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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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Could you get a one month pass at a gym until you sort shit out?
Why not try and take a month of yoga classes or something?
Psychotext
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Wouldn't be able to get to the gym whilst all that needs to be sorted anyway. Spending every hour just trying to get it organised so I can get on with my life. Stupid world.
It happens man. Stay active so you don't lose motivation and look at it as you're giving your muscles a break.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Thanks! I'm a senior designer at an architectural lighting company. LED light fixtures specifically.
Thanks guys!
Wow what a rad(yes I'm bringing rad back) job bro. That is gorgeous
BruceLeeRoy
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Psychotext
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Oddly my tennis elbow is still terrible, but I guess that's because I've still been lifting things in such a way that would mean my grip / forearms wouldn't get a break.
Jacksinthe
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Duuuude! Nice work man!
I'm poor and that place is really cheap (10 dollars a month). The hours are great (24 hours on weekdays, 8-8 weekends). It's a smaller gym though so the it gets packed at peak hours. And there's only one squat rack/power rack.
Check it out yourself, might be different near you. The price can't be beat for me.
Sorry, man. I don't know if there any more advice to provide that several others have already mentioned.
Jacksinthe
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I wanted to start You are your own gym this month but I couldn't do half of the first exercises this morning.
Anyone have an easy to follow bodyweight programm for me?
I don't know what is in that routine - but you can always still do things you "can't" do.
For example: Pullups
If you can't pull yourself up - let your self DOWN slowly until you build up the strength to pull yourself up. Stand on a char, grab the bar, hang, lower yourself.
If you can't do pushups - get on the ground in a pushup position, lower yourself slowly, if you can't push back up, get up normally, get back into position and lower yourself down again.
Dips - same thing.
There's a lot you can do to prep yourself for bodyweight stuff if you have trouble. I don't know any bodyweight routines, personally, that don't involve advanced exercises.
So, I went to the gym today and used this training program.
The running session at the beginning went fine. She told not to go too fast, and run smoothly. I don't like running, but everything went a lot better than expected, I even enjoyed it.
Nevertheless, while working out the muscles, it didn't go well at all. Even if I decreases the weight I used to lift when training 4x12, and used weights that wouldn't give any trouble, I had problems lifting in the end of the last series. When I finally reached the quads session, my legs were really tired, I even had to decrease the weight a lot when using the leg extension machine.
Right now I don't feel tired above the waist. But below, I'm exhausted. I don't even know if I will be to walk properly tomorrow.
I have to go swimming tomorrow. 800 meters with stops every 200 meters. I have no problems with this because I like swimming. But who knows how will my legs responde.
I will write an email to the trainer who wrote this program for me. I will tell her that 4x20 is too much and I'm overtraining. I will ask her if isn't it better to lower it to 4x12 or 4x10. She'd better justify this training program.
death4romabove22
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Hey fit gaf quick question regarding optimum nutrition gold standard whey is this good for bulking ???
Psychotext
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It's good quality protein powder, but you don't particularly need more protein for bulking than for cutting (in fact, the argument sometimes goes the other way).
mdsfx
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Yeah it seems more protein is needed on a cut than a bulk
death4romabove22
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Ok I was looking for better alternatives to ON serious mass i heard some great reviews from diamatized mass gainer any info is really appreciated
mdsfx
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Have you tried just eating more food before going with a mad gainer product? Do you track your calories?
SilentSoldier
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So, today was the day that I was going to get to 3 plates on squat (315lbs), but something was off. I don't know if I was overthinking it or subconsciously afraid of the weight or whatever, but I couldn't will myself to squat the weight. I was so frustrated with myself that I didn't even complete the rest of my workout. I have no idea what's going on, I should be physically capable of lifting the weight, but I couldn't mentally do it. So fucking frustrating. This week, I'm supposed to get PR in OHP and BP in weights that I had struggled to reach in the past, this is going to throw me off.
Jacksinthe
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Back in the gym
today and between sets i notice what appears to be a tiny tumbleweed of fur (i have cats). I'm all like - I'll just pick it up and toss it.
Grab it and begin rolling it between my fingers and its slimy. I'm like WTF? So i take a closer look aaaaaaaaan
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Grab it and begin rolling it between my fingers and its slimy. I'm like WTF? So i take a closer look aaaaaaaaan
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death4romabove22
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Yes I do track calories Its 2430 to maintain my weight and I eat 3000 a day I'm worried I'm getting too far too fast
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Paused squats after front squats...
I figured you'd be all about the ass-to-grass.
Jacksinthe
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She won't be able to justify it for what you're attempting to accomplish.
Psychotext
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It's true, since I started with a one inch ROM I'm squatting 5 plates. Never looking back.
Unrelated, garage attack still continues. I reckon if I get progression tomorrow like I did today then I should be able to lift on Wednesday. Fingers crossed.
Good luck with that.
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You're so fucked!
Etrian Oddity
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After a month removed from the gym, I was finally able to return. Put on 10 lbs in the absence, but I'm confident its water weight and it'll cut quickly.
Jacksinthe
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Hey guys,
Curious question......I am about to start a new fitness regimen focused on building muscle. I was FULLY wanting to do the "Beginner's Workout" from the OP, and then I mentioned it to a friend who is in shape and looks real good (basically, he has results to show for his work). He looked at it and sternly stuck by an insistence that it's too rounded and that I should be focusing on specific muscle groups instead of 3 days a week of compound exercises. Basically: Arm day, leg day, shoulder day, back day, etc. and just hammer those muscle groups on their given days.
I'm incredibly conflicted now. I haven't gotten the Starting Strength book (yet)....but is this something I should be concerned about???
My ultimate end goal is to be muscular and lean. Wouldn't mind looking like a Zac Efron or something. I feel like I can totally do that. I've come very far from when I first started (was once a fat 220 and then a skeleton at 135....now I'm a mostly lean-muscle 165 with a tiny bit of belly fat). This is what I look like now (yes, I'm flexing). Hopefully the link works.
So am I on the right track just going with the Beginner's Workout from the OP? Basically all I'm asking.
Curious question......I am about to start a new fitness regimen focused on building muscle. I was FULLY wanting to do the "Beginner's Workout" from the OP, and then I mentioned it to a friend who is in shape and looks real good (basically, he has results to show for his work). He looked at it and sternly stuck by an insistence that it's too rounded and that I should be focusing on specific muscle groups instead of 3 days a week of compound exercises. Basically: Arm day, leg day, shoulder day, back day, etc. and just hammer those muscle groups on their given days.
I'm incredibly conflicted now. I haven't gotten the Starting Strength book (yet)....but is this something I should be concerned about???
My ultimate end goal is to be muscular and lean. Wouldn't mind looking like a Zac Efron or something. I feel like I can totally do that. I've come very far from when I first started (was once a fat 220 and then a skeleton at 135....now I'm a mostly lean-muscle 165 with a tiny bit of belly fat). This is what I look like now (yes, I'm flexing). Hopefully the link works.
So am I on the right track just going with the Beginner's Workout from the OP? Basically all I'm asking.
Psychotext
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For what it's worth (and this is just me talking), I did a bro-split for something like 18 months and never looked like I lifted. 6 months doing compounds and I'm far more muscular than I ever was.
Of course doing the routine in the OP is the right thing.
It will help you establish a strength base. "Hammering" those groups with a bunch of isolation exercises will just make you spin your wheels.
Think of your compounds as your main course and accessories as your side dishes.
Do you just eat side dishes?
Jacksinthe
Banned
Tackling one per day is what I do for 6 days. This is a legit routine many people follow.
What matters is what works for YOU. There's nothing wrong with starting something like SS. The main reason a lot of 3 day routines with complex lifts are recommended for beginners is due to: form, core strength in each muscle group they hit.
Despite the look, bench, deads, squats, ohp and the like are complicated lifts. They require a lot of mental focus to do correctly so you can maximize use and not get hurt.
I don't think there is anything wrong with starting a one per day routine, personally, but noob gains are a thing so more compound lifts you can do the greater the muscle and strength gains early on - will help you benefit the accessories and fine tuning programs in the long run.
Ignore spelling and punctuation, on mobile.
Edit: I should have noted that besides my routine being one a day, I started with a beginner's program for the reasons I listed above. That being said I do know folks have have jumped right in no issue. It's a debated topic but there are merits to starting with beginner programs
Anyone here had any luck with intermittent fasting while cutting? I'm thinking of trying it out over the next couple weeks, mainly to make my meal planning/meal prep time shorter. I'd be aiming for about 1500-1600 calories, which I'd split into two meals (lunch and dinner).
Psychotext
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Cutting is where IF works best.
Jacksinthe
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Yup.
I can't now, but when my pump comes in this week and i get the hang of ins n outs after a while I'm definitely going to try IF!
This. If you can get to a 20/4 day at 1500-1600 with consistent training the fat will disappear by the day.
mdsfx
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20/4?! daaaamn. not sure i could!
You can do anything you put your mind to! /Parent mode off
Jacksinthe
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Did you work up to this short of a window? I've been wanting to try it but I haven't been able to yet.
Based on my work/exercise schedule, I think I'm going to end up at a 18/6 window of fasting to eating. Lunch at about noon and dinner at about 6 after a 4:30 workout.
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