unfortunately even dark chocolate is something I tend to overeat. Sugar just begets more sugar for me. That's why I try to stick to berries, which you can really eat a surprising amount of without adding a lot of cals.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Thursday, 10 May 2018 20:39 (five years ago) link
So into my new routine, doing barbell benches and incline benches feels really great and I can’t wait to see how much weight I’m able to add over the next few months Still getting the hang of deadlifts, my lower back is less and less sore each week, I think it’s a combination of me getting the form right but also just those muscles strengthening?
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 12 May 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
I thought I could do that with dark chocolate too but I just pigged out on it anyway. I quit processed sugar about two weeks ago. It was less painful than some make it out to be and I've been mostly successful in avoiding its hidden forms. It does get weird walking through the supermarket and looking at almost everything and thinking "I don't eat that now."
― how's life, Saturday, 12 May 2018 17:06 (five years ago) link
just read this, hope you all like it https://www.t-nation.com/training/you-dont-know-how-to-curl
― forensic plumber (harbl), Monday, 14 May 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link
i feel like i am getting very str0ng in 2018, doing a lot of reps & doing a good job
― forensic plumber (harbl), Saturday, 19 May 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
nice
― sprout god (lag∞n), Saturday, 19 May 2018 18:15 (five years ago) link
Still getting the hang of deadlifts, my lower back is less and less sore each week, I think it’s a combination of me getting the form right but also just those muscles strengthening?
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, May 12, 2018 11:48 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
rippetoe on soreness, pretty interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2OA9x9UcXU
― sprout god (lag∞n), Saturday, 19 May 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
i tore my rotator cuff about 6 weeks ago and had to reset everything. i decided to try and get an inch or two lower on the squat and it's been eye-opening. it's hard working back through weights i would have breezed through earlier. i feel stronger now though, weirdly. i "sit down" more and feel it more in my core. the deadlift too, I've gone back to basics. i think basically no matter how awesome you think you are you can always improve your form.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 19 May 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
its all about the form baby!
― sprout god (lag∞n), Saturday, 19 May 2018 22:20 (five years ago) link
Recently was advised by a good lifting trainer that I'm actually squatting TOO deep now, which was weird to hear since I've struggled with depth for so long. It made sense though-- started to feel like I was losing power at the bottom of the squat.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 20 May 2018 02:26 (five years ago) link
yeah power lifters go just below parallel, if what u care about is how much u can lift then just stop there, going lower is cool tho for other reasons, like an olympic lifter
https://i.imgur.com/uOVPCai.png
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:12 (five years ago) link
bro check out that shelf he made w his traps
https://i.imgur.com/MZ4daz6.png
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:25 (five years ago) link
thats liao hui u guys know the absolute unit lasha tho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss2de7kwcA8
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:27 (five years ago) link
siiiiiiiiiiiiick
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:37 (five years ago) link
ridiculous speed/explosiveness
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:39 (five years ago) link
def have decided against taking up olympic lifting at my age though, I'll stick to the basics
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:42 (five years ago) link
that guy prob has a 35 inch vert despite being pretty fat
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:43 (five years ago) link
yeah olympic lifts arent easy
good lord
― you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:45 (five years ago) link
getting depth on a squat is cool tho imo u exercise a wider range of motion get flexible and so forth
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:45 (five years ago) link
like theres a bunch of technique stuff w a power squat that helps u get the weight up but it doesnt really mean yr getting stronger in a ~holistic~ sense, utilizing the bounce vs doing a pause squat and so forth
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 03:48 (five years ago) link
i took a break from weights for three weeks, just ran and did yoga, and my legs are feeling great - was having some knee issues. i did a few light front squats today and ehh i might just stick with long hold warrior poses + doing all those little adjustments getting good alignment etc for a while.
― you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 20 May 2018 04:01 (five years ago) link
i like the combination of lifting and yoga i find them very complimentary
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 20 May 2018 04:03 (five years ago) link
+1 me too.
― you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 20 May 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
trainer tonight said that my speed is actually very good on deadlift, he said I'm "a natural athlete." This is the only sport where I have ever heard that, lol.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 03:54 (five years ago) link
i literally just can't when it comes to anything involving a ball and i'm extremely clumsy in everyday life but i've had more than a few people compliment me about my form and flexibility with weghts and yoga. always nice to hear when you grow up thinking you aren't a physically talented person.
― you bet, nancy (map), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 04:04 (five years ago) link
Yeah p much me. I was klutzy and slow at processing, like I'd always fuck up drills or be unable to understand what the coach was yelling at me to do. I did become ok at baseball but that's a slower sport. The fact that there's this sport where all you have to do is pick up heavy shit with good form at your own pace is a revelation for me.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 04:27 (five years ago) link
lagoon otm
― F# A# (∞), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 06:04 (five years ago) link
u guise im eating so mucf
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 21:03 (five years ago) link
Yeah man, it makes you hungry. Still haven’t quite found the right balance between adequate protein/calories for strength gains and not growing my belly.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
i find myself hungriest on heavy deadlift days. like yesterday at work i was seriously considering eating the tums from my desk drawer, on some ate-all-the-tarragon-drank-all-the-soy-sauce shit
― adam, Wednesday, 23 May 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
i basically had to stop lifting cause it made me insanely fat, but i lost the weight and im back baby lol
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
i did some cleans after getting stoked on those oly lifting videos, felt like a total spazz cld see getting into the form tho theres a lot going on there very diff from power lifts
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:33 (five years ago) link
I'm usually fine for most of the day, everything measured out like "Ok, here's my 3 eggs with veggies for breakfast, here's my mid-morning protein bar, here's my grilled chicken lunch, here's my afternoon protein drink and fruit, here's my sensible dinner," but then around 10pm I'm just like "UNNNNGH ALL THE CALORIES" and wind up making myself a ridiculous shake and then still being hungry and eating another meal.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:41 (five years ago) link
lol just gotta go to bed at 9 i guess
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 23 May 2018 15:50 (five years ago) link
hey sw0lies I’m lifting 3x a week and it feels gretI’m currently protein shaking after each workout but should I be doing it every day?
― the masseduction of lauryn hill (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 27 May 2018 11:27 (five years ago) link
it doesnt matter nothing matters, just lifting is fine tho
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 27 May 2018 14:15 (five years ago) link
i did more cleans what a weird lift like i was just going along doopie doopie doop cleaning that bar up there when i totally just bonked but like i cldnt feel that i bonked there wasnt that usual muscle fatigue but i just cldnt get the bar up, i need to work on getting low thats tough wld be cool to do an olympic clean thats where the real action is
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 27 May 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, May 27, 2018 10:15 AM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
just after lifting is fine
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 27 May 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
also just lifting is fine
you should just figure out how much protein you need per day and if shakes help you get there that's fine. Some say eat more protein on the days you lift than the days you don't. Doubt it makes a massive difference as long as you're overall eating enough protein.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:52 (five years ago) link
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, May 27, 2018 3:18 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah all of a sudden you just ... can't
― you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 27 May 2018 18:16 (five years ago) link
doopie doopie doop
― you bet, nancy (map), Sunday, 27 May 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
the obsession with consuming mass amounts of protein is kinda goofy ppl get all fucked up over their diets, indulge in wild bro science, doin a lil bit of lifting really doesnt require super special feeding
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 27 May 2018 20:42 (five years ago) link
a strong one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxRwbJYi0Xw
― sprout god (lag∞n), Sunday, 27 May 2018 22:51 (five years ago) link
There's a rings dude at my gym, also walks on his hands and stuff like that. Sometimes I'm jelly, seems like a cooler kind of strength than just lifting in a way.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 27 May 2018 23:01 (five years ago) link
ts: the "functional strength" of being able to hoist heavy shit over my head in my office job vs the "functional strength" of being able to hoist myself up on/over things in my office job.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 27 May 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
ha true
― sprout god (lag∞n), Monday, 28 May 2018 00:02 (five years ago) link
I helped a guy move some furniture the other day and it wasn't hard at all, while he was complaining about his back. That was cool I guess.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Monday, 28 May 2018 00:14 (five years ago) link
I just learned what the word swole means.
― Yerac, Monday, 28 May 2018 00:14 (five years ago) link