I like weighted pull downs. I try to approach abs like most any other muscle, the more weight the better! Load the cable with 200lbs and let's go!
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FallingEdge
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I don't wear undershirts anymore. I rock Hanes Tank Tops every now and then but that is it.
chrisisawesome
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Thank you all for the Quest bar recommendations! I'm on vacation in the States and have a GNC near me. It's so worth being able to get a box for about $15 after the gold card and $10 off coupon. Going to go back tomorrow and try another box! Apple pie, PB&J or just another cookie dough 
Damn they're filling. Good breakfast/pre workout nutrition!
Damn they're filling. Good breakfast/pre workout nutrition!
Kneeling pull down high five!
I might just look for those target mossimos in white. I bought 3 more colors today.
iAmMaximus
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That GNC coupon expires the end of this month, right? Time to stack up on Quest Bars again.
Why do you wear undershirts? You should ask for advice in the Manshion thread. You'll probably start a civil war over it.
You know like casually with sweatpants.
Wife beaters
FallingEdge
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FallingEdge
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YUP!
Wear it with pride!
Ate 1500 cal of Taco Bell. #DatBulkLife
My Dad got me some XL wife beaters from Bangladesh. I swear they can pass as a low cut dress.
My Dad got me some XL wife beaters from Bangladesh. I swear they can pass as a low cut dress.
I say this with much love but fuck all you people still able to use your GNC coupons to buy quest bars!
Just used one today. Got dat PB&j.
On a scale of 1 to Chocolate Cookie dough, where does the PB&J rate?
CCD>PBJ>the rest
I'll give them a try, so far I've tried Cookie dough and Brownie.
It's the opposite for me, I find the lat pulldown really easy even with strict form, pullups were harder for me.
- First you start with a 10 day "reorientation period". Basically ULC with 30g maximum usable carbs. The lower the better though.
- Then on the 10th day you get to keep your first CN. Start around 6pm. It has to last several hours (~6hrs) and more than one or two meals, but 8 hrs is the maximum I think. I'm not sure if shorter works as well. Keep your carbs high-GI, so white rice and white potatoes, pizza etc. None of that full grain, low glycemic crap. I think you can gorge a bit on CN because it's only once a week. Pointdexter even said that he had better results when he just ate everything he could. Anyway you need quite a substancial insulin spike and anabolic boost from the carbs so it's no time to be a pussy about it. Just eat.
- First half of the CN should be kept relatively low-ish fat if possible. So save the pizzas and other "crap" to the second half of the feed. And don't drink alcohol, it will fuck everything up.
- Also eat all of your veggies in the morning and afternoon, so you can just focus on carbs and protein in the evening. You don't want to have a bunch of broccoli filling you up and slowing your ingestion when you should be stuffing your face with baked potatoes and pizza.
- After your first CN you should have one once every week. No sooner than on the 5th night after your previous CN though. And you must have one once a week otherwise the diet won't work. Skipping a CN just brings negative results since the whole point is to boost your fat burning hormones and metabolism. So you should have a CN every 5-7 days.
- The other 6 days of the week you need to be ULC, so max. 30g carbs. The lower the better but still eat your green veggies.
- CN doesn't need to be on the day you work out but it can help. Kiefer suggests that if you are for example weaker on the bench press, then it makes sense to have the CN on the day you bench so it gets a boost. Though if you are a noobie I'm not sure it matters.
For more info:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DHKiefer
http://athlete.io/
Anyway we talked about Carb Nite and Carb Back Loading quite extensively few weeks ago. You can probably find them if you just search this thread with "Carb Nite" or "CN".
And the reason why CN should work pretty well:
Chittagong
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Much harder to do a pull-up in my opinion, because your legs give you something to pull against in lat pulldown whereas in your bodyweight pullups you have nothing to push against, just sheer pull. I could achieve a lat pulldown with a weight matching my bw, but can not do one bw pullup yet with wide grip (with narrow bicep grip I can do one)
Hah I forgot about this episode. With the amount of women walking around in yoga pants it's my duty to tell men it's ok to wear sweat pants.
I'm the opposite. I can pop off 3 x 10 pullups, but can't do one pulldown with 200 lbs (my bodyweight). My working sets are usually in the 130-150 range.
Here's a really random question for y'all that I don't want to create a new thread for. Anyone know of the best way to remove skin tags? Have a couple I need to get rid of and I've seen some advice online to just cut them off and that they won't bleed much. Guess I'm curious how much that hurts, and how long it'll bleed.
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It stings. I've had a couple. I use a nail clipper, sick as it sounds. You hear a little CRUNCH and a sharp pain that immediately goes away. I hemmed and hawed about it before doing it for my first one, now I don't wait around. Just do that shit.
Here's a good GAF thread about them from awhile back.
I used clippers on mine in my armpit. It stung a bit and bled for about 3 minutes.
I used clippers on mine in my armpit. It stung a bit and bled for about 3 minutes.
Nope. Here's the new one that expires at the end of June.
http://content.gnc.com/coupons/COUPON_MBRPrice_20798.pdf
You're welcome GAF.
And here's one SD got by playing with the numbers in the URL, as apparently this is auto-generated for their emails.
http://content.gnc.com/coupons/COUPON_MBRPrice_20805.pdf
Expires January '14.
The real problem here is that I only have a couple but they're in the middle of my back so my wife would have to cut them off. And I'm not sure if she'll be able to do it or not. Wondering if she'd have an easier time tying dental floss around them and leaving it there for a few days so they'd fall off on their own.
No it's very very different. Ultimate diet 2.0 is like a very complicated carb cycling diet. This is much closer to CKD keto.
Go to that thread linked above, you'll be able to eat even more.
You rock Petrie.
roosters93
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First I've ever heard of skin tags. They're different to moles right? I've got a few moles.
I like to think so, but I appreciate the confirmation!
On another note: goddamn Friday's in the office. In the AM I have to resist the free bagels and cream cheese, then apparently vendors are bringing by pizza, wings, etc around lunchtime, with possible other snacks later. WTF GAF!?!? Trying to cut here!
FallingEdge
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I was gonna try to stock up before the coupon ended but now, I will chill for a bit. Thanks Petrie!
Also bench day. DEM DECLINES.
Gonna try to do abs 3 days a week. Been cutting for 6 weeks. Prolly 6 more to go. I know I lost weight but I look thicker than ever. Still feel skinny fat in my mind though. It is this pudge of a gut but hey, no biggie. Most of it will go away in the following weeks.
Also bench day. DEM DECLINES.
Gonna try to do abs 3 days a week. Been cutting for 6 weeks. Prolly 6 more to go. I know I lost weight but I look thicker than ever. Still feel skinny fat in my mind though. It is this pudge of a gut but hey, no biggie. Most of it will go away in the following weeks.
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When I was dropping weight all the sweet-ass cookie manufacturers made new flavors of cookies. I mean did you see this shit?!
I just thought about this and I do lat pulldowns with the widest grip possible and pullups shoulder width. It all makes sense now. I gotta try to do some pulldowns with narrow grip and see if I can do more than bw.
I am weird but I love everything Swiss Ball related.
Push-up Jackknifes come to mind. Probably my Favs and without balls, RKC Planks.
Oh also, ever since I started at the gym with heavy weights I am so hungry...I ate a freaking bowl of raw chocolate chip cookie dough yesterday...shame on me :/
Really happy the Quest Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars are arriving soon. I hope they are as good as you guys say they are. Wasn't really that impressed with other flavors I tried (got a test box with mixed flavors a while ago but shared it with a friend, can't remember which flavors I tasted..)
And last but not least, gym was closed today due to Norwegian national day and next week I am in Sweden for a week long game conference..I am getting cranky if I can't work out :/
Zoe
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Yeah. They seem to happen in places that get pinched a lot. I tend to get one in between my neck and shoulder where my sports bra strap lies.
I'm running out of storage space for my Quest boxes.
I'm going to have to build a new house....out of Quest boxes to store my Quest boxes.
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