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Fitness |OT| A New Era Begins
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lol i remember buying avacado. i forgot about it and it just rotted. at least nuts i can forget about it for awhile and come back and eat a handful.
might buy some next week to go with my chicken.
Nut spreads are better, the absorption on nuts is the lowest of any food. I think it's as high as 20% of the calories bypass your system intact. The more you chew the better of course.
Not really, you just have to center your hands correctly on each side and it does feel like the middle ground between a deadlift and a squat. I just think it's safer. I've had lower back issues since my late 20's so I like to be as safe as possible while still lifting heavy to retain as much muscle as possible as I age.
What do ya'll think of spin classes? I mostly do weight training with little cardio but have done 4 spin classes in the last 10 days and really enjoy it. I want to lose weight, hate running but feel this alongside my weight training should help?
Great if you're just trying to lose weight / add a bit of fitness... but be warned, cardio is the enemy of gainz.
It's a good balance between price and quiality, which is probably why people recommend it. And I'm going to be boring and echo that sentiment.
If you haven't used a pull-up bar before: I'd recommend putting something soft between the doorframe and the bar, on each side of the door because the friction has a tendency to rip the foam on the bar. Maybe small folded-up towels or something.
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this is the iron gym one i had.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EJMS6K/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
just make sure you have the right door frame.
I guess this is Google-able... but can you recommend a good core strength/abs workout regiment I can do at home? Mostly been doing situps every evening or sometimes morning. I can also do stuff at the gym but prefer at-home workouts I can do. Thanks in advance. I'm very clueless when it comes to this stuff!
I've been trying to reduce the amount of time between sets, especially for squat and deadlift as they're the main culprits, and it feels like I'm sucking air the entire time I'm in the gym.
What does fitness era think of the thinking that eating 5 - 6 smaller meals a day increases metabolism?
Is it better then eating 3 or 4 times a day? even if the calories and macronutrients are the same?
Is it better then eating 3 or 4 times a day? even if the calories and macronutrients are the same?
I don't claim to be a food scientist or anything, but i've done diets where i eat everything within 3-5 hours, and i've done diets where i eat every 2-3 hours (with the exception of sleep) and i didn't see much difference. My advice is to do whatever is best for you and just focus on nailing your calorie goals.
For me personally, i eat 6 times a day because it gives me something to look forward to and i don't go hungry for long, i don't know if my metabolism is better for it or not.
It probably doesn't really matter to be honest with you do what you do
Your metabolism increasing is a myth. There is a thermic effect of food(TEF which is the number of calories of ingested food that are needed for digestion) that is the reason for the myth but the average TEF is about 10% of total calories in a mixed diet no matter if you eat 1 meal or 30. Protein has the highest thermic effect at 25-30% carbs and fat at 4-6 and 3-4% respectively iirc. As far as optimal meals I believe it's about 4 separate meals spread out evenly through the day to keep protein synthesis at the best level but the benefit may be negligible. At the end of the day, total calories and protein are the most important aspects for body composition.
So pro bodybuilders (on all levels) do it to just make it easier to eat so much food?
Basically.
Also, bodybuilders take a ton of different drugs (be they legal or not)... they're not you.
Edit - Also, don't discount the fact that people do things because they've always been done that way. There's a shitload of that in cycling too.
Also, bodybuilders take a ton of different drugs (be they legal or not)... they're not you.
Edit - Also, don't discount the fact that people do things because they've always been done that way. There's a shitload of that in cycling too.
The drug thing is way overstated.
The best pro, Jay cutler, ronnie coleman, Kevin levrone actually took the least out all of all the pros and they still looked bigger then arnie in terminator before they took drugs.
That's because of the advancement of bodybuilding since Arnold's time. And even then those guys are always on the juice.
the amount and number of bodybuilding drugs has increased significantly since arnies day. There is zero chance the guys you listed did less drugs than arnie. By the late 90s there were at least half dozen drugs all bodybuilders were taking . They all downplay it . I've known multiple pros and regional champs
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Hopefully this thread gives me some motivation. I have been slacking since my daughter was born and trying to advance at work. Now my wife is pregnant with our second. In the last 2 years Ive dropped from a steady 195 to 170ish with much higher bf%.
Really wish I had a garage so I could invest in some equipment. My current gym is 2 cities over since I moved and I don't want to commute so much as it takes time away from my family. Was planning on at least trying to start up again after holidays but have a huge review coming up end of this month. Hopefully that gives me a spark.
Really wish I had a garage so I could invest in some equipment. My current gym is 2 cities over since I moved and I don't want to commute so much as it takes time away from my family. Was planning on at least trying to start up again after holidays but have a huge review coming up end of this month. Hopefully that gives me a spark.
If you get desperate you can try to make room for just a bench and some adjustable dumb bells and a pull up bar. You can do quite a bit with those.
Not ideal, but certainly better than nothing.
Not ideal, but certainly better than nothing.
Only gyms currently nearby are big chains like 24 Hour Sport so the costs are ridiculous. Other than that theres crossfit places all over which I am not even going to wa ssd te my time on.
There is a place Id be interested in opening up in the next month though.
You'd think living where I do finding a decent gym nearby would be easier than it is
I forget who said they'd ask their friend... but does anyone know of any pay as you go gyms in the San Francisco area?
Big chains are usually cheaper tbh. The smaller clubs tend to focus on full service options like personal training or many classes inclusive options.
Most cities have a snap fitness, planet fitness, anytime fitness, fit4less, etc although some of those are Canadian brands ... that offer the old 10 dollars per week ! Or 24.99 per month!!!
Usually with some hidden upgrades but you should never pay money down or upgrades just negotiate . Some gyms are still stuck in the 80s where everybody negotiates their own rate. What are the chains in your area ? They should get a Groupon or year special at some point
24Hr Fitness Sport, LA Fitness are the two closest which are about $47 but I refuse to go to those gyms as Ive had memberships before. There is a fitness 19 that will be opening up close by which is the chain I'm currently at. Its $9.99 but I'd have to upgrade my membership or open a new one.
All the gyms that have equipment I'd like to use and actually pay that premium are all quite far which is unfortunate.
Ah yeah some of those chains are a bit of a joke they treat everyone like a statistic or a number. I go to " Steve Nash " fitness world. He actually sued to get his name off but lost. It's a typical chain damn millenials (jk) on their phones just sitting on equipment, people packed in where you can't even get a locker or equipment, dirty , etc etc.
However I've been doing this for decades I can train anywhere what I do is go in with several workout options in mind and go with the flow. I never wait for machines or feel the need to have to use a specific piece of equipment..... just roll with it and do what you came to do
All of my workouts main lifts usually revolve around barbell movements so I'll either be doing at least one of deadlift or squat per workout usually followed by bench or another press so finding a gym with more than 1 squat rack is a must for me since I live in that thing.
All the accessories I can get more creative with. Always been my issue with huge chains as sometimes I can be waiting over 30 minutes to even start my workout. I really wish I could get a home gym and about 700lbs of plates.
All the accessories I can get more creative with. Always been my issue with huge chains as sometimes I can be waiting over 30 minutes to even start my workout. I really wish I could get a home gym and about 700lbs of plates.
Yeah that's a problem at any gym. There's no solution for that I can only say that I've switched to doing other things like dumbbell straight legged deads , lunges , deadlifts with hexbar , etc because of this. There's a million people doing all the greatest YouTube workouts now doing things like hip thrusts with 135 in a squat rack. If you sit there waiting it'll drive you insane.
I've been doing that for years haha. Can't really dwitch away from the barbells as I used to train for powerlifting meets and will probably go back to that style of training once I stsrt gping consistently.
Going to be a balacing act.
Hey so I love fried eggs
Are they ok to eat if I just use nonstick spray and eat them with raw tomato?
I don't know where egg science is at right now.
Are they ok to eat if I just use nonstick spray and eat them with raw tomato?
I don't know where egg science is at right now.
Are there any downsides? I'm assuming it works your back less and legs more. I work as a nurse and I'm pretty conscious of my back so if that's the only real downside I'd consider it.
Hi guys, I've been working out for around the past year or so using Dumbell a while eating at a deficit and I'm ready to start making some muscle gains. I'd really like some advice:
Age: 33
Height: 178cm (5'10")
Weight: 64kg
Goal: 72kg
Current Training Schedule:
Weights Mon/Wed/Fri using this template: https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/workouts/dumbbellonly.pdf
HIIT Tues/Thurs - Alternating sprints & jogging (10 minutes total)
Current Training Equipment Available: Dumbbells, bench, pull-up bar, trampoline
Comments:
I bought Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 book and I've picked a variation of The Periodization Bible, doing the 3-day a week variant where what I do on different days just shifts by one each week.
That means my workout looks like this with the main exercise listed first:
Day 1: OH Press / Chinup / Bent Over Row / Lying Extensions
Day 2: Hip Thrusts (in lieu of Deadlifts) / Lunges / Situps / Leg Curls
Day 3: Bench / Dumbell Bench / Dumbell Shrugs / Seated Extensions
Day 4: Goblet Squat (in lieu of back squats) / Back Raises / Bulgarian Split Squats / Dumbell Side Bends
Anyway, I have a few questions:
1) I'm not even going to attempt back squats - my flexibility is so bad even dumbbell squats are a struggle. Will 5/3/1 even work for goblet squats or will I have to just treat goblet squats as another assistance exercise and make up for it in volume?
2) Ditto for deadlifts. I can't get down that low and still have my feet flat on the ground. I'm doing hip thrusts as the main exercise instead, but I worry that it won't be enough. Backing it up with lunges and shrugs.
3) It only just occurred to me that there are no curls mentioned anywhere. I do hammer curls and regular ones right now - though modest, my wife loves the progress I've made so far where my arms are concerned. Will these muscle groups be covered if I'm doing the main lifts and the exercises I've listed above?
I'm eating at maintenance since my BF% is sitting somewhere around 16-17% and I'm averaging 120g of protein a day.
Age: 33
Height: 178cm (5'10")
Weight: 64kg
Goal: 72kg
Current Training Schedule:
Weights Mon/Wed/Fri using this template: https://cdn.muscleandstrength.com/sites/default/files/workouts/dumbbellonly.pdf
HIIT Tues/Thurs - Alternating sprints & jogging (10 minutes total)
Current Training Equipment Available: Dumbbells, bench, pull-up bar, trampoline
Comments:
I bought Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 book and I've picked a variation of The Periodization Bible, doing the 3-day a week variant where what I do on different days just shifts by one each week.
That means my workout looks like this with the main exercise listed first:
Day 1: OH Press / Chinup / Bent Over Row / Lying Extensions
Day 2: Hip Thrusts (in lieu of Deadlifts) / Lunges / Situps / Leg Curls
Day 3: Bench / Dumbell Bench / Dumbell Shrugs / Seated Extensions
Day 4: Goblet Squat (in lieu of back squats) / Back Raises / Bulgarian Split Squats / Dumbell Side Bends
Anyway, I have a few questions:
1) I'm not even going to attempt back squats - my flexibility is so bad even dumbbell squats are a struggle. Will 5/3/1 even work for goblet squats or will I have to just treat goblet squats as another assistance exercise and make up for it in volume?
2) Ditto for deadlifts. I can't get down that low and still have my feet flat on the ground. I'm doing hip thrusts as the main exercise instead, but I worry that it won't be enough. Backing it up with lunges and shrugs.
3) It only just occurred to me that there are no curls mentioned anywhere. I do hammer curls and regular ones right now - though modest, my wife loves the progress I've made so far where my arms are concerned. Will these muscle groups be covered if I'm doing the main lifts and the exercises I've listed above?
I'm eating at maintenance since my BF% is sitting somewhere around 16-17% and I'm averaging 120g of protein a day.
I've been bumping the New Future, also Santana and the Allman brothers live songs do get me through cardio.
If anyone else here is as addicted to preworkouts as much as I am I wanna reccomend "Total War" by Redcon1 and "Gameday" by MAN Sports. Pretty much the same formula for each, hits you haaard. Stupid expensive though, always look for sales.
