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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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DivineRage002
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Just wondering, is most of that weight fat? I'm curious about trying this.
Probably mostly water weight > fat > muscle in that order
4 weeks is not a long time
Even if it is, that amount of weight gain is great for someone that underweight.
There is nothing great about gaining fat.
He's lifting heavy twice a week, which I would bump up to three, but he'll be fine.
Psychotext
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I'd have to side with ILB on this one. No point gaining weight that fast unless you're on steroids or HGH. Even if you were the most genetically gifted teenager in the world, there's no way you're putting on more than 1lb a week of muscle.
Edit - I mean fuck... if you're going to gain weight that fast, at least do it with chocolate cake and pizza. Get fat and enjoy the experience!
Edit - I mean fuck... if you're going to gain weight that fast, at least do it with chocolate cake and pizza. Get fat and enjoy the experience!
I agree. That's a lot of fat. Not entirely necessary in my opinion.
killertofu
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Dead Prince
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block her.
mdsfx
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Lol yesss that would be hilarious
FallingEdge
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of waifu and ig post
Now we're getting somewhere...
Psychotext
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Yessssssss.....
mdsfx
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Yeah. I did NOT see this coming.
IG is Tinder with pretense. It's Tinder-adjace.
If she's feeling the need to pee on her fire hydrant then you must be progressing nicely, so take it as a positive. (These are the lies I tell myself).
Could just be a nerve...most likely not serious but ice it and rest it until you're absolutely sure.
SilentSoldier
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So, my food scale came in the other day and I've started to use it and I may now know why I haven't had any progression in weight for like a month now (I've been hovering around 206 forever). I've been eating far less than what I've been putting into My Fitness Pal. Without the knowledge of just how much I've been eating, Ive been overestimating what I've been consuming and have probably been eating at either maintenance or deficit for a while. The food scale really makes a difference and now things will probably start to progress for real now that I can accurately measure my intake
hahahahaha
same with mine.
"Who's that redhead?"
"Who is Cat?"
If I were married to him, I'd want to do the same. He's like Greek-God-meets-Fight-Club-Brad Pitt.
mdsfx
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That's a ridiculous comment, but I'm absolutely locking that away in my secret vault of compliments.
Thanks for the boost!
I only posted here once or twice, just wanted to say I'm pretty sure I just snapped my shit up dling. I stupidly went for 1 more rep even tho I had already stepped away because I felt like I couldn't do anymore. Got it halfway, felt/heard a pop and lowered it. My lower back is on fire, thought it feels a little better and my pelvis and quads are hurting too.
I'll prob wait to see how it feels tomorrow, and if it's bad or I can't even get out of bed I'll schedule something asap. Good thing is I can walk fine, for now.
Disclaimer: I get a bit more freaked out with back stuff, because one time I took my wife to the hospital because she thought she broke some ribs.
End result was spinal fusion surgery with 5 total vertebrae, and we're damn lucky the drive and walk to the hospital didn't cause permanent nerve damage.
End result was spinal fusion surgery with 5 total vertebrae, and we're damn lucky the drive and walk to the hospital didn't cause permanent nerve damage.
Yea, Im nervous too because I do have back issues. Anyone who reads this will probably think I'm stupid, because I am, but I have pretty bad lordosis but I still wanted to learn how to dl anyway. Took me like 6 months to get my form down so I could be comfortable with it, been doing it fine for a year up until like a month ago. It was bound to happen eventually since I'm basically playing with fire, but I should have just stopped.
Psychotext
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I reckon I'm doing TRT when I'm that age anyway... fuck it. Why should nature fuck over old guys. 
CherryWoodFuton
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For the Food Network addicts, Chef Robert Irvine is jacked. Great inspiration for his age.
Could be on TRT, but who cares. Great dedication and you still need to put your time at the gym.
When I'm his age I'm probably going to be on TRT too
Dat planet fitness tho.....smh
entremet
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lol.
He travels a lot, so any gym is better than no gym.
Also, I remember reading about his routine, he does high rep sets on machines. He doesn't do much heavy barbell stuff anymore.
He said he's too old for that lol.
I disagree with him, you can lift barbells with safety for life, but it works for him.
Could be? Haha Way to be nice E!For the Food Network addicts, Chef Robert Irvine is jacked. Great inspiration for his age.
Could be on TRT, but who cares. Great dedication and you still need to put your time at the gym.
Dead Prince
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For the Food Network addicts, Chef Robert Irvine is jacked. Great inspiration for his age.
Could be on TRT, but who cares. Great dedication and you still need to put your time at the gym.
why is his head so big. on the show he has a small head and big body lol.
it's so weird to see him without a shirt since i was used to looking at him in a tight shirt lol.
CherryWoodFuton
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I agree with you on barbells. Rippetoe is old as fuck but he still pulls pretty heavy
http://youtu.be/hMeDjwN8Dd8
FallingEdge
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angles and all that, my head looks huge on certain shots
entremet
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I remember seeing him do a video doing 15 plus dead hang chins too.
Dude puts in the work. Aesthetic bros may hate on him, but dude is strong af.
Just passed 47.5 hour on the 72 hour fast. Feel fine other then only getting 2 hours of sleep last night. I tried sleeping for hours but no go. So been drinking lots of water and coffee here and there. After work hopefully knock out. Might still have too much energy, we'll see.
Also that food network dude is shredded. He always looked terrific on the show, but didn't know he was that lean.
Also that food network dude is shredded. He always looked terrific on the show, but didn't know he was that lean.
I wonder which is better for you healthwise as you age, training for strength or hypertrophy. I always think strength will be my top goal, and I'd think being more functional is critical to living a fulfilling life, but who knows.
Psychotext
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Strength, without question, not just because of functional aspects either. Bone density plays a big part of it.
Edit - That said... does your hypertrophy work have enough volume to improve CV fitness? If so it's going to be a much closer fight!
Edit - That said... does your hypertrophy work have enough volume to improve CV fitness? If so it's going to be a much closer fight!
Masquerader
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What's FitGAF's general opinion on bodyweight exercises? I know you guys are more lifting-oriented, but just wondering anyway.
I'm here struggling at 150lbs, and you just... Yeah. Wow. Astonishing.
I'm here struggling at 150lbs, and you just... Yeah. Wow. Astonishing.
Chalk and mixed grip, train with farmers walks as well.
Already mix grip. Will probably implement farmers walk on my upcoming cycle.
Psychotext
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I personally don't see the harm in using straps if you just use them on your biggest lift. I have tiny feminine hands and my grip will only go so far. I train it specifically using a number of methods (quite important for climbing) but at the end of the day, the rest of my body is far stronger than my grip will ever be.
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