TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 - Page 2

On January 07 2015 05:33 mordek wrote:
Looks like I'll pretty much visit TL just for this thread looks like.

On January 07 2015 06:22 funkie wrote:


I actually do. I rarely browse other categories or w/e. Sometimes I glimpse around other forums and some threads, but it's a weird sight me posting elsewhere. .

On January 06 2015 06:41 phyre112 wrote:
I'm a very inefficient bulker. I hate to eat, and I hate to put on body fat. I started at the same height (6'4/193 cm) and 130 lbs/60kg when I began lifting. I've actually done mostly 5-10 pounds bulks and then lazy recomps that were way longer than they should be to get the fat back down for most of this time. I also lost about 25 pounds (that I didn't really need to lose) this past summer doing crossfit - I was at about 205 in april. I would say I'm sitting at just under 12%. I have abs without flexing, though they're not very defined.

On January 06 2015 06:41 phyre112 wrote:
I've done all kinds of diets over that time though. The scientist in me likes to experiment. The most I was ever eating was about 4500/day. What's most comfortable for me is a sort of intermittent fast where I eat two meals of ~1300 cals/day, one an hour post workout and one two hours before bed, and about an hour preworkout a snack of ~600 cals. Right now since I'm mostly sedentary other than lifting that's letting me bulk. When it comes time to recomp again, I'll just drop the snack.]

On January 06 2015 06:41 phyre112 wrote:
I spent my first two years of training being too much of a little bitch to break plateaus. I spent about a year recovering from a hip/lumbar spine injury that had me bedridden for three weeks straight, and a relapse 6 months in when I first tried to come back from it - I started every lower body lift completely from scratch about a year ago now. My bench has just always sucked.

On January 06 2015 06:41 phyre112 wrote:
Also keep in mind the lifts I posted are for a 10rm, and the table you posted is for a 1rm. Last I tested my Bench 1rm, it was 205 which is intermediate. I tested that about two weeks ago. I havent done a back squat since early september, but my tested 1rm at that time was 260. September for conventional deadlifts as well, but it was 375 at the time.

On January 06 2015 06:41 phyre112 wrote:
As far as the myoreps routine... Yeah. I've done a push/pull/legs with much higher volume a while back, but had the same problem, especially in my shoulder and elbows. It's not bothering me now though, and I was doing the upper/lower for two months so I think regulating the volume and keeping high frequency is going to be the key there for me.

            Current   Current        Goal 2015
Bench       8x100     1x120 KG       1x140kg
Squat       5x100     1x?   KG       1x150kg
Deadlift    5x140     1x160 KG       1x200kg
Weight      90kg/14%                 95kg/10%

On January 08 2015 23:12 OceanLab wrote:
Hey there!
I'll start with this: I hate going to gyms. It's irrational, probably stupid, but I just hate it.
Now, I play rugby, and I've been doing fine for years, but I feel that I've recently reached a plateau skill wise, and I feel like I need to bulk up to be able to get to the next level.
However, as stated earlier...I hate gyms
So I got myself a set of dumbbells, and I want to start working out at home. I have however no idea what to do, how to work out etc....
I was wondering if you guys had any ideas/tips on how to properly work out at home.
I'm 24, I am 2 meters tall and weight only 85 kilos (!)
So, what do you guys think?

On January 08 2015 23:12 OceanLab wrote:
Hey there!
I'll start with this: I hate going to gyms. It's irrational, probably stupid, but I just hate it.
Now, I play rugby, and I've been doing fine for years, but I feel that I've recently reached a plateau skill wise, and I feel like I need to bulk up to be able to get to the next level.
However, as stated earlier...I hate gyms
So I got myself a set of dumbbells, and I want to start working out at home. I have however no idea what to do, how to work out etc....
I was wondering if you guys had any ideas/tips on how to properly work out at home.
I'm 24, I am 2 meters tall and weight only 85 kilos (!)
So, what do you guys think?

On January 08 2015 17:57 kaluro wrote:
Also I decided to purchase olympic weightlifting shoes the other day, with a ".75 heel.
http://www.reebok.nl/reebok-crossfit-lifter-plus-2.0/M40711_640.html
Only 85 euro..! Let's see how good that's gonna do me with the squats.
I also read that olympic shoes help with your deadlift when your weak point is getting it off the ground, which is exactly where the hardest part for me is.

On January 08 2015 23:42 decafchicken wrote:


Fellow rugby player! What position do you play? At that height I imagine you're in the forwards but you're REALLY light for your height. For reference I'm ~102kg @ 183cm and playing 8. I'd definitely say you need to eat more and get in the gym! There's no avoiding the barbell when it comes to putting on size and strength for sports. I've put on probably 30kg since I started playing rugby and the extra strength and mass has definitely improved and changed my game.

On January 08 2015 23:32 GoTuNk! wrote:


If you want to get rugby strong and big there is no way around barbells and discs, sorry. You have to choose between getting better at rugby or your irrational gym dislike; are you sure you don't dislike the gym stereotype rather than actual gym?
Squats, Deadlifts, presses and cleans are the staple of pretty much any rugby supplemental program. You do know elite rugby players at your height are at least 100kg and usually close to 110 and heavy barbell lifting is the only way to put on that kind of muscle mass.


Edit: Decaf is a competitive rugby player and olympic lifter, so he can give you a way better insight about it.