supermeatheads

[daphneYOUfindME]

anyone ever take DMAA before workouts?

[mrchariybrown]

anyone ever take DMAA before workouts?

I have. I don't take it anymore. Just makes me wired to the point my concentration suffers. And sweat more than usual, so unless I'm constantly downing water the whole time, I feel drained hours after the workout.

[daphneYOUfindME]

interesting. it's pretty inexpensive so i'll give it a shot and see how my body reacts to it.

[mrchariybrown]

Yeah see how you like it. It got me riled up even when I was tired waking up. But I stopped because of the reasons I mentioned and it reduced pumps and, most importantly, it hindered my strength.

[knucks]

i might get some beta alanine or something.

jack3d was really good but i dont want to use any of those white flood / pump3d etc.

[Leeacto]

what are you guys doing for chest strength workouts?

I've started to do the 3 straight sets for X reps then set the pins higher and bench it. Every three weeks I'll drop a rep and increase weight.

I've been doing that for a while. But besides straight sets and pyramids, got any other variations?

[knucks]

just straight linear progression

[NatseOklim]

Gonna start trying to bulk again soon, gained some muscle but too much fat so I went on a diet and lost a few kg but now that winter is here I'm not so fussed about a little fat.

What would be a good 3 CONSECUTIVE day routine? (That's the only way I can get 3 sessions at the gym a week) Right now I squat and bench twice a week, overhead press, hammer curl (issues with a plate in my forearm), deadlift and rows once a week.

I don't really want to spend more than 1.5 hours in the gym each day, maximum.

[Alex3000]

i might get some beta alanine or something.

jack3d was really good but i dont want to use any of those white flood / pump3d etc.

I was a fan of Jack3d's lemon lime flavor, also I tried this pre workout called Ezekiel pretty good although its nothing different from any other pre workout.

[tu_madre51]

Does anyone have any recommendations on monohydrate creatine? Thanks

[knucks]

well for starters i wouldnt go 3 consecutive days

[knucks]

really doesnt matter. get whatever is cheapest

[NatseOklim]

well for starters i wouldnt go 3 consecutive days

I don't have a choice. It's either 3 consecutive days or just 2 and a day off in between.

[knucks]

I don't have a choice. It's either 3 consecutive days or just 2 and a day off in between.

Sounds like you have a choice.

[NatseOklim]

Well the idea was to increase the amount of times I'm lifting. I already lift twice a week. Is there really no routine for 3 days in a row for bulking, that would be more effective than 2 days? I doubt it.

[knucks]

Well the idea was to increase the amount of times I'm lifting. I already lift twice a week. Is there really no routine for 3 days in a row for bulking, that would be more effective than 2 days? I doubt it.

Why can't you go 2 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on?

[NatseOklim]

Because I can't. I have BJJ, Judo and work. The only time I can go to the gym is tuesday, wednesday, thursday before lunch.

[knucks]

ok well, depends on your goals i guess.

[NatseOklim]

Well I want to bulk up, but like everyone else, it has to fit around the rest of my life. I've already made sacrifices in how much I train BJJ/Judo to lift 2 days a week - to lift 3 means cutting out another session of BJJ.

[mago_san_2d_god]

anyone doing p90x? i'm on my my 34th day and it's working out great for me. my body has grown all-around. still struggling with yoga though.

[kidkorea]

^tried p90x a bunch of times but I didn't like it much, I saw results but I just needed to hated staying at home during my workouts, prefer the gym now.

My top half of my body is bigger than my bottom half, leg muscle is much harder for me to grow for some reason and cardio is such a bitch..

[playdisonlyatnight]

anyone like charles poliquin? been really getting into his shit as of late

[knucks]

anyone like charles poliquin? been really getting into his shit as of late

what about him

[NatseOklim]

Wonder why this thread is always dead?...

[knucks]

Wonder why this thread is always dead?...

this is on a "style" forum, afterall

[NatseOklim]

Does that mean everyone "stylish" is unhelpful and rude?

[knucks]

No because a style forum is probably the last place to look for training advice

[playdisonlyatnight]

what about him

just reading his articles and incorporating some techniques he is a proponent of in my training. mostly for bodybuilding, tired of the likes of dave palumbo and IFBB pros and their wack ass routines. although i do still follow palumbos keto diet now and then

[knucks]

just reading his articles and incorporating some techniques he is a proponent of in my training. mostly for bodybuilding, tired of the likes of dave palumbo and IFBB pros and their wack ass routines. although i do still follow palumbos keto diet now and then

honestly man, all that shit ifbb pros do should not be followed at all, or at least not to a t.

i'm a big proponent of 531 and/or generally simplifying things. i know guys who do pretty much nothing but squat, deadlift, and bench. do you think they give a fuck about training forearms directly? no.

[knucks]

but yeah i've read poliquin's stuff before. he's a knowledgeable guy. i might be starting his wave-like pattern for squats today though it may be a rough day..

here's what it's looking like:

270x7, 303x5, 337x3, 303x7, 337x5, 371x3, 371x7,371x5,405x3