I did that for the longest time, working out at home. It's good for maintenance but not for building muscle or getting into shape, as far as my experience.
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I did that for the longest time, working out at home. It's good for maintenance but not for building muscle or getting into shape, as far as my experience.
I was once 216 lbs before I hit 136 lbs, then gained 10 lbs of muscle to reach my ideal of 146 lbs. All that was just from working out at home (and eating right, of course). It might not be as efficient as going to the gym, but it is cheaper (free).
How long did that take you to achieve your goal? I like the atmosphere of sweat, effort, and hot girls that you find at the (university) gym. Actually I don't think going to the gym is all that efficient, as it's a bit of a chore to pack a change of clothes and protein, drive, park, walk to the gym, go to the locker room, then to the weight room to finally get to work out. It's what's kept me from reaching my goals tbh.
I did it in phases, but I guess it would total to around 1 year.
216 lbs to 156 lbs took 6 months, 156 to 136 took 3 months, and 136 to 146 took 3 months, I believe. I maintained each of the weights listed for several months before deciding to change again.
I actually hit 156 lbs again just 2 weeks ago due to alcoholism and indolence caused by despair, but I managed to get to 150 in a little over a week since then by not drinking and reducing my food intake while doing my usual workout regimen. Alcohol really adds way too many calories to my diet. I drink a minimum of 375ml of brandy almost daily (sometimes even more) which amounts to almost 900 calories. Simply stopping my alcohol intake is doing wonders for weight loss.
I think my upper body muscles have more or less stabilized throughout the years because I only experience a small decrease in strength (around 15% in reps) even if I completely stop working out for a month. I also get back to normal in about a week after resuming exercise.
EDIT: 6 being the last digit of all my weight stages is not really a coincidence because I always reduce or gain by 10 lbs. The only coincidence lies in the fact that my weight when I first decided to shape up and stop being a fat slob had 6 as the last digit. My obsessive compulsive traits show up in the oddest places.
EDIT2: While going to the gym to see hot girls is tempting, watching anime during bicep curls or rest periods is more enjoyable for me.
I can't watch anime and do exercise at the same time. I might be able to watch a movie or something, but not anime when it requires my attention to read the subtitles intently. BGMs also don't sound that good when I'm concentrating on exercising, which is why I've actually stopped listenning to music when I work out. There's simply no point. I'm too tired or preoccupied to care. Music is what comes after, not during.
Alcohol was never a big part of my diet, but I did really like my instant ramen. I can only look at them with a sad smile now. I only ever fluctuatted between 63kgs and 68kgs though, and I currently won't really budge from 65kgs with a casual attitude to kilojoule intake and protein inclusion.
Alcohol is mainly a remedy for my insomnia and depression, as well as a few other less pressing mental issues.
I can understand Japanese so I don't need subtitles, but I can understand how it would be a pain to focus on them while exercising.
Instant ramen is not bad as long as you factor its huge calorie count in your diet. I find that the best diet scheme is one that allows you to eat what you want but in limited amounts. I find that lessens the danger of binging and brings overall better results.
Which type of workout do you prefer? Slow and steady or short but intense? I have always been a fan of the latter.
I see. I don't know the details, so I won't tell you to stop drinking, but I feel the urge to remind you (if only once) as an online friend that your liver won't last.Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta|hikari
True. I've limited myself to one packet per serve instead of 2, and to add in some fish as protein. I haven't actually had the instant ramen that I used to eat for ages though, but have some other noodles as substitute instead (the main reason is that they're around the house and is what family buy).Quote:
Originally Posted by shinta
For cardio, I prefer short/intense. I simply don't have the mental endurance to stand 1hr of slow torture. If I go for 10x sprints, I can convince myself to do the last couple. Once I do that, it's done. The feeling of extreme discomfort is more intense, but it doesn't make me give up half-way through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinta
As for muscle workouts I've ended up doing them more slowly. It allows me to focus and concentrate on contracting the correct muscles. That's particularly important when I do my ab curls using the pulley machine, since I can easily end up using my hip flexors instead.
Slower contractions also feels like it works my muscles more. My muscles are stronger during different parts of the contractions (mostly mid-motion), so the slower controlled reps seem to negate any momentum and work on my weaker areas (making the muscle contract the final part of the rep, instead of letting the weaker fibers ride on the momentum from the mid-swing)
I try to make up for the lost time by doing different workouts in succession instead of resting (leg press, butterfly machine, repeat - for example)
Oh dear god, I still lost some weight despite eating an ENTIRE box of biscoff (nyum nyum nyum) cookies yesterday. So far I've lost 10 lbs (since 4/1).
But that anticipation shit was enough to set me straight for a while.
Respect the calorie count.
Been doing a Lean Gains type Intermittent Fasting program for my cut. Pretty good results so far.
<3 my fitness friends.Quote:
Me: Man, I apparently lost 12 lbs this month. It seems to good to be true!
Buff: It probably is.
He's probably right though. How much of that was water weight and did you weigh yourself on an empty stomach/bowels? Still, you should be proud of your progress and keep up the good work.
lol! Don't let it get you down. Steady wins it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
I have no idea if it's water weight or not, but judging how water weight works and what I've seen (previous posts), I don't think so.
I haven't bothered cutting carbs at all lolz. ~_~
I always take my weight on an empty stomach and after I take a dookie.
I usually take mine in the morning after a pee.
Why are you guys paying so much attention to the scales? Worst thing you can do, because all it does is send mixed signals.
According to that picture on the previous page, I'm sitting at about 10-12%. Good times. Got the nice v-shape happening.
My (non-fitness) friend said to me the other day: "You look... bigger. Not fatter, just... bigger. In a good way". Decided to take that one as a compliment :D
There's some benefit to checking the scales, if you understand what you're seeing is limited and not absolute info on your gains/losses.
I've found looking at your body in different mirrors sends mixed signals. This one mirror in my house makes me look/feel huge when I flex in front of it. Then later when I flex in front of other mirrors, I feel let down because I look smaller.
Does anyone know of the significance (or lack thereof) regarding body types (ectomorph, mesomorph and so on)?
I just came across it, but it sounds like something trivially interesting but not worth considering too much about. The questionaires that are available for determining body type seem really subjective too. The best way would be to use your age/height to get your ideal weight, then compare that to your actual weight along with your fat% to see whether you're "okay-gross-weight but high % = skinny-fat" etc.
I don't want to jinx it, but I think I've hit that point where you have enough lean muscle that you don't lose it if you don't work out every day or every other day. Because of work, illness, and general laziness I've only worked out upper and lower body once a week each for the past 3-4 weeks, but I still have most of the mass I gained from the past few months.
I really want to get back into the gym, but now I'm going on a trip and still fighting this bug that's got me hurting. Hopefully next week I'll be able to start building again.
-I'm getting epigastric pain that is best described as hunger pain when I go to the gym.
-It feels like a deep pain where something is digesting itself.
-It happens around 2 to 2.5 hours into my workout (I'm still at the gym, though in the past it could have been as I was leaving). -When it comes on gradually, but can escalate quickly.
-When it first starts, it comes when I exert effort and goes away when I stop exercising.
-If I keep going though, it'll become constant.
-At its maximum intensity, I would probably rate the pain as a 7-8 out of 10.
I can imagine something causing me more pain, but this gets pretty close to the maximum I've ever felt. I've never suffered from many injuries though, so I can't compare to a broken bone etc. Visceral pain feels different from somatic pain anyway though, and I dislike its character more.
I eat afterwards and it goes away, but not always immediately. I also don't know whether or not it's simply a time issue, it's too painful to just sit and wait.
I do do abdominal exercises right at the beginning, but the pain doesn't feel anything like regular muscle soreness. I'm also not doing ab exercises at the time the pain comes on. I suppose I can try not doing ab workouts and see if it goes away.. but that would kinda suck :( It also doesn't explain why stopping the current exercise would make it go away either if it was ab-workout related.
I usually eat at least 3hrs before workout due to my timetabling not allowing me to eat sooner, and my hydration's pretty good.
It doesn't feel like the running stitch that can happen when I drink too much water before a run.
Anyone had something similar?
I've never had this, but why don't you take a protein shake before/during your workout? They're quick to prepare (~20 seconds) and it stimulates the release of ghrelin/PYY3-36 which suppresses hunger.
Wouldn't suggest carbohydrates due to insulin spikes or fats due to pesky atherosclerosis/ possibly developing a leptin resistance, etc.
What about protein leading to decreased pH, using up my phosphate buffer and losing calcium? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
Hunger decrease aye... that would be worth experimenting. I guess I'll bring a tin of tuna or something Protein shakes are expensive.
lul if anything Ketoacidosis will fuck up your PH and screw up your buffers, but you should be fine as long as you're not diabetic/on a weird ketogenic diet (more fat than anything). Your protein shake will have carbs anyway so you're still getting glycolysis at least~
I don't know if tuna is enough protein... I'd check the value. A tub of whey protein costs me $15 and lasts me a few months, so it might actually be cheaper than tuna assuming tuna is like 0.80 a day and you eat one every other day.
2 years later edit: weird ketogenic diet = awesome!
I've gone on a ketogenic diet before, didn't screw me up, but I didn't have a complete protein source, so some of my muscle must have been used to compensate for the missing amino acid or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphi
I've got to check out these cheap protein sources, all the ones I see are expensive as fuck, though I do know of a place that advertises themselves as being cheap. I eat more like.. 4 tins of tuna a day. (one per meal)
I mix a cup of fat-free milk with a scoop of this and it works wonders. (fat-free to conserve calories)
There's some cheap whey like Dymatize Elite XT, which is like $30 for a 5 pound tub. It's not the greatest quality but it's cheap. The one i use atm is Muscle Pharm Combat Powder, which is like $40 for a 4 lb tub however your mileage will vary since you're not in the States. I mix mine with water cause I'm on a cut atm (a scoop is like 25g of protein).
Also I don't know if you should be eating that much tuna. All that Mercury.
I switch it up with sardines every now and again, but I think I'm going to start back on my peanut butter diet soon enough. What's the meaning behind "quality" protein vs cheap protein? I saw a 3KG tub near my place that charges 100 dollars for it (and that's 40% off). I've know people who bought 2kgs for 111 dollars...
And then you have the offer Sapphi linked.
Do you guys use it to simply supplement your workouts, or pretty much rely on it as your only protein source?
I don't know the diff myself, but as far as suppressing hunger and making me feel satisfied with muscle gain, Super Advanced works for me lolz. T_T!~~
I sometimes use it as a meal replacement, and almost always chug it directly after workouts. It's tasty, too.
I never use Whey Protein as a meal, only as a supplement for my macros. Whey Protein in bulk is cheaper than buying a bunch of meat, and lower in calories too (A 33g scoop of my Whey is 25g of protien and 130 calories mixed with water). Of course I still eat regularly but only use the Whey to hit my target protein goal on workout days (which is known popularly to either by .8 or 1.0 gram of protein per pound of body weight).
Bill, as a fellow Aussie I can recommend Bulk Nutrients WPI. It's a very pure product with very little in the way of additives. Their Cookies n Cream flavour is pretty good; I also have a big 5kg bag of standard vanilla sitting in my house which has lasted a fair while.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Personally I only use pure WPI to supplement my workouts (before and after) and the rest of the time I eat whole foods. But when I was first starting to lose weight I used to have a whey shake (just with water) and a piece of fruit, mid morning and mid afternoon. I got really good results from that for a long time. Eventually I had to go back to whole foods to keep improving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiPBm...yer_detailpage
Who else LOVES this girls body? Exercise motivation!
Too skinny. I like a girl with a little more meat on her.
She looks delicious.
God Usher is annoying. Actually Ani she looks pretty good. That is my girlfriend's body type though so I might be prejudice. I think it is the heels that make her look so lanky and awkward, girls like her really shouldn't wear them. She seems pretty tall, Usher is rather short for a guy, only about 5'8" and she seems like she would be taller than him even without those ridiculous shoes.
She does look good but I'm a leg man and her legs are too skimpy. It means she probably doesn't work out.
Oh I forgot about your weird perfect leg obsession. Not to dampen Sapphire's enthusiasm but my girlfriend doesn't work out either. That body type seems to be something you are born to. This is just weird though, I am not as obsessed with aesthetics as you are or at all for that matter.
Are you saying Ani's obsessed w/ aesthetics, or me?
Animeniax of course.
I interpreted that at first as "Are you saying Ani's obsessed w/ aesthetics, or with me?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
-The answer was going to be "both".
It's not about aesthetics, it's about indicators. If you have nice legs then most likely you put in the time and effort to work-out and shape those lovely legs which says a lot about your work ethic and dedication. That may not translate to all aspects of your life but I'd like to think it does. Meanwhile big titty bitches are either born with them or get implants, neither of which requires any effort, and even aesthetically breasts do less for me than nice legs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abdula
Wow! I'm a big tittied bitch, Ani. I guess this means we will NEVER be together. :/
I said breasts do less for me, not that I'm immune to them. As long as you work out your lovely gams as well, we can make it work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
Maybe he was an Alien that`s part of an organization like Men in Black, and he just went back to his planet.
Wow, I have to work my ass off to come home to your pot belly?! Sounds like a terrible plan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
I'll work off my gut while you work on your cellulitic thighs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sapphire
*sigh*
I guess I should have responded to Ani's ridiculous post when I first saw it this morning had a nice response in mind too but now I am just wondering if your posts are in jest or if you actually believe that nonsense(what you post in general not just that specific one). I had a friend who did track throughout high school and college and another who was a cheerleader, I would love to know what you think their physical traits indicate about their personalities. Seriously I am beginning to wonder if you would love to get to know a great pair of detached legs or simply a walking lower body a la Assy McGee. Ah whatever off topic nonsense anyway.
Amazing how you can shit what was one of the few nice threads around here this badly.
Yeah let's try to keep this thread on topic. When I talk about legs I mean for your average female. Athletic chicks' legs tend to get too muscular or stringy, depending on their sport. That's usually only when they're actively training and competing. When you see them off-season, their legs look amazing, for example Alex Morgan (US soccer) and Marion Jones (T&F) though these are bad examples since they both have amazing legs pretty much all the time.
So, yeah. I was going to go on a ketogenic diet again starting last week, but I've decided not to. Bad breath doesn't really work, and I haven't identified anybody with diabetic ketoacidosis to figure out what this smell actually is. My books range from "sweet, fruity smell" to "rotten fruity smell".
I'll check out the WPI stuff too Raven. The 30KG seems to be the best value.. just have to wonder at how long it'll keep. Maybe I'll need to think about the cost of a few silicon absorbers to keep the stuff dry if I go that route.
Has anyone got any experience with the Pallof Press exercise? I feel the difficulty in it, but my abs don't feel shot after I finish. I could increase in weight, but I feel that my base (feet) would rip off the ground. Maybe it's finally time to get some flat shoes since my runners that put my feet on arch support kinda affect my static stability. (might have said this before, but never actually got around to it)
It's midline pain below the sternum, probably 2cm above the umbilicus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
The above description is mostly consistent (after a few weeks of experimenting now), but I've concluded that the pain doesn't have much to do with the 2hr exercise at all. It is best brought on by the pectoral fly machine, usually on my 3rd or 4th-plus set. When I put in effort to finish the motion, the pain will come on gradually and slowly escalate. If I keep doing more reps, it becomes more severe. Resting and discontinuing the exercise will alleviate the pain.Quote:
-It happens around 2 to 2.5 hours into my workout (I'm still at the gym, though in the past it could have been as I was leaving). -When it comes on gradually, but can escalate quickly.
-When it first starts, it comes when I exert effort and goes away when I stop exercising.
-If I keep going though, it'll become constant.
-At its maximum intensity, I would probably rate the pain as a 7-8 out of 10.
I can imagine something causing me more pain, but this gets pretty close to the maximum I've ever felt. I've never suffered from many injuries though, so I can't compare to a broken bone etc. Visceral pain feels different from somatic pain anyway though, and I dislike its character more.
I can feel my abdominal muscles contracting when I do the pec-fly, so it can be argued that it's that pain. I haven't been able to relax my abs but contract my pecs forcefully, so I can't really test out whether the abdominal contraction has anything to do with it.
I haven't tried the protein-shake-before-workout yet, only some fruit. They don't seem to make a difference.
Push-ups by themselves don't seem to give me a problem. I haven't done pushups when the pain sets in from the pec-fly though, so perhaps I'll do that next time.
Overall it's pretty annoying and just limits how far I can exercise my chest. :S
edit: This link seems to suggest some reasons. The breathing one caught my eye because the chest press is definitely the slowest of my exercises, and I lengthen my exhalation in time with my contraction.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/27...uous-exercise/
edit2: or a hernia. :S
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Is there such thing as "too wide" a grip for the lat pull-down?
I eat afterwards and it goes away, but not always immediately. I also don't know whether or not it's simply a time issue, it's too painful to just sit and wait.
At first when I was reading your description of your pain I was thinking about an abdominal stitch that I used to get when I did cardio but that's resolved by doing that standing stretch where you bend over and touch your toes then bounce a few times while inhaling/exhaling. But reading further along that doesn't seem to be the case.
And there's no too wide a grip for the lat-pull down really. They just work out two different areas primarily. They function like pull ups where the wider the grip the more they work out your lats and upper back, the closer the grip the more they end up working your arms, triceps and biceps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=mp4EV1IRlbM
Great advice in this video! He uses the same brand of protein as me, too. :D
His protein vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZLyxBgQ2MQE
I've been using a balance ball as an office chair at work and I think it's making a big difference. My main goal is to fix a slouching problem that is affecting my back, but the added benefit of the balance ball as a chair is that it gives your core and lower body a bit of a workout keeping you balanced and upright. While I've found you can still slouch by leaning your arms on the desk, I find myself not doing that very often.
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Stock photo but sadly I think both of these guys are doing it wrong.
Does anyone know if its true that protein shakes should be taken within 30 minutes of completing a workout? I don't see the sense in this, since we eat protein all the time and the body processes it. Is there really that much loss of benefit from a protein shake if you don't drink it soon after working out?
It's better because more effective protein synthesis. It's probably fine if you take it during the day to satisfy your macros, but most optimal is immediately before or after workout.
Source: broscience.
I just discovered pre-workout supplements and I think they work wonders. I took a sample of some pre-workout called Shock'd and breezed through a leg workout that usually sucks the life out of me. I don't look forward to having to buy more supplements, or having to rely on supplements when I'd rather go natural, but man this stuff really seems to work.
Have you tried looking into what in it actually works? I'm not sure how much caffeine forms the majority of the "kick".Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
I imagine a lot of sugar is involved, which is probably why it tastes so much better than any protein powder I've ever tried. I don't think it's caffeine because I didn't feel jittery and I slept fine just 3-4 hours later.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffalobiian
Started to seriously lift in January. Here are my PRs so far:
Bench: 5x 125 lb :(:(:(
Squat: 5x 225 lb
Deadlift: 5x 315 lb
Didn't make much gains until last month when I switched to a new plan composed entirely of all compound exercises. Goal for the summer is to get to 200/300/400 lbs, hopefully, but it might take another year before I reach that.
Wow those are impressive squat and deadlift totals, time to focus a little more on the upper body. How many sets of each are you doing? Or do you mean 1 set of 5 reps (:()?
I wanted to improve my upper body strength so I do bicep curls to start every workout, whether it's a chest or leg day.
Also, about pre-workouts, I've found that eating some dark chocolate seems to give me the same boost as the pre-workout samples I used.
Pretty sure those are 5 rep maxes.
I can't do squats these days since my ankle injury left me incapable of bending my foot upwards much without pain. Hopefully it'll heal and not remain like that forever.
Two days ago we went for a hike. I either seam to be a beast at it (no significant backpack weight) or am just too eager to die.
Four sets pyramiding up. Bench is 5 lbs; squat and deadlift are 10 lb increments. The last set are my PRs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
You might want to watch out for overtraining biceps if you work out a lot during the week. From reading articles, full body and compound exercises are the way to go to improve strength (pullups, BB row). I guess you could sneak in a bicep isolation regime after some compound exercises consisting of hammer, inclines, standing EZ bar curls, etc. a couple times a week to keep them growing.Quote:
I wanted to improve my upper body strength so I do bicep curls to start every workout, whether it's a chest or leg day.
EDIT: Don't forget to eat big. +200-400 calories over your BMR.
If you want to go back to training while your ankle is still a little sore, try stretching a lot. You can also try using ankle braces and going on the leg press for a bit before going back to squatting. For now, ice it a lot, let it rest a lot, and embrace the breaks from leg day.Quote:
I can't do squats these days since my ankle injury left me incapable of bending my foot upwards much without pain. Hopefully it'll heal and not remain like that forever.
I hate doing legs.
Ahhh, PR= personal record. Have you tried weight-lifting gloves and/or a spotter? I think you could easily get to 135 on your bench with those minor changes.
I alternate between preacher curl on the bench and free-standing full-range bicep curls with the curl bar. I've only recently been able to do 65lbs comfortably without pain in my wrists.
I eat over my BMR, but mostly the wrong kind of food (too much fat and carbs). I need to fix that but what's the point of being in shape if it means you can't eat delicious food?
I actually did bench 135 last week, but I needed a spotter. I don't report PRs I can't do by myself - just a personal thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
EDIT: I also don't use gloves because they reduce your grip strength, can kill your technique, and don't prevent calluses. Embrace your calluses, man. Might use gym chalk later, though.
Did you see a doctor about pain in your wrists? That could be dangerous. Do you still have pain when doing dumbell alternatives?Quote:
I alternate between preacher curl on the bench and free-standing full-range bicep curls with the curl bar. I've only recently been able to do 65lbs comfortably without pain in my wrists.
If you're dirty bulking, which I'm sure you are, just eat whatever as long as it fits your macros. I'd probably avoid bad foods like candy and whatnot. If you're clean bulking, try to drop down to 1-2x cheat meals a week.Quote:
I eat over my BMR, but mostly the wrong kind of food (too much fat and carbs). I need to fix that but what's the point of being in shape if it means you can't eat delicious food?
I don't think it's any less valid because you have a spotter. I tend to lift heavier and more successfully in a gym around other people because of the fear of failure and ridicule. When I work out at home, I tend to take it a little easier and have less motivation to push my boundaries.Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
I don't see any issue with grip strength and most broscientists say you can lift heavier with good gloves on due to the padding. I can't use my bench bar without gloves because the knurling is too painful on my palms.Quote:
I also don't use gloves because they reduce your grip strength, can kill your technique, and don't prevent calluses. Embrace your calluses, man. Might use gym chalk later, though.
Nah I'm old school, only see a doctor when it's really serious or non-functioning. I only got the pain when lifting heavy weight. Now the pain is gone as my arms have gotten stronger. I imagine the pain will return when I start doing heavier bicep work.Quote:
Did you see a doctor about pain in your wrists? That could be dangerous. Do you still have pain when doing dumbell alternatives?
Not really trying to bulk, just enjoy eating. I take protein to help with weight gain but I really hate managing a diet, even if it would help my weight goals.Quote:
If you're dirty bulking, which I'm sure you are, just eat whatever as long as it fits your macros. I'd probably avoid bad foods like candy and whatnot. If you're clean bulking, try to drop down to 1-2x cheat meals a week.
I don't think that would work since I go into pretty severe pain once the angle between my foot and leg is below 70 degrees or something. Ankle brace won't do that. I was playing basketball today actually, and my foot was forced into such a position from landing too hard, and it feels like a re-sprain each time (though it isn't, because the pain mostly resolves after another 2 minutes or so).Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
Just for the sake of correct definitions, base metabolic rate (BMR) is calculated using various weight and body size measurements to see how much your body burns when you're doing nothing but staying alive (hence base metabolic rate). What you guys are talking about is daily expenditure, which takes into account your exercise expenditure as well. Hence you want to eat (according to you guys) an extra 2-400 calories more than you're actually spending so that it can go towards muscle growth, not just 2-400 more than what it takes to live (BMR).
Granted, BMR does actually go up if you're exercising, but that's usually not taken into account and I don't believe that online calculators are estimating this when they're asking for activity levels either. I think they're just calculating energy expenditure.
@Buff: can you run without pain in the ankle? I imagine you'd achieve acuter angles than 70 degrees during a run. I get the best workout for my calves from running.
You can get away with the angle problem by reducing stride distance and keeping a more stable ankle. I can sort of "run", but I can't sprint or change directions on my right foot very well. Keeping the foot planted while twisting the leg a little bit sets it off really badly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Hmm... come to think of it I wonder if I should take an xray to rule out bony fragments from an avulsion or something.
Yeah I'd suggest you see a doctor to make sure it's not something that could get worse. I learned that lesson the hard way this week, finally going to the dentist after a tooth broke 3-4 months ago. Turns out all the pain was from the broken tooth getting infected. Now I need a root canal or extraction. Also have 8-10 cavities that need to be filled.
I'm also going in for a root canal at the end of the month. Never had one of those done before so i'm not sure what to expect lol
Jesus man, most i've ever had at one time was three :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Is extraction an option for you? For me it's the furthest back molar on the left side, so losing it would not affect my ability to eat as the lower tooth still catches half of the tooth next to the bad one. It would also not be a cosmetic issue, obviously. However I'd rather not lose a tooth (and getting it replaced isn't really an option financially) but I don't want the root canal operation either. I think the pain is overstated, but from what my genprac dentist said, it will take some work to clear out the tooth of calcium deposits, and of course it's more expensive than just having the tooth removed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Penner
I haven't been to the dentist in almost 9 years. So 8-10 cavities isn't so bad :p.
@ Buff: you're totally right about the incorrect terminology. My bad.
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Originally Posted by Animeniax
I'm probably not in the right to say this, but you need to take better care of your health, man. If you can go to the gym several times a week, you should be able to see the dentist at least once a year, and floss and brush properly every night.Quote:
I haven't been to the dentist in almost 9 years. So 8-10 cavities isn't so bad :p.
Well I was born behind the 8 ball so to speak, so taking care of my health is a bigger chore than it should be. I didn't go to the dentist because I didn't have proper dental insurance, not for lack of care for my well-being. I try to eat right and stay active, but yeah underneath I think I'm rotting away.Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
I was bored and decided to try deadlifting for the first time. Now I've done romanian deadlifts before, but this is a first for regular deadlifts. How's my form? This is 225lbs/102kgs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coGH40lfrd8
Wow 225lb is impressive. For the bad stuff: your butt is too high in the air. Your back should never go parallel to the ground like that at the start and at the end. I think the type of lift you're doing works the back and shoulders more than the legs and is not a deadlift. A personal trainer told me to start from the standing position, then lower the bar to the ground, then raise it to standing again and that's one rep. That will get you to bend the legs more and go lower, better working out the legs and less strain on the back. Also, you should pinch the shoulder blades together as you lift. To do the move correctly, you'll probably need to drop weight. I was comfortable doing 185 until I found out my form was all wrong so I dropped to a lot less weight. Keep it up though. Deadlifting is one of the best overall exercises.
I'll definitely keep my hips lower and the bar closer to my shins next time around.
Here's a new video. This time it's at 185 lbs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mU_HfrothU
Much better. Keep those shoulders up and that butt down. Maybe spread the feet a little wider too. Otherwise looks good from this angle. Did you try doing the corrected form with 225lbs? Was it impossible?
I've only been back to training for a few months now since the new gym opened here (before that i gradually got lazier and lazier, which eventually led to me not training at all for over a year :() and i also have a habit of getting my hips/ass too high up when i deadlift, been working on keeping better form and using my legs more and not hitting the lower back so much lol, and as Ani said earlier, i also had to drop the weights down a bit for that :P
I'm in the same boat. I used to work out 2-3 times a week, then down to once a week. Now I'm back trying to go 2-3 times a week but find I'm not doing as strenuous a workout or covering all major muscle groups. I work out at the gym at the office during breaks in the day so I can't get too sweaty. It's been a few months since I ran regularly too, but that's probably because it's 95-100 F outside.
I haven't tried yet, was too exhausted by the end of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
Did you feel a difference from doing it with the new form? When I started doing them correctly, even at lower weight, I was tired out a lot more noticeably than when I was doing it the wrong way.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaZie
I definitely feel less strain on my lower back. That also might be because the muscles involved have gotten used to being used.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
You're definitely in much better shape than I am. When I did them incorrectly I was breezing through deadlifts. When I did them the correct way I felt like puking after 3 sets. Deadlifts tax your back, shoulders, and legs, so they wear you out pretty good. At least they did to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by LaZie
I gym about 5 days a week. 2 days on and 1 day off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
I did one rep of 225 lbs today. Felt good on the way up. The lightheadedness started to kick in on the way down. Felt like I could've went higher, but not risking to look like this guy here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Animeniax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8RcDb_wZfQ
anybody here wearing a fitbit wristband?
I don't, but speaking of fitbit wristbands, here's an interesting post I found on reddit.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFauli
Wore my Fitbit heart rate monitor during sex. Beautiful./
Hey, guys, how's everyone's goals so far?
Only reached one of my goals; here are my new #s (in lbs):Quote:
Originally Posted by enkoujin
Bench: 5x170
Squat: 5x365
Sumo Deadlift: 5x335 (5x395 for conventional deadlift, but switched over to sumo)
Just saw this video from Reddit. It's a parody of Drake's song Back to Back and it's about gym etiquette. Pretty hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiEa3NRNKpk