Keep in a calorie surplus, but maybe reduce the surplus. Muscle isn't built in a deficit, and fat isn't burned in a surplus....these are general rules, not gospel truth, but its a fine line.
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Keep in a calorie surplus, but maybe reduce the surplus. Muscle isn't built in a deficit, and fat isn't burned in a surplus....these are general rules, not gospel truth, but its a fine line.
That's what he's asking...whether to cut down first or carry on bulking.
Like I said, keep in a surplus, but reduce the size of the surplus.
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Nah, carry on, push yourself more and keep increasing the weight. You’ll end up like me where eventually you are no longer eating too many calories and you will need to increase your intake again. It never ends.
I've been 'bulking' since I started back up again really.
Changing my routine for a while as I've done three cycles of HST with a deload in between so trying something different for a bit. Still probably doing full body but not sure whether to do A/B split or not yet.
Yes but I'm not eating more only adjusting meal timings.
To give an example, my back workout last Friday (fasted) vs yesterday (the comparable exercises):
BOR: Fasted 2,280kg vs Non-Fasted 2,870kg
Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown: Fasted 3,200kg vs Non-Fasted 4,240kg
Lat Pulldown: Fasted 1,440kg vs Non-Fasted 1,540kg
Total weight moved: Fasted 6,920kg vs Non-Fasted 8,650kg
Total daily calories were within 100 kcals of each other.
I now don't know why I've been training fasted for the last 3-4 years.
Strength in my chest is coming back slowly. Recently managed a 145kg single and 132.5kg x 3 paused. Still hovering around 81kg bodyweight, but I am cutting a little before my holiday next week.
Shoulders are getting better as well, top sets for seated shoulder press are 40-42kg for 6-8 reps.
Squats I'm still working on, as I can't low bar just yet so been doing more high bar which I haven't clicked with. 140kg x 5 is my best this month.
Deadlifts aren't happening at the moment, but I have been doing RDL. I may try and incorporate some sumo deadlift, traditional never felt right for me even doing 260kg, or my recent 200kg.
Shoulders are getting better as well, top sets for seated shoulder press are 40-42kg for 6-8 reps.
Squats I'm still working on, as I can't low bar just yet so been doing more high bar which I haven't clicked with. 140kg x 5 is my best this month.
Deadlifts aren't happening at the moment, but I have been doing RDL. I may try and incorporate some sumo deadlift, traditional never felt right for me even doing 260kg, or my recent 200kg.
I think I might just keep going but try to put on half a pound a week instead of one.
Otherwise I think I'll get back down to 11 stone and not look that different to how i originally did.
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So What I thought was an injured shoulder, physio tells me it's my neck.
Always go to the Physio early kids.....
Been going back into exercises, Been signed off on them etc. DL is going back up, sticking to Dumbbells for the OHP.
Pull ups and push ups I'm wanting to keep up in as a conditioning measure.
Still not been Squatting, I think I've just got really lazy :/
Always go to the Physio early kids.....
Been going back into exercises, Been signed off on them etc. DL is going back up, sticking to Dumbbells for the OHP.
Pull ups and push ups I'm wanting to keep up in as a conditioning measure.
Still not been Squatting, I think I've just got really lazy :/
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Oh, what did you do to your neck?
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I did something to my Sternocleidomastoid,
I think I felt it first during a clean & press, but I do BJJ and people do violent things to my neck sometimes, so it might have been a bit of both.
Stretching, heat, ice, bands. Had 6 sessions and I'm left for 3-4 weeks with the current regime
I think I felt it first during a clean & press, but I do BJJ and people do violent things to my neck sometimes, so it might have been a bit of both.
Stretching, heat, ice, bands. Had 6 sessions and I'm left for 3-4 weeks with the current regime
I use DOH when working up but when it goes over 160 I have to use mixed. I'm keen to try sumo again.
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Yup, almost everyone who has torn a bicep doing deadlifts does it with a mixed grip. I know they all do it because of improper form, but it's still something I've always been concerned about so I've stuck to DOH and straps if I really need them.
LiE however didn't have a torn bicep when he started lifting way back when (iirc)
I've not needed straps on a working set or 1rm yet (or previously), if my grips failing it switches to hooked. Although tbh I tend to use hook after 120kilo or wherever I feel it going
Icecold and Sylas are dirty sumo lifters now. Seems like everyone is doing it these days
Been sumo for quite a while, but then I also have stupid levers that really never worked for conventional at all.Icecold and Sylas are dirty sumo lifters now. Seems like everyone is doing it these days
Also use straps, stop reverting to mixed, you're not powerlifting any more so really why generate an imbalance? Been saying this for a while, and its also what I have been doing now for a while. No more mixed grip for me.