toddhunter
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Fitness |OT6| Defying gravity, Quest madness, and Muscle Shaming
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How tall/heavy are you?
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Impressive numbers for only half a year.
You might try looking into Strong Lifts 5x5. I stalled on SS for a few months and decided to give it a go. Did a huge deload and got started myself last Saturday.
Definitely worth looking into, and since you're a fast gainer, I think you might do well on it. It's free, has a good website and smartphone app, and a pretty large group of people on the program.
CherryWoodFuton
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6'1 202 lbs
I actually just downloaded the app while searching for other programs. Might give it a go.
Should I start with the weight I'm on in SS? Or should I lower a little bit since 5x5 might wear me out?
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I think it definitely depends, but I thought it would be best to drop the weight considerably while I acclimated myself to the program. 5x5 is going to be harder than the 3x5 of SS.
I dropped each of my lifts down to about 60~70% of where I was plateauing with Starting Strength. Maybe I should have gone even further, but the first two workouts have been easy.
I'm really hoping this will get my through those plateaus so I can see some more gains.
I'd recommend Greyskull LP since it's more of an advanced beginner program whereas SL5x5 isn't really all that dissimilar to SS if you're already plateaud on the latter one.
SS -> GSLP -> Intermediate program
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Oh man I am nervous. I finally recorded myself and damn do my squats look bad. Be firm but gentle. I bruise!
Link incoming in a sec.
Squat
200lb x 5
Squat
Deadlift
225lb Deadlift
295lb Deadlift
You're not mobile enough to squat that deep.
And you hesitate way too much on deadlifting and you're not pulling the slack out of the bar. Just things that instantly popped out at me.
toddhunter
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Can you expand on what that means?
ohhthegore
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my goal bod
You can see his lower back rounding due to squatting that low, lacks the mobility to remain tight.
CherryWoodFuton
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Ok i looked up GSLP and wtf is a neck harness?
ohhthegore
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Kinda random, but did we piss off Noema or something? He still posts, just not around here anymore.
I miss his form checks
It's a harness for training your neck muscles. Just ignore it if you're not interested. Most guys doing GSLP don't use it.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Kinda random, but did we piss off Noema or something? He still posts, just not around here anymore.
Like with fitness in real life, people fall off, sometimes permanently, sometimes temporarily. Very few ever actually stick with it for a long period of time. Same thing happens in this thread.
I'd like to think he still lifts, he just doesn't post much anymore.
muntersaur
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I think I have similar trap genetics to Tom Hardy. They have always grown without any effort (although I have been doing snatch grip high pulls for about a year). They are certainly my favourite aspect of my physique.
Snatch grip high pulls are truth, nothing makes my traps and upper back scream the next day like that lift does. I've only been doing them for three or so months but already I have some nice "yoke" development happening. This is from someone with very average trap genetics.
Just make sure you grip the bar as wide as you can.
Just make sure you grip the bar as wide as you can.
Irobot82
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How do I fix this?
Sniper McBlaze
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I'm thinking about a routine that concists of one week with a daily focus on the biggest muscle groups. For example: Mondays = back, wednesdays = legs and etc. The second week would concist of a whole body routine. Is this doable?
And does anyone have a whole body routine that you could do? I can train about 3-4 days a week.
And does anyone have a whole body routine that you could do? I can train about 3-4 days a week.
CherryWoodFuton
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I cant tell if you're doing low or high bar squats but if you're doing low bar then you don't have to squat that low. Just hit a little bit below parallel.
Any particular reason you wanna do a split on one week and full body the next?
Also for (full body) routines check the OP.
Sniper McBlaze
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Mostly so I won't get bored. I like to change things up. I did a full body routine a while back, but it gets tedious. And sometimes it just feels good to really work a big muscle group.
Irobot82
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I switched to a low bar squat and I am working on learning the movement. Wednesday I'll record my back as well. I'm not even sure I have the bar positioned correctly. How do you know when to stop, I always just went down until I couldn't and bounce back up.
CherryWoodFuton
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I use the calf slighty touching the bottom hamstring cue...
Irobot82
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Ok I'll try that! Thanks for the help!
FallingEdge
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Props brotherjackdood. Real solid development in the traps and everywhere else for that matter. Keep it up!
I wish I could trade some of my lat mass for trap mass. My lats grow easier than anything else.
Did deadlifts at the gym again last night and went for 1 rep of 305 for the first time (did 300 last week for the first time). Made it, attempted 310 and failed miserably. If it weren't for the fact that I'm on a cut I'd say I'll be deadlifting 3 plates by the end of the month. Nice to know I'm that close though.
Did deadlifts at the gym again last night and went for 1 rep of 305 for the first time (did 300 last week for the first time). Made it, attempted 310 and failed miserably. If it weren't for the fact that I'm on a cut I'd say I'll be deadlifting 3 plates by the end of the month. Nice to know I'm that close though.
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Kinda random, but did we piss off Noema or something? He still posts, just not around here anymore.
I miss him too. He's a wealth of knowledge and was always looking to help people. Can never have enough people like that.
MISS YOU NOEMA
FallingEdge
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What is your set/rep scheme for the snatch grip high pulls? Since I'm concerned about size, I'm thinking 12 reps, sets of 4. Or is this wrong?
Host Samurai
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Actually, I think your entire build and muscle shape is very similar to Tom Hardy.
I think Stevie P reccomends a 5x3. Keep it heavy and use straps.
I need to start doing them again.
Pakoe
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Also, I thought I was out of the "I want to look like _____" game until I saw the guy who plays the mountain on Game of Thrones.
Dream build right there. Dude eats 10,000 calories!
Jesus, what a beast.
He's also like 7 feet tall. 10,000 calories would feel like a chore everyday.
Hey fitgaf,
As some of you may recall I am new. However I would still like to contribute. I am going to do this by providing you with a delicious protein rich lunch recipe that is very easy to make.
You're gonna be needing some chicken breast fillets, some flower, and an egg.
Slice the chicken fillet to make it a bit thinner.
Salt the chicken and poor some flower on both sides.
Kill the egg and mix it up in a plate. Soak the chicken in the egg. Make sure there is egg on both sides.
Now put it in a pan with medium to high fire. You'll need a decent amount of oil in there. You almost want to deep fry it.
5-7 minutes for both sides depending on the thickness. You can cut one to know for sure if it's done.
Enjoy! Serve with bread and lettuce and any condiment that you like. You can even promote it to a good diner if you serve it with for example potatoes and broccoli.
As some of you may recall I am new. However I would still like to contribute. I am going to do this by providing you with a delicious protein rich lunch recipe that is very easy to make.
You're gonna be needing some chicken breast fillets, some flower, and an egg.
Slice the chicken fillet to make it a bit thinner.
Salt the chicken and poor some flower on both sides.
Kill the egg and mix it up in a plate. Soak the chicken in the egg. Make sure there is egg on both sides.
Now put it in a pan with medium to high fire. You'll need a decent amount of oil in there. You almost want to deep fry it.
5-7 minutes for both sides depending on the thickness. You can cut one to know for sure if it's done.
Enjoy! Serve with bread and lettuce and any condiment that you like. You can even promote it to a good diner if you serve it with for example potatoes and broccoli.
I do 5 sets of 3-5 reps. Pick a weight then start out doing 3 reps, then over time as you get stronger 4 reps then 5 reps. Then I up the weight go back to 3 reps and start the cycle again. This is what works for me.
I remember that t-nation article mentioning that for most males form goes out the window when trying to go above 5 reps. That's certainly true for me.
RumblingRosco
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Good post! I would love for more Gaffers to share their recipes/cooking tips.
Making this tonight
Also, I thought I was out of the "I want to look like _____" game until I saw the guy who plays the mountain on Game of Thrones.
Dream build right there. Dude eats 10,000 calories!
His name literally translates to Ocean Thunder, Son of Bear lol
Don't get me wrong, it looks delicious but I'm just running to Raising Cain's if I want fried chicken.
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btw I went there the other day for the first time. It's really goddamn good, I was impressed. Ate 6 pieces. $10ish. Coke Zero. Good times.
I felt so bad for the poor girl on the headset though. "Chicken chicken chicken! What combo are you pickin?"
So good. Hope you enjoyed your 78 grams of protein and 780 calories of bliss.
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Deleted member 47027
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I sure did. Been considering going back there and stripping the chicken bare. It was really goddamn good. They even gave me a dog treat because I had my Beagle in the car with me!
I had a beagle growing up. Hi five! Such sweet dogs.
Well, we don't have that many fast food franchises in Yurp. So my only source of fried chicken would be KFC
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FallingEdge
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bring your dog over so our dogs can play
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