Essential Random Gym Thoughts Revisited...

[LV Koopa]

Thanks. Im about to start trying to save more money on meals.

Right now Im trying to do 6 small meals a day starting with breakfast+protein shake, fruits throughout the day and something for dinner.

I havnent lost weight yet but Ive toned up and built a lot of strength.

Im 6'1, 225. Not fat but def need to slim this gut

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Salt-free Mrs Dash is your best friend when trying to meal prep. You can be liberal with it without over seasoning or getting too much sodium. I have about five or six flavors right now (Italian, table blends, garlic and herb, Chipotle southwest, extra spicy).

Also, shirataki noodles when you want pasta but also want to cut carbs, but the texture is a bit more chewy than regular noodles.

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Just weighed in at 193

I've probably lost more weight since the summer shred challenge than I did during. I also started a new gig so I haven't been eating as much the last few weeks.

 

[mannyrs13]

Left work earlier than usual and felt like being lazy tomorrow before work. So instead of going home to watch game of thrones, decided to come to the gym for game of gains. go get this chest and shoulders workout handled.

 

[mannyrs13]

Get sore on a body part you didn't workout brehs.


I don't know, I guess the back is affected by certain chest and shoulder exercises or maybe I'll have to lower the weight a bit especially on my bench press. Or maybe I just overworked myself, who knows. Here's what I did

Bench press 3x5 at 165 (I think I should go down to 155 to see if that's the issue and to get 10 reps in.

Rest are all 3x10

Arnold press with 20.
Incline db press with 40.
Shoulder press with 35.
Decline bench at 135 for two sets.
Attempted db fly with 25 but only got thru a set and didn't feel like going lighter.
Side lunges with 25 plate. 3x10 each side
Hanging leg raises 3x10
And the go home finale was 25 pushups that I had to push thru but didn't give up. Was gonna go all in and that's what I ended with after working those muscles.

So I'm thinking maybe it was just all the movement that my traps went thru while lifting those weights might've strained it. Should I focus on building up my back and cut back on chest and shoulders a bit to make them equal? Or could it just be too much pressure on my back?

 

[GunRanger]

Man low bar squats got my back to the white meat (pause) Might have to switch to front squats and sun tan these scars away.

My gym has a prowler and I'm curious about trying that out, gotta find out a beginner routine though.

Unless its one or two plates, im done with bar squats. I feel more gains from goblets anyway

 

[Kal El]

Get sore on a body part you didn't workout brehs.


I don't know, I guess the back is affected by certain chest and shoulder exercises or maybe I'll have to lower the weight a bit especially on my bench press. Or maybe I just overworked myself, who knows. Here's what I did

Bench press 3x5 at 165 (I think I should go down to 155 to see if that's the issue and to get 10 reps in.

Rest are all 3x10

Arnold press with 20.
Incline db press with 40.
Shoulder press with 35.
Decline bench at 135 for two sets.
Attempted db fly with 25 but only got thru a set and didn't feel like going lighter.
Side lunges with 25 plate. 3x10 each side
Hanging leg raises 3x10
And the go home finale was 25 pushups that I had to push thru but didn't give up. Was gonna go all in and that's what I ended with after working those muscles.

So I'm thinking maybe it was just all the movement that my traps went thru while lifting those weights might've strained it. Should I focus on building up my back and cut back on chest and shoulders a bit to make them equal? Or could it just be too much pressure on my back?

Are you retracting your shoulder blades and sticking your chest out during bench?

You could be unintentionally involving too much back if you're not using proper form or mind muscle connection.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Thanks. Im about to start trying to save more money on meals.

Right now Im trying to do 6 small meals a day starting with breakfast+protein shake, fruits throughout the day and something for dinner.

I havnent lost weight yet but Ive toned up and built a lot of strength.

Im 6'1, 225. Not fat but def need to slim this gut

I would try and do 3 bigger meals.... you will feel fuller and have more margin for error

When I was dieting I would do the following:

Lunch- honey mustard chicken + roasted red potatoes or grilled turkey breast (600-700kcal)
Post workout/snack- whey shake with fiber (500kcal)
Dinner- various combos to get to 500-700kcal

Combined with ~2000-2500kcal/week of cardio I lost about 20lbs this spring

 

[MustafaSTL]

Ok, am I the only person that thinks pre-workouts (mostly talking about the drink mixes) are massively overrated? All I hear people talk about is the pre-workout they took before hitting the gym. I don't take shyt, I just get up and go. Maybe it's different for me because I have never even had a cup of coffee in my entire life and don't rely on energy boosters just to wake up in the morning, but I just find that shyt a waste. Food gives me all the energy I need, so taking some supplement mix to me just sounds completely unnecessary.

 

[The ADD]

Ok, am I the only person that thinks pre-workouts (mostly talking about the drink mixes) are massively overrated? All I hear people talk about is the pre-workout they took before hitting the gym. I don't take shyt, I just get up and go. Maybe it's different for me because I have never even had a cup of coffee in my entire life and don't rely on energy boosters just to wake up in the morning, but I just find that shyt a waste. Food gives me all the energy I need, so taking some supplement mix to me just sounds completely unnecessary.

Works for some and not for others

It helps get the engine going for 6:30AM training sessions

Pre-Jym

@Adam3000

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

I'm not a fan of them either. They put you in a downward spiral. They put a shytload of caffeine in your system close to bedtime, which fukks up your sleep. So then you are tired and sleepy all the time, which makes you need the pick me up to put in twork, which further fukks up your sleep.

I drink coffee some times and use caffeine for cardio in the morning, but beyond that I think it's a net detriment. Not worth it

 

[aSniperJones]

Ok, am I the only person that thinks pre-workouts (mostly talking about the drink mixes) are massively overrated? All I hear people talk about is the pre-workout they took before hitting the gym. I don't take shyt, I just get up and go. Maybe it's different for me because I have never even had a cup of coffee in my entire life and don't rely on energy boosters just to wake up in the morning, but I just find that shyt a waste. Food gives me all the energy I need, so taking some supplement mix to me just sounds completely unnecessary.

pre-workout works for me, but it's also overrated, now I simply drink coffee [black], if anything.
I'm hitting the gym just as hard with or without pre-workout or coffee.

 

[Asicz]

Get sore on a body part you didn't workout brehs.


I don't know, I guess the back is affected by certain chest and shoulder exercises or maybe I'll have to lower the weight a bit especially on my bench press. Or maybe I just overworked myself, who knows. Here's what I did

Bench press 3x5 at 165 (I think I should go down to 155 to see if that's the issue and to get 10 reps in.

Rest are all 3x10

Arnold press with 20.
Incline db press with 40.
Shoulder press with 35.
Decline bench at 135 for two sets.
Attempted db fly with 25 but only got thru a set and didn't feel like going lighter.
Side lunges with 25 plate. 3x10 each side
Hanging leg raises 3x10
And the go home finale was 25 pushups that I had to push thru but didn't give up. Was gonna go all in and that's what I ended with after working those muscles.

So I'm thinking maybe it was just all the movement that my traps went thru while lifting those weights might've strained it. Should I focus on building up my back and cut back on chest and shoulders a bit to make them equal? Or could it just be too much pressure on my back?

Why do you have such a wierdo exercise regimen and nutrition habits in most of your post?

Why don't you just find a program on google that has been tried and true and stick with that?

 

[Silkk]

Ok, am I the only person that thinks pre-workouts (mostly talking about the drink mixes) are massively overrated? All I hear people talk about is the pre-workout they took before hitting the gym. I don't take shyt, I just get up and go. Maybe it's different for me because I have never even had a cup of coffee in my entire life and don't rely on energy boosters just to wake up in the morning, but I just find that shyt a waste. Food gives me all the energy I need, so taking some supplement mix to me just sounds completely unnecessary.

All I know is Creatine Beast is that shyt

 

[MustafaSTL]

pre-workout works for me, but it's also overrated, now I simply drink coffee [black], if anything.
I'm hitting the gym just as hard with or without pre-workout or coffee.

Does it really work then? If you hit the gym just as hard with or without it? That's pretty much my point, I'm gonna work hard regardless, so people swearing by it now seems to really overrate its effectiveness.