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On October 17 2009 12:30 thedeadhaji wrote:
>biomedical
Suggestion: get form fitting exercize shorts. I guess Energies uses compression pants, I use my cycling shorts.
But as several others have mentioned, it's likely that your form is off.
haji you cycle? IM NOT ALONE!
i did a 4.6k hill run today in like 26 minutes. it isn't good but it was alright for me because i absolutely die on hills.
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anyone here doing rippetoe's starting strength?
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I have wanted to try it, but something in my brain will not allow me to stop until at least 6-8 reps. The only time I ever go 3-5 reps is when the weight so incredibly heavy that I cannot lift it anymore.
Edit: Probably should note, I haven't been concentrating on gaining a ton of mass.
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Hello people. Haven't posted here but I started working out again 3 months ago so I figure I might as well tell you guys my goals/what I am doing.
I just want to gain muscle/weight. I am 5'11 and 165 (was 160 three months ago, already gained 5 pounds). My goal is 180. For exercise I am weight-lifting about 3 times a week with my own free weights as well as general calisthenics that I learned from tae kwon do when I did it. No goals for weight-lifting specifically though (personally I couldn't care less how much I can bench, as long as I am getting a good work out). I also am doing Krav Maga (a real-life-based martial art) once a week and I longboard about 3-4 times a week as well. My university campus is huge so I already do a lot of walking. I am also standing constantly at work too so that helps. I think keeping an active lifestyle is really important (just so if I miss a workout or a krav class I can rely on my normal life habits for exercise). For diet, I am not making many changes really. I don't drink pop/alcohol and usually just eat what my parents make for dinner (living @ home ftw). I am just going to eat more of what I already eat.
Not much else to say. So far it's working out very well and I feel noticeably bigger. I'll post again to update and maybe post pics when I get to my goal if I feel like they are worth showing.
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On October 17 2009 15:11 saxena_j wrote:
anyone here doing rippetoe's starting strength?
I hadnt lifted in 12 months so started doing this.
Started reaaalllly low weight for safety purposes.
Currently (iirc)
(no idea wtf the bar weighs, one of those standard bars so like 20kg? idk)
Squats: 50kg
Bench Press: 25kg
Deadlift: 35kg
M.Press: 15kg
Bent row: 30kg
Adding like 5-10kg each time atm. I expect to plateau at like
Squats: 80kg
Bench Press: 35kg
Deadlift: 60kg
M.Press: 25kg
Bent row: 50kg
My chest/arms were always weak (particularly b/c the sports I played were soccer and rowing, which are largely lower body sports X_X) and they've definitely become even waker over the last year of inactivity so I have a longgg ways to go. But I'm enjoying the ride 
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Your numbers are really weird dude.
Your deadlifts should be freakishly higher than your bent over rows and your bench should be double your military press.
I think your mind is holding you back, learn proper form with your exercises and crank up those weights! You'll be fine.
Good luck.
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Ive had a few horrible days of food poisoning...cannot wait to get back into the gym!
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I'm in very good shape now. Resting pulse at 40 bpm. Need to lose around 1 kilogram and then I'll be where I need to be at in regards to boxing (69 kg).
Will have my first fight this season in around in month :-)!
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On October 17 2009 20:32 Nazarene wrote:
I'm in very good shape now. Resting pulse at 40 bpm. Need to lose around 1 kilogram and then I'll be where I need to be at in regards to boxing (69 kg).
Will have my first fight this season in around in month :-)!
Nice.. boxing is really hardcore. what weight class is 69kg?
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On October 17 2009 16:21 thedeadhaji wrote:Show nested quote +On October 17 2009 15:11 saxena_j wrote:
anyone here doing rippetoe's starting strength? I hadnt lifted in 12 months so started doing this. Started reaaalllly low weight for safety purposes. Currently (iirc) (no idea wtf the bar weighs, one of those standard bars so like 20kg? idk) Squats: 50kg Bench Press: 25kg Deadlift: 35kg M.Press: 15kg Bent row: 30kg Adding like 5-10kg each time atm. I expect to plateau at like Squats: 80kg Bench Press: 35kg Deadlift: 60kg M.Press: 25kg Bent row: 50kg My chest/arms were always weak (particularly b/c the sports I played were soccer and rowing, which are largely lower body sports X_X) and they've definitely become even waker over the last year of inactivity so I have a longgg ways to go. But I'm enjoying the ride
I squat 30 kg and i bench 50 kg so your number feels weird to me! I'm not sure if I will be able to squat that much even in a year from now. I'm sore for 4 days after I do my lower body exercises.
I started training seriously 3 months ago and since then i've gone from 35 kg to 55 kg bench press so you could probably except more growth in that department.
Do as many push ups as you can every now and then and good luck!
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On October 17 2009 16:21 thedeadhaji wrote:Show nested quote +On October 17 2009 15:11 saxena_j wrote:
anyone here doing rippetoe's starting strength? I hadnt lifted in 12 months so started doing this. Started reaaalllly low weight for safety purposes. Currently (iirc) (no idea wtf the bar weighs, one of those standard bars so like 20kg? idk) Squats: 50kg Bench Press: 25kg Deadlift: 35kg M.Press: 15kg Bent row: 30kg Adding like 5-10kg each time atm. I expect to plateau at like Squats: 80kg Bench Press: 35kg Deadlift: 60kg M.Press: 25kg Bent row: 50kg My chest/arms were always weak (particularly b/c the sports I played were soccer and rowing, which are largely lower body sports X_X) and they've definitely become even waker over the last year of inactivity so I have a longgg ways to go. But I'm enjoying the ride
Bar is 45 lbs or 20 kg. This counts in total.
Deadlift should be higher than squat. This indicates to me that you are lacking squatting depth (below parallel) and/or you have very bad technique with deadlift. Usually the former.
Usually bench is higher than bent over rows which is higher than military press.
Also, bent over rows are not in the original program. It would be better to do power cleans...
5-10 kg each time is a lot more than the recommended 5-10 lbs on the upper body and 10-15 lbs on lower body... going down to 5 lbs both. But if you had previous strength it may be possible to do this.
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How do you guys suggest balancing your two arms, and I sincerely hope that I'm not alone on this. I find that my right arm (bicep, specifically) is a lot stronger than my left arm. When I work out, I think I can do 5lb more (I've never actually tried different weights for my two arms) with my right arm than my left arm for my single-handed bicep exercises, throughout the entire workout.
I've read that you should just keep on exercising both arms with the same weight until they eventually even out, and this is what I've been doing, but I don't think my left arm is catching up at all... 
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On October 18 2009 12:08 Cambium wrote:How do you guys suggest balancing your two arms, and I sincerely hope that I'm not alone on this. I find that my right arm (bicep, specifically) is a lot stronger than my left arm. When I work out, I think I can do 5lb more (I've never actually tried different weights for my two arms) with my right arm than my left arm for my single-handed bicep exercises, throughout the entire workout. I've read that you should just keep on exercising both arms with the same weight until they eventually even out, and this is what I've been doing, but I don't think my left arm is catching up at all...
Barbell work should balance it out... unless you're just having problems.
In which case you should switch to dumbell work.
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On October 18 2009 12:08 Cambium wrote:How do you guys suggest balancing your two arms, and I sincerely hope that I'm not alone on this. I find that my right arm (bicep, specifically) is a lot stronger than my left arm. When I work out, I think I can do 5lb more (I've never actually tried different weights for my two arms) with my right arm than my left arm for my single-handed bicep exercises, throughout the entire workout. I've read that you should just keep on exercising both arms with the same weight until they eventually even out, and this is what I've been doing, but I don't think my left arm is catching up at all...
Yeah i'm in the same boat actually. My right arm even is a bit bigger than my left. Tips anybody?
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On October 18 2009 12:11 eshlow wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2009 12:08 Cambium wrote:How do you guys suggest balancing your two arms, and I sincerely hope that I'm not alone on this. I find that my right arm (bicep, specifically) is a lot stronger than my left arm. When I work out, I think I can do 5lb more (I've never actually tried different weights for my two arms) with my right arm than my left arm for my single-handed bicep exercises, throughout the entire workout. I've read that you should just keep on exercising both arms with the same weight until they eventually even out, and this is what I've been doing, but I don't think my left arm is catching up at all... Barbell work should balance it out... unless you're just having problems. In which case you should switch to dumbell work.
I do a mix of both barbell and dumbbell bicep exercises.
Should I use a dumbbell and workout with my left arm alone for some time?
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On October 18 2009 12:24 Cambium wrote:Show nested quote +On October 18 2009 12:11 eshlow wrote:On October 18 2009 12:08 Cambium wrote:How do you guys suggest balancing your two arms, and I sincerely hope that I'm not alone on this. I find that my right arm (bicep, specifically) is a lot stronger than my left arm. When I work out, I think I can do 5lb more (I've never actually tried different weights for my two arms) with my right arm than my left arm for my single-handed bicep exercises, throughout the entire workout. I've read that you should just keep on exercising both arms with the same weight until they eventually even out, and this is what I've been doing, but I don't think my left arm is catching up at all... Barbell work should balance it out... unless you're just having problems. In which case you should switch to dumbell work. I do a mix of both barbell and dumbbell bicep exercises. Should I use a dumbbell and workout with my left arm alone for some time?
Don't do isolations... do compounds with DBs to balance out strength and mass...
Isolations tend to have the effect of strengthening what is stronger better even if you keep the same weight for each because one arm can still accelerate better than the other for some exercises.
Doing compounds at the same time will show you your weaknesses because you will tend to keep them at the same speed.
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I guess I haven't posted an updated stats post in a while.
Currently still 5'7" - 23 in December.
Current Weight: 70kg (154lb) roughly ~10% bodyfat (will post a photo soon for opinions)
Bench: 80kg (176lb)
Squat: 100kg (220lb)
Incline Leg Press: 240kg (530lb)
Deadlifts: 140kg (310lb)
DB Shoulder Press (Haven't done heavy military in a while) : 2x22.5kg weights. (100lb)
Tricep push down: 50-55kg (110-120lb)
Weighted Dips: My Weight + 20kg. 90kg (200lb)
I am started to become very lean, the nutrition plan has definitely started to shine through. My legs are getting big, there is definite separation in my calves (albeit, hiding under hair ^_^) Overall I am quite happy about the outcome, but i'm still not 100% satisfied. I want to get down to a very low body fat percentage perhaps 6-7%. I have also been left with some loose skin from the dramatic weight loss and a bit of stretch marks still on my arms and stomach.
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thanks eshlow, and congrats (I guess?) to energies, keep up the good work
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