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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Catlaunch, Aug 26, 2014.

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    It's like what @jmmainvi said, you know about working out and gaining muscle mass, but when it comes to medication you clearly know little to none and then you give a trigger-happy response. Not being able to eat regularly is a huge problem; lifting does not change this. I've been taking Carbamazepine for years and it works for my epilepsy, so I can not worry about having a seizure when jumping off a building. Marijuana helps with the inability to eat, but it lowers my focus. I've been living with this for a while and it works more than anything else I've tried. To put it in more simpler terms, it's never made me feel more normal since I was first diagnosed with epilepsy in elementary school. If you honestly think that I haven't tried anything and that I still do parkour with epilepsy then I should be either dead or paralyzed. jmmainvi has said in previous threads that they're becoming a nurse, clearly they knows more about medicine more than you.
     
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    You're forgetting the part where I tell you to ask your doctor. If he says there's nothing you can do, then okay.
     
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    went to the gym yesterday and played basketball for an hour then did arms,back.

    gym was closed today (3/5) due to snow doe....
     
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    shoulders/chest today...RIP
     
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    Bill Kazmaier Is Famously Known As The World’s Strongest Man 0:)
     
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    355# squat (currently 345#)
    355# deadlift (currently 335#)
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    Larger upper body; more developed traps + forearms, stronger back, fuller chest.

    Any tips on increasing deadlift strength? Currently I squat more than I deadlift, and I have been told it's because I am very quad-dominant in my lifts.
     
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    increasing your surplus, eating more carbs for energy, mix grip, warm up w/ 4 sets building up on weight, jog for 1 or 2 min as a warm up to pump up blood, etc. you can also try pre-workout too
     
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    This is dangerous af
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    Any other gym macgyver you know of?
     
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    I don't really know stuff about % or weights but I've been going for the gym for the last 5 years 4 days a week. Every week. And I just train as hard and heavy as I can. Combined with a high food intake and keeping away from snacks, candy, cookies, or anything unhealthy in that way. Personal goal? Don't have one, I just like to train and be fit and a bit buffed. And keep improving myself bit by bit.

    I know if I want to grow from here I should watch my intake and calculate stuff. + try some new
    exercises since I've been doing the same things for years now.

    But I figured to eat fish or chicken every 3 hours I would double the monthly base I spend on food.
     
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    Started at 280lbs in January, I'm now down to 249.6lbs
    Goal right now: Go from 250 to 235 by December 31st.
    Overall goal: Get down to 160-170lbs.

    As far as exercise goes, I'm not allowed to run yet, soon hopefully. Even at that, my running is shit due to nerve damage. I'd like to get back to where i was in high school as far as being able to swim roughly 2-3km 3-4 days a week.
     
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    Good luck to you, man!
     
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    Oh man, where do I start. Like actually, where do I start? Haha.
    I've always been moderately skinny looking, but only until 2 years ago did I realize skinny doesn't translate to healthy.

    Because I'm still a student, I haven't subscribed to any gyms. I was introduced to P90X last year, though. Made it a month, until the finals started kicking in. I have tried going to the gym last week (because it was a 'try before you buy' kind of thing). As someone whose almost never worked out in front of people, kind of over-whelming. All I did was go on the elliptical, oh boy. I only last about 30 minutes in there before I start acting like a baby and wanna go home.
    In terms of food, welp, let's just say I'm living with someone whose in food nutrition and I'm she likes to yell at me a lot, lol.

    However, one of the things that I'm pretty excited/nervous about is dragon-boating which I've recently getting into. I've been two 3 practices and the body gets so sore after it's insane (largely due to how unfit I am and lack of strength). But nevertheless it is pretty fun and I guess one of my goals is that I'll be more motivated to get fit and healthy through the sport, and get some things done :)
    (If anyone has tried dragon-boating and would like to give me some tips on handy exercises, let me know!)
     
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    I just wanted to update this post since it has been close to a year and as I have kept up working out regularly. A few months after the p90x3 cycle I began to do more power lifting workouts which consist of squats, deadlifts, and bench press. I began to do these lifts to work on more strength gains compared to body building workouts. When I started my form was terrible and the weight I was moving was low. I have been doing power lifting workouts for about 10 months now and my current 1 rep maxes are squat = 240 lbs, dead lift = 335 lbs, and bench press = 225 lbs (yes I know my squat is weak and I almost bench more, but keep in mind I had never squatted before this and I really have just now corrected my form). This gives me a total weight of about 800 lbs for the 3 combined power lifting movements. The real long term goal I have is to be able to lift a total weight of 1000 lbs eventually (this will take a few years no doubt). My current weight is around 155-160 lbs depending on the time of day and how much water weight I am carrying. This means In about a year and around 3 months I have put on about 30 lbs of weight (not all muscle of course). Also I can still pump out just as many body weight exercise (pull ups/ dips/ push ups) as before weighing more. Here is a current picture for reference to my starting pictures (same disclaimer as before, I am not here to show off just simply to record my progress).
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    Cya next year Royals Fitness :D
     
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    It's Christmas Day, the calendar says LD/C

    Leg day + cardio it is!

    Good thing I had some quaker

    and half a turkey as side dish for breakfast
     
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    Started my workout with Insanity Program.

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    Wish me good luck!
     
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    I just wanted to boast about losing 12 pounds, gaining muscle, losing my stomach bit by bit, being able to run longer/faster and actually being able to do pushups again

    /blog
     
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    Nice to see a theard like this.
    Im a Powerlifter-Training for max weights.
    I've been PL for about 7 years and was also a cempetitor in Israel state champ . took twice 1st place for 110kg and 100kg b/w class year after year and after that stoped with competitions.
    My student job is gym private instractur.
    My corrent status and weights :
    Bodyweight : 105 kg
    Height : 183cm
    1RM :
    Squat - 282.5 kg , DL -305 kg , BP - 200 kg.
     
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    All 1RM with belt , no straps or knee wraps .
    OHP 1rm 130kg , Sitted Shoulder press - 140kg.
     
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    Bought myself a fitbit with the idea of starting to use the local gym for swimming/walking/weight lifting.
    Gone back to counting calories on MyFitnessPal (with 1 cheat day a week).

    Any advice for a gym newbie?
     
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