OFFICIAL WORKOUT/TRAINING THREAD v2.0

[hal0g0dv2]

[QUOTE=jdc430;7237489]Answer:


I'm going to be giving this product a try next cycle:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/crea.html



yeah man that is the basic and good shit

[hotong]

dynamatize creatine monohydrate works.

[gdoh]

bout to go do chest back and some legs and finish it off with olyptical =]

[jeffh]

did legs last night, walked around the mall for 4 hours today
fuuuu

bis and tries right meow

[hal0g0dv2]

any kind of monohydrate will work

[StealthFighter]

for monohydrates, better to get creapure though. german creatine instead of chinese creatine. creapure isn't cut with sodium either(no bloat)


allmax and optimum are both creapure and just a buck or two more than the cheapest stuff.

[gdoh]

cant straighten my arms =[

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by StealthFighter

creapure isn't cut with sodium either(no bloat)

wut

[jdc430]

^
"Creapure is the purest brand of creatine you can buy - bottom line. It is manufactured in Germany by Degussa AG Trostberg (formerly SKW Trostberg AG - they merged with Degussa-Huls AG in 2001). Raw creatine currently comes from three countries: China, Germany and the United States. Germany produces some of the purest creatine on the market."

[hal0g0dv2]

http://www.t-nation.com/productInfo.do?id=1075898

[!Yaminashi]

I dont know what it is but my chest and tris workouts have been pretty good lately.
For a while my back workouts were really good, then it switched to shoulders being really good, now my chest..

hmmmmmm

[Oleophobic]

ok guys I've been stuck on the same weight for squats for the longest time. I don't fuckin understand why my legs are so weak/get tired so fast after 1 set of 5 after warming up.
I've been stuck at 235lbs for the last iono 3 months?

I workout MWF and alternate upper1 lower1 upper2 lower2 on those days. 1st lower is squat day, 2nd lower day is deadlift day so it alternates. So if I do squats on a Monday, my next squat day would be next week Wednesday.

Anyway I would warm up , do a few sets of 10 @ 95lbs, 135lbs, then 1 set of 6 at 185, 205
then my working set is 235. where I try to go for 3x5 or 4x5.

After the first set, my legs just feel weak and I unable to do the entire 5 for my subsequent sets.

Some days I CAN, then next squat day i try to go up to 245, and can't do more than 1 set so I drop it back down. Next squat day i try 235 I can barely do 3x5. This repeats over and over, i would go from 235 to 245 then back to 235 and sometimes to 225, and then back up to 235.
iono wtf? anyone have tips?

maybe some 1mr is in order?? this is so frustrating because this weight is actually pretty weak.

[strykn]

^ Eat more & stretch more. I M O

[BinsentoW]

Change up your workout for a few weeks, then go back to the squats and see if you can lift more? How long have you been on that workout you're doing for?

[BlackV62K2]

No more gym until after christmas. Going to be lots of eating from now until the end of the week.

[Oleophobic]

Originally Posted by BinsentoW

Change up your workout for a few weeks, then go back to the squats and see if you can lift more? How long have you been on that workout you're doing for?

yeah maybe i should.
iono I've been on it for about 8 months I guess

[Ronin]

Right, so I'm going to the gym these days...it's been a couple months now and I've been going about 3-4 times a week, about 90 minutes each time. Mostly trying to lose a few pounds and improve my cardio. I haven't been to the gym on a regular basis since high school when I put on a lot of muscle to play rugby.

Wouldn't mind getting a little bit stronger as well. I'm going to be 28 soon and I feel weaker than a few years ago. Those of you that have met me know I'm not one of those weak, 90 pound Asians.

I have a question about the sort of supplements, drinks and stuff that you guys are talking about. I have zero clue what you're all on about. Ten years ago, there was no such thing...it was lift weights, get strong enough to compete with those behemoth kids that were twice my size.

So if someone would explain it to me, it would be much appreciated. I'd Google it but I'll be damned if you can find any reliable information on any sort of gym related anything since everyone is trying to sell you something. I'd rather just ask you guys since some of you seem to know what you're talking about.

[Alphamale]

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[L0uie69]

Originally Posted by T.T

ok guys I've been stuck on the same weight for squats for the longest time. I don't fuckin understand why my legs are so weak/get tired so fast after 1 set of 5 after warming up.
I've been stuck at 235lbs for the last iono 3 months?

I workout MWF and alternate upper1 lower1 upper2 lower2 on those days. 1st lower is squat day, 2nd lower day is deadlift day so it alternates. So if I do squats on a Monday, my next squat day would be next week Wednesday.

Anyway I would warm up , do a few sets of 10 @ 95lbs, 135lbs, then 1 set of 6 at 185, 205
then my working set is 235. where I try to go for 3x5 or 4x5.

After the first set, my legs just feel weak and I unable to do the entire 5 for my subsequent sets.

Some days I CAN, then next squat day i try to go up to 245, and can't do more than 1 set so I drop it back down. Next squat day i try 235 I can barely do 3x5. This repeats over and over, i would go from 235 to 245 then back to 235 and sometimes to 225, and then back up to 235.
iono wtf? anyone have tips?

maybe some 1mr is in order?? this is so frustrating because this weight is actually pretty weak.

There is a lot of factors that can play. ie. how much sleep u had or how much you ate.

IMO there is no point in doing a lot of reps in warm up. Warm up is to bring your body temperature up and loosen the body, not to fatigue it. With that said you're trying to allow the body the accumulate and adjust to the weight during your weighted warms ups. There really is no point in performing sets of 10 on your warm up sets, aside from bar only. You are doing nothing, but fatiguing yourself and once you finally get to your working sets, you're out of gas.

Ask your self this, are you going to see more benefits by doing 5-7 warm up sets of 6-10 reps THEN FINALLY moving on to your working sets where you only left 60% gas left in your tank - OR would doing sets of 3reps then moving to your working sets (of course making jumps on weight by how YOUR body adjusts) where you most likely have 90-100% because your body is still relatively fresh.

If I was to warm up with your weight scheme - bar x 10 95 x 5 135 x 3 185 x 3 215 x 1 - working set 235 x 3 x 5

Always plan what your target working set weight is for that gym session and plan out how your going to warm up prior otherwise you're just running around clueless and wasting unnecessary energy just warming up.

[SkinnyPupp]

Originally Posted by Ronin

Right, so I'm going to the gym these days...it's been a couple months now and I've been going about 3-4 times a week, about 90 minutes each time. Mostly trying to lose a few pounds and improve my cardio. I haven't been to the gym on a regular basis since high school when I put on a lot of muscle to play rugby.

Wouldn't mind getting a little bit stronger as well. I'm going to be 28 soon and I feel weaker than a few years ago. Those of you that have met me know I'm not one of those weak, 90 pound Asians.

I have a question about the sort of supplements, drinks and stuff that you guys are talking about. I have zero clue what you're all on about. Ten years ago, there was no such thing...it was lift weights, get strong enough to compete with those behemoth kids that were twice my size.

So if someone would explain it to me, it would be much appreciated. I'd Google it but I'll be damned if you can find any reliable information on any sort of gym related anything since everyone is trying to sell you something. I'd rather just ask you guys since some of you seem to know what you're talking about.

Have a set goal - either lose weight, gain weight, or do cardio. The three can have some overspill into each other, but for the most part are completely separate categories.

Forget supplements for now. Pick a category, stick to it. Since you're doing 90 minute workouts, I assume you are training for something like soccer or rugby?

[!Yaminashi]

Originally Posted by L0uie69

There is a lot of factors that can play. ie. how much sleep u had or how much you ate.

This is key for sure. I usually find if I ate crap that day my workout isnt great.
If I eat properly and had a good night's sleep my workouts usually rock

[hud 91gt]

Finally a good workout.

Squats SS with Sitting Calf Raise
Leg Curl SS with Leg Press
Straight Leg Calf raise SS with Leg Extension

A couple days ago I tried the straight legged deadlift, i've never had my hams so sore. Yikes.

[hal0g0dv2]

Originally Posted by hud 91gt

Finally a good workout.

Squats SS with Sitting Calf Raise
Leg Curl SS with Leg Press
Straight Leg Calf raise SS with Leg Extension

A couple days ago I tried the straight legged deadlift, i've never had my hams so sore. Yikes.

yeah dude those will fuck u up big time

[JSilver]

Halo you always have killer displays pictures.

Props.

[The_Situation]

Shoulder injury putting me off for a bunch of things so I have like 3 leg days now.