The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Yea, I wear one as a watch daily.

Burned 1321 Cal in a 2 hour workout.

 

Fuuuuuuu. I probably burn 200 in a 45 min workout

Also, after my binge on sweets yesterday, I went to Mexican and ate 3 tacos and had a 32 oz margarita...yesterday was definitely my cheat day

 

Saw this on the chive this morning:

 

What brand? might be looking into one, how accurate was it on ur wrist? I was using one that wraped around my upper abdomen then had a watch so i could see the readings

 

Mines a new Balance.... not a constant monitor but I think pretty accurate for the most part.

 

So I have been slacking on leg day lately and taking it fairly easy but said fuck that and went hard this morning and I have a good feeling that it's going to hurt to get out of bed tomorrow

 

I'm all for eating whatever ya want but moderation dude, or cardio....one of the two. That's not a bulking diet that's... too much of a bad thing, even on a cheat day.

 

I just got back from a week of fishing and camping. Started doing short trail runs with the pup and I think I am going to try and get out once a week for a light jog with him.

 

I'm not proud of myself...in my defense, I only do that about once a year. I generally hate junk food, but sometimes a niqqa just snaps

Chestnbis this afternoon: (no spotter = no heavy)

Incline bench: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 @ 155

Flat bench: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 @135

Incline dumbbell flys: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 w/ 40 lb dumbbells

Cable crossovers: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 @ 70 lbs per arm

Incline curls: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 w/ 25 lb dumbbells (1 sec pause @ peak)

Preacher curls: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 @ 75 lbs (1 sec up motion, 3 secs down motion)

Hammer curls: 4 sets of 12, 10, 8, 6 w/ 40 lb dumbbells



Also, I took my pre-workout right before I started lifting and kinda liked it because it kicked in right when I was beginning to fatigue after about 20 mins, so my last 25 mins, I was geeked up!

 

I'm right there with you. Been walking like a baby giraffe all day.

 

Hey guys,

Any idea how I can increase the amount of pull ups I can do?

Stats on me: 6'1" 180 lbs
Seated Row: 1RM 260 lbs
Barbell Curl: 1RM 80 lbs
Lat Pull down: 1RM 220 lbs
DL: 1RM 425 lbs
Farmers Carry: 90 lbs 50 yrds

I can't seem to do more than 5 pull ups (wide grip) at a time. Any ideas? I thought my grip is good, my bicep strength is decent, maybe lack of forearm strength or do I naturally have a weak back?

 

Do dead hangs....just hang from the bar. And don't count reps, just do them to failure.

Seated rows don't matter, stay away from those if youre looking for pull up strength. Go more for bent over rows and overhead presses....

As in dead hangs I mean hang there for a set amount of time. And repeat.

 

Pulls are about core strength, grip strength, shoulders and back.

 

Well, most people suck at pull-ups because they're fat. Since you're 6'1" and 180, you're clearly skinny, so my unprofessional diagnosis would be that your back is weak. To get better at pull-ups, you've got to build up your lats, primarily. Do what Kodiak said and you'll have cobra traps in no time. I'd also throw in v-grip and wide grip lat pull-downs, both of which work wonders for me.

Also, and most importantly, don't do those little bitch kipping pull-ups. Start at the the bottom, pull up without moving ANYTHING but your back and arms, pause, and slowly go back down. Flailing and flapping around like a fish does nothing but make you look foolish.

This:



Not this:

 

MILK is your freind.

If your trying to gain weight/mass, adding milk to your diet will help a great deal.

Drink a gallon of milk every day and that's another 128 grams of protein. It's easier and more economical than protein powders.

 

It's great for pushing past sticking points and helps with lock-outs. It allows you to handle more weight than usual.

An old lifting partner brought one in a few months ago. So we warmed up to our heaviest single for the day and then put on the Slingshot. My first day using it a hit 505.

 

GOMAD! I did this for like two weeks and it put like 4 lbs on, but holy shit, I was full! It works, but it's definitely not easy

 

Once again. hating on a butterly pullups makes you look like you dont know what your talking about it has a purpouse. Ontop of strengthening what a traditional pullup does it works your core extremly well aswell as increasing the intensity. Its a technical gymnastics movement and awsome when done right. I actualy guerentee you couldnt even do 5 consecutive butterfly pullups it takes alot more core strength than you think otherwise you start flopping around and swinging out of controll like you see people doing. So those little "bitch pullups your refering to" you probably can not do

 

I can actually guarantee you that I will not try to do 5 "butterfly pull-ups", as I am not a butterfly and I think they're retarded

 

Butterfly pullups came naturally to me but most guys and gals have a very hard time getting the movement down. You might look stupid but man does it burn your back up