Weightlifting/Bodybuilding Thread V.3 - General

@ Caffeine/Alcohol Important is how much you take in of these two. Everyone knows that drinking a 1l of coffee a day or drinking yourself into near coma is shit for your body, but the occasional beer or coffee won't do yo any harm.

I just did squats, bench press and deadlifts for the first time with a barbell, going to begin SL 5x5 shortly.

[QUOTE=WuWei;31686181]@ Caffeine/Alcohol Important is how much you take in of these two. Everyone knows that drinking a 1l of coffee a day or drinking yourself into near coma is shit for your body, but the occasional beer or coffee won't do yo any harm.[/QUOTE] since i was old enough to pick up a can, ive been having like 5 cokes a day. it's terrible. hard habit to break

[QUOTE=WuWei;31686181]@ Caffeine/Alcohol Important is how much you take in of these two. Everyone knows that drinking a 1l of coffee a day or drinking yourself into near coma is shit for your body, but the occasional beer or coffee won't do yo any harm.[/QUOTE] I don't think coffee is that dangerous. [media][URL]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTVE5iPMKLg[/URL][/media]

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;31685266]Lower back pain that feels like you've stretched your back. You likely forgot to look straight ahead and push through the floor.[/QUOTE] I don't have any back pain so I'm probably ok. Thanks.

I'm going to do some research in the coming weeks into hyperplasia as opposed to hypertrophy. In case you don't know, hyperplasia deals with cell multiplication in muscles as opposed to cell growth of muscles leading to rapid gains, on the magnitude of inches in weeks. It's been tested with animals, such as birds which had weight attached, and they ended up growing to 175% of their initial mass within a month. A physiological state releases HGH, whih in turn triggers it, but it's not well researched in humans. I'm under the impression it occurs to an extent in bodybuilders like Zyzz or Arnie who take it to the next level. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperplasia[/url]

Mannnn, its days like this where I'm thankful for this thread for changing my life pretty much. I don't remember the last time where ive spent more than an hour or two at the computer. Ever since discovering this thread like 5-6 months ago Ive been putting my free time into lifting compared to escaping life through the computer. I've completly changed my imagine, my confidence has skyrocketed, and my self esteem is at an all time high. I'd continue, but I'm at the gym and I'm just shy of my short term goal,so im going to go ahead and finish up. Just thought id say thanks.

today the biggest,built dude in the gym came up to me and asked where I learned to squat. I told him some online tutorials and he said they were very good. feelsgoodman

SHEEEET JUST GOT DAT 300 DEADLIFT. Just need 15 more pounds of progress until I can do 3 plates on each side. P' good considering I'm 16, weak as fuark 140 pounds at 5'7.

I got running, pushups, situps, and pull-ups. But no weights. :smiths:

Just got back from the gym. Squatted 325 pounds :D And a couple reps of jump squats.

Does having rapid 'weight loss' prove effective? As in having weights strapped onto your limbs and having them on all day

I'm finding myself really looking forward to Monday, when I start my first strength training program. So tempted, in fact, that I'm struggling not to jump the gun and start early. I've never felt quite so motivated for anything like this. People have been telling me, [i]"you are you are, just be happy with yourself"[/i] for my entire life, and lately I'm starting to ask myself, [i]"why the hell should I?"[/i] If there's anything a man should have complete control of, its his own body and the way he lives his life. What kind of man would I be if I simply "accepted" the things I wasn't happy with, even though I possess the ability to change them? I don't expect this will be easy, but I'm going to do it anyway, no matter what. And I'm very excited to start. [editline]12th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Viephemeral;31700318]SHEEEET JUST GOT DAT 300 DEADLIFT. Just need 15 more pounds of progress until I can do 3 plates on each side. P' good considering I'm 16, weak as fuark 140 pounds at 5'7.[/QUOTE] Damn, congrats. How long have you been lifting?

Fuck, they couldn't do an MRI for my head because of my braces. So I'm going to have to wait until I get them off in a month or so, before I can even get my MRI, and possibly be able to lift again. :(

[QUOTE=Viephemeral;31700318]SHEEEET JUST GOT DAT 300 DEADLIFT. Just need 15 more pounds of progress until I can do 3 plates on each side. P' good considering I'm 16, weak as fuark 140 pounds at 5'7.[/QUOTE] deadlifting 136kg at 16? godaamn [editline]13th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;31702886]I'm finding myself really looking forward to Monday, when I start my first strength training program. So tempted, in fact, that I'm struggling not to jump the gun and start early. I've never felt quite so motivated for anything like this. People have been telling me, [i]"you are you are, just be happy with yourself"[/i] for my entire life, and lately I'm starting to ask myself, [i]"why the hell should I?"[/i] If there's anything a man should have complete control of, its his own body and the way he lives his life. What kind of man would I be if I simply "accepted" the things I wasn't happy with, even though I possess the ability to change them? I don't expect this will be easy, but I'm going to do it anyway, no matter what. And I'm very excited to start. [editline]12th August 2011[/editline] Damn, congrats. How long have you been lifting?[/QUOTE] good on you dude. keeping fit and healthy is one of the most rewarding things in life.

[quote]That missing link. That one thing you're not doing that will finally let you lose body fat and gain muscle. You've tweaked diets, tweaked routines, supplements, rest periods, HIIT, LISS, crossfit, insanity, P90x, what are you missing? Consistency If you're the person who can't stop tweaking and making routines and diets "Better" because you aren't getting results, there's a pretty big possibility it's because you can't stop changing things. Stop over thinking it. Just do your damn routine. Just eat your food. While I personally don't like Mark Rippetoe's routines for my body, I like his attitude. I think the biggest thing to get from Mark and his books and interviews is to just "Shut up and lift". Too many regular people and skinny guys screw up perfectly good training because they can't stop reading articles, buying new supplements, modifying routines, switching said routines after 1-2 months, and looking for that "missing link" in their training. 2 minute rest periods or 3? 3 set of 8, maybe 2 of 10? Do i front squat, box squat, hack squat, full squat? 4 days a week. No, 3. Wait, 4. Upper/Lower Upper/Lower. No, Lower first. 45 minutes cardio. No, 30 with an incline. 5g creatine. 10g is better. 30 or 40 grams of whey? 1 gram of fish oil. Nah 3 is good. 5 might be better. Just stop tweaking. Do your routine as laid out and milk it for as long as possible. Did you stall in a few lifts? Take a week off, reset those lifts, try it again. No need to throw out an entire routine just because your bench stalled for a few weeks. There are small things you can do to help progress, but don't radically change your routine the first sign of your progress slowing down. Sometimes you have bad days, bad weeks. Stress, sleep, food intake, etc. Can't move your box squat? Regular squat for a while. But don't go from a 3x5 box squat with 3 minute rests to a 4x10 narrow squat super setted with leg presses. Have you ever met this guy? You know, the 150lb'er doing Starting Strength? "I added leg presses on the weekend, 2 more bench sets, a bicep/triceps day, and a set onto each squat and dead." Well then, you aren't really doing starting strength anymore, are you? And how do you know more than the people who train lifters for a career? Don't blame your failures on a routine or diet you hacked all to shit. Here are a few articles from the late IA. [url]http://www.ironaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19780&[/url] We have tons of very solid routines posted here. Seems every time we get new members the first thing out of their keyboards are something like "looks great, but can I do powercleans instead of deadlifts" or can I substitute lift B for lift A. The answer is you can do whatever you want, quit f'ing asking, but if you change up key aspects of a routine that is designed for a purpose and has key lifts in place for a reason You are not doing the damn routine anymore, you are doing your bastardized version of it. Do whatever you want, quit asking if you can change everything, if you can make it better you likely don't need anyone to provide a routine in the first place. I am not stating that no lift substitutions can or should be done. Doing something like subbing incline bench for bench press, a cable row for a barbell row, or a dumbbell curl for a barbell curl can be fine, but if you do not have the training knowledge or common sense to figure this out yourself, you should just be doing the routine as written. [url]http://ironaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7337[/url] I receive tons of emails and PM’s, and questions from training clients who’s head is swimming in a sea facts and fiction regarding the how and why’s of weight training and nutrition. One thing that sticks out is a LOT of these guys are extremely concerned about the 5% stuff. And by that, I mean the details that all put together and put into active use will account for 5% or less of the actual results. Now that would be all well and fine if they were actually someone that is in need of that last 5%, but more often than not, these are guys that are beginners, or low intermediate level lifters that are so far away from even having a remote handle on their diet, training and rest that it is ridiculous to even think about this stuff. But think they do. Often to the point of so much focus on the little stuff, that the big picture items are totally lost in the background with perhaps the thought that it’s these little details that are holding them back instead of their faulty training and horrendous diet. Is this you? Edit - I like the constructive criticism, because I enjoy reading about people who have had a different experience than I. I just want to make it clear, without having to respond to several posts with the same message, that I actually encourage people to experiment and have fun with their routines and diets, but not at the cost of their goals and spinning their wheels. If you need variation to keep things fresh and interesting, and that keeps you going back to the gym, excellent. The kind of person I'm trying to reach is that guy/gal who starts at 155lbs, jumps through GOMAD, Paleo, Warrior diet, Keto, IF, SS, SL, 5/3/1, 4 day, 2 day, MAX OT, crossfit......and ends at 155lbs.[/quote] Just something I read today on /r/fitness, thought I'd share it seeing as I know I've been guilty of this to some degree.

[QUOTE=BuDSpOoNce;31706349]deadlifting 136kg at 16? godaamn [editline]13th August 2011[/editline] good on you dude. keeping fit and healthy is one of the most rewarding things in life.[/QUOTE] Not to brag or anything, but i lifted 150 kilo deadlift with good form (One of my bb friends checked it), and that was with zero training experience. I was 16. Being a danish viking is cool.

that is pretty impressive. i haven't even tried going past 100kg and i'm 18 and have been using a gym for a year. I can only do about 6-8 reps of 100kg too. most I think I can max is 120kg. but 150kg at 16 with zero training experience? you must definitely be a danish viking or something what are your lifts/stats now?

[QUOTE=RSN;31708395]Not to brag or anything, but i lifted 150 kilo deadlift with good form (One of my bb friends checked it), and that was with zero training experience. I was 16. Being a danish viking is cool.[/QUOTE] You were sixteen with a 350lbs body?

I can DL 130kg as of right now but I'm 17 do I still count as cool?

[QUOTE=SCopE5000;31692902]I'm going to do some research in the coming weeks into hyperplasia as opposed to hypertrophy. In case you don't know, hyperplasia deals with cell multiplication in muscles as opposed to cell growth of muscles leading to rapid gains, on the magnitude of inches in weeks. It's been tested with animals, such as birds which had weight attached, and they ended up growing to 175% of their initial mass within a month. A physiological state releases HGH, whih in turn triggers it, but it's not well researched in humans. I'm under the impression it occurs to an extent in bodybuilders like Zyzz or Arnie who take it to the next level. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperplasia[/url][/QUOTE] Take it to the next level? In terms of exercise, what should you say I try to do to increase "hyperplasia" and not so much "hypertrophy"? As far as I can see, hyperplasia isn't something you could utilize using simple z,x,y axis'. [editline]13th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=NotMeh;31709077]I can DL 130kg as of right now but I'm 17 do I still count as cool?[/QUOTE] No. It's the internet. Nobody gives a fuck, as everybody can lift 350lbs within 3 months of training.

Automerge.

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;31702886]I'm finding myself really looking forward to Monday, when I start my first strength training program. So tempted, in fact, that I'm struggling not to jump the gun and start early. I've never felt quite so motivated for anything like this. People have been telling me, [i]"you are you are, just be happy with yourself"[/i] for my entire life, and lately I'm starting to ask myself, [i]"why the hell should I?"[/i] If there's anything a man should have complete control of, its his own body and the way he lives his life. What kind of man would I be if I simply "accepted" the things I wasn't happy with, even though I possess the ability to change them? I don't expect this will be easy, but I'm going to do it anyway, no matter what. And I'm very excited to start. [editline]12th August 2011[/editline] Damn, congrats. How long have you been lifting?[/QUOTE] Complacency is never good. Progress should always be striven for. Being proud of who you are and being complacent are two very different things and i feel like people lose sight of that very easily

I don't know what happened before. But Seith, I was about 175 lbs back then, i am 160 lbs now. 5'11" tall.

Just stared working out again after 7 weeks of vacation.. 74 kilos, 186 tall, 15 y/o. Did 5 x 10 pushups, 15 sec breaks and 2 x 25 situps ( crossing from one knee to the other ) and 2 x 25 situps with 10 kilos.

I'm 16 and I can deadlift 145... pounds. :smith:

[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;31702886]I'm finding myself really looking forward to Monday, when I start my first strength training program. So tempted, in fact, that I'm struggling not to jump the gun and start early. I've never felt quite so motivated for anything like this. People have been telling me, [I]"you are you are, just be happy with yourself"[/I] for my entire life, and lately I'm starting to ask myself, [I]"why the hell should I?"[/I] If there's anything a man should have complete control of, its his own body and the way he lives his life. What kind of man would I be if I simply "accepted" the things I wasn't happy with, even though I possess the ability to change them? I don't expect this will be easy, but I'm going to do it anyway, no matter what. And I'm very excited to start. [editline]12th August 2011[/editline] Damn, congrats. How long have you been lifting?[/QUOTE] I've been training with a friend for 3-4 months. Originally started at about 122 pounds. Props for wanting to become stronger. Don't let people project their lazyness onto you. :P [editline]13th August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=RSN;31708395]Not to brag or anything, but i lifted 150 kilo deadlift with good form (One of my bb friends checked it), and that was with zero training experience. I was 16. Being a danish viking is cool.[/QUOTE] Is that with zero weight lifting experience or with zero deadlifting experience? It's possible, but highly unlikely to pull 150kg if you were already doing squats and other leg exercises. If you're telling the truth, you are seriously strong. But if you're talking about pulling 150kg with zero weight lifting experience, then those are some strong E-Stats.

[QUOTE=RSN;31710192]I don't know what happened before. But Seith, I was about 175 lbs back then, i am 160 lbs now. 5'11" tall.[/QUOTE] I was 60-65kg when I lifted 145kg after two weeks of lifting and like third time doing dl. And I lifted 155kg soon after.

upped my bench press to 70kg today, that's my bodyweight. Also one-repped 80kg.

[QUOTE=Maucer;31710837]I was 60-65kg when I lifted 145kg after two weeks of lifting and like third time doing dl. And I lifted 155kg soon after.[/QUOTE] Was??? Is it possible? SCIENCE CANNOT COMPREHEND SUCH MYSTERIES! In that pace... you'll be world champions!