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On August 05 2011 07:20 Catch wrote:Not like we need to know this but... from his twitter: Martinberkhan Martin Berkhan Situps are still completely worthless for spot reducing abdominal fat, new study shows http://1.usa.gov/nxu0YC(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21804427) His twitter is pretty much a goldmine half the time. Anybody got anybody really cool to follow?
Cool thanks, he's pretty funny and calls bullshit when he sees it.
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numbers in lbs
squats
205x5x3
Slowly moving up (+10/session), still no real pain on the right knee, which makes me happy. I think there's still quite a bit of tightness, will definitely work on flexibility.
bench
210x4
210x5
210x4
Recovering at about +5 per session
DL
315x5x2
+20 since last time, should be able to hit my PR pretty soon
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On August 05 2011 08:42 JeeJee wrote:
so i've just discovered greek yogurt. anyone have any tips on how to eat it? combined with fruit/berries is about the only thing i know
don't know about greek yogurt, but I buy organic full fat plain, and i just mix in dried cherries. tastes amazing
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On August 05 2011 08:42 JeeJee wrote:
so i've just discovered greek yogurt. anyone have any tips on how to eat it? combined with fruit/berries is about the only thing i know
What other way do you need to know? That's all I do too (2 eggs + greek yogurt mixed with berries for breakfast)
Just found this thread, I guess I'll post...
Melchior
Age: 24|| Height: 5'10" / 178cm || Weight: 185 lbs/ 84 kg
Starting Date: 07/11/11 || Goal Date: 08/26/11
Weight goals -- 185 lbs --> 165 lbs (currently at 175 after 3.5 weeks)
Training goals -- Be able to meet minimum standards for US Army Physical Fitness Test and Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test.
This is my short-term goal to not be fat by the time I visit Taiwan in 3 weeks. Afterwards, I'll probably try to maintain my weight while building muscle.
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On August 05 2011 07:54 Steeped wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2011 07:31 phyre112 wrote:On August 05 2011 07:27 Steeped wrote:On August 05 2011 06:20 phyre112 wrote:On August 05 2011 06:08 Steeped wrote:
Well since i started SS i went from a bodyweight of 148lbs-163lbs and my squat has gone from 105lbs-190lbs and my deadlift went from 105lbs also and is now at 255lbs and i am very happy with all my results so far, i feel and look better and i dont think i've gained to much fat i still have abs only thing i want better is my injured shoulder and it seems to be healing fast to. sounds pretty good. How tall are you/were you significantly underweight to begin with? Well i am 6' tall and was 148lbs, dunno how underweight that is but i knew i was skinny. It's a bit underweight... not massively. I started out @140, 6'3 and gained 30 pounds my first month and a half lifting - I've only gained ~10 pounds since then though. I was aiming to break 190 this summer, but it really looks like I'm not going beyond 180 =(. I definitely look a lot bigger... but I still need to eat more! Yeah im trying to get to 180-190ish, my goal is to be able to cut and be around 180 and be under 10% BF... think thats possible?
haha 140 is REAAAAALY underweight. And yeah thats very possible, gonna take a decent amount of time, lifting, and eating right. I'm at ~6'1 and ~210 with a bit over 10% bf, 180 and <10 is quite doable.
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On August 05 2011 09:59 Cambium wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2011 08:42 JeeJee wrote:
so i've just discovered greek yogurt. anyone have any tips on how to eat it? combined with fruit/berries is about the only thing i know don't know about greek yogurt, but I buy organic full fat plain, and i just mix in dried cherries. tastes amazing
I think Greek yogurt's main selling point is that it's got more protein - (alternative to cottage cheese for lifters, keeps old ladies on "diets" fuller longer) other than that they're very similar. I buy the unflavored greek yogurt, which is a touch bitter, but I just eat it with peaches or oranges, which are my favorite fruit. ez pz breakfast when I don't have Bacon to go with my eggs. I really don't think you need any other way to eat it.
@Decaf - I know. I'm STILL "underweight" considering that I'm working out... if I were a sedentary individual like the average american though, I'm actually almost at my "ideal" bodyweight according to the American Dietetics Association. Unfortunately the main point I've learned about that association in the past two weeks of shadowing is that 90% of their guidelines are utter crap for healthy people.
@Melchior - 10 pounds more? EZPZ. Just make sure you do it the healthy way - no ridiculous fad diets, no "juice detox" or whatever crap you might stumble into online. Eat real food, and eat a little bit less of it than you're used to, the weight will melt off =). Good luck sticking with it man... Keep posting here, keep motivated, then when you get down to building muscle get awesome!
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On August 05 2011 09:34 Jiffymix wrote:
Hey guys have any of you, especially those who go heavy on cardio, experienced intermittent chest pain? I've been doing a lot of jogging and MMA (high-intensity workouts) recently and have been getting these pains in my chest for no apparent reason. I went to the doc for a physical a few weeks ago and my bp was a little low (84/68) but they recognized that I was a runner and said that it wasn't a big deal. Thanks in advance.
Have you only just recently began exercising? If so then the sudden presence of jogging + MMA could mean you're just a little fatigued.
Beyond that I don't have much advice, I maybe dealt with very minuscule chest pain in cross country and it was just a sign that I needed to rest. How often do you do both activities? Do you ever give yourself off days?
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On August 05 2011 12:43 dudeman001 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 05 2011 09:34 Jiffymix wrote:
Hey guys have any of you, especially those who go heavy on cardio, experienced intermittent chest pain? I've been doing a lot of jogging and MMA (high-intensity workouts) recently and have been getting these pains in my chest for no apparent reason. I went to the doc for a physical a few weeks ago and my bp was a little low (84/68) but they recognized that I was a runner and said that it wasn't a big deal. Thanks in advance. Have you only just recently began exercising? If so then the sudden presence of jogging + MMA could mean you're just a little fatigued. Beyond that I don't have much advice, I maybe dealt with very minuscule chest pain in cross country and it was just a sign that I needed to rest. How often do you do both activities? Do you ever give yourself off days?
Are we talking -chest pain- or just a stitch here?
How active were you before you started working out like this?
How long of a run does it take/how fast are you going before you get the chest pains?
Is it accompanied by shortness of breath (more so than would be normal from the exercise)?
Ever been a smoker? Significantly overweight?
That's quite a low BP, but if your doctor says not to worry about it, maybe it's not so big a deal. What's your normal heart rate look like?
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
Overhead squats: 95lbs 5-5-5
Overhead Press: 105lbs: 5-5-3
Dips: BW+60: 5-5-5
Pullups: BW+55: 4-2-2
BW = 164lbs
omg overhead squats are rough.
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dude wtf is wrong with your OHP
yea OHS is a pain, I'm still working on just the bar lol
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
I think I suck at any lift that isolates the upper half of my upper body. (ie if I can use lower/mid back, I seem decent, if I can use lower body, I'm good at it)
Cutting doesn't help either, lost 13 lbs over 5-6 weeks thus far.
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you sexy beast, pic soon?
xoxo
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
probably after sunday so I can cheat (doing some hardcore circuit with a random CPA friend on saturday, then hiking 10 miles on sunday) LOLOLOL
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thedeadhaji
39489 Posts
On August 05 2011 15:31 Cambium wrote:
you sexy beast, pic soon?
xoxo
Btw, chest sucks 
need bigger chest
halp ma
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People training for strength and athletic ability, (no homo but..) can you guys show me how you look? I'm mainly going for muscles but strength would be realll awesome too. I'm trying to compare strength training vs. body building type training.
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On August 05 2011 08:50 Donkeys wrote:
Summer's up and now i have class + clinic duty. fuuuuuck. This new clinic I'm going to is awesome though, I saw a patient with guillain barre syndrome yesterday. Makes it worth missing out on workout time.
Hit 85kg on bench, 80kg on CJ and 140kg on DL during summer so I feel pretty good about that.Time to stall or maybe get weaker haha.
Awesome! What are you studying?
Can you tell more about the guillain barre syndrome? Like what you did and stuff. (curious med student here)
@urasheep: will see what I can do when I come home from work. There are some pics in this thread if you want to crawl through it.
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On August 05 2011 15:38 thedeadhaji wrote:Btw, chest sucks need bigger chest halp ma
bench more!
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On August 05 2011 15:38 thedeadhaji wrote:Btw, chest sucks need bigger chest halp ma
squeezing motions might help like chest flies. chest flies get ragged on a lot but i get good results from doing them. maybe you will too
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Damnit that T-Nation article on bulking competely got me. I was told 'do SS and eat a shitton', so I started stuffing myself @ breakfast and dinner : /
Gonna just make sure to get enough protein, eat 80% of what I normally eat I guess. Wanna look good, but didn't know it was possible all year round.
Here is to <10% bodyfat and still strength gains!
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Well if it would be that easy we all would have <10% bf and only gain muscle.
In my personal limited experience you either commit to a diet completely weigh every food only eat what you need, or not. If not you either don't gain enough (anything) or you get fat.
Eating lots of protein and only eating 80% of what you normally would, might sound good on paper but it's not ideal.
I personally recommend, just eat a shitton at the beginning of your lifting career, get as big as possible, cut down to 10%, now if youre happy with your size cut deeper. If not stop at 10% start bulking again but not as dirty as the first time, calculate your BMR and try to not overshoot too much. Bulk till youre 15%~ cut again to 10% repeat till youre happy.
A really good clean bulk is just so much work.
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