*** The 2012 Gym Rats Thread ***

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Delvis said:
Some people do have issues with it from what I've read :) Main one is respiratory issues I believe which Kai has mentioned previously I think?

But i'd be interested to see what issues Kai is having just out of curiosity
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As above but in Feb i actually went into anaphylactic shock ; hospital job the lot with a shot of adrenaline. They put it down to cream i was using for my face but i had just began taking creatine in it's pure form around the same time.

I stopped both the same time, yesterday was a different brand etc did not really think about it as i had no problems since. Within about 40 minutes of taking it last night problems again :( not as severe but enough to scare me.

Seems very strange, when using an all-in-one i am taking around 10g per day of creatine over x2 servings. Naturally it's not concentrated but should still have the same issues, but i dont :(
 
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Kai you'll do fine without creatine, like I said it's nothing special and won't effect your end results. Just eat some more red meat ;)
 
LiE said:
Kai you'll do fine without creatine, like I said it's nothing special and won't effect your end results. Just eat some more red meat ;)
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Oh there is plenty of that at the moment, 200g of steak three times a day at the moment. (breakfast, lunch and dinner) :D get hench mode is in full swing.
 
kai said:
As above but in Feb i actually went into anaphylactic shock ; hospital job the lot with a shot of adrenaline. They put it down to cream i was using for my face but i had just began taking creatine in it's pure form around the same time.

I stopped both the same time, yesterday was a different brand etc did not really think about it as i had no problems since. Within about 40 minutes of taking it last night problems again :( not as severe but enough to scare me.

Seems very strange, when using an all-in-one i am taking around 10g per day of creatine over x2 servings. Naturally it's not concentrated but should still have the same issues, but i dont :(
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That sounds pretty bad :eek:

Delvis said:
Probably due to the alcohol and stuff as well chap.

When you say digestive system, are we talking passing through or? If so, might be worth looking at some of your diet? I know mine used to be terrible when I was younger

And yes, can't recommend writing down your routine enough, helps me no end
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I think the alcohol actually helped (with passing through).

I think I need more fruit, veg and water because most of my meals contain meat but not always veg.

icecold said:
Training 02/07/12
It's annoying watching those bench attempts, they should have gone so much better. The deadlift looks poor as well... next time!
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Good effort nevertheless. Was it your first comp?
 
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sigma said:
That sounds pretty bad :eek:

I think the alcohol actually helped (with passing through).

I think I need more fruit, veg and water because most of my meals contain meat but not always veg.
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Aye mate, just stick veg in where you can, most of it contains next to nothing so you aren't going to gain loads of fat or anything :p

As you say, drink lots of water to. I used to be constantly bloated in my late teens, but i'm all better now thank god.

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Ahhh yes remember you saying it now matey :( Not nice!

As LiE says, you don't 'need' it really. But if you get on with an all-in-one brand then you can always go back to that if you think you need it. Maybe it's just down to how pure it is then? And the dosage amount? You could try using a smaller amount of the pure form and see what happens, but if it was me I'd probably just not bother!
 
As others have said its not a must have and it wont kill progress at all, mind over matter will be as much of a boost as creatine so its not needed at all.

Dont write it off though, have you thought about loading throughout the day? 2.5g at lunch then 2.5g pre workout, the overall effect should be the same but your just not hitting your body in one go with 5g?

What else were you taking pre workout, as it could be other things as well as the creatine causing the issue, as you have said you can take it happily in creapure etc.
 
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6 months into modifying my training, and my leg stability especially in the knee is phenomenal, my hips are much more mobile, my shoulder flexibility is 100% improved. I can actually hold a broom handle with both hands and go up and around down to my lower back - before, I could bring it up to about 80 degrees in front of me. Flexibility is up, and core strength is through the roof.

I only weigh about 205lbs now, but my strength is holding steady. I'm feeling pretty damned good. :cool:
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Good work fella :D
Now you need to start bringing those hands along the broom to make it hard again :D
 

Not sure why, but from that angle I really don't like your bench prep for positioning yourself. I'll have a think why and i'll post if it comes to mind lol.
 
Q: How do you make yourself throw up in the gym?
A: Try and do 40 2-second reps of 100kg (60% 1rm) squats :o

Good thing it wasn't that busy when I was there :/
 
What are peoples thoughts on 4 day upper/lower splits?

Currently doing the normal 4 day split, each bodypart once a week but I'm thinking of changing for a couple reasons. First of all because I keep reading that working each bodypart twice a week rather than once is optimal for growth, but also because I don't feel like I need anywhere near a weeks rest between workouts. I almost never get DOMS so I'm basically always good to go again 2, 3 days tops after working an area.

So I'm trying to put a routine together, but I think I'm falling into the trap of adding too many exercises. I'm trying not to, but I can't help but add the variety of exercises I'm doing at the moment, which is obviously not really possible when each bodypart doesn't have a day to itself.

Is it worth bothering with, or better to just stick with what I'm doing? If it is, what are the best exercises to use? Which can be done away with? e.g. It's not going to be possible to do individual exercises for side, front and rear delts, so which single exercise (done twice per week) is better than doing each of those once per week?

Or is it as simple as hitting the main lifts, dead/bench/shoulder press/squat, and adding whatever else you want on top?
 
Is my routine such a bad thing? I mean I don't really have a routine, I go to the gym and decide what I feel like doing on the day. Like today, I have chest tonight with a powerlifter but have an hours 'forced' PT time so it will be some core, cardio and most likely some jumps mini circuit etc.

Tomorrow, I could wake up and feel like working my legs out, so it will be that.

Are routines really NEEDED?
 
LiE said:
From that angle it looks like ice looses some tightness and bar drops on one side.
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Yeah that does happen. The bench was a little messed up really, all the drama with the warm ups caused a few problems which meant that set up and form went a little wobbly. The 120kg was nice though, I think we decided the others were partially down to fatigue :/.

Also it seem my brother can't spell Kent. It's SSK not SSC you plonker :p.
 
Morba said:
Well you didn't die, so should have got back under the bar and did the other 8 :P
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:D I doubt I could have lifted the bar off the rack tbh. I was a wreck. 40 reps was very ambitious. I didn't actually expect to get as many as I did before dumping weight. :)
 
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