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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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velociraptor
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What are joker sets?
Psychotext
Member
You'd need to read the book to get the full detail, but this'll give you an idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1gRlt6FCmI
I think Wendler says not to go to failure on the Jokers (or any other set).
Vol5
Member
I sound like a huge embarrassment with this but looking for some advice. Was out a week or so ago with work drinking. My boss decides he wants me to arm wrestle one of the contractors we have working for us. So I do, and of course, I win 
. Next morning I wake up on my right wrist up to the elbow is aching really bad.....and continues to ache now. I did hit the gym mid-week and it was a great session, but my wrist really suffered and ached bad up to the point where it's painful. I have full use of it and my strength is still there, but I don't know what I might have ripped or pulled. Any advice to help with recovery? Assuming the gym is a no-go until it's fully healed.
. Next morning I wake up on my right wrist up to the elbow is aching really bad.....and continues to ache now. I did hit the gym mid-week and it was a great session, but my wrist really suffered and ached bad up to the point where it's painful. I have full use of it and my strength is still there, but I don't know what I might have ripped or pulled. Any advice to help with recovery? Assuming the gym is a no-go until it's fully healed.I sound like a huge embarrassment with this but looking for some advice. Was out a week or so ago with work drinking. My boss decides he wants me to arm wrestle one of the contractors we have working for us. So I do, and of course, I win
Dude, definitely see a doctor if it's still hurting.
So I decided to cut down carbs significantly and replace the rest of my calorie needs with fat (olive oil, coconut oil and avocados).
I did all my calculations and my calories and protein needs are being met for the amount of physical exercise I do during a week.
However, I went from 270+ grams of carbs to less than 120 grams of carbs a day.
This is my first week and it's making me feel extremely hungry. Usually during the night I feel super hungry and that in turn it keeps me awake. I'm averaging about 3-4 hours of sleep. This has me extremely tired and sleepy during the day.
I'm starting to think that maybe a low carb diet isn't a good idea for me, but I was also hoping this is something that will go away as my body adapts to this new way of eating.
Did anyone else experience something similar? Am I doing something wrong?
Reading how some do less than 100 grams of carbs a day has me amazed, truth be told.
I did all my calculations and my calories and protein needs are being met for the amount of physical exercise I do during a week.
However, I went from 270+ grams of carbs to less than 120 grams of carbs a day.
This is my first week and it's making me feel extremely hungry. Usually during the night I feel super hungry and that in turn it keeps me awake. I'm averaging about 3-4 hours of sleep. This has me extremely tired and sleepy during the day.
I'm starting to think that maybe a low carb diet isn't a good idea for me, but I was also hoping this is something that will go away as my body adapts to this new way of eating.
Did anyone else experience something similar? Am I doing something wrong?
Reading how some do less than 100 grams of carbs a day has me amazed, truth be told.
Then why not just stick with high-ish carb like you did. It's not like low carb/high fat is gonna make you lose fat if your calories are still exactly the same..
Because I'm not exactly trying to lose weight.
Also, I'm not eating the same amount of calories as before
Edit: eh, lol, reread what you said.
I was told carbs are the devil and should avoid them (like grains, etc).
I forgot to post my weigh in.
165 even.
I was shooting for sub 165, so that's a little disheartening but can't be too disappointed. I've been fighting stress eating urges pretty hard lately. I likely will not make 150 by the end of the set period but I'll just have to be satisfied with wherever I end up (June 6). I may lose a little more water weight cycling off creatine the last month too tho...
165 even.
I was shooting for sub 165, so that's a little disheartening but can't be too disappointed. I've been fighting stress eating urges pretty hard lately. I likely will not make 150 by the end of the set period but I'll just have to be satisfied with wherever I end up (June 6). I may lose a little more water weight cycling off creatine the last month too tho...
Dead Prince
Banned
Dl day. It's more reps than going for max. At least my hand is textured for that grip lol
Has anyone installed a mounted pull up or dip bar at home? I have a small home gym but I'm missing those two things and I'd love to have them, but I'm wondering if they are safe to install on concrete or if I should find a standalone dip set and mount the pull up bar maybe to a joist rafter. I've been doing pull ups on the the beam between my lally columns but that's uncomfortable, and the beam is actually starting to crack on one end and though it's probably got nothing to do with me pulling on it I'm not entirely comfortable using it for exercise. Any recommendations for compact solutions?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Pending your diet and metabolism, I'd say it's doable but you're talking about someone who outweighs you by 60~lbs and is likely taller than you. My plan is to hit 200 by July 4th and last I weighed I was 223. I should also note it was fully clothed. I got into that habbit as my one go to scale is at a local grocery store and I do subtract a pound or two for clothes.
Most of the time people lag bolt a board to concrete and then install the pull up bar onto the board. But I've seen people mess it up because they thought they knew what they were doing.
If you can find a free standing pull up/dip stand combo station in your budget that would be the easiest, least mistake prone solution. They are pretty common.
I've thought about that, but while plain old dip stands are pretty compact and sometimes even foldable, combo stations take up a lot of space. I'd like to keep things as clutter-free as possible.
Why are you getting your fats from oils rather than actual fatty foods (ignoring the avocado)?
See if massaging the muscles in the forearm and maybe stretching the bicep/tricep helps. If it still persists, I would go see a doctor.I sound like a huge embarrassment with this but looking for some advice. Was out a week or so ago with work drinking. My boss decides he wants me to arm wrestle one of the contractors we have working for us. So I do, and of course, I win
I also went from high-carb to low-carb (~50-75g net carbs) for work purposes last year. It usually takes some time for the body to adapt. I never lost sleep because of the change though; never felt hungry when I went to bed. Maybe move your last meal a bit later so when you do sleep, you don't feel hungry. I usually ate at 6-7pm and went to bed at 10pm.
I'm trying to avoid animal fats, which I'm not sure if it's a good thing. I also eat peanut butter, peanuts (unsalted), almond butter (which is like peanut butter made of almonds) and almonds.
I think I need to eat more fat, and the fact that I just cut about 150 grams of carbs means that my body will take some time getting used to.
This morning I just had six egg whites scrambled with my kale and spinach in coconut oil along with some greek yogurt and a tea spoon of peanuts, and two litters of water. This keeps me full for now, but being so used to eating carb heavy meals, it's quite the struggle in the first few days.
Ha As long as you're smiling it's all good.
lol Can't say I've never been called that. A lot of people call me Wall or Wally.
Ha As long as you're smiling it's all good.
lol Can't say I've never been called that. A lot of people call me Wall or Wally.
Wally is a pretty dope nickname, tbh
the most amazing thing is how you don't let life get in the way.
how is that possible? like, what if your family says "he's let's go out for the weekend and spend 3 days somewhere else" or you go to a wedding or...forgot to buy something.. anything! lol
not missing a gym session that long is really quite the achievement. Respect.
As Chocobro said, there's definitely an adaption period for some people when it comes to low carb diets, but I think relying on non-foods probably had some effect too. Part of the reason low carb diets work is because they're so filling, but I imagine some of that is lost when you're not breaking down actual food.
Did the jelly have cinnamon sugar on the outside? If so, yes.
I don't feel full after eating. I think I'm a special case where I could eat all day and still not feel satiated.
Heck, I can eat two 12" medium pizzas in one sitting and still have stomach for like dessert, lol.
So yes, it's going to take some time but I'm confident.
My end goal is to lower body fat, currently at 17% last I checked, and I was horrified.
I was at 11.3% in October/November of last year.
I was just reckless with my diet come the holidays. I managed to gain more muscle which I was happy about, but I want put on more lean muscle while lowering body fat percentage.
Despire, this is the recipe my wife uses:
http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/easy-chili
She usually adds corn and more chili powder, plus she adds cheese and sour cream in the bowl. It's perfect.
http://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/easy-chili
She usually adds corn and more chili powder, plus she adds cheese and sour cream in the bowl. It's perfect.
Dusk Soldier
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Yeah, my last weight loss period last year I did about 1.5 lbs a week but it was definitely slowing down by the end, so I switched to maintenance for a while. Meant to only go 2 months but ended up being about 4. Was hoping it would go faster when I started again but it's been around 1 lb per week overall. Not really willing to cut calories much more, so I'm just gonna have to be satisfied with where I end up. After that gonna do a couple more months of maintenance/recomp before getting back on a slow mass gain program for a couple years.
Donut gainz are best gainz.
better if not dunkin tho!
Thanks. Seems easier than I thought. Close to what I've done before, minus the corn, cheese and sour cream.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Haven't done 10 singles at 90% on deadlift for a long time. Sore as hell today. I forgot how bad ISSM is as far as training DL goes.
New log is shipping next week. Some may have seen it on Facebook. I'll edit this post to show it. 210lb empty 12" diameter, 7'3" long custom paint job.
New log is shipping next week. Some may have seen it on Facebook. I'll edit this post to show it. 210lb empty 12" diameter, 7'3" long custom paint job.
Haven't done 10 singles at 90% on deadlift for a long time. Sore as hell today. I forgot how bad ISSM is as far as training DL goes.
New log is shipping next week. Some may have seen it on Facebook. I'll edit this post to show it. 210lb empty 12" diameter, 7'3" long custom paint job.
Holy shit that looks awesome. Any significance to green and yellow?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Where you're at you COULD be a packers fan.
Thanks but I was blessed with a lot of stability that summer that many aren't fortune enough to have. Once I hit 1 month it was a "how long can I go" thing.
mdsfx
Member
Thanks to those videos posted earlier, I decided to knock my current squat progress down from 230 to 185 to get my form right. I think today I did the cleanest squats I've ever done. However I feel I lean forward a bit too much. Dunno if it's my height or what.
Next week, I'll see about posting a video so you folks can help me further if you're up to it.
Next week, I'll see about posting a video so you folks can help me further if you're up to it.
You talking closeness in terms of torso distance ---> bar?
Humbling isn't it? I went through the same thing last year. It'll pay off.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Lol.
Shins to bar. But this is all dependant in properly pulling the slack out of the bar too which most do not do.
I always have my shins up against the bar and the bar in the middle of my foot once I've gotten down into position with my lats pulled back as I grip the bar. What portion does the slack occur at?
Damn. Bench felt smooth af after my week+ layoff but still missed my rep target. Shoulder seems to be healing a bit though.
Bench - 160x3, 180x3, 200x2
Db bench (paused) - 55s 1x4, 45s 2x10, 1x9, 40s 1x7, 35s 1x10
Bent over row db - 80s 5x10
My arms are still shaking. Down to 183.5 BW.
Bench - 160x3, 180x3, 200x2
Db bench (paused) - 55s 1x4, 45s 2x10, 1x9, 40s 1x7, 35s 1x10
Bent over row db - 80s 5x10
My arms are still shaking. Down to 183.5 BW.
Summer Haze
Banned
Nice, thanks for the tip. Will try on Monday.
Lol, I know that feeling. Feels so good afterwards though. I did them earlier today and then cycled a few miles, my inner thighs and ass are gonna be so tender tomorrow. I've been slacking on leg days for the past couple weeks so I had to go in.
After squats and bench today I hit sumo deads 385 for a 5x3 and then an amrap of 6. My grip started to go during the amrap, I think I could have done 2 more if I didn't have to reset in the middle of the set because of it. I have another squat and bench workout on Monday before I cut the volume and go into a couple strength blocks.
Amrap set:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Jsfqe1mum8X2RTV2ZaZWNZbzg/view?usp=docslist_api
Amrap set:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9Jsfqe1mum8X2RTV2ZaZWNZbzg/view?usp=docslist_api
yeah, having the stability is definitely hard, not matter whether you have family or are single and you made the best out of it. I am staying consistent at least two more months then it's chaos.
I have some recitals and it's too hot here in Germany in June/July, so I'll probably go do a lot more cardio than I am currently doing, which.. I definitely should if I continue bulking! I've gotten quite chunky :O
Since it's been a while since I posted progress stuff, I'll put this. It counts as an "all-time" before-after and I am dressed, but the idea was to get some motivation out of it and see where I am now.
I think I look ok on the right but here it definitely shows that I've put on weight! then again.... I get another pic some seconds later and look okish again...all "new" pics, taken minutes apart...
thing is, I have my cheat meals every now and then but I am definitely eating basically clean so finally managed to find the right amount calories to gain weight.
eh, I am enjoying lifting a lot more with all the food so I am going to go with the flow... and proceed to up my cardio.
Looking good Mr. Piano Man!yeah, having the stability is definitely hard, not matter whether you have family or are single and you made the best out of it. I am staying consistent at least two more months then it's chaos.
I have some recitals and it's too hot here in Germany in June/July, so I'll probably go do a lot more cardio than I am currently doing, which.. I definitely should if I continue bulking! I've gotten quite chunky :O
Since it's been a while since I posted progress stuff, I'll put this. It counts as an "all-time" before-after and I am dressed, but the idea was to get some motivation out of it and see where I am now.
I think I look ok on the right but here it definitely shows that I've put on weight! then again.... I get another pic some seconds later and look okish again...all "new" pics, taken minutes apart...
thing is, I have my cheat meals every now and then but I am definitely eating basically clean so finally managed to find the right amount calories to gain weight.
eh, I am enjoying lifting a lot more with all the food so I am going to go with the flow... and proceed to up my cardio.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
mdsfx
Member
Thanks for the video. Great advice.
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