TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 23

On January 13 2011 01:11 funkie wrote:
some insight:

1.- Don't be stubborn!. If you're starting out, do Starting Strength, and ask as much shit as you want. Believe me when I say, I was a stubborn motherfucker. In last years thread, I refused to do SS, for a couple of reasons, I thought I was "beyond" that cause I did curls and stupid shit like that, rofl. I didn't consider myself a beginner in fitness, AT ALL. Oh boy little did I Know.

2.- Don't pass on eating. It's very important that you do, Do not end up like me and get to the gym with only 1 meal a day, that is going to be VERY VERY BAD; you will fucking regret it if you do. You need energy, and it all comes from food, so Eat up, and drink your milk.

3.- Always, always, work on form and then on weight. Form > Weight. Technique is very, extremely important. having a good form ensures you're targeting the right muscles in your body, and you're doing everything as it should. This will result, in a better progression, and better overall fitness.

4.- People at the gym think they know shit. They don't. Don't believe most of what they say. At the beginning of my SS journey, I came across this guy who said "He had been lifting weights for 7 years", and he SAID that I was going to break my back cause the way I was doing Deadlift "was not the proper way". Now I deadlift 20kg more than this guy, and I barely struggle. This means, educate yourself, and if you can, spread that knowledge, if in doubt, as always, ASK.

5.- It will pay up QUICKLY!. SS uses a basic principle that is the novice effect, which to summarize is YOU'LL GET FUCKING MOUNSTROUS AND STRONG IN 3 MONTHS!. Seriously, I couldn't believe the shit I was doing when I was 1.5/2months in, I weighted myself after two months and gains were: 10kg, and I was squatting 90kg (I started with bar alone, and then I felt I was going to die cause it weighted too much, rofl :D).

6.- Enjoy the gym, it's a fun place, it's a place where you can let go of stupid shit that happened in the day, if in need of rage, scream "TL HEALTH AND FITNESS MADAFAKAAAA" and you'll gather the strength you need for anything. .

Cheers guys!, and Lift the FUCK UP.

<3 :D

Note: This post is due to the fact that I'm extremely grateful to this thread, to the people who have given me advice, and to everyone who have showed support for one anther. You know who you are, so yes, names are not needed <3 you all!

On January 13 2011 08:44 sJarl wrote:
I love 531, on it now. Although you need to be on it for at least 5-10 cycles to see any good progress. But progress you will.

Damn my conditioning. It is sooooo bad. Been starting going back to badminton practices and I'm toast after 10 mins of techical practice / footwork. Hopefully it will improve in the weeks to come.

One step at the time towards victory...

On January 13 2011 04:52 FyRe_DragOn wrote:
i just bought 170$ worth of free range+grassfed meat, + some whey powder hopefully this lasts me more than a week lol

@eshlow, my left knee is causing me a minor annoyance, i think around the lower kneecap area. hurts when i straighten my leg out fully and have weight on it. anything i can do about this or should i just go to a PT?

Ive forced myself to go to bed right after work (afternoon - evening shift) for 2 days in a row now, i think this is a record. I feel much better tho, gonna keep this up and my lifts should improve as a result (and ill actually do them instead of sleeping in) TY guys for your continued inspiration

On January 13 2011 06:03 Galneryus wrote:
I have a question for the experts. I've been lifting and been in a busy stage of my life. I end up working out 3 times a week generally focusing on the 3 big compound lifts with some assistance exercises. My schedule focuses on Sunday: Squats, Tuesday: Bench, and Thursday: Deadlifts.

I have the motivation and the ability to lift more often but is it really necessary? Reading around it sounds like to get stronger at a lift you need to lift that exercise more than once a week. My progress seems a bit slow especially since I'm not putting up big numbers so that's the reason why I'm asking. Advice? Thoughts?

On January 13 2011 08:28 AoN.DimSum wrote:
wow thanks for the link shallow! i think im gonna incorporate some stuff in it to my training. Just gave me ideas for assistance exercises

On January 13 2011 14:12 decafchicken wrote:
Put my diet into fitday for kicks:

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On January 13 2011 14:55 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:
My New Year's Resolution:

Planche pushup by 2012.

On January 13 2011 15:05 ShaLLoW[baY] wrote:


Raeleigh, decaf is ripped to shit and strong as fuck, and his diet is 49% fat.

On January 13 2011 10:21 decafchicken wrote:


SO jealous. Sounds delicious!



Yeah, you should be squatting on all those days! and then benching every other (switching with overhead press) and same with deadlifts and powercleans. Check out the starting strength in the OP.



Did you lift against a fred lowe in the american open?
Also, how do you decide whether or not to squat jerk or split jerk.
And how do you have so much energy...i'm always to dead to do any more than one or two light assistance lifts after my oly stuff T_T

Got snatch triples at 70&75kg and doubles at 80&85kg I think my second pull is a lot better, i'll try to get a video sometime soon.
C&J felt weird today...did some doubles/triples at 90&100kg then some singles at 110 115 120. I feel like my second pull is improving and i'm literally getting weights up to heights i could powerclean them but my drop is so slow that i do a full clean. Bit sore today, need to lock out the jerk better.
Lemme know how this looks:
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Also: note to self, don't cut fingernails too short or they start bleeding when you use hook grip ^_^