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Fitness |OT7| #Swelfies, Trap Lords, and Quadzilla
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RumblingRosco
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You can hold dumbbells and squat. Not nearly the same but that's the closest I can think of. Any plans to get or build a squat rack?
Front squat as much as you can power clean.
theytookourjobz
Junior Member
We can just think I am fashionable late.
Also since I can't do deadlifts at the moment at all because of the back my physiotherapist suggested I would try this with bodyweight:
I actually don't even know a name for it, but does anyone in here know how high the thing should be compared to my legs and tummy and how big movement I should be doing? If I understood it correctly my upper body should be going up and down while embracing my core and that it should work with back of the thighs, ass and lower back as well. I am just happy there is at least something I could try while recovering.
Back extensions are great. According to allthingsgym.com, they were the only exercise that weightlifters from EVERY country were doing after every training session.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Thanks man, that means a lot to hear. I don't see myself at any superior level. remember as you go not to focus on what others are doing though. Focus on improving yourself and your gains. People develop at different rates and to different capacities.
Lol
It's actually a really shitty yoke walk, haha, but it's my first, so there is that. Gonna take a while to get used to.
Slight slope down/up, my driveway is just over 50ft outside the garage and over 75ft from inside.
Happy birthday Shogun.
Thanks bud.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
Just watched a guy use paper towels to hang on to bar for dead lifts. And I found dumbbells over at the squat racks. January is in full swing at my gym.
It didn't seem like serious weight though. Just 185 and 205. And his form was god awful.
It didn't seem like serious weight though. Just 185 and 205. And his form was god awful.
RumblingRosco
Member
That's tragic. He's lucky he didn't drop the weight.
I think I am carrying a bit more (water-weight?)/belly fat than I should. Upper body is doing well and filling out and I am not that fat all over but I just have some belly fat that does not want to shift. Not a huge amount but its getting me a bit annoyed. Trying to keep an eye on my diet and calorie intake too.
My routine is a bit random but I try to do a variety of weights during the week and I walk as much as I can during the week. I think I might need to step it up a bit and force this chunky bit away since it is getting me a bit de-focused atm.
I think not having a fixed routine is what is doing or not doing it for me.
My routine is a bit random but I try to do a variety of weights during the week and I walk as much as I can during the week. I think I might need to step it up a bit and force this chunky bit away since it is getting me a bit de-focused atm.
I think not having a fixed routine is what is doing or not doing it for me.
Happy bday brolic! I started lifting a few months before I turned 34 myself, no way I'd ever give it up at this point.
I've decided to do a 2 week split of 5/3/1 and a total body building routine. One week of each back to back. I don't want to lose strength so I'll continue 531 but also want to do high rep and lower weight size building as well. This will honestly help with keeping things more simple for me.
I've decided to do a 2 week split of 5/3/1 and a total body building routine. One week of each back to back. I don't want to lose strength so I'll continue 531 but also want to do high rep and lower weight size building as well. This will honestly help with keeping things more simple for me.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
The amiibo hunt is killing you bro!
Pre-workouts help me the most on days like that.
I figured the slope might have factored in a bit after the turn. I could see a bit of swing in the yoke.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Team Jones
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I rarely take pictures of my legs, but I do train them. I've been going extra hard on legs lately, forgot how much I enjoy leg days.
BTW, JKY (Jockey Athletic Branding) underwear I'm wearing are the ABSOLUTE best athletic underwear! They are only $9.99 a pair at Target. Thank me later!
BTW, JKY (Jockey Athletic Branding) underwear I'm wearing are the ABSOLUTE best athletic underwear! They are only $9.99 a pair at Target. Thank me later!
I rarely take pictures of my legs, but I do train them. I've been going extra hard on legs lately, forgot how much I enjoy leg days.
BTW, JKY (Jockey Athletic Branding) underwear I'm wearing are the ABSOLUTE best athletic underwear! They are only $9.99 a pair at Target. Thank me later!
Awesome job, man. I forget, but don't you do HiIT training?
Of course, the reason for this pic is to sneak in a shot of your mail box. I see it in the corner.
Nice try.
Psychotext
Member
I think I'm the only person here that utterly hates leg days. Maybe I need to switch to something that only has a handful of reps at very high weight. Though that's not going to help my mountain biking. =/
Team Jones
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Yep, they look like sprinter thighs.
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Deleted member 47027
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Well for what it's worth, my post earlier that was all optimistic? Throw that shit in the garbage.
My red blood cell count is up. There's no reason for this as I have not had any testosterone in months now. So this points to there being an issue with the blood my heart creates. If it's up again and not just a weird fluke (which is possible) I'll be sent to a heart specialist. I'm really disappointed and feeling bad. Sucks.
My red blood cell count is up. There's no reason for this as I have not had any testosterone in months now. So this points to there being an issue with the blood my heart creates. If it's up again and not just a weird fluke (which is possible) I'll be sent to a heart specialist. I'm really disappointed and feeling bad. Sucks.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Huh? I don't even know what this means. I've never heard of elevated red blood cells and I thought blood was created in marrow, in the bones, not the heart.
So confused. What does all of this mean in regard to your health?
Bro.. Hope things look up soon. We're all here for you.
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Deleted member 47027
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I have no idea - I may have misremembered what they said it could possibly be at the root of it, but long story short, it doesn't appear to have been testosterone that did it. It didn't help, but I'm not actually getting better and my red blood cells aren't going down. I'm far from any kind of expert on it, they gave me a couple numbers. My hematocrit is at 58 and the safe level is supposed to be 48, from what I saw. Last week it was a 56, and now it jumped, and that's WEIRD.
It's possible it could just be a weird fluke, related to me eating too much iron but they really don't think so - they said it's just a drop in the bucket for the change that'd do, but we'll find out next week and if it's still at 58 or even higher, then it's cause for concern.
To help rule that shit out I'm doing a week of chicken. I usually eat chicken since I'm on keto still, but I'm going to eliminate meat. I don't take a multivitamin either so I'm not getting it from there.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Going to try and include Hill Sprints on my off days. Which equals two days a week. If there's one constant in this universe 🌌 I always get burnt out after two weeks of this shit. Going to ease into it this time.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Hope everything works out and it's not serious bro.
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Deleted member 47027
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I'm sure it will. When I went there initially because my doctor's note said polycythemia vera, they were like "oh wow you're doing really well!" - because that was just the doctor rigging some bullshit to make sure they didn't give me shit for being on testosterone at the time. They eventually found it out. I'm pretty confident if that if it was something truly horrible I'd feel like shit all the time, or feel WRONG, but I feel fine. It's just every doctor I've seen and assistant has been like"whoa, get this fixed NOW" and I can't help but feel like they're overreacting. It's really weird.
And I think they said blood specialist, not heart, which would make more sense if blood's created in the marrow. Which they have on hand at the blood institute I go to. So, I think I have reasonable help there. We'll find out. Thank you guys, all of you, I'm really tired of losing my blood and want to get back to eating like a king and lifting like a peon.
Wolfe
Member
Damn dude, good luck. Hope things work out for you.
ipitydatfu
Member
how long does a sprained wrist takes to heal
Vince, best wishes, You'll make it.
as for my last workout of the year, I did legs, did squats and after months of neglecting strength for the bigger part of the year, I have been squatting beyond 2 plates the last couple of sessions
nice way to finish 2015
6 months, I know pretty well.
as for my last workout of the year, I did legs, did squats and after months of neglecting strength for the bigger part of the year, I have been squatting beyond 2 plates the last couple of sessions
nice way to finish 2015
how long does a sprained wrist takes to heal
6 months, I know pretty well.
parrotbeak
Member
I sprained my wrist in April, stupidly tried to keep lifting but much lighter. It would feel fine at first but then would start making popping noises and then would hurt too much to lift at all for a week or so. Stopped lifting for a month, still no better. Went to doctor, he gave me a steroid shot and said it would take two weeks to work, but meanwhile said if I can handle the pain I can keep training. It did take a couple weeks for the pain to reduce, and then I was fine, but took months to get back where I was strenght wise. Benching took a while to get back cuz my wrist tended to roll. So all in all about a 6 month set back. If I did it again I'd go get that shot first thing.how long does a sprained wrist takes to heal
ipitydatfu
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fuck. thanks guys
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Cut my calorie intake to 2100 and holy shit my strength levels plummeted by a good amount with the hill sprints of the off days. Raising it up to 2400 and work from there to see if the scale trends downward but maintaining my strength levels.
Vince McMahon, hopefully it is nothing big and that you will be fine soon.
If it helps at all, I remember running to blood tests every 3 months for so long because I have very high hemoglobin levels for a female and my white cell count is also higher than normal. They couldn't figure out anything that would have been wrong with me, I didn't feel sick at all and after couple years they just decided that my natural levels are simply higher than the average. Hopefully they are also just overreacting.
I just hope that my back can handle it. I might need to start with very small movement and see how it goes.
If it helps at all, I remember running to blood tests every 3 months for so long because I have very high hemoglobin levels for a female and my white cell count is also higher than normal. They couldn't figure out anything that would have been wrong with me, I didn't feel sick at all and after couple years they just decided that my natural levels are simply higher than the average. Hopefully they are also just overreacting.
That is is awesome to hear! Now I am even more excited to try them out.
I just hope that my back can handle it. I might need to start with very small movement and see how it goes.
Damn you do make those underwears look good. Honestly, your legs look beastly gorgeous. You would definitely rock all the mini skirts there is.I rarely take pictures of my legs, but I do train them. I've been going extra hard on legs lately, forgot how much I enjoy leg days.
BTW, JKY (Jockey Athletic Branding) underwear I'm wearing are the ABSOLUTE best athletic underwear! They are only $9.99 a pair at Target. Thank me later!
Jumped from 2000 to 2400 and the difference is unreal, so much energy.
frontieruk
Member
Suffering from crazy DOMS after my two seasons within 8hrs... ouch
If you mean a life of health, strength, and a killer physique then yes. Yes it is.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
You're killing it man! Keep it up!
I plan on it! Thanks. Rapid weight gain has stopped and now I'm sitting somewhere between 195-200. One more month of this bulk unless I decide to keep going. I'm not worried at all about the time it will take to shed this fat. I've gained less than usual due to my clean eating and capped calorie intake of 4,000.
FallingEdge
Member
mirin so hard
RumblingRosco
Member
mirin so hard
That dude is bigger than me which means he has to be on roids.
I'd put the odds slightly over 99%
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
You mean that isn't all milk?
Went in this morning for last workout of 2014. Had an awesome time, got 4 sets of 5 on dips. More importantly, I hit a new record of 4 sets of 5 on pull ups. I just jumped to grab the bar this time vs getting a stand. Even the dude working there said I looked noticeably leaner, even tho scale weight is basically same as usual.
2015 is going to be a heck of a year, I know this for sure.
2015 is going to be a heck of a year, I know this for sure.
FallingEdge
Member
I really feel like facial hair is holding me back from achieving maximal aestheticness.
Fat as well but that is easy to change.
Fat as well but that is easy to change.
Psychotext
Member
The wife has banned mine. Kinda glad I grew it whilst there was still some brown left in it though.
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