The Fitness Thread

[Izzy]

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I don't even know how to begin being more fit. Not like I can lose any weight because I only weigh 115 lbs. So I guess I need to start by eating more and then exercising so it doesn't go to waste.

I guess the only aspect of me that is out of shape is cardiovascular. My arms and legs are already as fit as I would care for but my stamina is pretty lacking.

[Senip]

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It's weird because I'm eating at -1000 deficit (around 1500), with a lower carb ratio

Might be because you're actually too low cal, if that makes sense.

Sometimes I do that, then I bump up the carbs/cals a little bit and everything goes back to losing.

And yeah, Reach. Water weight is obnoxious, see the veins and everything but its like there's a nice layer of flab, I know it's not but at the same time it's mind games.

[Reach]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M957dACQyfU&feature=plcp

This guy is awesome.

Also yeah, he *could* be eating too little, since there's a lot of anecdotal evidence that seems to show that eating too little can be counterproductive, but I doubt that's the case. His weight will probably continue to drop if the deficit is actually 1000 cal. It's just normal to expect some fluctuation.


edit: How to deadlift with perfect form

Learn from the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0ySblouCKs

[Reach]

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Your weight fluctuates a lot from day to day, for a number of reasons. Fluid retention, a moving total daily energy expenditure and fat redistribution are certainly major factors. You have to expect in many cases for your weight to jump around a lot.

Take a look at a chart from an actual person that measured their weight every day during a diet.

[Reincarnate]

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Yep, doing the same thing -- looks pretty similar, really

[Bahamut-X]

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I was hitting the gym hard and eating like a champ for about 2 or 3 months. Apparently I did something right because I started getting stretch marks on my arms. I, being rather metro sexual though, got really discouraged from this and started to ease up a little cause I didn't want to make them worse. Then I also messed up my lower back from lifting improperly at work (lift with your legs people, seriously don't use your back... no one ever appreciates it until it stops working properly). Got some bulging discs, which should heal in time, but for now I don't think doing squats is a good idea.

I used to be big into machines but as I learn more it seems like "free weight" exercises are actually more beneficial since you aren't restricting your range of motion to target only one muscle and are therefore activating more muscles to maintain balance. Once my back starts to calm down I'm going to try and hit squats and deadlifts pretty hard since those seem to be the king of pretty much all exercises. In the meantime though I'm stuck with yoga-class style core exercises to try and get my back stronger.

[Reincarnate]

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Yeah my gym is mostly freeweights -- but it's hard to find a good set of exercises with the right number of sets/reps

[Senip]

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Yeah my gym is mostly freeweights -- but it's hard to find a good set of exercises with the right number of sets/reps

Free weights are awesome, just find a split you like and do 3-4 sets of 8-12 (or 15-20 for leg work), with 3-4 exercises per body part unless it's legs/back.

Chin/pull ups, squats, deadlifts, bench, dips, and over head press are kings for building muscle. I had to stop doing standing OHP because I was getting to the point where the weight was affecting my core (making me bulkier because I had to have bigger stomach muscles to stabilize) so I've been doing a lot of DB presses and seated OHP, where I take a lot of the pressure off.

[SCWolf]

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Hey, it's my leg.

[Senip]

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Shave that shit and show the cuts!

[Reach]

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Hairy ass leg with no definition

Feathers: http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...02374510_o.jpg

[Senip]

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Nice, I'm working on the teardrops myself. Annoyed with my legs, they look really good but without the teardrops, I'm ****ed.

[Ohaider]

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gettin thinnerrr, must be because school lunch costs so much nowadays
50 cents for a pack of ketchup, give me cancer

[Senip]

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Still having trouble with the diet, been having lots of shakes because I just havent had the appetite.

Back training today, got ripped up to the point where I felt just nauseated, but kept pushing through. Gotta get those wings!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...4/IMAG1186.jpg Like Evan, fffuuu

[Reach]

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Still having trouble with the diet, been having lots of shakes because I just havent had the appetite.

Back training today, got ripped up to the point where I felt just nauseated, but kept pushing through. Gotta get those wings!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...4/IMAG1186.jpg Like Evan, fffuuu

Tear drop is retardedly hard to get. For me, quad fat wouldn't budge at all until I fell under about 9%. Even my abs were shredded before I had tears.

Also that back WTF

Obviously on equipment (those delts), but insane none the less.



I've been eating so much food it's not even funny this week. Training a lot more than usual. +1 lb so far from last week; progress is looking good.

Sometimes I wonder how I became overweight a few years ago. Friday and saturday I ate 7 and 10 hamburgers on whole wheat buns respectively. Was going to explode. Calories those days were ~ 3000 and 3500. Average intake for the week has been between 3200 and 3300, and the subsequent 1 lb gain means my TDEE is probably between 2700 and 2800, so I'm going to try to keep my cals closer to 3000.

That's so much food when you're not eating junk. The strange thing is my estimated TDEE during my cut based on my dietary intake was much lower than that. About 2300-2400 calories. Not sure what happened there.