mrchariybrown

am I the only one who's annoyed by those workout plans that don't just list out the sets and reps you do, but also the weight?

like other guys at the gym are like "well, the schedule says i'm supposed to do sets of 6 at 285, but i'll prob only get 4 again"

I dont know, i think it's dumb

the majority of earth is made up of idiots

The issue in this is that a lot of people rely on some "formula," which I used to follow and saw no gains.

My best progress has been when I have not really kept track of reps and sets, but rather just paid attention to the weight and went along with how I felt on that day. Hence, my workouts are really unorthodox in the sense that, say, on push/pull day I may do a warm up bench for 15reps, then do a 5x5, while on another day I'd do 2 warmups of 10 and then hit 8,5,5,3,5,3

You get the idea.

Do what works for you

agreed

almonds mmmmm o nom nom nom

+pb

all natty pb

if you think you have a really fast metabolism. I say get in at least 2-2.5x grams of protein per bw. I get in about 360g and I'm only 172 lbs. more importantly, if you want to gain weight; carbs carbs carbs. and I'm not talking about the bullshit carbs. get in good shit like whole wheat, long-grain brown rice, yams/sweet potatoes, etc. I say aim for 2-3x grams of carbs per bw if you're trying to pack on some serious weight. fats are important also. try to get in about 0.5-0.7 grams of good fats per bw.

just got off the phone with kiya (I think) at self edge. can't wait for my red-d's to get here. thanks

taking offers

holy fuck. I thought mine were bad, them shits are like tree trunks

flying coffin

sexih01

vans

thunder thighs

shitty picture

Does anyone else go to a nutrionist?

no nutritionist here. I learned everything over the internets

I like people that can make me laugh

Yo Egpt, I took this just for you.

lab - what do your diet look like?

Isn't the Zach Lewis shirt selling for $25 brand new?

it is, but his must be extra special

Yo Egpt, I took this just for you.

hahaha I don't even know what to say besides "SICKKK!!!". egpt, you should take this one

went out to sugarmom's (underground bar in philadelphia's old city). had a few beers. trashed my full pack of cigs and quit. went pretty well

FAM0US you're far from cut or whatever the fuck you think you are.

I have to agree.. all you are is skinny. which is a good thing by sufu-standards

I'm only 147...at 6'1...skinny biatch.

Everyone is super friendly at my gym though...I'm glad I joined. I understand why those women's gyms with mirror-tinted windows make their $$$ though...once you join you realize you had nothing to worry about, but it's very intimidating.

hey man, I used to be 130 at 5'10.5".. eat right, work hard, you'll start packing on weight no problem

Guy at my gym came up to me to tell me this when I was deadlifting 475 for reps..

"I know you guys powerlift in here, but can you be gentle with lowering the weight instead of just dropping it?"

ugh, faggots

same shit happened to me a while ago. I get warnings sometimes for dropping dumbbells about half a foot from the ground when I'm doing flat bench presses with them. they told me I should use lower weights if I can't place them down gently after my set. I'm seriously about to switch gyms

It's rather intimidating joining a gym when you're skinny...you think the meatheads are going to laugh at you and the fatties are going to give you stink eye. Of course not the case when you get there...but I have a feeling that's why a lot of people don't join...and cuz they's lazy. I'm glad I finally joined.

I know how you feel.. remember, I'm only 173ish and the gym I go to everyone is kunk-status there. but in reality, everyone's usually really friendly at gyms, from the huge meatheads to the fatties.

not ninja-like enough. I saw it.

anyways, good thing you got that cleared up. 2 SETS of 12 REPS.

Not that I can argue with you...because I don't know enough on the subject, but she has 15 years experience, and you're a guy on the Internet. Maybe I didn't explain the situation properly though.

edit - maybe I should have said, I do whatever exercise for 2 reps, and then move on to a new exercise. We do about 10 different exercises in an hour. When I go back the following day, I do the 30 minutes of cardio. Day after that, back to the exercises.

okay, you didn't specify that every other day was strictly cardio. but I still can't grasp the 2 reps for everything. 2 reps on certain movements used here and there in a well structured routine works for some people to increase maxes. but I can't agree that doing 2 reps on every single movement is a good thing.

well if you do massive weights / low reps

that'd make you gain weight (muscle mass no?)

and if you do low weight / high reps

you'd cut down on your fat and tone muscles... (so no muscle mass gained..?)

im not 100% sure.. but thats how i thought it was.

massive weight (to the lifter) and low reps alone will not make you gain weight. and high reps don't make you cut down on fat. if you go back and read what kunk, knuck, and some other people in this thread said, you'd know that burning fat and looking "tone" is all in diet (and genetics). you can do all the heavy lifting you want, but if you eat like 150 lb guy, you're going to stay that weight. and you can spend hours on high rep movements, but if you're eating 50g of protein, 150+ g of fat, and 400+ carbs a day (which I suspect looks like the avg american's daily food consumption), you're not going to see abs anytime soon

Just like the title says, my pair of skull 5010xx 6x6 arrived yesterday from selfedge. They're a size 30 and don't fit. I'd like to trade for a size 31. Keep in mind these are brand new. I only tried them on. If I don't get any interest, I'm just exchanging them for something else.

another bump..

Anyway, because I'm skinny and don't want to lose any weight...only gain muscle, my trainer only lets me do maybe 2 reps on any given exercise, then we move on to something else. Too many reps and you lose weight. I'm also only allowed so much cardio - 3 times/week for 30 minutes each max...again, more and you lose weight.

workout day (which is almost everyday).

your trainer said that? looks like your trainer is overtraining you and on top of that he doesn't know what he's talking about (Too many reps and you lose weight)

I'm available for hire.

guys, it's all in the diet. and by diet, I don't mean, just cutting out bullshit. you have to structure your eating patterns and have the proper macronutrient ratio for the goals you have in mind..

don't think cutting out fast food, soda, and fried chicken is going to get you to goals..

oh and btw, I just realized I need to take some of my own advice. I'm done with smoking. fuck that shit.

meh i just wish my elbows would stop hurting. there's no way i can be hitting anything hard enough with them being in the bad shape that they are.

it's my birthday today, might go out and do drag a sled around

injuries are def the worst thing when it comes to training. I've got tendonitis in my left elbow and a damaged right shoulder and right hip... and I'm only 20 yrs old.

btw, happy birthday. drag a sled around and then reward yourself with a nice cheat meal

I agree with kunk.. abs = low body fat, low body fat = a properly structured diet..

and I'm with knucks on this one, I fucking hate cardio and won't do it.

egpt - within those 4 years, I've taken off a week every 8-10 weeks to help my body recover. also, the winter I was 196lbs, I caught the flu, bronchitis, and strep throat back to back which caused me to be out of the gym for over a montn. I couldn't eat that much so I dropped down to a little under 180lbs during that time

^^LOL dude you have a girlish waist lmfao

but really pm me your lifting routine (2)

haha I've been told. my huge child-bearing hips don't help neither. pm'd