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Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-19

5'10"

According to a body-fat-omometer I'm currently 25.5% BF and falling. Still hovering around 215 pounds.

Fitness thread - chrome - 2013-11-22

Today I found out that I can box jump 52 inches.

I also found out that I can't box jump 54 inches. I know this because when my feet didn't clear the plates, I bailed on my right leg, tore a ligament in my right ankle, and fractured my tailbone.

I'm not sure when the next time I can squat/deadlift will be, but I'm going to use this time to play catch-up with my upper body. Probably just lots of pull-ups and mostly upper body isolation. I don't think my tailbone will get in the way as much as my ankle, and I've rolled my ankle a lot--I'll be back in 2 weeks with a brace probably.

Fitness thread - ImagineAll - 2013-11-23

chrome Wrote:Today I found out that I can box jump 52 inches.

I also found out that I can't box jump 54 inches. I know this because when my feet didn't clear the plates, I bailed on my right leg, tore a ligament in my right ankle, and fractured my tailbone.

I'm not sure when the next time I can squat/deadlift will be, but I'm going to use this time to play catch-up with my upper body. Probably just lots of pull-ups and mostly upper body isolation. I don't think my tailbone will get in the way as much as my ankle, and I've rolled my ankle a lot--I'll be back in 2 weeks with a brace probably.
Ugh. This is exactly why I don't try to high box jump. My depth perception combined with glass ankles would just die. Hope you recover quickly. Don't push yourself on heavy squats or deadlifts before the ankle is properly healed, though. You'll do yourself more harm by trying to rush back.

Keep us updated ~

Fitness thread - chrome - 2013-11-25

It's very offputting that I was thinking about deadlifting 500 a few days ago, and now I'm stuck here with a bruised (not fractured) tailbone barely able to lift anything. I had to substitute hammer presses for incline bench because of how much my tailbone was bothering me sitting on the bench.

On that note, my ankle is healing super fast. I'm going to try deadlifting 1 plate tomorrow, and if anything bothers me I'll quit. But I really want to get back into it.

EDIT: Just got back from the doctor with the best news ever.

"Your ankle's fine, you were right, it's just sensitive and injury-prone from a past injury, so just have a brace on whenever you do anything strenuous. Your tailbone is partially fractured, but that doesn't really mean anything unless you fall on it again. So you can do whatever you want, it just might hurt a little whenever you put a big load on your pelvis. Just try not to fall on your butt again."

brb deadlifting

EDIT 2: I lied. Deadlifting is hard.

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-26

So it turns out the guy at GNC thinks he can con me.

ME: Where's the Optimum Nutrition?
HIM: Over there.
ME: *studies them for a while*
HIM: Did you have any questions about them or...?
ME: Where's the flavor?
HIM: It's written vertically on the side. First time buying whey?
ME: Yeah. (ED: I should have said no.)
HIM: Well, why don't you try this whey instead? (he leads me to the store brand) It's got a lot more herbal supplements that the ON doesn't have, like decaffeinated green tea. It also has stuff which will hydrolize faster so you can take it right before a workout and feel it work.
ME: I don't want whey with caffeine. How much does it have?
HIM: It's only like 60mg of caffeine. That's less than a cup of coffee. Less than half even.
ME: I don't want caffeine in my whey. Really 10-15 mg is the highest I'll go.
HIM: You're not going to find whey that has that little caffeine in it.
ME: The ON whey has no caffeine in it.
HIM: I find that hard to believe. All whey has caffeine in it. (BULLS'HIT ALERT)
ME: Sorry, I'm going to go with the ON.
HIM: Have you considered taking a multivitamin with your whey?
ME: No.
HIM: You really should get one. Taking whey without a multivitamin just wastes your time and money. Imagine a road with potholes which is where you are now. A multivitamin fills in the potholes so the whey will give you smooth acceleration.
ME: I think I'll pass. (buys ON whey)
HIM: So you'll get the multivitamin next time?
ME: Sure. (WHATEVER BRO)

Fitness thread - XxSilencer - 2013-11-27

I've always browsed this thread on and off but I finally got up off my ass and joined a gym after a couple years of debating whether or not to do so and my main goal is to change my life in a sense. Now since I am new to this I'm not all too sure on how to go about it I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to make me up a workout schedule. My plan was to go Mon-Fri, possibly Sat depending how I am/feel for 1-1.5 hours a day. My main focus right now is my abdominal region as well as my chest. I'm sure my weight and height will factor in so I'm 5'7 and weigh about 180lbs, been a while since I last checked but my job does keep me in good shape. Well I guess that's all and I hope someone can lend a helping hand, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-27

XxSilencer Wrote:I've always browsed this thread on and off but I finally got up off my ass and joined a gym after a couple years of debating whether or not to do so and my main goal is to change my life in a sense. Now since I am new to this I'm not all too sure on how to go about it I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to make me up a workout schedule. My plan was to go Mon-Fri, possibly Sat depending how I am/feel for 1-1.5 hours a day. My main focus right now is my abdominal region as well as my chest. I'm sure my weight and height will factor in so I'm 5'7 and weigh about 180lbs, been a while since I last checked but my job does keep me in good shape. Well I guess that's all and I hope someone can lend a helping hand, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

Starting Strength
Stronglift's 5x5

Pick one and go. You don't need anything fancy to start gaining strength.

Fitness thread - XxSilencer - 2013-11-27

Fiel Wrote:Starting Strength
Stronglift's 5x5

Pick one and go. You don't need anything fancy to start gaining strength.

It's not really about gaining strength I want to get rid of what gut I have and same for my chest. Any other gain is just a bonus. I got 1 month free at the gym so I really want to take advantage of that. But I would like to have some kind of routine, like upper body 1 day, lower the next, chest/shoulders etcetc. Also I'm not really familiar with what names do what lol but I am looking them up.

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-28

XxSilencer Wrote:It's not really about gaining strength I want to get rid of what gut I have and same for my chest. Any other gain is just a bonus. I got 1 month free at the gym so I really want to take advantage of that. But I would like to have some kind of routine, like upper body 1 day, lower the next, chest/shoulders etcetc. Also I'm not really familiar with what names do what lol but I am looking them up.

If you just want to lose weight, you'd gain a lot more by doing fork putdowns and water pullups rather than lifting weights. Cut your caloric intake.

You cannot spot reduce. Your body will remove weight from your entire body at the same time. So you can't have fat arms and defined abs/chest. It doesn't work that way.

Fitness thread - XxSilencer - 2013-11-28

Fiel Wrote:If you just want to lose weight, you'd gain a lot more by doing fork putdowns and water pullups rather than lifting weights. Cut your caloric intake.

You cannot spot reduce. Your body will remove weight from your entire body at the same time. So you can't have fat arms and defined abs/chest. It doesn't work that way.

I should have just looked it up first. I understand what your saying and after looking it up stronglifts is probably the perfect thing to start with. I'm very excited to start going at it.

Fitness thread - Imitazion - 2013-11-28

XxSilencer Wrote:I should have just looked it up first. I understand what your saying and after looking it up stronglifts is probably the perfect thing to start with. I'm very excited to start going at it.
while doing 4xF fork putdowns and 5x10 water pullups is a good aid in losing weight, you should get an idea of your bodies energy requirements. make sure you don't go on a huge deficit, else you will shed muscle instead of fat. I made that mistake. I could've been swole as pineapple right now, but I'm barely ottermode(I could be otter if I reduced my bodyfat).

Get a routine based on compounds. get rest. I suggest doing ABxABxx or AxBxAxBx and so forth. you become stronger and bigger when you rest, not when you stress your CNS.
also, enjoy your noob gains. Have [MENTION=1]Fiel[/MENTION]; tell you how glorious they are and how to abuse them to your benefit.

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-28

I personally do xxAxBxA xxBxAxB.

Unfortunately I have stalled on all of my lifts:

Hack squat machine (lol) - 270
Deadlift - 215
Bench - 155
Overhead Press - 50

But even though I feel like I've stalled on all of my lifts, my weight keeps dropping and my strength stays the same. I stopped caring too much about weight and now I care more about calories, strength, and g/Protein throughout the day. I now enjoy weightlifting and couldn't imagine a life without it. I've found two friends that want to go with me to the gym. It's awesomesauce.

Now I need to take some ibuprofen because I'm sore and feel like an old man from lifting today. Ow.

Fitness thread - Imitazion - 2013-11-28

Fiel Wrote:I personally do xxAxBxA xxBxAxB.

Unfortunately I have stalled on all of my lifts:

Hack squat machine (lol) - 270
Deadlift - 215
Bench - 155
Overhead Press - 50

But even though I feel like I've stalled on all of my lifts, my weight keeps dropping and my strength stays the same. I stopped caring too much about weight and now I care more about calories, strength, and g/Protein throughout the day. I now enjoy weightlifting and couldn't imagine a life without it. I've found two friends that want to go with me to the gym. It's awesomesauce.

Now I need to take some ibuprofen because I'm sore and feel like an old man from lifting today. Ow.
if you're aiming to lose weight, stalling is perfectly normal. as long as you keep your current numbers, you're fine.
the reason you have DOMS is either unusual stimulus or malnutrition. either eat more or eat better.

on another note: I finally killed the 160kg deadlift. that's 350lb. pineapple yeah.

Fitness thread - SaptaZapta - 2013-11-28

Fiel Wrote:Now I need to take some ibuprofen because I'm sore and feel like an old man from lifting today. Ow.

I have a bodybuilding friend who swears ibuprofen makes your muscles weak and easy to tear. "I have had a couple of torn muscles related to advil use. You'll always feel like "Well I can normally do this..." and then push to do as much as you normally do and part ways there you end up with a torn muscle. and they can take as much as 6 months to fully heal"

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-11-28

SaptaZapta Wrote:I have a bodybuilding friend who swears ibuprofen makes your muscles weak and easy to tear. "I have had a couple of torn muscles related to advil use. You'll always feel like "Well I can normally do this..." and then push to do as much as you normally do and part ways there you end up with a torn muscle. and they can take as much as 6 months to fully heal"

Sounds like broscience.

Fitness thread - Imitazion - 2013-11-29

I am currently training for strength.
It's funny looking back at my log.

These are my stats from May:
Squat: 50kg*5
Romanian Deadlift: 70kg*12
Bench: 50kg*5
OHP: 20kg*5

Weight: 85kg

I was cutting until June.
After that, I was hit with a hard period of work, crappy diet(barely maintenance), and a few sick periods.
I've gained 7kg since then, and I can both see and feel it. I feel so good.

Stats now:
Squat: 85kg*5
Romanian deadlift: 140kg*5/160kg*1
Bench: 70kg*5/85kg*1
OHP: 50kg*5/unknown 1RM.

Weight: 92kg

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Fitness thread - Moonlapse - 2013-12-06

I've lost weight just by walking to class.

YAAY. Big Grin

Fitness thread - Fiel - 2013-12-10

haven't updated in a few days.

My lifts are still stalling, so I decided to try something different. I just pick a general body part, go into the gym, and stress the hell out of that bodypart until I feel tired. I don't care about how much weight I'm lifting. I don't care about if I'm improving or not. I just want to feel tired when I leave the gym.

My arms are killing me right now and I love it.

Fitness thread - chrome - 2013-12-10

WEEK 2 POST-BUTT INJURY

 Tuesday morning, 12/10


Fitness thread - Raul - 2013-12-10

I've been lifting in an effort to not resemble a twig-man by the time spring starts. That's all I want.