The Bodybuilders Thread: Circuit II

[rayven_king]

Anybody here do dead bugs and/or hollow body holds for core strengthening and better posture?

They are quite humbling when done slow and with focus on the core.

I do them for my front lever and handstand workouts

 

[APoc184]

Apoc let us know how the salted caramel tastes.

It is really really nice.

You first get hit by the sweet caramel taste and then after a second or so the saltiness breaks the sweetness. I really love it.

I haven't had a shake in the traditional sense in almost a year. I prefer to either mix it with cottage cheese and flaxseed or to just add a splash of milk and mix it into a paste consistency. Then I eat it with a spoon.

Powder mixes very smoothly and uses a lot less liquid than Nutritech. I guess there are less or no thickeners added than with the Nutritech powder.

I'm tempted to just open all the other flavours and try them all as well but I know I probably won't. Will finish a bag at a time.

 

[Deadmanza]

Hit a personal goal for this year last night

Benched 160Kg for 4, last 2 were semi assisted though

Only really started gymming in Jan, so made some real progress!

 

[bro-da]

Hit a personal goal for this year last night

Benched 160Kg for 4, last 2 were semi assisted though

Only really started gymming in Jan, so made some real progress!

:wtf: that's insane....

nice one bro!

 

[Deadmanza]

:wtf: that's insane....

nice one bro!

Thanks

Also 4 Kg's from goal weight - 82 now, wanna be 78 Kg's

 

[APoc184]

Hit a personal goal for this year last night

Benched 160Kg for 4, last 2 were semi assisted though

Only really started gymming in Jan, so made some real progress!

Congrats. Feels great, doesn't it?

I use Jefit App to track progress and volume and just feels so nice when it tells you "Congrats you have hit a new 1RM".

 

[Deadmanza]

Congrats. Feels great, doesn't it?

I use Jefit App to track progress and volume and just feels so nice when it tells you "Congrats you have hit a new 1RM".

Thanks I like the sound of that app will give it a shot!

 

[Necropolis]

Congrats. Feels great, doesn't it?

I use Jefit App to track progress and volume and just feels so nice when it tells you "Congrats you have hit a new 1RM".

Surely you know when you've hit a 1RM?

 

[Thor]

I need to train - Been eating so much pizza and stuff lately. Dammit.

 

[APoc184]

Surely you know when you've hit a 1RM?

I don't do 1RM physically.

The app calculates your 1RM based on the reps and weight you complete for every exercise. I know it is not 100% correct and just a guideline and something to keep track of and try to improve on. I'm also not going to take the risk of injury just to test 1RM. Which is useless to my goals personally.

 

[rayven_king]

speaking of getting close to your 1rm, 40kg dips 3x4 in the bag

 

[Brontosaurus]

I need to train - Been eating so much pizza and stuff lately. Dammit.

I find healthy eating goes hand in hand with lifting. The longer I'm out of the gym, the more junk I hork down my pie hole.

I'm just so happy that today is the last day of my diet. Dropped to 12% bf from 17% and lost 8kgs in total. Problem is a lot of my clothes look a bit frumpy now.

Will bulk again come end January.

 

[APoc184]

I'm just so happy that today is the last day of my diet. Dropped to 12% bf from 17% and lost 8kgs in total. Problem is a lot of my clothes look a bit frumpy now.

Will bulk again come end January.

Nice. Going to maintain now?

 

[seanyp00h]

I find healthy eating goes hand in hand with lifting. The longer I'm out of the gym, the more junk I hork down my pie hole.

I'm just so happy that today is the last day of my diet. Dropped to 12% bf from 17% and lost 8kgs in total. Problem is a lot of my clothes look a bit frumpy now.

Will bulk again come end January.

I've never liked the whole bulking then cutting approach. You make things harder for yourself that way. Why not do lean bulks where you slightly increase calories and eat clean. That way you look good all year round and don't have to "diet".

 

[bro-da]

I find healthy eating goes hand in hand with lifting. The longer I'm out of the gym, the more junk I hork down my pie hole.

I'm just so happy that today is the last day of my diet. Dropped to 12% bf from 17% and lost 8kgs in total. Problem is a lot of my clothes look a bit frumpy now.

Will bulk again come end January.

time to pack away the bulking wardrobe and unpack the cut wardrobe

 

[*SynergyX*]

Yes. That was my last entry before being delivered this morning.

Maybe phone up your local post office with the tracking number and see if you can collect?

EMS guy called me...delivery is on the way

 

[Brontosaurus]

Nice. Going to maintain now?

Yes, but I'm not going to have any "I can't eat that because I'm on a diet" moments, obviously within reason. I'm not going full McDonald's, but I'm not shying away from treats either. Also not going to count calories. I'm still going to be clean on weekdays, it's always been part of the routine, but I'm not going to be strict on weekends at all.

I've never liked the whole bulking then cutting approach. You make things harder for yourself that way. Why not do lean bulks where you slightly increase calories and eat clean. That way you look good all year round and don't have to "diet".

Eating clean is dieting. If you're not tracking calories, it matters very little what you're eating. I've never had a problem bulking and cutting. I take a while to bulk and it takes quite a bit before I start to look fat.

And to gain lean muscle while losing fat; you're serving two masters at once. It's easier doing one and then the other.

 

[APoc184]

RE: Bulk vs Cut vs LeanBulk

This is something that intrigues me quite a bit.

In a way I feel the margin for error with LeanBulk is too small and chances of losing out on them gainz are just not on. When doing it this way you need to know your TDEE exactly and track calories like a hawk. Even then I think you are going to be out by 100 here or there.

But it shouldn't really matter that much because it is lifestyle change and long term goal, right?
If only us humans weren't so impatient and in need of results and looking swole/lean/ripped as fck RIGHT NOW!

Then with Bulk and Cut you have the other side of the coin. Most of the times bulk leads to overestimating yourself and eating way more than required. Even binging because you are making them gainz, right? 3 months later you look like you regained your baby fat but you brush it off because underneath that polar bear insulation is all them gainz!
And with cutting you basically starve yourself and can't risk doing anything social with friends or family who "Just don't understand".... You feel like crap but it is all for the greater good, right?

But then again you see results on a weekly basis with the bulk/cut approach which is why most people do it.

The psychological part of this whole journey is such a cluster fck.... I can't even tell you how many times a year it crosses my mind (and it gets debated heavily in there) to switch between cut/bulk/leanbulk/recomp. I'll be lying if I say it doesn't happen weekly depending on how I perceive myself in the mirror. But that of course all differs on a daily basis because of hydration/pump/etc...

 

[Emjay]

I read some time back that 43% of competitive male bodybuilders have an eating disorder.

Large-scale surveys show that male body dissatisfaction has increased dramatically during the last thirty years, from 15% to 43%, which is a rate almost comparable to those found in women. It seems clear that the exceptionally thin beauty standards for women seen in the media, as well as exposure to the lean and muscular male ideal, increases body dissatisfaction in both women and men.

I respect people that can get their abs out and keep that look. It's a constant battle to keep that look, as I don't believe the body wants to be at such a low fat %. I think it's just important to keep a healthy outlook on weight and where you want to be. I can get quite obsessive when I have a goal, and if I don't make gains quickly, it's hard not to diet harder or push harder. I think the idea is to remain consistent and set realistic (but healthy) goals.

 

[Thor]

I find healthy eating goes hand in hand with lifting. The longer I'm out of the gym, the more junk I hork down my pie hole.

I'm just so happy that today is the last day of my diet. Dropped to 12% bf from 17% and lost 8kgs in total. Problem is a lot of my clothes look a bit frumpy now.

Will bulk again come end January.

Definitely