The Official Hype Fitness Thread

[mrvlknight21]

Didn't loose much this past week, got to try harder. Went to the gym and did some leg weights followed by cardio.


A piece of advice..since it sounds like weight loss may be one of your goals....dont weigh yourself too often. It can become a mindfuK.
Judge yourself using all things, not just a scale-see how you look in the mirror, how your clothes fit etc etc.

Good luck bro.

[ShadowBoxing]

I worked out today, it went well, even though I went to the maddest party I've ever been to last night.

[Colossal Spoons]

You still sober? :D

[ShadowBoxing]

You still sober? :D
I think I was still drunk at work this morning:o

[Colossal Spoons]

Haha

[Hush]

I blasted my pecs tonight! Tri's feel like an inferno on the inside! LOVE WEIGHTS!

[ShadowBoxing]

Haha
My friend told me "I looked like death" this morning.

[Hush]

Well i hope you dont know and you got your body rehydrated!

[Colossal Spoons]

Watching UFC PPVs while doing cardio is the best. :up:

[Hush]

Got to do a Massively killer leg work out today!

[Bubonic]

I haven't had time to watch your vids, yet, but a few things come to mind off the top of my head.

One, you're trying to go too heavy. Sometimes you need to back the weight off to accommodate your knees better, particularly if you aren't used to this particular movement.

Two, if you're squatting more than once a week (twice tops), then you're probably putting a lot of additional stress on your knees (nor are you really giving yourself enough time to heal up.)

Three, you may need to point your toes forward a little more to reduce sheer stress.

And, four...and I saved this one for last because it's the most common culprit that I have seen in causing knee soreness with ATG Squats....when you are in the mechanics of the lift, be sure you are pushing straight up with the glutes, quads and hammies. I say "straight up", because a lot of people have a tendency to push out to the sides when they're on the uptake of the lift, sort of digging their feet in and pushing from the sides of their feet so that it puts a lot of stress on the knees and hips rather than focusing on pushing straight up through the lift. Let me know if that makes sense as I'm not sure I described that adequately.

jag

I've deloaded all the way down to 205lbs, and it was still pretty difficult!
I made sure I wasn't pushing with the sides of my feet, just concentrating on form the whole way.

Haven't had knee pain since last week which is good, although I've hit an energy slump the last few workouts, not sure if it is because I ran out of BCAA's, or if my CNS is getting worn out. Starting to look forward to my winter break, but I won't quit just yet.

[Colossal Spoons]

You're taking the whole winter off from lifting?

[Manic]

I told myself I'd switch from seated dips to the assisted dip machine if I started pushing myself up more than I was pushing the bar down. Well, I switched to the assisted dip machine yesterday.

Son of a [something], I hurt.

[DV8]

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

[Manic]

N****, you gay.

[/Riley Freeman]

[jaguarr]

I told myself I'd switch from seated dips to the assisted dip machine if I started pushing myself up more than I was pushing the bar down. Well, I switched to the assisted dip machine yesterday.

Son of a [something], I hurt.

Hurt in a good way or a bad way? And, yes, there's a huge difference between seated dips and regular dips. Good to see you working on making the transition with the assisted dip machine.

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

No pics of me on the internet ever. :nohomo:

jag

[jaguarr]

I've deloaded all the way down to 205lbs, and it was still pretty difficult!
I made sure I wasn't pushing with the sides of my feet, just concentrating on form the whole way.

Haven't had knee pain since last week which is good, although I've hit an energy slump the last few workouts, not sure if it is because I ran out of BCAA's, or if my CNS is getting worn out. Starting to look forward to my winter break, but I won't quit just yet.


How many times a week are you squatting?

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

There are pics of me at bb.com :up:

[jaguarr]

There are pics of me at bb.com :up:

Spoons' username over there is "Chocolate Thunder" for those of you wanting to look him up.

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

Along with a few other message boards ;)



:ninja:

[jaguarr]

Sorry. Didn't mean to give away your pr0n name.

jag

[Manic]

Hurt in a good way or a bad way? And, yes, there's a huge difference between seated dips and regular dips. Good to see you working on making the transition with the assisted dip machine.
Hurt in a good way. I'm trying to switch up everything away from machines, although it's happening a bit slowly.

Truth be told, I'm actually kinda intimidated by one entire side of the gym. When you walk through the door, all of the gym equipment is clearly divided on the left and right sides of the building. All of the machines are on the left, and all of the freeweights and benches are on the right. It's like they're trying to divide the gym based on expertise and ability. All of us out-of-shape people stick mainly to the left/machine side. Whenever I trek to the right side to do stuff like decline bench presses, it's like "what the hell am I doing over here?!" I become the lone fat guy (well, lone fat guy who doesn't look like a powerlifter).

[Colossal Spoons]

Sorry. Didn't mean to give away your pr0n name.

jag

Now Devil will know who sent him the pterodactyls :D

[mrvlknight21]

now devil will know who sent him the pterodactyls :d

lol! wut?

[mrvlknight21]

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

There have been several pictures of me working out in this thread..2 of them were only a few pages back.
Now those arent "before and after" type pics, but pics nonetheless.

I do keep documentation of results/progress, but I dont post it here.

[jaguarr]

Hurt in a good way. I'm trying to switch up everything away from machines, although it's happening a bit slowly.

Truth be told, I'm actually kinda intimidated by one entire side of the gym. When you walk through the door, all of the gym equipment is clearly divided on the left and right sides of the building. All of the machines are on the left, and all of the freeweights and benches are on the right. It's like they're trying to divide the gym based on expertise and ability. All of us out-of-shape people stick mainly to the left/machine side. Whenever I trek to the right side to do stuff like decline bench presses, it's like "what the hell am I doing over here?!" I become the lone fat guy (well, lone fat guy who doesn't look like a powerlifter).

I think you will ultimately be very happy making the transition from machines to freeweights. Baby steps. Take your time. It will be very much worth it. Don't feel self-conscious, either. Just focus on doing good work. The results will follow. Everyone starts somewhere. :up:

Now Devil will know who sent him the pterodactyls :D

:lmao:

jag

[mrvlknight21]

Hurt in a good way. I'm trying to switch up everything away from machines, although it's happening a bit slowly.

Truth be told, I'm actually kinda intimidated by one entire side of the gym. When you walk through the door, all of the gym equipment is clearly divided on the left and right sides of the building. All of the machines are on the left, and all of the freeweights and benches are on the right. It's like they're trying to divide the gym based on expertise and ability. All of us out-of-shape people stick mainly to the left/machine side. Whenever I trek to the right side to do stuff like decline bench presses, it's like "what the hell am I doing over here?!" I become the lone fat guy (well, lone fat guy who doesn't look like a powerlifter).

Time to walk on the right side bro.

[SsM]

I started working out again about a week ago. I'm still not sure what all I should be doing. As of now I'm running a daily mile, Push ups, sit ups and some very very very LIGHT curling. I'm also eating healthier.

[mrvlknight21]

I started working out again about a week ago. I'm still not sure what all I should be doing. As of now I'm running a daily mile, Push ups, sit ups and some very very very LIGHT curling.

welcome!

[SsM]

I went looking for the thread when I started.. but I couldn't find it. I figured it wouldn't be too long before someone posted in here and it got jolted back up to the top of the community :P

[Bubonic]

You're taking the whole winter off from lifting?

Oh hell no!
Just a week, probably from the 24th of December to the 1st of January... I want to rest, but I don't want my hard work to go in the crapper either! :woot:

[SsM]

Any eating tips you guys can give me? I've always been a pretty healthy eater for the most part but it's always good to have others opinions. I started reading Jag's guide but I'm about to have to leave for work.

Any tips in general will be appreciated actually.

[Bubonic]

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

I've taken a couple of pics, just from the neck to the hips... But hell if I'll post anything until there is some drastic changes.

How many times a week are you squatting?

jag

3 times a week, tis part of the stronglifts regiments. Third day is always a killer.

[jaguarr]

3 times a week, tis part of the stronglifts regiments. Third day is always a killer.

Probably part of why your knees are hurting, to be honest. That's a lot of strain on the ligaments, tendons and joints not to mention the stress on the CNS. I squat once a week and it's plenty.

jag

[Bubonic]

Probably part of why your knees are hurting, to be honest. That's a lot of strain on the ligaments, tendons and joints not to mention the stress on the CNS. I squat once a week and it's plenty.

jag

It certainly takes it's toll. I've just felt tired lately as well, bad sleeping patterns, not as enthusiastic about getting my 6 meals a day, ran of my BCAA's, and constantly deloading on squats is a bit of a bummer. Makes my progress sheet look like a joke.

I will reconfigure the stronglifts 5x5 routine come spring, hopefully my week off of rest and eating will do me good. As I said the pain in my knees went away after the first 2 times of me going ATG.

[DV8]

LMAO!! ok fine . . .

jag . . . all you gotta do is blur your face out . . . I know you already did that when your 1970's pr0n movie resurfaced on lubetube.com . . .

Spoons, I mean, who HASN'T seen that sextape you and pickles put out in 2006 tentatively released as "Catch Her in the Eye" and later relreleased this year as "Ebony & Ivory Seductions Part XXI"???

[Manic]

You don't meet many people with a mole on THAT part of the body.

[Hush]

I have a question for you guys . . . don't take this the wrong way, but how come nobody ever posts results pics . . . you guys should keep some documentation to post progress . . . it might even help motivate people

:anticipates gay comments/ridicule:

I have tons of pic online. Only 2 here though. I like to show off.

[Manic]

Actually, I have a few pictures floating around the Hype, but they're more likely to get me lectured in this thread.

[DV8]

ok cool . . . I mean, I'm not gonna go and seek out your guys' pics on the internet, or anything; ****, I won't even go back more than 5 pages; but if you post some before and after on this thread, it would be interesting to see any results . . .

[DV8]

could even make a contest out of it . . . and not post the pics til after a 3 month period or something . . .

[Bubonic]

When you guys take your before and after pics, do you take pics of your front, back, legs, arms, et cetera?

[Hush]

Now your sounding gay. You want to see the pics of a bunch of men now and then again 3 months later to see if we have improved. lol

[Bubonic]

I guess it be good to see if we are all just talking out of our asses, and as motivation.

[Manic]

I'm willing to take everyone's word for it. Whenever I need motivation, I go to bodybuilding.com's Transformation of the Week, and look for a morbidly obese person who lost a metric ton of weight.


Then I look at the short amount of time some of them did it in, and the words "gastric bypass" spring to mind... :whatever:

[DV8]

Now your sounding gay. You want to see the pics of a bunch of men now and then again 3 months later to see if we have improved. lol

LMAO!!

I don't wanna see any of your flabby man-boobs now . . . I'm saying post the pics 3 months from now; before AND after, and in the meantime have a thread dedicated to motivate one another . . .

[Colossal Spoons]

I guess it be good to see if we are all just talking out of our asses, and as motivation.

Haha, imagine if we really were all fat slobs who were just VERY educated on fitness :lmao:

[Hush]

That would be ****ing hilarious and possibly true, im looking at you Jag.

[DV8]

^^LOL . . . I was soooo gonna post a pic of a fat nerd at a computer, but true or not, jag still scares me :(

[AndThePickles]

Spoons' username over there is "Chocolate Thunder" for those of you wanting to look him up.

jag

Along with a few other message boards ;)



:ninja:

I'm gonna kill you. Not you jag. You, Spoons. You!


I can't wait to get some damn exercise ASAP. I've been super sick since Sunday...still haven't recovered. A girl at work today was like, "Oh, I totally had what you had! I felt like I was literally dying!" And I was like, "Yeah, dying sounds about right," all while thinking "*****, you're totally the one who probably left your germs lying around and gave it to me!" :cmad:

[Dodger]

I lifted heavy for the first time in a long time yesterday and I must say that I'm pleased with my results. But something I want to ask is should I go out and do a heavy cardio day? I worked my chest btw, I just want to know if it would be counterproductive to the gains I want to make.

[Manic]

Note to self: do assisted pull-ups at the beginning of a back workout so I won't be completely exhausted and fatigued by the time I finish one of them.

[mrvlknight21]

Note to self: do assisted pull-ups at the beginning of a back workout so I won't be completely exhausted and fatigued by the time I finish one of them.

assisted pullups?? blasphemy!!!!

[amazingfantasy15]

Was able to string together 3 days of running with one of those days being a 5 miler for the first time since having surgery on my achilles. This was my final test before registering for a new marathon, so going to try the marathon again at the Flying Pig Marathon on May 3rd in Cincinnati!

[jaguarr]

I lifted heavy for the first time in a long time yesterday and I must say that I'm pleased with my results. But something I want to ask is should I go out and do a heavy cardio day? I worked my chest btw, I just want to know if it would be counterproductive to the gains I want to make.

I save heavy cardio for non-lifting days and keep my light cardio for warm-ups and post-workout after lifting. Otherwise, sure...go crank out a good 60 minutes of cardio on your non-lifting days. :up:

Note to self: do assisted pull-ups at the beginning of a back workout so I won't be completely exhausted and fatigued by the time I finish one of them.

I use pull-ups at the beginning of my back workouts as a warm-up. Good to see you swimming towards the free-weight racks ever so slowly. Before you know it, you'll be cranking out pull-ups without the assisted machine. :up:

jag

[Golgo-13]

I don't know what to make of this, but during Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last night, i torqued my upper body as i was sparring, and felt/heard a loud 'pop' in my rib cage. It's in the area right about when the rib connects to the sternum. At first i though i had broken a rib. It's sore and i can't rotate my upper body, either left nor, right without discomfort and i can't sneeze, cough or laugh without it hurting. Not sure what it is but i suspect i'm not gonna be able to train for a week or two. :csad:

Anyhow, on another subject: i usually do dumbell squats with the weights hanging to my sides, but i've seen pics where some ppl throw them up and hold them up on their shoulders as they squat. Anyone here do them that way? And are they more beneficial that holding the weights to your sides?

[mrvlknight21]

I don't know what to make of this, but during Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last night, i torqued my upper body as i was sparring, and felt/heard a loud 'pop' in my rib cage. It's in the area right about when the rib connects to the sternum. At first i though i had broken a rib. It's sore and i can't rotate my upper body, either left nor, right without discomfort and i can't sneeze, cough or laugh without it hurting. Not sure what it is but i suspect i'm not gonna be able to train for a week or two. :csad:

Anyhow, on another subject: i usually do dumbell squats with the weights hanging to my sides, but i've seen pics where some ppl throw them up and hold them up on their shoulders as they squat. Anyone here do them that way? And are they more beneficial that holding the weights to your sides?

I have done them both ways. I think it is more preference than anything else as to position of the dbells. There may be one way that allows you to hold a little more weight than the other.

[jaguarr]

I don't know what to make of this, but during Brazilian Jiu Jitsu last night, i torqued my upper body as i was sparring, and felt/heard a loud 'pop' in my rib cage. It's in the area right about when the rib connects to the sternum. At first i though i had broken a rib. It's sore and i can't rotate my upper body, either left nor, right without discomfort and i can't sneeze, cough or laugh without it hurting. Not sure what it is but i suspect i'm not gonna be able to train for a week or two. :csad:

Probably worth an x-ray, mate. You could have broken a rib or pulled something out of place horribly in a fashion that could leave you disfigured for life. Or something. :D At any rate, go see the doc, dude.


Anyhow, on another subject: i usually do dumbell squats with the weights hanging to my sides, but i've seen pics where some ppl throw them up and hold them up on their shoulders as they squat. Anyone here do them that way? And are they more beneficial that holding the weights to your sides?

Squats with dumbbells? Why? :D

jag

[Manic]

assisted pullups?? blasphemy!!!!
Shut up, you. I'm fat and trying. :cmad:

[AndThePickles]

It's ok, Manic, I'm not fat but I still have to do assisted pullups. :O

[Lunar_Wolf]

Salmon for dinner today....Oh how I want Ice-Cream:csad: But people say I have lost a good bit of weight so that is the main motivation.

[Golgo-13]

Squats with dumbbells? Why? :D

jag

I do them that way cause i don't have a squat rack. I have a bar that i load up with about 130lb worth of plates, and then i 'flip' the weight up onto my shoulders to do 'front squats'. It's too dangerous to shoulder press that amount of weight up above my head, to place it along the back of my shoulders to do standard squats.....so dumb bell squats is the only way i can 'go heavy', as i work out mainly at home.

[Golgo-13]

[/B]

I have done them both ways. I think it is more preference than anything else as to position of the dbells. There may be one way that allows you to hold a little more weight than the other.

Gotcha. It's probably a comfort thing too, as i assume resting them on the shoulders doesn't feel all that great when your using really heavy weight.

[jaguarr]

I do them that way cause i don't have a squat rack. I have a bar that i load up with about 130lb worth of plates, and then i 'flip' the weight up onto my shoulders to do 'front squats'. It's too dangerous to shoulder press that amount of weight up above my head, to place it along the back of my shoulders to do standard squats.....so dumb bell squats is the only way i can 'go heavy', as i work out mainly at home.

I was just giving you ****, dude. ;) Devil's right, it's more of a comfort thing than anything else.

jag

[Golgo-13]

I was just giving you ****, dude. ;) Devil's right, it's more of a comfort thing than anything else.

jag

:up:

[Hush]

I use my bench as a Squat rack but im 5'7 so that maybe why i can pull it off.

[jaguarr]

So, this is somewhat fitness related. For those of you who have been watching the news or who sometimes hang out on bodybuilding.com, you may already be aware of this. We've talked before about how the Misc. section over there makes Community here look incredibly tame. Something happened a couple of days ago to very much reinforce that; one of the posters there has threatened to commit suicide a few times, even starting threads about it. Not only has no one taken the guy seriously over it, they've seriously encouraged him to do it (yes, sick, I know). Night before last, this guy creates a thread in Misc. and says he's set up a live web cam feed on Justin.tv where he's going to commit suicide. The sub-human a-holes in Misc., along with the equally sub-human a-holes on Justin.tv immediately start encouraging him to do it. He takes a ton of pills and interacts with all these people until the pills really start kicking in and then lays down on his bed, in full view of the webcam. It's not for many hours before anyone starts thinking he's actually serious, but by this time he has pretty much stopped breathing. Someone manages to get ahold of the authorities in his town (how they got his address, I'm unsure of), but by then it's too late. He actually dies on camera and the live feed continues until police break down the door and get on the scene and turn the camera off. The sub-human a-holes continue making jokes and laughing about what they goaded this poor kid into doing. Just...sick beyond all comprehension. Here are a couple of news stories on it:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5203176.ece

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/media/2008_11_20_19_year_old_commits_suicide_on_justintv .html

Disgusting times we live in.

jag

[The Original Bamfer]

So, this is somewhat fitness related. For those of you who have been watching the news or who sometimes hang out on bodybuilding.com, you may already be aware of this. We've talked before about how the Misc. section over there makes Community here look incredibly tame. Something happened a couple of days ago to very much reinforce that; one of the posters there has threatened to commit suicide a few times, even starting threads about it. Not only has no one taken the guy seriously over it, they've seriously encouraged him to do it (yes, sick, I know). Night before last, this guy creates a thread in Misc. and says he's set up a live web cam feed on Justin.tv where he's going to commit suicide. The sub-human a-holes in Misc., along with the equally sub-human a-holes on Justin.tv immediately start encouraging him to do it. He takes a ton of pills and interacts with all these people until the pills really start kicking in and then lays down on his bed, in full view of the webcam. It's not for many hours before anyone starts thinking he's actually serious, but by this time he has pretty much stopped breathing. Someone manages to get ahold of the authorities in his town (how they got his address, I'm unsure of), but by then it's too late. He actually dies on camera and the live feed continues until police break down the door and get on the scene and turn the camera off. The sub-human a-holes continue making jokes and laughing about what they goaded this poor kid into doing. Just...sick beyond all comprehension. Here are a couple of news stories on it:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5203176.ece

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/media/2008_11_20_19_year_old_commits_suicide_on_justintv .html

Disgusting times we live in.

jag

You're right - that's absolutely disgusting.

[Hush]

Wow i was going to come in and talk about how im going to be doing a Blistering arms work out, now i feel sad. Oh and Jag im sorry about my mean comment back a page. It was a joke but since you havent repsonded to it i feel bad. In other news My gf comes intown today guys! Wooo Hooo

[mrvlknight21]

So, this is somewhat fitness related. For those of you who have been watching the news or who sometimes hang out on bodybuilding.com, you may already be aware of this. We've talked before about how the Misc. section over there makes Community here look incredibly tame. Something happened a couple of days ago to very much reinforce that; one of the posters there has threatened to commit suicide a few times, even starting threads about it. Not only has no one taken the guy seriously over it, they've seriously encouraged him to do it (yes, sick, I know). Night before last, this guy creates a thread in Misc. and says he's set up a live web cam feed on Justin.tv where he's going to commit suicide. The sub-human a-holes in Misc., along with the equally sub-human a-holes on Justin.tv immediately start encouraging him to do it. He takes a ton of pills and interacts with all these people until the pills really start kicking in and then lays down on his bed, in full view of the webcam. It's not for many hours before anyone starts thinking he's actually serious, but by this time he has pretty much stopped breathing. Someone manages to get ahold of the authorities in his town (how they got his address, I'm unsure of), but by then it's too late. He actually dies on camera and the live feed continues until police break down the door and get on the scene and turn the camera off. The sub-human a-holes continue making jokes and laughing about what they goaded this poor kid into doing. Just...sick beyond all comprehension. Here are a couple of news stories on it:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5203176.ece

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/media/2008_11_20_19_year_old_commits_suicide_on_justintv .html

Disgusting times we live in.

jag

Interesting. I heard about this on the radio this morning, but didnt know that bodybuilding.com was the website.
Did that have anything with their forum being down last night?
I agree, those guys over there can be brutal. I never post in anything but the equipment section.

[Colossal Spoons]

So, this is somewhat fitness related. For those of you who have been watching the news or who sometimes hang out on bodybuilding.com, you may already be aware of this. We've talked before about how the Misc. section over there makes Community here look incredibly tame. Something happened a couple of days ago to very much reinforce that; one of the posters there has threatened to commit suicide a few times, even starting threads about it. Not only has no one taken the guy seriously over it, they've seriously encouraged him to do it (yes, sick, I know). Night before last, this guy creates a thread in Misc. and says he's set up a live web cam feed on Justin.tv where he's going to commit suicide. The sub-human a-holes in Misc., along with the equally sub-human a-holes on Justin.tv immediately start encouraging him to do it. He takes a ton of pills and interacts with all these people until the pills really start kicking in and then lays down on his bed, in full view of the webcam. It's not for many hours before anyone starts thinking he's actually serious, but by this time he has pretty much stopped breathing. Someone manages to get ahold of the authorities in his town (how they got his address, I'm unsure of), but by then it's too late. He actually dies on camera and the live feed continues until police break down the door and get on the scene and turn the camera off. The sub-human a-holes continue making jokes and laughing about what they goaded this poor kid into doing. Just...sick beyond all comprehension. Here are a couple of news stories on it:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5203176.ece

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/media/2008_11_20_19_year_old_commits_suicide_on_justintv .html

Disgusting times we live in.

jag


I was there for the end of it. Feelin real surreal right now.

[jaguarr]

Wow i was going to come in and talk about how im going to be doing a Blistering arms work out, now i feel sad. Oh and Jag im sorry about my mean comment back a page. It was a joke but since you havent repsonded to it i feel bad. In other news My gf comes intown today guys! Wooo Hooo

Hey, you guys can think whatever you want about me. Doesn't change who I am or all the hard work I've put into my physique. I'm still not posting pictures, but nice try at trying to goad me into it. Haha! Have fun with your girlfriend. PIITB. :up:

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

Interesting. I heard about this on the radio this morning, but didnt know that bodybuilding.com was the website.
Did that have anything with their forum being down last night?
I agree, those guys over there can be brutal. I never post in anything but the equipment section.

The site's been goin down for maintenance every few hours so the mods can delete the 500000 threads about it. Not lookin good.

[jaguarr]

I hope they close that Misc. section. That part of the site has long been completely out of control and if they aren't going to moderate it at least a little bit, then they should just get rid of it. It's got nothing at all to do with fitness anyway. Let those a-holes get accounts at somethingawful.com or some other site where douchebags hang out.

jag

[Bubonic]

^^LOL . . . I was soooo gonna post a pic of a fat nerd at a computer, but true or not, jag still scares me :(

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8682/fatguynz9.jpg

jag?

[Colossal Spoons]

I hope they close that Misc. section. That part of the site has long been completely out of control and if they aren't going to moderate it at least a little bit, then they should just get rid of it. It's got nothing at all to do with fitness anyway. Let those a-holes get accounts at somethingawful.com or some other site where douchebags hang out.

jag

Yeah dude. Now everybody there(the people with sense) is walking on eggshells cuz the forum is being watched by the authorities. What a waste of bandwidth that place is :down:

[mrvlknight21]

Hey, you guys can think whatever you want about me. Doesn't change who I am or all the hard work I've put into my physique. I'm still not posting pictures, but nice try at trying to goad me into it. Haha! Have fun with your girlfriend. PIITB. :up:

jag

You posted pics of your tattoos before though.

I might post some other pics later.

[Hush]

Hey, you guys can think whatever you want about me. Doesn't change who I am or all the hard work I've put into my physique. I'm still not posting pictures, but nice try at trying to goad me into it. Haha! Have fun with your girlfriend. PIITB. :up:

jag

I trust you man the work out you came up with has given me great results and that can only come through trial and error on your part. So yeah I believe you. PIITB? Whats that mean, i can only think Put It In The Back?

[mrvlknight21]

I trust you man the work out you came up with has given me great results and that can only come through trial and error on your part. So yeah I believe you. PIITB? Whats that mean, i can only think Put It In The Back?

Maybe trade "Back" for another B word.

[Colossal Spoons]

He got most of the letters right in the first try. Kudos lol

[jaguarr]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8682/fatguynz9.jpg


Don't you have ATG Squats to be doing, Nancy?

jag?

Yeah dude. Now everybody there(the people with sense) is walking on eggshells cuz the forum is being watched by the authorities. What a waste of bandwidth that place is :down:

That part of the bb.com forums needs to go away and the nonsense the jackasses who are a part of it does too. Even the Over 35 forum has been overrun by tards, and it used to be a great forum.

You posted pics of your tattoos before though.

I might post some other pics later.

Just some close-ups of my tats, though, and that was a few years ago at that. Otherwise, there are no other pics of me on the 'net and I'll be keeping it that way.

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

That part of the bb.com forums needs to go away and the nonsense the jackasses who are a part of it does too. Even the Over 35 forum has been overrun by tards, and it used to be a great forum.

I actually feel old in the misc section cuz I can't understand the cool, hip, lingo. I only recently got turned on to "for the lulz". I swore I'd never let the trends leave me behind...and I'm only 23 :(

[mrvlknight21]

Just some close-ups of my tats, though, and that was a few years ago at that. Otherwise, there are no other pics of me on the 'net and I'll be keeping it that way.

jag

Yeah, I understand. I just wanted to be sure that was you (unless some other guy is running around w/ jaguar tats on his back!)
I still have not found a tattoo I really want. I am not sure if I am glad or sad about this.

[Bubonic]

Don't you have ATG Squats to be doing, Nancy?

jag?

:pal: indeed I do, and do them right I shall!

[Hush]

Maybe trade "Back" for another B word.

Gotcha! I will certainly do so, she is in town for the whole next week for Thanksgiving Break.

He got most of the letters right in the first try. Kudos lol

My Internest lingo has takin some time to evolve to this point. lol LMFAO, that had me confounded for sometime.

Yeah, I understand. I just wanted to be sure that was you (unless some other guy is running around w/ jaguar tats on his back!)
I still have not found a tattoo I really want. I am not sure if I am glad or sad about this.

I want the Blue note from my local NHL team The Saint Louis Blues on my right pectoral but my mother is very against it, along with the gf. lol

[Colossal Spoons]

My Internest lingo has takin some time to evolve to this point. lol LMFAO, that had me confounded for sometime.

ROFLMAO sounds complicated and takes to much work to do. I have to roll on the floor AND laugh my ass off? :down:

[mrvlknight21]

Gotcha! I will certainly do so, she is in town for the whole next week for Thanksgiving Break.



pics or GTFO.
LOL!

[Hush]

You fiend or should i say perv, in anycase I think this thread has offically turned into a guys locker room.

[mrvlknight21]

You fiend or should i say perv, in anycase I think this thread has offically turned into a guys locker room.

yeah, its looking that way at the moment.

[Hush]

*Towel slaps mrvlknight21, then colossal spoons*

[jaguarr]

*Towel slaps mrvlknight21, then colossal spoons*

*shoves Hush into a locker and locks the door*

jag

[Hush]

*yells "dude Jag your bigger than me, NOT FAIR!" Colossal and Mrvlknight21 proceed to laugh*

[jaguarr]

Walk it off! :D

jag

[Hush]

No WOKR IT OFF! I got a blistering arm work out to do!

[Colossal Spoons]

Gym in an hour or 2. Chest or legs. Chest or legs...

[Bubonic]

How about both?

[Colossal Spoons]

No way, I gotta do 30 mins of cardio afterwards lol

[Hush]

Push yourself to new limits! Arms feel awesome!

[Bubonic]

Just do curlz man, it's all you really need anyways.

[Colossal Spoons]

Chest/triceps it is! Just took my Animal Pump and I'm ready to do work :up:

[SsM]

I started working out/exercising again about a week ago. One mistake I made was I didn't take down any record of anything before I started.. The only change I've had so far is that My arms are slightly stronger and my legs are stronger as well. What's a good way to monitor my progress?

[Colossal Spoons]

Weird gym experience tonight. I was/am wearing my bb.com t-shirt(proudly, f**k all this drama) and a lot of people were just starin at it and either grimacing or laughing.

Workout was sick though :up::o

[ShadowBoxing]

"There's that bastard who killed that kid" :cmad:

[Manic]

What's going on with them that'd make people stare at your shirt?

[Colossal Spoons]

"There's that bastard who killed that kid" :cmad:

Yeah, right?

What's going on with them that'd make people stare at your shirt?

Strong tardiness. PM coming, don't wanna take this thread off on a tangent

[mrvlknight21]

I started working out/exercising again about a week ago. One mistake I made was I didn't take down any record of anything before I started.. The only change I've had so far is that My arms are slightly stronger and my legs are stronger as well. What's a good way to monitor my progress?

Depends on your goals.
Definitely take a little notebook to the gym and write down everything you do (sets, reps, weight used and rest periods-for every lift).

Also take measurements if you are hoping to gain size. Measure as many parts of the body as you can-biceps, chest, waist, thighs, etc etc etc. Write all that down also.

[SsM]

What's going on with them that'd make people stare at your shirt? ****ed up ****.

[SsM]

Depends on your goals.
Definitely take a little notebook to the gym and write down everything you do (sets, reps, weight used and rest periods-for every lift).

Also take measurements if you are hoping to gain size. Measure as many parts of the body as you can-biceps, chest, waist, thighs, etc etc etc. Write all that down also. Appreciate the advice. I'm not so much wanting to gain size as much as I want to just get back in shape. MY back has been in bad shape since I pulled a muscle back in march and the doctor told me to start exercising to build the muscles back up. Overall I want to just be as healthy as I can. Quality of life and all that jazz.

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeah, Devil's good for that :D

[Golgo-13]

Gym in an hour or 2. Chest or legs. Chest or legs...

Legs

[Colossal Spoons]

Already did chest. Sunday though, I'll leg/shoulder it up ;)

[mrvlknight21]

Yeah, Devil's good for that :D

HA! Thanks!

[mrvlknight21]

Appreciate the advice. I'm not so much wanting to gain size as much as I want to just get back in shape. MY back has been in bad shape since I pulled a muscle back in march and the doctor told me to start exercising to build the muscles back up. Overall I want to just be as healthy as I can. Quality of life and all that jazz.

What part of the back was injured?

[Golgo-13]

I'm gonna let you guys in on something. I had noticed that i was going bald on the crown of my head a few months ago, and decided to try using 'Rogaine'. I've been the biggest skeptic of things like this stuff, so i didn't expect to see any results..well after two month's i'm happy to say that it works! The bald patch i was developing is now filling in...had to share this with someone.

Anyhow, i did pull ups, and chin ups today followed by a gruelling calve routine and finished up with some nice heavy shoulder shrugs.

:yay:

[Bubonic]

Hey that is cool to hear actually, Rogain is the sort of stuff I'd assume is just a big sham.
I'm not near bald yet, but it worries me at times. How much does a bottle of rogaine cost, or is that how it works?

[Golgo-13]

Hey that is cool to hear actually, Rogain is the sort of stuff I'd assume is just a big sham.
I'm not near bald yet, but it worries me at times. How much does a bottle of rogaine cost, or is that how it works?

I ordered it from Amazon.com for about 50 bucks. It's three month supply. I did some research before buying it and found out the drug 'Minoxidil'-that's in Rogaine was originally used to treat high blood pressure and one of the strange side-effects of this drug was 'increased hair growth', so it was discovered by accident. This doesn't suprise me as i'm a kidney transplant patient and take a whole array of drugs that have some pretty strange side effects. In fact the drug Prednisone causing the growth of facial hair in ppl that take it-it happened to me; it's fine cause i'm a guy, but sucks if your a woman.

[Bubonic]

I ordered it from Amazon.com for about 50 bucks. It's three month supply. I did some research before buying it and found out the drug 'Minoxidil'-that's in Rogaine was originally used to treat high blood pressure and one of the strange side-effects of this drug was 'increased hair growth', so it was discovered by accident. This doesn't suprise me as i'm a kidney transplant patient and take a whole array of drugs that have some pretty strange side effects. In fact the drug Prednisone causing the growth of facial hair in ppl that take it-it happened to me; it's fine cause i'm a guy, but sucks if your a woman.

That's pretty awesome.
What I always wondered and feared about the concept of Rogaine is if your hair becomes dependent on it at some point.
Meaning that once you start using it do you have to keep on using it for the rest of your life, once you stop taking it do you end up being balder then you would have been had you never taken it?

I get paranoid these days because I can't tell if my hairline looks thin, or if it has always been like that, or I'm just a paranoid nutbar.

[Golgo-13]

That's pretty awesome.
What I always wondered and feared about the concept of Rogaine is if your hair becomes dependent on it at some point.
Meaning that once you start using it do you have to keep on using it for the rest of your life, once you stop taking it do you end up being balder then you would have been had you never taken it?

I get paranoid these days because I can't tell if my hairline looks thin, or if it has always been like that, or I'm just a paranoid nutbar.

I'm not sure about the 'get balder' thing but it does say as soon as you stop using it, you'll go bald again.

[jaguarr]

Absolutely destroyed my chest and tri's today. I'm going to be nice and sore tomorrow. Felt good to get in the gym and just tear it up. :up:

Glad your hair is growing back, Golgo. Take advantage and grow a big-ass 70's Dr. J style fro! :up:

jag

[Bubonic]

I'm not sure about the 'get balder' thing but it does say as soon as you stop using it, you'll go bald again.

:csad:

Cruel capitalism.

[Manic]

I ordered it from Amazon.com for about 50 bucks. It's three month supply. I did some research before buying it and found out the drug 'Minoxidil'-that's in Rogaine was originally used to treat high blood pressure and one of the strange side-effects of this drug was 'increased hair growth', so it was discovered by accident. This doesn't suprise me as i'm a kidney transplant patient and take a whole array of drugs that have some pretty strange side effects. In fact the drug Prednisone causing the growth of facial hair in ppl that take it-it happened to me; it's fine cause i'm a guy, but sucks if your a woman.
So it's also lowering your blood pressure?

[Colossal Spoons]

When it comes to balding, I'm throwing in the towel at the first sign. I'm shaving it all off and looking like Common for the rest of my dsys :o

[Colossal Spoons]

2x post

[Manic]

Same here, although I'd look more like Forest Whitaker.

[Colossal Spoons]

Fix that eye, bro :(

[Manic]

Sad truth: I actually do have that eye problem. I wear glasses to correct it.

[Colossal Spoons]

Oh noes!

[Manic]

It just means I'm among the ranks of such greats as Musiq Soulchild, Notorious BIG, and Aaliyah.

[Colossal Spoons]

Musiq and Aaliyah had the crazy eye surprise?

[Manic]

Yep. Ever notice how often they wore sunglasses? How Aaliyah covered half of her face with her hair? Most of us can control it for a while, especially when we know we're on camera, but it's just so much easier to stop people from looking us in the eye.

[Colossal Spoons]

Yeah, you're right. Never woulda guessed.

[AndThePickles]

Musiq and Aaliyah had the crazy eye surprise?

You never knew Musiq did?

Aaliyah comes as a surprise.

[Colossal Spoons]

Nope

[Manic]

Actually, I'll retracted the one about Aaliyah. I just looked it up online, and there are several interviews where she debunked the lazy eye stuff as rumors. Apparently, all kinds of rumors popped up about a lazy eye, being cross eyed, and having a glass eye. It turns out she just wanted to look mysterious.

[Golgo-13]

So it's also lowering your blood pressure?

Probably is...

[mrvlknight21]

I'm gonna let you guys in on something. I had noticed that i was going bald on the crown of my head a few months ago, and decided to try using 'Rogaine'. I've been the biggest skeptic of things like this stuff, so i didn't expect to see any results..well after two month's i'm happy to say that it works! The bald patch i was developing is now filling in...had to share this with someone.

Anyhow, i did pull ups, and chin ups today followed by a gruelling calve routine and finished up with some nice heavy shoulder shrugs.

:yay:

Really? Im glad it worked for you man, it didnt do anything for me. Part of that could be on me, I wasnt very consistent with it.

[mrvlknight21]

When it comes to balding, I'm throwing in the towel at the first sign. I'm shaving it all off and looking like Common for the rest of my dsys :o

HA! Common was just here in Augusta. He spoke at one of the elementary schools. I need to give him a listen, I heard that he has really positive lyrics. (I also didnt know he has written some children's books!).

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/11/20/met_484167.shtml

[mrvlknight21]

Same here, although I'd look more like Forest Whitaker.

HOLY ****E!!! YOURE BLACK???!!! :wow:

[Manic]

Yes. Very. Read my freaking signature.

[Golgo-13]

Really? Im glad it worked for you man, it didnt do anything for me. Part of that could be on me, I wasnt very consistent with it.

Yeah you gotta use it religiously.

[mrvlknight21]

Yes. Very. Read my freaking signature.

Well..news to me! LOL!

[Bubonic]

I'm black from the waist down...

...

Is that really inappropriate? Sure it's playing on stereotypes, but good ones.

[mrvlknight21]

Did Bubonic get banned for this^^??

[Hush]

Got me a good Chest/tri work out to do today!

[Colossal Spoons]

Did Bubonic get banned for this^^??

I wondered that too

[Superman79]

So does anyone have any tips/tricks for speeding up healing of shoulder tendonitis??? I am not allowed back in the wieghtroom until it heals...:(

[Colossal Spoons]

Sorry Smo :(

[Superman79]

Its ok...I just want it to hurry the hell up...I'm sick of doing constant cardio :(

[SsM]

Tendonitis does suck, I dont think there is a way of expediting the recovery.

[Superman79]

damn. :(

Oh well. Here's hoping by January I can be back.

Hopefully I won't lose too much muscle mass...

[SsM]

You cant do anything? not even a couple pushups? nothing heavy or ANYTHING?

[Superman79]

You cant do anything? not even a couple pushups? nothing heavy or ANYTHING?

the Doc and the Physical therapist said nothing outside the bounds of my PT...so a little band work, and whatever arm movement comes out of being on an elliptical.

Worst part is in doing legs I can't even use a real squat rack, because moving my shoulder to hold the bar hurts like a mother.

I'm just thankful its not rotator cuff...I can only imagine how that hurts

[amazingfantasy15]

So does anyone have any tips/tricks for speeding up healing of shoulder tendonitis??? I am not allowed back in the wieghtroom until it heals...:(

Not sure if it'll do much, but using ice and heat really helped me when a doctor thought I was getting tendonitis in my knee. Took two and a half weeks off without doing anything besides walking, used ice and heat once or twice a day. Seems to have worked, haven't had anything beyond a little discomfort once in a while for the past three weeks. Of course I caught it early before it got too bad.

[Hush]

I just ripped apart the tri's and put them back togethor only stronger! The chest was feeling the buring ache of a acid swallowing work out aswell.

[Superman79]

Not sure if it'll do much, but using ice and heat really helped me when a doctor thought I was getting tendonitis in my knee. Took two and a half weeks off without doing anything besides walking, used ice and heat once or twice a day. Seems to have worked, haven't had anything beyond a little discomfort once in a while for the past three weeks. Of course I caught it early before it got too bad.

I may have to try upping my heat and ice. I'm just desperate to get back in the weightroom. :csad:

[jaguarr]

I may have to try upping my heat and ice. I'm just desperate to get back in the weightroom. :csad:

Take your time and listen to your doc and your PT. Going back too soon could result in your REALLY effing yourself up and having to take a REALLY long vacation from the weights.

jag

[SsM]

I've definately made some improvement in my abdominal area from all of the running I've been doing everyday. I've never been a fat guy but I have a gut that just always looked strange on someone like me.. I'm built pretty athletic for my size: 6 ft. 150 lbs so the love handles and what not always seemed way out of place. The guts going down and my stomach is definately slimming up after a week of running a mile per day I upped it to 1.25 miles because the mile wasn't challenging anymore.

[Superman79]

Take your time and listen to your doc and your PT. Going back too soon could result in your REALLY effing yourself up and having to take a REALLY long vacation from the weights.

jag

Yes jag.

[enterthemadness]

I was browsing youtube and came across this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvP0kw3CgU

Do you all think this guy is a beast?

[mrvlknight21]

Anyone have experience with AtLarge Nutrition?
Specifically the Nitrean protein.

[Nightmare]

I was browsing youtube and came across this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvP0kw3CgU

Do you all think this guy is a beast?

Woah, impressive.

[jaguarr]

Yes jag.

I've seen way to many guys hurt themselves way worse than they were already by trying to come back too soon. Don't be that guy.

I was browsing youtube and came across this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvP0kw3CgU

Do you all think this guy is a beast?

Considering he's only 16 years old, yes, that's pretty impressive.

Anyone have experience with AtLarge Nutrition?
Specifically the Nitrean protein.

Never heard of 'em.

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

Anyone have experience with AtLarge Nutrition?
Specifically the Nitrean protein.

Nope, sorry dood

[mrvlknight21]

Hmmm...ok, you 2 guys were my go-to on this question.
Maybe I will review it for you, in case you ever want to experiment with another brand.

[Colossal Spoons]

Where'd you hear about it? Not some guy behind a dumpster or anything? :D

[DeGenerate10]

I'm taking a personal trainer class next semister online. After I pass the class they'll help me get certified as a personal trainer. I doubt I'd get a job around here but it would be sweet to be a certified personal trainer. I'm pretty excited to take that class and learn about the stuff I read about anyway.

[mrvlknight21]

Where'd you hear about it? Not some guy behind a dumpster or anything? :D

LOL! Na, a fitness forum...but I cant remember which one, since I am a member of so many....it actually may have been bodybuilding.com

But the website is
www.atlargenutrition.com

[ShadowBoxing]

I heard Cytosport has been bought out by Pepsi. This could be a big deal -- they talked about the potentially of moving protein sports drinks to convenient stores and regular supermarkets. Could really put a big dent in the supplement specific retailers.

[mrvlknight21]

I'm taking a personal trainer class next semister online. After I pass the class they'll help me get certified as a personal trainer. I doubt I'd get a job around here but it would be sweet to be a certified personal trainer. I'm pretty excited to take that class and learn about the stuff I read about anyway.

Cool. I wanted to do this as well, just to have and maybe,,,,MAYBE do a little work on the side with it. Just havent made time or $$$ for it.
Good luck to you though.

[Hush]

Ok Im out of Protein and i don't have the dough to poney up for some new stuff, so would anyone have a reccomendation for what to use today as a substitute? I was thinking like 12 eggs.

[jaguarr]

Ok Im out of Protein and i don't have the dough to poney up for some new stuff, so would anyone have a reccomendation for what to use today as a substitute? I was thinking like 12 eggs.

WAY too much cholesterol (of the good and bad variety) in one shot. The average egg has ~6-9 grams of protein in it and is a slower digesting protein, so it wouldn't work well for post-workout especially anyway. How about some chicken? Tuna? Cheese? Yogurt? Milk? Beef? Nuts? Depends on what you have in the house. For post workout, give some chocolate milk a spin; probably the best you could do if you don't have any whey powder.

jag

[Superman79]

I've seen way to many guys hurt themselves way worse than they were already by trying to come back too soon. Don't be that guy.


I won't. I'll be very careful. I was told yesterday that by last couple weeks of December I might get to at least go to the weightroom and do light weight with high reps, to stay limber and whatnot. I'm not psyched for the light weight/endurance work...but its better than nothing. :csad:

Worst part of all this, is I'm losing weight because I've cut my calories due to my lessened activity...and not all of it good weight loss. I hate losing muscle :(

[jaguarr]

I won't. I'll be very careful. I was told yesterday that by last couple weeks of December I might get to at least go to the weightroom and do light weight with high reps, to stay limber and whatnot. I'm not psyched for the light weight/endurance work...but its better than nothing. :csad:

Worst part of all this, is I'm losing weight because I've cut my calories due to my lessened activity...and not all of it good weight loss. I hate losing muscle :(

Well, there is such a thing as muscle memory. It will come back quickly once you're able to really start pounding away, again. And, because you'll have been off for awhile, you'll get the benefit of "newbie gains" on top of it at least for a few months. :up:

jag

[Superman79]

I heard Cytosport has been bought out by Pepsi. This could be a big deal -- they talked about the potentially of moving protein sports drinks to convenient stores and regular supermarkets. Could really put a big dent in the supplement specific retailers.


Whoohoo Capitalism!!

[Superman79]

Well, there is such a thing as muscle memory. It will come back quickly once you're able to really start pounding away, again. And, because you'll have been off for awhile, you'll get the benefit of "newbie gains" on top of it at least for a few months. :up:

jag

Good point. I do love your ability to find a silver lining on even my darkest cloud jag. :up:

[Hush]

WAY too much cholesterol (of the good and bad variety) in one shot. The average egg has ~6-9 grams of protein in it and is a slower digesting protein, so it wouldn't work well for post-workout especially anyway. How about some chicken? Tuna? Cheese? Yogurt? Milk? Beef? Nuts? Depends on what you have in the house. For post workout, give some chocolate milk a spin; probably the best you could do if you don't have any whey powder.

jag

How about a meat sandwhich 4 eggs and a glass of chocolate milk?

[ShadowBoxing]

Whoohoo Capitalism!!
GNC is already requesting their bailout package.

[Superman79]

Nothing is too big to fail :o

(Get it? We're in a weightlifting thread and I tossed in a size joke??? huh? huh??)

Aw, forget it. :(

[jaguarr]

How about a meat sandwhich 4 eggs and a glass of chocolate milk?

I'd focus more on your caloric and macronutrient intake for the day, making sure you're hitting your idyllic amount of calories for the day and the appropriate ratios of protein, carbs and fats in that intake. Run the numbers in Fitday on your proposed meal and see what that gets you (I think you'll be surprised). Getting in 5-6 decent meals a day that achieve your caloric and macronutrient goals is key; protein powder just makes it easier to do.

jag

[Hush]

OK Thanks jag. I may just go to my buddies house and see if he has some stuff. lol He may, ill just borrow a Shake.

[jaguarr]

OK Thanks jag. I may just go to my buddies house and see if he has some stuff. lol He may, ill just borrow a Shake.

Tell him you'll stay long enough to be able to give it back when you are done with it. :up:

At any rate, you should know and understand your daily caloric and macronutrient requirements and how well you are meeting them on a consistent basis, shakes or no shakes. ;)

jag

[Hush]

Tell him you'll stay long enough to be able to give it back when you are done with it. :up:

At any rate, you should know and understand your daily caloric and macronutrient requirements and how well you are meeting them on a consistent basis, shakes or no shakes. ;)

jag

Oh yeah trust me I know. I just wanted to know if you had a decent substitute for the Shake. I think Supps are mostly mental now anyway but i mean hey they also taste good. lol

[Colossal Spoons]

GNC is already requesting their bailout package.

Hahaha

[Hush]

Did a 355 straight leg deadlift 4 times today!

[Colossal Spoons]

Good stuff!

[Golgo-13]

I broke my pinky finger in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Monday. Anyhow, i had a hard time holding the weights today as i did my leg routine. It's funny how the smallest body parts hurt the most. :csad:

[Colossal Spoons]

Don't underestimate that pinky!

That does suck though :(

[enterthemadness]

I can only work out like once or twice a week. Been working out like once a week since end of October. Started off at 135lbs on bench. Now can do 140. I can tell in bout a week or two I should be able to get 145.

[ShadowBoxing]

Hahaha
Those b*tches are gonna need it:cmad:

[Hush]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

[mrvlknight21]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

WOW. Man, I wish you a full and speedy recovery.
Souds rough bro.

[Nightmare]

I can only work out like once or twice a week. Been working out like once a week since end of October. Started off at 135lbs on bench. Now can do 140. I can tell in bout a week or two I should be able to get 145.

Wow, how do you do it? Ive been stuck on like 130 for a while. I try to do it every other day with 4 sets of 6.

[Golgo-13]

I did chest and back today. Went nice and heavy.

I think within the next week or two i'm gonna treat myself. I've been putting off buying a squat rack for months now, but found one on BB.com for 149, plus free shipping!

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s42/indirav1/pss60wbig2.jpg

I saw some reasonably priced flat benches over on Amazon.com, so i might snag one of them too, and that rack is adjustable so i can either do squats or lower the height for bench presses.

[Colossal Spoons]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

Jeez bro. Get well soon! :up:

[jaguarr]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

Sorry to hear that, man. Just take it slow and easy and let yourself heal up properly. Blood around the brain is something you want to give plenty of proper credence and time to heal to. Better to live to fight another day than fight to live another day, you know? The iron will always be there and you'll get back to where you were pretty quickly. Heal fast. :up:

jag

[Hush]

WOW. Man, I wish you a full and speedy recovery.
Souds rough bro.

Thanks man, the rough thing is staying away from the weights.

Jeez bro. Get well soon! :up:

Im trying but it is more or less a waiting game, which is KILLING Me!

Sorry to hear that, man. Just take it slow and easy and let yourself heal up properly. Blood around the brain is something you want to give plenty of proper credence and time to heal to. Better to live to fight another day than fight to live another day, you know? The iron will always be there and you'll get back to where you were pretty quickly. Heal fast. :up:

jag

Well Im plan on picking up right where i left off on the Iron. Same bench, squat, Deadlift etc. So yeah 1 month and we shall see what im really made of. Oh and NO ONE LET THIS THREAD GO TO THE 3RD PAGE AGAIN! :cmad:

[jaguarr]

Well Im plan on picking up right where i left off on the Iron. Same bench, squat, Deadlift etc. So yeah 1 month and we shall see what im really made of. Oh and NO ONE LET THIS THREAD GO TO THE 3RD PAGE AGAIN! :cmad:

Actually, I would highly advise against that, particularly coming back from a head injury where you've had blood on the brain of all things. You could re-injure yourself and re-open blood vessels in your brain, or you could create a new injury for yourself by trying to jump right back in where you left off after being off for a month (or possibly more, depending on what your docs say). I'd say that, if it's not safe for you to drive, then it's not safe for you to be pushing weight as heavy as you possibly can, either. Better to ease back into things. Seriously.

jag

[AndThePickles]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

Holy crap. I'm really, really sorry to hear that :csad: Try to occupy yourself with other things, and honestly, don't worry about your routine, as hard as that may be. You need to stay positive and heal!

[Superman79]

So during my annual turkey day football game I went for a hit and got the guy and then i slid off his back and hit my head against the ground so hard i blacked out and had a seizure fro 30 seconds. I then was taken to the hospital by the ambulance that was a called and they then took a cat scan which told them that there was blood around the brain and that i had to stay over night for observation. By the way its 10:30am when i hear this and i'am very upset. On turkey day no less, not to mention i hate doctors ,needles and everything the revolves around hospitals. So I can't work out for 1 month and can't drive for 6. They said body weight was ok, so i wiill do that like push ups and sit-ups. Even though that will be day to day, don't want to cause a cloat and die. lol SO yeah I basically am very angry that this happened and hate that today was supposed to be my to try for 400 on my regular Deadlift. Just thought i would let u guys know, and see if any of u have had similar situations.

Damn dude. That sucks, though its good to hear there was no major permanent damage.

Welcome to the Disabled List my friend. :(

[Hush]

Actually, I would highly advise against that, particularly coming back from a head injury where you've had blood on the brain of all things. You could re-injure yourself and re-open blood vessels in your brain, or you could create a new injury for yourself by trying to jump right back in where you left off after being off for a month (or possibly more, depending on what your docs say). I'd say that, if it's not safe for you to drive, then it's not safe for you to be pushing weight as heavy as you possibly can, either. Better to ease back into things. Seriously.

jag


I hate when your right, i was kinda against it myself but i hate having to rebuild. Thanks for the adivse Jag. The docs don't want me to lift anything over 10 pounds, its very annoying. Im just stubborn is all and they said my temper would have to cool down as well. I hate medical professionals.

Oh and Supes79 we need to have like a poker night for disabled weight lifters with too much time on there hands! lol

Oh and thank you for the kind words ATP!

[jaguarr]

I hate when your right, i was kinda against it myself but i hate having to rebuild. Thanks for the adivse Jag. The docs don't want me to lift anything over 10 pounds, its very annoying. Im just stubborn is all and they said my temper would have to cool down as well. I hate medical professionals.

Oh and Supes79 we need to have like a poker night for disabled weight lifters with too much time on there hands! lol

Oh and thank you for the kind words ATP!

Hey, I just don't want Ms. Hush to have to log on here to tell us that you're in a coma, a vegetable who will have to be on life support the rest of his life or dead. Capish?

jag

[Superman79]

I hate when your right, i was kinda against it myself but i hate having to rebuild. Thanks for the adivse Jag. The docs don't want me to lift anything over 10 pounds, its very annoying. Im just stubborn is all and they said my temper would have to cool down as well. I hate medical professionals.

Oh and Supes79 we need to have like a poker night for disabled weight lifters with too much time on there hands! lol

Oh and thank you for the kind words ATP!

I'm in. :up:

[Hush]

Hey, I just don't want Ms. Hush to have to log on here to tell us that you're in a coma, a vegetable who will have to be on life support the rest of his life or dead. Capish?

jag

Capish. Wow I just said that, I feel like a young version of the Olsen twins.

I'm in. :up:

Alrighty!

[Bubonic]

Ugh, been sick since last Wednesday, flu and cold... The worst of it was last Friday but I still stubbornly did my stronglifts, which didn't seem to have made anything worse... But anyways got my rest this weekend, ate as much as I could...

Got back today, didn't lose any strength, went up on my bench to 215lbs, but I lost 7 ****ing pounds in 5 days of sickness!

Do you lose mostly fat and/or muscle when you are sick?

[Colossal Spoons]

Fighting off diseases actually burns calories(a lot of people don't know that). That's why I always make sure to eat as well as the age-old advice of "keeping my fluid intake high".

Depending on how long you're sick and inactive for, you'll lose a bit of muscle.

[Bubonic]

Hmm, damn... I was still ate a decent amount, maybe not my usual 4-6 times a day though.

I'm just happy my strength still went up. Still disappointed that over a months weight gain progress dwindled in 5 days though.

[Colossal Spoons]

In the event of illness, it's more important to get a certain amount of calories in period. IF you can break it up into small meals, then awesome but it's not priority #1.

Since we're on the topic and it's cold/flu season, I'll randomly shed some light on 2 huge myths:

1. Being out in the cold does NOT increase your likelihood of coming down with an illness. It's the extreme change from hot to cold and back and forth that leaves you immuno-compromised.

2. If you have a fever, do not attempt to "sweat it out". Fevers are good things. I repeat fevers are GOOD things. It's a sign that your body is fighting the infection. Make no drastic changes to your clothing or bury yourself in blankets. The chills you're feeling have nothing to do w/ you being cold

:up:

[Bubonic]

I think I got it from going to the ****ing hospital, germ infested hellhole.
My dad was rushed to the hospital last Monday... His blood sugar went up to 78mmol :csad: , first time I see my pop in such a vulnerable condition, sucked lots.

[AndThePickles]

You probably did get it there. I just started working at a hospital because my field isn't hiring entry level right now, and I got sick so bad when I first started that I thought I was dying :down

[Bubonic]

You probably did get it there. I just started working at a hospital because my field isn't hiring entry level right now, and I got sick so bad when I first started that I thought I was dying :down

I should of swallowed my pride and walked around with a facemask thingy...

Well, I guess if working there doesn't kill you, it'll do wonders for your immune system!

[AndThePickles]

I should of swallowed my pride and walked around with a facemask thingy...

Well, I guess if working there doesn't kill you, it'll do wonders for your immune system!

Everyone teases me, because the first thing I do when I come in is wipe down my entire station with alcohol wipes.

[Colossal Spoons]

Hospitals: come in to get your appendix taken out, leave with a UTI :(

[Manic]

You know, I was sitting around and looking at possible career paths to take in the future, and I actually considered medical assisting. But screw getting sick. I'll be a paralegal.

[AndThePickles]

Don't forget MRSA! I'm sure everyone who works there has it now, too.

[AndThePickles]

You know, I was sitting around and looking at possible career paths to take in the future, and I actually considered medical assisting. But screw getting sick. I'll be a paralegal.
Ha, once you get that first illness, things tend to be ok. And at least they give you a free flu shot :oldrazz:

[mrvlknight21]

Ugh, been sick since last Wednesday, flu and cold... The worst of it was last Friday but I still stubbornly did my stronglifts, which didn't seem to have made anything worse... But anyways got my rest this weekend, ate as much as I could...

Got back today, didn't lose any strength, went up on my bench to 215lbs, but I lost 7 ****ing pounds in 5 days of sickness!

Do you lose mostly fat and/or muscle when you are sick?

Its funny that you mention this-my wife and I are both feeling sick with something. No big deal, I would just deal with it and let it run its course, but we have a 2 month old and obviously she is more vulnerable. So we want to see someone to determine what we have and see if we can take something to kill it.

So we go to the doctor today (my first time seeing a doc in I dont know how many years) and sure enough we both have throat infections. The doctor prescribes an elixir of medicines that makes my tongue and mouth get totally tingly and numb! WEIRD!

Anyway, Im just ranting now, because I had some good training starting Thanksgiving and hoped to continue it this week, only to wind up with this! I guess I can try to eat clean during this, but I hate just sitting around!

[Colossal Spoons]

Don't forget MRSA! I'm sure everyone who works there has it now, too.

Yeah, staph runs wild in hospitals. I'll never forget the first chapter in my Medical Microbiology book was about the diseases you can pick up in the damn hospital haha.

[AndThePickles]

Yeah, staph runs wild in hospitals. I'll never forget the first chapter in my Medical Microbiology book was about the diseases you can pick up in the damn hospital haha.

I'm sure it's living on my skin right now :csad:

[Colossal Spoons]

I'm sure it's living on my skin right now :csad:

100% :up:

[Bubonic]

Everyone teases me, because the first thing I do when I come in is wipe down my entire station with alcohol wipes.

Hey, better safe then sorry... Just don't overdo that hand anti-bacterial stuff heard too much is just as bad as not enough.

Its funny that you mention this-my wife and I are both feeling sick with something. No big deal, I would just deal with it and let it run its course, but we have a 2 month old and obviously she is more vulnerable. So we want to see someone to determine what we have and see if we can take something to kill it.

So we go to the doctor today (my first time seeing a doc in I dont know how many years) and sure enough we both have throat infections. The doctor prescribes an elixir of medicines that makes my tongue and mouth get totally tingly and numb! WEIRD!

Anyway, Im just ranting now, because I had some good training starting Thanksgiving and hoped to continue it this week, only to wind up with this! I guess I can try to eat clean during this, but I hate just sitting around!

So, you guys feeling better yet?
I guess it is better to rest though, I might already be over it had I just rested last Friday... Instead I forced my body to work overtime, not only rebuilding muscle, but fighting infection.

[jaguarr]

I'm not jesting about your being sick, but there's a certain irony about a guy named Bubonic complaining about being ill. :D

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

Pestilence was always my fav horseman of Apoc

[Bubonic]

I'm not jesting about your being sick, but there's a certain irony about a guy named Bubonic complaining about being ill. :D

jag

And I thought I was going to get to enjoy my ban! :cmad:

[jaguarr]

And I thought I was going to get to enjoy my ban! :cmad:


Well, we sure enjoyed it! :D

(Way too easy. Couldn't pass that one up. :o ).

jag

[Superman79]

2. If you have a fever, do not attempt to "sweat it out". Fevers are good things. I repeat fevers are GOOD things. It's a sign that your body is fighting the infection. Make no drastic changes to your clothing or bury yourself in blankets. The chills you're feeling have nothing to do w/ you being cold

:up:

But it feels so much better to be bundled all warm and snug :(

[Hush]

One of my biggest complaints about being at the hosiptal was that i was going to get sick because of that place not my stinking head. I told the ambulance driver that and he looked insulted. I really was like what you **** you think i care about your small insignifigant feelings?

[Superman79]

Ambulance drivers are people too Hush...you cut them, they bleed, you tell them their germs suck, and they mourn...:(

[Hush]

Which brings me to another thing, we have ALL this technology and what not, but we can't make a damn ambulance not bumpy?! Just does'nt make any sense. That was the most annoying ride of my life.

[jaguarr]

Ambulance drivers are people too Hush...you cut them, they bleed, you tell them their germs suck, and they mourn...you piss them off and they shock you with the defibrillator paddles just because... :(

Fixed. :up:

jag

[Superman79]

lol.

[ShadowBoxing]

My friend just got through EMT training, should be good job for him -- he makes less than me though :ninja:

[mrvlknight21]

My friend just got through EMT training, should be good job for him -- he makes less than me though :ninja:

Most public service do make peanuts.
Trust me, I know firsthand!

[Hush]

Well boys I'm really feeling the pain now, i need to make sure i don't pig out TOO much. I just want to lift so Bad! The weights are just sitting there, can i go dust them?

[mrvlknight21]

Well boys I'm really feeling the pain now, i need to make sure i don't pig out TOO much. I just want to lift so Bad! The weights are just sitting there, can i go dust them?

If you dust them, you KNOW you will pick them up for a few sets!

[Hush]

Then my head will blow up, so i better just not go down stairs.

[Colossal Spoons]

But it feels so much better to be bundled all warm and snug :(

Tell that to your brain when it's 200 degrees :mad:

[Superman79]

Tell that to your brain when it's 200 degrees :mad:

I don't cover my head :o

[Manic]

I can't do it, anymore. I can't seem to bring myself to going to the gym. I'm on and off that damn UPS truck all day long lifting, running, climbing up 20 feet just to get to the passenger door...

I'm exhausted.

[Colossal Spoons]

Wtf is this!?

You're exhausted today or forever?

[AndThePickles]

One of my biggest complaints about being at the hosiptal was that i was going to get sick because of that place not my stinking head. I told the ambulance driver that and he looked insulted. I really was like what you **** you think i care about your small insignifigant feelings?

Aw, he probably thought you were telling him the hospital was dirty...which in most cases, people work REALLY hard to sanitize everything...it's just inevitable that there are germs when it's a building containing so many sick people.

[Manic]

Wtf is this!?

You're exhausted today or forever?
I'm exhausted today. I can go to the gym on weekends when I'm off, but I don't have the energy after finishing a shift.

[Colossal Spoons]

Weekends are better than giving it up altogether. I recommend splitting your muscle groups in 2 if you're gonna go on Sat and Sun rather than neglecting some.

[Hush]

MANIC YOU MAKE ME SICK HERE I AM INJURED (EVEN THOUGH I FEEL FINE) AND ON DOCTORS ORDERS BEING KEPT FROM WORK AND THE WEIGHTS, THEN YOU HAVE THE AUDASITY TO SAY YOU ARE TOO TIRED! I WOULD KILL FOR A WORK OUT RIGHT NOW, I ALSO WORK TWO JOBS THAT SUCK THE EVERY LIVING LIFE OUT OF ME AND I STILL MANAGE A THREE DAY SPLIT! GET YOUR ASS TO THE GYM NOW!!!!!!


Im so incredibly sorry, i meant every word.

[Manic]

Shut-up, you. I'm fat.

[/excuse for everything]

[jaguarr]

I can't do it, anymore. I can't seem to bring myself to going to the gym. I'm on and off that damn UPS truck all day long lifting, running, climbing up 20 feet just to get to the passenger door...

I'm exhausted.


Your job is extremely physical, so that's going to take it's toll. What is your diet looking like these days? I'm willing to bet that you haven't upped your calories to keep up with the demands of your new job and that could be a part of what's making you tired. When was the last time you took a break from the gym, as well? Post your diet and routine and let's get a look at what you're doing here; maybe we can help tweak things to work better for you dietary-wise as well as your split. :up:

jag

[Colossal Spoons]

All the more reason to go lol

[Hush]

Shut-up, you. I'm fat.

[/excuse for everything]

Its ok, im just very angry right now.

[jaguarr]

Its ok, im just very angry right now.

That's probably not very good for all the blood floating around your brain. Be chillin', youngblood! :)

jag

[Hush]

I know Jag, i just don't feel normal with all this stupid blood on your brain crap. I wish they could just suck it out or some **** like that.

[jaguarr]

I know Jag, i just don't feel normal with all this stupid blood on your brain crap. I wish they could just suck it out or some **** like that.

I've got an awesome chisel set and a shop vac. I can get it out of there. :up:

jag