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Fitness |OT8| Dad Bods, Bulge Swelfies, and Wait...Do you even lift bro?
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FallingEdge
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Well, I just returned from a 4 day vacation. I was on a bus tour. I went to Tennessee and I just didn't give a fuck with my diet.
I went to several all you can eat buffets. I also caught the Dixie Stampede dinner show. The tour guide said there was going to be a lot of food. I ended finishing everything and some of my wife's food.
Went to a Mexican restaurant and had quesadillas, nachos del carne, and guacamole dip for dinner.
On a side note, I did have a minor accident on the trip. I was trying to get my wife's purse from the overhead compartment. The bus made a quick sharp turn and stopped. I ended up tumbling down the aisle backward and landed in the floor right next to the driver. Luckily, my back and ass took the brunt of the force.
Took a pic of the aftermath.
At the same time, I was glad my years of training have provided me with a decent cushion against incidents like this.
My wife was a bit hysterical. Heh.
Remember, kids. Don't stand up on a moving bus.
glad you are fine, friend
lol, assuming that's Szu we're leaving in the dust...
FallingEdge
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DUFFMCWALIN
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Great new OT. Love it. Hit 275 @ 3x3 on flat bench today. Everything went swimmingly.
He did just go on a creamy soup tour...what did you expect?
Work on your stabilizers, leakey. Any time I hit a plateau I drop weight on my compound and increase reps. Additionally, I'll spend a good deal of time focusing on the areas that are holding me back.
What part of your squat is failing? Bench?
Psychotext
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Anyone else here have exercises that they are unusually weak at (vs the general population)? Not stuff like wanting to have a better OHP, real weaknesses.
My lifts are all at the novice to intermediate levels except for bench press, where I actually struggle to do untrained numbers. I can only assume it's got something to do with breaking both of my collar bones when I was a teenager but for whatever reason I just don't progress on it.
Oddly I'm actually quite strong at things like dumbbell flyes when compared to others... but definitely not the press motion.
My lifts are all at the novice to intermediate levels except for bench press, where I actually struggle to do untrained numbers. I can only assume it's got something to do with breaking both of my collar bones when I was a teenager but for whatever reason I just don't progress on it.
Oddly I'm actually quite strong at things like dumbbell flyes when compared to others... but definitely not the press motion.
officially can't eat mcdonalds anymore. the sausage burritos I got last night were cold in the middle. I stopped eating them right when I felt the cold but I think I threw up because of it. taco bell and quiktrip are the only fast food places open to me now lol. not a terrible thing I guess.
Where in the press is it hardest?
Personally I have shit triceps. Every push motion sticks when the tricep starts to take over at the middle. They getting better just slowly.
Psychotext
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Top third for me. All falls apart there.
Nah I don't want to carry any sort of powder or shit. I've read about making my own liquid chalk but I need to work on my grip strength in general.
I'll post back when I've tested them out.
Omegasquash
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Fresh thread. Fresh scent.
This week for me is all about recouping from some food decisions over the long weekend. Not terrible and planned, but I gotta work it out. Going in next week to try and rep my deadlift max from January 4 times. I just need to treat my lower back nice until then.
This week for me is all about recouping from some food decisions over the long weekend. Not terrible and planned, but I gotta work it out. Going in next week to try and rep my deadlift max from January 4 times. I just need to treat my lower back nice until then.
That's triceps. Lockout is typically a weak area as the pecs are way stronger than the triceps.
I've done a healthy mix of stuff to isolate Tris like cables(over the head and push down), French press, skull crushers,lying extension, dips, pushups and that has helped a bunch.
Once you get past the stabilizers as a weak point for a certain press weight you pretty much working the tris up to parity. Keep going and if it really sucks get a rack and start the bar 1/2 way up to work on lockouts.
Triceps, my man. Try doing partial rep bench press at the top third. The constant tension will strengthen those tris like nothing else.
FallingEdge
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That gif accurately describes my feelings.
The guy on the right is how I felt before the trip.
The guy on the left is how I felt after the trip.
Liquid chalk. I use it and love it. It will help your grip strength as well.
Psychotext
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Cheers for the triceps suggestions. Will look to add in a bit more of that sort of thing.
Try the thing I mentioned. Throw a 45 on each side and do partial reps, only on the top 1/3. Do it until failure, three sets. Your tris will be torched. I promise.
My friend recommended me a snack with greek yogurt mixed with cottage cheese and granola. You can use blueberries instead of granola.
I switched to a low-carb meal plan a few days ago and I haven't really felt hungry throughout the day. No more snacking too.
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Psychotext
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Will do.
mkenyon said:
So I finally got around to the local running shop and they had me walk for them and stuff. They ended up recommending Saucony Guide 8s. The only colorway they had was pretty ugly and priced $40 higher than online, so I thanked them but dipped out without buying anything.
I tried to look online to figure out what kind of foot/gait the shoes were designed for but couldn't decipher all of the marketing babble. Anyone know what class of shoe that is or similar shoes that are less ugly and/or cheaper? Might end up just getting them off Amazon for 80 if I don't get any new info, but figured I should at least post and ask since I wasn't going to pay the 120 they were asking either way. I love local stores but I'm near broke lol.
Psychotext
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Probably just busy flipping over buildings and eating small farms worth of meat.
Oh, right...it is an ordinary Tuesday for Brolic.
Felt so tired again today. Weighed in at 237.4 today. Ate lunch and then hit the gym, knocked out 240x1 on bench easy. Probably had a couple more reps in me. Hit every single rep on my compound and accessories. Great day. Freaking busy at the gym lately. So many people I've never seen.
Feels good benching my own body weight.
Feels good benching my own body weight.
You gonna need chalk, liquid or solid. If all you care about is grip strength then go without. If general strength is important then you know what you need to do. I can't imagine lifting heavy for multiple sets without it. My grip and moist hands would fail at the first rep.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
A lot of shit going on. Started training new job and took last week off lifting, also, after the competitions, not much seems worth posting honestly. All that and training in the afternoon after work is gonna take some getting used to. May break down and get a preworkout.
But all in all, just not much worth posting about.
You don't run in dress shoes, why lift weights in running shoes?
I was dead lifting a nice warmup weight, second rep of 335 and I decided to change my form a little. I dropped my shoulders down and back and immediately got an extra inch on the setup. Then I made the easy feeling pull and tweaked a rhomboid. So I'm out for a while.
mdsfx
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Ugh.. Well I sent a screenshot to my wife so that's pretty much a shoo-in gift for father's day. (Har har)
In the long run, pre-workouts just have too much caffeine for me. One 12 ounce cup of coffee on my way home from work and I'm good to go.
You back lifting this week?
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Yeah, starting light getting back going. And I drink dark coffee in the morning, so might try something a little extra next week. I'm wary because last time I used a preworkout I didn't like how it made me feel, but I can tell I'm dragging ass.
mdsfx
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I'm guessing you have more experience, but just in case it helps I've tried Cellucor C4 and ON Pre. I prefer the C4 because of how I felt, how little I have to consume, and the lack of a burning tongue and upset stomach due to the pepper in PRE.
I'm with you. I've taken C4, super pump max and a few others and each makes me jittery and uncomfortable
Spiritreaver
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What Youtubers do you all follow? I'm trying to find more guys to add to my Youtube/Instagram feed for motivation. I can't seem to find enough that aren't proponents of misc/bro/zyzz culture (can't stand that, sorry).
I really only follow like... Michael Kory and Buff Dudes for their recipes.
I really only follow like... Michael Kory and Buff Dudes for their recipes.
Psychotext
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I make my own pre-workout. That way I know exactly what I'm getting and don't have to worry about most of the bullshit ingredients that companies add. I don't put caffeine in it either... if I need the extra jolt I'll have a triple espresso before working out.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Way too many to list
Very good info and tutorials
Chris Duffin
Kelly Starrett
Supertraining06
Entertainment and some good info
George Leeman
Brett Gibbs
Garret Blevins
Ben Rice
Lilliebridges
BioLayne
Kevin Oak
Omarlsuf
Phyisque of Greatness
Wayne Forsythe <3
Psychotext
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Pretty much just Alan Thrall for me. BroScienceLife aside.
Spiritreaver
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Hehehe, I forgot to mention this guy. He's such a beast. I go to bed hoping to dream of being in his shoes.
I'll check the others out.
mdsfx
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Wooo! Did a muscle-up! Probably not the best form, but I finally got my ass above the bar
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