The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Happens to me too. I think it might just be your body; it could be exhausted for a number of reasons. Also, if you didn't eat enough. I do the same, if I'm just doing absolutely shitty I just peace outta the gym as well.

 

Try taking a week off from the gym. I find over training (even if you think you are not) really kills your CNS.

Like mentioned above, also check diet. In a calorie deficit it can be tough for your muscles to replace their glycogen stores. Creatine really helps increase power. Good thing is its the only supplement that only takes 3 days to work

 

Good, i only strap when i'm in the 275-335 range of weight! Work those forearms

 

So far ive made it to 255 and I'm not going to lie its pretty hard to hold on to the bar by the 5th rep. Usually just 4 fingers holding the bar up

 

Is fasted cardio suppose to hurt so much??? Lol I've never been much of a runner.

 

use alternating hook grip, one hand facing you one hand facing the wall. and use your thunb as a hook.

 

Hey sean how do you do your deload week, just did a chest workout today deload style, i felt like i was doing yoga and lifing heavy ass weights at the same time, long rest, heavy weight, low reps, low intensity.

 

This hand positioning is so awkward for me.

 

then use chalk

 

Fuck i swear i've been getting more bruisies in the gym than gains lol im one big clumsy motherfucker

 

Are you talking about running on empty stomachs and shit? Best thing to do. Nothing left in your system but fat so you are gunna burn it.

 

Yup, as soon as you wake up. Get up and go.

 

Yeah, I noticed my fasted cardio hurts more when I wake up in the morning. And I can go longer post workout.... I think I may have some left over glycogen


Hey Sean,

I did an arm routine you posted a couple pages back. I didn't know what 1:1:1 meant.... Can you explain?

 

Fasted cardio seems to be a big controversial subject.

I hate starting an argument, so please just take this as my input.

When I did my first cut, I did fasted cardio about 3 times a week while in a caloric deficit. All was good, I saw almost all my fat gone after about 4 months. Thus, I was a big believer in fasted cardio.
Then, I went on a bulk, gained some fat.

I got into some discussions with different bodybuilders, eventually the topic of cutting came up. I asked about their take on fasted cardio. They laid it out pretty simply to me:
If you were to take two generalized people, put one on a fasted cardio workout routine with caloric deficit, put the other on a workout routine ignoring when to do cardio (basically eat whenever, and do cardio whenever), they will end up losing close to the same amount of fat.

So I mentioned that doing anything in a fast would make your body tap into its fat reserves for energy.
They told me that the amount of fat used would not even matter, compared to the amount of fat you would burn off just being in a caloric deficit alone. It made sense. So I researched it. The science behind their claims seemed to back it all up.

So I decided to experiment. I needed to go on a cut anyway to get ready for summer. But the science behind fasting is beneficial, if used correctly. Eventually, it lead me to IFing.

Since November 28th, I have gone down from 215 to 190 as of today. Without cardio.

The bottom line being that I don't see fasted cardio as very necessary. Going for a run whenever you want is fine. One of the main benefits of cardio is that it spikes your metabolism, which over an extended period of time, will burn off more fat.

 

Thats what I do

 

Oh I see. Thanks for clearing that up.