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[Spiritreaver]

I'm lucky I guess because I have zero interest in taking anything. I don't want to get any bigger. If I was a guy constantly striving for more size I can see temptation.

I feel ya. I want to get bigger, but not to the point where I would actually need to take anything to reach it. I'm big enough as it is, if anything I'm gonna enter grotesque range if I get much bigger, lol.

I would sure as hell love to be constantly lean though.

 

[iddqd]

Good read about steroids in Hollywood and keeping your expectations grounded in reality:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-steroid-use-a-list-609091

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

Really? At it's worst I could not hold a jug of milk in my right hand with my arm perpendicular to my body. I could bench press and OHP just fine but rows curls and extensions are out for now

Yep, I swear by them. Knee pain, elbow pain, hip pain, all gone.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Yep, I swear by them. Knee pain, elbow pain, hip pain, all gone.

Guess I should dip my joints in the Rehband pool. That Theracane you recommended back around December has been wonderful.

 

[Faiz]

Good read about steroids in Hollywood and keeping your expectations grounded in reality:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-steroid-use-a-list-609091

Great article.

Had no idea HGH was so expensive, hahah. I knew it was the new hotness, but $3000 a month, wow!

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Probably that Thor dude. Maybe the guy playin Starlord in Guardians of the Galaxy, he bulked fast.

first guy that came to mind, he rode the bike hard.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Great article.

Had no idea HGH was so expensive, hahah. I knew it was the new hotness, but $3000 a month, wow!

When your career depends on it, you have millions to spend, few time commitments outside of filming, and highly qualified medical professionals who can carefully monitor your usage, it seems like a no-brainer to use the stuff.

 

[Pete Rock]

Ugh! The first local gym I joined was selected because I had two friends who went there three times a week and it was centrally located. I wasn't on a program other than feeling sorry for myself and knowing I should go, so I would try and work in with them which was basically useless. I would follow their warmup squat sets until the weight was too heavy for me, generally around my body weight of 170 lbs at that time. When I couldn't do any more productive work without taking plates off and fucking up their sets I would go do the roman chair back raises to strengthen my core. This was probably three months before I reconnected with an old friend and we began Starting Strength at the YMCA.

The amount of guys in that gym on gear was just astounding to me. I remember looking at what they were doing and how most of it was not heavy compound lifts, just a bunch of body builder focused routines, but they were all massive. There was a guy in particular whose lats were so wide and enormous that I instantly called him Captain America. One day I asked him what he did to get so big and he literally scoffed and shrugged his shoulders while throwing me a wry grin.

A month after I bailed on the place the local law enforcement arrested and presented charges against the manager and a few of the regulars for running a steroid distribution ring. From what I understand they were just buying bovine steroids off e-bay and slinging them to anyone dumb enough to shoot random shit into their bodies.

 

[BeautifulMemory]

Heh, I edited my original post to include him in X-men 3 at the same time you posted this. It's sad really. I mean, I'd love to look like Chris Hemsworth in the original Thor but I know the kind of work I would have to do just to maintain that size, not to mention getting there to begin with, and it's not worth it. I'll stick with trying to eventually look halfway as good as Matt Bomer.

It has always stuck in my mind that the there actors who have been known for their physique - Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Henry Cavill - have all at one time expressed how unpleasantly tough it is to transform their bodies and how relatively disinterested they are to maintain it. I remember Cavill especially said there's no practical point to it

Anyway I mention this because I wanted to look like them too (despite having a way smaller build), but just hearing that puts things into perspective for me and re-evaluate the reasons why I work out

 

[BeautifulMemory]

And marketing feeds people that line, and profits off of everything. It's rotten. Hell, I used to think that way.

Ah the old days when I thought Christian Bale was a very hard worker from going to Machinist to Batman Begins. Foolishness.

And nobody believes Mark Wahlberg, and nobody should. 165 to 212. Fuck you Wahlberg.

Do you really think bale used to prep for BB

 

[Cooter]

It has always stuck in my mind that the there actors who have been known for their physique - Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, and Henry Cavill - have all at one time expressed how unpleasantly tough it is to transform their bodies and how relatively disinterested they are to maintain it. I remember Cavill especially said there's no practical point to it

Anyway I mention this because I wanted to look like them too (despite having a way smaller build), but just hearing that puts things into perspective for me and re-evaluate the reasons why I work out

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Do you really think bale used to prep for BB

When I was younger I did! Lay off me, I wasn't educated!

 

[BeautifulMemory]

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

Well goddamn. My respect for you just leveled up more. Think I gotta go through the old thread to read about your routine/lifestyle diet

When I was younger I did! Lay off me, I wasn't educated!

Noo I'm the one that's uneducated, you are destroying my man crush lol

 

[Imm0rt4l]

And marketing feeds people that line, and profits off of everything. It's rotten. Hell, I used to think that way.

Ah the old days when I thought Christian Bale was a very hard worker from going to Machinist to Batman Begins. Foolishness.

And nobody believes Mark Wahlberg, and nobody should. 165 to 212. Fuck you Wahlberg.

was wahlberg really 165 prior? I mean his physique is totally attainable from that movie, but to gain that much in a short time is suspect for sure.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

was wahlberg really 165 prior? I mean his physique is totally attainable from that movie, but to gain that much in a short time is suspect for sure.

According to the article that's what he said. That's a huge jump for a short period of time. Took FallingEdge longer!

 

[yogloo]

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

Thank god I always want to look like you instead of the Hollywood types.
Easy life here I come.

 

[DoktorEvil]

And marketing feeds people that line, and profits off of everything. It's rotten. Hell, I used to think that way.

Ah the old days when I thought Christian Bale was a very hard worker from going to Machinist to Batman Begins. Foolishness.

And nobody believes Mark Wahlberg, and nobody should. 165 to 212. Fuck you Wahlberg.

Wahlberg I had pegged as a juicer since his Marky Mark days, but Batman?

That's all kinds of disappointment. I was expecting that American Psycho body to be natty.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Wahlberg I had pegged as a juicer since his Marky Mark days, but Batman?

That's all kinds of disappointment. I was expecting that American Psycho body to be natty.

Coulda been done with the exception of the Machinist coming right before. Could have believed it was natty had he not just come off of Machinist where he weighed about 25 lbs.

 

[Cudder]

Chill guys, Mark Wahlberg just uses his own brand of amazing protein, Marked™, to look like how he does. Available in stores now.

 

[TheDarkStark]

Was wondering where the hell you went.

Yeah, had too much going on for a little while there (moved twice, started school again, shoulder tendonitis, and the big one: got into a serious relationship).

No excuses though, time to stop being lazy and hit it hard again. Still pretty strong for my weight, but definitely lost a step.

 

[Ashodin]

Chill guys, Mark Wahlberg just uses his own brand of amazing protein, Marked™, to look like how he does. Available in stores now.

"Marked™ out to my own brand, wow!"

 

[God Dayumm]

got my license! now I can drive instead of walk to the gym

#NoCardio

 

[Irobot82]

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

Better post that shirtless pic brah!

 

[Zoe]

Coulda been done with the exception of the Machinist coming right before. Could have believed it was natty had he not just come off of Machinist where he weighed about 25 lbs.

I remember him saying he overcompensated for the Machinist and ended up too fat, so he had to back off on bulking.

 

[Spiritreaver]

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

Haha, I am pretty sure it was when I walked out of MoS that I finally realized I was a studly dude.

 

[Hypereides]

Ugh! The first local gym I joined was selected because I had two friends who went there three times a week and it was centrally located. I wasn't on a program other than feeling sorry for myself and knowing I should go, so I would try and work in with them which was basically useless. I would follow their warmup squat sets until the weight was too heavy for me, generally around my body weight of 170 lbs at that time. When I couldn't do any more productive work without taking plates off and fucking up their sets I would go do the roman chair back raises to strengthen my core. This was probably three months before I reconnected with an old friend and we began Starting Strength at the YMCA.

The amount of guys in that gym on gear was just astounding to me. I remember looking at what they were doing and how most of it was not heavy compound lifts, just a bunch of body builder focused routines, but they were all massive. There was a guy in particular whose lats were so wide and enormous that I instantly called him Captain America. One day I asked him what he did to get so big and he literally scoffed and shrugged his shoulders while throwing me a wry grin.

A month after I bailed on the place the local law enforcement arrested and presented charges against the manager and a few of the regulars for running a steroid distribution ring. From what I understand they were just buying bovine steroids off e-bay and slinging them to anyone dumb enough to shoot random shit into their bodies.

Frightening shit man. I read the new gyms TOA before joining. Thankfully they run an anti steroid policy, so members who abuse enhancing drugs will be expelled, blacklisted and fined.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

Half of bodybuilding is an illusion, these physiques are ephemeral unless you're on cell tech. Pumps and lighting.


I wake up in the morning and look at myself, carb depleted. "I aint shit"


be at the gym for half an hour in a stringer tank, feeling like I'm the apex predator. I'm Godzilla surrounded by prey.

 

[FallingEdge]

I'm not sure about that. I basically look like Cavill in MoS and it's pretty damn easy to maintain.

I think once you get there, it is easy to maintain. For us anyway. Hardest part is always going to be the journey.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I think once you get there, it is easy to maintain. For us anyway. Hardest part is always going to be the journey.

I think it's also the part where you can get a good bit of enjoyment out of. During that time you can see your progress, but as you reach your natural potential, diminishing returns starts to kick in and then it's mostly minutia from that point. Strength ceiling is pretty high though.

 

[Ashodin]

Hitting the gym later to get dem kinks out of my legs. Squats yoooo

 

[Cooter]

Haha, I am pretty sure it was when I walked out of MoS that I finally realized I was a studly dude.

One hundred percent! When the movie came out my family and friends started calling me Superman because of our similar builds. It was then I realized I had arrived in the physique game. You however are bigger than Cavill.

I think once you get there, it is easy to maintain. For us anyway. Hardest part is always going to be the journey.

Very true. It's getting there when your patience and dedication finally pays off. Same for PBs in major lifts.

 

[ILoveBish]

Ok I finally decided that I'm moving on from SS to 5/3/1 bodybuilding. Any advice for those who have gone through 5/3/1?

It's great. I finished my 8th session, about to start my 9th. Advice is be consistent.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

I remember him saying he overcompensated for the Machinist and ended up too fat, so he had to back off on bulking.

He did look joocy in Bantmang.

 

[sphinx]

Half of bodybuilding is an illusion, these physiques are ephemeral unless you're on cell tech. Pumps and lighting.


I wake up in the morning and look at myself, carb depleted. "I aint shit"


be at the gym for half an hour in a stringer tank, feeling like I'm the apex predator. I'm Godzilla surrounded by prey.

This post made me smile

EXACTLY, word by word how I feel, and I am not anywhere near your level so I guess this is how life looks like.

I have a full body mirror to the side of my bed so I always look at myself as soon as I stand up and I either avoid looking or if I do, I think "you are a disgrace, eat something immediately"

 

[Psychotext]

Had a week off as I had to be away... feel really fat / weak now.

 

[grumble]

One hundred percent! When the movie came out my family and friends started calling me Superman because of our similar builds. It was then I realized I had arrived in the physique game. You however are bigger than Cavill.



Very true. It's getting there when your patience and dedication finally pays off. Same for PBs in major lifts.

To be fair while you and earth may find it easy to maintain that physique, most people would look at the consistent hours in the gym day after day and the dietary restrictions to be a lot of work for something that isn't a huge deal to a lot of people. I like to be fit because I enjoy the process but I see where these actors are coming from.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

No interesting in juicing.

Knowing I've altered my body's chemical balance in a really unnatural way would negate the positive reasons I lift. On reason out of many I will never do it.

 

[Hypereides]

EDIT: Nevermind

If I had friends who use it, I'd be completely wrapped up in it by now. Small blessings I guess.

Reasons I don't use:
Don't know where to start
Can't differentiate the intelligent advice from marketing
Want to fight societal pressure
Don't want shortcuts

Reasons I want to:
Look awesome quick
Societal pressure

Stupid shit. Still, it's a temptation.

Not to mention the potentially lethal long term effects mentioned in discussed article.

 

[Leeness]

Boooo only 20 today but it was annoyingly difficult. :/ New workout that had a lot of plyometrics and my knees fucking hurt. My knees are too awful for things like jump squats yet I tried anyway.

...that's enough of that. I don't think I'll do that workout that often. :/

 

[Deleted member 47027]

EDIT: Nevermind



Not to mention the potentially lethal long term effects mentioned in discussed article.

Maybe so but I seriously grapple with it every day. It's such a strong desire. It sucks :/

 

[Ashodin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dOEsUm2KD4

2x5 40 lbs

I did the other set before doing this video

 

[Cudder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dOEsUm2KD4

2x5 40 lbs

I did the other set before doing this video

U trolling us brah?

I've never seen someone purposely try and get MORE TIRED during their rest before the next set, I'll give u that.

 

[demon]

Elbow pain - what do I do about it? I went to the gym last monday and started off with dumbbell OHP, and when I got to my 55x5 sets I noticed a pain in my right elbow and wasn't able to do full sets because of it. It seems to be right below (above?) my elbow where it connects to my forearm. I think it's more on the inner side (the side closest to my body with my elbow pointed forward). Nothing else in my workout really seemed to aggravate from what I recall, maybe pullups. Wednesday was benchpress day and I avoided going to the gym to give it a rest, plus I've been feeling pretty drained lately. I can still sort of sense the pain there if I push just the right way. What should I do, just ice it? Compression or something?

 

[Ashodin]

U trolling us brah?

I've never seen someone purposely try and get MORE TIRED during their rest before the next set, I'll give u that.

Nah I heard cardioacceleration was legit.

 

[TylerD]

I'm using Onedrive so let me know if the videos don't work for some of you.

Squat form (last set): http://1drv.ms/1l61moz

Power Clean form (last set): http://1drv.ms/1l63cpD

I have been working on doing hip and ankle mobility stretches and a couple of exercises to work on form since Monday and I think it is already helping. I used a wider stance with my toes pointing out and only barely had my right heel come up on the set I filmed.

The PC is a bit of a mess right now, I think. Need to keep my back flat and lift more with the legs. Looks like my back is doing too much. I focused on keeping the bar very close to my shins and thighs and have the bruises on my shins to prove it. My finish should probably be a deeper squat and I need to get my elbows further out front and practice resting the bar on my shoulders.

What say you Fitness-GAF?

Reposting from earlier today.

 

[FallingEdge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dOEsUm2KD4

2x5 40 lbs

I did the other set before doing this video

You aren't going nearly low enough. Also, no need to jog in between sets. Just focus on your squats.

 

[Ashodin]

You aren't going nearly low enough. Also, no need to jog in between sets. Just focus on your squats.

wasn't going low enough as I did on tuesday because goddamn my legs hurt

 

[Mysterious]

So which is the better Whey: GNC Whey Iso Burst or Gold Standard 100% Whey?

They seem to be about the same price for the same amount in the bottle, but the Gold Standard has a smaller serving size (one scoop) compared to the GNC one (two scoops). I know that the GNC Whey Iso Burst is basically 99% isolate protein, but I was wondering if the Gold Standard one was similarly 99% isolate protein or if it is concentrate protein.

 

[Cudder]

So which is the better Whey: GNC Whey Iso Burst or Gold Standard 100% Whey?

They seem to be about the same price for the same amount in the bottle, but the Gold Standard has a smaller serving size (one scoop) compared to the GNC one (two scoops). I know that the GNC Whey Iso Burst is basically 99% isolate protein, but I was wondering if the Gold Standard one was similarly 99% isolate protein or if it is concentrate protein.

I actually just tried GNC's Isowhey last night, and it tasted like shit. I'm sticking with Optimum Nutrition. Pretty sure it's a concentrate, but I have no problem with that. 5lb tubs of isolate cost too much imo.

 

[Mysterious]

I actually just tried GNC's Isowhey last night, and it tasted like shit. I'm sticking with Optimum Nutrition. Pretty sure it's a concentrate, but I have no problem with that. 5lb tubs of isolate cost too much imo.

What's your favourite ON Gold Standard flavor btw?