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Fitness |OT9|...You looked better before
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Psychotext
Member
On the bright side, it's a while since I've hurt myself lifting. \o/
I put that mostly down to the weekly visits to the sports masseuse.
I put that mostly down to the weekly visits to the sports masseuse.
Reposting to help with my diet problem. I need to get a better protein shake too since the weight gainer is a tip off like everyone says.
First off, that sounds like what they serve you for your first meal in heaven. Lord. Second, thanks for the update on Sean. Appreciate it.
No contest there. Personally, fatherhood is my purpose in life. Feels like what I was put here to do.
Amen, brother!!
Which is why you need to cherish every day while they're young because you'll wake up one day and your daughter will be going to a Homecoming dance like mine did this past weekend.
Oh Jesus, please don't do that to me. Lol.
Congrats by the way. If any guys got out of line she could have DLd them, so no worries.
She's a superstar in her weights class. Teacher always uses her as an example. She just benched 95 for 3 the other day. Not bad for a 14yo girl.
FallingEdge
Member
props to all you fathers out there
I ain't ever having kids
I ain't ever having kids
Vincent Alexander
Member
Tired of working out at home with my shit equipment so I signed up for a gym membership. Been going for 2 weeks now at lunch, and I just realized something...weird. This is probably really dumb, but I swear my biceps bulge out more on the inside...the sides that face each other if I were to point forward. And then on the outside it is kind of weak and puny? I don't know if I'm making it up, or of there is a special way to grip a weight when I curl to target the outside?
Am I being dumb?
Am I being dumb?
How should biceps look?
Hehehe, I've heard that before.
I'm going to be 44 when my next kid is born.
Just saying, never say never.
Psychotext
Member
Some of us are somewhat more certain than others. 
mdsfx
Member
Finally back in the train now that my last race is done and holy hell I have some work to do. Squats today with a few warm up sets and 5x5 @ 185 had me straining :0
30 minutes of cycling after that made walking back down the two flights of stairs at the gym a challenge.
Time to start eating (Yes Psycho, it's mini-bulk time).
30 minutes of cycling after that made walking back down the two flights of stairs at the gym a challenge.
Time to start eating (Yes Psycho, it's mini-bulk time).
Psychotext
Member
AWWWYISSS MINIBUUUULLLKKK!!!
half a sandwich
BULK OVER!
half a sandwich
BULK OVER!
Psychotext
Member
I can't actually fit in the jeans I bought two months ago, and I'm only getting fatter now that I've broken a bone. Oh well, I can fix it over the winter fairly easily I'd have thought.
That's just how the biceps is. If you want the outside to be bigger you need to work on the brachialis, which is like in the middle of the humeris and attaches to the forearm near the elbow. You should be able to feel it if you flex and probe around.
And yeah you do hammer curls, ie. neutral grip.
Awesome progress!
mdsfx
Member
Are you getting this mainly with curls or with rows/pullups too?
Seems like it's mainly with curls. And I've been switching to hammer curls, which was helping at first, but I'm still getting pain now.
mdsfx
Member
I always get that with curls, mostly when using an ez bar. For me, switching to dumbbells or even a straight bar helps.
Not sure what causes it. Sounds like you are getting it when with dumbbells. Try a straight bar.
I haven't used a straight bar in a long time. I actually switched to the EZ bar and more recently dumb bells cause straight bars hurt as well.
Ouch! D:
I don't think I'm injured, but I'm not sure. It hurts when I've been using the 25 lb. dumb bells, but I seem to be okay if it's 20 lbs. and under.
Thank you very much bruv!
If it has been happening for awhile it could be something like tendonitis, or you could have injured a tendon. Maybe go to the doctor if it is worrying you that much.
I also find that if my wrist is sore, it is just referred pain from the forearm muscles up by my elbow. But best idea would be to talk to a doctor or physiotherapist or something.
I'm gonna stop weighing myself daily. Been really dialed in lately and the scale has been moving down or at least staying the same. Got down to 185 and then today 188.6?! I've been doing this long enough to know it doesn't mean anything but damn, it was still a downer. 😠
At least you know it. And that sweet drop that's coming tomorrow...
Psychotext
Member
I looked earlier... and I know it's water retention from after the event (my face is crazy puffy)... but being 5kg (12lb) heavier was still somewhat of a surprise!
That's it. Time for a Bish 8 day fast!
In the past week my weight has been fluctuating from 222 lbs down to 217 lbs up to 222lbs again. Its pretty disheartening. Im going to try to only weigh myself once a week. Maybe once a Saturday in the morning after waking up.
Lol...I legit have no idea how Bush did those 2-3 day fasts. If I do an 18-6 I'm pretty much on death's door by hour 18.
isaacnukem
Member
Probably a very dumb question, but when you lean forward, do your bellies still form a sort of flab? I'm imagining that people with slim bellies and abs don't get this.
Are you specifically describing Muffin Top over the waistband of your pants? Then, yes, everyone gets that. That's skin. The more fat you have in your belly the more stretched out your skin is.
Muffin top shouldn't be happening in normal pants and there shouldn't be a lot of skin when you bend over. You may be in the wrong waist size or you may need higher rise pants if you think it's excessive.
isaacnukem
Member
Oh, so that's what it's called. But a bit above that, when you lean in does your stomach still produce folds? Can you still pinch your stomach?
Like this?
Yes, everybody's body does that when they fold in that particular way unless they have close to zero body fat.
isaacnukem
Member
Yep, that's it. Thanks!Like this?
Yes, everybody's body does that when they fold in that particular way unless they have close to zero body fat.
Dunno who this bush guy is, he sounds pleasant tho, but I'm doing 22 to 24 hour fasts still, it's just how eating has become for me. I haven't started longer fasts yet just cause I'm getting back into lifting and want to make sure I have nothing holding me back till I have a good foundation to build off of again.
Haha damn autocorrect!
Dead Prince
Banned
i hope from exercising!
VenomousCoffee
Member
Congrats!
FallingEdge
Member
fam, if you are doing GOMAD, I highly suggest you stop. There is no reason for you to be doing that these days.
HELL YES BUD!