You don't really need to do much ab work, your diet will mostly take care of how your abs will look.
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You don't really need to do much ab work, your diet will mostly take care of how your abs will look.
all the good lifts put a ton of strain on your core (bench, squat, dead, row, ohp, etc). you'll have to stick to isolation stuff with machines most likely.
Alrighty. Thanks! I'll cut out all ab work. Running has been awesome so far but I feel like its taking a lot longer than I thought. I haven't been very attentive with my diet. I'll work on that.
Bummer. I was afraid so. So mostly the ellipticals and the treadmills I suppose.
Yeah, that's pretty sweet.
On the other end of the spectrum, I bumped into a friend who hasn't seen me a few years and he said I look exactly the same. Considering my injuries, I'll take it.
this.
it's a double-edged sword, it's one of the things that annoy me each time I visit friends and family in Mexico, they see me once or twice a year and always before I go there I wonder whether they'll notice changes...
fortunately a fitness friend of me told me last summer the moment he saw me "why the hell do you complain you don't see gains in our FB group? you have improved a lot" and I thanked him and it made my day
but other fitness friends didn't say a word, so who knows. I really shouldn't care, either way and yet I sorta kinda do, boo me.
That sounds awesome.
I have been jumping up and down in excitement - on Friday I will finally meet up with my physiotherapist and hopefully will have a new gym program. She was the one that encouraged me to start going to the gym in the first place and she hasn't seen me since. She knows I have lost around 45 pounds, but hasn't seen it. I know already it will be emotional meeting.
Cooter and quick hands...
Hahah, but hey, just remember there is first time for everything. Be careful
Thanks! That is awesome to hear. I know what I will be asking for Christmas.
Now I have just been using those foam rolls.That is so great! Positive feedback always feels so good.
I met one of my formed colleagues last week when I was shopping to get a new jacket for jogging and Nordic walking and I could see the discomfort in her face. With a free translation she said to me "Oh. Hi... I didn't expect to see you in a sport equipment store... it seems you have started to work out. Well, it isn't wrong for any one of us to try I guess." And then she continued looking at me with this extremely pissed face. She is fit and have been working out for couple years and it seems she is annoyed by the idea that someone else is trying to better themself as well.
Based on my own experience men might take these kind of things better than females (even though I need to add that couple of my friends and former colleagues are so adorable and have started to work out as well because of my "good example" so they say).
Talking about starting to work out. A male friend of mine, age 27, 160 pounds / 73 kilos is planning to start to go to gym as well. I am thinking what program could I recommend for him. He is in a very good shape even if he hasn't never gone to gym. Does push ups, pull ups and chin ups quite much on daily basis. Can also do muscle ups without any discomfort and one handed pull ups. Veins are visible in the arms and upper body so I assume that the body fat percentage is quite low. So he is lean but he hopes to get more muscle mass. Can you recommend some program that I could say to him to check out?
Sweetie, you are looking extremely fine.
Chocobro already helped with the military press substitute.
Good that you are back on the gain train.
I am sure that if you continue doing everything your physio told you to, it will start to heal and be better in no time. Come on, we are only puny mortals - we all care. It is normal to want positive feedback and people to notice how much you have been putting time and effort into yourself. And trust me with this one, it is showing. I am sure your cut is going to be glorious!this.
it's a double-edged sword, it's one of the things that annoy me each time I visit friends and family in Mexico, they see me once or twice a year and always before I go there I wonder whether they'll notice changes...
fortunately a fitness friend of me told me last summer the moment he saw me "why the hell do you complain you don't see gains in our FB group? you have improved a lot" and I thanked him and it made my day
I really shouldn't care, either way and yet I sorta kinda do, boo me.
Can you ask your physiotherapist's opinion and ask him/her to do you a gym programm? I am fairly sure you can do isolated movements with machines to build up your muscles. They aren't as effective as free weights are, but will get you started. If you want, I can write you my gym program that I started with when my back was absolutely awful.
It is quite hard to actually cut fat while same time gaining muscles. If you are a newbie, you can do it for a while though, so better take everything out of that precious time.
Well hellooo
Thank you! This is what I did!
Chocobro already helped with the military press substitute.
Good that you are back on the gain train.
I hope so! Keep going at it!
Tired arms nooooow...
Haha.Still eating ice cream though lmao. Oops. I have no will power against ice cream right now.
Conveniently, my ass is allergic to shellfish.
I'm going to hold my quest bars and cry.
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A More Normal Bird
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Depending on your build, you may not need to touch the bar to your chest every rep (for some it's more trouble than it's worth) unless you're planning on competing, in which case it's required. If your programming is on point you shouldn't be sticking at the same weight too long anyway, so don't worry about your PR, just choose a form and stick to it. If you decide to opt for bar to chest but can't do it some sets then a deload may be in order.
This makes it sound like you don't have a problem eating them but once they make their way through the trouble begins.
Psychotext
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For those bulking (slow or otherwise), how much weight are you generally looking to put on a week?
I understand that there's a physical limit to how much muscle a body can gain per week, and that most of the upper numbers I see are generally understood to only be achievable via the use of steroids. To my knowledge, putting on much more than about a lb a week is generally considered just a way to get fat, but I'm no expert on the subject.
Any input?
I understand that there's a physical limit to how much muscle a body can gain per week, and that most of the upper numbers I see are generally understood to only be achievable via the use of steroids. To my knowledge, putting on much more than about a lb a week is generally considered just a way to get fat, but I'm no expert on the subject.
Any input?
I'm aiming for 500 g/week, that's close to a pound.
Psychotext
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That's pretty much what I've been working to. Maybe just slightly under. Sadly for me that takes very few calories to do.
I aim for around 1kg a month.
ViewtifulJC
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Last week, I stopped my max bench press cuz my left shoudler suddenly gave out and started to hurt. Rested over the weekend, came back and pushed through a deload on the bench/squat both Mon and Wed. Shoulder is better.
Woke up today, goddamn left shoulder blade is on FIRE. Moving from a relaxed position to an upright position is a trip. Not exactly lookin forward to Bench/Squat/Deadlifts day tomorrow. If I don't come back, tell Sunflower I'm sorry for calling him fat, and I'm sorry FallingEdge is so fat
Woke up today, goddamn left shoulder blade is on FIRE. Moving from a relaxed position to an upright position is a trip. Not exactly lookin forward to Bench/Squat/Deadlifts day tomorrow. If I don't come back, tell Sunflower I'm sorry for calling him fat, and I'm sorry FallingEdge is so fat
Be careful bro, better to skip a workout then having to skip a months worth.
Yeah, imagine I'm at a big family dinner at some restaurant.
And stuff like this is sitting in front of you.
FallingEdge
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Psychotext
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I might as well have a shellfish allergy for how much I hate the stuff. I guess that's what happens when you don't eat certain things growing up.
I usually eat one shrimp, then I drown myself with chicken, pork, and beef for the next hour to keep myself from going into shock.
Protein shakes are low cal and lasagna in moderation wont't make up the difference? Also a difference in water weight, fecal matter etc can cause the swing.
Eating 'clean' food is so overrated. As long as you're eating mostly nutritious food and the rest falls into your macros, why not have a little fried chicken wings and ice cream? You only live once and it works perfectly fine!
Zoe
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Running really doesn't burn that much in the grand scheme of things. You would need to be doing several miles every day to overcome a bad diet.
Pakoe
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FitGAF, how do you deal with gym fatigue? For a week or so, instead of the usual feeling of working out because I want to, it's starting to feel more like a chore and filled with a sense of dread. I've tried to just do lower weights to just take it easy but still keep going, but it hasn't helped.
Should I take a break for a week or two?
Should I take a break for a week or two?
A few months ago? Was this an inguinal hernia repair with a reinforcing mesh? I wouldn't be worried about it reopening after a few months if that is the case. I was back to full workouts after six weeks, and it was good for me as it kept the scar tissue from getting too uppity.
I guess there is always the risk of the other side going, but it'll go anyways in short order if one side went. Might as well get it over with. I told the doc to jam the mesh in the other side when he did the first one and I anticipate no problems from now on.
A mesh reinforced repair is generally seen as very stable.
Depends. How long have you been going?
Some mornings I don't want to go and force myself and end up having a great workout and glad that I went.
If you've been going for a long while with no break, take one.
I would take a break. Maybe for a week. Any longer than that I might get a bit nasty.
Been working out seriously for some two years now, only breaks being when I'm sick or gone on short trips. Guess it's break time for me.
MarkMclovin
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This happens to me, but for a different reason. Basically, when I start hitting my maxes during a new program, I don't feel so confident in going as I train on my own now. I've been doing 5x5 for the last 2 or so months, after a break from 5/3/1. All's good building up from 50% but now I'm reaching my max, I don't have the drive to jump out of bed anymore. Plus it's dark and freezing cold every morning, which doesn't help either.
But when I drag my ass down and have a good sesh, it's feels great. I've not had a break since April, but I don;t feel like I need one either. Switching programs is like a break, I suppose.
das it mane
Psychotext
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That's what I'd suggest. Helps from getting stuck in a rut.
Watch a Brolic video or have Imm0rt4l post a pic so you realize how much farther you have to go.
Pakoe
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das it
HisshouBuraiKen
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Impossible to know without knowing you but I'd hazard a guess it has more to do with what's going on the other 23 hours of your day.
Yeah that's what I was afraid of, it getting a habit. But will power has been strong before !
Can't compete with gods, man.
True. But would you in a similar situation take a break or would you keep going?
HisshouBuraiKen
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For me I find a deload usually refreshes me enough but you said you already tried that. I wouldn't take more than 5 days completely off though, beyond that I end up having to deload anyways. 3-5 days usually helps me recover and I can jump right back where I left off, anything longer and I have to drop down a bit to complete my sets.
Psychotext
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Trying to. First time I've ever actively tried to put on weight... is strange.
Not trying, but I will probably bulk up in a couple of months. Need that extra layer of fat to survive the winter.
Who is competing? Inspiration!
entremet
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It makes lifting fun. Gains are so easy on bulks. I'm talking about on adding weight to the bar.
First time I bulked I gained too much fat. Rookie mistake I needed to diet longer to get back to decent shape.
Happy birthday! Minus the disgusting ass beer that is one hell of a menu. Have a good time!
entremet
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Not a beer fan, Cooter?
For shame
I love me a good IPA, but I stay away mostly since beer is so damn high calorie. Twice a month is fine for me.
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