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FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Thought this thread was gone forever, had to seriouspost in YLLS

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FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

I got too swole and had to stop bulking, lost 15 lbs since Jan 1. Also I have been doing yoga.


Still lifting though, bro dudes.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

SpeedyCow posted:

More gym shenanigans yesterday: Guy collected all the 10 lb plates and put all 10 on the bar. Then he benched to failure, took off two plates (leaving them on the floor) and benched all the way to 0 plates including a final set of 45lbs to failure. I heard him say "27" but not sure what he stopped on. He was also built like a soggy toothpick so I'm thinking he needs a program review

i recommend he put two plates (we only refer to "plates" here because lol at using any plate that isnt a 45) on each end of the bar, get a spot to get it off the rack if he needs it, and survive. this is a good beginner weight.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Mister Speaker posted:

Postin' inna GBS thread about lifting when W&W is right there

I just got back into fitness (fit'niss dick in yo mouth) after a long hiatus. I'm 5'10", 28 years old and a paunchy 185. Five years ago my lifts were nothing special but I was a lean, muscular 180 and I want to be that again. I'm doing 5x5 big lifts (everything except deadlifts which I really miss but can't do them in my apartment; I do barbell rows instead) followed by isolation work generally in the 8-16 rep range. Working nights in a bar kitchen my diet is probably not as good as it could be. I am definitely getting stronger - turns out up until now I wasn't really warming up properly; now that I'm using a warmup calculator my big lifts have broken records in no time - but I feel like I could be cutting my gut out quicker. Should I stay the course with 5x5 supplemented by isolation lifts in the hypertrophy range, or is there something I should supplement my workouts with, like dumbbell complexes? I really want to go back to taking krav maga, that's the ticket but I've got to change my work schedule to accomodate night classes.

5x5 is boring and strength is overrated. if you stick to the big compound lifts you're going to be thighs and a torso with toothpick arms. get on a 4x12 and take steroids

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Mister Speaker posted:

Four sets of twelve reps for the big compound lifts? How should I change the rep ranges of my isolation lifts to complement this?

4x12 everything. 6 days a week. If it sounds like a lot, that's what the steroids are for.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Chinatown posted:

high schoolers are loving SCUM

In highschool I would go to McDonalds after practice and before going home to eat dinner which was usually spaghetti and still had abs. Highschoolers are the worst.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

I curl the squat rack

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

notZaar posted:

I would also like to know how to build arms better because my quads and shoulders are basically the only muscles groups I have that developed nicely, my forearms still look like tapered tubes.

Dumbbells, or become a baker and knead dough all day. Bakers are to be feared for their grip strength.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Mister Speaker posted:

FogHelmut recommend steroids to me a page or two back. I know this is GBS and he was probably pulling my skinny leg but I've been giving some consideration to maybe trying a cycle later this year once I've got a baseline physique going. Should I resign to sticking needles in my rear end or is there some sort of chewable Flintstones testosterone enthanate for swolebabbies like me?

Full disclosure - I have never taken steroids, this is why I post here instead of being a pro athlete or movie porn star.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

I just watched Creed last night, Michael B Jordan has impressive beach muscles, but literally no lats at all. Kind of impressed but not sure.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Mister Speaker posted:

I kinda figured you were messing with me. ;)

Sonofabitch. I missed leg day last week so I set a reminder on my phone like, "hey rear end in a top hat do your legs today". Two sets in and I felt my left patella do something gross. I guess it's chest/triceps day after all.

Legit though if you want to be rich and famous and literally crush pussy, take steroids.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Zzulu posted:

roidgut




dont do (too much) roids kids

Lol if you don't think your organs should be swole

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

http://es.pn/1LFrFRG

quote:

By the end of the project, Webster’s weight had barely moved — already an active person, he started out at 206 pounds and finished 30 days later at 207 — but he had gained a solid amount of muscle mass.

quote:

While he does many different kinds of lifts, he estimates his strength has gone up 10 to 15 percent across the board. When he started his Rock routine, his incline bench press was 115 pounds; now it’s 150. 

loving lol. Eat like The Rock, bench like The Beta.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

There are still people who buy those toe shoes.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Skim Milk posted:

someone post that video of that weightlifter goon screaming on his squat or whatever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFs7O2p_74

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

bamhand posted:

Because going up in increments of 10 is really hard? I own a pair of 1.25's.

lol if you don't go up in increments of 45

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

My gym is $20 a month + a $40 yearly fee. It's not a bad gym. While it doesn't have *everything*, it has the essentials and its all in good condition. I've been to better gyms, and I've been to worse gyms. Sometimes it's crowded, sometimes it's not. Also its like a mile away from home.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Paper Diamonds posted:

Just signed up at a powerlifting/strongman gym for $45 a month. And is "open 24/7/365" which just means it's a warehouse full of oly platforms, power cages, benches, all kinds of weird strongman concrete spheres. Keypad to enter, you just use your code , No staff. No locker room. A single small toilet room.

I work out inside of a concrete sphere irl.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

a starwar betamax posted:

In the past 10 months I've lost around 30 pounds and while most of it is fat I have lost a lot of muscle mass Im basically an shambling tube sock of bones and cartilage at this point and my diet is I eat rice three meals a day and I just eat as much as I can fit in my belly and I do no exersizes except I walk everywhere also I have a torn cartilage in my riight knee and so what are some good exersizes I can do and also should I eat more protein?

goku ate nothing but rice so i dont see the problem, maybe you should wear a weight vest

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

bamhand posted:

You will starve to death on a 100% protein diet no matter how much you eat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation

thats why I eat 110% protein, tbqh

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Full Metal Jackass posted:

does anyone know a good workout for the small bicep head

Arnold says concentration curls.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Add weight to the bar to increase your bench. Hth.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

My Q-Face posted:

Those Levis "athletic" 541s are crap for people with real quads, don't buy em.

In fact, the only right sized jeans I can find that fit my waist and my thighs are 7 for all mankind and cost 150-200 a piece. :( Fortunately they last forever.

I have a pair of those Levis. Still had to go a size up, but they look better than jncos.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

notZaar posted:

Just post a picture of your thighs already, I'm almost there just need a little more.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Retarded Goatee posted:

New thread title is leaving me confused

Is it still inflamed tendons all the way down???

Only if you're over 30.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

I chalk up before I ab wheel.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Put more weight on the bar. You'll have no choice but to lift it. Lift or die.







Pushups all day helped me with bench but that could be a bad thing to do, who knows.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Eat more calorie dense food, like mix your protein powder with mayonnaise.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

My Q-Face posted:

My shoulders are massive and my chest is not, I bench twice a week and also do dips. I want definition. What else can I do? Also I'm a cunt

Those are all shoulder exercises, do some flies. Also be that guy doing cable crossovers for 45 minutes while texting in between sets.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Can't lift something if you don't hate it. Get angry at those weights.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Full Metal Jackass posted:

Dang this thread went from gay and chill to hate filled in over a page.

Good good, let the hate flow through you

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Forearm tendonitis healed. Rotator cuff is gone. Pain when I reach for the wallet. I may just be cheap, not sure.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Nah just trying to live while over 30.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

That's about my height and weight when I was 15 years old so ymmv.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

lol if you do any exercise that arnold didnt do

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Injuries are due to three possibilities:

1. You're not strong enough
2. You're not taking steroids
3. You're over 30

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Revenants Return posted:

I am able to do more reps of 45 and 35 on each side of the bench press bar today lol. Felt powerful.

Some guy talking about "pyramiding" itt which I assume means reducing weight until you fail at each weight. Is that good to do?

He means literally build some pyramids, bro. How do you think the Egyptians' slaves got those stones up there? Swole as all hell.

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Bakalakadaka posted:

I'm seeing talk about pyramids but what does grain storage have to do with swole?????

Carb loading, bro

FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Spectral Debt posted:

How do you cut, can i get down to 185 from 206 in time for summa?

Avoid the Pyramids

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FogHelmut
Dec 18, 2003

Don't forget to breathe, very important.

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