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Raina and Jungah....BANG

shbz ftw!!!!!!!!

can someone list the names of them all from l-r the person who i thought was bekah....is not.

On a more positive note, what are your goals (everyone)?

Outside of CF competition placements, I'm hoping to Clean and Jerk 275+ (only 235 now), and Snatch 205 (currently 175). I've never been trained for Oly, so we'll see how that goes.

how much do you guys weigh? and gj either way, 235 is impressive.

my short term goals are 225 bp 5x5 135 ohp 5x5 and pullups with 45lbs (5x5) and my long term goals though not really weight related is to have a six pack, to dunk, and to run a marathon under 4 hours.

wait wtf. are they playing ping pong?

CF is pricey, but the plus is that it's generally really basic. You don't have to join a CF affiliate at $150 a month to do it. You really just need a little bit of space barbell w/ weights, and pullup bar.

Figure this: One good workout (called Cindy) is as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in 20 minutes of the following:

5 pullups

10 pushups

15 air squats.

Sounds easy, right? Well then you try to crank out 17+ of them.

I didn't really change my diet until, coincidentally, this week. I used to eat a little less healthy on the weekend, but now I'm trying to go a little more paleo route. Cutting out bread/rice (rice is gonna be hard), and piling on more nuts, seeds, and fruits.

I'm sure the loss in chest size is due to the fact that I'm not doing strict bench workouts w/ 300+ any more. Now it's all body weight bench or lots of pushups.

rofl at rice. im asian. i eat a lot of it, i think if i didnt id be at a nice trim and svelte 155.

ill give that workout a try once i hit my "goal" of 225 for 5x5 on bp. at that point, im going to start "cutting" and high intensity stuff seems to be the way to go.

Nah what I'm talking about is expecting everyone to be at the same strength level regardless of time spent in the gym, personal ability, genetics, individual recovery, stress levels, etc.

Example..... I only started deadlifting earlier this year and I started out at what, 95lbs and I hit 300lbs about a month or two ago. I felt like it was progress but of course there are people out there that say it doesnt count and you should be dling 400+ the first day you hit the weights.

well just remember that the strong is just an opinion. and the fact that u can pull 300 in only a year is pretty awesome.

I'd love to be stronger than I am, but how are our lifts supposed to just jump up that dramatically so quickly? Doesn't everyone have to start somewhere?

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i believe i know the magic answer to this. eat more. sleep more. the sleeping part might be hard, but at least strive for the eating part. i know one might say, im going to get fat if i eat more. but as long as you keep that extra meal or w/e low fat, theres no reason why you would gain a lot of fat. heavier people should/and usually can lift more weight than lighter people.

i used to live in korea and once i moved back to cali and started to eat more meat, drink more milk, more protein shakes, basically go back to an american diet. ive gained 10 pounds, (my gut/fat content appears the same), just more mass. and my bp has gone from struggling with 135 for just one set to being able to do what i can now. granted thats all in a 1 year period, but id still say thats pretty quick.

If you want to lose a little mass, but stay strong, I suggest doing Crossfit. I've been doing the workouts for about 1.5 yrs now, and I've moved from 195ish down to 182. My chest is a little smaller now (still about 42" from 43") but my back/legs are as strong/stronger. It's all high intensity circuit-type stuff

yeah crossfit is something im interested especially since i loved doing oly exercises back in college. but they are kinda pricey, at least in my area (so cal, oc) have u changed ur diet at all? maybe that might account for ur loss in chest size?

No offense to you, but outside of the pullups, those aren't "better than average" numbers for someone's who's 170lbs. How old are you? If you're under 18, then maybe that's a good start, but someone looking to get seriously strong at your height/weight should shoot for a 5x5 of bench around 225, Squat for 5s at 275, OHP seated about 135+.

To build my maxes, when I was younger in college, I would do 10 week programs. 3x10 for the powerlifting moves in week ten, then 3 x 9, 8, etc down to 5. Then 2 sets of 4 down to 1. I'd base it on %s. All auxiliary lifts were 8s, and then 6s by the 7th week.

If you can tell, I didn't hit the reps super hard, but I always pushed myself with the weights I was moving.

I've always been pretty strong, but I did the program for about 2 years and I got my DL as high as 470 during school.

id like to know what kind of gym you go to. cuz at my gym i rarely see guys do 2 plates for bp, and if they do they do, its only for 1 set or they are doing it at half-rom. i rarely see people deadlift, and also squat.

i mean dont get me wrong, i know my numbers arent nething spectacular. but i still believe im better than the average gym person. and my current numbers arent all that far off from what youve listed. ive only been on my program for 6 months and have only had to do one deload on bp at 185. and ive also squatted 285 (2 months ago for 4 reps.) i just listed all my 5x5 numbers. also i think ohp should be done standing, not sitting.

i too have been blessed that ive been relatively strong throughout my life. i used to be a lot stronger in college (2 years ago) tho i didnt dl as much as you. at 160 i squatted 405, and dead lifted 385. but i trained totally different than what i do now.

edit: my goals are different, i only go to the gym because i find it fun. i only have one other strength/athletic goal that i havent reached in my life (dunking a b-ball) and thats what im working towards (i can touch rim with either hand right now). im at that point where my body does not fit with the way i want to dress and it sucks. im short as it is, but i also have a 40.5" chest and 24" thighs just makes it worse. if neone has ne workout programs that will help me lose mass plz share lol (i know it doesnt exist)

Well what are your lifts like? 5rm numbers?

gg. well my bench is at 200 (5x5), ive deloaded and changed my program on my squats. but today i did squats (3x5) for 235. a page or two has a video of me doing it for 250 and i did that (5x5) 2 or 3 months ago, well not in the video. i stopped doing conventional deads and am learning sumo dead lifts and thats currently at 205 (3x5). my ohp is at 125 (5x5), my bent over row is at 165 (5x5) and i do legit pullups with 35lbs extra (5x5) i weigh 170lbs at 5'8".

its not nething special, but i know for damn sure its better than the average gym-goer (minus all those football players who go to my gym lol)

but something like strong lifts and mad cow is VERY different from strong lifts and mad cow. i dont understand this I feel the latter two, most intermediate and advanced trainees that train with high intensity get overtrained too quickly. same goes for beginners with some training under their belt.

i agree that most int and adv overtrain but they probably dont follow a good program. have u looked at madcow or the texas method? they only go heavy like once a week, its actually easier than ss or sl. most of the week for the int programs are all on assistance exercises.

I would also like to say that this does not mean I think stronglifts or madcow is shit. I don't think that at all. I think some people can make very good gains off of it. but if you want to go ahead and generalize, "most people" will make better progress on something with less frequency and volume on major compound lifts.

you say things like the "4-6 range" like it's gold but it really depends on the context and person.

now, if you say that you have the lifts and/or physique to back up your statements, then please keep throwing out advice as I'm always happy to learn more from guys that are more advanced than I am.

and http://stronglifts.com/why-5x5-is-the-most-powerful-training-method/ this is not written by the owner of stronglifts but rather glenn pendlay, the us olympic weightlifting coach.

edit: and when i say most people, i mean most beginners, sorry.

there's no preset rep range for strength or otherwise.

it's all about what works for you.

true, but what works for most people is gonna be in the 4-6 range. theres a reason why all the best (imo) strength programs, starting strength, strong lifts, bill starr, mad cow, texas method are all based on a 5 rep set. other than strong lifts, the other programs have been developed iirc from accomplished and respected power lifters.

Which routine is the best for strength?

if you are beginning id suggest either starting strength or strong lifts.

that all being said, im somewhat of a hypocrite because i've never done any of these programs. i do a push/pull program, i have way too much time on my hands and go to the gym one more day a week than these programs ask.

edit: and id say a good indicator if ur a beginner or not is if u can squat 1.5x your body weight for your normal amount of sets and reps. cuz squats should be the #1 exercise in your whole program.

if ur just goin for strength, i dont see why youre doing exercises in the 10 rep range.

you said ur progress with sl stopped midyear...but how is it now that uve recovered? are u still making gains? if so...why stop?

all these extra things that you in the program you wrote (skull crushers, curls, ghrs) those are all assistance exercises in intermediate programs. and calf raises are purely a look thing. that time is better spent doing more squats or deadlifts or even some hiit/cardio work.

i wrote this long thing, but im new to this thread. what are ur goals eversun?

have u tried stronglifts and actually complete it for however long its spose to be done for?

Any recommendations on how to learn Korean? Good texts to buy?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0824823427/ref=oss_product i used this and it was good. its the textbook that my uni used.

well i figure i might as well post this, i posted a squat form check on stronglifts forum and no one replied. gg. this video is old (2 months) but my squat form hasnt changed and if nething its more proper now since ive deloaded back down to 205 (tweaking ankles while skating ftl) this is at 250

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i understand that oly shoes will help with that too. but i feel its best that you try to correct your form first before you let equipment fix it for you. but since you already bought them, if it works thats cool. lemme know how it goes, ive been wanting to buy some shoes also.

My weightlifting shoes arrived today, so hopefully will fix the issues with my heel leaving the ground on my squat, I will try get some videos tonight.

For $100 I am pretty pleased, weightlifting shoe prices are criminal over here.

shoes with a heel probably isnt the best solution for that. just by going off that "heels leaving the ground" statement, youre putting weight on your toes. you should try deloading and try squatting with your toes curled up as much as possible. that will teach you how to keep ur weight on ur heels real fast.

i would have done even more embarassing stuff to be able to hug her.

ah i have an evo also. this picture is perfect for androids scrollable wallpaper.

dope. what phone and rom u running?

those 3 are super cute. i remember someone asked if we liked kpop because of the actual music or cuz of the singers behind the songs. this is one of those songs where i only like the song because of whos singing it.

o and that lil girl in the video, she was also in bang. THE FUTURE man. sufuers 5 years from now will be drooling over her.

damn. i saw on my subscriptions that the last person to post was izzy and with this wave of female gifs, i just knew her post was going to something related to a boy group.

i want it here, not here.

I think edc is just what it literally means. What you carry with you everyday. Think of it this way, in that last pic. If that guy included a knife and flashlight it would have been edc in your definition bern. This thread should just be called the multitool, knife and flashlight thread if you're going to call that guy out.

Just from what I understand the whole idea of edc is to be prepared for whatever happens to you. Well the guy has a cell phone...which along with money in your wallet is all you really need in this time we live in

damn you just made some furry lovers day

all girls breasts look big when they are bent over like that.