*** The 2016 Gym Rats Thread ***

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MoNkeE said:
No rippage mate, as I said I totally respect your lifts, and certainly would class anyone working at your level to be in the top percentile of lifters. I just think you're far more able to know what your body/joints/muscles need with your wealth of experience, and that doesn't transfer over to a newbie very well who has only been lifting for 6 months :)
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Totally respect that. I would just say not to go cold Turkey. See a physio see what's what. Cheers again MonKeE :)

On another note to Reiyushin, I nearly had the 295 last night. Am reluctant to post the vid as my crack has a great big sweat streak down it. Training in 22.5C perhaps not a good idea. Just couldn't get the lockout. Cheers for your recommendation and I've amalgamated it with my routine plus another mates and its working.
 
I do a 2*BW but only use it only for safety. As someone who back in the day didn't use a belt I can say I picked up regular niggles.

Does it add to a lift? My belief is yes.
 
DarkShadow said:
How long you planning on doing 5x5 for?

Had a good session, squats are really starting to improve!

Hit 2 Rep PR's which you can see below :)
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1) Beastly! that gym looks well equipped too, sadly this being my final year I've been relegated back to Pure gym eugh

2) How reliable is the calorie calculator on iifym? I put in my numbers (170cm, 80kg, workout 3x a week at 90 mins, light daily activity) and it calculated my maintenance as 2550kcal and my cut calories at 2000 (which sounds like rubbish as I gain weight at 1800)?
 
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DarkShadow said:
Haha, thanks guys.

For those that have above 2.5-3*BW+ Squats, how much has a belt helped?

What numbers would you put on it supporting higher weight training?
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It helps less the more upright you are, and then each uprightedness angle contains a subset of people's abilities/dysfunctions.

Also, good to see squatting awesome again :)
 
Benched two 46kg dumbbells today, not managed that before. Great to be able to make decent progress on my chest without any shoulder pain finally. Also starting to recover more quickly between squat sessions. My workouts aren't quite as effective mow that I am back in work, but I have at least managed to maintain all programs.
 
I'll echo ice and say it helps more with more forward lean (like I squat)

If you're well trained without a belt it won't help much initially but give it time it will help.
Learning to pressurise with the belt is a slightly different process but it allows for more IAP which is something that takes time to get used to.

In my own experience dealing with the pressure is often more taxing than moving the weight.
 
Hi All,

In regards to incline DB Press, what type of angle do most of you use? I have a slight incline but I've always questioned the angle of others.

Any clues?

In regards to form, I still feel it's working but just raises questions :)
 
tlrBeta said:
Hi All,

In regards to incline DB Press, what type of angle do most of you use? I have a slight incline but I've always questioned the angle of others.

Any clues?

In regards to form, I still feel it's working but just raises questions :)
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Normally around 45 degrees, although it obviously depends just how adjustable your bench is.
 
Hi all,

I've recently (over the past week) decided to stop being a fatty mcfatterson and start training again (which I'm enjoying immensely). I've started weight lifting at home as I hate gyms, and am gradually building up my non-existent strength by starting at a low weight (25kg barbell, 10kg dumbell) and gradually increasing it as I get more comfortable with my form and the excercises.

Since I've started, I've found myself being completely drained of energy after a workout, to the point where I'm crashing for about an hour until I feel I've got the energy to get up and do something. The last two nights I've had to lay down and get a quick nap in lol.

I'm trying to eat cleaner than before, cutting out the sugar and junk food, and have been replacing it with rice and usually some vegetable curry from home. I usually have lunch at work at 1pm, and then going home and working out at about 7pm, and then eating dinner at 8pm.

Would you say my lack of energy afterwards is due to my diet and eating too long before working out? I am going to invest some time this weekend into starting a food diary and I think I'll start spreading meals out across the day rather than the usual lunch at 1 and then dinner at 8.


Thanks.
 
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6 hours is a long time between eating and finishing training but to be honest if you're only just starting out then it's not surprising it's leaving you wiped out but yes your diet and food timing does sound like it'll benefit from some time spent on it.

Also dropping large amount of sugar from your diet will also leave you feeling a bit drained until your body adjusts.
 
How many of you guys use a dedicated pre-workout product? I used to be a strong coffee and a banana kind of guy but since using a pre-workout I seem to be exploding with energy! I use Reflex Muscle Bomb fwiw, I'd really recommend it!

I have lunch at 12:30 and won't eat anything until I train at around 7:00, I don't feel any lack of strength from lack of energy and wonder how much I could attribute to pre-workout given what tom e has said above with regards to time between eating and training.
 
I tend to use a pre-workout, I'm sure its just the placebo affect but I feel more focused and push myself harder with it than I do without. There is a clear difference in pump obtained using it than without however, which is awesome!
 
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