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but it's sooo easy!

4 months of lifting..cutting out a lot of fat and sugar (not all but a lot) and I gain 7 farkin lbs?!?! You kidding me?!?! the only good thing is my belly is a tad smaller.. So now I can see my.................





















Toes....

:r

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If you lost some belly, sounds to me like your bodyfat % has probably gone down pretty significantly and you're replacing it with muscley goodness. :tu

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It's not always about the number that's on the scale.. I've been down to 160-170, running minimum 7 miles a day, and I looked terrible. I looked like a herion addicted model. Once I started running less, putting on weight and gaining more muscle I started looking way better. I'd focus more on your body fat %, how clothes fit, how you look in the mirror, and how you look to your gf ;)

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body fat %, Never checked
how clothes fit Feels only a little different
how you look in the mirror Look only a tad different
how you look to your gf She still knows it's me.

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Keep at it Bao. You will get there. Takes time brother. Maybe we need a workout herf :ze :ss

If you can get your body fat % checked do it. I think that may help you in your goals.

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Try asking someone you haven't seen in a while, girlfriends don't tend to notice much, since the changes are taking place over such a long period of time. Same thing with looking in the mirror. You look at yourself every day, so don't notice the changes. Try looking at a picture from before you started lifting, you'll probably see a difference.

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Back day for me too. Tried to start with pull-ups, but about the 5th rep on the 1st set I could tell the rib cartilidge is still not healed....I have heard it can be a nagging injury.

Luckily, rowing doesn't bother it, so I hit heavy barbell and T-Bar rows, dumbbell rows, cable rows and finished with some good stretching.

Hope hockey season starts soon, I need some cardio besides running to the dinner table. ;)

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I'm with you, lets start a new thread :r.

All joking aside, don't do it :) Just keep at it and you'll feel a difference. stop using the scale as a reference point. I stepped on a scale on day one and haven't since, I don't want the weight loss, or lack of it, to stop me. All I know is I feel better then I have.

Back and tri's last night. I learned what pyramid training is, tonight i hope to forget what pyramid training is :D.

The night before was chest and bi's.

both days, threw in 15mins on the elliptical.

salads and cereal for the past few days

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Shoulders and traps today. Someone stole my straps yesterday, so I did 455 lb. sets for shrugs w/o them.....forearms were pumped!

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Visualized a 10k run with hills :rolleyes:

Rob :tpd:

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Tiring!! :D

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Got some benching to do later. I'll give ya guys a run down bout the new gym search etc later.

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Back and shoulders this morning for me. I'm sleeping in tomorrow. :tu Too bad that means I get up at 5:45 instead of 4:45...

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Few things

EFS (http://www.elitefts.com/) is having a huge sale. If you need anything get it now. Free shipping, just about everything is 25% off.

Next, Bench meet is a no go for October. My son recently started soccer and originally his practices were on Thurs which worked out perfect. Then of course the douche bag coach decided to spread himself thin and now the practices have been moved to Weds. AKA Bench Day. So, hoping that going to practice with my son will discourage him from hating my guts as he ages I made the sacrifice. Which of course means no Bench meet. Because lets face it, getting ready for a shirted bench meet by myself would be borderline suicide. So...I'm just trying to get as much work done solo as I can on Thursday.

As for the new Gym. Between the guys that train in our "club" there is probably more than 25,000 $ in equipment that we out right own. So, our ring leader is getting some legal documents drawn up so when we move our stuff to the new gym if it goes belly up, or some retard decides to break something of ours the Gym Owner is going to have to do the right thing. Better that way anyway.

The new gym will be a nice place to train. It's not behind a bar. There is AC and Heat. There isn't some mystery plant growing in the back by the leg press. Also, it's not downtown in the ghetto. There is nothing like getting out of your car stepping over a busted 40oz malt liquor bottle and a used condom while getting your bag out to train. At the new Gym, there is going to be more people who will no doubt waste a ton of our ****ing time asking a million questions and advise that they will never use. Also with the new gym there will be people who will attempt to power-lift only to realize that it is hard work and requires a set of nuts, which will waste more of our time.

Should be some fun times ahead.

Oh btw I did some benching last night at the local commercial Gym, which made me hate people who go there even more. Retards.

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Why so angry Frank :r

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New place sounds good, Frank, get all your stuff over there and rock the place. :banger

Good job doing the right thing for your son, Karma will pay you back. :tu

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Trust me when I say over the years it's toned down.

Blasted some assistance work today. I hate the Gold's across the street from my house so god damn much...

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Just a little card last night. I finally got my Pho fix this morning

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Arms and legs today, fast and heavy.

Tomorrow is an off day for the MoB / Ball&Chain Herf.

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Wow I wish I had started reading this thread earlier!

I'm just starting to get back into working out on a regular basis, been hitting the gym every other day, and doing cardio in between.

This thread has given me lots of ideas/advice, so thank you!

Off to the gym!

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Spin for me this morning. Should be the same thing tomorrow.

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BigFrank, you own your own club or the equipment at the club?

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Volume day for chest....

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The equipment. it's about 6-7 guys that all lift together, but the bulk of the equipment is owned by 3 main guys.

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Off to squat in a few. Looks like this is going to be the last week at the old Gym.

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Memories...misty water colored memories.... ;)

No gas today on back day.....went heavy on T-bars but wasn't feeling it and limited it to 4 sets. Barbell rows, heavy for 6 sets. Finally able to do some pulldowns with my injury, but still didn't try pull-ups yet, I can feel it isn't completely healed yet. Started to do cable rows but I just said "screw it", some days you just don't have it. I will try to get some good sleep tonight and come back strong tomorrow.

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That was me today........felt like crap through 90% of my workout. Bi's and Tri's today. Made it through it but it was like pushing water uphill.

Makes the start of week 4 of being back at it full tilt.

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Chest and arms for me today. Bench is up, but I haven't attempted a 1RM in a while. Think I might do that next week.

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4 mile temp run this am. Insanity Cardio Plyo tonight.

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Had to cut my workout short today because I couldn't stop sneezing....literally sneezing every 10 seconds for 3 or 4 minutes...was horrible!

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Maybe it's syphillis, Jake? ;) :r

Back to the gym manana, and hockey league finally starts Monday...I need the cardio!

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Syphillis? :r

Deads and squats for me this morning, good lifts. Then a sh*tstorm of work for a few hours before I could even leave home to come to the office...

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Chest today....shoulders felt pretty sore so I changed it up and did some supersets. I had to drop the weight after a couple, but I tore it up and my chest is still pumped now.

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OK - so little baby steps. Not pumping iron but on Monday started doing push-ups. 20 was a gssping and painful thing. By this morning knocked 30 out with headroom. Going to add 5 every couple of days as feasible and see where this goes.

Next ... Sit-ups.

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Or hip thrusts ;-)

Actually I've found that lunges pushups and crunches are a good home workout.

Keep it up Dave.

As for me I'm still not back in the gym but do 5-6 pull ups before bed. Maybe next week I will break this cycle.
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The things are way overrated, rust me I asked a Physical Education teacher. :tu

Rob :tpd:

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Good deal, Dave, keep it up. :)

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Agree with Rob on this one. Sit-ups are junk.

blasted some chest-izzles tonight. It sucked.

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If not sit-ups, any suggestions for some good core exercises?

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I was worried it was syphillis as well after quarter price lap dance night at the strip joint. I dug a little bit and found a quarter in my nose...guess I didn't realize the 'dancer' gave me change!

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:r :r

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Very nice Dave :tu Looking forward to hearing about you pumping out the pullups soon ;)

Hit some back yesterday. I was getting stared at while I was doing over head medicine ball throws. Unfortunately it wasn't by the hot blond on the treadmill :td Beach muscle workout today I believe or maybe legs.

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Curls in the power rack?

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7 pull ups last night..at this rate I should be at 10 by the end of next week.

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jack3d is the truth. Did shoulders last night around 10p then did biceps this morning a 5a. Felt great through both routines.

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Shoulders and back for me this morning. Cleans, press, pullups, cable rows and lat pulldowns. My knee is very sore today, not sure if it was my lifts yesterday, sprinting through the streets to escape the sudden torrential rain on my way to the train last night, something else or a combination of everything. Guess I'll wear the knee strap when I spin tomorrow.

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Ugh! I cringe when I see the 150 pound guy doing curls with 10s on each side:td If you curl so much that you have to use it fine but don't be doing reps of 20 with 100 pounds in there.

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Row row row I go, (not) gently in the gym....

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Ten basic ab/core exercises that work the whole cage, from hip flexors on up:

http://dailyburn.com/workouts/69705-Ab-Ripper-100

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Last night I had to train at the **** hole Gold's down the street. I went over to the leg area where all of the power racks are ( well there is really only 1 true power rack, but I digress ) and all three were occupied by guys fitting your description curling, you guess it, straight bars with 10's on each side. Three guys, three racks, doing the exact same thing. I sat and watched a a guy who was wearing my guess would be a SMALL Under Armour shirt. He did maybe 4 reps with 65 pounds. Then the I don't know what the **** I'm doing came in. It looked something like a reverse grip upright row / reverse good morning / hip thrust movement. It look awful and retarded. I watched as he kept this up for maybe 12 reps. When finished he throws the bar onto the safety catches and storms off like he has something REALLY important to do somewhere on the other side of the Gym. Having being dumb struck and totally bewildered I figured he was done his set. Ten pound plates go on the floor. I don't care to put them back. I get the bar set up for standing Mil. Presses. 45's each side to start. I do a set of 5 or maybe more I wasn't really counting. 25's go on after that. Another set of 5 or so. No sign of ass master yet. Two 45's each side. Getting a little heavy now, belt goes on 5 reps done. 25's go back on ( 275 ) and my buddy, homo master deluxe, turns the corner and looks at me like he just busted in the door and I was balls deep in his Wife or something. He walked over paced around for a few minutes, looked at the other guys doing gay curls then stormed off. I guess he may have been a little upset. I bust out my set, and sit down. He comes back a second time to see what has happened. He walks over towards me and says something. I have noise canceling headphones on so I don't hear a thing. I just stare at him with a blank look. He stands there for maybe a minute, then I finally take my headphones out. He asks me, "how much longer you going to be?" My reply, "as long as it takes". Headphones go back in and I take a drink. He storms off again never to be seen from...

I hate that Gym and everyone who goes there. Only have to deal with it until Nov.