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iokke
United States1179 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
 I'm excited for you, keep us updated! Also, this forum is way better than MFP for support with bulking hehe. | ||
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Sverigevader
Sweden388 Posts
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GuiltyJerk
United States584 Posts
On January 08 2013 03:33 Sverigevader wrote: When doing squats, is it beneficial for balance purposes to NOT use those locks for keeping the weights firmly on the bar? I can't imagine a situation where the collars actually affect the lift really, they're pretty lightweight and just meant to keep plates from falling off if something goes wrong. If squatting without collars would make it so plates start falling off the bar you're using, then you need to get symmetrical with your squats  | ||
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ragnasaur
United States804 Posts
On January 08 2013 03:33 Sverigevader wrote: When doing squats, is it beneficial for balance purposes to NOT use those locks for keeping the weights firmly on the bar? In MOD EDIT: Link removed , Rippetoe suggests not using them for this reason. From personal experience it helped me learn and maintain proper form so I think they are unnecessary. | ||
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PanoRaMa
United States5069 Posts
I've begun lifting again and bulking: eating a lot of red meat, hitting my caloric and protein goals. But I've been dirty bulking, so I've also been eating burgers, ice cream, cookies, pizza, etc. to hit those goals. In a way, the freedom is nice, especially because I don't (know how to) cook. I understand that dirty bulking has and will still get me results (I'm super skinny anyway, and it's the calories that matter most right now), albeit maybe not as optimally as a clean bulk, but I'm mostly worried about the health side-effects. E.g., I love that I can just pound ice cream and blame it on my "bulking", but I also don't want to give myself diabetes in the future just because I decided to eat a ton of sweets one year. Should I be worried? Or should I generally be okay, as long as I don't keep it up for too long? Thanks in advance! | ||
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Malinor
Germany4732 Posts
On January 08 2013 04:56 ragnasaur wrote: In Starting Strength, Rippetoe suggests not using them for this reason. From personal experience it helped me learn and maintain proper form so I think they are unnecessary. You might want to delete that link. This is a pirate link to get the book, which isn't allowed on this board. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On January 08 2013 20:13 PanoRaMa wrote: Hey guys, new to the forum, hopefully this hasn't been asked in some capacity. I'm 24, currently weigh 150, 5'11, hoping to get to 170. In fact I've been bulking since I dipped to 133 a couple months ago, where I had been sedentary for the past year, ate clean but undercut my caloric maintenance count by a lot and subsequently started losing a lot of weight without knowing. I've begun lifting again and bulking: eating a lot of red meat, hitting my caloric and protein goals. But I've been dirty bulking, so I've also been eating burgers, ice cream, cookies, pizza, etc. to hit those goals. In a way, the freedom is nice, especially because I don't (know how to) cook. I understand that dirty bulking has and will still get me results (I'm super skinny anyway, and it's the calories that matter most right now), albeit maybe not as optimally as a clean bulk, but I'm mostly worried about the health side-effects. E.g., I love that I can just pound ice cream and blame it on my "bulking", but I also don't want to give myself diabetes in the future just because I decided to eat a ton of sweets one year. Should I be worried? Or should I generally be okay, as long as I don't keep it up for too long? Thanks in advance! I'd be more worried about forming poor habits and not exercising discipline, which also needs regular work just like your muscles  If you're disciplined while bulking you'll be disciplined for cutting and for general health stuff your whole life. Think about it that way | ||
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GuiltyJerk
United States584 Posts
I feel like the bar comes up off the ground and to lockout relatively easily when I do hook/double overhand grip. But when I do mixed grip the bar always seems to slowly grind its way up and takes forever and feels way more taxing. Any reason for this? Does my start position need to change if I do mix grip? | ||
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ragnasaur
United States804 Posts
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Knap4life
Slovenia333 Posts
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GuiltyJerk
United States584 Posts
On January 10 2013 01:05 Knap4life wrote: Anyone can tell me about the ultimate diet 2.0 ? Is it worth doing , is it safe ect? I've heard of people getting quite good results with it on Fitness Reddit. I haven't tried it or looked into it too much, but I seem to recall reading that it's quite mentally taxing, but rather effective. If you try it I'd like to hear how it works out for you | ||
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Sneakyz
Sweden2361 Posts
On January 10 2013 01:05 Knap4life wrote: Anyone can tell me about the ultimate diet 2.0 ? Is it worth doing , is it safe ect? From what I've heard UD2.0 is more of an extreme diet only suited for specific situations/people, and that 95% of the people doing UD2.0 would do better reading Lyle's other book called "A Guide to Flexible Dieting" instead. You could always try it and see how you like it but I don't really see a reason to put yourself on such a diet unless you absolutely have to. The added stress from following a schedule like that for a very tiny percentage benefit is not worth it for most people. | ||
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rEiGN~
369 Posts
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KOVU
Denmark708 Posts
On January 11 2013 00:50 rEiGN~ wrote: I want to add resistance to walking. Is there a better way than a weight vest that costs a lot? You could gain a lot of weight lol If you have a good backpack I guess you could fill it with stones or something. But its hell walking with a backpack that isnt made for carring a lot of weight. Why do you want to add resistance to walking anyway? | ||
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On January 11 2013 00:50 rEiGN~ wrote: I want to add resistance to walking. Is there a better way than a weight vest that costs a lot? If you mean normal, day-to-day walking, you need either a good backpack (not cheap) or some sort of weights for your body, like the vest, or ankle/wrist sandbags. If you mean a way to walk that has higher resistance, in mud, water, or snow, uphill, up stairs... Unless you've got severe health issues that preclude the vast majority of other forms of exercise, I can't imagine a good reason to add resistance to walking, and if it is that, then just do stairs, probably? | ||
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rEiGN~
369 Posts
Stairs and uphill doesn't sound bad but you really need the right kind of environment for that. | ||
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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KOVU
Denmark708 Posts
On January 11 2013 01:21 rEiGN~ wrote: I like walking, more so than running. More resistance would make it more interesting. Stairs and uphill doesn't sound bad but you really need the right kind of environment for that. Im sure you could find a cheap (used) military backpack. Those are basically made for carrying heavy loads over long distances. Out of curiousity, how long do you walk and at what speeds? | ||
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iokke
United States1179 Posts
On January 08 2013 00:20 mordek wrote: I was in an almost exact situation last year around this time. I did SS and drank at least half a gallon of milk a day. I did use MFP while I tracked calories and was averaging 4500 daily. If you check out the progress thread you can see the results of 3 months I'm excited for you, keep us updated! Also, this forum is way better than MFP for support with bulking hehe. Man that is awesome, if I achieve half of your results I'll be happy. This also convinced me to take before / after pics. Starting this Sat! Btw found a few SS app on adroid which seems neat for working out and I can use it along with mfp for food (for some you need to decline their add offer, seems to intrusive). | ||
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