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

does your gym not have one that you can put plates on rather than a stack?

nah, just a shitty cable thing

[QUOTE=Waterpi;47862928]No I'm saying if you're doing 75 kg ohp at all it's impressive, I doubt i could do a single rep with that weight [editline]2nd June 2015[/editline] What's your weight/height and how long have you been lifting? [editline]2nd June 2015[/editline] I mean I'm mirin heavily if that's your beginner weight (provided you're not using any leg drive), even at a bodyweight of 120 kg (which im assuming you aren't), strength standards puts your 75 for 5 at a ~90 kg 1 rep max which is just over advanced[/QUOTE] Oh shit, sorry. It's hard to convey tone over text and I thought you were mocking us for being weak or something. Should have known, didn't mean to be hostile. [editline]2nd June 2015[/editline] to answer your questions, I'm 6'2" and around 195 lbs. I started lifting exactly a month ago, and started OHP at 55 lbs. oh fuck oh fuck I realize I meant 75 POUNDS not kg. I'm retarded. Excuse my dumb american self. Wow, I feel like an idiot. 75 kg OHP after just one month would indeed be impressive

I enjoy every single lift except squat. I fucking love BP and DL, OHP ain't too bad. but squats, they can go die. I'm hoping once my weights for squats go up, I'll enjoy it more.

it never gets better friend squatting more than once a week hurts my soul OHP is the best lift but my left shoulder has begun making popping sounds and it's really upsetting. not that it stops me from lifting.

speaking of squatting, got back into the grind this week [IMG]https://voltafitness.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/giphy-3.gif[/IMG] [IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGmHfriBCIoXroWGmyoOKn2lajazRPCCUxA5OU_0oCGHI7Y3RR[/IMG]

Man I'm so bad at benching. Started back at the gym this week and I couldn't even manage 15 reps of 20kg. My friends half my size and works as a builder and pulled it out no problem, was upsetting :-( Hoping I'll get back my strength soon enough though because I havent benched in like over 8 months

Today at the gym was absolutely pathetic that it was borderline embarrassing. I dunno why I went awful; I tried to get 8 hours sleep beforehand, I had a shower and a coffee to wake me up and a protein shake plus some water and creatine. Could it be a lack of carbs for fuel during the workout? Might also be because for some stupid reason I got bored yesterday night and did a few dozen push-ups (today was push day). Probably is the latter. What is everyone's opinions on a balanced workout routine for your core? Like, hitting everything. I've been thinking of trying a circuit of knee crunches, crossover crunches, decline sit-ups and decline Russian twists. It's for leg day and I always have time to spare for this stuff on leg day.

had leg/core day today as well, I do cable crunches and Russian twists for my core also yeah if I don't have carbs pre-workout, I usually don't last long

Had some check ups and surgery Haven't eaten for 30+ hours Just bought a big pizza and some extra cheese Life is good

Oh yeah cutting sucked, since yesterday I've been back on bulking. Co-workers and friends said I should still put on weight so I might reach for 85kg this time. Yes, I have fabulous dedication and willpower. For a week I'm going to try intense-volume training starting with barbell rows today, just as a shake up for my routine. Gonna try 10x10 at 50kg, regardless of how I go I don't think I'll be looking forward to 10x10 squats tomorrow lol. But yes this is only temporary and I'll be back to strength training eventually.

UPDATE: So I did the above. Went well until set six, where from sets six to nine I was only able to do 8 reps (managed to do 10 on set 10) so I suppose I'm pretty happy with the volume even if I didn't get to 100. However the reason I was failing wasn't because I was getting exhausted, wasn't because my lats or some other back muscle became tired, wasn't because my biceps became tired but because my fucking forearms couldn't take it. This has always been a problem with me for bent-over rows (also for barbell curls and sometimes for lat pulldowns too), such as when I'm only lifting for 36 reps with heavier weight. Is it a problem with technique or just my long and thin forearms? I'm bending over at 45 degrees, knees bent slightly, back straight and overhand grip just beyond shoulder-width. Most of the pain is derived on the negative of the lift. [editline]4th June 2015[/editline] Could it be how I grip the bar?

i haven't progressed in lat pulldowns in years i'm crying

Holy fuck I didn't realize my hamstrings were so tight. I've been stretching them regularly for the past few weeks and several exercises are already so much easier.

[video=youtube;k2bNzt-2ck4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2bNzt-2ck4[/video]

This might be a longshot, but I remember some videos posted in here, maybe MONTHS ago, about cooking some high calorie/high protein burritos, or some other thing? Anyone have those? In all the time I've been working out, just increasing my appetite and eating enough food is easily my biggest problem. Someone mentioned a long-ass time ago about cooking a bunch of burritos and just freezing them to have on reserve, and it might be something I need to try. I've read all kinds of tips and tricks to increase appetite, but nothing really works for me, I just have to force myself to eat more and more. I gained weight for a while, went from like 135 pounds to 150 in a few weeks, but I'm having a really hard time breaking 150. Ideally I'd like to be around 160 or 170 pounds.

Yesterday was max day, we do 3 rep maxes in our football lifting program, got 405x3 on squat, 300x3 on bench, and a meager 405x3 on DL because my lower back was already feelin it from those squats lol

[QUOTE=Loofiloo;47881910]This might be a longshot, but I remember some videos posted in here, maybe MONTHS ago, about cooking some high calorie/high protein burritos, or some other thing? Anyone have those? In all the time I've been working out, just increasing my appetite and eating enough food is easily my biggest problem. Someone mentioned a long-ass time ago about cooking a bunch of burritos and just freezing them to have on reserve, and it might be something I need to try. I've read all kinds of tips and tricks to increase appetite, but nothing really works for me, I just have to force myself to eat more and more. I gained weight for a while, went from like 135 pounds to 150 in a few weeks, but I'm having a really hard time breaking 150. Ideally I'd like to be around 160 or 170 pounds.[/QUOTE] No idea about the videos but just use common sense. Minced beef is packed with protein and calories in general, so load up those burritos with a tonne of it (with a spice mix, of course). You can also get plenty of calories from sour cream but be careful because sour cream is incredibly dense in calories and they are of the saturated fat kind, so I'd use light sour cream at the most. Beans have plenty of protein and complex carbs. Be careful with sauces as most have plenty of sugars in them. Also be careful with the tortillas and try to grab fresh ones with little in the way of sugar. Try liquid calories if up you are struggling for appetite. No added sugar iced coffees can actually have heaps of protein (we're talking 20g in a 500mL bottle) but also protein shakes are an obvious.

[QUOTE=Antdawg;47882117]No idea about the videos but just use common sense. Minced beef is packed with protein and calories in general, so load up those burritos with a tonne of it (with a spice mix, of course). You can also get plenty of calories from sour cream but be careful because sour cream is incredibly dense in calories and they are of the saturated fat kind, so I'd use light sour cream at the most. Beans have plenty of protein and complex carbs. Be careful with sauces as most have plenty of sugars in them. Also be careful with the tortillas and try to grab fresh ones with little in the way of sugar. Try liquid calories if up you are struggling for appetite. No added sugar iced coffees can actually have heaps of protein (we're talking 20g in a 500mL bottle) but also protein shakes are an obvious.[/QUOTE] Yeah, I guess there are plenty of places I can look up recipes and shit. I've been making protein drinks twice a day, and occasionally I'll make smoothies too. I didn't know that about coffee. I'm generally not much of a coffee drinker, but I could give it a try if it would contribute well to my diet, and if it doesn't run too expensive. I've been eating a lot of fast food lately but I want to cut down on that because it gets way too expensive way too fast.

[QUOTE=Loofiloo;47882220]Yeah, I guess there are plenty of places I can look up recipes and shit. I've been making protein drinks twice a day, and occasionally I'll make smoothies too. I didn't know that about coffee. I'm generally not much of a coffee drinker, but I could give it a try if it would contribute well to my diet, and if it doesn't run too expensive. I've been eating a lot of fast food lately but I want to cut down on that because it gets way too expensive way too fast.[/QUOTE] The coffee itself doesn't have the protein, it's mostly from the skim milk. Coffee makes it taste better, love me some coffee. If I'm out and about and I want a drink, I could have water (healthy but no nutrients), juice (loaded with sugars), diet soft drink (no nutrients either) or iced coffee which at least is halfway to a protein shake so I generally go for the latter. But yeah with a 500mL iced coffee that's like almost 500mL of milk, Google says that should be roughly 16-17g of protein. I wouldn't be worried about fats in those iced coffees as they tend to use skim milk.

cottage cheese is god's gift to mortals. get both light and full-fat varieties, so - depending on that particular day - you can either eat the full-fat cottage cheese if you're below your daily goal of fat, or go for the low-fat option if you're over your fat goal. I fuckin love cottage cheese, I enjoy it best when it's really cold. also, I noticed today in the gym some guy kept looking at me whilst I was doing seated cable rows. i dunno if my form was off but I'm almost 100% certain it wasn't. I was sitting with a straight back, elbows tucked by my side, and I'd extend my arms out and then retract them back to my sides (pinching my shoulder blades tight together and holding for a count of 3), all whilst keeping my back straight and not rocking forwards / backwards to help with the lift. was my form correct, or was it wrong and he just didn't have the courage to come over and give some friendly advice?

Eh you get that. I remember there's this fuckwit who seems to be best friends with everyone else in the gym (he's not even tank he's some old fat bloke who spends more time sitting around than lifting, and when he does lift the PTs berate him for his range of motion) who wouldn't stop staring at me as I was doing squats. Some people are just obnoxious gotta live with it.

fair enough, he seemed like a nice enough dude even though he's ripped, so I figured the reason he was staring at me was due to bad form. guess he was either daydreaming or just staring at me for whatever reason. maybe cause I looked hella tight in my workout shirt, who knows

he might be one of the people that, although he's ripped, he was wondering wtf you were doing for that exercise and what muscle it works out. Reminds me of some dude at my gym who has tank arms, chest and legs but his back is completely smooth, zero definition. Has probably never heard of face pulls or barbell rows before.

there was this one guy who came in today, proper badass looking, short and stocky and built. went straight to the squat rack, limbered up, stretched out, and I had to stop myself from staring. his form was on fuckin point, it was damn good, and he was bashing out like 100kg on it.

I have to stop and stare whenever I see someone else do squats NOT on the squat machine. Rare occurrence. It is after all only an anytime fitness gym, however I suppose it's good that people are working out at least. [editline]5th June 2015[/editline] Anyways with the 10x10 method I tried, I can see it working for some people, and I'm glad I tried it, but I don't think it's right for me at this stage, should probably focus more on strength gains. About the barbell row problem (forearm giving up before lats), I'm going to try using straps next time to see if that helps (always had problems with forearms on rows). I'm dissapointed that I didn't really feel anything from that except for sore forearms.

Why am I more sore the 2nd day after the gym rather than the first day after. Did chest and triceps the other day and the day after was okay, but the day after the next I was dead

might be broscience, but I've noticed right after working out, I'm usually way more protein-conscious. I'll definitely make sure I hit my protein target. the day after working out, I can become lax. in past experience, if I keep on top of my protein intake, I usually don't get really bad soreness, but if on a particular day I don't keep on top of it, the next day I'm sorer than usual. reckon that's the case with you?

DOMS is always worse two days after

was the burrito thing this? [video=youtube;OhjoS6k2A1E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjoS6k2A1E[/video] [editline]5th June 2015[/editline] this guy is a mod of several fitness subreddits