* The 2012 Gym Rats Thread *

Brumboy · 29 Jan 2012 at 10:49

I haven't posted on here for a while! So I've finally found my sweet spot for training, nutrition and supplements! Very happy now

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I've only been doing this a few months. I started to bulk from December 1st and I plan to bulk until the end of March (4 months). Then I'm going to go on a 2 month cut during April & May and get some abs for my summer holiday

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I've been doing the Beginners Routine which is posted on BB.com. It's recommended for beginners to build strength & mass and involves a lot of compound movements and let me be honest it's amazing! I've increased strength in all my exercises and gained some solid mass, not a lot of mass as it's only been 2 months but still a good amount for me!

I'm 5'7 and 144 pounds now (4 pounds increase from December, not much fat gained thankfully). I've always been an extreme ectomorph and I haven't got a solid base so I'm quite weak but I don't really care what I lift compared to other people. I'm just aiming to get a aesthetic body.

Routine which I do 3 times a week:

Dumbbell Squats - 4 x 6
Barbell Deadlift - 4 x 6
Dumbbell Bench Press (2 incline & 2 flat press)
Barbell Bent Over Row - 4 x 6
Calf Raise - 4 x 6
Seated Military Press - 4 x 6
Barbell Bicep Curl - 4 x 6
Crunches - 3 x 50

Then if I feel like I can push out more I'll do

Shrug - 2 x 6 -
Dumbbell Flys - 2 x 6 -
Hammer Curl - 2 x 6 -

My strength has increased gradually which I'm happy about and I feel so much more confident.

Supplements I take:

Green Tea Tablet
Fish Oil Tablet (Omega 3/6/9)
Multivitamin Tablet
MyProtein Unflavoured Impact Whey Protein (got 10kg left)
USP Labs Jack3d Pre Workout Powder 250g Tropical Fruit Punch (Pre Workout)
Optimum Creatine Powder 300g (Post Workout)

Nutrition:

3.2k calories on resting days (x3 a week)
3.7k calories on training days (x4 a week)

I used to have 2.7k calories a day on training days, then bumped the calories up another 1000 and I've seen a bigger increase in strength and muscle

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Sorry for the long post haha.

Mansize_tissue · 29 Jan 2012 at 11:48

Deception said:
Nice bench! From your pictures, you don't look like you're 68kg. Damn, thats impressive!

Hah thanks but I'm not at that weight yet I'm afraid.

I'm hovering at 170lbs at the moment so about 77kg. Got some way to go!

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 13:54

Scon said:
I do them so that when i'm at the top of the range of motion, my forearms are perpendicular to the floor and biceps are parallel to the floor. Get a good burn that way

That's not full ROM, you're not going all the way up! Chin over the bar without compromising your neck or head position.

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 14:50

Test for you guys; what happens when you do this:
http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/01/episode-362365-the-hip-demands-of-the-upright-torso.html
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stiv121 · 29 Jan 2012 at 14:59

First ever cut is going well, starting to see some abs!

Cheated quite a bit this weekend but back to being strict tomorrow.

DevilsAdvocate · 29 Jan 2012 at 15:07

icecold said:
Test for you guys; what happens when you do this:
http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/01/episode-362365-the-hip-demands-of-the-upright-torso.html
?

Managed the first two OK. Fell on my backside for the third one though!

EDIT- Managed to get it eventually.

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 16:03

It's more a case of noticing what your body does to try and get stable.

Foot position, foot collapse, knee wobble, lower back extension...

LiE · 29 Jan 2012 at 16:52

I already know mines going to be lower back extension even before watching the video

damn those hamstrings and hips!

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 17:07

My right leg freaks out and does some crazy things, kind of like I realise my ankle can't move like it's supposed to just as I leave the ground

Deception · 29 Jan 2012 at 17:11

Mansize_tissue said:
Hah thanks but I'm not at that weight yet I'm afraid. I'm hovering at 170lbs at the moment so about 77kg. Got some way to go!

Still, its impressive. Not far off a 1xBW on overhead press.. Im still hovering around 60kg on mine.

oddjob62 · 29 Jan 2012 at 17:19

Mansize_tissue said:
Hah thanks but I'm not at that weight yet I'm afraid. I'm hovering at 170lbs at the moment so about 77kg. Got some way to go!

Ahhh i read it as 68 is your current weight.

Hmmm losing 10% BW will be tough, esp at the level you're at already. I think you and I are pretty similar in body composition, you're a bit lower BF than me. I know how tough i'm finding it at the moment trying to get the lifts up and the BF down.

If you can keep the muscle and get to your target you'll be pure beastly!

semi-pro waster · 29 Jan 2012 at 17:52

icecold said:
Test for you guys; what happens when you do this:
http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/01/episode-362365-the-hip-demands-of-the-upright-torso.html
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First one doesn't feel too bad as I used to do similar to that anyway, second one is a bit dodgier although not terrible but I definitely feel less stable and the third isn't great. However on any of them I'm not getting the same sort of height as he does.

Delvis · 29 Jan 2012 at 19:12

icecold said:
Test for you guys; what happens when you do this:
http://www.mobilitywod.com/2012/01/episode-362365-the-hip-demands-of-the-upright-torso.html
?

Well, all three i'm terrible.

1st one, I can do it, but it's a struggle, upon landing both feet point out, right one points out further (probably due to the collapsing etc)

2nd one, haha! Almost impossible, my legs don't even go underneath me, then go around my hips almost

again, feet out otherwise i'd be SO unstable.

3rd one, didn't even get my feet over properly really

In general, feet point out, they also go 'around' as opposed to under my but. I also find it hard to even sit like that, very tight over the foot.

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 21:24

It is extremely hard. I doubt we'll have anyone come back and say it was perfect. The only person who I've seen get close is my brother, but he's a ****.

Glad you did this Delvis, that actually helps with our mission. If you could film that at some point it would be useful, and feel free to send it to me privately if you don't want people to see excess flailing

(probably no worse than mine currently, serious)

First week of Kort 3x3 done. Didn't have time to do the full 8 sets on everything, but it all felt really good. Bench and deads were apparently more or less "perfect", woop!

Delvis · 29 Jan 2012 at 21:28

icecold said:
It is extremely hard. I doubt we'll have anyone come back and say it was perfect. The only person who I've seen get close is my brother, but he's a ****.

Glad you did this Delvis, that actually helps with our mission. If you could film that at some point it would be useful, and feel free to send it to me privately if you don't want people to see excess flailing (probably no worse than mine currently, serious)

Will try mo it tomorrow or sometihng man, remind me in the thread as well just incase

MURDEROUS G · 29 Jan 2012 at 23:07

Ok somebody help me out here to make sure I'm not being an idiot

I'm just logging my diet for today and earlier on I got some four bean salad thing from sainsburys. The label says (per 100g): 101kcal; Protein 6.7g; Carbohydrate 6.2g; Fat 2.2g

Code:

Protein            6.7g      x4      =      26.8kcal
Carbohydrate       6.2g      x4      =      24.8kcal
Fat                2.2g      x9      =      19.8kcal
                                            -----------
                                            = [b]71.4kcal[/b]

Am I being a massive retard here or does the label on this thing not account for 30kcal per 100g? Yeah yeah I know its only 30 calories and in the scheme of things it doesnt matter in the slightest but if you're finicky about your macro split and log every gram of what you eat then its infuriating to have a bunch of mystery calories unaccounted for at the end of the day. Whats going on am I stupid or what

icecold · 29 Jan 2012 at 23:12

That is strange, are you sure you didn't read the saturates instead of total fat or something similar?

They generally don't add up precisely because some rounding goes on, but it shouldn't be 30% wrong.

MURDEROUS G · 29 Jan 2012 at 23:16

icecold said:
That is strange, are you sure you didn't read the saturates instead of total fat or something similar?

They generally don't add up precisely because some rounding goes on, but it shouldn't be 30% wrong.

Blurry phone pic, but you can make the numbers out:

MoNkeE · 30 Jan 2012 at 08:40

Yo yo yo, got an update on the front squats for y'all:

(Around the 3rd rep, I realise Steedie would be frowning due to the speed, so I slowed down

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Great sesh this morning, notable lifts:
Front Squats: 75kg - 5x5
Pull Ups: 5x5
DB Bench: 28kg - 5x5
Power Cleans: 60kg - 2x5

Steedie · 30 Jan 2012 at 08:49

Only thing I will say, is you want to lean forward a bit more

Your body naturally wants to stay upright to stay balanced, but you put a lot more emphasis on your quads if you lean forward ever so slightly

You might be leaning forward there (hard to tell from the angle) but it looks like you aren't

Other than that, good stuff

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