• Weightlifting and Bodybuilding thread v. holy shit we have the sub back
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Did a charity cycle there on the weekend 130k the first day, 55 the second, on a hybrid with no training. That may have been a mistake, my left knee is fucked to the point where I can barely cycle to work now, let alone squat. Lets hope this resolves in the next week or so.
ive started going to the gym first thing in the morning (5am) because when i normally get in from work im too tired to go straight away, or get distracted and end up leaving it too long. this means i get in, have dinner late and dont get enough sleep. now however i have found that i spend the entire day at work tired from clock in to clock out, even when i had 8+ hours sleep. how do i beat the post workout tiredness? i like training early but i dont like being knackered all day. fwiw i need to be in work by 7:30am so my schedule is quite tight
Anybody row and/or use a rowing machine?
I used to lift in the morning before college, and I had the same problem. Cant say I found a solution to it. Just go easy on the days where you need to be mentally present. Now I go straight from work to the gym, I didnt like it at first but now I prefer it, though I find if I go particularly hard on an evening, I'll feel that post workout tiredness the next day , regardless of how much sleep i get.
Hi fellas. Recently started on keto to help support my gf who is started on keto by recommendation of her mother (lost 20kgs in 3 month on it). I've never done calorie counting before l, but I'm having trouble achieving a reasonable amount of calories per day (for example I only had 1170 calories yesterday). I usually fast during the day so I'm not bothered by hunger pains, but I trying to get my calories up by at least another 200 or so. Is there anything that is pretty much just fat that I can eat to boost my calorie count? I'm not doing much exercise at the moment but I'm going to start a routine once I settle into this diet. At the moment I'm going 70:25:5 fat, protein, carb ratio. Also I can get into diets easily, for a fat guy I don't actually like eating food, just looking for some advice adjusting. I'm mostly eating eggs, bacon, cheese, lamb, beef and chicken. For veges sticking to cauliflower, spinach and asparagus mostly.
cook with more olive oil
I have been cooking with olive oil and butter might be worth smothering food with more of it though. Also picked up a bottle of coconut oil as I hear it's good for you.
Eat unsalted nuts, or any other high fat type of foods you can find
So I gained about three kilos since I resumed bulking a week and a half ago... That's a little bit much isn't it?
almost certainly fluid and fat.
Yeah I figured but what I'm wondering is whether it's mostly fluid or fat, like is it normal to get such increases when switching gears or does this mean I'm destroying months' worth of cutting in mere weeks? I don't even feel like I'm eating that much compared to previous bulks.
Your weight can vary a surprising amount day to day especially when making diet changes.
Its probably mostly fluid and glycogen. If you were deconditioned compared to before, which is a possibility if youve been cutting for months, then its possible you regained some muscle already.
Anybody have any good tips for elbow tendonitis? I've had it for months now. Going physio, doing the exercises he tells me, got a flexbar the other day and using that, doesn't seem to be improving and I miss doing weights
(Newpunch is being weird on my mobile, not letting me remove quotes) I'd recommend making a proper shoulder roller for forearms. Easy to make, grab a guide on YouTube. Most just use thick PVC pipe and a thin rope weights can be anchored to. Going slow on your progression is probably wise. Some people have had good luck with using neutral grip chinups and hammer curls, but both are going to only be an option if you're capable of doing them without significant difficulty. Talk to your physio about mixing things up if it isn't working. Are you still squatting? Deadlifting? Guarentee you there are variations that won't hurt your elbows.
I've been feeling the lingering threat of elbow tendonitis since I started benching 4 days a week, its never gotten too bad and i think thats because i do a lot of pull ups rows and bicep curls. Doing that stuff though is a long term preventative solution, if you want to make it better right now, stop doing any lifts that involve your elbow joint for maybe 4-7 days, and rub some deep heat or one of those creams on the joint before bed.
whats your guy's opinion on layme nordstroms PHAT over, say, your average bro split
Any of you dudes have recommendations for wireless headphones to use in the gym? I do a mix of cardio and weights, the cardio is usually a good distance on a treadmill and I work with fixed weight machines. I've got an iphone 7 so that's part of why I want something wireless, plus not having cables get in the way of my arms whilst I run is always nice. I currently just use the earpods that came with my iphone, but I always prefer to listen to music through headphones rather than earphones but I don't know how well proper headphones will stay in place whilst I'm running.
I use Jaybird X2's running and lifting. No complaints.
I'll look into making one of those. I have 2 foam rollers at home I use.Yeah hammer curls with low weight is one of the exercises I need to do. Not squatting or dead lifting or doing much really. When I go gym I usually spend the whole time doing stretches physio issued. I will look into variations though. I do the odd bit of weights but don't wanna do heavy just in case
Damn, forgot new FP wiped my thread subscriptions. Having this thread pop up in my feed was a good reminder to sort my shit and get bulking Since I started training according to fitnesspal I've lost 54lbs, but I think I managed to do that in about 1-1.5 years. Since then I've just plateaued, lost the habit of regularly going to the gym and even lost what feels like a fair amount of muscle mass, all because I hit my objective and didn't set a new one. Starting a bulk at the height of summer seems like the stupidest idea (usually people bulk in the winter months and cut in the summer right?) but I should just get started since it's taken me so long to. I'm going to go get a body fat test soon so I can start creating an accurate meal plan, and would appreciate any tips for switching from cutting to bulking. Going to start reading a few articles too.
Lifting with no cardio ever crew, purple head during rest between sets, pimples popping out mid squat
Made a bodybuilding.com to actually organize my workout schedules and set a goal for myself. I was really impressed by all the options you are given when trying to organize your goals, motivate yourself, etc. I would really suggest making an account to everyone just starting out. I'm not by any means completely out of shape but I've really disappointed myself with not being as fit as I wanted to be. Having a social media-esque app to connect me with other people who trying to bodybuild and also keep myself in check with my goals is probably one of the best things I could have wished for.
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