EPTThis morning I had 4 eggs, a piece of grilled chicken (leftovers, whoo) and 100g of cottage cheese; so about 55g of protein so far, with only 6g of carb...now if only I can keep it together
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
This morning I had 4 eggs, a piece of grilled chicken (leftovers, whoo) and 100g of cottage cheese; so about 55g of protein so far, with only 6g of carb...now if only I can keep it together | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On October 28 2009 05:56 Foucault wrote: Yep I know, I was more thinking along the lines of eating something just before I run. Otherwise it's like torture lol. Oh well, I've read up on some stuff on stronglifts.com. Seems like an okay site? Because of the fact that I do some running and that I have some relatively intense schoolwork for the next couple of weeks, I will probably just cut down on carbs a bit in general and eat a decent breakfast with some carbs and try to keep carbs as post-workout at other times, besides veggies. Quinoa also seems like a good alternative that I already use as a source or carbs together with tuna/chicken etc. My inspiration for cutting back on carbs in food is 1) I think it will stabilize my blood sugar and concentration in general 2) get rid of some persistant belly fat. Other than that I am quite knowledgeable about food in general so I think will turn out well. Sounds fine. StrongLifts is a pretty good site. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
Deadlift 290x5->305x5 Back Squat 210x5->225x5 Front Squat 165x5->175x5 Bench Press 185x5->195x5 Powerclean 150x3->155x3 OHP 110x5->120x5 (kinda doubt I'll hit this one as I seem to need to reset this lift all the god damn time) Bodyweight 166lbs->168-172ish I'm 5'11 so I'm still pretty skinny and I'm not super worried about fat gain. | ||
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
On October 28 2009 09:31 eshlow wrote: Sounds fine. StrongLifts is a pretty good site. imo the stronglifts routine has wayyyy too much volume, I wouldn't do it without 100% perfect recovery habits and practically no other obligations. The advice they give as far as getting started in strength training is great and they teach you good technique, but the routine itself is probably a little bit too intense. Starting Strength is superior. | ||
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On October 28 2009 10:49 Drowsy wrote: imo the stronglifts routine has wayyyy too much volume, I wouldn't do it without 100% perfect recovery habits and practically no other obligations. The advice they give as far as getting started in strength training is great and they teach you good technique, but the routine itself is probably a little bit too intense. Starting Strength is superior. I agree. I've touted SS at least 10 different times earlier this thread. I like 3x5 for beginners. 5x5 even ascending ladder can be too high volume. The one thing I like about 5x5 ascending is it gives more practice with technique though which can be beneficial for beginners especially those having trouble with learning proper squat and DL form. Although doesn't seem to be much of the case for bench and overhead press. Part of the thing I hate about the bastandardize SS versions is elimination of the power clean. The power clean is essential IMO. | ||
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
The new bicep and tricep workout was death. Im newly motivated, so im working out as hard as I can - going to failure for the last set of each muscle group; going to failure kills! Ive got more burn and pain than ever before, but thats good, it means it worked Yay! | ||
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
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jfazz
Australia672 Posts
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
In the beginning I used to work to failure alot but then I learned to actually be able to do the sets and reps you're supposed to do. Besides, failure means higher risk for injury | ||
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unknown.sam
Philippines2701 Posts
kinda like the shoulder press. some say to arch your back while others are against it. to each his own i suppose. | ||
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Snet
United States3573 Posts
On October 28 2009 19:53 unknown.sam wrote: what's the deal with working to failure?? i've read sources saying work to failure and other sources saying don't work to failure but both sides don't really give any reason (none that i can remember anyway) behind either strategy. anyone wanna clear that up?? Alot of people stop working out right when they are actually starting to make progress. Your body can handle alot more than you think and usually people stop their reps only because they set a predetermined number in their head, not because they just completed a good workout. So far one thing that I found working to failure is excellent for is pushups. My ability to crank out 2x as many pushups before is thanks to me not stopping just because I got to the number I wanted. If you can push through the mental block that tells you to stop at a certain number or distance, you will start seeing results you weren't expecting. Atleast in my experiences. This post was mainly talking about pushups, situps, pullups, and running. I don't do much weight lifting so weightlifters should ignore this post. | ||
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Energies
Australia3225 Posts
I'm hoping to get up to 160kg(352lb) on the dead lift by next week. I hit 150kg(330lb) last week for 3-4 reps, I got it for 5-6 reps this week, hoping to get 160 for 2-3 next week. | ||
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
On October 28 2009 01:20 decafchicken wrote: 52 pounds in a year of muscle?? Avoid plyometrics? Use machines over free weighs? dont stretch guys! because everybody knows that stretching makes you more injury prone. i generally try do some dynamic stretching, a light warm up and then "standard" stretching. | ||
TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
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eshlow
United States5210 Posts
On October 28 2009 19:53 unknown.sam wrote: what's the deal with working to failure?? i've read sources saying work to failure and other sources saying don't work to failure but both sides don't really give any reason (none that i can remember anyway) behind either strategy. anyone wanna clear that up?? Failure is ok with isolation. If you're aiming towards performance and strength definitely not. Burning out your CNS is not a good idea to frequent training which obviously produces the fastest adaptations. ------------------ And I strongly disagree with whoever said that people stop working out right when they're about to make adaptations that change failure. The principle in hypertrophy or really in any training is to stress a muscle beyond it's capacity to elicit adaptation. Too much stress is as detrimental (overtraining) as not enough stress (undertraining). While it's true that MOST people in the gym aren't working hard enough if they're progress has stagnated, there is also the subset of people who do too much. In general, the exercises that will give you the most bang for your buck like squats, deadlifts, oly lifts, etc. will also be the ones you do not want to go to failure with. These will often burn you out if you do so. Isolations tends to be less stress systemtically on the body itself so if you're going to failure you may do so near the end of each set. ------------------ Also, whoever said 1-6 reps is just strength.... Most effective beginner and intermediate programs are with 5 reps. It provides an HUGE amount of hypertrophy and strength gains simultaneously. We've already talked about SS which is 3x5 for all exercises except deadlift at 1x5. Most beginners on this program gain 20-30+ lbs of lean mass within 6 months from my experience. It's THE most effective program I've seen. If you're aiming for hypertrophy it is best to stick within the 5-8 rep range IMO. Although varying it up to the 8-12 rep range is often beneficial as well. Anything in the range of 5-12 will tend to provide enough volume to stress enough muscular damage to elicit gains. | ||
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SixSongs
Poland1455 Posts
I have a tore acl in my left knee, but I won't have it repaired anytime soon. Can I do squats, lounges, dead lifts, etc? | ||
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Slithe
United States985 Posts
On October 29 2009 02:07 TanGeng wrote: being sarcastic? What is going on? I try to stretch always. There have actually been some studies that show that too much stretching does actually increase the chance of injury. As such, some people recommend to just start your workouts with a light warm up, like jogging, to get the muscles warm and ready. | ||
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Foucault
Sweden2826 Posts
On October 29 2009 03:13 SixSongs wrote: I have a question. I have a tore acl in my left knee, but I won't have it repaired anytime soon. Can I do squats, lounges, dead lifts, etc? Um, no definately not. You should do rehab work not involing squats, lounges and deadlifts if your knee is fucked. | ||
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TanGeng
Sanya12364 Posts
I stretch after my workouts rather than before. I begin with a light warm up just like you said. | ||
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