Summers here, who else is going to go on a recomp/cut?
I start mine on Monday.
My stats are
height: 6’1
weight: 243 lb
bf: 17%
Going to do 25 min of cardio after weight training and in the morning on a empty stomach on non training days.
Was thinking of doing super sets, since Im not into using machines/Nautilus or otherwise.
Biggzy: I remember telling you about Purple WrAATh, while its a solid BCAA product and has a nice profile, Scivations Xtend imo has it beat, Im going to use that while I cut/recomp to help maintain/keep my gains.
Anyhow I hardly check up on this thread for whatever reason.
What’s PNF stand for? Yeah about unilateral work. Is there such a thing as overhead single-leg squats? I can visualize it, but I’m not too sure if it would work. Overhead pistol seem like it would be impossible.
Go for it if you can. It’s pretty tough if you don’t have good flexibility in your shoulders.
the reason i ask is because i started taking tennis seriously again and so i want more functional strength but dont know if it is a good replacement for squats…
i still want strong legs too…maybe do it in addition to traditional squats…
I think overhead stresses your core muscles much more. For strong legs, I think power cleans, DB snatches, unilateral work, back squats, and deadlifts from a platform seem like good choices for exercises.
Imo, you don’t need to do overhead squat for tennis. Pure athleticism speaking, Tennis requires insane explosive first step and power, and ability to shift your weight quickly and effortlessly. You want to be able to chase the ball down side to side as fast as you can. So with that in mind, I think the 3 best lifting exercises would be powerclean, jerk of some kind (push/power/split, whatever you’re comfortable with) and a wide stance/powerlifting style squat, either regular or box squat to hit the posterior chain. Wide stance squat/box squat is ideal because it mimics the stance you would normally take playing tennis, i.e legs spread apart, upper body slightly hunched forwards.
what kind of protein shakes you guys taking? are there any low calorie but high protein shakes?? now I am taking “isopure” whey protein and it has like 210 calories per serving(2scoops but I only take 1 after working out). now I did get little bigger all around but I also never wanna get fat. my stomach was completely flat before and I wanna go back to how it was. is it a bad idea to stop taking protein altogether?
and how do I measure body fat anyway? just need to know exactly what I am dealing with. random-ass “love handle” needs to go asap !
protein shakes aren’t making you fat, not unless you’re drinking a mass gainer. Whey protein shakes normally have less than 2 grams of fat and use sweetners so the carb level is low too. Putting on weight is probably due to your diet not your suppliments.
If you give an exact breakdown of what you normally eat each day and your excercise routine we could probably tell you why you’re putting on fat.
Hey guys, love this thread. Always read it, but now I’ve decided to actually talk here.
Anyways I’m 5’8" and I weigh 165lbs.
I’m not fat by any means my arms are small, but looks like I have strong muscles (small cut). My legs have meat on them, I’m not a stick, but not fat (maybe my thighs are a BIT fat, gotta work on those)
Anyways what I really want is to remain in the 170-180 range and look built with good cuts on my abs (most important), and upper body (I’m fine with how I am right now really).
Right now, my stomach is the only problem I have. It’s just a small gut, any suggestions on what kind of routines I can take at the gym?
If the gut is small, set aside some cardio/abs days. Do some jogging, and do some exercises for abs with weights. Use the incline bench with a medicine ball for situps, etc.
Make sure to keep these days separate from your lifting days.
Hey, yeah PW is not too bad. I was expecting to turn into the Hulk the way people were talking about it. I’ll have to that Xtend a try. I’m dropping White Flood from my supplements intake. Shit makes me dizzy as hell at the gym. Today I had to come home after working out for 30 minutes, rested and ate, then went back 2 hours later and had a good workout.
3 times a week. I ride my bike to the gym which is like 40 minutes. then I run for 20-30 minutes and stomach crunches everyday.
day 1 and 3 bicep+chest
day 2 tricep+back
(I will start working on legs too)
as for diet, I pretty much ate EVERYTHING because I was trying to gain weight. but now I gave up fast food and soda and trying to eat healthy. got the usual bread,pasta,chicken,turkey,tuna,etc. also I almost never had fruits and veggies in my diet. figured I didnt really need any(yet…I am sure I do now as I am getting older)
guess its not the protein shakes. gonna keep taking it for now.
Yeah. Getting vitamins and minerals from pills is no where near as useful as getting it from a natural source, with all the other shit, that activate and synergize with those vits and mins. Prolly cheaper too.
Wow. I am making 5Lb gains on my bench almost every week. Is it my switch to 5RM instead of 1RM? Is it the glutamine? My switch to a more heavier weight gainer? I am also making weight gains pretty fast, so its prolly a combination but mostly the weight gainer (i.e, more food intake, if you could call it that).
Since I’m looking to lose weight, what would be good diet? All I’ve been doing was cutting out the junk food and started eating in portions. I’ve gotten some results with losing some weight here and there too.
My friend said to look at taking some fish oil pills or flaxseed pills (something about Omega-3, 6, and 9’s) since I don’t like eating fish and maybe take a high fiber shake or two during the day too possibly using the shake as a replacement meal along with a multi-vitamin.
well yeah its most likely your old diet. your current diet should be fine, you’re doing loads of cardio too so as long as you keep your carbs low in the evenings you should see the weight come off.
currently i’m losing my belly by eatin healthy, moderate carbs sunday -wednesday, super low carbs thursday friday, and a fat day on saturday where i eat junk. good fun. 15 mins on the cross trainer 5 times a week. salads and meats after gym.
I didnt take pics from last time so i guess i can start now. i still have 19%-20% bodyfat
and its being really stubborn :mad: i do have a video of me 1 month ago http://youtube.com/watch?v=7sRiH6_-AUw ironiclly using the bar has help build my arms :lol:
most of my cardio is still DDR / ITG for about 3-4 hours 2 days a week.
plus all the foot patrolling at work.
when i use the treadmill or walk in the park i use a 25 lb weight vest.
Eating lots of protein lately; around 200 daily grams
Mc donalds Wendy’s B.K. etc. is “”“Fobidden”"" :sad: