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Should I do chest dip or vanilla tricep dip as a tri accessory lift?

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How often should I take a rest week? I'm thinking one every 3-4 months.

Is there a difference between "making new gains" and "re-gaining old gains (that you have lost)"? Is it the same shit or could one argue that the latter is easier?

Stalling on 77.5kg Bench how is this possible when I'm sleeping right and eating right?

Stats? Diet?

When people talk about pl8s, are they talking about 45 pound pl8s?

"chest dips" are a more complete exercise. So that one.

You don't need "rest weeks" unless you're doing a periodized program. And if you are, they are already programmed in.

I'm assuming you're doing a good program and not some meme, though.

Yes, it's easier and faster to regain strength and muscle mass.

20kg plates, yes. But remember to factor in the bar.

20kg (or 45lbs) pair of plates with a 20kg bar.

1pl8 = 60kg
2pl8 = 100kg
3pl8 = 140kg
4pl8 = 180kg
etc etc

See the "Getting stuck and getting unstuck" section on fitsticky.com/novice-programs

6ft 76kg

I get 3k Calories a day with at least 100g of protein.

You should be aiming for 160g of protein, more or less.
How long lifting? What are your other main lifts?

About 4 months lifting on SS.

Squat is nearly at 2 plate for work sets, OHP is 52.5kg for work sets and deadlift is like 90kg atm (this is because of a form issue I'm working on fixing, I have completeed 120kg work sets)

Is all that protein really necessary? I can get whey and milk but those are some of my only sources of protein (money issues).

Buying a whole chicken is cheaper than individual cuts, you can debone it and carve it yourself, and freeze most of it.
But yes, you need that protein and carbs to create new muscle fibers.

If this is your first plateau, then refer to the sticky: deload, routine change, etc...

How much can usually barbell curl guys that can do 1/2/3/4? I'm a dyel of course, so I'm wondering.

Tbh I must admit I really don't get enough carbs throughout the day. Sometimes my macro split is like 50:20:30 for fat/protein/carbs respectively.

Mane, you are halfway into keto. Your glycogen must be shot to shit. You want your fat intake to be >30%, ideally >20%. 160g of protein, and the rest Carbs, complex if possible. No more than 40g of sugar if possible.

Alright thanks maybe that's why I'm feeling so tired all the time.

>Your glycogen must be shot to shit.
What does this mean?

>complex carbs
I'll google that thanks.

how long will take to put on ~22 lbs of muscle

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Does coffee make you more alpha?
I've started drinking it recently every morning, and damn, it's like living a different life. More energy, strength and concentration for the entire day.

I've always thought it was a meme placebo drink, but it seems it really works.

To simplify, glycogen is the immediate energy storage method your body resorts to when it processes food. Glycogen can be easily broken down into energy for your muscles. So if you're gonna lift, you need glycogen for those muscles. Depleted glycogen means less stamina, less strength.

That's why you'll read that "cardio kills gains"; this is because resistance training burns through glyco like it's tissue paper. You can do strength and cardio, as long as you eat and rest properly.

Unused glycogen is processed into fat, for longterm storage.

Complex carbs are things like wholegrain rice, oats, barley, etc... They have longer hydrocarbon chains than simple carbs (like sugar). This means they take longer to process, giving your body energy (read glycogen) slowly but steadily, as opposed to sugar that gives you an energy spike, but leaves you quickly tired once it runs out (think pulling an allnighter and drinking soda; first comes the rush, then the crash).

Coffee's greatest boon is it's high concentration of antioxidants, however you should exercise caution in its intake, since it can cause gastrointestinal distress and, for some people, caffeine dependency.

It sounds weird, but I'd cycle coffee.

It's easy to build a tolerance, and withdrawal can suck

How many dicks can you fit in your mouth at once?

3 preoteins?

I've been drinking about a mouthful of vinegar brine from a jar of pickled eggs a day, will this have any negative impacts? I'm not sure if the nutrition facts reflect the entire jar or just the eggs because I usually drink all of the vinegar rather than dumping it out.

Is it possible to lose 20 pounds over the summer

I wanna be a sissy

Newfag here, just checked the sticky, how do i get to Otter mode? The link only says to keep lifting, nothing about specific body types. Or maybe i missed it.

If you don't care about preserving muscle, then yes, easily.

Yesterday I was completely fine, I worked out 2 days ago. But I woke up today with huge pain in my right arm - biceps, inner forearm area, and i cannot extend my arm fully for the life of me, I've been sore before but I've never experienced this, its only really in one arm aswell, the other one feels it but not to the same extent and the only other activity my right arm does in comparison to my left is jacking off which I only do once a day.

Has anyone got this pain before, it feels deep, like not just on the surface soreness, like its really in there.

>how do i get to Otter mode?

Just lift and have a good diet. And stay at low bf%. That's all.

fitsticky.com/novice-programs

Ok, not the most normal thing to do. Let's see... You're getting a bit of sodium, some potassium, probably some leftover proteins from the eggs. There is no nutritional problem.

HOWEVER, you WILL fuck up your teeth if you keep doing that. Not to mention you'll screw with your gastrointestinal track. Use vinegar in moderation, it is not a soft drink.

More details please.

It's not about the protein, friend.

It's just a case of plateauing. Sounds like you've hit your upper limit for the time being. Don't worry about it, you'll slowly press it up over time.

Went from 60kg to 75kg bench press pretty quickly then it's taken me a lot longer to get it up to 87.5/90kg.

You could try all sorts of deloads or bulking or whatever, but if you ask me, just keep going as hard as you can and one day it'll go up.

>Did 4 sets of 12 curls
>7kg dummbels (I know)
>next day I was fine
>fap once that day for like 45 mins
>day after the super sore pain comes
>I can feel it on the inside elbow, right where the joint connects

on week 3 of SL 5x5, my barbell row is fucked and I can't fix it, got real bad APT

can I switch it out for weighted chins?

apply ice
don't move it about
if it persists tomorrow, more ice more rest
If you feel up to it tomorrow, try some stretching exercises.
ALWAYS warm up and stretch before lifting, and stretch after as well.
If in 3 days you're still in pain, it's doctor time.

Hello Veeky Forumsizens,

Dumb question but at least having people who know about being Veeky Forums will help more than the people around me that don't.

Previously had sciatica, was not able to walk for a while and gained a lot of weight and couldn't gym because body ached after 45. 6 months later I am now ready to hit the gym again and lift; however I need to include some cardio because still fatty, and want to burn more calories.

Quick background:

Legs hurt when I walk more than 20 minutes or if i sprint/run for more than 5 (from the sciatica, my spine has a slight curvature). I suspect Shin Splints, so What should I do?

Bike and Swim seem like the best choice, elliptical kinda works with the circular motion but I just want input from you guys. Thanks.

For gaining muscle mass/hypertrophy what is the optimal sets/reps?

Im a beginner, my bench is pretty low at 115 of 2 sets 8 reps. Think that needs to change? 3 sets 6 reps? I've read that high weight low reps(sub 5) is optimal for strength not mass, so whats best for putting on the most mass?

So, if I'm a type 1 diabetic starting keto, I just scale back my long lasting insulin kinda steeply and quick acting insulin will only come into play on rare occasions if I'm carb free, right?

APT?

I'd go for reverse pushups, i.e. hang upside down off a bar and pull yourself up, or TRX, myself, but I never did strict SL so depends how close to the routine you wanna be

Do a strength routine to start with to recruit muscle fibres so you're training efficiently, then swap onto something like PPL with mid-to-high rep range.

I'm doing pic related at the moment but I preceded it with Reg Parks beginner's (after a break from lifting) in order to get my shit in line.

So I was down to 86 kilos and I had a whole pizza from dominoes because of the cheat day thing I heard about. Wasn't over my calories for the day though

Two days later and I weigh 88kg

Is that normal?

How strict (not relying on bar momentum, chest dip etc) should a Pendlay Row be?

Where do i get calories, fats, and sodium?

5'11 66kg skinny fat here, following SS.
How the fuck do i eat more without feeling like im gunna explode, i just feel as if im gunna get fat if i eat anymore, how guys?

Water weight+salt, food inside you, bowel movement, and maybe youre in caloric surplus

>fats, and sodium
Cheese
ample amounts of both

Where do i buy hq phenibut for western europe ?

How much work does it take to gain a pound 'o muscle

A lot, 1 pound of muscle is a hefty amount, I've read studies saying you can only really gain around 15 pounds of muscle a year. Think how many sessions of the gym that requires, 3 times a week at the least, and only 15-20 pounds in the end. The sticky states you can gain around 0.5 pounds of muscle a week

No, no, no. Seriously mane, heed me on this. Go to your doctor, and talk to him about it. Then follow his advice.
I'm good with basic stuff, and nutrition, but if there are any medbro's here today they'll tell you the same thing.
You can fuck yourself up doing stupid shit, so talk to your physician beforehand.

Sodium helps retain water in your body. Fast food like pizza has shit tons of salt, so that's why you've bloated up. Drink water, and diuretics like tea, cut your salt intake to below 2.3g/day.

Assuming 15 lb / yr is correct, how much body fat would one expect to add in that year?

Maybe you pinch off your blood because of your sleep position

Don't go over on protein, there's only so much your body uses. Protein provides less calories than other food, and fills you up, so those 40g of protein you went over could have been carbs or fat for your caloric goal.
Also, you take waaay too much sugar, cut that shit to 40g.

I went to the doctor and got more medicine for the sciatica, I should have been clear, after I was healed and could walk again I no longer had pain doing anything and I was okay to walk. I actually didn't lift for an entire year, after I was okay walking again I waited 6 months to start lifting again.

he did tell me a year ago that I shouldn't lift heavy weights (which I haven't) but that the only alternatives to cardio are elliptical bike and walking, but walking gets tiring after a while so i thought I'd ask around. I did go to the university's health center but they couldn't do shit, so I am just stuck thinking what to do for cardio. But thanks bro.

What do I do about the possible shin splints?

>Doing my weekly meal plan
>Still need about 500 more calories

What can I eat for 500 more calories that is

>Higher in protein than carbs
>Wont cause acne breakout

????

Well, If you're gonna do cardio, the less harmfull is elyptical. I have fucked up knees so it's what I use.
Since there is no foot impact, you shouldn't suffer from shinsplints. Try a bit, if you feel pain or discomfort stop.

poop

Canned tuna (protein and fat, no carbs)

and what did biking do for you? did you try that?

Does Creatine powder cause hair loss? Or is any way associated with hair loss?

Biking is low impact as well, but I found elyptical more comfourtable personally. Go ahead and try both, see which one suits you best.
Bikes put slightly more pressure on the knees, but unless you have fucked tendons like me it won't be an issue.

Love that ass.
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I eat tuna from a can
Greek yogurt(costco brand, look at protein)
Drink whey
bake some chicken breasts

i go with the tuna

It's all theoretical. No clinical link has been established. Creatine increases DHT, and DHT has been associated with hair loss, but that does not prove creatine causes hair loss.

Do not listen to memes.

Here fitsticky.com/novice-programs in the "Routine tips" section.
There are links to actual research and studies done on this.

It's not a competition lift anywhere so it doesn't matter much. Do it as strictly as you want. Just don't snap your shit.

I haven't been able to try it yet but probably two at most, and struggling. My mouth isn't very large.

What I want to know is, where are the asses we see on here in real life?

Like, I've seen attractive women in my time, and I've slept with some unattractive women, but where are these mythological 10s who show up in pictures and nowhere else?

Thanks for the input bro, I'll test and check it out. my tendons aren't fucked,it really just comes down to the shins swelling up and making it hard to walk.

Whey.
grilled chicken tendies
Sausage
Porn rinds
etc

I thought dairy causes breakouts?

What's the worst DOM in your opinion?

>Porn rinds
Tell me more

Good luck mane.

I'm not really feeling much magic today as far as dragging my ass to the gym so I'm gonna go for the Veeky Forums meme and lift to your trap ass tonight. Cause why not.

thighs/butt from squats

Biceps. Always the worst after a long break in training.

Maybe.
Whey isolate won't really.

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High in protons and fat.
Although the protons count is only really high because of a single amino acid in the skin.
GOAT low carb snack though.

You can get them with attached fat, and even meat at some Mexican shops.

Thanks guys, i'm a bit worried as my father is mostly bald. I was gonna buy creatine, beta alanine, and L-citrulline malate. I think I'll leave the creatine out of my shopping cart and just try the other two. If I end up going bald naturally I'll load up on creatine.

Or maybe I'll buy creatine anyway and just pay attention to my hair and if it thins I'll stop.

Much appreciated.

Smash those PRs bby

quads for sure, no one wants to feel the fear of falling down the stairs

hey trappy chan you seem knowledgeable so can I ask for some advice? My bench had been stuck at 1 pl8 for a few months now, I've tried deloading and reloading and it didn't work, so now what? I've also just started putting more emphasis on chest and doing other chest workouts, will that help me break my plateau?

See the "getting stuck and getting unstuck" section on fitsticky.com/novice-programs

Was checking the link, but what if i'm too tight on my wallet to afford going to a gym? For the lifting parts, at least.

Is there any advantage to standing OHP over bench?

And i forgot to ask, does it cover cardio as well? So far i've only seen strength training in there.

works your whole body better. I mean c'mon you think you're gonna be sitting down when you have the opportunity to press a gril above your head? No, you're gonna be standing.

What kind of shoes do you guys recommend for running? There are so many "running" shoes that I don't know what should I look fir

huh, I've tried all that, I guess I need to slow down my progression. I've been lifting for ~6 ish months.... Do you recommend full body or splits? I lift 4 times a week, 2 hours each day, and I do cardio on rest days

Some stores have machines that analyse your running style and feet and can reccomend how much support to get. If you're considering running seriously, I'd consider that.

Best macro split for cutting?

Currently at about 15% bf, trying to cut down to about 10% bf before summer is over

Anything from fitsticky.com/intermediate-programs and fitsticky.com/texas-method is good.

Then just do swimming and bodyweight stuff I guess. But don't expect as much or as fast muscle growth as from actually weight training.

Different exercises that target different muscles in different ways.

Someone aware me of gh15

I keep waking up thirsty on my workout days while sleeping, should i ingest more sodium or potassium to retain more water?

do you sleep with your mouth open?

Not sure i don't think i do

What're some good nuts to snack on?
>inb4 yours
In a slut for cashews but I'm worried they're too fatty/caloric and peanuts are bland garbage. Should I just go with a mix? Alternativly what's a good Veeky Forums salty snack?
>inb4 your nuts

Does anyone bite down on a mouth guard when lifting? Sometimes I find myself gritting my teeth real hard and I kind of wonder if it would be safer and/or let me bit harder.

How many of you guys still live in their parent's house?

How does 3 day fullbody work for bodybuilding? I have a way easier time recovering from 8-12 reps than 3-5 so it makes a lot of sense to me. What would be a good program to do with that schedule? I've only seen the steve reeves program

I was in the ol' sport chek today and I noticed they have "Crossfit" shoes now, they just look like lifting shoes with a next to nothing sole incline, is there anything to them?

Some of them actually looked nice it was just a shame they all said "Crossfit" on them