Fitness Questions & Answers - Page 131

On March 31 2013 14:40 GeorgeTheGorge wrote:


http://phraktured.net/starting-stretching.html is very good. I was able to touch my arms behind my back again in just over a week.

On April 03 2013 14:22 selboN wrote:

The only thing I was meaning by saying, "I've maintained it" is that it has been been the common denominator in my diet over the two years I've been working out. I didn't try to state a scientific claim, I was very specific that this was my opinion derived from my experience. It is nice that there are many resources available here that many gym vets have taken their time posting. The only purpose of any post I have made thus far is trying to give advice that has thus far worked for me. I will continue looking around and try to improve my diet and continue to push forward.

Btw: fucking love your sig, that's my favorite episode(s) of south park

On April 03 2013 23:16 evilfatsh1t wrote:
how the hell do you do side planks without losing balance. i have no idea what to do with my feet cause ill just topple to a side before i even get started
do you need shoes to do this? cause resting on my bare ankles hurts like a mofo

On March 29 2013 06:21 ieatkids5 wrote:

as mordek said, you sound like you're eating a ton of carbs. of course, check the nutrition thread - that'll definitely answer your questions, but here's a quick summary of things you should do:

- try eating more meats, veggies, fat, eggs, a bit of fruit, instead of all those grains and carbs
- cut out anything that has a lot of sugar in it (orange juice, pb and j, oatmeal if your oatmeal is one of those sugary kinds)
- lift heavy weights in addition to that cardio. i know you're going for a lean look, but lifting weights (high intensity, medium/high frequency, low volume) will not make you look huge. it will help you look more defined, give you that "toned" look (btw i know TLHF hates the word "toned," but it does carry the meaning of what this guy wants). building a bit of muscle will help you use up those calories too. it wont drop your weight, but it will decrease your bodyfat percentage (basically turn your fat into muscle and make you look lean)

- OR do high intensity interval training instead of medium/low inensity cardio.

On April 03 2013 09:36 selboN wrote:

That's interesting. How well has your current diet/workout scheme been working? I've never at any point in my weight lifting career (only ~2 years) eaten 6 meals per day. I'm not entirely sure what you mean by timing all of them correctly. I was directing my advice more towards I make sure I eat soon after I wake up in the morning and make 100% sure I drink my shake following my workout. Other than that I eat 3 solid meals a day and snack throughout. So far it has worked out great. But, everyone's body is different.

On April 04 2013 13:53 randommuch wrote:



I've cut out just about all grains in my diet to see how it's affecting me. Cut out a lot of the juices too including OJ; I was reading that the concentrate juices even if 100% are barely nutritional and are just loaded with sugar (I love OJ too :/ ).
Been eating a good variety of fruits and veggies now, got some bell peppers and cucumbers and apples and what not; i've actually been feeling pretty good lately. Every other day or so I've been getting some scrambled eggs and every so often get some potatoes thrown in with em whenever I'm feeling a little fatigued; brings me right back up. The school here also offers smoothies. No bullshit juice stuff with them either. They have fruit constantly being cut up and ready to go so I've been getting a variety of these once or twice a day. They even offer protein boosters; I've tried it but haven't really noticed much of a difference.

I've also been doing some sit-ups and relatively basic core like workouts. Found out it doesn't really give me any issues if I take it pretty slow so it's been nice to be able to do something other than cardio.

Going in the right direction? Shaved another pound off but I feel like this might be because I got my hair cut lol.

On April 07 2013 06:04 Kenpachi wrote:
when i bench press, do i bring the barbell down to my chest so it almost touches? I think i might have been doing it wrong x_x

On April 04 2013 21:36 Zafrumi wrote:


there is a common myth in the fitness (and especially in the bodybuilding) world that one should eat roughly 6 meals or every 3 hours I think it was to "stoke the metabolism"
iirc the thinking behind this is/was that you "fuel" your body six times a day so the metabolism keeps working and burning calories throughout the day. and if the body doesnt get food for longer than 3 hours or so it would just somehow forget to work and not burn calories at all (or even worse it will destroy all the muscles you worked so hard to build because it has no fuel to function zomgz!!)
this has been disproven plenty of times but somehow this myth keeps hanging around and you read it alot and often sadly.

btw studies have also shown that eating breakfast is not really necessary. in fact, there is some evidence that suggests that fasting for 16 hours every day may even be healthy (see: www.leangains.com)
but if it works for you which it clearly has then by all means do it as you said, everyone is different.

On April 07 2013 09:54 Chunhyang wrote:


So it doesn't help?

On April 07 2013 08:44 shabby wrote:


If you bench correctly it should hit you just below your chest, on the top of your stomach. And yes, go down until it touches. Full range of motion.

On April 09 2013 01:22 Vitruvian wrote:


Yikes, that description sounds a bit wonky to me. Bar should touch across the nipple line, no?

On April 09 2013 04:02 KOVU wrote:

That entirely depends on your gripwidth. I would suggest you to watch Dave Tates "So you think you can bench?"-series and read the bench chapter of starting strength (just read the whole book, it's good)