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On April 29 2011 05:16 MajinMojo wrote:
I'm trying to limit myself to 2 big meals a day but damn it's hard to get all those calories in only 2 big meals. I've been used to the 3 meals + snack routine while eating ~4000cal but 2 meals each 2000cal seems like a tall order. Any tips? Or is it something that'll get easier over time.
Interesting tip; the contraction, that'll, is not actually a word. Well it is to me fuck you autocorrect!
just eat dirty! stuff yourself with big macs and french fries and it will be easy.
in rippetoes words: "And folks, for weight-gaining purposes, "eating clean" is not a useful concept. Big Macs are."
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On April 29 2011 05:16 MajinMojo wrote:
I'm trying to limit myself to 2 big meals a day but damn it's hard to get all those calories in only 2 big meals. I've been used to the 3 meals + snack routine while eating ~4000cal but 2 meals each 2000cal seems like a tall order. Any tips? Or is it something that'll get easier over time.
Interesting tip; the contraction, that'll, is not actually a word. Well it is to me fuck you autocorrect!
make sure everything you eat has a high caloric density. It's pretty simple if you cram down bowls of oats + raisins + milk of a choice, plus a ton of protein. Time between your two meals will also be important
it becomes difficult if you try to do this eating vegetables and fruit and bread as they are very filling for a small amount of calories
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Decaf, no homo but at your size how much poon do you get on the regular?
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Apparently I don't know how to count plates. I pulled 315 on DL last week (3 plates) and thought it was 305 -_-
Pulled another 315 x 5 x 1 today
Then I did 325 x 3 x 1
Fuck yea DL!
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Decaf is a baller. End of story.
As far as direct ab work, while compounds will give you enough results on their own when coupled with diet, if you're having trouble maintaining form, especially back arch, on any exercise that you do in as, you could benefit from core work. Back hypers, weighted planks, and side planks, weighted decline crunches and hanging leg raises are all things I do on a regular basis. Key is to understand that your abs work like any other muscle - hit them heavy and they will get stronger. Hit them with over 9000 situps and you will get nowhere.
Good posture is very important in showing off those abs too. Standing up straight alone will cut what "appears" to be whole percentages off your body fat. For most people though on as, gettingto that summer six pack is going to be entirely a matter of sticking to the program and eating less food.
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Word. As it is a few weeks ago I upped my calories to ~4000 in prep for lifting the week after. Only thing was that I ate the 4000cal throughout most of the day instead of breakfast/dinner split essentially. Also because of the frequency of my meals I could eat a lot cleaner; veggies with every meal basically. Now that I'm trying to split I can only stomach so much without feeling like shit for a good time after eating.
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Squat: 160kgx3x5 (super hard)
Deadlift 165kgx5 (easy)
Shoulder has become worse over the last couple of days. I believe my attempt at doing some chin-ups were a pretty bad idea.
They've build a new room for step-aerobic and stuff in my gym. That probably gives me the chance to divert it from its intended use in the evening and do Power Cleans there, I'll put some mats on the ground so I don't ruin the floor, lol. And I don't need to stare into the mirror all the time, that's another plus (fucking mirror in front of the only squat-rack).
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But Malinor, don't you like the reflection? 
Great lifts though.
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On April 29 2011 07:20 Malinor wrote:
Squat: 160kgx3x5 (super hard)
Deadlift 165kgx5 (easy)
Shoulder has become worse over the last couple of days. I believe my attempt at doing some chin-ups were a pretty bad idea.
They've build a new room for step-aerobic and stuff in my gym. That probably gives me the chance to divert it from its intended use in the evening and do Power Cleans there, I'll put some mats on the ground so I don't ruin the floor, lol. And I don't need to stare into the mirror all the time, that's another plus (fucking mirror in front of the only squat-rack).
Nice lifts :D What's wrong with your shoulder?
On April 29 2011 06:05 Cambium wrote:
Apparently I don't know how to count plates. I pulled 315 on DL last week (3 plates) and thought it was 305 -_-
Pulled another 315 x 5 x 1 today
Then I did 325 x 3 x 1
Fuck yea DL!
haha i was wondering about that 305 = three plates thing the other day
On April 29 2011 06:07 phyre112 wrote:
Good posture is very important in showing off those abs too. Standing up straight alone will cut what "appears" to be whole percentages off your body fat. For most people though on as, gettingto that summer six pack is going to be entirely a matter of sticking to the program and eating less food.
Unfortunately i can only bulk in the summer. Abs will be gone but i will be fucking huge so no big deal
On April 29 2011 05:40 Maxwell3 wrote:
Decaf, no homo but at your size how much poon do you get on the regular?
About as often as i work out...most recently i managed 6 days in a row (new PR!) lol
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On April 29 2011 08:51 decafchicken wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2011 07:20 Malinor wrote:
Squat: 160kgx3x5 (super hard)
Deadlift 165kgx5 (easy)
Shoulder has become worse over the last couple of days. I believe my attempt at doing some chin-ups were a pretty bad idea.
They've build a new room for step-aerobic and stuff in my gym. That probably gives me the chance to divert it from its intended use in the evening and do Power Cleans there, I'll put some mats on the ground so I don't ruin the floor, lol. And I don't need to stare into the mirror all the time, that's another plus (fucking mirror in front of the only squat-rack). Nice lifts :D What's wrong with your shoulder?
Spoilered, since I just copied a post from 20 pages back
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I had a partially torn tendon in my right shoulder, which happened while benching (was my own fault though, I had wrist pain and ignored it, I put the load on the wrong muscles or whatever, and bam).
Now the tendon is fine again, but in the surrounding soft tissues there happened an infection or swelling of some sort, and it didn't go away (apparently the swelling does not have enough space so it cannot heal). I had an MRI in December and 6 sessions of physical therapy in january. Since then it has become quite better, but I can still feel it. It only really bothers me while benching or doing push-ups, everything else is fine (including overhead).
I do several rehab exercices regularly but I believe I need some more physical therapy sessions in the long run. Shoulder-injuries are a real bitch.
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Hmm. Really do need squat rack. And good rack to lift from. My arms are so weak it's harder for me to load the squat than to do it 
My legs are reasonable.
Arms are not.
Core is not. But improving all 3 is not a bad thing.
Overall though I'm just confused as to how my lifts are literally 4-5x less than others. I expected 1/2 to 1/3, but meh. Hopefully I get some reasonable gains.
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Decaf: how is your school's summer exchange program?
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On April 29 2011 09:11 Froadac wrote:Hmm. Really do need squat rack. And good rack to lift from. My arms are so weak it's harder for me to load the squat than to do it My legs are reasonable. Arms are not. Core is not. But improving all 3 is not a bad thing. Overall though I'm just confused as to how my lifts are literally 4-5x less than others. I expected 1/2 to 1/3, but meh. Hopefully I get some reasonable gains.
That just means when you get into consistent training your gains will generally last a lot longer.
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On April 29 2011 09:29 eshlow wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2011 09:11 Froadac wrote:Hmm. Really do need squat rack. And good rack to lift from. My arms are so weak it's harder for me to load the squat than to do it My legs are reasonable. Arms are not. Core is not. But improving all 3 is not a bad thing. Overall though I'm just confused as to how my lifts are literally 4-5x less than others. I expected 1/2 to 1/3, but meh. Hopefully I get some reasonable gains. That just means when you get into consistent training your gains will generally last a lot longer.
What do you mean by that?
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On April 29 2011 09:11 Froadac wrote:Hmm. Really do need squat rack. And good rack to lift from. My arms are so weak it's harder for me to load the squat than to do it My legs are reasonable. Arms are not. Core is not. But improving all 3 is not a bad thing. Overall though I'm just confused as to how my lifts are literally 4-5x less than others. I expected 1/2 to 1/3, but meh. Hopefully I get some reasonable gains.
1) YES, you do need a squat rack, there is no way around it
2) You weigh fucking 102lb (that's probably around the weight of one of my legs) and have a background with a lot of surgery. Of course you are a little weakling now, HOWEVER...
3) this thread is here to make a man out of you. Drink your milk and eat everything your parents can't hide from you. And just increase workload very slowly. You won't believe how those workouts add up over the course of a couple of months. Don't think about how much you squat total, just make sure that you squat 5lb more every workout.
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On April 29 2011 09:49 Malinor wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2011 09:11 Froadac wrote:Hmm. Really do need squat rack. And good rack to lift from. My arms are so weak it's harder for me to load the squat than to do it My legs are reasonable. Arms are not. Core is not. But improving all 3 is not a bad thing. Overall though I'm just confused as to how my lifts are literally 4-5x less than others. I expected 1/2 to 1/3, but meh. Hopefully I get some reasonable gains. 1) YES, you do need a squat rack, there is no way around it 2) You weigh fucking 102lb (that's probably around the weight of one of my legs) and have a background with a lot of surgery. Of course you are a little weakling now, HOWEVER... 3) this thread is here to make a man out of you. Drink your milk and eat everything your parents can't hide from you. And just increase workload very slowly. You won't believe how those workouts add up over the course of a couple of months. Don't think about how much you squat total, just make sure that you squat 5lb more every workout.
Yeah, def need the rack.
Trying to figure out how to get one >.>
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K lol. I was afraid if I get huuuge (I know it doesn't come in a day -_-) I'll lose all the girls I get lol
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On April 29 2011 09:13 sJarl wrote:
Decaf: how is your school's summer exchange program?
I'm pretty sure its one of the best in the country
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On April 29 2011 10:17 decafchicken wrote:Show nested quote +On April 29 2011 09:13 sJarl wrote:
Decaf: how is your school's summer exchange program? I'm pretty sure its one of the best in the country
What school? 
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OHP stalling is really raging me, i've tried switching it up by doing more isolation DB seated press etc but to no avail
how do you guys break OHP plateaus?
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