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*.* 2013 General Fitness Thread *.*
Welcome to 2013! Now get your ass in top physical condition!
**From the 2012 Thread** If you want to get back into lifting, or need a new lifting routine, START HERE: http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wi...inner_Programs If you have questions about the SS programs, look here: http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ Keep in mind that you're a novice lifter for a longer period of time than you think you are. Novice lifting can last anywhere from a few months to a year or two, depending on how hard you hit the weights and where you started. Once you've reached the point where you don't make regular progress on the SS program, you are ready to move on to the intermediate stage, which can last you for a good number of years. Find it HERE: http://madcow.hostzi.com/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm If you're a very advanced lifter (many, many years of CONSISTENT weight training), then there are lot of programs out there, and which one you pick is simply a matter of preference. If you're really that advanced, you should know what works for you and what doesn't by this point. |
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And I agree that when the occasional cake craving comes a knockin' you have to answer or you'll go crazy. None of these cravings ever leads to weight gain. |
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11-25-2013, 10:27 PM | #2088 | |
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That being said, I'm 99% certain all of those things are in your head. Which is fine, because if that's how you feel, that's how you feel. The objective scientific data just doesn't back that up for the general population. |
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However, I find the "goal" aspect of lifting is one of the things that keeps me motivated to keep lifting. Hard to set a goal on chest flies and not internally feel like a tool One thing I forgot to mention was look at how or even IF you're packing your shoulders on incline. Since you can bench a lot more in other variations, it could be that you're just not giving yourself a stable platform to bench off of on the incline. |
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And the allergy thing is real, too. We even did it for my son and his allergies improved too. Maybe feeling better overall is in my head, but the rest of it is very real. |
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I mean, it absolutely possible to have dairy allergies. Or wheat allergies (far less common). And maybe that's it. Which is why I left 1% wiggle room. Maybe you legitimately have problems with those things. The vast majority of the population doesn't, but there seem to be a shitload of people that think they do (far more than what science has actually shown to be a real allergy in the general population). |
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My doctor said the allergy thing was also likely dairy. He recommended that we switch my son to almond milk. Wheat just makes me bloaty. I think that pretty much happens to everyone to some degree. Maybe this stuff doesn't work for everyone, but it is working for us. |
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The goal can be pretty subjective. Not sure why you would feel like a tool if your goal is max hypertrophy? We've had plenty of sessions where we start on pec-dec to fully pre-exhaust, then move over to dumbell flat. Yeah, you cant press as much weight, but as far as fully stimulating the chest to grow, your right there.
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I mean, I do those exercises, too, but the other way around. So, I'll do my goal weight for the pressing and then work on volume/exhaustion after with accessory exercises. But I don't have a real goal weight for those, because it can vary a bit depending on how well the pressing went. |
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My PT is out of town this week, but he added day 2 of my 5 day circuit to my workout page. He said to try what I was comfortable with until he gets back next week.
I'm wondering where the best place to find examples of the following exercises might be. I may or may not already know what they are, and I just didn't know what they were called. I can Google, but I thought I'd see if anyone in here knew of a good site to show me good examples of form. Barbell Squat - is this just holding a barbell while you do squats? If so, I've got the form. Barbell Lunge - (same question as squat) Lying Hamstring Curl - He said with the physio ball. I assume this is where you lie on your back, put your feet up on the ball, lift up the pelvis and roll the ball towards you and back out? The others are on the bike or on a weight machine (which I can look at for instructions and form). Thanks! Last edited by luv; 11-26-2013 at 09:29 AM.. |
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I wouldn't barbell squat without the trainer present.
Exrx.net has tons of info on form and alternate exercises. |
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I incline pressed 275x20 last night.
That is all. |
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