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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 16, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 16, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -6 Sept 16, 2015 13:09:10 GMT -6 @ero said: That being said, my weight gain is stalling again. Been hovering around 170 for a while now. Usually under that slightly. I don't think I need to up my calories again just yet tho. I would like to be 180 by 2016, that might not be a realistic goal, but fuck it, were dreaming big. Whats your height? Maybe you're already close to your genetic max, hard to say why you're plateau-ing without knowing your plan, the weights you are using and the exercises you're doing etc. Whats has helped me to get to the next level is doing the big lifts with a 5x5 plan, which means deadlift, shoulder press, squat etc 5 reps 5 sets. I found out that after a while the usual 8 reps 4 sets regime did not not cut it anymore, at a certain level you have to drop repetitions and up your weight dramatically. I only do a handful of isolations with a 8 reps 3 sets regime anymore, most of the big lifts I'm doing follows the 5-6 reps 5 sets plan. Of course I'm talking about strength here, but my muscle mass has also significantly increased of course, there is no strength increase without some muscle mass increase. Currently I'm starting to experiment with a 4x6 plan. Lets see how it will work out for me. edit And in case of a plateau swapping out exercises to keep the plan varied will help. As soon as your exercise plan stalls you will stall as well.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 16, 2015 13:56:23 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 16, 2015 14:07:06 GMT -6 Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2015 14:07:06 GMT -6 Sept 16, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle said: Sept 16, 2015 13:09:10 GMT -6 @ero said: That being said, my weight gain is stalling again. Been hovering around 170 for a while now. Usually under that slightly. I don't think I need to up my calories again just yet tho. I would like to be 180 by 2016, that might not be a realistic goal, but fuck it, were dreaming big. Whats your height? Maybe you're already close to your genetic max, hard to say why you're plateau-ing without knowing your plan, the weights you are using and the exercises you're doing etc. Whats has helped me to get to the next level is doing the big lifts with a 5x5 plan, which means deadlift, shoulder press, squat etc 5 reps 5 sets. I found out that after a while the usual 8 reps 4 sets regime did not not cut it anymore, at a certain level you have to drop repetitions and up your weight dramatically. I only do a handful of isolations with a 8 reps 3 sets regime anymore, most of the big lifts I'm doing follows the 5-6 reps 5 sets plan. Of course I'm talking about strength here, but my muscle mass has also significantly increased of course, there is no strength increase without some muscle mass increase. Currently I'm starting to experiment with a 4x6 plan. Lets see how it will work out for me. edit And in case of a plateau swapping out exercises to keep the plan varied will help. As soon as your exercise plan stalls you will stall as well. My height is 5'8(173 cm). I really don't think I am nearing my genetic max, I have only been lifting seriously for a bit over a year now, is it possible to near your cap so soon? I thought that took years and years. I am thinking maybe it might be time to switch things up a little bit with my movements. And perhaps up my calories again in a week or two. Tho I am at 3,037 a day now, and struggling with that.
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 16, 2015 14:55:31 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 16, 2015 14:55:31 GMT -6 Nah, with a perfect exercise plan, perfect diet and no drugs its theoretically possible to reach your near max in muscle mass in about 3-4 years or so (Strength is a different story though), with the last year being very slow in terms of progress. I cant help you with calories though because I give no shit about them, I eat whenever I feel like it whatever I want, and that has served me well so far. When I have a bad eating day I try to make it up with milk though. I recommend drinking milk, if you eat and feel you haven't eaten enough but you cant be bothered to stuff your face with more food drink half a liter of milk, it tastes great and its full of protein too.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 16, 2015 15:05:57 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 18, 2015 10:46:20 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle likes this Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2015 10:46:20 GMT -6 Back and biceps today! And just to share, because we were talking about roids in that other thread, this is a pretty sobering video, Silent Mike pulled 675 lbs, and he realizes that is pretty much his cap, that number is not going to increase much without performance enhancing drugs. Which he currently refuses to use. It is kind of sad, but at the same time cool. Years of grinding finally pays off. If I was him I would get a bit leaner now and try to pull the same numbers at a lower body fat %.
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 18, 2015 17:13:57 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 18, 2015 17:13:57 GMT -6 Sept 18, 2015 10:46:20 GMT -6 @ero said: Back and biceps today! And just to share, because we were talking about roids in that other thread, this is a pretty sobering video, Silent Mike pulled 675 lbs, and he realizes that is pretty much his cap, that number is not going to increase much without performance enhancing drugs. Thats a really sad part of lifting, with one or maybe two lifts I have pretty much reached my cap and knowing I'll never get better at them makes me sad, especially when I watch those strongmen competitors blasting 1.5 times that weight. But I think it takes character and balls to accept and live with ones natural boundaries. That being said I wish I could be satisfied with the weights I can lift as a completely natural lifter. Though that does not make me even consider taking roids or hormones. Ah well, today I had kind of an off day, been to the doc with ear problems, couldn't sleep well and my left knee hurts for some reason so I only did 4 sets of easy off-day dead lifts (455lbs 8 reps) with the last set using a belt and called it a day. Sometimes its nice to have an off-day lifting day, focusing on form rather than weight, not pushing yourself to absolute max.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 18, 2015 17:15:11 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 7:04:07 GMT -6 leighzard, Obadiah, and 2 more like this Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 21, 2015 7:04:07 GMT -6 People who say physical strength has no practical use nowadays should be spanked with a stinky a fish. Relocated a tree, about 3 meters tall, deep roots. The shovel did not work because the roots were too deep and rocks made it impossible to get in. Solution? Lift. I grabbed the tree on its base, feet a little wider than shoulder width apart, dead lift stance, took a deep breath, pre-flexed my abs and back and pulled. Felt exactly like a 250kg / 550lbs deadlift, after a couple of seconds with a satisfying ''rrrrrriiiip'' I pulled it out, with all the stones and dirt still on it, none of the major roots were damaged. Strength is pretty damn useful.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 7:42:21 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle likes this Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 7:42:21 GMT -6 Monday again, some low bar squats and deficit deadlifts today, oh and front squats, my fav. Oh, and its really cold out finally, which is good. I wont sweat as much.
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 15:40:50 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 21, 2015 15:40:50 GMT -6 Doing some high incline shoulder presses to increase my standing overhead press (About 70° bench angle). Hey, its Big-Z's main shoulder exercise, thats reason enough to do it.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 18:04:14 GMT -6 via mobile Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 18:04:14 GMT -6 Sitting in class, thinking about tomorrow's session. Gonna be a glorious pull day! Back and bi's! Mmmmm delicious. I always get such a fucking great pump. In my last post I said it's getting cold here, and that is mostly a good thing, but it means no more wearing stringers. Shame. Other then that tho, bring on the winter lifting season!
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 18:23:40 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 21, 2015 18:23:40 GMT -6 Sept 21, 2015 18:04:14 GMT -6 @ero said: Sitting in class, thinking about tomorrow's session. Gonna be a glorious pull day! Back and bi's! Mmmmm delicious. I always get such a fucking great pump. In my last post I said it's getting cold here, and that is mostly a good thing, but it means no more wearing stringers. Shame. Other then that tho, bring on the winter lifting season! I always use sleeveless shirts when lifting because -as you may have seen from the pic I posted in the ''behind the monitor'' thread- long sleeve shirts pinch so hard on the inside of my arms between biceps and forearm I get bruises. But I never really had any problems with cold temperatures and lifting, after the first set I always feel warm and ready to lift no matter how cold it is - even in winter with snow and everything with opened windows. Sometimes when its very cold I slip into a hoodie during the breaks between the sets to prevent my muscles from cooling off, but thats it. Does it get very cold where you live?
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 21, 2015 18:25:42 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 21, 2015 18:30:01 GMT -6 via mobile Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2015 18:30:01 GMT -6 Sept 21, 2015 18:23:40 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle said: Sept 21, 2015 18:04:14 GMT -6 @ero said: Sitting in class, thinking about tomorrow's session. Gonna be a glorious pull day! Back and bi's! Mmmmm delicious. I always get such a fucking great pump. In my last post I said it's getting cold here, and that is mostly a good thing, but it means no more wearing stringers. Shame. Other then that tho, bring on the winter lifting season! I always use sleeveless shirts when lifting because -as you may have seen from the pic I posted in the ''behind the monitor'' thread- long sleeve shirts pinch so hard on the inside of my arms between biceps and forearm I get bruises. But I never really had any problems with cold temperatures and lifting, after the first set I always feel warm and ready to lift no matter how cold it is - even in winter with snow and everything with opened windows. Sometimes when its very cold I slip into a hoodie during the breaks between the sets to prevent my muscles from cooling off, but thats it. Does it get very cold where you live? Oh I always go sleeveless when I lift, can't imagine getting sweaty in anything else. I mean I can't wear that when I'm out and about now. Since I would freeze lol. And yeah, it gets very cold here, so I dress seasonal.
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 23, 2015 17:16:04 GMT -6 Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 23, 2015 17:16:04 GMT -6 Sept 21, 2015 18:30:01 GMT -6 @ero said: Oh I always go sleeveless when I lift, can't imagine getting sweaty in anything else. I mean I can't wear that when I'm out and about now. Since I would freeze lol. And yeah, it gets very cold here, so I dress seasonal. Ah, ok, thats what you meant. I can't complain, I like wearing sleeveless shirts in public (lol) but I love wearing my heavy leather jacket far more so....yay cold! Leather jackets feel like light armor and according to several people it makes me look like a contract killer. Awesome.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 23, 2015 17:18:19 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

leighzard Banned for Spam drinking wine and judging people I have made 1,368 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 2,223 likes	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 24, 2015 20:42:22 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle likes this Post by leighzard on Sept 24, 2015 20:42:22 GMT -6 I tried out incline presses today. That shit is hard. I cleverly squeezed in a gym trip before orchestra rehearsal tonight. Gotta find ways to keep up the training. But here's the thing. By the time I had to play, I could barely hold my instrument up. Do you know how much a viola weighs? Like 1-1.5 pounds. That's it. And my arms were shaking. It was tragic. And then it went on for two and half hours. I'm going to be sore again tomorrow aren't I? In other news, I still cannot hold a headstand. I've only been at it for 3-4 weeks though, and lifting like 1 day a week. Sorry. However I have achieved the Bird of Paradise, which in no way involves the shoulder work I've been doing, but still made me feel like a badass.
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Puck Senior Member Every great dream begins with a dreamer. I have made 282 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 286 likes My gender is Male	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 25, 2015 2:26:08 GMT -6 via mobile Post by Puck on Sept 25, 2015 2:26:08 GMT -6 Sept 16, 2015 14:07:06 GMT -6 @ero said: Sept 16, 2015 13:51:20 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle said: Whats your height? Maybe you're already close to your genetic max, hard to say why you're plateau-ing without knowing your plan, the weights you are using and the exercises you're doing etc. Whats has helped me to get to the next level is doing the big lifts with a 5x5 plan, which means deadlift, shoulder press, squat etc 5 reps 5 sets. I found out that after a while the usual 8 reps 4 sets regime did not not cut it anymore, at a certain level you have to drop repetitions and up your weight dramatically. I only do a handful of isolations with a 8 reps 3 sets regime anymore, most of the big lifts I'm doing follows the 5-6 reps 5 sets plan. Of course I'm talking about strength here, but my muscle mass has also significantly increased of course, there is no strength increase without some muscle mass increase. Currently I'm starting to experiment with a 4x6 plan. Lets see how it will work out for me. edit And in case of a plateau swapping out exercises to keep the plan varied will help. As soon as your exercise plan stalls you will stall as well. My height is 5'8(173 cm). I really don't think I am nearing my genetic max, I have only been lifting seriously for a bit over a year now, is it possible to near your cap so soon? I thought that took years and years. I am thinking maybe it might be time to switch things up a little bit with my movements. And perhaps up my calories again in a week or two. Tho I am at 3,037 a day now, and struggling with that. I am 174cm tall and weighted 102kg at my best, now with the injuries my weight has fallen to 95kg. So I think you have room to grow, beetle gave some good advice.
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futileresistance Newcomer I have made 5 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined September 2015 I've received 2 likes My gender is Male	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 25, 2015 5:19:55 GMT -6 via mobile Post by futileresistance on Sept 25, 2015 5:19:55 GMT -6 Did lega and back! Fucking weights almost fell on me yesterday when doing the upper bud!
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Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 25, 2015 9:19:37 GMT -6 Giant Ambush Beetle likes this Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 9:19:37 GMT -6 ^Legs and back? Wow man interesting combination there. As for me, today is friday, that means my second back and bi's day of the week. Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. The progress with my weight gain is starting to pick up again. I upped my calories a bit and I feel much better with my training now, just needed to fuel myself more. Also
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Giant Ambush Beetle The Monarchy whoop-de-doo I have made 1,568 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 1,588 likes My gender is Male BSN Posts About 5000 or so	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 25, 2015 15:15:13 GMT -6 leighzard likes this Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Sept 25, 2015 15:15:13 GMT -6 Sept 24, 2015 20:42:22 GMT -6 leighzard said: I tried out incline presses today. That shit is hard. I cleverly squeezed in a gym trip before orchestra rehearsal tonight. Gotta find ways to keep up the training. But here's the thing. By the time I had to play, I could barely hold my instrument up. Do you know how much a viola weighs? Like 1-1.5 pounds. That's it. And my arms were shaking. It was tragic. And then it went on for two and half hours. I'm going to be sore again tomorrow aren't I? In other news, I still cannot hold a headstand. I've only been at it for 3-4 weeks though, and lifting like 1 day a week. Sorry. However I have achieved the Bird of Paradise, which in no way involves the shoulder work I've been doing, but still made me feel like a badass. Building strength is going to take you a while, I'd have been very surprised if you were already experiencing noticeable improvements in your headstand at this early stage. Keep doing your lifts and don't be afraid to add weights to your lifts every two-three weeks or so to find out if you have gotten stronger. Achieving strength takes patience and willpower, but if it was easy it would not feel rewarding and it wouldn't be awesome, right? And I think you have the right mindset for it. Maybe you could lift twice a week? Like Monday-Thursday? That would be ideal and would speed things up a LOT. Also every muscle that has never been directly hit via lifting before will be especially sore the first and second time - to answer your question, yep, your upper chest right under your collar bone to to your shoulder will feel super sore tomorrow. But just as with your shoulder overhead presses soreness will quickly decrease if you keep lifting! And yeah, fine motor skills suck balls after lifting, once I tried to build models after doing heavy bench presses and overhead presses. Completely impossible, lol. But don't worry, muscular exhaustion from pumping iron is a totally valid badass excuse for sucking at holding a viola.
Deadlift (raw): 260 kg / Overhead press standing: 105 kg / Overhead push press 112 kg / Bench press 172 kg / Neck shrugs: 165 kg / Single arm deadlift: 102kg @ 105 kg 186 cm I could even lift your mother and then some! Edited by Giant Ambush Beetle [Sept 25, 2015 15:18:24 GMT -6] Reply Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top

Deleted I have made 0 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined January 1970	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 28, 2015 9:30:29 GMT -6 Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2015 9:30:29 GMT -6 bout to hit legs, gotta love the grind
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Doctor Fumbles The Monarchy I have made 1,141 posts Right now I'm Offline I joined August 2015 I've received 429 likes My gender is Male	Weight lifting / exercise thread Sept 28, 2015 22:11:21 GMT -6 Post by Doctor Fumbles on Sept 28, 2015 22:11:21 GMT -6 Weird question, let's say I need to gain four pounds to pass a test to join the military because I am -4 under the BMI atm. Would drinking milk give me that 4 pound boost with a stuffed stomach just to get past it?
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