The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

I was gonna start mine today, too, but I talked myself out of it. Still gonna pursue dat @tacopaulo leanness

People's metabolisms are very different and some folks just naturally burn calories more efficiently than others. I have some friends who bulk around 3000 calories and some who bulk around 7000 calories. Activity plays a big role, too. Obviously someone who does construction is gonna burn more calories than someone like me who sits behind a desk all day.

Mo matter if you're cutting, maintaining or bulking, you need to select the option that best describes you...if you pick 'sedentary' and you're not actually sedentary throughout the day, it's gonna be off.

FTFY

 

Alright, so I'm staring at myself in the mirror at the gym like the people I usually wish would go somewhere else. I'm trying to honestly evaluate the changes in my body composition. I'd have to say that I have gained a lot of water. I guess that makes me feel a little better though I don't know why.

Pic for reference. I don't have a before pic to compare it to. As a matter of fact, this is my first gym selfie ever... I'm slightly ashamed it's come to this

 

This is another reason why I take in so many calories. I'm an industrial electrician and work outside most of the summer every year. Constantly moving, constantly picking things up, constantly under some sort of stress and constantly sweating. It makes a big difference as every year I gain 10 pounds during the winter from eating the same amount but not exerting so much energy all day. All of the calorie calculators, I always select the most active day option and most intense workout option.

 

If you aren't taking pics you aren't doing it right...

 

Whats with all the bulk talk...last I looked there was still a month and a half of summer left

 

quitters.... LOL

 

It's always bulk season

 

I should have just bulked all summer. I was on the lake a handful of times. Definitely not enough to justify a cut. And I might go out a couple more times before it's time to take the boats out, so, why not get a head start on making gainz?

 

I have done one "cut," and that was before my wedding. The rest of my life has been spent in permabulk.

 

I'm on that forever-lean plan

 

Despite how hard I try to bulk, I think I am too.

 

Best tasting mass gainer/protein shake out there, no doubt in my mind

 

Speaking of bulking

 

well shit..... I think I just gained 5lbs just from looking at that....LOL - gee thanks!

 

Always summer in San Diego lol

 

Did trap bar deadlifts for the first time ever today, banged out 12 reps with 100lbs on each side (no idea what a trap bar weighs) felt great to be back in the school gym. They got a ton of new equipment over summer and the gym looks brand new, they even expanded and put machines in one of the yoga studio/classrooms that connects to the main area.

 

I think our hex bar weighs 65lbs. They hit your quads more so than your hammys when you deadlift with it

 

I always assume 45lb for any bad until someone tells me different. We've got 2 at our gym that are 55. I don't use them because it throws off my counting when I add plates but if I'm ever struggling on a max I might try that bar because mentally I might fool myself and get 10extra pounds

 

Sweet, might've gotten more than I thought.