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On December 08 2011 05:15 Liquid`Sheth wrote:
Hm. I have a gym where I have a membership. Going to go there today and check some things out. I have access to pretty much all sorts of food. And I want to go to a vitamin store at some point as well. I'm going to try mostly things with low to no carbs. My plan that I already have set up is fairly complicated, I'll post it at some point I geuss O.O!
I have lost around 76lb till now. So yeah, if you want some help, definitely just throw me a PM. I get those quiet frequently recently.
In general though, I believe losing weight is a highly individual process, so even if we can provide you with a lot of advice, you unfortunately have to find out stuff for yourself. And in this thread by now there are a lot of qualified people (eshlow's apprentices one could say).
You could also ask your teammate Ret if you want to, he was active in this thread a year or so ago and had great results, so he should be able to help you out quite a bit.
The one thing you have to do though is to log your food and count calories. Read every label, get yourself a scale for the kitchen and log all your stuff into www.fitday.com or a similar site. Generally, don't weigh yourself every day, that just spells disaster. In the beginning I would suggest once a week (always the same day and in the morning). Although succes should be more about the mirror, for guys our size it is pretty hard to judge improvement in the beginning, with all that fat hanging around. This way you are also able to calculate how many calories your body burns every day, which can be quite essential to know.
Good luck and welcome 
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Thank you for much needed berating XD
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Good luck sJarl!
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Couldn't finish my last 2 squat reps at 215 today, and could only get 1 deadlift of 295 up. MUST EAT MOAR FOOD FFFFFUUUUUCCCCKKKKK.
Throughout all that there was a guy beside me with legs like a tree trunk that squatted 505 LBS. I've never seen anyone squat anything close to that in person. It was crazy impressive, and made me feel like a little bitch. It was a nice change of pace from the retards that do full body swing curls on an average day.
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Snatched 100 a few times (missed a lot though  ) and did powerclean and jerk up to 125. Really getting a lot better about being able to flip the switch and beast mode at will...did pc at 90 and didn't think I'd get passed 100 but ended up tying my pr.
On December 08 2011 08:23 Zingpow wrote:Show nested quote +On December 07 2011 14:59 Froadac wrote:
With so much other shit going on I"m having a hard time staying motivated. Dunno exactly how to be more motivated. I have to drive down to gym which is quite aways ,and I barely have any time as it is. I do have enough time, but then I don't have hardly any other time for friends etc. The advice you've been getting of basically "Stop being a pussy!" is terrible, ignore them. If you're struggling with motivation it's probably because you're not enjoying what you're doing, which is completely understandable if you're spending your time indoors moving pieces of metal around. I'd recommend maybe looking at another form of fitness, maybe something which is a bit more fun, and outdoors. You don't have to go to a gym to be fit, strong and healthy. Lack of motivation can also be a result from a perceived lack of progress. So maybe you need to re-asses your goals, and have a think about your reasons for why you want to train. It's completely normal to go through phases where you lack motivation, that's part of the challenge of training, it's like another test or challenge which you need to work on and understand to overcome. Be patient, don't be too hard on yourself, it may just be that it's time to take a bit of a break, it could be your bodies way of getting that. You'll probably come back more motivated and stronger than ever.
Or he can be accountable to us and stop being a pussy
We know froadac has big man fire trapped somewhere in that tiny frame just waiting to put on 50 pounds of weight lifting ass kicking muscle, sometimes he just forgets it.
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On December 08 2011 16:16 decafchicken wrote:Snatched 100 a few times (missed a lot though ) and did powerclean and jerk up to 125. Really getting a lot better about being able to flip the switch and beast mode at will...did pc at 90 and didn't think I'd get passed 100 but ended up tying my pr. Show nested quote +On December 08 2011 08:23 Zingpow wrote:On December 07 2011 14:59 Froadac wrote:
With so much other shit going on I"m having a hard time staying motivated. Dunno exactly how to be more motivated. I have to drive down to gym which is quite aways ,and I barely have any time as it is. I do have enough time, but then I don't have hardly any other time for friends etc. The advice you've been getting of basically "Stop being a pussy!" is terrible, ignore them. If you're struggling with motivation it's probably because you're not enjoying what you're doing, which is completely understandable if you're spending your time indoors moving pieces of metal around. I'd recommend maybe looking at another form of fitness, maybe something which is a bit more fun, and outdoors. You don't have to go to a gym to be fit, strong and healthy. Lack of motivation can also be a result from a perceived lack of progress. So maybe you need to re-asses your goals, and have a think about your reasons for why you want to train. It's completely normal to go through phases where you lack motivation, that's part of the challenge of training, it's like another test or challenge which you need to work on and understand to overcome. Be patient, don't be too hard on yourself, it may just be that it's time to take a bit of a break, it could be your bodies way of getting that. You'll probably come back more motivated and stronger than ever. Or he can be accountable to us and stop being a pussy We know froadac has big man fire trapped somewhere in that tiny frame just waiting to put on 50 pounds of weight lifting ass kicking muscle, sometimes he just forgets it.
Yeah, Froadac doesn't want to be fit, he wants to be a monster. Doing zumba may be fun but doesn't get him there. He'll be glad he pushed through. GOGO FROADAC FIGHTING
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Landed on my arse doing fronts squats today somehow. I think I went down once with my weight too far forward and had to take a step forward when I came up to keep the weight, then when I went down next I lent back to correct and went way too far and fell over.
Didn't hurt myself or anything but must have looked pretty retarded.The embarrassment must have given me some adrenalin cause I PR power cleaned the bar back up to the squat rack and finished my squat set though .
Also my front squat is pretty weak but I don't mind too much cause at least I can do them unlike back squats.
Current lifts. Wk7 SS, bodywieght 85kgs.
145kg DL
67.5kg Bench
70kg Power Clean
75kg Front Squat
45kg Standing Press (really really hate these!)
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On December 08 2011 18:33 AndyJay wrote:
45kg Standing Press (really really hate these!)
Just randomly going to address this: Press was my absolute failure lift as well, virtuall no progress forever (also couldn't get past 45 with similar numbers on the other lifts).
What did it for me was switching to military press and lots of chin-ups. Actually I can't say for certain if that was the reason but at least after doing 0 presses but lots of chinups for 2 months I then broke 4 PRs in a row continuing with military presses. The switch to military I believe did help a lot to tighten everything more. Currently at 52.5 but at least I don't hate it as much as I used to.
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Got a pleasant surprise yesterday when i decided to buy another 1year membership at my gym (just at another facility which is the biggest in Sweden)
I had checked their site and 1 year membership with nothing but weightlifting and access to only that facility would cost ~580$/year, but when i got there the lady at the register gave me the goldcard which includes tanning, massage etc. for ~410$/year, it was a regional card as well so i can use it at every one of their facilities.
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awesome, i'd love to get tan
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Def use those massages man... those ain't cheap
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So I've done some bodyweight strength training and man, my upper body is screwed. I think I've never experienced DOMS like this before O__O
I miss squating though
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Had a terrible training today. It started well when I did 5x5 squat with 100kg ( my pr when I started ~1.5 months ago ) then benched 5x5 with 70kg ( 75kg was my pr when I started ) but then when I got to "power cleans" I just noticed that I haven't done a single power clean actually in last 1.5month. No idea how the hell did it take so long to notice that I am using 100% only my arms. Then I tried to move body aswell but I was looking more stupid at that point so I went on to finish first set and fucked up my thumb somehow so I just took plates off and left.. >
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On December 09 2011 00:45 Necosarius wrote:So I've done some bodyweight strength training and man, my upper body is screwed. I think I've never experienced DOMS like this before O__O I miss squating though
Haha yeah man bodyweight uses everything
On December 09 2011 01:40 Crawler wrote:Had a terrible training today. It started well when I did 5x5 squat with 100kg ( my pr when I started ~1.5 months ago ) then benched 5x5 with 70kg ( 75kg was my pr when I started ) but then when I got to "power cleans" I just noticed that I haven't done a single power clean actually in last 1.5month. No idea how the hell did it take so long to notice that I am using 100% only my arms. Then I tried to move body aswell but I was looking more stupid at that point so I went on to finish first set and fucked up my thumb somehow so I just took plates off and left.. >
Drop the weight on pcleans and just work on technique. That's what you should do if you haven't practiced in a while
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fucking christians and their holidays. Can't go to gym today /rant
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On December 09 2011 03:08 eshlow wrote:Show nested quote +On December 09 2011 00:45 Necosarius wrote:So I've done some bodyweight strength training and man, my upper body is screwed. I think I've never experienced DOMS like this before O__O I miss squating though Haha yeah man bodyweight uses everything Show nested quote +On December 09 2011 01:40 Crawler wrote:Had a terrible training today. It started well when I did 5x5 squat with 100kg ( my pr when I started ~1.5 months ago ) then benched 5x5 with 70kg ( 75kg was my pr when I started ) but then when I got to "power cleans" I just noticed that I haven't done a single power clean actually in last 1.5month. No idea how the hell did it take so long to notice that I am using 100% only my arms. Then I tried to move body aswell but I was looking more stupid at that point so I went on to finish first set and fucked up my thumb somehow so I just took plates off and left.. > Drop the weight on pcleans and just work on technique. That's what you should do if you haven't practiced in a while
By not doing any power cleans I meant that I have been doing it wrong all the time. So wrong that you couldn't class it as a power clean anymore. Made up my mind that I am going to remove "power clean" from my program and start doing pull-ups and chin-ups.
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On December 09 2011 04:11 Crawler wrote:Show nested quote +On December 09 2011 03:08 eshlow wrote:On December 09 2011 00:45 Necosarius wrote:So I've done some bodyweight strength training and man, my upper body is screwed. I think I've never experienced DOMS like this before O__O I miss squating though Haha yeah man bodyweight uses everything On December 09 2011 01:40 Crawler wrote:Had a terrible training today. It started well when I did 5x5 squat with 100kg ( my pr when I started ~1.5 months ago ) then benched 5x5 with 70kg ( 75kg was my pr when I started ) but then when I got to "power cleans" I just noticed that I haven't done a single power clean actually in last 1.5month. No idea how the hell did it take so long to notice that I am using 100% only my arms. Then I tried to move body aswell but I was looking more stupid at that point so I went on to finish first set and fucked up my thumb somehow so I just took plates off and left.. > Drop the weight on pcleans and just work on technique. That's what you should do if you haven't practiced in a while By not doing any power cleans I meant that I have been doing it wrong all the time. So wrong that you couldn't class it as a power clean anymore. Made up my mind that I am going to remove "power clean" from my program and start doing pull-ups and chin-ups.
Just work with the bar or really light weights until it feels right. I had the exact same problem and now I feel confident in my cleans (they're no where near perfect but it's getting better every time). I fucking love cleans and haven't done anything that comes close to them.
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I told Crawler they look like reverse curls, but i am no expert and it got better last few weeks.
My training:
Plah, basketball is taking so much out of me, but i did 50kg snatch and few series of 3 with 45kg and few series of 5 with 40kg. I love snatches.
OHP..couldnt do those after snatches because sometimes i had afterpushes snatching, like when i tried 55kg snatch :D, wide grip ohp isnt so easy :/
deadlifts...barefeet FTW, it felt so easy. 100kg 5-5 then 120 x3 was so easy, my record is about 130kg max only.
Also did one thing fro my wrists...my forearms were so tight after that
Also my left hand is stronger than the right hand...hmm...i am right handed btw.
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Progress Update:
SS Starting Numbers (post-week 5 in parentheses)
SQ: 80 lbs. (145 lbs...had to fiddle with this a bit to correct form problems, which are still pretty rampant)
BP: 80 lbs. (125 lbs.)
DL: 65 lbs. (190 lbs.)
OHP: 60 lbs. (85 lbs)
PC: 45 lbs. (75 lbs.)
I've had problems with form for PCs, but I've actually started adding weight for the past 3 sessions in a row,and it's working out well, so that should continue to go up regualrly. My OHP still sucks, and I failed my last rep last time (did 5-5-4-(20 second rest)-1, so count it?). I might get a couple of 1.25 lb. plates and use those...the 5 lbs. increases are getting a little too much for that particular lift.
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Not bad progress beberly!
Your OHP isn't weak in comparison, it is supposed to be way lower than your bigger lifts (sq, bp and dl). I'd say restpausing like that still counts as a complete set. 1.25lb plates are wonderful for progression on the OHP.
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