* The 2013 Gym Rats Thread *

mrthingyx · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:13

kai said:
Anyone seen this yet?

https://www.robriches.com/news/view/111#.Ud1AdhFwaDY

not as bad as first expected, but no doubt this will dent his career.

I have known about it for some time now as a friend was a TPN sponsored athlete. Was a case of keep shut or be threated with a lawsuit.

Yes. A bit like all those athletes claiming clen in their system was from contaminated food.

I read through that this morning and - if it's true - then unlucky. However, I will wait for an independent view... if that ever comes out.

Either way, the guy can't clean/snatch to save his life (as of his 'Crossfit' vid a while ago), so he's a nothing to me.

Steedie · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:16

It was obvious for a start, surprised he got away with it this long

kai · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:26

a PWO is not that bad! but I suspect more was at work

The fact the PWO was not even his own product makes me chuckle.

Andybtsn · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:32

Guys for you that record your training logs, do you include the weight of the barbell/dumbbell when logging?

Fireskull · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:33

Delvis · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:35

Andybtsn said:
Guys for you that record your training logs, do you include the weight of the barbell/dumbbell when logging?

Yup.

The DB will generally be the weight on the side of the thing anyway

Andybtsn · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:35

Delvis said:
Yup.

The DB will generally be the weight on the side of the thing anyway

Cool, cheers

Delvis · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:36

Andybtsn said:
Cool, cheers

Unless it's a DB that you put the weights on to, then I have no idea what the bar will weigh

tom_e · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:42

Somewhere between nothing and eleventybillion

wedgie · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:44

Build your own db's? Where do you train, Argos?

Andybtsn · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:45

Delvis said:
Unless it's a DB that you put the weights on to, then I have no idea what the bar will weigh

2.5kg IIRC, it was a pretty stupid question from me tbh but thought I'd ask anyway

Andybtsn · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:46

wedgie said:
Build your own db's? Where do you train, Argos?

Yeah I was waiting for such a reply from someone.

tom_e · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:47

wedgie said:
Build your own db's? Where do you train, Argos?

In a gym with oly dumbbell handles?

Syla5 · 10 Jul 2013 at 12:48

Re Rob Riches:
The fact he states he brought the craze on the 1st April, and had finished it at least 1 week before the competition on 21st April screams BS.

Lets say he worked out every day, twice a day, thats still only 28 servings of craze some left over from their smallest tubs they sell.....
either that or he was double dosing on 1 workout a day!

LiE · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:09

lolrob

wedgie · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:16

tom_e said:
In a gym with oly dumbbell handles?

FFFFFUUUUUUU you're making me want such equipment now, db's in my gym go from 30 straight to 35, my shoulders do not like

.

Delvis · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:25

wedgie said:
Build your own db's? Where do you train, Argos?

tom_e said:
In a gym with oly dumbbell handles?

wedgie said:
FFFFFUUUUUUU you're making me want such equipment now, db's in my gym go from 30 straight to 35, my shoulders do not like .

Such a phaggot.

<3

Barks · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:35

BennyC said:
That depends what you want to achieve?

More weight loss = deficit.
Nothing = maintenance.
Gain = surplus.

I'd keep your protein macro the same and alternate your carbs & fat 20/40 - 40/20. That or just go 30/30 for the remainder.

Trying to get as lean as possible then will start slow bulking from September.

With that in mind do you mean I should just eat my resting day calories for 5-10 days whilst I recover, alternating the macros 20/40 and 40/20 but keeping total calorie intake sub 2000?

Usually I do 3 training days/4 rest. I eat 3000kcal on training days, under 2000 on rest and do a 30/70 70/30 split.

I'm just worried I'll lose a lot of muscle if I only eat, say, 1700kcal a day for 5-10 days.

Biz.Kid09 · 10 Jul 2013 at 13:50

Hi guys once again,

I have now actually joined the gym (After talking about it for so long) and I went last night and made a list of the equipment in there. Its only a small local one so they dont have everything but it was my only real option because I am moving in two months so I didn't want to tie myself into a contract etc for somewhere I can't go!

Here is the equipment that they have;
Seated lat, seated row, incline press, pec deck, punch bag, treadmill, rowing machine, cycle machine, cross trainer, hip flexion, leg curl and dumbbells and bar with various weights.

Can anyone recommend a workout plan to follow using that equipment?

Thanks in advance guys

mrthingyx · 10 Jul 2013 at 14:13

Biz.Kid09 said:
Hi guys once again,

I have now actually joined the gym (After talking about it for so long) and I went last night and made a list of the equipment in there. Its only a small local one so they dont have everything but it was my only real option because I am moving in two months so I didn't want to tie myself into a contract etc for somewhere I can't go!

Here is the equipment that they have;
Seated lat, seated row, incline press, pec deck, punch bag, treadmill, rowing machine, cycle machine, cross trainer, hip flexion, leg curl and dumbbells and bar with various weights.

Can anyone recommend a workout plan to follow using that equipment?

Thanks in advance guys

Cancel the contract and find a different one. ;-)

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