Arkk's Weight Lifting / Fitness Thread
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Itlan
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Oh today in the gym these two meatheads jumped in on some cables with me and I heard them talking to each other and the convo went something along the lines of "Wakandan I told you, take time off, you need to fucking rest." "Nah man there's only 7 days in a week, I can't."
#nodaysoff? He has to be juicing, I'd be dead if I went 7 days a week. Maybe I'm just a pussy.
#nodaysoff? He has to be juicing, I'd be dead if I went 7 days a week. Maybe I'm just a pussy.
Kuriin
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I actually stopped doing the squatting thing 6 days a week. I made the mistake of doing the squat workout twice in one day because I worked out in the afternoon then worked out with my partner. I think I work out maybe 4 days a week now. I'll be good tomorrow, I'm sure.
Itlan
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http://iifym.com/iifym-calculator/
Good calculator for getting macros. Can be tweaked however you want it.
Good calculator for getting macros. Can be tweaked however you want it.
Gravel
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For some reason, choosing anything but the IIFYM plan gives a popup that say "Your carbohydrate, protein, and fat percentages must add up to 100." Except there's no where to input carbs, so I haven't got the slightest idea what it's asking for.
The IIFYM's, even though it's set for 1g per lb of bodyweight, only gives me 141g of protein which is way off...since my input was 170 lbs. Gave me a default of .4 for fats too, and I feel like that's the minimum you should need as well (although this one calculates correctly, so you can change it to your own value).
I will say I recommend estimating your body fat percentage at the top and using that, as it's much more accurate than the other formulas. Even then it has me a bit low on calories at the end with a 15% bulk.
But otherwise it's a good quick and dirty estimate. If you're just getting started, it's a nice starting point where you can reevaluate your calories after a month or two.
The IIFYM's, even though it's set for 1g per lb of bodyweight, only gives me 141g of protein which is way off...since my input was 170 lbs. Gave me a default of .4 for fats too, and I feel like that's the minimum you should need as well (although this one calculates correctly, so you can change it to your own value).
I will say I recommend estimating your body fat percentage at the top and using that, as it's much more accurate than the other formulas. Even then it has me a bit low on calories at the end with a 15% bulk.
But otherwise it's a good quick and dirty estimate. If you're just getting started, it's a nice starting point where you can reevaluate your calories after a month or two.
Itlan
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Are you doing it on your phone Elurin? Cause my friend was getting the same error, but doing it from the desktop I got it easily. If you want to post your stats and shit I'll do it for you.
I personally did "typical bodybuilder," which is a 40/40/20 split, iirc. Has me eating around 3300 for bulking.
I personally did "typical bodybuilder," which is a 40/40/20 split, iirc. Has me eating around 3300 for bulking.
Intrinsic
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I'm pretty interested in using this. The past couple of months I've been using a meal tracking website with their goals and while close to what that calculator gives there are some decent variances. Used the default inputs / setting other than the Body Fat one which I measure at home with one of those electric scale things. Have always used a heart rate monitor when working out so my tracking is pretty accurate. It may be somewhere in this thread but is there a website that lets you input all the components you used to make a meal and then spits out the per serving data? The hardest part of hitting these targets is calculating every home cooked meal the wife and I make (which is 5 nights a week) and then when at the end of the day I have a 100 carbs left and figuring out what I skipped and how to make up a portion of that without also calorie loading, etc...
Itlan
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I actually lost the article cause my computer crashed during the day... I mean if I googled and searched I'd find it, but this is pretty similar so I'll just leave it here.
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/bodyb...workouts-suck/
http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/bodyb...workouts-suck/
What it's pushing, basically.
Gravel
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I hope the other article was better than that. It basically starts out by saying all bodybuilding routines are worthless, but kind of ignores the fact that people have been using them with success since bodybuilding got started. But then it goes and describes routines which I don't think I've ever seen before. Maybe they're in bodybuilding magazines or something, but those are all ridiculous anyway because their goal is to sell you magazines so they're always having to change. But picking established routines like 5x5's, 5/3/1, Westside, etc are all very popular and work. Oh, and they don't fit most of the bullet points this guy lays out.
He then goes into how "all the science" proves that once a week sucks. He probably mentions it a dozen times, but never cites anything. So I guess we're just supposed to take his word on it (and he says in his experience that's the case too, just for good measure!).
Once he got into the steroids, I had to just start skimming, because he's obviously someone just spouting bullshit. He says someone on steroids can just not train and still make gains, and that's one of the most ridiculous misconceptions there is. I'm not sure where this myth started that steroid users can just inject some shit and blow up without working at it. But that's not really the point. What is is that this guy talks like an expert on something he clearly knows nothing about, so why should I listen to anything else he says?
Creepy fitness cult mixed with legitimate workouts mixed with lots of broscience.
Yeah the first 4-5 years I lifted I only did one bodypart a week also and grew just fine. Only time I ever did anything 2x a week was when I did Doggcrapp for like 6 months. It depends on an individuals recovery rate.
And yeah I make fun of Crossfit but it does work, and cult or not, if you like girls it's a wise investment also because there's hot, in shape girls who do squats everywhere.
And yeah I make fun of Crossfit but it does work, and cult or not, if you like girls it's a wise investment also because there's hot, in shape girls who do squats everywhere.
Gravel
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It depends on what your goals are. If you're just looking to be "in shape" it works great. If you're looking to add lots of muscle mass or get good at certain lifts, you're going to be shit out of luck. Since the workouts vary so much day to day and week to week, you're never really "training." So you may have a really tough squat workout, but you won't squat again for 2 weeks. Not really good for getting better at something, other than overall fitness.
So basically Crossfit is good if you want to get better at Crossfit workouts. If not, you can probably do something better.
So basically Crossfit is good if you want to get better at Crossfit workouts. If not, you can probably do something better.
opiate82
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Me personally, I am not interested in adding a ton of muscle mass and prefer a lean athletic build I guess. I'm 5'11 185, pretty happy with that although I could use a little bit more definition and a little less beer gut
But the reason I bring it up is my wife wants us to go do crossfit together. But every person I have ever met who is into crossfit definitely puts off that creepy cult vibe.
But the reason I bring it up is my wife wants us to go do crossfit together. But every person I have ever met who is into crossfit definitely puts off that creepy cult vibe.