*.* 2013 General Fitness Thread *.*

[penguinz]

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.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good

Anyone ever had any issues with creatine monohydrate and stomach pain/queasiness? I'm also really physically tired atm, but i think that may be my increased work load...

Are you staying hydrated? My doctor warned me to stay hydrated to avoid cramping among other things.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Has anyone tried Isagenix?

A lot of the trainers at our gym pimp this shit. My wife tried a weight loss "cleanse" for like 10 days. She lost some weight, but she's done better by just changing her diet long term instead. She's a vegetarian and was eating way too much dairy. She's cut back on dairy and a lot of the wheat, and she's much skinnier. She also does juice fasts a couple of times a week, buying from a local juice maker.

[Demonpenz]

I am sure you keep your pimp hand strong, but the veggie only girls I have been around are always a bag of fat even at a light weight.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by NewChief

A lot of the trainers at our gym pimp this shit. My wife tried a weight loss "cleanse" for like 10 days. She lost some weight, but she's done better by just changing her diet long term instead. She's a vegetarian and was eating way too much dairy. She's cut back on dairy and a lot of the wheat, and she's much skinnier. She also does juice fasts a couple of times a week, buying from a local juice maker.

I'm not interested in losing any weight. I already try to rarely eat wheat and I almost never have dairy. I'm more interested in their energy & performance package. There are a few people at my gym who swear by it. I don't normally pay much attention to this stuff, but I cannot deny that their results have been very impressive since they started.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I'm not interested in losing any weight. I already try to rarely eat wheat and I almost never have dairy. I'm more interested in their energy & performance package. There are a few people at my gym who swear by it. I don't normally pay much attention to this stuff, but I cannot deny that their results have been very impressive since they started.

I drank one of the powdered drink ad ins that are supposed to give you energy. Did about the same thing an Emergen-C does to me. I know that people swear by it, but those same people are usually also selling it.

[jiveturkey]

I started working out in the evenings because of a temporary class that I'm taking and at first it was killing me. I was a tired/yawning mess at 6pm. I found that 2 bananas mashed up with a tbsp (or 2) or honey turns me into an evening workout hulk. I usually eat them around 4:30 or 5.

I prefer working out at 10am but I'm stuck on the evening routine for the next couple of months. So the banana budget has been increased.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by Demonpenz

I am sure you keep your pimp hand strong, but the veggie only girls I have been around are always a bag of fat even at a light weight.

That's because way too many vegetarians resort to cheese and pasta as their "staple" meals. My wife is on quinoa, kale, and lentils as well as juicing.

She keeps her pimphand strong... you should see her guns.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by jiveturkey

I started working out in the evenings because of a temporary class that I'm taking and at first it was killing me. I was a tired/yawning mess at 6pm. I found that 2 bananas mashed up with a tbsp (or 2) or honey turns me into an evening workout hulk. I usually eat them around 4:30 or 5.

I prefer working out at 10am but I'm stuck on the evening routine for the next couple of months. So the banana budget has been increased.

If I work out in the evening, I can't go to sleep at night.

[jiveturkey]

Originally Posted by NewChief

If I work out in the evening, I can't go to sleep at night.

It's not fun. I'm super ****ing tired right after the workout but 2 hours later I'm kind of wired.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by NewChief

That's because way too many vegetarians resort to cheese and pasta as their "staple" meals. My wife is on quinoa, kale, and lentils as well as juicing.

She keeps her pimphand strong... you should see her guns.

She is going to grow a penis and a beard if she keeps it up!

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by NewChief

If I work out in the evening, I can't go to sleep at night.

I have to workout at night due to my schedule. By the time I put my daughter to bed, I get in the gym @ 8PM and leave @ 930PM. Get home, cook some steak, bed by midnight usually.. up at 5:30. It's a shitty cycle, but you do what you gotta do. I rely on pre-workouts and pretty much tried every one. Sometimes I double dose and end up not being able to fall asleep

[el borracho]

Originally Posted by UK_Chief

I do volume stuff in the same work out on stuff like incline flys, decline press, close grip bench etc. I don't know whether I should be separating heavy and volume work outs though

That workout seems to give me good size on my chest - I have a small-ish frame so I find it hard to put on size in general but pecs are big for my frame. I could be a bit bigger but I want to stay lean so trying to do it slowly.

I think it is ok to do some volume work in the same day as you max, as long as you max first. I just question doing singles every time you work a specific bodypart. Of course, the results will really tell you if you are overtraining or not. If you are progressing on your routine, then I see no problem continuing.

[el borracho]

Originally Posted by Chiefs=Good

Anyone ever had any issues with creatine monohydrate and stomach pain/queasiness? I'm also really physically tired atm, but i think that may be my increased work load...

yes. I used to eat creatine about 30 minutes before working out and it was sometimes rough on my stomach. I now eat it long after the workout and I have not had any problems. Not sure what the science behind it might be, but that has been my experience.

[UK_Chief]

Originally Posted by el borracho

I think it is ok to do some volume work in the same day as you max, as long as you max first. I just question doing singles every time you work a specific bodypart. Of course, the results will really tell you if you are overtraining or not. If you are progressing on your routine, then I see no problem continuing.

Good to know. It's hard to tell if I'm progressing as I am trying to lose fat at the moment, so not eating big anymore. My strength has stayed roughly where it was (dropped a little) but I've lost about 20lb in the last 6 months and body fat is down to about 10%. I find it hard to grow and stay lean, so kind of happy where I am for the moment, always trying to get stronger but work and weekends get in the way!

[Aspengc8]

Originally Posted by UK_Chief

Good to know. It's hard to tell if I'm progressing as I am trying to lose fat at the moment, so not eating big anymore. My strength has stayed roughly where it was (dropped a little) but I've lost about 20lb in the last 6 months and body fat is down to about 10%. I find it hard to grow and stay lean, so kind of happy where I am for the moment, always trying to get stronger but work and weekends get in the way!

Its extremely hard to do, unless you have 'help'. Most guys will fail to realize that, and that's where the 'spinning your wheels' concept comes in. They get lean, see abs, then try to build size. abs (will) disappear somewhat and they get right back on a cut 3 months later. Building respectable levels of size and strength takes serious time.. not a 3 month 'bulk' lol.