TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 389

On June 24 2011 09:10 AoN.DimSum wrote:


Maybe there is a cheaper way to get food? :D
This would be a great way of getting free meat and veggies.

On June 24 2011 10:10 Empyrean wrote:


You're absolutely correct; my knowledge is extremely outdated. Reading more into it now, my bad. Thanks for clearing this issue up.

On June 24 2011 10:46 sc4k wrote:


dude, great reply, the sort of manner acknowledgement that makes TLHF a great place to come to.

These reactions gave me added motivation to continue build- ing my body. I wanted to get bigger so I could really impress the girls who liked it and upset the others even more. Not that girls were my main reason for training. Far from it. But they added incentive and I figured as long as I was getting this attention from them I might as well use it. I had fun. I could tell if a girl was repelled by my size. And when I'd catch her looking at me in disbelief, I would casually raise my arm, flex my bicep, and watch her cringe. It was always good for a laugh.

On June 24 2011 10:28 MajinMojo wrote:


I've worked for Costco before and I've never understood how they could just throw away so much food. Like tons of it a day. And I'm not even talking about spoiled stuff. It always bothered me.

On June 24 2011 10:10 Empyrean wrote:


You're absolutely correct; my knowledge is extremely outdated. Reading more into it now, my bad. Thanks for clearing this issue up.

On June 24 2011 10:25 taran wrote:


I was actually referring to the supplements he himself and you seem to have suggested, why on earth would you put money into supplements if a normal food product such as milk has enough to last for the day? Add to that the fact that milk is a really good protein source... Again, why supplements?

On June 24 2011 10:10 Empyrean wrote:


You're absolutely correct; my knowledge is extremely outdated. Reading more into it now, my bad. Thanks for clearing this issue up.

On June 24 2011 14:01 RosaParksStoleMySeat wrote:
Hmm, it looks like I was lactose intolerant after all. Whenever I would drink milk, I would get extreme bloating, nausea, insane farting, and often times a stomach ache. Lactase enzyme pills cleared that right up.

Anyway, I'm bulking up nicely. Currently at 94kg body weight, and every session's weights get easier, even though I'm increasing them linearly at 2.5kg/session. Once I'm able to squat 140kg I think I'm going to wait until my squat stalls one more time and then jump onto Smolov or another heavy squatting program.

I have a question about squat stance. People generally say that you should widen your stance to allow your gut to go between your legs when you hit low depth, but I've seen more than a few Olympic lifters (notably Jon North of California Strength and Eduardo Guadamud of Ecuador) use a very narrow stance while back squatting ... is this a matter of personal preference? I rather like to use a kind of narrow stance for back squat, but I'm not sure I should.

[Are there any other workouts/excerices that work the upper and lower back?
Well i have been doing deadlifts but i can't afford weights for a few months so would deadlifts still be beneficial for me if i do higher reps?
I can about 50-60kg
3 sets x 15 reps but i feel its getting too easy now.


edit: found lat rows pushups
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/strengthtraining/qt/PushUpRow.htm

Barbell Bent-over Row

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/BBBentOverRow.html

and
1 Arm Dumbbell Row
http://www.ironworkout.com/back_workout.htm

anyone have any experience with any of these?

On June 22 2011 18:11 Ludrik wrote:
Barbell rows and dumbbell rows are both good exercises imo. Barbell rows will work your overall back more, while dumbbell rows work the arms and upper back more. Depends what your goals are I guess.
[spoiler]
Do you have a squat rack?

On June 24 2011 10:43 sc4k wrote:
Epic Iceland Viking mode :D. Farmers walk looks scary as fuck. But is that a Danish flag on your shirt??

On June 24 2011 15:06 jjhchsc2 wrote:







Yea sorry my question was abit too broad.
No i don't have a squat rack so that was why i was just doing deadlifts to train my back and quads instead of doing squats. But i can make my next priority to get a squat rack.
i didn't think squats helped/worked your back (does it?)

I want an excercise that can help my overall back more (as my deadlift weights are too easy), and can be fitted with my Bench press so i can do both on the same day(same workout).