*** The 2010 Gym Rats Thread ***

tom_e said:
Its pretty much had all the goodness sucked out of it, basically they juice the fruit dehydrate it down to a thick sugar syrup like post mix soft drinks transport it and add the water back in. Its no better than fizzy pop without the fizz
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i know what it is, and there is nothing wrong with that.

the reason why they dehydrate it (extract water) is because it makes it cheaper to transport from the country its made in. when it arrives in UK they then add the water back in.

so all they do that is different is, take all the water out, transport it, then put the water back in. concentrate is nothing like fizzy juice and its nothing like post mix syrups. it may not be as healthy as juice that hasnt been concentrated but the difference is minimal at best.

its like the protein powder you take. it has been dehydrated and turned into a powder. you then have to add water, milk or juice before you drink it. its the exact same principle apart from protein its fruit. they dont add sugar or any other crap so long as you buy concentrate with no added sugar then your fine.
 
I deadlift/squat once a week in my program (i train 3 times a week) after reading a what freefaller and the gang said about bench not being important. Its got me thinking should i be doing squats/deadlift more than once a week or should i let thoes muscles rest.
The weights are going up by about 1-2kg every 2 weeks so am i doing something right and just keep doing them once a week?
 
If you're training those parts hard, you should let them rest for a week.

No point working the muscle groups again if it's not fully healed. It takes about two to three days depending on intensity for them to heal. Sometimes more.

I've had weeks where it took up to 4-5 days for the doms in my legs to go away, made deadlifting much harder.
 
N19h7m4r3 said:
If you're training those parts hard, you should let them rest for a week.

No point working the muscle groups again if it's not fully healed. It takes about two to three days depending on intensity for them to heal. Sometimes more.

I've had weeks where it took up to 4-5 days for the doms in my legs to go away, made deadlifting much harder.
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Quick reply thanks.
Your right that does make sense, and i do find that im still aching days after so i guess im doing something right.
 
Any food in concentrate form denatures a lot of the flavnoids and impairs the bioavailability as well. Sure it's not terrible, but it's just not as good as freshly squeezed juice! Alternatively, just eat fruit! Easier! ;)


As for how often to train, I train every body part at least twice within a 10 day rolling period, with rest days as well. Often, if I do leg work on monday I'll be doing it again by saturday/sunday.
 
Never posted in here yet but been going the gym for 2 years or so, but mainly focusing on weights in the past month or so. Already seeing huge improvements which is a huge booster. Hit some new PBs in the past few days.

> Flat bench has jumped from 60kg to 70-75kg in a month, I recon 80 easily so I'll give that a go when my mate comes with me next.
> Incline bench up to 75kg from 50kg.
> Shoulder press up to 75kg from 50kg.
> Leg press up to 470kg, looking to hit the 500 mark.

Starting to enjoy weights a lot more than cardio at the moment :)
 
Thought I had an all-round crap session this morning for a whole host of reasons.

Squat 95kg 5,5,4
OHP 42.5kg 3,4,3
BoR 45kg 5,5,5

Squat form was shocking. It felt shocking. There were a few real grinder reps and the last set was abysmal. 95kg felt a LOT harder than 92.5kg. I feel its a form issue more than the actual weight. 2.5kg shouldnt make THAT much difference. The OHP was a real disappointment, but I put this down to a) Going from a fixed weight 40kg bar to a BB. It feels totally different. b) Warming up far too heavy. The BoR's were easy. Far more in the tank there.

I'm not going to consider any of the workouts in this session to be a stall. I will try 95kg again on Friday and see if I can atleast clean up the form.

I want that 100kg so badly, I can taste it :mad:
 
No, almost. :) Stronglifts is similar to Starting strength which is what I'm following. I'm sure you've heard of it. I replaced the power cleans for BoR's.

I'm 6ft 1" and 178-180lb.

Cheers
 
Starting Strength by Mark Ripptoe? That's a mighty fine book there.

You should also look into Jim Wendler's 531 book. It's very good and the plan is great for gains in strength.
 
Yep thats correct, Starting Strength by Mark Ripptoe. :) What impressed me the most was the detail and depth in the book regarding how to execute the lifts properly. That was probably what sold the program to me.

Thanks for the Jim Wendler reference. I'll be sure to look him up. :)
 
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N19h7m4r3 said:
Starting Strength by Mark Ripptoe? That's a mighty fine book there.

You should also look into Jim Wendler's 531 book. It's very good and the plan is great for gains in strength.
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Bought 5/3/1 the other week, planning on having this week as a mess around just do what I fancy week, then going to work out all my numbers and crack on with 5/3/1 from next week
 
Just noticed that, 470kg leg press?! Blimey mate that's massive.

I can only manage 5x5 on our incline sled on with 190kg not including the sled.
I thought that was alright given my 130kg 5x5 squats.

bet you've some wheels on you :D
 
Doesn't it differ massively machine to machine :S ?
For example the one in my council gym I can max out at 200kg, whereas one in uni I'll load up at ~140kg for a good few reps same with another plate loaded one I tried in LA fitness when I was trying it out the other day.
 
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