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Fitness |OT6| Defying gravity, Quest madness, and Muscle Shaming
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Okay I lied, I didn't do an hour and a half, but my tummy hurts.
I did do one of the more difficult workouts I own though, 35 minutes, and didn't quite make it through (could have been tummy pain or just general lack of fitness, but had to pause once or twice).
But I am a mess:
I hope I sacrificed enough to the workout gods for tonight.
I did do one of the more difficult workouts I own though, 35 minutes, and didn't quite make it through (could have been tummy pain or just general lack of fitness, but had to pause once or twice).
But I am a mess:
I hope I sacrificed enough to the workout gods for tonight.
toddhunter
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If you don't have to pause every now and then, you are probably doing it wrong.
Keep it up!
Keep it up!
let brodin guide us all along the iron path
RumblingRosco
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I'm all for starting a swole acceptance movement.
McFlurries are totally worth it though, especially if you got a Butterfinger one. Anyway, the workout will get less painful overtime if you stick to it. I may have missed this, but is it a P90X-style workout you're doing?
ohhthegore
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Fitness |OT7| Should I bulk or cut?...Maybe you should work out
SO FIERCE
Crazy_Sunshine
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Hnnnng. I used to be able to finish the full thing haha. One day I will be able to again.
It was a Rolo one. Yum. But no. Lol.
Kind of! Circuit training. I did Level 2 of this one and it kiiiiiiills me.
Woot, keep it up. You can do it!
Thaaaanks! Motivate!
RumblingRosco
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Yep, this far I am very happy with myself. Also my co-worker asked me today that have I been working out lately like a madman and that it definitely shows. Victory!You should be proud!
A sexy mess I may add.
Good work sweetie pie!
MikeJAMoran
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Never done this until reading you and muntersaur talk about it them just then. Tried them last night, was good (or bad, depending on your perspective).
toddhunter
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I'm trying.
Does anyone have links to cooters and everyone elses routine that got posted a while back? Im thinking of switching to a 2-week accessory program where i do different lifts for the accessories for 2 weeks before repeating them, to get a wider range of lifts and to also stop the progression of the same lift every week going up in weight so quickly and killing me (even tho i am still hitting my reps, i wouldnt mind slowing it down some).
Wanted to gleen some ideas about what accessories everyone is doing.
Wanted to gleen some ideas about what accessories everyone is doing.
Pakoe
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Unfortunately, it is.
I can't seem to follow this side-conversation in the thread.
.- Grumble suggested the topic line for OT7 should be more inclusive and not only for bodybuilders or strength trainers.
.- Matugi somehow interpreted that comment like the many selfies and progress pics we have put are somehow bad or intimidating for newcomers. (?)
.- Vince talks about muscle shaming and that it's real
.- Pakoe concurs
I must be misunderstanding something here, I don't get the logic going from Grumble's post to Matugi's interpretation and then everything that follows.
Excellent. Will read.
paradise_circus
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God damn, the gym without air conditioner is so terrible. I can't work out at my fullest .
.HisshouBuraiKen
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I had the best FitDream ast night. I know no one cares about other peoples' dreams etc but I thought it was pretty funny.
In this dream my wife and I were travelling for work, and the only place we could work out was planet fitness.
First, they wouldn't let me use the dip belt because they felt it was dangerous and the manager said they were just for show. Then someone was doing pushups in the squat rack. Finally they kicked me out for doing pullups with a 40lb dumbbell locked between my knees, which was also the heaviest one they had.
At this point it switched to a documentary-style where the manager said he was disappointed because he could tell we wanted to join a good gym but it just wasn't going to work.
Then it switched to me and I said, "They're not a gym!" and I flipped the camera off and walked away.
In real-life news, I'm hungry. Also I know it's late but I'm planning to enter Reddit's 12-week Body Transformation Fitness Challenge - http://reddit.com/r/BTFC - in the cutting category (there's bulking and fat loss as well, check it out)
Any other FitGAFers wanna sign up too? We could have a little mini-competition amongst ourselves, just as another way to keep everyone on the straight and narrow during this, the critical season of beachgoing.
I think muscle-shaming can be broken down into three basic patterns:
Everyone bigger/stronger than you is on roids
Everyone smaller/weaker than you is DYEL
Anyone exactly the same size as you is a poor, sad soul just spinning their wheels and if only they'd try your routine they'd be doing so much better.
EDIT: Are we suggesting topic names already? I feel like BroScience needs to be represented since it really took off in this thread
Fitness |OT7| BroTips, Burning in the cuts, and Ghost-busting
In this dream my wife and I were travelling for work, and the only place we could work out was planet fitness.
First, they wouldn't let me use the dip belt because they felt it was dangerous and the manager said they were just for show. Then someone was doing pushups in the squat rack. Finally they kicked me out for doing pullups with a 40lb dumbbell locked between my knees, which was also the heaviest one they had.
At this point it switched to a documentary-style where the manager said he was disappointed because he could tell we wanted to join a good gym but it just wasn't going to work.
Then it switched to me and I said, "They're not a gym!" and I flipped the camera off and walked away.
In real-life news, I'm hungry. Also I know it's late but I'm planning to enter Reddit's 12-week Body Transformation Fitness Challenge - http://reddit.com/r/BTFC - in the cutting category (there's bulking and fat loss as well, check it out)
Any other FitGAFers wanna sign up too? We could have a little mini-competition amongst ourselves, just as another way to keep everyone on the straight and narrow during this, the critical season of beachgoing.
I think muscle-shaming can be broken down into three basic patterns:
Everyone bigger/stronger than you is on roids
Everyone smaller/weaker than you is DYEL
Anyone exactly the same size as you is a poor, sad soul just spinning their wheels and if only they'd try your routine they'd be doing so much better.
EDIT: Are we suggesting topic names already? I feel like BroScience needs to be represented since it really took off in this thread
Fitness |OT7| BroTips, Burning in the cuts, and Ghost-busting
Go_Ly_Dow
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Psychotext
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Still not getting the ghost references. Anyone care to explain?
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Deleted member 47027
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This OT is haunted by the Fit-GAF Ghost.
The Ghost causes injuries and other problems. It could be bad form, for all we know, or bad luck, but we're attributing it to the haunted OT.
God Dayumm
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And when you squat the ghost is right behind you, coping a feel.
My son has been very helpful in getting me to add some more accessory work. I put the ab wheel in the living room and so most days of the week little Francis Jr. grabs that thing and shoves it in my face saying "ab wheel, dada, ab wheel" and he makes me bang out 50 - 100 reps while he laughs and plays with it between sets. He thinks I'm pretending to be a motorcycle. My midsection has been sore all week, occasionally even cramping up. And before anyone thinks I'm actually good at the ab wheel rollout, I'm volunteering that I still do them on my knees.
That being said, I've been spinning my wheels for quite some time now. Perpetual undertraining, undersleeping, undereating and overworking. After a while you look at your training logs and just think, what the fuck am I doing? Rather than use any of these excuses as a crutch to fall back on and whine about my failures, I'm more interested in making the necessary changes and figuring out how to make a livable schedule given how busy life gets.
That being said, I've been spinning my wheels for quite some time now. Perpetual undertraining, undersleeping, undereating and overworking. After a while you look at your training logs and just think, what the fuck am I doing? Rather than use any of these excuses as a crutch to fall back on and whine about my failures, I'm more interested in making the necessary changes and figuring out how to make a livable schedule given how busy life gets.
Awww, I care about them brah. Care Bear stare, chase your dreams! ^.^
Reverse muscle shaming, the true dark side. Don't give in to negativity, rise up and stay positive!
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Fit-Friend FallingEdge and I had a discussion about being fat and big. It made me feel better. I get so upset with my friends when I see a cool strong dude and they say he's fat. I want to throw them.
I saw the clip from Jason's original video of the meet but god damn...thin teenage girl deadlifts ~172kg (I heard 170.5kg in the original video before the pull, but [shrugs]). She's around 16 years old and probably 50kg tops.
Jason Blaha's comment on YouTube: she set a couple female teen federation records that day. Her entire family powerlifts that was her father coaching her I believe, and her younger brother was also one of the teen lifters. 
Jason Blaha's comment on YouTube: she set a couple female teen federation records that day. Her entire family powerlifts that was her father coaching her I believe, and her younger brother was also one of the teen lifters. 
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
It's best to simply accept the fat. For instance, I know I'm fat, but I also know a shit talker fits my macros.
I use mine a lot too, the other day I actually had a random and crippling cramp in my upper left ab muscle. Shit sucked baaaad.
Everyone spins their wheels every now and again. You will get here bud.
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Been considering this since you picked it up. I remember those feelings - I was on something similar in my early 20s (mid 30s now) and it made my heart go bananas and I'd eat salads with my hands I was so ravenous. That was also when I assaulted an employee of mine which was no good. So I'm a little hesitant.
FallingEdge
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EC stack seems too complicated. I will stick with Yohimbine for now.
Probably agree with this. The thread as it is isn't so much a general fitness thread as it is a bodybuilding/strength training thread. That's probably more due to the fact that anyone doing other things gets scared off by the lack of similar content in the thread though.
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Strong people have louder voices and are taken more seriously than cardio brahs
Oh god let's do this
The Great War of OT7
Muscle vs Conditioning
LETS DO THIS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_JNTCNH2k
Real talk I understand it feels more muscle-focused as opposed to general fitness, and I don't know of how to make it even out - the musclebrahs in here all feed off of each other and have constant updates, people who do more general fitness don't yak as much as musclebrahs do, but we are welcoming to all
FallingEdge
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OT7 | Yo man, let's all get some pho
Host Samurai
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I tried the EC stack for a few weeks last year before the summer started. I stopped taking it because I didn't want it to interfere with my Jack3d (old formula). Gave me the same feeling as being on Ripped Fuel (before they removed the E).
Those pills freak me out now. They would no doubt shred me up but ill never forget one time in my school cafeteria I just started sweating, heart was beating rapidly and felt dizzy about 20 minutes after I took a dosage.
Not sure if they actually burn more calories or if they just make you not want to eat.
Those pills freak me out now. They would no doubt shred me up but ill never forget one time in my school cafeteria I just started sweating, heart was beating rapidly and felt dizzy about 20 minutes after I took a dosage.
Not sure if they actually burn more calories or if they just make you not want to eat.
It'll do both. Caffeine is a strong appetite suppressant, as is ephedrine, and obviously there are synergistic contraindictions at play. Ephedrine is also a potent thermogen.
For those of you who want to take it, it's really up to you. Like I said, I have a pretty high tolerance to stimulants because of my caffeine dependence so as of right now I'm not getting much of a buzz. The appetite suppression is definitely real though. I haven't eaten in 5 hours and I'm not even hungry.
I was going to ask, it seems from the talk here and anecdotal report from my lifting buddy that the ephedra is used primarily for its appetite suppressant effects more so than as a stimulant.
This is another reason I have yet to totally drop my nicotine levels in my e-cigarette juices to zero, I vape it from the point of waking up until right before my first meal at 2pm, then a bit more between work and home, and then I cut it off at 4pm, right before I go to the gym.
The half life of nicotine in the body is around two hours so an hour into my workout it has all been metabolized, which is important as it constricts your blood vessels and raises your blood pressure. Which is the exact opposite of what I want at the end of the workout, into my feeding window and off to sleep. Thankfully I have something else to swing things the opposite way, expanding my blood vessels and relaxing my blood pressure!
This is another reason I have yet to totally drop my nicotine levels in my e-cigarette juices to zero, I vape it from the point of waking up until right before my first meal at 2pm, then a bit more between work and home, and then I cut it off at 4pm, right before I go to the gym.
The half life of nicotine in the body is around two hours so an hour into my workout it has all been metabolized, which is important as it constricts your blood vessels and raises your blood pressure. Which is the exact opposite of what I want at the end of the workout, into my feeding window and off to sleep. Thankfully I have something else to swing things the opposite way, expanding my blood vessels and relaxing my blood pressure!
I stretched my arms this morning and the cramps just came raining down on my abs. My son is a brutal coach, lol. And thank you for the good words, Brolic.
Also, regarding the EC stack talk - if you're going to jump into that, start off with a half dose of ephedra and maybe even a half dose of caffeine if you are sensitive to that sort of thing. If you're going to intentionally raise your blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature for the sake of burning a little more fat dip your toes in the pool before jumping in headfirst. Ephedra got banned because one too many people started popping the stack like candy while consuming barely more than a supermodel's diet of coke, cigarettes and coffee on top of HIIT.
http://examine.com/supplements/Nicotine/
Nicotine can be awesome if you a) don't smoke cigarettes, stupid and b) don't consume it like a six-year old sucking down a whole package of pixie sticks. Some good reading to be had in that examine link.
Nicotine can be awesome if you a) don't smoke cigarettes, stupid and b) don't consume it like a six-year old sucking down a whole package of pixie sticks. Some good reading to be had in that examine link.
I don't know that the thread will even out without folks that are using different exercise regimens speaking up on a regular basis. Some of those other routines have their own threads as well (P90x has one doesn't it?) so it's harder to get them to contribute here. Couldn't hurt to make the thread title more inclusive to reflect how welcoming the thread participants are to all of FitGAF. I like the thread specific humor too though. *shrug*
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
I messed up my other ankle drunk, wow I am a moron, taking the week off. sucks.
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Interesting read, I'd be concerned about its addictive properties still but it sounds pretty good.
FallingEdge
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Insteaf of Fitness, we could just call it FitGAF, that is what we are known for anyway.
FitGAF |OT7| New names, new muscles, new gainz
FitGAF |OT7| New names, new muscles, new gainz
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Deleted member 17706
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On the topic of a new thread, is there a rule that is has to be made in community? It would be cool if we could put it in Off-Topic and perhaps get some new people who may not ever venture into the Community forum.
It used to be but the powers that be decided it belonged here.
Fitness |OT7| Come for the advice, stay for the swelfies
Fitness |OT7| We're all Brolic's inmates
Fitness |OT7| Bulk, cut, or maintain. Pick a side!
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We're Community, it's best to roll with it. Community OT has the best threads anyway. Best people. Community-GAF are good folks. Except the ACTUAL Community OT for that shitty TV show.
Brolic Gaoler
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