The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

I would say my core 'thickness' comes from focusing on powerlifting, and mainly squats. I think bracing and breathing during squats is a better core workout than actually doing situps. I can't remember the last time I actually 'did abs'

 

Agreed. I was doing well back when I was powerlifting full time. Then I dropped heavy squats and deads after I hurt my knee last March.

 

Yeah, I gotta say, powerlifting is hard on my body. After awhile I feel pretty spent on a regular basis, tho overall not bad. But it did give me size like never before, which for me isn't much. I'm certainly not huge, but I gained enough that it's noticeable.

Here's to the big compound lifts!

 

3,000-6,000mg of fish oil daily and 3,000mg of flax seed oil daily.

It’ll change your life.

 

Just for reducing inflammation?

 

Hmm, I already do 4g fish oil. Have done flax in the past but it's been awhile. Will try.

 

Yes.

I have felt it makes a substantial difference. Gotta be high dose though.

 

Why do you need such a high dosage?

How long did it take you to feel a difference? What differences did you notice?

 

I’d give it two weeks. I don’t remember why that time sticks out in my head. I was either told that by my naturopath or I read it in literature.

I feel it makes a difference in joint lubricity (fav word) and any stiffness I would get in my joints from heavy exercise.
I also feel it helps with my muscle recovery. Overall inflammation is just less.
I equate it to pretty much equivilent to taking 200mg of an NSAID like Ibuprofen after a workout.

The high dosage is just because thats how much you need in the ratio of omega fatty acids to get the effect.

 

Apparently MFP does fancy pie charts now

 

flaxseed is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which may be linked to a decrease in testosterone...

 

We’re making progress now! My sister told me that she wants to go to the gym with me tomorrow and since she’s been going to the gym semi-consistently the last 3 weeks her back is less sore and her posture has improved.

 

Hump day pump day. Think I need to take it easy on the Girl Scout cookies

 

Fatass

 

The S'mores cookies though

 

I admit I like those. The sandwhich ones though not the chocolate dipped ones.

 

I’ve been eating 2 of the chocolate dipped ones post workout. I’ve heard they are good in milk, I’ll have to try it if I have any left on my next cheat day

 

Milk is probably the one thing on earth that makes me gag. Drinking bodily fluids isn’t my thing.

I think the sandwich ones would be good with natty peanut butter tho

 

I wasn’t gunna say it lol