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BlueTsunami

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7740 on: December 22, 2018, 11:20:39 AM »
Theres a fuckface meathead using a straight bench for his curls right now lmao
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agrajag

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« Reply #7741 on: December 22, 2018, 11:26:24 AM »
I was a fuckhead today. I used a Rogue bench to bench, one squat rack to squat, one to overhead press, and one to curl, all at the same time. But my gym has a ton of stuff and it was fairly empty this morning. If anyone needed to use one of those of course I would have relinquished.

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7742 on: December 22, 2018, 11:35:41 AM »
I was a fuckhead today. I used a Rogue bench to bench, one squat rack to squat, one to overhead press, and one to curl, all at the same time. But my gym has a ton of stuff and it was fairly empty this morning. If anyone needed to use one of those of course I would have relinquished.

If the gym is empty, do what you have to do no doubt. I lime supersetting when I can.but yeah thr gym is packed right now. I bet theres some poor newbie, their app is telling them its bench press day and theyre just circling that behemoth waiting for him to grunt out his last overlerly swaying cheat curls
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agrajag

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« Reply #7743 on: December 22, 2018, 12:19:56 PM »
yeah, I hate that. I don't like working in with other people either, because it's a hassle changing the plates all the time, and you always feel rushed. I enjoy supersetting because instead of just resting between sets doing nothing or looking at my phone, I can knock out another lift. That reduces the time I spend in the gym. I'm lucky to go to a gym that has five squat/power racks, a dl platform, and multiple benches. So there's never really an issue of having to wait for equipment. There was one time only when I had to wait for a bench to free up, but that was during the busiest time of the day.

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« Reply #7744 on: December 24, 2018, 01:04:19 PM »
Welp, I was warming up on bench today with 275.  First rep I was fine on the way down and when I started to push up something popped really bad in my arm.  Feels like it was my bicep right where it connects to my shoulder/armpit area.  I stupidly thought let me try the 2nd rep, go about halfway down and felt soreness so I stopped.  I just finished the rest of the day on the treadmill.

There was a lump I could feel there for a few hours afterwards.  That's gone away mostly but there is a powerful dull pain now when I move my arm or when I touch it.  Reading up I don't think it's a bicep tear because I have full mobility with some pain and I didn't lose any strength when doing my rep.  I finished it easily.  Maybe something is just sprained.  But fuck.  Today was going to be the day I would match my all time 5 rep max - 5 reps at 320.  It's taken me years to get back here.  FUCK!  I'm going to the doctor later but yeah, my day/month/week/whatever is ruined.

agrajag

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7745 on: December 24, 2018, 06:58:01 PM »
my gym that closed had a prowler/sled area, it definitely had that over my current gym.

Get well soon Mupepe

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7746 on: December 25, 2018, 10:58:58 PM »
Yeah I've been slipping to this past week too. Work provides much needed structure to stay the course and ive been on vacation.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7747 on: December 25, 2018, 11:01:58 PM »
I've been slipping as well. Workouts have been less frequent and the last couple I cut short because of lack of motivation/performance. I also overworked my spinal erectors doing high volume deadlifts, but they are feeling better after a couple of days rest and some ice.

I also discovered that my gym has a special plate-loaded apparatus for shrugs. It looks kind of like a trap bar, but not really. It has vertical rack-loading poles. Looking forward to testing it out. I haven't done shrugs barely at all in the past year. The occasional exception has been supersetting trap bar shrugs after a farmer's walk.

agrajag

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« Reply #7748 on: December 31, 2018, 01:21:43 PM »
PR'd my front squat today 190x1. Definitely had more. 225 is the target for next year.

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7749 on: December 31, 2018, 01:43:51 PM »
The obliques lines are finally starting to show, I was wondering if I just didn't have the frame for them to pop :aah

The dreammm

I'm sure once the abs start showing its like slowly unrappimg a present
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7750 on: December 31, 2018, 03:45:18 PM »
I want that Adonis belt but I'm sure its gonna take a lot more pain to get there
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7751 on: January 02, 2019, 12:16:20 PM »
Only took me about a week to get back to where I was after a 2 1/2 week basically binge fest of eating day(s) worth of calories in junk food every day. And that's with even being more lenient on diet than I was before the holidays. Good to know I can go off the rails and snap back so quickly :aah



Mirror judgment alone shows me my binging didnt fuck shit up as badly as it feels. Back to Greek yogurt and a pound of protein daily. But the psycholigical effect fucking sucks.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7752 on: January 02, 2019, 02:21:51 PM »
back to deadlifting after taking time off from them. Here's to destroying these suckers  :maf

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7753 on: January 02, 2019, 08:56:13 PM »
YOUR CALORIES DID NOTHING, FRITO LAY


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I'm wholly convinced theres a boddyfat tipping point where carbs can go fuck themselves. You look as though it didnt make a dent lol
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agrajag

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« Reply #7754 on: January 02, 2019, 08:59:18 PM »
pulled a very easy 315 today. Going to keep increasing it over the next few days.

agrajag

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« Reply #7755 on: January 02, 2019, 09:02:03 PM »
I think a short period of dirty eating/high carbs can jolt your metabolism. There may or may not be some research backing this, but I cant be arsed to look it up

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7756 on: January 02, 2019, 09:03:29 PM »
I think a short period of dirty eating/high carbs can jolt your metabolism. There may or may not be some research backing this, but I cant be arsed to look it up

I know on Keto or low carb its suggested you take a day to carb up. On long term dieting it's used to grt your hormones back into better shape, and help metabolically. Makes sense definitely. Supposed to be something important to do as far as sparing muscle the lower you get in bodyfat.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7757 on: January 02, 2019, 09:05:03 PM »
I've been eating like trash, especially hitting the sweets, and still have a ton of holiday leftovers. Once I burn through those, I'm going on a no sugar diet for two weeks.

agrajag

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« Reply #7758 on: January 03, 2019, 07:42:36 PM »
PR'd the front squat again, 195x1. My bench and front squat are neck in neck.

agrajag

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« Reply #7759 on: January 05, 2019, 11:34:53 AM »
make that 200lbs front squat now.

agrajag

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« Reply #7760 on: January 08, 2019, 04:10:30 PM »
seems I pulled my right hip flexor. Not sure how, squatting too much, overuse injury? Oh well, I got 205 front squat yesterday. Going to ice it and massage it with a roller, should be back in action in a couple of days. I am nursing bicep tendonitis, so I need to take it easy on my upper body as well, so I guess I'll just take a day or two off from the gym altogether.

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7761 on: January 08, 2019, 07:54:44 PM »
Did farmers walks today, just 225s but with the shitty gym clips. On the fourth round I spun too fast and the weight came off to my right, so, you guessed it, they came off on the left too comoetely unbalancing me. Like those gym fail vids. I blew it with everyone in the gym at that moment, even the weird 6'4 malnourished old dude that keeps checking me out.
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7762 on: January 08, 2019, 08:31:48 PM »
Hes my final resort :drool

Let me paint a better picture

Short shorts, yellowed white t-shirt, seems to only do cardio and lightweight curls
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agrajag

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« Reply #7763 on: January 11, 2019, 04:19:19 PM »
that doesn't sound too healthy mang

agrajag

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« Reply #7764 on: January 11, 2019, 04:39:55 PM »
that doesn't sound too healthy mang

How so?

Thought like 3% was too low territory.

there's "too low" and there is 3%. If you tried to stay at 3% for a prolonged period of time your body would shut down and you would die.

Boogie

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« Reply #7765 on: January 11, 2019, 10:20:18 PM »
I’m finally consistently sub-190lbs over the last three months since I moved.  (Sorry mups, my lady prefers me lean, so Bulking Boogie is probably done.)  and I think it’s the subtle diet changes with my different routine as a family man.

Problem is, I need to buy a tighter belt.  All of my jeans are hanging dangerously low on my waist these days.  :-[
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7766 on: January 12, 2019, 08:01:54 AM »
At 160 now, creeping down to 157. But I've been including stuff like raisin bran and high fiber bread in my daily intake. My lowest weight was me at my most carb depleted too. I honestly feel better including carbs in the form of very high fiber instead of straight low carb/keto.
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« Reply #7767 on: January 12, 2019, 02:58:59 PM »
Also, I am in the beginning stages of building a garage gym.





Hope to put in a cheap power rack within a couple weeks.
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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7768 on: January 12, 2019, 03:43:24 PM »
Wish i had a home gym. :-\ It's not too bad at the one i go to but i hate waiting in line for equipment.

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« Reply #7769 on: January 16, 2019, 12:54:57 PM »
OK guys, I'm not a guy who wants to get swole or anything. Not gonna make charts and matrices to track anything. But I do have a question.
I go to the gym about 4-5 times a week. And I'm seeing some good results.
But I do have a question.
What I typically do is settle on the machines that are going to work what I want to work on that day. I do graduated reps (like I'll start at 80kg on one machine and do like 40 reps, then move to 90kg and do 35, 100kg 30 and so forth). Typically I'll switch machines so like I'll do my first rep on the chest press, then move to the leg press machine and do my first rep there then move back and do the second rep on the chest press and so on.
I find it gives my body time to recover and I do the reps easier this way.

Last few times I've tried just staying at a machine until I'm done with all the reps. This takes longer and I definitely feel it more.

So which is a better approach? I feel like I need less recovery time and can get through my workout faster by switching the area of focus after each rep. But I do feel that not switching around makes it "feel" more effective overall.

What say you?
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7770 on: January 16, 2019, 01:08:34 PM »
OK guys, I'm not a guy who wants to get swole or anything. Not gonna make charts and matrices to track anything. But I do have a question.
I go to the gym about 4-5 times a week. And I'm seeing some good results.
But I do have a question.
What I typically do is settle on the machines that are going to work what I want to work on that day. I do graduated reps (like I'll start at 80kg on one machine and do like 40 reps, then move to 90kg and do 35, 100kg 30 and so forth). Typically I'll switch machines so like I'll do my first rep on the chest press, then move to the leg press machine and do my first rep there then move back and do the second rep on the chest press and so on.
I find it gives my body time to recover and I do the reps easier this way.

Last few times I've tried just staying at a machine until I'm done with all the reps. This takes longer and I definitely feel it more.

So which is a better approach? I feel like I need less recovery time and can get through my workout faster by switching the area of focus after each rep. But I do feel that not switching around makes it "feel" more effective overall.

What say you?

That's a max effort vs volume question. I feel, with machines, basically what Stro said. The benefit of what you're doing is keeping your heart rate up by minimizing rest times which will be good for burning calories.
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BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7771 on: January 16, 2019, 01:38:18 PM »
Incorporating sled work on my cardio days. Basically 6 intervals for 5 sets. People were looking at me sideways. I then walked by a mirror and realized my face was fucking cherry red. It fucking takes your soul.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7772 on: January 28, 2019, 01:41:13 PM »
new front squat PR 210x1

225 getting closer and closer

dkdk

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« Reply #7773 on: January 28, 2019, 06:43:23 PM »
being a youtube/IG fitness star seems like a lot more work and soul-whoring than it's worth. i follow some of those folks and they all seem kind of...empty. i can't describe it.
and i say that as someone who's in shape enough and actually has someone willing to do all the video/promo work to pull it off (my buddy has launched a few successful brands and music acts).

i'd rather just continue to work on myself, play sports and help my friends get in better shape rather than make it my life.

Beezy

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« Reply #7774 on: January 28, 2019, 10:04:03 PM »
Juji (funny) and AthleanX dude (very detailed) are the only ones who don't bore me to death.

agrajag

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« Reply #7775 on: January 30, 2019, 07:41:21 PM »
exercise variation is a great thing. Whenever I take a break for a particular lift and take a few weeks to do a different variation, when I come back to it I am always stronger.

agrajag

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7776 on: February 05, 2019, 02:38:00 PM »
what did you do to get that capped delt look? Don't tell me that's frok the backpack carry stuff

agrajag

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« Reply #7777 on: February 05, 2019, 02:43:40 PM »
interesting. Intuitively, none of those movements seem to hit lateral delts, but I can't knock the results

agrajag

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7778 on: February 05, 2019, 02:49:13 PM »
I haven't trained shoulders (besides indirectly hitting them with flat or incline bench) for weeks now because shoulder stuff gives me a lot of discomfort, despite warming up my rotator cuffs and doing a ton of dislocations and band pull aparts and face pulls. I think I am gonna rotate back in some side lateral raises this week though

agrajag

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« Reply #7779 on: February 05, 2019, 03:21:34 PM »
 :crazy

pretty sure that ain't normal Stro

ToxicAdam

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« Reply #7780 on: February 05, 2019, 04:17:30 PM »
You can will yourself to feel less pain. Your mental state plays a huge role on how you handle it. People balk at this or think it's macho bullshit, but it's true.

So, it doesn't surprise me that a systemic approach of engaging in it and confronting it has helped you.

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7781 on: February 08, 2019, 10:49:30 AM »
Been doing targeted glute work and my Deadlift has been skyrocketing. My grip is much stronger too from doing farmers walks and fat grip work.

I'm still having issues with my squat though. It feels like I've found my position, mechanically, for the deadlift but the squat still illudes me.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7782 on: February 08, 2019, 10:41:34 PM »
despite bruising the back of my neck somehow, managed to keep training and progressing on deadlifts and front squats. Got 175 3x3 on FS earlier this week, which is a 3 rep pr and 310 3x3 on deads, which is also a 3 rep PR.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7783 on: February 10, 2019, 08:39:50 PM »

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« Reply #7784 on: February 10, 2019, 08:46:26 PM »
Lost 10 pounds last month.  Still need to do 10 more to lose last years depression gains.  And then 10-20 more after to be in an actual healthy range. 

agrajag

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« Reply #7785 on: February 18, 2019, 01:38:30 PM »
just did back squats 210 5x5 followed by a set of 155x20. My quads feel like jello right now.

agrajag

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« Reply #7786 on: February 23, 2019, 09:01:55 AM »
Fucking obliterated my back today bruhs. Five sets of static front rack holds 245 30 seconds each. Whew lads.

agrajag

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« Reply #7787 on: February 23, 2019, 02:21:10 PM »
I actually posted that before I completed the sets. I ended up doing 245x3, 255, 265  :smug

agrajag

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« Reply #7788 on: February 27, 2019, 11:20:45 AM »
Front rack holds today

275 for 27 seconds.


Hopefully this has some good carryover for my front squats and push press when I start doing those again.

agrajag

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« Reply #7789 on: February 27, 2019, 11:30:03 AM »
hot and cold therapy, breh

agrajag

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« Reply #7790 on: February 27, 2019, 11:39:19 AM »
damn, be careful bro.

I tweaked my back deadlifting a few weeks ago and it was really sore for like three weeks, but iced it and took hot baths religiously and started stretching a lot more. Now my back feels great after deadlifting even though I am lifting more than a month ago.

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7791 on: February 27, 2019, 12:49:29 PM »

agrajag

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« Reply #7792 on: March 02, 2019, 01:47:26 PM »
the rogue belt squat machine is such a game changer brehs

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7793 on: March 05, 2019, 04:03:49 PM »
What motivates you, Stro

agrajag

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« Reply #7794 on: March 05, 2019, 04:09:54 PM »
front rack holds 285 for 15 secs, 3 sets after deadlifts today

agrajag

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Re: FitnessBore - 2018 edition
« Reply #7795 on: March 08, 2019, 04:14:40 PM »
somehow tweaked my left knee deadlifting a few days ago. Gonna be all upper body tor a few days..  :-\

BlueTsunami

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« Reply #7796 on: March 11, 2019, 01:37:29 PM »
Been tweaking my squat and come to find my grip width was too narrow. I widened it by a good amount and it allows my torso to be a bit more upright, stopping my upper body from wanting to dump the weight forward. I'm also able to sit into full depth with way more tension.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7797 on: March 20, 2019, 01:11:56 PM »
I haven't gone in about two weeks, feel like my strength is completely gone now, and I was just just a few workouts from PRing the 1rm on all my lifts. 

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« Reply #7798 on: March 27, 2019, 11:38:18 AM »
Did overhead squats today. New appreciation for Olympic lifters. Was wobbly and shaky and could only do 65lb as I got the form and motion down.
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agrajag

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« Reply #7799 on: April 13, 2019, 10:21:21 AM »
I think I have a minor LCL tear in my left knee. It doesn't really hurt when I do anything, but it feels tender to the touch on the outside of my quad slightly above the knee. I guess no squats for a while, but I can deadlift just fine and do leg curls/hypers. Feels bad man.