Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.5 - How do I lift?
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5x5 squats today, did one set at 185 and went to 200 today. Felt good to reach that mark before vacation. Still working on bench press, my progress is so slow on that. Also standing military press (I feel really weak when I do those).
One of the gym teachers in the workout room said she'd see if my friend and I can continue working out through next term because we made good progress, I'd rather do that than boring health class learning CPR or whatever.
And since I'm going to NYC next week I'll just have it be a rest week with cardio and try to stay away from fast food on the drive up. I bought extra bread, peanut butter, and jelly to live off of when I get hungry.
bring some milk and 7 days worth of whey too
fuarrrrk
7 days in lost my precious bottom 2 packs of the 8. shit son
gone up 4lbs the last week (hope at least half is muscle) and added 5kg on my bench. living off of 1700 cal a day for the last year has left me quite weak tho
I feel fat.
Is it a bad thing to have hunger pangs before eating? My main goal is to trim up and burn the fat I've had on my stomach my whole life
[QUOTE=Ruski v2.0;40261371]fuarrrrk
7 days in lost my precious bottom 2 packs of the 8. shit son
gone up 4lbs the last week (hope at least half is muscle) and added 5kg on my bench. living off of 1700 cal a day for the last year has left me quite weak tho
I feel fat.[/QUOTE]
I don't think 2 lbs of muscle in a week is anywhere close to realistic, you're becoming a fatty owned get fat nerd.
[editline]13th April 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Jmir 54;40261531]Is it a bad thing to have hunger pangs before eating? My main goal is to trim up and burn the fat I've had on my stomach my whole life[/QUOTE]
How much calories are you running on? On a cut I'm pretty much always hungry but hunger pangs seems bad, never had that.
I just read that if your time under tension is too high, you go from muscle mass growth to muscle endurance, broscienceornot?
My pecs are pretty small compared to the rest of mein bode so I want to get some mass in there, need that additional volume and time under tension.
[QUOTE=Heigou;40263643]I just read that if your time under tension is too high, you go from muscle mass growth to muscle endurance, broscienceornot?
My pecs are pretty small compared to the rest of mein bode so I want to get some mass in there, need that additional volume and time under tension.[/QUOTE]
the mussle grows because there's microscopic ruptures in the structure of it, thus, it repairs and adds a few more sarcomeres so this doesn't happen again (yeh, sure).
i recomment staying in the 8-10 rep range. i do 3 exercices with 4 sets each, and combine my pec day with tri's.
for wider chest, keep your back [B]straight as fuck[/B] when you lift heavy for your back because you want to balance the level of protraction/retraction your shoulders have.
also, use a wider grip for the benchpress. you [B]might not[/B] lift that heavy, but you'll see you'll use your pecs more.
(not tryin to diss but there's a pic of perfumly and it might be his lazy ass posture, but if it's the usual posture then it's rather bad, cuz protracted shoulders)
I don't know what blah said, but from my own personal experience it's completely broscience. it's not a magic pill.
firstly, if i understand correctly you seem to assume time under tension just means more or less reps. no. it's time. under tension. 15 or 500 reps, it seriously doesn't matter, it only matters when the resistance you're working against stays the same in order for you to reach a certain number. then it literally becomes some sort of endurance feat.
if you want to bring up a lagging part, you work it out more. add more resistance gradually. I for example, just do 3 sets everyday with progressive overload for the muscle part I want to bring up. 21 sets at the end of the week. easier to add more volume overall and time undertension without getting weird with the volume in one workout... that's just me.
time under tension is literally the amount of time your muscle is under tension, usually refers to it during a specific set and not over the course of an entire exercise.
for example if you're doing chest and you lockout your elbows at every rep in a set, then you're not having much time under tension. you're giving your chest a chance to rest every time you lock your elbows. if you don't lockout, your chest is constantly under tension throughout the set, therefore more time under tension. you definitely won't be able to do as many reps or sets but it'll tear dat shit up more efficiently than if you are constantly locking out
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harrison twins man their physiques are sick, although i definitley prefer the physique on the right more than the left
nearly forgot no homo[/QUOTE]
Why the fuck has the faggot on the right got poorly wrapped handwraps on.
FFS that shit infuriates me, dudes wearing boxing handwraps as fashion accessories. Ill take him into the ring beat the fuck out of him and then fuck him afterwards, pretty little bitch
[QUOTE=Heigou;40262527]you're becoming a fatty owned get fat nerd.[/QUOTE]
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gonna only eat 2.5k from now on
[QUOTE=JaegerMonster;40265217]Why the fuck has the faggot on the right got poorly wrapped handwraps on.
FFS that shit infuriates me, dudes wearing boxing handwraps as fashion accessories. Ill take him into the ring [B]beat the fuck out of him and then fuck him afterwards, pretty little bitch[/B][/QUOTE]
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"[B]GON MAKE U SQUEAL LIKE A PIG BOI[/B]"
So as I posted earlier, during my workout yesterday, my knee was feeling pressure/stiffness. It still is. A quick Google search suggests a tendon may be out of place or some thing of that nature. Do you guys think this is the case? And do I need to stretch my leg more or what?
Also, how can I combat pain in my quads during squats? It's all been temporary, as I usually don't feel it once I get back home and shower. But still, I'm almost always kind of limping around in the gym because squats make my legs cry.
Dunno if it's a form thing or not, but since I've been lifting since mid February, it's not because I'm not used to them or anything. I never really felt beginner pain to begin with though.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;40265964]So as I posted earlier, during my workout yesterday, my knee was feeling pressure/stiffness. It still is. A quick Google search suggests a tendon may be out of place or some thing of that nature. Do you guys think this is the case? And do I need to stretch my leg more or what?
Also, how can I combat pain in my quads during squats? It's all been temporary, as I usually don't feel it once I get back home and shower. But still, I'm almost always kind of limping around in the gym because squats make my legs cry.
Dunno if it's a form thing or not, but since I've been lifting since mid February, it's not because I'm not used to them or anything. I never really felt beginner pain to begin with though.[/QUOTE]
Most likely is form, but could also just be some tight muscles. Definitely do stretches before, perhaps foam roll if you have to, and absolutely make sure your form is down pat before attempting to increase the weight. And yes, it CAN be because you're not used to them still. You've only been lifting for a few months, that's [i]not[/i] that long. Do some pause squats with just the bar, experiment with your feet placement and the angle of your feet during this until you can hopefully find the point where you have preferably no pain. once you find that spot, practice practice practice until it's burned into your brain so everytime you unrack the weight your feet automatically fall into that position without you even having to think about it
I just want to see my abs so that I can know if I'm a 4packs, 6packs or 8packs genetics.
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gunna go lift in like 15
Dont know about you brahs but when i'm feeling tired and sluggish in the gym i always think about the people that were passionate about bodybuilding that have died and how they cant lift and i'm here, alive and healthy on this earth and how i know that the people who've died would give anything for 1 more day in the gym.
vid related, give it a watch srs.
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fuck shady people. had one of the worst nights in a while. could kill someone right now
mussels
buttspoons
Also qeef is going to get shanked
i never fucking get acne, and I wake up this morning with a huge ass pimple. Thats how u know u had a shitty ass night. Fuck it
self improvement sunday. cleaning my room, gunna go lift, study, and do other shit.
Gotta piano lesson with my main bitch because fuck, music is cool.
Do 10 reps of Mary had a little lamb for 3 sets
Gonna put some muscle mass on my brain yo
SQUAT PRESS FULL BODY WORKOUT FEEL THE LACTIC ACID COURSE THROUGH MY MUSCLES AHHHHHH
gets me every time :'(
especially bottom frame
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real talk any yall ever replace a at&t sim card? wat do? just walk in and pay for one?
How much can you guys lift on standing calf raises? I think my calfs are fucking freaks of nature.
UOENO
and strong doing calfs lol i cant remember last time i did calves.
and on the sitting one i could probably stack plates till theres no room
Just wondering, I haven't trained calves in like 5 motherfucking years outside of hill sprints but 5 years ago was like the first time I entered the gym, was still a fat 265 pounds motherfucker, went to the calf raise machine, put the fucking thing at 500 lbs and I could still do 30 reps without feeling a sweat.
My fucking shoulders were blue and purple though, that fucking weight probably stomped on any blood vessels I had in there and murdered them.
Fat peoples bodies are used to moving around larger than normal weight. So when you isolate those muscles then you will have a lot more strength than the average person, if you know what I mean. I'm a lean motherfucker @145lbs and was pretty happy when I could DB incline with 50 db's, while my fat friend was pushing 70+lbs. easy
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