On January 17 2014 13:23 iokke wrote: I'm thinking about buying a power rack with a pulley system + one set of weights & barbell for about $500 of CL. Is the price good? Equipment looks decent but I don't know the brand. I'm planning on putting it in my garage, which has cement floor. Any advice on which mats I should buy as I'm clueless how to properly support rack + weights and not damage the cement. I've read somewhere that ppl put down plywood + horse mats, is that a good way to go??
If you can ditch the pulley system I'd say that it's not essential, and would save you some money.
As far as putting it in a garage, plywood and stall mats will work fine I grew up on a farm, stall mats will do the job well :D (idk how easy they are to find everywhere though)
right now im 79-80kg and eating 2000 +/- 100 calories a day (my TDEE us 2300 aprox)and about 24% of BF so i just must keep eating at deficit a training to lose BF or there is another thing i must consider to help me los BF
My knowledge of that area is limited but as long as you are tracking your calories, keeping your protein intake up and carbs down (i think carbs down is the least important part) then you should be on track.
On January 23 2014 08:52 Najda wrote: My knowledge of that area is limited but as long as you are tracking your calories, keeping your protein intake up and carbs down (i think carbs down is the least important part) then you should be on track.
Also you are only cutting your calories by ~300, so don't expect super fast results. It's definitely better in the long run since you are still maintaining or even building muscle, but don't expect to be dropping 2 kilos a week or anything.
On January 23 2014 09:08 Topin wrote: yea, im taking it slow, right now im starting to have trouble in my lifting so eating less is not an option. oh man i really want to lose BF T_T
Yeah then keep doin what you're doing. You'll help your lifts out as much as you can while slowly trimming off fat. I know it seems slow as fuck but in 3 months you should lose 10-15 pounds of fat and increase your muscle size. It's going to have a huge change on your body composition. You can take pics every week and then look back on it and you'll be amazed what happens when you do a little bit of good for your body every day.
Hey TL! I was hoping some of you guys could offer your opinion on this.
A little bit of background: I've been weight training a little since I'm a skinny bastard, and after doing maybe two months worth I've developed clicking in both of my shoulders. I'm pretty sure it's my rotator cuffs, and so I've been doing mobility and strengthening exercises for about a week now. I think I've identified the cause to be poor benching form, in that I don't retract my shoulder blades when I bench. My shoulders don't hurt, just click and feel a little weak at the edges of my ROM.
My question is this: Should I refrain from doing any presses (specifically OHP and bench) and give it some time while doing these rotator cuff exercises? Or should I just drop down to lower weights then progress back up?
Another question (unrelated): Is it possible to bulk while running track? Or is it just generally not worth the effort?
On January 23 2014 13:23 XXGeneration wrote: Hey TL! I was hoping some of you guys could offer your opinion on this.
A little bit of background: I've been weight training a little since I'm a skinny bastard, and after doing maybe two months worth I've developed clicking in both of my shoulders. I'm pretty sure it's my rotator cuffs, and so I've been doing mobility and strengthening exercises for about a week now. I think I've identified the cause to be poor benching form, in that I don't retract my shoulder blades when I bench. My shoulders don't hurt, just click and feel a little weak at the edges of my ROM.
My question is this: Should I refrain from doing any presses (specifically OHP and bench) and give it some time while doing these rotator cuff exercises? Or should I just drop down to lower weights then progress back up?
Another question (unrelated): Is it possible to bulk while running track? Or is it just generally not worth the effort?
I think you should lower the weight on the bench and just work on your form because it's better to solve the problem now rather then just wait. You should definitely get your shoulder checked out by a medical professional because this "clicking" thing sounds pretty abnormal. It's important to actually know how to correctly do every exercise you attempt or else you are prone to serious injury later so grab a friend or watch youtube videos before doing something brand new. Also, you can still bulk, but it really depends how much you are running. Each mile burns about 100 calories so if you are only sprinting in track it shouldn't be much of a problem and you can easily make up the calories if you really want to bulk.
As long as there's no pain just drop the weight down and practice good form. You need to get the right technique ingrained now so that when you finally progress back to where you were you don't default back to poor habits. Make use of your time now
On January 23 2014 13:23 XXGeneration wrote: I've been weight training a little since I'm a skinny bastard, and after doing maybe two months worth I've developed clicking in both of my shoulders. I'm pretty sure it's my rotator cuffs, and so I've been doing mobility and strengthening exercises for about a week now. I think I've identified the cause to be poor benching form, in that I don't retract my shoulder blades when I bench.
On January 23 2014 13:23 XXGeneration wrote: Hey TL! I was hoping some of you guys could offer your opinion on this.
A little bit of background: I've been weight training a little since I'm a skinny bastard, and after doing maybe two months worth I've developed clicking in both of my shoulders. I'm pretty sure it's my rotator cuffs, and so I've been doing mobility and strengthening exercises for about a week now. I think I've identified the cause to be poor benching form, in that I don't retract my shoulder blades when I bench. My shoulders don't hurt, just click and feel a little weak at the edges of my ROM.
My question is this: Should I refrain from doing any presses (specifically OHP and bench) and give it some time while doing these rotator cuff exercises? Or should I just drop down to lower weights then progress back up?
Another question (unrelated): Is it possible to bulk while running track? Or is it just generally not worth the effort?
I have a problem with my belly. My body has always changed - skinny in primary school, fatty in junior high and 'normal' in high school/college. I've been trying more or less everything but I just can't seem to have a six pack.
From september to january this year, I decided to quit doing cardio (because I had no results at all and I was feeling like it was holding me back on bulking). I look much more bigger than 2 years ago: my shoulders are good, chest too, nice back, nice arms. The belly seems decreased (but I think it was because my body bulked up so it made the belly look smaller).
I then decided to continue lifting but dropping calories in order to lose body fat (I'm around 18% right now and only a shadow of the top two abs). I think I'mdoing good, but the problem is that the progress is sooooo slow it gets me down and sometimes I pig out in delusion
Did any of you have a similar experience? Any tips if I should keep walking down this path?
On February 03 2014 06:20 SoSexy wrote: I have a problem with my belly. My body has always changed - skinny in primary school, fatty in junior high and 'normal' in high school/college. I've been trying more or less everything but I just can't seem to have a six pack.
From september to january this year, I decided to quit doing cardio (because I had no results at all and I was feeling like it was holding me back on bulking). I look much more bigger than 2 years ago: my shoulders are good, chest too, nice back, nice arms. The belly seems decreased (but I think it was because my body bulked up so it made the belly look smaller).
I then decided to continue lifting but dropping calories in order to lose body fat (I'm around 18% right now and only a shadow of the top two abs). I think I'mdoing good, but the problem is that the progress is sooooo slow it gets me down and sometimes I pig out in delusion
Did any of you have a similar experience? Any tips if I should keep walking down this path?
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I grew up on a farm, stall mats will do the job well :D (idk how easy they are to find everywhere though)
If it was easy then you wouldn't feel as satisfied when you finally get there!
