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On February 22 2012 08:27 Release wrote:
Why do olympic weightlifting bars have "whip" in them?
Does that not just support letting people lift more by making the lift easier?
Think about it.... when you rack the bar vs when it's on the ground your hands are changing orientation.
If you have to actually turn the weight over it's so much harder to lift heavier weights.
This allows training so that you can focus on just lifting max weight as possible
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Recently got a bottle of creatine. good bad? im not sure what it does. "increase muscle volumization and increase lean body mass."
In terms of.purely stregth training, will it be beneficial? thanks!!!
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On February 25 2012 02:47 GumThief wrote:
Recently got a bottle of creatine. good bad? im not sure what it does. "increase muscle volumization and increase lean body mass."
In terms of.purely stregth training, will it be beneficial? thanks!!!
It helps a bit with strength training. Something with recovery between reps or something.
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On February 20 2012 02:45 Dante08 wrote:
Hi TL, is this a correct routine for gaining weight?
Gym 3 days a week
Bench press 3x8
Squats 3x8
Deadlift 3x8
Other than the above, what exercise should I add for different days of the week? On top of this I'm following a diet of eating a lot everyday. Hope I can hit my goal of gaining at least 3kg in the next month.
Deadlifting 3x a week is fucking stupid. Do something like:
monday:
squat 3x5 (plus warmups)
Bench 3x5 (plus warmups)
Powerclean/barbellRow 5x3 or 3x5 respectively
Wednesday
squat 3x5 (plus warmups)
Military Press 3x5 (plus warmups)
Deadlift 1x5 (plus warmups
Friday:
Repeat monday.
Add weight each workout untill you can't anymore, then add weight each week. Imo do squats before anything else.
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On February 25 2012 02:47 GumThief wrote:
Recently got a bottle of creatine. good bad? im not sure what it does. "increase muscle volumization and increase lean body mass."
In terms of.purely stregth training, will it be beneficial? thanks!!!
Creatine is a combination the amino acids glycine, arginine, and methionine. To put it short, the body's energy source is a molecule called ATP, once the ATP has been "spent" it will become an ADP molecule and some energy. The ADP molecule is pretty much useless in the body, this is where creatine comes in. The creatine donates it's phosphate group to the ADP, turning it back into ATP!
Thus, by allowing your body to turn back some ADP molecules into ATP, it will increase your ATP stores which will make you able to train longer and harder.
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On February 25 2012 03:06 Sneakyz wrote:Show nested quote +On February 25 2012 02:47 GumThief wrote:
Recently got a bottle of creatine. good bad? im not sure what it does. "increase muscle volumization and increase lean body mass."
In terms of.purely stregth training, will it be beneficial? thanks!!! Creatine is a combination the amino acids glycine, arginine, and methionine. To put it short, the body's energy source is a molecule called ATP, once the ATP has been "spent" it will become an ADP molecule and some energy. The ADP molecule is pretty much useless in the body, this is where creatine comes in. The creatine donates it's phosphate group to the ADP, turning it back into ATP! Thus, by allowing your body to turn back some ADP molecules into ATP, it will increase your ATP stores which will make you able to train longer and harder.
All I will say about creatine is to keep yourself properly hydrated or it can damage your kidneys for a weekend.
^^Personal experience.
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Hey guys. I'm just wondering what the best hangover cure is?
Currently I'm just drinking as much water as I can stomach. Are there any other nutrients/vitamins/whatever that also get depleted when drinking?
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On February 26 2012 07:15 Ludrik wrote:
Hey guys. I'm just wondering what the best hangover cure is?
Currently I'm just drinking as much water as I can stomach. Are there any other nutrients/vitamins/whatever that also get depleted when drinking?
A lot of water and something salty. Or just slip a little salt in some of the water, tastes awful.
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Ok I'm coming to the question and answer thread hoping for help, but it's understandable if this is too broad.
I'm 22, 6'2", 185lbs and I'd say being honest around 23-24% body fat (a far cry from when I was a senior in high school and 6% body fat). I'm not too interested in becoming a twig again. I want to get strong, and hopefully I don't gain a belly doing so. I usually run on a treadmill around an hour every other night, so I'm in somewhat decent shape. Having said all this, I'm prohibitively weak, and it's annoying.
I need a program, and I've already bought starting strength. Having said this, I only have access to squat, some weird bench press wannabe machine, dumbbells, elliptical/treadmill. I don't know how to tailor anything there to what starting strength wants me to do. I'm completely down to eat as many calories a day as is suggested. I just need someone to day, do X and X and X. This is probably outlined somewhere in this forum, but I've looked and either didn't find it, or didn't comprehend it when I did.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer!
TL;DR: Give me a workout program to stick to using free weights, squat, weird bench press machine, elliptical/treadmill and I will love you forever. I need to get strong, currently am weak.
Edit: Please.
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On February 28 2012 06:11 Risen wrote:
Ok I'm coming to the question and answer thread hoping for help, but it's understandable if this is too broad.
I'm 22, 6'2", 185lbs and I'd say being honest around 23-24% body fat (a far cry from when I was a senior in high school and 6% body fat). I'm not too interested in becoming a twig again. I want to get strong, and hopefully I don't gain a belly doing so. I usually run on a treadmill around an hour every other night, so I'm in somewhat decent shape. Having said all this, I'm prohibitively weak, and it's annoying.
I need a program, and I've already bought starting strength. Having said this, I only have access to squat, some weird bench press wannabe machine, dumbbells, elliptical/treadmill. I don't know how to tailor anything there to what starting strength wants me to do. I'm completely down to eat as many calories a day as is suggested. I just need someone to day, do X and X and X. This is probably outlined somewhere in this forum, but I've looked and either didn't find it, or didn't comprehend it when I did.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer!
TL;DR: Give me a workout program to stick to using free weights, squat, weird bench press machine, elliptical/treadmill and I will love you forever. I need to get strong, currently am weak.
Edit: Please.
All that you need is at your squat rack 
something like SS as you said, or Strong lifts 5x5.
Squat, Deadlift, overhead press, barbell rows all by the squat.
If you have access to a bench personally i'd say to do DB Bench press as opposed to a BP machine.
SL5x5, do it!
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On February 28 2012 06:11 Risen wrote:
Ok I'm coming to the question and answer thread hoping for help, but it's understandable if this is too broad.
I'm 22, 6'2", 185lbs and I'd say being honest around 23-24% body fat (a far cry from when I was a senior in high school and 6% body fat). I'm not too interested in becoming a twig again. I want to get strong, and hopefully I don't gain a belly doing so. I usually run on a treadmill around an hour every other night, so I'm in somewhat decent shape. Having said all this, I'm prohibitively weak, and it's annoying.
I need a program, and I've already bought starting strength. Having said this, I only have access to squat, some weird bench press wannabe machine, dumbbells, elliptical/treadmill. I don't know how to tailor anything there to what starting strength wants me to do. I'm completely down to eat as many calories a day as is suggested. I just need someone to day, do X and X and X. This is probably outlined somewhere in this forum, but I've looked and either didn't find it, or didn't comprehend it when I did.
Thanks for any help you guys can offer!
TL;DR: Give me a workout program to stick to using free weights, squat, weird bench press machine, elliptical/treadmill and I will love you forever. I need to get strong, currently am weak.
Edit: Please.
I started SS a few weeks ago after doing random workout stuff on and off in college and after and I can say after only a few weeks I actually feel stronger. Get to it!
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Ok awesome. Turns out my apt gym has everything I'll need I just didn't realize it. Having said that! I'm finding it hard to eat as much as I've been reading I should be. I'm probably going to end today around 4k calories. Is this ok? Also, can I continue my running mon/weds/fri? Or should I drop it to tues/thurs only lift mon/weds/fri sort of thing (or drop it altogether)?
Edit: How do I go about finding what I should be lifting? Since I'm just getting back to it should I just start off with the minimums and add the 5/10 lbs every workout?
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On February 25 2012 02:47 GumThief wrote:
Recently got a bottle of creatine. good bad? im not sure what it does. "increase muscle volumization and increase lean body mass."
In terms of.purely stregth training, will it be beneficial? thanks!!!
Creatine absorbs in the muscle and holds onto phosphates, which are then used to reproduce energy in the muscle cells during lifting. Basically it lets your max power output for 30 seconds go for 40 seconds instead. As well, since you aren't hitting as close to failure in each set, you don't end up near failure for the overall workout, and you recover more quickly and are ready to lift again sooner afterwards.
It's good stuff - just make sure to drink plenty of water with it.
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What's the difference nutritionally between a potato and a sweet potato?
When listing lift numbers, is the weight of the bar included in that? For example, if I put 50lb of weight on a 10lb bar and do a lift, is that a 50lb lift or a 60lb lift? I've been going 50, but the question has always bugged me.
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On February 29 2012 03:21 Dromar wrote:
What's the difference nutritionally between a potato and a sweet potato?
When listing lift numbers, is the weight of the bar included in that? For example, if I put 50lb of weight on a 10lb bar and do a lift, is that a 50lb lift or a 60lb lift? I've been going 50, but the question has always bugged me.
Include the bar in the weight lifted. Normally a barbell is 45 lb.
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i have a question regarding stance on high bar squats
i've noticed that i can go the deepest in a very narrow stance with my feet out (literally) 45 degrees. i've read somewhere that you should generally have your feet somewhere around hip width, but then i read somewhere else that you should find a stance that allows you the most depth, which in my case is a bit narrower than hip width. and i feel that 45 degrees provide me with the most comfort, rather than slightly pointed out. i tried varying degrees of feet pointing out and in front, but nothing feels comfortable than 45 degrees.
to sum it up, comfort and depth over "proper stance" (feet are ~hip width and feet pointed out slightly), or the other way around?
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On February 29 2012 03:21 Dromar wrote:
What's the difference nutritionally between a potato and a sweet potato?
When listing lift numbers, is the weight of the bar included in that? For example, if I put 50lb of weight on a 10lb bar and do a lift, is that a 50lb lift or a 60lb lift? I've been going 50, but the question has always bugged me.
Sweet potatoes are better nutritionally. Both are good starch sources.
Yes, 135 lbs is 2 45 plates + bar.... 45 plate benchmarks are pretty much the thing you want to look for
135, 225, 315, 405, 495, 585, 675.... and yes hopefully we will all get up that high to use that 675 number
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On February 29 2012 16:50 billy5000 wrote:
i have a question regarding stance on high bar squats
i've noticed that i can go the deepest in a very narrow stance with my feet out (literally) 45 degrees. i've read somewhere that you should generally have your feet somewhere around hip width, but then i read somewhere else that you should find a stance that allows you the most depth, which in my case is a bit narrower than hip width. and i feel that 45 degrees provide me with the most comfort, rather than slightly pointed out. i tried varying degrees of feet pointing out and in front, but nothing feels comfortable than 45 degrees.
to sum it up, comfort and depth over "proper stance" (feet are ~hip width and feet pointed out slightly), or the other way around?
Sounds like you're doing somewhat of a duck squat technique which some of the Chinese Olympic weightlifters use.
Generally, you want your feet shoulder width or slightly more than shoulder width. Toes turned out about 0-30ish degrees.
Yes, this does require more flexibility/mobility but most people don't have it when they start. So keep on doing some stretching/mobility work to improve that position.
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How is that movement even possible? I'm trying at the moment.
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On March 01 2012 06:54 Deadeight wrote:
How is that movement even possible? I'm trying at the moment.
It's pretty easy for me. Work on it and your flexibility should get better
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