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Kettle balls are pretty damn decent for doing swings and combination excersises.

As for the increase in your bench press, the thicker bar can definitely have that effect. You can sqeeze the bar harder and it has been documented that in any excersise if you force your grip tight you contract more muscles and can push heavier.

So a general tip for all gym brah's (you already know this most likely :P ) but if you on that last rep and trying to push it, sqeeze your grip hard and you will find that extra bit of power!
 
I want to start adding eggs to my diet in the morning, can I just chuck them raw in whey shake or do I need to cook the things?

Reason being, at work we are not allowed to eat at our desks and eggs , well smell a bit.
 
Hemps said:
I want to start adding eggs to my diet in the morning, can I just chuck them raw in whey shake or do I need to cook the things?

Reason being, at work we are not allowed to eat at our desks and eggs , well smell a bit.
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very important to cook them -- boiled are most convenient.
 
*SynergyX* said:
very important to cook them -- boiled are most convenient.
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+1

If you're feeling adventurous - add a scoop of whey to them, little bit if cinnamon - mix well, make pancakes - smear with a little peanut butter or almond butter.
 
This is probably sitting in here somewhere but...248 pages... anyway thought I'd add something semi useful - started making my own protein bars - not the best tasting in the world but quick n easy snacks.

Ingredients

Oats
Peanut butter (organic or just grind some up) - can also use almonds etc
Cottage cheese
Whey protein.

Basically look at your macros and make your own combos -

I generally use

1 Tub cottage cheese
2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
4 Scoops Whey
1-2 cups Oats

Hand Mix - freeze.
 
+1

If you're feeling adventurous - add a scoop of whey to them, little bit if cinnamon - mix well, make pancakes - smear with a little peanut butter or almond butter.
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Ingredients

Oats
Peanut butter (organic or just grind some up) - can also use almonds etc
Cottage cheese
Whey protein.

Basically look at your macros and make your own combos -

I generally use

1 Tub cottage cheese
2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter
4 Scoops Whey
1-2 cups Oats

Hand Mix - freeze.
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I know what I'm making this weekend :)
On the raw egg story I have been downing x2 raw eggs (pre washed) with my protein shake for past 2 days after my workouts.
Still reading about the solmanella info, but going to try and pre boil eggs in the morning, when I get to work sneak off somewhere and munch.
 
Add 1 banana to the above recipe - makes it taste loads better - om nom nom nom - Im nervous of the raw egg things - apparently your bod processes the protein better cooked - but cleaning a pan after egg whites is a mission
 
Add 1 banana to the above recipe - makes it taste loads better - om nom nom nom - Im nervous of the raw egg things - apparently your bod processes the protein better cooked - but cleaning a pan after egg whites is a mission
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Also read about the body not being able to process raw egg but other articles claim it can, a couple years back it was a no no to eat egg yolks, now it's 100%
 
The guy that did the fit2fat2fit thing had a sweet potato brownie recipy posted, anyone have it? I can't find it.
 
xrapidx said:
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If you're feeling adventurous - add a scoop of whey to them, little bit if cinnamon - mix well, make pancakes - smear with a little peanut butter or almond butter.
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No flour required?

Btw, what do u guys reckon is the max fat loss per week that is possible whilst maintaining muscle?
 
xrapidx said:
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If you're feeling adventurous - add a scoop of whey to them, little bit if cinnamon - mix well, make pancakes - smear with a little peanut butter or almond butter.
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So how many eggs in this adventurous mixture?

Adding some syrup once they are cooked is a no no? :(
 
ryan411 said:
So how many eggs in this adventurous mixture?

Adding some syrup once they are cooked is a no no? :(
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Good point, I can't remember, think it was around a cup of egg whites, I suppose you could experiment with more/less to get the desired thickness.

And syrup is probably a bad idea :p rather add a banana or something.
 
Workout question:

Chest as example , is your second workout identical to your first workout?
Do you guys do the same exercises or do you hit the chest with another exercise.
So week 1 you'll do Incline Barbell, Pec Dec etc then Week 2 (your next chest session) you'll do dumbell decline, dips etc?
 
When I was on a purely PL style program, I mostly did only flat barbell bench press. Now I am following a inbetween program from Layne Norton, which have you do 2x chest days a week. First day I do flat barbell bench press, incline dumbbell flyes, then later the session JM presses. The second day has flat bb press, then incline dumbbell press, high cross over flyes. As you can see vastly different.

I do dips on both the above days.

Really like this program still, but been on it for about 5-6 months, so at some point it won't help me as much as it currently does, but I really like it, and I still see some progress slowly, so until I know what I want to do next, I will probably grind out as much as I can out of it for now.
 
When I was on a purely PL style program, I mostly did only flat barbell bench press. Now I am following a inbetween program from Layne Norton, which have you do 2x chest days a week. First day I do flat barbell bench press, incline dumbbell flyes, then later the session JM presses. The second day has flat bb press, then incline dumbbell press, high cross over flyes. As you can see vastly different.

I do dips on both the above days.

Really like this program still, but been on it for about 5-6 months, so at some point it won't help me as much as it currently does, but I really like it, and I still see some progress slowly, so until I know what I want to do next, I will probably grind out as much as I can out of it for now.
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For me currently BUT still working on getting flye's in there.
Session 1:
Wide grip Incline with barbell
Pec Dec
High cable crossover
Dips and pushups.

Session 2:
Flat bench dumbell press
Dips
Pec Dec
Pushups and shoulder wide grip incline barbell bench with light weight till exhaustion.
 
so that post on home made protein bars the other day got me interested, i found this:

Introduction
A delicious, no-bake protein bar.
Minutes to Prepare: 5
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

1 Cup Natural Peanut Butter
3 Tablespoons Honey, or to taste
1 1/2 cups Chocolate Whey Protein Powder
1 Cup Uncooked Oats
2-5 Tablespoons water
(optional) 1 Tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa


Directions
Mix the peanut butter and honey in a bowl,microwave for 30 seconds. Add the rest of ingredients and mix together. Mixture should be crumbly and slightly moist.

Press (hard) into a 9x9 tray and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Cut into 12 equal bars.

Mmmmm!

Number of Servings: 12
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any others?
 
Looks nice but that would be a bulking bar wouldn't it - thats a poop load of peanut butter for 12 bars
 
Anyone tried Mike Chang's sixpackshortcuts? I'm into week 3 and loving it. The guy's a ninja!
 
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