirit of lifting again, so I want to start posting here a bit more. Anyways, here are some pictures to start me off.
(sorry no legs, Ill take them next time)
I'm also going to blur my face for now. Nature of the beast, though some people from GAF have met me so it shouldn't be to hard to find my mug.
My biggest problems have always been my mid section and my chest. I am cutting out the massive amount of fruit I eat (as suggested a few pages back) so we will see how my body changes. This is the first week without 6+ servings of fruit.
(sorry no legs, Ill take them next time)
I'm also going to blur my face for now. Nature of the beast, though some people from GAF have met me so it shouldn't be to hard to find my mug.
My biggest problems have always been my mid section and my chest. I am cutting out the massive amount of fruit I eat (as suggested a few pages back) so we will see how my body changes. This is the first week without 6+ servings of fruit.
So for the last two weeks I've been on this loop of
Day 1 - Back, biceps, shoulder
Day 2 - Chest, triceps
Day 3 - Squats and some cardio
Rinse and repeat 5 days a week. I've been going to the gym for 2 months and have yet to drink any sort of proteins or have any bars or anything, but two guys I usually do training with, suggested me to have some because it helps a lot..
I live in Japan so the stuff being sold here is most likely Japanese brands and a couple foreign brands I've seen around on the gym's store (going to a Konami Sports Club). What kind of protein drinks should I look for? I know it's a difficult question...
Day 1 - Back, biceps, shoulder
Day 2 - Chest, triceps
Day 3 - Squats and some cardio
Rinse and repeat 5 days a week. I've been going to the gym for 2 months and have yet to drink any sort of proteins or have any bars or anything, but two guys I usually do training with, suggested me to have some because it helps a lot..
I live in Japan so the stuff being sold here is most likely Japanese brands and a couple foreign brands I've seen around on the gym's store (going to a Konami Sports Club). What kind of protein drinks should I look for? I know it's a difficult question...
ReadingRambo
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I'm up 3lbs. this week. Fuck everything.
My daily meals:
Fast until noon
Coffee in AM
Lunch:
Baked quarter chicken with skin, broccoli with 1/4 shredded cheese, quest bar
Snack: Something with protein/fat (2-300 calories tops), Protein shake on workout days
Dinner: Protein and veg with fat from either cheese or heavy cream based sauce
Either carb nite is making me hold water all week, or I'm fucking everything up.
I'm injured and gaining weight. Feels great.
My daily meals:
Fast until noon
Coffee in AM
Lunch:
Baked quarter chicken with skin, broccoli with 1/4 shredded cheese, quest bar
Snack: Something with protein/fat (2-300 calories tops), Protein shake on workout days
Dinner: Protein and veg with fat from either cheese or heavy cream based sauce
Either carb nite is making me hold water all week, or I'm fucking everything up.
I'm injured and gaining weight. Feels great.
Just a whey concentrate powder will give you decent protein for a reasonable price (as opposed to whey isolate, which has a little bit more protein for a fair bit more cost). Some pricey shops only seem to have isolate. Being in Australia, online is the cheapest alternative for me - not sure what the situation is in Japan. Look at the macro levels on the label - around 80% protein (80g protein per 100g of powder) is about what you can expect. Work out how much you're paying per kg for each and compare. Keep in mind the calories, fat, carbs and sodium that will also be present.
Protein powders aren't a magic bullet - it's just there to make sure you are getting enough daily protein to make your hard work in the gym turn into muscle growth. If there's enough protein in your normal diet you don't need to supplement but that much meat can get pricey. I also like to think that I'm not eating a herd of cattle every day in order to put on some muscle.
From the OP
EDIT
Sure you're not adding muscle mass too? That and varying water weight can easily account for that gain.
I've dropped a belt size recently but lost only 1kg in three weeks.
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