TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 157

On April 09 2011 03:38 Kickstart wrote:
I've been lurking in this thread for awhile now and decided to post finally! I read through the entire thread a bit ago and was inspired to get in better shape. I was 5'10, 240 pounds, and 20 years old :[.
I ordered both the paleo solution and starting strength (have read paleo already and will read SS soon). After a couple of weeks of eating better (havent been paleo the entire time but have recently) ive dropped 20 pounds( im at 220 atm) and do feel better in general.
My goal is to lose about 40 more pounds, I think 180 would be a decent weight to aim for, but I also want to try and do strength training in the process so that I fill out my frame from being overweight for so long. The biggest question I have right now is regarding dairy. The book says zero dairy because it can be an irritant and promote insulin production, but throughout the thread people have recommended whole milk and butter from grass-fed animals. So if I'm trying to lose weight but am lifting at the same time, should I drink milk, if so how much. [I purchased an organic whole milk that is vat-pasteurized at 145, from grass-fed, non-homogenized, no hormones, and grade A (whatever that means) and try and stick to a glass a day with maybe 2 glasses on days I workout.]

Second question is about the butter, is it ok to use or not. I am trying not to use it often but a few recipes sort of need it. I bought the brand kerrygold, unsalted because I seen it recommended on another site. Looked for Ghee in the store but didnt see any, I would have gotten that instead [if Ghee is a lot better though I read that you can make your own from the butter so i could do that].

Anyways that was a long post but thanks for the inspiration everyone and I'll try and chime in more often : )

On April 09 2011 09:59 sJarl wrote:
N.

On April 09 2011 13:11 AoN.DimSum wrote:
wow nice lifts decaf and sjarl :D

On April 09 2011 13:27 decafchicken wrote:

Wtf nitpick my form and tell me how to get better!

On April 09 2011 13:48 AoN.DimSum wrote:

:O

The only big thing I really see is that you have a slow catch, which is why you have trouble locking out. So work on pulling yourself under the bar and locking out forcefully.

Remember, speed under the bar.

It's getting a lot bigger especially with the olympics and such, pretty much every university has a team and more and more high schools are incorporating it.
I'm thinking about trying to add ~10 more kilos and move over to flanker(or just being a bigger center) next year...its a lot of fun
Just had like a 2 hour workout despite eating 10 pieces of pizza and like 20 beers last night (team drink off ) After i chop up some vids i'll put em up, criticize my snatch! (finally got a vid of me hitting 105)

Here we are, 6 of my lifts, was pretty tired by the time i was hitting 110 T_T Hit 105 earlier too after sitting in the hole for like 5 seconds waiting for the weight to settle before i could stand T_T

We have quite a few people of your build and size who are struggling to gain weight.
The most important thing to gain muscle weight, is not to train too much. Each big muscle group should be trained only once a week, but I'm sure you know that.
Also, resting days are important.

On April 09 2011 17:44 Levistus wrote:
Sup brothers. I just got back from a week rest cause I didn't feel good the last time. So this time I'm doing this very slowly. I've done this today and I'll be doing this MWF.

MWF
3x15 10lbs bench press
3x15 10lbs bicep curl

TTHS

3x10-15 10lbs squats

Yea I know it's not heavy but I'm just preparing myself slowly to lift heavier. Can you guys suggest some exercises to add to my routine.

BTW I don't feel good doing full body on 1 day cause I get nauseated, I have anxiety and I feel doing it this way won't make me feel bad.

Thanks.

Edit:

You can also suggest body weight exercises. I don't mind doing them.

Also one more question, my bench can be inclined. Should I do both flat and inclined bench presses?

On April 09 2011 19:22 Energies wrote:
Poor bloke at the clothing store today, he really underestimated how big my legs are and how small my waist is. Gave me a pair with like 100% confidence it would fit, couldn't get it over my thighs, goes up in size and it was waaaaaayyy too big for my waist. He almost high-fived himself when he found one that fit.

Protip, when a gay bloke tells you your ass looks good in those jeans.. buy it.