The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Thats the yoga I did. From P90x. Killed me haha

 

the yogha for p90x2 was WAAAY better haha its about an hour long and it deals with sports type yoga.... no 25 different crescent poses haha

 

you guys should try bikram yoga. i highly recommend it

 

isnt that just hot yoga?

 

I have. It was ok. I did a 90min class and it was alittle much. Plus the whole room kinda smelled like mildew and balls....

 

Yea its like 105 in the room.

 

What should I be cutting? Calories in general? Only fats I eat are healthy, probably the worst thing I eat is a table spoon of peanut butter in morning with oatmeal.

Today was leg day and I rode the bike for 20 mins after. Legs were on fire, absolutely burnt out.

 

ewwwwww

 

yum

just limit the calories... if you're eating 3000 then go to 2650 etc etc

haha reminds me of

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4156

 

Did legs today! Ouch...

5x10 Front Squat 135 lbs
3x8 Back Squat Low Bar 285 lbs
3x8 Back Squat High Bar 225 lbs

Speed Bag 2 min

6x10 Lunges 50 lbs kettle bells in each hand

Speed bag 2 min

3x8 Leg Press 425 lbs

Speed bag 2 min

3x5 Trap Bar Dead lift 285 lbs
3x5 Trap Bar Dead lift 325 lbs
Burn out Barbell dead lift 135 lbs

Speed bag 2 min

3x8 Hamstring Isometrics 125 lbs

30 min stretching and foam rolling

Pint of Ice cream to cool down after a shower.

It's a shit ton of volume, and it took me about 2 hrs to finish.

 

I had to skip leg day because its Halloween

 

It's the vernal equinox.. can't do legs today.

I walked a good two miles with the kid trick or treating AFTER leg day, dongimethatshitson.

 

Yeah. The concept of bulking and cutting is simple:

Maintenance calories are the amount of calories you need to eat in a day to neither gain or lose weight.

bulking: eating more calories than you normally would to gain weight (eating over maintenance). You'll gain fat and muscle most of the time. Some people can do it without gaining fat, but I can't. This is commonly done in the colder weather. IF you're like me, you should stay away from cardio when bulking, as cardio burns calories off that are supposed to be used for gaining weight.

cutting: eating less calories than you normally would, so you'll lose fat (eating under maintenance). Commonly, you'll lose a little muscle when cutting, so you've got to eat a lot of protein to save as much as possible. People generally start doing cardio and eating EXTREMELY clean while cutting, in order to lose as much fat as possible. Creatine is a no no while cutting for me b/c I retain water weight, but some people can take creatine on a cut and no gain water weight.

Some people completely disregard bulking and cutting and just eat clean and eat a little over maintenance to slowly gain 'good' weight. For me, bulking and cutting works.

 

Zach, I went to the store today, got a whole chicken, some celery, fruit, a half gallon of almond milk, some almond meal (for protein cookies and shakes) and a cookie sheet...51 bucks.

Not knocking your diet my friend but I don't think you're eating enough on 50 bucks a week.

 

Anything with almonds in it is gonna be expensive. If I'm eating those, my g/f bought them haha. I'm a tight wad. I'm telling ya man, a bag of chicken breasts, a bag of tilapia, about 6-7 cans of tuna, canned vegetables, some raw fruits and veggies, wheat bread, and a few other things get it done...along with my 2 Serious Mass shakes per day, which is about $100/month. I also usually do 1 'splurge' day a month where I get long-term stuff like peanut butter, olive oil, and other stuff that lasts a while. Also, I occasionally splurge and get stuff to make spaghetti and turkey burgers. Lastly, we go buy steaks every Sunday to grill out.

But for my day-to-day needs, about $50/week gets it done: chicken, veggies, fish, and bread is all I need!

 

Oh, and eggs lol...lots of eggs

 

Stopped at subway after the gym, lady behind the counter asked if I came from the gym

Told her yeah and that I was cheating with a steak sandwich
so she gives me a bunch of free cookies

#thestruggle

 

I eat Subway at least twice a week. Love it. It's an easy 50g protein and about 1500 calories!

 

new PR on bench: 2x225lbs (havent' put up 225 unassisted since high school in '98)

shoulders are fried.....bent-over shoulder flys, regular shoulder flys (aka deltoid raise), front dumbbell raise, shoulder press, shrugs, and one i'm forgetting

.....if i could just get rid of my belly, i would be looking pretty good (and probably weigh about 20lbs less)

 

Nice job, man! But remember, without a belly, you're no longer stab-proof!