Success bench day. Feeling better doing bench press.
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just bought a 12 pack. idk why. should have went to the store and picked one bar up and see. if i don't like i'll just hand it out to my friends lol.
Let us know how these are
Success bench day. Feeling better doing bench press.
EDIT:
also.
just bought a 12 pack. idk why. should have went to the store and picked one bar up and see. if i don't like i'll just hand it out to my friends lol.
Was in the hospital for 7 hours for my 4 month old, she spit up a tiny amount blood with her milk. She's been doing great except the scare this morning, thankfully it's just an irritation in her esophagus. Still managed to hit the gym tonight with serious doms in my adductors from squats yesterday. Did 275 3x8 265x8 pendlays and superset chinups 5x12 with strict bb shrugs 315/405/405/405/315x8.
Coot is FitEra's Superman he just needs a blurred out stache.
I'll be the Blob
Was in the hospital for 7 hours for my 4 month old, she spit up a tiny amount blood with her milk. She's been doing great except the scare this morning, thankfully it's just an irritation in her esophagus. Still managed to hit the gym tonight with serious doms in my adductors from squats yesterday. Did 275 3x8 265x8 pendlays and superset chinups 5x12 with strict bb shrugs 315/405/405/405/315x8.
Coot is FitEra's Superman he just needs a blurred out stache.
I'll be the Blob
Apart from the odd time in the pool with friends i didnt really start to swim until i joined my local tri club 3 years ago. We get regular coached sessions and when i say coached its more of a this is what i want you to swim today including drills/endurance/speed/technique - we dont really get individual feedback and the coaching is a show and copy scenario which doesnt really help as you cant really see what is going on and it is all done by the feel of the water and your swim times against effort.
We were in the same situation where our pool was getting closed for 18month(its now way over that now btw) but we were lucky to get a temporary pool created - the facilities are not as good and you can taste it when someone users the shower but at least its a 25m pool you can do lane lengths in. It really does help to swim with others though - even if its just for some cheeky drafting when tiredness sets in.
Their casein is fine. Any brand without high sugar content will be fine, really.Hey fitness gaf, looking at getting a casein protein supplement for before going to bed.
I use ON whey protein as is for post workout.
Should I just stick with their casein powder?
Hey fitness gaf, looking at getting a casein protein supplement for before going to bed.
I use ON whey protein as is for post workout.
Should I just stick with their casein powder?
I'm poor, so I just ran. I did see monkey bars, I guess I need to create a bodyweight routine. Thanks!You have 3 options. Look into a weekly pass somewhere else. Do bodyweight exercises. Take a week off.
Deloading is a new term to me. Seems interesting, let's see how I fare when I return. Also, as I stated above, I'll try to cobble up a good bodyweight routine not just for when the gym is closed, also for when I'm away. Thanks!Just do a deload week. Find some bodyweight exercises that are close to what you normally do. When it reopens just continue on your normal schedule, you won't lose any progress from one week off.
I'm poor and my gym is probably the most rustic, even the barbells are coated with dust made of rust. Maybe someday. Thanks!I usually try to weasel my way into a 1 week trial at another gym. Let's me check other gyms to see if I want to switch too.
Going by the Feel of the water helps if you already have a good feel for the strokes and know what to look for, but external analysis can find things you just don't realise, but it's not always possible to find a good coach that gives lessons at reasonable prices (not living in the US). Ah at least you guys have a pool. The problem here is more that the swimming lanes are rather full already and if this one closes the second pool in the area will probably so full during normal before/after work hours that you can't do a decent Training at your own pace.
Holy, how did you do that?
Was in the hospital for 7 hours for my 4 month old, she spit up a tiny amount blood with her milk. She's been doing great except the scare this morning, thankfully it's just an irritation in her esophagus. Still managed to hit the gym tonight with serious doms in my adductors from squats yesterday. Did 275 3x8 265x8 pendlays and superset chinups 5x12 with strict bb shrugs 315/405/405/405/315x8.
Coot is FitEra's Superman he just needs a blurred out stache.
I'll be the Blob
I don't know how you guys deal with it. I was watching some asshole do curls in the only proper rack / deadlift platform the other day and I genuinely wanted to harm them.
So glad I've got my own gym.
see, the weird thing about doing curls in the rack is that at the gym i go to, there's 2-3 designated area to do curls. hell, the whole free weight area is curl zone. but then again. i took one of the racks to do BB rows lol. that was only after i realized no one was going to squat.I don't know how you guys deal with it. I was watching some asshole do curls in the only proper rack / deadlift platform the other day and I genuinely wanted to harm them.
So glad I've got my own gym.
Lots of heavy lifting and 1500-2000 calorie eating.
Their casein is fine. Any brand without high sugar content will be fine, really.
I used to take it about 2 years ago. Vanilla flavor tastes fine. But prepare to wake up of thirst in the middle of the night.
I usually drink 16 ounces of water before I go to bed. Otherwise I can't sleep lol.
Will I still wake up thirsty?
Absolutely. It's incredibly rude to use the power rack or bench (press) for exercises that don't utilize the equipment, as they're usually in limited supply and always in high demand.Discovered a simple and sick chicken and broccoli pasta bake dish last night. Loaded with gain goodness.
Question though: if you see someone in the power rack doing something that's not using it, do you ask them to move? First time I had someone doing pull ups in there and I was asked because there's only one power rack in out gym and about five places to do pull ups but they were pissy with me when I asked if I could use the power rack. Second time, this person was using a bench and doing dumbbell rows within the power rack. So again I ask if they're using it and they're like "I am later on" so then I just sit and wait for them. Eventually, they apologised and said to go ahead but were a bit arsey about it. Would you guys do the same though?
Success bench day. Feeling better doing bench press.
EDIT:
also.
just bought a 12 pack. idk why. should have went to the store and picked one bar up and see. if i don't like i'll just hand it out to my friends lol.
crumbled it in some vanilla icecream or birthday cake ice cream, then layer it inside some pancakes (been on Instagram too much)I've got a couple boxes of these coming in today too, thinking of being lame and making an actual birthday cake out of them to make up for my lack of dessert on my actual birthday, lol.
I still need to try ON's casein protein. I use their whey for some things, but mostly I stick to Quest's protein powder which is a casein/whey/milk blend. I really like the thickness and slow digestion the Quest powder provides and am curious to see how much I like full-on casein.
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can't think of the name but that is a legit app that exist. it also gives you the videos too.I'm curious if there's an app like this
basically my idea is that you have a human body diagram and you tap the muscle/area you want to work and can get more specific from there and then it'll give you a list of exercises/supersets/videos etc.
this was me before i started mixing other stuff.
I'm all about blending my shakes anyway; I usually do it with ice and almond milk to make it more like a milkshake. Or I mix it in with greek yogurt/cottage cheese.Casein only works for me in the blender with milk, PB and a banana. In a shaker cup with water it's atrocious
Like Wally said, it's all about diet. Get a food scale and take some time to honestly, truthfully log what you're eating. Everything. Weigh it all out. Sometimes people skip important stuff because they don't really think about it, eg: oil (a tablespoon of which is ~130 calories), or they're not truthful about measurements (try comparing what you think of as a tablespoon of peanut butter to the actual weight -- calorie dense foods like that add up fast). It's also super easy to think you're eating healthy because of the types of food you're eating but still be eating a shit ton of calories, eg: calorie dense foods like nuts. I've been snacking on these gochujang almonds from Trader Joe's for a while now, but they're ~170 calories for 28 grams. If I didn't take the time to portion them out, I'd definitely be eating more than that in one go because 28 grams isn't shit.I've lost a bunch of weight and developed a lot especially in my forearms, shoulders and quads. But I still have these shitty love handles which I've been told are the last to go. I've tried rushing them along with doing more running but I really struggle with running as opposed to walking. The only problem is theyve gone down some but everything else in my body has gone down a bunch so they stick out a hell of a lot more. I'm basically trying to reduce weight in my chest/stomach and especially love handles so I can get down to a lean state and work up. I don't really diet but i do avoid culprits like sugary stuff and I don't eat an excess since I'm trying to cut. So I guess it's just time or somehow forcing myself to be able to handle running more.
I switched gyms last March because I got fed up with it. New Gym has 5 power racks w/ 4 platforms. Old gym had 1 power rack and no platforms. Anytime Fotness is convenient but most of the gyms are shit.I don't know how you guys deal with it. I was watching some asshole do curls in the only proper rack / deadlift platform the other day and I genuinely wanted to harm them.
So glad I've got my own gym.
I counted calories for a while and was always under because my days could leave me eating only 1 or 2 meals a dayData west, if you really want to take it to the next level you have to focus on diet. Know how much you are eating everyday. You don't have to precisely know every calorie but you should have an idea of what range you are in by the end of the day.
I'm also trying to gain weight and muscle mass. I'm taking shakes with 2 scoops: 1 is whey protein, the other is oat flour. I also increased the amount of food I take in everymeal.
Sorry but I had a chicago pizza for dinner. I was tired today and I had a huge desire to eat something like that.
1 shake with 2 scoops of protein, 1 banana, 2 (heaping) tbsp. PB, 1/4 cup of oats and whole milk to thickness not only tastes SUBLIME, but it has over 1,000 calories.
All you people who have trouble putting on weight must come from a different subset of homosapien than me. I can not relate whatsoever. Wanna gain? Eat peanut butter by the jar.