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Fitness |OT6| Defying gravity, Quest madness, and Muscle Shaming
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You're getting there man!
ohhthegore
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anyone? :-/
Whatever you're doing sounds like it's working man. Awesome.
ohhthegore
Member
Yeah all my family is from Cali and I was born in LA so all my teams are Raiders, Lakers, Dodgers, and Kings. I have no problem doing deadlifts its just the squats that kill me
Chittagong
Gold Member
Ate my last Quest bar today, my 6 boxes lasted throught the summer.
Thinking of taking a small break off them, they are just too easy to grab from the fridge. Here's my top list after the summer.
GREAT
1. Cookie dough
2. White chocolate
4. Apple Pie
5. Coconut
6. Strawberry cheesecake
7. Cinnamon roll
8. Banana nut muffin
MEH
Chocolate peanut butter
AWFUL (binned)
Lemon
Thinking of taking a small break off them, they are just too easy to grab from the fridge. Here's my top list after the summer.
GREAT
1. Cookie dough
2. White chocolate
4. Apple Pie
5. Coconut
6. Strawberry cheesecake
7. Cinnamon roll
8. Banana nut muffin
MEH
Chocolate peanut butter
AWFUL (binned)
Lemon
BlueScrote
Member
From the fridge? intriguing.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Might have found the perfect house and the garage is massive for my gym.
Today may be a good day.
The only "it" I'm referring to with him is that he feels his lower back fatiguing, I feel it to some degree as well. This most certainly doesn't feel "So gooooooood" as you put it.
Be careful you don't confuse "it" with something else.
And yeah, I am.
Today may be a good day.
The only "it" I'm referring to with him is that he feels his lower back fatiguing, I feel it to some degree as well. This most certainly doesn't feel "So gooooooood" as you put it.
Be careful you don't confuse "it" with something else.
And yeah, I am.
FallingEdge
Member
Push hard my friend.
I'm around .28 cooters.
Yeah, just eating and lifting haha. Thanks!
I was reading something about how for "proper proportions" it is something along the lines of your neck, arms, and calves are appox the same. Chest is 10-12 inches bigger than your waist to get a proper V-taper. Legs/quads are 6-8 inches smaller than your waist. I don't care about these but it is still interesting to read about. Bodybuilding and all that. Lots of hard work involved.
HisshouBuraiKen
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The BBB sets are perfect for deficit deads but yeah, they will wreck you.
Oh okay, will do.
I'll have some pics when I'm done with my cut.
Unrelated, but doing two depletion workouts in one session is difficult but I got through my workout tonight in under 2 hours. My muscle endurance was up a bit from last week, got 245x6x15 without skipping a beat on decline bench.
Also, while I'm getting definition in my arms and chest, my back is starting to look like some Dwarves are chiseling away at it during the night. I can't believe how much muscle was hiding under the fat just waiting to be brought to light, still got another 10-12lbs to lose.
Arms and chest are still the same size despite losing weight, can't recommend UD 2.0 enough, I may even try it when I bulk.
Arms and chest are still the same size despite losing weight, can't recommend UD 2.0 enough, I may even try it when I bulk.
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A More Normal Bird
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Jesus. Nice work!
I'm skimming through UD 2.0 right now as a possible route for when I finish my beginning gains in SS, and it looks... a tad complicated to follow. And the idea of using machines bothers me. Scared I'll lose strength. Still, I've heard good things. I'm worried about having to meticulously log everything I eat. :\
Still kind of interested in the UD 2.0 though I'm around 18% bf so not totally ideal. Still I guess the results are awesome and I wouldn't mind getting leaner and building muscle. And I know it's pretty hardcore because you have to do it exactly like it's laid out but I'm not really preoccupied atm..
Ok this is gonna sound dumb, but file it under bigorexia or body dismorphia, but do you ever feel like one area of your body is way too small but it's probably being overshadowed by another part?
Like I feel like I have teeny tiny arms but I also have. A bigger chest and upper back in proportion to them
Like I feel like I have teeny tiny arms but I also have. A bigger chest and upper back in proportion to them
I have been hitting the gym and last Monday did some of abs in the ab coaster machine... now I have this weird as hell upper right abdominal pain (more like its bothering me, not real pain "pain) that gets painful if I stress too much like walking up stairs quickly. Is this a normal pain after some ab exercise or could it be something else?
As a side note! I started a month ago in the gym with some healthier eating. I go about 3-4 times a week and have already dropped 9 pounds and there's a marked difference in my arms. Really getting excited
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As a side note! I started a month ago in the gym with some healthier eating. I go about 3-4 times a week and have already dropped 9 pounds and there's a marked difference in my arms. Really getting excited
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Deleted member 47027
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It's time to return to shrugs. I have faith my trapezius won't hurt. Let's see what happens tonight.
UD2.0 sounds so good, but so tough. Need to get my mind right (and my weight down a little more) before taking it on.
UD2.0 sounds so good, but so tough. Need to get my mind right (and my weight down a little more) before taking it on.
sixteen-bit
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I feel like my arms (especially forearm) are tiny compared to the rest of my body.
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
Get straps! I started using them on my heavier shrugs and was amazed, taking grip out of the equation really lets you hit 'em hard.
I spend some time on the forums on Lyle's site and UD2 is an absurd level of hardcore. Those guys start out lean and end up completely shredded in like 2 months, and without any muscle loss. It requires a huge time commitment but there's no denying it works. But most people don't need it until they're at like 10%. You CAN do it if you're fatter but it's not necessary.
Speaking of Lyle, round 2 of the RFL PSMF started yesterday. Is there anything more beautiful when starting a cut than those first couple days of carb depletion? 2 pounds down already.
FallingEdge
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Besides feeling like every part of my body is small, I still feel like my chest and traps are my weak points.
Yeah dood, straps are amazing. It lets me focus more on getting the weight up and going heavy and hard.
RumblingRosco
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I strongly believe that the day you are truly happy with your body is the day you lose. Hating your body is the key to success. Hating all small you are, hating how weak you are, hating how your calves look, hating how you look when you walk because you hate your posture. These are the things that motivate one to become better.
But, I'm also occasionally a cynic.
Also, front squats as an assistance lift on squat days and sumo deadlifts as an assistance lift on deadlift days, yay or nay?
HisshouBuraiKen
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I have 14.5" arms (too small), 26" thighs (satisfactory), tiny-ass wrists (FML) and a stack of dimes for a neck. I feel way out of proportion. I am eager to get down to 10% BF and finally begin a long, slow, clean bulk to address all these lacking areas and eventually look like a mini-Tom Platz.
I say yea and nay respectively, do deficit deads instead of sumo deads, work on your bar speed and your power off the floor.
RumblingRosco
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Deficit deadlifts being normal deadlifts, but I stand on a 1-3 inch platform? Not sure how I feel about that, I'll have to watch some videos and see if it looks fun enough to add to my routine. I appreciate the suggestion though!
Also, this video showing a 1-year steroid transformation cracks me up. At about 0:44 the guy cuts to the "before" part, but the hilarity ensues at around 1:20 with "GOOOOOD DAAAAAAMN" and so on.
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Deleted member 47027
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Dude turned into a MANSTER, absolutely insane what steroids can do for you.
You did this exercise a day ago? Sounds like DOMs to me with some possible tissue inflammation going on. You may have over extended yourself a little bit, but no long-term damage at all. You could take an NSAID, ice, and try a hot/cold shower to help ease some of the inflammation and pain, of course.
And, of course, seek medical attention if you have this type of pain for more than seven days. But you're probably more than fine.
HisshouBuraiKen
Member
Just use 35s instead of 45s, it's the same thing.
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Deleted member 47027
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Jesus Fuck at the Ultimate Diet 2.0 book being approx $90 on Amazon. Surely I'm missing something.
I do the opposite. front squats on deadlift day, RDL on squat day.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
I do this as well. Also my RDLs are snatch grip.
FallingEdge
Member
All about Glute Ham Raises and Glute/Hip thrusts on my squat days.
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Deleted member 47027
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Goddamn that's better. $30 for an ebook sounds so steep but if it's the real deal and from what it sounds, it is, it's worth payin for.
I missed this little gem. Hahahaha! You crack me up FE!
hendersonhank
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Guys, I can't seem to do any shoulder exercises. I've had pain in my right shoulder for a long time now, years really. It used to be that I couldn't bench at all because of it, but I could do weighted dips and shoulder press til the cows came home with no problems.
Now it's the opposite. No problems while benching but I can't shoulder press or dip at all, and it bothers me even on pullups.
I don't have insurance so surgery is not an option right now.
Any shoulder exercises I might be able to do? I think I'm heading toward some big imbalances. I should hit 150 on bench this week (did 3x4 last time so should hit 3x5 this time), but today I couldn't even get one rep of shoulder press with 67.5 because of my shoulder. I think the most I've managed in my life was 75.
I've done milions of dislocations, shoulder circles, and the usual shoulder stretches with no effect.
Now it's the opposite. No problems while benching but I can't shoulder press or dip at all, and it bothers me even on pullups.
I don't have insurance so surgery is not an option right now.
Any shoulder exercises I might be able to do? I think I'm heading toward some big imbalances. I should hit 150 on bench this week (did 3x4 last time so should hit 3x5 this time), but today I couldn't even get one rep of shoulder press with 67.5 because of my shoulder. I think the most I've managed in my life was 75.
I've done milions of dislocations, shoulder circles, and the usual shoulder stretches with no effect.
Thanks man!
I don't think it's all that complicated, once you get the idea of it it's pretty simple. I used to log everything I ate, but I mostly eat the same thing everyday which makes things even easier. Basically I just keep my carbs under 75g from Sunday to Thursday evening, then during Thursday evening you get to start what has become a most joyous occasion...the carb up which lasts until Friday night. I logged what I ate for the first two weeks after that I just decided to eat that same stuff pretty much throughout the week.
I haven't lost any strength and in some lifts I've gained some, what I do have trouble with is muscle endurance from time to time. It doesn't feel like I'm fully recovered sometimes because there's a lot of volume, so my endurance suffers. But usually by the Saturday power day my body feels fantastic, especially once you carb up. I'd say to give it a shot, as long as you follow what Lyle says you shouldn't lose much strength if any.
Splash Wave
Member
I've been doing Starting Strength for quite a long time, and I want to add a short arm routine at the end of each time (triceps for my A day/biceps for B). Any ideas?
So GAF I no longer have access to a squat rack. I transferred to a new university, and the squat rack is almost always full at the times I go to the gym. I don't have enough time to wait 40 minutes to use a squat rack. Is there any other thing I can replace squats/deadlifts with or am I screwed?
Based on my calculations, that equals GODDAMNNN!!!!!
Just ask to work in. It's not a big deal.
What Sean said. You can't replace squats. Find a different time to go or ask to work in.
Skinny chicken calves compared to pretty much the rest of me. Wrists could use some meat compared to the upper arms, as well.
I waited way too long to calculate my calories. Just found out today that on an average day, I'm taking in around 500 less than what I actually need. Rookie mistake, I guess.
FallingEdge
Member
Any deals on whey protein?
I consider myself pretty proportional... it's just that I am small from everywhere :'((( and that's no bigorexia, I see it in the lockers where I can see other guys and compare myself.
the only two parts that could maybe, possibly, stand out from my body is chest ( and that's a stretch,,,) and ass (which I had from my skating years.) everything else, it's nothing to write home about... but I do it for me, I don't ever expect anyone that is into this discipline to compliment me for my size, all I can strive for is some definition and one or 2 inches max from all my parts. I just don't have the genes for much else.
it doesn't discourage me, to be honest, I care a bit but not that much
You might not be the only one. I haven't calculated my calories and macros because I lack the time :\ It might be affecting my lift progression: Monday I increased the weight for my squats to 90 lbs and only got 5/4/3 and today I did the same weight but got 5/5/3. However both days I had roughly 6H of sleep thanks to working on an engineering lab report. But I eat until I am full, would I have to push it further? According to how linear progression works, I guess if I don't get 5/5/5 this Friday, I have to reset.
Noema and my friends are going to be disappointed to see that my first reset might be on such a low weight
You might not be the only one. I haven't calculated my calories and macros because I lack the time : It might be affecting my lift progression: Monday I increased the weight for my squats to 90 lbs and only got 5/4/3 and today I did the same weight but got 5/5/3. However both days I had roughly 6H of sleep thanks to working on an engineering lab report. But I eat until I am full, would I have to push it further? According to how linear progression works, I guess if I don't get 5/5/5 this Friday, I have to reset.
Noema and my friends are going to be disappointed to see that my first reset might be on such a low weight
How much are you eating? Can you give is a couple day sample. Be specific.
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