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[Billy.Barbados]

You can take creatine year round if you just take 5g a serving, only if you keep trying to saturate would it cause a problem. It's actually best to take creatine with beta alanine too, so stacking the two produces better results.

[playdisonlyatnight]

i take two 5g servings a day (monohydrate) and am doing it year round

billy, what do u mean by saturate?

[Billy.Barbados]

i take two 5g servings a day (monohydrate) and am doing it year round

billy, what do u mean by saturate?

I think some people call it loading, it just saturates your muscles with creatine. people will take large servings, i think greater than 20g, for a period of time then start cycling creatine.

[Leeacto]

I think Saturate <==> Loading

Anyone here do muscle-ups?

Pretty intense. I can do them on rings, but i think I've done like 3 in my life on a bar

[fang]

taking a short break for this thanksgiving weekend then planning to take a longer ~3 week break during winter break. i have at least one protein shake every day in the morning after waking up, 3 on lifting days. should i continue taking my morning shake while on a break? i will probably be doing a lot of cardio during the winter time just to get my blood pumping.

[CUTUP]

taking a short break for this thanksgiving weekend then planning to take a longer ~3 week break during winter break. i have at least one protein shake every day in the morning after waking up, 3 on lifting days. should i continue taking my morning shake while on a break? i will probably be doing a lot of cardio during the winter time just to get my blood pumping.

Always continue drinking protein

I would stick to your 3 a day routine even when you are taking time off. It helps to retain muscle and ensure growth even though your not lifting

[cure]

Bought this bench to do some dumb bell press, flys, rows, and etc at the apartment. assembly was shitty but it does the job @ 59.99 +1 dollar shipping. need good recommendations on more home exercises to keep it entertaining though.

http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Golds-Gym-Utility-Bench/4073329/product.html

[Osmosis Jones]

9 months 1 day.

before at 135lb

now at 150lb

pretty happy with my results considering i have no real routine and don't use supplements.

[Leonard Leroy]

I think Saturate <==> Loading

Anyone here do muscle-ups?

Pretty intense. I can do them on rings, but i think I've done like 3 in my life on a bar

shit i wish i had room on my pull up bar to try these.

[CUTUP]

evilcrayon, nice advancements +rep

You look to have the exact type of frame I had after my first year of working out, lean and mean

[untungl]

I think Saturate <==> Loading

Anyone here do muscle-ups?

Pretty intense. I can do them on rings, but i think I've done like 3 in my life on a bar

I do horizontal muscle ups on rings but never tried them on a bar... pretty sure I lack whatever muscle you need to keep moving in between the pull and the push

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

i get a little dizzy after a set of squats

it goes away after about a minute though

is this normal? if so, what to do?

if this isnt normal... what to do?

i dont think i breathe right (especially when i try to breathe right) (2)

[Motion]

it happens to me to. it's the same effect as when you stand up too fast and you get dizzy. maybe youre doing your reps too fast?

on that note...my ear pops after a good work out, i've been meaning to ask my doctor but i keep on forgetting whenever i give him a visit. does any body else have this? ear popping like when youre descending in an elevator. It's not an easy ear pop to get rid of (lack of better phrasing), it won't go away even if i swallow my saliva or drink water. it eventually goes away after an hour or so, but within that hour i sound like a retard...

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

i dont think im doing my reps too fast. if anything it might be too slow

[Motion]

lol are you holding your breath when youre squatting? if you are then you're depriving your brain of oxygen which causes dizzyness especially when squatting

[CUTUP]

i get a little dizzy after a set of squats

it goes away after about a minute though

is this normal? if so, what to do?

if this isnt normal... what to do?

i dont think i breathe right (especially when i try to breathe right) (2)

Completely normal

Your legs are your largest muscle, and when you squat your body sends most of the blood to your legs. This can deprive your brain of the required amount of oxygenated blood and cause dizziness

Breathe out forcefully when you stand up, and exhale forcefully when you drop, this will help your strength as well by helping to stabilize your core ( due to the tightening of your stomach)

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

when i breathe out i do breathe pretty 'forcefully'

are you saying to exhale going down and up? i usually try to exhale only going up, but i think i end up exhaling going down and up anyway

[iGIT]

Does anyone have any tips on doing dead lifts? Dead lifts work out your whole back correct? I saw some dead lift videos on youtube, but i still think i'm doing it wrong. Anyone have any good tutorial videos for it?

Since we're talking about squatings, i wanted to ask if it works out your whole body? I was once told that squating not only works out your legs, but also your back and biceps too.

[CUTUP]

when i breathe out i do breathe pretty 'forcefully'

are you saying to exhale going down and up? i usually try to exhale only going up, but i think i end up exhaling going down and up anyway

Inhale at your peak and on the way down, push out as you push up from a squatted position

You should have exhaled almost all of your air by the time you are standing straight up again

[fang]

it happens to me to. it's the same effect as when you stand up too fast and you get dizzy. maybe youre doing your reps too fast?

on that note...my ear pops after a good work out, i've been meaning to ask my doctor but i keep on forgetting whenever i give him a visit. does any body else have this? ear popping like when youre descending in an elevator. It's not an easy ear pop to get rid of (lack of better phrasing), it won't go away even if i swallow my saliva or drink water. it eventually goes away after an hour or so, but within that hour i sound like a retard...

my friend gets that same exact problem. crazy. i think it has something to do with your blood pressure shooting up during heavy exercise. not sure though

[mjbrady]

Does anyone have any tips on doing dead lifts? Dead lifts work out your whole back correct? I saw some dead lift videos on youtube, but i still think i'm doing it wrong. Anyone have any good tutorial videos for it?

Since we're talking about squatings, i wanted to ask if it works out your whole body? I was once told that squating not only works out your legs, but also your back and biceps too.

Deadlifts primarily workout your lowerback and hamstrings, but your quads and trapezius are involved as well (the function of the trapezius is to help keep you entire body upright, so the deadlift is a better workout for it than shrugs).

For form you want to keep your back straight and drive through your heels (not your toes). keep your head up and it will help keep your back straight. I don't have a good video to fall back on though.

For a fuller back also do some rows, T-bar pulls, pull-ups, etc.

Squatting sort of works out your whole body in that you're tense. Your core is certainly heavily involved. It also stimulates your entire body to repair muscles since youre working your largest muscle group (legs)

[NatseOklim]

I used to have to sit down for a few minutes after squatting because fo dizziness, now I'm stuck with using the leg press machine. Might be able to move to a better gym in the new year and start squatting again though.

[Leeacto]

For Squatting:

Dizziness is pretty normal. It's caused when you're holding your breath and then do the rep. One way to help remedy this is slowly exhale as you do your rep. You should just be out of breath at the top.

The muscles in Deadlift:

Def true that it'll work mainly legs and back, but the main other muscle groups will be trapezius, forearms, lats, and abs. The abs will help stabilize.

The muscles in Squat:

Mainly just legs and lower back. The traps and lats need to be strong to be more stabilized, but I don't think that you'll get in any better condition.

[CUTUP]

I used to have to sit down for a few minutes after squatting because fo dizziness, now I'm stuck with using the leg press machine. Might be able to move to a better gym in the new year and start squatting again though.

No squat rack Natse?

That sucks, squats are like THE leg builder

Hows the BJJ coming along?

[NatseOklim]

They don't even have anywhere to bench apart from 2 smith machines and I'm now lifting the whole stack on the leg press so the situation is getting desperate.

BJJ is coming along alright, had a good session last night after taking 3 weeks off.

[untungl]

They don't even have anywhere to bench apart from 2 smith machines and I'm now lifting the whole stack on the leg press so the situation is getting desperate.

Could try hack squats with a barbell? Or pistol squats with dumbbells ...

I was always able to get some kind of free weight leg exercise even in the most trendy (read: pansy) of hotel fitness centers

Though if your gym doesn't have a barbell or dumbbells or free weights of any kind you may need to start lifting the machines.

[shikimayatu]

9 months 1 day.

before at 135lb

now at 150lb

pretty happy with my results considering i have no real routine and don't use supplements.

very nice guy!!

[FADEtoDARKNESS]

Here is a progress picture of a close friend of mine.

-F2D

[Mr Calvin Oscar]

im [kinda] doing starting strength, but im noticing when i squat at higher weights my technique is getting shittier. reset or KEEP GOIN!?

[shoexjunkie]

im [kinda] doing starting strength, but im noticing when i squat at higher weights my technique is getting shittier. reset or KEEP GOIN!?

im doing the same. i say keep going until you hit a decent weight and perfect it there.