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Fitness |OT6| Defying gravity, Quest madness, and Muscle Shaming
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^Someone respond to this guy!
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That's been my toughest part of 531. So many reps, so many boring reps. That's its namesake though. Just zone out.
RumblingRosco
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Does you gym have shorter barbells? My gym has 45 lbs Olympic bars and then also has 25 lbs shorter bars that are otherwise identical to the standard Olympic bars. My fiancee uses them for deadlifts in particular.
It isn't the boredom for me. It's just that tough.
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I'm still consistently getting DOMS almost 3 weeks in. I like that about it...most of the time.
HisshouBuraiKen
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The deadlifts are the only ones I can't stand, it's so draining and they take so long whatever song your listening to eventually gets past the "power" part
Bench and press you can at least superset with back exercises and I guess I just don't mind the squats as much.
Unfortunately no, but maybe I can buy one somewhere. I go to the gym but have all my own equipment at home as well. That's a good idea.
sixteen-bit
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Gonna try this
The deadlifts are the only ones I can't stand, it's so draining and they take so long whatever song your listening to eventually gets past the "power" part
Bench and press you can at least superset with back exercises and I guess I just don't mind the squats as much.
I enjoy the upper body stuff, and I definitely superset them with the pull exercises to match.
The volume is jus killer. On both deadlift and squat days, my back wants to kill me when I go to sit in my car after.
lol dude don't you weigh like 3x as much as her? that's pretty funny.
Ok thanks, might try DB's in tomorrows tension workout.
Btw, is there any good way to know you're glycogen depleted? It would just be nice to be "sure" before stuffing your face with that many carbs
Do you look flat, have soreness and generally just feel like shit with very little energy for most of the day? That's how I gauge it, that and I usually think about food from Tuesday to Thursday.
Thanks, I've done these before but I'll keep it light.
Haha yeah you should see some of the looks we get. It's basically like the Shaq picture with his little girlfriend.
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I do DB side bends on my 531 B days and they leave me quite dizzy afterwards. Heavy is good.
700 on the leg press, he probably has a really low squat number
That's what I figured. Especially if he needed wraps. I wanna say my buddy can rep in the 900s for leg press and doesn't need wraps for it.
Honestly who wears wraps leg pressing!?
Yeah my leg press is over 1k for reps but my 1rm squat is only like 365 so it don't mean shit.
I wouldn't even use it at all except with my back issues, i do my 5 or so sets on squats then do hi rep leg press since it keeps the stress off.
You can use her as a barbell for bicep curls.
"girls" bars are typically 15kg (~35lb) instead of 20kg (~45lb), have a 25mm bar instead of a 28.5mm bar, and a shorter length. None is "necessary", but is usually nicer for a girl. I actually prefer the length of a girls bar when snatching and overhead squatting because it allows me to go end to end pretty comfortably (short guy here). that being said, the diameter of the bar is really weird for me. I had actually forgotten this until lifting with my daughter as mentioned above.. when I setup the bar for her I felt the diameter and was like "ooooohhhhh... well that's going to be 5000 times more comfortable for her" heh..
FallingEdge
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At the drive through at Wendy's
"Yo bro, how much do you bench?"
feels good man
"Yo bro, how much do you bench?"
feels good man
Dunno, its hard to say. I guess so
I think I just have to see how the carb load goes and how I feel afterwards. I've done everything like Lyle says I think so I should be good to go.
ohhthegore
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lol yeah shes tiny compared to you. My wife is about 96 pounds so she can't squat the 45 pound bar yet but the gym has a 20 pound bar so thats what we are starting her with
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FallingEdge
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What did you order?
1 Pretzel Burger
3 Jr Bacon Cheeseburgers
2 4 piece spicy chicken nuggets
It was a good meal. Nothing crazy. Still had my shake, banana, quest bar, etc to eat.
Back day today, slowly back in the game, succesful workout day with everything done as planned.
is there a drawback to supersetting assitance exercises? I did everything in pairs today.., it's more convenient and I am done with everything faster...
if you don't mind the comment hehe you both make a hot couple, you look great together
and the pic goes on to show how pictures are deceiving. You look strong and muscled in the selfies you've shown but here you are basiically hulk, (and that's a compliment by the way,lol)
is there a drawback to supersetting assitance exercises? I did everything in pairs today.., it's more convenient and I am done with everything faster...
if you don't mind the comment hehe
you both make a hot couple, you look great togetherand the pic goes on to show how pictures are deceiving. You look strong and muscled in the selfies you've shown but here you are basiically hulk, (and that's a compliment by the way,lol)
My hero...
Back day today, slowly back in the game, succesful workout day with everything done as planned.
is there a drawback to supersetting assitance exercises? I did everything in pairs today.., it's more convenient and I am done with everything faster...
if you don't mind the comment hehe
and the pic goes on to show how pictures are deceiving. You look strong and muscled in the selfies you've shown but here you are basiically hulk, (and that's a compliment by the way,lol)
Haha yeah she makes me look humongous. I actually enjoy all the people staring. It's funny to me. Happens a lot in Costco or the mall.
I may have to go to Wendy's now. Should be some good sick food to gain some weight back...
Dunno, its hard to say. I guess so
I think I just have to see how the carb load goes and how I feel afterwards. I've done everything like Lyle says I think so I should be good to go.
Today is the start of your carb load right? Mine starts after I get back from the gym, that box of mini wheats is deaddddddddddddddd meat.
SonicXtreme
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i did that lol. but technically they say you can't use the coupons until november fyi: obviously for post halloween, but they let me use one when i bought the pack
dipping their hot nuggets into frosties is god tier
SafeinSound
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you made that sound sexual
Dunno, its hard to say. I guess so
I think I just have to see how the carb load goes and how I feel afterwards. I've done everything like Lyle says I think so I should be good to go.
Just follow what he says and you will be fine. I always liked to do about 40-45 minutes of slow steady cardio on Sunday nights. It helped me feel like I was priming the pump for the week.
I think I used maltodextrin maybe? For the first post intensity workout shake.
SonicXtreme
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you don't want to hear the things i'd do to that redhead from the newer wendy's commercials.
Spiritreaver
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The diets in this thread, oh man. No wonder I'm like one of the only bodybuilder dudes.
I don't think I even have it in me to dirty bulk, Even when I'm not counting macros, I'm more or less estimating.
Go out and eat with friends...eat a bit too much
wake up the next day...."I'm spilled over man"
I put on weight too easy. Bout to go train legs, might record some squats.
Go out and eat with friends...eat a bit too much
wake up the next day...."I'm spilled over man"
I put on weight too easy. Bout to go train legs, might record some squats.
SafeinSound
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I'm sure they are some of the same things I'd do.
Also, I hate lifting with my friend's/people I know. Been lifting with my buddy all week. Sitting around for last two hours to see when he wants to go. Just texts me, "oh I didn't get your last text, I just got back." Is this real life? I'd rather go alone anyway, but c'mon.
Ha, I dunno I've kinda over to that side but I can't seem to eat 4k calories a day worth of clean food. He'll I ate 5k yesterday, 4,500 the day before, 4k at least the 4 days before that and I haven't gained an ounce. Not sure what to do.
What's your diet look like? What's your target cals?
I've got my cutting diet perfect but I'm not sure now that I'm bulking
SonicXtreme
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VERY yes
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
This here but staying around 11% because of work.
My diet is complete garbage now.
Box of toaster struddles and 8-9 eggs on chunky salsa with milk was one of the best breakfasts I've had.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
"You look like you've been bulking."
Why yes, I have. Thank you for noticing.
Why yes, I have. Thank you for noticing.
Yes today. Still not totally sure about which time I should hit the gym. Lyle talks about 7PM in one example but he doesn't really mandate any rigid schedule I think. Also 7PM seems kinda late to me so i was thinking about 5PM or maybe a bit later. But if the carb load needs to be 24hr, then it would be better to train later I guess.
I know is all relative and everybody is different, etc...
but according to the more experienced here, what kind of numbers should I have reached on my compounds by the end of my first year hitting the gym?
are there some formulas I could use as orientation?
like Squat = 5x3 @1.5 bodyweight and so on?
depending on where I am on strength I will decide my course of action.
but according to the more experienced here, what kind of numbers should I have reached on my compounds by the end of my first year hitting the gym?
are there some formulas I could use as orientation?
like Squat = 5x3 @1.5 bodyweight and so on?
depending on where I am on strength I will decide my course of action.
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A More Normal Bird
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It's much better to use your ability to progress to decide your course of action rather than just the amount of time you've been training. If you're stalling change it up, if you're not, don't.
Depend on too many things. If you're naturally thin you'll lift more in body weight % for example. I don't lift for shit, but compared to body weight% i'm pretty well positioned. If you're buff, you'll probably be lower in body weight% but obviously the strenght isn't comparable. Dudes pulling those 12 Kg lateral shoulder (dunno the name, the one where you have your head between your knees and lift laterally with your shoulders) when i can't even lift 8 feel bad man.
In general just strive for decent form and 120-130 lbs bench in an year if you never did much sports etc. A series of ten pullups at least if you're the skinny type. I wouldn't care about those too much. Keep an eye on your body shape imho, if you getting better looking it's ok.
What do you guys thinks of one-handed pushups? I did those all the time when i praticed martial arts, and i still do them as a kind of round-up excercises on "off" days at the gym. I really like them because i'm an attention whore =)
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