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Why don't you do a more leg centric program like Texas Method then?

Anyway, yes. Other programs still have you squatting every sesh, so you should be able to handle it. It might be a good idea to differentiate between strength and volume days to not burn out tho

(so go for 3x5 on one day at however much weight you can handle and 5x5 on the other at 70% 1 RM)

Bulking won't be a problem, I used to be fat, I know how to gain weight.
Diet wise, it seems that any food that's high in protein and calories also seems to be fairly high in fat. Hard to find any food that's higher in carbs and protein.

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Fuckin DYEL faggot

alright, i'll do that then, thank you user.

>any food that's higher in carbs and protein
dude wtf why does it have to be one food

just fucking split it (e.g. get your carbs from say, pasta, rice, bread, sweet potatoes, etc.)

and your protein from lean protein sources like tuna in brine, chicken, lean cuts of prok/beef, etc.

Anyway, to answer your question, some examples would be
Low fat quark
Skim milk
Legumes

There's nutrigrain if you're in aus but it also has a decent amount of sugar

op here still wanna know

How can I into Meal Prep?

Hi.

Why do I feel stiff legged deadlifts primarily in my lowerback and not at all in my hams? how do i fix this

Hey Veeky Forums I've reached a point where my lifts that I cant proceed any higher. Every time I go to the gym I cant squat more than 190 5x5, I cant OHP more than 85 5x5, I can't deadlift more than 245 1x5, I can't bench more than 120 5x5, and I can't row more than 140 5x5, what should I do to progress further? Also worth noting i'm trying to lower my bf% currently so i'm cutting. Is there something else I should be doing or something that I don't know about? Thanks.
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I think left image is definitely what I have, when you trained did you avoid exercises that use the shoulders ? Also do stretches help to recover ? what are some good stretches?

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go to store, buy plastic containers, buy mixed veggies and pre-cut chicken/beef, add guac or hummus for fats, put in container, eat
on a cut the goal is not to loose strength, your a beast if you make even tiny gains on a cut

Appreciate it. Should I just cut to a low bf% and then bulk during the fall / winter?

Switch to 3x5.

Do you guys comb your hair to left from the right or to the right from the left?

I've heard when bench pressing the bar should travel is a straight path up and down but i've recently heard it should actually travel in a diagonal path from above your head to the middle of your chest, haven't tried the latter yet but is it true or should i stick to a vertical bar path

It doesn't quite go that far back, but most people end up using a slightly angled bar path. The 'natural' lockout position for most people is above the shoulders (this isn't surprising, that's what puts everything in a straight line at lockout) and the desired touch position is usually around the middle or bottom part of the chest. You can't manage both of these things without a bit of angle to the movement.

best lats exercises???

How important are rest days? isn't the time in between muscle groups enough for them to recover and grow before I hit them again or am I stymieing my gains?

For how long can I fast before it begins to kill too much gainz?

I hurt my lower back during deadlifts, can I get some advice on healing and if I can keep going to the gym or if I will just end up hurting myself?

I got you famalam. I used to have the same problem. It's tendon pain. The tendon that connects your pec to your bicep is probably damaged from repeated stress.
The only way to fix it is to properly stretch the area and decrease the load on it. I fully broke the tendon in my right shoulder and needed about 6 months of physical therapy before I could do a push-up.
Just be easy on the area. It takes time to heal.

really strange question regarding sardines and allergies

>lift for about a year
>eat 2 tins of sardines almost daily
>love them, great way to sneak in gains
>suddenly start getting an allergic reaction in my mouth from eating them, completely out of the blue
>cheeks and gums start to swell and sting
>throat gets tight

I stopped eating them for a while, but i want to pick them back up because they're such a based source of broteins.

Could it be that I was storing them wrong, i read that fish (even if its tinned) can start producing histamine if it gets a bit too hot for too long.

Is Scooby's Intermediate workout enough to build muscle effectively? Basically the entire idea behind it is:

"... less is more! You are working out far less often but you are working out each muscle with much more intensity and for a longer duration. In the intermediate workout, you were only working out chest for about 5minutes but doing it 3 times a week (15min total/week)"

Is there any merit to this idea, like can it work?

Oh shit wrong quote. I'll paraphrase:

Basicall, you workout your one muscle group once a week but for a longer duration of time. For example, training your chest with A LOTof volume on one day, and then waiting until next week to train it again (while training other body parts as well like this).

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Is this a good deal? It's the only listing with a squat rack, bench, and weights, but there is some rust on it.

I can do 4-5 consecutive pull ups and chin ups with good form (all the way down - all the way up)
should I do 10 assisted pull ups and decrease the assistweight or should I do regular pull ups and hope I can increase reps at some point.
or do you recommend something entirely different?

How long until I should be at 10 regular pull ups if I do them twice a week? Am 197 lbs at 6'4

So i've been gradually adding weight to squat and deadlift, I'm at 255 for squat, and 295 for deadlift doing 3 sets of 5, which I know isn't much. How much weight does one need to start doing/How long does one need to do squat and deadlift to notice any core gains? I'm trying to get that thicker strongman core minus some of the fat and I've heard that Squat and Deadlift do this.

how do i count incomplete proteins

What exercises will help me stand still on my feet and maintain awkward positions for 6+ hours at a time in an operating room?
My back, legs and feet hurt after only a few hours.
I do floor back exercises, DL and lunges and squats, usually 3x10 twice a week. It helps, but there is still moderate pain.

Get better shoes and check your posture
These both cause pain if they're terrible

looks pretty good. does it include the rubber flooring

Socially awkward autist here. Apologies if this is common.

I joined a gym yesterday, had the induction and everything looked nice. I am a notorious over-thinker, however. I don't like doing things without planning them to perfection. I even pre-planned what I would say to the people there. Despite all that, it's obviously something I want to work on. I want to "think less" and do more.

Is it really as simple as:

>Walk in.
>Change.
>Walk up to squat rack
>Add weight.
>Squat. Stand up. Repeat.
>Approach bench. Add weight. Lift.
>Shower/Change.
>Leave.

I think the part that I'm worried about is the "What if somebody is using it and I have to stand around and what if they want to work in and what if I want to work in..." and so on. But I can't keep going on in life like this.

Vitamins or supplements for better blood flow?

Im 3 weeks into sl. Im getting pain in my knees. Ive been riding my bike up big hills almost everyday. Should i just stop squatting? I feel like in overusing my knees.

I also get pain on top of one my shoulders during barbell row and ohp.

Can i find mewtwo in the gym?

Yup. I feel like haggling for $325, but 300lbs of weights is already $300 on Amazon

Someone redpill me on creatine.

When should I use it.
How.
I don't feel like reading the sticky

Only use it on rest days, drinks less water than normal to absorb it faster

It's easier to concentrate on activating your pecs when using a barbell because you aren't trying to balance dumbbells, just work onn keeping a steady straight movement with the dumbbells and over time balancing them will become easier an will move to the back of your mind because your stabilizers will get developed and accustomed to the balancing aspect. Then you can concentrate more on using your pecs for the movement.

Thank you

5g every day until you stop. Drink more water because it causes retention. Your other reply is a troll.

If I go on HRT should I decrease volume and amount of weight used?

is the half lbs of muscle gain a week mostly going to be leg/thigh muscle?

People rarely ask to work in when working with free weights because of the hassle of changing the weight, it will only happen when using cables or machines. And if you are waiting on something just make it clear you want to use it next then go do some accessory to kill time until it opens.

Knee pain in both legs from squats. Wasn't enough to stop me last workout, thought it was just bad form. But it has lingered. On SL, should I bother going to the gym today or RICE it and enjoy a day off?

how strong does one need to be to do a tire flip?

Is chest+back/legs/arms+shoulders good split if done twice a week?

Thanks. I suppose that makes sense. Is it rude to loiter next to the machine or is it cool to drop my bag next to whatever I want to use and just wander off for a drink or something?

Does alcohol lower test levels if you get drunk everyday?

Been drinking everyday for the past 9 months

no you fucktard. okay yes but still no. you might need 2 days of squats or might need 3. and those squats need to spaced away from deads. everything else can be done twice a week though. if youre just starting and dont know wtf youre doing just do ss

I have very poor shoulder external rotation.
Is it just a flexibility issue or weak muscles as well?
I mean, I'm doing the stretches, but I see bands are a popular recommended drill and those seem to work my posterior delt a bit

what shoulder exercises are you already doing

I am trying to cut weight, but I still want to drink on the weekends, best booze to have so that I don't completely fuck up my diet?

I do a loop around my back with a band, holding in the tightest spot, when I feel masochistic I hold the band on the tips of my fingers, palms facing outward, that destroys my forearms thou
I tether the band to a spot and pull it with the opposite shoulder
as far as stretching, I hold onto something behind me, palm down and lean forward and I sometimes do this youtu.be/J9yRiOeVvIM?t=4m39s
wanted to try doing the ytwl, saw it in a alan thrall video, but my band is too tight

Lifting-wise, my pushing movements are bp and press, I'm doing a modified SS, no shoulder related assistance atm

forgot, I also do this one, brutal as well

>When should I use it.
daily
>How.
pour 5g into a bottle of water and chug

i have no fucking idea but if you have trouble rotation your arm backwards you probably have tight as fuck chest muscles. if youre already doing the OHP youre hitting the rear delt so you might want to add face pulls to hit it extra but its probably more an issue of tight chest muscles. but im mostly making this up.

can I still do cardio on my rest days?

sure

Yeah that would be fine

thank you

Cheers mate. I am excited and nervous in equal measure.

Is whey or whatever protein powder absolutely necessary to gain mass? What if I just eat clean like 3000+ calories a day with good macros?

whats a good substitute for banana's in a calorie shake?

no, protein powder is useful if you can't reach your necessary protein intake with normal food, but it's not even close to being necessary.

literally anything? hard to answer without knowing what is in your shake already... honey is a good direct replacement for the sweetness, otherwise oats, peanut butter, nuts for calories

Not starting just looking for decent split. I would mix intensity and volume so eg. one leg day would be heavy squat light deadlift another day vice versa.

One muscle group a day routines doesn't really work if youre not on gear right?

who is cheekie the asian?

I mean it works, but it is shit for progression in my experience. I did that brosplit in my teens for about 6 months before i quit, and now I'm back to the gym in my 20s and got the same results in 3 months on a lower/upper split.

Hard Gay is best gay.

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On rest days, do I still need to eat at a surplus cause I'm bulking? Won't that only contribute to fat?

If it does, could I even eat at a deficit on rest days to minimize fat built on my bulk?

Muscle grows during recovery. If you don't feed it while it's trying to heal, it won't grow. So yes you need to eat at a surplus even on rest days.

quick, I'm leaving for gym. best dumbbell exercise for delts?

yes you do, rest day is the best period to ingest more calories, since you won't train and probably won't spend much all of them will go towards healing and improving your muscles

maybe you don't need to eat as much as you would on a regular day but you do need to eat more than you will spend

you should never eat deficit if you're trying to get bigger

what could i be fucking up in my form if my inner left hip flexor is in pain from squats?

This is the business. Love me some Skyr. Excellent food for a cut as well

Newb here. Currently on SL 5x5. Did GOMAD because I needed cheap calories/protein. However, I gained weight too fast (currently 190 lbs at 5'8" started at 164) so I decided to cut it down. Now I finish a gallon in 3 days. However, I failed miserably at my lifts today (5/5/4/0/0 on squats and 4/4/4/0/0 on OHP). Should I get back on GOMAD? Am I getting too fat? I never imagined I'd hit 190 but I got there so fast.

>he fell for the GOMAD meme

Recently started lifting, and I was wondering if there's anyone else here that physically can't keep their heels on the ground when squatting.
I've had people try to show me what they do, tried searching it up online but nothing helps. Once I get a ~30 degree bend in my legs my heels have to come up.
Was anyone else like this and found a solution, or am I just fucked?

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Fuck you and your shitty genetics that don't let you digest milk. Jealous shitskin faggot.

Literally the only thread I ever post questions on and get consistent good responses back and this one faggot shows up. Go fucking kill yourself faggot.

do i take aspartic acid with food or not?

What's the best HIIT? I've been using a stationary bike; 30 second work 90 second rest.

How do I get rid of armpit fat?

Buy bras that fit

what body wash/soap does Veeky Forums use after a long day at the gym

You think it's just the bra?

Take it off and we might be able to tell.

this

but in all seriousness there is no such thing as reducing fat in one spot