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

I started on less, keep going.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48232552]Started benching. 105LB 5X5. God I'm pathetic.[/QUOTE] quite a few people start on the bar only, 105 is not pathetic [editline]17th July 2015[/editline] just the bar is actually fine anyway, a lot of the reason behind the low starting weight most of the time is just technique fixes and whatever (CNS adaptation has a lot to do with it I think). Don't forget noobgains as well and you'll be up to 1pl8 in no time

Is it bad to elevate your hips as you push up on the bench? I found myself planting my feet and pressing on my shoulders to get it up. Last week I did 95LB for bench and added 10LB for this and next week to practice form.

I'm not sure if it's bad for you, but in a couple federations the hips have to be on the bench for it to be considered a good lift. No idea if it messes with anything but I would advise against it simply because most of the pro's do as well. Leg drive on bench is tough to get down at first, you sort of have to push your traps and shoulders into the bench while flexing your legs like you're trying to kick straight outwards. There are a couple good videos on it, eric spoto has one with mark bell and silent mike that's pretty long but probably has the best explanation for leg drive i've heard (granted haven't looked up too many). Also make sure to squeeze your shoulders together, not near the traps but rather in the middle of your back (so [b]not[/b] like you're shrugging, also trying to break the bar by bending it inwards engages your lats better)

[QUOTE=kimr120;48230991]You mean link?[/QUOTE] Yes, my bad

:flex: we got ourselves an emote :flex:

is the smiley having no legs implying something

well it's also missing an arm so uhh

My gym reopens in a week and a half. I want to lift again god dangit :v:

[QUOTE=Lukeo;48239856]is the smiley having no legs implying something[/QUOTE] He's trying his best with what he have left. :cry:

[QUOTE=Ryz0;48224966]so turns out im a goldmember now. where the fuck are my gold member gains[/QUOTE] :chillout:

My snatch seems to be making some progress finally. Snatching 100-120lbs feels much smoother and consistent than before. I think I might even hit a PR of 140-145lbs soon. My cleans are starting to feel a bit better too. 135lbs it pretty easy now, rarely do I miss it. 155lbs is even getting more consistent, with a roughly 70-80% of me making it each set I do at that weight. My jerks though...mehhh. Need more work. My lockouts are suffering, and I need more drilling on doing both split jerks and power/squat jerks. Any suggestions? [QUOTE=NotMeh;48221383]guys, power cleans after squats or before squats? feel like my hip drive kinda dies after heavy-ass squats but idk[/QUOTE] I almost always squat/front squat first because I see it as a warm up of sorts. Yeah, you lift more weight, but the movement isn't as demanding, and again, you lift less doing oly lifts. Only issue I commonly run in to is that during my last fews sets, my legs are noticeably tired, and I loose more drive than I would have if I squatted after. Has me thinking though. I think I'll try squatting last or at least after oly lifts to see how my workouts go. Might make a difference that is useful to me. [editline]19th July 2015[/editline] Also most of the bars in my gym are now bent or too stiff for oly lifting. So once again we went from a few OK bars for oly lifting to basically 1/2 since the quality of all others are shit. If bars and weights weren't a $400-$600 investment, I probably would have started my own home gym by now. I'd miss the buddies I have and the atmosphere, but at least I'd have proper training equipment. I also wouldn't miss the fucking terrible pop music that is always on....that I hear at work as well since nobody likes the radio stations I can actually listen to.

Any opinions on BCAA for dropping weight or on a cut?

[QUOTE=NO ONE;48246338] I almost always squat/front squat first because I see it as a warm up of sorts. Yeah, you lift more weight, but the movement isn't as demanding, and again, you lift less doing oly lifts. Only issue I commonly run in to is that during my last fews sets, my legs are noticeably tired, and I loose more drive than I would have if I squatted after.[/QUOTE] the movement is actually really demanding on my hips because I have long legs

daily reminder [video=youtube;xwzXjry6s6g]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwzXjry6s6g[/video] also does anyone have any idea what the next best lift is by a different lifter?

I want to lose belly fat I know going on treadmill help's but what els

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;48248228]I want to lose belly fat I know going on treadmill help's but what els[/QUOTE] Eat at a caloric deficit it's that simple combine with exercise to burn calories get a rough idea of how many calories you need to maintain your body, and eat less [URL]http://web.archive.org/web/20140625105230/http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/[/URL] if you aren't losing weight, eat less calories belly fat is often stubborn and the last fat that will go away significantly

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;48248228]I want to lose belly fat I know going on treadmill help's but what els[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/wiki/faq]C'mon man first fackin page[/url] We kinda get this question [I]every[/I] page too... Not that I think you don't deserve help, but it's kinda crazy how many people come in here asking the same thing, over and over.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48246465]Any opinions on BCAA for dropping weight or on a cut?[/QUOTE] BCAAs are a scam If you're already eating proteins, congrats, you've got boatloads of BCAAs in your blood.

Belly fat fuckin sucks it's the worst thing about bulking Like I want to see my fucking abs grow man

gotta get fat 2 get shredded

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48246465]Any opinions on BCAA for dropping weight or on a cut?[/QUOTE] Totally unnecessary. But when I had a free bottle laying around I did find it to help. Made it easier to power through a workout without getting those low-energy jitters and helped prevent loads of DOMS while cutting. Pointless on a bulk though

also good for training fasted

[QUOTE=Dysplasia;48214868]that's not a good method, your cut depends more upon what you presently weigh I'd cut somewhere closer to [url=http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/]this[/url] recalculate every so often cause your recommended intake changes as your weight does. Try out one of [url=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=162836851]KS98[/url] or [url=http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=149807833]Coolcicada's[/url] routines.[/QUOTE] I was reading more into KS98's program and he says to have a schedule like so: Monday: Push Tuesday: Pull Wednesday: Legs Thursday: Push Friday: Pull Saturday: Legs Sunday: Rest Repeat. Wouldn't this be more intensive than a 5-day split?

Anybody able to help me identify an issue. For the past while, I notcied when curling, that my left around, like under my forearm, gets quite sore when I'm finished curling. Like the pain is mainly while releasing my grip on the weights, it feels like its going to snap or something, which is odd because I'm releasing. Any ideas?

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;48232552]Started benching. 105LB 5X5. God I'm pathetic.[/QUOTE] you are doing great, don't worry about it i started at 65 lbs on the bar 3 years ago, now i'm up to 205x5 for my regular work set and i'm a pretty small guy. we believe in you :flex: [editline]20th July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Over-Run;48253136]Anybody able to help me identify an issue. For the past while, I notcied when curling, that my left around, like under my forearm, gets quite sore when I'm finished curling. Like the pain is mainly while releasing my grip on the weights, it feels like its going to snap or something, which is odd because I'm releasing. Any ideas?[/QUOTE] this is a fairly common occurrence for me, actually! i believe it's due to the torque you put on your wrist keeping it straight while curling a dumbbell/barbell, which requires forearm strength to properly stabilize so you don't limp-wrist the weight. i started using these wraps when i do anything that involves significant wrist torque(benching, curling, dips, dumbbell raises) and it's entirely mitigated the pain problem. it might be a problem of technique, but my grip strength hasn't teetered any, it's just the wrist. [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RBH3UKW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00[/url] These help especially since I have tiny wrists but lift a lot of weight, they fit a lot more snugly than the cheap CAP Barbell ones(and last longer too).

[QUOTE=Over-Run;48253136]Anybody able to help me identify an issue. For the past while, I notcied when curling, that my left around, like under my forearm, gets quite sore when I'm finished curling. Like the pain is mainly while releasing my grip on the weights, it feels like its going to snap or something, which is odd because I'm releasing. Any ideas?[/QUOTE] I have this too, but instead of a soreness it's an intense pain and it's my right forearm instead. No grip changes solved this for me, curling with a limp wrist didn't fix it either. I ended up just dropping the curl weight to the point that I'm just curling the empty bar, and it pretty much stopped. I just have to do ultra slow reps now in order to feel the burn. I would consider wrist wraps but I figure it'll probably just go away if I slowly up the weight while keeping the same slow pace.

170kg diddlydoodlydeedlift for 2 sets of 3 reps and one set of 2 (was fucked after the first two) then did double paused reps on about 120 kg, 4 sets of 3 with 3 second pauses right after leaving the ground and just near lockout last set decided fuck it unloaded the bar to 100 kg and amrap'd, but I lost count so I just went until I was tired Next goal is to get to the point where I'm doing 180 kg for 5 sets of 3, shouldn't be too far off now

look'd up Protein Shakes/Bars for the first 5 page's but nothing about what I should look out for knowing there is a bunch of brand's and some try to rip you off or add stuff into there drink's/bar's that kind of defeat the purposes of working out. .. any brand you guy's use and like would also help.

[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;48254324]look'd up Protein Shakes/Bars for the first 5 page's but nothing about what I should look out for knowing there is a bunch of brand's and some try to rip you off or add stuff into there drink's/bar's that kind of defeat the purposes of working out. .. any brand you guy's use and like would also help.[/QUOTE] to me, whey protein is just that, protein. i don't take it for any additional supplements they might be pumping into there or any "workout recovery boosters". optimum nutrition, muscle milk, and syntha-6 have all been remarkably good brands in my book.