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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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Thanks!
Thanks man.
1200 calories on that weight? Man, I have 2 low days a week at 1700 and cant imagine going lower.
Damn. Hope that turns out okay.
Sounds like your son is meant to be a hardcore PC Gamer though. So at least there's that. Start training him to get dat Dota $$
I'm in the same boat dude. 10 lbs this week.
mdsfx
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SilentSoldier
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That feel when all your pants you bought only a few months ago no longer fit due to your new diet and exercise :/ . Especially that tailored suit you got for interviews :/ :/
at least my bulk is finally seeing some progress, that food scale has done wonders for actually being able to measure my intake correctly. Currently at 210. Will bulk to 215 and gauge from there.
at least my bulk is finally seeing some progress, that food scale has done wonders for actually being able to measure my intake correctly. Currently at 210. Will bulk to 215 and gauge from there.
I don't think you understand. You talk about 3500 being difficult to hit and I'm going over that in 45 minutes.
FreddieQuell
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...Jesus, lol
mdsfx
Member
Oh no I get it, that's why I think you're crazy lolI don't think you understand. You talk about 3500 being difficult to hit and I'm going over that in 45 minutes.
It's so easy though. One large pizza and I'm just about at 3500. Embrace being HUGE Mikey! At least one or two times a week.
Psychotext
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I've still not put on any weight. Going to take forever to get the calorie intake right.
I has 5500 or more calories for 6 straight days
mdsfx
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Honestly, eating more is much easier for me than eating less. Even my cuts are probably way more calories than you expect. I just workout much differently and eat much cleaner.
Spiritreaver
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If it makes you feel any better, you'll always be my #1.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Legit bench training for the first time in a long time. All paused. Easing into it.
285x6 and 225x10. Dark because I did some late training tonight.
http://youtu.be/D3AN-gT6Dwo
Got mine from elitefts.
285x6 and 225x10. Dark because I did some late training tonight.
http://youtu.be/D3AN-gT6Dwo
Got mine from elitefts.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Or maybe
I paid Spirit to say that to make you get complacent so you'll slack off for next year's sweet 16? You'll never know now.
FallingEdge
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I was last place.
Nothing or no one is stopping me from bringing it hard next year. I'm bringing size and cuts. Best be ready! No half assing it this time.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Changing my training to be powerlifting focused for this meet in December. Thinking of doing a push pull instead of just deadlifting also why I'm doing pause bench. If I wasn't preparing for competition I'd just be doing touch and go.
CherryWoodFuton
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Almost at the 2 plate for bench (220 for 3)
I did try a joker set of 230.......lol I totally bombed that
I did try a joker set of 230.......lol I totally bombed that
Does competition bench lead more towards paused?
Just had a great workout! Helps that I've ballooned to 5'9" 198lbs:
Squats: 275lbs 1x2, 230x3x5 (reset necessary here to dial in my technique, which will definitely be worth it)
Paused DB Bench: 80s 3x5 (PR)
Power Cleans: 145lbs 4x3, 1x6 (PR!)
I would rather do a BW power clean than a press. I was always the slowest person when I played sports.
I get that you need to prepare for the competition. I'm wondering what programming is best to get overall stronger. Touch and go until you get close to the competition?
Squats: 275lbs 1x2, 230x3x5 (reset necessary here to dial in my technique, which will definitely be worth it)
Paused DB Bench: 80s 3x5 (PR)
Power Cleans: 145lbs 4x3, 1x6 (PR!)
I would rather do a BW power clean than a press. I was always the slowest person when I played sports.
I get that you need to prepare for the competition. I'm wondering what programming is best to get overall stronger. Touch and go until you get close to the competition?
Dusk Soldier
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For some reason I decided to read through today's blog post from that natty or not website.Link
And in this post he claims that for a 5'6" male to break 150lbs he'd have to be fat. (which is a pretty ridiculous assertion considering 150lbs for someone that height is within the healthy bmi range.)
Anyways, then he goes on to say that naturals can't squat 450lbs, which was funny to read, because I'm 5'6" and a natural and I can squat that much.
And in this post he claims that for a 5'6" male to break 150lbs he'd have to be fat. (which is a pretty ridiculous assertion considering 150lbs for someone that height is within the healthy bmi range.)
Anyways, then he goes on to say that naturals can't squat 450lbs, which was funny to read, because I'm 5'6" and a natural and I can squat that much.
How much do you weigh?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Strictly pause, you have to wait for a press command from your chest.
Depends. I'm only 2 months from the competition, so I'm gonna start pause now. If you compete a lot, you would train pause more. But yes IMO overall I'd train touch and go. Pause will burn the shit out of you but it also forces you to use good form.
He said someone 5'6 and 150 isn't squatting 450 which is mostly true minus a few outliers. I think most of what he says is close to true but he needs to stop writing in absolutes.
Dusk Soldier
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165lbs. Looking at that chart, I though I had a regular BMI, but it looks like i'm still overweight.
He says in the blog post that he worked out at a powerlifting gym for 2 years and none of the naturals there could squat that much.
He kinda phrased it like: "I've never seen any natural that could do that, so there's no way a 150lb natural could."
I liked reading his articles when he was calling out fake natties. It was really enlightening for me I guess. Since he's moved away from that, I find his blog almost unreadable most days. Not sure what it was about today's post that grabbed my attention.
Squatting 450 at 165 is fantastic dude! I'd love to see that if you recorded it. Nice work. Yeah, I agree with you that his "never" and "not happening" statements make him sound uneducated on the subject. That being said, I do agree with most of his overall points about steroids helping tremendously.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
So I've been very lazy lately (haven't been working out, but I'm fixing that now) and have only lost 1 kilo (bit more than 2lbs) in the last 2 weeks. Still progress though.
I'm currently 84 kilos (185lbs). I've lost 33kg (72lbs) so far. Just 4 kilos away from my current mini goal of 80 kilos.
I'm currently 84 kilos (185lbs). I've lost 33kg (72lbs) so far. Just 4 kilos away from my current mini goal of 80 kilos.
Dove came out with something like Nair but with less of a stink lol.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Hairy men look best
I'm not hairy at all
I'm not hairy at all
Name of this magic item, broseph?
Psychotext
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Yay, finally put on a bit of weight. Will stick to that calorie intake for a week and tweak from there.
Edit - Still such an alien thing to say. Gaining weight intentionally? Madness. It's funny, was chatting to someone about cycling the other day and they said "You're alright, I reckon I could barely find a pound of fat on you". In my mind I was "I'M FOOLING YOU ALL, I'M ACTUALLY A FAT MAN IN A SKINNY MAN'S BODY!".
Edit - Still such an alien thing to say. Gaining weight intentionally? Madness. It's funny, was chatting to someone about cycling the other day and they said "You're alright, I reckon I could barely find a pound of fat on you". In my mind I was "I'M FOOLING YOU ALL, I'M ACTUALLY A FAT MAN IN A SKINNY MAN'S BODY!".
Cool, thanks. I will probably keep alternating when I stall.
lol I know this, I was once with two friends, one who lifts and another one who has struggled with overweight all his life and has a hard time finding the motivation to either diet or work out.
So we were hangin out together and I was all excited telling my lifting friend "I am 2 kilos heavier! I am so happy!" he was like "Congrats!! way to go!!"... the other guy was like "I can't believe my ears, you are happy that you gained weight??? are you guys out of your fucking mind" what's next? you'll try to get diabetes and high Colesterol and celebrate about it??"
we all laughed at the whole thing, it does sound weird to be happy about gaining weight I admit.
I did have to explain that the wording matters: it's not "I am trying to get fat", it's "I am trying to attain volume". lol.
he rolleyed his eyes still XD
Psychotext
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Anyone here have an opinion on Rogue fitness stuff, specifically their power racks?
(Note, it doesn't come with everything there)
I'll be moving soon and the thing I'm most excited about (aside from getting dogs!) is that I'll finally be able to get my full on garage gym back together. The Rogue R6 above is easily the most expensive of the racks I'm looking at, but I'm sort of thinking that it's at least a 10 year investment, so I'm not too concerned that it's basically twice the price of its nearest rival.
I especially like that I can bolt on a landmine attachment as I've done those for shoulder and core work before and found them especially effective.
If anyone has any suggestions for other companies / specific racks, then I'm happy to look at them, though many wont ship to the UK, and many that do cost so much for the shipping that I wouldn't be able to afford the rack in the end anyway.
(Note, it doesn't come with everything there)
I'll be moving soon and the thing I'm most excited about (aside from getting dogs!) is that I'll finally be able to get my full on garage gym back together. The Rogue R6 above is easily the most expensive of the racks I'm looking at, but I'm sort of thinking that it's at least a 10 year investment, so I'm not too concerned that it's basically twice the price of its nearest rival.
I especially like that I can bolt on a landmine attachment as I've done those for shoulder and core work before and found them especially effective.
If anyone has any suggestions for other companies / specific racks, then I'm happy to look at them, though many wont ship to the UK, and many that do cost so much for the shipping that I wouldn't be able to afford the rack in the end anyway.
mdsfx
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I know this isn't a large meal by any of your standards (961 cal), but I am enjoying the hell out of this.
Edit: and those are Kodiak protein pancakes.
Side note: not liking the force-feeding I went through this week. I want to see what happens today if I only eat when I'm hungry, but to fullness each time.
Also, everything that I worked out this week is sore for some reason. I have no idea why.
Edit: and those are Kodiak protein pancakes.
Side note: not liking the force-feeding I went through this week. I want to see what happens today if I only eat when I'm hungry, but to fullness each time.
Also, everything that I worked out this week is sore for some reason. I have no idea why.
Psychotext
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Looks filled with proteiny goodness.
Virtually all of my stuff is Rogue - didn't have the space for a full Rack so I got the S-2 squat stand. Granted I don't put as much abuse on mine as a lot of guys here but I've been very satisfied with my stuff.
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