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Sludge Tank posted:I mean standing on some plates, so the bar is closer to your foot.
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Pesmerga posted:RP templates = excel based torture techniques. I just wrapped up week 4 of meso 2... its finally over....... I'm also up 8lbs in 9 weeks and am still loving insanely diced, quad veins poppin. I think I may have lost the tiniest bit of size off my chest but that's it. so loving strong legs
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Defiant Sally posted:I just wrapped up week 4 of meso 2... its finally over....... So you’re saying for meso 2 I should just embrace the bulk and go all out? I’m mid-way through meso 1 and I’m maybe 1.5lb up Also I want to see progress pics you must be an absolute monster by now. 
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Pesmerga posted:So you’re saying for meso 2 I should just embrace the bulk and go all out? I’m mid-way through meso 1 and I’m maybe 1.5lb up Yeah I said gently caress it for this meso because the volumes so insane. Back to tracking my diet for weeks 1 and 2 though. Really looking forward to lifting some real weight again in meso 3, I've felt like an absolute pussy smith squatting 25's and poo poo. My legs lost a lot of mass on my summer cut so they're still bouncing back. Hoping for 193 by the end.
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Defiant Sally posted:Yeah I said gently caress it for this meso because the volumes so insane. Back to tracking my diet for weeks 1 and 2 though. Really looking forward to lifting some real weight again in meso 3, I've felt like an absolute pussy smith squatting 25's and poo poo. How tall are you again? I found after the second meso that the weight in meso three felt weirdly heavy, to the point that I wasn’t sure I was able to lift it for more than two reps, but that feeling was gone by the second week. Funny what your body gets used to, and that’s why it’s called the resensatisation phase. 
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I had a great day at the gym tonight my dudes. I got 8 on my 100x3+ set for OHP then hit another weight PR of 110x3 directly afterward. I think I'm going to hit the 1 plate OHP before the 2 plate bench for sure, but I'm not sure. I think my weight PR on bench right now is 175x3 for what I've actually done, but I feel like I could have done 180x3 that time. Also, to the guy I was talking about lat pulldown with - have you tried this one yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pnCwnmTq5Y It feels better to me than the underhand version. I'm really digging it.
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I also had a great night in the gym. I set a new max squat at 315. I think I only ever hit 310, almost 2 years ago. Did two reps of 275, 285 and 300 flew up so I said gently caress it and went for 3 plates. 315 felt great, form was good and I slowly got it up without any hiccups. Then right afterwards I did some sumo deadlifts and beat my old PR of 315x3, and got 4 reps.  I haven't deadlifted over 300 pounds in about half a year. This Tuesday I got 3 reps of 295, but had awful sleep the day before. I was feeling strong, and all the sets I did were beating the previous weeks for reps. I knew 315 was close, and that I would either get it next week, or after squatting today if I was feeling the power. Drunk Driver Dad posted:Also, to the guy I was talking about lat pulldown with - have you tried this one yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pnCwnmTq5Y It feels better to me than the underhand version. I'm really digging it. Not sure if you meant me, but I saw that video when it came up earlier, and did some close grip pulldowns just like that last Monday. It felt good, will experiment with that next Monday morning, probably try it one handed too.
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I'm the person who does ten really slow reps of ten pounds on every machine in the gym and calls it a workout.
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Defiant Sally posted:I just wrapped up week 4 of meso 2... its finally over....... I'm going to have to take a sabbatical so that I can run through all 3 mesos without interruption.
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Dislocated my kneecap on Friday (subluxation of the patella). Not at the gym, but working late at school. Probably the 10th time this has happened in my life and at this point its really not even that debilitating. I'm stiff and sore but I was walking (mostly) normally within an hour of it happening. Its happened frequent enough to make me hesitant, but random enough that I have no idea when it'll happen. So now I just live in dread of my knee deciding "hey now is a good time to gently caress you up for a bit" Gonna squat tomorrow.
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is anyone else usually really weak after a deload week? My deadlifts today were certainly not exceptional. 
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canned from the band posted:whats the point in having kai greene in stranger things 2 if he's wearing clothes the entire time??? I only have watched the first 5 episodes, does he show up again? I only caught a quick glimpse at the start but was to lazy to rewind to make sure it was really him. Good for him that he got a small role. Sludge Tank posted:is anyone else usually really weak after a deload week? My deadlifts today were certainly not exceptional. Not really deload but I notice that my CNS is the main issue in heavy lifts after a break. I just feel very weak and unstable on something that went without a hitch 2-3 weeks before. And I don't think muscles disintegrate that fast, even if it is me. Helios Grime fucked around with this message at 10:03 on Oct 30, 2017 |
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Kelp Me! posted:DLed 3x5 230 today which is by far a new PR for me (last best was 1x5 225). Is there a reliable cue for "don't attempt this rep it will destroy your back?" I always worry about that. I don't have that but I do have an ironclad rule which says that a failed deadlift rep, for any goddamn reason whatsoever, means the end of the workout, no wiggle room or possibility of interpretation. I believe this has saved me from a number of bad back episodes.
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Helios Grime posted:I only have watched the first 5 episodes, does he show up again? I only caught a quick glimpse at the start but was to lazy to rewind to make sure it was really him. I feel weak and unstable most days and seem to rely on caffeine and PWO to get me going. I'm hoping I'm just a little slow off the mark after the deload week. Strength is so unpredictable at the best of times, got me hosed how people can plan to lift big weights at meets.
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Sludge Tank how much sleep, actual sleep not laying in bed awake, are you getting? How high is the quality of protein are you eating and are you eating fruits and vegetables? Are you active outside of lifting? If the answers are less than 7-8 hours a night, majority isn't animal based, not much and games are an activity. You are going to feel like garbage. Go to bed at 10pm, eat a steak and salad then go for a couple walks a day.
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I can't afford to eat steak. I can't afford to eat whatever I want, really. I'm amazed I manage to get what I do on my budget. I probably get between 8-10 hours a night. I sleep in most days. I can't afford to eat a lot of fruit. I have about 80g of pea and rice protein a day (2-3 scoops) + 2 raw eggs mixed in, I eat a cup of brown rice every day mixed with about a large takeaway container full of chicken, broccoli, carrot, asparagus, capsicum, zucchini and mushrooms which all but the chicken are raw. On really heavy lift days I'll eat a big meal of deep fried chicken + chips or something after my workout or some calorie-heavy rubbish. (I bulk cook). I eat a bowl of oats + banana for breakfast. I eat other stuff at work which is in a pub/bar they make me all sorts of weird stuff. I use creatine and BCAA's and I also take zinc, iron, magnesium, Vit D, Vit B, Vit C, fish oil and calcium tablets every day. Sludge Tank fucked around with this message at 12:18 on Oct 30, 2017 |
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Save money by not buying pointless supplements.
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Sludge Tank posted:I use creatine and BCAA's and I also take zinc, iron, magnesium, Vit D, Vit B, Vit C, fish oil and calcium tablets every day. Your regular diet is varied enough that you don't need all these supplements. Depending on how much you take it might even be bad for you. More isn't always better.
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I do a lot of very heavy lifting. I'm encroaching well into "advanced" territory. I'm getting pretty big at around 230lbs. I like to take the vitamin supplements as assurance as i'm aware my diet, which by the way has been more or less exactly the same for about a year now, may fall short particularly in iron. I dont see a lot of sunlight, either. I've always been a very fatigued person and had no energy as a child growing up. If it weren't for strength training i'd be pretty sedentary.
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Also BCAA supplementation is almost certainly snakeoil. https://examine.com/supplements/branched-chain-amino-acids/ So save that money as well.
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I've been toying with the idea of a very low testosterone cycle to assist with my recovery and energy levels. Maybe 200mg a week or something, but i cant afford it.
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Sludge Tank posted:I do a lot of very heavy lifting. I'm encroaching well into "advanced" territory. I'm getting pretty big at around 230lbs. I like to take the vitamin supplements as assurance as i'm aware my diet, which by the way has been more or less exactly the same for about a year now, may fall short particularly in iron. I dont see a lot of sunlight, either. I've always been a very fatigued person and had no energy as a child growing up. If it weren't for strength training i'd be pretty sedentary. Everything I've read points to Vitamin D being a good idea in your situation. Probably is for most goons.
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VitD was a pretty noticeable difference for me since I'm in a windowless office all day. Plus a year's supply of the 5000mcg ones is like $15. Fish oil is another one that's made a noticeable difference too
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nothing has ever improved my energy levels like regular cardio. i know lifters hate it but there you go.
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Sludge Tank posted:Cardio? You mean deadlifts? I think he means squats tbh
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Zzulu posted:I think cardio is a new type of supplement. Probably contains meth Well i dont wanna do meth so....
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Sludge Tank posted:I do a lot of very heavy lifting. I'm encroaching well into "advanced" territory. I'm getting pretty big at around 230lbs. I like to take the vitamin supplements as assurance as i'm aware my diet, which by the way has been more or less exactly the same for about a year now, may fall short particularly in iron. I dont see a lot of sunlight, either. I've always been a very fatigued person and had no energy as a child growing up. If it weren't for strength training i'd be pretty sedentary. You're such a cliche. Go sit outside and eat an apple.
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I've added chocolate milk to my post-workout meal. That's my supplement story. Also got 1 rep at 225 on bench today. 
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Pesmerga posted:So you’re saying for meso 2 I should just embrace the bulk and go all out? I’m mid-way through meso 1 and I’m maybe 1.5lb up Aren't you like 140lbs at 5'9? eat more drat food ffs Dum Cumpster posted:I've only done farmers walks a few times, I think you're the expert here. I'd definitely say they're a more useful exercise if you only had time to do them or shrugs. Agreeing 110% here: Loaded carries are probably the best overall bang for your buck exercise you can do, both for general strength, actual real world carryover, and especially for beefy af traps. Herstory Begins Now fucked around with this message at 19:42 on Oct 30, 2017 |
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First month back on 5/3/1 and managed to bench 3 reps of 245. I guess that's reasonable.
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I love watching the weights from your "1+" week move back to your "5+" week over the course of a few cycles. Such a satisfying way to progress.
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The dumbbells in my gym are too small for me there's another new pair of 50kgs on the racks but still nothing heavier ffs. Any tips for one arm rowing a barbell in a way that would massively inconvenience everyone around me? For a start I'd have to build some sort of platform to get the right height and range of motion.
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