Ah. You should replace the Reeses with a quest PB cup
Cranky, I usually have a cup of coffee around 8-9 if I'm getting hungry then just drink water from there but I can be a lot more consistent since I don't have a baby
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Fitness |OT5| Intermittent Farting, Wrist Curls and Hammer Strength Machine Spotters
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Ah. You should replace the Reeses with a quest PB cup
Cranky, I usually have a cup of coffee around 8-9 if I'm getting hungry then just drink water from there but I can be a lot more consistent since I don't have a baby
Ah. You should replace the Reeses with a quest PB cup
Cranky, I usually have a cup of coffee around 8-9 if I'm getting hungry then just drink water from there but I can be a lot more consistent since I don't have a baby
Hadn't discovered those yet. Bit too expensive for me to eat 2-3 a day though while at camp!
Nothing wrong with resetting your body and mind between reps.
Nice! My elbow sleeves already shipped. Hope large is ok. I couldn't find many comments to size them down.
Knee sleeves tons of people said to size down. Used amazon prime on them so they should be here tomorrow or Monday.
And the finances response? "I don't care you work hard." Woo!!!
Knee sleeves tons of people said to size down. Used amazon prime on them so they should be here tomorrow or Monday.
And the finances response? "I don't care you work hard." Woo!!!
BruceLeeRoy
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Its always fascinating to me the mind body connection and especially how a perceived weight has a major bearing on how your body reacts to it.
About 4 years ago my old gym had 55lb weights that were just thicker than the 45lb plates and I had been having a hard time getting up 255. My dad who was trying to get me to push it up for weeks but I always bailed out at the mid-way point. This one time I wash benching 205 pretty easily so he tells me to stay down and that he is going to add 45lb plates but he adds the 55's. I lifted it easily. It actually felt like 235 and it cracks me up cause I got about 4 reps in. Once I set it down he showed me what was up. Pretty crazy.
Looking at it again your right he has some big quads when he goes to the ground.
Squats are a freakshow exercise that people can truly shock you on. I have never had someone that doesn't workout regularly and then show up for their first workout surprise me on Bench or DeadLifts but I have had people that haven't worked out one day in their life come to the gym and immediately start putting up monster weight on the squat rack.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
You can also use a trick to lift more weight by faking out your CNS.
Unrack a heavier weight than your 1rm. Hold it for a little bit, then rack it. Drop the weight down a little and now try and lift it. It will "feel" lighter.
Another thing you can do that does the same thing is use a bowling ball, then switch to a heavy bowling ball. Now later in the day switch back to the lighter bowling ball. Now this ball feels like a tennis ball.
Yeah, that's because no one looks at legs. I'm beginning to think this is where I've screwed myself. I'm simply not doing enough quad work. As a result my squats have bottomed out. When I was doing BBB squats I was repping 425. Now I'm lucky if that's my max.
After I establish my 1RMs this coming week I'm going back to BBB squats.
BruceLeeRoy
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Shogun I love this idea. I never considered doing this but it makes perfect sense.
I strained my lower back 2 years ago wakeboarding and it was so tender for so long on anything heaving than 235 that I just became such a baby on the rack. Now shame has caught up with me. I'm going to start back up with BBB again as well. It was the best thing to force me to have a proper lifting form. I have gotten way to lazy in the interim.
muntersaur
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I met an ex powerlifter who told me that he first tried the deadlift at the age of 17, and lifted 200kg. That is some mindblowing natural strength!
I think he told me that he ended up with a deadlift of around 360kg before retiring.
My goals are aesthetic rather than strength gains. I took up SL to get a decent foundation/understanding of barbell movements, but now I'm interested in moving into a hypertrophy oriented workout. GLSP was suggested to me by Noema, but I'm looking around the net to see what else there is.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
If I was going to do hypertrophy work I'd follow John Meadows program.
http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/mountain_dog_training_for_intermediates&cr=
There's a whole bunch of articles that break it all down. Just google John Meadows Mountain dog training
Yeah, gonna call bullshit on that one.
muntersaur
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He looked the part, and certainly had no reason to lie to me.
FallingEdge
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Oh interesting article.
Man, after this summer, there is so much more shit I want to try and do. Lifting is fantastic.
Brolic Gaoler
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So you saw him when he was 17? And of course he did, it's called ego.
Andy Bolton claims that the first time he tried to deadlift he got 400+ pounds. I'd be surprised if your powerlifter friend got more than him.
muntersaur
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No, of course it could be a lie, but he came across as believable. He had started training for three years before then, but doing stuff like leg press. He used to train in a gym with other beasts such as strongman Glenn Ross: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Ross
BruceLeeRoy
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How many of guys have employed Feeder Workouts into your routine? I have been doing it with chest lately along with banded resistance and it seems to be having a pretty positive impact. I think I am going to start using it with squats too as much as I don't want to.
I've heard that muscle size correlates strongly to 10RMs; I bleieve some research has been done on it. If you manage to drive your 10RMs up, then you'll end up with more muscle. The method of doing that could be a strandard hypertrophy program, or it could be a strength training program that drives your 5RMs up so high your 10RMs follow, and you can periodically sidetrack and add volume and rep count to bring it up to speed in a two stage process. If there's one issue I've found with hypertrophy programs, they don't have a good progression built in in many cases.
You could look at Reg Park for example, who might be the greatest natural bodybuilder ever. This guy could bench 500 pounds in a tshirt. His normal routine was almost entirely 5x5 of the compounds.
Kid has to be Russian. That's unbelievable for his size.
Someone up above said it's Clarence Kennedy (Irish bodybuilder)
Age: 20
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 140 lbs
Goal: MORE WEIGHT + MUSCLE
Current Training Schedule: Mon , Wed, Fri.
Current Training Equipment Available: Dumbbells , kettle bell , iron gym pull up bar
Comments: Ive been eating basically chicken, some rice, and veg(broc, string beans, etc) for a while and it's been more food than I am used to eating. I am also eating peanut butter, and nuts for high calories and fat. But today I was shocked to see that I lost weight! I was around 142 lbs before and now I've shrunk. I'm allergic to dairy so I can't drink milk and use whey powder... Do you have any suggestions how I can get more good calories (low-carb) in my diet?
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 140 lbs
Goal: MORE WEIGHT + MUSCLE
Current Training Schedule: Mon , Wed, Fri.
Current Training Equipment Available: Dumbbells , kettle bell , iron gym pull up bar
Comments: Ive been eating basically chicken, some rice, and veg(broc, string beans, etc) for a while and it's been more food than I am used to eating. I am also eating peanut butter, and nuts for high calories and fat. But today I was shocked to see that I lost weight! I was around 142 lbs before and now I've shrunk. I'm allergic to dairy so I can't drink milk and use whey powder... Do you have any suggestions how I can get more good calories (low-carb) in my diet?
My body fluctuates as much as 6 pounds in any given day (currently 197). Don't get too hung up on what the scale says.
That seems reasonable. But What about getting more calories? Do you have any tips with that? Especially since I'm eating lean protein.
Heavy cream, whey and PB.
Oh okay. Looked him up, doesn't seem to be huge. Pound for pound the kid seems very strong.
A couple questions first. If you are trying to gain weight, why are you eating low carb?
What are your macros per day?
Sean: He can't have whey or cream
A couple questions first. If you are trying to gain weight, why are you eating low carb?
What are your macros per day?
Sean: He can't have whey or cream
hahah, well I'm trying to eat low carb since I thought it would be healthiest. I don't want to gain a lot of fat, but I'm new to this so if I'm working out 3 times a week higher carbs are fine? My diet is pretty healthy for the last 4 or so years. I want to gain muscle weight, but that comes from working out. So (more) carbs are okay?
Use olive oil on every thing. Drench your chicken and salads in it.
Learn to love Tuna Fish. I mean really fucking love it, where you can be just about anywhere and pop open a can/package and start eating it.
Add nuts to every single meal.
Well you need some kind of calorie excess and carbs are good for putting on muscle (or fat).
You should try and get the following:
0.8-1g protein per lb of bodyweight
0.40-0.50g fat per lb of bodyeight
The remaining calories can be made up of whatever you want. Most people use carbs for most of it.
Eat 500 cals more than your TDEE and lift hard.
I wish I didn't hate tuna. Only seafood I can't stand.
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I got that issue too, but I deal with it. That's life.
To gain weight:
-Trail mix by the bag. Eat a solid cup a day. You can choose varieties that are heavier on the nuts and lower on the dried fruit if you want to keep carbs from skyrocketing.
-Forget about lean meats, eat fatty meats too. Burgers, chili, steak with butter, etc.
-Find another protein source if your diet isn't giving you 1+g/lb per day. There are a lot of non-dairy powders, like egg, soy, beef, hemp, whatever.
All this and generally just eating more. Bigger portions, eating when you aren't hungry, etc.
As for gaining muscle, there's a lot you can do with your current equipment though you'll be limited in some movements. Can you gain access to a gym at some point and get on a barbell routine? Otherwise you'll basically be doing P90X or crossfit metcons.
Yeah, just easier to eat more plain chicken or turkey for me.
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Blows though, wish I enjoyed it more. It's alright though. All about diet for function. For business! Not pleasure.
Yep. How I feel with every bite of broccoli.
Even ahi tuna?
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Broccoli is delicious man. I like TUNA tuna, but tuna fish, that's where I get upset.
Chicken and broccoli stirfry, bruh (I use coconut oil).
Strong agreement. Fresh tuna, Ahi Tuna. Stuff is so good. Canned tuna....throw up.
Broccoli is delicious. I eat a lb a day. I don't even salt or pepper it. Just steam and eat...so good.
BruceLeeRoy
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Dark Sesame Oil plus canned Tuna is some great stuff.
I've been mixing avocado and tuna...surprisingly good combo.
I hate the texture of most green veggies.
I overcook them and eat as quickly as possible.
I think many people are like that. That's why everyone buries it in pastas or mounds of mayo.
I like most of them.
My favorites are
Asparagus, Spinach, Broccoli in that order.
Celery, or even the smell of it will make me puke. SRS
5x Max handstand hold, rest 3 minutes in between:
1:20, 1:13, 1:08, 1:04, 1:01
1:20 is my new record; all attempts surpassing one minute is a record as well. Wrists, elbows, and shoulders felt good. Doing handstand push-ups on textbooks for increased range of motion is obviously helping. Handstand push-ups have felt faster. Combining handstand push-ups and regular push-ups has not required as much resting. Wrists can tolerate higher reps of HSPUs.
Feel like this right now:
1:20, 1:13, 1:08, 1:04, 1:01
1:20 is my new record; all attempts surpassing one minute is a record as well. Wrists, elbows, and shoulders felt good. Doing handstand push-ups on textbooks for increased range of motion is obviously helping. Handstand push-ups have felt faster. Combining handstand push-ups and regular push-ups has not required as much resting. Wrists can tolerate higher reps of HSPUs.
Feel like this right now:
BankaiZaraki
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Feel so swole guys. Hit 60lbs 3x5 on my biceps today! Also hit 40lbs 3x5 on Incline Chest Press, 50lbs 3x5 Shoulder Pressx 50lbs 3x5. I feel so strong!
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