fredrancour
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I think the two answers are either gonna be "judge based on your appearance" or "find a way to measure body fat percentage and stop bulking at a certain percent" though I don't know what percentage is generally recommended.
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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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I think the two answers are either gonna be "judge based on your appearance" or "find a way to measure body fat percentage and stop bulking at a certain percent" though I don't know what percentage is generally recommended.
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FallingEdge
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you mean you want to start lifting today and want to know what are going to be the results in 6 months if you follow this plan you mention?
man, 6 months is absolutely nothing, honest, is really nothing, consider it a preparation of the good things that will come in the later years,
Yup. With that attitude going in, I don't see him getting far.
You have to see this as a long-term commitment, 6 months is enoug time to maybe build a base to then really dive in.
FallingEdge
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And that's if you are truly dedicated. I fucked around too much and it took much longer to get to where I am now compared to where I should be.
yeah 6 months is nothing but just a small step. Keep motivated and keep going!
yeah 6 months is nothing but just a small step. Keep motivated and keep going!
These were really helpful and I definitely have fallen into some of those mistakes.
Thinking almonds, because I just realized I've got a fuckton of them leftover from a previous diet, and they're convenient.
Gonna go with whole wheat crackers for the final chunk of carbs, too.
I started lifting weights in october last year, so I am actually going through the newbie phase, kind of. It's my 9th month now and I can confirm there are changes, nice ones, good ones, but "ripped"? haha, nowhere near that,
The muscle isn't there, it has nothing to do with eating more or less or with going more or less to the gym, you have to create the muscle and that takes a lot of time, many many years so in the mean time, you are building a base, like Petrie says and basically focusing on strength, form, nutrition and just improving on everything,
but here is a word of motivation to people who don't have much patience: people will notice you are working out after six months, but keep it realistic and try to focus on more relevant goals than looking ripped.
The muscle isn't there, it has nothing to do with eating more or less or with going more or less to the gym, you have to create the muscle and that takes a lot of time, many many years so in the mean time, you are building a base, like Petrie says and basically focusing on strength, form, nutrition and just improving on everything,
but here is a word of motivation to people who don't have much patience: people will notice you are working out after six months, but keep it realistic and try to focus on more relevant goals than looking ripped.
SquiddyCracker
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Had a little argument with my buddy at the gym earlier today.
He was saying that I don't breathe enough (was doing DB incline bench at the time), that I should breathe as much as possible throughout the entire movement, whereas I insisted on only breathing in once (when taking the dumbbells down) and breathing out once (when pushing the dumbbells up).
Tell me I'm right, or I'll feel shame.
He was saying that I don't breathe enough (was doing DB incline bench at the time), that I should breathe as much as possible throughout the entire movement, whereas I insisted on only breathing in once (when taking the dumbbells down) and breathing out once (when pushing the dumbbells up).
Tell me I'm right, or I'll feel shame.
You're both wrong IMO, you shouldn't breathe at all when the dumbbells are going up or down. You'll lose stability. Breathe at the top of the movement.
Question for FitGaf; Anyone have any solid recommendations or resources for female strength training routines?
My girlfriend wants to start working out with me, but outside of squats or select core/leg work, not entirely sure whats benefical and important for girls without overwhelming her.
My girlfriend wants to start working out with me, but outside of squats or select core/leg work, not entirely sure whats benefical and important for girls without overwhelming her.
If you're lifting heavy you take a deep breath and hold for the whole rep to increase intra-abdominal pressure, stabilizing your torso. If you're doing 100 reps with 5 lbs while handstanding on a bosu ball then you probably want to be breathing the whole time so you don't asphyxiate and crush a yoga pants girl.
As Arnold says: you can't chisel a pebble.
FallingEdge
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Oh man, I know exactly what I am going to do in September.
Either the Magnusson-Ortmayer Deadlift Routine or Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine. Time to get that 500 lb deadlift this year! (hopefully)
Either the Magnusson-Ortmayer Deadlift Routine or Coan/Phillipi Deadlift Routine. Time to get that 500 lb deadlift this year! (hopefully)
That's what I mean..don't let myfitnesspal tell you how much to eat.. You gotta figure it out and modify it yourself.
fredrancour
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It's incredibly easy and takes me at most 10 minutes per day once you get the hang of it.
girlgaf here! she can do starting strength - its in the OP
on a side note: if any of you do 5 standing calf raises in one of three squat racks and then sit in that squat rack while texting for 3 minutes of rest (yes i was angry enough to time him) then i hope you fuck up on your diet a million times and lose all of your gains and i want you to know youre a prick
Yep basically.
I would recommend you get her this. It's a really good book.
The new rules of lifting for women - lift like a man, look like a goddess.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1583333398/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I'm at the point where if someone is wasting equipment like that, I don't give a fuck, I'm telling them they use it or I start my sets. Fuck that noise.
My buddy and I had great results on the first coan cycle but kind of fell flat the second. It can get really hard, especially when you're doing the 2x8s or 2x5s. First time I added 50 pounds to my deadlift. Second time only 10 but I was eating less in anticipation for my wedding.
Yuuup. My wife is doing 5/3/1.
Yup. And if you're curling or doing barbell raises in the squat rack and you have more than one set left I literally tell them I'm working in, I don't even bother asking.
Yup. I'm guilty of curling in the rack when the gym is dead, but the minute anyone comes even near I ask if they need it.
Cool thanks. Last question: was reading somewhere that certain chest exercises ( i.e. benching) is bad for women as it affects their chest (breasts) composition differently than males. Any truth to this?
speaking about pricks.....I dont't know what to do with that guy that takes 10 minute pauses between his many 3RM deadlift sets, he basically obstructs the squat rack for a complete hour, it happened twice in two weeks.... I am thinking about what I am going to say the next thing it happens...
FallingEdge
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just tell him that you are going to use the racks. he doesn't need it to deadlift.
yeah my rule is if 2 squat racks are empty, I'll curl in 1. If someone starts squatting in the other, I'll move and free it up.
FallingEdge
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Gotcha. Yeah, I plan to be eating with a surplus. I'm guessing my 1RM is @ 425 (at a deficit) so if I can get 50 lbs, that would be fantastic. 500 lbs would be the sweet spot.
It helped him place second in a local competition. I think he ended up with a 525 squat, 365 bench and 545 dead.
He's back to 5/3/1 now but I think he's gonna do the cube method before the next meet
FallingEdge
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Did you focus on primarily the deads or you do all three? I would assume that I would just focus on deads while squats and bench take a back seat. My squat by proxy should go up.
well the thing is, it seems like he need it...look, this is the squat rack we have at the gym (from the pics I posted some pages back) , if you see the metal, gray structure, to the side, it has like a platform at mid level where you can place the barbell.
The guy puts the fully loaded barbell on the platform. From there, he grabs it, with 2 guys watching over if he messes up, he then proceeds to do 3 reps and puts the barbell back on the platform, where he can comfortably change plates,
Since he is DLing a lot of weight, I thought he really needed to do it that way because it would be a pain in the ass to change plates having the barbell on the floor...
is he doing it wrong? Noema also told me he doesn't need the rack for anything..
We focused on all three plus OHP. Each got its own day. We did 2x10s as accessory with a 10 rep warmup before each accessory. We also did OHP seated since it wasn't needed for the meet but I eventually switched to standing.
If you're interested I think it was like....
Bench
Close grip
Incline
Flys
Skull crushers
Rope pull downs
Deads
T bar row
Cable row
Shrugs (5 sets)
OHP
Light bench
Lateral raise
Front raise
Incline curls
Barbell curls
Squat
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Leg press (5 sets)
Leg curl
Decline sit-up
Okay. So the personal trainer at my gym is tying a resistance band to his client's arm and pulling laterally while he does pushups to make sure he keeps his elbows out? Or something? But all this is doing is making his entire body lean in that direction since he's doing it to one arm at a time and not both at once.
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Thug Waffle
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Reposting because this is important to me. Damn, lol last post per page? Expect this to be reposted again in a few pages if I can't get any insight by then.
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Does anyone have any decent book recommendations relating to food intake versus strength training? There's a lot of information out there, but I'd like to take the time to gain a pretty thorough understanding for myself.
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Great progress Matugi! Definitely was worth doing brah!
Okay. So the personal trainer at my gym is tying a resistance band to his client's arm and pulling laterally while he does pushups to make sure he keeps his elbows out? Or something? But all this is doing is making his entire body lean in that direction since he's doing it to one arm at a time and not both at once.
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I can usually figure out what they are trying to accomplish but in this case....NOPE. No idea.
Nice work.
FallingEdge
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Can't really help you but reposting so that others can.
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