Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.7 - let's see if more people care about themselves - General

Dude Valon isn't kidding about the cable flies. They are legit the only chest exercise I do where I actually feel it in my chest and it's great. I'm still working on the motions of proper form so definitely try em out. Plus they're fun as shit, pretty much hulk smashing air everywhere.

y'all should do ring flyes [IMG]http://www.ironguru.com/images/stories/larry-scott-ring-flyes-2.jpg[/IMG]

ty based valon. honourable mention to bleak and notmeh I'm gonna give the big three a break i think. it really is killing me doing them. i'll also eat more if i can afford it, i'm just scared of getting fat fuck again (midway down page, you guys will kek; [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1446402&page=4[/url]).

Love DL, don't really like squat because I'm always afraid of going A2G, fucking hate bench because my chest is weak and I've been stuck at around 115-125 for 8 reps for ages which is pathetic. Matter of fact, I've been PRing DL every week since I've started working out again.

My weight is unstable as fuck. I'm back up to 245 already from like 237-236 a week ago. I'm saying fuck it and just going to 275

What's a good yoga routine to supplement isometric exercises with? I've heard that iso alone can affect your agility in a bad way.

Fuck guys, I just ate 4 protein bars today for some reason. The protein farts are terrible :(

[QUOTE=Nevermind.;47025525]Fuck guys, I just ate 4 protein bars today for some reason. The protein farts are terrible :([/QUOTE] Protein bars are so fucking disgusting. The powder in it overtakes the added flavours.

[QUOTE=kimr120;47025624]Protein bars are so fucking disgusting. The powder in it overtakes the added flavours.[/QUOTE] I get protein farts from anything that has a lot of protein. My wife said that it's because your body doesn't know what to do with excess protein. She is a bio major, so her opinion is probably reasonable.

[QUOTE=kimr120;47025624]Protein bars are so fucking disgusting. The powder in it overtakes the added flavours.[/QUOTE] I had my first and last protein bar the other day, it was disgusting. Was like eating slightly wet sand. Fuck that. From now on I'll just make my own protein bars.

For those of you stuck on 3x8 of anything, try increasing the weight and lowering the reps to 3x5 or 3x3 for a while then come back

[QUOTE=aznz888;47020028]to be completely honest with you, you can mitigate that through decent training just because you cant afford to eat +150g protein a day clean doesnt mean you wont make gains maybe they wont be super optimal maximized but you'll still make progress[/QUOTE] Thanks bro, i am actually making progress. Although i'm on my last few scoops of protein from my brother-in-laws free tub he gave me over christmas. I've literally got less than £100 to my name a month after bills and shit so its hard to keep up intake. I being strong and got a new gym buddy that pushes me to my limit each time.

[QUOTE=Ruski v2.0;47023875]I just don't feel like I'm progressing guys :( I'm plateaued at 90kgx5 DL, 70kgx8 bench and 90kgx8 squat. I keep trying to add weight but I'm getting nowhere. I'm eating roughly 2500cal on lifting days (4x a week) and probably 1800cal on rest days. I also don't eat everyday until about 4pm (so a 16hour fast essentially). Do you guys think it is the diet? I sleep 9-14 hours a day depending on what I'm doing the next day. I'm on a brosplit, have been for the past year after I left my Olympic lifting club. Chest + Triceps, Back + Biceps, Shoulders + Triceps, Legs + Biceps. Ab work and other misc exercises get sprinkled in over the week. My bodyweight has dropped over the last semester from 75kg to 67kg because I was poor, wasn't lifting and ate ramen all semester. I'm 6ft 1 and roughly 10%bf. Any advice gents? I've tried rejigging my workouts and trying a different routine for a few weeks but still nothing.[/QUOTE] I completely agree with what Valon told you. I used to stall a lot too, until I started "deloading" once in a while and eventually started taking a week's break from the gym every month. Which is pretty often but it's what I feel what's just right for me, and that's what's important. Some people recover quickly and some people don't, it's all up to you on how much rest you need and how frequent you need it. Resting is important!

[QUOTE=cathal6606;47022829]I put it down to noob gains and the fact that I'm eating shitloads [editline]27th January 2015[/editline] Plateau doesnt seem too far off [editline]27th January 2015[/editline] Where's your snatch at?[/QUOTE] Snatch is at 125-135lbs. Although I haven't snatched much in the past 1.5 months due to supposedly having tight shoulders/impingement. Cleans still feel sorta alright though. It wasn't even about pain or anything either, just that he (dude who was coaching me) kept saying my pull would stop around the top of my ribs (too low, should be mid chest). So ever since I've been trying to figure out how to really loosen them and build up mobility. Not sure If I've had much luck yet. And again, I don't know if I mentioned this before, but my coach stopped all contact for some reason. Haven't fucking talked to him since beginning of December. I'm positive I didn't make him mad so I'm really curious why. He might have become super busy since then, but again I don't know. Only reason I keep going back to him is because I don't know anyone else who could truly coach me around NH. So few and far between to begin with, but in this area it's terrible!

[QUOTE=Lord_Ragnarok;47025475]What's a good yoga routine to supplement isometric exercises with? I've heard that iso alone can affect your agility in a bad way.[/QUOTE] Are you doing agility training? Because the only way your agility will have measurable improvement is if you are doing agility/speed/ballistic work. If you are already doing a healthy dose of these then your isometric routines shouldn't detract at all.

Fuck GD, we're not gonna be able to get away with anything here. P.s someone direct me to the steroids thread plz

[QUOTE=NO ONE;47029029]Snatch is at 125-135lbs. Although I haven't snatched much in the past 1.5 months due to supposedly having tight shoulders/impingement. Cleans still feel sorta alright though. It wasn't even about pain or anything either, just that he (dude who was coaching me) kept saying my pull would stop around the top of my ribs (too low, should be mid chest). So ever since I've been trying to figure out how to really loosen them and build up mobility. Not sure If I've had much luck yet. And again, I don't know if I mentioned this before, but my coach stopped all contact for some reason. Haven't fucking talked to him since beginning of December. I'm positive I didn't make him mad so I'm really curious why. He might have become super busy since then, but again I don't know. Only reason I keep going back to him is because I don't know anyone else who could truly coach me around NH. So few and far between to begin with, but in this area it's terrible![/QUOTE] Try these for your shoulders, if you're not already. I've been doing them since I started lifting, really great stretch. [video=youtube;Z4c95kosHes]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4c95kosHes[/video]

[QUOTE=cathal6606;47029746]Try these for your shoulders, if you're not already. I've been doing them since I started lifting, really great stretch. [video=youtube;Z4c95kosHes]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4c95kosHes[/video][/QUOTE] Yup, been doing those for a long time, including the variation (first learned it during my karate days training with a staff). One thing that's never really changed much is my shoulders, or I suppose specifically my tendons, like to crack doing these. If I try to push my shoulders inwards, it seems to decrease or eliminate that though. Another thing my coach noted was I have some sort of socket issue (probably a combo of work and computer use). I guess I've developed a really unhealthy tendency to push my shoulders forward and out of socket when doing certain motions. This is bad because the muscles will eventually become imbalanced and shit. Driving a car for hours doing deliveries definitely tightens up my pecs for one, and makes the back side of my shoulders (scapula?) sore/tired.

Broke 200 doing squats for the first time in my life. Feels so great. Is it just me, or does properly stretching and warming up make for an easier time hitting weights? I never stretch before working out, and my only warmup is a 10 minute jog and a light set. Today I stretched my legs for another 5 minutes or so and did a couple warmup sets and I hit squats deeper and harder than ever.

[QUOTE=Mr. Bleak;47031252]Broke 200 doing squats for the first time in my life. Feels so great. Is it just me, or does properly stretching and warming up make for an easier time hitting weights? I never stretch before working out, and my only warmup is a 10 minute jog and a light set. Today I stretched my legs for another 5 minutes or so and did a couple warmup sets and I hit squats deeper and harder than ever.[/QUOTE] :v: I kinda have to laugh at you only because I feel warming up is such an obvious necessity that I sometimes forget it's still not quite a given. It'snot just good for better performance either; you help prevent injuries warming up as well. Your body is like a car and vice versa. Certain things perform best at optimum temperatures. So, of course movements will feel better, go deeper, smoother, etc. A racing tire, for example needs heat to grip the track. Cold tires drive kinda like they are on ice and slide the car around a lot. Cold muscles and joints will be stiff and not perform at their full range of motion. Perhaps not the most solid analogy, but it's what I always think of. Point is, your body isn't going to perform the same way all the time under all conditions.

You do not know pain until you do speed training. Seriously. A solid leg day can suck, but I did "360s" today and I definitely worked out some muscles that are severely under trained. [img]http://www.chunkfitness.com/sites/all/themes/cf2/images/muscle-charts/original/legs.jpg[/img] The area in pink specifically is what is really hurting. It's a good hurt, but also the kind of unique hurt that you get when you do legs for the first time in your life. This is what the exercise looks like [video=youtube;Z0PwqHEahGE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0PwqHEahGE[/video] [editline]28th January 2015[/editline] I did 6 "sets" if you call it that? I count to 5 on each of the directions and start with low speed then gradually increase until failure

Y'know, you could just go do that on a field and get a more natural feel of the movement lol :v: [editline]29th January 2015[/editline] I fuckin love doing sprints and agility drills/shuffling/lineman footwork stuff. I must've been born to play offensive line :v:

[QUOTE=Deadman123;47031578]Y'know, you could just go do that on a field and get a more natural feel of the movement lol :v: [editline]29th January 2015[/editline] I fuckin love doing sprints and agility drills/shuffling/lineman footwork stuff. I must've been born to play offensive line :v:[/QUOTE] There is like 40 feet of snow outside bro :(

Get yourself some snowshoes!!!! :v: I feel that though, winter sucks ass for outdoor activities, can do anything except like ski/snowboard and snowshoe

Also the harness makes you partially weightless so it's a good tool to help with proper form and increasing your leg turnover. Obviously just a tool though, there's a lot of footwork stuff I'm planning on doing when the snow fucking melts. I used to be a skill guy in football so footwork has always been a strong point. I'm following this guy on Instagram that posts some sick pass rush drills that I'm planning on incorporating into my training. [url]http://chucksmithnfl.com/[/url]. I should also mention that was my first time running since football ended in November.

Really angry at myself. Had an hour session yesterday at 4pm, but I hadn't slept well. I'd been up since 9pm the previous day, so I was awake for about 19 hours and I was severely sleep deprived, it had such a huge negative impact on my workout. I did a 50kg BP the week before pretty well and did it to failure, but this session, I found 45kg really really tough. Every exercise was 20x harder and I found I didn't have the mentality / willpower I usually have. Had to tell my PT I just couldn't carry on once we hit 40 mins out of our 1 hour session. I felt like I'd let him down and he always tries to push me my hardest, but I told him the lack of sleep was making it a nightmare. At least I've got doms in my chest, so I feel like I worked something, and slight doms in my legs from squats. Still really angry at myself for wasting a perfectly good hour but insomnia fucks me over so bad. I hate quitting, but ahhhh. I just felt like I literally could not carry on.

skipped judo practice to go to weight room and lift hard. the coaches all scolded me after :--(

Today I begin on the road of gaining an ounce of muscle on my pitiful form. Today I discovered that I am incapable of doing a crunch, and to do more than 3 push ups I have to do wall push ups. It's gonna be a long road

[QUOTE=Rhenae;47031865]Today I begin on the road of gaining an ounce of muscle on my pitiful form. Today I discovered that I am incapable of doing a crunch, and to do more than 3 push ups I have to do wall push ups. It's gonna be a long road[/QUOTE] What are you stats currently, and are you going to try to stick to a specific workout plan? What about diet? What are your goals?

[QUOTE=Rhenae;47031865]Today I begin on the road of gaining an ounce of muscle on my pitiful form. Today I discovered that I am incapable of doing a crunch, and to do more than 3 push ups I have to do wall push ups. It's gonna be a long road[/QUOTE] that was me 2 years ago, now i'm an alpha male sex jack hammer shoot for the stars