im starting again. going to just bulk/build mass/lift until may
had a nice lil deadlift, front squat, upright row lifting session tonight. tomorrow is gunna suck. ha.
ive been trying out no-xplode the last few weeks. at first it was fine, but holy crap. now it gives me almost instantaneous explosive diarrhea. haha.
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and pending a 1RM squat test, my total at 166 is 1125 as of tonight. im hoping to bring every exercise total up about 10% before i get to 181. i dont plan on bulking and cutting, ever. which pretty much means ill never be competitive if i were to try and compete. oh well.
I been working out now for a little less than a year and have put on some decent size do to a comp me and a few buddies had we wanted to see who could put most size on our arms in 6 months haha.I went from a 15in arm to a 16.5in arm.Also have got alot stronger.I deadlifted 405 the other day and squated 365 and benched 240 so starting to gain a liitle bit of strength.I have been using hemo rage for last month or so and it seems to be the best NO i have used yet and i have tried nano vapor,NO-explode and black powder.Its cool to see others lifting heavy and getting big.Im at 205 right now but want to add more weight and then start cutting down for summer
I might try some heavy training this winter but I doubt it will go well seeing as my back is shot. I miss it. 
If my body wasn’t damaged(not from lifting) ughhhhhh.
What are people using for supplements?I take optimum nutrition whey and casein protein,cell-tech and scivation bcaa and opti men multi vitamin,now tribulus,now cla,ON fish oil
When I was lifting the heaviest in my life(over 1300 combined at 205) I was taking nothing but ON whey post workout to be honest. Lifting big and eating big. I also a few years back was around 1300 and only around 185 was taking whey all day mostly, bcaas, creatine, waximaize and eating a ton. My training was so much more intense that I really believe it would have been the same with just eating to be honest. I always liked a good pre workout supp for the mental aspect of things though.
I started back at the gym yesterday. I’m swole bro, swole.
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I need to start to work out…where do I start.
#1 Choose your goals. (For example: Mine are to generally look better and feel better (physically and mentally.) I’d like to see my abs again, but I couldn’t give a shit about getting “big.”)
#2 Depending on your goals, probably join a gym.
#3 Figure out what to do. Example: Get a lifting buddy, do a few sessions with a personal trainer to get your bearings, take classes at your gym, or just follow the workout of the day at crossfit.com
Bottom line is to commit to doing something, and don’t make it too strict and disciplined or you won’t stick to it (especially in the beginning) from there you can refine as you see fit.
+1
post your goals and we can probably help
Well like Fry I’d like to have the old six-pack again. I’ve put on about 40 lbs (Currently 6’ @ 180-190lbs) since college, which isn’t necessarily bad since I was about 150 for years and need the added weight. I do eat relatively shitty, I won’t lie. Being an IT guy usually it’s something out of the vending machine or something from the convenient store. I usually drink Arnold Palmers (2 a day) and really nothing else, I drink the occasional beer but almost never drink Pop anymore.
I’ve never really lifted other than a couple times in high school with one of the power lifters, and a few times at the gym at Derrick Co. My fiancee recently joined the World Gym so she has that. I know nothing about routine, reps, sets, etc. My benchpress has always been shitty, so that’s something I’d like to work on. I’ve got a history of heart problems in the family and eating shitty and gaining weight will land me in the ER before I know it. Overall I’d just like to slim down a bit, tone up, and maybe bulk up a bit. I don’t want to convert to eating powder shakes, and lettuce all the time, but I know burger king and pizza aren’t helping. Anyway…thanks guys
Sounds like you’re the ideal candidate to make a few easy changes for the better and see tons of reults! :tup:
Ditch some sugar and add a few vegetables and get out and do something physical a few times a week and you’ll be in great shape in no time. Joining a gym and jumping in on the classes is one great way to get started when you don’t know what to do. The other is to check out crossfit.com. It’s a training style geared more towards building strength than beach muscles. Then once you get the hang of the fundamental lifts you can start deciding for yourself if you want to keep following crossfit or take the lifts you learned and do your own thing. It’s cool because it tells you exactly what to do every day and has a huge library of videos showing you how to properly do every exercise.
I’ve been lifting on and off for years and I still have to look stuff up because it’s usually stuff that I just never did. I’ve spent most of those years inside a comfort zone of maybe a dozen different exercises. :tdown:
I would start with a routine of cardio warm up, then high intensity lifting. By high intensity, I mean keep your heart rate up as you lift. 30 seconds between sets, 90 seconds between exercises.
You can do something like the following:
Monday - back, chest, abs (3 sets per exercise, 8-10 reps per set)
tues - shoulders and arms(biceps/triceps/forearms) — (3 sets per exercise, 8-10 reps per set)
wed - legs, abs (4 sets each exercise, 8-10 reps per set)
thurs - rest
fri - full body (2 sets each exercise, 8-10 reps per set)
I’m not great with WHAT workouts to do, but keep your heart rate up near 120 with help burn calories. That’s what will get your 40 lbs of fat lost. The lifting will help build muscle obviously. I’m a novice and that’s what I’ve done. It’s working well so far combined with cyclic keto dieting. If anything, this will at least get you familiar with the different types of workouts and get you comfortable at the gym.
just wanted to post up correcting an error i previously posted. the 165 and 181 totals are now 1400 and 1500! ugh. not that anyone cares.
Progrocker: i suggest only compound exercises. you can really break it down into 7 exercises that will work your entire body (bench, squat, deadlift, dips, pull ups, shoulder press variations, and row variations). just split em up into a weekly routine that works best for you and go from there. unfortunately, its a lot of trial and error. if you google simplistic exercise routines youll get a ton of hits. i rememeber seeing an awesome one on criticalbench.com that i cant seem to find right now. if i find it ill post it up.
if you wanna see an 8 pack and the old obliques its not going to be easy. You need to have the diet of someone who is cutting for a competition. The only diet that has ever worked for me to see all of my abs and obliques was the doet a 2 time mr. buffalo winner gave me. This coupled with my own lifting program has got me more shredded than i have ever been.
I’ve given up on getting a 6 pack, I’ll deal with my 4 pack, because I like drinking. I just want bulk so if need be, I can beat the shit out of someone (err, defend myself) if need be (work related)
I recently decided to cut out junk food…mostly fast food. I gotta try and eat better, I think that comes even before working out more.
It doesn’t come before or after… it’s a parallel.
Anyone familiar with single set training? From everything I’ve read it’s supposed to be just as efficient at gaining strength and muscle as multiple set work outs. I’m going to try it out this month… Should be a nice change from the 3 rep 6 set training that I’ve been doing.