Workout/Training general discussion thread

[Inaii]

Originally Posted by halogodv2

i mean it is good regardless for your body but they say it is best to do it in morning

Hmm, morning isn't usually a good time. My building's gym is usually being used at that time, versus empty at night. I like my privacy lol. I'll keep it in mind though =] thanks!

[rickross888]

i was so pumped going into the gym today. killed it by doing 315lbs squats for 5 reps for the first time. then deadlifts after and did 315lbs deadlifts 5 reps for my last 2 sets. felt so good after doing it haha alpha-male feeling was flowing. now i feel it in my legs and back haha

i love the bulk cycle routine i'm on at the moment

[hal0g0dv2]

Originally Posted by rickross888

i was so pumped going into the gym today. killed it by doing 315lbs squats for 5 reps for the first time. then deadlifts after and did 315lbs deadlifts 5 reps for my last 2 sets. felt so good after doing it haha alpha-male feeling was flowing. now i feel it in my legs and back haha

i love the bulk cycle routine i'm on at the moment

sick dude, i did squats today also and i am feeling it more then ever

[Alpine50]

hey i was just tryin to see how much mma classes cost on average??? anyone in here train anywhere.
i did use the search and someone asked the same question but only one person commented about the cost and they said 150
just wanted to see if anyone else paid more or less

[Berzerker]

Usually no less than 100$ wherever you go.

Berz out.

[Alpine50]

thanks berz

[DC5-S]

so today is my legs day.. first time at the gym in 3 years was on monday.. i am still sore.. for some reason im feeling it a lot in my arms and in my chest and lower back.. i cant straighten my left arm fully without it hurting lol.. and the funny thing is i didnt even workout my arms on monday.. it was just chest and back day.. today im gonna do squats, hack squats, leg curls, glutes, calves.. will see how much pain im in tomo

[billboa]

About 2 weeks ago I was 5'8 and a half, 225lb down from 255 about 2 months ago. I am prob 5-10 pounds less than that now. From those stats you would think ide be this round lil porker and I am still quite overweight but I have A LOT of muscle from weight lifting in the past and just my natural build so I carry it pretty well. Im getting great results with weight lifting and eating better, getting a puppy and goin on 4.5 km walk/runs with him im sure is helping too lol. All my workouts are done at home(workouts using body weight) or at friends places where he only has one free wight that can go up to 55lb, and in a lot of workouts I am doin 10+ reps. I have an other friend who has a bench press and a bunch of different free weights but I only go there mayb twice a week. For my legs I go for walks and runs, once I start going to the actual gym ill start doing more leg workouts.

I dont have ANY weights at my house so before I go out today ima do
4 sets of 40 pushups,
3 sets of 30 sit ups,
3 sets of 30 tricep dips.
Then once I get to buddies ill be doin
3 sets of STANDING bicep curls at 45lb 6 reps,
3 sets of one arm dumbell raises at 55lb(max weight he has) 10 reps.
3 sets of overhead dumbell presses at 55lb 10 reps.

[DC5-S]

so im back from the gym from my leg day.. shouldnt have eaten breakfest then gone an hour after.. lol, could still feel the food in my stomach so i was a tiny bit sick.. but anyways, did squats, hack squats, leg curls, ass curls, calf raises.. but i gotta say.. those hack squats sure work your legs.. i could feel it really good when i was doing them

[hal0g0dv2]

Originally Posted by DC5-S

so today is my legs day.. first time at the gym in 3 years was on monday.. i am still sore.. for some reason im feeling it a lot in my arms and in my chest and lower back.. i cant straighten my left arm fully without it hurting lol.. and the funny thing is i didnt even workout my arms on monday.. it was just chest and back day.. today im gonna do squats, hack squats, leg curls, glutes, calves.. will see how much pain im in tomo

yeah man, just shows you dont have to sit there and do curls to get hug arms, back day is great for working your arms indirectly (rows,dead,bent over row )

[RRxtar]

while it is true that pulling (back) exercises work your bis and pushing exercises work your tri's, that doesnt mean you should never do arm exercises as so many peopl would have you believe.

i've got pretty small arms and i found they were holding other exercises back and i had sort of plateaued certain exercises. i started doing an arm day (or, i should say, arm half day) about a month ago and it increased my row and shoulder press strength noticably.

[Berzerker]

Yep arms are an important part of most exercises. Just cuz they don't do a lot of the work doesn't mean they don't help at all... I'm up to 75lb dumbell shoulder press btw and 110lb db Bench.

Berz out.

[hal0g0dv2]

i live for shrugs hahha
did shrugs today on barbell yeahhhhhhhhhh feels so good

[BlackV62K2]

Originally Posted by Berzerker

Yep arms are an important part of most exercises. Just cuz they don't do a lot of the work doesn't mean they don't help at all... I'm up to 75lb dumbell shoulder press btw and 110lb db Bench.

Berz out.

I'm trying to up my db bench too. For some reason my gym doesn't have 105lbs db....goes from 100 to 110 =/. So I've been on 100 for awhile now (3 sets, 8 reps). We're the same for db shoulder press.

[hal0g0dv2]

u could do 110

[Berzerker]

Yea for sure you could do 110 maybe 5 reps or so but you'll get stronger because of it.

Berz out.

[SkinnyPupp]

Yup, just make sure the total volume is up there. You were doing 8x3, so that's 24 reps. If you can only do 5 reps of 110, try to get at least 20 total reps. Even if your later "sets" are 2 or even 1 rep.

[DC5-S]

damn you guys are strong.. i just started and i could barely do 50 pound db press.. fuck im weak

[rickross888]

Originally Posted by DC5-S

damn you guys are strong.. i just started and i could barely do 50 pound db press.. fuck im weak

we all started somewhere. you'll get there soon enough

[hal0g0dv2]

Originally Posted by rickross888

we all started somewhere. you'll get there soon enough

x2

[E=mc²]

fuck
so it's been pretty much 2 weeks since I started training for real and eating right.

Well this morning, I woke up at 10 (was out late), ate some oatmeal + a whey protein shake. 2 hrs later workout, did some crazy deadlifts, bicep and back workouts, drank another shake, went home and ate a PPWO meal 1 hr later (about iono 1:30)
4ish I had another meal with some canned tuna and next thing you know at 6ish I started getting some abdominal pains and had some explosive diarrhea.

Has anyone had this happpen? I'm still getting some slight pain in my adominal area + my balls feel kinda sore

I don't think I ate anything differently other than 1 protein bar the night before (I'm ruling this out, it's just way too many hours before), a milk 2 go at 2ish, and leftover sushi + canned tuna at 4.

Do you guys think it could be the sushi? How fast does diarrhea act after eating bad food? I don't think I'm lactose intolerant....
my balls do feel sore though, wonder if it has anything to do with the deadlift I did.

[DC5-S]

dont use your balls next time for deadlifts.. not meant for that.. jokes aside, i get diarrehea too from milk.. but thats cause im lactose intolerant, although i do it sometimes from regular food.. my stomach is fucked

[mrclean604]

Originally Posted by DC5-S

damn you guys are strong.. i just started and i could barely do 50 pound db press.. fuck im weak

haha i know how you feel =[

[RRxtar]

Originally Posted by rickross888

we all started somewhere. you'll get there soon enough

first day in the gym i db pressed 25s. no joke.

everyone starts somewhere

[E=mc²]

pissed

hit the gym today but my right tricep (or joint w/e, the part 1 inch above the elbow) was still sore from my workout 4 days ago.
Warmed up on the bench and then felt the soreness. Made the decision to quit.

Oh well, worked out my shoulders and abs at least.