There was talk earlier about back problems when running long distance… thought I should mention that I ran 3 miles the other day, and for the first time in like 4 years I didn’t have any back pain… so it looks like stretching out my quads and hamstrings everyday did the trick… this is great news for my cutting plan… so I guess I’m endorsing and recommending frequent stretching.
God damn… fridge died, gym closed and it was mid semester break, which means catching up with friends, which means getting annihilated on alcohol with friends, which means I haven’t trained for 2 weeks and diets gone to shit.
Yep, I haven’t done an ounce of exercise in two weeks. 
are there any good excerise for the back using dumbbells?
dumbell rows, straight arm pullbacks and you can do deadlifts with dumbells also.
you can also do reverse flys for your back with dumbbells…
im outi
Roberth
I was doing Military Presses. My shoulder blades started to hurt (so I stopped).
Any way to “fix” the pain?
Am I pulling too far back/forward or something?
People hate flies and think they don’t work ‘enough’ muscles right?
What’s the view on reverse flies?
BMI calculators are fucked up, I get different numbers from different sites. They don’t take into account all the factors that would skew the results (genetics, etc).
Only way to measure it accurately is to use skin callipers, I get that shit done at my gym (which I need to go to more often).
I’m 5’7 and I weigh like 141 or so (I get different numbers on my scale, which is probably fucked. But with all the scales i’ve used recently, it’s ranged from 138-142, so I figure something in between would be fairly accurate).
I used to weigh 170+ (last year), so i’ve lost a ton of weight. My problem is the fact that i’m not exactly ‘tight’ if you get what i’m saying? I’m not ‘chubby’ but i’ve got some some extra dough on the love handles, chest, gut and thighs.
My legs are muscular and when I straighten them, you can feel the muscle/see it but when I bend at the knee, there’s some extra chub that hangs off.
I don’t know what to do, if I lose more weigh, i’m worried I might become underweight and unhealthy. I’m in pretty good shape, I play tennis and I lift weights every second day (I usually do it at home, I don’t have any motivation to walk to the gym).
I can tell that I have JUST a bit of chub left on me and I were to cut like 5 pounds of fat, I could be in business.
I’m just having trouble keeping off the snacks, i’ll usually binge on some cereal/random junk at night. I don’t buy shit when I get my groceries but I get mad cravings later at night, so I walk/jog to the convenience store to get some candy. I realize how silly that sounds. :lol:
Problem is, that shit is usually my only form of cardio, i’m fairly sedentary the rest of the day.
I can’t keep eating plain multigrain pasta for lunch and grilled chicken with salad for dinner. My body is beginning to reject it, so my main vice will be eating dinner out. I’ll eat a vegetarian pizza (packed with grilled veggies, it’s pretty freakin sweet) or a burger with veggies on it (half a bun).
Any advice on what I can do to firm up/get more cut? I was thinking of taking up boxing. I just read an article about a gym that’s relatively close to my house. i’m gonna check it out later today.
Please don’t say ‘go jogging every day’, I did that when I was losing the weight and i’m tired of it. I can’t find a jogging partner and i’ve lost the motivation to go at it solo.
I’m falling back into old habits…Wtf can I do to pull myself out of this tailspin?
^Boxing’s pretty good, I say take it up if you have the chance to and the time to do it.
For snacking, you have to stop those trips to the store and buying crap. Keep stuff around that you can eat at home, popcorn without all the salt and stuff is fine to have. Keep a box of cheerios around, it’s a good substitute to eat if you don’t prefer oatmeal. Want something sweet? Have a chocolate protein shake in 1% milk or munch on berries.
It’s all about self control man, stick to your plans 90% of the time and progress should last.
wat a straight arm pullback?
Hey Magnus, was wondering if you could help me out.
I was 135lbs., I’m at 160lbs. now. It’s been one year since I’ve started lifting and I was doing it mostly to increase size. I wanted to know if it was possible to do a new program with some limited equipment that’s still geared toward getting bigger plus functional strength for strength and endurance.
What I wanted to do is a summer job (waiter or something) before college and summer time means I have to help with yard work and fixing stuff.
Right now I only take whey powder and here’s my current lifting program.
Monday - DB press, BB rows, deadlifts
Wednesday - stiff-legged deadlifts, DB rows, bench press
Friday - BB rows, incline DB press or modified push ups, squats
Periodization: Undulating
3 x 12
5 x 5
4 x 8
I’ve been lifting at home mostly. I have plates, bar and bench, some dumbbells, exercise/swiss ball, and a medicine ball.
Didn’t know what else I could be doing for lats, so I’ve just been doing BB rows again on Friday.
Modified push ups are basically 3 sets of as many reps I could do for the exercise chosen for the week. For example, inclined push ups against the swiss ball the first week, then 3 point push ups (pausing 2 seconds at the top, midway, and bottom of each rep). I thought doing these would be more effective than the incline DB press; I picked it up from an issue of Men’s Health.
I know it’s a long post and a lot to ask for, but if you could manage with what I’ve given, it’d be really helpful and appreciated.
ive never hear the dont work “enough muscles right” before…
reverse flies are good for accessory work (as magnus would like to call it) for your back…
im outi
Roberth
So I just hit the gym again after a 2 and a half week hiatus. So fucking disappointed in myself that I let that happen, but oh well, time to man up and get back into it.
I didn’t go 100% today, did 1 less set on most exercises than usual, and lifted a little less in some cases. Was thinkin I could use today to sorta prep my muscles again, so when I start up next week I won’t kill myself.
Was that a good idea, or should I have just gone in hard straight away. Should I even take it slow next week too? I definitely lost a bit of strength…
sorry for getting to this so late. its basically like a dumbell kick back but only you dont bend the elbow, you just raise and lower the arm.
coco i think u should go slightly less than what you were doing before u stopped, so yea continue with what your doing.
kinda big news guys. i’m 99% sure i have mild gynecomastia (fat mixed with gland). i’m setting up to see a surgeon in houston soon and probably will have surgery since its the only way to treat it. i havent been to the gym in about 2 weeks now since i’m severly discouraged that my results can’t be maximized or shown off like i want them to. a lot of ppl say its purely cosmetic and i should just live with it but those ppl arent into bodybuidling/sports/showing off their body. its an outpatient surgery and i’ll be back to work within a week and back in the gym in about a month. wish me luck guys. theirs only a handful of ppl i’m even considering telling i have this condition because its so embarassing, yes you guys are the first to know. cool eh?
oh shit… I cant believe I’ve never seen this thread before…
sup everyone… been strength training for only about a year… relatively consistent…
I think im about 5’7
used to be 125lbs (skinny bastard i know)
I am now 150lbs… (still sorta skinny)
I would like to be around 175lbs…
work out every other day, and the days i dont work out in I run…
the running is holding my weight back a bit, but i dont intend on being strong while not able to run decently fast/long enough…
anybody heard of crossfit? thats not what im doing, but i intend to implement some of their philosophy into my training regimen…
nice to meet you all
when im out for a while i actually start off slow, usually with the unloading week of my workout…i like to ease back in that way…
and i have only been to the gym 2 times in the past 3 weeks, i have had a rediculous case of being sick for 3 weeks…so shitty hopefully everything will be good to go by this sunday again because i am missing the gym…
im outi
Roberth
Dude, that sucks. You say you haven’t told people but have you ever gone like…swimming?
Let us know how it goes man, I hope shit turns out alright.
Accessory work, that’s what I meant. Hm…still need to/going to do it though. Cool.
Bingo. Dang, man. Dang.
About the dead dogs and cats:
They were using ‘bad’ wheat glutin for increased PROTEIN counts.
Anyone know about this stuff? Anything to worry about?
I checked my protein shake, nothing about wheat glutin (though of course, all it takes is the delete key to remove something from a label).
It depends on the person. Some people come back stronger after a break, some don’t. Personally, I usually come back a bit weaker and ease up a bit on the weight. Do what you feel is right.
With that said, I’m on my first week off from the gym so far this year. It’s a bit strange, yet refreshing that I don’t have to think going to the gym this week, and not having to worry about sore muscles.