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

Should I keep from deadlifting for a few weeks if my lower back feels weird/painful?

Rode my bike to the gym Friday night. Thinking im gonna just do this from now on so i can save gas and easy cardio. Get two birds stoned at once knowutimsayin

Cycling is great. Doesn't fuck your joints and feet as much as running or walking.

[QUOTE=Rapist;47654962]Should I keep from deadlifting for a few weeks if my lower back feels weird/painful?[/QUOTE] No, start stretching for a few weeks then come back. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/pq6UJ.jpg[/IMG] Flexibility is one of the most underrated things when it comes to fitness. You stretch everyday and your drastically lowering your chances of getting injured, and increasing the range of and quality of the exercises you do.

yeah my hammies are so tight I can barely do a full toe-touch embarrassing

Lying twist on that image looks like the same position murder victims in crime-dramas use.

The only places in my body that aren't flexible/overly flexible are the backs of my legs, meaning that if I keep my back straight, I can barely bow forward comfortably past maybe 10 degrees. If I let my back round up, then I can touch the floor with my palms given a bit of warm up (or tips of my fingers without).

[QUOTE=cathal6606;47655998]No, start stretching for a few weeks then come back. Flexibility is one of the most underrated things when it comes to fitness. You stretch everyday and your drastically lowering your chances of getting injured, and increasing the range of and quality of the exercises you do.[/QUOTE] Stretching is, in my opinion, the best form of exercise you can do. In addition to the obvious upside of increasing flexibility, it also keeps your posture in top form, which makes your entire body much more efficient. [editline]4th May 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=NotMeh;47656112]yeah my hammies are so tight I can barely do a full toe-touch embarrassing[/QUOTE] That's not too bad for a guy, I stretch for 15 minutes every day and can't even touch my toes properly

[QUOTE=Angry Pineapple;47653680]What difference(s) did you notice between creatine monohydrate and kre-alk?[/QUOTE] I've only ever taken two brands, Musclepharm Creatine powder, and kre-alk. The first time I took Kre-Alk I knew immidiately that this is what its like when creatine works. With the muscle pharm I went through the entire tub and never felt like I did on kre-alk. The pills are also very convient. I take 2 to begin with and the keep 2 in my pocket for the middle of my workout. Sometimes I take 2 after to hold the pump, depends on what im doing.

First day of Stronglifts 5x5 at the gym today, felt a little light but I still got a good workout in. I heard someone say that you shouldn't do cardio on your off days because it messes with your muscles recovery, but will a 1-2 mile run on tuesdays and thursdays really mess with it that much? I don't want to be idle 4 days out of the week but I also don't want to hurt any potential gains.

[QUOTE=Wealth + Taste;47656929]First day of Stronglifts 5x5 at the gym today, felt a little light but I still got a good workout in. I heard someone say that you shouldn't do cardio on your off days because it messes with your muscles recovery, but will a 1-2 mile run on tuesdays and thursdays really mess with it that much? I don't want to be idle 4 days out of the week but I also don't want to hurt any potential gains.[/QUOTE] it will do something only if it affects tdee iirc. that is, you should eat to compensate for what you ran for. for longer runs i think recovery would be an issue but 1-2 mile runs wont really do shit, i mean it would really be insignificant. be careful of burnout though, it may feel easy at the start but it piles up. you dont really need to do so much shit although yeah 1-2 mile runs arent really something to be worried about. disclosure: this info is mostly accumulated shit read from reddit edit: ive read that walking is better for gains because it is some low intensity shit or whatever that wouldnt affect recovery for strength exercises i.e. SL5x5, and that walking is the king of exercises for overall health but it sucks because it takes so much time to be effective because it's fucking walking. however ive been walking an hour/3 miles a day instead of doing cardio so i dont know how much it actually helps though since i dont really know how to quantify its benefits and since ive been doing it more to save money because im dirt poor (transportation costs a lot) as opposed to doing it for the benefits

people who say cardio kills gains are retarded. cardio only kills gains if you burn lots of calories you don't later make up. cardio is hella good imo, when I was lifting, it defo helped cause I had better stamina. though in all honesty, if you do high intensity cardio (I was made to push a heavy rack that rugby players use, and I'd push it across the floor from one end of the room to another, one min pushing, 2 mins resting whilst walking) it's more than enough to keep your stamina good whilst not burning loads of calories

[QUOTE=Valon Kyre;47656745]I've only ever taken two brands, Musclepharm Creatine powder, and kre-alk. The first time I took Kre-Alk I knew immidiately that this is what its like when creatine works. With the muscle pharm I went through the entire tub and never felt like I did on kre-alk. The pills are also very convient. I take 2 to begin with and the keep 2 in my pocket for the middle of my workout. Sometimes I take 2 after to hold the pump, depends on what im doing.[/QUOTE] So the 4 pills daily is equal to 3g, do you not need to take 5g/day like with monohydrate?

I've started to do sprints->jog->sprints->jog for 3km Is this a good workout for burning calories fast? I just want a quick workout because I hate jogging

[QUOTE=General;47659564]I've started to do sprints->jog->sprints->jog for 3km Is this a good workout for burning calories fast? I just want a quick workout because I hate jogging[/QUOTE] Its good if you want to burn yourself out in 2 days, how much of that 3km would you plan on sprinting? If you're just starting sprints, you really need to ease into it. It's very easy to pull something if you arent careful. [url]https://www.t-nation.com/training/ez-guide-to-sprinting[/url] this is basically what i did when i first started.

Am I the only one who likes moderate-distance (think 7km) running? not just jogging but running as fast as you can to the point where you're ready to puke your guts out at the end the post-run shower feels like I'm in heaven, so fucking worth it

FFs my babby wrists are shot to shit for back day Bye bye heavy lifts

Anyone here want to give me feedback on my meal plan? I'll PM you, just a quick little answer would be cool

Why not just post it here so you can have multiple opinions?

Sure [U]Meal 1:[/U] Oatmeal 100g 331 Kcal 2 scoops whey 236 kcal = 567 kcal [U]Meal 2:[/U] Spaghetti/Rice/Sweet Potato 100g 340 kcal Chicken/Beef 140g 170kcal 509 kcal [U]Meal 3:[/U] 5 Egg whites 86 kcal 50g oatmeal 166 kcal Some cocoa 30 kcal 282 kcal [U]Meal 4[/U] Chicken 140g 132 kcal Whole wheat tortilla 70kcal 250g Veggies 65 kcal Kesam 100g 74 kcal 342kcal [U]Meal 5:[/U] 3 rice cakes 77 kcal 100g fish 209 kcal Totals: Karb: 214g Fat: 36g Protein 153g and 1986 Kcal I workout 5 times a week, heavy lifting and cardio 181cm 77kg, trying to loose a few more kg.

Welp, guess I might as well write off lifting this week. Saturday/Sunday I woke up with a TERRIBLE knot in my neck (at the base/between the shoulders). Saw the chiro yesterday, and seeing again Thursday. Also scheduled for two days next week. The knot still definitely hurts, so I can't imagine squatting would be a good idea, as well as any pulling motions. It's weird how many motions can irritate it. Just bending over at work to pick up boxes and brake rotors flares it up, so again, I can't imagine what oly lifts would be like. In the event that you don't get to max out when you intended to, do you guys do another week, or even another cycle of training before attempting maxes?

if you're trying to cut, isn't 2000 calories too much (as in, too many calories for it to be a cut) for 180cm height? Well it depends on what the calculators show you, but I mean I'm just over two metres and my recommendation for 1kg per week loss was 1800 calories iirc

slammed my middle finger in the car door today ahahahaahHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHh hopefully I can lift tomorrow

[QUOTE=Antdawg;47665214]if you're trying to cut, isn't 2000 calories too much (as in, too many calories for it to be a cut) for 180cm height? Well it depends on what the calculators show you, but I mean I'm just over two metres and my recommendation for 1kg per week loss was 1800 calories iirc[/QUOTE] I really have no idea how much I should intake I have a physical job, I work at a factory and do a lot of shit My workouts are also pretty intense Is 2000 Cals for weight loss really too much?

2000 cals for weight loss is fine assuming you aren't a slug most days, though it certainly won't be a fast cut at your weight. You generally don't want to cut too fast because then you tend to lose a lot more muscle. When I started my cut I started at 2000 cals at 180lbs. Good news is weight loss is super easy to figure out. If where you are at now doesn't have you lose on average 0.5-1lbs (0.25-0.5ish kg) amount of weight (weigh first thing in the morning ideally) after 2 weeks staying consistent, then cut 200 more cals from your diet For reference I weight 163lbs right now on a cut, which is roughly 73kg. I eat 1700 cals a day, workout 4-5 days a week. One of my jobs is pretty physically intensive (bakery) but I only do that for 13hr/week. The other job is middle of the road in physical intensiveness (pizza driver, do a lot of standing/working when not on delivery)

Noob here. How can I make myself appreciate bench more? I do 100kg squat and deadlifts but 50kg bench. Adding weight sucks and feels both embarrasing and dangereous (I really don't like having the bar over me like that, if it makes sense) Except for that it's going great, and at 100kg DL and Squat I've noticed a few changes since I started. -No more back pain beyond DOMS. -No more joint cracking. -More willpower and energy, no problem getting up at 0545 to get a few sets before school. -Finally sticking with a proper plan. Everyone I've trained with have suggested some fancy summer body shit with 30 different excercises split over 5 days a week when they just go 2/3 days a week.

[QUOTE=Oscar Lima Echo;47667434]Noob here. How can I make myself appreciate bench more? I do 100kg squat and deadlifts but 50kg bench. Adding weight sucks and feels both embarrasing and dangereous (I really don't like having the bar over me like that, if it makes sense) Except for that it's going great, and at 100kg DL and Squat I've noticed a few changes since I started. -No more back pain beyond DOMS. -No more joint cracking. -More willpower and energy, no problem getting up at 0545 to get a few sets before school. -Finally sticking with a proper plan. Everyone I've trained with have suggested some fancy summer body shit with 30 different excercises split over 5 days a week when they just go 2/3 days a week.[/QUOTE] Get a spotter if you need one The only way to push your max is slowly move past your barrier you WILL grow but add 2.5lb's to the sides and do a normal set, then another so theres 5lb's on sides etc you cant just throw another pl8 on and expect to do it

[QUOTE=PollytheParrot;47667453]Get a spotter if you need one The only way to push your max is slowly move past your barrier you WILL grow but add 2.5lb's to the sides and do a normal set, then another so theres 5lb's on sides etc you cant just throw another pl8 on and expect to do it[/QUOTE] I guess I'll try to slow down a bit more, the 2.5 and 5lb plates are few and usually gone, but thanks.

[QUOTE=General;47665350]I really have no idea how much I should intake I have a physical job, I work at a factory and do a lot of shit My workouts are also pretty intense Is 2000 Cals for weight loss really too much?[/QUOTE] Well of course it depends from person to person. You don't want to cut too fast. Try other sites as well, but assuming you're a male and 20 years old your basic metabolic (maintenance) rate is 1800 calories ([url]http://www.calculator.net/calorie-calculator.html?ctype=metric&cage=20&csex=m&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=10&cpound=160&cheightmeter=181&ckg=77&cactivity=1&printit=0&x=40&y=18[/url]) However if your work is labour intensive I mean it should dip you into a deficit, but you need to check from week to week whether you're losing weight on the scale. [editline]6th May 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Oscar Lima Echo;47667434]Noob here. How can I make myself appreciate bench more? I do 100kg squat and deadlifts but 50kg bench. Adding weight sucks and feels both embarrasing and dangereous (I really don't like having the bar over me like that, if it makes sense) Except for that it's going great, and at 100kg DL and Squat I've noticed a few changes since I started. -No more back pain beyond DOMS. -No more joint cracking. -More willpower and energy, no problem getting up at 0545 to get a few sets before school. -Finally sticking with a proper plan. Everyone I've trained with have suggested some fancy summer body shit with 30 different excercises split over 5 days a week when they just go 2/3 days a week.[/QUOTE] If you're embarrassed with your bench, use 15kg plates instead of 20kg if your gym has them. That's what I did as soon as I hit 50kg so that from a distance it looks like I was actually doing 60kg lol. If you lift in a power rack, make sure you set the side stops up so that if you have to let go of the weight it won't crush you. Also if you want to try a variation, try decline bench press if your gym has a decline bench. You might be able to lift slightly more on that.

guys, how much do you weighted dip with and how long did it take you to get there? I feel like I'm progressing too fast