I need to read up on those routines...Currently i'm doing a three day split, and trying to keep at it until I get some changes.
I think I am noticing some, just rather get more
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I need to read up on those routines...Currently i'm doing a three day split, and trying to keep at it until I get some changes.
I think I am noticing some, just rather get more
Muscle building and mass gaining in this situation would be the same thing, it looks similar to a stronglifts style routine which is suited more to strength than mass but obviously with extra strength you will end up gaining some mass.
There are more advanced routines, this is just the beginner Park one, he does more brutal stuff later on when you're ready for it. But looking at the guy, it works. He had a combination of the grittiness of John Grimek and the symmetry of Steve Reeves, whilst being strong as a horse at over 600lb deadlifts. Sounds perfect.
Have very little freezer space so would end up having to walk to asda (1 hour round trip) every couple of days. Then i'd need to eat even more to up the calories
1.4kg steak for £10 is much preferred
I need to look at my own spending of this; i only buy fresh meats maybe this is my problem
3 chicken breast pack - 3 packs for £10 x2 (18 chicken breast £20.00)
3 Steak medilions pack - 3 packs for £10 (9 steaks £10.00)
1 T-Bone x1 - £5
250g Turkey Mince x 2 - £2
Fresh Coin Loin Fillet x2 - £3
£45.00 quid easy
without brown rice, broccoli and sweet potato to last me the week
So I got the results of my MRI today.
I've a bulging disk that's pressing against the Spinal and nerve stem. Causing all my pain and problems.
I'm being reffered to an Orthopeadic Surgeon to see if I need surgery at this point, specially since I've been getting pins and needles in my right leg from the pressure in my spine.
Also here's a little photo of some of the meds I picked up yesterday and today on my prescription.
As you can see I've an aweful lot of pain medication Lyrica and Solpadeine for pain, Difene and Arcoxia for Inflammation in the spine and plenty of Diazepam as the muscle relaxant.
Suffice it to say, this would all have probably been unneccesary if my orginal doctor sent me for an MRI when I went to him.
Yet the bugger kept insisting up until I left him that an MRI would be pointless and that it wouldn't show anything. He kept saying it's just a pinched or hurt nerve that would clear up in a week or two.
Time to get ready for the long haul it seems.
I've a bulging disk that's pressing against the Spinal and nerve stem. Causing all my pain and problems.
I'm being reffered to an Orthopeadic Surgeon to see if I need surgery at this point, specially since I've been getting pins and needles in my right leg from the pressure in my spine.
Also here's a little photo of some of the meds I picked up yesterday and today on my prescription.
As you can see I've an aweful lot of pain medication Lyrica and Solpadeine for pain, Difene and Arcoxia for Inflammation in the spine and plenty of Diazepam as the muscle relaxant.
Suffice it to say, this would all have probably been unneccesary if my orginal doctor sent me for an MRI when I went to him.
Yet the bugger kept insisting up until I left him that an MRI would be pointless and that it wouldn't show anything. He kept saying it's just a pinched or hurt nerve that would clear up in a week or two.
Time to get ready for the long haul it seems.
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I need to look at my own spending of this; i only buy fresh meats maybe this is my problem
3 chicken breast pack - 3 packs for £10 x2 (18 chicken breast £20.00)
3 Steak medilions pack - 3 packs for £10 (9 steaks £10.00)
1 T-Bone x1 - £5
250g Turkey Mince x 2 - £2
Fresh Coin Loin Fillet x2 - £3
£45.00 quid easy
Thats a lot of meat. You eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner?
Thats a lot of meat. You eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner?
No, thats the worrying thing
That is last weeks shop but should last me 7 days - on average will consume around 3.5 breast per day plus someting like some turkey mince or a steak in the mix as well. All i seem to be doing lately is eating, hate this clean bulk lark so much prefer cutting.
Eh? Clean bulk? Just bulk and cut then if you're that fussy
I could, but im vain i dont want to loose this six pack i worked bloody hard for it
even temp measure is a no no at the moment
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i have to admit, i don' understand half of what people are saying in this thead e.g. "hate this clean bulk lark so much prefer cutting" what does this mean? lol
i'm just starting to go to the gym properly and i have weights/bench at home. this is the first time i've ever felt like working in in my life never seen the point before so not used to it but enjoying it. just wondered what peoples suggestions would be for a good initial work out then how to progress.
i'm trying to understand the below but don't quite get the 5x5 bits
e.g. "hate this clean bulk lark so much prefer cutting" what does this mean? lol i'm just starting to go to the gym properly and i have weights/bench at home. this is the first time i've ever felt like working in in my life never seen the point before so not used to it but enjoying it. just wondered what peoples suggestions would be for a good initial work out then how to progress.
i'm trying to understand the below but don't quite get the 5x5 bits
To be honest, I also find it pretty tedious eating clean. There is so much prep involved in getting 250g of protein in without the food quickly getting boring. These days I just smash down some protein shakes (90g worth at breakfast) and then enjoy my food.No, thats the worrying thing
All i seem to be doing lately is eating, hate this clean bulk lark so much prefer cutting.
I've been doing this for months and it hasn't had any negative affect.
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OH MY GOD
That session of 15s was quite literally my toughest hour in the gym ever. Didnt help that it must have been 30+ degrees in there, my tshirt has changed colour completely due to sweat but near the end i was feeling dead even on 10kg db press!! 15" arms with dat der pump yeaaah buddy. man it feels good to be back in there 
That session of 15s was quite literally my toughest hour in the gym ever. Didnt help that it must have been 30+ degrees in there, my tshirt has changed colour completely due to sweat
but near the end i was feeling dead even on 10kg db press!! 15" arms with dat der pump yeaaah buddy. man it feels good to be back in there i have to admit, i don' understand half of what people are saying in this thead
i'm just starting to go to the gym properly and i have weights/bench at home. this is the first time i've ever felt like working in in my life never seen the point before so not used to it but enjoying it. just wondered what peoples suggestions would be for a good initial work out then how to progress.
i'm trying to understand the below but don't quite get the 5x5 bits
the 5x5 thing is how many times you do the specific movement (reps) over how many sets.
so 5x5 = 5 reps of movement over 5 sets (so a short break inbetween each set)
The clean bulk/bulk/cut talk just refers to peoples targets, cut (losing weight), bulk (putting on weight and hopefully muscle), clean bulk (doing the best to stay lean but put on muscle)
You'll get the hang of it soon.
OH MY GOD
That session of 15s was quite literally my toughest hour in the gym ever. Didnt help that it must have been 30+ degrees in there, my tshirt has changed colour completely due to sweat
Got that to look forward to in an hour, hope it miraculously get cold in that time!
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Bring on the winter weather is all i can say. I just took a freezing cold shower and im still too hot 
Not quite sure what happened today.
Took one scoop of Jack3d on a fairly empty stomach then did a ~20 min warm up.
Started working out, didn't feel much different to normal although I'm not sure, perhaps I did feel something? I certainly didn't feel weak at all.
Cooled down, stretched etc, came home, made a shake and then I started feeling a bit buzzy, I put it down to endorphin release but I'm now thinking that maybe it was the Jack 3d kicking in? Felt a bit more intense than normal endorphin release. Could it be that the Jack3d took over an hour to kick in? It was probably closer to 1hr 20 - I didn't time it though.
I'm not quite sure which flavour it was but it tasted bloody lovely, I could drink it all day for taste alone. Might try 2 scoops next time.
Took one scoop of Jack3d on a fairly empty stomach then did a ~20 min warm up.
Started working out, didn't feel much different to normal although I'm not sure, perhaps I did feel something? I certainly didn't feel weak at all.
Cooled down, stretched etc, came home, made a shake and then I started feeling a bit buzzy, I put it down to endorphin release but I'm now thinking that maybe it was the Jack 3d kicking in? Felt a bit more intense than normal endorphin release. Could it be that the Jack3d took over an hour to kick in? It was probably closer to 1hr 20 - I didn't time it though.
I'm not quite sure which flavour it was but it tasted bloody lovely, I could drink it all day for taste alone.
Might try 2 scoops next time.
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The chap at the gym made it for me with very little water, probably less than 200ml at a guess.
The more I think about it the more I think it was the Jack 3d, it actually kicked in when I sat down to drink the PWO.
I'll take a bottle of water with me next time.
The more I think about it the more I think it was the Jack 3d, it actually kicked in when I sat down to drink the PWO.
I'll take a bottle of water with me next time.
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