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nah not anymore, havent drank it in over a month, took a month break before that, drank it two days then stopped
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nah not anymore, havent drank it in over a month, took a month break before that, drank it two days then stopped
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Its alright to do deadlifts during leg days and upper back on totally different days right?
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Did deadlifts again yesterday.....got up to 185 from 135 a week prior x 6 reps. Not bad, then added 5 more pounds to each side and did 4 reps. After though, my lower back was aching - is this normal or does this mean theres something wrong with my form?
also, when doing deadlifts, do you push up from your heels kinda like squats or more towards the front of the foot?
also, when doing deadlifts, do you push up from your heels kinda like squats or more towards the front of the foot?
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heels.
dauldierce
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Deadlifts are for your lower back. That means your working it out well. Make sure you check youtube for form videos to make sure your form is on point.
When i deadlift i lift with my back while gripping the bar tight.
Same here. But its nothing. I just know when it comes time to cut down im gonna beSOOOOOO. After a long back and tri workout, decided to dead lift last. Don't normally focus on weight but tested the waters today.
Did 2 sets of 225, 10 reps each, easily. Did the last one at 275 at 6 and bumped 6 easily. I'm excited to see how much I'd be able to do while fresh and not at the end.
Weight in at 197 today. For those bulking. How do ya'll not get discouraged when you look at your abs? lol. I'm getting compliments with a shirt on about how big I'm getting but when I get home and take my shirt off I feel horrible. :[
iLLest!
. just make sure you are hitting your abs hard too.Its ok if it works for you. I personally like to keep them separate. Deadlifts are back day. Squats, Lunges are leg day. I wouldnt have energy to do all those workouts.
dauldierce
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WRONG. Please dont give bad advice.
12 reps is fine and should be the max you go when your warming up.
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I'm starting today and I would like to start a personal journal here:
November 28th, 2012
Dear You,
Why am I so fat? Ok I'm not fat, there are people who are fat and those of us who just ate too much. Then there are the decent people, and then the "Magic Mikes", and then the people that are just way too skinny. I want to be a decent person. I'm just above that. What is my problem? I guess I need to figure that out first. As I go along this journey filled with pain, sweat and sorrow, I think to myself: "What a really cruel world."
I don't even like McDonalds so why did I eat it? My girlfriend loves me, I know she won't leave me. She's those decent people, she's not a model, but damn I love that *****. Is that my problem? Is it that I don't have to impress other girls now, so I let myself go this past year? Oh hell no. Time to go to the mall and buy some shape ups.
I have no energy through out the day. I think I'm going to buy that OxyEllite Pro and start working out during the afternoon instead of the morning. I'll take my nap at 1:30pm to 2:30pm and then I'll just, I don't know, I'll just uhm play some Call of Duty while standing up. Maybe if I stand more and sit less I'll loose some weight. Ok let's get serious here. My problem isn't being active. My fingers work the hell out that controller. And my girl
no? ok....
Well, my problem is my eating. I guess I should think of a decent eating schedule. Without a schedule I won't eat. I seriously need to get it together. I've been putting this off for two years now.
I hope this is manly of me. I hope no one reads this.
Sincerely,
Me
November 28th, 2012
Dear You,
Why am I so fat? Ok I'm not fat, there are people who are fat and those of us who just ate too much. Then there are the decent people, and then the "Magic Mikes", and then the people that are just way too skinny. I want to be a decent person. I'm just above that. What is my problem? I guess I need to figure that out first. As I go along this journey filled with pain, sweat and sorrow, I think to myself: "What a really cruel world."
I don't even like McDonalds so why did I eat it? My girlfriend loves me, I know she won't leave me. She's those decent people, she's not a model, but damn I love that *****. Is that my problem? Is it that I don't have to impress other girls now, so I let myself go this past year? Oh hell no. Time to go to the mall and buy some shape ups.
I have no energy through out the day. I think I'm going to buy that OxyEllite Pro and start working out during the afternoon instead of the morning. I'll take my nap at 1:30pm to 2:30pm and then I'll just, I don't know, I'll just uhm play some Call of Duty while standing up. Maybe if I stand more and sit less I'll loose some weight. Ok let's get serious here. My problem isn't being active. My fingers work the hell out that controller. And my girl
no? ok.... Well, my problem is my eating. I guess I should think of a decent eating schedule. Without a schedule I won't eat. I seriously need to get it together. I've been putting this off for two years now.
I hope this is manly of me. I hope no one reads this.
Sincerely,
Me
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Wrong?? Its an opinion so i dont see how you can say its wrong and id love to hear your thoughts on why its wrong.
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So I've lost 62 pounds since February. I've been sitting at 62 pds for about 2 months now. I finally started lifting weights regularly these past two months and I'm noticing big gains muscle wise but the scale stays the same. I know I shouldn't be worried about what the scale says but it would be nice to see it change once in a while. I'm going to continue to lift weights bc I'm seeing great results but is there something else I should be doing to lose some pounds?
sumrndmdude
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broscience says its wrong bro! deal with it!
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Deadlifts are crazy good for your body. at the dudes saying otherwise. However, like someone said before, it's a very technical lift. You **** up like me and you WILL hurt yourself.
As for my lower back, I still haven't seen a chiropractor. I plan to ice/heating pad all this weekend. It doesn't hurt much anymore but I'm not going to deadlift for 2-3 weeks to let it fully recover.
Still had a good workout in the gym though. Since I usually do squats/deadlifts today, I just made myself do an extra set of squats to sort of make up for the lack of deadlifts.
As for how much you should be deadlifting...when I was reading bb.com, most people were saying 2x your body weight. After squats and all that, I can still 1 rep at 305. I'm pretty sure if I'm fresh, I can do at least 325 but 275 is good for me once I'm back at it.
at the dudes saying otherwise. However, like someone said before, it's a very technical lift. You **** up like me and you WILL hurt yourself.As for my lower back, I still haven't seen a chiropractor. I plan to ice/heating pad all this weekend. It doesn't hurt much anymore but I'm not going to deadlift for 2-3 weeks to let it fully recover.
Still had a good workout in the gym though. Since I usually do squats/deadlifts today, I just made myself do an extra set of squats to sort of make up for the lack of deadlifts.
As for how much you should be deadlifting...when I was reading bb.com, most people were saying 2x your body weight. After squats and all that, I can still 1 rep at 305. I'm pretty sure if I'm fresh, I can do at least 325 but 275 is good for me once I'm back at it.
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As long as you're dieting/exercising, mirror > scale.
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Still dieting and exercising so I know I'm doing the right thing. I think I just get discouraged sometimes. Gotta stay upbeat!
dauldierce
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If ya'll not squatting u wasting your time.
I hear those excuses all the time of bad back, bad knees etc.
I hear those excuses all the time of bad back, bad knees etc.
Majorbread
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I see your concern but your essentially recompositioning your body, taking fat away and replacing it with muscle so in effect the scale wont change much. IF anything it might increase your weight to an extent because of the fact that muscle weighs more than fat. At a certain point the scale is useless on measuring progress like others have said and the mirror becomes a better 'yardstick'
I'm looking to put on some weight, mainly muscle. I'm roughly 145 right now, 5'10, trying to get to around 160-165. I go to the gym but I'm about to start going six days a week. What I really don't have as much knowledge is on what or how I should eat? I plan on eating anywhere from 5 to 8 meals a day. What should my diet consist of or meal plan throughout the day? Any help would be greatly appreciated
Protein and Carbs man although fat will pack the most calories in your meals. 20 lbs of pure muscle will take some time tho man, eating at a 500 cal surplus a day would relate to technically a pound per week, which would then mean 20 weeks to get to your goal. Going too fast could cause some unwanted weight gain. Just keep in mind that it takes time and dont get discouraged if you aren't seeing results right away. At some point it will be trial and error and you will know how your body responds to ___ and you can adjust accordingly.
Feeling like im in the best shape of my life right now though. Maybe not from a cardio standpoint as I haven't done any since the summer, but comp wise I feel swole as hell
I've been on that lean gains regimen for about 3 years now and it really has done wonders for my composition and strength. Hope to get a good picture soon enough today or tomorrow so I can have some credibility with the information/advice or view points that I have.
bigboss
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Spoken like someone who has never had any injury. You know what it's like to tear your ACL? Let me paint you a picture, imagine a grenade going off inside your knee. I think that it's a pretty damn good excuse, i'm all for doing different exercises but i'm not risking blowing my knee out, again.
Stick with it bro, I didn't lose anyway for a good 3 months. I buckled down and started righting down everything I eat and sticking to it and I have started loosing. Trust the fat will go away with time.
Cutting implies eating under your maintenance level for your daily calories. You can keep your diet the same if it's clean, just eat less.
dauldierce
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oK. I guess tearing your acl can be an excuse. So you think those NFL players, NBA players and other athletes once they tear their acl you dont think they are going back to squatting? You telling me Iman Shumpert and Derrick Rose will never squat again?
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Everyone is different. My brother is only 22 years old and has had 6 surgeries. 2 for meniscus(which they took out completely from his right leg), 1 mcl, 2 bicep tendon and 1 shoulder labrum. All these injuries are from years of weight lifting, high school football and brazilian jiu jitsu. Dude is a BEAST and none of these injuries have held him back. He looks like a mini Brock Lesnar and keeps trucking on.
It's really simple - how bad do you want to achieve your goals?
It's really simple - how bad do you want to achieve your goals?
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bigboss
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I guess it would depend on the person, and how they feel about squatting. I can't comment on what any professional athlete is doing because I don't know. But I would bet a good amount that neither Rose or Shump have done squats with significant weight since their injury. I wouldn't if I were them and if I did I wouldn't go over 200 pounds. Those guys are worth millions, no reason to risk injury just so they can do 1 specific exercise, they can easily do other exercises that will be just as beneficial to their body.
It's really just personal preference, half the people I see at the gym don't even know they're lower body can be trained much less do squats
Edit: Best believe i'll achieve every goal I set out for myself, with a bad knee and not do squats. I would love to do heavy squats, I envy guy's who are able to do them and hope the best success to them.
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Anyone have any good tips for ankle therapy and exercises that are really effective in strengthening the muscles and ligaments? Appreciate any info.
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Anyone use body fortress? I'm not thrilled that it has creatine in it because I have a separate supplement but Walmart has 5 for 67 bucks which is pretty much insane for 10lbs/120 scoops
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I use it from time to time. Gets the job done
stunnafasho03
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Squatting is essential...Leg press, quad extension, ham extension, lunges and usually in that order
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Terrible example.
Those are paid athletes with access to the top medical assistance and trainers in the world.
Most people do not have money/insurance to be getting multiple ACL surgeries and what not.
So they gain nothing from risking further injury.
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so i have pretty much no hops, so im trying to increase my vert. ive been doing some basic plyo/other stuff that should help with jumping, and i notice my calves get sore before anything else in my body gets sore
does that mean they're weaker than the rest of the muscles being used and i should train them more, or they're stronger than the other muscles so i end up relying on them more? ...if that makes sense
does that mean they're weaker than the rest of the muscles being used and i should train them more, or they're stronger than the other muscles so i end up relying on them more? ...if that makes sense
