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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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I look up to you just like a little brother should
Psychotext
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If the UK was as easy to build on as the US, I almost certainly would have.
First peanut butter, now land...you're moving to America, aren't you?
Psychotext
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Ha, you might get me into Canada, but not the US. 
Jacksinthe
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OK so because everyone in here is awesome and everyone in here helps everyone out all the time and are just all around great peeps - I'd like to thank everyone for what they do for everyone and what this place has done for me.
The only way I know how is to put FitGAF in my game.
There's a team called REAPER (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeper_(program)) in our game that act as the watchers/police (not spoiling any more than that) and one of the levels has you going through their headquarters. I figure they need a gym because they are all huge dudes (http://gfycat.com/ThunderousSlimyCopperbutterfly) and relatively tough to kill.
I'll be placing as many of you as I can in that gym. I can't get everyone but you can probably guess who everyone is by what they are doing like: if you see a dude OHP the whole damn joint then you know that's Brolic. Muscle Ups? C'mon sons. Cycling? Dragon Flags? Running? Standing around with quads just growing?
I'll be PMing you guys in the coming months when it comes time to work on that section of the game and you can yea or nay to having yourself featured in-game, give the nod to your character and animation as well as your name (how you like it) in the credits.
I'll also be giving you guys PSN and PC codes at launch.
Least I can do for you all being who you all are.
The only way I know how is to put FitGAF in my game.
There's a team called REAPER (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creeper_(program)) in our game that act as the watchers/police (not spoiling any more than that) and one of the levels has you going through their headquarters. I figure they need a gym because they are all huge dudes (http://gfycat.com/ThunderousSlimyCopperbutterfly) and relatively tough to kill.
I'll be placing as many of you as I can in that gym. I can't get everyone but you can probably guess who everyone is by what they are doing like: if you see a dude OHP the whole damn joint then you know that's Brolic. Muscle Ups? C'mon sons. Cycling? Dragon Flags? Running? Standing around with quads just growing?
I'll be PMing you guys in the coming months when it comes time to work on that section of the game and you can yea or nay to having yourself featured in-game, give the nod to your character and animation as well as your name (how you like it) in the credits.
I'll also be giving you guys PSN and PC codes at launch.
Least I can do for you all being who you all are.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Psychotext
Member
Ha, awesome.
Yeah, I went overboard. The four days leading up to it I had a net of 6k.
lol
This is all kinds of cool!! Yea!!
mdsfx
Member
Yup, I can't wait to play that shit
Ok that's pretty cool.
I used to work at 343 and with smaller teams before that, so I know how much effort this
takes. Your game looks awesome.
ShadowgeistX
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First time seeing this game and I'm getting Mega Man X vibes. It's on my radar now, can't wait to check it out when it releases!
Finally taking the plunge... I've been getting larger ever since I got out of high school, and more so when I learned relationship weight is a thing. Combine that with living with my parents where I'd have a home cooked dinner every night to them divorced and my mom never being home let alone making it (not her fault, I was just accustomed) it's time to break my bad habits.
Tonight, me and my girlfriend went to the store and bought a ton of chicken, some veggies, nuts, apples, healthy oils and water so I can go paleo. I love grains, I really do, but I'm so bad at calorie counting. So I'm just gonna cut them out and eat when I'm hungry. After tons of meal prepping (she does a killer job with Italian dressing. Not paleo but not horrible, I think?) I'm all set for my first week of dieting.
Next step is going around to the gyms in the area and figuring out where we wanna go. My guys keep trying to pressure me to go to theirs, which is conveniently the closest one, I think it's kinda gross and I don't want to get caught in a 30 a month, 2 year contract when I should be moving across the river to St. Louis in a year or so.
The routine I'm wanting to do right now is Stronglifts 5x5.
thehttp://stronglifts.com/5x5
It's workout A of squats, bench and rows, workout B of squats, overhead press and deadlift, going Monday Wednesday Friday with 5 sets of 5 reps, one set for deadlift. I plan on finding what weight I can do a set of 5 without much trouble, and then going from there.
I'm really excited to dive into this. The belly fat has got to go, and I'm sick of being worn out after trivial things. If I'm being honest, it's started to affect my sex life because I get too tired to keep going. So I'm ready to change that.
Tonight, me and my girlfriend went to the store and bought a ton of chicken, some veggies, nuts, apples, healthy oils and water so I can go paleo. I love grains, I really do, but I'm so bad at calorie counting. So I'm just gonna cut them out and eat when I'm hungry. After tons of meal prepping (she does a killer job with Italian dressing. Not paleo but not horrible, I think?) I'm all set for my first week of dieting.
Next step is going around to the gyms in the area and figuring out where we wanna go. My guys keep trying to pressure me to go to theirs, which is conveniently the closest one, I think it's kinda gross and I don't want to get caught in a 30 a month, 2 year contract when I should be moving across the river to St. Louis in a year or so.
The routine I'm wanting to do right now is Stronglifts 5x5.
thehttp://stronglifts.com/5x5
It's workout A of squats, bench and rows, workout B of squats, overhead press and deadlift, going Monday Wednesday Friday with 5 sets of 5 reps, one set for deadlift. I plan on finding what weight I can do a set of 5 without much trouble, and then going from there.
I'm really excited to dive into this. The belly fat has got to go, and I'm sick of being worn out after trivial things. If I'm being honest, it's started to affect my sex life because I get too tired to keep going. So I'm ready to change that.
Spiritreaver
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LOL you all are so damn awesome. This made my day. Keep up the great work.
Psychotext
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No reply from Rogue. =/
Hahahah that's great. Fitgaf has finally hit the mainstream!
Ha, you might get me into Canada, but not the US.
Going for that Quebec porn, heh.
Look just wing it. It probably won't collapse
Psychotext
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What's really shit is that I can't even pick up replacement bolts / nuts locally, because we don't use imperial sized bolts in the UK. A 16mm bolt wouldn't fit in a 5/8" hole, and I wouldn't really want to risk a 12mm bolt.
Yeah... it will, because I literally can't connect the two sides to one another right now. At least not with nuts on the bolts.
Yeah... it will, because I literally can't connect the two sides to one another right now. At least not with nuts on the bolts.
I'm sure he was kidding lol.
Unrelated, 3 days of vacation so far, eating at about a +500 calorie surplus per day, down 5 pounds. I honestly can't wait until it warms up in New York. We're just so damn active down here.
Jacksinthe
Banned
Thanks for the kind words, folks. Least I can do for my FitFAM!
Also, upped my daily calories. Fuck it. Going ham until I get sick of it. Noticed a sharp uptick in strength and endurance but I need to be careful - don't want to abuse the macros too much but I'm full on trying to hit 240 this year before a cut. Pants still fit in the waist just fine so I'll keep on keeping on. Was going to cut now but I'm feeling so much better since going on a pump I'm going to ride this out.
Also, upped my daily calories. Fuck it. Going ham until I get sick of it. Noticed a sharp uptick in strength and endurance but I need to be careful - don't want to abuse the macros too much but I'm full on trying to hit 240 this year before a cut. Pants still fit in the waist just fine so I'll keep on keeping on. Was going to cut now but I'm feeling so much better since going on a pump I'm going to ride this out.
Psychotext
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Tired and pissed off. Lot going on right now, sarcasm detector failing badly. =/
Injury seems to have got worse too (spread to my hip from my lower leg... which makes fuck all sense)... so I guess at least having no-where to work out doesn't matter to much right now.
Slow and steady is the way to go
79 here in philly today! It's nice to not wear a jacket. And that's great eating more and you're down in weight.
Haha sorry man it was sarcasm ;/
Although the rack collapsing could make you go viral if you catch it on tape 🤔
Psychotext
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I'm going to go and glue it together.
Awesome to see the pump is working out for you dude. That's phenomenal and its great to see how focused you are because of it.
Probably overcompensated causing stress on your hip, right?
Ahhh, can't wait.
Jeez. I've always had great CS dealings with them and never heard complaints from others. I'd be so pissed.
velociraptor
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That's why I'm careful with buying products from overseas. Must be a pain in the ass to communicate.
Psychotext
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Jeez. I've always had great CS dealings with them and never heard complaints from others. I'd be so pissed.
That's the real irony of it, I only went with them because everyone said they were amazing. I'm fucking cursed.
Yeah, I've been walking in a very strange way to try and stop the lower leg getting any worse, so I've probably screwed it up.
mdsfx
Member
I would give it a day or so. I don't think most companies would get back to you within 24-48 hours (or has it been longer?).
Psychotext
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I don't think I've ever had a company not get back to me same day in the UK, if only to say they're looking into it.
Especially when you pay that much
mdsfx
Member
Man, that's awesome service. I don't think you should expect the same turn-around from a US company...
Those lazy fuckin yanks
Psychotext
Member
It's probably the lazy fucking Europeans...
I did find it fairly funny to see all the "Proudly manufactured in the USA" stuff all over it, then run smack bang into two fairly major quality screwups. \o/
I did find it fairly funny to see all the "Proudly manufactured in the USA" stuff all over it, then run smack bang into two fairly major quality screwups. \o/
Dead Prince
Banned
Did you try flipping the piece over.
i'm just being sarcastic)
Psychotext
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It's OK, I got out my glue gun and wood screws and it's all sorted now.
Hmmm, I hope you're being sarcastic now lol
Psychotext
Member
If I've used Chuck Taylors for my lifts for as long as I can remember, and I seem to be doing well using them for my main lifts, should I really bother considering a pair of weightlifting shoes? Part of me says don't fix what's not broken, but another part of me says to give the Adipower shoes a try because I'm curious if they'll help at all (mainly squats).
Anyway you can lift in socks?
Psychotext
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Isn't the main advantage of specific shoes for squats the heel lift? That's certainly why I was considering using them for squatting.
I almost wouldn't squat without my Adipowers at this point. Feels like you're dipping your feet in cement everytime. Firmly secure and stable. I use them for OHP too but squat is the main reason I got them .
Psychotext
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So yeah, no mail or callback from Rogue (EU) and they'll be closed now. I'm going to have to call them tomorrow and do my best not to lose my shit with whoever I get on the phone.
I much prefer complaining via email as it's easier to take your time and not get annoyed.
I much prefer complaining via email as it's easier to take your time and not get annoyed.
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