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vacation in kabul posted:I'm starting to get stretch marks where my biceps, delts, and pecs meet near the armpit. Mostly on my biceps. Is there any way for me to stop from having my alabaster skin ruined? I really don't want to stop my swoleness from getting swollier. do not buy prescription skin cream made in india online just dont 
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vacation in kabul posted:I'm starting to get stretch marks where my biceps, delts, and pecs meet near the armpit. Mostly on my biceps. Is there any way for me to stop from having my alabaster skin ruined? I really don't want to stop my swoleness from getting swollier. I got these all the time when I first started lifting, I think it's a redhead thing, people suggested cocoa butter but gently caress that
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vacation in kabul posted:I'm starting to get stretch marks where my biceps, delts, and pecs meet near the armpit. Mostly on my biceps. Is there any way for me to stop from having my alabaster skin ruined? I really don't want to stop my swoleness from getting swollier. Stretch marks are cool, you pussy.
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Jan 23, 2013 17:14
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vacation in kabul posted:I'm starting to get stretch marks where my biceps, delts, and pecs meet near the armpit. Mostly on my biceps. Is there any way for me to stop from having my alabaster skin ruined? I really don't want to stop my swoleness from getting swollier. Coconut oil supposedly works for that.
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Jan 23, 2013 18:20
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It's also delicious.
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Jan 23, 2013 23:46
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DoktorLoken posted:It's also delicious. It's all part of the international communist conspiracy's attempts to sap and pollute our precious bodily fluids. This time so they can go long pig hunting with this. For the love of god don't seasoning yourself if you've noticed suspicious people following you.
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So I've been waking up at 5:30 to go to the gym or run before work now for like a month. It's amazing how much more focused, energetic, and relaxed I am on the days I do work out versus the days that I don't.
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Jan 25, 2013 16:35
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I get into this cycle where I feel crappy because I don't work out, so then I don't work out because I feel crappy, and then I spiral into depression.
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I'm doing an experiment to see if I can substantially improve my 2 mile run time by doing nothing but HIIT (and having a lot of heart, obv). Mainly because I'm a little bitch that doesn't like running in the cold at 5:30 AM, but also because after reading a bunch of poo poo it seems like a run of that distance is governed more by anaerobic respiration.
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Jan 28, 2013 17:42
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What are you doing for HIIT workouts? I hate indoor cardio and only doing it for 5-10 minutes is highly appealing.
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Jan 28, 2013 22:35
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One minute of warmup at a moderate pace beforehand. 40 seconds of hard sprinting and 20 seconds of recovery at a moderate run for 15-20 minutes depending on how hooah you're feeling that morning. It's a lot easier if you have a treadmill that lets you program the intervals, but I just punch in the numbers on the keypad.
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Jan 28, 2013 22:51
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I test my new squat max this afternoon. It's all I can think about at work. I think I have a problem. Current max is 315. I'm shooting for 325 or 330. For reference I'm on week 4 of this program.
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Jan 29, 2013 18:34
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Psh, I can't wait until your level of cardio capacity becomes the new standard payscale. I'm gonna make billions, eatin dinosaur eggs in my loving mansion smoking crack rock.
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Jan 29, 2013 20:28
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20 lb squat PR for 335 lbs and 20 lb push press PR for 195 lbs. Feels good man. I'm gonna eat some meat now.
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Jan 29, 2013 22:57
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I'm on day 10(9 or 11? who knows, I'm not keeping the calendar) of my second round of Insanity. Holy poo poo, I forgot how much this sucks balls. Plus side is there are a couple guys doing it with me, but dear God do I feel like a little bitch at the end of every workout, and I'm only doing the month one poo poo. I think after this round, I'm going to have to start lifting, because I don't want to look like Christian Bale in The Machinist.
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Jan 29, 2013 23:24
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I loving haaaaaaate running during winter so I think I'm going to start doing the HIIT thing on run days. If I can get away with only running and hating it for 15-20 minutes a day instead of 30-60 minutes, I'm all for it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw So you think this guys really a major? Kinda made me think of Encino man from Generation Kill.
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Bright Eyes posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdzasJklxw I knew 1 super jacked officer. He was a pretty big piece of poo poo though.
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375 deadlift! So close to 400. I try again in 4 weeks.
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Fart Sandwiches posted:375 deadlift! So close to 400. I try again in 4 weeks. Keep at it dude. I had a poo poo day where after pulling 380 lb fairly easy, I literally could not put down any more power for a 405 lb attempt. The bar barely jostled off the floor. Dropping to 285 lb for some accessory work felt the exact same way. All I could figure was that doing squat heavy singles on Tuesday fried me pretty good. So yea, heavy singles should be done sparingly over the month.
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Feb 1, 2013 02:20
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As a heavy single I'm pretty angry at that remark
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Feb 1, 2013 02:27
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genderstomper58 posted:As a heavy single I'm pretty angry at that remark 
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Fart Sandwiches posted:375 deadlift! So close to 400. I try again in 4 weeks. What were your sets leading up to the 400 attempt like? I know I really hosed myself over on my last deadlift 1RM attempt by making too small jumps.
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I follow lift big eat big and their advice on a pr attempt is to start with the bar and add 10 percent of your max for every set (2 rep sets, then 1 rep sets the heavier it gets) leading up to your old max. So previous max of 350 had me starting at 45 lbs and adding 35 every set till around 320. Rest 5 minutes and hit old record. Then ad weight and rest at your own discretion. It took a solid 4 or 5 seconds to get that weight up so I didn't even try to move higher. Edit: after 350 I went to 365 then 375.
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I do morning PT at  Defense Language Institute . If you're into Gym Jones/Crossfit/Practical fitness stuff, I post my stuff weekly somewhere else, let me know if you care to see it. Otherwise, here's our 1st week of the program. Variant of my 4 month OEF deployment workout, made TRADOC-safe. Anyway. Starts on a Tuesday, since I lost my notebook for now. WEEK 1. Tuesday- Sprinting ladder. 1 min. sprint, 1 min rest. 1 min sprint, :50 rest. 1 min sprint, :40 rest. so on, until :10 rest. Then either ladder your way back to 1 min, or rest 2 min and do it all over again. Wednesday: WEDNESDAY: W/U 3x6 Barbell Complex @ 45#, DWU. Ed: The Clean. METCON: //10 to 1 Cleans, Clapping Pushups, Jump Squat, Heavy KB Swing Thursday: 4 mile run at 2 mile pace + 30 seconds/mile. Friday- 25x Pullup 50x 135 lbs Deadlifts 50x Pushups 50x 24" B.Jump 50x Floor Wipers 50x 1ARM KBC&P @ 35# 25xPullups. Floor Wipers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcNGCG2L0OA KB C&P= Kettlebell Clean and Press, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m-pZDdW3yA METCON= Metabolic Conditioning. DWU= Dynamic Warmup, taking all of your joints through their full range of motion with light weight (5-10 lbs), takes about 10 mins.
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overdesigned posted:I loving haaaaaaate running during winter so I think I'm going to start doing the HIIT thing on run days. If I can get away with only running and hating it for 15-20 minutes a day instead of 30-60 minutes, I'm all for it. Towards the last few pages of this, there's some decent interval training running workouts that take 10-20 mins per interval. http://board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=38312 There's an SF chief in my class that insists that Tabata sprints uphill are the holy grail of 2 mile/short interval running, but I'm too tied to the 5 miles under 45 min standard to fully believe just yet.
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I have a weight lifting spreadsheet based on Jamie Lewis' powerlifting routine if anyone is interested. ***crossfitters need not apply***
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holocaust bloopers posted:I have a weight lifting spreadsheet based on Jamie Lewis' powerlifting routine if anyone is interested. I'd like to check it out. When I'm through with my current program in 4 weeks I want to do something with more bench pressing. I want nice looking boobs.
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Fart Sandwiches posted:I'd like to check it out. When I'm through with my current program in 4 weeks I want to do something with more bench pressing. I want nice looking boobs. Doing poo poo other than bench is good for making your chest bigger.* *Unless you make a conscious effort to activate your pecs. http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/training/benching-with-the-pecs.html
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Veins McGee posted:Doing poo poo other than bench is good for making your chest bigger. Ya if you wanna get a bigger chest, go talk to some bodybuilders. Powerlifting isn't very ideal for getting sick pecs. Anyhow, here's the spreadsheet. Fill in your 1RM then add 10lb to squat/DL, 5lb to bench/OHP every month when done with the month. Every 2-3 months or so, I'll go for new 1RM's for an update. All weights to the right are from your 90% est 1RM. For accessory work, I do poo poo that is tailored to the lift like deadlift will be 5x5 of bent over rows, shrugs, or wide grip pull ups but before those a 3-5x5 at 60% of my est 1RM for volume. Or you could do whatever for the weights. Pick something that isn't going to smoke you for 3 to 5 sets of 5 reps For the actual working sets, I'll do the sets x reps listed and maybe do a few more at a higher weight if I feel good that day. The spreadsheet itself is like 90% good with how the numbers are generated, but feel free to add 5-10lb where you see fit for the sets. Sets in the 3-5 range work best for me so that's why this sheet is the way it is. Staggered days help to be really fresh for heavy lifting days. http://rapidshare.com/files/1745847199/working%20routine.xls For a more exact version of what I'm doing, go read Jamie Lewis' e-book. http://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2012/09/destroy-opposition.html?zx=3212609a0675afc0
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I suck at lifting. My DL max is up to 475, but I can't really squat more than 315 without wanting to kill myself, and I'm still struggling with 250 on bench. For some reason I'm able to keep adding to my DL, but my other lifts have pretty much plateaued. Am I retarded? Also, ran yesterday with my friend who I haven't worked out with in a few months, and she smoked me. I felt awful and wanted to throw up after the first 5k. gently caress Minot. gently caress being inside all winter. I think I'm going to go back to two-a-days until I fix myself.
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What have you been doing as a routine?
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holocaust bloopers posted:What have you been doing as a routine? Sporadic horrible crap. Mostly just a lot of pyramiding weight up and down for compound lifts. I just started rotating a different compound lift each day and doing a lot of reps and a lot of sets at a medium weight so I can get my endurance back up. For instance, today I did 9 sets of squats, since I'm awful at squats and I'm trying to fix my form with lower weight so I don't sacrifice it when I try to put more on the bar. And running. I'm trying to run more because I had an abysmal time on my last PT test (still got a 90, Air Force HURRRR).
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smertrioslol posted:Sporadic horrible crap. Mostly just a lot of pyramiding weight up and down for compound lifts. Why pyramid weights on compound lifts? If your squat form sucks, squat whatever you feel comfortable at for 3-5 sets and then leg press. Doing 9 sets sounds a little crazy to me. Whenever I plateau on a lift, I just change the exercise or rep range for 4-6 weeks.
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smertrioslol posted:Sporadic horrible crap. Mostly just a lot of pyramiding weight up and down for compound lifts. Well there's your problem right there. If you're having form problems, fixing that poo poo will be good to do so you're on the right track there. Maybe do a specific routine like Texas Method for deadlift and 5x5 for squat, bench? I feel like you probably haven't tapped out all of your easy gains on those lifts yet. Then again, I don't know how tall or big you are. Go in the powerlifting thread. Ask those guys for some are much, much smarter and have been doing this a lot longer than I have.
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holocaust bloopers posted:Well there's your problem right there. If you're having form problems, fixing that poo poo will be good to do so you're on the right track there. Maybe do a specific routine like Texas Method for deadlift and 5x5 for squat, bench? I feel like you probably haven't tapped out all of your easy gains on those lifts yet. Then again, I don't know how tall or big you are. Go in the powerlifting thread. Ask those guys for some are much, much smarter and have been doing this a lot longer than I have. I feel like my lifts are out of proportion. I can deadlift a scary amount of weight compared to what I can squat/bench. I'll start looking up actual intermediate routines and start those as soon as I'm back on a regular schedule. ALS and hours of air force homework sucks.
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Have you had your form checked? I've seen a few people who have amazing squats but lovely DL's/benches or any mixture of that because they're missing a few key fundamental things in the movement.
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Or he could just have long arms. Also, DLs are really easy to cheat on.
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I have long arms, so I've pretty much resigned myself to never benching insane amounts of weight. But I don't really care.
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psydude posted:I have long arms, so I've pretty much resigned myself to never benching insane amounts of weight. But I don't really care. How long? I know a dude with loving gorilla arms in both length and muscle mass. He benches poo poo-loads of weight. My arms are fairly long for my height (5'10") and before I injured my shoulder I was benching 265 at 190 body weight. What I'm saying is, don't give up on raising your bench just because you have long arms. btw DOMS from first post-JRTC squats and straight-leg/straight-back deadlifts suck, especially during sex.
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