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Squats are a part of a balanced BIGMAN diet
tehmarken
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Cardboard Tube wrote:tehmarken wrote:So what's the process for a new bigman thread, does somebody just hafta make it?
They sure do, and that person could be you!
So here's gonna be the shittiest OP in BIGMAN history.
EAT BIG, LIFT BIG, BE BIG.
BIGMAN.
I WANT TO GET FIT. WHAT DO I DO?
Here's my little attempt to impart some wisdom.
FIRST: Define what you call fit. Learn what exactly you want in tangible terms.
For example:
I want to look better. - They way you look is based on 3 things: genetics, body fat, muscle mass. You can't change genetics, but we can change fat and muscle. Muscle gives you a "toned" look; firm and smooth. Fat is flabby and looks bad. So to look better, you want to decrease fat and increase muscle.
To reduce bodyfat: eat fewer calories than your burn. The easiest way to do that is to REDUCE THE CALORIES YOU EAT. Processed food (fast food like McDonalds) and carb heavy food (sugary sweets and breads) are usually the biggest source of calories for people. Cutting these down or out are the easiest way to fix your diet.
Every little thing helps. Switch from soda to diet soda. Switch from white bread to whole grain/oat. Stop putting sugar in your coffee. Use less salad dressing or use low-cal types.
To increase muscle: Use it or lose it. To increase muscle to need to give your body a reason to. Lifting weights is how to increase your strength. Rippotoe's Starting Strength (wiki is below) is a great guide to start with.
But I don't want to look like a monstrous pro-wrestler or Mr Olympia - There's a difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy. Bodybuilders and wrestlers do specialized routines and diets to engorge their muscles. Unless you're TRYING to look like a bodybuilder, you don't have to worry. For most people, you probably won't notice a big difference in your physique after you start strength training. Everything just gets a more defined look, like gymnasts.
I want to look better. - They way you look is based on 3 things: genetics, body fat, muscle mass. You can't change genetics, but we can change fat and muscle. Muscle gives you a "toned" look; firm and smooth. Fat is flabby and looks bad. So to look better, you want to decrease fat and increase muscle.
To reduce bodyfat: eat fewer calories than your burn. The easiest way to do that is to REDUCE THE CALORIES YOU EAT. Processed food (fast food like McDonalds) and carb heavy food (sugary sweets and breads) are usually the biggest source of calories for people. Cutting these down or out are the easiest way to fix your diet.
Every little thing helps. Switch from soda to diet soda. Switch from white bread to whole grain/oat. Stop putting sugar in your coffee. Use less salad dressing or use low-cal types.
To increase muscle: Use it or lose it. To increase muscle to need to give your body a reason to. Lifting weights is how to increase your strength. Rippotoe's Starting Strength (wiki is below) is a great guide to start with.
But I don't want to look like a monstrous pro-wrestler or Mr Olympia - There's a difference between muscle mass and muscle hypertrophy. Bodybuilders and wrestlers do specialized routines and diets to engorge their muscles. Unless you're TRYING to look like a bodybuilder, you don't have to worry. For most people, you probably won't notice a big difference in your physique after you start strength training. Everything just gets a more defined look, like gymnasts.
Useful resources:
http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/Starting_Strength_Wiki
If you're not strong, and you want to be strong, this is a good place to start. No matter how weak you are, or how inept you think you are, you should try this out.
http://www.exrx.net
Useful resources, listing of exercises categorized by what muscles they work, and animeated gifs to show you how to do them.
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I liked your idea kako, except the only incline at my gym is a smith machine. :frownyface:
No joke.
Just watch, everything gon' be in katakana. Katakana and kanji.
Screw katakana . . .
Notorium is their word for Sodium (salt)
The worst Katakana I've found is the one for Los Angeles. Also kanji. Fuck kanji.
Stupid stomach why must you digest things so badly
Kanji is also usually a beast, but I studied Japanese for 3 years in college and I've been living here for almost a year so I'm getting by. Thankfully my iphone has a japanese/english dictionary on it.
I'm foreseeing problems figuring out sugar vs carbs vs complex carbs though.
You should speak Russian or Polish
I'd counter by citing Sumo, but actually most of the best guys now are Mongolian / Russian.
slow digestion is not something that's stopped me from hopping into the pool before. but if you're the type to yak easily, then i guess i would recommend against it.
Is there just an incline bench or adjustable bench? You can do incline DB presses if that's the case.
Those magazines are awesome, I flip through the new Muscle and Fitness at my library each month. I think it's just the pressure of putting a new one out each month, they start coming up with crazy shit just to fill space.
They still have ninjas. Ninjas don't need no stinkin squats.
Oh no, it was the 'rhea, I have no problems getting in the pool right after eating :P
So the fuck what?
If you don't want to have to bug some jaggoff to help you unrack/re-rack the bar, Smith machines are the best way to do reverse-grip bench presses.
Or is this the thread wherein we pretend that Smith machines are only for bros and that we all squat Volkswagens before breakfast?
Nah, Muscle and Fitness is probably the best source of information out there for lifters.
if you're only gonna go three days a week, $2 a day is probably the better deal
It was more the reverse grip that caught my eye -- seems like a good way to smash your face.
but i do have to do the caber toss for my morning piss
I saw a guy doing them the other day, on the regular bench.
He kept it pretty light -- though in fairness, I don't really have any way of knowing what's "light" for him. I can say that he was a pretty small, lean dude.
Reverse grip bench is a way of putting more emphasis on the tricep, there's nothing wrong with it other than the fact that you can't safely unrack the weight yourself.
You lay down on an incline bench (I think it's called the plank?), facing down, and with dumbbells or small plates form a Y, T, W, and then L (by letting your forearms come down while keeping your elbows in the same position) shape with your arms. There're demo videos on YouTube.
In other news, it's June 1st, and I'm at 22% bodyfat. My goal had been 20% bodyfat for June, and to squat my bodyweight (90kg). I succeeded in only one goal.
So, I'm going to take June and do some serious cutting. I've gotten my diet under control, so now I'm gonna add in more exercise. I'm gonna focus on doing a calorie burn everyday. With the weather warming up, I'm gonna give swimming in the Sea a try soon. In the meanwhile, I've got my feet and a bicycle for when I'm not at the gym.
Project 20 or Bust begins now!
Would just be nice to get an accurate reading without having to have downed a gallon of water.