The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

not knocking the "all natural people" but wtf do you eat that gives you so much energy, focus, & intensity to lift big weight for an hour or so then do cardio for like 20 minutes? just curious. i just finished up a 5 week cycle of 5x5 and i normally have to lift before work which means that i am there for on average of 12-13 hours a day 5 days a week. then come home eat dinner watch the kids while the wife goes to the gym then get ready for the next day. i am getting used to my pre workout which is one of the only ones left to contain dmaa... so i am getting off pre workout for a week then going to a thermogenic and a 6 week cutting cycle....so with that said i could not be able to go to the gym and train like an animal by eating an apple.... oh and lots of those chemicals are tested... however i will agree that some companies that spring up over night dont care what they put in stuff. but the bigger ones that have been around for a while they might not be checked by the fda but they do have standards they have to adhere to for manufacturing.

 

I have a few questions...again, lol. 1. What variations are y'all using for 5x5 for those of you who doing it? The most common one I've seen is power clean, bench, and squat. What about the rest of your muscles? 2. What protein supp's do y'all take and what do y'all do about the protein farts??? I've been trying out muscle pharms combat protein and it's not bad so far but like every other protein it gives me horrible gas to the point that I don't want to fart even when I'm by myself, haha. Back to the 5x5 though, just looking for something a little different from I'm currently doing which is shoulders and tri's on Mon, back on tues, off wed, legs thurs, and chest and bi's on fri with the occasional weekend "do I want" workout.

 

Friends with benefits...

 

Just let em rip bro!!! Bask in it, it's a good sign. Try a lactose from protein, or something of better quality. Eat Smart by Isatori is good, Titan by Complete Nutrition is excellent.

Oh and I just started putting a raw egg in my shakes, can't taste it and it doesn't cause any issues.

 

I'll look into those then since I'm almost out of the stuff I'm trying now. I usually try to stay away from lactose since I'm lactose intolerant, farts are bad enough, don't need to be poo'ing my pants, lol. I may try the raw egg thing too. Thanks man.

 

Also look into isopure. Its a very fast acting protein and needs complimented by something slower, like cottage cheese. I've had the lactose intolerance issue for a long time, I know your pain.

Try Optimum Nutrition Pro Complex and Platinum Hydrowhey. I never once had an issue with Pro Complex protein or gainer.

 

I'll look into maybe getting some this weekend then. Any articles you know of for different workouts? Finally got on a schedule to go back to the gym again since I work full time and school full time...I just wake up an hour earlier now so I'm in the gym by 4 every morning. Been doing this for about 2 months now and I'm getting married in October and would like to find something to kinda send my body into shock, muscle confusion, but I always have a hard time coming up with new workouts. I usually end up going back to the 2 muscle groups a day type workouts.

 

Research shows maximum benefit rep range is 8-12. Doing these sets of 8-12 reps, the last rep should be the rep before failure. Meaning you would need help if you did one more rep. Last set of each body part, cut the weight by half and do a burn out set to failure. 2-5 sets per exercise, should equal out to about 7-9 sets per body part. Work with it a bit, don't rely on muscle confusion just yet if your new to the gym.

Get the movements down, compound and isolation, and develop proper form. And keep using that form! You'll feel that it gets easier, add some weight!!

Don't sit and do 100's of sit ups, get some weight moving with those abs.

Try a 5 day split

Shoulders/Traps
Legs
Triceps
Back/Bi's/Forearms
Chest/Abs

 

Right on. I'll give it a shot. I'm not new to the gym though, been going for years, just took a few months off cause of throwing going to school full time into a busy schedule of working 50-60 hours a week and trying to plan a wedding. Just for those years that I went I always went alone cause I never have anyone that would want to go or on the same schedule as I am. Thanks for all the info!

 

Cool man, no worries. Myself, Sean, and a few others have been doing this constantly for awhile, any more questions, I know at least one of us will have an answer. Sean is a sponsored athlete for Isatori so he can answer a lot of the supplement questions also.

 

For you hard gainers, try these on for size:

Cup of oats
One scoop of Complete Nutrition Titan Protein (45g pro per scoop)
1/3 cup Adams Natural PB
1/3 cup table cream
1 TBSP Agave Nectar
2 TBSP Ground Flax seed

Equals out to around 90 carbs, 60g protein and 55g fat.

Close to 1040 calories between the two bars.

 

It's so hard to get a good diet going with college life

 

Dude, those bars are like 5-7 minutes to make.

Being in a patrol car is hard to get a good diet going, cuz you don't wanna be running code to the bathroom all day!!

 

I'm looking into those recipes
but bars and supplements are one thing, finding cheap ass healthy college meals are another

 

Grab a grilled chicken from the grocery store, pluck the meat off when its hot, stick in a container with some broccoli and chow down! Depending on the size of the chicken, you'll get at least 3 good meals of 4-6oz of chicken out of it.

 

sounds great. Should taste even better I imagine

 

Oh that agave nectar does wonders