The Official Gym & Fitness Thread

Lol. Absolutely, it sticks to everything. I love it though, so I measure it by weight.

 

You're also 2x his size haha. 6k is an insane amount. I have alot of aid when it comes to food and I still couldn't imagine (whole foods).

 

Then I’d just eat and not worry about it. Weight moves weight. You’re going to be a big disadvantage if you’re on the low end of your weight class. Most guys I know that compete make weight and then actually compete 3-5lbs heavier since it doesn’t matter once you weigh in.

Weigh in as early as possible and then go to the closest Waffle House and get all the hashbrown bowls they have

 

I wear these over the ear and I love them

Sony Noise Cancelling Headphones WHCH700N: Wireless Bluetooth Over the Ear Headset with Mic for phone-call and Alexa voice control - Black, 8.71x2.72x10.28"

https://www.amazon.com/Sony-WH-CH700N-Canceling-Headphones-WHCH700N/dp/B079GPFLT1 but I have a back up wireless earphones in the truck in case I forget my main ones or the battery dies.

 

Damn, I love waffle house.

 

So, quick figuring...

If I bump it 500 cals initially, That'll put me at 2565 cals with a breakdown of 175P/240C/100F. Maybe see how the body responds to that and add more carbs if I can?

 

I’d eat at least 185p, that’s your competition ‘goal’ weight. If you do add carbs, eat them during and around your workouts

 

Bose soundsport ftw, good sound, long battery life, and super comfortable. I got the warranty with them to protect my investment in them.

 

Agree. Biggest carb meal should be post workout. My post workout right now is nearly 90c.

 

@PackCon you were right. Apparently I don’t know where my muscles are haha. Girl said it was all my IT band she was working on the other night. Feels a lot better today after a day of resting it. Stretches and ice helped a bit yesterday to full the burning feeling.
@Supra TT did you ever go to a doc for yours or just self diagnose? I think you said you just stopped squatting and did some cupping to help it. Anything else? I’ll be stretching more, foam rolling, and icing it going forward. Mine have been tight for a while so now I really need to focus on trying to loosen them up some

 

You’ll benefit by strengthening your quads, hams, and glutes. Bridging and RDLs are awesome glute builders.

What may help is practicing glute activation prior to squatting if thats where your issues are.
My PT had me do low level glute stuff like body weight bridges 2x15 to pair my brain with my glute so when I squat my glutes are activating. Its kind of a way to remind your brain your glutes are there so please use them.

This is obvious, but many people fail to put it in practice. If your form in any way is changing mid set drop the weight. Squats recruit a lot from multiple body parts. Thats why its the king exercise. Its OK if your core is having a hard time keeping up, or your hip flexors etc. Drop the weight, up the reps.

Workout like no one is watching.

 

Ya I really need to work on those body weight stability exercises to retrain my muscles to work properly. The girl had given me some for my quads in the past and I just didn’t do them. But this burning leg is the worst so I’ll definitely be doing them now. I’ll have her get me a list of things to do but I’ll start with yours for today. Appreciate your input with your experiences.

Also, no one is watching when I workout cuz I workout in my garage. And the weather is finally cooling off so I can start closing the door even more now

 

I did not see a Dr. kinda self diagnosed and with discussion between PC and I. Massage therapist agreed too and I eliminated the exercises causing it and it's been good. My therapist did say that foam rolling the IT band is not very beneficial due to how insanely tight they are, that the rolling just will not provide much benefit. Stretching and rest with cupping is the best method. I never once foam rolled them. Can't say it was beneficial or not.

 

You are lucky. It was 91 yesterday. I’ve had it with this heat. I’m tired of running inside on a TM all the time.

I’ll be happy when the weather turns and I can bring out my running tights LOL.

 

Foam rolling really helps relax the surrounding muscles by targeting stress receptors and causing myofascial release. So its good for pain and symptom management.

It is highly controversial in the PT world if actually stretching the ligament is possible due to it being an insanely thick ligament.
Usually this has to be surgically done if its necessary.

 

Do you guys like ever argue with your body?

Like its telling you it needs a rest day and you are telling your body to suck it up until like Sunday and its like No! Rest day today!

 

The opposite for me. I get mad at my body for not being able to press or deadlift enough. Then I sit there like "you son of a bitch, you know you can lift that weight, just fuckin do it". I guess it's more of a mind than body issue for me lol.

But I do have those moments like you said as well. For instance, I have torn my left supraspinatus and the rotator cuff on that side in the past. Yesterday while pressing I felt my arm tingle and have a numb feeling and I instantly got pissed.. then did 4 more reps. Started arguing with myself saying "now you decide to start this" and "this isn't even that much weight"... But obviously I need to take a break pressing for a little bit.

 

I’m all for hitting the gym today but my body is like... dude I’m tired. Which rarely happens.

I was in bed at 6:38 last night LOL.
I got up from the dinner table like, ight Ima head to bed.

When I leave work I’ll try leveling with myself in the truck. “Ok your turn is coming up what are you gonna do!?”

 

I hear you. Its a rest day for me regardless, so I'm gonna go relax tonight.

 

My last rest day was Sept 7th lol