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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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so that pumpkin pie Questbar is pretty good.
I was skeptical, but the crunch and icing makes a difference
I was skeptical, but the crunch and icing makes a difference
mdsfx
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But shitty candles are delicious...
I see alot of talk about age in here and i wanted to throw my 2 cents in.
Today is my 37th birthday! Ive been working out one way or another my whole life. At the age of 7 my parents started coaching me in Track & Field and at age 14 i joined a gym to pack on some size. I ended up falling in love with the iron and after the army i quit track and kept lifting.
I did one show in 2006, the Norwegian Nationals and the class was Classic Bodybuilding. I came in dead last as expected but i learned alot from it.
My stats per today are:
Weight: 86,5kg
Height: 189cm
Bf: WHo knows, low!
I like to work out a lot, im not "active" outside my workouts so i make sure i do enough. Right now i have 10 workouts a week. 7 of them are weight training sessions and then ive added 3 HIIT sessions just recently. In addition i try to get 10 000 steps each day.
As an early birthday present i got myself a Fitbit Charge HR because i was interested in seeing what kind of data it could give me. Now none of these trackers are specifically targeted towards weight training, so you will only get a general idea of what is going on. It told me what i had figured out myself that i burn around 3000 calories on a normal day.
I connected Fitbit with MyFItnessPal and started logging a bit there (even though i know what im eating) to see how it measures up. And im basically eating 4 days at maintenance, 2 days below and 1 day above.
You can see my stats etc here:
https://www.fitbit.com/user/3RZCMS
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/themrmuscle
To me being 37 hasnt changed anything, i still feel like im 18! My energy is high, my strength is good, no injuries or pains. Basically i look and feel great. I really hope none of you are dreading your age, instead own it and make the best out of it.
Ill end this rant with a couple of recent pictures. Hope you all have a GREAT friday.
Today is my 37th birthday! Ive been working out one way or another my whole life. At the age of 7 my parents started coaching me in Track & Field and at age 14 i joined a gym to pack on some size. I ended up falling in love with the iron and after the army i quit track and kept lifting.
I did one show in 2006, the Norwegian Nationals and the class was Classic Bodybuilding. I came in dead last as expected but i learned alot from it.
My stats per today are:
Weight: 86,5kg
Height: 189cm
Bf: WHo knows, low!
I like to work out a lot, im not "active" outside my workouts so i make sure i do enough. Right now i have 10 workouts a week. 7 of them are weight training sessions and then ive added 3 HIIT sessions just recently. In addition i try to get 10 000 steps each day.
As an early birthday present i got myself a Fitbit Charge HR because i was interested in seeing what kind of data it could give me. Now none of these trackers are specifically targeted towards weight training, so you will only get a general idea of what is going on. It told me what i had figured out myself that i burn around 3000 calories on a normal day.
I connected Fitbit with MyFItnessPal and started logging a bit there (even though i know what im eating) to see how it measures up. And im basically eating 4 days at maintenance, 2 days below and 1 day above.
You can see my stats etc here:
https://www.fitbit.com/user/3RZCMS
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/themrmuscle
To me being 37 hasnt changed anything, i still feel like im 18! My energy is high, my strength is good, no injuries or pains. Basically i look and feel great. I really hope none of you are dreading your age, instead own it and make the best out of it.
Ill end this rant with a couple of recent pictures. Hope you all have a GREAT friday.
ldcommando
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Of course one of the most ripped dudes in the thread has the same age as me, of course.
Just kidding, happy birthday, man!
Just kidding, happy birthday, man!
Psychotext
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...and that, ladies and gentlemen, is what lifting forever can do for you. 
Pyschotext said:...and that, ladies and gentlemen, is what lifting forever can do for you.
I love that sort of thing
"Do it your whole life and see what happens", it's what keeps me motivated, it never stops,
Last september I celebrated 25 years of playing, learning and practicing the piano for anything from 2 to 8 hours per day. I am still learning and improving. it's endless, but the path towards progress is one of the things that has made my life worth living.
trying to keep the same mindset in regards to sport and lifting.
mdsfx
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Psychotext
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There are at least 6 of us here that started off in far worse shape than you're likely in right now.
FreddieQuell
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You can make that 7.
What's up guys, felt like introducing myself. I've been following along for a month or so now. I'm about 4 months into cooterfying my body. Started at 6'4" and 305 with probably >50% bf and spent 3 months lifting before realizing that I really just need to lose weight. I've been at a 1000-1500 cal deficit starting this month and I'm down about 15 pounds so far. It's pretty cool seeing it work and realizing how easy it is. Can't wait till I can start comparing myself to some of you guys.
Arrowgigantic
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FreddieQuell
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Man I'm still lifting 4 days a week, but I'm not too concerned with my numbers going up right now. I'd much rather see the scale go down.
ldcommando
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Had just 4 hours of sleep because of that fucking concert and now I have to get to the gym and lift stuff. good times
This is crazy. Your form is so dialed in at this point. Excellent looking deadlifts.
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Ok you all convinced me. Knocking on 30s door won't be bad. I didn't realize I was actually one of the younger ones here.
UrAvgGuy
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You bulking right? Probably the extra carbs/calories
ldcommando
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Survived the squats:
3x5 and 2x3 with 200 lbs
3x5 and 2x3 with 200 lbs
Psychotext
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NO LIKES FOR YOU.
No instagram for me.
#luddite
No instagram for me.
#luddite
mdsfx
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Lol that's OK psycho. You're always in my head during cardio anyway screaming "180bpm or GTFO!"
Psychotext
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Related, I very nearly threw up when I did my FTP test the other day. Stupid thing is, the better the value I get on that, the harder my training is for the next month... so I'd be far better off not absolutely going for it!
mdsfx
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Yikes. What is that for? Is that a v02-max test or something?
Edit: nvm, just looked it up
Somebody gave me gloves as a gift a long while back. Tried em out once now they just rust in my bag. I feel like I can't trust my grip unless its skin on the bar. I understand people wanting to wrap their wrists but gloves just don't do anything for me.
One of these days I need to film my deadlift, squat, and barbell row.
I'm way more confident in my squat form than I was before. I think part of it was I started thinking of it as pushing the ground away from the bar instead of getting the bar up.
One of these days I need to film my deadlift, squat, and barbell row.
I'm way more confident in my squat form than I was before. I think part of it was I started thinking of it as pushing the ground away from the bar instead of getting the bar up.
Psychotext
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Tests your theoretical max power output for an hour. Usually done with a 20 minute output or two 8 minute outputs and calculated from the numbers you output.
Very, very hard.
Very, very hard.
mdsfx
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Sounds nauseatingly brutal
DoktorEvil
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I'm the opposite. I have sweaty palms and the very last thing I would want to happen is the bar slipping out of my hands.
I use gloves/chalk depending on the mood, although I feel like a huge tool using gloves/chalk on relatively light work, like 135 Bench or 225 Squat.
I like to "Move the World" on squats.
On gloves, I have some weighted gloves to incrementally load Dumbbells. It effects grip even with that. Embrace the callous.
ldcommando
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Finished the workout with:
Dl 1x5 176lbs
Bench 5x5 143lbs
And 3x6 bw pull-ups + some ab work.
I would like a suggestion. I'm squatting 3x a week, 5x5 with 11lbs increments per workout. Next week I will start increasing the weight by 5,5 lbs, which is the minimum available. In case I fail the 5x5,what should I do, go 3x5 or deload and keep 5x5?
And the post workout meal today was a doozy, will post a pic later.
Dl 1x5 176lbs
Bench 5x5 143lbs
And 3x6 bw pull-ups + some ab work.
I would like a suggestion. I'm squatting 3x a week, 5x5 with 11lbs increments per workout. Next week I will start increasing the weight by 5,5 lbs, which is the minimum available. In case I fail the 5x5,what should I do, go 3x5 or deload and keep 5x5?
And the post workout meal today was a doozy, will post a pic later.
Dead Prince
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ldcommando
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50?just add 50lbs and do 5x3
This has been bothering me for months.
I post my workouts as (weight)x(sets)x(reps).
My reasoning is that if you said it out loud you would say, "I squat 270lbs, and do 3 sets of five reps". You wouldn't say "five reps, 3 sets", would you!?
I especially think you metric guys would appreciate this logic bomb. Let's standardize.
I post my workouts as (weight)x(sets)x(reps).
My reasoning is that if you said it out loud you would say, "I squat 270lbs, and do 3 sets of five reps". You wouldn't say "five reps, 3 sets", would you!?
I especially think you metric guys would appreciate this logic bomb. Let's standardize.
ldcommando
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I always put sets, then reps.
ldcommando
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So, deload or 3x5?
Dead Prince
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25# each side. lol. sorry.
Follow the program or switch programs. Up to you. I personally can't imagine how long my gym sessions would be doing 5x5.
DoktorEvil
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Execise,Weight, sets, then reps.
Ex: Bench: 150, 3x5; 175, 2x5
My mind understands without needing to go into more detail.
Add DB and I already know what I did and when. I normally carry a small notebook to write it down.
just add 50lbs and do 5x3
Lol, this is weird advice man. He's saying he might fail adding 5.5 lbs extra and you suggest add 50?
Not uploading these because I look good lol. I am going to track my cut on here. Starting Monday for the next 3 months or so. I'll post occasional updates.
I dreamer bulked and I'm happy with the progress. The fat and bloat should fall off. I was 290 yesterday afternoon but only 285 this morning with no food so that's where I'll start.
Dat belly tho. It did help me to get to 415 bench
Dead Prince
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But...those delts...What? How??
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Well I had to respond to this! Welcome. We've had so many amazing transformations why not add your name to the list. Looking forward to having you around. Don't be shy.
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