Fitness Questions & Answers - Page 40

On January 23 2012 08:56 Dalguno wrote:
So I've been experiencing light-headedness and headaches about every day, and my dad thinks it's anemia (I don't know though, I eat plenty of meat/protein, and I think I get enough iron). Anyway, he's giving me some vitamins to take. But I looked at the expiration date, freaking 2007.

Safe to take? If so, will they do any good?

On January 23 2012 11:04 Raidern wrote:


Why take a pill that expired 4 years ago? Expiration means that the company says "after this date I can't guarantee that the product will work as intended". Just buy some new pills man.

On January 23 2012 13:01 billy5000 wrote:
^ Should be fine. My doctor told me that an expired drug is usually not as potent. He simply told me to take more pills for that reason. I honestly don't remember which prescription drug it was, but I'm fairly certain it's the same way for vitamins.

Anyway, what's a good weight and lifts for someone who's 5'7"? Just recently I started to cut, but it's starting to hinder my lifts so i decided to eat more. atm I'm 145lb. 3x5 245 squats/3x5 185 bench/3x5 115 press/1x5 250 deadifts

On January 23 2012 13:48 AndyJay wrote:
What's the verdict on doing cardio on strength training recovery days?

On January 23 2012 13:35 GoTuNk! wrote:


depends on your goal, aesthetics or strength. Top powerlifters of your height compete in 74kg class, soy they walk around 77kg; high weight/short height gives them best leverages for lifting. For looking better 155-165 is a good range, depends on you.

Example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vS8hkJe6Kg

You are decently strong for your size, in my opinion don't think you should consider cutting until u hit 160 or smth.

On January 23 2012 14:22 billy5000 wrote:


thanks for the advice. I don't really have a particular goal atm. Right now I'm just enjoying seeing my strength increase every now and then. And squatting more than the bigger guys in the gym is also encouraging hehe (honestly, I kind of like the fact that the average person hasn't heard of starting strength or other strength training regimes lol). Aside from strength, I also looking for aesthetics like bodybuilders.

How should I incorporate my workouts to have the strength of a powerlifter and the body of a bodybuilder? I'm not too worried about excelling in either one, although I'd like to be above average in both. I've been doing SS for about a year. What should I do?

Oh and my other goal is to get to 160lb now that you recommended it

On January 24 2012 05:07 billy5000 wrote:
any tips on those deadlifts? the only thing that's keeping me back is my weak grip, even with the alternate grip i'm having quite a hard time.

On January 24 2012 05:07 billy5000 wrote:
any tips on those deadlifts? the only thing that's keeping me back is my weak grip, even with the alternate grip i'm having quite a hard time.

On January 24 2012 03:08 Zafrumi wrote:
bench: 1x bodyweight
squat: 1.5x bodyweight
deadlift: 2x bodyweight

On January 25 2012 04:31 rEiGN~ wrote:


I assume this is 5RM and not 1RM, right?

On January 24 2012 12:31 RxBorG wrote:
Anyone have any tips on knots in your back? I get them quite often on the left side of my back in the area where the rhomboid(sp?)meets the lat

On January 25 2012 00:36 KurtistheTurtle wrote:
^ Yoga.

So I've been lifting and like halfway paleo-ing, I'll eat healthy at home but eat junk wahen im out and its free. I'm 5'11, like 170-175ish, and I'm seeing fat leave my arms, my legs, and the belly is last. To get a 6 pack to I have to be super strict diet-wise? What weight do you guesstimate I aim for? (have no body fat % measurements)

If I can rationalize that I'll hit my goal in x weeks, its so much easier for me to do. So like 155 = 6pack, thats just 1-2 pounds week for like 2-3 months

On January 25 2012 00:36 KurtistheTurtle wrote:
^ Yoga.

So I've been lifting and like halfway paleo-ing, I'll eat healthy at home but eat junk when im out and its free. I'm 5'11, like 170-175ish, and I'm seeing fat leave my arms, my legs, and the belly is last. To get a 6 pack to I have to be super strict diet-wise? What weight do you guesstimate I aim for? (have no body fat % measurements)

If I can rationalize that I'll hit my goal in x weeks, its so much easier for me to do. So like 155 = 6pack, thats just 1-2 pounds week for like 2-3 months