Fitness Log

[the.gladiator1987]

Whats the red for?

It was supposed to be in the quote so you can tell what my writing was aprt from yours lol

There is no such thing as 3 or more reps will put on size? Where's the scientific evidence in that? That whole 3-5 reps for strength, 8-10 reps for size and 15+ reps for endurance is a long proven myth. I think ANYBODY eating properly will be able to change their body composition.

I agree with you. Anybody that fuels their body with food and the right food will grow. But 3-5 reps is going to increase your maximum strength. So for powerlifters, they want to increase that sso why would they train with 8+ reps? Trust me, I dont ever go past 8 reps on anything and I have gained a lot of size. But ive also gained a lot of strength. I wouldnt be where im at now if I didnt lift heavy.

The 10-15 lbs weightloss is called a PSMF diet. I don't want to cluster fuck it and put it down but it's on Lyle's forum. You can check it out. It is mostly fat though...haven't you heard of Lyle McDonald? UD 2.0? Body Recomposition? IF Diet? Any of this ring any bells?

It rings a bell, but its stupid to even talk about because losing that much weight in that short of time is not good.

I don't want to lose 10-15 lbs in 2 weeks but if I ever wanted to I could. It was just an example. I don't want to lose any weight and I agree with you: doing that while awesome in the short run would fuck my lifts up more than anything and it is NOT the way I want to do it. I am doing a slow body recomp and thats my own goal. I'm just saying that losing 10-15 lbs in 2 weeks is possible if done right and Lyle has listed that in his many books.

That just seems like bullshit bro, every one wants to look better. A slow recomp, why wouldnt you want it to be done as fast as you can? Just seems like an excuse not to work hard and train right.

see above in red

 

[Andalite]

Personally I think the fact he PR's most workouts to be quite an acheivement. Ask any 15 year old about thier diet and training and not many would come close to his. And the comment about his bench was pretty uncalled for. Ive seen your workout log and dont ask why you look like a regular office guy. Because that would be pretty rude of me. Much like you were.

PRs every workout are an achievement in that they are PRs. But that doesn't mean that everybody can do that. Does strength increase exponentially from workout to workout for an indefinite amount of time?

I do know his level of commitment is very admirable and I have commended him on this already. It's nice that you're sticking up for the "teens" but I've already handled this discussion via pm.

Also, that last bit...about me looking like a regular office guy: it's already happened. But then you must think guys like Mark Bell, Wild Iron Gym, etc are a bunch of fat fucks too. I guess for some people looks matter and for others they don't. I wouldn't think you're rude if you ask me a question about being fat. Infact, this has already happened and I've answered these questions. I'm not a bodybuilder. I don't care about how I look. I am strictly focused on performance. I don't have a clusterfuck of goals.

Also this usa and uk strength thing is BS, Andy Bolton? im pretty sure the UK records would be similar to that of US records. But of course the US is going to be slightly dominate as there are plenty more people involved in the sport and much less intertia to use gear. And before you question this. I live in the uk and us, train with brits and americans.

So what? If you do train with brits and americans you'd know that in terms of training facilities in general, the US has for more PL friendly gyms (commercial too) versus the UK.

But my point still stands. In the US having a 205 lbs bench is NOT going to win you any big National records. Even at a bodyweight of 114 lbs I think the record is in the 300+ range. That whole concept of going to the gym to get big and strong and powerful is very inate to the US. I do know this exists in the Eastern Bloc countries too but in total, this attitude is not very popular. Anywhere else in the world: India, South East Asia in general, the Latin Americas, etc nowhere is training approached with this sort of an attitude. And this is most unfortunate. If you meet anyone from any of the Latin American countries and you ask then what they think of say...Andy Bolton whom I have MASSIVE props for, what do you think they're gonna say? He's fat.

 

[ExtraMile]

Someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed or are you always like this?
Good job talking down to a teen andalite and belittling his accomplishments.

Personally I think the fact he PR's most workouts to be quite an acheivement. Ask any 15 year old about thier diet and training and not many would come close to his. And the comment about his bench was pretty uncalled for. Ive seen your workout log and dont ask why you look like a regular office guy. Because that would be pretty rude of me. Much like you were.

Also this usa and uk strength thing is BS, Andy Bolton? im pretty sure the UK records would be similar to that of US records. But of course the US is going to be slightly dominate as there are plenty more people involved in the sport and much less intertia to use gear. And before you question this. I live in the uk and us, train with brits and americans.

Thanks bro that was nice of you. Ill hit u with K in a min.

I agree with pretty much everything in your post

though I will say competetive teen lifting in the UK is alot smaller than in the USA, the adult records are not that far behind. And andalite I forgot to mension, the records I was finding for you are from this fed, not nationwide records. And this fed is very strictly drug tested, hell you can take lemsip which is just like a warm drink u make which helps sooth a sore throat that you can buy over here and that can cause u to fail drugs tests because it contains traices of certain drugs. I expect the nationwide records to be higher than those that I have told yuo about.

 

[Andalite]

That just seems like bullshit bro, every one wants to look better. A slow recomp, why wouldnt you want it to be done as fast as you can? Just seems like an excuse not to work hard and train right.

Look, this is getting silly. You keep trying to tell me to train to look good. I keep telling you I don't care how I look. Rinse and repeat.

So I'll be honest here.

First off, my training is not an issue and will never be. I am in safe hands with people far stronger and more attuned to what I want to do with my body than anybody on here save SaiBoT and Musketeer.

Secondly, whatever changes I wish to make to my physique will be done slowly simply because it is not a priority for me. I have too many other things going on in my life to be so concerned with eating right. Looking like I am in shape will take a back seat for the time being.

Given that, I don't think I am at the losing end of this. I have noticed that on this forum most people are either skinny trying to get bigger or are already in good shape (such as yourself). I have not come across anyone who has been like me. I used to be a fat ass @ 225 lbs with 28% BF. I have gone from that to being at 198 with 18% BF. This has taken me a few years and thats fine. I am not running a race to reach any particular goal. Sustainable progress is all I want on all aspects of my life.

One other thing. I don't try to shove my views about steroid usage at a young age down your throat do I? I know you lift to impress women and thats fine. It's your thing. I respect your need to use gear and your need to lift for women or for whatever reason you want to. So I am requesting you - and I doing so in a polite manner, to respect MY personal goals and wants which I have and let this rest. I want to do a slow recomp because right now with the lifestyle I choose (and note: I said choose) to lead having the right amount of food is not a priority as there are more pressing and important issues in my life like graduating, getting my grades up, finding a job, dealing with tests, exams and homework almost on a daily basis, getting barely 6 hours of sleep a night, etc...in all this, trying to eat right is what I try to do best but if it's 4 am and I'm hungry as hell from studying for 8 hours straight, I'm not going to consult my nutrition book before I pop in at a taco cabana.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

Do you really think I am going to change anything in what I do because of you telling me? LOL.... If you train so hard why don't you put up your own videos and show your own training? I'm honest about what I do and I pretty much record everything I do at the gym.

Just sounds like you dont have the willpower to do it the fast way, and youre "taking your time in a slow body recomposition" AKA going slower is EASIER

What is your reason for a slow composition? Why would you want to stretch your goals out farther than you need to lol. Makes no sense.

How about this video
YouTube - 405x2 squat

 

[Andalite]

Just sounds like you dont have the willpower to do it the fast way, and youre "taking your time in a slow body recomposition" AKA going slower is EASIER

What is your reason for a slow composition? Why would you want to stretch your goals out farther than you need to lol. Makes no sense.

How about this video
YouTube - 405x2 squat

I was editing my response when you replied. Let me post it again:

Look, this is getting silly. You keep trying to tell me to train to look good. I keep telling you I don't care how I look. Rinse and repeat.

So I'll be honest here.

First off, my training is not an issue and will never be. I am in safe hands with people far stronger and more attuned to what I want to do with my body than anybody on here save SaiBoT and Musketeer.

Secondly, whatever changes I wish to make to my physique will be done slowly simply because it is not a priority for me. I have too many other things going on in my life to be so concerned with eating right. Looking like I am in shape will take a back seat for the time being.

Given that, I don't think I am at the losing end of this. I have noticed that on this forum most people are either skinny trying to get bigger or are already in good shape (such as yourself). I have not come across anyone who has been like me. I used to be a fat ass @ 225 lbs with 28% BF. I have gone from that to being at 198 with 18% BF. This has taken me a few years and thats fine. I am not running a race to reach any particular goal. Sustainable progress is all I want on all aspects of my life.

One other thing. I don't try to shove my views about steroid usage at a young age down your throat do I? I know you lift to impress women and thats fine. It's your thing. I respect your need to use gear and your need to lift for women or for whatever reason you want to. So I am requesting you - and I doing so in a polite manner, to respect MY personal goals and wants which I have and let this rest. I want to do a slow recomp because right now with the lifestyle I choose (and note: I said choose) to lead having the right amount of food is not a priority as there are more pressing and important issues in my life like graduating, getting my grades up, finding a job, dealing with tests, exams and homework almost on a daily basis, getting barely 6 hours of sleep a night, etc...in all this, trying to eat right is what I try to do best but if it's 4 am and I'm hungry as hell from studying for 8 hours straight, I'm not going to consult my nutrition book before I pop in at a taco cabana.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

I was editing my response when you replied. Let me post it again:

Look, this is getting silly. You keep trying to tell me to train to look good. I keep telling you I don't care how I look. Rinse and repeat.

So I'll be honest here.

First off, my training is not an issue and will never be. I am in safe hands with people far stronger and more attuned to what I want to do with my body than anybody on here save SaiBoT and Musketeer.

Secondly, whatever changes I wish to make to my physique will be done slowly simply because it is not a priority for me. I have too many other things going on in my life to be so concerned with eating right. Looking like I am in shape will take a back seat for the time being.

Given that, I don't think I am at the losing end of this. I have noticed that on this forum most people are either skinny trying to get bigger or are already in good shape (such as yourself). I have not come across anyone who has been like me. I used to be a fat ass @ 225 lbs with 28% BF. I have gone from that to being at 198 with 18% BF. This has taken me a few years and thats fine. I am not running a race to reach any particular goal. Sustainable progress is all I want on all aspects of my life.

One other thing. I don't try to shove my views about steroid usage at a young age down your throat do I? I know you lift to impress women and thats fine. It's your thing. I respect your need to use gear and your need to lift for women or for whatever reason you want to. So I am requesting you - and I doing so in a polite manner, to respect MY personal goals and wants which I have and let this rest. I want to do a slow recomp because right now with the lifestyle I choose (and note: I said choose) to lead having the right amount of food is not a priority as there are more pressing and important issues in my life like graduating, getting my grades up, finding a job, dealing with tests, exams and homework almost on a daily basis, getting barely 6 hours of sleep a night, etc...in all this, trying to eat right is what I try to do best but if it's 4 am and I'm hungry as hell from studying for 8 hours straight, I'm not going to consult my nutrition book before I pop in at a taco cabana.

Gotcha brotha. No hard feelings I respect what youre doing. Keep it up and as long as YOU are making progress then congrats.

 

[Andalite]

Gotcha brotha. No hard feelings I respect what youre doing. Keep it up and as long as YOU are making progress then congrats.

Well yes..I am progressing. Could I progress faster? Yes. But right now I have more important matters. I graduate in like 2 months and senior year is a fucking rush....it goes by so fast! If I have to choose from eating properly and having a great time with my girlfriend, my friends, studying, finding a job, etc then I can't choose eating.

But since you asked, I'd like to tell you that I do make it a point to eat as good as I can. I don't go hog wash crazy on junk food, bro. Like I almost NEVER eat at a burger fast food joint because that food disgusts me to no end.

My typical day in terms of food is like:

09:00 whey and then rush to class
12:30 lunch involving some fruit (usually grapes), 2 3oz chicken breasts, honey mustard and 2 cookies (I can't control myself)
17:30 dinner involving the same thing as lunch (except I'll have veggies instead of fruits) minus the cookies or I will have the cookies if I could restrain myself during lunch
01:00 midnight snack involving 3 scoops of whey and 2-3 scoops of peanut butter

Thats it.

As you can see...I am not eating enough food for the type of heavy lifting that I do. And this is why I invariably end up putting on fat because the calories aren't coming in. Sure I have more than enough protein (250-275 grams) per day but I don't eat as good as I should.

I know how to change my diet. I just haven't been thinking about it because I'm stressed about other aspects of my life. I graduate in 2 months and the real world scares the shit out of me because nobody in any country is willing to hire me lol...

Trevor: I'm sorry to highjack your journal. Gladiator, if you want, we can carry out this discussion in mine. I don't want to clog up the log here.

 

[Dogfox]

PRs every workout are an achievement in that they are PRs. But that doesn't mean that everybody can do that. Does strength increase exponentially from workout to workout for an indefinite amount of time?

I do know his level of commitment is very admirable and I have commended him on this already. It's nice that you're sticking up for the "teens" but I've already handled this discussion via pm.

Also, that last bit...about me looking like a regular office guy: it's already happened. But then you must think guys like Mark Bell, Wild Iron Gym, etc are a bunch of fat fucks too. I guess for some people looks matter and for others they don't. I wouldn't think you're rude if you ask me a question about being fat. Infact, this has already happened and I've answered these questions. I'm not a bodybuilder. I don't care about how I look. I am strictly focused on performance. I don't have a clusterfuck of goals.



So what? If you do train with brits and americans you'd know that in terms of training facilities in general, the US has for more PL friendly gyms (commercial too) versus the UK.

But my point still stands. In the US having a 205 lbs bench is NOT going to win you any big National records. Even at a bodyweight of 114 lbs I think the record is in the 300+ range. That whole concept of going to the gym to get big and strong and powerful is very inate to the US. I do know this exists in the Eastern Bloc countries too but in total, this attitude is not very popular. Anywhere else in the world: India, South East Asia in general, the Latin Americas, etc nowhere is training approached with this sort of an attitude. And this is most unfortunate. If you meet anyone from any of the Latin American countries and you ask then what they think of say...Andy Bolton whom I have MASSIVE props for, what do you think they're gonna say? He's fat.

 

[Tblock1]

Wow! Just came back lol there is quite a discussion here:
Andalite: No problem about the log, I actually enjoy stuff like this lol!

I have been sick today and threw up a couple times, hopefully back to working out tomorrow though, haven't been able to eat hardly at all today.