FitnessBore - 2018 edition

[Boogie]

having a little bit of candy instead of no candy whatsoever removes the forbidden fruit aspect of it, and that aspect can be problematic for some

But.....you're eating more candy.

Like, so many of your posts in the past few pages of this thread are about candy.

And you've gained 8 pounds, none of which by your own admission is due to working out and gaining strength.

 

[eleuin]

you don't need candy to survive though 

[Mupepe]

yeah that's not really comparable

food is something you need to survive and its something you always have to have, drugs not so much

having a little bit of candy instead of no candy whatsoever removes the forbidden fruit aspect of it, and that aspect can be problematic for some

they're both consumables.  You don't need candy to survive.  You consume it because of addiction and comfort.  Sounds like a drug to me.

[nachobro]

you don't need candy to survive though 

fuk maybe u don't

[Purrp Skirrp]

5'8?  That's my height.  Stop making me feel bad.

[Oblivion]

Well, I got a dose of bad news. So I mentioned before that I was having pain in my elbow for several months now. All this time me and the doctors thought it was a muscle tear of some kind, but it turns out the issue is much worse. They think the problem is not one related to muscle, but rather, nerves, specifically my ulnar nerve. That would actually explain many of the issues that confused the doctors, like why this pain has lasted this long and why ice or heat was having no effect.

They gave me some stretching exercises to do, but I honestly don't know if they're having any positive effect. I'm actually more concerned now than ever before. D:

[duckman2000]

Got into martial arts again, which deals with the problem of being bored by training and really brought my supposed fitness to the test. Anyone train Keysi or Defence Lab?

[Madrun Badrun]

finally starting to see some weight loss.

[Boogie]

. Anyone train Keysi or Defence Lab?

No.  Gimmicky shite, it looks to me.

[Boogie]

Dufus, do you ever actually do anything, or just idly speculate about a laundry list of things you might like to do, but never actually get around to?

[Mupepe]

He eats candy.

[El Babua]

Snapped something up in or near my wrist, now I'm finding it painful to open doors or masturbate.

[Madrun Badrun]

stop opening doors while you jerk it then

[El Babua]

It's the only way I can get off bro.

[duckman2000]

. Anyone train Keysi or Defence Lab?

No.  Gimmicky shite, it looks to me.

It's pretty damned kinetic if you ask me. They have pushed the hollywood connection to death, but the system underneath is sound. But then our instructor has a kali and muay thai background so I'm not convinced that we are training straight up DL.

[Madrun Badrun]

It's the only way I can get off bro.

me too

come join use at r/doorsanddrawersfetish

[Rahxephon91]

So I don't know anything about fitness or anything. I've kind of just been going to the gym and doing stuff aimlessly.

What things should I be doing? What equipment should I be using? What should I be eating? I really have no idea. I'm a skinny guy. Not trying to loose weight, gain some if anything. Just trying to look toned and in shape. Some muscles on my arms basicly.

[Boogie]

So I don't know anything about fitness or anything. I've kind of just been going to the gym and doing stuff aimlessly.

What things should I be doing? What equipment should I be using? What should I be eating? I really have no idea. I'm a skinny guy. Not trying to loose weight, gain some if anything. Just trying to look toned and in shape. Some muscles on my arms basicly.

[Rahxephon91]

I don't get it. My post makes you angry?

[ToxicAdam]

So I don't know anything about fitness or anything. I've kind of just been going to the gym and doing stuff aimlessly.

What things should I be doing? What equipment should I be using? What should I be eating? I really have no idea. I'm a skinny guy. Not trying to loose weight, gain some if anything. Just trying to look toned and in shape. Some muscles on my arms basicly.

If you have money, get a trainer. They will teach you the basics, they will show you routines. Slowly you'll learn and get confidence and be able to do it yourself.

[Madrun Badrun]

I don't get it. My post makes you angry?

Because he thinks he's better than us.  Because he is.  He has to live like a god among ants. 

[I'm a Puppy!]

So I've hit a plateau, can't seem to get these last 7 pounds off.
So I went and slapped on a My Fitness app to help me count calories and such. It's saying that I should be eating about 1,600 calories a day. That seems a little low, but then I am 7 pounds heavier than I want to be

[Syph]

So I've hit a plateau, can't seem to get these last 7 pounds off.
So I went and slapped on a My Fitness app to help me count calories and such. It's saying that I should be eating about 1,600 calories a day. That seems a little low, but then I am 7 pounds heavier than I want to be

The daily average is ~2000-2200 so that sounds about right if you're trying to lose weight. Although I would recommend pairing it with cardio still and not just relying on starving yourself lol but I'm assuming you're still hitting the gym
Also a good thing to remember is once you get really close (1-2lbs) it might just be what time of day you're weighing yourself or how much water weight you have at that time.

[Sho Nuff]

I went to Japan for about six weeks and just ate with wild abandon. Curry, ramen, steak steak steak. Gained about 15 pounds.

Came back to the States and switched back to chicken breasts, broccoli, yogurt, mostly low-carb, with about 2 and a half hours of BJJ every night. Took about ten off in two weeks, FEELS GOOD MANG

[Syph]

I've been working on a bum shoulder for a few months now, recently got to the point where the pain and tightness was too much after every workout. Pretty sure it's a rotator cuff issue. I don't know what I can do in the gym now. Even dropping my bench 50lbs and doing fewer sets, it hurt. I've cut out anything where my elbows go above my shoulder, which pretty much leaves me with squats, pec deck, and low rows. Overtraining and not letting things heal, brehs   


Shit is killing me when I try to sleep especially, as I can't sleep on my back and if I'm on my stomach, I have to have my arm propped up and wake up with it falling asleep and shit, or if I'm on my side as soon as it slumps it wakes me up like I got stabbed.

this guys kinda awkward but it's a good stretch


btw, in the event that it's so painful that you can't sleep, it might be a frozen shoulder (in which case you need to go to the doctor and they can scan it to break up the built-up calcium)

[Mupepe]

2-3 weeks won't do anything to your gains if you keep your diet up. You'll likely get stronger. Enjoy your break, bro.

[Huff]

Theres a bunch of rotator cuff specific exercises you can do to strength the muscles around the sholder, which I had to when I tore my rotator cuff and didn't want surgery

[I'm a Puppy!]

So I've hit a plateau, can't seem to get these last 7 pounds off.
So I went and slapped on a My Fitness app to help me count calories and such. It's saying that I should be eating about 1,600 calories a day. That seems a little low, but then I am 7 pounds heavier than I want to be

The daily average is ~2000-2200 so that sounds about right if you're trying to lose weight. Although I would recommend pairing it with cardio still and not just relying on starving yourself lol but I'm assuming you're still hitting the gym
Also a good thing to remember is once you get really close (1-2lbs) it might just be what time of day you're weighing yourself or how much water weight you have at that time.

Yeah, already have a workout routine and it's worked to get me through 10 lbs. But for nearly 2 months I've just been plateaued at my current weight. I still want to lose another 7 but they're just stubborn. Figured, if my exercise isn't doing it, maybe I need to change my intake.

[Huff]

Wouldn't hurt to see a PT before you  injure yourself with advice from online people

[Take My Breh Away]

Finally got an answer why my legs are feeling heavy as all hell. Depression and my body and brain having a spat. Not much I can do about it. Doc advised I extend my routine to a week and a half instead of a week for a while (Also cause of a medication change) and see how I get on.

 

[Mupepe]

What if my diet is lots of beer and bad food

get plenty of protein and you should still be ok!

[TakingBackSunday]

playing basketball again

[Rahxephon91]

Do you guys have any protein bars or drinks that you like and actually taste good?

[ToxicAdam]

Quest Lemon bar is amazing.


Quest in general is the best (IMO). I haven't had a bad bar yet and I've tried 5 different ones.

It's very dense though, so it might not agree with your palat. Just buy a single one first.

[Nola]

Quest bars are indeed amazing.

And if you manage to clean up your diet in other ways they eventually become even more amazing.

I'm partial to the mint chocolate chip myself. They remind me of thin mint girl scout cookies.

[nachobro]

Muscle Pharm Combat Cookies & Cream is the best tasting protein powder I've had and it's very cheap if you have a Costco membership. I think Quest bars are kinda gross but I haven't tried the mint or lemon ones. I just do Kind bars instead, but they can have a bunch of sugar if you are trying to avoid that.

[Beezy]

After hearing some negative things about whey based protein powders, I switched to a plant based protein powder sometime last year. I don't care about flavor much. All I ask is that it doesn't taste like some unnatural shit that I shouldn't be consuming.

[El Babua]

3 weeks ago: Biggest and perhaps the best I ever looked, nice juicy

Now: 1 step away from dad bod lol

Actually haven't eaten that much, strength seems the same and wrist is feeling a lot better. Fluctuations like this are a part of the game I guess lol

[Rahxephon91]

Do you guys have any protein bars or drinks that you like and actually taste good?

I had one of these Lenny and Larry's Complete Cookie (Birthday Cake) and it was pretty good.

[Beezy]

Shoulder is getting better. Lots of stretching, heat/cold alternating, and not using it. But that means I've seen my gainz fade away in record time. About a month without any serious upper body stuff and I look worse than I did before I started lifting at all. Like absolute dogshit. I'm basically going to have to start from scratch. Going from 230 4x5 1x9 bench to 50 5x5 

50?! Jesus, your shoulder was that bad?

[El Babua]

Went bowling like an idiot so my wrist is gonna take little while longer to heal. 

[Rahxephon91]

So what kind of Protien Shake do you guys recommend for building muscle. I know nothing about powders and shakes, but I guess it's time to start looking into them.

[Madrun Badrun]

Get something that tastes good to start (but has no sugar). 

[G The Resurrected]

So after hitting my largest weight in my life and having some more health issues I decided to do something about it. I was hospitalized back in march for a while to clear up an infection where I found out I have an autoimmune disease that has been causing hell in my gut and body. The dietician I saw prior to this misdiagnosed me and what they were suggesting was causing me inflammation and resulted in the hospitalization.  My skin was breaking and creating ulcers and since my body couldn't heal I was in bad shape. So now that I'm back home and working with a new set of doctors we have got things going in a direction. I took the initiative to research more about what I have and made a plan around it. It has taken a little while to test what is causing issues and what isn't and I found a extreme low carb diet seems to work for me best. Couple that with walking briskly everyday for 6 miles I'm moving. I was 386 pounds at the end of march and am now down to 340. While I was in the hospital I was only on IV so I lost a lot of weight from just not eating while my stomach and intestines healed. At my heaviest I was 419 pounds. I think I'm well healed now and have been feeling great with a 16 hour fast and two meals. Right now I'm making eggs for my first meal and coupling it with bacon/sausage. And my nightly meals are either chicken salad or a pesto chicken cauliflower/mushroom. I'm not even hungry and I'm keeping my intake at less than 900 cal a day. I've got more energy now than I've ever had and my body is hot all over most of the day which is probably the keto.  I'm running at an extreme deficit almost 300 more than what my doctor was comfortable with. So far I've managed my macros well and it's working out really well. A big plus is that my skin finally started to heal which it hasn't been doing properly in almost a year, I'm ulcer free!

So I've got questions about moving on from walking and getting into weights and reducing stress on my feet. Where do you start and is there a good guide to form and technique? What kind of setup should I invest in? I still can't use a gym yet so I have to setup my own home gym while I loose a little more. They won't let me sign up till I'm 275 at my local gym. I'm looking at getting modular weights from powerblocks and a Elliptical trainer (this is what I'm thinking about: https://www.proform.com/hiit-trainers/cardio-hiit-trainer-pro ) Is that a good setup to work strength and cardio?

One thing I had to ditch was Quest bars/powder I'm so pissed that it affects my bloods sugar levels They say that it doesn't, but it does. Thank god for their "chips" though. And fuck everything has sugar in it  Seriously had a hard time finding things without it. Anything else I should be doing while I maintain this diet and add more exercise into the mix? I take some BCAA's to help along with some other supplements I got a prescription for magnesium and potassium in high doses and have been getting my urine tested weekly.

[Purrp Skirrp]

One thing I had to ditch was Quest bars/powder I'm so pissed that it affects my bloods sugar levels They say that it doesn't, but it does.

anything you eat will affect blood sugar levels... just that sugar has the strongest effect, which is not what you want in excess

Bruh he clearly means Quest bars are raising his blood sugar too much, rather than bleep bloop raising blood sugar at all. Like you said, there will be a blood sugar response after eating anything, but with a low carb/ketogenic diet you are reducing carbs enough so that the blood sugar response is generally negligible.

Quest bars are marketed as being low carb (subtract fiber from total carbs to get "net carbs" ) and therefore expected to not dramatically raise one's blood sugar. There aren't many protein bar equivalents with macros thought to be kosher for a low carb diet, so Quest has carved out a nice little niche amongst low carb/keto dieters and diabetics. Cue reality and G is rightfully bummed that these expensive ass Quest bars turn out to raise blood sugar more than expected.

https://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/2wrn1c/quest_bar_glucose_spike_caused_by_the_carb_source/

I'm not sure what's in their powders, if it's the whey protein itself that can cause a big enough spike? Based on the above link, whey itself didn't invoke a huge response.

[Mupepe]

So what kind of Protien Shake do you guys recommend for building muscle. I know nothing about powders and shakes, but I guess it's time to start looking into them.

It's really not time. If you have to supplement your diet starting out then your diet is bad. Save money and just buy a can of tuna and eat an extra one a day. Most protein powder are junk and the ones that are good are outrageously priced.

[G The Resurrected]

So i'm coming up to a milestone date where I'm pivoting into a more active routine and really don't know what's best for me. The diet is rock solid so far outside of a few slips here and there. It's the equipment that Is a huge undertaking financially it's expensive to own your own equipment, but I'm thinking of buying a HIIT stepper for $1700. It's a lot to me and I don't know if it's worth it honestly. I'm thinking about how much a gym costs down the road and that's like 5 years worth of gym membership. Since I've already got a spinner for cardio I was hoping that the stepper would help with the lower body strength building without doing presses and shit that will kill my knees. I also have my weights that I'm going to start working with in a structured manner so as to get the best upper body workout I can do.

It's a loaded question and I don't have anyone to help me make the choice.

[G The Resurrected]

How far a commute is the gym you'd otherwise be attending?

Can't currently use the gym equipment due to weight. So it's not a commute thing it's a waiting till I can use a gym. This might help accelerate that and or I might not need a gym in the future if it works out well enough for me. It's a pretty big gamble and footing the bill for something like that is hard. I almost thought about starting a gofundme page or something so I could get some help since it's such an expense. Yeah pathetic or whatever I just want to get health. It's pretty demoralizing at times I must say, being fat and unhealthy.

[Oblivion]

So, as I mentioned before, I've been undergoing physical therapy for my elbow injury a while back and something occurred to me. So my injury only prevents me from doing press movements, but pulling movements are totally fine. So basically, I can still build my biceps, but the triceps are going to be lagging far behind. With that being the case, is it bad idea if I continue trying to build my biceps in the sense that it will cause muscle imbalance?

[Mupepe]

So, as I mentioned before, I've been undergoing physical therapy for my elbow injury a while back and something occurred to me. So my injury only prevents me from doing press movements, but pulling movements are totally fine. So basically, I can still build my biceps, but the triceps are going to be lagging far behind. With that being the case, is it bad idea if I continue trying to build my biceps in the sense that it will cause muscle imbalance?

Not if your form is on point and you don't try to push past your limit by using bad form and relying on support muscles. You can still isolate your triceps with pulldowns and certain dumbbell movements.

[Madrun Badrun]

if your biceps become too large you'll become top heavy, making you prone to falling over and spinning on your head like a top.  Other than that, I don't see a problem. 

[Oblivion]

So, as I mentioned before, I've been undergoing physical therapy for my elbow injury a while back and something occurred to me. So my injury only prevents me from doing press movements, but pulling movements are totally fine. So basically, I can still build my biceps, but the triceps are going to be lagging far behind. With that being the case, is it bad idea if I continue trying to build my biceps in the sense that it will cause muscle imbalance?

Not if your form is on point and you don't try to push past your limit by using bad form and relying on support muscles. You can still isolate your triceps with pulldowns and certain dumbbell movements.

Sweet. Thanks, broski.

[Valkyrie]

Daym, gurl. 405lb/184kg

[Boogie]

 

[Mupepe]

Dayum that's so sexy

[Valkyrie]

That's it. Time to start pretending I'm blind so I can touch butts.

[Boogie]

So, five weeks ago or so, in the lead-up training for a BJJ tournament, I injured my shoulder.  Injuries suck. 

(Didn't do so hot at the tourney.  Not because of the injury, just because, well, other brown belts are good too lol).

Anyway, been doing physio, but it's been tough to be disciplined enough not to do the activities that make it worse.

Have only done 2 BJJ classes in four weeks, which drives me crazy.  Can't do any presses, or even back squats without aggravating it somewhat.

Still been able to play hockey, use the concept II rower machine, and obviously running fine.  And also front squats seem to be fine.   For a normal sane person, this would be sufficient, but I hate not being able to do everything I want to.

As a silver lining, I hit a front squat PR today.   315lbs.   My depth was barely passable, and had some back rounding maybe, but it still went up easy, and that was after doing too many reps working my way up to it, a crappy night's sleep, and doing some circuits of high box jumps beforehand too.   So I think I have at least 20lbs, maybe more in me for that lift right now.

Anyway, video:

[chronovore]

Daym, gurl. 405lb/184kg

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That was not a difficult fap.

[Oblivion]

I'm on the same injury boat as Boogie and Stro.

Mine's with my left elbow which has now been going on for month six with no sign of improvement whatsoever, and things getting possibly worse even. The pain that was mainly limited to my elbow has now started encompassing my upper arm as well. When I went to see a doctor about this stupid issue back in February, they figured it was a pinched nerve. It might be the case, but we never did any tests that would make it absolutely certain that was the case. It could be a pinched nerve, it could be tendonitis, it could be bone spurts, it could be a dozen different things. I'm going to go see a different doctor on Tuesday (not cause I think the previous doctor did a bad job per se - at the time, it might have seemed like a reasonable assumption - but cause they're on vacation for the next few weeks) and hopefully I can get another, more accurate diagnosis.

My fear is that we might not be able to know for sure without me having to go through an MRI. And considering those are expensive as fuck, and me not currently having insurance (I went through my university this past year, which I'm no longer a part of since I graduated), that makes for a very shitty combination. The first doctor tried to look via ultrasound but couldn't find anything visibly wrong. Maybe we can give it another shot since things have gotten worse and if something got torn or inflamed, it might actually be visible now.

This is the longest injury I've ever had, but like I mentioned, the worst part isn't the length of time I'm been afflicted with this, but whether it'll be healed at all without resorting to severe measures. At this point, I don't even care if it'll take another 6 months to heal, AS LONG AS IT ACTUALLY HEALS AT SOME POINT.

I started lifting because I wanted to stop being a skinny loser and also make myself attractive to the opposite sex. But as time went on, I honestly began to enjoy lifting for the sake of lifting. I actually LIKED going to the gym after a while. It was no longer a chore. It's actually one of my favorite past times nowadays. And the fact that I'm already locked out of doing most press exercises and that it's looking like it's going to be extended further to ALL arm exercises makes me fucking depressed.

[Mupepe]

That sucks, Oblivion  Nagging pain that lasts six months is likely not something you can just rehab on your own anyhow.  Best of luck to you, boogie and stro on your injuries

I'm taking it a bit easy this week.  I'm back to benching 315, my squat is back to 320, deadlift 425 and OHP 190.  At my gym there is a big window that looks at the sidewalk.  In the morning there is a lot of foot traffic at my job on the sidewalk with people coming in to work.  I used to love setting up for my deadlift and looking in the mirror to see people stop and watch.  They've started doing it again after I hit 4 45's on each side. 

I've also seen people stop and stare when I do pullups.  I don't think most of them believe a big fat fuck like me could bust out the pull ups I do.  Next thing is to start working on my weight again.  I got down 43 lbs between August of last year and March of this year but I haven't weighed myself in a while as I've been on a bulk.  My belt or pant size hasn't changed but I know I've gained some fat and a lot of water weight.