How much water do you typically drink at the gym? Weight and gym duration, cardio/weightlifting.
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Saturday, March 26, 2016
How much water do you typically drink at the gym?
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Most of the muscles on the non-dominant (left) side of my body are larger than my dominant (right) side. Is this weird?
I don't know why but my non-dominant side muscles are larger thany dominant. I know why my bicep is bigger, it's because for about a year of deadlifting I never switched my grip on reverse grip. Are my other imbalances apart of this? I notice it mostly in my lats, biceps, chest slightly, forearms very slightly, triceps and shoulders, so most of them. I can't do leg lifts right now from a patellar tendon injury so my upper body is my main concern anyway. I'm already doing many dumbbell lifts to try and fix it with extra sets on the weak sides but I'm still doing barbell core lifts. Is there a better way to fix these things? It's getting a little frustrating because the imbalances aren't being fixed. Edit because I forgot to add something: my left shoulder and trap are actually smaller than my right which are probably related so I guess they're not connected to the rest.
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Thought you guys might appreciate this. Today I lost my 130th pound. From 315 to 185 (5-foot-9) in about 14 months (x-post from r/loseit)
Definitely kind of embarrassing sharing, but maybe it will help motivate somebody. I started last January. The before pictures are probably a month in after I had already lost maybe 15-20 pounds.
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Elbow pain on sitting barbell press
So whenever I do sitting barbell press, sometimes I get a very sharp pain in my right elbow. It's on the back of the elbow, right above the joint. I think it's mostly my tricep tendons that are what's hurting, but I'm not sure.
What confuses me however is I never get any elbow pain when I'm benching, which doesn't make sense as I'm doing nearly double the weight. It's only when doing upright pressing over my head.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any recommendations for how to work this out?
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Invited to a 7 hours hike by my friends in 3 weeks and I don't feel in shape to do it, what are some exercises I can do?
Hi there
I don't know if the follwing is detailed enough, feel free to ask for more. A bit of info on me : I'm 1.80m and weigh 100kg. I swim and I casually play badminton once a week but I'm not in a good shape and began the c25k 2 weeks ago.
In 3 weeks my friends will be doing a loop around a hill. It's not much but I'm scared to be too short on my breathing capabilities. I'm willing to work every day until then, what can I do to be in a better shape for that event? (Got no money to put in that tho, I just have my running sneakers!)
Thank you!
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Is there a difference in drinking whey/isolate for post-workout protein plus casein for overnight protein supply, and just using a protein powder that contains both multiple times a day?
Sorry for the long winded title. I did some searching and didn't seem to find any threads that addressed this specific question, just the difference between protein types.
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Problem with my bench press
(Bit of context) So i started going to the gym around a month to 2 months ago, however the first time I went I injured my shoulder on bench a little bit might be because I wasn't used to lifting, the weight wasn't heavy by any means but anyhow that may have contributed to this?..
Since then my bench hasn't increased - honestly recently it feels like it's decreased, and when doing weight the weight doesn't actually FEEL heavy like I could pump out set after set with it and probably move up as my muscles don't actually feel strained but there is one problem, my shoulder locks up and so does my elbow. This is kind of how it looks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbBr1mXgSnY
(Not with that reaction at the end though, it's not SUPER painful but I feel like I want to stretch it after)
Don't know who's video this is just kind of stumbled across it when I was looking for suggestions, however mine is like this but to an extreme, my elbow also like twists outward towards the ceiling and then locks when I bring the weight down to my chest. It also happens when I incline dumbbell press with only the shoulder, Ill be doing weight and it's going fine then suddenly my shoulder starts shrugging like really close to my head the shoulder like pops up and u can CLEARLY see it, and it's weird because I incline dumbbell 35s and then I can only bench up to like bar + 15s because my shoulder and elbow will just lock.
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6'1", 145 lbs -> 185 lbs. My 3 year journey in fitness.
2 weeks after starting to today (can post more progress pics if there's interest)
Backstory:
I started working out right before my freshman year of college at 18 years old. What prompted me to start working out? I was working at a grocery store at the registers bagging the summer before I went off to college. One day a customer commented on how skinny I was and actually said to me that I looked like a starving African child. Something in my head changed that day. I began to see how seriously underweight I was and how tired I was of being that weak, scrawny kid my whole life.
I saw all of the progress posts on here and thought they were just outliers. There was no way I could gain weight and muscle like those guys, I mean I've been skinny my whole life after all right? I was one of those people that just thought I couldn't do it. Still, I pressed on.
In mid-July, about a month before I left for college, my future roommate and I started working out together. I could barely bench the bar, was unable to do any pull-ups, and struggled to do more than 3 pushups in a row. From 2013-2014 I worked out pretty steadily and eventually got up to around 160 pounds, which was a huge accomplishment for me. To do this, I literally had to constantly eat. I didn't have a diet per-say, I literally just ate everything in sight. I was lifting 4 days a week, but didn't apply myself as much as I should've. I didn't progress up in weights like I should have, just kind of hovered around the same area.
Eventually I got a girlfriend in the middle of my sophomore year of college and had some personal issues which led to me taking a long break from working out. I was swimming regularly though, which meant that I didn't get fat but I definitely started losing definition and muscle mass. At this point I was around 170-175 lbs and would probably classify myself as skinny-fat.
Fast forward to summer of last year, I decided to quit dicking around and take weightlifting more seriously. Since then I've been working out more intensely than I ever have before. I still don't follow a set diet and have to eat a lot of food to maintain/gain weight, but I still try to eat healthily. I'm currently hovering around 185-190 lbs.
Diet:
Eat everything in sight. Seriously.
Here's a sample day (varies a lot but this gives you a general idea of what I eat):
Breakfast:
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Chobani greek yogurt (Coconut and Black Cherry are my favorites)
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Protein bar (usually a Clif bar or Larabar)
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Coffee
Lunch
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Pasta with pesto alfredo sauce
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2 pieces chicken breast
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Salad
Dinner
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2 pieces of chicken breast
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Green beans
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Potatoes
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Steamed carrots
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1-2 pieces of pizza
Snacks/other things
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Rice cake w/ peanut butter
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Handful of mixed nuts
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Protein shake
Workout plan here
No cardio currently. Used to be a swimmer, but took a break from that this year due to a busy schedule. Definitely looking to pick that back up (2-3 days a week, hour-ish session) when summer starts.
I still have a lot of room for improvement, especially in my core lifts. I stopped squatting for a while due to a knee issue, but just started back up a couple weeks ago. New to OHP as well.
Numbers:
Bench 1RM: 95 -> 250 lbs*
Deadlift 1RM: 135 -> 305 lbs*
Squat 1RM: 180 -> 295 lbs*
OHP: Bar x 5 -> 130 lbs x 1
Pushups: 3-4 -> 45+
Pullups (full ROM): 0 -> 15
*I haven't done 1RMs in a while, so some of these are calculated. Should be somewhere in the area, +/- 5 pounds.
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Any correlation between sweat and calories burned?
Okay, I know it's not moronic Monday and this may be a bit of a moronic question but I figure what the hell might as well ask anyways. So I've noticed that when depending on what type of exercise the amount that I sweat can vary by quite a bit. For example, I'll run 3 to 4 times a week, usually for an hour or so and most of the time it is without breaks unless my knees are bothering me. At the end of my run I am usually sweating a good amount but nothing crazy.
When running the 5x5 stronglifts program I would finish the entire workout with very little sweat yet I was absolutely fatigued, sore and could tell that I put work in.
I also do Jiu jitsu 3-4 times per week and I'll do an hour of heavy bag work almost every day, it is with these two activities that I sweat ridiculous amounts, I mean like an absolute metric shit ton of sweat. It looks like I showered with my clothes on, I've been doing the heavy bag work for some time now and it's the same every time, the Jiu jitsu I only started a couple of weeks ago but I always sweat a ridiculous amount. I'm just wondering why I would sweat so much more doing these activities than I do running or lifting and if it has any correlation to amount of calories burned?
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Parents who are obstacles for achieving fitness goals?
Hi everyone, i hope you're all having a great day. I started working out in July of 2015, and just a few months ago, i got super into fitness. I started working out because i wanted to be happy with my body, and since then i have shed 30 pounds. (230 to 200 pounds). However, i still have a little bit of fat i want to get rid of, and the main problem right now is not my workout, but my diet. My parents are normally extremely supportive of whatever i do, but they say I'm going "too far" because I'm starting to try and track my macros. They do not let me cook my own meals, and instead i eat meals they cook for me (which don't get me wrong, i am thankful for). Because of this, i go way over on my macros, and most of the time not even know what the macros are in my food. My macro split if 40/40/20 right now (protein, carbs, fats).
Basically, I'm asking you guys for some advice on how to change my parents perspective on my choice of lifestyle.
Also, for those of you interested, i am 6"2' and 200 pounds.
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How big can you really get without steroids? Any pictures of truly natural bodybuilders?
I was wondering if anyone has 100% natural bodybuilder pictures, that show the limits of natural bodybuilding
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Stalling on OHP on Stronglifts, please help!
Started Stronglifts 5x5 in early January and have been hitting it consistently since then with only a couple missed workouts. I've previously done weightlifting over the past 5-7 years, but without any consistency.
My stats are M/29/5'6"/193 lbs. my lifts are at: Squat: 240/DL: 240/bench press: 165 (missed a rep for the first time this week)/row: 105/OHP: 95.
I had worked up to 105 but stalled there, have deloaded twice to get to 95, still can't seem to make progress.
Diet is very clean, paleo-ish
Sleep has been good, 7-8 hours every night.
I've had an increased amount of walking/hiking/cycling on off days but not TONS—a couple hours a week more than earlier this year.
Any advice?
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Neutral Grip Pullups vs. Neutral Grip Cable Row?
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Notice: similar grip widths and same neutral grip hand position. So taking width out of the equation.
How do these exercise differ in terms of muscle stimulation? Does the plane of the exercise change the effects? Can they be interchanged?
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Self-Promotion Saturday
Welcome to Self-Promotion Saturday
This thread will serve as a weekly AutoModerator post, for anyone looking to get exposure for their Instagram, Youtube, blogspot, RedditMade, Kickstarter, TeeSpring, MySpace, AOL, stand-alone website, or stand-alone physical product.
This post is the one time where people can advertise without repercussions, and the one thread when anything goes. All other advertisements will continue to be removed as per Rule #8.
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Gym Story Saturday
Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share hour gym tales!
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Real life application of the deadlift
About a month ago I started to work out using the ICF 5x5 program. I'm also an electrician and believed that due to the physical demands of the job I was in decent shape. I was very wrong. But today I saw the benefits of a real exercise program. 4 weeks ago I was unable to lift this 1000' reel of wire. With good form though I was able to get it off the floor and on to the stilts this morning. Just a small moment of pride I thought I'd share.
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Is it ok for my knees to go over my toes when I squat?
I was squatting with my friend yesterday when he said my knees went over my toes and that was bad for them even though I don't feel knee pain from squatting. Is he right or not? (I low bar squat and he high bar squats)
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Finished 10,000 Pushups in 26 Days! Picture inside
I was roped into a challenge at work to complete 10,000 pushups in a month. To complete such a challenge one must complete 323 pushups per day to break even. Before the challenge started my max out on pushups was roughly 30 in a row.
Daily and cumulative pushup chart
Benefits of this challenge
- Quickly built muscle in chest, shoulders, triceps and biceps. (Didn't expect my biceps to get larger)
- Interesting puzzle to solve as balance between soreness and daily amount is key in the first 7 to 10 days.
- The challenge structure was very addictive and will be easy to translate to accomplish other fitness goals
Cons of this challenge
- Looking crazy at work
Edit: No before/after pics as the challenge for me wasn't physique related but about accomplishing the goal. Picture in title referred to the chart. I have now learned that r/fitness is not into charts.
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Those of you who have been taking pre-workout for more than a year, have you notice any negative side-effects from it?
What brand do you take? Have you taken? For what workouts and for how long consecutively?
I'm just curious if anyone's noticed some negative side effects from it
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What is this phenomenon: strong fatigue when starting to play basketball?
I am in pretty good shape and run frequently including hill runs and sprints. For whatever reason though, playing basketball fatigues the crap out of me. Especially in the beginning, as soon as we start playing and I make a cut or two, my quads and legs feel like mush and never really recover. The weak feeling gradually goes away as I play on, but by then my legs are too shot to recover. Basically, my engine feels fine but my tires basically deflate to start the game. What is this and how do you get over it?
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