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89 posted:They were explaining it to me that it's not necessarily the amount of testosterone after a certain level, but the level of "available" or "free" testosterone. Mine was at 8.7 and they want to get it between 10-15 lmao throw your money away
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Can't believe the /fit/ cartoonist is dead. I'll do some deadlifts in his honour... January 1st, heh. 
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Tolkien minority posted:Idk how long it's been since I injured myself (bit over a month?) but I feel like I'm almost recovered and I'm so so ready to get back into the gym. Being sedentary is terrible It's awful but it's such a short period of time in the grand scheme of things, you won't look in the mirror 5 years from now and see 8 weeks of missed training (you'll just see all your other horrible flaws because body dysmorphia is a terrible thing).
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Lasher posted:Can't believe the /fit/ cartoonist is dead. I'll do some deadlifts in his honour... January 1st, heh. what? no, i saw him post on his tumblr the other day he goes by sirartwork edit: you should do those deadlifts anyway jarbv fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Dec 30, 2016 |
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The only thing dead is my will to lift
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Proper foot positioning while benching.
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Wait. Where do you all put your feet?
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Not backwards that's for sure. You put them on the ground.
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i wrap them around my spotter while hes putting his dick in me
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89 posted:Apparently my testosterone level was at 550 and the TRT clinic wants to get me to 600. So I'll be taking 3 shots of HCG a week for 12 weeks. Apparently the increase of 50 should be a substantial change. All of my lab numbers looked great except for my thyroid. So I gotta get that checked out. My free test is 275 where a reference range of 175-700 is "Normal" Time for roids is nigh.
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If everyone were on steroids we'd all lead shorter more productive and more fulfilling lives IMO
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More bald guys with acne though
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Fallows posted:If everyone were on steroids we'd all lead shorter more productive and more fulfilling lives IMO This but for amphetamines.
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Zzulu posted:More bald guys with acne though With hard rippling muscles
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So, swolefriends, any lifting resolutions for 2017? Mine is to stop with deadlifts, I absolutely hate them. Also to get to benchpressing 100kg and squatting 150kg for 5 reps by the end of February. But mainly the deadlifts.
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Mine is to just be consistent. I've been pretty bad about skipping a day here and there. Also the diet/cooking thing. e: I actually didn't go tonight, my excuse was tomorrow the gym will be empty so I'm going then.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Mine is to just be consistent. I've been pretty bad about skipping a day here and there. Also the diet/cooking thing. You could always put together a plan for the Log Cabin, if that could help you with consistency?
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Pesmerga posted:So, swolefriends, any lifting resolutions for 2017? Mine is to stop with deadlifts, I absolutely hate them. Also to get to benchpressing 100kg and squatting 150kg for 5 reps by the end of February. And by "stop with squats" I mean squat more and grind that poo poo out until I am passable at it. I do have a big mechanical disadvantage in the squat so I don't expect it to be that close to my deadlift, but my current squat number is just sad. It feels like I haven't progressed at all even though I know that's not true. I've made massive gains in form and speed at lower weights, but at the same time I still have issues once I get above 75%-80% 1rm or so. I suppose I've also lost like 40lbs in that time, but everything except for squat is blowing up. Definitely going to change how I train it now that the cycle of the program I was on finished. Probably going to do a 3x5 or 5x5 linear progression for squatting or something until it plateaus then do something else while keeping bench and deadlift programming similar to what I have been doing. I do crazy deadlift volume right now and love it. Resolutions are like: -Keep improving form -Drop another 25-30lbs then gain some weight slowly -Keep gaining strength and size Khorne fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Dec 31, 2016 |
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Pesmerga posted:You could always put together a plan for the Log Cabin, if that could help you with consistency? Yeah, I had one a long time ago, before the job working a lot. It helped a ton, in fact I think it's still somewhere in the last few pages so I could just resurrect it and keep going. Although I never got punished for breaking the Toxx, whatever it was.
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Pesmerga posted:So, swolefriends, any lifting resolutions for 2017? Mine is to stop with deadlifts, I absolutely hate them. 
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Fine, my resolution is to drop the weight substantially and work back up again, the last 130kg set I ground out felt awful.
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have you tried sumo? I know that's been a fad, but different body types, etc. I took my measurements and found out I'm generally set up for conventional(I did try sumo before and it just felt odd for me). Pretty average torso/leg ratio but my arms are on the long side.
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My resolution is to stop being the heaviest I've ever been, the weakest I've been in years, AND be training poorly due to hosed up joints. Fix any one of them and I'm good.
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my news years resolution is that I am going to be a better person and spend more time caring for other people
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Zzulu posted:my news years resolution is that I am going to lift more and spend more time spotting other people
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Zzulu posted:my news years resolution is that I am going to be a better person and spend more time caring for other people That's not a lifting resolution so no one cares.
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This, but modified to "find a lift partner to spot / to spot me"
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:This, but modified to "find a lift partner to spot / to spot me" lol at wanting a monogamous spot partner Slut it up.
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My resolution is to join the 4 plate deadlift club and look sweet doin it
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buddhanc posted:My resolution is to join the 4 plate deadlift club and look fat doin it
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Making resolutions? What's next wearing underarmor and drinking caramel macchiatos? Shut up and lift
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I'm going to lift things next year that are progressively heavier than this year's things
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FedEx Mercury posted:Making resolutions? What's next wearing underarmor and drinking caramel macchiatos? Shut up and lift Can I lift and drink cappuccinos?
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FedEx Mercury posted:Making resolutions? What's next wearing underarmor and drinking caramel macchiatos? Shut up and lift Yeah okay, Mr. Boring
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I feel like I want to make another long, discouraging post to the resolutioners who are about to step foot in a gym for the first time, but most people don't get that it is done to help them... If they don't have the mental fortitude to tolerate a little shade, then they don't have the necessary mindset to make the changes needed to get and stay in shape. They should stick with it, prove me wrong, and in 6 month tell me to GFY. That's how how get respect in the gym. I would like to say though that if your weight is north of 300, the gym is not your correct "step 1." Make the dietary changes first, if you can't you're just wasting your time.
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GORDON posted:I would like to say though that if your weight is north of 300, the gym is not your correct "step 1." Make the dietary changes first, if you can't you're just wasting your time. The guy doesn't know it, but he's motivating even fit guys in there. If his rear end is in there every day doing cardio with an extra 200lbs of body fat on him than you....well, you better get your rear end moving, too, buddy. Don't get discouraged.
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Good for that guy. It takes mental strength to have that kind of commitment for real change.
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Also, some people are gonna show up and realize that going to the gym actually owns and isn't some horrible chore.
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new years resolution: heal my broken weak body and get back in the gym, bench 2pl8, uhhh uhhhhhh get swoler
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The thing that kept me out of the gym (I used to do DDPYoga at home exclusively), was being worried about other people being in the gym. Having a sort of gym anxiety is a real thing. What if I'm doing stuff wrong? I don't know what I'm doing! Everybody is watching me! Everybody is in so much better shape!! Then, I started going and realizing that all that anybody does in there is Reps >> Mess around on phone >> Reps >> Phone. Everybody is sucked into their own world with their headphones on too much to notice or much less give a poo poo about what your routine is. All of that stuff is just in your head. Get your rear end to the gymmm!
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