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Posted: 12/26/2018 6:35:55 PM EDT
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I got my working sets done at 225 today on bench. Minor milestone I guess. I was more happier before I remmebered that I had 405 within my grasp this time last year
 I’m hoping 2019 is a little more productive.
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Posted: 12/26/2018 8:30:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN:
Merry Christmas guys https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/433221/KIMG1021_JPG-785869.JPG Congrats RoG!!! Cute kid! |
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Posted: 12/26/2018 8:45:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KaiK:
Raaaaaaaa https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3IiPpnZy3/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kg7tkf8z73vh Did your shirt say 'Make squats great again'? |
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Posted: 12/26/2018 9:07:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cameronswmp9:
I hit a PR of 185 on bench today, and I'm happy as last time I was only getting 165. I did try first on the bench press machine deal (These deals) but wanted to try it on a barbell. I tried that first because I don't run a spotter, and they don't have safeties on the bench. Still feel good about it, and it's on the way to 2 plates! 
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Posted: 12/26/2018 9:08:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW: Nice lift! And just before the end of the year, great timing. Go for 365 by the end of next year? Did your shirt say 'Make squats great again'? 
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Posted: 12/27/2018 1:59:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KaiK: Get safeties. Bench on real bench. |
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Posted: 12/28/2018 5:43:07 PM EDT
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Should I buy myself a Rower? Is rowing icky for some cardio? I’m not moving enough. I can row and not leave the house.
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Posted: 12/28/2018 5:49:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CLICKBANGBANG:
Should I buy myself a Rower? Is rowing icky for some cardio? I’m not moving enough. I can row and not leave the house. |
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Posted: 12/28/2018 5:55:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KaiK:
Raaaaaaaa https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3IiPpnZy3/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=kg7tkf8z73vh |
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Posted: 12/28/2018 5:56:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Cameronswmp9:
I hit a PR of 185 on bench today, and I'm happy as last time I was only getting 165. I did try first on the bench press machine deal (These deals) but wanted to try it on a barbell. I tried that first because I don't run a spotter, and they don't have safeties on the bench. Still feel good about it, and it's on the way to 2 plates! |
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Posted: 12/29/2018 11:18:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CLICKBANGBANG:
Should I buy myself a Rower? Is rowing icky for some cardio? I’m not moving enough. I can row and not leave the house. |
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Posted: 12/29/2018 12:56:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
I don't spend enough time on the rowers available to me, but I sure like them. I like that I can work my knee without much load and get it moving, I like that I can either bust my ass or just get a slow breather. And it doesn't suck like running at all. |
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Posted: 12/29/2018 2:44:59 PM EDT
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Gratz on the 315 kaik!
Mine has been going the opposite direction. 47 has been a rough year, energy levels have seemed to tank. Probably stress related. |
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Posted: 12/29/2018 2:56:50 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KaiK]
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SoonerBorn:
Gratz on the 315 kaik! Mine has been going the opposite direction. 47 has been a rough year, energy levels have seemed to tank. Probably stress related. That sucks. Sounds like you need something to remove your stress. Have you tried lifting weights?
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Posted: 1/1/2019 12:33:17 AM EDT
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Happy New Year you filthy animals!
Got my last workout of 2018 in. Chest, shoulder, tris day! I'm trying out a new rep range that reduces time and reps, but really kills and leaves killer pumps in muscle. I'm liking this idea a lot. I'll keep playing with it and see how it goes. It's called "Dog Crap." At this point, I can't help but build muscle. Not even half natty.  DOG CRAP TRAINING | Build A Bigger Back In HALF The Time! (Ft. Alberto Nuñez) |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 12:44:52 AM EDT
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Moving from 3x5 to 5/3/1 for 2019, lets see how it goes, may need to start using a belt for the heavy singles:
Starting from: 250 lbs 26% BF Squat - 395 Bench - 265 Deadlift - 465 Press - 195 Row - 245 |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 11:19:48 AM EDT
[#17]
Happy New Years!
Congrats on the 3 plate bench @KaiK ! That is a well deserved lift man, you definitely put the time and effort it. Even though you did get sidetracked a lot by "cutting" and other general weirdness. I am happy you stopped being weak though.
My parents are moving out here(from CA) to be near my kids so I drove my mom out this last week. Made the drive in 4 days on the I40 despite New Mexico getting a blizzard. The amount of trucks on their sides was incredible. The desert was amazing with the snow. Now that my mom is living with us until they sell/buy I will have some time to spend getting back after things. Maybe I remember how to lift? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 1:39:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Guido2006:
Moving from 3x5 to 5/3/1 for 2019, lets see how it goes, may need to start using a belt for the heavy singles: Starting from: 250 lbs 26% BF Squat - 395 Bench - 265 Deadlift - 465 Press - 195 Row - 245 |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 1:40:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AnvilUSMC:
Happy New Years! Congrats on the 3 plate bench @KaiK ! That is a well deserved lift man, you definitely put the time and effort it. Even though you did get sidetracked a lot by "cutting" and other general weirdness. I am happy you stopped being weak though.
My parents are moving out here(from CA) to be near my kids so I drove my mom out this last week. Made the drive in 4 days on the I40 despite New Mexico getting a blizzard. The amount of trucks on their sides was incredible. The desert was amazing with the snow. Now that my mom is living with us until they sell/buy I will have some time to spend getting back after things. Maybe I remember how to lift? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 5:33:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AnvilUSMC:
Happy New Years! Congrats on the 3 plate bench @KaiK ! That is a well deserved lift man, you definitely put the time and effort it. Even though you did get sidetracked a lot by "cutting" and other general weirdness. I am happy you stopped being weak though.
My parents are moving out here(from CA) to be near my kids so I drove my mom out this last week. Made the drive in 4 days on the I40 despite New Mexico getting a blizzard. The amount of trucks on their sides was incredible. The desert was amazing with the snow. Now that my mom is living with us until they sell/buy I will have some time to spend getting back after things. Maybe I remember how to lift? |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 9:57:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 03RN]
[#21]
Good week. Exercised 5 days in a row. I haven't done that in a while.
And accepted a new job that will cut my commute from over an hour each way to under 30 minutes and no more overnights. I think I might be on track motivation wise to be more consistent with my lifting. That commute was really draining. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 10:00:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN:
Good week. Exercised 5 days in a row. I haven't done that in a while. And accepted a new job that will cut my commute from over an hour each way to under 30 minutes and no more overnights. I think I might be on track motivation wise to be more consistent with my lifting. That commute was really draining. |
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Posted: 1/2/2019 10:51:21 PM EDT
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I went to the gym tonight, there were NO resolutioners
The gym owner is making everyone that signs up from 12/20 to 1/10 pre pay for three months..... seems to be working well at weeding out the riff raff. |
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Posted: 1/3/2019 10:46:05 AM EDT
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I'm on my last week of the first cycle of Boring But Big.
I've never done 531 before, those 1+ sets are pretty rad. The 5x10 work is rough too, might have to adjust percentages a bit. |
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Posted: 1/4/2019 1:20:27 PM EDT
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My knee is bipolar. Either it hurts like hell and I can't squat, or it doesn't hurt at all and I can squat great. No middle ground, and I'm struggling to find what it is that makes it hurt. Today I got 10 reps at 45lbs.
At least my strength is maintaining well as I lose weight. I'm down to 220 now, trying to slowly lose fat without losing any muscle and get to about 200-205 by mid summer or so. @AnvilUSMC glad to see you posting again, you and the rest of your VA/WVA buddies have been pretty quiet around here lately. I hope LawyerUp is doing well, haven't heard from him in a while other than the occasional coffee delivery. |
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Posted: 1/4/2019 1:56:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN:
Good week. Exercised 5 days in a row. I haven't done that in a while. And accepted a new job that will cut my commute from over an hour each way to under 30 minutes and no more overnights. I think I might be on track motivation wise to be more consistent with my lifting. That commute was really draining. I think I might buy a rower to use. And I'm still liking the dog crap method. I'll keep it long term for some lifts. I'm an hour plus commute every day now. I'll be on these couple of jobs for another week. 
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Posted: 1/4/2019 6:11:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
My knee is bipolar. Either it hurts like hell and I can't squat, or it doesn't hurt at all and I can squat great. No middle ground, and I'm struggling to find what it is that makes it hurt. Today I got 10 reps at 45lbs. At least my strength is maintaining well as I lose weight. I'm down to 220 now, trying to slowly lose fat without losing any muscle and get to about 200-205 by mid summer or so. @AnvilUSMC glad to see you posting again, you and the rest of your VA/WVA buddies have been pretty quiet around here lately. I hope LawyerUp is doing well, haven't heard from him in a while other than the occasional coffee delivery. I was thinking of @LawyerUp too. I haven't ordered any coffee in awhile and have been on a bit of a kick making cappuccinos lately. Need some good beans to add some more style! |
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Posted: 1/5/2019 1:13:32 AM EDT
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Don't you hate it when you have a long post written, then accidentally hit the back button...
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Posted: 1/5/2019 1:16:11 AM EDT
[#29]
Congratz to the boys with new babies, new wives and new PRs
Had several Stella's tonight...rehearsal dinner. Getting married tomorrow! 
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Posted: 1/5/2019 1:20:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/5/2019 1:31:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
My knee is bipolar. Either it hurts like hell and I can't squat, or it doesn't hurt at all and I can squat great. No middle ground, and I'm struggling to find what it is that makes it hurt. Today I got 10 reps at 45lbs. At least my strength is maintaining well as I lose weight. I'm down to 220 now, trying to slowly lose fat without losing any muscle and get to about 200-205 by mid summer or so. @AnvilUSMC glad to see you posting again, you and the rest of your VA/WVA buddies have been pretty quiet around here lately. I hope LawyerUp is doing well, haven't heard from him in a while other than the occasional coffee delivery. 
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Posted: 1/5/2019 7:01:46 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flashover343:
Congratz to the boys with new babies, new wives and new PRs Had several Stella's tonight...rehearsal dinner. Getting married tomorrow! 
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Posted: 1/5/2019 11:44:49 AM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flashover343:
Congratz to the boys with new babies, new wives and new PRs Had several Stella's tonight...rehearsal dinner. Getting married tomorrow! |
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Posted: 1/7/2019 10:48:46 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flashover343:
Congratz to the boys with new babies, new wives and new PRs Had several Stella's tonight...rehearsal dinner. Getting married tomorrow! |
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Posted: 1/7/2019 10:51:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW: Congrats on the marriage! Sorry about the Stella’s |
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Posted: 1/7/2019 11:08:51 AM EDT
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Congrats guys, with marriage and kids! Luckily I am set there!
225x5 deadlifts today on the +1 set, hitting 225 on squats on the same +1 set Wednesday. Deadlifts are a rep PR, squats I have done them but didn't feel good about them at 225. I did a single last week and felt great about it. |
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Posted: 1/8/2019 8:40:11 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Flashover343:
Congratz to the boys with new babies, new wives and new PRs Had several Stella's tonight...rehearsal dinner. Getting married tomorrow! |
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Posted: 1/8/2019 9:12:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 03RN: Congrats man! How was it? |
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Posted: 1/10/2019 12:48:19 PM EDT
[#39]
So my wife is now doing nutritional coaching for a few people in the area and she starts by sitting down with them and doing an assessment of how dedicated they are so she know where to start.
The lowest level, or starting level for most people, is to simply pay attention for a while to what you're actually eating, then focusing on only eating till you're not hungry and not eating till you're a 7/10 hungry. So that's what I've been doing, waiting till I'm 7/10 hungry and only eating till I'm not hungry. No consideration of carbs or protein, no restrictions on any type of food, just moderation. I'm down several pounds, finally below 220 today and still doing really well on lifts when I actually lift. I just don't have the patience to weigh all my food and know exactly what I'm eating every day, but this seems to work for me. Now I need to stay off the phone and get to the gym more regularly and I'll be doing even better. |
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Posted: 1/10/2019 9:10:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
So my wife is now doing nutritional coaching for a few people in the area and she starts by sitting down with them and doing an assessment of how dedicated they are so she know where to start. The lowest level, or starting level for most people, is to simply pay attention for a while to what you're actually eating, then focusing on only eating till you're not hungry and not eating till you're a 7/10 hungry. So that's what I've been doing, waiting till I'm 7/10 hungry and only eating till I'm not hungry. No consideration of carbs or protein, no restrictions on any type of food, just moderation. I'm down several pounds, finally below 220 today and still doing really well on lifts when I actually lift. I just don't have the patience to weigh all my food and know exactly what I'm eating every day, but this seems to work for me. Now I need to stay off the phone and get to the gym more regularly and I'll be doing even better. |
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Posted: 1/11/2019 7:26:41 AM EDT
[#41]
Deadlifts today 235x5 which is a PR, and getting ready for FSLs I was goofing around a little bit and tried and got a 275 pull.
Wiped me out for OHP though |
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Posted: 1/11/2019 10:02:49 AM EDT
[#42]
Anyone else find front squats to be one of the most exhausting things out there? I was doing 4x8 the other night at like 70% of my back squat and I'm still sore today. Core, upper back, traps, quads, everything.
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Posted: 1/11/2019 7:44:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thormx538:
Anyone else find front squats to be one of the most exhausting things out there? I was doing 4x8 the other night at like 70% of my back squat and I'm still sore today. Core, upper back, traps, quads, everything. I should try to figure out how to do them I guess.
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Posted: 1/11/2019 9:08:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: grady]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thormx538:
Anyone else find front squats to be one of the most exhausting things out there? I was doing 4x8 the other night at like 70% of my back squat and I'm still sore today. Core, upper back, traps, quads, everything. Then I learned about low bar back squats and was amazed at how much they helped my knees because of how they load the hips instead of the quads. They’ve made me a squat worshipper, even though I still suck at them. Now that I’ve somewhat built up my lower half and I’m more aware of how movements affect different joints, I might try front squats again...cautiously. |
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Posted: 1/11/2019 9:48:00 PM EDT
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I love front squats! I'm super quad dominant though so...
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Posted: 1/11/2019 10:03:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CLICKBANGBANG]
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
So my wife is now doing nutritional coaching for a few people in the area and she starts by sitting down with them and doing an assessment of how dedicated they are so she know where to start. The lowest level, or starting level for most people, is to simply pay attention for a while to what you're actually eating, then focusing on only eating till you're not hungry and not eating till you're a 7/10 hungry. So that's what I've been doing, waiting till I'm 7/10 hungry and only eating till I'm not hungry. No consideration of carbs or protein, no restrictions on any type of food, just moderation. I'm down several pounds, finally below 220 today and still doing really well on lifts when I actually lift. I just don't have the patience to weigh all my food and know exactly what I'm eating every day, but this seems to work for me. Now I need to stay off the phone and get to the gym more regularly and I'll be doing even better. Why the hell anyone would want to eat less meat?
My wife told me I look bigger because I'm looking bigger. I usually couldn't buy a compliment from her, but it's getting obvious to the point where she needed to say something. Should I tell her it's all the meat I eat? I think I've dropped a few % bf and gained a few lbs of muscle. Doing a three days of workout, one day of rest. So I'm almost doing each workout twice a week. Push. Legs. Pull. Rest. So I'm getting one day off one week, then two days off the next week. Working out 5-6 days a week for just a short time is showing quickly. Trying to get up to 200 lbs. 15% BF. 6 months to do it. |
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Posted: 1/11/2019 10:56:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CLICKBANGBANG: My wife is doing a crazy detox... and told me she might eat less meat. Why the hell anyone would want to eat less meat?
My wife told me I look bigger because I'm looking bigger. I usually couldn't buy a compliment from her, but it's getting obvious to the point where she needed to say something. Should I tell her it's all the meat I eat? I think I've dropped a few % bf and gained a few lbs of muscle. Doing a three days of workout, one day of rest. So I'm almost doing each workout twice a week. Push. Legs. Pull. Rest. So I'm getting one day off one week, then two days off the next week. Working out 5-6 days a week for just a short time is showing quickly. Trying to get up to 200 lbs. 15% BF. 6 months to do it. I hope your back holds up long enough to get strong and stay healthy, what do you do for legs? Extensions? I didn't think you can squat. |
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Posted: 1/12/2019 12:24:03 AM EDT
[Last Edit: CLICKBANGBANG]
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SCW:
From what you were telling me the other day, I'd be pretty worried about the concentration-camp intake your wife sounds like she's getting. Do you know how much she eats in a day? I hope your back holds up long enough to get strong and stay healthy, what do you do for legs? Extensions? I didn't think you can squat. What? You think I'm a bitch and am going to skip leg day for the rest of my life? I'm still doing something. But no, I'll never hit a 315 lowbar again. Legs is hypertrophy. Nothing heavy. Higher reps. Under a min rest. Bodyweight squats. Light Goblet squats. I can do front squats with really low weight without problems. So a few sets of those. Then a band kick back that isolates the glute and hams because the front squat is quad driven. Bulgarian split squats. Go do 4 sets of 15. Calf raises a few sets of 20. Then I'll do reads at 135 for sets of 10-20 just to blast the rest of my cns that's left. Legs was yesterday. Chest today. I'm using the dog crap method for everything that it feels affective on. I really like it. |
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Posted: 1/12/2019 9:43:21 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By thormx538:
Anyone else find front squats to be one of the most exhausting things out there? I was doing 4x8 the other night at like 70% of my back squat and I'm still sore today. Core, upper back, traps, quads, everything. The hard part for me is the wrist mobility for the clean grip. |
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Posted: 1/12/2019 9:54:31 AM EDT
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My wife came home the other day and proudly announced she was going back to calorie counting to lose 20 lbs.
After our first kid she did it for awhile with my help and was looking great....then we had another one on the way and hit the rewind button. Anyway, I haven't been pressuring her or anything, just waiting for her to make the call. Last night was day 3 or 4 and I asked what she had left for calories so I could serve her supper (I can calculate the whole meal as I'm making it and portion it out based on what she is allowed) She only had 230 left, so her rations were meager..... she had to go to bed hungry.
I told her that's what happens when you have a moment of weakness mid day, better to be a little hungry in the morning and go to bed full. She'll do fine, once we got into the groove of it last time it went smooth, she only stopped when we found out she was pregnant again. |
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