Author Topic: FitnessBore - 2018 edition (Read 817004 times)

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5640 on:** April 25, 2013, 04:22:32 PM »

No, it's just an expensive diet. It's funny though, every single one of them was singing the praises of paleo 1-2 years ago, and now they laugh at it but take juice SUPER SERIOUS.

cool breeze · « **Reply #5641 on:** April 25, 2013, 04:33:13 PM »

maybe they're nostalgic for the 90s and the jack lalanne power juicer

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5642 on:** April 25, 2013, 10:09:23 PM »

well, diet is super-serious but juice as a foundation of diet doesn't sound like something I can take very seriously

i mean you can mock the historical accuracy of bacon and nuts and eggs as an ancestral diet but we can be pretty sure that there is no historical evidence of healthy societies subsisting mainly on juice, ergo any evidence they have for the efficacy of same is based on very short-term, small sample-size, probably anecdotal studies.

but pls feel free to post info

Himu · « **Reply #5643 on:** April 25, 2013, 10:55:39 PM »

Holy shit, I made paleo pork chops tonight. They are the best pork chops I've ever had. :sadbron I'm so proud! Marinated a red wine sauce with red onions, garlic, salt, pepper, two table spoons of honey, and balsamic vinegar. Let it sit in the fridge all day in a plastic bag along with the chops and fired em up when I got home. When they browned I tossed in carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli,on top and later on under the pork chops. Tossed in asparagus in the oven for roasting. Added extra red wine while sauteeing the veggies and

Best pork chops ever!

Looked at the scale today and I weigh 235

when I started this I was 265

Himu · « **Reply #5644 on:** April 25, 2013, 10:58:55 PM »

The kind that my dad taught me to make: toss tony chachere on top and throw em in the oven.

THE SOUTH

Mupepe · « **Reply #5645 on:** April 26, 2013, 08:07:10 AM »

There's nothing wrong with the pork chops your dad made nutrition wise. They sound bland as fuck though

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5646 on:** April 28, 2013, 09:29:21 PM »

read the list of exciting new foods that parents are jumping through expensive hoops to introduce their kids to and weep:

http://allergicliving.com/index.php/2010/07/02/food-allergy-baked-milk-egg-breakthrough-1/?page=1

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #5647 on:** May 02, 2013, 06:49:28 PM »

So... IF. I wanna try it over the summer and I remember some of you tried it and were content with it.

Unfortunately it's one of things where looking up facts and methods is hard thanks to a sea of BS looking blogs/sites. So any reliable resource where I can get the T?

Mupepe · « **Reply #5648 on:** May 02, 2013, 07:24:54 PM »

You look like a Malaysian tranvestite

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #5649 on:** May 02, 2013, 09:29:12 PM »

i dont even notice I "fast" anymore, it's just normal routine.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #5650 on:** May 04, 2013, 10:35:50 PM »

Wooooo I gots my blue belt in BJJ. Weight stabilized at about 185, doing weight training now and starting to get beefier

Boogie · « **Reply #5651 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:19:06 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on May 04, 2013, 10:35:50 PM

Wooooo I gots my blue belt in BJJ. Weight stabilized at about 185, doing weight training now and starting to get beefier

Congrats!

I'm finally going to test for my purple in June.

Shaka Khan · « **Reply #5652 on:** May 05, 2013, 11:35:39 AM »

Quote from: MyNameIsMethodis on May 02, 2013, 09:29:12 PM

i dont even notice I "fast" anymore, it's just normal routine.

That's what makes me so keen about it. I could easily make it work.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5653 on:** May 05, 2013, 12:21:32 PM »

So could everyone else too

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5654 on:** May 05, 2013, 08:59:11 PM »

you're dunking like Smooth Groove right now

(not at all)

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5655 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:16:35 PM »

I can still dunk a volleyball though

Does that count as a 1/2 dunk?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5656 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:18:58 PM »

Box jumps aren't the most accurate tests of vertical jumping ability, imo

I've seen guys with so-so hops who do really well on box jumps because of their flexibility

Some crossfiter online was able to do a 60" box jump but said his measured vertical jump was only around 32"

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5657 on:** May 05, 2013, 09:32:12 PM »

this is a good point - a box jump is much more about how much you can tuck your legs up into your body than about how high you can get your whole body off the ground, so if you are comfortable in a low squat position like a lot of Crossfitters, you should be able to do ok on a high box jump even without great hops

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5658 on:** May 06, 2013, 12:13:20 AM »

Cormac, how's this?

http://www.beyondlimitstraining.net/news/5112-sheiko-29-the-beyond-limits-project

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #5659 on:** May 06, 2013, 02:08:18 AM »

Looks über legit but way beyond my ability to judge!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5660 on:** May 06, 2013, 10:00:54 PM »

I did ok with it the first day but it took almost 2 hrs

I went a little conservative with the 1rm max for calculations because I wasn't sure how I'd handle so much volume- 345lbs for squat and 245lbs for bench

By the time I did the flies, I was really sore and a little mentally tired

I had to down my post-workout shake to continue but I didn't feel so bad after the workout was done

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5661 on:** May 06, 2013, 10:06:55 PM »

My good mornings were kinda crap since I've never done them regularly

Anyone has a good video for form?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5662 on:** May 07, 2013, 11:21:27 AM »

Damn, finally feeling all that volume this morning

sore from head to toe, probably have to foam roll a bit tonight

Oblivion · « **Reply #5663 on:** May 10, 2013, 01:05:26 AM »

Wooo!

I'm proud of myself. This is the fourth day in a row that I've ingested at least 3,000 calories per day. I know that may not sound like a big deal, but I literally have never gone anywhere near that kind of caloric intake in my life. I've bitched many times in the past about me being disgustingly skinny, and a huge (actually almost entirely) part of that is cause of my horrendous eating habits. I generally starve myself throughout the day, missing breakfast, mostly missing lunch, and having two small, shitty snacks throughout the day with MAYBE a proper dinner to end the night.

These past four days I've eaten 6 times each day, and I feel great. Also, I'm not fainting nearly as often anymore either!

If I keep this up, I should be seeing improvements in a few weeks.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5664 on:** May 10, 2013, 08:23:45 AM »

Awesome, man. Congrats! 3000 calories used to be one meal for me

Every saturday I generally pack in at least 8000 calories though!

Oblivion · « **Reply #5665 on:** May 11, 2013, 02:40:46 AM »

Thanks!

And damn, son! What do you eat? I'm totally open to suggestions.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5666 on:** May 11, 2013, 07:54:29 AM »

Peanut butter is a big thing I eat on Saturdays. I usually pack in at least one big bag of chips too. Peanut butter cups from trader Joes. Grilled cheese sandwiches. Whatever is in sight really haha

Flannel Boy · « **Reply #5667 on:** May 11, 2013, 10:27:02 PM »

Carb-up day is :geoff day at Mupepe's.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5668 on:** May 11, 2013, 11:40:05 PM »

Yep! Haha clean carbs on my carb nite give me cravings throughout the week and I don't lose weight as fast. I more than doubled my weight loss when I switched to junk food carbs on carb nite.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5669 on:** May 14, 2013, 10:12:32 PM »

Do you plan on training people?

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5670 on:** May 15, 2013, 12:45:49 AM »

Nice, where do you plan to work?

Just remember clients don't wanna hear that they're wussies who don't try hard enough

Mupepe · « **Reply #5671 on:** May 15, 2013, 08:32:00 AM »

Good luck, Biz. The PT's I know all tell me horrible stories about their clients and the gyms that they work at.

Groogrux · « **Reply #5672 on:** May 15, 2013, 08:42:07 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on May 15, 2013, 12:45:49 AM

Just remember clients don't wanna hear that they're wussies who don't try hard enough

Just because they don't want to hear it doesn't mean it shouldn't be said. Otherwise, they probably don't need a personal trainer, unless they're just beginners. And in the beginning, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE TRYING HARD ENOUGH!!!

Kill em, Biz. Kill em.

Eric P · « **Reply #5673 on:** May 15, 2013, 10:55:11 AM »

i'm curious if it's because someone watching them forces them to use better form and push themselves harder. so it's social pressure. imagine how much stronger you'd get if your father was watching you and just slowly shaking his head.

maybe that's just me.

Rufus · « **Reply #5674 on:** May 15, 2013, 11:03:24 AM »

Makes sense. Can't slack off with someone watching. The wondrous powers of shame.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5675 on:** May 16, 2013, 04:05:50 PM »

So I've started climbing lately and was wondering if anyone knew some good shoulder warmups/stretches.

Steve Contra · « **Reply #5676 on:** May 17, 2013, 03:11:44 PM »

I weighed 155 when I was 15, 18 years later...155. Kind of weird.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5677 on:** May 17, 2013, 09:57:11 PM »

I've always felt that shoulder press is one of the best test of functional upper body strength.

At least in basketball, it seems that way. There are plenty of basketball players that bench 225+ who still play super weak. OTOH, players that are great at shoulder presses are beasts that easily toss people around.

I guess it makes sense since unlike bench press, the military press requires much more than strong upper limbs and chest.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5678 on:** May 18, 2013, 11:11:07 AM »

But do you lift a heavy weight off a rack and start squatting up and down? Or lift something 200lbs+ off the ground and hold it up for a few secs?

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #5679 on:** May 19, 2013, 08:05:56 AM »

Started doing ass to grass squats two weeks ago and its crazy how much post workout recovery I need for my legs now that I've incorporated both this and lunges. It feels as if I just started working out my legs 5 months in. On the plus I now know that I'm actually hitting my glutes and hamstrings.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5680 on:** May 20, 2013, 07:48:38 PM »

How big is the prof?

Boogie · « **Reply #5681 on:** May 20, 2013, 08:00:08 PM »

I've been having shoulder issues over the past month, pinching pain in a very specific range of motion. Doctor just said "don't do any pushing or pulling, ice it, and take naproxen"

well, I refused the whole "don't do anything" advice, but even so, stopped squatting, benching, and doing pullups. My workout regimen for the past three weeks was pretty much just my jiu-jitsu classes, some hockey, and some cardio.

Finally, the shoulder is starting to feel okay. Will probably try to go back to my regular strength workouts this week.

On the other news, I joined a summer hockey league with two friends, because after playing hockey this past fall for the first time in 7 or 8 years, I forgot how much of a passion it was, and didn't want to stop.

Our team is a group that is, on the whole, much less skilled than the group of coworkers I play with. And as a group, none of us have played together before. Nonetheless, we won our first game two weeks ago 4-1. And then we got spanked hard 6-1 last week. Ah well. I am enjoying myself, and enjoying being one of the stronger players on the team in spite of having played six months of hockey in the past 8 years.

Also, jiu-jitsu grading in three weeks, and then hopefully I'll get back to some tournaments for that. Had to skip out on the biggest Ontario BJJ tournament a couple weeks ago because of the shoulder issues.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5682 on:** May 20, 2013, 08:24:53 PM »

Did you try front squats? It's what I did for a few months when my shoulder popped out a little during basketball.

Boogie · « **Reply #5683 on:** May 20, 2013, 08:29:19 PM »

Naw. I thought of trying to change things up like that, but I decided instead just to take it more as a "rest period" and focus on my cardio-oriented shit instead.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5684 on:** May 23, 2013, 01:04:58 PM »

Since the gym was empty today and it's as good as any other day to spite gym etiquette, here is a picture from the beginning of my workout today...

Mupepe · « **Reply #5685 on:** May 23, 2013, 01:12:46 PM »

Thanks, man. If any of you homos are interested, I have a shirtless pic from the day I "got serious" when I was 288. It's really pretty disgusting.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5686 on:** May 23, 2013, 04:32:03 PM »

No trainer or specific plan.

For a year I took the basics of paleo and starting strength and made my own diet/routine. I would just aim for less than 50 grams of carbs a day with no distinction between carbs (breads, pasta, veggies, etc) and a cheat day once a week. Counted calories during this time and ate at a 500-1000 calorie deficit. My routine was a 4 day split of legs, back, shoulders and chest using compound exercises as the foundation. I'd also do boxing 3 days a week.

For the last 6 months or so I've been on 5/3/1 and doing carb nite. I stopped caring about counting calories. Haven't been boxing lately because I haven't had the time, money or energy. But my weight loss has really accelerated with this combination anyways. So I was probably undereating by a good amount. My diet is also a lot cleaner now. I eat less processed foods, more grass fed beef, etc. So that probably helps too.

In 2 weeks I switch to carb backloading and I'm changing it up to the 5/3/1 BBB routine.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5687 on:** May 23, 2013, 07:50:34 PM »

Good job, mups!

What's your weight now and estimates maxes for the big lifts?

chronovore · « **Reply #5688 on:** May 23, 2013, 09:56:23 PM »

MUPS! Homina, homina! I bet your wife is happy!

chronovore · « **Reply #5689 on:** May 23, 2013, 10:02:35 PM »

Quote from: Eric P on May 15, 2013, 10:55:11 AM

i'm curious if it's because someone watching them forces them to use better form and push themselves harder. so it's social pressure. imagine how much stronger you'd get if your father was watching you and just slowly shaking his head.

maybe that's just me.

My money is on social pressure.

Actually, if a man's trainer is a female fitness instructor, my money would be on even more severe results.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #5690 on:** May 24, 2013, 02:46:45 AM »

Mups :O

Mupepe · « **Reply #5691 on:** May 24, 2013, 08:31:44 AM »

Thanks, guys.

Smooth: I haven't tested my 1RM since I started 5/3/1 about 5 or 6 months ago. But based on my progress since then I would say that OHP is around 175 (strict), bench is around 270, deadlift is around 350 and squat is around 280. I'll be testing my 1RM's in 2 weeks so I'll know for sure then.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5692 on:** May 24, 2013, 01:08:39 PM »

We can bro it out together and be squatting 400 lbs in no time!

Boogie · « **Reply #5693 on:** May 26, 2013, 06:32:38 PM »

Mups, you are one sexy motherfucker.

Quote from: Mupepe on May 24, 2013, 08:31:44 AM

Smooth: I haven't tested my 1RM since I started 5/3/1 about 5 or 6 months ago. But based on my progress since then I would say that OHP is around 175 (strict), bench is around 270, deadlift is around 350 and squat is around 280. I'll be testing my 1RM's in 2 weeks so I'll know for sure then.

I've never really done any 1RM testing. But checking with those online 1RM calculator-thingies, based on what I currently lift, they give me this range:

Bench: 253-267
Dead: 366-382
Squat: 316-331

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5694 on:** May 26, 2013, 09:09:40 PM »

Right now, I rep on squat and DL with about the 1rm max of Biz and Mupepe

My 1rm maxes for bench and press are about 10% less than theirs

This means I better work harder so I can keep up cuz it's much harder to add weight to the upper body lifts

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5695 on:** May 26, 2013, 09:36:21 PM »

It's pretty weird to me that someone can bench more than squat or DL but that type is actually pretty common

Mupepe · « **Reply #5696 on:** May 27, 2013, 01:46:56 PM »

Nice work, biz. Especially that deadlift. I have a lot of trouble advancing deadlift. I'm always worried about my form.

I did singles of squats after my 5/3/1 today. I was surprised. I did 5x210, 3x240, 1x265, 1x275 and 1x285. I was really damn pleased. I'm still gonna go for another 1rm in 2 weeks so I don't tire myself out before hand like I did this time. I'm gonna do this for all my compounds this week.

chronovore · « **Reply #5697 on:** May 30, 2013, 12:49:04 AM »

I've been working out about 3 times a week, sometimes 4; I went from 98-99Kg to 95, but am now back up to 96 though it's clear I'm losing some fat. Is it true that muscle weighs more than fat? Because I've put on a little bulk.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5698 on:** May 30, 2013, 01:15:28 AM »

Yeah muscle tissue weighs more than fat

For beginners or people who haven't lifted in awhile, it's possible to gain a bunch of muscle and lose fat at the same time

So even if you look leaner, you might weigh more than when you started working out again

Mupepe · « **Reply #5699 on:** May 30, 2013, 08:32:58 AM »

I tested my bench press on Tuesday. I was really disappointed. I only got up to 245 on it. But I also wore myself out with my 5/3/1 routine beforehand and then 5 sets working up to 245. I'll try again in 2 weeks.

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