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Can anyone recommend a good energy bar? I train (american football) for 4 hours at a time. We have regular breaks (every 45 minutes or so) and need some kind of boost to energy. Previously i was eating snickers bars.
 
daztrouk said:
Can anyone recommend a good energy bar? I train (american football) for 4 hours at a time. We have regular breaks (every 45 minutes or so) and need some kind of boost to energy. Previously i was eating snickers bars.
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Snickers aint really the way to go ;). Maybe taking a protein shake and add some glucose in would be an option?
 
Snickers = :( ewww

Got my bodyfat% measured again today and took my weight before my workout to see how much lean mass i've gained:

Oct 06 - 145lbs @ 11% bf (129.05 lean weight)

Now - 156lbs @ 12.5% bf (136.5 lean weight)

Lean mass gained (I hope I did the calculations right!) : 7.45lbs
 
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$loth said:
Snickers = :( ewww

Got my bodyfat% measured again today and took me weight before my workout to see how much lean mass i've gained:

Oct 06 - 140lbs @ 11% bf

Now - 156lbs @ 12.5% bf

Lean mass gained (I hope I did the calculations right!) : 11.9lbs.
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Great gain! Should easily add a stone in under 6months!! :D

I got the same result from my calcs so they're right.........or we both used the same dodgy maths ;)
 
Had a mixed session at the gym tonight. My deadlifts were fine until my last set and then I lost the form once again. I struggled to lift the same weight as last week for less reps. Don't know why it doesn't happen all the time but it would seem tonight I was almost straight leg deadlifting it. Perhaps doing SLDLs for the last few weeks is rubbing off on my normal deadlifts.

On a brighter note I hit a PB with the dumbbell shoulder press. Last week I attempted the forties for the first time and didn't manage one rep. Tonight I didn't give them any thought and managed 6 reps and could've got more if I needed to. I'm gonna take it easy next week and then 3 months of bulking :cool:
 
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On a brighter note I hit a PB with the dumbbell shoulder press. Last week I attempted the forties for the first time and didn't manage one rep. Tonight I didn't give them any thought and managed 6 reps and could've got more if I needed to. I'm gonna take it easy next week and then 3 months of bulking :cool:
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What do you mean when you keep talking about 40s?

Dumbells weighing 40kg each?
 
Went for my 8 rep maximum tonight, first time I've really pushed hard since I came back a few months ago.

Decline Bench Press. - 60 secs rest between sets
(10x60) 8x95, 10x100, 7x102.5

I reckon I could have got the last rep but I was training on my own with a decline and if I'd failed to get it up I'd have been in trouble! :eek::D Short rest times didn't help either but only had 45 mins to do a full body workout, pleased though.
 
Ok.. new rule.. everyone has to stop talking about lifting until my injury heals. I am getting withdrawal symptoms.:(
Looks like i'm gonna be out of action for 3 weeks at least.
 
Morba said:
yep, i have that when training alone, its annoying on one hand, but more satisfying when you do it clean on your a week or two later :D
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It's a pain, it starts playing on the mind a few reps before and you're just constantly trying to analyse wether you've got the beans to do another :eek: Nothing scarier than lowering that weight though and it's S or Bust, I swear I've got that bar up on sheer willpower a few times :D
oddjob62 said:
Ok.. new rule.. everyone has to stop talking about lifting until my injury heals. I am getting withdrawal symptoms.:(
Looks like i'm gonna be out of action for 3 weeks at least.
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Hardy's... I know exacly how you feel. 3-4 weeks isn't too bad, if you eat well you'll lose very little muscle mass and strength whilst hoping not piling on the fat.

There's a fine line though, do you come back too early or have that extra week off... that could so easily turn into another 3-4 weeks off... then you've lost it.

Keep chomping at the bit, you'll be back before you know it ;)
 
New pb's :)

Deadlift: 132.5kg
Bench: 72.5kg

Using the little tiddler 1.25kg's each side is a great way to make small, but significant increments. Just did these two exercises as opposed to my usual back routine to focus on them and not leave me too drained for my 225 mile journey from Exeter to Mansfield for the weekend.

The deadlift was tough. Failed on the first attempt, only one side of the bar got off the floor. Second time all was good, but I was at my absolute limit. Couldn't have done an ounce more. I've added to all three of my maxes in the same week, so I can't complain.

I've idenified a problem with my benching though. I felt a bit of a twinge in my right front delt when performing the negative part of the lift. It might be a result of my form. Whatever the issue, it's holding me back somewhat. I could have possibly got 75kg if it wasn't for this.
 
Fusion said:
New pb's :)

Deadlift: 132.5kg
Bench: 72.5kg

Using the little tiddler 1.25kg's each side is a great way to make small, but significant increments.
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nice one on the PBs :D

using the 1.25s is better than people think. In 2 months you can easily add 10kg to your current max.

be careful maxing out all 3 major lifts in a week, your whole body will need to recover after a max session, who knows, you could have hit your bench target of 75kg if you tried your max next week instead :D
 
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