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roymorrison posted:Lmao at these jabronis who do steroids but don't have a total Yeah getting a plastic trophy truly makes it all worth it
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Zzulu posted:So a friend is telling me to buy the Reebok crossfit nano 5 shoes because he says they're "cool". Are they in fact cool (for lifting?) I need some good new shoes because my current ones are starting to get destroyed Shop carefully, your shoes play a huge role in your lifting performance
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Say Nothing posted:Posting some more Arnold strongman videos from the YLLS powerlifting thread, just in case anyone is feeling too cocky about their strength. Who cares powerlifting/strongman is retarded
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Yah let me destroy my body just to look like someone who moves furniture for a living - a powerlifter
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Mar 7, 2016 01:21
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Mar 7, 2016 01:23
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Dum Cumpster posted:Yeah but Jesse Norris Fair enough but its like cmon fellas just lift reasonable weights and you wont end up as an invalid at age 40
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That dude had hip surgery at the ripe old age of 35 so thanks for proving my point for me
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Paper Diamonds posted:So my knees have been getting reeeally sore and tight after squatting. My first day at this new gym and I make this comment to one of the guys who competes in powerlifting. He proceeds to coach me for like 30 minutes on wide stance squats. Squatted pretty heavy (for me) and my knees felt way way way better the next day. Only thing is, with the wider stance I'm not bombing all the way rear end to grass ( I normally squat so low that my hamstrings touch my calves), but he said I'm still breaking parallel by a few inches when squatting wide. He told me that if I want to do deep narrow squats to do lighter weight, and for heavier do a wide stance to just below parallel. You'll spare your knees at the expense of your hips
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Mar 12, 2016 23:25
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Dum Cumpster posted:You missed the "but don't do it if it hurts" that applies to everything. Number one rule of lifting. Don't feel like you have to squat, especially if your goal is to develop your physique and ESPECIALLY if you can't do it without your knees/hips/back hurting. If youre dead-set on squatting, adjust your form and lighten the weight. Keep the intensity high by increasing the rep range, decreasing the rest periods, pre-exhaust, etc
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Mar 13, 2016 00:44
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notZaar posted:Lmao if you don't have a gut forcing you to go sumo on squats. "sumo squats" aren't really a thing unless you're talking about that exercise where you're holding a dumbbell
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Mar 13, 2016 00:46
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notZaar posted:I just mean putting your tumtum between your knees rather than pancaking it on them. Yeah I googled it and it turns out it is in fact a "term". Sorry for being a pedant. Keep lifting hard friend
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:the lack of good gyms near me is painful. I love my garage setup but I want somewhere with other people around and actual equipment but it looks like my only real options are crossfit or 24 Hour Fitness/LA Fitness. Are gyms are like that worthwhile at all? One time I went to Planet Fitness and they didn't have a bench press thing 24 hour fitness/LA fitness are totally fine. They have all the freeweight stuff, dbs up to 120, plenty of hammer strength stuff. Plus they'll usually have fine-looking females too
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Paper Diamonds posted:Re: Narrow vs wide squats That'll do it. After squats, hit the good girl/bad girl machine for "much win"
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Paper Diamonds posted:I have no idea what that means Adductor/abductor machine
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Mar 15, 2016 12:39
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The Revenant posted:Gyms re shady hot garbage. I called a gym to ask the price once and a slime ball used car dealer told me to come down for a tour and told me about all the ahit at the gym and literally would t shut up or tell me the price. Ikoined the YMCA because it is better and has better price and is a pillar of the community. Shame the "progressives" made it illegal to call it the Christians association but such is life That's not uncommon. Competing gyms will call each, asking for the price of membership/startup fees so that they can undercut each other or make enticing promotions. So many places won't give you all that info over the phone The Y is still a solid choice in many cases
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notZaar posted:I've always skipped those machines, they seem like a complete waste of time. They're decent especially if your knees are tracking funny during squats. Also they build your inner thigh, making your bulge more prominent  Don't make them the focus of your workout obviously but a couple quick sets at the end of leg day isn't a bad idea
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Mar 15, 2016 12:49
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Knight posted:I noticed a significant difference in my lifts after stalling and taking creatine. Yeah it'll make you bloat up a little bit which moves the scale and can lead to increased strength from the ensuing leverage advantage How much of that leads to actual contractile tissue gains is anybody's guess (probably not much)
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Mar 16, 2016 17:42
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Chinatown posted:is corned beef good for gains The nitrates will have a vasodilating effect, yielding massive pumps and sickening vascularity
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Mar 16, 2016 21:16
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Uxzuigal posted:Any advice for "troublesome" left shoulder? Feels like I am getting some minor tears (well, duh- bigger than normal) which causes some pain, but not really limits my strength. First two reps of a set is worst, then its usualy better. I warm up with a empty barbell (20kg), no pain then. Probably tendinitis from jacking it too much. A bullet to the temple ought to cure whatever ails ya
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Fallows posted:on the 17th day of my first cycle, ive gone from 177.0 to 183.8 with no increase in body fat, maybe a little lower What have you been running if you're adding test three weeks into it
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Fallows posted:methylhydroxynandrolone Sounds intriguing There's nothign wrong w juicing, but avoid the prohormones. Run 250-500mg of test for 6+ months
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Fallows posted:Yea I am only taking this for 3 more weeks, i was going to wait till it was over to start test(sust 300) but instead i am going to start in a few days Most important: don't take any acetaminophen and don't drink while you're doing the prohormones On the sauce, number one concern is to keep your blood pressure in check--w medications if need be--and have fun 
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I would venture a guess that most goons complaining about pants being unable to fit them just need to lose some weight
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Mar 20, 2016 04:26
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My Q-Face posted:My size 34s already have a waistband I can fit my arm down pretty easily while they're buttoned up, and they're still a little snug in the thighs. If I wear 36s I'm able to fit both arms down them. Just lose weight in general. Carrying extra fat doesn't make you grow muscle faster, in fact it's counterproductive in that regard. I mean, do whatever, but if you're lifting w the end goal of improving your appearance consider my words 
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Profondo Rosso posted:I don't think you understand how pant sizes work. My waist fits comfortably in a 30, it's just incredibly uncomfortable, bordering on painful, for my thighs as size 30 pants are designed for the average person that wears them, not someone with swole thighs and a 30 waist. Short of cutting chunks of muscle from my thighs I cannot change this Perhaps you don't understand how the body distributes fat. Unless your thighs resemble this:  You have a layer of fat covering them, like this:  That fat and muscle is what is causing your pants to not fit. HTH.
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Mar 20, 2016 18:13
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My Q-Face posted:I wear Sweatpants all day long. No wonder you can't find pants that'll fit those veritable tree trunks.....jk, not bad. Also, when you're posing from the side, press the front leg against the rear leg to bring out your hamstrings. Check out how bbers do the side chest to see what I mean
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My Q-Face posted:Givin it a try, I'm still at like 17-18% BF. No those are good legs. Keep up the good work
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DisgracelandUSA posted:Swolebros, I took the threads advice and tried the abductor / adductor machines. Thighs blasted 10/10, would blast again. 
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DoubleT2172 posted:Starvation mode is a fallacy and you are bad at dieting
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Zzulu posted:Is it really all that impossible that your metabolism might slow a bit if you get your body used to a whole new lower diet? "A bit" is the operative term here. And 1800 is definitely not a starvation diet, lol at some over fed goon thinking he's starving on that.
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Minorkos posted:hm i wasnt losing weight at 2200kcal a day even as an active 92kg 191cm person, so i knocked it down to 2000kcal and started eating veggies instead of bread. now i have trouble sleeping at night due to constant almost unbearable hunger. send help Weight loss is not a linear process, don't be discouraged by periods of nonprogress. So long as you'restaying active n truly consuming ~2000 calories, you'll end up at a healthy weight. Be accurate when counting calories, underestimating your portions would also explain stagnation. As mentioned above, eating a big meal before bed can help w hunger pangs at night. Also, bump your fiber intake. Swapping starches for veggies is a great start, also legumes will be your best friend. They'll keep you so full, it'll make dieting almost easy. Buy big bags of frozen veggies, they cook up easy and will keep you satiated. Stay at it brave goon, we believe in you
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exquisite tea posted:I eat at least 3300 calories almost every day of my life and it is A M A Z I N G. Hey whatever works for you
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Minorkos posted:i'm counting every food item i eat while adding up the calories in my head over the day. there's very little room for underestimation since i "very rarely" eat anything that i don't know the exact calorie amount for. my body is just being a dick lately it seems This right here is the source of your issues. Nothing has changed, friend, you're just not consuming the calories you think you are. Unless you're measuring each and every food eaten with a scale, you don't really know how much you're eating. Do what you want--it doesn't matter to me--but if you're not getting the results you want, take a step back and re-evaluate your approach.
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Minorkos posted:i eat food made by other people about once a week, if that. and i usually find out how many calories there was in the food i eat, and if i can't find out the exact number then i'll make estimation skewed upwards. but typically i cook for myself and i look at how much food im putting on my plate. i don't exactly eat stuff randomly and then just guess the calories. at the end of the day i use google to calculate exactly how many calories i got from my 3-4 daily meals and then i'll eat something extra if it was too low. You're right dude. Must be something else
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Homestar Runner posted:that's because they are ---> http://athleanx.com/best-workout-program-videos/chest-fly-fallacy Truly this guy knows better than pretty much every pro bber ever 
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:He looks strangely... out of proportion. Let's be real that's a great physique but he's certainly not in a position to say everyone else has been doing it wrong
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Homestar Runner posted:you do actual crossfit Yeah, flies work the chest poindexter. Any questions?
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Homestar Runner posted:lol clueless Sure whatever. Got any more "physiological arguments" you wanna make?
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Homestar Runner posted:sure, since you asked DB flies are a tried n true exercise that have worked for most people, but if all you get out of them is a hypertrophied "coracobrachialis" (lol) yeah I'd suggest trying a different alternative. As far as the loss of tension at the top, believe it or not but you don't have to use full ROM to work a muscle. In fact, you may even experience better results by limiting your ROM to the portion of the exercise where the tension on your muscle is greatest! if a particular exercise isn't working for you, find a better alternative. I thought this was common sense but maybe not
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SpeedyCow posted:I don't see how doing a full ROM with heavier weight and proper form can build muscle imbalances, but I also admit I could be wrong Everybody has muscular imbalances, save for like a blessed 5%. Ex: most people will have peaked biceps or hanging triceps, p much nobody has both. So it's not unusual, but there's also pretty much no way to correct it. It's all based on innate stuff like limb lengths, muscle attachments, etc Just try and do the best you can...a lean developed physique will look impressive, period.
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