Isn't milk mostly water? It's probably just the dry season man.
Maybe get a humidifier for your room at night.
I dunno, though. This's honestly never happened before. My scale also goes haywire when I'm on a bulk, and reports a really low hydration level. If milk is mostly water (and it is -- something like 80-90%), shouldn't I be perfectly hydrated if I'm drinking a gallon of it a day? I've also come across several sources that list milk as a dehydrator.
Just because something is mostly water, doesn't mean it's a hydrater. I'm pretty sure beer and sodas are mostly water; they are definitely not hydraters.
No reason to not just drink a ton of water in addition.
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If you're thirsty, drink. Milk isn't exactly 100% equivalent to water. Depending on the humidity and lack thereof and how much you're working, you may need more or less. And those electronic scales have terrible accuracy for both body fat % and hydration %.
God, doing Smolov Jr. on push presses is going to kill me. You definitely don't want to add anything else for the upper body like benching. I've never been this sore in my shoulders.
Just because something is mostly water, doesn't mean it's a hydrater. I'm pretty sure beer and sodas are mostly water; they are definitely not hydraters.
No reason to not just drink a ton of water in addition.
Oh man, not this fucking discussion again. Yes, coffee and soda contain diuretics, but the effect is not pronounced enough to actually dehydrate you. There are people that live entirely on soda, by your standard they should be dead within a week, and yet they keep going. I'm not saying it's optimal, but they do hydrate you.
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Ahhh the first diuretics conversation of the new thread. It's like coming home for christmas.
I've had squats + rowing destroy my lower body before. I fell into my car after the gym that day. Tried to sit down and my muscles just failed me. It was extremely hard getting out of the car too.
That's fucking cool psyck. I don't like any set of deadlifts that goes longer than 2 reps so I can really respect a 7 rep grinder. Especially at 192. That's awesome
But I lifted 285 yesterday for squats and Deadlifted 365 two times. I think my goals of getting to 300x3x5 squat and a 400+ DL by the end of the year are close
In good time, I am sick of bulking! It only makes me feel fat, and look worse. But my numbers are going up so it's working
I'm slowly getting my cardio fitness back after the 8-10 months of nothing but barbell work. Managed 3km on the erg this morning without stopping. 2.09 split could use some improving but I'll take it.
Also, the leg is infected. Am on antibiotics for a few weeks. Thankfully I got my bench day in before the tetanus shot because now my shoulder is dead.
Man I got the tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis shot a monthish ago and it fucking fried my shoulder, I've never had lingering soreness from a shot like that. Tetanus shots can eat a dick.
In related news, it looks like I'll be lucky to get to the gym twice a week for the next month or two. Is it cool to just scale Starting Strength back to twice a week , making sure to deadlift once and alternating bench and overhead press each week? Or is there a better two day program out there?
Hey doods, over winter break I won't be able to do cleans (probably). So I was wonder what some decent replacement lifts would be. Should I just break cleans into the individual movements and do those or what?
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Hey doods, over winter break I won't be able to do cleans (probably). So I was wonder what some decent replacement lifts would be. Should I just break cleans into the individual movements and do those or what?
Well I might not have access to the gym at my university so I was thinking of just getting a temp membership somewhere and I don't think there are too many gyms around my home that have Olympic lifting sets.
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Well I might not have access to the gym at my university so I was thinking of just getting a temp membership somewhere and I don't think there are too many gyms around my home that have Olympic lifting sets.
I'm guessing you could get away with just doing some hang cleans.
also, i haven't had access to bumper plates since 07 and i still do cleans
but i have had foam pads to put underneath plates.
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I do cleans without olympic plates and platform. I just don't dump the bar from the top and drop it down to a hang and then go down like I'm setting down a deadlift.
A redbull does wonders for me. No need to go overkill on the pre-wo stims, if you haven't used any before anything should bring an improvement in quality.
Well, I'm on week 6 of 5/3/1 and its got me going through a huge growth spurt. Obviously the whole ramping up to just one big work set thing is exactly what my body needed, because my lifts have been going up like crazy.
I went in to calculate my four rep max for my big lifts (Wendler says that should roughly be 90% of your 1rm) the week before I started, but just the act of only having that one big set alone acted as a deload for me and even on my 1+ week I was able to get 8-10 reps at weights which were huge rep PRs for me. I hear this is actually kind of common, but damn, it felt awesome.
I went from 158 to 168 in that first month without even a change in diet from the month before, and it took me a long fucking time just to get through the 150s.
This month I figured what the fuck if I can get 8 reps with my 1+ set I can afford to up the weight more than 5/10 and ended up with a 45 pound increase to my dead and 35 to my squat (10 in press, 15 in power clean which I slot in before the deadlifting, and 25 in bench)
This is my 3+ week and I went in for a 300 squat today, which I have only done once in the past for a single ball busting rep with my knees heavily fucking wrapped, immediately followed by not being able to get anywhere close because I was stuck in an up and right back down cycle in my big lifts for a few months there when I was still trying to do progressive weight for sets across.
I banged out 7 fucking reps today without any need for wraps since my knees are feeling great right now, and I'll be going in for 315 next week which will be my first time squatting three plates, and fuck it, I'm going to see if I can get 5 reps of it as my christmas present to myself.
My dead has also seen big increases. My previous best with a conventional pull was 405x2, and last week I got 400 for another 7. This week I'm going up to 425, sure as fuck won't be getting it for 7 like psyck0, the crazy bastard, but hitting it for the required three should not be a problem. I want to be able to get it for 4, and I'm feeling good enough right now that I think I can.
Anyway, I had to come in here and post about this shit because I'm feeling really satisfied about it all and no one I know gives a fuck about weight lifting. Had to talk about it with someone.
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I dunno, though. This's honestly never happened before. My scale also goes haywire when I'm on a bulk, and reports a really low hydration level. If milk is mostly water (and it is -- something like 80-90%), shouldn't I be perfectly hydrated if I'm drinking a gallon of it a day? I've also come across several sources that list milk as a dehydrator.
No reason to not just drink a ton of water in addition.
God, doing Smolov Jr. on push presses is going to kill me. You definitely don't want to add anything else for the upper body like benching. I've never been this sore in my shoulders.
Oh man, not this fucking discussion again. Yes, coffee and soda contain diuretics, but the effect is not pronounced enough to actually dehydrate you. There are people that live entirely on soda, by your standard they should be dead within a week, and yet they keep going. I'm not saying it's optimal, but they do hydrate you.
I've had squats + rowing destroy my lower body before. I fell into my car after the gym that day. Tried to sit down and my muscles just failed me. It was extremely hard getting out of the car too.
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I've got some grip trainers and I am working the hell out of them though.
That's how I feel about deload weeks. I know I need em, but still....
Is that what the kids are calling it these days? "Grip training", I like it.
people will think its the car thread.
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But I lifted 285 yesterday for squats and Deadlifted 365 two times. I think my goals of getting to 300x3x5 squat and a 400+ DL by the end of the year are close
In good time, I am sick of bulking! It only makes me feel fat, and look worse. But my numbers are going up so it's working
Also, the leg is infected. Am on antibiotics for a few weeks. Thankfully I got my bench day in before the tetanus shot because now my shoulder is dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXjxHQQxcLw&feature=player_embedded
In related news, it looks like I'll be lucky to get to the gym twice a week for the next month or two. Is it cool to just scale Starting Strength back to twice a week , making sure to deadlift once and alternating bench and overhead press each week? Or is there a better two day program out there?
Nice breh
You = strong
just think, it never would have happened had you not called me a pussy
and for putting the hex on me and it actually being mrsa
just an update, it's still off-color, slightly larger than it was before(or at least deformed), and no pain.
i think all that swelling permanently affected my finger.
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Let's make record. It will look like:
Side A.
1. Tomato Soup
2. Grilled Cheese
Side B.
1. Naptime
Why can't you do them? No bumper plates?
Let's make record. It will look like:
Side A.
1. Tomato Soup
2. Grilled Cheese
Side B.
1. Naptime
I'm guessing you could get away with just doing some hang cleans.
Just infect your prong with mrsa and you'll gain a size there too!
also, i haven't had access to bumper plates since 07 and i still do cleans
but i have had foam pads to put underneath plates.
This guy.
My health insurance better kick in before I pass out in the rack. I have a feeling that would require medical care.
Let's make record. It will look like:
Side A.
1. Tomato Soup
2. Grilled Cheese
Side B.
1. Naptime
I went in to calculate my four rep max for my big lifts (Wendler says that should roughly be 90% of your 1rm) the week before I started, but just the act of only having that one big set alone acted as a deload for me and even on my 1+ week I was able to get 8-10 reps at weights which were huge rep PRs for me. I hear this is actually kind of common, but damn, it felt awesome.
I went from 158 to 168 in that first month without even a change in diet from the month before, and it took me a long fucking time just to get through the 150s.
This month I figured what the fuck if I can get 8 reps with my 1+ set I can afford to up the weight more than 5/10 and ended up with a 45 pound increase to my dead and 35 to my squat (10 in press, 15 in power clean which I slot in before the deadlifting, and 25 in bench)
This is my 3+ week and I went in for a 300 squat today, which I have only done once in the past for a single ball busting rep with my knees heavily fucking wrapped, immediately followed by not being able to get anywhere close because I was stuck in an up and right back down cycle in my big lifts for a few months there when I was still trying to do progressive weight for sets across.
I banged out 7 fucking reps today without any need for wraps since my knees are feeling great right now, and I'll be going in for 315 next week which will be my first time squatting three plates, and fuck it, I'm going to see if I can get 5 reps of it as my christmas present to myself.
My dead has also seen big increases. My previous best with a conventional pull was 405x2, and last week I got 400 for another 7. This week I'm going up to 425, sure as fuck won't be getting it for 7 like psyck0, the crazy bastard, but hitting it for the required three should not be a problem. I want to be able to get it for 4, and I'm feeling good enough right now that I think I can.
Anyway, I had to come in here and post about this shit because I'm feeling really satisfied about it all and no one I know gives a fuck about weight lifting. Had to talk about it with someone.