esmith08734
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Yeah, true. I have really round shoulders and bulky triceps that I know some people would love. My shoulders are really far apart, thus my chest is really stretched out.
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Yeah, true. I have really round shoulders and bulky triceps that I know some people would love. My shoulders are really far apart, thus my chest is really stretched out.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
FUCK GRAVITY!!!! 465 flat bench! Fuck yeah.
Fuck yeah! That's badass!
holy moly
ShadowgeistX
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AdventureRacing
Member
Jesus. My end goal is basically half of that.
entremet
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O.v.e.rlord
Banned
Fitting avatar
Congrats. I suck at the bench lol. All variations.
Thank you all!
Progress pic link: http://imgur.com/8gJV2VI http://imgur.com/bM2Gmxp
Facepull and Reverse Fly.
I like to do Reverse Flyes or DB rows supersetted with Bench Press and Strict press.
Facepulls have really helped me. I do them high rep at 15-17x5 as the last movement on my pull day. If you decide to add them to your routine, make sure you perform the movement with slowly rather than "jerking" the rope for good muscle contraction.
ExplodingKetchup
Member
y'all ever have one of those days where you just miss all of your lifts? Ugh, deadlifts would just not go up today!
Just do your thing.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
A week into my new regimen to get in shape.
Been doing:
-Running 3 miles 4 days a week
-Drinking that water, which I wasn't before
-Eggs and yogurt with blue berries. Wasn't eating breakfast before
- Snacks. Also new
-Sleeping. (Going to bed at 11pm and not 1am.
- Eating veggies and fiber. Which makes me feel bloated and heavier than before.
Haven't shed a pound but hoping my new habits catch up in a month or so.
I need weights.
Been doing:
-Running 3 miles 4 days a week
-Drinking that water, which I wasn't before
-Eggs and yogurt with blue berries. Wasn't eating breakfast before
- Snacks. Also new
-Sleeping. (Going to bed at 11pm and not 1am.
- Eating veggies and fiber. Which makes me feel bloated and heavier than before.
Haven't shed a pound but hoping my new habits catch up in a month or so.
I need weights.
I don't understand why you're referring to these pics as a sign of progress.
You've clearly reached max beast mode.
How necessary is deload week for 5/3/1? I'm running a bodybuilding style PPL routine with my first compound lift of the day being done with 5/3/1 programming (as of a few weeks ago) and just finished my first mesocycle. I don't feel fatigued or that I really need to heavily deload. Hit 205x2 on bench though, which while super lightweight, was a new PR for me. 225 for reps by the end of the summer will be mine.
Hit the gym, my friend! Are you trying to lose or gain weight? Both are pretty difficult (to do correctly) without tracking the food you're eating.
Hit the gym, my friend! Are you trying to lose or gain weight? Both are pretty difficult (to do correctly) without tracking the food you're eating.
Randolph Freelander
Member
When someone tells me they're running 3 miles in order to get in shape, my natural response is "bro, you're already there."
At your stage you likely can do 2-3 mesocycles without deloading. A deload every 4th week is for more necessary for more advanced lifters who can do a ton of damage to their body with the weights they lift.
Yeah, this is definitely what I was thinking. Thanks.
pokeystaples
Banned
Been off for 3 weeks because my wife herniated a disc. (Skipping gym to get home and help her after surgery.) Finally back and definitely weaker but damn does it feel good to be sore after chest and back.
So I seem to have slightly injured my left iliposias. I'm not sure that's it, but in any case that region pains when I squat to parallel, been like that for a week now. Recently started gym and I'm doing SS. Should I be doing more shallow squats or just isolate quads? Or some other exercise? I don't feel anything in deadlifts for example, nor when I did quad kicks (or whatever they're called) in the machine.
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Signed up for YMCA. Will be hitting it hard very early mornings. Trying to lose weight. 31% of me is fat. I have a third kid on the way and I refuse to be fucking tired all the time so am trying to shed the fat and improve my overall health and energy. Tired of being cranky dad to the two i have alot of the time.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
If you aren't losing weight you just need to gradually decrease your caloric intake until you start burning more calories than you're consuming.
Make sure you download myfitnesspal and track everything you're eating. Eventually you will figure out how many calories you need to maintain your weight, then you just need to shave off like 250-500 calories a day, you will lose weight.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Need to add a low weight recovery day to help my legs recover. Going heavy so often with pause squatsbis too taxing on my body. This meal should help.
300+ cals each
300+ cals each
SomewhatGroovy
Banned
Thanks. I'll check that app out.
O.v.e.rlord
Banned
Psychotext
Member
No idea what's wrong with my hamstring, but it's kept me from my cycling training. Oddly it's not affecting my weights in any way shape or form though. As usual, as soon as I dump the cycling training, I start making noticeable strength gains.
Works the other way around too. Can't win. Well, could possibly win with drugs, but I'm not there yet.
Works the other way around too. Can't win. Well, could possibly win with drugs, but I'm not there yet.
I'm 5'8", 30 years old and depending on the time of day I weigh in at anywhere from 248lbs to 255lbs.
I really want to completely change my life - on a fitness level and a dietary level.
I've never worked out at a gym before but I've owned a condo unit since July 2014, and I've been paying condo fees without using the condo's swimming pool or gym facilities. So I'm going using the gym at my condo at the very least.
My goal is to be 200lbs by January 1, 2018. I don't know exactly where to start, but I want a regimen that I can follow day in day out. For now I'll just start cutting out junk food, fast food, and start exercising at least. I'll closely review the OT when I get home, and do my best.
I really want to completely change my life - on a fitness level and a dietary level.
I've never worked out at a gym before but I've owned a condo unit since July 2014, and I've been paying condo fees without using the condo's swimming pool or gym facilities. So I'm going using the gym at my condo at the very least.
My goal is to be 200lbs by January 1, 2018. I don't know exactly where to start, but I want a regimen that I can follow day in day out. For now I'll just start cutting out junk food, fast food, and start exercising at least. I'll closely review the OT when I get home, and do my best.
Ok bro! Download MyFitnessPal. Set a calorie goal, meet it. That simple.
Working out? Awesome! Start slow and don't go fucking nuts. No one starting out is gonna stick to a 5 day a week routine. Start 3x a week at the gym, add more walking into your daily schedule, drink way more water than not-water. You'll see the pounds melt off!
Does your condo gym have machines or actual free weights?
Buy a food scale, download MyFitness pal on your phone, and hop on a vetted lifting program (assuming you want to lift)!
Dead Prince
Banned
my lower body went to shit. i think it was monday when i went in to do some deadlifts. been like 4 weeks or so since i did. couldn't pull 365# feelsbadman. my 1RM was 435#.
squats went to shit too. but hey. chest is still fine LMFAO.
lets try to get back into the groove!
squats went to shit too. but hey. chest is still fine LMFAO.
lets try to get back into the groove!
Psychotext
Member
Handful of posters.
Dead Prince
Banned
If you're talking about squeezing my own orange juice. No.
And still no .
And still no .
I just never see any sort of comment about it, which is surprising since this is primarily a thread that discusses lifting.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
My fiancee tried one of those circuit training places called Orange Theory tonight. I knew their prices were a little much but I just looked it up again and it's 59 fucking dollars for four classes a month. Four!!! Just to be in what is a stripped down gym with someone telling you to change exercises every few mins and play some shitty music. And it's basically just bikes, the ropes and like two other things. What the fuck!
And it's always packed. How that business model attracts that many people, especially around here, where there are a ton of other gyms, including Sport and Health and Golds within a half block and two blocks from it, respectively, is beyond me.
We pay like 55 bucks a month for the both of us at Sport and Health.
Seriously, fuck those places.
And it's always packed. How that business model attracts that many people, especially around here, where there are a ton of other gyms, including Sport and Health and Golds within a half block and two blocks from it, respectively, is beyond me.
We pay like 55 bucks a month for the both of us at Sport and Health.
Seriously, fuck those places.
That's about as much as a personal trainer costs in a group environment that a lot of people prefer.
But, yes, you can easily program the same type of workout in a globo gym depending on the equipment available. Most people don't.
manfestival
Member
Where do supplements come in as far as ones journey to hit perfect dad bod before summer season hits? Dieting has been on point for the past 2 months and I have another month to go before I hit a goal date but I am trying to cut weight by another 15 or 20 pounds. Was around 235 and I am at 215 now. Belt wise I am pretty much almost on par with my second smallest weight since high school days.
Psychotext
Member
They're not going to do much for you.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
I wouldnt worry too much about them. If you're having trouble hitting your daily protein goals then i recommend buying some post workout protein and drinking it after a workout. Other than that just focus on your diet, thats whats most important.
If you taking about weight loss supplements​, I'd avoid them. If you trying to weight loss is the only concern maybe look into lowering carn intake.
mdsfx
Member
Fuckin awesome! Nice workFinal results are in! First picture is from a 1.5 years ago. Second is after 12 weeks on a specific diet template. Down over 60lbs