Working Out....

[ezza]

do you know what i mean though?

i like the idea of it being a bit more of a surprise

[gwa]

yeah i wear baggier t shirts but then again i am pretty skinny but toned

[ezza]

get huge gwa

may as well

[Molzie]

but the gym is the best place to show off your gains. I don't go tight but after a pump it feels like my top is a couple of sizes too small

[ezza]

yeah true

i know we were talking about in the gym but i mean more when your going out. hench people wearing tight tops on the town almost does the opposite of what they want lol makes u look like a fucking bitch whos trying to compensate

all bout them deceptive gainz in xxl tees

[gwa]

getting my work shirt on after the gym can be a fucking struggle, so annoying.


nah i don't want that fucking huge look. i wanna look like a thai kick boxing champion.

[ezza]

i wanna be like 210-220 lean

so big, but not weird bodybuilder big. i hate that

[Genevieve]

do you know what i mean though?

i like the idea of it being a bit more of a surprise

No, I get it. It's what I don't like about tight shirts, but they usually look better on me, I think.

[ezza]

yeah fair enough man, looking big in that pic m8. nice wan

since getting back in to the gym my goals of losing weight have gone out the window and i just wanna get big haha

[ezza]

searching heights and weights on google and i reckon nfl players look sick

6'2 and like 220-250 pounds leanish

[rockonin]

I fucking hate baggy clothes. Cant stand them. I generally wear tight polos, t shirts, and skinny jeans. One of the main reasons, is because of my tattoos look better with tight clothes.

That's another reason why I don't want to beef up, because it'll stretch my tattoos.

[Genevieve]

I've had to up my caloric intake to 3400. I know it's not super much, but my appetite has been decreasing like mad and it's a struggle to eat it all. Fuck

[nobody]

I've been doing loads of gardening lately, weeding and shovelling have got my lats and traps way more sore than doing a back session at the gym

[Gewze]

I've been doing loads of gardening lately, weeding and shovelling have got my lats and traps way more sore than doing a back session at the gym

that just means you wernt doing a back session

[Genevieve]

I'm busting through my squatting plateaeu. I just couldn't get to squatting 110 kilos. I was stuck at 107.5 for weeks, then I did and one week later, I'm already gonna up it to 112.5 kilos and the way I managed that (squatting lower, with better form, with less exhaustion) I think I'll get to 117.5 rather quickly, hopefully 120 before I start cutting in October. I probably weigh like 74 kgs now (I probably look heavier, I'm a fairly light person)

I do my 10 rep max in 4 sets, btw. And I add weight when the first set is 12 reps. So I usually do 30 reps with 3 90 second rests between each set (Usually I go like this 12 > 8 > 6 > 4 reps per set)

I went through the calf raise machine within 3 legdays btw. Now I do calf raises at 190 kg in the smith machine (only thing it's good for).

Curling 65 kg doing lying cable curls.

Anyway, what happened to the homie Jurrecane? Wasn't he big on calisthenics and bodyweight exercises? I think that when I'm done cutting (starting in October, done in December/January) I want stop training like I do now, and switch to doing the big three (squats, deadlifts, benches) and the rest just bodyweight exercises in a 3 day split. Give myself a new challenge. I'd like some more information on a good routine like that.

[Jurrecane]

Still lurking
Working on gymnastic type of shit at the moment (which is hard to progress at when you're over 190cm..).

Started doing weighted pull ups, but had some elbow trouble. So really changing my workouts around gymnastic mobility and such, never felt so good. Mobile and flexibility in shoulders is key also for weight lifters.

If you need any tips on bodyweight stuff give me a shout. I've done all the basics, dips/pull ups/ push ups/ pistol squats etc. for some time with various progressions, going towards harder stuff now.

[Molzie]

so my mum (who's big into her crossfit) tried telling me that competitive weightlifters are getting stronger because of crossfit. lol nice 1 mum

[ezza]

I want stop training like I do now, and switch to doing the big three (squats, deadlifts, benches) and the rest just bodyweight exercises in a 3 day split. Give myself a new challenge. I'd like some more information on a good routine like that.

yeah id like to do something like that

i really wanna be good at calisthenics and get more flexible

i cant even touch my toes

[Jurrecane]

You can go a lot of ways with bodyweight workouts.

It's actually very diverse.
You can go like the streetworkout guys with tons of reps. Going for supersets between dips, push ups, pull ups, muscle ups etc, with pretty low intensity
Most gymnasts have low rep ranges for pure strength (they also work straight arm strength, which is why they have got huge arms).

I guess you could just got for the normal 'fitness' rep ranges with the exercises. Once you kinda got an understand of the progressions of every exercises you can make a program fairly easy.

[Genevieve]

Other than pistol squats, what's decent for legs? There are lunges and stuff, but when you're used to squatting a decent amount of weight and using machines, I can't see how bodyweight exercises can really compete. Do you do superhigh reps with that to compensate?