Can you 3x5 bodyweight? If so, you're definitely not a beginner
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
- Thread starter Chocobro
- Start date
- Status
Can you 3x5 bodyweight? If so, you're definitely not a beginner
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
This site might be of some help. Not sure if there are objective strength standards out there.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
It's based on your one rep max, though.
I'm still in between novice and intermediate when it comes to the bench.
Actually, on second glance, I'm around the same in-between novice/intermediate stage for all of my main lifts (bench, squat, deadlift).
Not quite, but I am getting very close. Should be there in 3-4 weeks.
Then I'd say you're not a beginner, although that's an extremely arbitrary term.
Also fasting helps fight cancer as cancer cells can't handle being without food/sugar apparently. Also it triggers something which makes radiation therapy attack cancer cells more efficiently while your normal cells remain more or less unaffected, resulting in more intensive treatment possibility.
So if you ever get cancer, keep in mind that fasting and/or keto could actually help the treatment work better.
Adipower's for $86 CDN shipped. How perfect was that timing? Bought a pair.
How'd you get it for that price? I see it as 144 Canadian. I'm from the US though
Add it to your cart.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Here's an interesting video and article on the topic.
http://www.examiner.com/article/low...hemo-for-most-cancers-says-dr-thomas-seyfried
My aunt got cancer a few years back and went strictly zero carb. She also treated with chemotherapy and she is in complete remission now. No idea what the future holds, but it certainly looks promising for her.
SilentSoldier
Member
I'd be doing backflips if I could 3X5 my current bodyweight. Plus, my chest would probably look awesome too. Ugh my bench sucks, as does my OHP
But in better news, I successfully DL 315lbs!!! Felt so good getting to 3 plates on that lift. Now my Squat and DL have a combined 640lbs+. Feels good.
Before low carb I was also sick all the time. Life got a lot better once I fixed up diet. Fasting helped even more.
Psychotext
Member
I've read a very long and complicated article that basically says this is mostly bollocks. It's a very popular belief, but it's not actually backed up by that much science.
Edit - This covers the general gist of it: http://anthonycolpo.com/ketogenic-diets-for-cancer-promising-cure-or-wishful-thinking/
Ok so it seems the keto effect is bullshit then. Makes sense when you think about it.
The fasting I was actually talking about, is from a documentary I saw a few years ago. In it, in some US hospital they had patients fast for three days before receiving treatment which apparently made them respond better. Dunno what's the final word on it though. At least it seemed pretty promising.
Anyway, here's hoping to researchers perfecting the use of viruses in cancer treatment in the near future..
Psychotext
Member
Yeah, that three day fasting thing is something else. It's basically an immune system reboot.
Yeah. It's so hard to answer because bodies are all so different.
Great news on the DL!! How much do you weigh?
Thanks guys, my bench has always sucked but getting hit with the double whammy of weight loss + not benching at all due to my shoulder injury made going back difficult. Percentage wise, Im rapping more than when I was heavier, which is pretty neat.
Psychotext
Member
What's your combined big 3 now??
DivineRage002
Member
Hurt my lower back while squatting... Shit sucks, guess I'm not doing any squad/dl for a while now.
velociraptor
Junior Member
got a stupid question but here goes. I'm currently cutting but I've got a football (soccer) game tonight. What should I eat before and after to prevent muscle loss? I usually eat 1400-1500 kcal on rest days.
Psychotext
Member
You're very unlikely to push yourself so hard that you cause muscle loss in such a short time. Unless you decide to run end to end continuously for the hell of it.
Just make sure you have a bit of protein in you and get a decent recovery meal.
Edit - Ugh @ Core / Abdomen thread. Those fucking infomercials have a lot to answer for. At least there are people with some knowledge posting though.
Just make sure you have a bit of protein in you and get a decent recovery meal.
Edit - Ugh @ Core / Abdomen thread. Those fucking infomercials have a lot to answer for. At least there are people with some knowledge posting though.
velociraptor
Junior Member
Not sure what the consensus is with carbs and cardio but I'm thinking protein shake + banana before the game (carbs for some energy), and chicken + rice pwo. Sound fine?
Psychotext
Member
Yup, sounds fine.
Just taper, do less reps or lower weight. Stopping completely is never a good idea before you're about to do something particularly strenuous.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Finally hit 405 on DL's.
I now officially quit.
Ha thats inline with how my exaggerations usually go.
I now officially quit.
Ha thats inline with how my exaggerations usually go.
Dead Prince
Banned
405? you gotta round up to 500 now
ShadowgeistX
Member
Late last month I reached 405 and thought I'd be happy. Yours was actually my exact thought.
Now I'm upset that I can't bust through to 5 reps and add 10 lbs.
Good job broseph.
Alright, got it! I'm the only weight lifter of the group, I wonder if my comparably stronger quads are going to make much of a difference in terms of my endurance. Probably only slightly.
This site might be of some help. Not sure if there are objective strength standards out there.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
It's based on your one rep max, though.
I'm still in between novice and intermediate when it comes to the bench.
Actually, on second glance, I'm around the same in-between novice/intermediate stage for all of my main lifts (bench, squat, deadlift).
Ah man that chart is depressing. I'm assuming the weight listed are for healthy non-obese people. I weigh 230, but my lean body weight is probably closer to 160. Either way my bench is pretty weak. My max is about 155x6
This site might be of some help. Not sure if there are objective strength standards out there.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
It's based on your one rep max, though.
I'm still in between novice and intermediate when it comes to the bench.
Actually, on second glance, I'm around the same in-between novice/intermediate stage for all of my main lifts (bench, squat, deadlift).
I've been lifting regularly since June last year. I'm finding myself in Novice. Thanks for posting this!
SilentSoldier
Member
Last I checked, I was 215. I wanted to get to 220 before going on a cut, but the last few weeks of school was killer in terms of me keeping up with 3100 calories. I probably should be lifting more, but I'm not even a year into this whole fitness thing.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I'm a quitter by nature and i'm not shirking that ingrained part of me anytime soon.
I CHOOSE NOT TO LIFT
Thanks Bish =3
There you go bud! We miss you around here
D
Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Good work pal. Stay the course!
I also stopped getting sick years ago once I started keto. Went for a good two years without even the slightest inkling of any kind of sickness. It's great.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Ahhh Bum I miss you too bro. I have been such a loser lately. Winter sapped all my motivation so I was just lifting to maintain but now the Sun is finally back like a Phoenix and I'm ready to get the fuel that only fitGAF can provide.
Haven't truly maxed in a while but it's gotta be close to 1000 which I'm happy with. Recently I've been thinking of scaling my numbers back to the 80% and just crushing the 5/3/1 days with a lot of back off work. It's worked wonders for my buddy. I'm not as focused on chasing a higher total anymore especially with summer around the corner.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I think this might be the last year I focus on increasing my strength. To really hit the numbers I want I have to get pretty big and shedding that weight in the summer is just becoming more and more tiresome. Course I say this at the end of every winter.
This site might be of some help. Not sure if there are objective strength standards out there.
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
It's based on your one rep max, though.
I'm still in between novice and intermediate when it comes to the bench.
Actually, on second glance, I'm around the same in-between novice/intermediate stage for all of my main lifts (bench, squat, deadlift).
I was just breaking the threshold of intermediate on most lifts when I started fat loss last year.
Haven't looked at it in a while and looking at it again makes me want to get back off the fat loss I just restarted and go back to gains.
Can't think about that now... Can't think about that now... Eyes on the goal....
ShadowgeistX
Member
Well congrats then, and I hope you're more successful at bailing out of progression than I am haha.
10/10 Seinfeld reference
I saw you're going to be doing the FFXV OT??? I'm probably more excited for the OT than the game and I'm fired up for the game!!
Hands of Stone
Member
Did you drink more water than usual throughout the day?
Good for you dude. That's an awesome number at your size...you should be extremely proud
Nope, I drink 1 gallon a day on the dot usually. I did have some extra coffee. Who knows. My chest was popping out from my shirt this morning, pecs looking huge after chest day yesterday. Maybe it's all gainz?!
- Status